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First-year voter registration up over 57 percent
Voter registration among eligible new students rose more than 57 percent after a push by NU Votes, with 96.4 percent of eligible first-years registering to vote by the end
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5k race for mental health relocates to city
The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a 5k race, which has previously been held in Park Ridge, Illinois, on Clark Street Beach this Sunday to raise awareness about mental illness. The NAMI Cook County North Suburban 5K RUN WALK, which will begin at 8 a.m., is part of a national series of races held by NAMI during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which is September. Steven Arkin will speak at the 5k in Evanston to honor his son, Jason Arkin, who took his own life in 2015 while attending Northwestern. NAMI received authorization from the University and the city to hold the race on Clark Street Beach, Arkin said. “It is important for me to have a presence on campus of this type of organization and this type of representation and awareness to go along with the National Suicide Prevention (Awareness) Month,” Arkin said. Arkin said he hopes the University will implement a screening system for mental health issues so that all students can receive the services they need to assimilate to a new atmosphere. It is also important for organizations on campus to identify students who are at risk so that there is a crisis plan in place, he said. He added that the University has made a positive change by lifting the 12-session limit at Counseling and Psychological Services. It is important to provide as much help as possible on campus because some students lack the resources to seek private help, Arkin said. “Northwestern is great, and I think that they can expand on that greatness by being completely open about the fact that there are students that have mental illnesses and to protect them once they get onto campus,” he said.
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Decision comes after month-long trial, federal grant By ALLY MAUCH
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The Syrian refugee family’s old house, located in the 1700 block of Lyons Street. The family finalized their housing after weeks of living without a permanent home following an accidental fire.
City rallies for refugees Following fire, community helps family find home By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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A Syrian refugee family that settled in Evanston last year and lost its house in a fire this August has finally found a new place to settle down with the help of nonprofits and the local community. RefugeeOne — the
Chicago-based nonprofit resettlement agency that initially found and furnished a home for the family — will help them relocate and set up their new house within the next few weeks, said Jims Porter, the organization’s communications and policy coordinator. Porter said he did not know where the family would be living, but said finding another home had proved difficult. “The house we found for them at first was through a landlord we work with pretty regularly, but since it’s a larger family, it was
a challenge to find an affordable single-family house that fits them,” Porter said. “And we had to do that again.” The family came to the United States from Jordan as refugees, Porter said. They arrived in Chicago in July 2016 and moved to Evanston shortly thereafter. Early in the morning on Aug. 22, the family’s house — located in the 1700 block of Lyons Street — caught on fire, according to a news release from Evanston Fire Department division chief Paul
After conducting a 30-day trial for body-worn cameras, University Police plans to outfit all officers with the cameras by the end of the calendar year, deputy chief of police Gloria Graham said. Five officers volunteered for the original June trial, after UP and the Evanston Police Department received a federal grant for the implementation of bodyworn cameras, Graham said. The $139,277 grant covers the cost of 160 cameras for both police departments to share, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. After the trial concluded, Graham said the officers gave no negative feedback and found the cameras “easy to use.” Graham said UP plans
to purchase the cameras by Oct. 1 and implement them for all 47 officers by the end of the year. She said it will take time to get each officer equipped and install the necessary software. “In the 21st Century Policing documentation that came out during Barack Obama’s administration, one of the recommendations … is body-worn cameras,” Graham said. “So we decided to test it and see if we thought that it was something that both our community members and officers thought would be beneficial here at Northwestern.” The task force on 21st Century Policing was issued by President Obama in 2014 in response to instances of tension between police departments and their communities, including the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Weinberg senior Sara Halloran said though bodyworn cameras are a step forward for police transparency, » See CAMERAS, page 5
» See REFUGEES, page 5
Biss retains Evanston base By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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Amid a contentious decision by gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) to drop his popular young running mate, Evanston volunteers have remained firmly in his camp. The move, which came less of move-in day, according to a Thursday news release. Student representatives were integrated into the Sept. 11 move-in process at five booths in residence halls across campus, according to the release. “This helps us send a message to incoming students right from day one that we value civic responsibility at
than a week after announcing Chicago Ald. Carlos RamirezRosa (35th) as his running mate, drew ire from left-wing groups and some supporters. But local volunteers said they trusted the politician after having voted for him over many years — from when he first ran for the state legislature in 2008 to his brief bid for Illinois Comptroller in 2015.
Northwestern,” said Rob Donahue, associate director for the Center for Civic Engagement, in the release. The NU Votes initiative was launched by the Center for Civic Engagement in 2011 to raise awareness and participation among student voters. Based on a 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965, universities
“I don’t see that anything has really changed here,” said Jerry Specht, a 67-year-old Evanston resident and Biss campaign volunteer. “He’s pretty well loved in Evanston, so the concerns are mainly outside.” Biss said in a Sept. 6 news release that he and Ramirez-Rosa separated after it became clear » See BISS, page 5
are required to “make a good faith effort to distribute voter registration forms” as a condition of their federal funding, the release said. The federal requirement sets a “fairly low” bar, Donahue said, but NU Votes decided to provide extra materials so students could easily register — whether instate or out-of-state. NU Votes has been working
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University Police is now moving forward with a plan to outfit all officers with body-worn cameras by the end of the calendar year. The plan follows a 30-day trial of the cameras conducted in June.
to share its model with other institutions including Stanford University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, according to the release. Northwestern is also participating in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, for which all Big Ten university presidents have pledged $10,000 to “promote student civic engagement.” “One of the most important
values we teach at our universities is the importance of civic engagement,” said a Big Ten letter signed by University President Morton Schapiro. “Voting in elections gives our students a voice in the democratic process and in the decisions that affect local, state and national issues.” — Maddie Burakoff
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AROUND TOWN D65 launches new social emotional/equity classes By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has introduced new classes for its elementary students designed to reinforce principles of social emotional/ equity learning. The classes, which were developed by a team of District 65 teachers and social workers over the summer, will teach skills in six areas: learning, empathy, emotion management, problem solving, bullying prevention and child protection. “We know that if children don’t feel safe, they don’t feel comfortable, they aren’t regulated in their school environment, they cannot absorb knowledge,” said Candance Chow, a District 65 board member. “Kids have to feel like the classroom is an extension of their home. That’s when the best comes out of them.” The new classes will meet once a week during the same time that students would attend art or drama classes on other days, Chow said. Students in kindergarten, first grade and fourth grade will take the SEEL classes, while children in second, third and fifth grade will attend computer science classes instead. Having the course will also free up time for teachers of core classes to plan lessons, she added. Chow and District 65 board president Sunith Kartha both said the district had been implementing
POLICE BLOTTER Chicago woman arrested in connection with retail theft in south Evanston A Chicago resident was arrested Wednesday in connection with retail theft from the Sam’s Club in south Evanston. The store security guard observed the woman place a cell phone charger in her backpack, as well as five items of clothing, before leaving the store without paying for them, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The total for the merchandise is $95.86.
social emotional learning policies for a few years, but only this year made them into a concrete curriculum. In 2014, the district created a five-year strategic plan, which is being implemented from 2015-2020. The plan said District 65 will seek to “incorporate instruction on social and emotional competencies into the academic curriculum.” “The social and emotional development of our students will not only better prepare them for college, careers, and life, but also have an impact on positive climate in District 65 schools,” the plan said. The SEEL classes will follow a social emotional learning program called Second Step, which was developed by the Committee for Children, a nonprofit organization that creates programs for schools. The program provides teachers with resources to implement social emotional learning in their classrooms. Through Second Step, “students gain skills to help themselves learn, including how to focus their attention, listen carefully, use self-talk to stay on task, and be assertive when asking for help with schoolwork,” according to District 65’s website. The District 65 curriculum builds on the Second Step program by also emphasizing equity, Kartha said. Though equity had always been integrated in the district’s policies and was included in the strategic plan, Kartha said district leaders decided they should be more explicit in mentioning its importance in schools.
She was taken into custody and charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor.
Evanston man arrested in connection with aggravated fleeing, eluding An Evanston man was arrested in connection with aggravated fleeing and eluding after turning himself in on Wednesday in Skokie. The original incident occurred Aug. 24 when officers noticed the man driving, Dugan said. One of the officers recognized the man from another arrest for driving with a suspended license.
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Dawes Elementary, 440 Dodge Ave. District 65 schools introduced new social emotional/equity learning classes this fall.
“It came out of a realization that … if we’re going to have children be able to navigate their world, part of that is going to be understanding that things aren’t always fair,” Kartha said. “For some of these issues of equity, adults are still trying to figure out After confirming the license suspension, the officer told the man to pull into a parking lot, Dugan said. The man agreed, but drove past the parking lot, at which point officers turned their sirens on and the man began driving away faster. Dugan said the man disregarded two stop signs while eluding police. The officers did not pursue him, but obtained a warrant for his arrest. The man was charged Wednesday with aggravated fleeing and eluding, a felony. — Sophie Mann
how to have these conversations. What we’re figuring out is that it’s really important to have these kinds of conversations earlier on.” kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight
An article published in Thursday’s paper titled “Club tackles mental health” misspelled Dhivya Sridar’s name and misidentified the school of Aishwarya Chenji. Chenji is a Communication junior. The Daily regrets the errors.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
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NU rocket team seeks world record
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Though the deadline for a chance to set a Guinness World Record is fast approaching, the Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society is still putting final touches on its rocket. Nevertheless, NUSTARS president Monica Berg is optimistic. “If there’s one thing NUSTARS is good at, it’s pulling off miracles,” the McCormick senior said. NUSTARS is an organization that focuses on promoting aerospace, exploration and space technology, as well as competing in various university-level NASA competitions. One of the group’s teams is set to compete in the late-September Bayer-Big Ten Alka-Rocket Challenge, a competition to reach the highest altitude using only Alka-Seltzer tablets and water as fuel. To begin the challenge, the organization will submit a video of its rocket, which will be judged according to design, execution and creativity. Four finalists from the Big Ten will then travel to the NASA Houston Space Center in November, where they will launch their rockets for a chance to win $25,000 and set the Guinness World Record for highest launch of an effervescent tablet. Ray Kerins, Bayer’s head of communications, said the company created the competition as part of its Making Science Make Sense initiative. The program aims to inspire students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics by visiting classrooms and doing science experiments. Kerins said a lack of STEM graduates has left many science-related jobs vacant in the United States. He said Bayer partnered with the Big Ten because it has a high concentration of doctoral students who graduate from STEM programs. “What better partner? A partner is someone who believes in the mission that you believe,” Kerins said. “We need more people focused on technology, more mathematicians. Who (is) going to solve the next challenges that society has?” For NUSTARS, the challenge was moving away
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Josh Werblin, Manan Shah, Cindy Chen and Noah Sims are part of a NUSTARS team that will compete for a chance to set a world record. The team had to design a type of rocket that will use only Alka-Seltzer and water as fuel.
from the team’s familiarity with mechanics and aerodynamics to gain a deeper understanding of chemical engineering, Berg said. McCormick junior Josh Werblin, a member of the four-person team, visited NU’s general chemistry lab this summer to seek help from several postdoctoral fellows. Werblin ran experiments to test the pressure generated from the reaction of Alka-Seltzer and water in an effort to maximize the rocket’s altitude. Though the rocket is different from the society’s previous designs, Werblin said he expects the creativity to get them through to the final launch in Houston. “We hope that because it will be lightweight enough it’ll be able to get really high,” he said. “I think we’ll do pretty well.” The team plans to use the maximum allowed
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100 Alka-Seltzer tablets, said lead structural designer Cindy Chen. The McCormick junior said the rocket uses a unique propulsion system that sits on the outside of the rocket and will detach during takeoff. This system is different from other designs, she said, because not everything is contained in the rocket’s main body. The team will construct its rocket with a 3-D printer, and preliminary calculations show it could reach an altitude of about 600 to 700 meters, though Chen said that is a “vague, educated guess.” “I can’t expect (the rocket) to go any altitude because I’ve never done this before,” she said. “The danger in rocketry is that things never go as you expect them to.”
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Do not burn out before you get the chance to shine ISABELLA SOTO
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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. Content warning: This piece discusses mental health and assault. Quite a lot has changed in the past two years of my life. I started college. I moved into a dorm and made friends. I joined clubs. I was assaulted. I took on internships. I ended a long-term, long-distance relationship. I joined executive boards. And it goes without saying that as a woman of color with immigrant parents, I was profoundly affected — and continue to be affected — by the presidential election and its fallout in ways I didn’t expect. It also goes without saying that
I’m living a pretty different life than when I walked through Weber Arch as a starry-eyed freshman in September 2015. But along the way I never felt compelled to seek out any sort of counseling or help because I didn’t feel something was traditionally “wrong” with me. The way I learned to understand my own mental health was in that it only made sense to take action if something was “wrong.” And I don’t use “wrong” to make it seem like living without mental illness is “right” by any means. I use it in the sense that in order to seek out resources and support, I had to be unable to function normally. Sure, I felt fatigued and my attention span was giving me grief, but as far as I knew it was businessas-usual for a college student. Northwestern students happen to be some of the most high-stress, high-functioning people I’ve ever met. We juggle internships in Chicago while taking a full course load and holding positions in student organizations. We casually drop how little we’ve slept, or eaten or how many extra shots of espresso we had to add to our drink at Norbucks in the morning to push through the day. I say “we” because I’m not free from this either. It’s easy to sit back and assume this is normal
— this is college! This is #MyTrueNorthwestern! But it is a dangerous assumption to carry and an even more dangerous behavior to normalize. On NU time, two years seem like an eternity. The fast-paced nature of the quarter system often forces us to think of traumatic events or life disruptions as limited to those 10 weeks, destined to disappear once finals end. But trauma doesn’t work like that. Calling it by a different name doesn’t make it go away. Neither does sweeping it under the rug or willing it away because you have an exec board meeting to attend. It builds and seeps into your life in insidious ways. In my experience, it made things like connecting emotionally with others all the more difficult — something I attributed to simply not having time to get closer to people. I told myself the fatigue was from my classes and lack of sleep, as was the sudden drop in my attention span. But even in the summer, when I was supposed to be resting, it didn’t go away. It wasn’t until I sat down and processed everything with a professional that I managed to look at it all from the outside in and discover exactly what was going on. This isn’t a call to drop everything in the name of self-care — unless that’s your
particular brand of focusing on yourself and your health. Nor is it a call to say everyone should go seek out help from a mental health professional. Not everyone has access to mental health care and counseling, and therapy is an expense that many cannot afford as a student. But in my experience, students put their commitments before their own well-being, not recognizing that you can’t give your all to an organization or group effort when you are not feeling your fullest self to begin with. We often don’t examine why we may not be feeling like ourselves at times. Maybe we’re afraid to ask ourselves the tough questions or just haven’t learned how to speak to ourselves in that way. One thing I know is that if we keep up this dangerous cocktail of stress and continue to ignore the moments when we need to take a step back, we’re setting ourselves up to burn out before we get a chance to truly shine outside of NU’s campus.
Relations Board’s Chicago regional director certified SEIU, Local 73 as the representative for Northwestern’s non-tenure track faculty bargaining unit. After hearing extensive testimony from both the Northwestern administration and SEIU, the regional director reached his decision as determined by criteria agreed to by the Northwestern administration prior to the vote. The regional director ruled that 25 ballots were ineligible because they were cast by employees who held positions that were not in the unit or were responsible for duties typically performed by administrators (work that, to be clear, non-tenure track faculty are perfectly glad to continue to do provided that the pay, working conditions and rights are equitable). Since the beginning of this year, the administration has filed two “request for reviews” to the NLRB office in Washington, D.C., perhaps hopeful that appointees made by President Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress will allow the 25 ballots to be opened and, potentially, reverse the vote in favor of unionization. It is the right of the administration to ask for
a “request for review,” but, in the meantime, it is obligated under the NLRA to sit down at the table and begin negotiations with the union in good faith. To make matters worse, Provost Holloway writes that he and the Northwestern administration only wish to “ensure the outcome reflects the will of the majority who voted.” Hardly. That will has already been reflected in the final vote, as certified by the regional director. One wonders if Provost Holloway and the administration would advocate for such a noble cause as the will of the majority had the vote gone the other way. Indeed, one wonders if they are less interested in a vote that “reflects the will of the majority” who voted legally in the election than in merely asserting the will of the Northwestern administration to defy the law. We ask Provost Holloway, President Schapiro and the administration to do the right thing — stop spreading misinformation about the process of unionization and stop spending precious Northwestern resources on the notorious union-busting law firm Cozen O’Connor. Most of all, at a time when the
rule of law and a sense of justice and fairness are under strain in our nation, we respectfully request that Provost Holloway and the Northwestern administration recognize the legally certified union and begin negotiations, as stipulated by the NLRA. Members of the Northwestern community and supporters beyond campus can help us urge them to do so by signing this petition. There is one point with which we do agree in Provost Holloway’s recent letter: The members of the SEIU Local 73 Northwestern unit are “committed to forming a productive relationship” between the union and the administration. We too “are ready to move forward.” We want Northwestern to be a great place, a model institution, for everyone: faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and our larger society — most of all for the students we teach. The way to move forward, President Schapiro and Provost Holloway, is to abide by federal labor law and allow the bargaining process to begin.
Isabella Soto is a Medill junior. She can be contacted at isabellasoto2019@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Time for University to recognize Non-Tenure Track Faculty Union
Northwestern’s administration is breaking the law. We do not write that sentence lightly, but in its refusal to sit down at the bargaining table with the Northwestern Non-Tenure Track Faculty Union, Service Employees International Union Local 73 — now the certified legal representative of non-tenure track faculty in the bargaining unit — the administration is in violation of Section 8(a) (5) of the National Labor Relations Act. We ask University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway to recognize the union and begin negotiations immediately, as the law dictates. In a letter sent to Northwestern faculty Thursday, Sept. 14, Provost Holloway disingenuously claimed that “the election’s outcome has not been finally determined.” Except it has, just not in the administration’s favor. On May 26, 2017, the National Labor
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Critique, respect work of writers such as Ta-Nehisi Coates JAKE GORDON
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This January, my friends flocked to PickStaiger Concert Hall with an uncanny energy. Ta-Nehisi Coates was speaking on campus and no one concerned with politics, race or social change, even only peripherally, dared to miss him. I’m sure Coates would agree his message challenges readers — his work is bold. His “The Case for Reparations,” one would think, should provoke impassioned dialogue. And his central theme — that racism is more deeply ingrained in this country than nearly any other value — wouldn’t be an easy idea to grasp, even if true. But at NU, Coates was greeted more like an
unassuming celebrity than a no-punches-pulled social critic. My friends flocked to see him and applauded his speech, without so much as acknowledging the boldness of his content. Why was he shielded from criticism that even Samantha Bee, another left-leaning speaker hosted on campus last year, was not? It goes without saying, Coates is a brilliant writer, his words are strong and touching. But his work can be as challenging as his words are rhythmic. Coates’ most recent essay, “The First White President,” critiques the narrative of the white working class’ decline, boldly calling journalism focused on white America’s struggles a manifestation of “white tribalism.” The growing body of work shedding light on the real challenges that Coates overlooks can be found in novels like “White Trash” and “Hillbilly Elegy,” as
well as in numerous academic journals. The truth is many low-income whites in the U.S. do face struggles and Coates’ implicit denial of that was puzzling. At the very least, it provoked thought. Many of my primarily white peers, in my opinion, showered Coates with a praise that drew from their low expectations — below their awe of Coates lay an assumption that a black man’s eloquence is so rare as to be laudable, that criticizing Coates’ content would disrespect what they viewed as the rarity of black brilliance. Below their awe lay a soft bigotry. I’ve heard arguments that Coates’ work shouldn’t be critiqued by those who can’t fully understand his perspective — there are indeed experiences related to being black in the U.S. that my white peers and I cannot understand. But Coates ventures beyond the subjective, and
granting his work immunity from criticism belittles its depth. As Coates initiates a dialogue about the state of race and politics in this country, he deserves the respect of critical analysis, a respect many whites have denied him in their attempt to “stay woke.” It’s profoundly ironic that many of Coates’ fans so blindly exemplify the modern racism his work seeks to highlight — it might even convince me what he’s saying is right. Jake Gordon is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at jacobgordon2020@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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From page 1 their views on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement — a pro-Palestinian group that calls for a withdrawing of financial and social support for Israel and Israeli companies — diverged. Biss said he opposed BDS because it “moves us further away from a peaceful solution,” and though Ramirez-Rosa had also expressed the same concern in their initial conversations, Biss said it had “become clear that Carlos’ position has changed.” Ramirez-Rosa said in a Facebook statement that though the movement should not be pursued at the state level, he believes it should be discussed by the federal government. Left-wing groups who were excited by RamirezRosa, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, sharply criticized the state senator for his decision, according to the Washington Post. Volunteers in some parts of Illinois left the campaign as well. “It made Daniel look bad, as if he was indecisive and ineffective,” Specht said. “And maybe we should have studied Carlos more to understand his position better, but it’s not important in the big picture.” Shortly after the controversy, Biss announced state Rep. Litesa Wallace (D-Rockford) as his new prospective lieutenant governor. A woman of color, Wallace was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2014 after working as a mental health counselor, a professor and chief of staff to former state Rep. Charles Jefferson (D-Rockford). Leslie Berman, a 64-year-old Skokie resident who lives in Biss’ district, said she believes most of the people who switched their support were on the fence already. Neither she nor Specht have seen local volunteers quit or been contacted by angry residents. Berman, who assists the campaign’s communications team by responding to Facebook messages and emails, said people from all over Illinois have
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they are a “stop-gap measure for controlling policing.” “Police can conveniently have them turn off or break when they don’t want their behavior recorded,” said Halloran, a former Daily columnist. Dugan said the cameras are important for both UP and EPD to build community trust.
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reached out to her. In general, she said, most of the supporters who ask about the split are just curious for more details. “The vast majority who support Daniel really support him, especially in Evanston,” Berman said. “There was a certain amount of sadness, disappointment. But most said, ‘We trust you’re doing the right thing.’” Campaign volunteers have been gathering signatures to get Biss and Wallace on the ballot for the election through petition events. Nadia Perl, a press assistant for the campaign, said this past week there were three petition events
held in Evanston and 50 throughout the state. She said the campaign did not yet have numbers on how many signatures were collected. Despite the recent controversy, both Specht and Berman said they were optimistic about their candidate’s chances. “You don’t go into a running mate agreement hoping it doesn’t hold,” Berman said. “Sometimes you do what’s hard, but it’s less hard than if you don’t do it. He’s a person of great integrity, and that’s why we will be voting for him.”
“We work with University Police a lot,” Dugan said. “We’re in the same community and we have a lot of the same views as far as community policing philosophy and transparency.” In addition to greater transparency, Graham said the cameras are helpful for ensuring officer safety and for gathering evidence. With the cameras, officers can rely on the videos rather than people’s memories, Graham said.
Halloran said the implementation of bodyworn cameras could improve police conduct, but will not provide a solution to police brutality. “It is definitely something that will keep police behavior in check,” Halloran said. “It will make police think twice, but all that really does is tone down their behavior, not actually change attitudes in policing.”
Polep. Fire departments from several communities assisted local crews in bringing the fire under control within 15 minutes of the first alarm. Although everyone exited the building safely, one adult member of the family was transported to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation and examination, Polep said in the release. Polep later told the Chicago Tribune the incident had been ruled an accidental fire that initially began outside. Porter said RefugeeOne helped coordinate temporary housing for the family at Jesus People USA — a church in Chicago — where they stayed briefly before shifting to stay with nearby relatives until finding a permanent housing solution. But the arduous process was eased significantly due to deep ties the family had created in the Evanston community, he said. “There was a huge outpouring of support for the family when they needed it,” Porter said. “The friends they’ve made while living in Evanston have fundraised and donated directly to them.” Though Porter didn’t have an exact number for the amount donated, he told the Tribune that one anonymous donor gave the family more than $20,000. Separately, a GoFundMe campaign created Sept. 11 by the Syrian Community Network — a nonprofit refugee support organization — had raised more than $2,100 of its $10,000 goal as of Thursday. City staff also aided in relocation efforts by providing RefugeeOne with housing resources and ensuring the family’s seven children — the oldest being 11 years old and the youngest only 3 years old — could remain in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 until they found permanent housing. RefugeeOne sits on the city’s Refugee Task Force and staff has communicated that Evanston and its police department are ready to help, said Savannah Clement, a housing policy and planning analyst for the city. Clement said resettlement agencies usually place people in Skokie and Chicago, filtering into Evanston when they can’t find housing in the other cities. She said staff wasn’t notified when the refugee family moved in — and usually aren’t — but after the fire, a RefugeeOne volunteer and employee reached out to the Health and Human Services Department for information on available housing. “We’re all trying to work together and do our best,” Clement said. “Resources are scarce, so we’re all trying to plug the gaps the best we can.”
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Another fitness center plans to call Evanston its home in mid-2018, just across the street from TITLE Boxing Club. Spenga, a workout franchise, is in the permitting process of opening a studio in the empty part of the building at 1026 Davis St., said Kathleen Smith, who will run the location. Spenga will share the building space with Lulu’s, Taco Diablo and Five & Dime. Spenga stands for spinning, strength training and yoga, which are the three components of the hour-long workout offered at the boutique studio, according to the chain’s website. Smith said the fitness center welcomes all levels to participate and allocates 20 minutes to each activity: riding on a bike, performing high-intensity interval training workouts and doing a final yoga cooldown. Downtown Evanston already has a variety of options for people looking to exercise, but Smith — who used to live in Evanston — said this is an opportunity to provide a unique workout experience for Northwestern students and the wider community. “We feel different because it really just combines everything you need in one class,” Smith said. “One gym, one location, one hour maximizing the efficiency of a workout.” Smith is also the owner of a Spenga studio in Glenview, Illinois, which opened in March and was the franchise’s third location. The first gym opened in Mokena, Illinois, two years ago. The franchise has additional plans to open in Colorado, Michigan,
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Coach Jarod Schroeder named former Northwestern swimmer Alec Hayden as the team’s assistant coach, according to a Tuesday news release. Hayden returns to NU after three seasons
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However, Smith still needs to obtain city approval of a special use permit to operate a commercial fitness establishment in the zoning district, said Marty Cless, co-owner of the Davis Street building. Smith’s permit application will next appear in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 3. If approved, it will be introduced in a subsequent City
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as the assistant coach for the Illinois women’s swimming and diving program. During his undergraduate career as a Wildcat, Hayden was a two-time captain and a four-year letter winner. He graduated in 2008 with degrees in mathematical methods in the social sciences and economics. “I am excited to bring Alec back to Northwestern because I know he is going to put everything into his job and this program,” Schroeder said in the release. “He truly believes
in the Northwestern student-athlete experience and what our program stands for. He bleeds purple and has an unwavering passion for his alma mater. It’s great to have him back home in Evanston.” As assistant coach in Champaign, Illinois, Hayden led swimmers to 28 school records and helped the program win its first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor and Big Ten Swimmer of the Week since 2006. One of his swimmers made it to the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials,
according to the release. In high school, the Wilmette native was a team captain at New Trier High School and a four-year All-Conference honoree. He began his coaching career as an assistant senior coach with the Northwestern Aquatic Swim Association Wildcat Aquatics team, a competitive swimming program for children on the North Shore.
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No. 14 Northwestern is fresh off a crucial nonconference victory over No. 15 Louisville, but the schedule gets even harder this weekend as the Wildcats take on two highly ranked Big Ten opponents –– No. 3 Penn State and No. 10 Maryland. Last season, both teams came to Evanston with similarly high rankings and left with losses, and those victories have instilled some confidence in the Cats as they head into the weekend. “Last year we had the two of them in the same weekend at home, and we managed to get those two wins under our belt,” sophomore goaltender Annie Kalfas said. “We gotta just know that we can do it if we really work for it.” The Cats (6-3, 1-0 Big Ten) opened the season with a rough patch, but they have since ripped off a four-game winning streak including Tuesday’s signature victory over the Cardinals. Over the course of the streak, 11 different players have scored a goal for NU, but
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Northwestern landed its third highlytouted recruit of the 2018 class Thursday, four-star forward Miller Kopp, who announced his decision on Twitter. Kopp joins three-star guard Jordan Lathon and four-star forward Pete Nance as members of the class. Kopp previously narrowed his choices down to six and picked NU over Georgetown, Butler, Michigan, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M. He’s ranked as the No. 97 player in the country by 247Sports and joins Nance, ranked as the No. 71 player, as players ranked in the top 100 of their class. This is the first time in NU history that the team has had two top-100 players in a class. After only landing one recruit for the 2017 class in three-star guard Anthony Gaines, coach Chris Collins has already secured commitments from multiple fourstar recruits for his 2018 class. The trio of recruits could help improve a team that will lose seniors Bryant McIntosh, Scottie Lindsey and Gavin Skelly to graduation. They could potentially join a 2018-19 starting five along with Vic Law and Dererk Pardon, who will be seniors that year, to keep the Wildcats near the top of the Big Ten. — Jonah Dylan
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one constant in the offense has been junior midfielder Puck Pentenga. As the hub of the offense, she’s assisted on seven goals in the past four games, five more than the second-most generous player. “Her and Eva van Agt have really picked it up and brought their game to another level,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “And if those two are playing well, we’ll be in good shape.” NU will need its junior midfield duo to be on top of their games this weekend if it hopes to turn around its results against the best of the best. Of the current top-3 teams in the country, the Cats have already faced No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Duke, losing both matches by a combined score of 8-0. That number is skewed, however, by a 7-0 loss to the Huskies. NU was significantly more competitive in its 1-0 loss to Duke. Still, the Nittany Lions (7-1, 1-0) present their own unique challenges. The Penn State offense runs through junior forward Moira Putsch, who has
scored six goals and tallied seven assists in only eight games on the year. Putsch has a strong supporting cast as well, led by junior midfielder Aurelia Meijer who has put in four goals to go along with three assists of her own. Miller is also second on the team behind Putsch in shots on goal. The Cats, however, are more focused on their own preparation than on the Nittany Lions’ attack. “We’re just trying to do what we do best,” sophomore defender Kirsten Mansfield said. “We just need to get some sleep, focus on our nutrition and take care of ourselves coming into this week.” While Penn State features an explosive offense that averages 3.5 goals per game, the Terrapins are a defense-first team that allows only eight shots per game. For comparison, the Cats have averaged almost 16 shots per game in their nine contests so far. With NU looking to win a conference title that has eluded it for three years, these two games could go a long way toward returning the Cats to the top. “We have our sights set on competing for a Big Ten championship, and the only way to do that is through Maryland and Penn State,” Fuchs said. “We’re going to be ready to go, and we’re looking forward to having a great weekend.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern. edu
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NU looks for first Big Ten win against rival By JONAH DYLAN
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With several freshmen playing critical roles, Northwestern deftly rolled through its nonconference slate. But on Wednesday the Wildcats got a reality check when they were swept by No. 13 Purdue. Now, NU (10-3, 0-1 Big Ten) will look for its first conference win against
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Illinois (10-2, 1-0) on Saturday night. The game will be the Cats’ home opener but will be held at Evanston Township High School, where the team will play this season while Welsh-Ryan Arena is renovated. Before the loss to the Boilermakers,
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Symone Abbott goes up for a swing. The senior outside hitter will look to lead the Wildcats against Illinois on Saturday.
NU won 10 nonconference games and nine matches in a row — its longest winning streak since 2012. The Cats won both the Duke Invitational and DePaul Invitational during their win streak. At DePaul, NU went undefeated and cruised to the tournament title. Senior setter Taylor Tashima, who’s currently fifth in school history with 3,548 assists, was named MVP of the tournament. Senior outside hitter Symone Abbott said NU will have to limit its mistakes against the Fighting Illini. “It’s a lot about our side of the net,” she said. “They’re not nearly as big as Purdue, people-wise, and I think if we play as well as we did (against Purdue) but give it a little bit more, it’s just about our serve receive and our serving to get them out of system.” The Cats have been bolstered by freshman outside hitter Nia Robinson, who sits at seventh in the Big Ten with 3.55 kills per set. She’s helped take pressure off Abbott, who hasn’t had to carry the offensive load as much as she has in the past. And with a capable hitter across from her, Abbott has shined. In the loss to Purdue, she tallied 11 kills, moving her into sole possession of ninth place for career kills at NU. She’s currently second in the Big Ten in kills per set with 4.37 and leads the conference in total kills with 188 on the season.
Illinois will present a unique challenge for the Cats. The Fighting Illini lead the Big Ten with 3.36 blocks per set, something coach Shane Davis said NU is ready for. “They’re a great blocking team,” he said. “We’ve got to pass well in order to keep their block a little bit honest.” In 2016 — Davis’ first season as coach — the Cats began Big Ten play by losing eight straight matches before upsetting then-No. 24 Purdue. They eventually ended the season with a 3-17 record in conference play. This season, NU will try to get off to a better start. After battling Illinois, the Cats will face Rutgers and then No. 2 Penn State — navigating a conference that has three teams ranked in the top five in the most recent poll. Tashima said she’s looking forward to playing her first home game of the season against a Big Ten opponent. “We just have to bring the same game we brought tonight without the unforced errors,” she said. “It’ll be great to play in front of a home crowd for the first time this season since Welsh-Ryan is under construction. We’re all really looking forward to that.” Joseph Wilkinson contributed reporting. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu