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Senate election sees participation increase Voter turnout about 35% higher than 2022 election

By JACOB WENDLER

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Five hundred seventyseven students voted in ASG Senate elections over the weekend, with turnout approximately 35% higher than in last year’s elections.

The total count was also more than triple the recordlow turnout in ASG presidential elections last spring, when 175 students cast ballots.

Weinberg senior Dylan Jost, ASG’s executive officer of democracy, said the heightened turnout was due to a more strategic marketing push surrounding elections and the return of an email informing the student body about elections.

“I’m proud of the increased turnout we saw, and I’m optimistic that this will continue in the spring with the presidential election,” Jost said.

ASG Senate consists of 40 total seats, with 20 Senators representing NU’s

undergraduate schools and 20 representing student groups. All 20 school seats were available in this weekend’s election.

ASG Senate allocates seats proportional to the school’s populations. This year, the Senate designated 10 seats for the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, four for the McCormick School of Engineering, two for the School of Communication, two for the Medill School of Journalism, one for the Bienen School of Music and one for the School of Education and Social Policy.

Senators are responsible for passing legislation, allocating funding to student organizations and representing the student body in conversations with administration.

Twenty-seven candidates petitioned to run in this year’s election, 18 candidates for Weinberg, four for Medill, three for McCormick, one for Bienen and one for SESP. No candidates petitioned to run for the School of Communication seat.

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Former Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks down during a game last year. Fitzgerald filed a $130 million lawsuit against the University and President Schill on Thursday.

Fitzgerald sues NU for $130 million Former head coach files lawsuit against University, President Schill

By LAWRENCE PRICE

daily senior staffer @lpiii_tres

Former Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald

filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the University and President Michael Schill in Cook County court Thursday.

Chicago-based attorneys Dan Webb and Matthew Carter announced that Fitzgerald will

seek more than $130 million in compensatory damages after the University fired him for cause in July. The termination came in the wake of an investigation that found hazing occurred in the program. Fitzgerald is also

seeking unspecified amounts in emotional distress and punitive damages, the attorneys said.

Fitzgerald is alleging a breach of an oral contract, breach of

» See FITZGERALD, page 6

Du Sable bust unveiled in Evanston Sarah Wade shares About 40 attendees gathered to watch reveal of 8-foot bronze sculpture

By MEGIJA MEDNE

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A 8-foot bronze bust of Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable, a prominent explorer who is often credited as the founder of Chicago, was unveiled in downtown Evanston Sunday afternoon. Created by sculptor Erik Blome, a former Evanston resident, the artwork found its temporary home at the corner of Church Street and Orrington Avenue, a few steps away from the Evanston Public Library.

Du Sable was born in St. Marc, St. Domingue — present-day Haiti — in the 18th century. Around 1779, Du Sable settled along the Chicago River near Lake Michigan and developed a prosperous trading network. Today, he is often remembered as Chicago’s first non-Indigenous permanent settler.

About 40 attendees gathered to watch the unveiling of the sculpture as several community speakers highlighted Du Sable’s influence on the

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“If you look at the role that Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable played in Chicago history and the role that he’s played in a lot of Chicago history books, you learn instantly about the erasure of non-white people in so much of our history,” Mayor Daniel Biss said in a speech at Sunday’s unveiling. “This bust is an opportunity for us to reverse some of that, to create an object in town that we can use to educate ourselves and to spark conversation.”

Speaker Joyy Norris, cultural arts coordinator at Evanston Arts Council, said it wasn’t until high school that she learned how poorly du Sable’s story has been taught in schools and homes. She said she hopes the sculpture will inspire the community in Evanston and beyond.

Named “Explorer,” the bust in Evanston is a larger version of its bronze companion on Michigan Avenue Bridge — also known as the DuSable Bridge — in downtown Chicago.

Blome, who made the bust

Survivor adventure Kellogg student takes on FIJI Season 44 of show

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Unveiling of “Explorer” Du Sable bust gathers around 40 people.

at his own expense, chose Evanston to be the first yearlong home of the sculpture of Du Sable. It will tour around the Chicago Metropolitan Area.

“This is sort of a derivative

work from my original bust,” Blome said in his opening speech. “It’s just my contribution to this whole thing.

If one thing I could inspire

» See DU SABLE, page 6

Second-year Kellogg School of Management student Sarah Wade has been watching “Survivor” since the first season debuted in 2000.

Sitting with her family, she used to cover her eyes with her baby blanket when something scary came on the screen.

Wade always wanted to compete on the show — and right before starting business school, she finally got her chance.

In June 2022, Wade competed as one of 18 contestants on season 44 of “Survivor.” For Wade, playing a 24/7 game of deception, strategy and athletic ability on the tropical islands of Fiji was her idea of perfect happiness.

“It was a total blast,” Wade said.

“I would do it again 10 times over.”

Wade said getting to know so many different types of people — including a beauty salon owner

from Puerto Rico and a firefighter from the Bronx — was a joy.

She added that the experience taught her to always pursue new adventures with gusto. She recently got the chance to travel to a mystery location as a bonding activity with a group of other incoming Kellogg students and took it.

Wade ended up in Chile, where she met some of her closest friends.

On the cusp of their next educational journey, the students got to know one another, with one catch: they were told to conceal any major personal details until the end of the trip.

“The reason behind that is so you get to know people better without asking questions about the really basic stuff,” said Vishnu Nagireddy, third-year J.D.-M.B.A. student and one of Sarah’s good friends. “You have to kind of dig deep and actually ask deeper questions.”

Nagireddy said skipping the small talk actually allowed the students to get to know one another better — but it also meant Wade hadn’t told anyone about her “Survivor” stint.

» See SURVIVOR, page 6

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Canal Shores Golf Course to undergo renovations

By COLE REYNOLDS

daily senior staffer @charcole27

Early on a July morning this past summer, hundreds of kids spilled out onto the first two holes of Canal Shores Golf Course. The view from the clubhouse was chaotic. Some kids smashed plastic golf balls with miniature clubs, landing just a few yards from another group wrestling over an inflatable blue football.

This small scene, in many ways, is emblematic of the next chapter in the story of the over century-old municipal golf course. Canal Shores is now midway through a nearly $6 million renovation, providing a facelift to the once-dreary course.

And, local kids are bringing major donors to what otherwise might just be another municipal course.

“So many people jumped on(to) the course as kids and never paid,” said Chris Charnas, a Canal Shores’ Board of Trustees member. “This is a great place for kids. (And we were) like ‘hey, we can raise some money for that.”

Charnas, a North Shore native, said he was once one of those kids, sneaking onto Canal Shores for a round with friends. So was Josh Lesnik, the executive vice president of KemperSports, the company now managing the Canal Shores rebuild.

When Charnas and Lesnik met for lunch in the summer of 2021, the view from the clubhouse was largely the same as it was in July — hundreds of kids playing golf together on a beautiful morning, as Lesnik described.

By then the century-old course was starting to show its age. Trees had grown large enough to cast the course in a shadow.

Still, people came; the amount of rounds played doubled during COVID-19, Charnas said. But the irrigation system couldn’t meet increased demand, leaving the aging course wrinkled and brown.

Canal Shores needed new pipes and less trees — but underground irrigation systems don’t typically pique the interest of donors, Charnas said.

Plus, renovation has been controversial. In August, Canal Shores neighbors started circulating a petition to prevent the removal of several

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Golfers on Canal Shores. The course is midway through an almost $6 million renovation.

cottonwood trees near the 13th hole. While the trees have inconvenienced golfers, the petition argues that they’re also a historic part of the neighborhood and the ecosystem along the North Shore Channel.

“These 40 foot trees were planted 100 years ago when this area of Evanston was a farm. They are our heritage, or history, and our responsibility to protect,” the petition reads. Tree clearing was in progress on the 13th hole as of Sept. 9., according to releases sent by Canal Shores.

So, Canal Shores pivoted, designing their pitch to portray the course as a place for Chicago area children to grow up playing the game of golf.

It’s a story major players have been buying.

Lesnik returned to Canal Shores after his lunch with Charnas, toting a $1.5 million pledge from the Western Golf Association to help build a school for young caddies. The WGA will also cover caddie fees for golfers at Canal Shores, maintaining accessibility for golfers and providing opportunities for local caddies to earn academic scholarships

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through the Evans Scholars Foundation.

“All you have to do if you’re a golfer (at Canal Shores) is be willing to take a kid and kind of help nurture them,” Lesnik said. “Tell them how important school is, encourage them. Maybe buy them a hotdog and a Gatorade, and you’re changing lives through golf.”

First Tee - Greater Chicago chipped in $500,000 to build a training facility for its camps, Charnas said.

And with a few other donations, Canal Shores is just $600,000 short of its almost $6 million goal, plenty to cover major portions of the rebuild, he added.

Charnas and Lesnik describe the refurbished Canal Shores as a place that will be embedded within the community, both in its proximity — Charnas calls the course a “backyard” for the adjacent homes — and its opportunities.

“That first kid we get a scholarship to Northwestern or one of the 24 universities that we’re associated with, it’ll be the best day of your life,” Lesnik said. “You’ll see.”

Todd Quitno, the architect who designed the Canal

Shores restoration, didn’t grow up with Canal Shores.

But, he described watching his kids learn the game there, hitting golf balls around the towering trees.

His signature contribution is the new 6th hole.

No fairways or rough, it’s just one large green that snakes toward a vista where the Bahá’í House of Worship rises in the background. There, the course’s new grass is already growing in.

Charnas hopes that the 6th hole, the final sparkle on the golf course known to some as Evanston’s “gem,” captures the attention of the major golf publications.

Or that Northwestern athletics or alumni will rent it for events.

But, as Canal Shores courts the attention of national golf media and Northwestern community members, Charnas still brings the song back to its familiar, if not most poignant note.

“The point is someday having a hall of fame full of kids who started at Canal Shores,” he said. colereynolds2026@u.northwestern.edu

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HBO CEO talks entertainment industry

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Casey Bloys (Weinberg ’93), CEO and chairman of HBO and Max Content, offered his vision for the future of the entertainment industry at the School of Communication’s “Dialogue with the Dean” Thursday night.

Communication Dean E. Patrick Johnson moderated the Q&A session with Bloys.

Bloys stepped into his role as president of HBO programming in 2016 and currently oversees HBO and Max originals. In 2022 alone, Bloys’ programming received 38 Emmy awards, more than any other streaming platform or network.

Johnson kicked off the dialogue by asking about the “elephant in the room” — recent writers strikes in Hollywood.

From May to September, the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 screenwriters, went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. WGA and AMPTP came to a tentative agreement on Sept. 27.

“Everybody seemed happy with the result,” Bloys said. “Writers seemed happy with some important protections for them. I would say the whole town is kind of holding its breath and hopeful.”

Bloys said the strikes are symptomatic of a larger issue in the entertainment industry. Historically, the industry has been a wholesale business, Bloys said, meaning HBO would make shows and sell them to cable operators like Comcast. Netflix upended that system by not only producing content but also distributing it.

Bloys compared the switch to the advent of Uber, which largely upended the taxi industry and the driver medallion system.

“Between the economics of moving from cable to streaming and the marketplace dynamics of the shows, it’s really squeezed everybody,” said Bloys.

“Technology comes in, and it can be good for the consumer, but it really abandons the business — and that’s what we’re in the middle of now in the

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Bloys graduated from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences in 1993.

entertainment industry. Just because the strike was settled doesn’t mean that the business is settled.”

When Bloys was growing up, he relied on cable television to watch his favorite shows, including “Happy Days,” “Family Ties” and “I Dream of Jeannie.”

Johnson asked Bloys to reflect on how his identity played a role in his career. Both Johnson and Bloys grew up in small industrial towns, are the youngest of their families and identify as gay.

“Being gay in the ’70s and coming of age in the ’80s in a town like Bethlehem, it does give you more drive to get out,” Bloys said. “I was not an athlete, I was not super smart, but I had to work really hard, and I think it gives you the motivation to kind of get out (and) prove yourself, and it gives you drive. I don’t know that if I were straight that I would have had the same need or drive to succeed and prove myself.”

Bloys studied economics at Northwestern — a skillset he said comes in handy as CEO. 50 percent of his career is creative, and the other 50 business, he said.

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said as a radio, television and film major and fan of HBO shows, she enjoyed hearing from Bloys.

“I’m from L.A., and my dad’s a writer, so these conversations are ones we have at home all the time,” said Fener. “As someone who is interested in learning more about the business side of the entertainment industry, I definitely make it my goal to get in there and learn as much as I can in a hands-on environment.”

Johnson said the dialogue talks were launched in 2020 to engage thought leaders in conversations about social justice, politics, media, communication and culture.

“We’ve featured scholars within race, ethnicity and class, artists telling forgotten or untold stories, boundary-pushing comedians and entertainers, and now this year, big figures changing media and communication,” Johnson said.

The next “Dialogue with the Dean” will occur in February 2024 and feature Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC.

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The ALLISON DAVIS Lecture Series

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Million Dollar Hoods:

Mapping the Fiscal and Human Cost of Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles Los Angeles County operates the largest jail system in the United States, which incarcerates more people than any other nation on Earth. At a cost of nearly $1 billion annually, nearly 20,000 people are caged every night in L.A.’s county jails and city lockups. But not every neighborhood is equally impacted by L.A.’s massive jail system. In fact, L.A.’s nearly billion-dollar jail budget is largely committed to incarcerating many people from just a few neighborhoods. In some communities, local authorities are spending more than $1M annually on incarceration. These are L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Prof.

Kelly Lytle Hernández, Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) is a university-based but communitydriven research initiative that maps the fiscal costs of mass incarceration in Los Angeles.

To date, MDH research has contributed to numerous social campaigns dedicated to dismantling the carceral state, such as bail reform and defunding school police.

Kelly Lytle Hernández is a professor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning at UCLA where she holds The Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History and directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. One of the nation’s leading experts on race, immigration, and mass incarceration, she is the author of Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol (University of California Press, 2010), City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles (University of North Carolina Press, 2017), and Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands (Norton, 2022). She also leads Million Dollar Hoods, which maps fiscal and human cost of mass incarceration in Los Angeles. For her historical and contemporary work, Professor Lytle Hernández was named a 2019 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow. She is also an elected member of the Society of American Historians, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Pulitzer Prize Board.

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Drake announced his eighth studio album “For All The Dogs” on Instagram.

Liner Notes: ‘For All the Dogs’ is all bark, no bite

By JILLIAN MOORE

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Toronto rapper Drake released his latest album “For All The Dogs” on Friday at 6 a.m. after a series of delays and erratic announcements.

Featuring well-established artists including SZA, 21 Savage, Lil Yachty, J. Cole and Bad Bunny, the record transported me back to grimy high school house parties that got broken up because of neighbors’ noise complaints.

While the single “Slime You Out (feat. SZA)” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last month, the album as a whole likely won’t reach the heights of commercial success of Drake’s previous seven studio albums. Chronically listless and poorly sequenced, “For All the Dogs” is bloated with uncharacteristically weak songs.

In “Virginia Beach,” which is laced around a warped Frank Ocean sample, he raps, “Drawin’ conclusions like you got a Parsons degree or somethin,” likely a reference to previous onand-off partner Rihanna, who accepted an honorary degree from Parsons in 2017. Alluding to famous exes seems like a cheap way to add to the hype of a mediocre album.

“First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)” injects the record with some much needed energy, which is gone two songs later in “7679 Santa.”

The latter’s seemingly random name comes from the address of a Hollywood nightclub and restaurant named “Delilah,” located on 7969 Santa Monica Blvd. The address points to the diss track’s target — his ex-girlfriend Delilah (also known as the R&B singer Lilah Pi) — whom he was rumored to have dated in June 2023.

The differences between these songs show that while hopelessly outshined by

collaborators, Drake also relies on them to produce quality tracks on the album.

The Canadian rapper took out full page ads this past summer in major publications for his new poetry book “Titles Ruin Everything,” which was released July 14 and had 2.43 stars out of five on Goodreads as of Sunday.

In the ads, a QR code links to a website. The site features only simple, black text on a white screen and contains a lyric from Drake’s 2011 song “Headlines: They say they miss the old Drake girl don’t tempt me.”

Unsurprisingly, fans do seem to miss the old Drake. The rapper recently announced that he was taking a hiatus from music to focus on his health during his SiriusXM show “Table for One” Friday. With “For All The Dogs” lacking creative force, this break seems more overdue than deserved, a symptom of the rapper having nothing new to say.

While the LP is getting its fair share of heat from critics, it is still relatively polarizing, receiving praise from a large minority of Drake’s fanbase. If you can see through the album’s greasy coating of petty drama, misogyny and flexes of wealth, there are moments of clarity and genuine emotion.

Perhaps these are most present in “8am in Charlotte,” the album’s second single. The song is a long exhale with minimal production, in which Drake remincises on his 15-year career as an increasingly dominant hip-hop star. He raps, “I’m here on the road / You can hear it in the voice (Glory).”

As someone who prides himself on constant productivity, Drake appears to be taking a step back to share bitter reflections on lovers and enemies alike. jillianmoore2027@u.northwestern.edu

Concert meets camp at Sammy Rae & The Friend’s tour

By EMILY LICHTY

daily senior staffer @emilymlichty

For all “in-tents” and purposes, Sammy Rae & The Friend’s “Camp: The Tour” was a quirky, upbeat trip back to summer camp that, while enjoyable, certainly wasn’t cringe-free.

As I headed to their concert at the Riviera Theatre on Wednesday, I was hesitant about the concert’s theme: camp. The folk-jazz band certainly knows how to commit to a vision: the stage was turned into a temporary campsite made up by a backdrop scene of trees, tents and fake plants.

It might just be my all too recent monthlong experience as a camp counselor that had me concerned. But the rest of the audience didn’t seem to mind when Sammy Rae & The Friends, decked in friendship bracelets and camp counselor attire, began their set and filled the venue with festivity. My reservations about the decorations (could they be an overly literal interpretation of the 2019 Met Gala theme?) crept to the back of my mind.

The set began with one of the band’s biggest hits, “Talk it Up,” and I was quickly impressed with Sammy Rae’s vocal range. Especially impressive was when Sammy brought out her falsetto, organically reaching notes one would only normally expect from auto-tune.

While the venue was small, the audience didn’t lack energy. The band has taken care to

foster a strong and welcoming sense of community at their shows — made clear by their theme.

I was especially impressed by the real stars of the show: the band’s two saxophone players, who rounded out many of the songs with elaborate solos. While I enjoyed Sammy’s high vocals, I found myself consistently awe-struck by the talent on the saxophones.

Throughout the set, it became clear that Sammy Rae & The Friends know their sound.

Each song had the same, jazzy, uplifting energy that had the room dancing and singing along.

While I particularly enjoyed hits such as “Jackie Onassis” and “Kick it To Me,” I wasn’t as drawn to their slower songs, like “Living Room Floor.”

The appeal of Sammy Rae & The Friends is their overwhelmingly playful and joyous vibe.

With lyrics such as, “Kick it to me, I could make it better for ya” and “Don’t you stop it now, c’mon and / give ‘em all what they came here for,” the band urged the audience to lift their spirits and embrace the sugar-sweet “campiness” of their performance.

As Sammy sang-spoke the introduction to one of her songs while lying on the stage floor, I realized the overall performance gave “summer camp meets theater kid meets folk band.” While she acknowledged the theme was crafted to be over the top and urged the audience to not take it too seriously, I found myself cringing at times when things got a little too reminiscent of a children’s TV show.

Still, it’s hard not to smile while watching

Sammy Rae & The Friends. Maybe I was taking myself a little too seriously. In the end, the band accomplished all that I needed them to — they made me appreciate the whimsical world of

summer camp and the fact that, at least for the time being, I am not going back. emilymlichty2026@u.northwestern.edu

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Decked out in their camp gear, Sammy Rae and The Friends open their concert with hits like “Talk it Up.”

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Chappell Roan’s tour makes two-day stop in Chicago

By TABI PARENT

daily senior staffer @tabithaparent12

Chicago’s hottest new club opened last Wednesday: The “Pink Pony Club” — Missouri-born, dark pop princess Chappell Roan’s first night of a two-day stop in the city for her “The Midwest Princess” tour.

As the name of her horse-themed hit song “Pink Pony Club” suggests, scores of people — a club’s worth — lined up outside the House of Blues last Wednesday and Thursday for the sold-out shows.

Fans dressed from head to toe in pink, decked with cowboy hats and cow print sprinkled here and there — an homage to the tour’s name and the singer-songwriter’s hyper-pink persona.

An hour after the Wednesday show was slated to start, the opening act emcee, Chicago drag queen Boyj, strutted on stage in only a bejeweled red bodysuit, sparkling fishnets and sky-high heels to introduce the other two openers: local drag queens

Sasha Sota and Annie Depressant. The queens performed a series of death-defying splits, flips and cartwheels, barely breaking a sweat in their lofty platform heels.

All stops on Roan’s tour will feature opening performances from local drag queens. A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to For the Gworls, a Black, trans-led collective that fundraises to help Black transgender people pay rent, access genderaffirming surgeries and travel.

After the queens had finished up their divalicious performances, the lights turned pink. Chappell Roan’s band took its place on the stage.

The singer bounced on stage in pink-bejeweled everything, her big red curls swinging perfectly despite the heat outside. “Femininomenon,” the first track on Chappell Roan’s album released last month, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” was the perfect start to the night.

From there, the bubbly 25-year-old launched into a series of songs off her newest album, occasionally slipping into a British accent to

joke with the crowd. Some highlights included the camp, queer anthem “Red Wine Supernova,” a surprisingly upbeat song about struggling to be a queer girl growing up in the Midwest.

Roan also performed “Picture You,” a sultry song reminiscent of Lana Del Rey, sounding like it might feature in a black and white movie.

The crowd was on fire, and not a single person there seemed like a casual fan. They knew every lyric and adlib in every song… and made sure that everyone around them knew it too.

During “HOT TO GO!”, Chappell took the time to teach the crowd a Y.M.C.A-style dance, complete with moves for every letter in the song’s title. After everyone was thoroughly out of breath, the “Midwest Queen” — as the crowd had started calling Chappell — took the opportunity to switch to a slower section of the show.

During “Coffee,” the singer started crying, telling the audience that the song was for “the queer girlies in the Midwest that really need it right now.”

“Kaleidoscope,” a song about her first time falling in love, followed, leaving the audience sucking in tears (or, in my case, letting them fall on the camera gear) and holding their partners a little tighter.

After that heart wrenching interlude, the band was reenergized, launching into a sultry, red-lit rendition of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” to the enthusiasm of concert attendees. On “Naked in Manhattan,” Chappell’s vocals blew the venue out of the water, but the showstopper was the encore.

After a rousing chant by the crowd, the band came back on stage for two final songs. “California,” the singer’s exploration of leaving the Midwest, encapsulated the fall of the Midwest princess referenced in the album’s title. “Pink Pony Club,” one of the artist’s 2020 singles, brought the night to a close — truly a prettyin-pink end to a rose-colored night.

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Evanston Art Center exhibit ‘Horizons’ explores nature

By ROSE CARLSON

the daily northwestern @roselcarlson

There is a forest inside the Evanston Art Center.

Printed on tall swaths of fabric and designed by local artist Mary Farmilant, the forest sways and bends in reaction to its surroundings.

“I’d never really experienced these oak forests before meeting my husband and going up north to visit his mom,” Farmilant said. “I kept trying to identify what this feeling was … I realized I was sort of in a trance being in the forest like that.”

Farmilant seeks to bring the experience of immersion in a forest, also known as forest bathing, to urban spaces through her work.

Her installation “Natura Consonat” is one of five in the Evanston Art Center’s current show, “Horizons.”

The show had its opening reception Friday and closes Nov. 5. “Horizons” features artists Nina Weiss, Kellie Klein, Mary Farmilant, Renee Robbins and Annie Briard. Featured works span artistic mediums and explore the natural world.

Weiss said the artists’ works are all different iterations of landscape art. “(The) bigger picture is we need landscape.”

Weiss said. “We need nature. It is calming, it is important, it is beneficial. This shows people that there’s other ways to think about

landscapes, completely non-traditional.”

Originally from Long Island, New York, Weiss said she was struck by the expanses of prairies and cornfields she found after moving to the Midwest.

She explores the layers and depth of these natural scenes through her paintings.

Photographer Kellie Klein also takes inspiration from her Midwestern surroundings. When her father was suffering from pancreatic cancer, Klein said she found solace along the shores of Lake Michigan.

“I would walk along the beach just trying to get my head together, to keep from bringing my sadness into the house,” Klein said. “The lake was really therapeutic for me.”

Much of Klein’s installation, “Meditations on Water,” uses long-exposure photography to capture the different temperaments of Lake Michigan and other bodies of water. Klein said the natural world can often serve as a powerful metaphor for human emotion and a reminder that there are things much greater than our own personal lives.

Briard, a Canadian artist, also examines the changing nature of landscape through her installation, which includes accompanying 3-D glasses that make Briard’s photos pop out of the two-dimensional space.

In contrast, Robbins said she often views things from a close perspective. Robbins uses her paintings to draw focus to parts of nature that may go unnoticed and said she hopes her art helps create wonder. “(I want to) amplify people’s curiosity about the

natural world and to learn about the magical universe that surrounds us that we maybe don’t even think about: like the magical patterns in blades of

grass or the tree bark,” Robbins said. rosecarlson2027@u.northwestern.edu

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Mary Farmilant’s “Natura Consonat” hangs in the Evanston Art Center for “Horizons,” open until Nov. 5.

Edwards’ ‘The Creator’ falls short in man-versus-AI subgenre

By RHYS HALABY

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Gareth Edwards bit off more than he could chew with “The Creator,” a new addition to the manversus-AI subgenre that features a number of new ideas — but lackluster execution.

The concept is this: forty years in the future, AI humanoids are being integrated into society when they detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles, killing over a million people. We pick up a few years later when the United States, trying to eradicate AI from every corner of the earth, has placed an operative on the beaches of the South Pacific to search for AI’s ethereal creator “Nirmata.” The U.S. agent Joshua ( John David Washington) is married to (and really in love with) Maya (Gemma Chan), who is suspected to be Nirmata’s daughter.

However, the U.S. decides to raid the island before Joshua has time to uncover Nirmata, and Maya is killed by the trillion-dollar superweapon “nomad” (sidebar: awesome sci-fi weapon). Cut to five years later, our main character is sorting through the wreckage of LA and wakes up a dormant AI. After a short but intense struggle, he unplugs it (yes, apparently you can do that in this universe) and his coworker exclaims “it sounded like a real person” to which he replies “it’s just programming.”

The question at the core of the movie’s ethos is just that: should AI be treated like humans, or are they an expression of soulless programming?

This is brought into focus when Joshua is called back into duty under the questionable promise that his wife might actually be alive. His mission leads him to the AI’s superweapon that could tip the scales of the war: an AI child, Alfie (Madeleine Yuna Voyles).

Surprisingly, we’re only 30 minutes in. The film

tries to condense a trilogy’s worth of content into a mere 133 minutes. Edwards’ original version of the cut was over 5 hours, and it’s blatantly clear that a lot is left out. The plot is underdeveloped, the characters are underserved and the movie underwhelming.

What isn‘t underwhelming, however, are the movie’s action sequences, which are crisply shot and immersive. The focus of these scenes is frequently the anguish of war, expressed through rapacious village invasions and resulting outcries of innocents. The villagers’ defense of their AI counterparts paints them a persecuted group, which reflects a greater theme of religiosity throughout the movie. Nirmata is a Christ-like figure, and as a

fatherly bond between Joshua and Alphie forms, there are discussions of heaven and goodness.

Voyles’ child acting deserves particular praise for her performance.

The rest of the cast performs well, but with few characters getting the runtime they need, the acting sometimes feels out of place. Ken Watanabe’s Harun delivers the single most important point for the plot, which is then effectively ignored for the remainder of the movie!

As always, Hans Zimmer delivers a quality score, but it isn’t quite the standout soundtrack as in “Oppenheimer” and some of his earlier compositions. Actually, the superior piece of music (and superior scene, as far as I’m concerned) in the film

is Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place” during a nighttime raid.

Nonetheless, in a world rife with big-studioblockbuster-style movies that overindulge in CGI and fail to remember the basics of filmmaking, we should be optimistic about “The Creator.” This movie is not an over-financed remake, sequel, prequel or reboot that seeks to scrape the last few dollars off the bone of a dying franchise. It’s a gorgeous-looking film, a beyond impressive feat for an action sci-fi flick with an $80 million budget.

The movie is an injection of novel ideas to its genre, and it was clearly made with care. Moviegoers should not make the mistake of thinking that because ‘The Creator’ did not have a long enough runway, movies of similar ilk can’t ever land. rhyshalaby2026@u.northwestern.edu

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employment contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, false light and tortious interference with a business expectancy.

“It’s despicable conduct on behalf of Northwestern and my client and his family are entitled to their day in court for justice,” Webb said. “This happened because of President Schill’s decision to breach a contract within two days of it occurring.”

Fitzgerald alleged that NU unlawfully terminated him on July 10, three days after the University suspended him without pay following the completion of an independent investigation led by attorney Maggie Hickey. The investigation concluded that there was not sufficient evidence that the coaching staff knew of the hazing, but did determine that “there had been significant opportunities (for coaches) to discover and report the hazing conduct.”

Fitzgerald is asking for $130 million to fulfill the remainder of his contract — $68 million, through 2030 — and calculated future earning losses of $62 million.

Webb said an expert witness will be put on the stand to explain how “(Fitzgerald)’s not going to work again at the same level.”

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Second-year Kellogg student Emma Vergara, another friend of Wade’s, said she was shocked when Wade revealed the truth.

“She had been telling people that she was just on a big trip in Fiji,” Vergara said. “I didn’t think anything of it, and then she told me, ‘I actually was on Survivor.’ And I was like, ‘what the hell?’ I was pretty surprised.”

Vergara may have been taken aback then, but she said it actually makes sense that Wade made it onto Survivor.

Vergara said Wade is competitive and sporty, two of many qualities that make her well-suited for the show.

“Sarah is a very positive, peppy person,” Vergara said. “She’s also really smart. Also, she’s super athletic and fun. She’s kind of like a triple threat — and she’s beautiful. She’s got it all.”

According to Nagireddy, Wade won the affection of many Kellogg students when she started a business called “Beads by Sarah” and made custom bracelets for her classmates.

Nagireddy echoed Vergara’s sentiment that Wade’s smarts are as impressive as her survival skills. Wade secured an internship at Apple this summer, which Nagireddy said is particularly sought-after by Kellogg students.

“She is a very humble person, and she’s not going to come across as a know-it-all or anything like that,” Nagireddy said. “But she’s extremely intelligent and knows how to manage a situation, how to manage a room.”

Wade is the co-president of the Women’s Business Association, an organization dedicated to creating a supportive community of women leaders in Kellogg.

In response to Thursday morning’s press conference, University spokesperson Jon Yates said NU will “vigorously defend (its) position in court.”

“As head coach of the football program for 17 years, Patrick Fitzgerald was responsible for the conduct of the program,” Yates said. “He had the responsibility to know that hazing was occurring and to stop it. He failed to do so.”

NU noted the initial investigation found that hazing, which included nudity and sexual acts, took place within the program. He added that numerous former NU athletes have sued Fitzgerald and the University over hazing on the football team.

Webb said Fitzgerald and the University reached a fully enforceable “oral agreement” in early July prior to the former head coach accepting the two week suspension. Fitzgerald’s complaint said NU general counsel Stephanie Graham told Fitzgerald’s agent that the suspension would be the only punishment for the longtime head coach.

Webb added information reported in The Daily on July 8, which publicized details of the alleged hazing for the first time, stated the same information that the “whistleblower” provided to Hickey in November 2022. He argued that Schill read the article and “didn’t like the heat.” Fitzgerald was fired two days after the Wade said she is inspired in her leadership of WBA by her best friend, who died three years ago. She was a fierce advocate for women’s issues and gender equity, Wade said.

“I think keeping everything that she did and her legacy in mind is something that really drives me,” she said. “In a lot of ways, she is my hero.”

Even in the face of challenges, Wade keeps a positive mindset.

She said the key to her accomplishments is consistency. To her, success isn’t rocket science — it’s just a series of decisions you can choose to make.

“I’m optimistic that things are going to go in my favor,” Wade said. “I love that I have that. I don’t worry about stuff, which is a bad way to play ‘Survivor’ but a lovely way to go through life.” samanthapowers2026@u.northwestern.edu

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Sarah Wade, who competed on season 44 of “Survivor,” said the key to her success is consistency.

report was released.

Webb described the facts of the case as “egregious” and the “whistleblower” as using “bizarre behavior.”

“The fact that (NU)’s gone out and destroyed his reputation as one of the best football coaches in America based on no legitimate reason or evidence is disgraceful,” Webb said. “Let’s let a jury decide whether that course of conduct and destroying the career of someone who has spent that many years in devoted service to Northwestern, whether that was the right and fair thing to do to someone in their family.”

Webb added he knows the identity of the “whistleblower” and alleged he had a grudge against Fitzgerald.

He said during the 2022 season, certain players told the coach that the “whistleblower” was going to make false allegations against Fitzgerald about hazing. Webb said Fitzgerald didn’t believe that would ever happen.

Webb said he anticipates current NU coaches or players may be called to testify. Because he is a lawyer suing the University, Webb isn’t allowed to talk to current players or coaches under the rule of ethics.

Webb interviewed players and coaches under Fitzgerald during his 17 years as head coach, and none saw significant hazing other than “horseplay,” he said.

Webb added he didn’t know how to describe that type

of act — and emphasized he wasn’t an expert on the matter — but suggested a slap on the arm or a fight in the shower as examples.

“The question is, what actually happened at Northwestern?” Webb said. “If you put young men in a locker room, do they sometimes engage in behavior that someone could say on a given day they were being difficult with each other? Players sometimes do that.”

Webb said he hasn’t received Hickey and her law firm’s full report, adding he talked to the University about an out-of-court settlement but was “unsuccessful.”

Fitzgerald was not in attendance for the press conference on Wednesday. In August, The Record North Shore reported that the 48-year-old was a parent volunteer for the football program at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Both his middle and youngest sons play on the football team there.

“A man or woman running a business doesn’t know every single fact that occurs every day,” Webb said in response to NU’s statement. “He had a due diligence program to discover it and he did not discover it. That’s all you can do.” lawrenceprice2024@u.northwestern.edu

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you to do is make your own contribution to the efforts and think of how you could maybe make (du Sable) known and make the history of Chicago a little more accurate.”

The piece of art will serve as representation of the Haitian community in the Chicagoland area. David Le Roy, a son-in-law to the Evanston resident who commissioned the first bronze bust of Du Sable in Chicago, said it has “not only become a symbol of pride for the Haitian community, but also an inspiration for others to follow their dreams.”

Etzer Cantave, president of the DuSable Heritage Association, said the unveiling of the du Sable bust in Evanston represented a giant step to advance the recognition of Black historical figures in the Chicago area and Midwest.

One of the attendees, Marie-Esther Saint Victor, said Du Sable represents what Chicago is and what it should be — a multinational diverse city.

Evanston and Chicago area residents carry the legacy of Du Sable as a man who prospered from a range of activities including trading, mailing, bakery, smokehouse, merchandise, consignment and portage, Cantave said.

“He put Chicago on demand for intercontinental commerce as a hub for global business,” said Cantave. “That is the measure of the multitalented visionary who gave us Chicago, the third city of the nation and a top-shelf global 73 years ago.”

Kusi-Amponsah, Eliza Marcus, Vernon Otieno, Kaitlyn Salgado-Alvarez, Knox West, Alvaro Junco, Jamal Omoniyi, Hamza Haq won seats in Weinberg. Layah Nasr, Diego Oliva and James La Fayette Jr. won seats in McCormick. Taylor Hancock and Norah D’Cruze won seats in Medill.

Angela Choi won a seat in Bienen. Addy Feldman won a seat in SESP. Several of the successful candidates told The Daily last week they hope to prioritize student group funding, financial accessibility and mental health resources — among other issues — in the Senate.

ASG implemented ranked-choice voting for the first time in last year’s Senate elections. The voting structure allows students to rank as many candidates as there are seats available for their home school. For example, a student voting in Weinberg had the opportunity to rank up to 10 out of the 18 candidates in this year’s election.

SESP senior and Speaker of the Senate Leah Ryzenman said she feels confident that this year’s Senators have what it takes to effect change in the Senate.

“I’m really excited to have a great group of such passionate and motivated senators, and I think we’re gonna get a lot done,” Ryzenman said.

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Evanston Fire Department teaches fire prevention house. The majority of U.S. service calls do not involve fires, so Saturday’s open house served to promote general safety awareness, Kull added.

Though Saturday’s open house focused on fire prevention, EFD’s outreach programs extended beyond this issue. On Oct. 14, the fire department will host an emergency preparedness fair at Evanston Township High School that will include sessions on CPR training, first aid, online security and more.

By SHUN GRAVES

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Evanston Fire Department’s fire prevention open house on Saturday gave dozens of families a chance to meet local firefighters.

For Lake Forest resident Gisella Stefani, that meant seeing her grandson — EFD firefighter Niko Stefani — at work.

“I’m very proud of him,” Gisella Stefani said.

“He loves doing it, so that’s what counts.”

Held in advance of National Fire Prevention Week, the open house at the EFD headquarters in downtown Evanston offered residents a window into firefighting. Families, many with small children, watched as firefighters demonstrated rescue procedures and showed the crowd how to use equipment like fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems.

Estimates from the U.S. Fire Administration show that residential fires in the U.S. killed 2,840 people in 2021, and fire prevention bureau Capt. John Roche said awareness is largely lacking.

“Most people don’t hear about it because … it doesn’t happen in your hometown,” he said.

“Somebody that dies in Galesburg, (Illinois), one person, that’s not going to show up on the radar in the Chicagoland area.”

When fires do happen in Evanston, Roche added, investigators often find homes did not have adequate fire prevention measures, including smoke detectors. Devices sometimes haven’t been activated.

Saturday’s event also included interactive activities. Department officials sparked a fire in a container, and attendees volunteered to douse it quickly with an extinguisher. In another demonstration, Roche showed how to contain a cooktop fire: Smother the pan, but don’t throw water at it.

A side-by-side showcase of how sprinkler systems can put out a fire concluded the demonstrations. Division Chief Kimberly Kull said the demo could help people “really make critical decisions when seconds count.”

Officials from other agencies, including the Evanston Police Department and the Chicago Transit Authority, operated stands at the open

At EFD headquarters on Saturday, 3-year-old William Miller peeked out of a fire truck’s cab.

Wearing a plastic firefighter helmet, the Evanston resident said he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.

Niko Stefani has achieved that dream. Saturday marked the end of his first week working with EFD as a probationary firefighter, he said.

“I started out doing the explorer program when I was 14 here in Evanston,” Stefani said. “This has always been my dream fire

department to work for. Lucky to get the opportunity to come to work here.”

Stefani’s first week mostly involved administrative training, but he will start working shifts within the next couple weeks, he said. With his family watching him work the crowds on Saturday, Stefani said he hoped they were proud.

“They like to come out and visit and support me,” he said. shungraves2027@u.northwestern.edu

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By ALEX CERVANTES

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No. 2 Northwestern’s game against No. 3 Iowa was a clash between two titans, the quintessential irresistible force paradox: the immovable object meets the irresistible object.

The Wildcats’ (12-1, 5-0 Big Ten) defense proved to be the ultimate decider, holding a prolific Hawkeyes (10-2, 2-2) attack scoreless. Goals from freshman back Ilse Tromp and senior midfielder Lauren Wadas propelled NU to a 2-0 victory over Iowa — the first time the Hawkeyes have been shut out this season.

The victory marks the ‘Cats’ fourth consecutive

shutout and 12th straight victory, the team’s longest win streak since 1990.

“It’s just consistency,” coach Tracey Fuchs said of NU’s source of success. “This team is so experienced, so when things go wrong for a couple minutes, nobody gets uptight.

We know we’re always going to generate enough chances to score goals.”

The chances came in droves early for the ‘Cats, who tallied seven shots and five penalty corners in the first half. As NU searched for an offensive breakthrough, its defense remained stout, holding Iowa without a penalty corner and just one shot through 30 minutes, despite the absence of sophomore back Maja Zivojnovic.

Zivojnovic, the team’s

primary penalty corner shooter and defensive cornerstone, was sidelined for Friday’s contest with an injury. Fuchs tabbed Tromp to fill Zivojnovic’s shoes at center back and on penalty corners.

Tromp responded to the challenge, breaking the 0-0 deadlock out of the intermission.

On NU’s sixth penalty corner of the game, Tromp rifled a shot into the bottom left corner of the goal, marking just the fourth goal Iowa had surrendered in conference play.

“We knew Ilse had played center back for her club, and when we change our system and go four-in-the-back instead of three, she’s the one that goes back there,” Fuchs said. “It was a good adjustment. She plays quite differently than Maja …

but we couldn’t be happier with her and how much offense we generated.”

As the fourth quarter commenced, the Hawkeyes’ offense began to find some momentum, ripping off four shots. But all of Iowa’s attacking forays were thwarted by senior goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz, who only made one save in the ‘Cats’ previous two matchups.

Fuchs has hailed Skubisz as the “nation’s best goalkeeper.”

The Houston, Texas, native lived up to the billing on Friday.

“She’s a gamer,” Fuchs said.

“We know we can really risk and play attacking hockey with her and the rest of the backfield and Greta (Hinke) as our vacuum cleaner in the middle.”

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goal against then-No. 15 Michigan, Wadas provided another late lift for the ‘Cats against the Hawkeyes.

After stripping an Iowa player, Wadas darted past multiple Iowa defenders before firing a shot into the back of the cage for her second goal of the season.

“When the game’s on the line, you want Lauren Wadas with the ball,” Fuchs said. “She might not have all the stats, but she and Greta control everything in the midfield. She’s a beast on defense; she’s really strong on the ball and rarely loses it. Really happy to see her get rewarded.”

NU was able to hold the Hawkeyes’ attack — the nation’s highest scoring unit — at bay for the rest of the game.

The ‘Cats return to Evanston with a brief respite from Big Ten play, hosting Ohio on Sunday for Senior Day. Following the game against the Bobcats, NU will close the season with conference games against No. 6 Rutgers, No. 16 Penn State and No. 9 Maryland.

“This (senior) class has been unbelievable and probably one of the most successful classes in Northwestern field hockey history,” Fuchs said. “They’ve done it all, but they have one more box they need to check. As long as we keep taking game-by-game, we’re going to have a shot to vie for a Big Ten championship, in both the regular season and tournament.” alexcervantes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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NU wins homecoming NU defeats Rutgers in 2-0 win game against Howard

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After falling 42-7 to Wisconsin on Homecoming last year, Northwestern welcomed alumni back to Ryan Field with a 23-20 win against Howard.

Saturday’s game marked the Wildcats’ (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and Bisons’ (2-3, 0-0 MEAC) first meeting, and it was a welcome one. At halftime, Howard’s “Showtime” Marching Band was met with raucous applause from NU and Howard fans alike. The NU Marching Band followed with a similarly received performance that included “Dance the Night Away” from the “Barbie” movie.

Aside from the halftime performances, the ‘Cats entertained fans on the field with a strong running game and dominant defense. Now sitting at .500, interim head coach David Braun and NU enter their bye week, continuing to improve on last season’s 1-11 finish.

Here are three takeaways from the clash between the ‘Cats and the Bison.

1. Sullivan steers the ship with Bryant out With graduate student quarterback Ben Bryant out due to an upper-body injury sustained against Penn State last week, junior quarterback Brendan Sullivan made his mark with three total touchdowns, two through the air and one on the ground.

The Davison, Michigan, native sustained his fair share of sacks but didn’t let the Bisons’ pressure stop him, completing 13-of-18 passes for 131 yards.

After being flushed out of the pocket in the third quarter, Sullivan completed a cross-body throw to graduate student wide receiver Cam Johnson down the sideline for six.

Although Bryant will still return as a starter, Sullivan performed well in the former’s stead.

2. Defense can’t find an answer for James For most of Saturday’s game, NU’s defense stymied Howard’s chances of prolonged drives. Thwarted by incomplete passes from quarterback Quinton Williams and various ‘Cats

tackles, the Bison recorded a thirddown conversion rate of 28.6% in the first half.

Senior linebacker Xander Mueller and senior defensive back Rod Heard II led NU in solo tackles, Mueller with seven and Heard with five. Heard garnered NU’s only forced fumble in the first quarter, though Howard recovered the ball.

Similar to the team’s secondhalf display against Penn State last week, the ‘Cats defense surrendered another late push from their opponent. Howard tallied two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a 64-yard rush from running back Eden James, who tallied 177 yards on the ground. Still, NU was able to hold on.

Mueller emphasized the challenge of playing a “full four quarters,” and said that the ‘Cats are still working toward that goal.

“Just like a lot of big plays that were just one little miscommunication, one missed tackle,” Mueller said of the defense’s second-half performance. “(Us not) being all on the same page and allowing those big plays (was) a big part of their success.”

3. Knock, knock, nobody’s home

Alongside Bryant and Henning, senior tight end Marshall Lang was also ruled out of Saturday’s game, leaving major gaps at wide receiver and tight end, respectively. But this didn’t thwart the ‘Cats, with the dynamic duo of Kirtz and Sullivan driving the offense.

After scoring his first and second collegiate touchdowns in NU’s 37-34 win against Minnesota, Kirtz kept the momentum going with his first quarter touchdown, 41 receiving yards and an 80% completion percentage. Following Saturday’s game, Kirtz remains the team’s leading receiver with 327 total yards.

Nine players who were previously active this season were listed as out before Saturday’s contest.

Next week’s bye should prove significant for the ‘Cats to revive their ranks before the Oct. 21 contest at Nebraska.

“We need the break to get guys’ legs back and maybe figure out some injuries,” Kirtz said. “I know we’ve got a couple of guys coming back after five weeks, so that’s exciting.” elenahubert2025@u.northwestern.edu

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Sophomore substitute midfielder Jayvin Van Deventer reignited Northwestern’s offense Sunday, notching an assist and a sensationalsolo goal in the No. 12 Wildcats’ 2-0 win over Rutgers.

Following an uninspiring 0-0 draw against Green Bay Tuesday, coach Russell Payne trusted his substitutes with substantial minutes against the Scarlet Knights. Van Deventer reaffirmed his coach’s faith in the bench with his best performance of the season.

“We call our bench game changers,” Payne said. “That has been our strength all season.”

Rutgers goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton was busy Sunday as the ‘Cats put seven shots on goal. He denied sophomore forward Christopher Thaggard from point-blank range in the 43rd minute and made diving saves to his left on shots by senior forward Justin Weiss in the 59th and 65th minutes, respectively.

But the game became even more opportune for NU in the 75th minute, when the referee showed Scarlet Knights defender Chris Tiao a second yellow card after he fouled junior midfielder Collin McCamy.

Three minutes later, graduate student forward Ugo Achara Jr. was finally able to put the ‘Cats ahead.

Van Deventer received a pass on the far sideline, turned over his left shoulder and sprinted past his over-committed defender into open space. He passed the ball to a charging Weiss, who laid it off with his left foot to an open Achara for a point-blank finish into the bottomleft corner.

Eight minutes later, Van Deventer broke down the defense on his own with some precision dribbling and hammered home an insurance goal for the Wildcats.

With a defender on his back and another charging towards him, the sophomore simultaneously spun to his left and chipped the ball ahead to himself, splitting both defenders in the process. With one man to beat inside the 18-yard box, he cut to his right and gave himself a cushion of space. Dalton only watched as Van Deventer’s shot towards the near post found the back of the net.

Just as he has done all season, Payne relied on a bevy of substitutes to keep players fresh throughout the

Daily file photo by Angeli Mittal

Boo Buie dribbles the ball while staring down his defender. With Buie’s decision to return to Evanston, there is no doubt that the upcoming season for the Cats will be even more memorable.

game. Eight different players that started the game on the bench saw minutes Sunday, and the head coach did not shy away from calling on underclassmen including freshman defender Owen Noverr and freshman midfielder Peter Riesz.

Van Deventer played 37 crucial minutes Sunday and spoke afterwards about the mentality he and the other reserves carry into each game.

“This year especially we have a great team,” Van Deventer said.

“Even if you’re not starting, it doesn’t mean you’re not an important part of the team. So it’s about getting ready to create an impact off the bench.”

After Tuesday, Payne said the ‘Cats became too reliant on their defenders to make incisive passes to break down the opposing defense.

He mentioned that NU is at its best when building out of the back and playing through skilled facilitators in the midfield, rather than forcing defenders to play the ball longer distances up the field.

Sunday saw the ‘Cats get back

to their identity on offense, as midfielders played a part in both goals.

Payne was pleased with the intensity his midfield showed, looking to beat defenders and make plays in attacking areas.

“It’s not sustainable for us to bypass our midfield game,” Payne said. “And we don’t intentionally bypass them, but we can tell when they really want the ball and are looking to receive it in good pockets. And now you can see a little more possession from us, a little more of the extra pass, the key pass.

It leads to better chances.”

NU will need its depth to contribute and its midfield to play consistently on the road against No. 19 Penn State Friday. The Nittany Lions are three points behind the ‘Cats in the Big Ten standings.

NU will look to continue its surprising turnaround this season, as it remains unbeaten through its first 12 games for the first time since 2008. colincapece2024@u.northwestern.edu