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Aldermen approved a $500,000 settlement Monday in a lawsuit against city manager Wally Bobkiewicz that accuses him of discriminating against a former Evanston employee. The federal lawsuit, filed in 2016 by Suzette Robinson — who identifies as black — alleges that she experienced “discrimination on the basis of race, harassment and (a) racially hostile work environment” as a city employee. According to court documents, Robinson began working for Evanston in 2006 and became its public works director in 2010. In the lawsuit, Robinson asked for $75,000 in compensation, plus attorney’s fees and punitive damages. The new settlement would give Robinson $500,000, which will be paid out of Evanston’s insurance fund. Bobkiewicz declined The Daily’s request for comment. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) expressed her support for Bobkiewicz at Monday’s City Council meeting and voted against the decision to settle. It ultimately passed 6-3 with Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) and Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) also dissenting. “I know for a fact, and I’m being as factual as I can be, that our city manager in no way discriminated against this woman because of race or gender,” Rainey said. “She did not function in an unhealthy work environment.” Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said because the payment would draw on taxpayer dollars and because of Evanston’s current financial situation — the city is trying to fill a $6 million deficit in its proposed 2018 budget — the decision was not made lightly. Ultimately, Wilson said, aldermen treated the lawsuit like a business decision so they could avoid spending even more money to “prove a point.” In addition to Bobkiewicz, the lawsuit names the City of Evanston, city attorney Grant Farrar and human resources manager Jennifer Lin as defendants. Robinson alleges in the lawsuit that Bobkiewicz had “a history of mistreatment of the City’s African-American community and the City’s African-American employees.” She cites instances in which Bobkiewicz allegedly made derogatory comments to employees and told Robinson » See LAWSUIT, page 7
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collaborates with the city to get the project off the ground. He said as the development moves forward, the group needs to listen to the “tons of people” in the community who care. “There is no perfect development,” Koehn said. “You’re not going to be able to please
University Police are investigating flyers found in Crowe Hall reading “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE,” deputy chief of police Gloria Graham told The Daily. Graham said in an email that an individual reported the posters after finding them on a bulletin board and deeming them “offensive.” UP currently has an “open case,”Graham added. Religious studies Prof. Cristina Traina, chair of the department, said two religious studies graduate students contacted her Saturday after finding the posters and taking them down. The students removed about 15 posters, Traina said. Though the posters were spread out across different floors
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Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) at Monday’s City Council meeting. Wilson said he supported Albion Residential’s proposed development because it would increase the supply of rental units in Evanston.
City greenlights Albion project Council approves development 5-4 after a contentious debate By RYAN WANGMAN
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The approval of the newest 15-story addition to downtown Evanston was met with a chorus of boos and jeers from citizens as a months-long debate over Albion Residential’s proposal
Nevin’s set to shut its doors Nov. 22 after Albion passes
Tommy Nevin’s Pub will close its doors Nov. 22, owner Rohit Sahajpal told The Daily in a Monday email. The closure of Nevin’s — a popular bar located at 1454 Sherman Ave. — was confirmed after City Council approved 5-4 a new apartment building on the lot currently occupied by Nevin’s and Prairie Moon restaurant, 1502 Sherman Ave. Although developers said the new building will accommodate Prairie Moon on its ground floor, a Nevin’s location was never part of the development plan. Sahajpal said at Monday’s
reached its conclusion. Aldermen voted 5-4 to approve the Sherman Avenue apartment tower Monday at a City Council meeting, in a contentious decision that some say could set a new precedent for development in downtown Evanston. The decision marks a major defeat for community members who believe the
City Council meeting that he had thought about closing Nevin’s for months. He said business has declined in recent years, and that Nevin’s was put up for sale in early 2016. “At this point, due to a low volume of customers on this particular stretch of Sherman (Avenue), we’re going to close our restaurant,” Sahajpal said. Sahajpal added that the land Nevin’s currently sits on has some environmental contamination. An August city memo identifies the contamination and states that development would help remediate it. Before the development came to a vote, Sahajpal said he supported the project, which would eliminate the possibility of a vacancy on the property once Nevin’s closes. — Kristina Karisch
project does not meet affordable housing needs and will increase gentrification. Alds. Judy Fiske (1st), Melissa Wynne (3rd), Eleanor Revelle (7th) and Cicely Fleming (9th) voted against the proposal. Jason Koehn (Kellogg ’03), president of Albion Residential, told The Daily the “hard work” for the group starts now, as it
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The outside of Tommy Nevin’s Pub, 1454 Sherman Ave. Nevin’s is set to close Nov. 22, owner Rohit Sahajpal confirmed on Monday.
Educator talks rape culture, alternative justice By ALEXIS WHITE
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Community organizer and educator Mariame Kaba spoke about societal systems that enable rape culture and alternative ways for sexual assault
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survivors to get justice at a Monday event co-sponsored by the Center for Awareness, Response and Education. Kaba, who has taught at Northwestern, founded several organizations aimed at reducing violence against women, especially those who are minorities. About 100 people attended
the lecture, titled “Transforming Rape Culture: A Discussion on Community Accountability to Address Sexual Violence,” in Annenberg Hall. Sekile Nzinga-Johnson, director of the Women’s Center — which also co-sponsored the event — said Kaba was invited to share her perspective on rape
culture and how to address it. Kaba criticized the U.S. criminal justice system, citing examples of sexual assault survivors who have been penalized for reporting perpetrators or defending themselves. She suggested that community accountability be used as an alternative to the current
system. Social worker and Chicago resident Kelin Hall told The Daily she agreed with Kaba that survivors want to be heard. Hall, who leads sexual assault counseling with young survivors at the YWCA Metropolitan » See JUSTICE, page 6
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AROUND TOWN Author discusses biracial identity at ETHS event By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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Julie Lythcott-Haims said she spent much of her life trying not to be black. She said she vividly remembers the first time she was called the N-word as a teenager. She was serving as the student body president of her majority-white high school when someone wrote it on her locker. She did not tell anyone, but rather “took it in” and tried “never to be that word again.” At Evanston Township High School on Monday, the California author discussed her new book, “Real American” — a memoir detailing her acceptance of her biracial identity and her experience living as a person of color in America. Family Action Network, a nonprofit that curates free speaker series on a variety of topics, organized the event. “This is my journey of how I learned to locate a self I could love as a black person with a white mother in a country where black lives weren’t meant to matter,” Lythcott-Haims said. In front of roughly 100 people, Lythcott-Haims read sections from her book and spoke with Chicago poet Tara Betts about the country’s racial tensions. The book was intentionally structured to invert a traditional plot, Lythcott-Haims said, written in prose-poetry form to contrast with other, more traditional memoirs. Lythcott-Haims identifies as black, and said
POLICE BLOTTER Chicago man arrested in connection with aggravated assault A 56-year-old Chicago man was charged Saturday in south Evanston with aggravated assault. A 62-year-old Evanston man called police at around 12:55 p.m. Saturday after being stabbed in the neck, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph
blackness is a combination of ancestry and consciousness. As a parent, she said it’s important that she talks to her children about being the descendants of slaves. However, she said, finding her own racial identity was a process. As a girl, she was “desperate to belong” to her majority-white community and possessed a great deal of self-loathing. As an adult, she said she came to embrace her anger through social advocacy. Lythcott-Haims said the Black Lives Matter movement in particular gave her a sense of agency around racial justice. She began to tear up when talking about seeing her own son in Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown — black men who died at the hands of police. “We have decided that brown skin is a credible threat,” Lythcott-Haims said. “That’s what American racism has done. It is embedded in the psyche and the (minds) of so many.” FAN executive director Lonnie Stonitsch told The Daily that Evanston has a mixed-race and mixed-income community, and residents are interested in talking about race. She said FAN welcomed Lythcott-Haims again after she came to ETHS two years ago. “Julie is direct, funny, insightful, compassionate and eloquent,” Stonitsch said. Highland Park resident Hilde Carter told The Daily she had more support than Lythcott-Haims while growing up because she was surrounded by a strong black community. However, Carter said she agreed with LythcottHaims’ points regarding racial tension. She and her Dugan said. The man told police that he and the Chicago man had gotten into a verbal argument and that the Chicago man had stabbed him in the neck with a large kitchen knife. Police located the car and knife of the Chicago man — who fled after allegedly stabbing the Evanston man — in the 1100 block of Greenleaf Street, Dugan said. The man was found nearby and charged with misdemeanor
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Author Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses her experience growing up biracial in the United States. Lythcott-Haims, who identifies as black, said blackness is a combination of ancestry and consciousness.
friend Jann Tyler, a realtor in Winnetka, said racial identity comes from immediate family more than anything else. “You can instill in your children a sense of self and you have a good rapport with them so they can
tell you that things are happening that are disturbing to them,” Tyler said. “But you can’t run away from (race).”
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ground, Dugan said. Police officers who arrived at the scene noticed that the woman’s collar had been stretched “significantly” and that her chest was red. Police located the man near the intersection of Ashland Avenue and Lake Street, Dugan said. He was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery.
Man charged in west Evanston with domestic battery
A 63-year-old Evanston man was charged early Saturday morning with domestic battery. A 48-year-old woman called police saying her ex-boyfriend — the Evanston man — hit her in both the chest and neck and pushed her to the
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Coming from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a doctorate in mathematics, state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) thought he would spend the rest of his life teaching at a university. But when the United States went to war with Iraq in 2003, he said he could no longer stay in academia. “The president was lying to us, the country was spinning out of control, empiricism didn’t seem to mean anything anymore and I just felt like I had to do something about it,” Biss said. So Biss said he grabbed a clipboard, started knocking on doors and fell in love with community organizing, “the most important way to build power and make change.” The state senator, who is running for Illinois governor, spoke to about 60 students in Norris University Center at a Monday town hall hosted by College Democrats and Political Union. Biss began his political career in the Illinois House of Representatives and then served as state senator for the 9th District, which includes Evanston. In the gubernatorial primary, Biss will face candidates including Chris Kennedy (Kellogg ’94) and J.B. Pritzker for the Democratic nomination. Biss’ platform includes raising the minimum wage, creating a dependable pension system and instituting a progressive tax system. Biss said the state needs to make “bold, transformative” changes to its tax policy, beginning with repealing the flat tax provision — which sets a uniform tax rate for all residents — and creating a tax bracket for the wealthy. “Illinois is one of only four states in the union whose constitution mandates that we have a flat tax,” Biss said. “If you look at where the economy has moved over the course of the last few decades, more and more and more of the wealth is at the top.” A progressive tax system could bring in an extra $10 billion per year in state revenue to improve schools, Biss said. He added that Illinois has the most “regressive” system of school funding of any
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State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks to students about his gubernatorial campaign in Norris University Center on Monday. Biss covered his campaign initiatives, including changes to the Illinois tax policy and the introduction of a single-payer healthcare system.
state in the country. Education funds in Illinois currently rely more heavily on property taxes than those in any other state, he said, leading to higher property taxes and greater inequalities between school districts. Biss also advocated for a single-payer health care system in the state. “The private, for-profit health insurance company acts like a vacuum cleaner sucking money out of our health insurance system, making it more expensive without improving the health care we get,” Biss said. He said the Affordable Care Act first began in Massachusetts before it was translated into federal policy, and the same needs to happen with a singlepayer system. Weinberg senior Alexander Vasconcelles, a field organizer fellow for Biss’ campaign, told The Daily that Biss’ stance on health care resonated with him. He said he spent a summer in Washington
examining health care policy and realized it was a conversation that should be held at the state level. “While it’s important to have it at the national level, the states are the incubators for policy,” Vasconcelles said. “That’s where policy can be tweaked and developed.” Political Union co-president Avi Dravid told The Daily that it is important for the community to engage in dialogue with local leaders, especially given how “polarized” the country is. “I’m willing to bet that a lot of people here didn’t agree with everything (Biss) said,” the Weinberg junior said. “But the fact that they were able to sit down and engage in that dialogue with him for around an hour is something … we need to see more of in our democracy.” meilynnshi2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Police can’t be sole focus of criminal justice activism TROY CLOSSON
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Growing up, my parents consistently talked to my younger brother and me about the realities of being black men in this country and the importance of being aware of our actions. I still remember in eighth grade when they sat us down to talk after Trayvon Martin was killed. I knew it was important, but at the time, I barely grasped the deeper issues and didn’t realize how significant they were. In middle school, I was under the impression that violence against black men and women was the biggest race-related issue in the country. I’d heard about Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and many other victims of police brutality. When Freddie Gray died and the Baltimore “riots” erupted 20 minutes away from my hometown, my high school devoted entire class periods to process and talk about what was happening. I started thinking that in the future, I’d work to support police reform — whether through reporting on criminal justice issues or getting involved in policy — and make a big impact on black communities affected by these
problems. What I didn’t realize, however, was that far beyond policing, so many other race-related issues exist within the criminal justice system. I didn’t know many of today’s issues had historical roots and could be traced to the criminalization of black people throughout time. I wasn’t aware that discrimination expanded beyond police stops or arrests. Black people were also disproportionately impacted at nearly every stage in the system — receiving longer sentences for the same crimes, being more likely to receive plea bargains as defendants that include jail or prison time, among other disparities. Or that this also continues in prisons themselves: black people are widely overrepresented in solitary confinement and more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder and receive the death penalty than whites. Even more broadly, I didn’t realize that so many other problems exist within criminal justice itself, like the lack of resources and funds devoted to public defenders. In conversations about criminal justice reform, it’s easy to focus on policing issues — and there’s clearly value in doing so. They’re real, and I’m not saying we shouldn’t have these conversations. We’ve seen how powerful speaking up can be — action after Trayvon Martin’s death sparked dialogue about policing that led to the start of the Black Lives Matter
movement and continues today. Colin Kaepernick was recognized Monday as GQ’s “Citizen of the Year,” largely for his activism and NFL protests last fall regarding police brutality against black people.
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For real changes to occur, the criminal justice system has to be looked at as just that — a system, with different parts.
As such, much of this dialogue has surrounded issues with policing, rather than also addressing other equally important problems. Improving policing through education, training and implicit bias recognition — while still necessary and important — seems to receive much more attention than other areas contributing to mass incarceration. Chicago aldermen, for example, recently voted 48-1 in favor of a plan to build a new $95 million police training facility, but other systemic problems remain unaddressed. Yes, this can all be valuable and lead to important changes. But even if all the police in
the country were perfectly trained, race-related issues would still exist at nearly every other point of contact within the criminal justice system. And thus, conversations about reform can’t be limited to policing. Many issues within the criminal justice system don’t receive media attention and might not be on everyone’s radar. But a lack of news coverage doesn’t mean these issues don’t exist and impact communities. For real changes to occur, the criminal justice system has to be looked at as just that — a system, with different parts. Even within policing, it is essential to address more than just police brutality or violence and constantly look deeper at the structural and systemic issues affecting police departments. Criminal justice activism and reform efforts — on all levels, from NU to Washington — must address other issues within the system. When policing becomes the sole focus, those impacted by other problems don’t receive the attention and care they deserve. Troy Closson is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at troyclosson@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
People must re-learn art of listening, hear diverse stories WESLEY SHIROLA
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Philosophers and intellectuals have long said that we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. But in a society marked by short attention spans, too little time and an almost innate love for electronic devices, this wisdom seems to have been lost. Talking to, listening to and collaborating with others — especially those who are different from us — can make us more creative, innovative and ultimately, smarter. According to a 2014 article published in Scientific American, decades of research by organizational scientists, psychologists, sociologists, economists and demographers has shown that socially diverse groups are more creative and innovative than homogeneous ones. That
alone should be reason enough to work on being be a more active and attentive listener. Listening is also important for the interpretation and dissemination of knowledge. As Henning Mankell wrote in The New York Times in 2011: “Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening.” Quite simply, if we’re not listening intently, we’re missing out on gaining new perspectives, and in turn bettering ourselves. We should strive to make listening a guiding principle in our lives, rather than something purely instrumental. Listening, much like other skills, can be developed through practice, or lost if not valued and given importance. And lost it seems to be. While there’s no single reason for this, it may stem from the belief that communication is simple and straightforward — something we do on a daily basis — when in
reality it is far from that. The world is chock full of distractions, both external and internal. No one can ignore all of them at any given moment. Moreover, everyone’s brain is different — both in how it gathers and processes the spoken word and in the actual information it has collected. This all serves as a substantial barrier to good listening and communication. We must re-learn the art of listening before it becomes completely lost in the constant chatter of our busy society. Only then will we be able to reap its benefits once again. So, how do we do actually become better listeners? The first, and possibly simplest, thing we can do is disconnect from our screens and technology from time to time. But most importantly, we need to focus on what we are hearing. We should pause to actually think about what others have said before responding. We ought to ask questions — not just to keep a conversation going — but because we
actually want to hear others’ answers. Listening is vital to our well-being as a society. It is how we learn of political developments, the newest breakthroughs in scientific research and dire situations both at home and abroad. By listening to others we can realize the great diversity of those around us, learn new things and better the world. So, open your ears to the sounds of the world around you, and listen to the unique life stories of your peers. And who knows? You’ll most likely learn something new, not only about the world, but about yourself as well.
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.
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Israeli professor discusses 1-state solution proposal By RENZO DOWNEY
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Israeli professor Neve Gordon outlined a onestate system comprising both Israeli and Palestinian representatives as a solution to the ongoing conflict at a Monday event co-sponsored by Northwestern’s Middle East and North African Studies Program and Evanston Public Library. Gordon told roughly 150 audience members at EPL that his one-state solution includes group veto powers and shared power within the executive branch. The solution, he said, was modeled on an agreement that mitigated the conflict between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the 1990s. Gordon said group representation would protect human rights of both groups. “A democracy has to be for all its citizens or all the inhabitants of the land,” Gordon said. “And I think it cannot be based … on class and money, and it certainly cannot be based on religion.” MENA director Brian Edwards, who helped organize the event, told The Daily he wanted to highlight the 50th anniversary of the 1967 ArabIsraeli War. He added that the conflict poses “a very difficult and fraught question.” “This series is really meant to cater to a general informed public,” Edwards said. “One of the assumptions, I think, talking about the Middle East is that there is only a limited number of areas within it that people focus on frequently.” University associate chaplain Tahera Ahmad, who attended the event, told The Daily that the conflict is “often very controversial.” Ahmad, who is also the director of interfaith engagement, said she thought everyone in attendance was helpful in allowing “different voices” to discuss the topic.
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Chicago, said she also agreed that people should rely less on the criminal justice system. She said she would use the idea that rape culture is a systemic problem to help divert blame victims may place on themselves. “Hearing her narrative will help me to, when working with young people, contextualize their struggles. Say it’s not about you, it’s not about your
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Israeli professor Neve Gordon discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a Monday event. He said his one-state solution considered the human rights of Palestinians and Israelis.
“These conversations need to continue, to hear different perspectives, to continue forums that allow us to be thoughtful and engaging,” Ahmad said. Gordon, a politics professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, said an increasing population of Israeli settlers within the West Bank has made past negotiations futile. He also discussed misconceptions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on the
underlying demographics of the region. Gordon said the birthrate of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the West Bank has outpaced that of other Israeli settlers in the region since the 1990s, making it difficult for politicians to negotiate a solution. “All the religious party representatives turned way right since the early 1990s and … will not vote for a party that’s for some kind of solution with the Palestinians,” Gordon said. Gordon acknowledged that his solution might
not be perfect for the current political environment, but remained hopeful on the prospect of future negotiations. “We have to be pragmatic and we have to dream at the same time,” Gordon said. “What is the most workable is to continue with the status quo, and if we want to make a change, then we have to dream and we have to leap.”
seeing a poster as early as Friday evening, Traina said. African American studies and Communication Prof. E. Patrick Johnson, chair of the African American studies department, deferred comment to Traina. The students reported the posters to
Northwestern’s Bias Incident Response Team and also reached out to UP, Traina said. Similar posters have recently shown up on college campuses and in other locations across the country, The Washington Post reported. The posters have potential links to white nationalism, according to
The Post, and may be inspired by an anonymous comment on the website 4chan that suggested the posters could create social unrest and push white Americans toward far-right ideologies.
uncle, or your dad or your teacher or whoever,” Hall said. “It’s about this system.” Kaba elaborated on other problems with the criminal justice system, saying that people who commit violence don’t always change in prison because it does not offer effective rehabilitation tools. Weinberg senior Liam White told The Daily after the event this idea made him consider better ways to work with college students who act violently.
White, who is a member of Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, said he would bring the idea of community accountability back to the organization. “The way that we punish violence helps neither the survivor nor the offender,” White said. “There are ways to create a community culture that allows for both those people to feel better about the way that the healing process plays out.” Kaba presented community accountability as a new system to replace adversarial criminal justice.
She said community accountability opens up voluntary conversation to empower survivors to share their needs. She added that community accountability is not a quick solution, doesn’t require forgiveness by the survivor and does not work in every situation. Nevertheless, Kaba said it can help give survivors justice they might not find through a formal resolution.
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that she was “of no value to the City Council” in a one-on-one meeting. In 2014, she filed a “healthy work environment” complaint against Bobkiewicz. According to the 2016 lawsuit, three of five complaints against Bobkiewicz were sustained, and then-mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl issued a written reprimand in January 2015. Later, in April, Robinson also filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Illinois Department of Human Rights. The lawsuit alleges Robinson’s position was eliminated, “effective immediately,” in August 2015 after Bobkiewicz stated “that the city planned to combine public works and utilities into one department named the public works agency.” According to the lawsuit, Robinson alleges she was not informed throughout this process, and City Council did not approve the department restructuring that led to her termination. This January, Robinson herself became the subject of a lawsuit filed by a former employee in the public works department. In that lawsuit, the former employee alleges Robinson commented on her clothing and called her a “stripper and a prostitute.” At Monday’s council meeting, Rainey maintained her belief that Bobkiewicz did “nothing wrong.” But she said she recognized that if the case was not settled, Robinson “will go after the Evanston taxpayer for every last penny she can bleed out of us.”
everyone. As a developer, you’re always trying to find the right balance between what we need to do to make it financially viable and to also please the community.” The tower will house 273 residential units, 6,800 square feet of commercial space and 200 parking spots. It will be erected on the lot currently occupied by Tommy Nevin’s Pub and Prairie Moon restaurant. Following the approval of Albion’s proposal, Tommy Nevin’s Pub will close next week while Prairie Moon will be housed in the new development. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said building on what is “effectively an empty lot” will not force people to leave Evanston — a common critique of the project. The only way to stabilize housing prices, he said, is to increase supply of housing stock. Otherwise, Wilson said, prices will continue to rise. “We’ve got somebody who’s willing to invest a large amount of money in the community,” Wilson said. “They’re willing to put some (affordable housing) units in. This is not the terrible, terrible thing that some people are making it out to be.” Still, dissenting aldermen voiced concerns about the proposed project. Fiske said the building is too large and “dense,” and that she thought the size of the site and proposal are incompatible. She said there is a problem with the way expectations for buildings are communicated to the community and developers. “I want for our public and our residents to be able to know when they pick up the zoning ordinance, what it is that might be built on a certain site,” Fiske said. “We don’t have that right now, and that becomes very frustrating.” Clare Kelly, an Evanston resident who opposes the development, told The Daily she thought the aldermen’s decision sent a “clear message” that they had no concerns about gentrification in Evanston. She added that the approval of the project will set a low bar for other developments. “It makes you scratch your head,” Kelly said. “Why are they rolling over? Why aren’t they holding their feet to the fire and standing up for the low-income people of Evanston?” Koehn said Albion hopes to break ground on the site in the first half of next year. Looking forward, he said the group is excited to build an apartment tower near public transportation in a “diverse” community. “Between the east and the west sides, the north and the south, it’s just a great community throughout,” Koehn said. “You don’t see this sort of diversity in comment everywhere.”
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Intercampus shuttles to provide free Wi-Fi as soon as Winter Quarter
Intercampus shuttles will offer riders free internet connection as soon as Winter Quarter. Transportation and Parking Ser vices employees are currently installing Wi-Fi on buses that primarily travel between Northwestern’s Evanston and Chicago campuses, transportation services manager Paul Merkey told The Daily in an email. Merkey said the project was inspired by riders who expressed a desire to work and connect to the internet while on the shuttles. “We are excited to be implementing this service enhancement for the campus community,” he said. “It will be an added benefit for when a rider is traveling between the two campuses.” The shuttle — available to students, faculty and staff who present a valid Wildcard — will still be free, Merkey said. He added that he hopes to finish the equipment installation and begin Wi-Fi service during Winter Quarter. — Alan Perez
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One of Northwestern’s intercampus shuttles at the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Noyes Street. The shuttles, which mainly travel between NU’s Evanston and Chicago campuses, will offer free Wi-Fi service to passengers as soon as Winter Quarter.
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Wildcats stay undefeated, ease past St. Peter’s for 2nd win By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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ROSEMONT — After a too-closefor-comfort victory over Loyola Maryland in its season opener, Northwestern took care of business in a 75-66 win Monday against St. Peter’s. The No. 20 Wildcats (2-0) forced a shot clock violation on their first defensive possession, and things did not get much better for the Peacocks offense from there. NU held the visitors to 38 percent shooting from the field in the first half. That defensive effort was spearheaded by the experienced starting five, which allowed only 3 points while sharing the court for almost 10 minutes in the period. “We’ve had two games in a row now where we’ve given up in the 20s in the first half defensively and in the 40s in the second half,” coach Chris Collins said. “In the first half, your defense is in front of the coaches, and the coaches are able to communicate and help guys through actions and screens.” St. Peter’s (0-2) was forced into a number of contested 3-pointers throughout
the game, but the Peacocks still managed to finish the game 10-for-26 from deep. On the offensive end, senior guard Bryant McIntosh led the way with 17 points. McIntosh was efficient on the day, finishing 5-for-9 from the field and 6-for-6 at the foul line. Overall, however, the Cats had a balanced scoring effort. All five starters chipped in at least 10 points, including senior forward Gavin Skelly, senior guard Scottie Lindsey, junior forward Vic Law and junior center Dererk Pardon. The veterans shined at the line, shooting 23-of-24 from the free throw stripe on the day. “I came out looking more aggressive offensively,” Skelly said. “I told my team I would be better today than I was last game … and once I kind of made a couple baskets, everything kind of opened up for me.” After an uneven first half that saw NU turn the ball over nine times yet still lead by 7 points at the break, the Cats emerged from the break on fire. The hosts pulled ahead on a barrage of 3-pointers from Skelly, Lindsey and Law and eventually opened up a 16-point lead almost eight minutes into the period. Those shots, however, were outliers for the Cats, who took only 16 of their 47
shots from behind the arc and made six of those attempts. “We got a couple wide open threes,” McIntosh said. “Gavin started it off with one of our special plays, and he was able to knock that down, so that gave us a lot of confidence after seeing that first one go down.” That lead looked more tenuous later in the half, as St. Peter’s cut NU’s advantage down to nine with five minutes remaining. Those efforts largely came at the foul line. After not taking a free throw in the entire first half, the Peacocks made 12 of their 15 free throws in the second half. The Cats once again struggled to get significant contributions from the bench, which scored only seven points, but the other 68 from the starters were enough to secure the victory. “I want them to be confident. I want them to come in and feel like our level of play can stay the same,” Collins said. “There’s no question we’ve got to get better production out of the bench, and we as coaches, I have to do a better job getting lineups out there that can be effective when we’re resting our starters.” Daily file photo by David Lee
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Cats beat Wolverines, NU struggles with turnovers fall to No. 8 Spartans By BEN POPE
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Northwestern left the state of Michigan with mixed emotions. The Wildcats (14-14, 4-12 Big Ten) kicked off their road trip on a high note with a five-set win over Michigan (17-11, 7-9) on Friday night, but failed to keep the ball rolling Saturday against No. 8 Michigan State (19-6, 12-4). Early in Friday’s contest, NU’s fate looked bleak. The Wolverines came out with a bang, rattling off a five-point run to open the match, and later had a seven-point run in the first frame. Michigan won the set 25-13 and held all the momentum. Coach Shane Davis said the break between the first and second sets changed the game and allowed the team to regroup. “It was kind of funny, because after the first set, I told the team, ‘Hey, every shot that they just hit in that last set was exactly what was off the scouting report, so we need to do our job,’” Davis said. “(After that), we were just able to slow them down and then do our part on offense.” A switch flipped and the Cats emerged hot in the second set, claiming a 6-point lead only eight points in. After finishing the second frame up 25-22, NU continued its run through the third set, ultimately winning 25-19. But the Wolverines took control of fourth set, taking it 25-21. Freshman middle hitter Alana Walker said walking into the final frame, the team was as confident as ever. “We typically do well in fifth sets,” Walker said. “We expected to win, and we knew what we had to do to do that. We have (the) mentality that we don’t have 25 points to turn it on. We only have 15, so we just race to five, race to eight. There’s
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ROSEMONT — Northwestern’s record in the young 2017-18 season is a flawless 2-0, but its play on the floor has been anything but. The Wildcats turned the ball over 15 times in last Friday’s nerve-racking victory over Loyola Maryland,
then one-upped — or, rather, twoupped — themselves with 17 turnovers in Monday’s 75-66 win over St. Peter’s. After Monday’s game, coach Chris Collins highlighted turnovers as an area of particular concern. “We really pride ourselves on taking care of the ball, and if you’ve looked at us over the past couple years, our assist-to-turnover ratio has been one of the better ones out there,”
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less time for us to make mistakes.” In the end, the Cats finished on top, taking the set 15-13. The following night, though, NU failed to retain its momentum, falling in straight sets to the Spartans. Walker said as the game progressed, she saw the Cats’ bad habits return. “It wasn’t the same in my opinion,” Walker said. “Us not diving for the ball, going away from the scout, and just not finding space on the court to put the ball away — I didn’t feel like we were playing for each other to better the ball at every contact.” Against Michigan State, NU peaked in the second set, which it lost 26-24. Senior middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen said the third set — with a final score of 25-9 — didn’t show the team’s fight. In the frame, Spartans outside hitter Holly Toliver rattled off 11 points on her serve. Despite the loss to Michigan State, Hazen said the Cats are pleased with their weekend performance and urged fans not to lose hope in NU. “Don’t give up on the Cats,” Hazen said. “We’re improving every single day and we’re pushing these teams. … The pieces are there, we’ve just got to learn how to put them together.” cassidyjackson2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Dererk Pardon posts up a defender. The junior center and the Wildcats had 17 turnovers in their win over St. Peter’s on Monday.
Collins said. “We’ve had two games now where we’ve been in the negative turnovers-to-assists, and that’s not a good recipe for us.” Indeed, last year, NU ranked 16th out of 351 teams nationwide with a 1.41 assist-to-turnover ratio — and even that was a step down from the prior season, when Collins’ team ranked 5th with a 1.60 ratio. This year, with just 80 minutes of basketball played, that ratio stands at a brutal 0.88, with 28 total assists to 32 turnovers. “It kind of falls on me. I need to stop trying to make the spectacular pass and just make simple plays,” senior guard Bryant McIntosh said. “It’s also just early in the season.” McIntosh does have six turnovers in his two outings — slightly above his 2.67 turnover-per-game average from 2016-17 — but the problem largely hasn’t originated with him. Thanks to a whopping three traveling calls in Monday’s first half alone, junior center Dererk Pardon already has eight giveaways, despite virtually never handling the ball outside the paint. Freshman guard Anthony Gaines, has committed six turnovers in his mere 27 minutes of floor time. Likewise, sophomore center Barret Benson has three in his 13 minutes. The Cats do have two reasons for optimism: a two-game sample size is hardly worth an overreaction, and both Loyola Maryland and St. Peter’s ranked among the top 50 teams last season in turnovers forced. By comparison, Wednesday’s far more imposing opponent, Creighton, ranked 130th in that regard. But Collins nonetheless admitted that his team won’t be able to continue scraping out ugly wins if the sloppy play persists. “We’re a good team, and we can be a very good team, but we don’t necessarily have the kind of firepower to withstand 17 to 20 turnovers,” the coach said. “It’s something that we’re really going to have to clean up as we move forward.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu