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Officials debate achievement gap Members of school board call for more data before action By SAMANTHA HANDLER
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Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) at Monday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting. After hours of deliberation, aldermen narrowly approved Albion Residential’s construction proposal for introduction at City Council.
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Project passes Planning and Development, faces full Council vote By RYAN WANGMAN
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After hours of deliberation, aldermen at a Planning and Development Committee meeting narrowly approved Albion Residential’s construction proposal for introduction at City Council. At the meeting, aldermen were split 4-3 over the controversial plan to build a 15-story apartment tower on Sherman Avenue. Those in favor cited the need for more community living spaces and engagement
Bruce Rauner announces reelection bid for governor of Ill.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner announced his reelection bid for Illinois governor on Monday in a campaign video, promising to fight corruption and career politicians. Rauner said in the video that he ran for governor four years ago to “fight business as usual,” focusing on statewide issues like education and criminal justice. However, he said the state has problems he hasn’t yet addressed. “Illinois still needs property tax relief, real term limits and a budget that won’t bankrupt or break us,” Rauner said. State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said in a Monday statement that
with developers to increase potential public benefits. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st), Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) and Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) voted against the proposal. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said while he understands the plan isn’t perfect, the city needs places for people to live, and the apartment tower would satisfy that need. He said alternative uses for the space –– including restaurants, microbreweries and smaller scale housing –– are not what the city needs, and that other housing options would be “unbelievably non-affordable.” “We have to be honest
Rauner caused “irreversible destruction” and “painful memories” over the past three years. He said Rauner failed to pass a budget and racked up “an unprecedented” backlog of bills. Biss also said the governor has “refused to stand up” to President Donald Trump. “Middle and working class families like ours aren’t going to sit idly by as one billionaire outbids another,” Biss said. “We’re ready to elect a middle class governor we can trust to fight for the rest of us.” Rauner beat incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in 2014 by about five percentage points. “We have a choice: We can throw in the towel, walk away, leave our future to the same corrupt career politicians,” Rauner said. “Or we can choose to fight. I choose to fight.” — Jake Holland
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with each other and we have to be honest as a community,” Wilson said. “If the affordable housing is a priority, if diversity is a priority and if breaking through some of these segregation barriers are a priority, we have to start doing things differently.” The proposal, revised to accommodate concerns raised by aldermen and citizens at the Oct. 9 City Council meeting, would add 273 residential units, 6,800 square feet of commercial space and 200 parking spots to the Evanston community. It would be erected on the lot currently occupied by Tommy
Nevin’s Pub and Prairie Moon restaurant. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said the project has a “moving target” with constantly changing questions regarding aspects of the proposed tower, including its aesthetics and zoning. She said it was important to recognize that no singular plan is going to solve the city’s affordable housing problem. “No one is being displaced,” Rue Simmons said. “There is an opportunity for increased housing and » See ALBION, page 6
Board members from Evanston’s two school districts decided Monday they needed additional information before taking action on the achievement gap among students. Representatives from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202 met at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center for the first combined meeting of the year. At the meeting, board members discussed information from the 2017-18 Superintendents’ Joint Achievement Report, which included possible indicators to determine if minority students are on track for college and careers. However, board members said the report did not include enough information on students who are not succeeding. The data, they said, needs to further explore whether students are staying — rather than just enrolling — in college, where students live in the district, students’ age of exposure to postsecondary institutions, and struggling students’ emotional and social experiences. “What’s the plan to know the kids who are not faring well, who are not meeting readiness benchmarks, the targets?” District 65 board member Joseph Hailpern said. “What’s their experience like? Where they come from matters.”
In 2016, District 65 had a 48 percent composite achievement gap between black and white students, and a 41 percent gap between Hispanic and white students, according to the Illinois Report Card. As of spring 2015, 20 percent of black ETHS students met college readiness benchmarks compared to 86 percent of white students, according to the superintendent’s 2015-16 joint achievement report. The joint report contained exploratory data that sought to predict student success in high school based on certain eighth grade benchmarks, and success in college based on high school benchmarks. Drawing from the 2017 Illinois State Board of Education report on college readiness, the district report looked at eighth grade students’ standardized test scores and high school students’ grade point averages, Advanced Placement class enrollment and ACT scores. But board members said they found some of the measurements too broad and unuseful. Officials said they hope more conclusive data will come out of a partnership between Evanston school districts and Northwestern, known as the Northwestern-Evanston Education Research Alliance. Through the partnership, NU will provide predictive models and a library of data that districts can use to directly address their achievement gap. This will create concrete models to predict a student’s college readiness, said Peter Godard, District 65’s chief officer of research, » See GAP, page 6
NU to help create research institute By ALLY MAUCH
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Northwestern will partner with the University of Illinois System to create a $1.2 billion research institute in downtown Chicago, a news release announced Thursday. The Discovery Partners Institute will be a research facility for faculty and students in various fields –– including agriculture, healthcare and computing, according to the release from the University of Illinois System. The institute will connect researchers with businesses to promote innovation and economic growth. NU and the University of Chicago have joined the Illinois system as “inaugural” partners in the project, the release said. » See INSTITUTE, page 6
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An artist’s rendering of the proposed Discovery Partners Institute in downtown Chicago. Northwestern is partnering with the University of Illinois System on the $1.2 billion research institute.
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EPL director introduces renovations By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Evanston Public Library director Karen Danczak Lyons presented a renovation plan Monday for the library’s main branch that seeks to modernize the building and create more collaborative spaces. Danczak Lyons said at the meeting that the renovation is estimated to take about 18 months, and will likely start in 2018 pending City Council’s approval of the budget. She added that the library will remain open during construction, though certain sections will be closed for renovation. The redesigned space will include private and semi-private workspaces, community meeting spaces and new seating areas. Additionally, the renovation will help the library create a new teen center, a space for providing social services and an art gallery. Additional features will include a DVD vending machine, a permanent space for book sales and self-check desks for patrons to check out materials with greater ease. EPL was last renovated in 1994, before widespread internet and technology use, according to a staff presentation. Danczak Lyons said it had been awhile since electrical and internet renovations were made, and that the building needs more meeting and collaborative spaces. She added that in 2016, roughly 1,600 people visited the library every day, and staff were struggling to meet the needs of all patrons in the existing building. Danczak Lyons said many of the library’s collections will be consolidated to the second floor, with the third reserved for meeting rooms. The library plans to add a cafe to its downstairs level and foster stronger integration of technology throughout the building, she told The Daily earlier this month. During a library board meeting on Oct. 18,
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A rendering of the proposed renovation for the main branch of Evanston Public Library. EPL director Karen Danzcak Lyons said at the meeting that the renovation is estimated to take about 18 months and will likely start in 2018 pending City Council’s approval of the budget.
Danczak Lyons said the current renovation plan is the most cost-effective and efficient option, as it can be funded fully through general obligation bonds — bonds issued with the belief that the city will repay its debt obligation through taxation or revenue from projects. Danczak Lyons said that the renovation would be covered by new bonds in Evanston’s proposed 2018 budget. Assistant city manager and chief financial officer Marty Lyons told The Daily after Monday’s meeting that aldermen will vote on the
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renovation as part of budget discussions scheduled over the next month. EPL board member Shawn Iles told The Daily he hopes the city will authorize the renovations and help the library meet its growing needs for programming and resources. “We like to see the library as a sort of third space,” Iles said. “It’s not home, it’s not work. It’s a third space where people can meet and collaborate and share ideas.” kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Feinberg prof discovers RNA molecules that cause cancer cells to die
A Northwestern Medicine study found that RNA “assassin molecules” can trigger a mechanism that forces cells to commit suicide, which may help develop new forms of cancer therapy, the University announced Thursday in a news release. Feinberg Prof. Marcus Peter, the study’s lead author, has spent eight years looking for molecules he believes are part of an ancient “kill switch” to protect against cancer, the release said. The molecules he found can eliminate the genes that cancer cells need to survive. “We knew they would be very hard to find,” Peter said in the release. “The kill mechanism would only be active in a single cell the moment it becomes cancerous. It was a needle in a haystack.” To seek out the natural cancer protections he believed existed in the human genome, Peter tested small RNA molecules that are generally used to suppress activity in specific genes, according to the release. He found that many of these molecules — in addition to repressing their target genes — also killed cancer cells. Cancer cells cannot develop resistance to the molecules, which is “a first,” the release said. In collaboration with Feinberg Prof. Shad Thaxton, Peter tested the molecules on mice with
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Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in downtown Chicago. Feinberg Prof. Marcus Peter led a study identifying RNA “suicide molecules” that kill cancer cells.
ovarian cancer, and found the treatment helped shrink tumors with no toxicity to the animals. Peter and Thaxton are continuing to refine the treatment, the release said, and Peter hopes the research could have an effect on cancer treatment. “Ever since life became multicellular, which could be more than two billion years ago, it had
to deal with preventing or fighting cancer,” Peter said. “So nature must have developed a fail-safe mechanism to prevent cancer or fight it the moment it forms. Otherwise, we wouldn’t still be here.” — Maddie Burakoff
Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society is now one step closer to setting a Guinness World Record. The group will travel to NASA’s Houston Space Center next month for the Bayer-Big Ten AlkaRocket Challenge. Judges named the NUSTARS team one of three finalists Wednesday after it submitted a video entry last month. The rocket, which will be launched using only Alka-Seltzer tablets and water as fuel, was judged on its creativity, design and execution. The NUSTARS team is set to blast off Nov. 8, the second step of the challenge that was created by Bayer, the owner of Alka-Seltzer. Teams from Rutgers University and the University of Minnesota will join NUSTARS in launching rockets for a chance to win $25,000 and set the world record for highest launch of an effervescent tablet, according to a news release. McCormick junior Josh Werblin said the fourperson team is constructing a reaction chamber out of new material to withstand the pressure. The previous design’s reaction chamber, made of polycarbonate, was not strong enough, he said. Though the team has less than three weeks to construct the new design, Werblin said it can pull it off with hard work. “I’m really confident with our new and improved system,” he said. “I’m really confident in my teammates — that we can beat out the competition.” Werblin added that the new system, made of steel and custom-made couplers, will be “ridiculously strong.” The rocket should reach an altitude of about 600 to 700 feet if the pressure is directed correctly, said McCormick junior Cindy Chen, the team’s lead structural designer.
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The team submitted a video of the rocket last month to an internationally recognized panel, which included former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison, the first black woman to travel to space, the release said. “My fellow judges and I were impressed by the quality and ingenuity of the entries we received,” Jemison said in the release. “We’re looking forward to meeting the teams who submitted the entries and, of course, to seeing these finalists launch their Alka-Rockets to win next month.” The team with the highest launch will be recognized at the Big Ten football title game in Indianapolis. Ray Kerins, Bayer’s head of communications, told The Daily last month the company created the competition to inspire students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “We want to continue to advance STEM education in this great country of ours,” Kerins said. “We do not graduate enough people in those fields to fill the current jobs that are in America today. … This program is about Bayer’s commitment to science and our ability to do something about it.” While Bayer focuses on promoting STEM education at a national level, NUSTARS keeps its outreach local, Werblin said. When the society is not constructing rockets for national competitions, it focuses on promoting aerospace, exploration and space technology in after-school programs in the North Shore area. The competition will show students what is possible if a “little bit of extra thinking and engineering” is added to a simple science experiment, Werblin said. Chen said she hopes the team’s rocket will spark students’ inquisitiveness. “It’s a really simple concept to grasp, but it can hopefully inspire people to be more curious about how all this actually works,” she said. “It’s just a good way to get people to ask questions and see how cool stuff can be if you really delve in.” alanperez2020@u.northwestern.edu
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All men must constantly work to end sexual assault TROY CLOSSON
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During last winter break, I was eating dinner with my parents when they asked if I was going to join a fraternity. Despite my dad’s hopes I’d be a member of his National PanHellenic Council fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, I said I wouldn’t and they jokingly asked if I was joining a “white fraternity” instead. I answered them honestly: very quickly after arriving on campus, I realized I wouldn’t be joining an Interfraternity Council chapter. While people said fraternities provided “community,” I never fully felt that included people who look like me — fraternities were after all, largely built on racism. I’d go to the frat quad and rarely see other black students. I heard IFC president Rodney Orr was black, but reading the Black Student Experience Task Force report’s data that only 2.1 percent of IFC members at the time were black still made me feel uncomfortable. So as time went on, I associated myself with campus fraternities less and less.
When the University announced reports of multiple sexual assaults and druggings at Sigma Alpha Epsilon and another unnamed fraternity last February, I was appalled. But beyond that, because I felt far removed from IFC myself, I wasn’t sure what to do. Fast forward to this month. As an Opinion Editor, I was thankful when we received Margaux MacColl’s column about men’s role in allowing sexual assault and harassment. Not just because we as men need to confront this, but because it helped me put my uncertainty from eight months ago in perspective. I often feel uncomfortable in fraternity houses because I’m black. And in no way does this attempt to compare to how these spaces can make women feel. But understanding this has been a point of empathy. As I thought about writing this column, I initially told myself I shouldn’t be writing this, that it “wasn’t my place to speak up for women as if they don’t have a voice themselves.” Then I re-evaluated that in the context of my own identity. When Chase Reed wrote about the group of men who mocked A&O’s N-word announcement, I never felt like he assumed black people couldn’t speak for themselves. Instead,
I appreciated that he wrote it. As a black student, it’s exhausting to be the one to address every racist elephant in the room. Margaux’s column echoed the same message: when men don’t speak up, we’re complicit. I’m sure it’s exhausting for women to feel like they’re the only ones who actually care about these issues too.
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Men: If we’re going to work to challenge these issues, we can’t focus on our own problems alone, regardless of whatever other identities we hold.
Women shouldn’t be the only ones who speak up about preventing sexual assault. Taking a stand against rape culture is just as much — if not more — men’s responsibility. Yes, organizations like Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault exist and involve men, but on a larger scale, these conversations are left to
women. As Harvey Weinstein’s actions came to light, over 50 female celebrities spoke about their experiences; men largely remained silent. For me, it’s easy to focus on how I’m impacted by my own identities. Whenever controversies regarding race and ethnicity arise, I easily relate. I feel compelled to say something. But in the past, when issues occured that affect others with target identities, I haven’t worked hard enough to understand and empathize with what they feel. That has to change. Men: If we’re going to work to challenge these issues, we can’t focus on our own problems alone — regardless of whatever other identities we hold. To anyone whom I failed to support because I didn’t understand my role in preventing assault, I apologize. I understand that it’s exhausting to feel relegated to speaking up on issues because no one else seems to care. And I hear you. Troy Closson is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at troyclosson@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.
First-year classes must provide better materials, resources JARED BAAS
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It all started during Wildcat Welcome. I received an email from Northwestern’s chemistry department saying new General Chemistry students were required to go to the lab resource room and purchase a lab coat and goggles. This struck me as odd. With a $70,000-plus cost of attendance, NU certainly isn’t a cheap place to go to school. While different campus programs are in place for assisting low-income students with these expenses, the bigger issue is that these costs exist in the first place. These programs are certainly important and valuable, and I’m not trying to take away from that. But students who need help aren’t always from low-income backgrounds. One might think such a costly school would be well equipped to provide all of its students — regardless of their background — with basic class materials. Some students spend hundreds of dollars every quarter on textbooks that may later sit in the corner of their room
if they’re rarely referenced in classes. These resources could be provided by the University in much more cost effective ways, like giving students online access to learning materials. They then could be used by multiple students for months in the classroom. In the case of Gen Chem, each student should be provided with a lab coat and safety glasses considering these are basic, required materials that can be used throughout all four years of college. If a student doesn’t need them for that long, they could just be returned to the department. Anything returned in a usable condition could then be utilized by the next group of incoming students and help reduce the impact of wasted materials. Perhaps my expectations of the Gen Chem lab were too great; my high school was admittedly located in a wealthy area of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since it was only high school, however, we mostly used glassware and some standard chemicals. Goggles were available for student use, and we were given plastic aprons for protection, because we mainly conducted basic experiments. Because of these experiences, I assumed
NU’s laboratories for students in Gen Chem would be much more advanced. When I entered the lab at NU for the first time, all the memories of my first two years of high school chemistry came flooding back. The black counters, the fume hoods, deionized water bottles — all of it was familiar. What surprised me, however, was the quality of materials NU provided us. Expecting cabinets full of neat rows of glassware and other lab equipment, I found myself in front of the same plastic bin filled with a hodgepodge of stained and chipped materials. Just as in high school, we were given a list of items that should be in our work bin, and if they weren’t there, we were expected to go on a mission to hunt down replacements. While our lab coats and glasses created the image of sophisticated scientists, here I was again counting out test tubes and replacing broken materials. For a research-focused university with an endowment of over $10 billion, these were subpar offerings. We all came ready to test our ideas, learn new techniques and collaborate with our peers as NU advertises in its brochures. Instead, I found myself standing in line to
In response to the brave student who shared his story of accepting his sexuality: I also don’t remember how old I was when I figured out I wasn’t just slow to hit puberty, but that I actually liked guys. And only guys. I didn’t even believe it for over six years, until senior year of high school. Like you described, I too always played the “passive straight” card to my friends and family. I used to make fun of other students and call them gay. I explicitly remember bullying a kid on the bus in sixth grade, calling him gay. Turns out, he’s straight. I’m not. I also always told my family and friends I wasn’t interested in having a girlfriend, or that I was too busy. That lie hurt the least because it was partially true. In Junior year of high school, I argued against gay marriage in my AP U.S. Government class; in my eyes the Bible said it was wrong. Like you, I wanted to believe people could change their sexuality; I believed I could change. I convinced myself that God wanted me to be chaste. He put this challenge before me, and the only way to not go to hell was to change, platonically marry a girl or never marry. I also became more paranoid of my appearance as I realized my sexuality wasn’t changing. I stayed away from all stereotypes associated with being “feminine”: don’t move your
Jared Baas is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at jaredbaas2021@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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use a decades-old scale that fluctuated readings if someone so much as blinked an eye. This was discouraging for a student — regardless of their prior background or expectations — who hopes to one day become a successful scientist. I came to NU expecting my tuition to translate into well-built research labs and quality schoolprovided materials, and yet all I ended up with is a poorly made sequel to high school chemistry. I don’t think NU is doing the best it can to inspire students to enter STEM fields, and instead leaves some feeling that Gen Chem is just another mandatory course on the way to grad school. If the University wants to become a stronger science and research school for its students, it has to start from the bottom up, and change the way first-year students experience chemistry.
wrists when you talk, don’t cry, don’t cross your legs, don’t walk with your hips. The list goes on. The summer before senior year, I met — for the first time ever — a gay person who didn’t fit the stereotypes I’d heard (I only knew about three out people in my tiny hometown). I learned being gay only defines your physical attraction, and nothing else. Then during the spring before I graduated, I said “I’m gay” out loud for the first time, to myself alone in my room. I accepted I would never like girls. I cried from shame. But I was able to stop hiding from myself. I think choosing not just to write, but also publish your essay is a bigger step than you realize. You’re way braver than I was. In the summer before I started college, I also tried to find the nerve to come out to my family. I didn’t know whether they would accept it, but I, like you, was far more afraid of scaring them, losing trust or “corrupting” their memories and view of me. I knew they would still love me, but I didn’t want to burden them with potentially negative comments from our community, or worse, our church. I made a vow to stop hiding as soon as I got to college. On the first day of Wildcat Welcome, I nonchalantly said “I’m gay” to my PA group while they were joking about how I lived in the sorority quad. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done, and internally, I was screaming at myself to stop. Even though it may have caught most of them by surprise, they really thought nothing of it. Two days after the presidential election,
my mother asked if I was “homosexual” over a text after a late night phone call where I dropped plenty of hints. It was messy, I was sobbing, but my parents and my family still love me. I see many similarities between our stories. You are so strong for living through a struggle that most people will never understand — and that’s because society is messed up, not you. It took me a very long time to realize God made me perfect. I realized being gay doesn’t mean I shouldn’t have children; I know I want to be a father. Marriage is called “traditional” only to oppress others (there are loads of “untraditional” marriages covered up in history). I realized being gay is natural, and there is nothing wrong with me. Love is love, and it doesn’t matter with whom it’s shared. Don’t rush, take the time you need, keep taking baby steps and love yourself. There are two things you must always remember. One: there is NOTHING wrong with you. If anything, this struggle has made you a better person because you can empathize better than most. And two: You are never alone. Your experience is unique, but there are many people here who understand. And there are many more who will be amazed and will love you more for you being your true self. Whenever you’re ready, you can reach out to anyone in this community; we are here for you always. Have hope, because it gets better. — Charlie Collar Weinberg and Bienen junior
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From page 1 I think that we should focus on what’s real.” Still, other aldermen voiced concerns about the potential development. Fiske said she is not convinced the city needs more rental residential buildings in the downtown area, and stressed the “incredible” economic value of Evanston’s current character and walkability. She said the council should take a serious look at the allowances they make for new developments. She added that there could be a building that better fits the current downtown landscape and still achieves developer’s goals. “Our downtown is precious, it’s so small and we need to plan for it,” Fiske said. “So let’s all work together on this, let’s do something beautiful and let’s move forward.”
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From page 1 accountability and data. Godard said NU researchers will start working within the next month. They will create “on-track” indicators that go beyond test scores, which educators can use to help historically marginalized students. District 65 board vice president Anya Tanyavutti said she has personally seen how institutions are not set up to allow black and Latinx students to succeed. She said some minority students do achieve at “very high levels” in spite of current assessment methods that do not acknowledge “their intelligence” and are not easy for them to access. “I can speak personally as one of those children who was always considered the ‘exception,’” Tanyavutti said. “Why was I the only one? It’s not acceptable. I was the only one because our institution was not prepared to educate people and give them the opportunity.” District 202 board member Gretchen Livingston said the board must start communicating with families about how the district plans
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“(Faculty and students’) research and educational collaborations will address real-world challenges, promoting the kind of breakthrough discoveries that create new products and companies, while also providing hands-on experiences for students and nurturing a skilled workforce for the city and state,” the release said. NU and UChicago will also have “nodes,” or innovation centers, around their campuses, according to the institute’s website. There will be additional nodes in all cities that contain
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 While Wynne said the project was compelling, she said she could not support the building in its current location. She said aldermen cannot continue to allow “piecemeal development,” and that they needed to have and follow a development plan. She added that the decision on the proposed apartment tower will send a message about community values in Evanston. “If you’ve only lived here six months, you’re an Evanstonian,” Wynne said. “If you were born and raised here and have had three generations of family here, you’re an Evanstonian. We welcome everyone who wants to come and live here, and there are a lot of people who come to live here because of what we are.” The plan will next be discussed at the Nov. 13 meeting of the City Council. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu to achieve its goals, not just how it will develop a process. “The point of this exercise is not to call things out,” Livingston said. “It’s to fix the problem, and I think that’s what we’re really struggling with as a school district.” The board members’ call for more action and better data echoes community concerns that not enough is being done to address the achievement gap. Earlier Monday, the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership held a rally outside the location of the school board meeting. Parents and concerned community activists demanded the board act with more urgency. District 65 superintendent Paul Goren said at the joint meeting that as a white leader in the district, he “fears” that he has not been able to communicate the full depth of his ideas on these issues. “We still have much work to do and know that we cannot stop until we improve outcomes significantly for black students and Latino students,” Goren said.
A house in the 1900 block of Colfax Street. Evanston firefighters responded to the house fire Sunday evening and extinguished it within 20 minutes of the initial call.
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Evanston firefighters responded to a house fire in the 1900 block of Colfax Street on Sunday evening. When companies pulled up to the street at 5:27 p.m., they discovered the fire on the back side of a single-family house that extended slightly into the walls, Evanston Fire Department division chief Paul Polep said. Upon entering the home and initiating an interior attack, fire companies were confronted with heavy smoke conditions, Polep said in a Monday news release. Polep told The Daily on Sunday the house was occupied by an elderly couple at the time of the fire and firefighters helped get the two residents
University of Illinois campuses. NU President Morton Schapiro told The Daily in an email statement that he looks forward to collaborating with other universities on the project. “Northwestern University and Chicago already are hubs for path-breaking research and innovative technology, and the Discovery Partners Institute will accelerate those activities,” Schapiro said. The System is expecting to add more partners to the institute, University of Illinois President Tim Killeen said in the release. The institute will be part of “The 78,” a 62-acre
tract of land in Chicago donated by development company Related Midwest, according to the release. “DPI is a way for our state to harness its considerable research, computing and commercial resources to create economic opportunity all across Illinois,” Gov. Bruce Rauner said in the release. “Combining research and development resources … and linking them with sources of capital will produce unparalleled growth for Illinois.” The project is part of the Illinois Innovation Network, an initiative that connects entrepreneurs and startups with academic and research
outside. The man was transported to a local area hospital for minor smoke inhalation “just to be observed,” he said. Polep added that the man is currently “doing fine.” Polep said the response was upgraded to the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System level, meaning nearby communities — such as Skokie, Morton Grove, Wilmette and Northfield — sent over companies to assist in extinguishing efforts. In the release, Polep said Red Cross was brought in to assist the homeowners with temporary living arrangements until the home is once again safe for occupancy. The house fire was extinguished within 20 minutes of the initial call and there were no firefighter injuries, Polep said. The cause of the fire still remains under investigation with no foul play expected. — Rishika Dugyala
institutions, according to the release. Killeen said Chicago was chosen to be the home of the institute and “catalyst” of the statewide network due to its status as a economic and global center, attracting talent from across the world. “This unique new institute will add to the momentum that has been developing in Chicago to create an innovation infrastructure at the kind of scale that can massively accelerate progress and economic development in our state,” Killeen said in the release. allysonmauch2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Community calls on D65 to close achievement gap By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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Community organizers demanded Evanston/ Skokie School District 65 take more action to close the achievement gap and better serve black students at an event Monday. The Organization for Positive Action and Leadership held a news conference about the achievement gap outside the Joseph E. Hill Education Center, District 65’s administration building. Despite the rain, roughly 20 parents, advocates, reporters and elected representatives gathered to hear OPAL’s requests. Clinical psychologist and community organizer Melissa Blount delivered the organization’s statement. She said the achievement gap has widened in District 65 since the 1960s. Last year, white students were almost three times more likely to reach college readiness standards compared to black students, Blount said, citing a report commissioned by OPAL. And in 2015, black students were four times more likely to be suspended compared to white students. “District 65 is a district rich with resources in a community that takes great pride in education and diversity,” Blount said. “Yet these resources do not seem to translate into academic gains for black students.” In August, OPAL wrote a letter to district superintendent Paul Goren and school board members outlining frameworks for reform in three categories: seeking more black teachers, growing K-3 literacy and improving programs for black
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Two Chicago residents were charged in connection with robbery in south Evanston early Saturday morning. Police were called to a home in the 1100 block of Madison Street for an armed robbery, according to a Monday news release from the Evanston Police Department. A 35-year-old
students at the education center. In addition, Blount said the district needs to hire a black student coordinator to close the achievement gap instead of just talking about equity. School board vice president Anya Tanyavutti said at the press conference that racial and ethnic equity are important to the board. Tanyavutti was the only board member present, and she said her colleagues couldn’t attend because of scheduling conflicts. “I really appreciate all of the voices from our community,” Tanyavutti said. “OPAL has been a strong influence in helping us pursue our equity work.” Rose Cannon, an Evanston resident of color, told The Daily she attended the press conference because her grandchild — who is in the District 65 schooling system — and his parents are being ignored. “Why is my child 9 years old and at the secondgrade level when he’s been in your special (education) program for two and a half years?” Cannon said. “You’re not teaching him.” Blount told The Daily that OPAL’s reforms — especially the addition of more diverse staff and administrators — would give black students emotional support and a chance to “see themselves in their teachers.” “Equity means the district is addressing historical wrongs and putting these statistics into context,” Blount said. “(The district is) leaving things up to individual teachers to implement historical curriculum. They need to make the curriculum district-wide.” catherinehenderson2021@u.northwestern.edu
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The Joseph E. Hill Education Center, 1500 McDaniel Ave. Community advocates with the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership on Monday demanded school board action to close the achievement gap in Evanston/Skokie School District 65.
woman told officers she was robbed at gunpoint by two people who left in a red vehicle headed west. Officers arrested the two people — a 20-year-old Chicago resident and 33-yearold Chicago resident — in the 700 block of Dodge Avenue. They were both charged with one count of aggravated robbery, according to the release.
the 1600 block of Payne Street from a couple who reported that a person broke into their apartment while they were asleep. A 24-year-old man who lived in the apartment “detained” the person — who was later identified as a 36-year-old Evanston man — until police arrived, according to the release. The man was charged with one count of residential burglary, a felony.
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early Sunday morning at an Autobarn car dealership in the 1000 block of Chicago Avenue. Just before 6 a.m., an off-duty EPD officer reported an overhead door was open at Autobarn, and a car alarm was sounding inside, according to the release. Officers found the Chicago resident sitting in the passenger seat of a Lexus. There was no sign of forced entry and the resident was charged with one count of felony burglary, according to the release.
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Northwestern entered its home finale against Nebraska with a guaranteed spot in the conference tournament. Even without a bid on the line, the Wildcats showcased the tenacity and chemistry that set them apart from Big Ten competition. Again, these factors played a pivotal role for NU (9-6-2, 6-3-1 Big Ten) in its 1-0 win against Nebraska (9-4-5, 3-2-5) on Saturday. “A lot of teams may lose that throughout,” senior goalkeeper Lauren
Clem said. “But it doesn’t matter if we’re up or down or it’s the 80th minute and we need to figure out how to score. Every single one of us knows what job needs to happen.” The Cats’ game-winning goal, scored by freshman forward Kayleigh Stahlschmidt, was emblematic of their team identity. In the 65th minute, junior defender Kayla Sharples crashed into Nebraska goalkeeper Aubrei Corder fighting for a ball that was sent into the box. They met in mid-air and collided at full speed, but Sharples won possession, forced the ball loose and guided it to Stahlschmidt, who struck it in the back of the net.
Sharples said the team’s heart was the primary influence behind its victory. “I really do think we have an aggressive mentality,” she said. “We always want to be first to the ball, we always want to win it … We’ll do anything to get the ball. We’ll honestly just throw our bodies in front of any shot.” Since NU hadn’t beaten Nebraska in the regular season since 2008 and because four of the Cats’ Big Ten games have been decided by just one goal, NU expected to scrap for a victory Saturday. Clem said she was impressed by her teammates’ resilience against a physical opponent. “In the first half of the game, we
couldn’t finish our chances while the ball was on their half,” she said. “We were saying that the expectation needs to be better … And during the second half we weren’t looking back at all, we were looking forward and were able to find the net.” With the victory, the Cats moved into a tie for third place in the conference standings with one game left in the regular season. A win Wednesday at Michigan State guarantees home advantage in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. NU has three consecutive wins — the longest active streak in the conference — against three of the Big Ten’s top seven teams. Even though 43 teams are ranked
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ahead of NU in the Women’s Soccer RPI and the Cats have scored the fifth-fewest goals in the Big Ten, coach Michael Moynihan said momentum is building. He said NU’s unchanging self-confidence is its ticket to a successful postseason. “They’re tighter than any group I’ve coached and they’re starting to do those things at a level I haven’t seen,” Moynihan said. “That’s the best part of coaching. These guys are training hard and then coming out and are walking the walk. The wins will follow, but it’s the culture that really matters.” charlesgoldsmith2021@u.northwestern. edu
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NU falls to 2 Peach State foes Cats open season with pair of losses at home
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Despite season bests from several swimmers, Northwestern lost handily in two meets this weekend, falling 174-109 to No. 8 Georgia on Friday and 209-85 to Georgia Tech on Saturday. Against the Bulldogs (4-0), the Wildcats (0-3) failed to place first in a single competitive event. NU took second and third in the 200-yard medley relay and got individual second-place finishes from senior Almog Olshtein in the 50-yard freestyle, junior Ryan Tate in the 100 free and junior Tyler Lis in the 200-yard backstroke. “We learned a lot facing (Georgia),” Lis said. “The first half of the race, we were there with them. We were taking it out with them the same speed. They just had a stronger back half of every race.” Had the last four events counted toward Georgia’s final score, the differential would have been worse for the Cats. Because the Bulldogs counted the closing events as exhibitions, NU received all available points. The Cats did, however, better their times in 10 events from their seasonopening loss at Eastern Michigan. “I got second in both my individual events, and that’s usually a big win for me,” Tate said. “I’m usually happy with first or second, and especially against such a high ranked team as Georgia, getting second is pretty big.” Olshtein credited part of NU’s improved performance to their home advantage. He said there were no surprises for the swimmers because they were familiar with the blocks. Though the score was more lopsided, the Cats enjoyed more firstplace finishes against the Yellow Jackets (2-1) the next day. NU got
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Nick Peterson dives into the pool. The senior and the Wildcats lost to Georgia and Georgia Tech over the weekend.
first-place finishes from freshman DJ Hwang in the 1,000 free, junior Jack Thorne in the 100 back and freshman Liam Gately in the 500 free. Each earned the Cats nine points with his win. The Saturday meet was both teams’ second in as many days. Gately said NU’s swimmers will have to learn to overcome their exhaustion, but that swimming back-to-back will get easier as they gain more experience. Overall, though, NU could not keep up with its weekend opponents. Both Georgia and Georgia Tech swept the diving events, with the Cats’ lone
rostered diver, junior Ben Magliato, still sidelined with a concussion. Despite the results, the losses offered several positives for the Cats to build on, particularly with the freshmen in the distance freestyle events. “To see that our team fought all the way to the end, not giving up, just really shows that we’re going to be better,” Hwang said. “Guys are hungry, and they’re going to be willing to put in the work.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu
Despite several strong individual performances, Northwestern fell to a pair of Peach State opponents in its season-opening weekend. The Wildcats battled No. 4 Georgia on Friday and managed several wins in individual events, but ultimately lost the meet 167-125. Freshman Sophie Angus earned NU’s first win, touching at 1:03.81 in the 100-yard breaststroke. The Cats followed up Angus’ triumph with back-toback victories from seniors Mary Warren, who finished the 50-yard freestyle in 23.41, and Anna Keane, who finished the 100 freestyle in 51.47. Freshman Calypso Sheridan also emerged victorious, completing the 200 breaststroke in 2:16.49 and beating the next-fastest swimmer by more than four seconds. In diving, junior Olivia Rosendahl captured first place in the 1-meter with a score of 300.30. Coach Abby Steketee said she was impressed by the Cats, and praised their energy and fierceness. “They had a lot of pride in controlling what they could control within their lanes,” she said. “I mean, we’re swimming, so you can’t tackle or steal the ball, so I really felt like they did a great job of maximizing the water space they had.” NU swam again the next day, going up against Georgia Tech on Saturday morning. The Cats secured victories in nine events but were narrowly defeated by the Yellow Jackets, 153-147. The meet began with the 200-yard medley relay, with Sheridan, Angus, freshman Ilektra Lebl and Warren touching first in 1:43.40.
Sheridan came away with a pair of individual first-place finishes, winning the 100-yard backstroke in 55.52 and the 200 backstroke in 1:59.49. Angus won the 100 breaststroke for the second straight day, edging out the secondplace finisher by just .02 seconds. “I saw her on the last turn so I just tried to keep my head down and race her to the finish,” Angus said. Rosendahl won the 3-meter diving competition, scoring 318.68. The Cats then took second, third and fourth place in the 1-meter competition. Steketee said she appreciated the energy of co-captains Warren and senior Aja Malone, and praised their ability to balance their competitive and leadership roles despite swimming in many events. Warren, who replicated her 50 freestyle win from Friday with a 23.19 finish Saturday, said she pushed team spirit and togetherness throughout the meet. She added the 400-yard freestyle relay at the end was the most memorable race of the day. “We fought to the finish,” Warren said. “I could hear everyone saying ‘Go U! NU!’ or ‘Let’s go Cats!’ and that revs me up on the blocks. I’m like, ‘Alright let’s go!’ It gets me really excited.” Even after the losses, Steketee said the swimmers maintained their focus and stayed hungry, crediting their tenacity and heart. She also said the team will continue to look ahead. The Cats will next swim in a tri-meet against Illinois and Rutgers on Friday. “It’s always one step forward in every way,” Steketee said. “It’s one step forward in how we train and how we go to class and how we treat each other. So we’re always looking for that higher, faster, stronger.” rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu