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Investor looks to build apartments Evanston to receive additional space for multifamily living By ADRIAN WAN
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Joining the push for multifamily developments, a Wilmette real estate investor purchased an assisted-living facility in downtown Evanston for $20 million earlier this fall and plans to convert it into apartment units. The property includes the former assisted-living facility — The Highlands at King Home, 1555 Oak Ave. — and a surface parking lot that the facility’s previous owner shared with the McGaw YMCA. Wilmette Real Estate & Management owner Cameel Halim, who bought the parcel, said he will create 70 to 80 units in the six-story building. Halim also plans to keep parking available for the community, he said. “The land is rare and the location of the building is really good,” Halim said. “The block will bring a lot of benefits.” The parcel is across the street from Halim Time and Glass Museum, which is filled with the Halim family’s private collection
of ornate clocks and stained glass windows. Halim’s company purchased the Oak Avenue property from Presbyterian Homes, a nonprofit and faith-based retirement organization. Before it officially closed in June due to high capital improvement costs — between $3,000 to $7,000 per month — the assisted-living facility consisted of more than 50 apartments and housed 34 residents, said Bob Werdan, Presbyterian Homes’s vice president of marketing and public relations. Werdan said the residents were offered the option to transition to Westminster Place, Presbyterian Homes’s northwest Evanston campus. “King Home no longer meets the demands of the market, nor does it operate as a continuum of care, which strays from our core mission and strategic plan,” Presbyterian Homes president and CEO Todd Swortzel said in a January news release. Due to the comfortable suburban living environment and quick transit to downtown Chicago, there is a high demand for housing in Evanston, the city’s economic development manager, Paul Zalmezak, said. » See APARTMENT, page 5
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Comedian Jessica Williams speaks at A&O Productions’ fall speaker event in Cahn Auditorium. Williams spoke about the importance of incorporating her identity into her comedy.
Comedian talks identity in work About 600 people come to hear A&O fall speaker Jessica Williams By ALISON ALBELDA
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Comedian Jessica Williams, former correspondent on “The Daily Show” and cohost of the podcast “2 Dope Queens,” discussed how her identity impacts her material
at A&O Productions’ fall speaker event Sunday. About 600 people gathered in Cahn Auditorium to attend the talk, sponsored by A&O, College Feminists, Multicultural Filmmakers Collective and One Book One Northwestern. Williams, who was the first
black woman and youngest correspondent at “The Daily Show” when she joined in 2012, said she has developed her comedy around her struggles with her identity and her successes as a black woman. She also said she tries to incorporate the experiences of the black and LGBTQ
communities, as well as women into her material. Her time at “The Daily Show” was formative for her career, Williams said. “I sort of found my rhythm on the show,” Williams said. “(It was) the sheer force of » See WILLIAMS, page 5
Advisory group to Cats defeat Butler in penalty kicks get new undergrad WOMEN’S SOCCER
NU advances to 2nd round of NCAA Tournament, to play UCLA By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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Lauren Clem was all by herself, standing on the back line with the fate of her senior season coming right at her. Northwestern was in penalty kicks after 110 scoreless minutes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, playing in its first match since the heartbreaker against Penn State that cost the Wildcats a Big Ten Tournament championship. Clem wasn’t ready for her career to end, which she told her teammates in a huddle before penalty kicks began. But with a 3-2 advantage before the Bulldogs’ final attempt, her teammates were 50 yards away, unable to help. It was up to Clem to keep her career going. Butler forward Caitlyn DiSarcina aimed for the top corner and missed. NU survived. “I knew that I needed to take a deep breath and just take it one shot at a time,” Clem said. “You don’t have a lot of time to kick so you just step and fly.” Butler failed to score on its final three attempts against the
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Kayla Sharples kicks the ball. The junior defender and the Wildcats beat Butler in penalty kicks to advance to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
2016 All-American, and goalkeeper coach Paul Jennison said Clem made DiSarcina shrink in the match’s biggest moment, sending the Cats to the Round of 32. NU had not gone to penalty
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kicks all season, but Clem stepped into the situation unphased. On each attempt, she added what Jennison calls a pre-stretch — a quick jump to the side — to keep the Bulldogs uncertain. Because of Clem’s creativity, athleticism
and experience, Jennison said she barely needed to prepare for the moment that could have ended her college career. » See WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 5
After an expedited recruitment campaign to replace Yusuf Kudaimi on the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility, Associated Student Government President Nehaarika Mulukutla said a replacement would be announced this week. Kudaimi decided to take a leave of absence from Northwestern and will therefore no longer serve on the committee, Mulukutla said. After extending the application deadline to find more qualified applicants, ASG will choose between four, the Weinberg senior said. “Not that many people know about the ACIR, which is why it’s been difficult to find an undergraduate representative,” said Maryam Salem, a Weinberg junior who sits on the committee. “If more people knew about it and what the purpose of it was, if it was better advertised, then more people would apply to the position.”
Salem was appointed to the committee in the spring after it was approved by the Board of Trustees in November 2016. She will serve until next spring, as will the student appointed later this week, Mulukutla said. Ten people comprise the committee, which includes both undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni. The ACIR will consider proposals and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees’ investment committee. However, the ACIR has not received any student proposals and has not met yet with the Board’s committee, Salem said. Former ASG President Christina Cilento (SESP ’17), who helped oversee the creation of the ACIR, said she hopes students will engage with the committee. “On paper, it’s set up to be a good advocacy mechanism, but in practice I’m worried about if it has enough traction, if students will be interested in being engaged in the process, if the divestment movements are active enough to contribute to it,” she said. Cilento said three divestment movements — Fossil Free NU, NU Divest and » See ACIR, page 5
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Rally calls for solidarity 1 year after Trump victory By ALANE LIM
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Local religious leaders held a rally at Lake Street Church on Sunday to encourage solidarity one year after the election of President Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Mayor Steve Hagerty, Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington as well as religious and school community officials spoke at the event hosted by Evanston4All. The interfaith group formed after last year’s election to oppose intolerance and hatred.
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It’s important to stand for justice wherever the need arises. During this administration, the need is arising all the time. Paul Dickerson, Oak Park resident
The rally — attended by about 100 people — was held to celebrate Evanston4All’s accomplishments, including the formation of “teams” that support and protect individuals targeted by discrimination, Rev. Ann Rosewall of the First Congregational Church of Evanston told The Daily. Organizers also encouraged faith communities to sign a resolution pledging to function as sanctuary communities, she said.
POLICE BLOTTER Chicago man arrested in connection with fleeing, eluding police after traffic accident A Chicago man was arrested Friday night after a five-vehicle traffic accident in downtown Evanston. Officers were near the intersection of Foster
Rosewall stressed that “sanctuary” is not just a physical location and involves many forms of advocacy. “That may mean that we will engage in education, or it might be that we provide accompaniment to people who need to go to court,” she said. “It may mean that we organize rallies and get the word out. Sanctuary can mean a lot of things.” The sanctuary resolution is being circulated among various local faith communities, Abigail Backer, director of youth programs at Beth Emet Synagogue, said. It includes 13 actions communities can take, like educating on immigration and accompanying immigrants to deportation hearings. Backer said religious leaders are also calling for a “clean” DREAM Act — which grants residency to some immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — that excludes increased funding for border walls or interior enforcement. Though the resolution may have started with faith communities, it is not limited to them, Rev. Bret Lortie of the Unitarian Church of Evanston told The Daily. Evanston4All encourages any organization to join, he said. At Sunday’s event, Hagerty said Evanston is a welcoming and inclusive place. In October, City Council formally amended Evanston’s “welcoming city” ordinance to include broader protections for undocumented residents. “We will never turn over an undocumented immigrant unless there has been a warrant that has been issued and signed by a judge,” Hagerty said. Schakowsky said the DREAM Act is a pressing issue because immigrants form part of the country’s identity. The U.S. has always been a sanctuary country, she said.
Street and Ashland Avenue when they noticed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan told The Daily in an email. When police tried to stop the vehicle, it ignored another stop sign at Simpson Street. After they lost sight of the vehicle, officers observed a five-car accident at Church Street, Dugan said. The vehicle they had been pursuing was involved, and a man walking westbound in
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an interfaith rally on Sunday. The event encouraged solidarity in the face of discrimination and prejudice.
She added that a “new class” of immigrants face deportation because the Trump administration recently ended their temporary protected status. Citizens are responsible for protecting immigrants in their own communities, Schakowsky said. “We are not going to vote on an end-of-the-year deal on anything if we don’t get a clean DREAM Act passed,” she said. Paul Dickerson, an Oak Park resident who attended the event, said it was important to remain
unified, especially now. He said he thought the speakers shared the same sentiment. “We’re all human. We’re all part of the same community and every single speaker was saying that,” Dickerson said. “It’s important to stand for justice wherever the need arises. During this administration, the need is arising all the time. So we aren’t done. We have to keep doing it.”
the 1200 block of Church Street was identified as the driver. When officers apprehended the man, they smelled alcohol, Dugan said. Upon checking the vehicle, they found a female passenger and a 1-year-old. Dugan said officers called paramedics to check on the passengers. Police found an open beer bottle and plastic cups that appeared to contain alcohol in the
vehicle, Dugan said. The driver was charged with several traffic citations, five misdemeanors and felony aggravated eluding and fleeing, Dugan said. The man also had an active warrant for his arrest for driving with a suspended license and currently has a parole violation warrant for his arrest.
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BLAST to fuse dance, social media By ALAN PEREZ
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The Northwestern Ballroom Latin and Swing Team will combine social media and dance for its first-ever fall show next weekend. The event, “Swipe Right on BLAST,” a reference to the mobile dating app Tinder, will also include references to Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, show director Sydney Marcus said. The McCormick junior said the team decided on the title during a meeting with the show’s management that was continually interrupted by social media alerts. “We realized that social media is something that is really prevalent in our lives all the time,” she said. “Why not have the basis of the show and all the transitions between pieces … be about social media?” The transitions in the show will showcase humor-infused pictures and bloopers through the lens of social media platforms, Marcus said. BLAST president John Hruska said social media is less of a theme than it is a “guiding principle.” Though past shows included dances that told a story or were related to a theme, this show is aimed at engaging the audience, the Weinberg junior said. Hruska added he hopes using social media will achieve that goal. “It’s not just what the audience is seeing and enjoying this quarter,” he said. “The show is more about being able to get the audience involved and presenting the show in a slightly different way.” The group will also look to recruit potential members with the fall show, Marcus said. In the past, she added, students auditioned for the annual spring show without seeing current members perform. This year, Marcus said potential members have the opportunity to see performances and learn about BLAST before auditioning in January. The show also gives current members another chance to dance, she added. However, because this is BLAST’s first fall show, the organization was unable to allocate considerable funds for the event, Hruska said. The majority of
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Ballroom Latin and Swing Team members dance in the group’s spring 2016 show. This year, BLAST is adding a fall show that will combine social media and dance.
the organization’s funds are allocated for the spring show, and the required technology for the fall show tightened the budget, he added. Despite the budget constraints, Hruska said he is excited to see the performance. “Right now, it’s more of a test run, but the amount of energy that our cast and our choreographers have been bringing never ceases to inspire me,” Hruska said. Weinberg senior Maria Feiler, one of the show’s performers, said her pieces will showcase different styles of Latin dance, including bachata, rumba and cha-cha. “It’s focusing on the more fluid dynamic that BLAST can give to the ballroom dance community (and) not getting forced into a mold,” she said. The theme of social media will prevail through her romantic and “flirtatious” dances, she said.
Feiler said she will switch off roles as follower and leader with her partner while dancing to “Hands to Myself ” by Selena Gomez. BLAST will perform Saturday and Sunday in Technological Institute. Hruska said he supported the directors in their vision of creating a fall show to give members more opportunities to dance and showcase the team more frequently. “I know that the community really enjoys what we’re able to offer and I myself enjoy watching our performances,” Hruska said. “To be able to do that more than once a year, to be able to have members of our cast learn more than one type of dance and learn it all year round is certainly something that I was excited to consider.” alanperez2020@u.northwestern.edu
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See immigration issues from other side of the border MARIANA ALFARO
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Did you know that the first question unaccompanied child migrants are asked in intake questionnaires is: “Why did you come to the United States?” Why did you — a minor — come to the United States — a country miles away from your hometown — by yourself ? Last week, I picked up “Tell Me How It Ends,” an essay on undocumented children by Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli that has been lauded as “the first must-read book of the Trump Era.” At a short 108 pages, the book discusses the 40 questions these children — the vast majority of them Latin American — must answer before their cases are judged and they potentially face deportation. Luiselli, who gathered different stories from these children while working as a translator in a New York City immigration court, is an immigrant herself and began interviewing the children as she awaited her green card. In the book’s introduction, she writes, “Once you stay here long enough, you begin to remember the place where you originally came from the way a backyard might look from a high window
in the deep of winter: a skeleton of the world, a track of abandonment, objects dead and obsolete.” To that, she adds, “And once you’re here, you’re ready to give everything, or almost everything, to stay and play a part in the great theater of belonging.” Reading this book has been a harrowing experience. Since the election began, the topic of immigration has become a “hot-button issue” — a term I despise — not only in the mainstream media but pretty much throughout all of America. Suddenly everyone has an opinion on immigration, especially on undocumented immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and that is a step forward. This wave of opinions has led to tough but necessary debates that raise awareness. But I’ve noticed that, whenever this topic is brought up, Americans tend to only discuss the portion of immigration that plays out on their side of the border — here, in the U.S., once immigrants have arrived, once their problems become this country’s problems. Very rarely do I hear people consider the push factors, the reasons why these people left their home countries in the first place. The “traditional immigrant story,” as I’ve come to call it after three years covering the subject in the U.S., tends to play out as an “alien” vs. “system” story, as an “us” vs. “them” argument, very rarely taking into account the
circumstances that led to this confrontation in the first place. “Why did you come to the United States?” Americans love to say this is a nation of immigrants — when the immigrant story being told is that of a usually white, male and European character who came here years and years ago to start a new life and provide for his family. But very similar stories suddenly become sour and anger people when the immigrant is a brown person who, despite escaping unspeakable terrors, is only coming here to “steal jobs.”
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Americans tend to only discuss the portion of immigration that plays out on their side of the border — here, in the U.S., once immigrants have arrived.
So let me put you in their shoes. You, yes you, would have probably done the same thing — traveled miles on foot, paid a coyote, crossed the border — had you found yourself making $0.94 an hour harvesting sugar and coffee in gang-stricken El Salvador. You would’ve done the same thing for yourself and your children
had you spent months worrying about their lives after seeing your brother/mother/friend get shot as they walked down the street. You would’ve come here begging for help and putting your humanity in jeopardy if your 12-yearold daughter was incessantly harassed by gangs, if your government offered little justice in any of these situations, if you were promised that in America, anybody’s dreams can come true. The other day, while in conversation, a man casually referred to Central Americans as “the illegals.” I winced, but continued our talk. I regret not telling him that he, perhaps, should use other terms instead, like “undocumented.” I knew that his usage of the word “illegal” came not from insult but from ignorance — ignorance built upon years of having the media, politicians and regular folks tell him that honest, hard-working brown immigrants are bad people breaking the law, leaving out the part about how they did this to survive. Next time, however, I’m going to suggest he picks up Luiselli’s book and ask him to consider what he’d do if he were a 13-year-old boy, running for his life in the desert, trying to find a safe place to call home. Mariana Alfaro is a Medill senior. She can be contacted at alfaro@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
Current Republican tax plan negatively impacts students MICHAEL WOLFE
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On Nov. 2, House Republicans unveiled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill proposes the largest reform of the U.S. tax code in 30 years, since former President Ronald Reagan’s Tax Reform Act of 1986. Authored by House Ways and Means committee chair U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.), the plan calls for simplification of the tax system, along with tax cuts across the board. For instance, it would compress the number of income tax brackets from seven to four, and it would cut the corporate tax from 35 percent to 20 percent. President Donald Trump has championed the bill, calling it a “massive tax relief for the American people.” For students, though, the bill is far from a relief. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the tax plan would increase budget deficits by $1.7 trillion over a decade. Unfortunately, to compensate for deficits created by extensive tax breaks, the GOP has chosen to erase certain tax benefits and relief programs, including benefits for student borrowers paying off loans. Education deductions and credits are complex; one U.S. Department of the Treasury
review suggested the confusing process of claiming education-related tax credits has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed credits every year. For this reason, there have been consistent calls to reform these benefits. However, the GOP’s misleading effort to simplify these benefits is actually an attempt to remove many of them altogether. This gives students reasons for concern. First, House Republicans are aiming to eliminate the student loan interest deduction. By removing this tax deduction, students would no longer be able to deduct as much as $2,500 in student loan interest annually. According to the IRS, more than 12 million people claimed this deduction in 2015. With more expensive student loan borrowing, the deduction’s removal would make college less affordable for many. The change also harms graduates still paying off student debt — many claim this student loan break for years after college. The plan also seeks to cut several student tax credits. Three main higher-education tax credits currently exist: the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit and the Hope Scholarship Credit. The new tax plan would eliminate the Lifetime Learning Credit, which offers as much as $2,000 each year for tuition and related education expenses. Unlike the American Opportunity Tax Credit, this credit is not limited by the number of years it can be claimed; for graduate students, this
makes it easier to use. The Lifetime Learning Credit is also granted to students who take fewer classes than usual and to those who are not enrolled in a specific degree program. With its removal, many students would lose their qualifications for tax credits, facing stricter guidelines under the American Opportunity Tax Credit. Under its four-year credit limit, this credit modification would particularly hurt graduate students, who usually spend more than five years in college. In addition, those who do not take enough courses would lose their tax credits. According to the House committee’s own summary, the bill could increase costs of attending college by almost $65 billion in total in the next decade. Thankfully, with such drastic changes being proposed, the bill is open to debate in Congress. It has faced enormous backlash from legislators and representatives of higher education systems. We should expect “deeply negative consequences for access to higher education” said Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Landgrant Universities. U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) has already criticized the bill for making higher education more expensive. In a news release, McCollum claimed the higher costs forced on students and families are “being used to give tax cuts to big corporations and billionaires.” On Thursday, Senate Republicans offered up their own proposal, largely diverging from the
Leave apathy behind, raise hand in class JAKE GORDON
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The professor looks down at her class, pleading for participation. There may be one student whose hand shoots up — it always seems to — but the professor wants more. She asks for other students to engage, but they remain silent. We’ve all been there, more often as part of the silent mass than as the eager sharer. I’m curious why we’re so reluctant to share. We often have comments that could contribute to discussion, or ideas to bounce off the professor. But we don’t open up, because we don’t want to be that person. The person who engages without inhibition, whose interest makes them vulnerable in an apathetic crowd. It’s safer for us to stay quiet, blend in and remain unconcerned. It’s not surprising that our culture prizes apathy. Showing interest introduces vulnerability, which invites embarrassment. If someone works hard at something and fails, it is more painful than not working hard in the first place. So we hide. The only exception to this rule of apathy
is before a test, when studying is permissible to attain a higher GPA. Writer David Brooks points to “resume virtues” and “eulogy virtues” as two competing sets of attributes we all try to balance. Prestige is a resume virtue, love of learning a eulogy virtue. Brooks notes that when we’re asked, we say we care more about the eulogy virtues, that they capture who we are and what we should pursue. But the focus of our behavior seems averse to that pursuit, as though we are embarrassed to engage in the things we love.
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We often have comments that could contribute to discussion, or ideas to bounce off the professor. But we don’t open up, because we don’t want to be that person.
We’ve all read about Jay Gatsby’s futile trust in “the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.” A part of us knows that prestige is an illusion. But we still envy the kid who gets straight As more than we do the kid who raises
his hand, actually using her college experience to further her growth. The educational establishment itself has encouraged this by focusing on GPA, acceptance rates and U.S. News & World Report rankings, but maybe they can’t be blamed alone. The word “prestige” comes originally from the latin “praestigium,” which means illusion. Human culture has always been inclined toward chasing some facade of success, even as it recognizes the danger behind that inclination. So each of us faces three options. First, we can bow to the apathy that society expects of us, keeping our heads down and our mouths shut. This promises acceptance, but eliminates growth, passion and individuality. Second, we can chase only the prestige, impressing others but leaving us without purpose. Or, third, we can step off the conveyer belt and engage with the subjects we care about for the only years of our lives when this engagement promises to be so fruitful. We can raise our hands. Jake Gordon is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at jacobgordon2020@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.
original House bill. This alternative plan maintains the student loan interest deductions that have helped cushion large student debts. To eventually pass a final bill, then, the House and Senate will have to come to terms with an effective solution as it relates to education-based tax programs. The GOP holds a narrow Senate majority, and can only afford to lose two Republican Senate votes to pass the bill. Further, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is currently recovering from six broken ribs, and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is healing from a urinary tract infection. Ultimately, with no room to lose votes, Senate Republicans will face difficulty cooperating on this legislation. The implications of this bill are far reaching; they impact students across the country. The only way for us, as students, to ensure that tax reform truly provides us with “relief ” is to speak up. By calling our local government representatives, we can pressure other congressmen like McCollum to take a stand against these destructive reforms. Michael Wolfe is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at michaelwolfe2021@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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WILLIAMS From page 1
being a black women who got to pretty much tell it like it f---ing is.” A&O co-chair Louisa Wyatt told The Daily the group chose Williams because of its commitment to bringing women of color to speak at NU, adding that Williams is a “dynamic” comedian. “We want to bring artists and speakers and comedians who are going to make people think as well as laugh,” the Medill senior said. “She was the logical, perfect choice.” Williams discussed her hair as a part of her identity, and joked about having to explain how she does it to her white boyfriend, adding she appreciates when he gives compliments. “It is the nicest thing you can say to a black woman: ‘Honey, your edges look really nice today,’” Williams said. “Edges are the little … baby hairs that white people don’t even think about.” Williams said she “applauded” her own “hair journey” and those of the other black women in the audience.
Weinberg senior Daniella Lumpkin attended the talk and told The Daily that, as a black woman, she is inspired by Williams, calling her “cool and relatable.” “We are kind of in a new age-y type of black renaissance in some ways,” Lumpkin said, referencing the entertainment industry. “I love seeing people like her, I love seeing … different comedians who are really just pushing their way, paving their way into the forefront of things.” Williams concluded with guidance she received from Jon Stewart, who hosted “The Daily Show” when she joined as a correspondent. She said he encouraged her to write about what moved her, because that will help create “great comedy bits.” She added that students could benefit from Stewart’s wisdom as well. “Just know that you are valid,” Williams said. “My advice to you as a comedy-actor-writerperson is that the truth resonates with people … … other people are hurting too and they can be blessed by hearing from you.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu
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“Honestly, Lauren has been a little underused in her preparation until we spent about 20 minutes yesterday working on it, and it was really massive for her to step up like that,” Jennison said. “Any time you’re going to battle with an All-American in goal, you know that she’s going to come up with the win.” Though the Cats didn’t face an equally-imposing threat in goal, coach Michael Moynihan said he could sense his team’s nerves. Entering penalty kicks, he said he asked the players who wanted the chance to end Butler’s season, and two freshmen wanted in. One of them, midfielder Kylie Fisher, scored the first goal of her career and gave NU a wide enough margin for Clem to seal the result with the final save she’ll ever make at Martin Stadium. Until the climactic finish in penalty kicks, the Cats and the Bulldogs showed little offensive firepower in a scoreless game played in difficult conditions. Fisher said the weather reminded them to step up as tension grew during overtime. “We don’t let anything impact us,” she said. “Not
the cold, not the rain, we just always fight harder as a team. Nothing could stop us from getting the win.” Following its third consecutive victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, NU will travel to Los Angeles to face second-seeded UCLA on Friday night. Moynihan said the Bruins have one of the best programs in the country, but the Cats have already proved they can surprise the country’s toughest competition, as they have over the last three years. Since Moynihan arrived in 2011, NU won its first Big Ten Championship, advanced to its second conference tournament championship and held every Big Ten opponent scoreless at home this season. But Clem “pre-stretching” and intimidating the Bulldogs’ last shooter, he said, will be one of his favorite coaching memories. “We’re starting to rack up a lot of really good moments because we’ve had a bunch of dramatic victories, but this is right up there,” Moynihan said. “We have a group of seniors that want to keep going and going, and I’m really happy that we can continue to do that.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Halim’s plan is one of six big multifamily projects — totaling more than 1,100 units — in the works in downtown Evanston, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. “(Evanston) is a quality place, so people want to live in the community,” Zalmezak said. “In a situation where there is a high demand, the housing prices are higher.” Zalmezak said after undergoing a series of renovations, the new multifamily property will help stabilize the increasing cost of apartments in Evanston by meeting demand. The former assisted-living building was tax-exempt, Zalmezak said, so the new development will also add to the city’s property tax revenue. Halim said because the construction process doesn’t require any rezoning, he will not need approval from City Council for the project. He does, however, still need a building permit from the city’s Building and Inspection Services Division.h The project’s development, Halim said, should begin in spring 2018 and finish by the end of the year.
Unshackle NU — helped push for the ACIR. Similar committees exist at many other colleges and universities, and the ACIR has been in contact with a group at Columbia University for guidance, Salem said. ASG chief of staff Lars Benson said finding students who are still involved with the divestment movement has been difficult, as many of those who fought for the ACIR’s creation have since graduated. “It’s really that age-old fight in student activism where you have to make sure that we’re educating freshmen and younger students about why these issues matter and why we worked so hard to get this board in place,” he said. Mulukutla said while engagement with the ACIR has been an issue, students should pay attention to the committee because it could affect the way NU invests its endowment. “It’s hard to motivate people to care,” she said. “A big part of it is because there is a lot of perception around student-admin distrust that leads students to feeling like, ‘Even if I did contribute, what good would it do?’”
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Shorthanded Wildcats fall to No. 19 Wisconsin By RACHEL KUPFER
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With just 13 of 24 swimmers competing, Northwestern fell handily to No. 19 Wisconsin on Saturday. The Wildcats (4-3) fell to the Badgers (5-4) 130-161, but won three events and placed second in 10 despite lacking athletes in the water. Coach Abby Steketee said she was pleased with the team’s energy. She was also proud of junior Alex Grimes and freshman Sophie Angus for sticking to their race plans. “Persistence is what you do not just when you’re ahead but when you’re behind,” Steketee said. “For
them to do that again and again and again is the kind of spirit you want. It’s the kind of character we want to show.” Angus swam breaststroke in the 200-yard medley relay and placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:20.63. She said she works on her race plan in practice and sticks with it because it has worked in the past. Angus also came away with a win in the 100 breast with a 1:03.86. She has yet to lose the event this season. “I don’t go into it thinking, ‘Oh, I’m going to win this,’” Angus said. “I knew that there would be tough competition so I just focused on my race for the first half and then saw who was around me and just kept my head down and pushed to the finish.” Grimes placed second in the 200-yard butterfly,
touching in 2:05.64, and placed third in the 100 fly, finishing just one second behind first place in 56.90. She also swam the third leg of the winning 200-free relay. The meet was also the first time NU raced the 400-yard individual medley, and the Cats took it by storm. Freshman Calypso Sheridan won the event, finishing in 4:21.85. She was followed by classmate Ilektra Lebl in second in 4:28.07 and sophomore Sandra Freeman in third in 4:31.40. Freeman had one of the most successful meets of any NU swimmer, timewise, setting personal bests in the 200 fly and the 200-yard backstroke. “It’s great to see my work pay off and see everyone else’s work pay off,” Freeman said. “Little things day by day.” On the diving side of the meet, junior Olivia
Rosendahl, junior Eryn Scannell and freshman Sarah Gardner placed in the top three spots for both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. Wisconsin did not bring any divers to the meet. The Cats had a day of improvement, with Rosendahl and Gardner scoring personal bests in both events and Scannell achieving a personal best in the 3-meter. Rosendahl, who is usually a platform diver, said she struggles with a non-stationary board and is focusing on board work to improve her scores. She and the other divers are also continuing improve by adding new dives every week, she said. “We look really good,” Rosendahl said. “We’re getting better every time we compete.” rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu
MEN’S SWIMMING
Northwestern loses final fall dual meet to Wisconsin By LEXIE MODEAS
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Despite impressive individual performances, Northwestern lost its final fall dual meet to Wisconsin on Saturday, marking its third consecutive loss. The Wildcats (3-6) posted six season-best times and earned five first-place finishes, but didn’t have enough to edge out the the Badgers (3-6) who won 162-115. Despite the loss, NU saw multiple injured teammates return to the pool this weekend after battling the first part of the season shorthanded. Junior diver Ben Magliato competed in his first meet this season after suffering a concussion in the preseason. Magliato said he was happy to dive again, but that his recovery is far from over. “The biggest thing with this return after injury is being patient,” Magliato said. “It’s really important for my safety to progress really slowly as my brain continues to heal.” Wisconsin did not bring any divers to Evanston this weekend, allowing Magliato to earn an easy 18 points for NU with first-place finishes in both the one- and three-meter diving events. Building off Magliato’s momentum, junior Jack Thorne and senior Alex Snarski secured first and second place, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke. Thorne said he was proud of the race, even though he only won because the top finisher, Wisconsin freshman Matthew Novinski, was disqualified. After sustaining multiple injuries in the last two years, Thorne said he had one of his best races in a while. “I had shoulder surgery my freshman year, so I was
out the entire season for that,” he said. “Last year … I got sick in the spring so those two things made it tough to be as successful as I wanted to be. Right now, I am starting to come into my own.” Thorne also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:49.72. Junior Will Hofstadter was the only other swimmer to win a race for the Cats, touching out the competition in the 100-yard breaststroke by only .23 seconds, with a final time of 56.58. Later in the meet, he earned NU another four points with a second-place finish in the 200 breast. Despite his strong performance, Hofstadter credited freshman DJ Hwang with leading the team this weekend. “We were just generally a lot more intentional with our swims, focusing on what we were doing well — not necessarily on what the other team was doing,” Hofstadter said. “We really saw that especially with (Hwang’s) 1000... even though he didn’t win the race, that was still a really big win for us.” Hwang finished second in the 1000-yard freestyle and beat his previous season best by an impressive 12 seconds. Though this meet was the Cats’ last dual meet until January, Hofstadter said they will use next week’s TYR Invitational as an opportunity to showcase their training. The meet will take place over three days, and will mark the end of the fall season. “We will see what we are like with a little bit of rest and some suits next weekend,” Hofstadter said. “That will be a fun meet.” alexismodeas2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Nick Petersen dives off the block. The senior and the Wildcats fell to Wisconsin on Saturday.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Cats survive scare, beat Loyola Maryland in opener Loyola Maryland
By COLE PAXTON
daily senior staffer @ckpaxton
ROSEMONT — Northwestern’s game against Loyola Maryland on Friday was likely the most anticipated season-opener in program history, a consequence of the Wildcats’ No. 19 ranking and first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance last season. Fans were given mini-towels commemorating the historic event, and there was a palpable buzz in Allstate Arena. Then, NU very nearly flopped. The Cats (1-0) made barely enough plays in crunch time, aided by a pair of Bryant McIntosh free throws and three empty Greyhounds (0-1) possessions in the final minute, to sneak out a 79-75 victory despite making no field goals in the last two minutes. “We feel very fortunate to win the game. We had a lot of game pressure on us late,” coach Chris Collins said. “We’re happy we won.” Junior center Dererk Pardon slammed home a dunk with 2:13 remaining to put NU up 74-68, seemingly giving the Cats enough breathing room to secure the victory. But two Loyola jumpers — one a 3-pointer — gave the Greyhounds the ball down 2, with a minute to play. Then, after a series of turnovers and hmade free throws, senior guard Scottie Lindsey had an opportunity to secure the win at the free throw line with NU leading 77-75. He missed both, however, and only after another Loyola turnover and the ensuing McIntosh free throws could the Cats breathe a massive sigh of relief. “We weren’t able to put our foot on the throat.
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That’s really frustrating,” Lindsey said. “That’s something we got to work on, is keeping our foot on the gas pedal and finishing games off.” After taking command with a 16-0 run early in the first half and building a 17-point advantage in the first few minutes of the second, NU seemed well on its way to the easy victory most expected. Lindsey scored 14 points before the break, capped by a highlight-reel dunk seconds before the buzzer. He finished with 26 to lead all scorers despite returning to the locker room briefly in the first half with a balky ankle. Three other Cats joined Lindsey in double figures — both McIntosh, a senior guard, and Pardon had 16 points — but NU made a woeful 5-of-21 3-pointers and missed 13 free throws. Those offensive struggles kept the Cats from pulling away in the second half; NU led by no more than 6 after the Greyhounds had tied the game. “We missed a lot of free throws during that stretch,” Collins said. “A number of different guys would either go 0-for-2, 1-for-2, and those add up especially when you’re having a hard time scoring, and you’re having a hard time defending on the other end.” The win was uncomfortable in many ways. NU was plagued by severe foul trouble; all three of the Cats’ big men had four fouls midway through the second half, and the wings were not far behind. McIntosh said NU played without much energy,
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Scottie Lindsey rises for a dunk. The senior guard led all scorers with 76 points as the Wildcats survived Loyola Maryland on Friday.
and the game was the Cats’ first at their homeaway-from-home this season, nearly 15 miles from Evanston. So while it was a win, it was a performance NU doesn’t hope to repeat Monday against St. Peter’s — a team that was picked by coaches to finish eighth in the MAAC and thus, in theory, shouldn’t pose
much of a challenge to the Cats. “It’s frustrating. We were up 17 and just never finished it,” McIntosh said. “Thankfully we’re able to walk out of here with a win, but certainly a lot we can learn from.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
FIELD HOCKEY
NU’s season closes with loss in NCAA quarterfinals No. 10 Northwestern
By BRETT HAENSEL
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Northwestern was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament Sunday with a 3-0 loss to No. 3 Michigan in the quarterfinals. The No. 10 Wildcats (15-7, 6-2 Big Ten) began the weekend with a 3-2 overtime win against No. 8 Louisville (14-8) before falling to the Wolverines, who improved their win streak to 18 games and ended NU’s season. “I’m disappointed; you never want to lose as a coach or a competitor,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “But this team had an amazing season. … We just couldn’t get the job done today.” On Saturday, the Cats dominated the Cardinals on offense and showed why they were one of just eight at-large teams selected to compete in the tournament. NU outshot Louisville by 14, and though the Cats still found themselves tied at the end of regulation, they were eventually rewarded for their offensive persistence. NU’s overtime goal came just over two minutes into the period when junior midfielder Puck Pentenga found the back of the net off a penalty corner. “We dominated most of the game against Louisville,” Pentenga said. “We got a lot of shots off and a bunch of corners, and in overtime we just wanted to get it in, so we didn’t have to play for too long.” Both the Cats and Michigan entered the Sunday
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showdown with tired legs, as the Wolverines also needed overtime to beat No. 13 Syracuse (12-7) the day before. But NU couldn’t reprise its attacking prowess from the previous day, failing to score against the Wolverines for the third time this season. The Cats attempted just five shots on goal, and though they conceded just as few to their opponents, Michigan converted on three to secure its spot in the semifinals and its remarkable 18th consecutive victory. NU’s offense suffered a setback prior to the quarterfinals. Junior forward Pascale Massey was injured in the Louisville game, and the Cats struggled without their leading scorer. “(Massey) was our biggest contributor up-front this season, so it was a big loss,” Fuchs said. “Other players really stepped up and tried to fill her shoes, but you can’t fill the shoes of a (14-goal scorer).” The quarterfinal defeat marks the end of standout
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Puck Pentenga directs traffic. The junior midfielder and the Wildcats saw their season end with a 3-0 loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday.
senior defender Sophia Miller’s career. A unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection, Miller led a defense that gave up fewer than two goals per game this season. Miller went 57-30 in her NU career, and the 2017 season marked her first NCAA Tournament appearance since her freshman year. “I love this team to death,” Miller said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better support system or coaching staff. It’s been delightful to have been with them the past four years.” Though the Cats will certainly miss their star
defender next season, the team will return almost their entire starting lineup. Aside from Miller, only midfielder Elena Curley will graduate in the offseason. Meanwhile, NU will look to build on a campaign in which it took down eight ranked opponents and went undefeated at home. “I’m just proud of all of (the team),” Fuchs said. “They worked incredibly hard, and it’s something to really build on for the upcoming year.” bretthaensel2021@u.northwestern.edu
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Cats cruise past Chicago State for season-opening victory Northwestern
By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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Lindsey Pulliam was the last one to find out. Northwestern had five starters to replace from last season’s starting lineup, and the freshman guard was told just hours before tipoff that she would get the chance to make an impression and start right away. After the success she found Friday, it won’t be her last. NU (1-0) beat Chicago State (0-1) 63-36 Friday night, and the Cats never trailed. Pulliam, a former ESPN top-100 recruit, led all scorers with 18 points. “I just wanted to step up and do whatever the team wanted me to do,” she said. “If I continue to do what I’m supposed to do, I think this can continue.” Even though NU didn’t make a 3-pointer over the course of the game, it shot its best
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percentage from the field since 2014, supporting Pulliam’s exciting debut. The Cats’ defense was likewise dominant, allowing just 7 points in two of the four quarters. Chicago State, scoring 36 points, had nearly 20 fewer than its average last season. Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah played the biggest role in the success of NU’s front line. The junior forward recorded her first double-double since her freshman season and didn’t miss a shot in the 20 minutes she played, scoring 12 points. The Cats out-rebounded the Cougars by 18, and NU had a 46-20 advantage in the paint. Senior guard Lydia Rohde, who finished with 4 points in 32 minutes, said she was impressed
by their quality of play while incorporating so many new pieces. “We came out really strong and we worked
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so hard on offense and on defense,” Rohde said. “We’ve been working with a lot of diff erent lineups, and we succeed because everyone knows how to play together.” The Cats’ next game is Thursday at home
against Oakland, and coach Joe McKeown said he isn’t sure if junior guard Amber Jamison, who sat out Friday, will play against the Golden Grizzlies. As a result, he doesn’t know if the starting lineup will remain the same, despite the convincing argument Pulliam made Friday night. Pulliam had the highest scoring total in an NU player’s first career game since Nia Coffey, the second leading scorer in NU history, scored 19 points in her collegiate debut. Coffey turned her success into a WNBA career, and McKeown said Pulliam showed the same tendencies that could lead the Cats to success over the next four years. “She was able to take the ball to the rim and beat people and finish, and she’s more explosive than a lot of people realize,” McKeown said. “She just knows how to play. She knows how to do the things that scorers do.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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BOILED
No. 25 Wildcats cruise past Purdue under Ryan Field lights Purdue
By MAX SCHUMAN
daily senior staffer @maxschuman28
Northwestern broke one streak Saturday against Purdue, but kept alive the one that matters. After three straight weeks of heartstopping overtime victories, the No. 25 Wildcats (7-3, 5-2 Big Ten) took an easier route to victory over the Boilermakers (4-6, 2-5). NU controlled play on the way to a 20-0 lead in the third quarter and eased into a 23-13 win, the team’s fifth straight, as regulation expired. “Obviously, we’ve been working hard for ratings,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “We’ve been through a lot here over the last month.” Though this contest didn’t require extra time, Purdue managed to keep things interesting late in the game, racking up passing yards against soft coverage from the Cats. But NU did enough defensively to keep the visitors at bay, never allowing the lead to shrink below two scores in the second half. “They basically went two-minute offense for two-and-a-half quarters,” Fitzgerald said. “We gave them some nickels, but for the most part we stayed pretty solid.” On the other side, the Cats’ offense took time to get going on a cold November
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evening. The team came away from its first four possessions empty-handed, including two missed fourth-down attempts to end drives. An apparent punt return touchdown from redshirt freshman Riley Lees was set to put the hosts on the board early in the second quarter, only for the play to be called back by a controversial penalty along the sideline. But the return seemed to ignite NU’s offense, which marched down the field and scored the game’s opening points on a scramble into the end zone by junior quarterback Clayton Thorson. The Boilermakers bottled up the Cats’ run game all evening, with senior running back Justin Jackson managing just 46 yards on the ground. In response, the Cats turned to Thorson, who put up 296 yards through the air on 46 attempts. “If they’re going to load the box with eight guys, sometimes nine, we’ve got to make those guys on the edge play,” Thorson said. “Our receivers played great tonight.” His connection with sophomore wideout Ben Skowronek was particularly
fruitful, as the receiver snagged seven catches for 117 yards. His 11-yard catch over a defender in the back of the end zone capped a two-minute drill and put NU in the driver’s seat, up 14-0 at halftime. After the break, the Cats tacked on three more field goals, coming up short several times in the red zone. The onus shifted to NU’s defense, shorthanded after a targeting ejection of junior cornerback Montre Hartage and an injury to junior safety Jared McGee, to see the game out. It wasn’t always pretty, as Purdue quarterback Elijah Sindelar piled up 376 yards through the air. The Boilermakers scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to cut the score to 23-13 with more than five minutes remaining, burning a conservative Cats defense on multiple occasions. But NU came up with a fourth-down stop near midfield early in the fourth quarter, then forced another punt from roughly the same area on the next drive, to put Purdue’s late comeback attempt on life support. Sindelar’s final pass was intercepted by senior cornerback Marcus McShepard with under a minute remaining, icing a win that keeps the Cats rolling for another week. “Our goal is to continue to improve each game of the season,” sophomore defensive end Trent Goens said. “I think in the past five weeks we’ve done that.” maxschuman2018@u.northwestern.edu
FOOTBALL
Skowronek shines in Cats win NU’s run defense steps By TIM BALK
daily senior staffer @timbalk
In a game that started as a defensive slugfest, Northwestern needed an offensive spark Saturday. The Wildcats combined with visiting Purdue to come up empty on the game’s first nine drives. On a frosty evening at Ryan Field, sophomore receiver Ben Skowronek helped break the ice. Skowronek pulled in a 19-yard catch to open the contest’s 10th possession, launching NU into Purdue territory on a drive that ended in a touchdown run for junior quarterback Clayton Thorson. The 6-foot-4 receiver kept it going from there, finishing the night with seven catches for 117 yards in a 23-13 win for the No. 25 Cats (7-3, 5-2 Big Ten). Both totals represented his career bests in Big Ten play. “Bennett’s been a guy who’s been really consistent throughout the whole course of the year,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said after the game. “Maybe he hasn’t gotten the catch totals … but I think he’s been really consistent.” Skowronek continued to find holes in the Boilermakers’ (4-6, 2-5) defense on NU’s second scoring drive as the Cats marched 96 yards in the closing minutes of the first half. First, he snagged a 27-yard catch to move NU out of the shadow of its own end zone. Moments later, Thorson lobbed the ball to Skowronek in the back corner of the end zone, and the sophomore pulled down the catch for an 11-yard touchdown. “It’s something Clayton and I actually worked Wednesday after practice for a couple minutes, so it’s something we do every day almost,” Skowronek said of the catch on the looping pass. “Clayton threw a great ball. Perfect spot.” The reception gave the Cats a
two-score advantage going into the break. And the 14-0 lead allowed NU to control the second half of its fifth straight win. Thorson continued to target Skowronek after halftime, and the sophomore nabbed a 25-yard reception in the final frame. Along the way, the wideout continued to cement his status as Thorson’s go-to receiver when the team needs a chunk of yardage. The sophomore entered the day as
NU’s leader in receiving yards, and he finished it having cleared the 100-yard mark for the second time this season. Thorson said after the game that Skowronek’s hard work throughout the fall is paying off. “When the ball goes up in the air, I’m pretty confident he’s going to come down with it or get a call,” Thorson said. “We haven’t had someone like that in a while.” timothybalk2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Ben Skowronek celebrates a touchdown late in the second quarter of Sunday’s game. The sophomore receiver collected seven catches for 117 in Northwestern’s fifth consecutive victory.
up in 5th straight win By COLE PAXTON
daily senior staffer @ckpaxton
Purdue was gaining momentum. After finding the end zone for the first time, the Boilermakers forced Northwestern off the field quickly, and began moving the ball once more. Then Purdue hit a wall. Three times in a row, the Boilermakers ran the ball needing little more than a yard for a first down. And three times they were stopped, a turning point in the game and a symbol of the Wildcats’ staunch run defense, which helped propel No. 25 NU (7-3, 5-2 Big Ten) to a 23-13 victory over the Boilermakers (4-6, 2-5) on a cold Saturday night at Ryan Field. “The defensive line again was really solid,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “To hold a team to that yardage output in the run game was really outstanding.” The Cats had an answer for every Purdue running look, holding their visitors to just 40 yards on the ground and an average of 1.8 yards per carry. D.J. Knox was the Boilermakers’ leading rusher with 22 yards on six carries — a far cry from the six-plus yards per carry he averaged in Purdue’s previous three games. It was the latest strong effort from NU’s run defense, which has allowed only one opponent to reach 100 yards in the last six games. Still, Saturday’s effort was easily the best of the year; no opponent had rushed for fewer than 80 yards all season. “(We were) just focusing on our first step,” junior defensive tackle Jordan Thompson said. “(Defensive line) coach (Marty) Long emphasizes explosiveness in practice, and we were just able to replicate that tonight.” The Cats’ front was also solid in pivotal situations. With halftime approaching and NU up a touchdown, Purdue needed only inches to get a first down inside the Cats’ 5-yard line. But NU met
Richie Worship in the backfield, keeping him from the first-down marker and the Boilermakers off the scoreboard. “In a game like this, momentum was huge,” sophomore defensive end Trent Goens said. “Being able to get off the field on fourth and short, and being able to change momentum, especially on the goal line, was huge to take points off the board.”
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(Defensive line) coach (Marty) Long emphasizes explosiveness in practice, and we were just able to replicate that tonight. Jordan Thompson, Defensive tackle
Then in the fourth quarter, as Purdue looked to get within one score, Markell Jones found no space on second down. He had the same result on third down. Then on fourth down, Knox ran into senior safety Godwin Igwebuike and redshirt freshman linebacker Paddy Fisher, giving the ball back to the Cats. Despite 376 yards on 37-of-60 attempts from Boilermakers quarterback Elijah Sindelar, the game never developed into a shootout — a development attributable in part to NU’s superb front. Fitzgerald acknowledged that fans would’ve preferred a more high-scoring affair, but the hard-nosed, line-led performance was still to the coach’s delight. “It looked like we were being really solid with our hands and fitting plays right, which, again, is not anything that’s really ‘wow,’” Fitzgerald said. “But to me, that’s art.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu