The Daily Northwestern - May 26, 2017

The Daily Northwestern Friday, May 26, 2017

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3 CAMPUS/Greek Life

Looking back on year of Wildcat victories

NU chapter of Theta Chi suspends activities due to lack of new members, interest

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

Remembering Jason Arkin, call for change

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Administrators run into barriers in attempts to diversify faculty By PETER KOTECKI and JONAH DYLAN

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When physics and astronomy Prof. Michael Schmitt became chair of his department more than two years ago, only three of the 37 professors were women. The department launched searches for new faculty members that year, Schmitt said. At the end of the hiring process, he said the physics and astronomy department

hired two women. A third person the department wanted to hire, a woman of color, opted instead for an offer at a different institution, Schmitt said. The new faculty members signaled a priority in the hiring process for the department to diversify, but representation remains a challenge in recruiting new faculty across the University. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines generally have few female faculty and faculty of color, but the lack of representation is not unique to STEM. In fall 2016, less than 5 percent of all full-time and tenureline faculty in four of the six undergraduate schools were black, according to the Northwestern Data Book. The same quarter, neither the School of Education and Social Policy nor the Bienen School of Music had any tenure-line or full-time faculty who identified as Hispanic. In the McCormick School of Engineering, women comprised less than 10 percent of tenured faculty in at least six departments

during fall 2016. Over the last year, University administrators have taken new steps to increase representation among professors, offering trainings on implicit bias in the hiring process, implementing equity representatives on search committees and forming groups to promote community building among professors. But changes in the composition of the faculty occur slowly. Provost Dan Linzer said while thousands of new students enroll at NU each year, the faculty may turn over only every 40 years. Each new position counts toward diversifying the faculty, he said, adding it is important to ensure that each person being considered for a position is given a “full shot.” Linzer said having faculty members bring in an array of personal experiences enriches the University. “When you have people who all think the same way or have similar backgrounds, that approach a problem the same way, the research shows that you don’t get as robust a set of answers,” Linzer said.

Efforts for equal opportunity

After Schmitt reached out to administrators, associate provost for faculty Lindsay Chase-Lansdale and her team presented to the physics and astronomy faculty on implicit bias in the hiring process. Soon after, they met with the Weinberg Dean’s Office and the school’s department chairs to discuss improving equity in recruitment. Jabbar Bennett, associate provost and chief diversity officer, said the University created an equity representative, who is a senior faculty member in the school whose responsibility it is to ensure equity in the search process. The concept of an equity representative is not new to universities, Bennett said, but the role has not been widely implemented at Northwestern before. Prior to coming to the University, Bennett worked at Brown University, which includes diversity representatives on its search committees. McCormick Prof. Linda Broadbelt, chair of the chemical » See FACULTY, page 6

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Students honor Manchester victims Activists march

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By ALLY MAUCH

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Jessica Collins, a Weinberg sophomore from London, organized a vigil Thursday to remember those who died as a result of the Manchester, England bombing this week. After an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on Monday night, 22 people died when a man set off a bomb outside the arena. The bomber was also killed in the attack, and the Islamic State has since claimed responsibility. Collins said when she heard about the attacks, she had a difficult time processing what happened. “I wondered if other people wanted to also have a space where we could process the events together,” Collins told The Daily. “I wanted to get a space together to remember the people who passed away.” About 10 students gathered at The Rock for the vigil, passing around a candle and observing a moment of silence for the victims. Collins and several students spoke during the vigil about why it was important for

Dozens walk to state capital in Springf ield By RISHIKA DUGYALA

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Students gather at The Rock Thursday for a vigil commemorating the victims of the terror attack in Manchester, U.K. Those who attended the vigil stressed the importance of fighting terrorism and Islamophobia.

them to come together. Weinberg sophomore Numaya Shahriar, a member of the International Student Association, told The Daily she came to the vigil to honor the victims.

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“It’s important for me to remember people who are affected by any kind of disaster,” Shahriar said. “Coming together gives us a moment to show that we’re all human.” Weinberg junior Adam

Crittenden, who is also in ISA, told The Daily one of his closest friends currently lives in Manchester. Crittenden said he was initially » See MANCHESTER, page 14

The schedule is strict and consistent. Every morning since leaving Chicago on May 15, Joe Padilla and Anna Sekiguchi have woken up, swallowed down breakfast and started marching toward Springfield by 9 a.m. Alongside 10 other activists from Fair Economy Illinois — a coalition of groups who organized the march — the college students have walked until 5 p.m., averaging 13 miles per day and sustaining themselves on three breaks: 15 minutes in the morning, an hour for lunch and another 15 minutes in the afternoon. Padilla, 21, said the group’s goal is to reach Springfield’s new capitol building by May 30 — before the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s

spring session — to draw attention to the two-year budget stalemate. The state has gone without a budget since July 2015, which has forced cuts to many social services and downgraded the state’s credit score. “We’ve been talking about doing this for two years,” said Padilla, a member of The People’s Lobby, a progressive political action group part of FEI. “It was originally a joke by one of our leaders: ‘Oh why don’t we just march to Springfield?’ We sat around and laughed about it.” Last December, however, the idea gained traction as activists grew tired of the lack of cooperation among legislators, Padilla said. By February, FEI leaders began putting together task forces, saving money and lobbying others to support a roughly 200-mile trek from Chicago’s Thompson Center to Springfield. Aside from The People’s Lobby and four other FEI member organizations, there are 13 groups either » See TREK, page 14

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D65 report calls for ‘urgency’ to address inequity By RYAN WANGMAN

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An Evanston/Skokie School District 65 equity report found a lack of racial literacy, a need for more multicultural education and called for “urgency” in addressing marginalized students and families. The report, prepared by independent consultant Corrie Wallace, was presented to the District 65 school board at a meeting Monday. The report builds on an equity statement drafted by the district last year that worked “to acknowledge racial and cultural biases” and bridge the student achievement gap. The district last year had a 48 percent composite achievement gap between black and white students, and a 41 percent gap between Hispanic and white students, according to the Illinois Report Card. “There is a persistent and unacceptable opportunity gap for students of color in District 65,” the report said. “The District’s leadership team attributes the racial predictability of achievement and disciplinary outcomes to institutional racism, a huge problem that can only start to be solved by acknowledging the history of white supremacy in Evanston/Skokie Schools.” At the meeting, Wallace said she went on “equity walks” that included 20 school visits to review equity in the district. She also conducted focus groups and talked to about 1,000 students and more than 500 parents, teachers, support staff

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Store employees reported meat stolen from Food 4 Less, 2400 West Main St., on Wednesday morning. The manager of the Evanston Food 4 Less reported that a man wearing all black stole an

and administrators. As a school district, Wallace said it was important to treat students in accordance with their identities so they can achieve their goals. Wallace, who has two children who have gone through District 65, said creating the equity report was “very important” to her. “Equity really is about fairness and justice and people getting what they need and deserve in order to reach their full potential,” Wallace said at the meeting. As a result of that research, Wallace said she recommended increasing the level of racial literacy, social emotional learning and culturally relevant teaching throughout the district. She also proposed the creation of “welcoming spaces,” as well as the creation of a plan to address racial representation of teachers. As of 2016, about 13 percent of the district’s teachers are black, down from 17.4 percent roughly a decade ago, according to the report. Wallace also suggested the district develop a plan to implement her recommendations by Oct. 31. “Moving forward involves having this educational ecosystem in balance,” Wallace said. “Where our students are at the center and that we as adults, regardless of our titles, (are) working together to create a more equitable learning environment.” Wallace stressed the importance of providing resources to an economically and racially diverse student body. Black and Latinx students comprise roughly half of the district’s enrollment, and low-income students make up 38 percent of unknown amount of meat, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Dugan said the man put the meat in his jacket, got on a white bike and fled northbound.

Two bikes stolen from rack in downtown Evanston

Two bikes were stolen in separate incidents

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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren speaks at a meeting. Goren said the district needs to focus on student achievement and growth.

enrollment, according to board documents. At the next policy committee meeting, the district will review a new version of an equity policy that the board has been working on for several months, district superintendent Paul Goren said at Monday’s meeting. Goren said to measure the success of equity initiatives, the district needs to focus on student achievement and growth. The report comes at a time when the district Tuesday in downtown Evanston. Both bikes were stolen from the bike rack on Church Street and Benson Avenue, Dugan said. One of the bikes was a Trek Bike worth $80, and the other was a Zinn bike worth $7,000. ­— Sophie Mann

is planning for next year, Goren said. Over the next few months, he added, the board will plan its implementation of the report’s recommendations and prepare a response. “It’s an important moment for all of us as a board and an administration to dive into the report as presented by Corrie and to really look at some of the recommendations,” Goren said. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

Setting the record straight

An article in Thursday’s paper titled “NUCR hosts Ben Shapiro talk” misstated Spenser Huang’s year. Huang is a sophomore. The Daily regrets the error.

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Theta Chi expresses desire to disband By CATHERINE KIM

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The international headquarters of Theta Chi fraternity has put the Northwestern chapter under suspension after the group expressed a desire to disband, according to a statement from the headquarters. The chapter, which was installed at Northwestern in 1950, said it wants to disband due to a low number of members and difficulty recruiting, chapter president Bruce Johnson said. The Weinberg sophomore said the chapter has already stopped collecting dues this quarter. According to the headquarters’ statement, it will work with University administration during the suspension to determine the NU chapter’s future on campus. The chapter currently has about 15 people, only 10 of whom are active, Johnson said. This year, Theta Chi did not recruit any freshmen, he said. “In terms of recruitment, some years we’ve gotten more members than others, but the kinds of people that were recruited, some weren’t that quality and weren’t that committed to making the fraternity a success,” Johnson said. Recruitment rates have been steadily declining for about the past 15 years, since Theta Chi’s

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national headquarters ordered a reorganization, Johnson said. He added that the NU chapter has experienced major struggles since it relocated to the fourth floor of Lindgren House, a residence hall located in the fraternity quad. Theta Chi uses the building’s basement as its chapter room. Johnson said he was frustrated with both the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and international headquarters for not providing more support when the chapter was struggling with recruitment numbers. He said the international headquarters was “exploitative” and asked the chapter to pay for an app that would help with recruitment, but the chapter had already expressed struggles with finances. “Nationals has done nothing to help us, even though we told them we were struggling,” Johnson said. “In fact they’ve done more to hurt us. They’re just not taking any action, and they require us to pay money for stuff, which especially for us since we’re so small we don’t have much money.” Nick Hoke, director of communication at Theta Chi’s international headquarters, said in a statement the headquarters had invested “substantial” energy and resources to support the NU chapter throughout the past several years. This includes efforts on campus, education in conjunction with the fraternity’s regional and international leadership events and remote support, the statement said. Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life director

Travis Martin said the University had noticed Theta Chi’s lack of activity on campus and had tried but failed to get in touch with its members. “They have not been as active in (Interfraternity Council) and things like that, which kind of raised concerns for us,” he said. “We have struggled to even be in contact with them because of that reason.” When the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life reached out to the group during Winter Quarter –– after Johnson became president –– he said there was “no point” to respond because the fraternity was “already disbanding.” IFC president Rodney Orr said he understands Johnson’s frustration with difficulties in recruitment, which can be the “lifeblood” of an organization. The SESP junior said he was not aware of how much of a problem Theta Chi had with recruitment this year and said he wished the group had reached out to IFC for help. IFC has helped chapters with struggling membership in the past by pairing the fraternity up with a larger one for social events to increase traction with potential new members, Orr said. “It’s very unfortunate that they feel like they had to disband,” Orr said. “Hopefully it’s something we can learn from for the future and really help them out if they do decide to come back.”

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work that the staff produces day in and day out,” Pager said. “I’m so proud of all the work that we’ve done in the last year and to be recognized for it is an incredible accomplishment.” Medill junior Julia Jacobs, who served as The Daily’s editor in chief Fall Quarter 2016 and Winter Quarter 2017, said winning the Mark of Excellence Award shows that the paper can “hold its own” on a national level. Jacobs said the award is a recognition of the hard work the paper’s staff puts in every day. “I hope the reporters and editors that are in the newsroom now just feel gratified and inspired to keep working every day,” she said.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Remembering Jason Arkin with continued call for awareness, change As we remember our son Jason Arkin on the two-year anniversary of his death by suicide, we wanted to reiterate our letter to the University originally written in September of 2015 with suggestions we made at that time with pertinent updates. The following represents a summary of the events leading up to his death. Jason was on medication for his clinical depression for eight years, since he was 12. We first realized something was worse in November 2012 when we received a call saying he had reached out to CAPS, especially due to anxiety about finals. But he was told he had too many problems and had to choose between being put on a waitlist — which would likely last six weeks — or seek private help. Though we tried to make calls to other providers, we found we could not make appointments for a child 18 or older, and Jason himself was too anxious to make an appointment. He chose to spend time studying for finals instead, and ended up doing fairly well. Records show CAPS tried to call him twice afterward into January 2013, but he did not answer and they closed the file. No

attempt was made for any face-to-face encounter, or to facilitate direct contact through a resident assistant, director or staff. In late May 2014, as finals were again approaching, he became depressed and anxious and went to see his McCormick School of Engineering counselor. They expedited a visit with CAPS and called us in Kansas City. His mother and sister flew to Chicago and determined he would return home with them; defer finals to Fall Quarter pending Jason’s participation in an intense Kansas City outpatient program, forgo his study abroad in Munich and participate in a transcranial magnetic stimulation program. He went from lying in bed to participating fully in day-to-day activities, and went back to campus for Fall Quarter in 2014 rejuvenated and proceeded to ace those two finals. All was well until the end of April 2015. He went to his engineering counselor again, apparently with similar concerns, and dropped two classes within days. Though we were told this is common before deadline, particularly with engineering students, it seems such activity is not flagged as potentially dangerous behavior of those who have already exhibited similar patterns precipitating medical leave for mental illness. We did not hear from Jason for about 10 days, and once we were finally able to reach him through his resident

assistant, he said he was good enough to remain there. Though in retrospect we should have driven to Chicago regardless, we were under the impression he would be under some surveillance and that we would be called — as we were prior — if there was any concern. Our last contact with him was May 5. Again he sounded reasonable. Four days later, we received a call from the hospital May 19 at 6:20 a.m. and put together that he had attempted to commit suicide. He passed away during our drive to Chicago, of cardiac arrest from the metabolites of 90 Wellbutrin pills, at Evanston Hospital. Our family is not one to assign blame. If anything the guilt is inward. But we believe there are several lessons to be learned and the opportunity to facilitate change. We have been encouraged by an outpouring of support from family and friends, and have started a non-profit foundation called SPEAK UP: Suicide Prevention Education and Awareness for Kids United as Partners. We have started a free teen education and awareness campaign in local middle and high schools called You Be You, a positive message of inclusiveness and personal importance. We emphasize collaboration and teamwork in an effort to prepare our children for the next steps in life. We would like to see change at NU as well. We would like a screening tool to identify students

with mental illness, and encourage that they be briefed during freshman orientation about mental health resources on campus. They should be allowed to waive confidentiality so that NU will notify parents when there is concern. We’d also like resident assistants to have opportunities to be trained about concerning situations, and specifically have a list of those more vulnerable who may need special attention. There should be a higher sense of alarm for those that have previously sought out help, as well as a policy for resident assistants call CAPS with their concerns. Our hope is that a university of NU’s caliber will consider these ideas to help nurture those who truly need it and not penalize them. As an update, we are encouraged by the addition of psychologists to CAPS and the abolition of session limits, which were set at 12 per academic career at the time of Jason’s death, but concerned about the the closing of the Women’s Center. The stigma is already too great. We need to encourage conversation, peer to peer and staff to student. We miss our Jason tremendously but, more importantly, we want to give others a better chance to survive in this difficult world. Thank you for your attention. — Steve, Karen and Jennifer Arkin: Father, mother and sister of Jason Arkin

Though civil, Shapiro disregarded marginalized people ALEX SCHWARTZ

DAILY COLUMNIST

Ben Shapiro spoke very quickly Wednesday night. He displayed an impressive command of the English language, barely slipping during his 30-minutes-or-so critique of liberal politics. I admired his (mostly) respectful discourse and rational framing of facts and statistics to support his claims. Shapiro’s vision of today’s America was lovely: a place where, as long as you have passion and work hard, you can succeed. Here, all forms of systemic bigotry are long gone, everyone has a “right to equal access” and the only thing preventing success is one’s own laziness and occasional government overreach. It would be nice if we all lived there. This is the problem I have with Shapiro’s philosophy: It is based in theory, with no regard for experience. By saying, “If you are living in America in 2017, you are not a victim,” he assumes individuals fail because of skill or work ethic, not structural problems that did not magically end with the suffrage or civil rights movements. Shapiro scoffs at

identity politics and intersectionality, only because the experiences of other, marginalized Americans contradict the data he cherry picks. While statistics can be argued over endlessly — you can show me one study, and I can almost surely find another that says the opposite — experiences require listening and trust. But Shapiro assumes they are made up, isolated or exaggerated. For instance, Shapiro cited the Brookings Institution, a think tank that found the three things one must do to escape poverty are finish high school, find a full-time job and get married before having children. However, he failed to recognize that real societal factors prevent people from achieving these goals, like poor public education, employer discrimination and unaffordable contraceptives. Shapiro is not unintelligent. He’s clearly done his homework, and is well-versed in theory. But his talk also indicated a clear lack of empathy. Privilege means you don’t experience structural inequality, and checking your privilege means empathizing with those who do. Shapiro says trigger warnings and safe spaces push liberals into unrealistic bubbles, but his refusal to acknowledge certain struggles reflects a bubble of his own. In his unrealistic America, Shapiro blames marginalized communities themselves. He naively asserts that their problems are results of inherent “pathologies”

instead of structural inequality, suggesting laziness and criminal tendencies can be encoded in DNA. And it is especially baffling to me that someone who has received some of the worst anti-Semitic hate speech in journalism could fail to see that similar rhetoric exists against other minorities. Yet, though I think Shapiro is narrow-minded and misguided, his attempt to speak on our mostly liberal campus suggests he is just as eager to improve America as those of us who disagree. He should assume the same of us. Shapiro’s view of “the left” paints a picture of people who want to constantly be victimized, whether it’s to excuse themselves from hard work or to forever live in some magical bubble. Perhaps they hope to improve the country, just like he does. Admittedly, such assumptions are made by both sides — that opponents are sinisterly plotting to make America work only for themselves. But if we want to have any meaningful dialogue and compromise, we must assume we’re all working toward the same goal of improving our nation. Last quarter, I argued that we should not justify hate speech on campus by labeling it “diversity of opinion.” I stand by that, and if we truly want to have a diversity of opinion we should be engaging in meaningful, respectful conversations that do not attack marginalized people. Though I’m

Stop pitting NU activism against education MATT FULLE

OP-ED CONTRIBUTER

Sociology Prof. Beth Redbird recently brought a public relations spokesman from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to speak to her class. Student protests promptly shut down the lecture. I walked by the demonstration on my way to Norris University Center. Though protests have become commonplace over my four years at Northwestern, this particular one made national news. A Fox News video read “No Room for Debate: Northwestern Students Shut Down ICE Official.” Time reported that Redbird said “she had been hoping to start a dialogue.” And yes, free speech is important. But habitual talk of “debate” and “dialogue” shows how we pit activism against education when activism should be educational. Embracing activism as part of higher education would open the door to building a generation of politically active students by teaching them how to make change. Northwestern’s response chided the protests as “disrespectful, inappropriate and contrary to the values of the University.” This defensive response is nothing new. But the defensive instinct can distract from legitimate concerns. The students protesting ICE’s representation on campus argued that the lecture could be “disturbing and harmful” to undocumented individuals on campus. These students weren’t decrying a violation of an intellectual “safe space.” They believed that ICE represented a threat to their actual safety and

that of their families. But we don’t have to pit students’ concerns against the value of healthy debate. Nor do we have to pit activism against education. In fact, a shift to considering activism as enriching higher education would benefit everyone. This shift would open the door for frank dialogue about students’ concerns and a discussion regarding systematic solutions for university communities. University administrators have already declared they would not disclose the immigration status of students, faculty or staff to federal authorities. Though it may seem like it, student interests and University interests are not diametrically opposed. Also, an embrace of activism would help strengthen the next generation of America’s political leaders. Redbird said, “I told my students today: knowledge is power.” And she is right. But I’ve learned just as much about how the world works in my extracurricular work in politics as I have in the classroom. Universities should build relationships with activists that ensure activism dovetails with formal education. What does that look like in practice? Here are two ideas: First, stop focusing on free speech. Instead, when activists organize for a cause, use campus as a microcosm of the real world to teach students how power really works. University decision-making processes are black boxes for many students. So, teach students how decisions are made. Doing so would help them exercise the mental muscles necessary to navigate politics that go unused in the vacuum of academic discussion. Second, think of activism as a set of teachable skills. During my time at NU, for instance, I helped start and co-facilitated Northwestern’s Social

Justice Advocacy Fellowship in partnership with University administrators. The six-month program taught undergraduates concrete organizational skills through proven curriculum, guest speakers and hands-on experience with Chicago-based organizations. The fellows have said they learned skills not covered in academia, like how to get in the room with decision makers and navigate negotiations with those people. Fortunately, our current political climate is the perfect time to make this shift. Imagine if the student protesters of the ’60s and ’70s had been empowered by their institutions instead of being demonized in the news and popular culture. Today, some call us snowflakes. But imagine if our generation — the most highly educated and diverse generation in American history — left its campuses with the practical skills to mobilize and overcome political barriers. Northwestern has taken steps in the right direction, but its response to the recent protest shows how deep-seated the instinct is to pit activism against education. There’s more at stake than the integrity or values of the ivory tower. Higher education institutions across the country should take advantage of our current political climate to help build a new generation of political leaders. Matt Fulle is a Communication senior. He can be contacted at matthewfulle2017@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

aware Shapiro’s greater body of work displays such behavior — specifically pertaining to the transgender community — there is a difference between him and despicable alt-right members like Milo Yiannopoulos and Richard Spencer, who base their entire ideologies on suppressing non-white people. I recognize that my own privilege allows me to perceive Shapiro’s words as political discourse and not direct attacks, and that the populations he mentioned in his talk may feel differently. But I think Wednesday’s dialogue was much more constructive than that of other, more controversial speakers. While it may be aggravating and uncomfortable to have such dialogue, remembering the shared goals of improving our country, maintaining a respectful atmosphere and distinguishing between views that are merely different and those that are real attacks will lead us toward compromise and acceptance. And I think that, for the most part, Shapiro achieved that here. Even if he talked too fast. Alex Schwartz is a Medill freshman. He can be contacted at alexschwartz@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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Medill celebrates former dean Loren Ghiglione By JULIA ESPARZA

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Family, colleagues and former students celebrated former dean and Medill Prof. Loren Ghiglione on Thursday before his retirement in June. Ghiglione, who served as dean of the Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications from 2001 to 2006, will retire from Northwestern in June after 45 years in the journalism industry. Family and friends shared anecdotes of their personal and working relationships with Ghiglione throughout the years at the event in the McCormick Foundation Center Forum. “His tireless and passionate commitment to diversity, both in the academy and journalism has shaped many careers, my own included,” associate dean Charles Whitaker said at the event, which was hosted by Medill. As dean, Ghiglione helped create the Journalism Residency program in South Africa to globalize the Medill curriculum, Whitaker said. Ghiglione taught as a professor from 2007 to 2017, and former students honored him at the event. Lauren Taiclet (Medill ’04) was one of the first students who traveled to South Africa for her JR. She and other students made a website called “The Tenth Student” to thank Ghiglione for planning the trip and bringing them together. Taiclet said Ghiglione considered himself the 10th student in the group of nine. “Whatever group of students Loren is with, whatever group of faculty he is with, he always regards himself as a student,” Taiclet said. “It’s that humility and willingness to learn about the world that I admire about him so much.” Medill Prof. Ava Greenwell said Ghiglione can often be found in his office working well into the morning. She said sometimes he is so eager to get to work he doesn’t even take time to take off his coat. Though Ghiglione is leaving Medill, she said he will never stop working. Ghiglione said he will help create a “truth-telling exhibit” about John Evans at NU. He said he plans to travel back and forth from home to work on the project.

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“I recently got a fortune from a Chinese cookie that said the best is yet to come,” Ghiglione said. “I have enjoyed being a newspaper editor and I have enjoyed teaching but I am excited for the next chapter.” Medill Prof. Jack Doppelt said his office has been next to Ghiglione’s for 10 years. He said he admires Ghiglione’s work representing unrecognized narratives. “He writes, he thinks, he connects with students, he scopes out new courses to teach, he keeps on thinking, he keeps on writing, not to be called a scholar,” Doppelt said, “but to open all of our eyes to undertold stories of people who journalists and history have skimmed past.

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Whatever group of students Loren is with, whatever group of faculty he is with, he always regards himself as a student. Lauren Taiclet, Medill ’04

Ghiglione plans to move back to Massachusetts, where in 1995 he owned and operated the Southbridge Evening News newspaper. Ghiglione’s 10-year-old granddaughter Emily MacMillian said she is excited to be able to spend more time with her grandfather reading Mark Twain and having him help her with homework. Ghiglione was also celebrated at the event for improving Native American representation in journalism.This quarter, he has taught classes about Native Americans. He also chaired the University steering committee of the 2015-16 One Book One Northwester, which selected the book “The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America.” “Loren became drawn to the generations-old injustices that have been reaped at the expense of Native Americans,” Doppelt said. “Mostly in the shadows, where journalists don’t go, he pulled Northwestern and Medill in with him.” juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu

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and biological engineering department, said her school has embraced equity representatives on search committees. This past year, her department held a search with an equity representative, and Broadbelt said it was “quite useful.” The search resulted in the department hiring a new female faculty member, she said. Chase-Lansdale said equity representatives do not always have to be women or people of color. A senior faculty member who is a white man, she said, can also work to make sure the search process is equitable. Weinberg was a good place to start due to its large size and variety of departments, Chase-Lansdale added. “People are very open,” she said. “They want to do the right thing, but sometimes it’s just not clear what exactly you should do.” Another challenge to address is implicit bias, which often prevents women and people of color from landing jobs, Schmitt said. Though Schmitt said he believes implicit bias among faculty is “no big problem” in his department, he said he recognizes the challenges bias can play. He added that discussions with administrators help search committees keep bias in mind. “Imagine that (search committees have) implicit bias against a particular group of people, then a good candidate from that particular group of people might never have a chance to be interviewed, to come and meet the faculty and have his or her shot at getting a job,” Schmitt said.

Different schools, different experiences

Individual schools have also made efforts to diversify their faculty beyond University administrators’ programs. About seven years ago, SESP Dean Penelope Peterson said she became concerned about diversity in the faculty of her school, which admitted an increasing number of students of color each year. After conversations with members of Promote 360, a group that aims to empower underrepresented students, Peterson said she decided the school needed to hire a person who specialized in research related to diversity and inclusion. A search committee narrowed the pool of candidates to two people — a psychologist and an economist — and SESP was able to recruit both because the psychology department agreed to hire the former part-time, Peterson said. SESP Prof. David Figlio, who will succeed Peterson as SESP dean when she retires this summer, said he was pleased with the way the search turned out. Search committees in SESP need to pay close attention to diversity, he said, as the school is small and there are few hires at any given point. “We want to be casting wide nets, making sure that for every position, including positions that are unlikely to net an underrepresented minority faculty member or whatever other aspect of diversity we’re looking at, that we’re likely to get fantastic people to apply,” Figlio said. In her two decades as dean, Peterson said SESP search committees have consistently included at least one person of color.

“Somebody who is from a diverse cultural background is likely to bring up with the rest of the committee that they really want to look at people who are not just white,” Peterson said. “Otherwise, you have a search committee that is all white … and sometimes it doesn’t dawn on them, quite frankly.” As Northwestern continues to admit an increasing number of Pell Grant-eligible students and Chicago Public Schools students, Peterson said it is important to have faculty whose experiences are similar to those they teach. In some ways, SESP’s faculty is more diverse than in other undergraduate schools. In fall 2016, 69 percent of the 42 tenure-line and full-time faculty members identified as white, the lowest proportion of any undergraduate school, according to the Northwestern Data Book. Still, SESP does not have any tenure-line or fulltime Latinx faculty, Peterson said. Administrators in other undergraduate schools are also working toward increasing the number of underrepresented faculty. The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, for example, is statistically low in Hispanic and Latinx faculty, Medill Dean Brad Hamm said. According to the Northwestern Data Book, two out of 65 tenure-line and full-time professors in Medill identified as Hispanic in fall 2016. Hamm said Medill also aims to hire more women as well as tenure and tenure-track faculty. When hiring senior faculty, Hamm said partnerships between different schools can be a “powerful” way to recruit professors who wish to have a large impact on their community or profession. “This year, our faculty identified two top faculty members with tenure at other universities that we wanted to recruit on the journalism side,” Hamm said. “In both cases, the faculty members are diverse.” Hamm said Medill aims to hire five new faculty members by the end of the year. In August, the school hired J.A. Adande, and Poynter Institute president Tim Franklin was recently named the next senior

Associated Student Government President Nehaarika Mulukutla is the only woman in her Political Economics class this quarter. The Weinberg junior said it can be difficult for students to feel like they fit in at Northwestern when the faculty is not representative of the student body. “It’s so important then that if you come from a marginalized background or if you have experienced oppression in your identities, that you see yourself or someone like you in those positions of power, in those positions of success,” Mulukutla said. Mulukutla is majoring in economics, a department that in the fall had two female tenured professors and 25 male tenured professors. Economics Prof. Mark Witte, the department’s director of undergraduate studies, said his department does its best to reach out to people who would contribute to its diversity. Though he said the department would not hire someone “just because they would expand us in some direction,” search committees take underrepresented candidates very seriously. “People should be who they want to be,” Witte said. “Hopefully we teach people to be resilient and overcome that, but I do wonder that there’s this sort of psychological subtext of ‘maybe you don’t belong here’.” ASG vice president for accessibility and inclusion Austin Gardner said while this is only his third quarter at Northwestern, he’s been disappointed to have had just two black professors. Both of them were African American studies professors, Gardner said. “People have told me there’s very much a pigeonholing of certain professors where it’s like, ‘oh, you’re a professor of color but that means you work in an area that has to do with your marginalized identity’,” the SESP freshman said. “I love them and they’re great, but why can’t there be more great black professors in other areas?”

“People have told me there’s very much a pigeonholing of certain professors where it’s like, oh, you’re a professor of color but that means you work in an area that has to do with your marginalized identity. I love them and they’re great, but why can’t there be more great black professors in other areas?”

Austin Gardner, SESP freshman Bennett said administrators encourage search committees to keep diversity in mind during their hiring processes. Faculty of color are often more highly concentrated in ethnic studies departments, Bennett said. He said he hopes all departments, from STEM fields to the humanities, see an increase in diverse faculty. “That’s … just how it works out when you have faculty … who choose personally to work in those areas of scholarship, but it’s not by intention that we

only hire people of color, faculty of color, in those areas,” Bennett said. In September, the University released the Black Student Experience Report, which made 14 recommendations, including one to increase the number of black students, faculty and staff at Northwestern. The report notes the difficulty of describing “a single, all-encompassing” black student experience and recognizes that “intersecting identities must be considered.” In general, the report discusses the ways many black students feel uncomfortable and unwelcome at Northwestern. During Winter Quarter, Bennett said about 75 administrators met to discuss the recommendations and determine which to prioritize. One of the recommendations they chose was to recruit more black students and faculty, he said. Bennett will oversee a committee that will examine this recommendation, he said. Gardner said students of color often feel disconnected when most of their professors do not look like them. “Especially for people interested in academia it’s like, ‘Wow, I may be interested in academia but it doesn’t look like academia is interested in me’,” Gardner said.

Building momentum

New positions and courses help diversify the faculty, Linzer said, but recruiting scholars and creating partnerships with other organizations takes time. In November 2014, the University’s Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force recommended that Northwestern establish an indigenous research center. The task force report also recommended that NU hire Native American scholars and establish partnerships with Native American educational institutions. The task force was established after the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance called for the University to investigate NU founder John Evans’ role in the Sand Creek Massacre, in which at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho people were killed. The University established the task force while a separate committee examined Evans’ role in the massacre. In October 2015, the University announced an Indigenous Studies Research Initiative led by Weinberg. In an email to faculty at the time, Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph said NU would launch searches for junior faculty members and postdoctoral fellows in Native American and indigenous studies. Following the different searches, sociology Prof. Beth Redbird, history Prof. Doug Kiel and postdoctoral fellow Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart joined Northwestern’s faculty in 2016 under the Indigenous Studies Research Initiative. They are the first three scholars hired for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Center, which was announced in December. The University received a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create the center. The five-year grant, which began last month, will host fellowships and grants for faculty and students as well as host visiting scholars among other initiatives. Kiel, who is a citizen of the Oneida Nation, said conversations about the center are still in the early stages, but a retreat will be held next week to discuss the center’s future. “The presence of the center will be something that signals to potential faculty hires, to potential undergrad students and graduate students, that Northwestern is a place that is invested in the work of indigenous studies, and that this is a hospitable home to do that kind of work,” Kiel said. “It’s really exciting to be part of this while it’s getting off the ground.” Medill freshman Justin Curto, who is of Sioux descent, said he feels the University is “bolstering” Native studies. Curto, who is NAISA’s treasurer, said he hopes hiring more faculty will lead to a minor or certificate for students to complete in Native studies. Curto said he hopes the University hires a senior faculty member in Native studies, as the first three people recruited are not tenured. A 2016 study by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association found that while universities have increased faculty diversity over the last 20 years,

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FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 many of the hires have been for non-tenure track positions. Fewer than one in 10 women faculty members are full-time professors, the study found. “Having the University actually commit to hiring someone with tenure ... shows something on their part that this is something they are interested in, that they want someone who is already a leader in their field,” Curto said. English Prof. Kelly Wisecup, co-chair of the Indigenous Studies Research Initiative steering committee, said she hopes a senior faculty member will serve as the first director of the center. The Mellon Foundation grant included funding for a senior faculty position, and two senior professors may be hired soon, Wisecup said. Hiring more Native faculty and allowing students to take more courses in Native studies would also bring NU closer to creating a major, minor or certificate in this area, Wisecup said. “We have done a lot of growing in the last couple years with the addition of two faculty and (a) postdoc,” Wisecup said. “To have a full range of courses, additional faculty hires would be very helpful.”

Pipeline problems

Many departments have had trouble hiring women and people of color due to a lack of diversity in the “pipeline” of students who go on to teach in certain fields. Witte, the economics professor, said the problem could be what he calls a “unit root,” where a situation doesn’t change over time because of how it was set up. For example, economics can appear culturally to be something “guys do and women don’t.” “People read that as a message and follow it,” he said. “But it’s a puzzle. I look at people who do well in the field, and certainly women routinely dominate in terms of grades or honors theses and things like that. So it isn’t that women don’t do well in econ.” Mulukutla, the economics major, said though she likes her professor in Political Economics, she doesn’t think they share many common identities or experiences. “You’re not just one person made up of one identity,” she said. “You hold so many different identities and you come into this school with 20 years of your life behind you and those 20 years have been (composed) of different experiences that are based very much in your culture, your religion, your ethnicity, your background.” McCormick assistant dean for graduate studies Bruce Lindvall said the school also has a long way to go in terms of diversifying its graduate student body. However, he pointed to American Society for Engineering Education data from fall 2016 showing McCormick ranks highly among its competitors in

terms of diversity among its graduate students. According to the study, McCormick ranked fourth among the top 25 engineering schools, with women accounting for 29.4 percent of its student body. Only Carnegie Mellon’s engineering school has more than 40 percent women, according to the data. But despite having a relatively high proportion of women, McCormick still sees a gender imbalance in many of its departments. Most departments have far more men than women, and the difference is even greater among tenured professors. In the civil and environmental engineering department, just one of the 16 tenured professors in fall 2016 was a woman. Two of the 39 tenured professors in the electrical engineering and computer science department that quarter were women.

“People are very open, They want to do the right thing, but sometimes it’s just not clear what exactly you should do.”

Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Associate provost for faculty McCormick Prof. David Chopp, chair of the engineering sciences and applied mathematics department, said there are no women in his department, but two will join by January 2018. Both women will be either tenured or in a tenure-track position, he said. Chopp said to improve the pipeline, it is important to have women in his department. “I want (graduate students) to have good role models, and I want them to see themselves in that role in the future,” Chopp said. “So, it’s important for us to have that representation.” The engineering sciences and applied mathematics department has not had a woman on its faculty for about two years, Chopp said, but for most of his time at Northwestern it has had at least one. “We’re trying to improve the pipeline,” Chopp said. “And whether it leads back to us or it leads to somewhere else, it’s trying to give back to the community to try and improve diversity. “ In the 11 years he’s worked at Northwestern, Lindvall said the number of underrepresented Ph.D.

students has more than doubled. Broadbelt, the chemical and biological engineering department chair, said she was the first female tenuretrack professor hired in her department. She said her department is hiring another female tenure-track professor, who will start in 2018. The department had 12 tenured male professors and two tenured female professors in fall 2016. Broadbelt said the department recently got feedback showing students appreciated having her as the chair of a department that is dominated by male professors. “There are studies that have shown that female faculty graduate students and undergrads do look for representation of other females in positions within the department — that they can imagine themselves in that same scenario,” Broadbelt said.

Exclusion from academia

Chase-Lansdale, the associate provost for faculty, said the pipeline issue extends beyond underrepresented people seeking Ph.D.s. Women often feel excluded from academia throughout their careers, she said, leading to fewer of them attaining professorships, a phenomenon she referred to as the “leaky” pipeline. In November, Northwestern launched the Provost’s Advisory Council on Women Faculty, which ChaseLansdale said aims to elevate the work of women at NU. The council addresses topics such as pipeline issues, work-life policies and the promotion of leadership and mentoring. Faculty can also get involved in influencing high school and college students to pursue fields where they are underrepresented, Chase-Lansdale said. To promote this, the University gives out Provost Grants for Innovation in Diversity and Equity, with 12 groups of faculty receiving the awards in 2017. This year, a group of mathematics professors received the grant and will use it along with funds from the National Science Foundation to work on a pipeline program for female undergraduate students interested in math. Similar efforts to promote inclusion among underrepresented groups have recently been launched in individual departments. Schmitt, the physics and astronomy chair, said he set up a group during Fall Quarter for women to share meals, attend social events and gather to hear visiting speakers. The group is an opportunity for students to get to know professors who have excelled in their fields. Schmitt said he hopes to start another support group for international students, who also may feel isolated. “There is an exchange of information and stories that makes it much easier for women to want to stay in physics and astronomy, and I think this is turning out to be a very positive development,” Schmitt said.

Shifting leadership

After a decade as provost, Linzer will step down at the end of this academic year. His successor, Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway, made national headlines in 2015 amid student protests that followed alleged racist behavior at a fraternity and an email students said was culturally insensitive. In November 2015, hundreds of Yale students crowded a quad on the university’s campus during a week of protests that called on administrators to do more to support marginalized students. Holloway, Yale College’s first black dean, stood for three hours and listened to students’ criticisms and demands, which included a call for greater faculty diversity. This “flash point,” Holloway said this month, was an affirmation of concerns he had heard and experienced before. “It was different in terms of the way students communicated their ideas about this — that’s true — but what they were talking about, unfortunately, is an old and familiar story,” Holloway said. In November 2015, Yale announced it would devote $50 million to increasing faculty diversity over a five-year period. The funds go toward recruiting a diverse faculty, developing programs to support best practices in hiring searches, building faculty leadership, sponsoring “pipeline programs” and more. Linzer said just spending money to diversify faculty “doesn’t mean anything” if it doesn’t create a long-term impact. Increasing diversity takes a lot of time and “real work,” Linzer said, pointing to the Native American and Indigenous Studies Center at Northwestern as an example of a stepwise approach resulting in tangible outcomes. “If you try and just paste something on, it’s really fragile and it’s hard to make that work,” Linzer said. When Holloway officially takes over as provost this summer, he will strive to carve out time to meet students and faculty in informal settings, he said. Holloway said he hopes such meetings will help him understand the “culture” on campus. Holloway described Yale and Northwestern as great institutions, but he believes neither can “feel comfortable” in claiming that without having faculty and student bodies that reflect the complexity of the world. He said it is important for students to learn from people with diverse genders, races and political views, among other things. “Diversity and inclusion have to both be pursued by a university, or else you’re leaving people hung out to dry, to navigate places on their own, places that might be hostile,” Holloway said. peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu

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The North Side of Chicago exalted and the Evanston city alarm rang into the night after the Chicago Cubs captured their first world championship in a century. The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in a heart-pounding, 10-inning Game 7 of the World Series, capturing Major League Baseball’s highest prize for the first time in 108 years. “It’s a really good thing I recently had a check-in with my cardiologist,” English Prof. and long-time Cubs season ticket holder Bill Savage told The Daily in November. “Because otherwise, I might have expected to have a grabber and be dead.”

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Donald Trump won the presidential election, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, much to the surprise of NU students and Evanston residents. All day, many students snapped voting selfies and stood in virtual solidarity as Hillary Clinton was poised to become the first woman president of the United States. Donald Trump yard signs — which sprouted on lawns and roadsides throughout the country — seemed just about nonexistent on Northwestern’s campus. As the polling results began to stream in, students and Evanston residents were confident that Clinton would win. It wasn’t until about 9 p.m. on Nov. 8 that reality began to sink in. It was a reality almost nobody saw coming. “We were watching the percentage likelihood of Donald Trump winning climb, and it came off as a joke. I still think it’s a joke,” Weinberg junior Tristan Litre told the Daily in November.

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Jan. 27 – Following executive order, international students at Northwestern express fear, confusion President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning entry for 90 days by citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Since Trump signed the order, the University has attempted to organize a response and provide resources for students, faculty and staff who are citizens of those countries. Currently, there are 71 international students and scholars

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Businessman Steve Hagerty won Evanston’s mayoral race, capping off a roughly six-month long season that included a rare primary and a slew of contentious legal challenges. Hagerty, a first-time politician who pledged to build on “generations” of work, gained about 50.3 percent of the vote and was narrowly trailed by Ald. Mark Tendam (6th), who received roughly 49.7 percent. Hagerty bested Tendam by just 115 votes. “I’m a novice, I’ve never run for political office before; most people that run their first time lose,” Hagerty told The Daily in April. “It feels wonderful to be the next mayor of one of the finest urban ring cities in the country.”

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Russell Iceberg, violin 3:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Blair Milton Assisted by Qiyun Dai, piano; Christopher Kim, conductor Sun Chang, piano 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Alan Chow Jesus Alfredo Jimenez Jimenez, tenor 8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Sunny Joy Langton Assisted by Jason Carlson, piano; William Roberts, bass-baritone; Kaileigh Riess, soprano; Erin Moll, mezzo-soprano

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Chelsea Lyons, mezzo-soprano 6:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Karen Brunssen Assisted by Pauline Kempf and Hannah Christiansen, violin; Christopher Bennett, cello; Robert McConnell, organ; Charles Foster, piano; Dane Philipsen, oboe; Hannah McConnell and Alana Grossman, soprano; Gabrielle Garkidijia, alto; Frank Laucerica and Ryan Strand, tenor; Kevin Krasinski and Dimitri German, baritone

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Low-income families in Evanston, especially those in the 5th Ward, now have a new resource for childhood education. Childcare Network of Evanston and the McGaw YMCA have partnered to begin providing the Head Start program for children aged 3 to 5, said Deepa Mehta, CNE’s director of early childhood education and family services. The Head Start program — which prepares kids from underprivileged backgrounds for school — will be held at Family Focus, 2010 Dewey Ave.

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I’m excited that families in the ward have financial need can now walk their children over to Head Start... Robin Rue Simmons Fifth Ward alderman

CNE already offers the Early Head Start program for children aged 0 to 3, but the new program will serve an older age group. Mehta said most of the families the programs serve are below the federal poverty line. “Benefits are that the families and the child are receiving high-quality early childhood education, which is super important for them to

succeed past kindergarten,” she said. “There’s no or little early childhood programs in the 5th Ward, so there’s a giant need for it.” The Head Start program provides three main services — early learning, health and family well-being — and has about 1,700 agencies nationwide. It is overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said the 5th Ward is a good location to add a new Head Start program because of its demographics, as it contains some of the lower-income areas of Evanston. “I’m excited that families in the ward that have financial need can now walk their children over to Head Start and give them the early academic support that they need,” Simmons said. Simmons added she hopes the creation of the program will reinvigorate a push to put an elementary school in the 5th Ward. The Family Focus building formerly housed Foster School, but it was shut down in 1979. Now, elementary school-aged children in the 5th Ward must attend schools in other wards. In 2002, a proposal that would have created a school serving students from kindergarten to third grade in the Family Focus building was discussed at a public forum, but it did not come to fruition. Community members in 2002 focused on the neighborhood’s lack of identity, which they said stemmed from the absence of a school. “This might reignite the conversation about bringing a school to the 5th,” Simmons said. “Our elementary children … do not have that experience of a neighborhood and building community in that way that other children in other wards have.”

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The McGaw YMCA, 1000 Grove St. Childcare Network of Evanston and the McGaw YMCA have partnered to provide the Head Start program for children aged 3 to 5.

Mehta said the CNE’s primarily role will be to serve as the “fiscal agent” distributing federal Head Start funds, while the McGaw YMCA will largely run the program itself. With the two organizations partnered, she said she hopes the program will be a success. “We provide them with the education

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realizing his goal. “It didn’t matter what was going to happen along the season,” Taphorn said. “We were going to make the tournament. We were going to fight to the death. We were putting our foot down and saying, we’re doing it this year.” An early injury to sophomore forward Aaron Falzon, the team’s other resident 3-point specialist, left Taphorn with a sizable on-court role as a senior. He continued to impress as a shooter, scoring a personal-best 18 points against New Orleans in the non-conference campaign before leading the Big Ten in three-point percentage. But even as he excelled — his peak performance coinciding with a regular season campaign that put NU in tournament contention — the senior couldn’t shake the feeling of disappointment from an earlier gaffe in the Cats’ November loss to Notre Dame. Nineteen seconds away from a decisive upset, Taphorn turned the ball over on an inbounds pass and fouled the Fighting Irish’s Matt Farrell on a made basket, a 5-point swing that flipped the lead for good. “He had to live all year feeling bad about what happened against Notre Dame,” Collins said. “He made one mistake in a game, we lose the game and it killed him. He had that on his mind all year long.” It didn’t matter that NU was only on the brink of the upset because the senior had scored a then-season high 12 points, or that Collins continuously encouraged his forward to move on.

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As the season wore on, and the Cats looked increasingly in need of a signature win to complete their tournament resume, Taphorn was continuously reminded of the missed opportunity. “That stuck in my head the whole freaking season,” he said. “I said I wasn’t going to make another mistake, and I held true to that.” And months later, he had his opportunity. Locked in a 65-65 tie with Michigan, NU needed a miracle with 1.7 seconds left and 94 feet to cover. But Taphorn lofted a pinpoint pass across the entire court, hitting sophomore center Dererk Pardon, who scored the game-winner, all-but-punching the Cats’ tournament ticket in the process. “I have no words for that,” Taphorn said. “I’m so grateful for being able to be in that spot and being a part of that team. Just to be remembered in history will be awesome.” There is no question Taphorn will be remembered — though for more than just one play. For a program in the midst of incredible change, Taphorn provided stability and helped Collins forge a unique identity. And as the next generation of Cats look to build on the historic success of the 2016-17 season, Taphorn’s contributions as a teammate won’t soon be forgotten. “He brought a lot of great qualities on the floor, but also the intangibles and the character and the ability to be a great, great teammate,” Collins said. “He was a part of a team that did things that had never been done. And being a senior and a leader on a team like that is an amazing legacy.” jochnau@u.northwestern.edu

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“afraid” that she was affected by the attack. Though Crittenden said his friend was safe, her proximity made the attack more shocking to him. “I remember feeling the greatest feeling of relief that she wasn’t there,” Crittenden said. “But also the greatest feeling of tragedy that people died.” Collins stressed the importance of simultaneously fighting terrorism and Islamophobia. She told The Daily it’s important to talk about “common humanity” instead of using terror attacks as a weapon against certain groups. As a Muslim, Shahriar appreciated Collins’ emphasis on fighting Islamophobia, she told

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FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 The Daily. “I really appreciated how she stood with the Muslim community, whereas I think many people in the world would denounce them,” Shahriar said. Crittenden told The Daily it is “tragic” that terrorism and Islam are linked. He said the memory of those who died should be used to make the world better instead of “allowing fear and hatred to ferment.” “It’s important that we commemorate the victims to make sure their memories aren’t forgotten and make sure that random acts of violence aren’t condoned, while simultaneously making sure that we don’t let hatred beget hate,” Crittenden said. allysonmauch2020@u.northwestern.edu bring in roughly $5.4 billion in new revenue. In a statement Tuesday, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said he would not sign off on a budget agreement that increases taxes without real property tax relief because the state’s property taxes are the highest in the country. “The biggest issue that now stands in the way of us reaching an agreement is resistance to freezing your property taxes, and giving you the ability to control whether your property taxes go up or down in the future,” Rauner said in the statement. The March to Springfield, in addition to raising awareness about effects of the budget impasse, has also tried to shift attention from the partisan standoff to another alternative — an FEI budget proposal that puts the “people and planet first.” The FEI budget plan calls for an additional $23 billion in revenue by closing corporate tax loopholes, implementing a progressive income tax and passing a small sales tax on LaSalle Street transactions. The money generated would allow the state to fully fund universal health care, provide tuition-free education in community colleges and public universities and better invest in social services and the environment, according to FEI’s website. “A lot of protests are just to say we don’t like something,” Sekiguchi said. “This is saying that we are for something, and we have a tangible plan.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu

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As Cats make first tournament, Taphorn is model teammate By GARRETT JOCHNAU

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On March 1, Northwestern basketball finally had its moment. In dire need of a win, the Wildcats secured a ticket-punching victory over Michigan on a buzzer beater, all but sealing their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. And right in the middle of it all was senior Nathan Taphorn, who delivered the go-ahead assist and, in 1.7 seconds, carved an unforgettable legacy. The moment brought the forward’s career full circle. Four years earlier,Taphorn joined NU — then a program in transition — eyeing nothing short of a tournament bid. And over the course of his career, the senior’s commitment to winning and helping his teammates improve helped the Wildcats make history. Indeed, Taphorn’s legacy is more than just “The Pass.” But for a player whose biggest contributions came behind the scenes, the historic assist was somewhat fitting. “For him to come out in the biggest game of the year and deliver a pass like that, it shows who he is,” coach Chris Collins said. “He’s going to have a moment for the rest of his life. Not many guys have that opportunity. He’s the guy that deserves it.” When Collins was tapped to helm the program in 2013, he made it a priority to visit Taphorn, then an incoming recruit. He said he gave Taphorn the option to “get his release to go somewhere else,” but the Pekin, Illinois native never balked. Citing Collins’ pedigree as a Duke player and assistant, as well as his expressed commitment to elevating the program, Taphorn was sold. “He wanted to form a team that wanted

to change the whole thing,” Taphorn said. “That the was the big selling point, that he wanted to change the culture of Northwestern. And I was all about that.” The two entered the new era together, running into their fair share of collective speedbumps but never losing sight of the ultimate goal. For Collins, conference wins were far and few between. Meanwhile, Taphorn struggled to crack the rotation and adjust to the speed and physicality of college basketball. Both the team and the freshman forward had ways to go before they could compete for a tournament bid. But the seeds were planted. “He was a big part of us starting our culture, building this program from where we started four years ago to what we wrapped up this season,” Collins said. At the end of the campaign, Collins approached the then-freshman with advice: bulk up. That summer, the 6-foot-7 forward added 30 pounds in preparation for a more dynamic sophomore season. And though his second year was riddled with injuries, Taphorn entered the back half of his career ready to be an impact player for a surging Wildcats team. In Taphorn’s first two years, NU went a combined 29-36, going 6-12 in the Big Ten each season. With the ultimate goal still seemingly years away, frustration was mounting. “It was like, ‘Okay, most of Chris Collins’ guys are still here. Why isn’t anything happening?’” Taphorn said. “So, we put our foot down and said, this is where we need to change.” Among the changes was an increased focus on individual roles. For the sharpshooting Taphorn, that meant accepting his role as a spark off the bench. The results followed, as Taphorn

emerged as a consistent option in the second unit, spacing the floor and offering size and length. “He was really comfortable with who he was,” Collins said. “(To) come off the bench, be that glue guy, be a veteran presence … he did a great job in the role.” But Taphorn was looked upon as more than just a shooter. Both on and off the court, the then-junior embraced his role as a “big brother.” “I had a feeling I wasn’t going to be the biggest impact on the floor, stats-wise,” he said. “It was fairly simple, just take care of everyone that’s around you and worry about yourself last.” For Taphorn, that meant lending a helping hand whenever needed, whether offering a drive to the airport or offering a teammate advice during a tough time. His efforts weren’t lost on Collins, who called Taphorn “as good a teammate as we’ve had on the team and in the program the last four years.” For a coach looking to instill not only a winning attitude in his team, but also a commitment to teamwork, Taphorn was the paradigm. “In terms of who he is as a person, who he is as a teammate, as a friend, he’s exactly what I would want in all of our players,” Collins said. “He was always there for his guys. It is a great quality when you can enjoy the successes of your teammates.” And though the team again fell short of the tournament during Taphorn’s junior campaign, the foundation was set for NU to make history. Taphorn entered his final season determined to leave a legacy, make an impact and, more than anything, determined to make the tournament. The clock was ticking, and the senior wasn’t ready to leave Evanston without

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JUSTIN JACKSON, FOOTBALL As wide receiver Austin Carr earned plaudits for an exceptional, breakout senior season and sophomore quarterback Clayton Thorson developed into a solid option despite an ugly non-conference slate, Jackson continued to be the workhorse of the NU offense. He rushed for more than 1,500 yards and tallied 15 touchdowns, averaging an impressive 117 yards per game. His 1,524 yards were a career-best and the most in the Big Ten, and he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the media. Jackson finished his junior season second in program history with over 4,000 rushing yards and became the first in NU history to eclipse 1,000 yards in three separate seasons. Jackson had several impressive performances in the regular season, topping 170 rushing yards

GAME OF THE YEAR

MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. VANDERBILT IN NCAA TOURNAMENT After 79 years of futility, the Wildcats had finally put on their ballroom shoes and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. But Northwestern didn’t just show in front of a loud, purple-clad crowd in Salt Lake City. It put on a memorable

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performance against Vanderbilt in its debut. The Cats were unfazed, building an early 9-point lead and carrying a 7-point edge into halftime. A 3-pointer by senior forward Nathan Taphorn extended NU’s lead to 15 at one point in the second half, but

12 straight points from the Commodores made it a game once more, and Vanderbilt retook the lead in the final moments. The Cats were clutch at the free throw line down the stretch, and took advantage of a mental mistake from the Commodores’ Matthew Fisher-Davis that sent junior guard Bryant McIntosh to the line with 15 seconds remaining. McIntosh hit the free throws to give NU a 67-66 lead, and the Cats held firm on their final defensive possession to advance to a second-round

sophomore forward Vic Law, back from an injury layoff. The former Duke assistant, who was a finalist for the Naismith Award as the best coach in college basketball, guided his team to several impressive wins, including a stunning upset at then-No. 7 Wisconsin in February and a strong victory against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament. He received praise for keeping his team calm and poised throughout the historic campaign, saying he did not hide the team’s goals and talk of the tournament drought from his players. That paid off with the win over Vanderbilt, and Collins is expected to continue NU’s rise with most of his core returning next season. Also considered: Michael Moynihan, women’s soccer; Emily Fletcher, women’s golf

FEMALE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

AUBREY ROBERTS, CROSS COUNTRY Roberts arrived at NU as a highlytouted recruit and took little time to adjust to collegiate competition. Despite her inexperience, she gave the Cats an anchor at the top of their lineup throughout the fall season. In all five meets in which she competed with her teammates, Roberts led the way for NU, notching the fastest 5,000-meter and 6,000-meter times on the team overall. And when the pressure was ratcheted up in championship season, she peaked, with a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Midwest Regional that made her the first

runner to represent the Cats at the NCAA Championships since 2010. Roberts’ sterling freshman year didn’t end with the conclusion of the fall cross country season. In March, she was a member of the U.S. under-20 contingent at the IAAF Cross Country World Championships. On the track in the spring, Roberts finished off the season with the second-best 5,000 meter time in school history in her final meet. Also considered: Pauline Hamilton, fencing; Abi Scheid, basketball

game against Gonzaga. McIntosh was sublime, leading all scorers with 25 points. And though many may remember the game for Fisher-Davis’ boneheaded foul, the thousands of raucous NU fans in Vivint Smart Home Arena could forever say they witnessed the Cats’ first tournament victory ever. Also considered: Football vs. Pittsburgh in Pinstripe Bowl; Lacrosse vs. Penn State in Big Ten Tournament

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CHRIS COLLINS, MEN’S BASKETBALL Collins received plaudits for his work in his first three seasons in Evanston, steadily increasing NU’s recruiting prowess and leading the Cats to a program-record 20 wins in the 2015-16 season. This season, however, was his finest, as he broke NU’s well-documented NCAA Tournament drought, guiding the Cats to 24 wins and a victory over Vanderbilt in the tournament’s first round. Collins impressively oversaw significant improvement from several key pieces, including junior guard Scottie Lindsey, who went from a reserve as a sophomore to an All-Big Ten third team selection this year. The coach found replacements for graduated seniors Tre Demps and Alex Olah, relying on Lindsey and sophomore center Dererk Pardon to supplement junior guard Bryant McIntosh and

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on three occasions, winning Big Ten Player of the Week honors after a win at Iowa and scoring three touchdowns against Illinois to make the Cats bowl eligible. Jackson then shined brightest in the Pinstripe Bowl, in which the Cats upset then-No. 23 Pittsburgh. He earned game MVP honors after running for a career-high 224 yards and three touchdowns, and had a career-long 68 yard carry. After flirting briefly with the NFL Draft, Jackson decided to return to Evanston and is expected to have an even more prolific senior season, joining Thorson as the core of NU’s offense.

Coffey’s team may not have reached the NCAA Tournament, but the Wildcats’ standout senior had another stellar campaign. She led NU with an even 20 points per game and 10.4 rebounds per contest, becoming the first player in program history to receive All-Big Ten first team honors four straight years. Coffey leaves Evanston as the Cats’ all-time leading rebounder and second leading scorer. She shined in NU’s biggest wins of the season, willing the Cats to an upset of thenNo. 16 Florida with 30 points, then pouring in a season-high 34 in her penultimate game in purple, a win over Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament. Coffey was NU’s leading scorer on 25 separate occasions in her senior season. Coffey was the fifth overall pick in May’s WNBA Draft — the highest in program history — and earned her first start in just her second game with the San Antonio Stars. A highly regarded prospect who will likely need to develop to reach her peak, she has averaged 3.0 points in four professional games.

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NIA COFFEY, BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL The Cats entered the 2016-17 season with the same question as every previous one: Would this be the year NU finally broke its NCAA Tournament drought and become the last power conference team to make an appearance? Expectations were not particularly high,as the Cats lost senior stalwarts Tre Demps and AlexOlahtograduation.Thoughjuniorguard Scottie Lindsey was expected to improve and sophomore forward Vic Law was back from injury,NUwasthoughttobeayearawayfrom making the tournament. Something felt different from early in the season, however, as the Cats nearly pulled off an upset at Butler and rolled through Texas. In Big Ten play, NU won six straight January contests as anticipation of a streak-busting tournament berth grew, and a stunning upset of then-No. 7 Wisconsin — despite the absence of Lindsey, the Cats’ leading scorer at the time — gave NU a resume-boosting win. A February slump put those hopes in question, however, before a dramatic win over Michigan, capped by Nathan Taphorn’s pass and Dererk Pardon’s shot at the buzzer, put the Cats on the brink of the tournament. NU then earned the No. 8 seed in the West region and defeated Vanderbilt in a back-and-forth first-round game. The Cats fell to top-seeded Gonzaga in a second-round game marked by a controversial goaltending non-call, but NU still broke its curse, had its most successful season ever and set itself up for even greater success in future years.

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MOMENT OF THE YEAR

NATHAN TAPHOM’S PASS AND DERERK PARDON’S SHOT AGAINST MICHIGAN Tied at 65 and needing to go the length of the court in 1.7 seconds, the Cats seemed primed for overtime in a crucial home contest against Michigan. After three losses in their last four games, NU needed a victory to secure its suddenly-slipping NCAA Tournament hopes. But there would be no overtime. Instead, Taphorn launched a fullcourt, football-style pass to Pardon, who gathered himself and calmly laid the ball up off the glass before the buzzer sounded. The ball glided through the hoop as the buzzer sounded, giving the Cats a stunning 67-65 victory that sent hundreds of students storming the Welsh-Ryan Arena floor in arguably the most

memorable moment in program history to date. Though NU executed the play to perfection, it wasn’t a well-rehearsed sequence. Consecutive timeouts before the play allowed assistant coach Brian James to draw it up, and Taphorn and Pardon did their jobs with aplomb. Once the dust had settled, the Cats had all-but-secured their historic tournament berth and NU fans had a memorable moment etched into their minds for decades. Also considered: Women’s basketball defeats Indiana in emotional tribute to Jordan Hankins; Kayla Sharples scores in overtime to defeat Illinois, give women’s soccer first Big Ten title

Starý came to Evanston from the Czech Republic expected to complement the Wildcats’ trio of standout seniors, and he didn’t disappoint. He announced his arrival with a bang by winning the Big Ten Singles Tournament in the fall, not dropping a single set en route to the title. During the dual season, Starý was effective in both singles and doubles. He held down the No. 4 singles spot for most of the season, but also had a strong 6-2 mark at the No. 3 spot when senior Sam Shropshire was out due to injury. He won seven times in Big Ten play and picked up a crucial three-set win in the Wildcats’ first-round victory in the NCAA Tournament. Starý arguably had his greater success in doubles, however. Paired with record-setting senior Strong Kirchheimer, Starý compiled a 19-4 record. The pair won all three of their matches at the No. 1 court despite playing the majority of the season at No. 2 and were ranked as high as No. 53. Starý will be the Cats’ top-ranked returning player in both singles and doubles next year. He will likely move up the singles lineup and hold down a spot at a top doubles court. Also considered: Alex Erro, baseball; Everton Hawkins, golf