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Biss visits campus during college tour Senator condemns Rauner, talks education reform By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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State Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) condemned Gov. Bruce Rauner’s policies and promoted his own proposals to reform Illinois at Northwestern on Saturday. Biss responded to questions from audience members and philosophy Prof. Jennifer Lackey, who moderated the event. The discussion, held in Fisk Hall with about 40 people, was part of Biss’ 10-day “Road Forward” tour of college campuses across the state. “This is a completely unique moment in our state’s history,” Biss said. “I’ve been in the legislature throughout (Rauner’s) time as governor, watched as he’s taken the state apart brick by brick, watched as he’s viciously harmed social services, higher education and much, much more.” Biss’ main competitors in the Democratic primary, which will take place March 20, are businessmen J.B. Pritzker and

Chris Kennedy. Both Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), have already endorsed Pritzker, who is currently leading in the polls. Biss, however, has gained ground in recent weeks, moving into second place with nearly 40 percent of the electorate polled still undecided. “(Durbin and Duckworth) are two people I respect, and that hasn’t changed,” Biss said. “But we’ve got to beat Bruce Rauner. … I think that the best thing that Bruce Rauner could possibly hope for from his point of view is to run against J.B. Pritzker.” Higher education was a focal point of the discussion. Funding for state colleges fell 61 percent during the 2015-2016 school year, prompting Biss to call Rauner “the best governor the University of Wisconsin has ever had.” Students have been leaving Illinois for college in increasing numbers, and Biss said that counselors at Evanston Township High School are telling students not to apply to public universities in the state. “Illinois is leading the nation in harm to higher education,” Lackey said. “Issues that students are facing on job prospects later on are questions that will be » See BISS, page 6

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Programs seek department status Student stress importance of ethnic studies, critique University By ALAN PEREZ

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Justine Kim had lived as a racial minority her entire life — her hometown of Glenview, Illinois, is more than three-quarters white. Fearing that she wouldn’t be accepted,

she did not often express her Korean identity. So after gaining acceptance to Northwestern, she didn’t consider what her experience would be like as a Korean American at a school made up of many more nonwhite students. But her Introduction to Asian American Studies course was an “eye-opening”

Judge talks education, justice system Panelists discuss mass incarceration’s effect on young people of color By JULIA ESPARZA

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During her time as a judge, Mary Maxwell-Thomas recommended a young male charged with a crime for an educational program, in lieu of jail time. The boy then went on to earn a college degree and teach in prisons, and she later became the godmother of his son. Education, instead of jail time, can play an essential role in alleviating the problem of mass incarceration in the United States, Maxwell-Thomas said at a panel hosted by the NAACP’s Evanston branch Saturday. At the event, three women with experience in the legal system spoke about the justice system’s shortcomings for people of color. The event, held at the Levy Center, was the first of four hosted by the NAACP each weekend during February in honor of Black History Month. Maxwell-Thomas said while she tries to find alternative options for youth charged with crimes, many judges choose to send these children to jails, where there are few educational options.

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Willie Shaw speaks at an event hosted by the NAACP’s Evanston chapter. She called for legal reform to end the mass incarceration of young black men.

“So what happens when they come out?” Maxwell-Thomas said. “They are not going to be able to get a job. They are not going to be able to contribute successfully to the community.” Maxwell-Thomas said it is a judge’s job to “level the playing field” and that black judges

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are more likely to direct young young black men takes sons and offenders to programs that will fathers away from their families. not hinder their achievement. “A community tries to rebuild Lawyer Juneitha Shambee, itself after you just took such a another panelist, said the war on large portion away. And then you drugs exacerbates the oppression try (taking) this portion that you of black and brown people by just put away and put them back further destabilizing their communities. She said incarcerating » See INCARCERATION, page 6

experience, allowing her an opportunity to “reconcile the internalized shame I felt about my ethnic identity.” “The way that the information was framed completely countered a lot of what I knew, both of how this country came about and how certain communities were formed,” the SESP junior said. “It felt like

Man files police complaint after injuries from handcuffing

The 60-year-old Evanston man who was injured after Evanston Police mistook him for an armed robbery suspect filed a police misconduct complaint with the city, according to the Chicago Tribune. Gregory Hall has worked as a wellness consultant and massage therapist in the Chicago area for 25 years. He told The Daily on Jan. 24 that he was taken to Saint Francis Hospital about 30 minutes after the arrest and received a brace on his wrist, which he said has prevented him from working. Though no bones were broken, he was referred to an orthopedic specialist to undergo treatment and had swollen fingers and bruised knees. On Jan. 22, police handcuffed and forced Hall to his knees after they mistakenly thought he was a robbery suspect. Hall filed the complaint with EPD’s Office of Professional Standards, which investigates allegations of misconduct, according to the Tribune. EPD has also launched an internal “use of

truth. It was the first time in a long time where I felt truth.” The introductory course persuaded Kim, a former Daily columnist, to major in Asian American Studies, making her one of hundreds of students on campus drawn to the interdisciplinary field. Students » See PROGRAMS, page 6

force” investigation because of Hall’s claim that his wrists were hurt during the arrest, and Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said the investigation should be completed in roughly three weeks, according to The Tribune. Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew told the Tribune that officers offered aid to Hall once they uncuffed him, which Hall denies. On Thursday, the Citizens’ Network of Protection will host a discussion about police reform. The event, which will be held at Family Focus, is the fifth in a series of forums that focus on the creation of a civilian board of police oversight, accountability and transparency, according to the program’s flyer. The group said that Hall’s detainment — which they called the third such incident in the past three years — is another reason the city needs an oversight board. In July, a 12-year-old boy was arrested for riding on the back of bike pegs in downtown Evanston, and in 2015, EPD arrested a Northwestern graduate student, who someone mistakenly claimed stole a car which he owned. Hall will try to attend the CNP meeting, according to the flyer. — Samantha Handler

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AROUND TOWN Biss, Rauner respond to Republican attack ad By CATHERINE HENDERSON

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Republican gubernatorial candidate and State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ (R-42nd) new attack ad has attracted criticism from both sides of the aisle as being divisive and insensitive. The ad includes an actor portraying a transgender woman, as well as depictions of a black Chicago Teachers Union member, a woman in a pink “pussyhat” and an immigration advocate. They address Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, saying, “Thank you for betraying Illinois Republicans.”

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There is no place in the ... Republican party that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity. Tim Schneider, Illinois Republican Party Chairman

In a statement released Saturday, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said the ad does not reflect the views of the Republican Party. He said Ives should pull the ad and “apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” “There is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity,” Schneider said. Rauner’s campaign did not directly comment on the concerns raised by the ad. Instead, spokesperson for his campaign Will Allison said, “Gov. Rauner

is the only candidate in either party who will take on Mike Madigan, cut taxes and reform our state.” On Twitter, Democratic gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) said his “blood ran cold” when he first saw Ives’ ad. He also said he was “disgusted” with Rauner’s response. “The Trump era is full of moral tests,” Biss tweeted. “Some are hard. This repulsive ad is an easy test. Everyone should get it right.” Ives, a conservative legislator from Wheaton, Illinois, will challenge Rauner in the March 20 primary. In response to criticism, Ives’ campaign spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said Rauner used his “paid-for mouthpieces” to cover up his “radical leftwing social agenda,” according to The Associated Press. “Rauner betrayed Illinois conservatives,” Murphy said. “Rauner is the one who owes Illinois families in general and conservatives in particular an apology.” The Chicago Tribune reported the ad “exaggerates the effects” and “misstates the facts” about Rauner’s policies. In the ad, the actor portraying the transgender woman says, “Thank you for signing legislation that lets me use the girls’ bathroom.” However, the law Rauner signed was one that allowed transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates with approval from a healthcare professional. Colleen Connell, executive director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said in a statement that the ad was “a sad effort”. “It is sad that a candidate for the office of governor of Illinois would seek to divide voters by attacking our neighbors, friends and colleagues who are newcomers and refugees, those of a different race, those who are transgender and poor women in need of health care,” Connell said in the statement.

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POLICE BLOTTER Blotter: Stolen bike valued at $400

A 21-year-old Evanston resident reported Thursday that his bike was stolen in the 2100 block of Ridge Avenue. The man left his bike locked to a light post between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. When he returned, the bike and lock were missing. The bike was valued at $400, Glew said. No suspects have been identified.

Man reports stolen wallet

Police were called to investigate a stolen wallet in the 1300 block of Fowler Avenue on Thursday. A man in his 30s pushed a 22-year-old man to the ground and took his wallet, Glew said. The wallet contained $7, a state identification card and a Ventra card. Police have not identified the suspect.

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Setting the record straight An articlepublished in Friday’s paper titled, “Evanston-based Illinois state official resigns after using profanity to describe East St. Louis,” incorrectly identified the river on which East St. Louis is located. It is located on the Mississippi River. A n article published in Friday’s papertitled, “Evanston History Center to open exhibit on sound technology,” incorrectly identified the curator of the accessories exhibit. Janet Messmer was the curator. The Daily regrets the errors.

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ON CAMPUS Feinberg prof tackles abortion stigma in new book By AMY LI

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Although nearly one in four American women over the age of 45 have had abortions, women often feel alone in their experiences, said Feinberg Prof. Katherine Watson. In her new book, “Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion,” Watson aims to tackle this stigma, which she said often limits conversation about abortion. “The stigma is what keeps people silent,” Watson said. “One of my goals is to reduce the stigma, open the conversation and move on from there.” Watson told The Daily that the book, released Thursday, is a culmination of more than a decade of experience in teaching about constitutional law and medical and reproductive ethics. The book combines personal testimonies with research in law and ethics. In the beginning stages of writing, Watson said she envisioned a more theory-based and analytical book. However, as more women came forward with stories about their own abortions, the personal accounts, data and ethics theories wove together in an “organic process.” “It’s a synthesis of a lot of different strands of my work,” she said. “You can say that it’s been years in the making.”

Norris Center evacuated after foil catches fire during MegaShabbat

Norris University Center was evacuated Friday evening after a small fire was started during the food preparations for the annual MegaShabbat event, Norris executive director Jeremy Schenk told The Daily. The fire was caused when a piece of aluminum foil being used to prepare the kosher meal caught

Despite the stigma surrounding everyday abortions, Watson said women are willing to share with those “who will listen to them and let them define their own terms and experiences for themselves.” She said she was shocked by the number of people who volunteered to recount their experiences.

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One of my goals is to reduce the stigma, open the conversation and move on from there. Katherine Watson, Feinberg professor

Feinberg Prof. Cassing Hammond said that Watson’s message on “ordinary abortion” is powerful because she has made the effort to talk to providers and patients instead of simply studying the issue from afar. “I am lucky enough to practice at a hospital that values reproductive autonomy,” Hammond said, “but many of my colleagues in other institutions have patients who face tremendous obstacles obtaining basic reproductive health services.”

Carole Joffe, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco who has worked closely with Watson, described the author as “brilliant” and “one of the most respected bioethicists working on reproductive issues in the U.S.” Joffe said the topic of abortion is particularly pertinent in this moment because the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, which legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, is “hang(ing) by a thread.” She and Watson said that they believe the country in its current state is an unsafe place for women to make their own reproductive decisions. Inspired by her graduate students and the physicians she works closely with, Watson said she hopes to expand her “classroom” through this book and invite the public into the dialogue about the moral and political tension surrounding abortion. Watson said in issues of abortion, constitutional law and personal morality are often confused. However, these two debates should remain separate when talking about reproductive rights, she said. “I wanted to open space for those who are prochoice but anti-abortion,” Watson said. “Thinking abortion is immoral doesn’t necessarily lead one to think abortion should be illegal in a secular society.” amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Katherine Watson. The Feinberg professor released a book Thursday on abortion laws and ethics.

in the flame, Schenk said. The fire was quickly put out with kosher water, he added, and there was no damage to the building — nor the food. However, the building was still evacuated because there was smoke that had spread to the second floor, Schenk said. The fire department then arrived to reset the alarm. MegaShabbat — a Shabbat dinner open to students of all backgrounds and held on the ground floor of Norris — was able to continue after the building was reopened, Schenk said. — Maddie Burakoff

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Black History Month should not be left to students

University support of marginalized groups on campus is a storied concern. In 1968, more than 100 students occupied the Northwestern Bursar’s Office in protest after NU failed to meet a list of black students’ demands. Fast forward 50 years, and the Black Student Experience Task Force Report still shows that current black student satisfaction with their undergraduate experience continues to lag behind that of every other racial and ethnic group on campus. There are very tangible actions NU could take to begin creating a more inclusive space. Yet while Black History Month presents itself as a timely way for the University to do so, NU has failed to take advantage of the chance to show real institutional support for black students. Raising a Black Lives Matter flag at Norris University Center has certainly been a move in the right direction, but it is also representative of a larger issue: Students carry the bulk of the burden in organizing. Black student groups at college campuses throughout the country organize every February for Black History Month to increase awareness with more intentional programming, events and recognition. At NU, too, students often lead the charge, perhaps even more so than at other institutions. It’s long past time for the University to also step up. While NU put on more extensive programming throughout January for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, only nine events

are currently listed on the website for Black History Month. It goes without saying that quantity shouldn’t be prioritized over quality, but last year, the University of Illinois at Chicago put on twice as many special events. NU not only lags in numbers, but also includes among the nine events a community meeting that already occurs every month. Other Big Ten schools regularly link their programming directly to the celebration of black history — through exhibits and events exploring black literature and poetry, for example — while many of NU’s events don’t draw an explicit connection and call into question the University’s genuine dedication to the cause.

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Students and faculty bearing the brunt of organizing is no new narrative. ... NU has yet to actively show it values the diverse student experience in response.

To be clear, we understand NU’s list of programming is not exhaustive and doesn’t fully represent the events coordinated by student groups and organizations without

University oversight. We are not criticizing their efforts, but rather the structures that lead students to force the conversation themselves in the first place. On a campus where, as of 2016, black students represent 5.9 percent of undergraduates (aside from those who may be included in a separate, multi-racial category) and report too often “being the only one” in spaces throughout campus, they can’t also be forced to carry the burden of making others aware of the month’s importance alone. The University must show its own concern first. Furthermore, more than half of the events NU lists are sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs. It sends a clear message when certain departments are constantly relegated to putting on programming, while others don’t acknowledge Black History Month at all. Less than five percent of NU’s full-time faculty is black as of 2015 — just as students shouldn’t be expected to bear full responsibility, black faculty and staff can’t be either. Students and faculty bearing the brunt of organizing is no new narrative. The Latina and Latino Studies and Asian American Studies Programs’ current demands for departmental status, as well as the upcoming Native American and Indigenous Studies minor, are only possible due to decades of student activism. The Black House, the single cultural space for black students on campus, continues to stand today thanks

to student resistance. Counseling and Psychological Services hired a staff member specifically for black student outreach only after student demands that funding be allocated to hire counselors of color. Since, NU has yet to actively show it values the diverse student experience in response. Organizing programming sponsored directly by upperlevel administrators and more departments, institutional recognition of Black History Month and better communication of its importance to students could be a worthwhile start. Greater support and recognition of Black History Month wouldn’t be a sweeping solution to issues black students experience on campus. Deeper problems continue to exist the other 11 months of the year, beyond programming or recognition NU offers in February. More intentional involvement from the University can, however, represent a tangible effort to demonstrate support for black students — beyond platitudes and task forces. Institutional support matters, and we urge NU administrators to recognize their role in honoring Black History Month. This piece represents the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Daily Northwestern. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members or Editorial Board members of The Daily Northwestern.

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American Music Theatre Project selection process raises concerns New musicals chosen for Northwestern University’s American Music Theatre Project workshops are presumably selected from America’s developing theatre world. However, under current artistic director David Bell — who has led AMTP’s 2009-2018 seasons — for a third consecutive year, after accepting applications from book writers, composers and lyricists throughout the U.S., at least one-third of the last three seasons’ musicals have been co-authored by Mr. Bell, associate artistic director Ryan Cunningham or their colleagues. AMTP’s recent records also demonstrate the former two selected themselves as co-authors for two of AMTP’s 2016-2017 season of new musicals. To me, this could be an apparent conflict of interest. To compare this with co-Founder Dominic Missimi’s exemplary tenure, during his entire 2005-2009 seasons, as far as I can tell, no AMTP faculty or staff were selected for — or became beneficiaries of — a program broadly and plainly addressed to American artists nationwide, and not a single non-AMTP writer made a repeated appearance with AMTP. With presumably a large number of scripts submitted for 20162017 alone, the stark contrast between Mr.

Missimi’s and Mr. Bell’s stewardships could not be more apparent. Under AMTP’s current management, there are a number of work expenses, representing benefits by which Mr. Bell and Mr. Cunningham may obtain financial advantage when they author, and then select, their own musicals as subjects of “research.” These likely include directors, actors, music directors, theatre performance space rental, sound tech and equipment rental, advertising and internet publicity. When the director’s research is skewed toward his own creative projects in this manner, the focus subtly changes. It moves from a creative examination of an outside subject of research — new American musicals — to an inside object created explicitly for that research, here, Mr. Bell’s own musicals. A thing transformed, beneath an academic veneer, from subject to object, yet nevertheless posing as academic “research” of subject. For complete disclosure, I sent my own entry for the 2017-2018 season last year on AMTP’s “Submit a Show” page, although my submission was not chosen. But I wish to draw a bright line between my own entry not being selected, and the selection process itself, making a careful distinction between advocating for my entry, now past, and alerting NU to a questionable policy in the future. Nor is this a personal matter, since I have never met Bell or Cunningham. Still probing further, AMTP’s web pages do not explicitly clarify its purpose is actually

a research program so overt, and yet so subtle, as to recently include a large number of its directors’ shows as objects of that research. Applicants from across the United States, who are, after all, the true subjects of AMTP’s purported research, continue to apply each year, not realizing the leadership of AMTP is more often choosing their own musicals. Surprisingly, I couldn’t find any publications in the University Library database myself — using a wide-range of search terms — that describe any research at AMTP. This includes NU’s own AMTP publication, Crescendo, which was subtitled “The Journal of the American Music Theatre Project.” Examining the two surviving issues I could find — Fall 2005 and Fall 2006 — the articles contain content unpromising of scholarly research, with little discussion of actual research outcomes, developments or implications. Presented with this gap in evidence for “research,” we are forced to fall back on Dean O’Keefe’s attempts to justify Mr. Bell’s activities: that AMTP takes projects “based on whether they fit with our educational and research mission” and “developing the work of our faculty and students” is consistent with that mission. She added that Mr. Bell and those involved in the project “work as a community to select works they feel will benefit from conversation with them and provide useful knowledge and experiences for everyone.”

Still, whether Mr. Bell’s research is yet to be discovered or not, choosing one’s own musicals does not seem a necessary step in conducting research into the American musical. It appears the best way to alleviate the problem of AMTP’s optics with its display of an affinity for associates, while at the same time fulfilling 100 percent of Mr. Bell’s research needs, is to return to Mr. Missimi’s founding principles. AMTP’s research telescope should be directed, with a clear eye, toward the American theatre’s galaxy of new authors. It should not be aimed at associates and staff under a tenured professor, a scholarly quicksand strictly avoided by Mr. Missimi. NU’s replies to my inquiries have often ranged from misplaced sympathy for my entry not having been chosen, to receiving a censure for using my NU email address to pursue these questions. While various NU officials have shot down my inquiry’s merit, none have disputed the facts cited. It is not only the optics, but the ethics, of the American Music Theatre Project that may be at risk. If there are no visible, clearly apparent results of research, should Mr. Bell be the recipient of research funds to produce his own musicals? And still pending before the NU community: do these examples represent ethical and scholarly — as well as financial — conflicts of interest in AMTP? — Paul Wolf, Orders Assistant/Bibliographic Editor at University Libraries

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say ethnic studies programs — which seek to deconstruct dominant narratives by centering the experiences of people of color — are comfortable spaces for them and inspire political activism, but the struggle for ethnic studies at Northwestern has long been an issue for minority students. Kim is among a group of students tied up in the latest effort for change — a push for the establishment of Latina and Latino Studies and Asian American Studies as departments, instead of just programs. The Latinx Asian American Collective, made up of members of MEChA de Northwestern and the Asian Pacific American Coalition, published a proposal last week detailing a number of significant reforms. Nearly 600 people and organizations had signed a petition in support of the proposal as of Sunday night. The reforms mainly tackle the obstacle that, as programs, LLSP and AASP are held back from expanding into distinguished, “flagship” ethnic studies departments. Students and faculty members say a lack of funding, permanent faculty and autonomy reveal a lack of respect for

the programs. “We have these two fields that have been crucial and central to the production of knowledge about social inequality in the United States and even globally,” said Spanish and Portuguese Prof. Frances Aparicio, director of LLSP. “Yet at the same time, we are not given the sort of respect and power for self-determination that other disciplines take for granted.” The lack of autonomy, she added, inhibits faculty from shaping the program’s visionary future. Kim said by initiating the campaign for additional resources, students are being “simultaneously proactive and reactive to the growth of the program.” The importance of ethnic studies is evident in the current political environment, the Collective said in a statement to The Daily last week, which should “remind the University of its obligation to support and uplift students of color, our narratives and the challenges we face.” “To deny this opportunity would be to ignore, neglect and undervalue the students and faculty of color within these disciplines,” the statement said. “Furthermore, Northwestern’s initiative to increase the diversity of its student population should coincide with the support of the programs

(and) courses relevant to the experiences and histories of these students.” As the University advertises its commitment to “diversity and inclusion,” some students and faculty critique its genuine dedication. Communication Prof. Nitasha Sharma, director of AASP, said she “question(s) the very terms.” For example, while the University advertises the number of Asian American students as showing its commitment to diversity, she said, they don’t consider Asian Americans to be underrepresented minorities. The University fails to consider subgroups of Asian Americans that do experience poverty and marginalization, she added. Sharma, who also teaches in the African American Studies and Asian American Studies departments, said that is just one example indicating the need for a diverse curriculum. Kim said she hopes additional resources will allow the University to offer courses with material about diversity within marginalized communities, such as previous classes on Korean Americans and a current one on the African diaspora within the Latino community. But those resources have historically come as a result of students “who push universities and institutions to invest more in minority

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salient to young people.” Biss also pointed out that most people in their 30s today are doing worse economically than their parents were at that age. To combat this, he said he supports raising the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 an hour, and that Rauner had previously vetoed a bill that would have increased the minimum wage. He also repeatedly claimed that healthcare should be a right rather than a privilege, and voiced his support for universal access to healthcare. Marta Cattaneo, an Integrated Marketing Communications graduate student who attended the event, said she was inspired by Biss and his set of values. “There is no reason why Illinois should be doing this badly as far as budgets and tax systems and growing inequality,” Cattaneo said. “Daniel today tapped into people’s hopes for a better future for Evanston, Chicago and the overall state of Illinois.” Following the discussion, much of the audience stayed to make phone calls for Biss’ campaign. Allie McRaith, a field organizer for the campaign, said she believes the enthusiasm and excitement Biss has been building among volunteers will help him as the primary campaign enters the stretch run. “We are surging in the polls and we have momentum on our side,” Biss said. “We have a lot of work left to do, and we are now doing it in the right kind of environment.”

without rehabilitating,” Shambee said. “So they didn’t fit before and now they are even worse.” Shambee said the prison system not only fails to educate and provide opportunities for success after imprisonment, but it also creates emotional and behavioral problems. She said when young black men are marked as convicted felons, institutions deny them jobs, education opportunities, housing assistance and the right to vote. She added that ex-felons cannot vote for officials who would make policy reform and end the “vicious cycle.” Willie Shaw, another panelist who has worked extensively in education reform, listed ways in which the government could begin to amend mass incarceration — including policies to “(abolish) the third strike law, end federal incarceration for lower level crimes and eliminate the use of for-profit prisons.” Shaw said the war on drugs in the 1960s and 70s was “employed to oppress black Americans just after they had made huge gains.” She said it resulted in the decimation of black communities. Shaw called on both national and local governments to alleviate the issue and provide social welfare programs. “Mass incarceration contributes significantly to the American poverty rate,” Shaw said. “Conservatives, progressives and law enforcement leaders all agree the country must reduce this prison population, and it can do this without jeopardizing the safety of the public.”

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communities,” Aparicio said. In her 30 years in academia — seven at NU as LLSP director — additional resources for ethnic studies have never been offered by administrators, but rather “fought for” by faculty and students, she said. Most famously, a takeover of the Bursar’s Office by black students in the 1960s led to the creation of the African American Studies Department. Additionally, a hunger strike led to the creation of the AASP minor, and the director of Native American and Indigenous Research, Medill Prof. Patty Loew, told The Daily in September that Weinberg would offer a Native American and Indigenous Studies minor after students advocated for its adoption. The struggle for ethnic studies, nationally and at NU, has frequently faced opposition, but Sharma says the field could help students understand socioeconomic issues more clearly. “This is much more than just students going to take a class about their background or their history or their story,” Sharma said. “More than ever, we need to understand how power and politics operate. Ethnic studies is exactly what provides that information.”

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Seven student dance and a cappella groups performed Saturday during the annual South Asian Students Alliance show. This year, the production was called “21 Devon Street” — themed after the movie “21 Jump Street.” The show — which took place in Ryan Auditorium in the Technological Institute — included traditional Asian and modern dances from Northwestern Deeva, Bhangra, Nithya, Raas, Anubhav and Ahana Dance Project. Brown Sugar performed two songs.

Several student organizations that focus on philanthropy in South Asia, such as I-Am Shakti, also presented their goals and mission statements to the audience. More than 150 students were involved in the production and performance of the show, SASA’s executive board said at the close of the show. — Allie Goulding Photos: Allie Goulding/Daily Senior Staffer

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Monday, February 5, 2018

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But we just started to make a couple of shots, play great defense and rebound the basketball and were able to run a little bit. — Joe McKeown, coach

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Wildcats stage epic fourth quarter comeback, but fall in OT By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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Northwestern’s bench couldn’t contain itself as the Wildcats culminated one of their biggest runs of the season. Facing a 16-point deficit, they held Indiana without a field goal during the last five minutes of regulation, and when sophomore guard Byrdy Galernik hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 69 with 12 seconds to go, they all spilled onto the court. Freshman guard Jordan Hamilton, coach Joe McKeown and even senior guard Lydia Rohde, who has been on crutches since January, were jumping around near the sideline when Galernik forced their first overtime game of the season. But what originally looked like NU’s biggest comeback of year fell apart in a 78-73 overtime loss to Indiana. “I thought defensively, we were a step slow,” McKeown said. “The biggest thing is just getting some consistency because it takes a toll on your defense when you can’t score.” Five perfect minutes brought the Cats (9-15, 2-8 Big Ten) back into the game. Indiana (12-12, 5-6) didn’t make a field goal and NU didn’t miss from the field

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to overcome a 67-51 deficit. Freshman guard Lindsey Pulliam led the Cats with 12 points in the fourth quarter, including a contested pull-up jumper to cut the deficit to three with just over a minute to go. On the defensive end, they forced two turnovers in the last 30 seconds of regulation by Hoosiers guard Tyra Buss, who finished with 31 points. Sophomore forward Abi Scheid’s steal on Buss, Indiana’s all-time leading scorer, set up Galernik for a shot she described as one of the biggest she’s seen this season. “I tried not to get too excited,” Galernik said. “We still had a little bit of time left.” But what NU did perfectly to engineer its 16-point comeback fell apart in overtime. Even though Indiana made only one field goal in the extra period, the Hoosiers went 7-for-8 from the free throw line and had five more rebounds than the Cats in the last five minutes. Galernik had another chance to tie the game with 12 seconds to go from the same spot on the floor in overtime, but

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her off-balance attempt hit the side of the rim to seal the result. Galernik, who made three of her four shots in regulation, was held scoreless on three attempts in overtime. Playing in a bigger role after Hamilton fouled out in the fourth quarter, her perimeter shooting took pressure off Pulliam, who finished with a career-high 33 points but fought for each shot attempt. “They made it hard for (Pulliam) to get touches,” McKeown said. “But we just started to make a couple shots, play great defense and rebound the basketball and were able to run a little bit.” But the leading freshman scorer in the Big Ten was held to two points in the extra period and missed a layup with 48 seconds to go that could have cut NU’s deficit to one. Galernik said the young team, which was losing 20-8 at the end of the first quarter, has to maintain its effort for the entire game, even when it faces a large deficit or foul trouble. “We used everything in the tank to tie it, and I don’t know if we had anything left over for overtime,” she said. “We’ve just got to start off stronger so we don’t have to play catch-up.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Cats narrowly defeated by Texas NU drops two against By CALVIN ALEXANDER

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Northwestern capped off a tough three-match stretch by recording its second straight loss in a matchup with No. 11 Texas on Sunday. In a battle of two teams trying to rebound from defeats, the No. 23 Wildcats (3-2) fell 4-2 against the Longhorns (5-1) in a hotly contested match. “They came out with a chip on their shoulder from their loss the other day,” senior Erin Larner said. “They came here to fight, and they didn’t give us anything.” NU successfully suppressed Texas’ fight at the beginning, with the Cats’ No. 2 and No. 3 doubles pairs dispatching their opponents quickly and convincingly to take the doubles point. NU built its lead up to 2-0 when senior Alex Chatt quickly won her match 6-1, 0-6, 6-1. However, that was the last point the Cats would win. “Chatt played great,” senior Maddie Lipp said. “But as a team we have a lot of stuff to work on.” Next off the court was freshman Inci Ogut, who lost 7-5, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. Junior Lee Or followed Ogut off the court, running into Bianca Turati, who is currently the No. 10 singles player in the nation. After Turati took care of business, the match was deadlocked at 2-2. Sophomore Julie Byrne attempted to stage a comeback after dropping her first set 6-2, but her bid fell short after losing the second set tiebreaker 7-5. With the score 3-2 in favor of the visitors, seniors Larner and Lipp each found themselves in a three-set match. Lipp won her first set 6-4 and lost the second by the same score. Lipp said her opponent, Bojana Markovic, gained confidence throughout the match, causing her to win the third set and clinch the Longhorn win.

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“All credit to my opponent, she was able to control from both sides,” Lipp said. “But I am very disappointed in my individual performance.” Meanwhile, perhaps the most disappointing part of the match came when Larner’s match stopped. After winning the first set, Larner began to cramp up and lost the second set, the cramps severely worsening after a difficult first game of the third set. But with her team’s

fate possibly hanging in the balance, she carried on and fought her way to a 2-1 lead, before her match was stopped because Texas had already clinched the win. “I am so incredibly proud of her,” coach Claire Pollard said. “It was a great match.” This matchup marks the third consecutive match against a top-25 team for NU. The Cats lost their first two matches of the season during this stretch. Despite the competition, Pollard expects more from her players. “We have got to get better,” Pollard said. “It’s pretty simple.” calvinalexander2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Maddie Lipp hits a backhand. The senior lost a close three-set match that provided the clinching point for Texas.

tough conference foes By ALISON ALBELDA

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This weekend did not go the way Northwestern wanted with two tough losses against Big Ten foes Rutgers and Iowa. Friday night featured a 22-13 conquering by the No. 19 Scarlet Knights (6-6, 2-5 Big Ten). The second match of the weekend ended with the No. 17 Wildcats (8-4, 3-4) suffering a 33-2 defeat at the hands of the No. 7 Hawkeyes (11-2, 6-2) on Sunday morning. The Cats had four individual wins on Friday night by No. 5 redshirt freshman Ryan Deakin, junior Johnny Sebastian, sophomore Zack Chakonis and junior Conan Jennings. Chakonis, wrestling in the 197-pound division, said his loss last weekend against Minnesota served as motivation for his win Friday. “Coach Howe was stressing this (match) all week,” Chakonis said. “All our focus was on today and (to) just take one match at a time. … We really just wanted to take care of business here. We fell a little short but that is okay. That will just give us more motivation.” Friday also featured a tough loss for redshirt freshman Sebastian Rivera, ranked No. 10 in the 125pound weight class. He lost to No. 1 Nick Suriano, who had defeated Rivera in his only prior loss this season. Sebastian, a junior sitting at No. 17 in the 174-pound weight class, faced his former high school teammate Joe Grello on Friday. He said it was nice to score a win against someone from his high school alma mater. “Sometimes when you wrestle with someone you are pretty familiar (with), you’ve got to switch it up a little bit, adjust your game plan,” Sebastian said. The New Jersey native also said the team had to stay positive during

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their road match against Iowa. That is what Sebastian did, the lone wrestler for the Cats to end the match with his hand raised. His win against Iowa continues his sevenmatch winning streak and keeps him undefeated in Big Ten dual competition. The Cats went up against four top-three opponents. Rivera fell to No. 3 Spencer Lee 7-4, Shayne Oster was tech falled by No. 2 Michael Kemerer and Jennings narrowly lost to No. 3 Sam Stoll. In a matchup of top-five opponents, Deakin and No. 2 Brandon Sorensen went down to the wire. Tied at four following three periods of plays, the two went into a sudden victory period, where Deakin was called for a violation for grabbing Sorensen’s headgear. This violation gave Sorensen the win and Deakin his first loss since December. Following the loss on Friday, coach Matt Storniolo spoke about the work that needs to be done. “We have to recognize where we came up short and make some adjustments” Storniolo said. “We just were not offensive enough. Points are not going to score themselves. … We were not offensive enough to win those close matches and I feel like that is why we lost.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern. edu