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NU alumnus pleads innocent to attempted murder charge
Northwestern doctoral graduate Chad Estep pleaded not guilty Monday to four counts, including attempted firstdegree murder, after allegedly pushing a Chicago man onto CTA tracks in August. Estep was charged Oct. 9 with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery in a public place. Additionally, Estep pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery against a transit employee and unlawful restraint, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office told The Daily in an email. Estep entered his plea at the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building. The 34-yearold graduated from NU with a doctorate in neuroscience in March. At a preliminary hearing Oct. 16, witness Ben Benedict alleged that on Aug. 1 at around 11:30 p.m., he was waiting alone for a train after leaving a Chicago Cubs game when he felt a push on his lower back. He said that push caused him to fall from the platform and land about “12 to 18 inches” from the electrified third rail. Benedict testified that he didn’t see who pushed him, but when he turned around after he fell, he noticed Estep. “He looked down and pointed straight at me,” Benedict said. Benedict said he and Estep had never met before the incident. Benedict, a Chicago resident, said when he walked to the platform’s edge, Estep made a motion to keep him from climbing back onto the platform. He added that about two people waiting for another train roughly 20 feet away helped him onto the platform after he yelled for help, telling them, “I think he’s trying to kill me.” Benedict said that another train came about 30 seconds to a minute after he climbed back on the platform. University president Morton Schapiro told The Daily in an interview earlier this month that being pushed onto train tracks would be a “nightmare.” “What I’ve learned, in 18 years as a president, is that something’s going to happen,” Schapiro said, referencing the likelihood of an incident within the large University community. “I mean, some are more horrific than others, and this seemed really horrific.” Vadim Glozman, an attorney representing Estep, said at the hearing his client “could’ve been there to help” and that no one “physically prevented” Benedict from climbing back onto the platform. Glozman told The Daily on Monday that he’s hoping for “the best possible outcome for Mr. Estep.” — Erica Snow
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Officials talk ways to boost options for affordable housing By RYAN WANGMAN
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a promotional tour for her new memoir, “What Happened,” which details her loss to President Donald Trump. Clinton blamed herself for part of what led to the defeat, but also attributed the results to a “perfect storm” of events beyond anyone’s control. She
Aldermen referred a pair of controversial city laws regulating rental spaces to be revisited by the Planning and Development Committee at a special City Council meeting Monday. After reviewing a report prepared by city staff on Evanston’s affordable housing challenges and possible solutions, aldermen debated the merits of local laws that govern how many people can occupy a living space and to whom certain spaces can be rented. A current city ordinance states that more than three unrelated people cannot live together in a single “dwelling unit” unless the landlord has a valid lodging license. In addition, accessory dwelling units — secondary houses or apartments built on the same lots as bigger, primary homes — can
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an event to promote her new book, “What Happened.” In the book, Clinton ruminates on her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Clinton talks election loss, book
Former presidential candidate reveives award for social justice By KRISTINA KARISCH
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CHICAGO — Hillary Clinton said she has always counted former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt as one of her personal heroes. So, when Roosevelt
Hillel to bring actor Josh Peck as fall speaker
Actor Josh Peck will speak at Northwestern on Nov. 9 in Cahn Auditorium as Hillel’s fall speaker. Peck, known for his role as Josh Nichols on the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” will discuss his life and Jewish identity, said Sasha Becker, Hillel’s vice president for programming. “We found there were a lot of speakers that would make small groups of people really excited, but wouldn’t make the whole campus really excited,” the SESP senior said. “When we came across Josh Peck, we thought that would be a name that almost everyone on
University president Ali Malekzadeh surprised the former Secretary of State with the inaugural Eleanor Roosevelt Social Justice Award on Monday, Clinton couldn’t stop thanking him. The award recognized Clinton’s lifelong commitment to public service and advocacy, despite her 2016 election defeat. “I always thought that I
would be an advocate,” Clinton said. “I was interested in politics as a means to help solve problems and help people’s lives.” More than 3,500 people gathered at the university’s Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Congress Pkwy., to watch Clinton accept the honor and listen to her reminisce about the election. The event was part of
campus would know … and be something that a lot of people would be looking forward to.” Communication junior Grady Jensen will moderate the event, Becker said. She added that students will be able to ask Peck questions during a Q&A segment at the end of the event. Jensen said he’s excited to talk with the actor about his career after Nickelodeon and his new projects. “He’s also a person who dabbles in so many different types of media,” Jensen said of Peck’s involvement in TV and YouTube. “I’d love to have people see how someone can work in so many different types of media and move between them.” Peck’s YouTube channel, which features videos about his life, currently has more than
860,000 subscribers. Hillel’s executive vice president Hannah Thirman said the fall speaker is usually someone fun, and she thinks NU students will enjoy Peck because many grew up watching “Drake & Josh.” “(The event) is not something so serious, just people having a fun time and enjoying hearing about the different identities that Josh Peck has,” the McCormick senior said. The event is free and open to both NU students and the general public. Students must register online prior to the event on Wufoo, but they can also register before the event on computers available in the auditorium’s lobby, Becker said. — Elizabeth Byrne
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Actor Josh Peck will visit Northwestern on Nov. 9 as Hillel’s fall speaker. Peck is known for his starring in the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh.”
Students plan rally to support non-tenure faculty By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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After non-tenure eligible faculty at Northwestern asked students to support their right to bargain as a union, at least seven student groups have decided to organize a rally for Tuesday, visiting assistant
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professor of sociology Jackson Bartlett said. “Students have a lot of power on campus, more than we do,” Bartlett said. “It may not always feel that way to students, but you guys are the tuition payers and sort of the customers of the University.” The rally — called “Students for NU NTE Faculty Justice” — will be held at The
Rock, and is co-sponsored by MEChA de Northwestern, Rainbow Alliance, For Members Only, ZOOZ and Student Action NU, according to a Monday news release from the union. Black Lives Matter NU and the Asian Pacific American Coalition are also sponsoring the rally, Bartlett told The Daily in an email. Though faculty will speak
at the rally, Bartlett said it is a student-driven event. The union has been reaching out to “allies” at other universities and people will be coming from all over Chicago, he said. Rainbow Alliance copresident Emily Zaniker said the group’s executive board supports the non-tenure eligible faculty and their right to “livable working conditions.”
The main goal of the rally and other student actions is to support the legality of the non-tenure eligible union and their right to bargain with the University, the Weinberg junior said. “How the University treats faculty is a direct reflection of how faculty will interact with » See SUPPORT, page 6
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Local athlete to compete in Special Olympics USA By JULIA ESPARZA
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Evanston Special Recreation athlete Mike Daugerdas developed a childhood passion for basketball when he began playing the sport in an alley with neighbors. As he grew older, Daugerdas, who said he has a learning disability, took advantage of any opportunity to join a pick-up game and improve his skills. In April, the Wilmette resident was one of 12 players selected for Team Illinois basketball, which will compete in the July 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. Daugerdas — the first player from the Evanston program to play in the games — said he was chosen from a competitive pool of 50 athletes. “(Basketball) has always been one of my passions,” Daugerdas said. “I love the sport and I love to compete. I don’t see my disability as problem for that.” He first started playing with New Trier High School’s Special Olympics Program while attending school there. He then moved to Northern Suburban Special Recreation, and, after about four years, joined the team in Evanston. Daugerdas said he has played there for the last two years. The 27-year-old — who plays both the forward and center positions — said the higher level of competition he encountered while training in Evanston afforded him the chance to try out and make the
POLICE BLOTTER Local man charged with domestic battery in central Evanston
A 36-year-old local man was arrested Sunday in central Evanston in connection with domestic battery. The man’s wife, a 35-year-old Evanston resident, called police from their home in the 2000 block of Pratt Court, at about 1 a.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The woman told police she and her husband had been arguing about their daughter,
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Mike Daugerdas poses for a picture. Daugerdas will compete for Team Illinois basketball at the Special Olympics USA Games in July.
team, which will compete in Seattle. The Special Olympics USA Games are held every four years and include various athletic competitions for individuals with mental and physical disabilities from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The athletes from Illinois will spend the coming months lifting and working out to prepare for the games, Evanston Special Recreation coach Leonard Woodson said.
“This is huge,” he said. “These are top-shelf athletes from each of the states.” Daugerdas graduated from New Trier High School in 2009 and went to Oakton Community College before attending the University of Iowa. He said he currently works as a paraprofessional at Camelot Therapeutic Day School of Mount Prospect. Jessica Thompson, who coaches the North Suburban team, said Daugerdas was the team’s best athlete.
but the argument ended and she went to sleep. She told officers that her husband woke her up and punched the right side of her face, Dugan said. Officers found the man in the alley behind the couple’s apartment, and he was taken into custody. The man was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery, Dugan said. He is set to appear in court Nov. 8.
Sunday near downtown Evanston in connection with driving under the influence. Officers observed a vehicle traveling northbound on Ridge Avenue at high speeds and changing lanes without signaling, Dugan said. After officers put on their lights and sirens, the man indicated he would pull over, but instead kept driving. Police stopped the car in in the 1300 block of Davis Street and noticed the driver had bloodshot eyes and the odor of alcohol on his breath, Dugan said. Officers also observed open
Chicago man charged with driving under the influence near downtown Evanston
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She said he added a special dynamic to the team, worked hard and got along well with everyone. “He was a great player and great person,”Thompson said. “Mike goes the extra mile for both his teammates and his coaches.” Woodson, who has coached Daugerdas during his two years in Evanston, said he is an aggressive, yet smart player. Daugerdas said Woodson taught him that basketball “isn’t a one man show.” He said he learned to lean on his teammates on the court. He added that he was grateful for the opportunities and practice time he received while in Evanston. Daugerdas said he was not only able to play new teams and athletes, but also had the chance to travel to the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in March, where he tried out for the state team. “I needed a different challenge and I needed a different mindset,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot more at Evanston than the other two places I was playing at.” Woodson said Daugerdas being selected to the team “speaks to how hard he has worked.” Woodson will also attend the games in Seattle as the Illinois coach in the Bocce event. He said he is excited to watch Daugerdas compete in July. “I’m really proud that Mike was selected because its not something that everyone is given the opportunity to do,” Woodson said. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu alcohol containers in the rear of the vehicle, including a partially drunk six-pack of Bud Light Lime and an open bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila. After failing a sobriety test, the man was charged with felony DUI for a third offense and felony driving with a revoked license, Dugan said. He was also charged with one misdemeanor count of DUI and given several citations for traffic offenses. — Jacob Holland
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ON CAMPUS Professors discuss history narratives By ELIZABETH CAMERON
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Professors from Northwestern and Emory University discussed Monday their efforts to find non-traditional narratives of history through scholarship and poetry. Emory African American studies Prof. Carol Anderson spoke with NU English Prof. Natasha Trethewey and African American studies and history Prof. Leslie Harris about poetry, history and truth. The talk, held in Harris Hall in front of about 100 people, was a keynote event of the 2017-18 TRUTH Dialogues — a year-long series that tackles politics from a humanistic perspective. Anderson spoke about the difficulties of the archival nature of history as an academic field, and what to do when an aspect of research is not documented in the usual way. “We know that there are these holes,” she said. “We know that one of the problems of history as a discipline being so archivally driven is that it means that if there is not an archive with you in it, then you cease to exist.” To find the stories of minorities who have been omitted from the archives, Leslie said she looks to news sources, video footage, movies and diaries. She added that these are a few places to find historically viable and legitimate sources to fill in the gaps. Trethewey, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her work on the black experience in the Civil War, said it is important to use personal experience and truth to give life to characters. Trethewey said she humanized the black experience during the Civil War and made it into a collection of poems to reach a different audience than more traditional historical scholarship. “Poetry is a way that I think that people can listen because of the intimacy of the voice,” she said. “And if it can do the work of history too that’s when I feel happiest.” Trethewey said she uses multiple footnotes
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Emory Prof. Carol Anderson and NU Profs. Natasha Trethewey and Leslie Harris speak at a Monday event in Harris Hall. The talk focused on the importance of finding truths not normally discussed in traditional history narratives.
in her poetry to assure the reader that the historical context is researched and true. This creates not only an empathetic and historically accurate work of art, but also a detailed analysis of historical sources, she said. Anderson said the truth is being questioned more often in the current political climate. She added that despite hostile responses to her work, she is proud of her efforts to break down traditional narratives. She said even offensive responses might mean that people are questioning themselves and their assumptions about history.
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NU must extend SAE’s suspension after recruitment GABRIELLE BIENASZ
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I won’t forget the moment I stopped feeling safe on this campus. I was walking along the Lakefill and looked down at my phone to see this email: “On February 2, 2017, the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office received a report that on January 21, 2017, four female students attending an event at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house in Evanston were possibly given a date-rape drug. The report alleges that two of the students believe they were also sexually assaulted.” There are few people whose lives are not affected by sexual assault and harassment — even indirectly. This is true of me, too. I suffered from secondary post-traumatic stress disorder (also known as vicarious trauma) in high school after multiple friends shared their experiences of sexual violence with me. These stories made me determined to fight the problem in college. Thus, I applied to Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators after arriving on campus. The conversations I’ve had through the group have been some of the most rewarding and painful moments of my life, and absolutely of my time at NU. I decided to continue this activism as the Associated Student Government senator for SHAPE,
Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and College Feminists. Last February, four SAE members walked out of Senate, delaying our vote on a resolution I co-authored to promote accountability for sexual assault. The next week, I told Senate “I am not going to stop fighting for survivors.” I intend to keep that promise. So, listen up NU: SAE’s suspension must be extended. Even if the University decided not to pursue disciplinary action on account of the allegations, the chapter appears to be wholly unaware of the severity of sexual assault allegations and the definition of “suspension” altogether. The Interfraternity Council published a statement last week ceasing recognition of SAE until 2021 because of its “unbecoming actions” and continued recruitment activities. SAE’s continued recruitment shows a clear disregard for the pain of survivors throughout campus in the wake of the allegations last year, a blatant sense of superiority over University rules and a complete lack of concern for the wellbeing of other students. Do SAE members care about how unsafe students may have felt after February’s email? Their recent actions show they do not. Do those members care about their impact — on survivors and nonsurvivors alike — on our campus? No, they apparently don’t, otherwise they would not have recruited. This nonchalance about sexual violence
shouldn’t surprise us. It was apparent even last year in the Senate walkout. If these chapter members cared, the serious nature of sexual assault allegations would have been enough to compel them to stay in their seats during Senate and vote, with their names recorded. The members of SAE continued to display this devil-may-care attitude with their recruitment activities this fall. Thus, SAE is unworthy of a spot on our campus. If the members were unaffected by the outpouring of emotion in ASG and in the speak-out last year, I don’t imagine much will change their attitudes. I don’t believe their organization deserves to officially re-enter an on-campus house in 2018 as if nothing happened. When they return, their suspension, already a farce, will be inconsequential, consigned to history as no more than a blip in the long storied power and privilege “entrenched” in fraternities. It will be a joke. I don’t think Northwestern students deserve that. And, despite its best intentions, IFC is not enough to keep students safe. As the Panhellenic Association said in a Facebook statement, IFC’s decision to derecognize SAE until 2021 could arguably create a more dangerous environment for students. As PHA points out, SAE’s members won’t be subject to the same educational requirements, recruitment supervision and overall regulation as other chapters when coming back to
campus in September 2018. Further, PHA’s statement suggested that new students might find “this unregulated space exciting.” With this, we worsen the already-grave problem of vulnerable first-year students experiencing sexual assault. The University has stated that SAE’s chapter will be allowed to return to campus in September 2018 if it “successfully completes its suspension.” Does “successfully” entail informally recruiting new members and holding unofficial events? Is that a “completed” suspension, or is that a defied suspension? I am disgusted. Instead of showing the appropriate level of internal reform, apology and humility in the wake of the pain they caused on campus — the pain that inspired, for example, a wrenchingly emotional speak-out on behalf of survivors — the members of SAE flouted their punishment. I hereby call on the University, after an appropriate investigation into IFC’s information on the chapter’s continued informal recruitment activities and other events, to extend SAE’s suspension. Clearly, the message was not received. Gabrielle Bienasz is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at gabriellebienasz2020@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.
College Republicans can’t give Charles Murray platform
ARIEL SHEFFEY
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I firmly believe that dialogues between opposing viewpoints are crucial for responsibly developing academic and political opinions. I also believe, however, that some voices dismally fail to advance intellectual debate in a productive manner, and that ultimately, they are best left unheard. Among others, racists, misogynists and deniers of climate change all fall under that category. One of those voices, most relevantly, is that of Charles Murray, a libertarian political scientist and author whom NU College Republicans are hosting this Wednesday. Murray is best known for his book “The Bell Curve,” which he co-authored in 1994 with psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein. The 600-page text is available in PDF version online, and while it is far from light reading, it is easy enough to skim. Ultimately, Murray argues the key reason that certain racial and ethnic groups in America tend to be more oppressed or impoverished than others lies
in intellectual disparity. Citing differences between black and white scores on IQ exams, Murray claims the divergence lies not in test bias, but rather in differences in “cognitive functioning.” As a result, “dysgenic pressures” are causing increased socio-economic divergences between whites and other groups. Murray reiterates this belief in an interview from 2014 where he states, “Since the decoding of the genome, it has been securely established that race is not a social construct, evolution continued long after humans left Africa along different paths in different parts of the world, and recent evolution involves cognitive as well as physiological functioning.” Essentially, Murray is spouting the same rhetoric that fueled eugenics in the early 1900s and, ultimately, the Holocaust. He speaks of “dysgenic pressures,” and yet the whole notion of human dysgenics exists only in association with eugenics. It stems from the belief that certain population groups possess hereditary traits that are either unfavorable (dysgenics) or favorable (eugenics), and reproduction should be limited or encouraged accordingly. This is the foundation of racism and white supremacy, and Murray’s claims provide false validity to the overwhelmingly
flawed notion that genetic makeup creates a natural hierarchy in which some ethnicities are inherently superior to others. It is a damaging, dangerous belief that should be absolutely intolerable in the modern era. And yet, NU College Republicans is providing it with a platform, describing Murray in their Facebook event description as a renowned intellectual rather than the bigot he really is. In a 1994 interview with The New York Times Magazine, Murray said, “A huge number of well-meaning whites fear that they are closet racists, and this book tells them they are not. It’s going to make them feel better about things they already think but do not know how to say.” And, for once, Murray is exactly right. It is precisely texts like these that allow white supremacists to wrongly justify their beliefs, or believe they are appropriate interjections into the broader political and social discourse. It is something that we have seen time and time again, most recently through President Donald Trump’s racist and misogynistic rhetoric, which paved the way for atrocities like the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia just a few months ago. It is unacceptable, but it continues to happen, and only because people are
Women in U.S. armed forces deserve respect WESLEY SHIROLA
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Women have played an integral part in the United States military for most of this country’s history. In the Civil War, over 400 women disguised themselves as men to fight on the battlefields. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, nearly 350,000 women donned uniforms to serve in organizations — the Women Airforce Service Pilots, the Navy Women’s Reserve and the Army Nurse Corps — not to mention the thousands more on the U.S. home front who devoted themselves to the war effort in other ways. Ever since, more and more women have been able to serve in the military, gaining additional rights over time. In 1948, women gained the right to claim veterans’ benefits. In 1994, the Department of Defense instituted less restrictive ground combat policies that opened 80 percent of military positions to both women and men. It was not until 2016 that all military occupations and positions became open to women; they were finally able to contribute to the U.S. armed forces and the defense of their country without explicit
barriers, although others may still exist. Yet while these barriers have fallen, a big one still stands in the way for many women: the lack of respect from many men. U.S. army veteran and freelance writer Supriya Venkatesan told her story in the New York Times this month: she was walking by her drill sergeant seated at his desk and saw a “newly arrived female soldier” on the floor in front of him. “She was on her back, dressed in T-shirt and shorts, doing scissor kicks,” Venkatesan wrote. “He sat perfectly poised to see her crotch and the insides of her thighs.” One might assume this was just an isolated case — something that rarely occurs in the very institutions meant to protect and uphold the values of this country. They’d be wrong. Service members reported 6,172 cases of sexual assault in 2016, significantly more than the 3,604 cases reported in 2012, according to NBC News. The Pentagon says the increased rates of reporting show that service members “trust in our response and support systems.” But to me, the fact that so many women are still reporting some form of sexual assault in the military in the first place is both unacceptable and saddening. I don’t think many will forget the Marine
Corps photo scandal in March, in which intimate photos of several female Marines were secretly shared in a members-only Facebook group of active-duty and retired Marines. This is yet another deeply disheartening example of the discrimination that women in combat face — clear evidence that we still have a long way to go to achieving full equality. Incidents like these need to serve as a reminder that — despite the progress we’ve made — we are still a long way off from achieving gender equality in not only the military, but nearly every other industry in the U.S. as well. So, I urge you: write your representatives, share these stories with your friends and family and keep fighting to further women’s rights in the military. Women are an essential part of our military and have been since the American Revolution. It’s time to give women in combat the respect and dignity they deserve. Wesley Shirola is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at wesleyshirola2021@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.
continuing to listen. There is a trend on liberal campuses in which students increasingly protest speakers simply due to differences of opinion, neglecting to consider that we can only progress as a society by attempting to understand one another and engage in fruitful debate. But at the same time, there are certain opinions that bring little, if any, productive discourse to the community, threatening to throw society backward rather than propelling it forward. Murray’s views are among those opinions, and fueling his ideas with money, time and respect is nothing more than a severe detriment to campus dialogue. By hosting him, NU College Republicans is unequivocally revealing the amount of bigoted intolerance that they are willing to tolerate themselves, making it crystal clear how little they respect the Northwestern community. Ariel Sheffey is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at arielsheffey2020@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.
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Robert Crown Center project reaches its $10 million fundraising goal
The Robert Crown Center construction project reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal, raising roughly a quarter of the total costs associated with building the new center. The project — sponsored by Friends of the Robert Crown Center, Evanston Public Library and the city — reached $8.8 million in funds in mid-August. The community center would provide Evanston’s first-ever publically available turf fields, two “new full sheets of ice” and a library, according to a Monday news release. Though Evanston residents appreciate the new amenities, the expansion of educational and
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spoke of the media’s focus on her emails, former FBI Director James Comey’s last-minute letter, Trump’s unpredictable campaign strategy and the alleged Russian interference.
creative opportunities is currently “fueling” most of the campaign’s support, Friends of the Robert Crown Center board president Daniel Stein said in the release. The $40 million project will include a library where Northwestern students and people from other programs can mentor Evanston children, according to the release. The library will also expand internet access to families. “We have a world-class university on one side of town, and kids with no Internet at home on the other,” EPL director Karen Danczak Lyons said in the release. “Our new Robert Crown will … create the opportunity for tutoring and mentoring so that all of our children, no matter where they live in Evanston, have an opportunity at reaching their full potential.” — Jake Holland
However, Clinton also emphasized the historic nature of her campaign; she was the first female presidential nominee of any major party and received more votes than any white male candidate before her. “By the way, that includes Trump,” she said. Clinton told audience members that over the past four decades in the public eye, she never forgot one
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Robert Crown Community Center, 1701 Main St. The project for a new Robert Crown Center reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal, according to a Monday release.
of Roosevelt’s quotes: “Every woman in public life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide.” As a first lady, New York senator, cabinet secretary and two-time presidential candidate, Clinton said that’s exactly what she did. The former Secretary of State touched on her experiences with sexism and misogyny during the
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Audience members listen to Hillary Clinton talk about her new memoir, “What Happened.” The event, held at the Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago, drew a crowd of over 3,500.
election. Although she had been exposed to similar treatment throughout her career, Clinton said, she was surprised by Trump’s overt sexism. Clinton said that, during the campaign, Trump spoke about her and other women in demeaning ways — judging candidates and television presenters by their looks and bragging about acts that constitute sexual assault. “We must refuse to be silenced in the face of racism, sexism, bigotry and misogyny,” Clinton said. “We must have the courage to stand up for human rights and democracy.” Going forward, Clinton said she hopes her campaign has and will continue to inspire young women to run for public office. Fiona Asokacitta, a Medill freshman who attended the event, said she sees Clinton as an inspiration and role model for girls everywhere. “It was time for her to be really real with people and express feelings a lot of us have been feeling,” Asokacitta said. “College students ... need to scrutinize this election and see what we as a generation need to do in the future.” Malekzadeh, who handed Clinton her award, said Clinton’s actions and commitment to public service embody the school’s values. He added that Roosevelt dedicated the university “to the enlightenment of the human spirit,” and Clinton has proven herself. “(Her) life’s work resonates with Eleanor Roosevelt’s statement that, ‘We must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action,’” Malekzadeh said. kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Most Evanston offices and facilities will close Nov. 10 — in observance of Veterans Day — for an unpaid furlough day as part of a comprehensive cost-saving plan that City Council approved weeks ago. In a Monday news release, Evanston community
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 engagement manager Martha Logan said the furlough day will help balance the current Fiscal Year 2017 budget. The roughly $308 million budget now has a $1.9 million deficit because building permit fees fell short of the budget’s projected amount. The number is down from the $3.3 million expected in July, and the furlough day is expected to save the city $120,000. “Full-time and part-time employees who are not scheduled to work on November 10 will have their hours reduced from their vacation bank,”
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only be rented by family members and caregivers. But Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said the rules regulating capacity and the renting of ADUs prevent the creation of a “safe space” by “presupposing” issues will arise if restrictions aren’t followed. “These are regulations that assume that just because you are in this category, there’s a problem,”Wilson said. “But I think the actual problems themselves already have ordinances. We have an ordinance about being too loud, we have an ordinance about keeping the property up.” Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said he thought some affordable housing issues may result from a lack of units, which could increase if limitations on ADUs are lifted. He said there are large garages in his ward that could function as ADUs, and the city could move forward by having conversations with interested neighbors. Ultimately, Braithwaite said, the issue is complex with no single solution. “It’s going to be definitely like a jigsaw puzzle,” Braithwaite said. “If there was a single bullet, I think we would’ve fired it already.” Richard Monocchio, executive director of Cook County’s housing authority, said he was impressed to see a community take affordable housing so seriously
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students in the classroom,” Zaniker said. “If the University is not treating non-tenure track eligible faculty fairly, that’s going to have an impact on their classrooms and on the student body.” Non-tenure eligible faculty originally filed for an election to join Service Employees International Union in June 2016. SEIU challenged 25 of the ballots, and majority support for the union was not confirmed until May 2017. The non-tenure eligible faculty filed unfair labor practice charges against NU in September because the University refuses to bargain with them. In a September statement responding to the charges filed, Provost Jonathan Holloway said
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Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) speaks at the Oct. 9 City Council meeting. Wilson said at Monday’s special meeting that rules regulating capacity and the renting of accessory dwelling units prevent the creation of a “safe space.”
and have a “robust public debate” about it. He added that there has never been a greater need for affordable housing, citing a statistic that showed the nation had lost 60 percent of affordable units for extremely low-income people since 2010. These
residents’ incomes do not exceed 30 percent of Area Median Income. In response to concerns that tenants are unable to move on from affordable housing units –– thus limiting the number available –– Monocchio said
the University will not bargain with the union because some ballots remain uncounted. “We have strong working relationships with unions that represent a number of Northwestern employees, and should the final results of this election indicate a majority of the non-tenure eligible faculty voted for a union, we are committed to forming a productive relationship with this new union as well,” Holloway said in the statement. Bartlett said the administration is “violating the law” by refusing to recognize the union. He said the union expected to be “at the bargaining table” by Fall Quarter, but since that has not happened, the alternative is to put pressure on the administration. “Our end goal is to sit down with the administration and bargain our first contract,” Bartlett said. “Anything that we’re doing, anything we’re
up to (and) anything we plan in the future is geared toward that goal, and only that goal.”
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How the University treats faculty is a direct reflection of how faculty will interact with students in the classroom. Emily Zaniker, Rainbow Alliance co-president
Many students don’t understand the “hierarchy” that exists among faculty members at NU, Zaniker said. Though student groups are also working to draft a letter of support for
community centers will be upheld, and the 311 service, Robert Crown Community Center, Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center and Mason Park services will remain open. “The bottom line is we need to make tough spending decisions,” Mayor Steve Hagerty told the Chicago Tribune. “Increasing already-high property taxes is not an option. And a furlough day, while a last resort, is necessary in order to balance the 2017 budget.” — Rishika Dugyala
the housing authority has “aggressive” self-sufficiency programs underway. He said those programs help residents get the skills and education they need to get jobs, but there is still more to be done. “In all honesty, it’s a challenge,” Monocchio said. “We need to up our efforts in that regard. When folks get a nice place … it’s pretty hard to find them a similar type unit that they can afford.” At the meeting, the council also referred Ald. Ann Rainey’s (8th) rental housing funds proposal to the Administration and Public Works Committee. Under the proposal, the program would use the money developers pay in lieu of building on-site affordable housing units to provide subsidies for qualified Evanston working families. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) referred a report focused on identifying abandoned Evanston properties and matching them with first-time home buyers to the committee as well. And before the next council meeting scheduled for Nov. 13, Mayor Steve Hagerty will potentially appoint members to a subcommittee focusing on the inclusionary housing ordinance as it applies to developments. Council will meet in roughly three months to evaluate the progress they have made on affordable housing. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu the union, the rally will be important to raising awareness and giving “a face to the cause,” she said. FMO president Kasey Brown said the rally will amplify student voices, which could be powerful in influencing the University’s response. While the unionization is a “faculty fight” on the surface, the Weinberg senior said it also impacts students’ learning. If non-tenure eligible faculty have to worry about things like paying their bills or finding childcare, she said, they won’t be able to put “110 percent” into teaching their classes. “The end goal for us is to just see all faculty that are providing services to us being treated fairly; getting the compensation, tools or resources they deserve to have,” Brown said. madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Wildcats earn first wins of the season over weekend By LEXIE MODEAS
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Northwestern secured its first wins of the season Saturday, beating local rivals IllinoisChicago and University of Chicago to end a seven-meet regular season skid dating to January. The Wildcats (2-3) dominated the tri-meet, beating UChicago (0-3) 158.5-110.5 and UIC (2-2) 175-114. Freshman Lyon Zhang said the success came as a relief after three straight losses to start the season. “It feels refreshing, and it’s especially nice to do this at home and have two (wins) under our belt at once,” Zhang said. “We needed that to come together as a team.” It was the third straight season NU has beaten both the Flames and UChicago. The Cats made the last two events exhibitions, so those results didn’t count toward the final total, but Zhang nonetheless posted the fastest 200-yard individual medley time. He also finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke earlier in the day. The freshman said the team took advantage of a relatively easy matchup, which helped take the pressure off, and senior Alex Snarski said the circumstances allowed NU swimmers to compete in different events than usual. For the fourth meet in a row, the Cats did not participate in the diving slate. Snarski accounted for two of NU’s 12 firstplace finishes, winning the 100-yard freestyle
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Nick Petersen swims. The senior and the Wildcats earned their first two wins of the season over the weekend.
and 100-yard backstroke. He set a personal best in the 100 free with a time of 46.01. “I actually did a lot better than I thought I was going to do,” Snarski said. “I was kind of surprised by my times.” The freshman swimmers also impressed. Liam Gately and Robert Cecil finished first and second, respectively, in the 200-yard freestyle, picking up two top finishes early in the day. Star junior Will Hofstadter placed first in
the 50-yard freestyle and secured a tight victory in the 200 breaststroke, winning by just .03 seconds. NU’s strong weekend also featured a masterful effort in the relay events. The Cats posted the fastest time in both the 200 medley and the 400 free relays. Freshman DJ Hwang led the distance swimmers again, winning both the 1000- and 500yard freestyles. Hwang says his 500 free time
of 4:36.51 was a personal best, the outcome of hours of practice in the pool. Hwang said Saturday’s victories set the tone for the rest of the season, which stretches through the winter. “This meet was a reminder that we are a good team, which is good for confidence to carry throughout the rest of the season,” Hwang said. alexismodeas2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Fisher recognized with Big Ten, Walter Camp awards after big game
Linebacker Paddy Fisher was named Walter Camp FBS Defensive Player of the Week, the foundation announced Monday. The redshirt freshman was also named Big Ten Defensive Player
of the Week. Fisher earned the awards after a dominant performance in Northwestern’s dramatic 39-31 triple overtime win over then-No. 16 Michigan State on Saturday. In the win, Fisher registered 14 solo tackles, tied for the most in a single FBS game this season. Fisher’s 73 tackles this season are the most by a freshman in the FBS. “It means a lot,” Fisher said. “Just going out there and playing with all the guys on my D-line and my
secondary, and being able to receive that award is special.” Fisher has filled big shoes at the linebacker position after taking over for Anthony Walker, who declared for the NFL draft following his junior season. Walker, considered one of the best Wildcat linebackers since coach Pat Fitzgerald donned the purple and white as a player, was drafted in the fifth round by the Indianapolis Colts after a successful collegiate career that included All-American
recognition after his sophomore season. Fitzgerald said he’s been impressed with Fisher’s work ethic. “He does a great job in practice,” Fitzgerald said. “He’s a diligent worker. He’s really starting to gain confidence, and slowly starting to take this defense over and the team and it’s been fun to watch that maturation.” — Jonah Dylan
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Wildcats move on to Big Ten semifinals with dramatic comefrom-behind win over Rutgers Daily file photo by Kate Salvidio
By BRETT HAENSEL
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With five minutes remaining in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, Northwestern found itself moments away from elimination. Down a goal to Rutgers with the clock ticking, the Wildcats needed a hero. Instead, they found two. Junior midfielder Puck Pentenga scored in the 67th minute to tie the game, and junior forward Pascale Massey secured NU’s 4-3 victory with a go-ahead score less than two minutes later. “We just showed our resilience,” Pentenga said. “We just wanted to keep attacking and keep getting corners and that’s what we did.”
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The No. 4 seed Wildcats (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) led for much of the game, but momentarily relinquished a secondhalf lead after the fifth-seeded Scarlet Knights (9-9, 3-5) scored consecutive goals to go up 3-2. But Pentenga and Massey kept NU’s title hopes alive, capping a dominant offensive display from the Cats. All four of NU’s goals began with penalty corners. The Cats earned 10 on the day, four more than Rutgers. The final score didn’t completely reflect NU’s attacking prowess. Though only one goal separated the two sides,
the Cats outshot the Scarlet Knights 17-6 and controlled offensive play throughout. “We know we’re going to get chances,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “We’re an attacking team, so we were fortunate enough to put a few more on the board today.” Though NU secured more scoring chances and penalty corners, Rutgers battled and capitalized on its opportunities, leaving the Cats in danger of being eliminated in front of their home crowd. If it wasn’t for the heroics of Pentenga and Massey, NU would likely be licking its wounds after a disappointing quarterfinal exit in the conference tournament. “Rutgers gave us a really good battle today,” Fuchs said. “We had to come back in the last four minutes,
and I love the resilience of our team to score two goals in the last four or five minutes.” After the Scarlet Knights notched their go-ahead goal in the 62nd minute, Pentenga was visibly frustrated. She exacted revenge just five minutes later, powering a shot past Rutgers goaltender Gianna Glatz. Less than two minutes after the Pentenga equalizer, Massey tipped home a shot off a penalty corner to give the Cats their fourth and final score. “It all happened so fast,” Massey said. “I thought (to myself ), ‘This needs to go in,” and I put my stick there and (the ball) managed to rebound in.” Her team-leading 14th goal happened in a flash and was reviewed and confirmed by the referees before play continued — one of three video
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reviews during the game. In an act of desperation, Rutgers replaced its goalie with an extra attacker in an effort to tie the game in its dying moments. The Cats held strong on defense, in the process punching their ticket to East Lansing, Michigan, where they will face topseeded Michigan (17-2, 8-0) on Friday. NU will look to avenge the 1-0 loss it suffered to the Wolverines just over a week ago in Ann Arbor. Michigan enters the match boasting a 14-game winning streak and will serve as the next roadblock on the Cats’ path to a conference title. “We’re really excited to play them,” Massey said. “We had an unfortunate loss against them, and it’s going to be a huge game. We have nothing to lose.” bretthaensel2021@u.northwestern.edu
CROSS COUNTRY
NU dominated in straight sets In Big Ten meet, Cats By ANDREW HODGSON
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Northwestern still hasn’t figured out the Big Ten’s premier teams. The Wildcats (13-11, 3-9 Big Ten) have competed hard against the conference’s best, but have yet to break through against a ranked foe. The narrative again held true for NU after the Cats lost 25-17, 25-9, 25-16 to thenNo. 9 Wisconsin (15-6, 6-6 Big Ten) on Saturday. NU has yet to claim a set in five matches against ranked teams this Big Ten season. “The Big Ten is really tough right
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now,” senior setter Taylor Tashima said. “Last week the Big Ten had five of the top ten teams ranked in the nation. … We just can’t let these (losses) get us down.” A strong start from freshman outside hitter Nia Robinson — who filled in for the injured Symone Abbott for the second-straight match — helped keep things close for the Cats. Wisconsin held a 15-14 edge to start the first set, but sophomore libero Sarah
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Lexi Pitsas digs a ball. The freshman libero and the Wildcats fell at Wisconsin in straight sets on Saturday.
Johnson’s service error sparked a 6-0 run for the Badgers. NU salvaged three more points before Wisconsin won the set 25-17. Robinson notched six kills in the frame. “Still learning, and still trying to be my best,” Robinson said. “I look up to Symone a lot so I’m trying to do what she does and add my own to eventually be as good as she is one day.” The second set was initially knotted at 4 before Wisconsin pulled away behind a 10-0 run. The Cats again got off to a 5-4 lead to start the third set, but the Badgers slowly pulled away in the frame to secure the sweep. Robinson tallied a match-high 13 kills, while sophomore outside hitter Allie Lindroth and sophomore middle blocker Olivia Viscuso each chipped in three. Tashima recorded all 23 of NU’s assists, while freshman libero Lexi Pitsas led the way with 10 digs. The Cats did not record an individual block in the loss. Despite the rough result, coach Shane Davis said he knows he has a relatively young squad going through growing pains. Three of NU’s seven starters are freshmen, and his young players’ effort gives him hope moving forward. “All the freshmen are great,” Davis said. “There’s seven of them, and even when they’re not on the floor, they’re doing a heck of a job in the gym and pushing each other. They’re all leaders in their own way, they’re doing an outstanding job for us.” Though the Cats have lost six of their last seven matches, Robinson said she’s not hanging her head, and the team is finding silver linings in their losses to elite opponents. “We are doing good things, and we need to take the good things and build on them rather than dwelling on the negatives,” Robinson said. andrewhodgson2018@u.northwestern.edu
run to 8th place finish By ALISON ALBELDA
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After weeks of competing in large fields, the Big Ten Championship’s smaller pack was key for Northwestern this weekend. No. 9 Penn State, No. 10 Michigan and No. 17 Wisconsin were among the 13 teams the Wildcats faced this weekend on Indiana’s home course. As has become customary, NU’s top sophomores excelled at the meet, with Aubrey Roberts finishing 6th with a time of 20:26 to earn First Team AllBig Ten honors, and Sarah Nicholson coming in 31st with a time of 21:17. The Cats placed 8th in Bloomington out of 14 teams with 227 points, just 5 points ahead of the 9th place finisher, Purdue. Roberts — who placed 12th at last year’s at Big Ten Championships — said the race this weekend was a good test of the team’s fitness. She said NU
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Sarah Nicholson runs. The sophomore and the Wildcats placed 8th at Big Ten Championships on Sunday.
was hoping for a higher finish, but plans on using its placing as motivation for the NCAA Regionals meet in two weeks. “I was pretty satisfied with my place,” Roberts said. “I was hoping to be First Team in the Big Ten, which is the (overall) top seven (finishers). It was pretty exciting to be part of the lead group … and I’m glad I ended up in the First Team slot.” After Roberts and Nicholson, the next finisher for the Cats was senior Isabel Seidel at 21:49. Seniors Haley Albers and Sara Coffey followed close behind at 22:10 and 22:26. Freshman Hannah Tobin came in sixth at 22:28, and senior Andrea Ostenso rounded off the top seven NU runners with a finish of 22:31. Led by Roberts and Nicholson, NU placed ninth at last year’s Big Ten Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota. Coach ‘A Havahla Haynes praised the team’s overall performance. “The team handled the terrain well,” Haynes said. “It was rolling but every hill had a return, every up had a nice down, which makes it fair. They’ve seen an easy course, a hard course and a fair course and we’ve gotten better over the entirety of the season. That bodes well for us heading to Iowa State.” Haynes added that the small race size of about 100 runners helped the athletes see where they stood, allowing them to visualize their places in proximity to competitors and teammates. Tobin said the team was happy after the weekend, but that they still have more to give. “The weekend as a whole fuels our fire a little bit; we think we can do better,” Tobin said. “We have to keep that in mind, stay confident, and really show what we got at (NCAA) Regionals.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu