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Clerk challenges FOIA suspension Devon Reid opposes vote to freeze database By MOLLY GLICK

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City clerk Devon Reid challenged City Council’s decision to suspend the local Freedom of Information Act request database after Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) claimed it revealed confidential information. Even though aldermen promised no disruption in the handling of FOIA inquiries, Reid told The Daily Wednesday the suspension would cause a backlog of requests and inconvenience citizens. Reid and his staff are responsible for maintaining the NextRequest website, which Wilson said publicly disclosed the names of juvenile offenders and sexual assault survivors. At Monday’s meeting, Wilson proposed a temporary freeze in order to audit requests on the database. As of Monday, more than 1,000 requests had appeared on the website before they were removed. Council will discuss the possible designation of a new FOIA officer at the next Rules Committee meeting. “I think that the real effort here is to take FOIA away

from an independently-elected office,” Reid said. “(We were) changing the direction of the clerk’s office and moving it into a direction that’s fighting for transparency, looking to empower residents and increase civic engagement.” Though he did not clarify the situation in council, Reid said Wednesday that aldermen misrepresented both the number of names and the severity of the situation. Wilson told The Daily he stumbled upon the names of multiple juveniles and sexual assault survivors, but Reid pointed to just two examples — one of which had already been resolved. Reid said a police report request disclosing the name of a minor, Iain Bady, was justified after the parents spoke publically about their son’s arrest at City Council in August. The name of a sexual assault survivor did initially appear publicly on the database, Reid said, but has since been taken down. Wilson clarified to The Daily on Wednesday that he does not advocate for NextRequest’s complete overhaul. He said he only wants to stop publishing FOIA requests for police reports due to their sensitive nature. An email exchange between Wilson and Reid four days before Monday’s City Council » See FOIA, page 5

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Medill Prof. Patty Loew is the director for the new Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. Loew, along with other faculty and administrators, is working to create a Native American and Indigenous Studies minor, which she said will be available within two to three years.

Weinberg to establish new minor Formal track to focus on Native American and indigenous studies By MADDIE BURAKOFF

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Medill Prof. Patty Loew, director of the new Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, said she is working with other faculty

and administrators to establish a Native American and Indigenous Studies minor. Loew, who is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, said she is “very confident” that the minor will be available through the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences within the next two to

Park Evanston owners consider sale By SYD STONE

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The Park Evanston apartment building is being placed on the market in an effort to renovate the facilities, a move that could increase residents’ rents, said Ald. Donald Wilson (4th). The 24-story building, 1630 Chicago Ave., sits among many Evanston businesses and restaurants, including a Whole Foods. It also houses numerous Northwestern students who live off-campus. Wilson, who represents the ward that houses Park Evanston, said the renovations could affect how much each unit costs. “There’s a reference to investors spending $15,000 a unit to fix up the building’s apartments,” Wilson said. “One would imagine that if they’re going to invest additional money the rents would probably increase.” The median net rent on the North Shore is already rising, according to a report by Chicago-based consulting firm Appraisal Research Counselors. The rate rose 9.8 percent from last year.

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The Park Evanston apartments, 1630 Chicago Ave. The owner of the building is looking to sell and renovate the apartments.

Prices for Park Evanston apartments currently start at $1,486 for a studio apartment and $4,354 for a three-bedroom apartment, according to the building’s website. However, Evanston economic development manager Paul Zalmezak said he believes the building needs a renovation to remain competitive in the higher-end rental market. Zalmezak said the renovations would help Park Evanston

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compete with newer developments like E2 Apartments, 1890 Maple Ave., and other new proposals for mixed-used and residential buildings — including the two controversial proposals for 16- and 37-story towers on Sherman Avenue. “What it really suggests big picture is that Evanston is an attractive marketplace to invest in,” Zalmezak said. “That puts pressure on a building owner because now they either have

to upgrade to keep up, or they become mid-market and have more affordable rents.” TH Real Estate, the owner of Park Evanston, is “evaluating” a sale of the building after holding the investment for 20 years, TH senior director Brian Eby told The Daily in a statement. “This is a high rise product,” Eby said. “We believe (it) will be sought-after by the current » See SALE, page 5

three years. “There’s enough will here, certainly among affiliated faculty at the center,” said Loew, who was named CNAIR’s inaugural director this month. “I can safely say we’ve received a lot of encouragement and support from people at leadership positions in the college.”

NU football players to lock arms Saturday

Last Sunday, national anthem protests and demonstrations of unity permeated NFL action. On Saturday, Northwestern will join the conversation with arms locked when it takes the field against Wisconsin, athletic department spokesman Paul Kennedy confirmed to The Daily. Though the Wildcats will not be on the field for the national anthem — a common occurrence for teams at Camp Randall Stadium — the players have decided to enter with locked arms, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday. Senior superback Garrett Dickerson said Tuesday the team had a constructive meeting in which it came to the decision. “Everybody is entitled to their own opinion,” Dickerson said. “We just had a good talk about things that happened over the weekend and we’re just trying to figure out what we’re going to do going forward.” Last weekend’s protests came in response to President Donald Trump’s criticism of NFL players who kneel during the

The first step, Loew said, is to identify and categorize all courses related to Native American and Indigenous Studies. Currently, there are more than enough classes to meet the six-course requirement for a minor, Loew said, but they are » See MINOR, page 5 national anthem. Professional teams reacted in various ways, including kneeling, locking arms and refusing to stand on the sideline during the anthem. Dickerson praised the displays of unity and said it was good to see “people come together and stand up for each other.” Coach Pat Fitzgerald expressed his support in the Tribune for his players’ decision and referred to them as “the leaders of tomorrow.” Coaches and staff will also lock arms alongside NU players Saturday, according to the Tribune. Amid a tense political climate, Dickerson said he was comfortable taking a stance at the University. “Northwestern is very open in allowing you to think what you want to think and believing in those thoughts and voicing your opinion,” he said. “So I don’t think it’s necessarily hard to have my own opinion and voice such things at a great campus like Northwestern.” The Wildcats’ conference opener in Madison, Wisconsin kicks off at 11 a.m. The following Saturday, they will return to Evanston where they routinely take the field for the national anthem. — Garrett Jochnau

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AROUND TOWN Evanston native stars in Disney on Ice performance By NOLAN ROBINSON

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As a child, Evanston native Chelsea Ridley would skate in the Robert Crown Community Center’s production of the Nutcracker every year. Ridley said she remembers the packed house, with everyone from her community there to support her. “It’s such a tight-knit community,” she said. “I had so much encouragement ... so of course it just pushed me to keep going because all the positivity makes you feel good. It makes you want to strive for more.” Now 24, Ridley will make her Illinois debut as Princess Tiana — from Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” — for the Disney on Ice skating show, “Dream Big.” After touring for two years across the country and reaching 38 cities, the show will open at Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Thursday. The tour will remain in Illinois until Oct. 1. Ridley said getting the role was unexpected. She said she was performing at a showcase in Idaho, where one of the judges was a Disney talent scout. After winning an award for her solo, Ridley arrived home to an email from the company offering her the job. Princess Tiana is the first black lead in a Disney animated movie, and as a black woman, it is important that Ridley brings representation to the ice rink, said McCormick freshman Anatolia Syed,

POLICE BLOTTER Wadsworth man arrested in connection with DUI

A Wadsworth resident was arrested in connection with multiple traffic offenses near downtown Evanston early Wednesday morning. Officers first observed the vehicle in the 900 block of Chicago Avenue driving quickly and crossing over the centerline, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. He added that the

one of Ridley’s close friends. Because figure skating is a “very whitewashed, elitist sport,” it is important for little girls to see skaters from different racial backgrounds, Syed said. “(Ridley) brings diversity to skating,” she said. “This is crazy because you never see AfricanAmerican skaters. It’s almost always just … white skaters.”

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I feel like it’s as close as you can get to flying without actually like leaving the ground. Chelsea Ridley, Disney on Ice performer

Ridley said it has been difficult to get over the “feeling of amazement” that comes along with starring in such a large-scale production. Though she had considered skating competitively, Ridley said her love for performing drove her to star in shows and take more creative control of her routines. Ridley said her entire career was inspired by French skater Surya Bonaly. When she was young, Ridley realized she wanted to be a skater like Bonaly after watching videos of the professional doing backflips in her routines. She started taking vehicle also made a left turn from the center lane. Even after officers activated their sirens, the vehicle did not pull over for several blocks, Dugan said. It eventually stopped in the 800 block of Dempster Street. Dugan said officers noted the man had bloodshot, watery eyes, the scent of alcohol on his breath and slurred speech. After completing a sobriety test, the man was charged with driving while under the influence

classes as a 4-year-old and, after performing with Bonaly at the age of eight, she decided to stick with the sport. The Evanston native said she especially enjoys how skating is a combination of both arts and athletics. “I feel like it’s as close as you can get to flying without actually like leaving the ground,” Ridley said. “You just feel so free and can express yourself however you feel fit.” Peggy Giordano, 20, who skated with Ridley throughout her time at Robert Crown, said Ridley dedicated herself to honing her talent. “She practiced very hard and was committed to skating,” Giordano said. “The commitment she made to her sport enabled her to get to where she is today.” Ridley said her love of skating motivates her to push her boundaries and never give up. And, as a person who loves children and her community, Ridley hopes to be an example for the next generation. She said in the past, she’s noticed her performances have been impactful for children, who often sing along to the songs in her routines. “To know that I could be that kid’s inspiration, their motivation, their reason for wanting to be great in life keeps me going,” Ridley said. “I want them to leave with the thought that they can be anything and they can do anything — they just have to dream it.” nolanrobinson2021@u.northwestern.edu of alcohol, improper lane usage and improper turning, Dugan said.

Man arrested in connection with forgery

An Evanston man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a forgery incident that was originally reported on Aug. 25 in south Evanston. The man came in to a check cashing facility in the 1800 block of Dempster Street on Aug.

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18 with a check that was supposedly issued by a Morton Grove healthcare company, Dugan said. After the $764.81 check was cashed, the facility was notified by the bank that the check was fraudulent and the account number did not exist. The healthcare company also confirmed that it did not issue the check, Dugan said. The man was located Tuesday and charged with forgery, a felony. — Sophie Mann

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NU-Q studies social media habits By ALLY MAUCH

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Fewer internet users in the Middle East are active on Facebook and Twitter today than in 2015, instead turning to other social media platforms, according to a Northwestern Qatar study. The study, produced yearly since 2013, collected data from various countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia. Focusing on media use in the Middle East, the study examines areas including popular social media platforms and news consumption trends. NU-Q dean and CEO Everette Dennis, who contributed to the research, said the study was designed to help NU-Q journalism students learn more about their audience’s media consumption habits. He added that the study attracted attention both within the region and globally, which has generated conversation and challenged stereotypes about the countries. Justin Martin, an NU-Q professor who worked

on the report, said countering the false perceptions about the Middle East is one of the “joys” of working on the study. One such perception, he said, is that the Arab region is not digitally innovative. “In parts of North America and Western Europe, there’s a belief that the Arab region is not as modern as other parts of the world or even worse, some stereotypes say the Arab region is backward,” Martin said. “We have data that shows that’s not true.” For example, Martin said, in five of the countries studied, a greater percentage of people own smartphones than in the United States. “Nearly all nationals in Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE own a smartphone and nearly as many Jordanians,” according to the report. “In comparison, only 77 percent of Americans own a smartphone.” Additionally, Dennis said the Middle East is “very active” with social media use. However, he said the specific platforms being used have changed over the years. Since 2015, the study found that among internet users, the percentage who use Facebook has declined 11 points, and the percentage who use Twitter has declined 15 points.

However, the percentage of internet users who use Snapchat has increased 23 points in the past two years, and the percentage who use Instagram has increased 10 points. The study also found that about two-thirds of Arab nationals from the selected countries consume news on smartphones, but less than half trust news from social media. “It’s probably a good thing to be more scrutinizing when it comes to news they get from social media platforms as opposed to news organizations that are trusted and time-tested,” Martin said. Martin added that age plays a factor in trusting news on social media. He said adults between ages 18 and 24 are more likely to trust news from social media and are better at navigating it because they are “digital natives.” Dennis told The Daily this research is unique because it is an independent project for the school, rather than an individual faculty effort. “It represents the whole school and we think that’s important to stimulate research … and also to encourage people use our data,” Dennis said. “It is one of the most important things we do.” allysonmauch2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Norris to partner with nonprofit for bike sale By ALLY MAUCH

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Norris Outdoors will partner with The Recyclery, a Chicago-based used bike shop, for a bike sale on Oct. 5. The partnership will allow Norris University Center to sell more bikes than in past years, when supply was limited to abandoned bikes collected from around campus, said Whitney Bennett, a volunteer at The Recyclery who organized the partnership. Bennett, a program associate in the Office of Undergraduate Learning Abroad, said she saw an opportunity to connect Northwestern and The Recyclery after she heard about Norris’ used bike sales. Bennett said she contacted Norris program manager Nancy Cambron Perez to make the partnership a reality. “(Cambron Perez) was really receptive to … partnering with an organization like The Recyclery that shares in the educational mission of Northwestern,” Bennett said. The Recyclery, located near the Howard Street Red Line station, teaches customers how to fix their own bikes and hosts an “open shop” three times a week so cyclists can use the shop’s tools for free. Matthew McMunn, The Recyclery’s volunteer and outreach coordinator, said the shop’s educational programs foster a sense of community. “A lot of people across the city don’t have the money to spend to have someone else fix their bikes so we offer education … and that way people learn how to be mechanics,” McMunn said. “The idea is that you feel empowered as you are working on your own bike.” For those who cannot afford a bike, The Recyclery partners with community organizations in a program called “Freecyclery” to provide free bikes, McMunn said. While volunteering, Bennett said she has seen many NU students, faculty and staff visit

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A bike outside Norris. This year, Norris Outdoors will partner with The Recyclery for its annual bike sale.

The Recyclery to purchase bikes and access educational materials. With the Norris bike sale, she said The Recyclery will increase its visibility on NU’s campus. She added that the partnership will also help promote “safe riding practices,” a mission of both The Recyclery and NU. University Police will sell locks at the event, and provide free bike lights and helmets for those who register their bikes, according to Norris’ website. Cambron Perez said the partnership will benefit the NU community. “It is really important for our students to have a connection with an educational bike shop,” Cambron Perez said. “It’s information we’re bringing to campus that we’re hoping more people will be able to use.” allysonmauch2020@u.northwestern.edu

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From page 1 meeting includes Wilson’s claim that “the name of at least one sexual assault victim and at least one juvenile remains present” on NextRequest. Wilson insisted he had “discussed this issue multiple times now” with Reid. “I don’t think I’m treating Reid unfairly,” he said. “I asked him privately to take care of this.”

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), who was also present at Monday’s meeting, said the FOIA database’s short-term suspension will likely not affect residents. “They pay attention for the issues that interest them,” Fleming said. “I don’t think a majority of people are paying attention to City Council and/ or the FOIA system being up or down.” mollyglick2020@u.northwestern.edu

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City clerk Devon Reid at Monday’s City Council meeting. Reid disputed the council’s decision to suspend the local Freedom of Information Act database.

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From page 1 not grouped together in any official way. For example, the center’s website identifies 11 relevant courses offered this quarter, but they are listed under different departments like anthropology, sociology and global health. The minor will help show students the “breadth” of Native American and Indigenous Studies, said sociology Prof. Beth Redbird, who is also affiliated with the center. Redbird said the minor will attract students and faculty from a variety of disciplines. “You can have people in environmental sciences who talk about traditional medicines; you can have people in religious studies who talk about traditional religions,” said Redbird, who is an Oklahoma Choctaw. “You can have language, you can have art, you can have culture. … There’s almost something for everybody.” Loew said she anticipates applicable classes will be labeled on CAESAR as Native American and Indigenous Studies courses in time for Spring Quarter registration. She said she is also developing a stronger “roadmap” to guide students so the minor isn’t just a “basket of courses.” Right now, she said, the plan is to require a central core of introductory courses. After that, students will branch out into four different sectors, including creative expression; history, politics, law and media; and science, technology and health. Loew said the fourth sector, global indigeneity, will involve studying the experiences of indigenous peoples worldwide.

The University may hire additional indigenous faculty for the minor’s courses, Loew said. Increasing indigenous faculty would benefit the University, Redbird said, by attracting more indigenous students, who could help share NU’s research with Native communities. Weinberg sophomore Lois Biggs, co-president of NU’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, said NAISA has advocated for the minor’s creation for years. The minor will provide a home so students don’t have to “dig” for Native-related courses or create adjunct majors and minors, she said. “To have this as an option for incoming students is really exciting,” said Biggs, who is White Earth Ojibwe and Oklahoma Cherokee. “We hope ... the administration will keep following through on these steps that we think are really important to continuing to support the indigenous community on campus.” The minor will give students an advantage in the job hunt, Loew said, because today’s employers are looking for recruits who have more “cultural sensitivity.” Additionally, she said, the minor will give students the tools to be better citizens of a “pluralistic” society. “Someone who has a minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies walks away understanding the world in a more holistic way,” Loew said. “We can pretty much all agree that understanding restraint [and] tolerance is something that is sorely needed right about now.” madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu

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From page 1 capital markets given the mix of Whole Foods on the street level beneath a residential rental tower.” TH hired Chicago brokerage firm Moran & Company to sell the property and Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the sale could reach more than $140 million. Peter Evans, managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office, declined to comment. Zalmezak said he expects a high price for the potential sale considering the building’s proximity to Lake Michigan, public transportation and the downtown business area. Wilson said the increase in the number of proposals for mixed-use towers in Evanston is “reflective of the economic recovery in the county.” However, NU’s new two-year live-in requirement coupled with an increase in the supply of rental units might weaken the market, Wilson said. “We have to be careful because we don’t want to put ourselves in the situation where you have a glut of properties,” he said. “One wonders at what point the supply is going to overtake the market.” sydneystone2020@u.northwestern.edu

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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) decried the Republican tax plan as “tired and cruel” in a statement Wednesday, saying it would exacerbate income inequality across the country. She said the plan — introduced Wednesday by President Donald Trump — would “make the rich much richer and the poor even poorer.” Besides tax cuts for businesses and wealthy Americans, the plan would cut the number of tax brackets from seven to three. The highest of the seven current tax rates is 39.6 percent and the lowest is 10 percent. Under the new plan, tax rates would stand at 12 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent. However, the new framework also gives Congress the option of creating a higher, fourth tax bracket. According to The Wall Street Journal, this could allow Trump to claim that the wealthiest households aren’t receiving a “significant” tax cut. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said at a press conference Wednesday that the plan “has been a long time coming.” He said Washington has not enacted major tax reform in about 30 years and that the current code has become “a constant source of frustration.” “It’s too big. It’s too complicated. It’s too expensive,” Ryan said. “Today, we are taking the next step to liberate America from our broken tax code.” While Schakowsky agreed that the tax code is “in serious need of reform,” she said the wealthiest individuals and corporations need to “pay their fair share” so the country can invest in American families. She added that Republicans “wasted the day” creating the plan when authorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Community Health Centers and Teaching Health Centers expires Saturday. “Republicans seem to have no time on their hands to ensure that America’s children get health insurance, but have all the time in the world to ensure that America’s billionaires get tax cuts,” Schakowsky said. — Jake Holland

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Vocal piece to combine 1,000 Chicagoland voices By JENNIFER HEPP

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Grammy Award-winning flutist Tim Munro was long compelled to find ways to break down the performer-audience divide in music productions. To achieve this goal, Munro invited groups from all around Chicago for the American premiere of a multiple-ensemble piece. David Lang’s “crowd out” — a composition written for 1,000 or more voices — will be performed Sunday in Millennium Park for a single performance. “I’ve been more and more frustrated as a classical musician between the distance that we, as performers, have from the audience — both in terms of our perceived skill level and also in the sense of actual physical distance,” said Munro, who serves as the comusic director for the event. “I’ve been searching for projects that kind of explode that and imagine what a united musical community could be.” Lang is a Pulitzer prize-winning composer based in New York who created “crowd out” in 2014. The piece will be principally conducted by Donald Nally,

the director of choral organizations at Northwestern. The Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and University Chorale will also represent NU at the event. The Oct. 1 performance will kick off the Chicago Humanities Festival, a month-long event that brings together various local cultural groups. Paul Durica, director of programs at Illinois Humanities, said his team was “immediately intrigued” both by the piece itself and the challenge to bring together so many people for a single event. “We saw it as a singular opportunity to try to create an experience that engages all areas of the city,” Durica said. “I wanted to make it as representative of Chicago as possible.” Durica added that he wanted to bring in a diverse assortment of singing groups to represent all of Chicago’s 50 wards. Performing groups, which have been rehearsing since July, range from elementary school choirs to church choirs, and in some cases, just groups of engaged community members. “What’s going to make this so meaningful is when people see things that represent the range of the city in terms of age, background, geography and experience,” Durica said. “Oftentimes, it’s very rare for

people to kind of move across neighborhoods and communities to share an experience.” The piece is written so that people of all ages can participate and no experience is necessary, Durica said. “Crowd out” features a mixture of singing, spoken word performance, clapping and call-and-response. Munro said the score for the piece is more accurately described as a script. All words that participants are instructed to say and shout are printed on posters, rather than notated on sheet music. “The piece should be, at its best, engaged with people who don’t have the most beautiful voices or aren’t used to performing,” Munro said. “There’s a lot of independence within each little group. It’s not a piece that’s centrally conducted except for two or three moments, it’s more about waves of activity.” The work itself has eight sections and lasts about 45 minutes, Durica said. However, the duration is flexible because it relies upon the conductor’s musical whims. Nally, the NU choral director, said the piece explores the “incredible power of massed people.” “I love the fact that David is asking questions about what a performance is, how a listener in this

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Chicago singers rehearse David Lang’s “crowd out,” which will be performed at Millennium Park on Oct. 1.

crazy media-saturated world (receives) a performance or music,” Nally said. “There’s all of these questions going on in the piece and I don’t think there’s necessarily answers.” To create lyrics for the piece, Lang searched on Google, “When I’m in a crowd, I feel,” and let the platform autofill the sentence, Munro said. In this way, Lang chose the most salient results to capture a range of human experiences and feelings. “David is one of the most beautiful, sensitive, intelligent passionate minds in the classical music biz,” Nally said. “He is a very special person and is like the ultimate solver of problems.” Munro said the full 1,000 people will not gather all together until the day of the event, when they have a short rehearsal. This is contrary to standard performance practice and will contribute a level of spontaneity to the premiere. Munro called the piece an “emotional journey.” “You have these moments of beauty and a feeling of confidence … helplessness and sometimes actual terror,” he said. “It’s a perfect piece, but it’s incredibly hard to pull off.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern graduate student AJ Keller leads the group with the assistance of giant, colorful cue cards.

Recent graduate Eric Peters lands first gig in ‘Motown’ By JANE RECKER

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Peters stars in the Northwestern University production of “HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical.” Peters will return to Chicago on Oct. 3 with the “Motown” national tour.

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Peters in the 84th Waa-Mu Show, “GOLD.” Just three months after graduating, Peters was cast in the ensemble of the national tour of “Motown: The Musical,” a new jukebox show that follows the lives of the artists signed by record producer Berry Gordy at the iconic music label, Motown Records.

While it might take most aspiring young actors several years and grueling side jobs to get their big break in professional theater, all it took for Eric Peters was a daring move to New York City and a summer-long wait. “It feels crazy to be talking about this,” Peters said. “This isn’t how it usually works. I was just in the right place at the right time.” Just three months after graduating, Peters (Communication ’17) was cast in the ensemble of the national tour of “Motown: The Musical,” a jukebox show that follows the lives of the artists signed by record producer Berry Gordy at the iconic music label, Motown Records. Peters said the entire casting process was a whirlwind experience. As soon as his agent booked him an audition, he prepared a piece from the musical — the song “My Girl” by The Temptations — and performed a dance call. Just a week later, he was signing the dotted line. Since then, the rehearsal process has been just as intense as the audition, Peters said. Rehearsals usually run for eight hours, six days a week, and instead of unwinding when he returns home, Peters said he runs through his dance numbers every night. “The Northwestern process prepared me well for this,” he said. “At Northwestern, when we learned a song, it needed to be perfect by the next rehearsal. It’s the same concept here, just one notch up.” Peters’ professors in the theater department said they were sure his hardworking attitude and talent would take him far. As a math double major, Peters was very analytical in terms of parsing text and noticing details about the characters he portrayed, said Kelli Nichol McHugh, Peters’ vocal coach at NU. “He had this great work ethic,” she said. “He also has this great pop tenor voice where he can

sing crazy high. We worked really hard on his poprock sound during his time at Northwestern, so ... (I’m not surprised) that his first professional tour is Motown.” The national tour of ‘Motown’ begins Sept. 29 and will run through May. Peters will return to Chicago when the production plays at the Cadillac Palace Theatre starting Oct. 3. Peters has also always known how to collaborate as part of an ensemble, said Communication sophomore Connor Carlin, a member of Peters’ former a cappella group. “Eric always had such a great energy and made Asterik a vibrant experience for me,” Carlin said. “He really helped create what our group identity is now.” Peters was a member of various student groups as an undergraduate, including the annual Waa-Mu Show, which he co-chaired in 2017. Peters’ former acting teacher David Catlin added that Peters has always put the success of the group before himself. “In whatever he’s working on, he understands that he’s in service to the bigger aspect of the story and that it’s not a vehicle for him,” he said. Peters said he has managed to bring the same level of understanding to his personal interpretation of “Motown,” as the production’s themes of solidarity and family are very timely given the current tense political climate. “Motown music was, for many white people, the first music that they listened to by black artists, and it became this very unifying thing, especially during the civil rights movement,” Peters said. Though Peters is already making big leaps in his career, he said he still feels he has a lot to learn as an up-and-coming actor. “In acting classes people try to get you to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances,” he said. “Acting is all about taking away artificial stuff and just being a human. It’s something I will continue to work on.” janerecker2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Block Museum exhibit showcases William Blake By JANE YUN

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The Block Museum of Art is reviving the legacy of William Blake in an interdisciplinary exhibition that draws parallels between the artist’s work during the Romantic era and pieces he inspired modern artists to create. Titled “William Blake and the Age of Aquarius,” the exhibition opened Saturday in the Main Gallery and will run until March 2018. It showcases many of Blake’s works, as well as posters, paintings, photography and prints from artists like Jackson Pollock and Allen Ginsberg, for whom Blake’s work was a catalyst. “Age of Aquarius” refers to hippie culture that culminated during the 1940s through the 1960s, Block director Lisa Graziose Corrin said.

The main goal of the exhibition is to encourage independent thinking among Northwestern students, Corrin said. As a university art museum, it was important to the curators that the exhibition have educational value, said Corinne Granof, who serves as the Block’s curator of academic programs. Granof said the Block’s exhibition is unique because of the way it includes both Blake’s work as well as later artists whose works he influenced. “There had been no real substantial project that looked at William Blake and other artists,” she said. “Most of our exhibitions, they’re very steeped in ideas and representing a cultural moment, so I feel like it very much reinforces our mission as a university museum.” Largely unrecognized during his time, Blake was an English poet, printer and painter during the Romantic era, said art history Prof. Stephen Eisenman, the exhibition’s curator. His work is known for its message of rebellion and political themes. “It’s an exhibition about the making of art history itself, the making of criticism itself, but in this case the particular juxtaposition has been made,” Eisenman said. “It’s one that’s very purposeful, because the artists of the generation of the 1940s

through the 60s particularly looked back to Blake because they saw him as a model.” Eisenman said artists of the contemporary era were inspired by Blake’s rejection of notions like violence, greed, authoritarianism and sexual exploitation. Blake also supported women’s freedom to express themselves sexually, Eisenman said. Corrin said students should be inspired by Blake’s independent thinking and not be afraid to have unconventional views. “It’s extremely important for our students to feel that they can be not only original as people but independent in their thinking,” she said. “There is no better model out there than William Blake, who was an outsider with political views that were on the cutting edge of the thinking of his own time.” Corrin added that though Eisenman had thought of a Blake exhibition before she joined the Block staff, the gallery is especially timely now due to the turbulent political climate. “I’m really glad that an art museum can present an exhibition that is so relevant (and) give our students so much food for thought and hopefully nourish their ideals,” Corrin said. janeyun2020@u.northwestern.edu

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The Block Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “William Blake and the Age of Aquarius,” features the artist’s work and explores his influence on contemporary creators.

Alum offers ‘backstage look’ at Ephron films in book By MADELEINE FERNANDO

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Faked orgasms in a New York City diner, failed attempts at cybersex, finding love atop the Empire State Building. These are just a few of the iconic scenes created by incomparable rom-com filmmaker Nora Ephron and the subject of Erin Carlson’s (Medill ’05) first book. “I’ll Have What She’s Having” offers a “backstage look” at the making of three Ephron films — “When Harry Met Sally,” “You’ve Got Mail” and “Sleepless in Seattle” — that have become romantic comedy classics, Carlson said. The book also explores Ephron’s personal and professional life, and how the two are reflected in her filmography. Carlson said the book starts with biographical information about Ephron, actors Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and then dives deeper into each of the three movies. “I wanted to write something (that) analyzed these films but also kind of tell a story that made you want to turn the page,” Carlson said. “My goal was to show what life on a Nora Ephron set was like, which was amazing and fun and warm … and then rocky at times.” Inspiration for the book came in 2013 when

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Erin Carlson.

Carlson and her friend Jennifer Armstrong (Medill ’96) decided to lead a New York City romantic comedy walking tour. The tour took attendees to various spots on the Upper West Side where some of Ephron’s movies took place, including the famous Cafe Lalo from “You’ve Got Mail” and Ephron’s old apartment building. Carlson said the tour became widely successful and drew visitors from across the country

— including a couple that flew in for the tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary. “There were so many people who came out of the woodwork to join us,” Carlson said. “It was like a meetup group for people who like Nora romantic comedies so it was a lot of fun. … That was what sparked my idea for the book.” Carlson said the book was a two-year process that involved intensive researching, reporting and writing. She went through the credits of all three movies and initially spoke to crew members like production assistants for the book. Once she had gathered enough information, Carlson reached out to celebrities like Hanks and Rita Wilson who granted her interviews as well. The book also explains how Ephron found success in both her professional and personal life as a female filmmaker. Ephron’s story, Carlson said, provides a powerful guide for people — especially women — to fearlessly achieve their dreams. Despite Ephron’s turbulent personal life that included two failed marriages, the book illustrates how she made a name for herself and managed to thrive in the film industry. “There’s so many books about male filmmakers but I wanted to document this and give (Ephron) the same treatment that somebody might give, you know, Preston Sturges or Ernst Lubitsch or Woody Allen,” Carlson said. “She was in those leagues for

sure.” Carlson’s editor, Michelle Howry, who works at Hachette Book Group, said she “immediately” understood the appeal of the book as an Ephron fan herself. “These are movies that so many of us are still thinking about and talking about so many years after they came out,” Howry said. “I hope that we’re going to reach some of the people with this book who Nora touched with her movies.” As a friend of Carlson’s, Armstrong said she has also been part of the book’s development — reading through most drafts — since the beginning and realized its potential early on. Armstrong, an entertainment writer and published author, said the book will attract fans of Ephron’s movies from across generations, and described it as nostalgic — “like anything is about a time before our own” — and fun. “We try to write books about entertainment that sort of reflect why this stuff means something to people,” Armstrong said. “In this case, these movies mean something to women in particular; not because they’re about romance, but because they’re about strong female characters of the kind we didn’t see as much back at the time that these movies came out.” madeleinefernando2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Sunday, 10/1

• Arts Alliance: “Pippin,” Shanley Pavilion, 7

• Arts Alliance: “Pippin,” Shanley Pavilion, 7 p.m.

• Bienen School of Music: “David Lang’s crowd out

p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

and 10:30 p.m.

for 1000 voices,” Millennium Park, 3 p.m.

• Block Museum: “Carrie Mae Weems, Ritual

• Block Museum: “Carrie Mae Weems, Ritual and

and Revolution,” 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Revolution,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Block Museum: “William Blake and the

• Block Museum: “William Blake and the Age of

Age of Aquarius,” 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Aquarius,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Dittmar Gallery: “Let Me Be A Part of Your

• Dittmar Gallery: “Let Me Be A Part of Your Search

Search History,” Norris University Center, 10

History,” Norris University Center, 10 a.m. to 10

a.m. to 10 p.m.

p.m.

• Spectrum Theater: “S A D H A U S Takes N.U.,” Fisk 217, 8 p.m.

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Beacon Academy students lead mile-long walk for Haiti water well

Students and faculty at Beacon Academy, an independent high school in Evanston, walked 1 mile Wednesday to raise money for a water well project in Haiti. The east Evanston walk was the first of three initiated by the high school’s Interact club, a Rotary-affiliated group that works with students on humanitarian projects around the world. Participants began at Beacon Academy and then set off toward Lake Michigan, simulating the 1-mile walk some impoverished Haitian communities must undertake daily for fresh water. Students also carried buckets to help understand the physical strain not having clean water puts on Haitian communities. Though the school only started with 37 students when it opened four years ago, the student body has grown to 137, said Katie Petzer, the

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 head faculty organizer of the event and an advocate for hands-on student programs. “The thought of starting a school, growing it as quickly as we have and taking on a project of this size — it’s pretty remarkable,” she said. Many students involved in the walk are champions for clean water and they hope to not only provide clean water for Haiti, but also raise awareness for the global water crisis, Petzer said. Petzer said she was “overwhelmed” by the unprecedented fundraising success. As of now, the school has raised $12,000 through various fundraisers. Petzer said the goal is to raise $15,000, which is enough to complete a new water well in Haiti. Beyond the local walks, Petzer said she will lead eight Beacon students to Haiti for the grand opening of the well. During the trip, the group also plans to meet students who attend the local school, she said. “We don’t know what to expect,” Petzer said “I’m just anxious to see how interacting with the Haitians will affect the students.” — Amy Li

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Participants of the 1-mile walk, held by Beacon Academy, gather before the start of the event. The walk was held to help raise money to build a water well in Haiti.

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Skokie disputes adjusted water rates, Evanston files lawsuit in response

Evanston filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Skokie regarding water rates a day after Evanston City Council adopted a new ordinance increasing prices. The city’s complaint alleges that both parties have been unable to mutually agree on a “reasonable” water rate for Skokie to pay Evanston. Skokie’s current rate of about $1.08 per 1,000 gallons is roughly $2 more than the rate Evanston pays for its own water. Evanston’s proposed rate for Skokie, approved at City Council on Monday, will go into effect Oct. 1 at $2.06 per 1,000 gallons. However, Skokie proposed to lower the rate to $0.70, which the city’s complaint alleges would “unjustly benefit and enrich” Skokie residents through “an artificially subsidized rate.” The $2.06 rate would still be less than the $4.71

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 that Park City pays for water from Waukegan, and the $3.88 that more than 60 municipalities pay for water from Chicago, according to the complaint. Evanston has sold water to Skokie since 1944. The current interim water rate went into effect Jan. 1, after the city’s then-20-year contract expired. “Although … there is no written water supply contract between Evanston and Skokie currently in effect, there is nonetheless an implied contract requiring Evanston to supply Skokie with water,” the complaint said. The complaint said under Illinois law, Evanston cannot terminate its water service to Skokie until the village secures an alternative supply. Skokie will also pay the newly increased price until the lawsuit is resolved, according to the complaint. However, the suit alleges that despite being notified of Evanston’s desire to re-negotiate contract terms over five years ago, Skokie has not attempted to find a new supplier. — Jake Holland

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Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks at City Council. Council approved Monday a new ordinance increasing the price Skokie pays Evanston for water.

MEN’S GOLF

Cats prepare to defend lone 2016 tournament title By BENJY APELBAUM

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Ryan Lumsden watches his putt. The junior will be part of the team competing at Erin Hills starting Sunday.

Northwestern is heading to the site of the 2017 U.S. Open hoping to defend its lone tournament title from last year. The Wildcats will tee off Sunday at the Marquette-hosted Erin Hills Intercollegiate for their second event of the fall. NU will participate in a 15-team field that coach David Inglis said is more talented than in 2016, when the Cats won the event held at nearby Milwaukee Country Club. NU will look to improve on a disappointing 13th place finish out of 15 teams in the Fighting Illini Invitational two weeks ago. “Obviously it was a bit of a struggle, but we kind of came in a little unprepared, so we’ve been working really, really hard on our games in the last two weeks,” junior Ryan Lumsden said. The Cats strived to raise the energy of practice after Inglis said his players came out flat and rusty in their first event since the summer. To ramp up the intensity, Inglis said he made his players compete for starting spots. “We didn’t look ready to play, so I tried to create a sense of urgency in this last qualifier and put the onus on the players to step up and see who wants to play,” he said. “We kind of turned it loose on them, and we’ll figure out the lineup in the next couple days.”

The coaching staff also imposed certain rules for practice rounds to prepare players for difficult tournament rounds, Lumsden said. He said shots that landed in the deep rough were considered out of bounds, and players were forced to chip, rather than putt, from the edge of the green. Erin Hills is a famously challenging course. It hosted the 2017 U.S. Open this past June and is the longest course in major championship history. The course will feature a similar layout at next week’s tournament and will play as a daunting 7,722-yard par 72. “Obviously, a U.S. Open course (is difficult)… but we can’t wait for the challenge,” Lumsden said. “It looked beautiful when we watched it on TV, and we are excited and ready to go and can’t wait for it.” NU competed at Erin Hills three years ago, when seniors Dylan Wu and Sam Triplett were freshmen. The pair will return to the Wisconsin course Sunday looking to lead the team to a better finish than in its first tournament of the year. Inglis, however, does not want to put pressure on his team to hit any specific score. “We’re just going to focus on the process of playing golf the best we can, taking it momentby-moment and focusing on the task of hitting the golf shot and then moving on,” Inglis said. “I think if we do that, that’s when we know we play our best.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu

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After opening the season against a slew of ranked teams, Northwestern will be tested again Friday when it hosts No. 19 Rutgers. No. 10 NU (7-4, 2-1 Big Ten) has played 11 games this season, and seven have come against top-15 teams. The Cats are 3-4 in those contests, but 4-0 against other opponents. “This tough schedule was pre-planned,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “Strength of schedule and RPI are so important to making the NCAA tournament with only eight atlarge spots in our sport, so we upped our schedule. As of now, it’s really playing off.” Entering the weekend, NU sits at No. 8 in the NCAA’s RPI rankings, which, according to Fuchs, would be good enough to secure the tournament bid that eluded the Cats last season. But the NCAA doesn’t hand out bids based on

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No. 19 Rutgers vs. No. 10 Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 3 p.m. Friday

September’s RPI rankings, and the No. 8 ranking is subject to fluctuation between now and early November. Every match until the end of the season is crucial, and just because the Scarlet Knights sit outside the top 15 doesn’t mean NU is taking them lightly. “We play our best when we’re up against good opponents,” Fuchs said. “They hit the ball hard, and they’ve got good skill. We just need to come out and play our game.” According to Fuchs and the players, Rutgers (7-3, 2-0) has improved significantly since last season, when it lost 5-3 to the Cats in New Jersey. Rutgers’ 2017 resume speaks for itself. The Scarlet Knights sit tied atop the Big Ten standings after defeating Indiana and Iowa in their first two conference games. “They’re really good this year,” junior forward Pascale Massey said. “This is a really important game for us. We just know we have to go out there and win and play the hockey that we’re starting to play and we’ll do just fine.” Massey has scored a team-high five goals this season, a mark she shares with sophomore defender Kirsten Mansfield. Even though she

spent most of her time on the defensive end, Mansfield was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after scoring three goals in three games. While Massey has played a more central role in the offense this year, taking the second-most shots of anyone on the team, Mansfield scored her five goals on just six attempts. Despite her incredible efficiency, Mansfield downplayed her success. “It’s because when I shoot, I’m really just tipping the ball on the corners,” Mansfield said. “It’s not really what you would think of as a shot. It’s usually just cause I’m on the corner trying to help out. We’re all trying to do what we can.” Thanks to Massey, Mansfield and star junior midfielder Puck Pentenga, the Cats are 4-0 at home this year — averaging four goals per game — with a convincing win over now No. 12 Louisville. This will only be NU’s second home conference game this season, but turning Lakeside Field into a fortress could be key to the Cats’ success later in conference play. “The Big Ten in general is just really strong this year, so every team is a different challenge,” Mansfield said. “We’re just going to focus on our game plan and prepare accordingly for Rutgers.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern. edu

MEN’S SOCCER

NU prepares to host Cats aim for upset against Terps only local tournament By HUGH MALLEN

By SOPHIE MANN

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After a two-week break from competition, Northwestern returns to Evanston this weekend for the Windy City Collegiate Classic, the Wildcats’ only regular season opportunity for home course advantage. Junior Janet Mao said the twoweek hiatus wasn’t really a break at all, but it did allow the team to readjust to balancing school and golf before hosting its home event. “A break is not actually a break; we play every other day,” Mao said. “We still spend a lot of time on the golf course. We’re definitely still putting in a lot of work.”

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Amongst our peers and around the country it’s known as one of the best events in women’s golf. Emily Fletcher, Women’s golf coach

Though the Cats had the unique opportunity last year to play in the NCAA Championships in Sugar Grove, the Classic is the only regular season tournament in Illinois. Coach Emily Fletcher said they try to take advantage of this annual opportunity to host an event. Fletcher said the team relishes the opportunity to have fans cheering them on, as well as a chance to show the players and coaches from other schools a good time in the Chicago

area. “Our players are really, really proud of the event that we run,” Fletcher said. “Amongst our peers and around the country it’s known as one of the best events in women’s golf. We really do try to make this event stand out.” The team tries to rotate where the event is hosted, Fletcher said. This year, it is being held at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park. It’s been four years since NU hosted the event at Northmoor. The two-week break from competition also allowed the Cats to regroup after the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville, Tennessee. Even though senior Sarah Cho posted the second-lowest score in program history at six-under par in the second round, Fletcher said the Cats are hoping for more at their home event. “The golf course was extremely scorable,” Fletcher said of the Nashville tournament. “We played OK, but ... we finished in fifth place. Building off of Vanderbilt ... we’re looking to continue to improve.” Cho said her individual win gave her “spirit a boost,” keeping her motivated through the break and into this tournament. She also said a break is a great time to work on things people are really struggling with, which isn’t always possible during a stretch with lots of competition. As one of two seniors, Cho said the event comes with many emotions as it’s the last time she and fellow senior Hannah Kim will play in the Classic. “It’s just kind of a bittersweet kind of a moment,” Cho said. “Everything is a last something. But ... we’re just playing it as another tournament.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu

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In four years in the Big Ten, Maryland has lost only four conference games. Northwestern has already lost four this year. However, the Wildcats (2-7-0, 0-4-0 Big Ten) have won two of their last three matchups against the No. 3 Terrapins, (6-0-3, 2-0-2) proving to be Maryland’s toughest Big Ten opponent yet. NU will look for its third win over the defending conference champions Friday night in a stadium that regularly houses college soccer’s largest home crowds. “They’ve lost four times in the Big Ten, and two of those losses are us,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “In 2014 we

Northwestern vs. No. 3 Maryland

College Park, Maryland 6 p.m. Friday

played really well and won in OT. In 2015, we were able, in the rain, to get a late goal and steal one. We got badly outplayed.” Maryland isn’t the only elite team to fall victim to NU’s upset strategy during Lenahan’s 17-year tenure at the Cats’ helm. Most notably, NU took a shocking 2-1 overtime victory against No. 2 Notre Dame last year on a overtime header from then-senior Mike Roberge. Lenahan will look to apply his formula against Maryland to add a bright spot to a disappointing 2017 campaign.

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Elo Ozuma looks to find an open teammate. The senior forward hopes to help the Cats shock No. 3 Maryland on Friday.

“We are pretty good at adjusting to teams that might have more talent than us and forcing them to break us down,” Lenahan said. “The goal is to stay in the game and make it a one play, two play game, and then you make the play.” Maryland enters this showdown on a 27-match unbeaten streak in the regular season, with its last loss coming in 2015. The Terrapins’ success isn’t limited to the regular season, as they’ve won their past five conference tournaments. Two of those came in the ACC, and more recently they’ve won the Big Ten tournament three years running. Still, NU relishes the opportunity to upset a conference foe and the No. 3 team in the nation. Senior forward Elo Ozumba believes the Cats best chance to beat Maryland will come from staying in their defensive shape and taking advantage on the counterattack. “We know about their stingy defense, and we know about their attack,” Ozumba said. “But the way we play, we know we can catch them on the break.” Regardless of NU’s game plan, the Terrapins present a unique challenge for the Cats’ attack. This year, they have allowed only five goals in nine games, and none in Big Ten play. According to Lenahan, Maryland features seven or eight future professional soccer players. The most notable of the group is junior forward Gordon Wild, who has scored five goals in nine games. Northwestern, as a team, has only notched six goals in nine games. Junior midfielder Camden Buescher, who scored in the Cats’ 2015 Maryland upset, attributes NU’s success against top tier opponents to the team’s loose mentality. “We’re thinking, ‘what do we have to lose?’” Buescher said. “The pressure is on them. We need to just go out, play our game and then we’ll have a good chance.” hughmallen2021@u.northwestern.edu