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NU ‘reviewing’ new Title IX guidelines
Betsy DeVos aims to reform policies on sexual assault By DAVID FISHMAN
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Northwestern administrators said they will review Obamaera guidelines on sexual assault following Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision Friday to rescind the policies and replace them with new ones. DeVos’ decision, published online as a “Dear Colleague” letter, highlights her desire to grant accused students more protection in the Title IX process. In a statement to The Daily, associate vice president for equity Dwight Hamilton said NU’s sexual misconduct policy is “prompt, fair, impartial while maintaining privacy Kate Salvidio/The Daily Northwestern
Katharine Cusick (left) stands at The Rock with other Northwestern students at a vigil on Friday. The vigil was held to honor Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu, who died a year ago in a bike accident on Sheridan Road.
Chuyuan Qiu honored at vigil
Students gather to remember Weinberg freshman 1 year after death By ELIZABETH BYRNE
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More than 50 Northwestern students and faculty lit candles and shared memories of Weinberg freshman Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu on Friday, one year after Qiu’s death. Qiu died in a biking accident on Sheridan Road last
September. She was riding her bike westbound when she was hit by a cement truck at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Garrett Place. The vigil –– held at The Rock –– was organized to create a space for friends and other students to grieve and remember Qiu, said SESP senior Katharine Cusick, who was Qiu’s Peer Adviser. Cusick said she helped organize the event with other
members of Qiu’s PA group. “I wanted to do something because it’s still very much on my mind, and not something I want to forget about,” Cusick told The Daily before the event. “I figure if I’m feeling this way, then there might be other people feeling this way.” At the vigil, attendees lit candles and wrote letters in a notebook that Cusick said she would send to Qiu’s
family in China. Weinberg sophomore Erika Barrios, a member of Qiu’s PA group, told The Daily she helped plan the vigil because she wanted to “give back” to her PA group. “For the past year, Chu’s death has been something that I think about almost every day,” Barrios said. “The impact that she had on our » See VIGIL, page 5
Samantha Power to speak at campus event
Samantha Power, former United States ambassador to the United Nations, will speak at Northwestern on Oct. 2 as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. The event, co-hosted by CTSS, Global Engagement Summit and the Department of Political Science, will be held at Ryan Family Auditorium in Technological Institute. Political science Prof. Wendy Pearlman will moderate the conversation with Power, CTSS chairman Ben Zimmermann said. Power began her career as a
and fairness.” Nevertheless, according to the statement, the University will review DeVos’ new guidelines — posted in the form of a Q&A — along with other applicable laws and best practices. “We are reviewing the Department of Education’s ‘Q & A on Campus Sexual Misconduct,’ along with existing state and federal statutes and best practices,” Hamilton said, “to ensure that we effectively prevent and address sexual misconduct, provide supportive resources to all members of our community who are affected by sexual misconduct, and educate our community on these matters.” The Education Department said though previous guidelines “may have been well-intentioned,” they ultimately led to » See DEVOS, page 5 journalist covering the Yugoslav Wars before becoming senior foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. She won a 2003 Pulitzer Prize for her book, “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide.” “She’s really an interdisciplinary (academic), which is really the perfect type of type of person CTSS is looking to bring to campus,” said Zimmermann, a Weinberg senior. “We’re really excited to hear her thoughts on the current state of politics and foreign affairs during such an interesting time.” During her time with the Obama administration, Power » See POWER, page 5
City announces 5k raises awareness for mental health climate strategy Father of NU student who took his own life speaks during walk Resident-led working group to develop new plan By ZOE MILLER
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City officials reaffirmed their commitment to Evanston’s climate action goals at Saturday’s Sustain Evanston Summit and announced a resident-led working group that will develop a new environmental plan. Community members heard about targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement and about adapting
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Evanston’s infrastructure to deal with climate change. The Climate Action and Resiliency Plan Working Group, which was created by Mayor Steve Hagerty and will have 15 members, will take the goals discussed at the summit and create a plan to achieve them. “What we do here in Evanston is more important than ever given the way the federal government is retreating from an aggressive path in the fight against climate change,” Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) said. “We here in Evanston have already made a big difference and we can continue to make » See CLIMATE, page 5
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For the first time since his son’s death in May 2015, Steven Arkin stepped onto Northwestern’s campus to speak at a fundraiser Sunday about mental health. In a speech to participants in the National Alliance on Mental Illness Cook County North Suburban 5k RUN WALK, Steven Arkin stressed the importance of eliminating the stigma surrounding mental illnesses. Because Jason Arkin was diagnosed with “depression, anxiety and perfectionism,” his father said he wanted to spread awareness about mental health on college campuses.
“I needed to be back here at Northwestern … because what we need to do is to have our young people talk to us,” he said. “It is OK to talk about your illness because that’s the only way you’re going to be treated and live mentally well.” This was the first time the annual 5k — hosted by NAMI — was held at NU, said Sue Ockerlund, the group’s Cook County North Suburban development director. The event raised about $110,000, which will help NAMI provide free psychological counseling services, she said. Counseling and Psychological Services executive director John Dunkle, who spoke at the event, said he wants to work with NAMI to create more events to » See WALK, page 5
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Steven Arkin, father of a NU student who took his own life in 2015, gives a speech at the NAMI Cook County North Suburban 5k RUN WALK. The walk, which was held on campus, was organized to raise awareness about mental illness stigma.
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Schakowsky speaks at Willard birthday celebration
By AMELIA LANGAS
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) shared her experience with leadership at a storytelling event Sunday honoring controversial suffragette Frances Willard’s 178th birthday. Nearly 150 people gathered at the Frances Willard House Museum for the event. Attendees were encouraged to interview one another with an app designed by StoryCorps — a nonprofit created to help users share personal anecdotes — to stick with the event’s storytelling theme. Schakowsky, the event’s featured speaker, said before her political career began, she was involved with National Consumers United — a group she started with six other women to get grocery stores to label food with expiration dates. She said the group helped her gain confidence to voice her opinions and overcome a fear of public speaking. “I was transformed from an ordinary housewife to an ordinary housewife that could make a difference in the world,” Schakowsky said. “That is a very addictive feeling, that feeling of empowerment, and it can come in all different ways.” Schakowsky was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1999, where she represents Illinois’ 9th congressional district. Lori Osborne, incoming director of the Frances Willard Museum, spearheaded the planning committee for the event. She said Willard believed leadership stemmed from doing everything possible — like lobbying and educating — to promote change.
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An Evanston resident was arrested Thursday in connection with the theft of a bike in central Evanston. The original incident occurred Sept. 13
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at a celebration Sunday for Frances Willard’s 178th birthday. Schakowsky shared a story about her own leadership experience, corresponding with the event’s storytelling theme.
At the same time, Willard has a controversial past as it relates to civil rights — one not mentioned at Sunday’s celebration. In 1890, civil rights activist Ida B. Wells said Willard did not take a concrete stance on race issues, which she believed resulted from alcohol use.
Willard was an advocate for prohibition, working as a member of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She was elected president of Chicago’s union in 1879 and promoted women’s suffrage, the eight-hour work day and prison reform among other movements.
when a woman reported that an unknown suspect stole her bike, which was locked in a garage in the 800 block of Elgin Road, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The woman called the police Thursday when she saw her bike for sale online. A detective from the tactical unit contacted the seller and met him Thursday evening in
the 1700 block of Howard Street, Dugan said. When the man arrived, he was charged with misdemeanor theft.
Two bicycles stolen from sports store in west Evanston
Two bicycles were reported stolen from Play It Again Sports in west Evanston on
“We’re honoring (Willard’s) ‘do everything’ brand of leadership,” Osborne said. “This really came from her sense that leadership on any issue comes from a personal connection and a passion for change.” The board and staff of the museum have been working on the event since June, manager of museum operations Kate Johnson told The Daily. She said the goal of the event was to promote Willard’s story and remind people that there are many different forms of leadership. Johnson said she put together the StoryCorps aspect of the event to provide a way for people to reflect on the leadership experiences in their own lives. McCormick and Bienen freshman Aurora Greane, who attended the celebration, said the storytelling theme reminded her of a dialogue during Wildcat Welcome. Greane — who came to the event after receiving an email from Willard Residential College encouraging students to learn more about Willard — said using StoryCorps was a good way to understand people’s different backgrounds. Leslie Brown, executive director of Piven Theatre Workshop, said she went to the event to celebrate the evolution of the museum into an organization that promotes women in leadership roles. “The way in which people humanize action in our community is to hear the stories of other people that inspire and I think it brings us together as a community,” Brown said. “If we all feel like we’ve got common struggles, common threads and to hear other people’s stories, it keeps us more engaged.” amelialangas@u.northwestern.edu Wednesday. The owner said he discovered the two bikes missing at about 4:30 p.m., Dugan said. One was a Critical Pursuit Fixed Gear, and the other was a Critical Beach Cruiser. The bikes are valued at $250 and $229, respectively. — Sophie Mann
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Ex-AP reporter wins Medill award By GERARDO ALVAREZ
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More than 170 Northwestern students and faculty gathered Friday to celebrate former Associated Press correspondent Hannah Dreier for her reporting in Venezuela. Dreier accepted the 2016 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism at the event, which was held at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum. A panel of three Medill professors selected Dreier to receive the award, which is given to journalists who have demonstrated remarkable “moral, ethical, or physical courage” in their coverage of a major story, according to a Medill website. In 2014, the award’s name was changed to honor James Foley (Medill ’08), a freelance journalist who was killed after being captured in Syria in 2012. Dreier received the award for her reporting in Venezuela, where she said she resided for three years as AP’s correspondent before moving back to the U.S. this past June. Dreier said she was interrogated and intimidated by undercover police, and later gave a false confession. Medill Prof. Donna Leff, one of the panelists, told The Daily that Dreier received the award for covering the unexpected political instability and rising crime rate in the country only months after
Alumni donate $1.5 million to fund Block Museum engagement
The Block Museum of Art received a $1.5 million gift from Northwestern alumni Stephen Wilson (Weinberg ’70, Kellogg ’74) and Susan Wilson (Medill ’70) to support a new engagement program, according to a Friday news release. “We have been excited by the work of the Block Museum in recent years to engage campus
she had moved there. “All of a sudden, the whole place just fell apart, which was crazy considering how rich the country was in the past,” she told The Daily. “So she just stumbled into this place and then knew exactly what she was going to do with it.” While she was in Venezuela, Dreier said doctors were held at gunpoint by patients who suspected that hospital resources were withheld. Teachers stopped showing up to school, fearing violence, as their students were regularly held at knifepoint, she said.
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I was so wrapped up in drama that night that I forgot I don’t actually know how to swim. Hannah Dreier, Former AP correspondent
There were times when it became dangerous to report her articles, Dreier said. She recounted the story of a family who resided in a remote fishing village and feared a pirate attack that would leave them without fishing boat motors. “I was in this fishing village with an AP photographer, and we watched some members of this and community in teaching and learning experiences,” Susan Wilson said in the release. “The museum is uniquely poised as a resource to serve wide audiences and bring diverse communities together through art and conversation.” The gift — part of the University’s “We Will” fundraising campaign — will permanently establish the Susan and Stephen Wilson Block Museum Engagement Fund, the release said. The Wilson fund will support engagement programs with NU and Evanston, including a partnership with local organization Youth and Opportunity United, Inc. Susy Bielak, formerly the museum’s associate
family smoke crack from a long glass pipe and then assemble their arsenal of guns,” she said. “They made a plan to jump into the ocean and swim to safety if a shootout started. I was so wrapped up in drama that night that I forgot I don’t actually know how to swim.” Dreier said Venezuela was a dangerous place for journalists. She said the government repressed and censored journalists who tried to expose corruption. In addition, Dreier said, the government neglected the violence in the country, and the only events shown in the media were pro-government. “One day I saw President Maduro dance salsa live on TV while outside my window there were police in riot gear shooting tear gas canisters and putting down protests,” she said. Dreier said most journalists will face situations that are unexpected and unpredictable. Despite the risk of danger, she said it is important for reporters to take on the responsibility of covering “high-stake” events. Medill graduate student Robbie Weinstein told The Daily he was moved by Dreier’s words and took her speech to heart. “I knew there was something going on down there but I didn’t know the exact scope of it,” Weinstein said. “And so to hear all of these specific anecdotes was really quite moving and very powerful.” gerardoalvarez2018@u.northwestern.edu director of engagement and curator of public practice, will serve as the inaugural Susan and Stephen Wilson Associate Director of Engagement, according to the release. “We are honored by (the Wilsons’) recognition of the Block Museum as a site of innovative teaching and learning experiences for both our students and our community,” Block director Lisa Corrin said in the release. “This visionary gift will help ensure meaningful engagement with art through partnerships and will expand the reach and impact of our programming.” — Maddie Burakoff
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Give writers like TaNehisi Coates respect for their work, beliefs
Recently, The Daily published an op-ed by Jake Gordon about how people should criticize Ta-Nehisi Coates more. Looking at a variety of prominent black intellectual writers, NONE of them, including Coates, go unchallenged. If anything, they are the most heavily criticized by white people. When a black person comments on race, they are often accused of pulling the race card or looking for a handout. In contrast, white authors are often viewed as more credible because they seem to be more unbiased. Coates is criticized constantly by people to the left and right of him. If you are looking for critiques of Coates, all it takes is a simple Google search. For instance, Britni Danie lle, someone who appears to be farther left on the political spectrum than Coates, criticized his famous book “Between the World and Me” for not including black women in his analysis of racial oppression in the United States. I specifically remember students asking Coates critical questions about why not all African Americans (women, for example) couldn’t relate to his book during the Q&A portion of his event on campus. Another more conservative writer, David French, criticizes the exact same essay Gordon cites in his op-ed, “Donald Trump is the First
White President,” for not addressing the alleged role Hillary Clinton played in electing President Donald Trump. Antonio Moore criticizes Coates’ claim in the same piece that labeling Trump the first white president erases a long history of racism in the White House. You can find an amalgam of other critiques from various publications. Clearly, critiquing Coates is not untrodden ground. Perhaps Gordon is specifically speaking to his “white peers” at Northwestern. He claims that his white classmates are hesitant to critique Coates because their “assumption that a black man’s eloquence is so rare as to be laudable.” But is this not also a ridiculous assumption on behalf of Gordon? Behind this claim lurks the assumption that people who appreciate Coates do not think for themselves. After reading Coates’ ideas, they only superficially like them. It implies that the majority of Coates’ fans thoughtlessly applaud him simply because he is black and not for his talent. Gordon also acknowledges that, as a white person, his experiences are limited, and so is his understanding of black life in America. Yet, he still assumes that he correctly interprets Coates’ pieces and that his analysis of them is not underdeveloped. Gordon argues that not critiquing Coates disrespects the depth of the author’s writing. Yet when Gordon tries to offer his critical commentary on Coates, he bases it on paraphrased chunks taken out of context. As a result, when referencing Coates’ points about the white
working class, Gordon makes a straw man argument and completely misses the point. According to Gordon, Coates implicitly denies that low-income whites in the U.S. do face struggles in “Trump is the First White President.” By centering whiteness in his argument, Gordon reinforces Coates’ point that the election was less about economic struggle and more about how whiteness in turmoil clings to racism and bigotry. Gordon seems to believe Coates argues that white poor people do not struggle, but rather he argues white economic stress acted as a convenient cover for electing a white supremacist. Looking at actual poll data, it is clear that Trump’s base was not predominantly poor. According to analysis by The Washington Post, only a third of Trump supporters had household incomes at or below the national median of about $50,000. These are middle-income earnings. A third made between $50,000 and $100,000, while another third made more than $100,000. This does not definitively mean that his voters weren’t motivated by economic struggles. But it’s worth asking, why didn’t low-income black and brown people overwhelmingly vote for Trump when they have faced both racial and economic subjugation throughout this country’s history? Are people of color excluded from the working class narrative in the Trump era because of their race? If the election was primarily about broad economic stress, poor people of color would have also voted for Trump. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2013 the net worth of white
households was roughly 13 times that of black households. According to the same Pew report, in 2014, about a quarter of black people were poor compared to 10 percent of white people. Data consistently show that black people are less likely to own homes and be employed than white people. Black college students are as likely to be unemployed as white high school dropouts. In other words, black and white poverty are incomparable. This is the point Coates has made in “The Case for Reparations” and “Trump is the First White President.” Gordon’s implicit denial that white and black poverty are different is puzzling. We should definitely challenge writers and critique their ideas. But criticism is only valuable when it comes from a well-supported perspective and offers a nuanced view. A critique of a piece should consider the context it was written in. Additionally, it is not prudent to make assumptions about Coates’ readers. When Gordon assumes that people avoid criticizing Coates — which they don’t — simply because they are scared of being called racist, he downplays the fact that many readers admire his intelligence. A soft bigotry may lie beneath the assumption that the only reason a black intellectual can receive praise is because of the writer’s race. Furthermore, it is possible for readers to think critically about an author’s ideas while still showing excitement when that author visits campus. —Sky Patterson, SESP junior
Following earthquake, Mexico won’t be beaten down
MARIANA ALFARO
DAILY COLUMNIST
My mom knows exactly what she was doing when a deadly earthquake hit Mexico in 1985. It was her fourth year in a Mexico City university; she was terrified and did her best to help. At the end of the day, she was lucky enough to make it home. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 — the 32nd anniversary of the earthquake that killed at least 10,000 Mexicans — Mexico City shook again. The 7.1 magnitude quake destroyed more than 30 buildings in the country’s capital. The death toll is still unclear, but at least 300 are dead in Mexico City and surrounding states, according to news reports. I’ll remember exactly where I was that day, the beginning of my fourth year in a United States university, miles away from home. I watched with horror as news from the earthquake trickled in. Immediately, my family chat started buzzing: “Is everyone okay?” “¿Dónde está el abuelo?” “Get out of your building. Now.” We were desperate to get in touch with my cousin, who was in school on
the other side of the city. For a panicked hour we couldn’t reach my grandfather, who lives alone. As I sat on a shuttle in Chicago, my hands glued to Twitter updates, I thought about how easily Mexico City — built on a lake bed and home to nearly 9 million people — could crumple. But, just as they did in 1985, Mexicans refuse to be beaten down.
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Foreign politicians can hurl unbased insults and ridiculous threats at us, but no one can deny the unparalleled compassion, willingness and heart of Mexican people.
In the past week my country has been immersed in recovery efforts. Images show neighbors, volunteers, people from all ages, creeds and socioeconomic statuses coming together to pick up the
pieces. So many people turned out to help find survivors or rescue bodies that authorities had to start turning volunteers away. “Topos México,” a nonprofit earthquake rescue brigade born after the 1985 earthquake, turned up everywhere, ready to save lives. Rescue dogs in search of victims were hailed as heroes, both on the scenes and on social media. Mexicans, no matter their economic situation, are bringing in tons of food, water, clothes and other donations to “centros de acopio.” I did not want to bring politics into this discussion. But after two years of enduring verbal abuse just because we were born on the southern side of a border, I could not help but get emotional when I saw the unity in my country. Instead of cowering in the face of potential earthquake aftershocks or unstable construction, hundreds of Mexicans came out to help, putting their differences aside. After a U.S. presidential campaign in which one candidate benefited from mangling our country’s reputation, this outpouring of love reminded me that Mexicans do not care what is said about them. We are here to keep our chins up, get our work done, serve our loved ones and put the name of our country up high.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Pay more attention to important issues facing the NU community
In just two days we have seen both the best and worst that the Northwestern community has to say. Let us hope that, like the football team so far, the wins outnumber the losses. Starting at the bottom, it would appear that Ken Burns’s new Vietnam documentary has brought back bad flashbacks for Dick Reif in his piece “Board of Trustees chairman brings heavy baggage,” published on Sept. 18. Somehow, Reif sees J. Landis Martin, the new chairman of NU’s Board of Trustees, as some kind of warmongering incarnation of the late Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara. On top of his hatchet job on Martin’s reputation through selective facts and guilt-by-association, Reif misses the essential point: it’s not a “partnership” between Martin and University President Morton Schapiro. Martin is, along with the Board, Schapiro’s boss. This is about a chain of command, leadership and governance — not some sitcom, as Reif suggests. At a higher level, Dominic Bayer’s “Donors should focus on making Northwestern more affordable,” published on Sept. 20, challenges us with the classic economics argument of guns versus butter concerning NU’s spending priorities. As any faculty member in the new, shiny Kellogg School of Management building may tell you, the data do not offer any, or perfect, correlation between whether financial aid should trump facilities in the fundraising pecking order. I’m
certainly not one to deny another’s charity and naming opportunity in the collegiate building arms race. Having spent a large part of my four years at NU on the third floor of Norris University Center, I think we all can agree the place needs a major facelift. But while not endorsing Bayer’s “care-free lives” as the point of a college education, he raises a critical issue, and one that Martin should address: how can NU lead in addressing the issue of college affordability? Interestingly, Martin has an expert in college economics in his employ, one Morton Schapiro. If they can clear enough safe space for Schapiro to apply his expertise, we can only hope the Board would be as bold as Bayer in pursuing a truly critical challenge to NU and the nation.
Americans face the same struggles (and worse) but did not vote for President Donald Trump. His point, as I took it, was that it wasn’t the working class struggles that were determinative in who got their votes. It was their race and, more specifically, entrenched white supremacy. Or, as Coates put it, “White workers are not divided by the fact of labor from other white demographics; they are divided from all other laborers by the fact of their whiteness.” I agree that it would be a form of soft bigotry to fail to critique Coates and his analysis simply because of his race. But it would also be a disservice to Coates and his argument to not read him more carefully … or to assume that an argument
highlighting the primacy of racism in the 2016 election is an “implicit denial” of the economic struggles of some whites. It’s no such thing. Coates didn’t argue class struggles played no role at all. He argued they played a much smaller role than racism. And, he argued further that ignoring that reality is a form of white avoidance of the uncomfortable persistence of racism in this society. One might think that claiming Coates implicitly denied something he plainly did not might be an unconscious form of avoidance too, no? Thanks for this piece. I hope you take my critique of it as a sign of respect for your effort.
— Alexander W. Stephens, Weinberg ’87
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ recent essay in The Atlantic more carefully Last week, Daily opinion contributor Jake Gordon wrote in his column referring to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ recent essay in The Atlantic: “The truth is many low-income whites in the United States do face struggles and Coates’ implicit denial of that was puzzling.” Huh? Nah, read it again. Coates didn’t deny that at all. He explicitly acknowledged it — writing about it extensively in the piece — while accurately pointing out that low-income African
— John Crew, SESP ’79
Foreign politicians can hurl unbased insults and ridiculous threats at us, but no one can deny the unparalleled compassion, willingness and heart of Mexican people. Our political figures may be lacking, our economy might be weaker than that of the U.S., and — I’m not going to lie — we do have our differences, but you’ll never meet people stronger, more driven or more determined than Mexicans. If you need your faith in humanity renewed, especially with all that’s happening in the U.S., I recommend looking at pictures of Mexican collection centers overflowing with donated goods. I also recommend Googling “Frida the rescue dog.” Maybe even give the #FuerzaMexico and #LoveArmyMexico Twitter hashtags a click. All you’re going to get is an outpouring of love. Just what the world needs right now. Mariana Alfaro is a Medill senior. She can be contacted at alfaro@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.
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a difference.” Kumar Jensen, the city’s sustainability coordinator, said Evanston hopes to reduce its emissions between 27 to 29 percent by 2025, starting from a 2000 baseline. But Evanston is not starting from the ground up in reducing its emissions; Revelle said the city has already created two emissions reduction plans in the past. In 2014, the city created the Evanston Livability Plan, which established a goal of reducing community-wide emissions 20 percent by the end of 2016. The plan built on progress made by the 2008 Evanston Climate Action Plan. The previous plans, city officials said, helped
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From page 1 help students manage mental illnesses. “These types of events really encourage me,” Dunkle said. “I know there’s others out there who are really trying to help. It can’t just be on the counseling center, it can’t just be on mental health professionals — it takes a community to address these issues and reduce stigma.” Ockerlund said college students especially struggle with suicidal thoughts, but some shy away from getting help because they’re afraid of the negative connotations related with mental illness. “College kids have tons of problems with suicide,” she said. “We need to make students aware
Evanston make a 19 percent reduction in emissions since 2005, not accounting for emissions from the city’s waste. The reduction fell just short of the 20 percent target outlined in the 2014 livability plan. “Evanston has really been an amazing leader in so many ways,” Revelle said. “Now we’re getting ready for a next climate action plan that is going to be bigger and better and more ambitious and it’s going to involve all of you.” Jensen said the city is also working on plans to adapt its infrastructure in light of climate change. He told The Daily that Evanston needs to prepare for potential flooding, increases in the severity of precipitation, extreme heat and extreme cold. He also said the city will need to find ways to deal with problems that may develop among
Evanston’s plants and wildlife due to climate change. Solving this infrastructure challenge will be part of the working group’s task, Jensen said. “We don’t have resilience or adaptation goals, but we’ll be able to develop them in this next planning process,” Jensen said. Hagerty said more than 70 people applied for the citizen-led group and praised Evanston’s commitment to environmentalism. He added that he hoped to bring the names of people recommended for the group to City Council on Oct. 9. “I know there are a lot of people in this community who are absolutely on board,” Hagerty said. “There’s a lot of ingenuity in this community.”
(and) unafraid. So when you can join a movement like this and walk unafraid and end the stigma, that’s what we want to do.” To combat the ongoing problem with suicide on college campuses, Dunkle told The Daily that CAPS has taught the “Question. Persuade. Respond.” suicide prevention program for more than four years. CAPS has also been implementing initiatives to teach students skills that will help them handle crisis situations, he said. It released a new program called “Breathe” on the NU Health app, which teaches students ways to deal with stress and test anxiety. “There’s a whole host of things that we’re doing to be out there, to hopefully teach skills so that
students don’t get to a point of a crisis or, worst case scenario, a suicide crisis,” Dunkle told The Daily. Steven Arkin said he has been working with the University to help students receive the psychological services they need. He said he advocated for the removal of CAPS’ 12-session limit, which was eliminated Fall Quarter 2016. Arkin also created the Suicide Prevention Education Awareness for Kids United as Partners Foundation to promote dialogue about mental health in schools. “We’re getting teachers, administrators, parents to come together so that we can beat these illnesses, so that (my son) doesn’t die in vain,” Arkin said.
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The Center for the Writing Arts presents a unique opportunity to participate in fiction writing workshops with Visiting Writer in Residence Porochista Khakpour, author of the novels The Last Illusion and Sons and Other Flammable Objects.. "Exuberant originality...The characters burst from the page in fiery exchanges, while their chaotic inner lives are conveyed with witty precision."---The New Yorker.
*Open to Northwestern creative writing students, undergrad and grad, who are presently enrolled in creative writing courses or have taken a creative writing course at Northwestern. *On consecutive Saturdays, with lunch provided at 1, and the workshop from 1:30 to 4:30. *Ideally students will participate in all three workshops, but this is not required.
Series of fiction-writing workshops (non-credit) *Saturday September 30 | 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm *Saturday October 7 | 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm *Saturday October 14 | 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm location: University Hall 201 (The Hagstrum Room)
Each workshop will have a particular focus on a core aspect of writing fiction. Bring 5 pp. of your best fiction with you to the first workshop. Writing prompts will be given for the second and third. So that we can plan for lunch, please RSVP no later than the Friday 10 am before each one, specifying on which dates you will participate, to: words@northwestern.edu
the “deprivation” of rights for many students in the Title IX process. Among the changes in DeVos’ interim guidance, which will remain eff ective while the department “solicit(s) input from stakeholders,” is the option to use a higher standard of evidence when considering an allegation. Whereas Obama directives mandated a “preponderance of evidence” — which means decision-makers are more than 50 percent sure an assault occurred — schools may now use the higher, “clear and convincing evidence” standard of proof. Hamilton said NU’s current policy, which follows the preponderance of evidence standard, will remain in effect while administrators review any changes. The Education Department letter also removes a 60-day time frame suggestion for investigations — which critics said have placed pressure on administrators to reach a hasty decision — and allows schools to informally resolve cases. “The (Obama-era) guidance has not succeeded in providing clarity for educational institutions,” the department’s acting assistant civil rights secretary Candice Jackson said in the letter. “Instead, schools face a confusing and counterproductive set of regulatory mandates, and the objective of regulatory compliance has displaced Title IX’s goal of educational equity.” Jackson said the department had decided to revoke previous guidelines because they discouraged cross-examination, hindered due process for accused students and placed too much pressure on administrators. davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu
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From page 1 focused on women’s rights, religious minorities, refugees, human rights and foreign policy, among other things. Power is now a professor at both Harvard Law School and the university’s Kennedy School of Government. “Samantha Power represents a lot of our values we hold as an organization,” said Medill senior Mollie Leavitt, campus relations cochair for GES. “She is someone that has dedicated her entire life’s work to engage with the world around her and making the world a better place.” Admission to the event is free to students, faculty and staff. Tickets will be made available online through Eventbrite, according to a news release. — Allie Goulding
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Residents talk drug violence, U.S. role in Mexico By EDMUND BANNISTER
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A group of Evanston residents and Chicago-based activists gathered Saturday for a discussion on government corruption, arms sales and the drug war in Mexico. Nearly 30 people attended the event, which was held at the Evanston Public Library and began with a screening of “Where the Guns Go,” a documentary detailing how United States-produced firearms contribute to cartel and other violence. The 26-minute film presented testimonies from victims of crime and included interviews with academics from Mexico and the United States. Following the film, Juan Mora-Torres, a history professor at DePaul University, discussed the subject, saying the Merida Initiative — a 2007 security agreement between the U.S. and Mexico — has exacerbated the drug war by pouring weapons into a corrupt system. Since fiscal year 2008, the U.S. Congress has appropriated $2.5 billion for the Merida Initiative, which includes assistance to the Mexican police and military, according to the U.S. State Department. “The line between organized crime and the state is virtually non-existent,” Mora-Torres said. “It is rotten to the core.” Mora-Torres and Justicia en Ayotzinapa, a Chicago-based organization that sponsored Sunday’s event, also discussed a 2014 kidnapping of 43 college students in Iguala, Mexico. The abductions generated protests in Mexico and throughout the world, and they have become a symbol of state dysfunction and a political catastrophe for Mexican President Enrique Peña-Nieto, MoraTorres said.
“The government of Enrique Peña-Nieto is a government that is in many ways criminal,” Mora-Torres said. “They did many cover-ups and the truth is that they know where the students are.” After Mora-Torres’ lecture, the room opened up to questions and comments from the audience. Attendees, who expressed anger about U.S. foreign policy in general, largely agreed with Mora-Torres’ analysis of the situation in Mexico, with many reiterating the importance of controlling firearms and enforcing accountability.
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The line between organized crime and the state is virtually non-existent. Juan Mora-Torres, DePaul University professor
One of the central questions brought up by residents was the level of culpability the U.S. government has in the Mexican drug war. Laura Paz, a Chicago resident and volunteer for Justicia en Ayotzinapa, said the U.S. plays a central role in perpetuating violence in Mexico. Attendees did not directly respond to her claims, but some disagreed that the primary responsibility lay with the United States government. Miguel Angel Flores, an attendee who was born in Mexico City, emphasized the importance of internal reform efforts. Flores said the Mexican people had the power to change the situation for better or for worse. “It’s sad to say, we have the government we elected,” Flores said. edmundbannister2019@u.northwestern.edu
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DePaul Prof. Juan Mora-Torres speaks to an audience at Evanston Public Library. At a documentary screening and discussion on Saturday, Mora-Torres said U.S. arms sales to Mexico reinforce endemic corruption within the Mexican government and exacerbate the drug war.
NU professor talks successful relationships, marriage By CARLY MENKER
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A Northwestern professor said people now have more choices when deciding the nature of their relationships during a talk Friday. Psychology Prof. Eli Finkel offered relationship advice and discussed his research about marital relationships, while promoting his new book, “The All-or-Nothing Marriage.” More than 100 people attended the event, held at the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub. Finkel said the book is about how the best
marriages become better, how average marriages get worse and how to have a successful relationship. “We have more choice than ever before,” Finkel said. “We can marry or not marry, we can divorce or not divorce, we can determine the rules of the relationship.” Finkel also answered questions about the book during a Q&A period moderated by NPR’s Peter Sagal. One of the most important lessons to learn from the book is that all relationships — and the expectations that accompany them — are constantly evolving, Finkel said. He added that modern marriages are different now, and although it takes time and effort to recalibrate or bring the spark back in a relationship,
it’s necessary to strengthen it. “We have arrived in an era where marriage is fragile, but it is potentially precious,” Finkel said. “It is more difficult to have a really strong marriage, but at the same time, those of us who are able to build a very strong marriage … are flourishing to a large degree.” One aspect of the book presented by Finkel is the idea of “love hacks,” little actions one can do to quickly improve a relationship. Finkel said “love hacks,” like discussing past arguments from an objective standpoint, can temporarily fix complicated situations. Kellogg Prof. Ping Dong told The Daily she attended the event to learn more about Finkel’s research because she is conducting research on how relationships affect consumer choices.
“I hope that it will be a tool to help with my own research in psychology,” Dong said. “There are some interesting connections between both his research and my own.” Finkel told The Daily the most rewarding part of his work was “figuring out that it’s an optimistic story, how the best marriages work.” Richard Wong (Medill ‘08) told The Daily he could feel the energy in the audience, and that he enjoyed the whole evening. “It was really well done, the prepared questions, and how they opened up so much to the general public,” Wong said. carlymenker2021@u.northwestern.edu
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(Maryland is) going to beat a lot of teams, and for us to get a victory over them today gives us confidence moving on. — Tracey Fuchs, coach
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Wildcats hold their own on road against top-10 opponents
By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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Northwestern took its talents eastward on the weekend and split a pair of hyper-competitive games against top10 teams, losing to No. 3 Penn State on Friday before taking down No. 10 Maryland on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats (7-4, 2-1 Big Ten) sit tied for third in Big Ten standings after the weekend along with the Nittany Lions (8-2, 2-1) and the Terrapins (6-4, 2-1). “Beating Maryland was important for Big Tens and for NCAAs,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “Maryland’s a great team and should help our strength of schedule. They’re going to beat a lot of teams, and for us to get a victory over them today gives us confidence moving on.” NU jumped out to an early lead Sunday, with junior forward Pascale Massey scoring on a penalty corner less than three minutes into the match. That lead proved to be tenuous, as Maryland controlled possession for the majority of the half and eventually scored to even the contest before the half.
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“It was definitely one of our goals to start quickly,” Fuchs said. “We talked about it and we really wanted to keep our ball speed up and have tight communication and keep our energy going.” Maryland still managed to get the better of the Cats to start the second half, scoring three minutes into the period to take a 2-1 lead. That goal, however, would be the Terrapins’ last. NU struck back 10 minutes later, with Massey picking up her second goal off a corner in the game. Five minutes later, sophomore defender Kirsten Mansfield was the hero, punching home a pass from junior midfielder Puck Pentenga off another corner to give the Cats a 3-2 lead that they’d hold onto to secure the victory. “We were just putting a ton of work into the game so it was nice to see it pay off,” Mansfield said. “It was awesome to be able to celebrate such a big win.” NU was celebrating a dramatic
victory Sunday, but it was on the opposite end of Friday’s game against Penn State. The Nittany Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first five minutes, but the Cats answered at the end of the half with a goal by Pentenga. Penn State reclaimed its lead early in the second half, however, and when they added another goal to make it 3-1 with 25 minutes left the game looked out of reach for NU. The Cats instead staged an improbable comeback with goals from junior midfielder Eva van Agt and Massey evening the score at 3-3. This time, however, NU allowed a backbreaking goal just two minutes from the end of the half, as Penn State’s star junior forward Moira Putsch scored off a corner to dash the Cats’ hopes. “That little extra effort got us back in the game on Friday,” Fuchs said. “Unfortunately we couldn’t hold the lead at the end. They had a beautiful corner at the end to beat us.”
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The NU offense once again ran through Pentenga and Massey over the weekend. Pentenga recorded a goal and two assists this weekend, while Massey scored three of the Cats’ six goals. The two are central to NU’s strategy on penalty corners, and their skill helped the Cats convert
three of their seven corner opportunities against Maryland. “We practice the corners a lot, and we draw a lot of corners so executing those is huge for us,” Pentenga said. “We’re trying to win as many games as we can, and this is a great win for us to stay in the race for a Big Ten Championship.” josephwilkinson2019@ u.northwestern.edu
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NU gets win, tie during weekend Cats fall at home, still By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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Junior forward Brenna Lovera said Northwestern’s 0-0 draw against No. 12 Rutgers on Friday was decided by a marginal difference. In coach Michael Moynihan’s opinion, NU was able to overcome that difference Sunday to fuel a 2-0 win against Maryland. NU (5-4-2, 2-1-1 Big Ten) faced a difficult pair of conference opponents over the weekend at Martin Stadium. The Cats tied Rutgers (8-0-2, 2-0-1), beat Maryland (7-2-1, 1-2) 2-0 and earned four points that put them in third place in the Big Ten. Despite Rutgers’ cumulative 2-0 shutout over the course of this season, the Cats outshot an opponent that junior defender Kayla Sharples said was the most physically and emotionally demanding one yet. Moynihan said NU was the better team Friday night and was frustrated by the result. “We never play to tie,” he said. “They put an awful lot of effort in and you walk away with a tie after so many tough chances. It’s tough to walk away with a draw, but it’s against a quality opponent and it will help us in the end.” While three Cats had multiple shots, and the team had 13 total shots, the Scarlet Knights were limited to only six. Their best opportunity came in the game’s second overtime when senior goalkeeper Lauren Clem dove at Rutgers’ sophomore Carina Hendley in a one-on-one chance the net. Clem stole the ball and saved the game. Clem said Friday’s performance boosted the team’s confidence and sparked a better match on Sunday. Maryland had only lost once in the Big Ten this season, but the Cats scored twice in the first half. Clem added that the aggressive start confirmed her belief in the team’s ability to improve and finish scoring chances
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Sunday. “We knew in the back of our minds that this was a team we could beat from the start,” Clem said. “Offensively, we are staying calm. We’re realizing that we’re better if we build from the back. … The goals will come if we stay focused and do it as a group.” It only took 16 minutes for the Cats to score Sunday when Lovera pounced on a loose ball deflected by a Maryland defender off a corner kick. Four minutes later, junior midfielder Marisa Viggiano fired another corner into the box. Junior defender Hannah Davison, who said she was supposed to be the decoy, called for the ball and leaped over the top of a Rutgers defender. Her header gave NU a 2-0 lead that the Terrapins could not overcome. Davison credited the Cats’ high energy to the successful performance, acknowledging her teammates’ hustle
on the field and energy on the bench. “We still have a huge target on our back,” Davison said. “We got our ground back under us and are ready to fight for this Big Ten Championship. It’s a pretty big four points. We take these points and keep building off of it.” Though Moynihan would not concede that NU had hit its stride, he said the Cats are on an upward trajectory. He admits they need to generate more scoring chances, but said he sees the defense’s three consecutive shutout performances as a sign of their potential to continue to improve. “They’re gelling in the back and feeling a lot more confident,” Moynihan said. “We’re in a good place right now. Hopefully we can carry some momentum with us.” charlesgoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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By PETER WARREN
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Northwestern started strong against Illinois but struggled as the match progressed, falling to its in-state rivals 3-0 Saturday in the Wildcats’ first home match of the season. The loss is the third time in a row NU has been swept after reeling off a ninegame winning streak during nonconference play. NU (10-4, 0-2 Big Ten) played its best volleyball in the first set, taking the court with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. A six-point swing highlighted by three aces from senior outside hitter Symone Abbott and two kills from senior middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen gave the Cats a 15-13 lead midway through the first set. “As a team, we came out strong, which is not usually one of our strengths,” freshman outside hitter Nia Robinson said. “We had a very good start, so I thought that was good for us.” With the set tied at 21, sophomore libero Sarah Johnson, who had a teamhigh eight digs, committed a service error to put the Fighting Illini (11-2, 2-0) up one. Illinois did not relinquish the lead, as NU committed two more service errors in the set allowing the Fighting Illini to win 25-23. Mistakes plagued the Cats throughout the match. In total, they committed 21 attack errors and 11 service errors compared to seven and three, respectively, for Illinois. “We did a nice job on Wednesday serving against Purdue, but tonight it was the timeliness (of the errors),” coach Shane Davis said. “After we had a big block, we would go back and miss our serve or after a timeout, we would miss our serve.” NU could not recover after losing the first set, dropping the next two by scores of 25-19 and 25-13. The Cats did not hold a lead in either set and struggled to score, with a team hitting percentage of .167 in
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the second set and .065 in the third. The Cats managed to go on small runs in the second and third sets: During an eight-point stretch in the second set, Robinson had three kills and NU won six points to close the Fighting Illini’s lead to 21-19. “We can go on a lot of runs,” said Hazen, who led the team with a .538 hitting percentage. “We can be very good in spurts. It is more maintaining that execution. It is being able to play from zero to 25 instead of just for five points here and there.” Saturday was NU’s first game at Evanston Township High School, where the Cats will play this season as Welsh-Ryan Arena is renovated. Beardsley has a capacity of 2,400 people compared to 8,117 at the pre-renovated Welsh-Ryan. The smaller gym leads to a more energetic environment, which players and coaches noticed and embraced. Hazen said the compact environment brought the fans closer to the court compared to the expansive layout of WelshRyan. She said she “loved” the new location because she could feel the fans’ energy. Although NU has struggled to open Big Ten play, the attitude in the locker room is hopeful heading into next weekend’s matches at Rutgers and No. 2 Penn State. “For where we are at right now, two games into the Big Ten, the future is super bright,” Hazen said. “We can only get better from here. I feel like we are doing some great things. There are a couple of areas that we can improve on. Once we improve those, we are going to be a beast.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu