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New provost looks to be more visible around university

By RYAN WANGMAN

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Officials, students discuss confiscated Evanstonian paper

Evanston Township High School officials and students are grinding out a plan to redistribute newspapers containing articles about marijuana use after a contentious decision to confiscate the papers. The Sept. 22 issue of The Evanstonian was removed from circulation because a series of articles in the section, “The Pot Thickens…,” promoted illegal conduct that violates school policy, ETHS Principal Marcus Campbell said in a statement. In the statement, Campbell said he determined two articles in the series glorified drug use and drug dealing, and promoted ideas “detrimental to ETHS students.” “It’s not that they can’t do it, it’s just that it has to be balanced,” Campbell told The Daily. “If it’s

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it is relevant to modern times. The writer said her involvement in the Odyssey Project — a program that offers humanities courses to adults who live below the poverty line — helped inspire her book. “My students were trying to change their lives, and you might think the Declaration is distant from them, but they really connected fast to the fact that the core of the Declaration is the story of people trying to change their lives,” Allen told The Daily. “The teaching experience was so special that I wanted to try to share it with a bigger audience.” Allen said her reading of the Declaration of Independence — as advocating liberty

Provost Jonathan Holloway said when he served as dean of Yale College, he possessed the “Morty effect” because everyone recognized him. But Holloway told The Daily in an interview earlier this month that once he came to Northwestern to assume the role of provost on Aug. 1, he was an unfamiliar face on campus. “When I walk somewhere on campus with Morty, I am totally invisible,” Holloway said. “It’s been strange to walk around the greater Evanston area and, like, no one’s saying hello to me.” In his new position, Holloway will work closely with University President Morton Schapiro, overseeing academic priorities and the preparation of the annual budget. While Holloway said the anonymity has been nice, it may change soon — he gave a speech at convocation, and Schapiro has asked him to take on a more public role. Even though he’s been “walking in Morty’s shadow,” Holloway said he is committed to bridging the gap among students, faculty and administrators. Holloway said universities are “sunk” if they don’t have good communication among community members. He added that even though his position isn’t usually “student-facing,” he plans to figure out the best venues for undergraduate student engagement while at NU. “There may not be precedent here for a provost engaging students in a fairly regular fashion — that door’s open to do so now,” Holloway said. “I just don’t know exactly how to do it, with making sure I’m not straying in somebody’s lane. It’ll be a work in progress.” Schapiro told The Daily in an interview that he asked Holloway

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The Evanston Township High School girls varsity volleyball team kneels for the national anthem at an Oct. 11 home game in Beardsley Gym. Since then, other students followed in the team’s footsteps, including those on the boys varsity soccer team and football team.

ETHS athletes ‘taking a knee’

Students follow in footsteps of quarterback Colin Kaepernick By RISHIKA DUGYALA

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It started with the Evanston Township High School girls varsity volleyball team. At the Sept. 26 game against New Trier High School, the ETHS student-athletes took

a knee as the national anthem resonated throughout Beardsley Gym. Although members declined to comment individually, they said in a team statement to The Daily that they acted in solidarity against the United States’ oppression of and injustices toward minority groups — especially after

seeing peers and teammates struggle. “We are trying to draw attention to the fact that our country is failing to honor its founding principles when it comes to people of color,” the statement said. “In no way do we want to disrespect the people fighting for this country, or who fought for this country.

… We know what we protest for and continue to fight for.” ETHS’ actions follow silent protests by U.S. professional athletes against police brutality and racial inequality during the national anthem. The protests began in 2016 with San Francisco 49ers » See KNEEL, page 10

Allen discusses Declaration of Independence

One Book One Northwestern author addresses roughly 250 people about her book By WILSON CHAPMAN

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Danielle Allen discusses her inspiration for writing “Our Declaration.” Allen delivered the One Book One Northwestern keynote address Thursday, speaking about the relevance of the Declaration of Independence.

Author Danielle Allen said her experiences teaching people with limited access to education inspired her book “Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality,” which was required reading for all Northwestern first-year students this year. Allen, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, spoke to about 250 people at Technological Institute on Thursday. In her One Book One Northwestern keynote address, Allen said she taught her students about the Declaration of Independence because she strongly believes

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Developers present plan for Oak Avenue building By NORA SHELLY

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Another tower project may be on its way to Evanston. Developers for a building on Oak Avenue in downtown Evanston presented their plans for an “active adult” community at a sparsely-attended neighborhood meeting Thursday evening. The plans call for a 17-story building with 169 units targeted at people 55-and-older who aren’t in need of assisted living or nursing care. Johnny Carlson, a principal at Trammell Crow Company, the development firm leading the proposal, said buildings directed at aging baby boomers such as this one are fairly new. “There is a big, robust demand coming and very limited supply across the country,” Carlson said. The building, 1727 Oak Ave., sits next to train tracks to one side, Oak Avenue to another and Church Street to the south. The site currently houses a parking lot for an adjacent office building, which is on the same tract of land. The building would have “amenity space,” including a salon, meeting rooms and terraces, said Aaron Roseth, president of the project’s architecture firm, ESG. The building’s first two levels would be wider than the upper levels and will house the common spaces, Roseth said.

After 2 search warrants, Evanston man charged with multiple felonies

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An Evanston man was arrested Tuesday in connection with multiple felonies as a result of two search warrants, according to a Thursday news release. The first search warrant was executed at a residence in the 700 block of Custer Avenue due to an investigation of narcotics sales in the city, Evanston

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Johnny Carlson, a principal at Trammell Crow Company, presents a proposal for a 17-story building on Oak Avenue. At the Thursday meeting, Carlson said the building would be directed toward aging baby boomers.

“These are active adults and they do want to participate in the community,” Roseth said. “So for us it’s really important … to activate the ground level.” Some amenity services will be included in rent, and others will be additional, Carlson said. Rent is planned to be $2,500 for single-bedroom units and $4,000 for two-bedrooms. Carlson said this puts their building above typical market prices for such units and below independent-living units when it comes to cost. There will be 158 parking spaces on site. “What this is, is basically a stepping stone to independent living,” Carlson said.

This building would be among several high rises proposed for Evanston. The city is in the process of considering towers on the 1400 block of Sherman Avenue, 601 Davis St. and the 1700 block of Sherman Avenue, among others. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said he expects the building will fit in “fine” with the surrounding area. The building at this stage is expected to be 176 feet tall. However, the development plans are not yet finalized and have not been submitted to the city. Under Evanston’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, the building will have to designate 10 percent

police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said in the release. The 40-year-old was taken into custody during the search. Cocaine, crack cocaine, what is suspected to be heroin and ecstasy, as well $3,831 in cash and a loaded gun were recovered, Dugan said. A police scanner and surveillance cameras showing a live feed of the inside and outside of the residence were also found, he said. The second warrant was executed Wednesday night on the man’s storage locker in the 8000 block of McCormick Boulevard in Skokie, Dugan said. There, police found a loaded gun with the serial number destroyed.

The man was charged with multiple felonies: two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, two counts of being an armed habitual offender, one count of criminal fortification of a residence, one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and one count of unlawful use of a weapon with defaced serial number. He was also charged with four counts of possession of ammunition or handgun without valid identification, a misdemeanor. — Sophie Mann

of its units for affordable housing. Alternately, the developers can choose to give money to the affordable housing fund in lieu of designating units. The ordinance would require Trammell Crow Company to designate 17 of its 169 units as affordable housing. Carlson said their current plan is to make 25 percent of the 17 units in-house affordable units, and give money to the fund for the rest. Monthly rents for the affordable housing units would cost between $700 and $900. Several Evanston residents who attended Thursday’s meeting expressed displeasure with the ratio. “There’s a need for developers to allocate … the full 10 percent within their building, rather than contributing money to the housing fund,” Evanston resident Alan Factor told The Daily. “Especially when you’re talking about senior housing.” Braithwaite, whose ward encompasses the proposed site, told The Daily he would prefer Trammell Crow Company designate all 17 units as affordable housing. Grady Hamilton, a managing director at Trammell Crow Company, said the 25 percent ratio was not set, nor is their timeline for submitting a proposal to the city. “It’s something to talk about,” Braithwaite said. “Seven hundred to 900 dollars falls within a very good spot for some of our seniors. … I think I’m going to be pushing for the maximum amount (of units).” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu

Setting the record straight An article published in Thursday’s paper titled “Wildcats look to extend streak” misstated the number of games left in Northwestern’s regular season. There are two. The Daily regrets the error.

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Students lead teach-in after quakes By ALAN PEREZ

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Students gathered in Crowe Hall on Thursday to learn about the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Mexico and the national government’s response. SESP sophomore Christina Gutierrez and Weinberg sophomore Erykah Nava led the teach-in on indigenous political movements and criticized the Mexican government’s response to last month’s earthquakes. The event, hosted by MEChA de Northwestern, was the second teach-in this week, and also served as a fundraiser to help those affected by natural disasters in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria, which hit the island last month and left more than 40 dead. Mexico was struck with two earthquakes in September that left hundreds dead. The first was the strongest the country had seen in a century, with an epicenter located less than 100 miles southeast of the state of Chiapas. Days later, a second earthquake struck closer

Contemporary Thought Speaker Series panel to include 3 journalists

The Contemporary Thought Speaker Series will host a panel of three journalists — Doreen St. Félix, Rembert Browne and Wesley Morris — at an event Oct. 26, CTSS announced Thursday. The event, titled “Journalism in the 21st Century: Politics, Pop Culture and Protest,” will be moderated by Chicago-based writer Britt Julious at Harris Hall, the release said. “The whole mission of CTSS is to start conversations and to start dialogue within our

to Mexico City. Gutierrez said the majority of aid has been sent to Mexico City because of its popularity, leaving the people of Chiapas and the neighboring state of Oaxaca without necessary resources to recover. The neglect is only a small part of the political struggle between indigenous people and their colonizers, Nava said. The Mexican government may try to capitalize on the situation to gain control of Chiapas indigenous lands, which they have been seeking to turn into a tourist attraction, Gutierrez said. The teach-in highlighted the work of the Zapatistas, a revolutionary political group based in Chiapas. Nava said the Zapatistas seek greater autonomy of indigenous lands after the North American Free Trade Agreement threatened their economic well-being. The group also rejects the Mexican government’s efforts to profit from the land. “They don’t think the indigenous are using the land in a profitable way,” Nava said. “(The Zapatistas’) connection with the land is who they are. You can only imagine the tension that goes on between the Zapatistas and the

government.” Gutierrez and Nava discussed the history of indigenous people in Chiapas, including the Tzotziles — a community in Chiapas with Mayan roots. The Tzotziles have been resisting the assimilation and “Christianization” of colonizers since the 16th century, Gutierrez said, and many of the members of the Zapatista movement are from or have the support of the Tzotziles community. Clashes with the government have forced the Zapatistas to cover their faces with masks and carry guns, Nava said. She stressed that the practice is to protect themselves from government surveillance and violence. Weinberg senior Edward Duron told The Daily learning about the masks left him wondering how the Zapatistas approach identity. “To have an identity is to be legible to the state,” Duron said. “If they show their ID and they are seen somewhere, or they’re made legible, then they are put in danger. … I wonder how identity works for them; how they feel themselves or embody themselves under those masks.”

community,” Emmanuelle Gers, vice president of marketing and public relations for CTSS, told The Daily. “This panel is really focused on understanding their ideas and seeing where we can learn from their ideas and also how to be … more aware and understanding.” The Communication sophomore said the panel’s focus on “modernity and pop culture” makes it relevant for the Northwestern community. St. Félix is a writer for The New Yorker who covers pop culture, music and politics, and Browne is currently a freelance journalist who previously wrote for New York Magazine. Both St. Félix and Browne appeared on Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” in media list last year.

Morris is critic-at-large for The New York Times and a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. He previously wrote for The Boston Globe, where he won a Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2012. CTSS chair Ben Zimmermann told The Daily the panel will address issues that interest college-aged students. “It’s going to be a fascinating conversation,” the Weinberg senior said. “It’s going to inspire a really interesting, relevant, timely conversation about the role of journalism and activism and linking everything that’s happening in our society to political events and social ramifications.”

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The absence of Palestine in my Jewish experience LEO SAINATI

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I was raised a reform Jew in a Northern Virginia congregation which didn’t have the largest Jewish population, but enough to make up a decent-sized community. I also participated in a regional youth group and went to a summer camp sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism. While I regard Judaism as having a very positive impact on my life, its overtly proIsrael stance has always lingered as a point of contention. Understandably, Judaism is inherently proIsrael. The country is our homeland, given to us as a place of refuge after the Holocaust by the international community; a sanctuary for a group that has been the victim of attacks for most of history. We had to struggle to keep Israel, fighting numerous wars with neighboring countries that were not eager to have a democratic, Jewish state on their borders. As a result, many Jews regard Israel with much pride. However, many are also blind to its faults. As an American Jew, I never associated

tirade, as both sides are far from blameless in this horrible conflict. Yet Judaism, or at least my reform Judaism experiences, failed to give me a balanced and educated view of the country we adore and call home. No doubt Israel is sacred and a truly special place, but is it Jewish to not criticize it? Does not educating the next generation of Jews with both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian narrative instill them with Jewish values? How can we be good Jews by brushing past Israel’s actions and blindly support our homeland? We need to hold Israel accountable. Regardless of whether you are pro-Israel, feeding people one side of the narrative is unquestionably harmful to Judaism. It is appealing to relish in the small but mighty power of the Israeli Defense Forces, savor our independence and statehood, and finally be able to call Israel a home for the Jews. But doing so by disregarding the Palestinian narrative is disingenuous and misleading.

Having always been shown maps of the entire Israeli-Palestinian region that left out the Gaza Strip and West Bank, I will admit that I did not even know Palestine existed

for much of my childhood. Under no circumstances was Palestine or anything remotely related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict mentioned with a critical view in any of my countless Jewish experiences. I was surprised, as a result, when I learned that Israel was not victimless in its struggle with Palestine, killing innocent civilians and encroaching on Palestinian land. I vehemently defended Israel when faced with horrifying anecdotes and facts, yet began to realize that my Jewish image of Israel and the real one were quite different. In this regard, I knew Judaism had failed me as it has and is failing many others; the history of Israel should not be taught through the lens of Judaism alone. Judaism stresses the importance of welcoming those who are different than us and understanding those with whom we disagree, so it surprised me no discussion surrounded Israel’s culpability in regard to Palestine. In July 2014, while I was at a Jewish summer camp for teen leadership, three Israeli teenagers were found murdered. The whole camp was convened, prayers were said and mourning followed. Yet just a day later, when 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir was abducted, beaten, choked and burned by two Israelis? Nothing. This column isn’t meant to be an anti-Israel

hidden away or face serious repercussions. But the facts speak for themselves, and until America learns to embrace drinking culture and educate people on it, younger generations will continue to abuse alcohol and spread a toxic approach to drinking. In a recent article, The Daily reported that last year Northwestern saw the fewest liquor violations in three years. While this is, of course, an admirable step forward, it isn’t indicative of a national trend that has seen “high risk drinking” increase by four percentage points over the last 15 years. The American stigma around drinking is so high that you can’t sit at the bar area of a restaurant if you’re underage, even if you don’t plan to drink. A wall has been put around the world of liquor, forcing many who aren’t educated about drinking to treat it and its illegality as a reason to abuse it. The drinking age is 18 in most of Europe, and in many other countries you can drink at 16 when accompanied by an adult. It’s a place where parents drink with their grown

children, and are less likely to judge them for deciding to do so. Of course, there are many circumstances of overindulgence — indeed Britain’s reputation for binge drinking is hardly stellar. However, with restaurants and bars being more open to drinking, younger generations view drinking as more of a social occasion, an opportunity to hang out with friends instead of something to revolve one’s night around. One aspect of drinking that seems to astound me is the concept of “darties” — the idea that day drinking is almost worse and crazier than drinking in the evening. These events further the belief that drinking at any time of day is bad and clandestine, and therefore celebrated when college students have the chance. Parents take a big responsibility in this respect. Many of my friends whose parents deride drinking and do not openly discuss it revel in the freedom of college — that freedom often causing them to go overboard. If parents are too strict and not appreciative of

the well-known fact that college students will be exposed to alcohol, they risk putting their children in harm’s way. When teenagers are provided a forum to at least try drinking, they learn to experience it in comfortable environments and form habits that will lead them into adulthood. By smirking and judging those who choose to drink in an enjoyable yet safe way, you make it seem like what someone is doing is wrong, encouraging them to continue to drink in sometimes unsafe ways. The U.S. needs to learn that its alcohol problems come down to culture and not laws. In no way do I think that the legal drinking age will change anytime soon. What needs to change is attitude.

much with Israel. Yes, it was a sacred place for my people, but besides that, it seemed to be just another country where Jews lived. In Sunday school I learned Israeli geography, customs, culture, cuisine and language. I knew all the words and tune to the Israeli national anthem, and studied the symbolism of its flag. Leaving Sunday school, my image of Israel was filled with sunny beaches, ancient ruins, exotic markets and beautiful deserts. All of this holds true, but I was unprepared for the harsh truths about Israel.

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Does not educating the next generation of Jews with both sides of the IsraeliPalestinian narrative instill them with Jewish values? ... We need to hold Isreal accountable.

Leo Sainati is a SESP freshman. He can be contacted at leosainati2021@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

People in the United States have a drinking problem EISH SUMRA

DAILY COLUMNIST

If you ever want to be publicly judged, try being a 22-year-old ordering an alcoholic drink with lunch. A waitress serving me this past weekend looked confused and shocked as a college student of legal age dared to drink at 1 p.m. You’d have thought I’d asked her to do a keg stand in the middle of the restaurant. It was one of a variety of bizarre alcohol-fueled memories of my few years in the U.S., from seeing a friend chase a vodka shot with a chicken nugget to a parent playing beer pong at a house party. Perhaps it is my European upbringing or my unwillingness to care about people judging my habits, but having spent the past three years in this country, America’s drinking habits and laws make no sense to me. You’re made to feel like alcohol is taboo, something to be

Trump’s foreign policy hurts U.S. standing RYAN BOYD

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

President Donald Trump has been erratic, wildly unprofessional and shamefully indifferent to the results of his actions. He’s behaved like a callous neophyte with the intellectual curiosity of a potted plant. These character flaws have defined the Trump administration’s foreign policy and severely diminished the international standing of the U.S. over the past nine months. This has already hampered U.S. strategic goals and could severely limit the country’s international leverage for years after this administration. First, Trump has alienated world leaders across the board and is loathed by many countries. He lambasted Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, told Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto to take care of the “bad hombres” south of the border, publicly called out German chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policy and essentially sided with French president Emmanuel Macron’s controversial rival, Marine Le Pen, during the most recent French election. And that list is nowhere near comprehensive. Unsurprisingly, because of his disrespectful nature, vulgarity and all-around incompetence, Trump is staggeringly unpopular. At the end of former President Barack Obama’s term, 64 percent of people throughout the world had confidence in the U.S. president. By June, only six months into Trump’s term,

worldwide confidence had dropped to 22 percent. This collapse — combined with Trump’s poor personal relationships with many world leaders — has cost this country much needed international goodwill and soft power.

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The long-term damage caused by this insanity is immense. ... We have lost our global credibility after electing an incompetent, unbalanced and uninformed leader.

