The Daily Northwestern – November 20, 2017

The Daily Northwestern Monday, November 20, 2017

DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM 12 SPORTS/Football

3 CAMPUS/Student Groups

NU routs Minnesota in difficult conditions

NAISA, NU community remembers Sand Creek Massacre over weekend

Find us online @thedailynu 4 OPINION/Letter to the Editor

Students need to stop stealing from Nevin’s

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Alumnus’ suicide spurs federal law U.S. Senate passes act, gives protection for whistleblowers By ALAN PEREZ

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During a regular day of work at a Veterans Affairs hospital, Chris Kirkpatrick (SPS ’99) bragged of his dog training abilities. But when he issued a command, his dog would not obey. This was just one illustration of the humor Kirkpatrick brought to the workplace, said Lin Ellinghuysen, his union representative. “He could take a joke,” she said. “He was very light-hearted. But he took his career, what he was doing, very seriously.” Kirkpatrick took his own life after he was ousted from his position in 2009 at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Tomah Medical Center in Wisconsin, according to a police report. Before leaving, he had raised concerns about the overmedication of opiates, namely that it made patients inattentive and therefore untreatable during therapy sessions. Last month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Dr. Christopher Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 to provide more safety for whistleblowers in government agencies. The act, introduced by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), seeks to send a “strong message that federal

whistleblowers like Chris deserve protection.” “Chris Kirkpatrick did the right and honorable thing when he raised concerns about the overprescription of opioids to veterans,” Johnson said in a October news release. “Today we are sending a strong message that … attempts to intimidate or silence whistleblowers are unlawful.” At Northwestern, Kirkpatrick earned a degree in clinical psychology to pursue his long-desired goal of counseling veterans and working toward a license to practice. It was a “natural progression,” his sister Katy Kirkpatrick said, because he loved people and wanted to serve others. “To finally reach a goal that you’ve been working toward for quite some, (he was) very elated,” she said. “We were all very, very proud of him.” Chris Kirkpatrick also loved animals growing up and was a natural caretaker, his sister said, noting his deep affection for his dog, Kali. At the Tomah Center, patients affectionately referred to Chris Kirkpatrick as “Dr. K,” Katy Kirkpatrick said. Even during his termination hearing, supervisors praised his clinical professional skills, according to Ellinghuysen’s notes from the hearing. The reasons for his termination were insubstantial, Ellinghuysen said. The termination notice cited timekeeping errors, due in part to

Robbie White scans the field. The junior goalkeeper came out publicly in October and is recognized as the first known men’s soccer player from a Power Five conference to come out during his college career.

» See KIRKPATRICK, page 3

» See WHITE, page 7

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White makes history coming out By ELLA BROCKWAY

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Robbie White went to his first Engage meeting with a plan to sit in the back and just listen. It was February 2017. White, then a redshirt freshman goalkeeper on the Northwestern men’s soccer team, had played in two games during the 2016 season and was in the midst of grueling rehab for a broken foot. He had heard about Engage, a program launched in 2014 by

Northwestern Athletics to give student-athletes a space to learn about building inclusivity in the athletics community, and decided to check it out. He entered the room and saw a circle of 20 chairs, with no option to sit quietly in the back. So he took a chance and sat down, striking up a conversation with his academic adviser and another student-athlete. Taking a seat in the circle was another step on his journey, one that had taken him from the fields of Glenbard West High School and the Chicago

Fire Academy club program to a starting position between the posts for a Big Ten program. It was a journey that would eventually include a defining moment in the locker room after NU’s final spring practice in May. His best friend, fellow junior goalkeeper Braden Thuraisingham, walked out of the locker room as White was on his way in, and told him the whole team was in the room. Thuraisingham was the first person at NU that White had told what he was about to share with the rest of the team. White was hesitant at first, but

he too knew that this was the best opportunity he’d have until the fall. So he walked in. “Hey, I’ve got an announcement.” The room went quiet. “I’m gay,” he said. “Carry on with your day.” White wasn’t expecting much of a reaction. There was a twosecond pause. And then there were cheers. “Literally, it was like a scene from a movie,” Thuraisingham said. “(There was)

EPL social worker talks resources Locals look to add Justine Janis seeks to provide expanded services for patrons, staff

Following Albion approval, leaders seek stricter rules

By KRISTINA KARISCH

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When Justine Janis was applying for jobs in the Chicago area, she learned of an Evanston-based social worker position. Despite not knowing where exactly she would be based, she was intrigued. Janis — who holds a master’s degree in social work — had previously worked with veterans as a psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery fellow and at Thresholds, a rehabilitation center in Chicago. But she said she prefers helping community members in their everyday lives, outside hospitals and clinics. “I really value community work, that’s what my training has been in,” Janis said. “It’s really important to see people in different settings, (and) I don’t really like to be in an office.” Her wish to work directly with the community came true in February, when she became the first full-time social

affordable housing By RYAN WANGMAN

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Justine Janis, the Evanston Public Library social worker. Janis said she hopes her position in the library helps break down barriers traditionally associated with seeking assistance.

worker at the Evanston Public Library. Since starting her job, Janis said, she has formed relationships with both library patrons and staff members, assisting them with outreach

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and programming. “The staff and the patrons depend upon her,” EPL director Karen Danczak Lyons said. “If they’re having a good day, they’re happy to be here, and if

they’re having a bad day, they know they can talk to her and it’s really comforting to them.” EPL board president » See JANIS, page 6

Local affordable housing community leaders said though City Council approved a new 15-story Sherman Avenue apartment tower, developments should be required to meet a minimum number of housing units without exceptions. Aldermen voted 5-4 to approve construction of the Albion Residential building at the Nov. 13 City Council meeting, in a contentious decision that some say could set a new precedent for development in downtown Evanston. Within the first half of next year, developers aim to break ground on the tower, which will include 15 units of affordable housing out of

the total 273 units. According to city documents, nine units will be priced between 50 to 60 percent of the area median income and the other six will be priced at 80 percent AMI. To comply with the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, developers have four options: make 10 percent of their total units affordable, give a fee-inlieu payment, suggest an alternative equivalent proposal or petition for a reduction of the requirements. Sue Loellbach, director of development at Connections for the Homeless — a nonprofit that works to help people achieve stable housing — said a plan for 15 affordable units isn’t ideal: The number was lower than the roughly 27 units that would have been created had Albion chosen the “10 percent” option. However, she said, there was “no way” Albion’s original proposal of a $2.9 million fee-in-lieu payment and two on-site » See ALBION, page 6

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AROUND TOWN Thefts sour lively Thursday at Nevin’s

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Northwestern students flooded Tommy Nevin’s Pub on Thursday, hoping to soak in one last night at the popular bar before it closes in late November. The line outside the bar, located at 1454 Sherman Ave., stretched down the sidewalk for much of the evening as students eagerly awaited what they referred to as “the last Nevin’s.” “I’m expecting sweaty, sweaty crowds,” Communication senior Devyn Johnson said as she waited to enter shortly before midnight. “Probably being stuck in one corner all night. And decent, cheap beer.” Justin Deffenbacher, a Medill senior waiting in the queue minutes before Johnson, said he came to “pay homage to a spot that so many Wildcats have spent a lot of time at.” But a night of revelry ended on a sour note, with the bar closing earlier than many expected as students attempted — some successfully — to take a part of the watering hole home with them. In a Letter to the Editor published in The Daily, bar manager Brian Davenport said Nevin’s walls were rendered bare at the end of the night, with dart boards, photographs and mementos stolen. He told The Daily on Sunday that some property was returned, including a dart board

Setting the record straight The depth chart in the Gameday section of Friday’s paper misstated Northwestern’s opponent in two places. The Wildcats played Minnesota on Saturday, winning 39-0.

and a neon Guinness sign, but that much remained lost. Davenport, who has worked at Nevin’s for six years, said the bar expected a heavy turnout Thursday but frequently fills up without incident. “I’m disappointed more than anything else,” Davenport said. “The guests were only Northwestern students. This is not an experience that we’ve had with the other communities that we serve.” Davenport said he expects the bar will continue to have busy nights, including the Wednesday before Thanksgiving when he said the place is traditionally filled with college students who grew up in Evanston and are home from school. He said after Nevin’s closes on Nov. 30, the bar will auction off decorations. By any standard, Thursday was particularly packed at Nevin’s. Weinberg senior Daniel Sanders said the tight quarters drove him to leave after three minutes. Regarding students who stole items, some of whom he said he knew, Sanders said he imagined it became the “thing to do” and that “people didn’t stop to think, ‘Hey, maybe we shouldn’t steal stuff.’” Megan Lubow, another Weinberg senior, said she saw on Snapchat the next morning that her friends had taken souvenirs. Lubow added that even though she didn’t take anything herself, reading Davenport’s letter in The Daily made her feel “pretty bad.” Davenport said most of the attempted thefts A column published in Friday’s paper titled “We need more diverse voices in our English readings” included a graph that misstated the number of English literature courses to be offered in Winter Quarter 2018. Twenty-four English literature courses will be offered. An article in the December 2017

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Tommy Nevin’s Pub will close soon. Students swarmed the bar Thursday night.

were prevented before students could leave, but he was most saddened that students took mementos that can’t be replaced, including a picture of the three original managers of the bar. “This is a cherished piece of the Evanston community,” Davenport said, “and so for undergraduates — most of whom were not born when those pictures were hung — to come in and take it because they think it’s funny, it hurts.” timothybalk2018@u.northwestern.edu Monthly titled “Leveling Up” was published with incorrect photos. An article published in Friday’s paper titled “Petition challenges econ classification” misstated the length of time students with STEM degrees can stay in the U.S. Students can receive a 24-month extension. The Daily regrets the errors.

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NU community remembers Sand Creek Massacre By CATHERINE HENDERSON

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On the day of the Sand Creek Massacre, Chief White Antelope rushed to tell American soldiers his people meant no harm. When the men continued firing, he crossed his arms over his chest and began to sing. Descendents of the massacre’s victims — Otto Braided Hair, Gail Ridgely, George Levi and Al Addison — sang the same song Saturday at a commemoration for the 153rd anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. About 60 people attended the event, which was hosted by NU’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance in Scott Hall. On Nov. 29, 1864, U.S. troops attacked the peaceful encampment of the Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek near current-day Eads, Colorado, despite its white flag of surrender. John Evans — who founded NU, Evanston and the University of Denver — was the territorial governor of Colorado and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at the time of the massacre. Ridgely, who is Northern Arapaho, said the

massacre killed 20 chiefs and profoundly affected the political structure of the Cheyenne and Arapaho. “Historically, the U.S. government had the intentions of genocide,” Ridgely told The Daily. “Four million natives were killed by Western expansion.”

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I’m impressed with Northwestern students because they have that spiritual feeling about Sand Creek. Gail Ridgely, Northern Arapaho

In 2014, NU released a report stating that “no known evidence indicates that Evans helped plan the Sand Creek Massacre or had any knowledge of it in advance.” Nevertheless, associate provost and chief diversity officer Jabbar Bennett said the University has a responsibility to indigenous

communities because it is on native land. “Northwestern is making progress, but we still have a ways to go to continue to acknowledge our past and any role we may have played in the genocide of Native American and indigenous people implicitly through our connection with John Evans,” Bennett said. Bennett said students “bore the brunt” of previous work commemorating Sand Creek and that he wants to provide more administrative support going forward. Lois Biggs, co-president of NAISA, said this was NU’s fourth Sand Creek Massacre memorialization. “The commemoration is something that students have such an important role in, and I think it’s really great that it’s an event that has so much student input,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “We can really organize something that we think truly commemorates what happened in an honest, thoughtful and honoring way.” Beyond student efforts, Biggs said she felt a “greater sense of community” with Cheyenne and Arapaho elders and local indigenous people. Ridgely thanked NAISA for welcoming him to Evanston and making him feel at home in a city whose founder considered his ancestors “hostile Indians.”

“I’m impressed with Northwestern students because they have that spiritual feeling about Sand Creek,” Ridgely said. “Intrinsically, they value human life and human rights.” At the event, NAISA unveiled plans to display an art installation in the Evans room of Norris University Center. Biggs said it would feature responses from Evans, letters from U.S. soldiers who refused to kill and quotes from descendants. It will also include art from Levi, one of the descendants. Biggs said NAISA members will also join descendants next week for the Sand Creek Massacre Healing Run/Walk, in which participants walk nearly 200 miles from the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. This is the second year NU students will participate. “The (Sand Creek Massacre) site is one of the most silent places I’ve ever been,” said Biggs, who attended the event last year. “Going to the site, you feel the heaviness and you feel the sadness and you can feel that there’s something tragic that happened there, but you can also feel a sense of healing.” catherinehenderson2021@u.northwestern.edu

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a violation of labor laws he was instructed to commit by supervisors, according to the notes. In addition to overmedication, Chris Kirkpatrick raised concerns about a patient who threatened to hurt him and his dog, according to Ellinghuysen’s notes. During the 2009 termination hearing, Kirkpatrick said his criticism of managers’ decision not to discharge the patient led to his termination. One of Kirkpatrick’s last wishes was a support system to help clinical psychologists overcome the kind of stress and emotional trauma he had experienced, according to the notes. “Lin, will you try to do something for me? … Try to get a support system so that no one else has to go through what I did,” Kirkpatrick asked Ellinghuysen after the hearing, according to her notes. “Will you please do that?” Kirkpatrick was found dead several hours later, the police report said. Ellinghuysen said she believes the termination decision also stemmed from her client’s decision to speak openly about opioid medication. Kirkpatrick was one of many VA employees who faced retaliation for raising concerns about prescription practices, mishandling of funds and other instances of negligence. In 2015, his story gained national attention when whistleblower Ryan Honl spoke publicly about similar concerns. Testimony to Congress from Honl and Sean Kirkpatrick, Chris Kirkpatrick’s brother, sparked separate investigations by the VA and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The investigations found that physicians at the Tomah Center — nicknamed “Candy Land” by patients — had engaged in excessive prescription of opioids. The investigations also found that VA supervisors were rarely held responsible for retaliating against whistleblowers and cultivated a “culture of fear.” The new law requires heads of government agencies to prohibit retaliation and inform potential whistleblowers about available protections. Additional provisions aim to prevent “prohibited personnel action” by supervisors, requiring agency heads to propose suspension of at least three days for the first infraction and “removing the supervisor” for the second. The law does not make clear whether the suspension would be paid or what constitutes a removal. Despite efforts by lawmakers, critics say the law might not do enough to protect whistleblowers. Agency heads make the last call on proposed punishments for supervisors, which could cause conflict if it was the agency head who proposed the punishment in the first place. Richard Tremaine, a VA employee and selfdescribed whistleblower, said though he hopes the bill will make a difference, the VA needs to embrace internal change. “The bill is not going to be the impetus for change,” he said. “It has to be the leadership of the VA that follows through on their promise to embrace whistleblowers. … You won’t find a single whistleblower (in the VA) that has come forward that doesn’t love veterans.” Nevertheless, Katy Kirkpatrick said the law honors her brother’s name. “It will not only help the VA employees, but all federal employees,” she said. “It honors his legacy, and more importantly his work. … He was just a tremendous individual.” alanperez2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Monday, November 20, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

NU students must stop stealing from the walls of Tommy Nevin’s Pub

What follows is not directed at most Northwestern students, but it is really, really directed at some of you. It is important to note that my words are my own and no one else’s, and certainly do not represent the people for whom I work. On Thursday night, Tommy Nevin’s Pub was

looted by members of your student body. This is not hyperbole. Our walls are bare. Our dart boards are gone. You were our guests, almost exclusively. That’s not a great look. We happened to catch most of it this time. Why do we have to catch it in the first place? Why be so worked up about this? It’s just stuff, and soon, it will all be relocated to somebody’s mantlepiece anyway, so what’s the point? The point is, it is unquestionably not your stuff. Every picture that was unceremoniously ripped off the wall could tell you a story from 20-something years ago. And more to the

point, Evanston is full of people who have been here that whole time who could tell you a story about each one picture, should you care to ask, rather than try to steal it. We see those people all the time. They remember. They’ve been asking us about this or that memento for months. For the most part, we see you on Thursday night, for about two hours, and are happy to have you. But it is not your stuff. In the coming days, should you happen to drop by, I humbly ask that you not make the nuances of the Evanston-NU relationship into a blinding neon metaphor by trying

to steal from us because you don’t know how to decorate your dorm room. One day, some of you will rule the world, but most of you won’t — because that’s how it works. It is not a bad thing to be aware of the community in which you exist. Some of you may never learn that, but most of you will. Because that’s how it works. By the way, we are closing soon. Most of this stuff is for sale. Just ask. — Brian Davenport Bar Manager at Tommy Nevin’s Pub

We need to take a stand against excessive advertising JARED BAAS

DAILY COLUMNIST

Go to a movie, browse a website, check your social media feed or take a walk by The Rock. What do all of these things have in common? Ads. Advertisements are a continuously growing part of our culture in the United States. It may surprise you that in the 1970s, the average American was exposed to about 500 ads per day. Today, the average American sees 5,000 ads per day. With this constant exposure to ads, one wonders whether consumers actually care about what is being advertised. It was found that when a web page is cluttered with ads, only 76 percent of people look at an advertisement, as opposed to 100 percent when a page has a single ad. This should serve as a message

to businesses: advertisements can be destructive to people’s focus, and the more there are the more people just don’t care. The problem with this statement, however, is that companies rely on advertising to spread the word about their brand and build their customer base. Without advertisements, how would anyone know which business to choose?

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Television often feels like it has more ad time than actual content, highway billboards block out natural landscapes and websites will put anything in front of our cursors to lure us in. Often, consumers who either want or need a specific product go out to look for it

themselves. Using the internet, word of mouth or social media, we read reviews and formulate our own opinions about a company. But many businesses also rely on the idea that consumers don’t even know they want something until someone tells them they do. No real balance between the two methods exists. Advertising seems like it’s becoming so pushy and overbearing that it takes away all interest in businesses’ products. Anyone who has ever been followed by a street hawker or pulled aside by someone working at a mall kiosk knows exactly what this feels like. If you actually wanted the product, you would’ve already bought it. Advertising is interfering with the nature of life in the U.S. Think, for example, on our very own Evanston campus. Walking through Weber Arch, one can look down on the path and see papers plastered across the pavement. Northwestern has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, but student organizations regularly cover this natural beauty with something that they’re trying to sell.

While Associated Student Government and other groups have discussed ways to limit ground flyering, the bigger question is why this practice has continued so long in the first place. On a larger scale, our world gets covered up by ads all the time. Television often feels like it has more ad time than actual content, highway billboards block out natural landscapes and websites will put anything in front of our cursors to lure us in. Our time is sacred, and every day more and more of it is taken up by ads. It’s time for our generation to take a stand against excessive advertisement, and learn how to see life through our own eyes, not those that marketers put in front of our faces. Jared Baas is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at jaredbaas2021@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

Democrats’ win in Virginia shouldn’t be overemphasized LEO SAINATI

DAILY COLUMNIST

Virginia’s gubernatorial election earlier this month received widespread media attention for voters’ apparent “rejection of Trumpism.” These narratives treated Virginia like a contentious swing state, and Republican candidate Ed Gillespie like a champion of President Donald Trump’s ideals. It’s time to bust several myths. Growing up in the great Commonwealth, I constantly saw Virginia discussed alongside Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and other historically contentious states during elections. Since the 2000 national election, Virginia has made a gradual transition from red to blue. No doubt Virginia used to be a swing state, but calling it one now is misguided. Virginia hasn’t elected a conservative governor since 2009 or a Republican senator since 2002, nor has it gone red in a presidential election since 2004. When I worked with the Virginia Democratic Party on Hillary Clinton’s

2016 campaign, one of our slogans was literally “Keep Virginia Blue.” The Nov. 7 election was surely a victory for the Democrats in Virginia, but to call it a sweeping rejection of Trumpism overlooks the reality that Virginia is just a blue state staying blue. Yes, Ralph Northam’s win over Gillespie was a victory over Gillespie’s xenophobic rhetoric, and it showed encouraging signs. Democratic turnout largely increased over previous years, and Northam beat Gillespie by nine points, compared to Clinton’s five-point victory over Trump in the state. Additionally, Northam did exceptionally well in key demographics — he won the college-educated voters by more than 20 points and voters in the largely affluent suburbia around Washington, D.C. by nearly 40 points. It can be appealing to view Gillespie’s bid as an extension of Trump’s campaign, but Gillespie was ill-suited for Trump’s rhetoric. A former establishment politician, Gillespie emphasized his stances on issues of immigration and Civil War monuments to court Trump’s demographic. In this sense, a rejection of Gillespie is not a rejection of Trumpism — the two were never truly intertwined in the first place.

We need to avoid creating these false narratives. Northam’s victory was not an establishment victory over populism, but one establishment’s victory over another. It also wasn’t particularly surprising. Labeling Virginia a swing state puts undue emphasis on its political clout and can result in misleading perceptions.

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Northam’s victory was not an establishment victory over populism, but one establishment’s victory over another. It also wasn’t particularly surprising.

While takeaways from Virginia’s election have revolved around what it means in the context of Trump, Democrats should focus on a different lesson from this election: the power of support in general elections from primary opponents. Former Democratic candidate Tom

Perriello endorsed Northam after losing the primary and helped him campaign. Unity among all Democrats, especially in today’s polarized climate, can carry candidates to victory. And to more accurately assess the response to Trumpism moving forward, it’s important to focus on election results in states Trump won, rather than those that have long been blue. In the coming 2018 midterms, the lessons learned from Virginia must be carefully applied. Leadership turnover would be promising for liberals, but the “rejecting Trumpism” label should be applied sparingly, to races that truly reflects voters’ response. While it may be appealing to find all Democratic victories as pushback against Trump’s rhetoric, in reality, the Republican Party is much more expansive than his populism and has often distanced itself from him. Much like in Virginia, not every Democratic victory necessarily implies a refutation of Trump. Leo Sainati is a SESP freshman. He can be contacted at leosainati2021@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Possible sale of Family Focus site concerns residents By AMELIA LANGAS

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The more than 100-year-old building that currently houses Family Focus — a nonprofit offering family and child support services — will be put up for sale in January despite concerns that doing so would remove a piece of Evanston history. At a June meeting, the nonprofit’s board voted to sell the 5th Ward building, concluding that the organization could no longer support the associated maintenance costs, according to a July letter from president and CEO Merri Ex. Family Focus has been housed in the Weissbourd-Holmes building — 2010 Dewey Ave. — since its creation 42 years ago, Ex said. While Family

Medill junior released from hospital hours after being struck by car

A student who was struck by a car around 5:40 p.m. Friday near Sheridan Road and Hinman Avenue was released from Evanston Hospital later that night, a hospital representative told The Daily. Northwestern deputy chief of police Gloria Graham confirmed the identity of the student as Medill junior Christopher Grismer. He sustained minor injuries, including a cut on his head, and was transported to Evanston Hospital, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The driver was initially going to be cited with failure to yield to a pedestrian, but the driver was not found to be at fault, Dugan told The Daily in an email Friday.

POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested in connection with DUI, multiple traffic offenses An Evanston resident was arrested Thursday in west Evanston in connection with driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as four traffic citations. Officers first observed the 59-year-old man speeding on Church Street near Hartrey Avenue,

Focus operates in seven other locations throughout the Chicago area, the Evanston location is the only building the organization owns, she said. When Family Focus purchased the building in the early 1980s, it introduced social services like early childhood care and literacy programs to the community, Evanston branch director Colette Allen said. Allen added that while Family Focus can find a new home, its current location is integral to the 5th Ward. “If Family Focus were to go away or this building as a community center, it would be a devastating loss to this community,” she said. “Where would they go for the services? They would have to leave the neighborhood.” Dino Robinson, founder and director of Shorefront — a nonprofit organization that works to preserve the history of black North Shore residents

— said the building previously housed Foster School, an elementary school. “What I find interesting about the school is how it illustrates the racial dynamics of Evanston at the time,” Robinson said. “When it was first built in 1905, it was predominantly an all-white school, and by 1935 it was 99 percent African American.” Robinson said the building is significant to Evanston’s black community because it was the school most 5th Ward black children attended and the first to allow black teachers. To preserve the building, Robinson said he is working on an application to designate it a historical landmark. Jerome Summers, who attended Foster School in the 1960s, said the building has been a “safe place” for community members for more than 100 years. He said he hopes the building will remain “part of

the fabric” of the neighborhood. “It would be a tremendous loss and blow to our community … to lose that building,” Summers said. “That it will not be a place for our children and our families … to go to and find the supports that they need.” Allen said she hopes Family Focus can garner support from the community to buy back the building and keep the nonprofit in its current location. She said it is difficult to find rental spaces in the 5th Ward, let alone a space large enough to accommodate all of Family Focus’ services. “It’s very important to this community, and I would hate to see us lose another important institution that has been here for a long time and supported generations,” Allen said. amelialangas@u.northwestern.edu

After the accident, the road was blocked off for about 10 to 15 minutes, but was later reopened, Dugan said. McCormick sophomore Mark Galperin, who witnessed the accident, said he went over to assist the pedestrian and call 911. He added that the pedestrian was bleeding from the back of his head, as well as his nose. Galperin said the people in the car got out and asked the pedestrian if he was hurt. “I heard a thump, and he was basically tumbling over the right side of that car,” Galperin said. “Then he fell over, and was just kind of lying on the floor, on the ground, and the car stopped. … He seemed conscious, present to a certain degree, but also kind of dazed.” Colin Boyle/Daily Senior Staffer

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Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man then swerved across the double yellow line against oncoming traffic. Police stopped the man in the 1800 block of Dodge Avenue, Dugan said. The driver smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his speech. After failing a standard field sobriety test, the man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and was given citations for speeding,

Police assist at the scene near the intersection of Sheridan Road and Hinman Avenue. A student was struck by a car at around 5:40 p.m. Friday and sustained minor injuries, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.

improper lane usage, lack of license on his person and no proof of insurance, Dugan said.

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A 32-year-old Skokie resident was arrested Wednesday in downtown Evanston in connection with two traffic offenses. At 2 p.m., an officer observed a man drive through the intersection of Ridge Avenue and

Grove Street, which is marked right turn only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. due to a high volume of previous accidents, Dugan said. When the man was pulled over, the officer discovered he was driving with a suspended license. The man was charged with disobeying a traffic control device and driving with a suspended license. ­— Sophie Mann

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From page 1 Benjamin Schapiro said libraries and social workers inherently compliment each other. He said libraries should be “safe spaces,” and that the addition of a social worker provides another way for EPL to serve the community. Danczak Lyons said Janis — who serves both patrons and staff — brings a calming and supportive influence to the library. Janis regularly holds staff training sessions to address topics from mental health to homelessness, and said she often consults with staff about individual patrons. Despite her technical title as a licensed outpatient clinician, Janis said she thinks of her job in less clinical terms. When she meets with patrons, Janis said she primarily listens to their stories and then refers them to outside services if necessary.

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From page 1 affordable units would have resulted in the creation of as many units. “The Albion development is something of an anomaly,” Loellbach said. “We’re in a new age here in Evanston where there will be pressure for every developer to do the full 10 percent (of affordable units on-site). In fact we’re advocating to change the ordinance so that it’s way stronger than it is right now.” Ted Smukler, a senior organizer at Open Communities — a nonprofit that promotes housing, economic and social justice — said his organization was also not satisfied with the number of affordable housing units in the new building. He said the group would like to see a reform of the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance so that an in-lieu payment is no longer an option and more on-site units are built. Ultimately, Smukler stressed that he wanted City Council to make the ordinance “stronger and more effective.” The Albion development is the first to employ the alternative equivalent proposal allowed by the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, said Sarah Flax, the city’s housing and grants administrator. Albion is one of three covered developments approved by City Council since the ordinance went into effect in January 2016. A 44-unit apartment building located at 824-828 Noyes

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017 Janis said her position in the library is unique because it breaks down barriers traditionally associated with seeking social services or mental health assistance. To see her, patrons don’t have to fill out an intake form or schedule an appointment. “There are lots of barriers for people who need services to get them to make that phone call or say, ‘Yes, I want to meet,’” Janis said. “Being here at the library eliminates a lot of the stigma. You don’t have to say, ‘I’m going to see my therapist.’ You’re just going to the library.” Still, Janis said some patrons remain wary of talking to a social worker, so she tries to maintain an informal presence throughout the library. She said some of her most rewarding experiences have come when patrons gain the courage to talk to her after months of indecision. Danczak Lyons said patrons from all walks of life seek out Janis’ help. Roughly half of those who St. met the 10 percent affordable-unit requirement and the 831 Emerson St. development elected to pay a $2.4 million fee-in-lieu to the city’s affordable housing fund. Flax said community pressure to have on-site affordable units in the past year has intensified. However, she said making Albion meet the 10 percent affordable unit option would be financially infeasible. She added that if Albion increased the number of affordable units, the development would not have been built. “Fifteen units in an area that is much more expensive than certain other areas to develop housing is quite an accomplishment,” she said. “It’s a numbers game.” Still, many community members — including resident Meg Welch — who spoke at City Council throughout Albion’s approval process believed the development wasn’t complying with the ordinance, partially because it didn’t meet what they saw as a “required” 10 percent affordable unit option. At the Nov. 13 council meeting, Walsh said the community will remember how aldermen voted on the building, and that the tower will not solve Evanston’s financial problems. “The Albion development is the Twinkie of affordable housing and the Twinkie of filling a budget gap,” Walsh said, addressing aldermen. “It is going to not make you feel good after you vote for it.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

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Dance groups Refresh, Fusion and Boomshaka teamed up for their seventh annual ReFusionShaka show Thursday and Friday. Students packed into Cahn Auditorium for the event, and

the groups announced that the later Friday show was the first time they had sold out the venue. Kate Salvidio/The Daily Northwestern

meet with the social worker are either homeless or at risk of becoming so, she said. Others may be working multiple jobs to get ahead, but are in need of additional resources. Janis said her job relates to the idea of providing equal access to resources across the community. In recent months, EPL employees have begun to talk publicly about equity at the library. Following the suspension and eventual resignation of Lesley Williams — the library’s former head of adult services and only full-time black librarian — residents called for a full-scale equity audit of services and collections. In October, EPL board members approved a contract with DeEtta Jones and Associates, an equity, diversity and inclusion assessment consultant. The firm will provide equity training to library and city employees from the end of 2017 through the start of 2018, Danczak Lyons said.

Janis also works with student interns, who supplement her position and allow her to move between library branches without leaving gaps in service. According to EPL’s website, about 16 social workers are employed across libraries in the U.S. The first social worker was hired in 2009 at the San Francisco Public Library. Janis said she and her counterparts in other cities regularly check in with each other to exchange ideas and experiences. “A lot of libraries are trying to get social workers,” she said. “As other entities are getting shut down because of lack of funding, the need is still there, people still need services. The library is one place that … serves as a warming and cooling center where people can come and seek refuge.” kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Sarah Flax, Evanston’s housing and grants administrator, fields questions at an event. Flax said Albion’s 15 units of affordable housing was “quite an accomplishment”.

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WHITE

“That’s been part of the training and part of our responsibility as coaches, as administrators,” Phillips said. “(It) is to make sure that we’re educated about the world and educated about racial differences and sexual orientation differences and political differences and all of the things that can either divide us or unite us.”

From page 1 a round of applause, people came up to him and started hugging him. It was awesome.” ♦ ♦ ♦ The Glen Ellyn, Illinois, native grew up with an idea of what he thought he wanted his future to look like. He said he put a lot of internal pressure on himself to have the same life as his parents. By Winter Quarter of their sophomore year, Thuraisingham said White’s teammates and friends were starting to witness that pressure have an effect on his demeanor. Eventually, he decided to go to the Engage meeting. “When I first joined (Engage), when I was starting to think about coming out … it felt great to see other athletes have that same experience,” White said. “We talked about difficult topics, and that’s the environment I wanted to be in. I started really thinking, ‘I want to join this. I want to help. Is there any way I can?’” White said he told Thuraisingham before Easter. His teammate added that the change in White’s disposition was almost immediately noticeable. “He’s definitely a different Robbie,” Thuraisingham said. “He’s more of himself now. He’s comfortable, and you get to see it now.” Once he knew he had the support of his best friend, White felt ready to tell his parents. He came out to his family over Easter, and then told the other players in his recruiting class after the holiday. When he told the rest of the team in May, he again felt reassured by the support and positivity he received. “I started really nervous,” White said. “When I said it, the shoulders lifted, and then everyone’s response just felt great.” After he knew he had the support of his teammates, he decided to share his story publicly. Following an interview with Outsports in October, White was recognized as the first known men’s soccer player from a Power Five conference to come out publicly during his college career. ♦ ♦ ♦ Less than a year after he attended his first meeting, White is now one of five Northwestern athletes who comprise Engage’s executive board. He is also a member of Athlete Alliance, the community-building extension of Engage focused on bringing students, staff and coaches together to create an inclusive sports

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Robbie White prepares to make a save. The junior goalkeeper, who came out publicly in October, is recognized as the first known men’s soccer player from a Power Five conference to come out during his college career.

community. Maria Sanchez, assistant athletic director for academic services and student development/diversity and inclusion, said programs like Engage and Athlete Alliance offer valuable opportunities for studentathletes to explore their identities and how those identities play out in different settings. “We want our students to be their authentic selves because in doing so, we believe they will be the best versions of themselves,” Sanchez said. “They’ll be able to accomplish their goals academically, athletically and socially if they can be truly who they are. We want our students to have a world-class experience, and a critical piece to that is making sure we are inclusive.” To raise awareness for their mission and promote a climate of inclusivity, Athlete Alliance hosted a coaches-versus-athletes kickball game in spring 2017 and brought former USA Volleyball player Stacy Sykora to campus in October to speak about life as an LGBTQ athlete. White noted that the University’s

efforts helped create an environment in which he was comfortable publicly sharing his story. “We’re a very progressive, open-minded, ‘anyone’s welcome’ kind of a university,” White said. “Creating those environments is essential … and not just for LGBT (people). We’re moving in the right direction.” In 2016, NU was one of the first three universities to partner with the LGBT SportSafe Inclusion Program, an initiative that trains coaches, administrators and staff at institutions to create an LGBTQinclusive athletic community, according to the program’s website. White said there is still work to be done to make college athletics more inclusive. He encouraged other athletes to be sensitive in their use of language and be more aware of their teammates’ personal experiences to create a stronger community. Athletic director Jim Phillips said maintaining such an environment is a priority of the athletic department.

Felicia Gowanlock, an academic adviser in the athletic department, was sitting in the circle of chairs when White came to his first Engage meeting. As White’s adviser, she said she has watched him grow as a student, athlete and person. “I have seen him, within the past year, and even the last couple months, just fully develop who he is, and (be) 10 times more comfortable or confident with who he is,” Gowanlock said. “He’s just one of the most remarkable people I’ve ever met.” White’s enhanced confidence translated to onfield play this season. The junior finished with 55 saves and two shutouts in 10 games, and tallied a career-high 10 saves in a 3-0 loss to Maryland in September. After splitting time in the net with senior Francisco Tomasino and freshman Miha Miskovic, White will compete for the starting job next fall as the Wildcats look to make another push in the Big Ten. His newfound confidence has carried over off the field as well, White said. A communication studies major, White spent the summer interning at a marketing startup in Miami, and returned home for a weekend in June to attend the annual Chicago Pride parade for the first time. White said he hopes stories like his can help others in similar situations at different universities. University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily the positive response to White’s story “should be expected.” “I’m looking forward to the day when it’s not a story, that people are accepted for announcing who they are,” Schapiro said. “But alas, it’s still a story, particularly in big-time athletics.” Despite Schapiro’s hopes, the story of a Division I athlete publicly coming out during his college career remains a significant milestone. White said his experiences throughout the past few months have been freeing and positive, and that he’s telling his own story so others can, too. “You don’t have to do a public thing like me, but just being yourself is what you need to be able to do,” White said. “If I can help one person, that’s all that matters.” ellabrockway2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Despite difficult conditions Saturday, Northwestern came out firing against visiting Minnesota. Senior Justin Jackson paced the Wildcats’ dominant rushing attack while the defense forced five turnovers. In the

rain, junior quarterback Clayton Thorson attempted just 13 passes, but still managed three touchdowns in NU’s 39-0 rout. Noah Frick-Alofs/Daily Senior Staffer

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Before President Donald Trump was elected, New York Times editor Dean Murphy said his job didn’t exist. “We have a businessman who has created a whole new vein of reporting that a non-business president may not have created,” Murphy said. Murphy, who leads a team of investigative journalists reporting on Trump’s business ties and business policy decisions, spoke to a group of about 50 students, professors and Evanston residents at a Friday event moderated by Medill lecturer Desiree Hanford. The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications hosted the event in the McCormick Foundation Center Forum as part of its Medill Fridays program.

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We have a businessman who has created a whole new vein of reporting that a non-business president may not have created. Dean Murphy, New York Times editor

Trump, who built his reputation as a businessman, chose to keep his company under his control while being in the Oval Office. As a result, Murphy said his team of reporters began focusing on the intersection of business and politics. “Part of what we’re doing is just filling the void in our knowledge about the business world in the Trump era,” Murphy said. “And you want every piece of it and you just don’t know, these stories, you just don’t know where they’re going to go. ” He said his investigative team often relies heavily on political sources. But the crackdown on “leaks” by the Justice Department has sent

some potential sources scrambling as the threat of unemployment, fines or even prison time looms, Murphy said. He added that though these threats are real, reaching out to “alienated” civil servants, especially those from intelligence agencies, makes sourcing easier. The prospect of legal consequences for standard journalistic practices is “scary,” he added. Yet The Times continues to face criticism from multiple fronts, including the administration and its readers. In February, The Times was barred from a press briefing alongside CNN, Politico and the Los Angeles Times, while other news outlets such as Breitbart and The Washington Times were invited into the room. That same day, Trump tweeted: “FAKE NEWS media knowingly doesn’t tell the truth.” Medill graduate student Hayley Prokos said the reputation of The Times was a large factor in her attendance. “I love hearing from New York Times people just because I think that they’re under so much fire right now because of their reporting on Trump,” Prokos said. “Not that I don’t read The New York Times anymore, but my view is definitely tainted by their coverage of the election.” When asked about continued accusations of “fake news” directed at The Times, Murphy said the primary response has been to be more careful in the fact-checking and publication process, such as going back to sources repeatedly to ensure accuracy. Hogan Davis, a Medill graduate student, said he attended the event to see a practical application of the work students do in the classroom. He added that the Medill Fridays program lets students interact with people in the industry who are writing the stories they eventually hope to cover. “We talk a lot about the adversarial relationship between the … mainstream media and the Trump administration, and sort of seeing that in action and seeing how they work around the hostility is really interesting.” aishwaryajois2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU breaks records, places first at TYR Invitational By RACHEL KUPFER

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Northwestern was a dominant force this weekend, besting seven teams in swimming and six in diving to win the annual TYR Invitational. The Wildcats (4-3) ended the three-day meet with 1190 points, while Big Ten rival Michigan State (4-4) finished second with 705. NU maintained momentum across the board, breaking eight pool records and one school record while winning 16 of 22 swimming events and all three diving events. “What we were going after was persistence and they were extremely persistent,” coach Abby Steketee said. “They were positive. They were persistent. They fought hard. I couldn’t be more proud.” The meet started strong Friday as seniors Mary Warren and Anna Keane, and sophomores Malorie Han and Nicole Aarts won the 200-yard freestyle relay. NU then won the 200-yard individual medley, with freshman Calypso Sheridan touching first in 1:57.82 and fellow freshman Ilektra Lebl following in second. Sheridan’s time broke both Missouri’s 2012 pool record of 1:59.13 and Melissa Postoll’s school record of 1:58.23. Warren followed Sheridan’s record-breaking swim with one of her own in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing first in 22.72 and breaking her own pool record from last year by .02 seconds. “Being able to look at the side of the pool and look at all my teammates and give them a nice cat paw is my favorite thing in the world,” Warren said Friday. “The energy has been so exciting this meet. It’s only the first day and we’re already killing it.” The day ended with a victorious 400-yard medley relay by Sheridan, freshman Sophie Angus, Lebl and Keane in 3:39.87, breaking the pool record set by Purdue in 2016. In diving, junior Olivia Rosendahl took the 3-meter title with a score of 333.25. NU stayed strong Saturday, breaking another pool record in the first event. Sheridan, Angus,

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Sophie Angus swims. The freshman and the Wildcats won the TYR Invitational over the weekend.

Aarts and Warren finished the 200 medley relay in 1:39.80, almost two seconds ahead of Michigan’s 2014 record. Sheridan followed with another strong showing in the 400 IM, breaking Postoll’s 2016 pool record by almost five seconds. “This weekend has definitely been better than I could’ve imagined,” Sheridan said. Sophomore Krystal Lara followed with wins in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. Keane then took first in the 200 free before anchoring the winning 800 free relay with Lara, Lebl and Han, breaking NU’s 2010 pool record by nearly a second in 7:15.59.

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Junior Eryn Scannell finished first in 1-meter diving with 291.65 points, and Rosendahl took second with 273.65. The Cats led by 100 team points at the end of the day. In platform diving Sunday, NU was a definitive force, with Rosendahl taking first with 253.95 points, Scannell in second with 184.43, and freshman Sarah Gardner in fourth with 150.30. “It’s always fun to compete platform when we can,” Scannell said. “We don’t get to compete in it often so it’s always entertaining and fun.” Sheridan broke her sixth record of the

weekend by winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:11.38, breaking Wisconsin’s 2016 pool record of 2:11.91. She continued with another top finish in the 100 IM. To finish the weekend, Keane, Lara, Han and Warren put forth a first-place effort in the 400 free relay, finishing in 3:21.31 and breaking Minnesota’s 2016 pool record. “Every year we want to have that record board new. As many things as we can pull down as possible the better,” Steketee said. “It’s always fun to know that the team is moving forward.” rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU embraces muck in blowout win Jackson’s big By MAX SCHUMAN

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Nature seemed intent on making Northwestern’s Senior Day one to remember. Ryan Field saw heavy sheets of rain before kickoff, and the cold and soggy weather continued throughout most of the game. The No. 23 Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 Big Ten) didn’t seem bothered by the elements, taking care of business against Minnesota (5-6, 2-6) easily in a 39-0 rout. But if the game had taken place earlier in the week, when NU practiced in similar conditions, coach Pat Fitzgerald said the final score could’ve been even more one-sided. “If we could’ve played Wednesday, we would’ve put 80 on the board,” Fitzgerald said. “It was like a bunch of 8-year-olds out jumping in puddles at a youth football practice. Their attitude was phenomenal.” When the real game came around, Fitzgerald said his Cats “embraced the suck” on a day when many NU fans stayed home. The sparse crowd that stuck with the game was treated to a dominant performance by a home squad unfazed by the conditions. Forced to the ground, the Cats’ offense

played a crisp game, running all over the Golden Gophers without a turnover. NU finished with 53 carries compared to just 15 dropbacks, but it didn’t stop the hosts from racking up 277 rushing yards and their highest regulation point total of the Big Ten season.

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On the other side, the weather completely neutralized Minnesota’s passing attack, with quarterback Demry Croft completing just two passes and tossing three interceptions. The Cats added two fumble recoveries for good measure to set up the offense while dodging missteps on the soaked field that could’ve led to big opposing gains. “If (senior safety Godwin Igwebuike) or

anybody in the back seven playing man-toman coverage slips, that’s six,” junior linebacker Nate Hall said. “It just presents a different challenge, a different game.” Fitzgerald said he was pleased with the way his team executed in the face of the difficult elements. NU evaded weather-related mishaps in the kicking game, avoided drops with the wet ball and completed the exchange between senior center Brad North and junior quarterback Clayton Thorson all day without issue. Against an overmatched Golden Gophers team, the conditions could’ve been an equalizer. Instead, the Cats rode their mistake-free performance to a resounding victory. That’s not to say NU’s players didn’t notice the powerful gusts and the potpourri of precipitation it carried with it — Igwebuike said it was the coldest game he’d played in years. But rather than shy away from the wind and rain, the Cats drew from them to close out the 2017 home slate on a high note. “Not a whole lot of people here. I understand. It’s cold and rainy,” senior running back Justin Jackson said. “But we just went out there and we made our own energy, and we had fun.” maxschuman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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day cements his legacy as Big Ten star By TIM BALK

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At the same stadium where he ran for more than 2,500 yards over four seasons and became a fan favorite known ubiquitously as “The Ball Carrier,” Justin Jackson played one last game Saturday. The senior running back made sure it was a finale to remember. On a muddy, sleet-sodden Ryan Field turf, Jackson juked and cut his way to 166 rushing yards as the No. 23 Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 Big Ten) blasted their way to a 39-0 Senior Day victory over Minnesota (5-6, 2-6). “A lot of teams have tried to take him away this year,” junior quarterback Clayton Thorson said. “Doesn’t matter what you do, you can’t stop a guy like that.” The school’s all-time leading rusher hit a number of career milestones along the way against the Golden Gophers. He surpassed 5,000 yards for his career and cleared the 1,000-yard mark on the season, becoming the second tailback in Big Ten history to top that total in four straight seasons. “He’s a once-in-a-coaching-lifetime type of young man,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “He’s a terrific leader. He’s got an amazing work ethic. And what you see on Saturday is a byproduct of his preparation, and he’s done it since the minute he got here.” Much of the damage Jackson inflicted on an overwhelmed Minnesota defense came in the first half, before the game got out of hand. Jackson picked up 76 rushing yards in the first quarter, including a 41-yard scamper, and he added 60 more in the second.

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Jackson carried the ball 24 times before halftime, while the Golden Gophers ran 21 plays total in the frame. Behind its senior bell cow, NU leapt out to a 25-0 first-half lead that allowed it to cruise to victory after halftime in the sloppy weather. “It was just kind of like a grade-school type game,” Jackson said. In a career marked by lofty rushing attempt totals, Jackson’s outing in his final home game seemed fitting. He tied his season-high for carries with 31, the 10th time he has run the ball 30 or more times since arriving in Evanston in 2014. After injuries hampered him early in the season, he has since rounded into the same late-season form he exhibited last fall. To close out that campaign, he ran for 173 yards against Illinois in the final game of the season before managing a career-best 224 at the Pinstripe Bowl. He never found the end zone Saturday, setting up scoring drives but not finishing them, and Thorson said he would have liked to see the halfback get a touchdown. But Jackson said neither the lack of a score nor the messy conditions took away from his final contest at Ryan Field. “All things come to an end,” Jackson said. “We had a moment where we came together — all the seniors — and just kind of took in the moment after the game. It was pretty special.” timothybalk2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Facing a lackluster Minnesota team, Northwestern made sure its seniors went out with a bang. The No. 23 Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 Big Ten) ran over, around and through the Golden Gophers (5-6, 2-6) on Saturday, rolling past Minnesota 39-0. Senior running back Justin Jackson provided nearly half of NU’s offensive yardage, turning in an impressive 166 rushing yards — including 136 in the first half — in his Ryan Field finale. “We knew that we were probably going to have to run the ball to win,” said Jackson, who eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season in the game. “I’m just glad we were able to go out there and really impose our will like we did today.” NU pushed its win streak to six games, its longest single-season win streak since 1996, when the Cats shared a Big Ten title with Ohio State. Heavy winds and precipitation progressed from rain to sleet to snow throughout the afternoon, forcing the hosts to lean on a ground-and-pound attack. Ten Wildcats combined for 277 rushing yards on 55 attempts, including senior Corey Acker and senior

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walk-on Chad Hanaoka, who received their first carries of the season, and junior Alex Bousky, who toted the rock for the first time in his career. The combination of weather and dominant run game allowed junior quarterback Clayton Thorson to take a backseat. Thorson tied his career high with three touchdown passes, but finished with just 86 yards on 13 attempts. “Today was a base offense day,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “We talked after the one series where we got the ball at the 50 … just trying to get them off-balance, and (offensive coordinator Mick McCall) was like ‘Alright, that’s done.’ I just laughed and said, ‘Yeah I think we’re probably done throwing unless we have to.’”

Wildcats shut out visiting Golden Gophers on rainy, cold Senior Day for 6th straight victory Minnesota, however, couldn’t get anything going against the NU defense. Golden Gophers quarterback Demry Croft completed his first two pass attempts of the day for 43 yards and then went rest of the way. 0-for-9 the Minnesota runThe ning game fared a bit better, though. Rodney Smith

racked up 96 yards on 18 carries and Kobe McCrary added 69 yards on 10 rushes. But five turnovers ultimately sealed Minnesota’s goose egg. “They took advantage of everything that we gave them,” Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said. “No disrespect to them, because they won the football game, but we did everything we could to give them the game every time we had the football.” The Cats will wrap up their season in Champaign next week when they face Illinois in the annual battle for the Land of Lincoln trophy. NU has won the last two meetings and four of the previous five. After that, the Cats are bowling. And if Saturday was any indication, they are well-prepared for almost any opponent. “I thought today was our most dominant performance in a while,” Fitzgerald said. “This is not some all-of-a-sudden, Houdini, trickplay offense, defense, kick game. This is just blue-collar Chicago football.” Jonah Dylan contributed reporting. maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern was 25 yards away from a miracle. Junior midfielder Marisa Viggiano set up for a free kick just outside No. 2 UCLA’s goal box and sent the ball at the net, toward nine of her teammates desperate to seal one of the biggest upsets in program history. There was less than a minute to play in regulation and the score was deadlocked at zero. But even with a golden opportunity — their only dangerous chance of the match — the Wildcats (12-8-3, 7-3-1 Big Ten) failed to convert. Two minutes later, the Bruins (17-2-2) scored in overtime and ended NU’s season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Even though UCLA outshot the Cats 26-2 in regulation, the Bruins were held scoreless until forward Anika Rodriguez’s golden goal snuck by a diving Lauren Clem. After the match, junior defender Hannah Davison said she realized how close NU was to completing the upset, but even though the Cats couldn’t close the door, she said their national perception has changed. “Look at us now,” she said she told her teammates after the match. “We just held UCLA scoreless for 92 minutes.” NU’s seniors, whose careers ended Friday, have seen the program rise from the bottom of the Big Ten over the last four years. When the current seniors were freshmen, NU qualified for the conference tournament by beating Minnesota in its regular season finale, and the team was excited to enter postseason play for the first time under coach Michael Moynihan. The overtime victory over the Golden Gophers was the last time the Cats celebrated coming in eighth place.They haven’t missed an NCAA Tournament since. “Now we’re out there on there on the national stage, now people need to look out for us,” Clem, a senior goalkeeper, said. “We remember where the program was,

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and it’s been fun to see us grow, being able to improve every single year. Tonight, we left it all out on the field.” Clem had one of her best statistical performances against UCLA, which held possession for the majority of the match. Each of her career-high 12 saves came after a strong attempt from the talented Bruins attack, which entered the day sixth in the nation in goals per game. Davison said NU’s tenacity, unity and grit leveled the match despite the Bruins’ control of the game. “Ninety-two minutes of a clean sheet just speaks volumes on how much we left everything out there,” she said. “We knew going into the game that it wasn’t going to be pretty. But we held our ground.” Clem finishes her career ranked third in NCAA history with 48 shutouts, including 28 in her final two seasons. Other than Clem, NU will lose just one other consistent starter in defender Kassidy Gorman. The Cats will also lose two goal scorers, midfielders Maria Fayeulle and Grace Orndorff, who each scored once this season. The players responsible for more than 90 percent of NU’s goals will return, giving the program the talent to continue to progress. Though the Cats lack the international experience and highly-touted recruits UCLA claimed Friday night, Moynihan agreed with his players’ assessment of the program’s growth, especially after their effort in the last match of the season. “When you look at the difference in experience and talent level, I don’t think anybody would have given us a chance, but we were right there,” he said. “Tonight we faced one of the top teams in the country and took them into overtime. It’s quite a long way from where we were.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.

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Sometimes, it’s just not your day. Texas Tech took a 1-0 lead into the tip-off of its game against Northwestern on Sunday after the officials gave the Wildcats a rare pregame technical foul for not having their starters in the scorebook. No. 20 NU’s troubles only ballooned from there. In the championship game at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-Off, the Red Raiders (4-0) suffocated the Cats’ (3-2) offense and obliterated a turnover-prone NU squad 85-49. The flat performance at Mohegan Sun Arena came despite a strong outing from senior guard Scottie Lindsey, who scored 20 points and drained a three-quarters court buzzer-beater as time expired in the first frame. The Cats, who connected on just two field goals in the first eight minutes of the contest, were derailed by

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seven turnovers before the game’s second media timeout. Meanwhile, Texas Tech found success attacking the hoop as it leapt out to a 23-5 advantage. Even after Lindsey’s miraculous prayer before the break, the Red Raiders still boasted a commanding 41-25 lead. Texas Tech continued to control the game after the break, using a 20-0 run to pump their lead all the way to 79-42. NU’s defense was porous throughout the game, an area of concern that has emerged in the season’s early going. The Cats conceded 76.8 points per game in the first four games of the season, surrendering 92 points in a shootout loss to Creighton on Wednesday. NU also found itself up against a

stingy Red Raiders defense, which entered Sunday sixth in the nation in opponent scoring. The Cats did not handle it well, ultimately finishing with 17 giveaways, which repeatedly curbed their attempts to come back from the early hole they dug themselves. Senior point guard Bryant McIntosh had a long day, turning the ball over five times and scoring 5 points on 1-for-8 shooting. He scored 21 points in a win over La Salle in the first round of the Hall of Fame TipOff on Saturday, but seemed to hit a wall in the second game of the weekend. After entering the season with a top-25 ranking for the first time in program history, the Cats have stumbled out of the gate. And with a pair of Big Ten games looming at the start of December, the team’s window to improve before conference play is unusually short. timothybalk2018@u.northwestern. edu

Daily file photo by Brian Meng Bryant McIntosh surveys the court. The senior guard struggled against Texas Tech, turning the ball over five times.