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Students object to casting choice Open letter claims show’s callback list lacks representation By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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After Arts Alliance released the callback list for its fall mainstage show “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” two students penned an open letter claiming the list was “racially irresponsible” and lacked Asian American representation. The controversy centers on one of the musical’s main characters, Marcy Park. Communication senior Shea Lee, one of the letter’s authors, said the role is traditionally played by an East Asian woman — but none received a callback for the part. Lee, who is half Chinese, said she auditioned for the show and sees Park as a rare example of a “well-rounded” character meant for an Asian actor. “It’s hard enough to convince directors to give us a chance on roles that aren’t indicated as for Asian women,” Lee said. Yianni Kinnas, the show’s director, said the script does not specify
a race for Park’s role. Though the original Broadway cast included a Korean woman in the role, the show’s licensing company, Music Theater International, removed all race specifications for the cast when it was licensed for other productions, the Communication senior said. “My interpretation of the character, and overall for this script, is about the toxicity of competition,” Kinnas said. “That is a story and a narrative that is inherently relatable to any person of the Northwestern community, regardless of race or background.” In the letter, Lee and Communication senior Nina Jayashankar asked Arts Alliance to cast “a woman or nonbinary person of Asian American heritage” as Park. The letter, which Lee said had about 200 signatures as of Thursday night, said there is a “disturbing lack of actors of color” on the callback list. Kinnas said he thinks two or three East Asian women auditioned for the role of Park. He said the number of people of color on the full callback list was “proportional” to the number who auditioned. In response to the letter, the » See CALLBACKS, page 8
By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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to the city at a Human Services Committee meeting in July and aims to establish equity as the highest priority for City Council. It aims to engage city staff in equity training and asks staff to
Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Thursday his decision to sign an abortion bill, one he promised in April to veto to appease party conservatives. Rauner’s initial stance wavered after pushback from state Democrats and advocacy groups. In a news release, he said while he understands and respects the opinions on both sides, women — especially poor women — should be able make their own choices. “I have also spent a lot of time meeting with women across Illinois and listening to their personal stories, particularly lowincome women who do not have the same luxuries that many of us have,” Rauner said. “Their stories and their struggles are real and they have touched me in a very personal way. They deserve to have a choice as much as anyone else.” The bill will ensure access to legal and safe abortions in Illinois should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn its ruling in Roe v. Wade. The legislation would also repeal provisions limiting health care options for women covered under Medicare and in-state worker health plans. Rauner said his current position is not new; he campaigned with an acknowledged support for abortion rights in 2014. With re-election nearing, Rauner returned to his campaign promise, angering conservatives counting on his veto. According to the Chicago Tribune, some immediately denounced his decision to sign the bill. Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti said in a news release Thursday that as an anti-abortion Republican, she disagreed with Rauner’s decision to sign the bill. “I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for a 15-year-old refugee who chose to have me and keep me,” Sanguinetti said. “I realize this bill is a political ploy to divide the people of Illinois. While I disagree with the Governor on this, we must focus on our areas of agreement — enacting real reforms we need to turn Illinois around.”
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The Cook County Criminal Courts Administration Building, next to the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Ex-Feinberg Prof. Wyndham Lathem and co-defendant Andrew Warren both pleaded not guilty on all counts of first-degree murder Thursday.
Lathem shows in court Former Feinberg professor enters not guilty plea By ALLYSON CHIU and ERICA SNOW daily senior staffers @_allysonchiu @ericasnoww
CHICAGO — Former Feinberg Prof. Wyndham Lathem and co-defendant Andrew Warren both pleaded not guilty on all counts of firstdegree murder Thursday during
separate arraignments. Lathem and Warren were each charged Sept. 15 with six separate counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing Trenton Cornell-Duranleau as part of what prosecutors called a premeditated murder-sex fantasy. Both men appeared in person to accept the charges and enter pleas at the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building. When reading the charges, Cook County Circuit Judge Ursula Walowski said the state is seeking extended sentences
for both men due to the “cold, calculated and premeditated manner” of the alleged crime. The state is also seeking an extended sentence on the grounds that the “offense was accompanied by exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty,” Walowski said. Both men, if found guilty, could face 20 years to life in prison. During a bond court hearing in August, prosecutors said » See LATHEM, page 8
Evanston officials take action on equity goals By NIKKI BAIM
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Officials presented ongoing initiatives to integrate an “equity lens” across Evanston schools at the City-School Liaison Committee meeting Thursday. This school year, Evanston Township High School/District 202 launched a research program in which teachers shadow students of color, while Evanston/Skokie School District 65 began participating in a Beyond Diversity program — a two-day workshop that helps participants address diversity issues. The actions follow years of discussion about equity problems in Evanston, many of which focused on reports of a wide achievement gap across both school districts. As of spring 2015, 20 percent of black ETHS students
met college readiness benchmarks compared to 86 percent of white students, according to the superintendent’s 2015-16 joint achievement report. Of those who started kindergarten in fall 2014, 33 percent of black students were at or above the state benchmark in literacy skills compared to 75 percent of white students. District 202 school board president Pat Savage-Williams said “every institution, every district, every agency, needs to take a look at what they’re doing” to properly apply an equity lens. “Every piece of data we have, every time we look at the data, the black males are at the bottom,” she said. “I really have to applaud the administration for taking that on in a very serious way, looking at how to support black males academically, emotionally, looking at our achievement, looking at discipline and that comes out of the work.”
On Wednesday, 20 ETHS teachers shadowed students of color through a full day of classes, said Pete Bavis, assistant superintendent of curriculum at District 202. The selected students all volunteered, he said. Bavis said the purpose is to inform teachers what students of color experience daily. He added that the teachers will debrief with facilitators next week. In District 65, superintendent Paul Goren said nearly 220 teachers, administrators and staff members signed up for diversity training. Goren said the district also revamped its hiring process to include an equity lens in questions for prospective employees. “We’re honing down on the pipeline of teachers of color,” he said. “We’re using an equity lens on decision making and bringing that forward thinking of impact.” The city is also taking steps to expand the equity discussion
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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 superintendent Paul Goren speaks at Thursday’s City-School Liaison Committee meeting. Officials presented ways school districts and the city have been taking action on equity.
beyond the two school districts. Patricia Efiom, Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator, said the city’s Equity and Empowerment Commission will present its “strategic plan” at the Oct. 9 City Council meeting. The plan was first presented
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Evanston resident to showcase podcast in Chicago By NIKKI BAIM
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Growing up in an all-white neighborhood in Western Springs, Illinois, Tania Richard said she didn’t embrace her identity as a black woman until her 20s, when she was cast in all-black production at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. “The older I get, I identify the nuances of racism, the effects of racism and try to educate (people) on how to deal with it,” said Richard, now an Evanston resident.
Anyone listening, we hope that they can relate, learn something new, be inspired and motivated. Tania Richard, Race Bait co-creator
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Richard said she has spent the last several years navigating through challenges that come with an interracial marriage and with parenting mixed children and white stepchildren. Parenting is one of the topics covered in Race Bait, a podcast series hosted by Richard and Wilmette resident Paul Traynor, who is white, about their personal racial experiences. The pair will present their podcast at the Chicago Podcast Festival on Oct. 8.
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The podcast series is in “the moment and spontaneous,” Richard said. The hosts do not rehearse before recording and adjust their content in response to current events, such as white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia. Richard said each episode covers a topic chosen beforehand, and they discuss the issue until it is exhausted. Traynor said the first podcast delved into the difference between growing up in a black household and a white household. “We talked about the talk that seemingly all black parents have to have: teaching kids that they shouldn’t take it personally when they’re looked at funnily or treated differently when they’re at a store or in a crowd,” Traynor said. Traynor, who initially connected with Richard at a corporate gig last year, reached out to her in January hoping to host a live event at the Wilmette Theatre, where they would discuss topics related to race. Richard said the two met for coffee, where they spoke about institutionalized racism and creating a project on race to balance the discussion. A week later, they began recording Race Bait. “It’s an opportunity to really look at things that look simple on the surface,” Richard said. “Anyone listening, we hope that they can relate, learn something new, be inspired and motivated on any level they see fit.” Traynor said realizing how different growing up is for black children was a turning point in his understanding of the racial dynamics in America — but it’s something Richard said she has lived through. At the podcast festival, the hosts will perform their recurring segment, “I’ve always wanted to ask,” in which Richard and Traynor ask each other persistent questions about the other’s race and gender. In the live show, they will encourage the audience to participate A police officer pulled the vehicle over in the 1300 block of Howard Street due to a lane violation, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Upon checking the man’s license, the officer found that it had been suspended. He was charged with improper lane usage and driving with a suspended license.
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and ask questions. The festival runs Oct. 2-8 and will feature a wide range of content with 30 podcasts, including three national ones. The event, which was created in 2016, is meant to celebrate the live podcast industry, said Jonathan Pitts, the festival’s producer. Pitts said he invited Race Bait because “they talked with such intelligence and passion and insight and even humor,” and he wanted to add
them to the existing lineup of podcasts providing a perspective on race. Richard said she is excited to perform live at the festival, and hopes to grow the Race Bait brand. “The sky’s the limit,” Richard said. “I would love to have a platform that enables me to … have these conversations and share these stories as large a scale as possible.”
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Oakton Street, which he had been barred from entering in accordance with the order, Dugan said. Dugan said the man was taken into custody in the basement and charged with violation of an order of protection, a misdemeanor.
An Evanston resident was arrested Wednesday in connection with a violation of an order of protection in south Evanston. A relative of the man called police when the man entered the relative’s residence in the 2100 block of
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ON CAMPUS NU to elect ‘Homecoming Wildcat’ By ALAN PEREZ
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Northwestern students will elect a “Homecoming Wildcat” this year in an effort to make the festivities more inclusive, Homecoming committee co-chair Emine Yücel said. The Homecoming Wildcat will replace a traditional Homecoming King and Queen as this year’s Homecoming court leader, Yücel said. The court, selected by the committee, is no longer required to consist of six men and six women. Yücel, a Weinberg senior, said the committee changed its practices after students from last year’s court expressed concerns about the gendered process. She added that this year, the Homecoming Wildcat will have a choice between multiple headwear options: a crown, tiara or a “non-gendered” option. “We took it very seriously because we believe in being able to express yourself the way you want to,” Yücel said. “We also supported the recommendation, and we believe it aligns with the current student attitude and cultural trend.” Kody Keckler (Communication ’17), a member of last year’s Homecoming court, said he wanted to reform the court because the process was “heteronormative” and did not “accurately reflect all of the people who
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go to Northwestern.” He said he met with the committee last year to suggest changes, adding they were “very supportive.” “The general feeling was this is probably something that should’ve happened a while ago,” Keckler said. “(The Homecoming Wildcat) removes gender and sexuality from being a barrier for someone to be part of the Homecoming court.” Gavin Leighton O’Duane Williams, a member of this year’s Homecoming court, said the committee informed him of the changes during his interview in the spring. The Weinberg senior said he supported the switch to a Homecoming Wildcat, calling it a “right step forward.” “It’s just to be more inclusive of gender and not enforce such strict gender norms,” he said. “(Crowning kings and queens) is definitely an outdated tradition.” After speaking with students, faculty and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Yücel said the committee decided that students will vote for only one winner. Selecting one Homecoming Wildcat will achieve the committee’s goal of “taking gender completely out of the question,” she said. Voting begins Monday and will end four days later, Yücel said. The Homecoming Wildcat will be announced Oct. 6, a day before Homecoming. “It just makes more sense to take 12 royalty
statement posted on Instagram and Twitter, said “1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one.” “The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let’s fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.”
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GOP tax plan will grow economy, help working class
JOSE TREJOS
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After months of internal debate, the GOP finally released the main points of its tax plan, its major legislative initiative before the 2018 election cycle. While many crucial details are still under debate, the tax plan has greatly exceeded my expectations and promises to drive significant economic growth. If Democrats are serious about helping the working and middle classes, they should be supporting tax reform instead of blindly working to undermine Republicans. The primary feature of the Republican tax plan is a large cut to corporate taxes, better understood in my opinion as simply giving the United States a normal tax code. For years, the U.S. has had one of the highest corporate tax rates in the developed world — a staggering 35 percent (39 percent counting the average state tax) compared to a worldwide average of 23 percent, according to a study by the Tax Foundation. The U.S. is also one of only a handful of countries to tax companies on their worldwide profits, which has driven several major companies to move internationally over the past decade. The tax plan would address
both of these concerns, lowering the corporate rate to 20 percent and moving to a territorial system that doesn’t tax companies on international profits, which would make the U.S. tax system more competitive with other developed countries. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, corporate taxes are the most economically harmful form of tax, a likely reason why so many countries have lowered them in recent decades. This takes its toll
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It’s a far cry from trickle-down economics to suggest progressives should focus on raising taxes on the rich rather than on corporations.
on the economy, most visibly in the many corporations fleeing the U.S. each year for countries with competitive tax systems like Ireland, and less visibly in the countless investments corporations choose not to make daily due to the heavy burden of taxation. This doesn’t just
affect the wealthy, but restricts investment — and thus the jobs and raises that corporations can offer, severely hurting the working class in the long run. This is a key point I hope even some progressives can agree on: even if we decide to have a government that imposes huge taxes to pay for generous social programs, it is important that we collect taxes in a way that hurts the economy as little as possible. Progressives who seek to make the U.S. more like Europe should note that these European countries — such as Norway, Denmark and Sweden — have long decided corporate taxes are a harmful way to pay for large social programs. It’s a far cry from trickle-down economics to suggest progressives should focus on raising taxes on the rich rather than on corporations. Aside from business tax reform, the Republican tax plan takes several steps to make the tax code fairer and more generous for the working class. The biggest change the tax plan makes for the poor is a nearly-doubled standard deduction, which means that couples earning less than $24,000 a year, the “working poor,” will pay no income taxes. The plan will also likely be paid for largely by cutting tax benefits for the rich including the State and Local Tax Deduction, and explicitly leaves room to set a higher tax rate for the wealthy upon further
negotiation. While this is still a painfully vague aspect of the framework, Republicans seem determined to follow through on Trump’s promise to cut taxes for the middle and working classes overall to pay for the tax plan, rather than provide tax cuts for the rich. Democrats will probably attack the tax plan using simplistic, populist charges, accusing it of being largely a tax cut for the rich. Regardless of one’s political views, however, this is simply untrue: Combining benefits to simplify taxes, moving to a territorial tax system and eliminating tax exemptions demonstrate a move toward a fair and competitive tax code. The tax reform plan is definitely not perfect — I myself hoped to see Republicans implement bolder progrowth policies like permanent full expensing, and tackle the more useless tax giveaways like the American Opportunity Tax Credit. It is, however, a clear improvement over the current system, with tangible benefits for Americans throughout the socioeconomic ladder.
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If college life has you stressed, go take a walk outside
CHASE REED
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It’s only the second week of school, and if you’re anything like I was last fall, your first year in college isn’t going exactly as planned. At Northwestern, we don’t have a lot of downtime in our schedules to play around with. Between class, homework, work-study and extracurriculars, I barely have an hour to wind down at the end of the day before it’s time to go to sleep and start the cycle over again. It’s become important for me, as a result, to find time to mull over the mishmash of thoughts swirling around my head. The question, then, is how do you find time for yourself when there seemingly is none? Take a walk. At some point in your life — maybe when a teacher or parent encouraged you to calm down after an outburst of anger or when a fraternity denied you access to a Wildcat Welcome party
— you’ve probably been told to “take a walk.” It’s a seemingly ubiquitous cure-all for frustration and dissatisfaction. Stand still, and your mind’s a flurry with vexing thoughts. Start moving, and you can start to process those thoughts more clearly. When you take a moment to slow down and examine your surroundings, you’ll discover that the merits of a long walk extend far beyond merely hitting a daily step count. In fact, there’s no better way to unwind from the anxiety and stress of college than to take a step forward, reflect on your thoughts and reexamine your place in the world. If you’ve been feeling stressed by classes or overwhelmed by the transition to college, put on a pair of your sturdiest sneakers and take a step outside. Feel the pavement as it smacks against your shoes, then slow down and breathe. Look at — no, actually see the pedestrians passing you on the street, the rough-and-tumble facades of offices, restaurants and community centers coldly surrounding you as you pass them by. What sensations do you feel as you gaze at
a window display, or an abandoned alleyway or maybe a man walking his dog?
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If you’ve been feeling stressed by classes or overwhelmed by the transition to college, put on a pair of your sturdiest sneakers and take a step outside. Freedom, perhaps, to experience the world with no filter. Empathy? Inspiration? In her novel, “Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London,” author Lauren Elkin argues that walking down the street is tantamount to exploring one’s sense of self. Through the act of walking and the art of observing, not only do you enrich yourself with the sights, sounds and smells of
nature, but you also begin to reflect on how you feel about those sensations — rather than focusing on NU-related stressors. One of the best things about living on campus is the number of scenic paths, trails and walkways that can take you from point A to point B. These paths provide venues for meditative contemplation and individual reflection. Missing out on these landscapes of natural beauty by burying your nose in a phone can be a big mistake. So close Twitter, unplug your headphones and start paying attention to the world around you. The answers to your most pressing questions and a break from NU-related stress could be just a few steps away. Chase Reed is a Communication sophomore. He can be reached at chasereed2020@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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Cats front seven faces test in Madison By MAX SCHUMAN
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In its Big Ten opener Saturday against Wisconsin, Northwestern’s defense knows pretty much what it’s going to get. “Wisconsin is known for having those gigantic offensive linemen,” senior defensive tackle Tyler Lancaster said. “They’re going to bring the run game, and we’re going to try to stuff the run.” Knowing what’s coming is different than stopping it, something the No. 10 Badgers (3-0) showed their nonconference opponents the hard way. Wisconsin racked up more than 275 yards per game on the ground in its first three games, the 10th best mark in the country so far. That rushing attack has been led by running back Jonathan Taylor, who is currently averaging more than eight yards per carry and has flashed big-play potential as a true freshman. With the Badgers’ highly touted offensive line — what else is new? — paving the way for the young, explosive back, the Wildcats’ run defense faces perhaps its toughest test of the year Saturday.
NU (2-1) has dealt with some glitches against the run so far this season as inexperienced players have taken on important roles in the front seven. The Cats gave up 142 rushing yards to Nevada in their season opener, and followed that up by ceding 233 yards on the ground to Duke. Those teams posed different problems schematically than Wisconsin. Coach Pat Fitzgerald noted in a news conference Monday that the two spread offenses made heavy use of run-pass option plays to keep NU’s defense on its heels. By contrast, the Badgers run a classic pro-style offense, with size and talent on the offensive front unlike anything the Cats saw in nonconference play. “Their offensive line is very good, very big, very athletic, and you’ll see that in Big Ten,” redshirt freshman linebacker Paddy Fisher said. “You’re going to see a lot more athletic, bigger guys. The Big Ten, that’s what they’re known for.” To stymie the run attack, NU will look to defensive linemen like Lancaster, who leads his position group in tackles for loss, and linebackers like Fisher, who leads the team in tackles, to fight through Wisconsin’s blockers. But if the Cats can’t get the job done with just seven men in the box, they might be forced to bring
senior safeties Godwin Igwebuike and Kyle Queiro closer to the line. That could leave the team exposed through the air, and in his second season as a starter, Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook appears able to take advantage, with a 70 percent completion rate and eight passing touchdowns so far. With an improved Hornibrook and targets like tight end Troy Fumagalli, the Badgers have weapons to make NU pay for selling out against the run. “That’s where (Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst), I think, separates himself,” Fitzgerald said. “He just does a terrific job of not only formationally putting pressure on you, schematically putting pressure on you, but playing to his players’ strengths.” Those strengths have the Badgers’ offense rolling this season, and now the Cats’ front seven gets a shot at slowing a divisional rival down. Limiting Wisconsin on the ground won’t be easy, but it would go a long way to making an upset in Madison possible. “Physicality is the biggest thing we’ve got to focus on,” Lancaster said. “They’re going to bring it to us, and we’re going to respond.” maxschuman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Dickerson emerging as go-to guy for NU By BEN POPE
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as) going from a trey set to an open set, with me still in the game,” he said. Those many efforts paid off against Bowling Green with Dickerson’s nationally noticed breakout. They’ll be put to the test again at tight end ground zero — otherwise known as Madison — this Saturday. benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu Daily file photo by Noah Frick-Alofs
A laundry list of NFL tight ends have called Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium home in recent decades. Troy Fumagalli, the Badgers’ current tight end and receptions leader for two years running, is projected as a near-certain pick in next spring’s draft — par for the course in Madison. But on Saturday, Fumagalli might not even be the best de facto tight end on the field, if Northwestern senior superback Garrett Dickerson has anything to say about the matter. Dickerson is coming off an explosive outing in the Wildcats’ rout of Bowling Green on Sept. 16, when he shattered previous career highs with nine receptions for 150 yards against the Falcons. The performance earned him a grade of 99.9 in Pro Football Focus’ College Football rating system, the best individual score at any position in all of college football that weekend. The senior was quick to downplay his career day when asked Tuesday, admitting he “did play well” but adding there was “lots of room for improvement.” He wasn’t able to hide his surprise on the night of Sept. 16, however. Dickerson went wide-eyed when he heard his stat line recited in the postgame news conference. Minutes later, when senior defensive lineman Tyler Lancaster whispered a remark about it, Dickerson whispered back “I didn’t know.” However, if Dickerson replicates those numbers this Saturday on the field that the likes of Owen Daniels and Lance Kendricks have torn up for the Badgers in years past –– he’ll most certainly know. Superbacks coach Bob Heffner said Dickerson came to Evanston as the most comfortable blocker, but least natural receiver, of the three superbacks Heffner has coached. Both of Dickerson’s predecessors, Drake Dunsmore and Dan Vitale, were ultimately drafted into the NFL.
“Garrett, of the three, he’s the first one that can put his hand down and feel the most comfortable, because that’s what he did in high school,” Heffner said. “His first two years here, he was blocking more because Dan Vitale was getting a lot of passes. Last year, as the season went along, he caught more and more balls because he was the main feature guy.” Dickerson, meanwhile, credited Vitale for helping him grow into a more viable receiver. “Dan was a great mentor for me the first two years I was here,” Dickerson said. “He taught me a lot of different things, especially about route-running.” Vitale graduated after the 2015 season, transforming Dickerson by default from mentee to mentor — a job Fitzgerald said Dickerson has performed impressively, describing him as “like a coach on the field.” Dickerson has continued to work on his receiving skills, including running routes with junior quarterback Clayton Thorson throughout this past offseason to better the duo’s rapport. By last month’s training camp, Dickerson said he was hoping to slot into multiple positions this autumn. “I know I have to be an efficient blocker, but I’m just trying to expand my role so we can … be able to do different things, (such
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Pregame politics have made it to Northwestern. The word on the street, first reported by the Chicago Tribune this week, is that the Wildcats will take the field arms-locked in Madison prior to their battle with the No. 10 Badgers on Saturday. It’s an oblique critique of racism and of America’s white nationalist-leaning leadership from the Cats. Another wave in the storm, spawned by President Donald Trump’s criticism of those who kneel during the national anthem, that has pitted our confused Commander in Chief against much of the football world. Players and coaches linking arms in a show of unity against racism or just about anything is perfectly fine with me. It should be with you too, regardless of your politics. After all, it’s even cool with Trump and apparently consistent with his execrable views on race. But for that reason, and that reason in particular, let’s not get too worked up about NU’s planned move for Saturday. Coach Pat Fitzgerald and his players are saying the right things, but this show of unity stands as no main event. The players won’t be on the field for the anthem due to its timing prior to the Badgers game. If a bolder statement in opposition to racism, Trump or police brutality comes from the Cats, it won’t be this week. Homecoming Weekend against Penn State? Well, that might be a different scene. We can peer ahead through the mist and imagine players kneeling on Oct. 7, when they will likely be onfield for The Star-Spangled Banner. If they do, they should be lauded for their courage in a country where many are too attached to a chest-beating national anthem with a mediocre melody and not nearly attuned enough to vast social and economic racial disparities. If NU players take a knee then, we should respect it (a point made compellingly by Troy Closson in this publication Monday). In fact, we should celebrate it. But there’s no need for histrionics regarding the arm-locking unity show. Nothing wrong with it. No reason to criticize it. It’s great that NU’s team is united. If the Cats are united enough to knock off the Badgers for the second straight time at Camp Randall, all the better. Often, the social context surrounding a sporting event proves more compelling than the contest itself. Such became the case in the NFL last weekend. Even the likes of Jerry Jones, the attention-sucking owner of the Dallas Cowboys, took a knee prior to the anthem in Arizona with his players in what has suddenly devolved into a McProtest — its original purpose fading amid the noise. Trump has once again brought together so many against him. That the Cats appear to sit among those ranks is dandy. But linking arms lacks the shock factor of real protest; kneeling for the anthem disturbs the myth that American symbols are unimpeachable. This week at least, what the Cats do after kickoff deserves more attention than what they do before it. Tim Balk is a Medill senior. He can be contacted at timbalk2018@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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production team did call back an additional actor of Asian descent who is still in consideration for the role, Kinnas said. The final cast list will be announced Friday. Additionally, Kinnas said he, producer Casey Watson and members of Arts Alliance met with Lee, Jayashankar and other concerned students Thursday to discuss possible solutions. The meeting was “open and respectful,” Jayashankar said, though the parties could not agree on the casting of Park’s role. However, she said, they expanded the conversation to consider an overall “movement toward representation” for Arts Alliance and the entire Student Theatre Coalition. Andrew Restieri, executive director of Arts Alliance, said the group takes diversity and representation “really seriously.”The specific casting issue comes down to “a fundamental creative disagreement” over whether Park’s character is necessarily Asian, the Communication senior said. Lee said the role of Park is written “with an Asian woman in mind” because her last name is Korean and
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 cues in the script indicate her heritage. The character is a play on the stereotype of the “overachieving Asian,” she said. However, Restieri said the Arts Alliance board supports Kinnas’ interpretation that the role does not tell “exclusively an Asian story.” Regardless, Kinnas said he hopes to cast actors of color in the musical. “I believe we’re all fighting for the same thing,” he said. “If this show doesn’t have diversity in it, then I’m not doing justice to the story and I’m not doing my job correctly.” Moving forward, Kinnas said he, Watson and other Arts Alliance members plan to recommend the StuCo board take steps to improve representation, including mandatory “diversity panels” for production teams. Lee said she still feels the team’s casting is “a step back” for representation in NU theater. She said she hopes the letter will lead to future action promoting “racially respectful” casting in student productions. “My goal is not to punish the production team of this show or shame them,” Lee said. “My goal is to make change.” madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Cornell-Duranleau’s murder was allegedly part of a sexual fantasy Lathem and Warren shared, which involved killing someone and then killing themselves. Lathem and Warren also allegedly discussed the murder in an online chatroom before it happened, prosecutors said. Police found Cornell-Duranleau’s body in Lathem’s North State Street apartment on July 27. Prosecutors said he had been stabbed 70 times. Barry Sheppard, one of the attorneys representing Lathem, told The Daily after the arraignment he is “letting the case develop at the proper pace.” “We’re looking forward to reviewing all the materials tendered today,” Sheppard said. Kulmeet Galhotra, a public defender appointed to represent Warren, told reporters in a prepared statement that the case is “in its infancy,” and Warren will be provided with “vigorous defense.” Galhotra told The Daily after the arraignment that the two men will continue to appear in court separately for security reasons. Lathem is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 31.
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Local tennis clubs raise funds for cancer research By ANDREA MICHELSON
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More than 200 tennis players gathered at clubs across the North Shore on Thursday to raise money for breast cancer research at the 21st annual Court the Cure fundraiser. The matches, held at 13 different clubs, were hosted by the North Shore Women’s Platform Tennis League to mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 1. Overall, participants helped raise more than $17,000 for research this year, event co-chair Linda Ball said. Ball’s co-chair, Debi Learner, said the fundraiser started in 1996 when a small group of breast cancer survivors decided to raise money for research by playing platform tennis. The sport is played on an elevated deck that is smaller than a regular tennis court. The Court the Cure founders created an
annual “play day” to kick off the platform tennis season, which lasts through the end of winter. Though the scale of the event has increased over the last 20 years, Learner said its intent has remained the same — to fund breast cancer research.
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“Many women are playing in (Court the Cure) because obviously breast cancer touches
so many women’s lives,” she said.“They’ve either battled breast cancer or have family members or loved ones who have.” Money raised through the event supports breast cancer research led by Dr. Katharine Yao, chief of surgical oncology at NorthShore University HealthSystem. NorthShore’s Center for Breast Health is the largest breast cancer practice in Illinois, serving more than 800 patients annually, according to the center’s website. “(Yao) plays an integral part in our high-risk breast cancer clinic,” said Lisa Rietmann, director of philanthropy at NorthShore. “We have a number of different research projects going on including work in personalized medicine … so there’s a lot of cool work in prevention and early detection.” Ball said she joined Yao’s study because she is at a increased risk for developing breast cancer. She said her sister passed away from the disease
more than 10 years ago. Ball also works as a platform tennis instructor at Winnetka Platform Tennis Club — one of Court the Cure’s participating locations. She shared her story at her club’s pro-amateur tournament, where amateur participants can pay an extra fee to play doubles with a local professional. Marina Ohlmuller, director of platform tennis at Briarwood Country Club in Deerfield, also participated in the Winnetka tournament as a local professional. Ohlmuller said while she has not been personally touched by breast cancer, she came to support her friends and teammates who have been impacted by the disease. “Whenever you get a couple hundred women together, it’s always a powerful force,” she said. “Platform tennis is such a great forum to do this, and anytime we can turn it around and make it do some good that’s awesome.” andreamichelson2020@u.northwestern.edu
Wells College professor discusses identity, community By CHLOE LAW
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Wells College women’s studies Prof. Lisa Hall addressed the importance of storytelling in creating relationships and combating differences while discussing her ongoing book project at an event Thursday. The event, held at Kresge Hall and co-hosted by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and the Global Indigenous Studies Group, follows the announcement that the University will establish a Native American and indigenous studies minor. During the talk, Hall discussed racial identities and the exclusion of different cultural backgrounds from the dominant narrative to an audience of about 30 people. She said storytelling is a link that connects and perpetuates the various focuses in her book, “Making Relations in the House of Difference.” “Storytelling is important, especially as a tool
of decolonization and transformation,” Hall said. “Stories are about responsibility and action. They have kept us alive.” Hall said storytelling is especially important to women of color and indigenous peoples, who have been institutionally oppressed due to ignorance or academic exclusion. She said students are able to recite lines from Shakespeare and recall dates from major AngloSaxon battles, but are unable to understand the histories of other ethnic groups because schools don’t teach them. The Eurocentric nature of higher education contributes to the erasure of ethnic and indigenous narratives, Hall said. This ignorance, she said, is “the cornerstone to maintaining institutional oppression.” “The legacy of the segregated intellectual system is a profound ignorance about everything other than the dominant narrative,” she said. Hall called her book a “theory memoir” about her experiences examining ethnic, gender and indigenous studies.
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“It’s important that she was invited to come here as an initiative to expand the Native studies program,” Chen said. The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research launched earlier in September.
Medill Prof. Patty Loew, who heads the center, is also working to create the eventual minor. SESP senior Pooja Kanthawar said she enjoyed how Hall addressed the idea of collaborative learning and its impact on relationships. “I like how she showcased her emphasis on relationships and how that really guides you and takes shape in how we interact with people,” Kanthawar said. Hall also said building relationships with people from different backgrounds can help them embrace differences, which should be recognized as a “great, potentially creative, force.” She said differences between people are inevitable, but denial and ignorance can disrupt relationships. Acceptance and inclusion are integral to maintaining strong relationships, she said, and people need diverse social networks to learn. “We have to learn to speak to and across difference,” Hall said. “What were we born? What will we become? What stories are we responsible for?”
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Wildcats look for leadership in 3 returning seniors By CALVIN ALEXANDER
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With five returning players, a top-5 doubles team and a strong performance just two weeks ago in Durham, North Carolina, Northwestern looks poised for success this season. Last year the Wildcats finished third in the Big Ten behind only No. 3 Ohio State and No. 11 Michigan. They also had an impressive showing in the NCAA Tournament, beating No. 18 Mississippi State before falling in the second round to No. 8 Georgia Tech. This year the Cats will look for leadership from their three returning seniors — Alex Chatt, Maddie Lipp and Erin Larner. Larner sits at No. 40 in the
preseason singles rankings, and with good reason. She played almost exclusively at No. 1 singles last season and recorded only one loss in Big Ten play. Larner also got a win against the eventual national champion Brienne Minor of Michigan. Chatt and Lipp won 37 combined singles matches last year, but they are even more deadly on the doubles court together. They come into this season as the No. 5 ranked doubles team in the nation. “Erin, Maddie and I are all striving to be AllAmerican this year,” Chatt said. “That is the ultimate goal. It’s our last year.” Those three players, along with junior Rheeya Doshi, traveled to North Carolina from Sept. 15-17 to compete in the Duke Invitational. While there, all four players went undefeated in doubles and each player also won at least one singles match.
Doshi had an impressive sophomore year, which included two victories against top-40 doubles teams. Another junior who will play a key role for NU is Lee Or, who occupied the No. 4 singles spot last season. In that spot, she posted 16 wins in doubles and 17 in singles — one of those coming over a top-50 opponent, Oklahoma State’s Vladica Babic. “I’m really impressed with the work Lee and Rheeya did this summer,” coach Claire Pollard said. Pollard said she looks forward to working with three new players on the team: Caroline Pozo, Inci Ogut and Julie Byrne. Pozo is a freshman from St. Louis who did not lose a set of high school tennis after her freshman year. Ogut is a freshman from Turkey who won national championships in three separate age groups. And Byrne is a sophomore from Ireland who is transferring from Oklahoma.
She finished her freshman season with an 8-5 record in doubles in a tough Big 12. Pollard said the new players will make a significant impact, as will new assistant coach Julian Tejada. He has worked with top women’s professionals including Martina Hingis and Victoria Azarenka as well as at top collegiate programs like Michigan. Pollard and Larner both stressed the importance of the fall season. They said it will provide great opportunities to gain experience and keep players confident for the coming year. “That is key to go into the regular season with a good ranking,” Larner said. “I am more focused on that and doing well in the fall tournaments and also just overall trying to get better every single day.” calvinalexander2021@u.northwestern.edu
CPS principal discusses challenges facing school system By BRANDT COMPTON
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Educators and students from Gale Community Academy spoke Thursday to more than 15 Northwestern students about the challenges facing Chicago Public Schools. The event, hosted by NU Leadership Development and Community Engagement, featured principal Augustine Emuwa and assistant principal Melinda Jean-Baptiste from the Rogers Park public school. Emuwa and Jean-Baptiste spoke about their work connecting with Chicago communities to bring better education to K-8 students. Three eighth graders also spoke alongside the administrators.
Emuwa, who has been a teacher and administrator with CPS for seven years, said he grew up on the South Side in a single-parent household, and school was his only “place of solace.” He said he has realized his life dream by trying to create a solace for his own students. “The power of the community is the reason why we are still here,” Emuwa said. “Why is our community not good enough for this school to be called a community? We deal with race. We deal with inferiority complexes, and we got to really change that narrative because our community is good enough. This school is good enough.” Emuwa said Illinois is one of the “worstfunded” states in the country, and the disparity in wealth between one city and another is immense. Jean-Baptiste said her own upbringing without
many opportunities also motivated her to help other disadvantaged students. She said insufficient funds can prevent public schools from hiring wellqualified teachers. Because schools are funded through property taxes, Jean-Baptiste said, schools in low-income neighborhoods don’t receive as much money as those in areas with higher property values. As a result, funding per student in Evanston is three times higher than that at Gale, Jean-Baptiste said. “For me, school was not necessarily a happy place because when you go to school it becomes very clear who has and who does not have,” she said. “School at times for me became very uncomfortable in my elementary years.” Val Buchanan, assistant director of Leadership Development and Community Engagement for
NU, told The Daily it’s helpful for students to understand the complexities of the CPS system. She said she wanted to host the event to “motivate students to be interested in education equity” and hear about CPS problems first-hand. Weinberg freshman Emily Kasprick told The Daily she learned more about how income disparity affects education in Illinois. After hearing the students’ experiences, she said she wanted to do more to help. “The justice talk was really impactful, especially the way they presented it by letting the kids answer questions,” she said. “It was things I’d never considered, so to see the differences people have to live with, it was shocking.” brandtcomptom2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Individually, we’re all not the best players there are in volleyball, but together we’re just as strong as any other — Nia Robinson, outside hitter team.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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FIGHTING ON BACK
Wildcats fall behind early, but battle back to beat Indiana on road
By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
the daily northwestern @2021_Charlie
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Momentum is swinging in Northwestern’s favor as it continues Big Ten play. After conceding a goal to Indiana in the first minute of Thursday’s match, the Wildcats notched two in the second half to complete a comeback and take first place in the Big Ten. Nine of NU’s last 13 matchups against Indiana have been decided by one goal, and the latest meeting featured more of the same. The Cats (6-42, 3-1-1 Big Ten) beat the Hoosiers (5-5-2, 1-2-1) 2-1 in Bloomington after junior midfielder Michele Chernesky finished junior midfielder Marisa Viggiano’s cross to give the visitors the lead in the 70th minute. Two saves by senior goalkeeper Lauren Clem in the final minutes clinched the victory. In the first minute, Indiana
forward Maya Piper gathered a loose ball and shifted past an NU defender who had fallen to the ground. After passing the Cats’ back line, Piper struck a left-footed attempt past Clem. After the goal, Clem and junior defender Kayla Sharples pulled their teammates together in a huddle. “When they scored their first goal, we all just took a little mental break and were like, ‘We need to start working hard for each other,’” freshman forward Regan Steigleder said. “For the rest of the game, we took momentum to win it.” While the motivation initiated improved play, NU remained scoreless until the 51st minute when Steigleder scored after junior forward Brenna Lovera beat an Indiana defender down the sideline and served a cross in the box. Steigleder’s header marked the first goal of her college career. The freshman recently moved from midfield to attack, and coach Michael Moynihan
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has been impressed with her transition. “She’s just a heck of a player. She’s got great instincts for the game, a good athlete and very good technically,” Moynihan said. “That ’s the player we knew we were getting when we recruited her, and she certainly hasn’t disappointed.” The victory moved the Cats atop the Big Ten with six conference games left, tied with No. 6 Penn State and Purdue, which NU plays Sunday. Though the Cats are tied for first, they have played one more game than the Nittany Lions and the Boilermakers. Purdue has not lost yet in conference play, but it tied Indiana last weekend, giving NU more confidence entering its next match. “We’ve finally all clicked as a team,” Steigleder said. “We’re all working hard for each other, and we’re getting momentum.” charlesgoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
CROSS COUNTRY
NU looks for first Big Ten victory By JONAH DYLAN
daily senior staffer @thejonahdylan
It’s going to be a weekend of polar opposites for Northwestern. The Wildcats (10-4, 0-2 Big Ten) travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, to take on Big Ten bottom-feeders Rutgers (5-9, 0-2) on Friday. The next night, NU will visit State College, Pennsylvania, home of perennial powerhouse No. 3 Penn State. “They’re just a sound, consistent team,” coach Shane Davis said of the Nittany Lions. “They’re tough, especially on their home court.” After a successful nonconference season that included a nine-match win streak, the Cats have dropped their first two Big Ten contests and haven’t won a set in three matches. But this weekend could change that. NU and the Scarlet Knights finished as the two worst teams in the Big Ten a season ago, with the Cats winning just three conference games and Rutgers winning none. After predictably slow starts to Big Ten play this season, one of the teams will leave Friday with a Big Ten victory. Following its showdown with the Scarlet Knights, NU immediately draws the Nittany Lions (11-1, 1-1), who present a much more difficult challenge. “They have a super high hitting percentage, so they’re very efficient,” senior outside hitter Symone Abbott said. “They don’t make errors. They have very aggressive servers, and they’re just a cultured team, they know how they play and they’re very comfortable with themselves.” The Cats will need key contributions from its leaders to compete with Penn State. Abbott, who currently sits No. 2 in the Big Ten with 4.37 kills per set, has been one of the more consistent outside hitters in the conference this season. Senior middle
Northwestern vs. Rutgers
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Northwestern vs. No. 3 Penn State State College, Pennsylvania 6:30 p.m. Saturday
blocker Gabrielle Hazen is sixth with a .404 kill percentage, while senior setter Taylor Tashima is fourth in the conference with 11.51 assists per set. NU will also look to its tremendous freshman class for a fighting chance against Penn State. Davis said he expected the freshmen to carry the load. “Our freshmen are doing a nice job. I’m not surprised by their contributions this year, and I think it was somewhat expected,” he said. “They’re doing a good job, their ceiling is really high and they’ll continue to get better as the season goes on.” Freshman outside hitter Nia Robinson has been a solid complement to Abbott this season, racking up 3.55
kills per set, good for seventh in the Big Ten. Freshman libero Lexi Pitsas has battled sophomore Sarah Johnson for the starting job and is averaging 2.91 kills per set on the season. Freshman middle blocker Alana Walker has been a reliable option across from Hazen with a .313 kill percentage. NU will have to contend with its opponents’ menacing attack, as the Nittany Lions are second in the Big Ten with a .349 kill percentage. Penn State also allows the fewest service aces in the conference, while the Cats average the most aces per game. Robinson said although the Cats might not have the raw talent to match the Nittany Lions, they can be successful if they work together. “Individually, we’re all not the best players there are in volleyball, but together we’re just as strong as any other team,” she said. Benjy Apelbaum reporting.
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Symone Abbott goes up for a kill. The senior outside hitter will lead the Wildcats into weekend matches with Rutgers and No. 3 Penn State.
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Sarah Nicholson (left-center) and Aubrey Roberts (right-center) round a turn. The two sophomores will lead Northwestern this weekend at the Cowboy Jamboree.
Cats’ sophomores lead team into meet By ALISON ALBELDA
the daily northwestern
Northwestern will celebrate the 80th running of the Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday — the oldest consistently held cross country meet in the nation. The race, hosted by Oklahoma State, will see the Wildcats compete in a sixkilometer race for the first time this season. NU will challenge Big Ten foe No. 12 Penn State, alongside ranked opponents No. 22 Missouri and the No. 25 Cowboys. Coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said in an August news release that despite limited Big Ten competition, she chose to have the team compete in the Cowboy Jamboree against elite competition in hopes of acquiring points for regionals and nationals. Sophomore Aubrey Roberts, who finished fourth individually at last season’s NCAA Midwest Regionals, said the extensive time since the Cats’ previous race on Sept. 2 allowed the team to challenge itself in workouts. She said she is looking to this race as a barometer of the team’s progress. “The team is definitely a lot stronger than last year, so I’m really excited for us,” Roberts said. “I think we’ve got a lot in store.”
NU opened its season this month at the Flyers/Flames Invite hosted by Illinois-Chicago. Led by first and second place finishes from Roberts and sophomore Sarah Nicholson respectively, the Cats dominated the 4K race with their top seven runners all finishing in the top 15. At the meet, NU took down in-state competitors DePaul, Northern Illinois and UIC. The Cats took ninth at the Big Ten Championship last fall, the best conference meet finish for NU since 2012. With fewer meets this year than last year, the team has more time to focus on training for larger events like Big Tens, NCAA Regionals and potentially NCAA Nationals, said Nicholson, a top20 finisher at Regionals last fall. The extra time between races has helped the Cats figure out their group dynamic, Nicholson added. She said she looks forward to the team challenging itself this year. “We have a shot of putting ourselves in the conversation as far as qualifying for nationals,” Nicholson said. “The amount of depth we have (as a team) is … going to be one of our biggest advantages going into more important meets.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu