The Daily Northwestern Wednesday, October 18, 2017
DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM 8 SPORTS/Women’s Tennis
Find us online @thedailynu
3 CAMPUS/Administration
Cats doubles teams roll through regionals
NÜ Men to expand programming, add 2nd cohort to six-week dialogue on masculinity
4 OPINION/The Spectrum
Before I come out, I have to accept myself
High 70 Low 51
Director of Bluhm Legal Clinic retires Thomas Geraghty steps down after 41 years at clinic By ERICA SNOW
daily senior staffer @ericasnoww
Colin Boyle/Daily Senior Staffer
Amy Kaufman, Associate Director of Community Partners for Affordable Housing, speaks to an audience at Evanston Public Library. CPAH, an organization that builds and refurbishes affordable housing units taught Evanston residents how to apply for one of their homes.
Residents talk affordable housing Local nonprofit hosts seminar at EPL on how to apply for units By EDMUND BANNISTER
daily senior staffer @ed_bannister
Local residents learned about the city’s affordable housing opportunities during
a meeting Tuesday at Evanston Public Library. Community Partners for Affordable Housing, a nonprofit that builds and rents units for low- and moderate-income people, taught residents how to apply
for affordable homes in Evanston. CPAH hosted the seminar at EPL in order to highlight current and upcoming openings on some of its properties, said Amy Kaufman, the organization’s associate director.
CPAH currently has two units available in Evanston with more opening in the coming year. While there is a waitlist, Kaufman said spots often » See AFFORDABLE, page 6
When School of Law Prof. Steven Lubet received an 18-month grant that brought him to Northwestern, he never thought he would stay for more than 40 years –– but then he worked with School of Law Prof. Thomas Geraghty. “Tom is a legendary law professor,” Lubet said. “There are generations upon generations of law students who’ve benefitted from his kind, wise and generous teaching. I certainly would not be the professor I am without Tom’s leadership. … If you have the chance to keep working with Tom Geraghty, you take it.” After serving as the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s first director for more than 40 years, Geraghty (School of Law ’69) retired on Aug. 31. The clinic, which opened in 1969, allows law students to gain experience trying cases while providing legal help to those in need, Geraghty said. Geraghty said he is especially proud of his cases involving juvenile rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Illinois. School of Law Prof. Juliet Sorensen succeeded Geraghty as the clinic’s director on Sept. 1. She said about 140 law students are enrolled in clinical classes during the year, and 91 percent of Pritzker School of
Officials push for diversity on boards Aldermen seek to add perspectives to city commissions By KRISTINA KARISCH
daily senior staffer @kristinakarisch
In an effort to increase diversity on Evanston boards and commissions, aldermen requested at a Monday meeting that city staff send them reports about vacancies. Evanston currently has more than 40 established boards and commissions, Mayor Steve Hagerty told The Daily on Tuesday. They range from boards that deal with environmental and ethics issues to ad-hoc committees that address a specific issue. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) told The Daily on Tuesday representing everyone’s voice in city discussions
is important. Rue Simmons said she wants to help diversify boards throughout the city because minority, moderate-income and millennial residents in Evanston are underrepresented. Rue Simmons said there are certain groups — like the Preservation Commission — which could directly benefit from a more diverse membership. She said though Evanston has major landmarks and historically significant neighborhoods throughout the city, more attention has been paid toward preservation efforts in the east. “If we have a structure and a goal on how we diversify these committees, it’s something we have a responsibility to do for these communities,” Rue Simmons said. At Monday’s Rules Committee meeting, where the » See DIVERSITY, page 6
Serving the University and Evanston since 1881
Law students graduate having participated in some clinical program. Sorensen said even though Geraghty’s shoes are “impossible” to fill, it’s exciting to serve as the new director and continue to grow its programs. “He is a legend in the greater Chicago legal community, and frankly, beyond that,” Sorensen said. “I have attended international human rights conferences and been approached by people conveying their warm regards to Tom Geraghty.” Under Geraghty’s directorship, Sorensen said the clinic has been on the “cutting edge of social justice.” Geraghty said he’s proud of how much the clinic has grown since its inception. Original grant funding paid for the clinic to have two lawyers, he said. Now, the clinic has expanded to about 35. “I hope that the clinic will continue its work to provide access to justice to underserved communities in Chicago,” Geraghty said, “and that we continue to focus on the implementation of human rights standards locally, nationally and internationally.” School of Law Prof. Bob Burns has tried cases with Geraghty and said working with him has been a “complete pleasure” because of his technical proficiency as a trial lawyer, his diplomacy and his dedication to social justice. “He just has enormous energy and real enthusiasm for the work » See DIRECTOR, page 6
NU scientists detect collision of neutron stars
Source: Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science
An artist’s rendition of the collision and explosion of two neutron stars. Four Northwestern astronomers are members of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which discovered the collision on Aug. 17.
Four Northwestern astronomers were among the first to detect a collision of two neutron stars 130 million lightyears from Earth, resulting in the type of explosion that produces heavy metals like gold and silver, according to a Monday news release. The astronomers — physics and astronomy Profs. Vicky Kalogera, Shane Larson and Raffaella Margutti, and postdoctoral fellow Wen-Fai Fong — are members of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, a group of international scientists dedicated to detecting gravitational waves. The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and another group, Virgo Collaboration, identified the collision on Aug. 17. The LIGO Observatories discovered the first indication of the gravitational waves two years earlier, the release said. Neutron stars are formed » See STARS, page 6
INSIDE: Around Town 2 | On Campus 3 | Opinion 4 | Classifieds & Puzzles 6 | Sports 8
2 NEWS | THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
AROUND TOWN EFD considers implementing mobile healthcare By NIKKI BAIM
the daily northwestern @nikkibaim22
The Evanston Fire Department announced at a Tuesday meeting that it is considering the implementation of mobile healthcare as part of its community outreach program. In its first ever community meeting, the fire department sought input from Evanston residents for a review of their 2014 strategic plan, which remains in effect until 2020. Division chief Paul Polep said though EFD primarily interacts with community members “at their worst moments,” the department is trying to expand its outreach. But four police department officials were greeted Tuesday night by an empty room at the Levy Senior Center. In a discussion of their strategic plan, fire chief Brian Scott said the department was considering investing in a “cutting edge” mobile integrated healthcare program to Evanston. EFD currently receives calls from residents who want to visit the hospital because “they have a cold” or are “just not feeling right,” Polep said. These residents are taken to the hospital and can face thousands of dollars in ambulance fees. The mobile healthcare program would allow residents to be treated in their own home instead of at the hospital. Under the new model, a nurse practitioner or physician assistant capable of making diagnoses and writing prescriptions would be sent to the patient’s
POLICE BLOTTER Evanston man charged with possession of controlled substance
A 25-year-old man was arrested Monday in west Evanston in connection with possession of a controlled substance. Officers were patrolling the area around the intersection of Dodge Avenue and Main Street when they saw a car take a wide turn, crossing traffic
Katie Pach/Daily Senior Staffer
Fire chief Brian Scott speaks at a Tuesday community outreach meeting. The Evanston Fire Department is considering implementing a mobile healthcare program and using drones in future operations.
home. “It’s a better way to better serve the community,” Scott said. “It’s a better way to address people who have chronic health issues because sometimes 911 is all they have.” This program could also be used by residents who suffer from serious illnesses like diabetes.
“If we can have that mobile-integrated healthcare team just touching bases with them on a weekly basis — checking in on their medication, making sure they have what they need — that goes a long way for them having to call 911 in a crisis situation,” Scott said. The mobile physician assistants and nurse practitioners would be provided by Presence Saint Francis
lines and swerving into the bike lane, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. After stopping the driver, officers noticed the driver’s hands were trembling and he stuttered when he spoke, Dugan said. When the man stepped out of the car, he dropped a pill bottle on the pavement. The pill bottle had a female’s name on it and officers suspected the pills were Alprazolam, the generic name for Xanax, Dugan said. Officers also found several other bottles with white pills as well
as one yellow pill in the man’s car. The Evanston man was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, Dugan said.
Kellogg offers paid research opportunities.
If you’re interested in social perceptions, decision-making, consumer preferences, or economic behavior, and would like to help contribute to research at Kellogg School of Management, join the Kellogg Research Registry! Register to be contacted about upcoming online research projects here: kell.gg/registry .
IRB STU#STU00008432
Man charged with trespass of real property near downtown Evanston
A 36-year-old Evanston man was charged Monday with trespass of real property near downtown Evanston. Officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of
Hospital and NorthShore University HealthSystem. Scott said he looked to the Rockford Fire Department for inspiration after it implemented the program in 2014 through a partnership with SwedishAmerican. The fire department saw a 54 percent decrease in emergency department visits, a 38 percent drop in ambulance runs and a 28 percent reduction in hospital admissions by patients enrolled in the program. “Our members must be proactive in looking at new technologies, new tactics and new equipment,” EFD Division Chief Dwight Hohl said. “We need to keep pace with what is coming to us as we respond to it.” The department’s goals extend beyond the mobile healthcare program. Scott said he also foresees the potential use of drones in future operations. Scott, himself a recreational drone owner, said the drones could be used for extended operations including lakefront rescues and surveillance of buildings damaged by large disasters. He said he is waiting for the technology to become more durable before bringing drones to the department. There will be two more community meetings on Nov. 4 and Nov. 15 where residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the strategic plan, Scott said. There is also an online survey where residents can express their expectations for the department. “We’re still figuring out what pathway we’re going to take,” Scott said. “(But) this is really a win-win for everybody.” nikkibaim2020@u.northwestern.edu Ridge Avenue after an apartment manager saw a security video of a man opening packages and depositing their contents into storage lockers, Dugan said. The property manager said the man did not live in the building. Officers located the man in the building and took him to the police station, Dugan said. He was charged with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. — Jake Holland
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN | NEWS 3
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
ON CAMPUS NÜ Men to expand its programming By ALLY MAUCH
daily senior staffer @allymauch
The Daily Northwestern www.dailynorthwestern.com Editor in Chief Peter Kotecki
eic@dailynorthwestern.com
General Manager Stacia Campbell
stacia@dailynorthwestern.com
NÜ Men plans to add a second cohort to its six-week dialogues on masculinity for Winter Quarter and will host shorter workshops as part of its programming, Northwestern director of Social Justice Education Robert Brown said. “NÜ Men provides a space for critical selfreflection and community building for men and masculine-identified folks to come together to dialogue about gender and masculinities,” Brown said. The dialogues, aimed at examining and deconstructing masculinity, are a collaboration between SJE and the Center for Awareness, Response and Education. They began in Spring 2016 after CARE received a U.S. Department of Justice grant. The dialogues typically consist of eight to 10 male-identifying students and two facilitators, said Brown, who is one of the facilitators. Assistant director of residential life Dan Amato, who co-founded the program and serves as a facilitator, said the new cohort comes after increased interest in the program. He said this expansion was one of the program’s goals from the start. “In its inception, we always hoped this would be a group that we would be able to get men on campus interested in, and that we would be able to have multiple cohorts going on at one time,” Amato said. While the six-week dialogues provide a space for ongoing conversation, Brown said students’ busy schedules and other commitments can make it difficult to commit to the program. To address this, NÜ Men plans to hold shorter workshops. “Engaging men, particularly college men, in conversations around what it means to be a man … can reduce gender-based violence and develop healthier relationships with masculinity,” Amato said. “We’re always looking for opportunities where we can engage more men in that
Holly and John Madigan Newsroom Phone | 847.491.3222 Campus desk
campus@dailynorthwestern.com
City desk
city@dailynorthwestern.com
Sports desk
sports@dailynorthwestern.com
Ad Office | 847.491.7206
spc-compshop@northwestern.edu
Daily file photo by Colin Boyle
The Center for Awareness, Response and Education at 633 Emerson St. NÜ Men, a collaboration between CARE and Social Justice Education, focuses on deconstructing masculinity and plans to expand programming this year.
conversation.” The first of these workshops — a one to two hour discussion on combatting toxic masculinity — will occur in late November, Amato said, and will be open to all students. David Gleisner, an NÜ Men participant from Spring Quarter, said he signed up because of his interest in masculinity and gender. Having gone through the program, the Medill sophomore said he often recommends it to his friends. “It was a really good space to be able to share in those conversations that you normally wouldn’t have with other men — talking about emotions, talking about rape culture, talking about how masculinity relates to the patriarchy,” Gleisner said. Gleisner added that the dialogues are especially important for deconstructing toxic
masculinity as it relates to “fraternity culture.” He said this culture comes from a “traditional” definition of masculinity, which is based on the objectification of women. NÜ Men is a way to talk about issues within Greek life, such as sexual violence, and then combat those issues, Gleisner said. Brown said NÜ Men is an important step toward allowing students to understand their own relationships with masculinity. “It is immensely important that we come together and find space to explore how we’ve internalized gendered messages in our lives and explore our roles in promoting gender equity on our campus with a focus on gender-based violence,” Brown said. allysonmauch2020@u.northwestern.edu
The Daily Northwestern is published Monday through Friday during the academic year, except vacation periods and two weeks preceding them and once during August, by Students Publishing Co., Inc. of Northwestern University, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208; 847-491-7206. First copy of The Daily is free, additional copies are 50 cents. All material published herein, except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is Copyright 2016 The Daily Northwestern and protected under the “work made for hire” and “periodical publication” clauses of copyright law. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Northwestern, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208. Subscriptions are $175 for the academic year. The Daily Northwestern is not responsible for more than one incorrect ad insertion. All display ad corrections must be received by 3 p.m. one day prior to when the ad is run.
Check out DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM for breaking news
One Book Keynote with author
Danielle Allen Thursday, October 19th 4:30 – 6:00 PM Doors open at 4:00 PM Ryan Family Auditorium Technological Institute 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston Center for Legal Studies
Department of History
Department of English
Department of Political Science
OPINION
Join the online conversation at www.dailynorthwestern.com Page 4
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Before coming out, I have to learn to accept myself
This essay is part of The Spectrum, a forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@ dailynorthwestern.com.
the
Spectrum
I don’t remember how old I was when I first started to realize I was attracted to other guys. But I remember exactly how I felt when I did. When I was younger, I always had a feeling I was different in some way. While everything else around me made me think I should be attracted to girls, I wasn’t. Whenever my elementary school friends would sit around and talk about how attractive they thought celebrities like Megan Fox, Rihanna or Miley Cyrus were, I wouldn’t have anything to say. I just didn’t feel the same way. I’d make vague comments trying to come off as straight, but made sure it didn’t look like I was “trying too hard” so attention stayed off me. My classmates would make comments like “you’re
so gay” to each other when I was in middle school, like 12-year-old boys often immaturely do, and every time they would, I’d tense up a little bit. I’d just think: Act cool, don’t give it away and every time someone even looked at me when doing so, I was sure they knew. At holiday get-togethers my family members and relatives would playfully ask if I had a girlfriend yet. My honest answer would always be “no.” Meanwhile, in high school, my friends often questioned why I wouldn’t go after girls who were interested in me. I wanted to say I didn’t even want a girlfriend. I remember getting back home from school one day and looking up “what to do if I like guys?” One website suggested it was only temporary and claimed it’s just a typical phase everyone goes through during high school. By the time I was a junior or senior, my hormones would calm down and it’d pass. I didn’t even believe it was true as I read it. But to be honest, a huge part of me hoped it was; that it’d just be a phase and things could be “easier.” Deep down, I knew it wasn’t. To this day, no one knows I’m gay. And a big part of why I’ve been so worried about
coming out has been my parents. It’s not even necessarily that I think they’ll react negatively or want nothing to do with me. But I know, even if they don’t show it, they’ll be disappointed. My mom has always dreamed about meeting my “future wife” and her grandchildren — and I’ve honestly thought about it just as often as she brings it up. So maybe it’s not that I’m worried my mom would be disappointed. Maybe it’s that I don’t want to disappoint myself. For so long, I’ve envisioned my “ideal life” — having a wife, two kids and a traditional family. Even now, I still sometimes find myself imagining it. But I know I wouldn’t really be happy. I actually have thought about coming out before. What’s been difficult is that no one in my life even thinks I might be gay and I’m terrified of how they might react. I was so afraid of people figuring it out when I was a kid and now I wish they had a clue. One of my friends literally told me “I knew you were straight from the moment I met you.” Coming out might change their views over what boxes gay, bisexual and straight men should fit into. But even still, I don’t know how. I don’t know what I’d do if they thought it was
just a joke. I don’t even really know what I would say. But maybe writing this is a first step for me. Maybe one day, I’ll send this to my friends, text a link to my family members and drop the mic. But for now, I just have to learn how to accept who I am, and it’s been a process. I have to realize there’s nothing wrong with me; not having a traditional family is completely fine. Last Wednesday was National Coming Out Day. And while I didn’t come out, I made a more personal commitment to stop feeling ashamed and running away from my identity. Other people might be disappointed or surprised, but I have to put my happiness first. I shouldn’t feel like I need to hide. I have to learn how to love myself for who I am. And I’m a gay man who isn’t ready to come out just yet. The author of this story is a SESP sophomore who would like to remain anonymous. He can be reached through spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com.
School choice opponents often don’t understand program JOSE TREJOS
DAILY COLUMNIST
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently gave a powerful speech at Harvard University in defense of the school choice movement, which was interrupted by dozens of students waving signs — including one proclaiming her a “white supremacist.” These protests demonstrate a disturbing ignorance from the activists on the issue. The school choice movement not only offers a strong improvement over the public education system, but also most stands to benefit minorities and low-income people for whom progressives claim to protest. It’s hard to overstate the wastefulness, neglect and racism systemic in the American K-12 education system. Last year, the U.S. ranked third in the developed world in government spending per student, yet sat near the bottom in nearly all major international
education tests. Deep divisions also exist among class and racial lines: Public schools are largely funded by local property taxes, so wealthier students are systematically assigned to better-funded and usually better-managed schools. Meanwhile, the number of public schools with 75 percent black or Hispanic students has almost doubled since 2001, from 9 percent to 16 percent. Nationally, these schools almost categorically provide the least resources and result in some of the worst outcomes for students. The school choice movement has a simple idea: expand the number of options for children doomed by their zip code. The key part of the movement is charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately run and therefore have more administrative freedom than traditional public schools. Charter school students consistently perform better in nearly every meaningful metric than their socioeconomic counterparts, and are more likely to attend and graduate college. Though the advantages of charter schools are typically minor for well-resourced white middleclass families, studies show low-income
and minority students can reap enormous benefits. The school choice movement also prominently features school vouchers, which are meant to give underprivileged students the option to attend private schools. School voucher programs slightly improve academic performance compared to traditional public schools but less consistently than charter schools. Nonetheless, policymakers are discussing promising reforms to the voucher approach, and a convincing majority of economists believe vouchers could generally improve our education system. The real controversy with school choice is not the issue of whether it helps students, but rather the way in which it does so. Charter and voucher-funded schools largely deliver improved results by having the freedom to negotiate when dealing with teachers’ unions, often cited as a large source of the education system’s issues. Since teaching is sensitive to skill, unions largely dedicate themselves to defending the worst-performing teachers, to the detriment of students they teach.
It’s worth noting that polling consistently shows the majority of black and Hispanic people express support for school choice. However, unions have something a lot more persuasive: money and activism. Teachers unions are among the biggest political donors, spending $33.2 million in 2016. It’s disturbing to see students label someone a white supremacist for supporting a policy primarily aimed at improving schools for minority and low-income students. The student protesters believe they are fighting a conspiracy to destroy the education system and give money to a nebulous vision of evil rich people. It is amazing how students who seemingly care enough about the issue to publicly attack the education secretary have very little understanding of the other side.
Jose Trejos is a Weinberg junior. He can be contacted at josetrejos2019@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.
The Daily Northwestern Volume 138, Issue 23 Editor in Chief Peter Kotecki
Opinion Editors Mariana Alfaro Troy Closson
Managing Editors Allyson Chiu David Fishman Garrett Jochnau
Assistant Opinion Editor Alex Schwartz
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent to 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, via fax at 847-491-9905, via e-mail to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com or by dropping a letter in the box outside The Daily office. Letters have the following requirements: • Should be typed and double-spaced • Should include the author’s name, signature, school, class and phone number. • Should be fewer than 300 words They will be checked for authenticity and may be edited for length, clarity, style and grammar. Letters, columns and cartoons contain the opinion of the authors, not Students Publishing Co. Inc. Submissions signed by more than three people must include at least one and no more than three names designated to represent the group. Editorials reflect the majority opinion of The Daily’s student editorial board and not the opinions of either Northwestern University or Students Publishing Co. Inc.
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN | NEWS 5
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
ETHS speech, debate team launches series of initiatives for inclusivity
Daily file photo by Daniel Tian
Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. The school’s Speech and Debate team has begun working on initiatives this year to promote inclusivity.
Schakowsky, Dems urge OCR director to look at insurance discrimination
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) urged the director of the Office for Civil Rights in a Tuesday letter to review complaints concerning discriminatory insurance practices against people living with HIV and AIDS. The letter, signed by Schakowsky and eight other Democrats, asked OCR director Roger Severino to investigate claims that suggest insurers may have placed HIV/AIDS medications in higher cost-sharing tiers than comparable drugs. While Truvada, a drug aimed at preventing HIV infection, was placed in tier 5 — the highest cost-sharing tier — many Affordable Care Act plans list similar drugs on intermediate tiers, according to the letter. “Limited formulary design and adverse tiering practices described in these complaints appear to be textbook cases of what has been described as ‘risk avoidance by a plan,’” the
letter said. “(They use) discriminatory benefit packages to discourage the enrollment of consumers with significant health care needs.” The letter also said people living with HIV or AIDS who enroll with risk avoidance-practicing insurers face “exorbitant” co-insurance requirements, possibly causing people to forego prescribed medications. By forgoing medication, costs for medical care could rise, burdening people with higher out-of-pocket costs, the letter said. Businesses that provide health insurance to employees and taxpayers who help provide cost-sharing assistance could also be negatively affected. The letter said the administrative complaints were filed over a year ago and that there are concerns about the delayed response. “It is manifestly evident that the enforcement of a fair playing field among insurers — free from discrimination against vulnerable, chronically ill people — promotes Marketplace stability during a time when such efforts are a priority for Congress,” the letter said. — Jake Holland
Evanston Township High School’s Speech and Debate team will begin hosting monthly racial literacy seminars for white students as one of several initiatives focused on promoting inclusivity. Jeff Hannan, the team’s director, said in an email Tuesday that beyond the seminars, the team will also hold a Support Space for Students of Color and pilot a Spanish language debate program. “At the end of last year, we gathered information from a bunch of different sources,” Hannan told The Daily. “All of that information taken together helped us see some of the areas where we could grow this year as a team to better support all students and make them feel comfortable and welcome on our team.” The support space will allow team members of color to share their experiences and create new policies and processes for the team, the email said. The racial literacy seminars will focus on reviewing and reading Robin DiAngelo’s “What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy” Hannan told The
Daily. Participants will “explore” the book and brainstorm strategies for “disrupting” racism while also giving white students an opportunity to study racial identity. Only a few cities in the country have Spanish language debate leagues, and because ETHS has a large Latinx population, the team decided the program would be a “good fit,” Hannan said. Hannan added that Spanish speakers involved in the program are working to put on a “demonstration” debate in Spanish. They hope to have a scrimmage in May with other local high schools and eventually start a Spanish language debate league in Chicago. These inclusive strategies were developed by the Speech and Debate team because students on the team tend to be “politically and socially engaged,” Hannan said. They often debate issues like racism and sexism in competitions, he said. “With that student group and with the coaches that we have who are also all committed to progressive causes and activism, this was a great opportunity for us to be a model for both other activities in our school and other Speech and Debate teams,” Hannan said. Nora Shelly contributed reporting. — Amelia Langas
Daily file photo by Claire Pak
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an event in September. Schakowsky, along with eight other Democrats, urged the Office for Civil Rights to review complaints from people with HIV and AIDS.
Order your 2018 yearbook on CAESAR 1. Log on to CAESAR 2. Click "Profile"
4. Check "order" and click save
SAVE 10% if you order the 2018 Syllabus yearbook today!
3. Click "Syllabus Yearbook Orders"
FOR INFO AND ALL THINGS YEARBOOK VISIT
www.NUSyllabus.com
6 NEWS | THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
DIRECTOR
STARS
that he’s done,” Burns said. “Gracefully is a word that comes to mind when you think of Tom in his trial law persona, but also in his leadership role as the head of the clinic.” Although he has retired from the clinic, Geraghty said he is still teaching at NU law school. Sorensen, the new director, said she’s glad Geraghty will be nearby in case she needs his guidance. Overall, Geraghty said he’s proud of the opportunities the clinic has provided to students. “(I hope) … that we continue to provide a combination of experiences to students involving work on individual cases, as well as on projects that are designed to achieve systemic reform of our justice system,” Geraghty said.
when large stars explode in supernova and they are the smallest, densest stars known to exist. As the neutron stars spiraled toward each other, they radiated gravitational waves that could be detected on Earth for about 100 seconds, the release said. When the stars collided, they emitted a flash of light in the form of gamma rays that was seen on Earth for about two seconds. The two types of waves — gravitational and electromagnetic — each contribute important information to the collision. Kalogera, the leading astrophysicist on the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, said in the release this explosion has been predicted for many decades, but this is the first “multimessenger” discovery.
From page 1
From page 1
ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
AFFORDABLE From page 1
become available. She added that CPAH homes are open to people from all backgrounds and situations. “Sometimes it’s your job, sometimes it’s your change in circumstance, sometimes its medical bills or a child,” Kaufman said. “There are so many reasons why people come to affordable housing and they’re all legitimate.” Kaufman said CPAH currently manages 85 homes with over 200 total residents. Eligibility is determined based on income, and a person looking to buy a CPAH home would have to
DIVERSITY From page 1
issue was first introduced, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl often left vacancies on some boards to seek out diverse candidates. Tisdahl told The Daily in April she wanted to appoint a diverse group to each board and commission, but found it difficult to ensure equal representation. She said she was able to find board members from some groups, but struggled to find individuals to represent Evanston’s Asian and Asian-American communities. “I thought it was important if you went before a board or commission that you see someone who looks like you,” Tisdahl said. “It’s important to have diversity of community represented in the decision making process.” Hagerty said though Tisdahl’s approach left more time for community outreach, the more pressing issue when addressing board vacancies is having enough members to reach a quorum. Often, he said, boards will be unable to meet if members are missing, and vacancies
Source: Thomas Geraghty
School of Law Prof. Thomas Geraghty.
earn between 60 percent to 120 percent of average median income, she said. The median home value in Evanston rose by 5.3 percent last year with prices expected to rise even higher in the future. Kaufman said as prices increase, low and medium-income residents can find it hard to buy a house or pay rent. Socorro Castro, an Evanston resident of 17 years who lives in affordable housing, attended the meeting to learn how programs like CPAH can expand to help more people. “You don’t find programs like these in other suburbs,” Castro told The Daily. “I wish I knew why.” CPAH is based in Highland Park and was
founded in 2003 to counteract rapidly rising home prices. The organization expanded its operation to Lake Forest in 2011 and Evanston in 2013, Kaufman said. Kaufman told The Daily that Evanston residents, for the most part, recognize that affordable housing is necessary to preserve cultural and economical diversity in their communities. “If you really look around at your friends and your neighbors and your colleagues, there’s a lot of people living in affordable housing,” Kaufman said. Kaufman said CPAH is unique because it guarantees “permanent affordability” in all its properties. Even if old residents move out,
“This combination of light and gravitational waves is brand new and very exciting — we’ve never had this kind of observation before,” Kalogera said. Three detectors — two in the U.S. and one in Italy — observed the gravitational-wave signals when they first occurred, Kalogera said. She added this allowed the LIGO Scientific Collaboration to alert other colleagues studying gravitational wave astronomy. Kalogera said this is only the beginning for the field of gravitational wave astronomy and there are more questions to answer. “One might say, ‘Okay, you’ve done your job, now let’s go home,’” Kalogera said. “But in reality, this is just the beginning for us. The more sources like this we detect, the more we can learn.” — Elizabeth Byrne
CPAH ensures rents for its units stay consistent, she said. The organization also owns the land that its houses and buildings are located on to shield residents from the pressure of rising prices. Jill Skwerski, EPL’s community engagement librarian, told The Daily that access to information is vital for community members seeking affordable homes. “We want to maintain a community that’s vibrant, diverse, safe and culturally attractive,” Skwerski said. “There’s people from all walks of life in this world and everybody needs a house.” edmundbannister2019@u.northwestern.edu
would drive the number of people down even further. Hagerty said late meeting hours also don’t make the situation easier for members. Still, Hagerty agreed that serving on a board is a big commitment for residents and that the city should push for more outreach to different communities. “We’re going to try harder as a council to get the word out about vacancies and getting people to serve on these boards,” Hagerty said. Rue Simmons said addressing diversity issues within boards and committees would help Evanston address issues of equity as a whole. “This is the big picture,” she said. “Our committees, our mayoral appointments — this is where we begin to address equity and having the voice of every community at the table when we’re discussing decisions. … Until we address this, we aren’t serious about our discussion of equity in Evanston.” Katie Pach/Daily Senior Staffer
Rishika Dugyala contributed reporting.
Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) speaks at Monday’s City Council meeting. Rue Simmons said she wants more diversity of members on Evanston’s boards and commissions.
kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
DAILY CLASSIFIEDS Place a Classified Ad
Daily Policies
CLASSIFIED ADS in The Daily Northwestern are $5 per line/per day (or $4 per line/per day if ad runs unchanged for 5 OR MORE consecutive days). Add $1/day to also run online. For a Classified Ad Form, go to: dailynorthwestern. com/classifieds FAX completed form with payment information to: 847-491-9905. MAIL or deliver to: Students Publishing Company 1999 Campus Dr., Norris-3rd Floor Evanston, IL 60208. Payments in advance are required. Deadline: 10am on the day before ad is to run. Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-5; Fri 9-4. Phone: 847-491-7206.
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of an ad. Corrections must be received by 10am on the day before ad runs again, call 847-4917206. All Classifieds must be paid in advance and are not accepted over the phone. To run online, ad must run in print on same day. The Daily does not knowingly accept misleading or false ads and does not guarantee any ad or claim, or endorse any advertised product or service. Please use caution when answering ads, especially when sending money.
HELP WANTED ADS are accepted only from advertisers who are equal opportunity employers. The presumption, therefore, is that all positions offered here are available to qualified persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, handicap, or veteran status.
It is the policy of The Daily Northwestern to accept housing advertising only from those whose housing is available without discrimination with respect to sexual orientation, race, creed or national origin. The presumption is therefore, that any housing listing appearing here is non-discriminatory.
Help Wanted
DAILY CROSSWORD
Admin Assist Real Estate investment firm located in Evanston near NU campus seeks reliable part-time office help. Casual work environment and flexible schedule. Please contact Stan. Call 847-440-8410 or Email stan@jenningsrealtyinc.com
Post a Classified!
Complete the grid so each ROW, COLUMN and 3-by-3 BOX (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk SOLUTION TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
Join the yearbook team! We create the printed volume that chronicles a year at Northwestern. No yearbook experience necessary. Interested?
Now anyone can post and manage a classified ad. Go to: DailyNorthwestern. com/classifieds Questions? Call 847-491-7206
DAILY SUDOKU
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Email: syllabus@northwestern.edu
FOR RENT Prime location. (right here)
Will build to suit. (free ad design)
Great price! (Fridays are free*) D a i ly Puzzle SPot
10/18/17
Level: 1 2 3 4
© 2017 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
Inquire within. 847-491-7206 or spc-compshop@northwestern.edu (*Pay for 4 days. 5th day is free!)
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN | NEWS 7
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
Northwestern announces 3 new members elected to the Board of Trustees
Three new members have been elected to the Board of Trustees, the University announced in a news release Monday.
Fernando Chico (Kellogg ’76), Lynn Hopton Davis (Weinberg ’82, Kellogg ’86) and Jianming Yu (Kellogg ’00) will each serve four-year terms on the board. Chico, a businessman in Mexico and Latin America, founded a brokerage firm in Mexico that became one of the country’s largest financial groups, according to the release. He is currently the CEO of a private equity investment firm, Promecap, and
formerly served as president of the trust of Universidad Iberoamericana, a university in Mexico City. Davis is a senior managing director of the Columbia Management Investment Advisers, an investment group. In this role, she oversees approximately $8 billion in assets, the release said. Davis founded the Los Angeles regional board of the Northwestern University Leadership Circle and cochairs the Los Angeles regional We Will campaign
committee. Yu is the co-founder and managing partner of a Chinese private equity firm, New Horizon Capital, and “has been recognized as one of China’s most notable investors,” the release said. In 2011, Yu was named one of China’s top venture capitalists by Forbes magazine. — Ally Mauch
FIELD HOCKEY
Pentenga recognized as conference player of the week after 3-goal outing
Puck Pentenga was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after tallying three goals and one assist in two weekend games. The junior midfielder is the second Northwestern player to receive the honor this season after sophomore defender Kirsten Mansfield earned the designation in September. Against Iowa on Friday, Pentenga poured in three of the Wildcats’ five goals and added an assist to her weekend resume in Sunday’s game against Massachusetts, which NU won 2-1. Pentenga has been the driving force behind the No. 8 Cats’ offense this season, leading the team in shots, shots on goal and assists, and scoring the second-most goals. With 14 assists in 16 games, the junior leads the Big Ten in assists per game and ranks sixth in the country. Pentenga, however, deflected credit to her teammates. “It’s nice, but it really shows the team effort,” she said. “The team gets corners, and I execute them, but we need everyone out there. It’s just really a team thing that shows our attack is impressive.” NU’s attack ranks 12th in the country in goals per game with 3.1. The offense has also excelled in drawing dangerous penalty corners, and ranks
FENCING From page 8
Yücel finished in 39th place out of 132 fencers and went 5-1 in pool play, and Browne tied for 57th. Yücel said she was pleased to see her new teammate do well, especially in her first
Daily file photo by Kate Salvidio
Puck Pentenga dribbles the ball. The junior midfielder was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals and assisting on another last weekend.
third in the country with 9.4 per game. Only No. 1 Connecticut and No. 3 Virginia generate corner opportunities at a higher rate. Pentenga is the fulcrum of the Cats’ attack on
corner attempts, and many of her Big-Ten-leading 85 shots have come on the 150 corners the Cats have generated this season. NU will need Pentenga at her best this weekend,
when it takes on No. 4 Michigan in pursuit of a Big Ten title.
matchup of the elimination tournament. “One of the greatest things I saw was Alexis Browne in her (first round matchup),” Yücel said. “She won 15-14. She was down I think 8-3 in the first round and picked it up and won that bout. I think that was a great way to show her perseverance and how she wants to fight.” In the Division I foil draw, sophomore
Alexandra Banin finished 62nd of 143 fencers — the only Cats sabre to finish in the top 64. NU will now shift its focus from the preseason individual competition to regular season team play. Moss said he has plans for a “purplewhite” scrimmage in the coming days to get the team — especially the freshman — ready for team-style fencing.
With a little more than two weeks until the collegiate season, Moss said he is happy with where the team is at and looks forward to the start of the campaign. “For the beginning of the year and where we want to be, we like what we saw,” Moss said.
— Joseph Wilkinson
peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu
The Daily
join us
NEWSROOM WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA DIGITAL PROJECTS EMAIL DIGEST PODCAST VIDEO MAGAZINE is more than a newspaper.
dailynorthwestern.com/joinus dailynorthwestern.com/joinus
SPORTS DOUBLE TROUBLE ON DECK OCT.
20
ON THE RECORD
I just had to work hard for every point and be aggressive when I got the opportunities. — Rheeya Doshi, junior
Field Hockey No. 8 NU at No. 4 Michigan, 3 p.m. Friday
@DailyNU_Sports
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Doubles teams lead the way in ITA Midwest Regional
By CALVIN ALEXANDER
the daily northwestern @calvalexander
Northwestern maintained its doubles hot streak this past week at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, sending two pairings to the tournament’s final. The No. 4 doubles team, featuring seniors Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp, defeated junior Lee Or and senior Alex Chatt 8-4 to claim the regional title. The showdown put Chatt and Lipp, who played 30 doubles matches together in the 2016-17 season, on opposite sides of the net in the doubles championship. “It’s always hard to play against a teammate,” Lipp said. “But the important thing was that it was an all-Northwestern final.” Both pairings had to beat four consecutive opponents to reach the title match. NU’s third team, freshman Inci Ogut and junior Rheeya Doshi, was unable to escape the second round. Doshi, however, turned things around in the singles draw. She
entered the match with only one singles win in the fall, but flipped the script and breezed through the first two rounds in straight sets. In the round of 16, Doshi faced off against one of the tournament’s top seeds, Notre Dame’s Allison Miller. After dropping the opening set, Doshi fought back and took the final two to secure a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory. “I was making too many mistakes,” Doshi said. “I knew I could come back. I just had to work hard for every point and be aggressive when I got the opportunities.” Doshi took down her teammate, Or, in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. Or, meanwhile, also impressed in the singles slate with an upset of the No. 6 ranked player in the nation, Michigan’s Kate Fahey. The junior lost the first set 6-1, but rallied to win the match 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 before falling to Doshi. Chatt escaped the first singles round with a tight three-set victory, but fell to Michigan’s Chiara Lommer — the No. 115 player in the nation — in the second.
Lommer went on to win the singles tournament. The other participating Cats players, Larner, Lipp and Ogut, combined to go 2-3 in the individual draw. “I came out with the wrong mindset,” Larner said. “My level of play has gotten very high because of my aggressive style, but I didn’t play that way for whatever reason.” The regionals followed a trend set in earlier tournaments this fall. NU performed masterfully in the doubles bracket but fell victim to inconsistency in the singles draw. With just two fall tournaments remaining, the Cats will look to improve their singles results and continue their doubles supremacy. “As a team we have had a pretty good fall thus far,” Larner said. “Everyone is excited to cap off the fall with a bang.” Daily file photo by Alec Carroll
calvinalexander2021@u.northwestern.edu
FENCING
Northwestern runs into stiff competition in Anaheim By PETER WARREN
the daily northwestern
Source: Northwestern Athletics
A Northwestern fencer lunges in attack. The Wildcats closed their preseason at the North American Cup last weekend.
Northwestern’s weekend in Anaheim, California, was no vacation. Instead, the Wildcats met stiff competition in their final preseason tournament at the October North American Cup before the collegiate season begins next month. Of the 22 NU fencers competing, only one finished in the top 16 of the event, with another four finishing in the top 64. Despite the lack of standout performances, members of the team still feel like they improved entering the main campaign. “We had a really solid weekend,” senior epee Katie Van Riper said. “We had some good results, and overall, we functioned really well as a team and supported each other.” Sophomore epee Pauline Hamilton finished with the team’s best result, placing 12th of 164 in the Division I epee event. In the round of 16, Hamilton faced off against Courtney Hurley, one of five 2016 U.S. Olympians competing in the event. Hurley, a
2012 Olympic bronze medalist, had not yet lost a match at the NAC. Despite the imposing challenge, Hamilton put up an impressive fight. “Pauline fenced her really well,” coach Zach Moss said. “She lost 10-6, but she was up 5-3 with probably less than a minute left and really put a scare into an Olympian. That was a really cool bout, and a really cool opportunity.” Earlier on Monday, Van Riper faced Hurley in the round of 64 and lost 15-5. The senior finished the tournament in 55th place. Before the event, Moss said he wanted to see as many fencers finish in the top 32 as possible. While only Hamilton succeeded, Moss said many Cats outplayed their results. “There were a number of people who were fencing at a level that was higher than their results showed,” Moss said. “That, to me, is really promising for when we start the college season.” In the Division I sabre event, senior Emine Yücel and freshman Alexis Browne led the way for NU. » See FENCING, page 7
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Bryant McIntosh selected to Cousy Award watch list
Senior Bryant McIntosh was one of 20 point guards selected to the Bob Cousy Award watch list Monday. At the season’s end, the award will be given to the nation’s best player at the position. McIntosh enters his final year in Evanston with 551 career assists, the program record. Th e Greensburg, Indiana, native led Northwestern with 14.8 points per game last season to go along with his Big Ten-leading 5.2 assists. As one of the Wildcats’ captains last season, McIntosh led NU to its fi rst NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. He was also a
consensus All-Big Ten second team selection after previously earning an honorable mention nod his sophomore year. This year, expectations are high for both McIntosh and the Cats, who return four starters and numerous bench contributors as they eye a return to the tournament. The members of the watch list were selected by a national committee of college basketball personnel. The list will be trimmed to 10 in mid-February and five finalists will be named in March. A committee that includes award namesake Bob Cousy, the former Holy Cross and Boston Celtics point guard, will choose a winner from the pool of five. McIntosh’s senior campaign begins when NU opens play on Nov. 10 against Loyola Maryland. — Benjy Apelbaum
Daily file photo by Colin Boyle
Bryant McIntosh celebrates Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament win over Vanderbilt. The senior was one of three Big Ten point guards named to the Cousy Award watch list.