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Durbin seeks free college textbooks Franken, King support effort to reduce student cost By SAMANTHA HANDLER
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) reintroduced a bill on Tuesday that would make college textbooks free to the public, expanding access to an expensive resource for many college students.
Tu e s d ay ’s l e g i s l a t i on , which U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Angus King (I-Maine) sponsored as well, will create a grant program to support pilot initiatives that encourage the creation and utilization of downloadable textbooks. Students could download the resources for free, then print and bind the books for $30, Kaitlyn Vitez, a higher education advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Research » See TEXTBOOK, page 6
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Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) speaks at City Council on Monday. Wynne opposed the sale of the parking lot adjacent to the Evanston Public Library, which passed in a 6-2 vote.
City approves sale of parking lot Officials vote to sell land adjacent to Evanston Public Library By AMELIA LANGAS
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City Council approved in a 6-2 vote early Tuesday morning the sale of the parking lot adjacent to the Evanston Public Library. Both citizens and aldermen expressed concerns about adding another office building to the city landscape, with
Duckworth, Durbin push for storm relief
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) published a letter Tuesday calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to provide greater disaster relief to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of two devastating hurricanes. The letter — also signed by nine other Democratic senators — requested the “immediate consideration” of a supplemental appropriations bill that would provide relief to the region, which is home to more than 3.5 million American citizens. Hurricanes Irma and Maria wiped out a large portion of the region’s infrastructure and left at least 16 dead as of Monday afternoon. “We are asking that additional funds be provided to ensure an adequate balance in FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, and Community Development Block Grants for disaster recovery along with other disaster relief accounts be authorized and funded to
Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) and Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) voting against the sale. The sale was first introduced to council in July 2016. By April of this year, Evanston had received three bids for purchasing the city-owned property. According to city documents, the $4 million bid from development firm Chicago Avenue Partners was accepted. Council decided at Monday’s meeting the lot respond to this catastrophe,” the letter said. The Trump administration approved a disaster declaration for 54 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities, but only those included in the declaration would be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid, the letter said. Recovery efforts in the region require “strong, sustained and long-term commitment,” the letter also said. Beyond FEMA assistance, the Democratic senators said the grants would help residents of the region rebuild their homes and infrastructure while also funding temporary housing for those affected by the hurricanes. The letter said waiting to provide relief would leave schools, businesses and infrastructure vulnerable to “further deterioration” — providing another obstacle in the road to recovery. “The American citizens who reside in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have served in our military and fought for our country since its inception,” the letter said. “They answered the call every time their country needed them — and now, it is our obligation to be there for them.” — Jake Holland
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would be sold to the firm at the bid price. Wynne voiced concern over the positioning of the new building, as the lot is situated between the historic Frances Willard House Museum and the Woman’s Club of Evanston. “These two buildings that are on either side are much too significant … for us to try and shoehorn a building, no matter how lovely, into
such a small space,” Wynne said. “The setback is too narrow (and) the alley issues are already terrible when we look at this design.” Glen Madeja, executive director of the Frances Willard House Museum, said representatives of the museum had been encouraged by the city to meet with developers to discuss concerns about the » See LOT, page 6
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) speaks at an event. Durbin, along with U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced a bill that would make college textbooks free and downloadable.
Kresge receives LEED certification
Building becomes first at NU to achieve highest platinum status By JULIA ESPARZA
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The recently renovated Kresge Hall is the first building at Northwestern to receive the highest level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, awarded to buildings for their achievements in sustainability. Developers planned Kresge’s renovation with the platinum certification in mind, SustainNU director Kathia Benitez said. “New construction impacts our carbon footprint, so by updating old buildings and incorporating energy efficient features in our new buildings, we move closer to our goal of a greener campus,” Benitez said. Due to the renovation, which began in August 2014 and cost about $58 million,
Kresge now includes a rooftop solar panel, self-adjusting ceiling lights with daylight sensors and the highest grade insulation. Benitez said bike racks and showers encourage faculty and staff to bike to work. With these new features, Kresge earned 86 points on a 110-point scale, according to SustainNU’s website, becoming the first building on campus to achieve platinum status. The building council ranks buildings’ sustainability measures under four categories: certified, silver, gold or platinum. To receive the highest rating, buildings must earn at least 80 points. To become LEED-certified, the council considers factors like the amount of recycled materials used, energy efficiency and air quality of a building, according to its website. NU currently has
11 LEED-certified buildings and is “well-positioned” to increase that number, said Elena Romero-Jensen, Facilities Management’s Kresge project manager. The Kellogg School of Management Global Hub and 560 Lincoln are undergoing the LEED certification process, Romero-Jensen added. She said all new construction and large renovation projects must at least meet the silver certification standards. Romero-Jensen said the University expects the Global Hub to earn NU’s second platinum certification. S ustainNU, Facilities Management and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences faculty collaborated to discuss Kresge’s functionality and sustainability, RomeroJensen said. Because Kresge houses many departments, most students will take a class in the
building during their time at NU, she said. Manager of sustainability communication Stephanie Folk said Kresge’s sustainability and functionality measures complement each other. “We are working on issues on how to manage our campus and how we use our resources,” she said. “Kresge’s energy efficiency was a huge part of the progress.” Benitez said NU is working to become net-zero energy by 2050, meaning the amount of energy used on campus is equal to the amount produced. Kresge is helping NU reach that goal, she said. “We really stretched the envelope with Kresge, pushing to improve its energy efficiency and making it a functional space for students and staff,” Benitez said. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu
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NU, city officials evaluate new live-in requirement By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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Though some city and Northwestern officials worry that the University’s two-year live-in requirement will create unwanted vacancies in Evanston, others are optimistic about opportunities for affordable housing. As part of the University’s housing master plan, NU requires second-year students to live on campus starting with the class of 2021. Tony Kirchmeier, assistant dean of students and director of off-campus life, said about 4,000 students and 600 sophomores — roughly a third of the 2020 class — currently live off-campus. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the city has begun to prepare for the housing requirement’s impact, adding he is in discussions with business leaders and renters about possible solutions. He said he is unsure of what will happen next fall. “Will those apartments be empty?” Bobkiewicz said. “Will they be rented out by non-university individuals? Will we see more families? I think it’s going to be an interesting change.” Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said she was still working to understand and prepare for the economic impacts on the 5th Ward, where many off-campus students currently live. She said in Evanston, many property owners rely on the student market and may have to shift gears for
POLICE BLOTTER Blotter: Woman arrested near downtown Evanston after failing sobriety test
A 56-year-old woman was arrested early Tuesday morning near downtown Evanston in connection with driving under the influence of drugs. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said the woman, a resident of Round Lake Beach in Lake County, was stopped in the 500 block of Davis Street
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A 5th Ward street. Some city and Northwestern officials said they worry that the University’s new two-year live-in requirement will create unwanted vacancies in the 5th Ward, where many NU students live.
next fall. Rue Simmons said it is likely the new requirement will lead to vacancies in her ward. But Rue Simmons also said the new policy could provide an opening for the city — from
the opportunity for more aff ordable housing units to the benefit of attracting more families to the 5th Ward. “It has the opportunity to keep families in Evanston that would otherwise have to look
after officers observed her driving the wrong way near the intersection of Davis Street and Sherman Avenue. When officers pulled the woman over and asked for her license, she told them she had lost it, Dugan said. The woman said she was returning home from a trip to Schaumburg, Illinois. Dugan said the woman failed a standard field sobriety test and was taken to the police station, where she was charged with driving under the influence. The woman was also given citations for driving without a
license and for driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
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Man charged with driving under the influence in west Evanston
A 38-year-old man was arrested Monday night in connection with driving under the influence of drugs after officers spotted him disobeying a traffic control device. The man, who nearly hit a vehicle near the
outside of the district to find affordable housing,” Rue Simmons said. Evanston has previously struggled to provide enough affordable housing. According to a study by the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, there is a 9,927-household demand in Evanston and Skokie, but only 3,945 units are available. NU’s decision could instigate the creation of new units. Alan Anderson, Northwestern’s executive director of neighborhood and community relations, said the two-year live-in requirement aims to strengthen connections in the student body. “If you have a strong campus community, that’s only going to help strengthen your identity and relationship to your community,” he said. Still, Anderson stressed the University’s continued impact on and support for the Evanston community. He said thousands of students still live in the city, including both graduate and undergraduate students. Rue Simmons also emphasized her continued appreciation for NU students in the community as volunteers, employees and consumers. “(Northwestern students) generate millions of dollars in economic activity by supporting our businesses and rental housing markets,” Rue Simmons said. “Northwestern students are brilliant, and they add more than they know to the community.” catherinehenderson2021@u.northwestern.edu
intersection of Green Bay Road and Emerson Street, was stopped by police in the 1800 block of Ridge Avenue, Dugan said. Dugan said the man’s eyes were bloodshot and his speech slurred. After failing a standard field sobriety test, the man was charged with driving under the influence. He was also given a citation for disobeying traffic control devices. — Jake Holland
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Printer to allow for reusable banners By ERICA SNOW
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When Rosalie Gambrah, Associated Student Government’s executive vice president, worked in ARTica Studios, she said she noticed student groups spent hours decorating promotional banners — only to use them a few times before they were destroyed or outdated. The Weinberg senior said student groups should instead have access to affordable and sustainable ways to advertise their events with large banners, so she researched different printers and submitted a proposal to Norris University Center. A large format printer is scheduled for delivery Wednesday, said Joe Lattal (SESP ’16), assistant director of Student Organizations & Activities. Student groups will be able to access the printer by the end of Fall Quarter, Lattal said. “I’m just so excited that this is a project that was able to be seen through,” Gambrah said. “Being in ASG is a lot of selfless work, and you never know if your initiatives will actually happen. … It started out as me, just a (student activities resource committee) member, thinking of ideas that would help better the campus.” Lattal said he will work with ASG to determine guidelines to minimize ink waste and decide prices before student groups can access the printer. The new printer will feature Tyvek, a material that can withstand weather conditions for up to a month, Lattal said. Banner printing will be affordable to all student groups, he said. “There’s so much going on on this campus that it’s tough to navigate how to even find out what events are coming up,” Lattal said. “I’m hoping by making advertising and promotion a little less of a burden on students’ time that this will get used and folks will just
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SOURCE in Norris University Center. Student groups can access a large format printer to create promotional banners by the end of Fall Quarter, said Joe Lattal, assistant director of Student Organizations & Activities.
be more aware of what’s going on on campus.” Alecia Richards, ASG’s vice president for student activities, said the printer will be a good resource for groups looking to create professional signs. The Medill senior added that performance groups, or other students looking to advertise events over multiple days, may use the printer more. “That’s what ASG is all about, serving the student body, but making sure that we’re doing it in kind of a sustainable way,” Richards said.
Richards, president of Refresh Dance Crew, said the banner printer would be great to promote large events like ReFusionShaka. “As a member of a performance group, I feel like I’m always looking for … ways to best advertise our events,” Richards said. “Social media does a good job, but also, we’re students, we’re walking to class all the time, and this banner would give people the opportunity to see what’s going on in person.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Trump’s Puerto Rico statement is too little, too late ALEX SCHWARTZ
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he will travel to Puerto Rico next week to offer the island support in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The statement came a full six days after the hurricane made landfall on the island. During that time, Puerto Ricans have experienced unprecedented destruction, flooding and power loss. Eighty percent of the island’s agricultural industry is in shambles, suffering an estimated loss of $780 million in crop yields. Electricity and communications throughout the island are virtually nonexistent. To say the island is in crisis would be an understatement. Yet, Trump’s Tuesday statement was his first mention of the administration’s commitment to the U.S. territory’s recovery after the storm hit. For four days after Maria’s landfall, he tweeted heavily about the NFL, bashing players for peacefully protesting police brutality and racism in America. There was absolutely no mention of the situation in Puerto Rico, which was
worsening by the hour. On Sept. 19, the day before the storm hit, Trump tweeted, “Puerto Rico being hit hard by new monster Hurricane. Be careful, our hearts are with you- will be there to help!” Yet another affirmation of the administration’s supposed commitment to supporting Puerto Rico came the night the hurricane hit, when he tweeted to the governor of Puerto Rico: “We are with you and the people of Puerto Rico. Stay safe! #PRStrong.” One would think that given these statements of support during the early stages of the storm, the administration would have outlined a plan in the storm’s wake to expedite federal disaster relief funds to an island more than three million Americans call home. The administration should have suggested that concerned mainland Americans donate to humanitarian efforts or, at the very least, urged them — as is seemingly customary among conservative politicians — to keep their fellow Americans in their “thoughts and prayers.” But for the four days following Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico, Trump’s tweets bore no mention whatsoever of the island or the crisis it was facing. There was no mention of its decimated crops or collapsed infrastructure, no call to donate to relief efforts, no briefing on the administration’s plan of action
following the storm. Whether or not the president actually assisted recovery efforts during that time would not excuse the fact that he willingly diverted his and the nation’s focus away from a horrific natural disaster and toward yet another childish Twitter feud. Instead of raising awareness about Puerto Rico, he spent the weekend race-baiting on Twitter. Only on Monday night did he finally mention the dire situation in Puerto Rico in a series of tweets, at the same time somehow managing to sneak in a dig at Wall Street banks. While Trump’s response to the summer’s other destructive hurricanes, including Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida, have also garnered criticism for lacking empathy for disaster victims, his utter lack of response to the crisis in Puerto Rico has revealed something far more problematic. Trump was relatively swift to respond to widespread flooding in Houston, but he stayed silent for days following utter destruction in San Juan. Both cities are in America; why, then, were these responses so different? Perhaps it was the abundance of “Make America Great Again” hats in Texas as opposed to the lack thereof in Puerto Rico. Or perhaps he doesn’t see the island’s residents as deserving of attention as mainland Americans (even though they are just as
American as those affected by Harvey and Irma). Whatever the reason for Trump’s extremely delayed response to Maria, it is indicative of the tendency of Americans to disproportionately ignore natural disasters when they happen in the global south. During the coverage of Irma, Florida got much more attention than the tiny, disadvantaged Caribbean islands the storm also plowed through. While Western nations must acknowledge that natural disasters disproportionately affect a variety of nations and populations in the global south, it’s sad to see that even Puerto Rico, a territory of the U.S., is being given the same treatment. Trump has finally broken his silence after Hurricane Maria, and will hopefully devote more effort to Puerto Rico’s long and difficult recovery. But that doesn’t excuse his lack of leadership in a crisis and unfair treatment of an already embattled island. Alex Schwartz is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at alexschwartz@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.
Democrats must rally against Trump’s white supremacy CALVIN ANDERSON
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Over the past week, President Donald Trump has answered the million-dollar question, “When exactly does Donald Trump think America was great?” In his tweets and remarks attacking professional athletes, Trump told the American people he is nostalgic for a time over 150 years in the past. Beyond demanding black athletes respect the honor of meeting him, Trump insisted the protests by other black athletes are a “total disrespect of our heritage.” There can be no mistaking what heritage Trump is referring to. It is America’s dark heritage of slavery and, since its abolition, the racism that has been more deeply ingrained in this country than nearly any other value. Trump’s words this week confirm a theory author Ta-Nehisi Coates laid out in his article “The First White President.” Coates’ work has been the subject of debate in The Daily’s opinion section over the past week. Coincidentally, his words are particularly salient here, as we try to place Trump’s racist words into some sensible context. Coates writes, “for Trump, it almost seems that the fact of Obama, the fact of a black president, insulted him personally.” It was the fact of Obama’s blackness that propelled Trump into politics, first through his birtherism claims,
and then onto the campaign. This week, Trump was once again personally insulted by the fact that a handful of black men had the power and notoriety to challenge him and embarrass him. There is nothing that embarrasses and angers Trump more than when he feels his authority is being questioned by someone who does not look like him. Think back, for example, to when Trump tried to silence the Indiana-born, Mexican-American judge who was supposed to try a class action lawsuit involving Trump University, or when the White House suggested ESPN fire host Jemele Hill after she labeled him a white supremacist. Trump has not been merely pandering to his base with his racist and coded language. Rather, he possesses an ingrained racism deep within his being, a rigid sense of where a person’s place is in this world, a perspective that belongs far, far in the past. Donald Trump is, in fact, a white supremacist. Of course, none of this is anything new. Media commentary is ripe with people more qualified than me calling out Trump’s coded and not-so-coded language. What little I can offer is a call-to-arms to take this commentary into electoral politics. We should not merely let our white supremacist president be the fuel to our fire, but also make it the very essence of our upcoming campaigns. Just as Trump’s presidency is the rejection of Obama and blackness, the next presidency, as well as down-ballot elections in the coming years, must be a rejection of Trump and whiteness, or at the very least, white supremacy.
Many worry this will alienate the low-income white voters who have become such a concern over the past year. This was part of Jake Gordon’s
We should not merely let our white supremacist president be the fuel to our fire, but also make it the very essence of our upcoming campaigns.
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primary critique of Coates in the first Coatesthemed opinion piece in The Daily this week. Gordon worries Coates is denying the “struggles” of low-income white voters that contributed to the Trump presidency. In fact, as Sky Patterson pointed out, Coates’ article is focused largely on middle to high-income white people, who also overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Regardless, no economic condition is an excuse for what Trump voters did. As Coates himself writes, “certainly not every Trump voter is a white supremacist, just as not every white person in the Jim Crow South was a white supremacist. But every Trump voter felt it acceptable to hand the fate of the country over to one.” Just as getting laid off is not a legal excuse for murder, hard economic times or a feeling of neglect from “coastal
Let’s rethink fundamentals of music criticism JORDAN PYTOSH
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In the digital era, there seems to be an oversaturation of online music writing, where albums are paraded in reviews that are posted, published and shared across the internet and written publications alike. Yet reviewers from a variety of these sources have homogenized music by recycling jargon to arbitrarily rate albums of all genres in a positive light. Last month, The Wall Street Journal commented that when the database Metacritic aggregated scores and took a survey, only “8 albums out of a set of 7,287 albums” received a “red score.” A “red score,” in context of Metacritic, denotes a “negative” rating, implying inferiority to positive markers like “green” and “yellow” scores, which suggests some music is superior to other pieces of music. Quantitatively, another survey taken in 2011 showed that Pitchfork’s average rating for all its reviews was a 7.2, and based on the current standings six years later, this
mean score has decreased to a still generous 6.9 based on Metacritic’s analysis of archived reviews. This is perfectly fine in principle, but if to question said methodology, I must intervene with the proverbial scale of justice to state that the gung-ho fervor of reviewers needs to change. Music’s power lends itself to certain humane moments. As an example, I may listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto to chill out but then play Billboard-grade pop music to have fun at a party — both instances where tones and sounds are associated with the environment. Rather than analyze the music, I have found that critics pontificate and use this situational sentiment in their writings, handing out praise more similar to a love confession than concrete analysis and recommendation. For many a listener, these biased justifications of a numerical value seem to suffice. Many that look at reviews need validation for liking something, and the writers of said reviews subtly pressure others to share their tastes. As it has been, criticism helps artists, record labels and fans measure quality and fundamentally improve their music time passes. It is fair to claim risk-taking is what a large portion of people desire — as humans, we are beings of curiosity and want
to expand limits beyond the past, no matter what field. Yet in a sense, those with such power waste it on a simple idealization, which has undermined disliking any music. This devalues the sophistication that criticism has been gradually built on. To be truthful, at no expense of anyone’s time do I intend to undermine the current power of criticism nor the people who read the reviews. As I have stated before, this art form is truly subjective and writers have provided insight to concepts that average people may not understand from just listening to an album. However, people cannot always overemphasize the good because it alters the definition of “criticism.” Praising or berating others’ hard work also requires effort beyond simplistic reviewing. I advise you to actually listen to music, evaluate it and think of your own rating rather than follow superficial values on a website. Jordan Pytosh is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at jordanpytosh2021@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.
elites” are not moral excuses for electing a white supremacist. Should the alienation of some low-income white people –– who fell under the spell of a white supremacist –– be a side-effect of a campaign against white supremacy, then that is a cost we Democrats must pay. A presidential election can be won without the vote of a single white supremacist, and it must be done. Nothing but a total attack on Donald Trump and his white supremacy will suffice. Just as Trump invigorated supremacist masses with vicious anger, Democrats must do the same with masses who reject all that Trump stands for. Just as Trump uses not-so-coded language to discredit his opponents, Democrats must loudly label him and his collaborators as racists, not just in opinion pieces but on the debate stage. Just as Trump challenged Obama’s right to be president through birtherism, we must challenge Trump’s right to be president on the grounds that his continual enforcement of racist norms pose an existential threat to our country. Michelle Obama’s words — “when they go low, we go high” — will forever ring true, and we must fight just as hard as those whose lowness is destroying everything we hold dear. Calvin Anderson is a Weinberg junior. He can be contacted at calvinanderson2019@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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Evanston votes to buy body-worn, dashboard cameras for police force
Aldermen on Monday approved a five-year contract to purchase body-worn, investigative and dashboard cameras as well as tasers for the Evanston Police Department. The city will enter into a $1.1 million contract with Axon Enterprise to purchase cameras for 120 officers and 45 police cars. Additionally, cameras will outfit interviewing rooms, the detective bureau and the juvenile bureau. During Monday’s City Council meeting, Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) asked an EPD officer about privacy laws when it comes to recording juveniles. Pursuant with the Illinois Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, footavge taken by the cameras will be removed after 91 days for non-flagged incidents, and those that are flagged will remain for two years. Video of minors will be subject to additional protections. The contract follows a pilot program EPD launched in June, when nine officers and two supervisors were outfitted with the cameras. It also comes on the heels of an announcement by Northwestern University Police that all officers will receive bodyworn cameras by the end of the calendar year. “The use of body-worn cameras (has) become a best practice for police departments,” Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said in a June news release. “The presence of a body-worn camera has a positive effect on the behavior of both officers and citizens during encounters.” EPD began to consider body-worn camera implementation in 2015, and pursued funding once Gov. Bruce Rauner formally legalized their use in August of that year. — Kristina Karisch
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Group, said on a conference call Tuesday. Durbin, Franken and King also joined Vitez on the conference call to talk about the legislation. “It’s very eye-opening what students do,” Franken said. “I’ve had many students tell me they work 30, 40 hours a week while going to school, and I’ve had kids tell me it’s not unusual they sell their blood to pay the rent. Sometimes they make a choice between buying a textbook and not paying rent.” The average student budget for textbooks and supplies was $1,250 during the 2016-17 academic year, according to the College Board. According to a study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, 65 percent of students decided not to buy a textbook because of
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From page 1 adverse effects of construction. Madeja said most of their concerns were rejected without discussion, but the developers agreed to block access to the alley from the north side of the building and work with the museum on landscaping the north side. Evanston resident Trisha Connolly said she opposed the sale of the lot because she wants the land to be kept public. She said constructing an office building next to the library is “unsettling.” “The centrally located parcel of land was designated in our 2009 and 2000 plans to become a space for public activity,” Connolly said. “Disregarding this designation of a public space and instead selling it off to a developer to create an anonymous office building … shows disregard for communities that enjoy public spaces.”
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Some of this funding will be able to be utilized to help some of our existing parks. Donald Wilson, 4th Ward alderman
Durbin said. At the University of Illinois and the University of Minnesota, professors have already published free online textbooks that otherwise would have cost students roughly $150 at a bookstore, Durbin and Franken said during the call. King added that, as a former college professor, half of the materials he used were traditional textbooks while the other half came from websites, essays and blogs. King said he likes the approach of this bill because it avoids “the heavy hand of regulation.” “We’re not saying what you can and can’t do,” King said. “We’re saying we’re going to create a competitive, low-cost model that hopefully will have the effect of pulling prices down generally and also provide low-cost alternatives.”
Although the 2000 Evanston Comprehensive General Plan states the city must work to preserve the balance among office, retail and residential spaces downtown, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily earlier this month that both the 2000 and 2009 plans are guidelines and have not been enacted into law. Though many people opposed the sale of the lot, Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) and others supported it. Wilson said he expects the developers to “minimize and mitigate” any harm to the area surrounding the development and added that some of the money brought in could be used around Evanston. “Some of this funding will be able to be utilized to help some of our existing parks and to improve the condition of those that do desperately need some updates,” Wilson said. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), who said she hopes for something “brilliant” to be constructed in the lot, said the addition of office space to the downtown area would be beneficial to current businesses because office workers would likely flock there during lunch.
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City manager Wally Bobkiewicz receives praise, good evaluation
Mayor Steve Hagerty released a statement Tuesday regarding city manager Wally Bobkiewicz’s annual evaluation. Hagerty said City Council met in an executive session Sept. 18 to complete Bobkiewicz’s review. The review marked the completion of eight years of service for Bobkiewicz as city manager. Bobkiewicz withdrew his bid for Tacoma, Washington, city manager in May, saying in a statement that he was “not yet ready” to leave Evanston. “The City Council and I gave the City Manager a positive and strong performance review,” Hagerty said in the statement. “The
City Manager achieved or exceeded expectations in each of eighteen categories he was evaluated.” Hagerty said Bobkiewicz received “particular praise” during the review for his transparency, communication skills and ability to “build an exceptional management team.” He also praised Bobkiewicz for his leadership in creating the position of equity and empowerment coordinator for the city. Before the evaluation, Bobkiewicz requested that City Council and Hagerty not consider him for a salary adjustment, Hagerty said. Bobkiewicz requested no changes to his current contract, which began Oct. 13, 2016. “The City Council and I thank Mr. Bobkiewicz for his service to the residents of Evanston and look forward to working with him in the future,” Hagerty said. — Jake Holland
Communication faculty, alumna to show work at film festival in Chicago Four School of Communication films will be featured at the 53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival next month, according to a Tuesday news release. The film festival will feature work by Communication Profs. Kyle Henry and J.P. Sniadecki, and Communication lecturer Stephen Cone. Alumna Mina Fitzpatrick’s (Communication ’17) film will also be shown at the festival, pegged as “one of the most prestigious and long-running festivals in the nation,” according to the release. Cone’s film, “Princess Cyd,” is a coming-of-age story that stars Northwestern alumna Jessie Pinnick (Communication ’16), according to the release.
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Illinois Democrats, frustrated with Rauner, hope abortion bill passes
State Democrats who represent Evanston are frustrated with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s indecision on vetoing an abortion bill, but are hopeful it will pass. In April, Rauner expressed his intention to veto the bill, which safeguards and ensures access to legal and safe abortions in Illinois, even if the U.S. Supreme Court was to overturn its ruling in Roe
v. Wade. The bill would also repeal provisions that limit health care options for women who receive coverage under Medicaid and in-state worker health plans. In 2014, Rauner campaigned with an acknowledged support for abortion rights, according to the Chicago Tribune. With re-election nearing, Rauner has backed away from his promise to make a firm veto on the bill and now “hasn’t made up his mind” on what to do. State Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago), whose 7th District reaches into the southern part of Evanston, said she is “heartened” by the governor’s
Olivia the Ovary and Timothy the Testis star alongside a host of other cartoon characters in “A New You, That’s Who” — a series of music videos aiming to teach children about reproductive health. Feinberg Prof. Teresa Woodruff, dean of The Graduate School and an OB-GYN, helped create the series, and Communication Prof. Eric Patrick served as the executive producer of the videos, according to a news release. The songs in the music videos were composed by award-winning songwriter Robert Charde. “We are really trying to be the authoritative source for reproductive health information,” Woodruff said. “It’s important because there’s no real place for kids to go to get the information they need.” The videos, posted on Northwestern-affiliated website Reprotopia, are centered on topics such as puberty, menstruation and anatomy. The videos are aimed at children ages 10 to 14, but Woodruff said she wants the website to be a source change in opinion in a Monday news release. “This is his opportunity to stand on the right side of history and send a strong message to women that Illinois will remain a state where you can legally exercise your right to choose,” Steans said. “I hope the governor will honor the commitment he made as a candidate to support such legislation.” State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), who cosponsored the abortion bill, expressed his irritation with Rauner’s sudden wavering opinion in a Monday news release. “Rauner is playing politics instead of standing up for a woman’s right to choose,” Biss said. “But
“CIFF grows and strengthens every year and it means a lot to be selected from such a large pool,” Cone said in the release. “This movie, specifically, is a very deliberate love letter to Chicago, so it means an extra amount to be given a hometown premiere at our big hometown festival.” Henry said he is excited for his film, “Rogers Park,” to premiere in its hometown. The movie follows the story of two middle-aged interracial couples in the Chicago neighborhood it is named after. “My mission is to show the lives of people who aren’t seen in popular media,” Henry said. “What’s not seen is what I want to show, and it’s ‘ordinary’ people who are missing right now.” The other two films — Sniadecki’s “El Mar La Mar” and Fitzpatrick’s “Wandervogel” — are both documentaries. — Ally Mauch
of information for people of all ages. Woodruff said she and her colleagues also created a coloring book for children ages 5 to 7. Woodruff said it is also important for parents to know more about reproductive health. “So often, parents want to be in control of the reproductive health information, but they themselves never got good information,” Woodruff said. Communication Prof. Ellen Wartella, who leads the Center on Media and Human Development, is conducting a research project to see how well the videos teach children about reproductive health. Early research found that children who watched the Reprotopia videos scored 75 percent on a quiz about reproductive health, while children who watched different videos scored 50 percent on the same quiz, according to the release. Woodruff said the website is an ongoing project with plans to expand. She added that they would like to connect with other schools in the future. “There’s so much more about our own bodies and reproductive health that we need to understand better,” Woodruff said. “This is really one way that we are looking to get that information out.” — Ally Mauch
as Rauner waits to see where the wind blows, hundreds of thousands of women wonder what Trump’s America could mean for them. Amidst attacks from Washington, we have a responsibility to defend every Illinoisan.” Biss joined Steans in calling for Rauner to sign the bill. Rauner, who is widely viewed as one of the most vulnerable governors in the nation in the 2018 election cycle, according to Politico, has 60 days to act on the bill. — Nikki Baim
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Kayla Sharples and company, they’re a force to be reckoned with, and we have a bunch of players really determined to — Michael Moynihan, coach get after the ball.
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With no losses in past 3 matches, Wildcats to face Indiana By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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Northwestern’s goal scorers were described by coach Michael Moynihan as daring, aggressive and airborne, but nearly every one of its goals in 2017 has taken place in an exciting but familiar fashion. Time after time, junior midfielder Marisa Viggiano runs to the spot of a free kick and sticks her left arm in the air. Then, as four or five of her teammates swarm the box, Viggiano serves the ball and a Wildcat heads it into the back of the net. For NU (5-4-1, 2-1-1 Big Ten) to continue its success throughout a difficult Big Ten schedule, including Thursday’s match at Indiana (5-4-2, 1-1-1), Moynihan said the Cats will need to find other ways to score. “Kayla Sharples and company, they’re a force to be reckoned with, and we have
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a bunch of players really determined to get after the ball,” he said. “We have got to score more through the run of play. We’re starting to generate those chances but we need to convert those.” NU has utilized set pieces — opportunities coming from free kicks and corner kicks — to score the majority of its goals this season. Each of the Cats’ goals in their last five games have come off a set piece cross from Viggiano. Sharples, a junior defender, is the self-identified target and the most frequent finisher, scoring a team-high three goals off corner kicks this season. “It’s definitely something we pride ourselves on and something we’re going to keep using to our advantage,” junior defender Hannah Davison said. “Kayla’s really dangerous in the air and I like to make a run first and kind of throw them
off. If I can get on it, great, but I know that Kayla’s right there coming from behind.” Moynihan said the Cats trained in the offseason on finishing crosses from Viggiano, now seventh in assists in NU history. Indiana, Thursday’s opponent, is ninth in the Big Ten, having tied Purdue and lost to Michigan in their last two matches. Despite their struggles in conference play, the Hoosiers have a more aggressive approach than the Cats. While Indiana has three players with more than 20 shot attempts, NU only has one. Senior goalkeeper Lauren Clem said she sees the Cats’ improvement over the last week leading to more chances and expects more goals in coming games. “Offensively, we’re just staying calm,” Clem said. “We’re realizing that we play better if we build from the back. The goals will come if we stay focused and do it as a group.” charlesgoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Daily staffers debate Siemian, Thorson’s pro careers By JONAH DYLAN and COLE PAXTON daily senior staffers @thejonahdylan, @ ckpaxton
The joint rise of current Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson and NU alumnus Trevor Siemian’s strong early start in his second season under center for the Denver Broncos got The Daily’s sports desk thinking: Which Wildcats quarterback will end up with the better professional career? Jonah Dylan: Let’s get this part out of the way first: Thorson has already cemented himself as one of the best quarterbacks in NU history, and there’s no doubt he’ll leave Evanston with a much more impressive resume than Siemian. But college success isn’t the question here, so let’s look at how each quarterback projects in the pros. Although Siemian had a rough college career and was locked in a perennial quarterback competition with the notorious Kain Colter, the Broncos saw enough potential to pick him in the seventh round of the 2015 draft. It’s safe to say not many people expected him to ever play, but two seasons later — as Peyton Manning retired and Brock Osweiler conned the Houston Texans into giving him $18 million a year — Siemian found himself in a competition with 2016 first round pick
Paxton Lynch and journeyman Mark Sanchez. And it wasn’t even close. In his first career start, he beat reigning NFL MVP Cam Newton. In Week 3, he became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 300 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start away from home. And though the team struggled and ultimately missed the playoffs, it wasn’t on Siemian; he had a higher passer rating than Osweiler and Manning had combined for the previous year, when the team won the Super Bowl. A year later, Siemian has cemented his spot as Denver’s quarterback, and he’s only getting better. Siemian has struggled with subpar offensive line play throughout both his college and pro careers, but he’s already off to a hot start this season. Though the sample size is small (and Case Keenum is No. 2) Siemian has the 11th best passer rating so far this season. Thorson, meanwhile, just got blown out by Duke. Cole Paxton: Your point about Siemian’s early-career success is welltaken, Jonah. But quite simply, Thorson has gobs of potential that translate exceptionally well to the NFL. His arm strength is better, he has more agility in the pocket and he can more effectively use his legs on broken plays or runpass options. Take a snippet of rushing
numbers: Siemian has tallied just 102 yards on the ground in his 17 games as Denver’s starter; Thorson very nearly hit that number in 2016 alone on top of throwing for a program-record 22 touchdowns. That brings me back to my original point about Thorson: He has a better arm than his predecessor. Siemian has been capable on deep shots, completing about half his throws over 30 yards in the NFL. But Thorson is better here. His arm strength is not yet phenomenal, but he has the requisite talent. His 58-yard loft to Ben Skowronek against Bowling Green, for example, was sublime. But perhaps Thorson’s greater skill is his accuracy. If you need evidence, consider his other touchdown to Skowronek against the Falcons, in which the sophomore wide receiver was draped like a window but still hauled in a dart from his quarterback.That, my friend, is the kind of talent that screams professional success. I get that much of my argument has focused on Thorson’s performance against two lightly-regarded nonconference opponents, but consider Thorson’s current company among pundits. ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranked him a top-5 underclassman quarterback ahead of this season, on the same list as UCLA’s Josh Rosen and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner. Given those elite counterparts
and Thorson’s continued development this season (and next, should he return to school), he’ll enter the NFL ready to make an instant impact and with an easily-reachable upside that far eclipses Siemian’s potential.
Dylan: Thorson’s NFL career could ultimately come down to opportunity. There are only 32 open spots, and Thorson is already ranked behind the likes of Rosen, Jackson, Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, USC quarterback Sam Darnold and a slew of others. Siemian has already proven he’s a better quarterback than Lynch, a former first round pick in his own right. So, to recap: Siemian is already better than a first round pick, but Thorson isn’t close to being good enough to be picked in that range. Siemian’s success has come down to, essentially, a stroke of good luck. I’m just not sold on Thorson ever actually getting a chance as a starting QB. Paxton: As fans of perpetually bad NFL teams would say, Jonah, there are several woeful starting quarterbacks in the league, and lots of fruitless yearslong efforts to find a star. One big reason Siemian won a job is because he was more consistent and level-headed than the journeyman Sanchez and the wildly inconsistent Lynch. Thorson fits that mold exactly: Coach Pat
Fitzgerald and others have raved about Thorson’s mental development, and the quarterback himself said his biggest improvement this offseason was his calmness and confidence in the huddle. Dylan: Well, Cole, if consistency is what we’re looking for, Siemian has Thorson beat without a doubt. Thorson has showed flashes, like when he went to Columbus and nearly beat J.T. Barrett and Ohio State, but he’s also failed his team on numerous occasions. The loss to FCS bottom-dwellers Illinois State last year, as well as the shellacking at the hands of the Blue Devils earlier this year, come to mind. Does an NFL coach want to deal with that? Paxton: If both were in the NFL today, Siemian would undoubtedly be better. But that’s not what we’re debating. I could discuss games like Siemian’s eight-completion, five-sack outing against Iowa his senior season in which he was benched for Zack Oliver, but I’ll stop there. Siemian had some real lows at NU, just as Thorson has. A Broncos scout saw enough potential on Siemian to take a flyer, and he miraculously won a starting job. Thorson, meanwhile, is a highly-touted quarterback who can do just what Siemian can — but better. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Clayton Thorson (left) scans the field, while Trevor Siemian throws the ball. Siemian is in his second season as the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos while Thorson has strong pro prospects.