Additionally, Trump’s policies have failed in region after region. In Asia, the current administration has rapidly ceded ground to China. Pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will allow President Xi Jinping to write Asia’s trade rules — potentially leading to worse environmental protections and labor standards. And Trump’s bellicosity toward North Korea has made China seem like the responsible actor in the region. The long-term implications for the world of ceding power to an autocratic country are clear: less democracy and less economic freedom. Trump has not fared any better in the Middle East. He recently declined to recertify the Iran Nuclear Deal and passed the issue onto Congress, putting the deal in jeopardy. This was against the advice of

his top military and foreign policy advisors, and it’s not hard to see why. The Europeans, Chinese and Russians are all against such a move. This means that if the U.S. pulls out of the deal, only a small portion of the economic sanctions that brought Iran to the negotiating table in the first place will be restored. Thus, Iran will remain free of most sanctions and able to restart its nuclear program. In the eyes of much of the world, Trump has made theocratic Iran the responsible law-abiding partner in this agreement. That’s quite an accomplishment. The long-term damage caused by this insanity is immense. The U.S. has lost all ability to deal with international crises — North Korea, Myanmar, Qatar, climate change — and thus cannot even begin to focus on forwarding an agenda that improves global economic and security conditions. We have lost our global credibility after electing an incompetent, unbalanced and uninformed leader. Even if Trump only lasts one term and a sensible person takes his place, countries will likely still wonder whether the next president is just another Trump — reckless and willing to tear up any agreement. And this loss will take decades to reverse. Ryan Boyd is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at ryanboyd2021@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

Eish Sumra is a Medill senior. He can be contacted at eishsumra2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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Kuhbander displays confidence well beyond his years By COLE PAXTON

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In high school, Charlie Kuhbander gained notoriety for launching a 60-yard kick — blindfolded. But in college, he appears to have a more mundane goal: Make every kick he attempts. “Every kick’s the same for me. I treat it as, ‘You need to make this one,’” Kuhbander said this week. “I never even consider missing it.” That mentality was on display in last Saturday’s 37-21 win at Maryland, which saw the freshman kicker make all three of his field goal attempts and convert all four extra points in the best performance of his young career. The three field goals matched his season total entering the day, and his 40-yarder in the first quarter matched his previous, if modest, career long. Kuhbander then hit arguably the most important kick of his career in the fourth quarter, a 32-yarder that gave Northwestern (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) a two-possession lead and kept the Terrapins at bay in the game’s later stages. “I’ve got great confidence in Charlie,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said after the win Saturday. “I don’t think he understands that he’s a freshman. He’s been really consistent since he’s gotten into our program … just his approach to getting prepared for games.” Kuhbander’s college career began inauspiciously, however, when he badly missed a 21-yard field goal in the season opener against Nevada. He then attempted just two field goals over the next four games, only one of which was beyond 35 yards. However, Kuhbander quickly put his early miss behind him. He has connected on each of his 20 extra point attempts this season and converted all six field goals since the 21-yard miss. “He has the same demeanor every single day, day in and day out, just goes to work and puts his head down, gets the job done,” said senior punter Hunter Niswander, who serves as the

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Charlie Kuhbander kicks. The freshman kicker knocked in three field goals and four extra points in Maryland last week.

Wildcats’ holder. “If he misses one, you know he’s going to make the next one. You just have that confidence in him.” Kuhbander himself seems confident in his ability — in four questions at a news conference this week, he used some form of the word three times. And his ability is not in doubt: Aside from the flashy 60-yard bomb, he set an Ohio record in high school with 305 total points and was ranked the No. 3 kicking prospect in his class by Kohl’s Kicking. Despite arriving in Evanston on a full scholarship — a rarity for a kicker entering college

— no job was handed to him. He instead waded his way through a seven-way competition in training camp before finally emerging as the victor, aided in part by his calm consistency. “I learned real early on (in high school) that if you had any sort of different mindset to any kick it was going to affect it a lot,” Kuhbander said. “You had to treat everything the same.” Now halfway through his freshman season, Kuhbander is gaining a greater foothold in NU’s offensive scheme and could provide a major boost for a Cats team set to face the staunch defenses of Iowa and Michigan State.

That prospect excites Fitzgerald, who, when asked about Kuhbander this week, invoked Jeff Budzien, a two-time All-Big Ten kicker at NU. The kicker, for his part, remained modest with the media, crediting Niswander and redshirt freshman long snapper Tyler Gillikin for their help, and stressing the importance of treating game situations like practice. But Kuhbander did offer one bit of praise about his recent stretch: “Now I’m just on a roll.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Cats’ receivers look for consistency By TIM BALK

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While senior running back Justin Jackson was busy breaking Northwestern’s all-time career rushing record in last weekend’s win over Maryland, another group of players quietly found its footing. The Wildcats’ (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) receiving corps poked holes in the Terrapins’ secondary all afternoon, bouncing back after struggling in the team’s first two Big Ten games and allowing junior quarterback Clayton Thorson to finish with 293 passing yards. Senior receiver Macan Wilson and sophomore superback Cam Green notched career-high catch totals in the victory, and redshirt freshman receiver Riley Lees tied his mark. All told, it represented the type of performance the deep but fresh-faced group will look to replicate as it wades deeper into the season, starting with a pivotal game with Iowa (4-2, 1-2) at Ryan Field on Saturday. Thorson does not lack for receivers to connect with this season. He hit nine different targets at Maryland, and has completed passes to at least seven each game this season. But it has still been an up-and-down first half of the campaign for a wideout group adjusting to life without the graduated Austin Carr, Thorson’s old favorite receiver and the Big Ten’s leading pass-catcher a year ago. Described by coach Pat Fitzgerald this week as “developing,” the team’s receiving corps is headlined by Wilson, shifty junior Flynn Nagel and 6-foot-4 sophomore Ben Skowronek. The trio has impressed at times, such as the seasonopening win over Nevada when Skowronek amassed 123 receiving yards and Fitzgerald gushed about the team’s depth at receiver. But since the opener, the group has struggled at times to get open for Thorson, with the signal caller’s completion percentages plummeting in losses to Duke (37.9 percent) and Penn State (52.8 percent). In NU’s Big Ten opener, Wisconsin waxed NU in Madison and the Badgers sacked Thorson eight times, a number influenced by the wideouts’ difficulties getting separation. Then came the rebound against Maryland. “Our receivers were not pleased with their inability to make plays the last two weeks,” Fitzgerald said in College Park after the win. “They worked really, really hard to get better

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Asked this week about the national uptick in targeting calls, including second-half ejections for two key Northwestern defenders against Penn State on Oct. 7, coach Pat Fitzgerald began both diplomatically and hearteningly. “I’m not changing my stance because a couple of our guys got called for it,” he said. “It’s the right call to eliminate that play out of our game.” For good measure, he began his answer to a follow-up about a rule tweak with the strikingly similar, “You know, I don’t think I’m going to change my stance on the overall feeling of the call.” But Fitzgerald’s full response is less worthy of plaudits. He cast doubt on whether senior safety Godwin Igwebuike really deserved to be ejected against the Nittany Lions and urged the replay booth to more stridently confirm the vahlidity of targeting calls. This sentiment is misguided. Yes, Fitzgerald deserves praise for defending the rule and calling to remove dangerous plays from football, and he has not said that any of the Wildcats’ three targeting ejections this season were wrong. But the way forward for a sport that desperately needs to become safer is to axe any and every hit to the head, no matter how innocuous some may be. I’m sympathetic toward Igwebuike, who barely tapped Penn State running back Miles Sanders. But because the bump came from the crown of Igwebuike’s helmet, the senior captain soon headed for the locker room and did not return until after halftime in Maryland last week.

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did not hold back in praising the Hawkeyes’ secondary. “They’re well orchestrated. They’re on the same page,” Fitzgerald said Monday. “You have to earn it against Iowa. They don’t make mistakes. They don’t beat themselves.” On his side of the field, Fitzgerald said his receivers are looking to improve and to smooth out the inconsistencies they’ve displayed thus far this fall. For the Cats’ final six contests to turn out better than their first six, continued improvement at wideout could be key. “They’re working to get better. That’s where we’re at,” Fitzgerald said. “We’re an average team right now. You are what your record says it is, and that’s what we are: We’re average. And we’ve just got to keep getting better.”

Call it tough luck. Call it harsh. But also call it the right decision. The NCAA may have added ejections to targeting in 2013 in an attempt to stamp out the violent spearings that instantly cause concussions and make fans’ stomachs churn. Nearly as important, however, is removing the repeated “soft” blows that add up over time. That was made shockingly clear in July, when medical research found that 87 percent of 202 former football players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative disease better known as CTE that has established links to repeated head trauma. In other words: Every hit to the head is gravely dangerous. There can be no leeway in allowing them. Only through ejection can this message be delivered strongly enough. Igwebuike did nothing malicious when he grazed Sanders’ head. As Fitzgerald pointed out, he turned his head at the wrong time and could do nothing about the contact. The “hit” was neither dangerous nor really even a hit, but this discussion isn’t really about that one play. Rules protecting player safety must always come first, no matter the intricacies of the play. So yes, it’s heartening to hear Fitzgerald say, as he did last week, that targeting plays are “something that we work really hard to take out of our game,” and to hear him say it earnestly and honestly. But when brain health may be involved, it is less comforting to hear him say, referring to the ejection policy, that “taking a game … is a pretty severe penalty.” The health concerns are what is truly severe.

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Riley Lees takes on a tackler. The redshirt freshman receiver matched a career high with three catches against Maryland.

this week, and I think it showed.” Wilson echoed the sentiment Tuesday. He said the group had not “done what we needed to” against Penn State and Wisconsin but called itself out and had a great week of practice going into the Maryland game. Lees, the freshman who hauled in three catches against the Terrapins, said this week that the group is growing more in-tune with Thorson as the season rolls on. “We’ve got a lot more confidence in ourselves too,” Lees said, “which helps us go out there and play fast.” Still, NU’s passing attack has faltered in its two battles with vaunted Big Ten defenses. Maryland currently sits in last place in the Big Ten in passing defense. The Iowa defense more closely approximates Penn State’s and Wisconsin’s, and Fitzgerald

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After rocky start, Fitzgerald on top at Northwestern By MAX GELMAN

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Pat Fitzgerald wasn’t always the confident coach Northwestern fans see on Saturdays. Before he stalked the sidelines each fall weekend and students placed bets on whether he’d wear shorts, Fitzgerald was a leader on the field, spearheading the Wildcats’ 1995 campaign to the Rose Bowl. But even before that, he was just a lazy college kid. “I don’t think I missed an opportunity to play video games, I think I slept through classes,” Fitzgerald said. “Like, the blueprint of what you should not do, I followed that. Even though I was educated not to, I just did not have my mindset in the right spot.” Fitzgerald, now in his 12th season as head coach, first came up through the program in the mid-1990s. In 2006, he became the youngest FBS coach at the time at age 31. And just six months ago, the school awarded him a 10-year contract extension through 2026. But Fitzgerald’s road to football coach was not without speed bumps. His early playing and coaching days were rife with indecisiveness, so much so that he considered resigning the head job in Evanston had he not found success in his third season at the helm in 2008. Instead, NU rolled to a 9-4 record that season. The rest, as they say, is history: The Cats made bowls in the next four seasons, and Fitzgerald’s status as the face of NU athletics was soon etched in stone. Upon his arrival in Evanston in 1993, Fitzgerald struggled to get into a routine. For his entire high school career, Fitzgerald set a personal goal of playing college football, and after achieving it, had trouble readjusting. “I just kinda checked the box,” Fitzgerald said. “‘Hey, the goal was to get a scholarship, the goal was to get to the Big Ten, the goal was to get to a great school. I got ‘em all, cool!’ And that’s the way I approached it, instead of looking at it as a bigger and greater challenge.” After Fitzgerald slacked off his first year-anda-half in Evanston, both in classes and on the field, then-coach Gary Barnett sat him down in the spring of 1995. Barnett told him to get his act together or else he’d ride the bench in favor of freshmen. Barnett said he couldn’t recall the exact details of the meeting, but that “during (Fitzgerald’s) sophomore year, you could see it was starting to click in, he intuitively knew things that other guys didn’t.” Barnett added, “He was being a pretty

typical freshman … but he could be special if he decided to.” Fitzgerald proceeded to win consecutive Bronko Nagurski Awards, given annually to the country’s top defensive player, his junior and senior years. The Cats’ Rose Bowl appearance came less than a year after his meeting with Barnett. After graduation, Fitzgerald knew he wanted to eventually coach, but had a cup of coffee with the Dallas Cowboys first. The Cowboys cut him after the graduate assistant hiring deadline in 1997, so his coaching career began in earnest with Maryland in 1998. For Fitzgerald, the head coaching job at NU was something he’d held out hope for but not something he expected. Fitzgerald took his first full-time assistant coaching job at Idaho in 2000 and the very next year, then-Cats coach Randy Walker hired him as the defensive backs coach. Things were looking up. “(My wife), Stacy, and I talked about having the goal of getting back to Northwestern by the time we were 40,” Fitzgerald said. “Little did I know that it would happen about 18 months later.” Fitzgerald spent five seasons on Walker’s staff before becoming head coach under tumultuous circumstances. Walker died from a sudden heart attack about two months before the 2006 season, leaving the NU community stunned. Fitzgerald was tabbed eight days after Walker’s death, making the rare leap from position coach to head coach. NU’s search centered on Fitzgerald and longtime assistant head coach Jerry Brown. An athletic department spokesperson declined an interview request of Brown for this story on his behalf, and Brown has declined interview requests from The Daily for several years. But Fitzgerald said both recommended the other for the job. “Obviously you could categorize this as my dream job, but taking over in the manner I did would be categorized as the worst circumstances I possibly could,” Fitzgerald said. “I didn’t say yes right away.” Instead, Fitzgerald checked first with his wife and confirmed with the University that he would not serve on an interim basis. After some consideration, he signed on to head the program. During Fitzgerald’s first season, the on-field product took a backseat to helping the Walker family and players through the tragedy, he said. C.J. Bachér, a sophomore quarterback at the time, said Fitzgerald emulated Walker in 2006. “When Fitz took over in 2006, he was a clone of Walker, in the sense of his coaching style,” Bachér said. “Which I think was the right decision for him to make, being that (Walker’s

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passing) was so close to the start of the season.” NU finished 4-8, winning just two Big Ten games and finishing in eighth place. The next year, Fitzgerald set higher expectations for himself. But as a new coach, he found himself struggling to delegate tasks to his assistants. Fitzgerald said he “micromanaged” in 2006 and 2007, trying to have a hand in everything and “operating like a position coach.” His moment of reckoning came after the 2007 season. NU finished 6-6, bowl-eligible and two wins better than the year before, but missed the postseason due to lack of Big Ten bowl spots. Fitzgerald took some time to “self-reflect” following 2007 in a similar manner to his 1995 meeting with Barnett. He once again “swallowed a pretty big humble pie pill” and recalled his conversation with then-athletic director Mark Murphy and then-University President Henry Bienen when they first hired him. If he couldn’t “get this program going in the direction it needs to go in a timely manner,” Fitzgerald said he would step down. “I told (Murphy and Bienen) that I get that I’m young, I get that I’ve never done this before, but I’m gonna lean on everybody I know to help me,” Fitzgerald said. “If this doesn’t work in a couple years, you won’t have to fire me. I’ll resign. I love this place too much. … I would just like to continue to be on staff, but it just means too much to me.” Fitzgerald’s first task after 2007 was to find his own coordinators. He’d kept Walker’s offensive and defensive staff in his first two seasons to afford as much stability as possible, but wanted to bring in his own coaches in 2008. He traveled to a coaching convention in Southern California for his search and interviewed dozens of candidates for the jobs. There, he met Bowling Green’s Mick McCall, a spreadoffense engineer, and Wisconsin’s Mike Hankwitz, a defensive veteran with a nearly quartercentury track record. The two have been the Cats’ coordinators ever since. McCall wasn’t worried about taking orders from a coach more than 20 years his junior. “It isn’t about the age, it’s about the vision and the delivery,” McCall said. “It’s all about the attitude and the character that you project.” That 2008 season marked a sharp turnaround for NU. Bachér had a career year as a senior

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and senior running back Tyrell Sutton averaged almost 100 yards per game before a wrist injury ended his campaign. The defense, which had allowed 31 points per game in 2007, slashed that number to 20.2 in 2008. The Cats, winners of nine regular-season games, earned a trip to the Alamo Bowl against Missouri, falling 30-23 in overtime. Fitzgerald, winner of first-year athletic director Jim Phillips’ trust, earned a seven-year contract extension. NU hasn’t looked back. Fitzgerald has taken the Cats to seven bowl games, four more than any other coach in program history, and won two. In 2015, NU recorded 10 regular-season wins for the second time under Fitzgerald. Looking back, McCall said when he took the Cats job he did not know about Fitzgerald’s consideration to resign. Regardless, McCall said, he wouldn’t entertain the thought of a program without his boss. Fitzgerald has had similar impressions on recruits. Senior safety Godwin Igwebuike, NU’s best defensive player and a team captain, said Fitzgerald was one of the main reasons he came to Evanston. “That’s wild, I can’t even imagine,” Igwebuike said. “I can’t really imagine (the program) without him. He’s been here forever.” maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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to be “more involved and more public than probably any provost has ever been” at NU because he is a great public speaker and personality. Holloway is humble and has expressed a willingness to learn about the NU community in the two months since he moved here, Schapiro said. The provost said he’ll always be willing to meet with students at NU. Yale senior Peter Huang said he met with Holloway about every three weeks when he served as the Yale College Council president. He said he and his vice president used the meetings to inform Holloway of current issues facing the student body. Huang said he found Holloway to be a “straight shooter” and reasonable when handling students’ concerns. “He was extremely sympathetic,” Huang said. “He also definitely went out of his way to just sit down and listen. At the end of the day, a lot of

unlawful act.” Mike Hiestand, a project attorney for the Student Press Law Center, said his job primarily involves providing help and legal information on media law to high school and college students. He said the burden to provide reasonable evidence in determining if the newspaper “incited students” falls on administrators. “Does students talking about drug use — does that incite students?” Hiestand said. “Inciting is more than just trying to persuade or trying to convince. Inciting is … ‘Because of this article, I am going to go out and hit a bong.’” Campbell said in the statement that while state and federal laws provide student journalists with certain free speech rights, those rights are limited. He said school administrators can impose limits if they feel the journalism violates school policy or spurs illegal acts. The paper was confiscated within an hour of its release, and Campbell told The Daily there is no requirement for due process if there’s reason to think the content is driving students to break the law. Colton said the paper gave students no new information about marijuana that wasn’t already accessible, and that it covered a relevant issue among the student body. “We really tried to make a public issue out of this and I think that’s probably the only way that we are coming close to a revolution in this all,” Colton said. “We persisted and refused to back down when no explanation was given.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu students understand that processes take time, especially in a bureaucracy like any university administration, and they just want to make sure things get sped up along. … Dean Holloway understands that perspective.” He added that Holloway’s interactions with students at Yale could help him keep students in mind as provost at NU. Holloway said Schapiro’s vision for him as the University’s provost was surprising. He said he assumed that a provost was meant to be a “silent partner” to a university president. Schapiro said the best way for Holloway to know the NU community is to engage with students, faculty and staff. “It would be such a waste of his talents if he weren’t (a visible presence),” Schapiro said. “He’ll do his job better by doing it more publicly than most provosts tend to do. … He’ll have the Jonathan effect.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu

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length before deciding to kneel. Miller, who identifies as African-American and Mexican-American, said the adults were accessible to and supportive of the students. “No one could stop us from taking a knee,” Miller said. “They were very like, ‘Take a knee if you want to, or if you believe that it’s right for you to do.’ But our band director didn’t want any surprises.” ETHS senior Sam Bogan, a person of color on the boys varsity soccer team, said he would remain on the bench at the beginning of the season while the national anthem plays. When his teammates noticed Bogan’s refusal to stand, he said they listened to his concerns about racial inequality. “I told them, ‘I’m either going to sit or kneel during national anthem,’” Bogan said. “And they said, ‘Well then you should kneel.’” Bogan said his team’s support and the volleyball team’s courage inspired him to ask other soccer players to kneel with him. On Oct. 3, at an away game against Maine South High School, almost the entire team took a knee during the national anthem. One player remained standing but expressed his solidarity by placing his hand on a team member’s shoulder, Bogan said. Overall, the community’s response has been mixed, ETHS senior Theresa Tsaggaris said. While people in Evanston have mostly applauded the students, Tsaggaris — a marching band member who is both black and white — said the “outside community” has said many “nasty” things about their actions. A photo posted on local Facebook page Dear Evanston of the girls volleyball team kneeling went viral, reaching 800,000 people and garnering more than 3,000 shares. Dear Evanston founder Nina Kavin said in a Sept. 28 post that she had to take the photo down because many comments were “racist, misogynistic diatribes, hideous memes, swear words, and sexually explicit suggestions.” Even in light of this, students said no one from the school has pressured or even asked that they reconsider taking a knee. “(ETHS) allows students that advocate to do stuff like this, to take a stance on the issues that are happening in the country,” Miller said. “But you don’t get any consequence from the administration, the staff, the teachers or anybody in a position of power, and we’re really lucky to have that.”

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VOLLEYBALL

Following 3 straight losses, Wildcats look to rebound By CASSIDY JACKSON

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Last weekend was full of “regret” for Northwestern, as the Wildcats lost to Maryland in a heartbreaker and failed to put up a good fight against Ohio State. This weekend, NU (12-8, 2-6 Big Ten) wants to leave it all on the court against No. 7 Nebraska (14-4, 7-1) and Iowa (14-7, 3-5). The Cats will head west Friday to take on the Cornhuskers, who have proven to be a mighty team this year, sitting second in the Big Ten. Saturday, NU will go head-to-head with the Hawkeyes. Sophomore libero Sarah Johnson said last weekend’s losses were a wake-up call for the team and forced the players to look hard at their individual weaknesses. “We haven’t focused as much on the scout per se, like exactly what Nebraska and Iowa

Northwestern vs. No. 7 Nebraska

Northwestern vs. Iowa

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does,” Johnson said. “It’s been more focusing on ourselves. For now, we need to focus on our team before we can focus on any other team.” With both Nebraska and Iowa sitting ahead of NU in the conference standings, the Cats are guaranteed to be the weekend’s underdog, especially against the Cornhuskers. Last season, the Cats took a hard 25-20, 25-11, 25-20 loss against then-No. 1 Nebraska. Senior middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen said the Cornhuskers are consistent, but NU could target the Nebraska back row. If the Cats can put up a good fight, they’d be happy win or lose, she said. Having NU’s offense firing on all cylinders could be an asset when going against the Cornhuskers. Senior outside hitter Symone Abbott

currently leads the Big Ten with 4.40 kills per set and has been one of the Cats’ go-tos on offense. Freshman outside hitter Nia Robinson has also been a major player on offense, sitting at 10th in the conference with an average of 3.43 kills per set. Looking toward the matchup with Nebraska, Hazen said the beauty of going against such a highly-ranked team is that all pressure is off NU and on the Cornhuskers. “We have nothing to lose,” Hazen said. “If we upset them, it’s Nebraska that looks bad. It’s not us. If they beat us, it’s like, ‘OK, well that’s what’s expected to happen.’ Knowing that the pressure is on them, we can just go in … and hopefully come out with the W.” Coach Shane Davis said the following match

against Iowa will test whether the Cats have learned how to bounce back. Last season, NU and the Hawkeyes faced off twice, and the Cats lost both times. But two seasons ago, NU beat Iowa twice, so this season’s face off could be a toss up. Davis said he knows Iowa will be competition for the team. “They play with a lot of confidence,” Davis said. “They have fun out there. I think they’re just a close-knit team, and we’ve got to be able to try to break that down and put them in a tough spot.” Overall, Hazen said the team is hoping to prove why they deserve to be in the Big Ten. “I don’t think our record shows what we’re capable of,” Hazen said. “There’s just been missed opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on, so that makes us look like we’re not as good as a team in the Big Ten. We definitely got to come out with some Ws to prove that.” cassidyjackson2021@u.northwestern.edu

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McIntosh, Lindsey earn preseason All-Big Ten honors as team is ranked

Senior guards Bryant McIntosh and Scottie Lindsey were named to the preseason All-Big Ten team, the conference announced Thursday.

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From page 1 and equality — is part of a long history of the document being used for social change. She added that abolitionists were the first activists to use the Declaration for advocacy purposes. The Declaration states that it is the responsibility of the people to change the government when it is not working. If the government fails to protect the rights of the people, she said, they

McIntosh joined Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ and Michigan State forward Miles Bridges as a unanimous selection. Last season, McIntosh earned second-team honors. In his junior season, McIntosh broke the Northwestern record for career assists and helped lead the Wildcats to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. He averaged 14.8 points per game and a conference-leading 5.2 assists per game.

Lindsey earned third-team honors after a breakout season last year. He averaged 14.1 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game, with season highlights including a 31-point outing at Penn State in December and back-to-back 20-plus point performances against Iowa and Ohio State in January. The Cats, who play their first game Nov. 10 against Loyola Maryland, enter the season with high expectations after their historic 24-win

campaign. NU garnered the No. 20 spot in the national coaches poll released Thursday, third among Big Ten teams. “This senior class still feels like they have a lot to prove,” coach Chris Collins said earlier this month. “Their legacy is there, they know that — what they’ve accomplished has been incredible.”

must advocate for alterations. McCormick freshman Samuel Kim said he didn’t realize how relevant the document still is to the current government. “Even as the institutions of our country evolve over time, we can still apply the Declaration to every aspect of our institutions, not just government but also education and universities,” he said. Allen said it is important to continue dialogue about the Declaration because of its relevance

to modern society. She added that the people behind the Declaration tried to change their lives and escape the restrictions being placed on them, just as many people are trying to do today. “That’s what the Declaration is about,” she said. “Seeing the constraints on your attempts to flourish, and changing those constraints.” Weinberg freshman Tejas Sekhar said he was intrigued by the unique lens with which Allen approached the Declaration. He said he was

surprised to learn the Declaration was used as a tool for advocacy. Sekhar said he found the document –– despite being written in the 18th century –– to be very relevant after Allen’s speech. “It was interesting that she was able to make the Declaration relatable to university students,” he said. “She managed to apply the text to modern-day life in a way I never saw before.”

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Wildcats head into weekend with Big Ten title on the line By JOE WILKINSON

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A potential Big Ten title is on the line this weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as No. 8 Northwestern takes its talents eastward to play No. 4 Michigan. The Wildcats (12-4, 5-1 Big Ten) are second place in the conference standings, but control their own destiny in the season’s final stretch. With weekend wins over first-place Wolverines (13-2, 7-0) and Michigan State, (8-8, 2-4,) they’ll guarantee a share of the Big Ten crown. “It’s in our hands,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “We’re excited, the kids are loose and we’ll be ready to go on Friday.” The marquee matchup is Friday against Michigan, which has lost only twice this year. One of those losses came against No. 1 Connecticut, but the second was a 1-0 upset on Sept. 8 at the hands of now-No. 18 William and Mary. The Wolverines may be vulnerable, but they boast a prolific offense led by sophomore forward Meg Dowthwaite, who ranks seventh in the nation and leads the conference in goals per game. She’s the catalyst for Michigan’s

No. 8 Northwestern vs. No. 4 Michigan

Michigan State vs. No. 8 Northwestern

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high-powered attack, which ranks sixth in the country in goals per game, at 3.5. “Michigan’s strong across the board, but I think we match up well with them,” Fuchs said. “It’s going to be a battle, and the team that takes care of the details better will probably come out victorious.” NU, however, has reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Puck Pentenga spearheading its attack. The junior midfielder leads the conference and ranks seventh in the nation in assists per game. She leads the team in shots and shots on goal as well and has played a central role in the majority of the Cats’ conference-best 150 penalty corner attempts this season. Those chances will be crucial for NU against Michigan this weekend. During the Cats’ six-game winning streak, 14 of 23 goals have come from corner opportunities. “We just stay really poised and protect the outsides,” Pentenga said. “We got around defenders, and we got corners so we got shots off.” Michigan, however, also boasts a formidable defense. The Wolverines

rank third in the country in goals against average, allowing only 0.83 per game. Senior goaltender Sam Swenson is second in the Big Ten in save percentage and has recorded six shutouts in 15 games this season. “They’ve got a really strong defense,” junior forward Pascale Massey said. “It’s really important that we get into scoring positions and that we’re aggressive. If we really want it, we can get it.” If NU takes down Michigan, the Cats will also need to defeat the Spartans at home Sunday to secure their share of the conference title. With NU close to its first Big Ten regular season championship since 2013, Fuchs is excited that her team controls its own fate. “There’s been years in the past where we need this team to win, or we’d be sitting watching the tracker,” Fuchs said. “It’s in our hands, and you know what, we’re going to go out and give it our best shot and see where we come up.”

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NU comes back from early season struggles By JOE WILKINSON

No. 9 Michigan State vs. Northwestern

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Evanston, Illinois 7 p.m. Friday

With just three games remaining in the season, it’s crunch time for Northwestern. The Wildcats (5-9, 1-5 Big Ten) will put their three-game win streak on the line Friday when they welcome No. 9 Michigan State (10-2-2, 4-0-2 Big Ten) to Evanston. NU will need to pair the attack that produced eight goals and has powered the Cats to three straight wins with a conservative defensive strategy. It will need to capitalize on a slower pace that kept NU in close games against some of the top teams in the country earlier this season. “We’ve changed to a more attacking formation, so I think that’s helped,” said junior midfielder Camden Buescher, the team’s points leader with two goals and four assists on the season. “At the same time we’ve been pretty organized defensively in that formation. I think it’s just finding the balance between getting numbers forward and getting numbers behind the ball and keeping (the opponent) to a low score.” The Cats will host the Spartans on Senior Night under the lights at Martin Stadium. A pregame ceremony will honor NU’s four seniors — goalkeeper Francisco Tomasino, defender Riley Kelliher, forward Elo Ozumba and defender John Moderwell — before the Cats try to extend their longest win streak since 2013 and upset one of the top teams in the country. NU took home its first conference win of the year in a 3-0 shutout over Rutgers at home on Sunday. The Cats are looking to ride the offensive momentum of Sunday’s win into Friday night, freshman defender Garrett Opperman said. “The Rutgers win was definitely a

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After a disappointing ninth place finish in its home tournament two weeks ago, Northwestern got back on track with a solid third-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate, which concluded Wednesday. It was the Wildcats’ third top-5 finish of the year in the four tournaments the team has competed in this season, and coach Emily Fletcher singled out the home competition as the outlier.

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Ty Seager kicks the ball upfield. The sophomore forward and the Wildcats will take on Michigan State on Friday.

good win for us to get our confidence back,” Opperman said. “Now going into the next game, we know that we can attack with a little more confidence, and go out there and do what we can to get a win.” Michigan State boasts one of the top defenses in the country; the Spartans have allowed their opponents only eight goals in 14 games, the second-best goals against average in the Big Ten. Goalkeeper Jimmy Hague is tied for the second-most shutouts in the country this season with nine. While the Spartans’ defense poses an obvious challenge for the Cats, the Michigan State offense presents an opportunity. The Spartans have scored only 17 goals on the season, while NU has scored 15. Lenahan said Friday’s result will be imperative to the Cats’ postseason ambitions. “Michigan State’s a different animal,” Lenahan said Sunday. “They’re (a) very

veteran, experienced team with a very good culture. We’re playing a very good team that’s challenging for a Big Ten championship and we’re trying to avoid that 8-9 game (in the Big Ten Tournament), so it’s a big game for both teams.” Michigan State is the fourth team the Cats have lined up against that has been ranked No. 1 at some point this season. NU will benefit from the lessons learned against that level of competition earlier in the season, Buescher said, especially during Friday night’s final home conference matchup. “We know we can’t give up goals in the first 15 minutes,” Buescher said. “When we played some of the top teams in the country before, we’ve gone down big early, so we’re trying to stay organized defensively. The longer we keep the game 0-0, the better chance we have of winning.” ellabrockway2021@u.northwestern.edu

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I just made sure not to jump ahead, grinding it down to one shot and giving it my all really helped me. Hannah Kim, senior

“We weren’t our best at Windy City, and we really played OK the first couple events, nothing spectacular but pretty solid,” Fletcher said. “We were disappointed, but this was a solid performance, aside from the first round.” Senior Hannah Kim led the way for NU, finishing third in the individual competition at 5-under-par. Kim came out firing from the start, birdieing the third hole in the first round and never looking back en route to a first round 66, the lowest round shot by any golfer in the entire tournament. Kim came into the final day with a four-shot lead, but her 1-over final round, combined with two 4-under rounds from challengers, dropped her to third.

“It was really nice to start the tournament that way,” Kim said. “I didn’t expect to shoot a score like that, so just starting the tournament like that really helped. I just made sure not to jump ahead, grinding it down to one shot and giving it my all really helped me.” Kim wasn’t the only Cats senior to finish in the top 10, as senior Sarah Cho also turned in an impressive scorecard to finish tied for eighth. Cho had a much more up-anddown tournament, struggling in the first round but pulling things together during the last two days. In round two alone, Cho bogeyed five of the first 10 holes, but birdied four of her final eight to climb back into contention. “I was just thinking, ‘OK, the second nine, you just need to be more patient,’” Cho said. “Also I would say the back nine was a little more scorable just because there were a couple holes that were shorter than the front nine.” Sophomore Brooke Riley turned in a top-30 finish of her own, tying for 23rd in her fourth tournament as part of the scoring team. While junior Janet Mao and Riley were able to bounce back from disappointing opening rounds, junior Stephanie Lau continued to struggle and eventually finished tied for 39th in the 74-person field. Overall, Fletcher said she was pleased by the performance, specifically the Cats demonstrating the ability to recover after a difficult start. “It’s encouraging,” Fletcher said. “It’s something we can build on before next week when we got to East Lake. They showed a lot of resilience out there.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu