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SAE may return to house in fall 2018 NU decides chapter could come back if suspension complete By CATHERINE KIM
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Northwestern will allow Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity to return to campus if it “successfully completes” its suspension in 2018, University spokesman Al Cubbage said, even though Interfraternity Council decided Tuesday to cease to recognize SAE until 2021. In April, the University suspended SAE until September 2018 because the chapter “knowingly violated” its disciplinary probation last academic year, University spokesman Bob Rowley said at the time. A University-led investigation found that SAE had been “repeatedly hosting parties and providing alcohol to minors,” he said. Despite IFC’s decision, Cubbage said the SAE chapter will be able to resume on-campus living and participation in student life if it successfully completes its suspension. IFC operates separately from the University, and the council’s decisions will not influence the University’s actions, he said. IFC’s decision would not affect SAE’s ability to obtain a housing lease or live on campus, Cubbage said. As a
fully-recognized student organization, SAE could recruit and participate in the Student Organizations Fair as well, he said. “Certainly we recognize and respect (IFC’s) process, but it’s also important to understand the University has its own policies and procedures that ultimately guide what will happen in regard to SAE,” he said. IFC president Rodney Orr did not respond to a request for comment about the University’s decision. SAE’s suspension came after a separate investigation into the SAE chapter last academic year. According to an an email sent by Chief of Police Bruce Lewis in February, the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office received a report that four female students had possibly been given a date rape drug at the SAE house on Jan. 21. The report said two of the students believed they were sexually assaulted. After a University review of the reports, no disciplinary action was taken against the chapter for those allegations, vice president for student affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin announced in an email to students in March. Associated Student Government President Nehaarika Mulukutla told The Daily on Thursday that she is “disappointed” with the University’s decision to allow SAE back on » See SAE, page 10
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Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. ETHS graduates filed two lawsuits Wednesday against former drama teacher Bruce Siewerth, ETHS and the District 202 Board of Education.
Former ETHS teacher faces suits Ex-drama teacher, school sued following sexual assault allegations By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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Two lawsuits were filed Wednesday following allegations that a former Evanston Township High School drama teacher sexually abused
students during his roughly 20-year tenure. The two “John Doe” plaintiffs were male students in the 1970s. In the lawsuits, they claimed the teacher — Bruce Siewerth — sexually abused them, and that the incidents were part of an “open secret” at the school. The litigation was
Journalists discuss diversity at panel
Writers talk experiences in newsrooms, changing media landscape By ALEXIS WHITE
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Three journalists spoke at Northwestern as part of a Thursday panel, discussing patterns in the changing media landscape and their experiences with diversity in newsrooms. The event, hosted by Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, featured Doreen St. Félix of The New Yorker, Wesley Morris of The New York Times and freelance journalist Rembert Browne. About 80 people attended the “Journalism in the 21st Century: Politics, Pop Culture & Protest” conversation in Harris Hall, moderated by journalist Britt Julious. Medill sophomore Amanda Gordon, a CTSS executive board member, said the journalists were invited to speak because they fuse their » See PANEL, page 10
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Britt Julious (left) moderates a panel of journalists Rembert Browne, Doreen St. Félix and Wesley Morris in Harris Hall on Thursday. The panel discussed their personal experiences in newsrooms during a changing media landscape.
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filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Siewerth, ETHS and the District 202 Board of Education. One more former student will file a suit, said Evan Smola, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers. Smola said one plaintiff was an actor for the theater department and the other plaintiff
was a stage crew member who worked regularly on productions. He said a third graduate approached the firm, and the attorneys will file his suit either Friday or Monday. “These types of acts don’t come to an end until people
Charles Murray, Steve Forbes to visit campus in early November
held in Parkes Hall and is open to only NU students and faculty, according to the release. Papastefan told The Daily the group normally doesn’t have two fall speakers, but invited Murray to campus because he was in the area. College Republicans also thought it would be a nice opportunity for students interested in the “nitty gritty” political science side of the election, Papastefan said. In March, students at Middlebury College protested an event where Murray was scheduled to speak about his book “Coming Apart,” which examines the white working class. Papastefan, a former Daily columnist, said College Republicans tries to invite speakers to campus that it believes have views worth hearing, and the group encourages students who may not agree with those views to attend its events. “Unlike other schools who get really bad national press attention, Northwestern seems to have a really good habit of respecting these speakers and allowing them to share their opinions and have a meaningful dialogue,” the Bienen junior said. Tickets for both events will be available through the Norris Box Office next week.
Steve Forbes, editor in chief and chairman of Forbes Media, will be the annual fall speaker for Northwestern College Republicans, the group announced Thursday. The event, titled “Business, Media and Politics in 2017,” will be held in Fisk Hall on Nov. 6 and will be open to the public, the release said. Forbes formerly campaigned for the Republican nomination for president in 1996 and 2000. He currently writes editorials for Forbes, whose magazine has an international circulation of about one million, according to the Forbes website. “He’s a really great fit for students here because of his really strong connections to the business and the media world as the editor in chief of Forbes,” Grant Papastefan, vice president of College Republicans, told The Daily. College Republicans also announced a Nov. 1 lunch event with political scientist and author Charles Murray. The event will be
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AROUND TOWN Evanston school modernizes STEM curriculum By WILSON CHAPMAN
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With its new science, technology, engineering and mathematics laboratories, the St. Athanasius School in Evanston is looking to modernize its education to a 21st-century standard. St. Athanasius School is a private pre-K through eighth grade school that has previously taught STEM programs for its younger students. The goal of the labs, which opened at the beginning of October, is to further develop students’ problemsolving and collaborative skills, assistant principal Mary Quish said. “Prior to having the STEM labs, our tech classes were limited to K-6, and our seventh- and eighthgraders were not learning the tools they needed to succeed in 21st-century learning,” she said. Mary Vitaioli — a seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher at the school — said high-tech light sensors, coding software to design robots and 3-D printers have been added to the STEM program. She said the new technology has increased student interest in the science and math curriculum. Vitaioli said the overall structure of the classes taught at St. Athanasius has changed drastically since the labs were built. Because the curriculum now ensures students build and create projects, they are able to engage in clearer “goal-based learning,” she added. This method is much more rewarding for
Schakowsky denounces 2018 budget resolution in Thursday statament
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) condemned the 2018 budget resolution in a statement Thursday, saying the tax cuts would hurt middle-class families across the country. “The Republican Budget passed today paves
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Students at the St. Athanasius School work on a project in the new science, technology, engineering and mathematics laboratories. The school opened the STEM labs in October and has since changed how classes are structured and taught.
students because it forces them to come up with solutions on their own, rather than relying on teacher assistance, Vitaioli said. “If they don’t know something, my answer is,
‘Did you ask someone else, have you checked the internet?’” she said. “It’s showing them that they can do it themselves.” The school began developing the labs three years
the way for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and corporations — paid for by middle-class families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities,” Schakowsky said in the statement. House members narrowly passed a budget blueprint Thursday in a 216 to 212 vote. The blueprint would allow a tax bill to pass through Congress with a simple majority. Republican lawmakers have signaled that the legislation may be approved by late November.
In September, lawmakers outlined the new tax plan, which would cut the corporate income tax by 15 percentage points — from 35 to 20. It would also reduce individual income tax brackets and almost double standard deductions. Schakosky said that through this, 47 million Americans earning between $50,000 and $150,000 would see an increase in their taxes. She broadly criticized the measure in her statement, saying that under the Republican plan, “1.9 million Illinoisans would no longer be able to
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ago, Quish said. After surveying different schools’ resources to decide what was best for St. Athanasius, it contacted the Colorado education company Creative Learning Systems for help designing and planning the space and program, she said. After planning the labs’ design, the school focused on fundraising, which it achieved primarily through a partnership with the St. Athanasius Parish, Quish said. Together, the school and the parish submitted a case study to the Archdiocese of Chicago, identifying the labs as a primary need for the school. Once the case study was approved, money raised by the St. Athanasius Parish was given to the school to develop the program, she said. Parent and school board member Aileen Cruz said parents have responded positively to the STEM labs because they have positively impacted children’s learning. The introduction of the labs has increased the presence of STEM learning in the lives of students and has allowed them to experiment and discover the field on a deeper level, she said. Cruz said the impact of the STEM labs on her eldest daughter was very noticeable, with the introduction of a hands-on curriculum increasing her enjoyment of the sciences significantly. “It’s bringing these things that can be very lofty, and hard to describe concepts, down to this very enjoyable, fun level,” Cruz said. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu claim the state and local tax deduction.” “We are the richest country in the world at the richest point in history,” she said. “Every American deserves the guarantee of great health care, debt-free college, affordable housing, a secure retirement, and world-class infrastructure. We can achieve all that — we just have to be willing to demand that the ultra-rich and huge corporations pay their fair share.” — Kristina Karisch
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ON CAMPUS New master’s program to focus on AI By CHARLOTTE WALSH
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Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering will launch a new Master of Science program in artificial intelligence, the University announced earlier this week. The degree is a 15-month program that will provide additional training for students who want to enter the field of artificial intelligence, said Richard Lueptow, McCormick senior associate dean for operations and research. The program,
which is currently accepting applications for fall 2018, is designed to address the growing interest in artificial intelligence among graduate students, he said. According to The New York Times, there are fewer than 10,000 people in the world with the necessary skills to tackle serious artificial intelligence research. Computer science Prof. Kristian Hammond, who will direct the new program, said it will teach students how to use the latest artificial intelligence technologies to solve real problems. The curriculum focuses on machine learning,
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Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road. Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering announced Tuesday it will launch a new master’s program in artificial intelligence, and is accepting applications for fall 2018.
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human-computer interactions, human cognition, problem solving and specific training in software engineering for business use, he said. Students will complete three quarters of classes, he said, as well as a summer internship and a final capstone project. “Almost every organization I’ve talked with over the past five years is looking for people in artificial intelligence,” Hammond said. “From people at Accenture, at Ford, at John Deere –– they are all looking for people who have skills in machine learning, in precision support and making business intelligence intelligible.” Hammond also said the University wants to train students to think about how artificial intelligence can be integrated into human life. The practical applications –– from self-driving vehicles to interpreting written data –– solve problems globally, Lueptow said. McCormick Dean Julio Ottino told The Daily in an email that Northwestern has a long history of producing innovative, forward-thinking programs. “Programs like MSAI are part of our responsibility to educate people who can understand and thrive in this world, understand social implications and aid in developing policies,” he said in the email. NU is well-suited to house the program due to its faculty’s expertise in the field, said computer science Prof. Douglas Downey. Hammond is one of the co-founders of Narrative Science, a company that specializes in artificial intelligence. In the future, Hammond said he believes a variety of fields will make use of artificial intelligence technology. He said agriculture will need to create predictive analyses of crop choice and location, and finance will need to analyze data and communicate with customers. “Anywhere that you can think of where you are living in an environment where there is data, and you want to make good decisions, that’s where AI is going to live,” he said.
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Students, stop bragging about jobs on social media EISH SUMRA
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Every year, I love seeing eager college students post barrages of career updates on Facebook. As they negotiate roles with bigname companies and secure internships, they share lines of humble bragging mixed with language reminiscent of an Oscar acceptance speech. As a senior, this will surely be a feature on my Facebook wall for the next year or so. Lucky me. Sometimes it’s hard not to reply “Ashley, you got a job offer, not a Grammy. Relax.” The posts are often bizarre. Some start with, “I know many of you have been asking,” as if the world waits with baited breath to
hear the results of your McKinsey interview. Others use them to share the news with family, friends and loved ones, as if communicating with people closest with you via a very public Facebook post is completely natural. How endearing. Your high school crush or mom’s best friend might like to hear about your career path, but a social media press release hardly seems necessary. The people who actually care should be informed via phone or in person. Not via a self-serving, low-key arrogant paragraph on social media. Recruitment is rough enough for some, especially those who don’t have the same opportunities or contacts as others. Many students don’t get employed weeks before senior year, but rather a year or more out of college. These journeys are highly personal and individualized. The more we attempt to turn them into a reality show, the less important
they become. We mainstream specific narratives of success, which only serves to make us more homogenous and narcissistic. College is hard enough when dealing only with personal issues. When other people’s success — or perceived success — is brazenly shoved in your face, another level of unnecessary pressure is added. Our generation has glamorized the alternative reality of social media, contorting our life journeys into screenplays for the world to see. We reduce moments of joy, sadness and achievement to tidbits that can be liked in the blink of an eye, without any deeper understanding or context. We seem to do it with everything, as if our life goals are meaningless if not publicized, creating a vicious cycle where everyone judges themselves and others on these moments of pointless promotion. So to those eager beaver Northwestern students who think their resume updates
need to be plastered over social media, chill out — if you are actually proud of yourself, you shouldn’t feel the need for such transparent public validation. Getting a job is a great achievement, especially considering the competitive nature of both college and post-college life. Don’t turn these achievements into a public spectacle, reducing them to desperate pleas for applause instead of admirable steps toward one’s own personal goals. You have the rest of your life to brag; don’t start now when you’re a college student and life has only just begun. Eish Sumra is a Medill senior. He can be contacted at eishsumra2018@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.
U.S. must stop assuming Kim Jong-un’s irrationality LEO SAINATI
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We are in the midst of a dangerous nuclear standoff, rapidly approaching tension levels unseen since the Cuban Missile Crisis. The United States has failed in its pursuit of nonproliferation and now must resort to nuclear deterrence. In an almost mirror image of the Cold War, two sides are engaged in a classic example of the chicken game: convincing each other they are willing to wage nuclear war, daring the other side to concede. While game theory goes into much more elaborate detail about its payoffs and techniques, the chicken game assumes all involved actors are rational, making this current situation quite unique. Many assume Kim Jong-un is irrational, but doing so changes the power struggle, tipping the balance toward North Korea and playing into the Kim regime’s hands. Regarding psychological analyses of world leaders, former acting director of the CIA Michael Morell wrote in 2016, “How does he/she see the world and the issues? What is the person’s mindset, where does it come
from, and can it be changed? It is difficult, if not impossible, to craft a successful foreign policy without good answers to these questions.” It is easy to label Kim Jong-un a crazy madman. U.S. government officials — from senators to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley — have constructed their foreign policy around Kim’s irrationality. Viewing North Korea through this lens breeds trepidation and an abandonment of traditional international security options, diminishing U.S. power. Acknowledging Kim’s rationality restores the power balance and allows the U.S. to pursue traditional methods of rapprochement. Kim Jong-un is, in fact, a rational actor. Unlike President Donald Trump, who is regarded by many as irrational as well, Kim has little to no checks on his power, making him dangerous. But that power forces him to act rationally; Kim seems motivated by the rational goal of keeping it. All the threats and nuclear posturing are merely shows of power, attempting to perpetuate the misleading narrative of U.S. antagonism portrayed to the North Korean people. If Kim can convince North Korea, particularly other members of the regime, of its superiority to the U.S., his seat stays safe. As Morell further points out, we must
understand that Kim needs the U.S. as an enemy to justify “to his people the sacrifices that he asks them to make. And he needs to keep his country closed because he fears that an opening would result in his people seeing the enormous gaps that exist between North Korea and virtually everywhere else in the world.” Kim is still a dangerous threat and it would serve in our best interest for him to be replaced. However, policy toward North Korea must operate on the assumption that he can only engage in minimal detente with the U.S. without jeopardizing his claim to authority. Acting as if Kim has no clear motive or grasp of consequences not only raises the supposed likelihood of attack, but subsequently limits the U.S. to extreme methods. It is easy to view North Korea’s nuclear weapon strategy as purely offensive, challenging the U.S. outright. But examining the reasons for North Korea’s nuclear grab reveals that the weapons are likely primarily defensive, meant to deter threats from South Korea and the U.S. Kim would likely never invade South Korea, facing certain retaliation, but gains greater comfort knowing that he has some form of a counterbalance. Kim has also seen leaders such as Saddam Hussein
and Muammar el-Qaddafi surrender their nuclear weapons only to see their regimes collapse. He has rationally learned from others’ “mistakes” and refuses to engage in any negotiation. Many historians regard the U.S. and U.S.S.R.’s chicken game of mutually assured destruction as a triumph due to the two leaders’ rational acceptance of their mutual reluctance for nuclear conflict. While many see mutually assured destruction as non-existent between the U.S. and North Korea, assumptions of Kim’s irrationality give him power to play outside of the chicken game and elevate him and his nuclear arsenal. Strategies to deal with North Korea have seemingly been exhausted, but acknowledging Kim’s rationality opens up new paths for successful negotiation and rapprochement. Assuming Kim is irrational is not only dangerous to the U.S., but adds tension to a rapidly escalating conflict.
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.
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Paddy Fisher tackles role as Anthony Walker’s successor By MAX GELMAN
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He’s no Anthony Walker, at least not yet. But redshirt freshman linebacker Paddy Fisher is doing his best impression of the graduated All-American through Northwestern’s first seven games. Fisher has appeared in every game so far this season and leads the Wildcats with 56 tackles. That’s an impressive total, especially given that veteran linebackers Nate Hall and Brett Walsh trail by five and 16 tackles, respectively. For Fisher, it’s all about seizing the opportunity presented to him. “I’m just trying to stay on top of my game and not get complacent with anything that
happens,” Fisher said. “Trying to lead this group of guys that I would give my heart for on the football field and just help them get better.” Walker departed with one of the most prolific careers in NU history. The first Wildcat to leave for the NFL Draft before his senior season since running back Darnell Autry in 1997, Walker headed a prolific front seven in 2015 and 2016 before bouncing to the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts selected him in the fifth round in April. But now Fisher appears the heir apparent to Walker’s mantle. The competition for Walker’s spot opened early in training camp, Fisher said, and about two days before NU kicked off its season against Nevada, linebackers coach Randy Bates informed Fisher he’d won the job. Fisher said he spent extra time going over tape and doing extra reps with sophomore
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linebacker Nathan Fox, one of his close friends on the team. Having a teammate like Walker, even if only for one season, was a huge benefit for Fisher, the redshirt freshman added. “I learned a lot from Anthony, as a person and as a football player,” Fisher said. “He taught me a lot with fundamentals and just a lot of formation and gameplan stuff, what to do in certain situations and how to take on blocks. Just little stuff like that with fundamentals.” Fisher’s hot start has impressed his teammates. Hall, who has appeared in every game for the Cats since the start of 2015, said Fisher does a good job staying focused and “in the moment.” “He came along real fast,” Hall said. “He’s just got natural instincts as a linebacker, you could kind of see it in his tape as a high school senior, but that’s obviously translating to the
college level. … I love the way he’s coming along and he’s starting to play well consistently.” Fisher appears to have locked down the middle linebacker spot, at least for the time being. True freshman Blake Gallagher has started amassing playing time, but only to give Fisher a breather. But looking ahead, Fisher said he only wants to improve. “When I’m on the field, and I see guys around me making plays, and my D-line is playing their tails off, and the secondary is making plays, that’s what keeps me going,” Fisher said. “It makes me want to play for these guys even more and help them get better, too.” Ben Pope contributed reporting. maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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After sending out his offense on a seasonhigh six fourth downs against Iowa, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald acknowledged the heat that comes with those choices. “Most of those decisions were in the ‘alumni zone,’” Fitzgerald said postgame, “which if I get it right, everybody says great job. And if I don’t, everybody says I’m an idiot.” Despite the pressure, the Wildcats’ head man hasn’t shied away from a bold approach on fourth downs in 2017. Saturday’s game had mitigating factors, like a strong wind that made kicking toward the Daily file photo by Lauren Duquette
south end zone at Ryan Field ill-advised, but it also was a continuation of a season-long trend. Through seven games, Fitzgerald has attempted to convert on 22 fourth downs, tied for the second-highest total in the country. At 3.1 attempts per game, NU (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) is on pace to fly by last season’s total of 32 attempts in 13 contests. The 2016 season appeared a radical step forward for Fitzgerald, who called for just 11 fourth down attempts the season prior. The Cats had to contend with an unreliable kicker in Jack Mitchell, and Fitzgerald often opted to leave the field goal unit on the sideline in favor of the offense.
But NU’s coach has doubled down on fourth downs this year and has been even more aggressive in Big Ten play. With his offense struggling to find its footing against conference foes, Fitzgerald has called for 4.3 attempts per game through four Big Ten games, giving his team extra chances to keep drives alive. Junior quarterback Clayton Thorson said Fitzgerald’s confidence in the offense on fourth downs gives the unit a boost. “Fitz trusts us to get a first down, and we love that,” Thorson said. “We love going for it on fourth down. We love the trust he has in us.” The offense has repaid Fitzgerald’s trust by converting on 59.1 percent of those attempts, including a perfect 7-for-7 on fourth downs with one yard to go. For a group that has moved the chains on just 35.1 percent of its third downs in 2017, that fourth-down performance has been a boon at times. At others, failed conversions have left points on the field for the Cats. Fitzgerald has been liable to take shots on fourth downs of almost any distance across midfield this season, including from positions theoretically inside the range of new kicker Charlie Kuhbander.
The freshman has connected on 7-of-8 field goals so far, but NU’s coach said his approach isn’t an indictment of his kicker. “We’re trying to be aggressive, we’re playing to win,” Fitzgerald said. “My decisions to go for it on fourth down have zero to do with Charlie. I have 100 percent confidence in his ability. I’m not going to put him in a situation where I don’t feel 100 percent confident that he’s going to make the kick.” With No. 16 Michigan State (6-1, 4-0) and its stingy defense coming to Evanston this weekend, Fitzgerald will likely continue rolling the dice on fourth down. He did so as an underdog against top teams like Wisconsin and Penn State, with seven combined fourth-down attempts in those two games. But regardless of the opponent this season, the Cats’ long-time leader has seemed more than willing to go for it given the chance. “That’s who Fitz is — he’s very aggressive as a person,” senior running back Justin Jackson said. “I always feel like we’re going to get it, I always have confidence in us. And he does too.” maxschuman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Ryan Field attendance rises, but challenges remain By TIM BALK and BEN POPE
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In the last week of a winless 1978 season, Northwestern stumbled to its 10th and final loss in front of an announced crowd of 14,157, which huddled in the stands of Dyche Stadium to watch through the fall fog as Michigan State rolled to a 52-3 victory. A crowd nearly three times that size may take in the Wildcats’ matchup against the No. 16 Spartans this Saturday at the since-renamed Ryan Field; athletic department spokesman Paul Kennedy predicted a crowd approaching 40,000. The team’s historic yet intimate 47,130-seat stadium has never been and never will be a college football cathedral. At least not in the mold of Michigan’s Big House or Ohio State’s Horseshoe. But after decades of empty seats at a facility that once seemed hopelessly oversized, fans are recently migrating back into the confines on Central Street.
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The trend defies lingering challenges, including unrelenting holes in the stadium’s student section. But with the program growing across the board and racking up bowl appearances at a rate never seen before, attendance is on the upswing. “I’m very thankful to our fans,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said earlier this month. “Very thankful to our marketing department and our season ticket sales force. I mean, those teams are working their butts off. We just got to continue to do our part and win games. That’s key to keeping positive momentum going.” After crowds hit rock bottom from 1977 to 1980 synchronously with the team’s performance, attendance has waffled up and down in the half-century since. The excitement of the 1995 Rose Bowl run sparked a run of three straight years with average attendances above 40,000. The drop-off that ensued sent that number spiraling back down, with the average dipping below 25,000 in both 2007 and 2009. Since then, crowds at Ryan Field have grown even while the nationwide average has fallen for six consecutive years. Propelled by a national primetime game against Ohio State in 2013 and premier home games against ranked Wisconsin and Nebraska teams in 2014, the average nearly hit the 40,000 milestone in consecutive years. This fall, NU has already topped that mark in both of its home Big Ten contests. With three more conference games remaining, there will be no return to the depths of ’78 this fall.
athletic department spokesman, did not provide student attendance figures to The Daily, but said over email that “Allowing students to spread out makes it look more occupied than it actually is.” As the smallest student school in the conference by far, NU’s difficulties filling the section may come as no surprise. But those who organize Wildside, the Cats’ official student section, are trying to change that fact. Maddy Fisher, Wildside’s vice president, said the group devotes all of its energy into increasing student turnout. “It’s so hard to compete with midterms and everything that’s going on,” the SESP junior said. Timing has also been a force working against NU’s favor this fall. Following a win over Bowling Green under the lights in the annual Wildcat Welcome game, the Cats kicked off their last two home games at 11 a.m., a time oriented toward east-coast television audiences and not necessarily student bodies. The first of those, a Homecoming tilt against then-No. 4 Penn State, brought out a strong contingent of home supporters and a decent crowd of students. Though the Penn State fan base is not known to travel particularly well (at least relative to its size), the game between the Cats and the Nittany Lions was officially played in view of 41,061 fans. Fitzgerald later described the Homecoming turnout as “great, without a doubt,” and said “it was great to see the student section almost completely full.” The announced crowd at the contest with the Iowa eclipsed 40,000 as well, in spite of the early start. But a lackluster showing from groggy students left massive swaths of the student section unused. Fisher estimated 800 students attended the Iowa
game, which she said disappointed the athletic department. She said she thinks the team’s current two-game winning streak will boost the student turnout going into this weekend’s matchup against Michigan State, set for a mid-afternoon kickoff.
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“Eleven a.m. games are interesting because I think if you’re going to show up and stay for the whole game, it’s because you’re sober,” Fisher said, noting that night games allow students to do homework during the day. Junior linebacker Nate Hall said the team always would like to see more people in the southeast corner, where the student section looks onto the field. “We’d love to have them out,” Hall said. “But if they can’t make it, they can’t make it.”
Charging from behind
For all the uncovered aluminum in the student section, the overall trend in attendance remains positive, particularly given the depths to which the football team has fallen at times over the years. University archivist Kevin Leonard, who graduated from NU in 1977, hasn’t forgotten the ghosts of
1970s Dyche Stadium. It proved a brutal decade for the program on the field, as the Cats averaged fewer than two wins per season from 1972 to 1980. Few seemed interested in watching the squad scuffle. Surrounded by scores of vacant seats at the stadium one day, Leonard decided to go for a walk, he recalled. “I decided (that), to prove to myself that the place was empty, I would walk my row all the way across to the opposite end to see if I encountered any spectators,” Leonard said. “And I did. I walked the entire length of the stadium in my row, from one end to the other, without encountering a living soul.” Today, the souls are back. The crowds still pale in numbers when compared to hordes that fill Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium or Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium. Five Big Ten stadiums can seat more than 80,000, and three more seat more than 60,000. Only one, Ryan Field, holds fewer than 50,000. But NU is not last in the conference in actual attendance this year, which is more than the school has been able to say for the majority of recent history. The days of crowds well below 20,000 turning out for games against vaunted Big Ten foes have faded into footnotes in record books. And Hall, the linebacker, said Ryan Field can shake on a Saturday with the right group in the stands. “I’ve played in the the Big House (and) Nebraska — those are some college football cathedrals, those places are always breathtaking,” Hall said, “but when Ryan Field gets packed, it’s jumping in there.” timothybalk2018@u.northwestern.edu benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Even as crowds have slowly swelled at Ryan Field, the school’s athletic department continues to run into the headwind of an indifferent student body. Though the men’s basketball team managed to punch some holes in the school’s reputation as a campus hostile to all-out sports devotion, the football program has not had similar luck. The student section at Ryan Field, which can accommodate approximately 5,000, rarely approaches capacity on game days. Kennedy, the
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Cats look for season’s 1st win at Saturday tri-meet By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
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Despite several strong individual performances through three meets, Northwestern as a team is still looking for its first win of the season. But after a pair of tough meets last weekend against No. 12 Georgia and No. 24 Georgia Tech, the Wildcats (0-3) have a prime opportunity ahead of them Saturday in a tri-meet against Illinois-Chicago (1-1) and the University of Chicago. NU beat the Flames and UChicago by over 100 points in each of the last two seasons. After last week’s loss to the Bulldogs, junior Tyler Lis said the Cats need to focus on improving their stamina to finish races well. “Seeing that we have that speed and we can be there, we just need to finish a little stronger and work on pushing each other throughout the end of practice,” Lis said. The Cats will be at home for the secondstraight weekend, which senior Almog Olshtein said creates a sense of comfort and normality. In their first two home meets last weekend, a number of NU swimmers improved their times from the previous meet, particularly in the distance freestyle events. It was not nearly enough, as the Cats were blown out both Friday and Saturday, but many swimmers saw the meet as a way to build experience. “We’ve got a really good freshman class, a big freshman class, so as the year goes on, it’s going to keep getting better,” junior Jack Thorne said. The team’s newest additions promise to be important to the upcoming slate. Before the season, senior Jonathan Blansfield said the freshmen in the distance freestyle events would be one of NU’s strengths, and so far that has proved true, with freshmen Liam
Gately and DJ Hwang stepping up in the early going. Against Georgia Tech, Gately won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:35.48, and Hwang took first in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:28.47. In last year’s meet against UIC and UChicago, then-senior Charlie Cole won the 500 free. This year, NU will need to find others, particularly Gately and Hwang, to replace his production. The team will also lean on its veterans as it looks to continue its dominance of local rivals. Many current NU swimmers recorded wins against the Flames and UChicago in 2016, including Olshtein in the 100 free and Lis in the 200 back.
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Saturday will likely be NU’s best chance to get in the win column this season. UChicago is a Division III program, and Saturday’s meet will be its first of the season. UIC, meanwhile, has lost to the Cats each of the last 10 seasons. With plenty of meets still on the schedule, Hwang said he is excited to see how the team grows. “One thing that makes this team so special is we’re such a small team, and we have such a tight-knit group,” Hwang said. “The camaraderie is amazing. We’re going to be motivated.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu
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come forward,” Smola said. “So it’s really important that this is taking place, and I’m proud of the people that had the courage … to talk.” In an interview that aired Wednesday on WGN, Siewerth denied the allegations. “I’m moving them around on stage and showing them what to do and stuff but not, not groping,” said Siewerth, who retired from ETHS in the 1990s. “I’m not Trump. I don’t understand it. So … I don’t get what’s going on or why it’s going on now.” Former ETHS students began sharing their stories on social media around Oct. 10, which sparked an investigation by the Evanston Police Department. In their posts, former students alleged they had been sexually abused by Siewerth. Screenwriter and former ETHS student Jeffrey Lieber said he was the first to share his story in a closed Facebook group for alumni of a popular school show, YAMO, after learning the teacher bought a ticket to attend the show’s 60th reunion
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From page 1 knowledge of diverse topics with personal experiences to present unique perspectives. “These people in some ways are like doctors, in that they’re able to diagnose what Americans are experiencing in a way that other people aren’t,” Gordon said. St. Félix, an entertainment writer and critic, said she immerses herself in pop culture, rather than simply watching politics, to get a better picture of the U.S. As one of only two black women on her staff, St. Félix said editors have often asked her to write about issues that align with her identity. She said she is not always sure she has the appropriate opinion to represent that group. “I really hate that because it creates this culture of censorship within myself where I am constantly doubting my assertions,” she said at the event. “We work in these workplace environments that are not even to the norm of America. America is way more diverse than the newsrooms.” Morris said his current employer, The New York Times, struggles with diversifying its staff in both ideology and background. Though the newspaper recognizes the issue, it is still unsure of how to solve it, he said. He and Browne also said they experienced a lack of diversity when working at the nowdefunct Grantland, a sports website owned by ESPN. Browne said he and Morris would confide in each other as the only two black people on staff, adding that it’s difficult to improve racial diversity in newsrooms when
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 on Oct. 15. Within 24 hours, Lieber said his post had nearly 300 comments, a third of which were from people explaining their own experiences. Although he is not one of the parties in the lawsuits, Lieber said he spoke to the attorneys and would support the lawsuits and serve as a witness. He said the lawsuits were a step in the right direction to discovering new information and holding a public examination of the allegations. In the two lawsuits filed Wednesday, each plaintiff seeks more than $50,000 from the defendants. They allege Siewerth would “test the boundaries of male students” by having them change in front of him or by groping and fondling their genitals. According to the complaints, Siewerth’s position at the school allowed him to prevent students from disclosing the abuse to their parents or other adults. The lawsuits claim Siewerth used his ability to cast or not cast certain individuals to “further manipulate” them. The lawsuits allege Siewerth forcibly grabbed and molested both John Doe plaintiffs — who were minors at the time — and that he most people in positions of power are white. The panelists also discussed the current media climate. Morris said traditional criticism is becoming overshadowed by politics, as critics feel they have to celebrate diversity rather than look solely at the quality of the art. “Now, for instance, white critics who, when a Beyoncé or a Kendrick Lamar puts out a record, feel they can’t really reckon with the work as art or as culture because it’s black before it’s this other stuff,” Morris said. “It’s therefore impenetrable. … There are a lot of people that, they aren’t even immune to criticism, they don’t receive it.” Browne also said the common “access journalism,” which relies on publicists to get in contact with sources, can create ethical dilemmas because publicists may expect positive coverage. St. Félix added that critiquing popular artists can kill careers by creating bad relationships with publicists. Iszy Hirschtritt Licht (Weinberg ’15), a program assistant for the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, told The Daily he has followed the journalists for years and enjoyed the opportunity to hear about their experiences in person. “It was really interesting reflecting on being the black person in their newsroom,” he said. “(They had) the burden of being a person who has to talk about it, but also that opportunity to lean in and use your craft. All three of them seemed to really enjoy the craft that they do, and use that craft to explain something new or explain something from a different angle.” alexiswhite2021@u.northwestern.edu
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From page 1 campus after its suspension, because it will lead to the existence of a fraternity that is not recognized by other student parties. “Their presence on the campus would certainly be one that harms (students’) safety and wellness if they continue to act in the manners that they have previously,” she said. In a statement to The Daily, ASG said it supports IFC’s decision because SAE’s actions have “endangered” and “harmed” students and have displayed a “callous disrespect” for survivors of assault and the NU community. The statement said ASG will prioritize supporting survivors and preventing sexual assault and misconduct. In addition, it will work with IFC to advance the health and safety of students across Northwestern, the statement said. The Panhellenic Association executive board also released a statement Thursday in response to IFC’s decision, saying it appreciates IFC’s “boldness and intention” but is concerned with the long-term consequences of the decision. Once SAE returns to campus from its suspension, the chapter will not be subject to IFC’s educational requirements, community regulations or recruitment event supervision, the statement said. The statement also said the PHA executive board is “disturbed” because IFC did not consult with its partners — including the PHA executive board, the Office of Student Conduct, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, associate vice president for student
Department of Children and Family Services as well as the Illinois State Board of Education. “We are deeply sorry for the pain certain individuals may be experiencing as a result of these allegations, and recognize how these allegations may impact ETHS graduates, their classmates, loved ones, current students, parents and staff in different ways,” Witherspoon said. EPD spokesman Perry Polinski told The Daily in an email that since the social media reports first emerged, 50 individuals — witnesses and people claiming to have been abused alike — have contacted investigators with information. Polinksi said due to the scope, the number of people affected “remains fluid” as police continue to sort through the details. He added that the teacher has not yet been interviewed because the claims are still actively being investigated. Lieber said other former students have expressed interest in filing lawsuits. “I’m quite convinced they will,” Lieber said. “That number of two is not going to be the final number.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier and University General Counsel — before reaching a decision. “This decision has implications that broadly, but deeply, affect many different parts of campus, from student life to higher levels of university administration,” the statement said. “All four Greek Councils are self-governing, but self-governance requires partnership and collaboration.” catherinekim2020@u.northwestern.edu
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NU looks to seal 7th seed in regular season finale Northwestern vs. Penn State
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Riley Kelliher dribbles the ball. The senior defender will look to lead the Wildcats over Penn State in their final regular season game.
At first glance, Northwestern’s Sunday contest at Penn State doesn’t appear to hold much significance. With both teams near the bottom of the Big Ten, neither has a chance at a top seed. However, this weekend’s game has major postseason implications for both teams –– ones that could determine how far the Wildcats (6-10, 1-6 Big Ten) make it in the conference tournament next weekend. Currently, the team sits seventh in the conference, one spot ahead of Penn State (4-9-2, 1-6 Big Ten). With a win, NU would clinch the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, avoiding the play-in match and earning extra rest. The Cats have been on a tear of late, winning four of their last five games, including a double overtime thriller against Loyola on Tuesday. The team said the wins have improved morale as it heads into its regular season finale. “The biggest factor coming from
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the momentum is just confidence,” sophomore midfielder Sean Lynch said. “We really have a lot more confidence in ourselves right now, in our ability to score and our ability to shut other teams down.” NU’s quality run of play can be partly attributed to the team’s improved attack. Over the last five games, the Cats have scored 10 goals, which account for over half of their season total of 17 scores. The defense has also stepped up, conceding only five of the team’s 27 season goals over the same five-game stretch. The team has benefitted from a slight tactical change, as it featured a four-man defense in recent games. “We kind of changed our formation a little bit with four players in the back and I think it has suited us much better,” senior defender Riley Kelliher said. “We also had a tough stretch early in the Big Ten and then
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we started to have a few home games in a row which helped us get our confidence back.” Even with the program’s struggles in recent years, the Cats have had the Nittany Lions’ number, winning three-straight matchups, including an overtime upset over then-No. 18 Penn State in 2014. However, despite the recent win streak, coach Tim Lenahan and the team aren’t taking the match lightly, as the last six matches between the squads have been decided by a goal each and have featured three overtime finishes. Though NU holds a losing record this season, the team has been training hard and is looking to rise to the occasion to put itself in position to extend its season, Lenahan said. “It has been really enjoyable for the coaches and the players to go to practice every day,” Lenahan said. “We have sensed our improvement as the season has gone on, so we are just hoping to go out there and play well and have the result go in our favor and get ready for the Big Ten Tournament.” chiragakella2021@u.northwestern.edu
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After winning at home three weeks ago, Northwestern is ready to take its success on the road. The Wildcats will tee off at their final fall tournament Saturday in North Carolina at the UNC-Greensboro Collegiate as part of a 10-team field. NU will enter the tournament fresh off a win at its home tournament, the Windon Memorial Classic. The breakthrough at the Windon came after the Cats struggled in their first two tournaments of the year. Against difficult competition, NU finished 13th of 15 at the Fighting Illini Invitational and 10th of 15 at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate. However, the last round at Erin Hills was a bright spot for the Cats, as the team combined for 20 birdies and shot the fourth-best score in the field. “The last event was really encouraging, and we felt like at the last round at Erin Hills we turned the corner,” coach David Inglis said. That momentum continued into the Windon, which was played at nearby Evanston Golf Club, where NU practices regularly. Senior Dylan Wu said he hopes the Cats will be able to perform at a high level this weekend at a less familiar course. “At our home tournament, we were really comfortable playing at a course we played all the time,” Wu said. “The coaches emphasized they want us to have that sense of urgency and agency to feel like you can play well no matter where you are.” Though NU will lack a homecourse advantage in North Carolina, many members of the team have
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Ryan Lumsden follows through on a drive. The junior and the Wildcats will have a chance to win their second straight tournament this weekend.
gained familiarity with the event, which the team played in the previous two seasons. However, the course’s grass will be different this year, Inglis said. He said the new species will take some getting used to, but did not believe his team would be at a disadvantage because other teams will have to adjust, too. The team had a three-week layoff to prepare for the tournament, and after coming out flat in its first events, Inglis said the team’s goal was to improve throughout the fall. “The work we have been doing has paid off; it’s not like we’ve done anything revolutionary in practice these past two weeks,” Inglis said. “Everyone
feels like their game is in a much better place than it was at the beginning of the fall, so that’s the most important thing.” Junior Ryan Lumsden said NU’s recent practices have included head-tohead match play intended to sharpen its competitive edge. And with one final shot this fall to secure a victory, that practice mentality could be essential. “There has been a great atmosphere in practice and we want to win,” Lumsden said. “Now is the time to get over the hump and finish that fall season with a win.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu
Through three meets this season, Northwestern’s sophomore duo of Aubrey Roberts and Sarah Nicholson have led the pack. But as the Wildcats prepare for familiar foes at Sunday’s Big Ten Championships, depth promises to be essential. NU will race on Indiana’s home course Sunday against a field that includes No. 9 Penn State, No. 10 Michigan and No. 17 Wisconsin. The race marks the beginning of championship season for NU and will see the Cats compete in their third 6K of the season. NU placed ninth at the event in St. Paul, Minnesota, last year, led by Roberts and Nicholson. Roberts placed 12th with a time of 21:25.2, and Nicholson came in 29th with a time of 22:09.0 last October. Nicholson — who finished 70th at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, two weekends ago — described the Big Ten as very competitive, with six of the 14 teams ranking in the top 30 nationally. “This is going to be a lot smaller of a meet and I’m actually looking forward to it,” Nicholson said. “It’s going to be a race where you’re with a pack, you’re trying to make moves and race with strategy in mind.” Nicholson added that she’ll look to runners from Indiana and Penn State to gauge her performance. Senior Andrea Ostenso, who placed 12th at NU’s opening race this season, said she is looking forward to the smaller number of competitors and the team’s depth for this race. “We have Sarah and Aubrey who are extremely talented,” Ostenso said. “But we also have a pack of girls who are working
really well together and are not too far behind our top two girls. I’m excited to see what we can do.” Coach ‘A Havahla Haynes referenced senior Haley Albers and Ostenso as the third and fourth runners, and named senior Isabel Seidel, freshman Hannah Tobin and senior Sara Coffey as good fits for the fifth spot. In NU’s previous races, Haynes stressed the need for the team’s secondary pack to finish closer to Roberts and Nicholson. Sunday, against a talented field, she again said the Cats need to close the gap. With NCAA Regionals on the horizon, the team’s finish will impact its endof-season schedule. “The expectations are to … finish somewhere between the seventh and ninth range,” Haynes said. “It is a race of about 90 people, so there is no hiding. Everybody matters in this race.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu
Source: Northwestern Athletics
Amanda Davis (right) runs next to two teammates. The freshman and the Wildcats will head to Indiana this weekend for the Big Ten Championships.
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