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Students, profs mull ‘10-5-5-10’

Task force recs draw split reaction from NU community

By ERICA SNOW

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MASTER OF NONE Residential colleges will carry the title of Faculty Chairs instead of Masters. The change comes in response to criticisms against the old title for its historical connotations.

Students and faculty remain divided about the new quarter system timeline recommended by a task force’s findings released on Tuesday.

The “10-5-5-10” calendar, which would split Winter Quarter into two five-week sessions separated by a ten to 14-day winter break, was proposed on Monday by the 2015 Faculty Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience. The shift would have classes start in late August and end in late May. Half-credit courses, called Common Experience classes, could be taught in five weeks to serve students from multiple schools, and 15-week extended sessions would be available for some classes.

Provost Daniel Linzer said a longer “five plus 10” session could offer more continuity and a chance to study a course in-depth. Although the concerns of the proposed schedule are valid, he said, the

‘Faculty master’ title dropped

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

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The faculty leaders of Northwestern’s 11 residential colleges have changed their title from “faculty master” to “faculty chair” after feeling the previous title did not accurately embody their roles and connoted slavery.

The switch, which the leaders said was quick and uncontroversial, came amidst much more heated discussions of the “master” title on several Ivy League campuses.

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Studies faculty chair David Rapp said he began discussing the title with his executive board in early November following the fallout of a controversial email about insensitive Halloween costumes sent by the wife of a Yale college master.

“I always thought the title was kind of strange and archaic because it doesn’t really convey what I’m asked to do,” he said. “It feels weird when students call me that, and it feels weird when I have to tell the students’ parents that that’s what I am.”

CCS president Emily McKinnon was part of the discussions with Rapp and felt similarly.

“I thought it was a little weird for

18- and 19-year-old college kids to be calling an older man ‘master,’” the McCormick sophomore said.

Rapp’s job is to facilitate facultystudent interactions and make major decisions for the college, but day-to-day decisions are made by students, McKinnon said.

After discussions with students in CCS, Rapp said he broached the topic of changing the title at a November meeting for all the faculty chairs. Everyone was on board with changing the title, said Brad Zakarin, the director of residential academic initiatives. » See MASTERS, page 9

new schedule could ultimately offer more flexibility.

“I think that the modifications … address a lot of things that people have commented on over the years,” Linzer said.

“We’re out of sync with most of the rest of higher education, which puts students at a disadvantage.”

Shifting the calendar to end before June 1 could benefit students seeking summer internships and opportunities, said economics Prof. Mark Witte. However, he said he strongly supports the current quarter system. Teaching core classes or classes in sequences could be more difficult with 5-week sessions, he said, despite the possibility of longer classes.

“I think there’s a real benefit of standardization,” Witte said. “A course we teach in the fall, we could also teach in the spring. ... If we had a 10-week, five-week and 15-week, that would just be madness.”

McCormick sophomore Luke McDougald said the proposed system would make fulfilling rigid course requirements in » See TASK FORCE, page 9

NU profs influence 1k turn out for IFC, PHA bids ‘Murderer’ series

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Nine years ago, 16-year-old Brendan Dassey was convicted for his involvement in the murder of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. His lawyers at Northwestern’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth contend his confession was coerced and he was wrongfully convicted.

School of Law professors Steven Drizin and Laura Nirider, along with Milwaukee-based attorney Robert Dvorak, are representing Dassey as he goes through his post-conviction litigation.

Dassey’s 2007 conviction has resurfaced in the past few weeks with the debut of the Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer.” The documentary follows Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery, who were both convicted of the 2005 murder

of Halbach.

Avery was charged with murdering Halbach, a photographer who was last seen taking photos for Auto Trader magazine at the Avery Salvage Yard. In 2006, while Avery’s trial was ongoing, Dassey confessed to his involvement in the murder, a statement he later retracted.

Despite this, Dassey was convicted on all counts, which included sexual assault and mutilation of a corpse.

The documentary series highlights issues Dassey faced throughout his trial, including intense media coverage, insufficient legal representation and coercive interrogation tactics used to elicit a confession.

Since the conviction, Dassey has maintained his innocence and exhausted all of his appeals in the Wisconsin state court system. Drizin (School of Law ‘86) said Dassey is currently awaiting a decision on his appeal in front of a Wisconsin » See MURDERER, page 9

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Despite the onslaught of subzero windchill, the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council saw about 1,000 students head to the sorority and fraternity quads during the last two weeks for this year’s winter recruitment.

Compared to last year, PHA gave out 14 fewer bids, while IFC bid numbers jumped up by 15, Greek life leaders said.

PHA had 609 women register for recruitment — consistent with last year — and offered 459 final bids, said Vice President for Membership Abby Cunningham, a Weinberg senior.

So far, IFC chapters have given out 383 bids, with Zeta Beta Tau taking home the most at 38 dropped bids. All IFC chapters but one participating in winter recruitment wrapped up their process last week; the returning Delta Upsilon chapter remains in the midst of its deferred recruitment process until Friday.

Joe Sauer, IFC’s vice president for recruitment, said IFC’s structural changes in the fall influenced the increase. In previous years, Sauer said fraternities saw Fall Quarter packed with weekly Sunday night dinners for about eight weeks. This past quarter, each IFC chapter scheduled bi-weekly instead of weekly Sunday night dinners, staggering them to allow potential new members to visit different fraternities, the Weinberg senior said.

“It gives (PNMs) a better picture of Greek life,” he said.

This year, IFC bumped up its official recruitment period to begin on Monday instead of Tuesday, Sauer said, adding that it allowed chapters an extra day of recruitment and that most fraternities were prepared to begin the first day.

Weinberg junior Michael Foulkes, president of NU’s Lambda Chi Alpha chapter, said he presumes the shift was largely an effort to compete with offcampus fraternities, which he said are known to recruit early in the week. IFC » See BID NIGHT, page 9

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BID BOUND Two students embrace outside Technological Institute after receiving bids during Tuesday night’s culmination of Panhellenic Association’s winter recruitment.

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Two nearby municipalities have hired a consulting firm to consider a revision to their plan to purchase water from Evanston that would utilize an existing water line in Skokie instead of building a new pipeline.

Niles and Morton Grove have hired Stanley Consultants, Inc., a consulting firm with an office in Chicago, to determine the feasibility of receiving water from Evanston using the existing Evanston and Skokie water distribution systems as much as possible, local officials said.

Dave Stoneback, director of Evanston’s Public Works Agency, said in an email to The Daily that representatives from the parties involved met Monday to discuss the option of using the Skokie distribution system, and the plan seems possible.

“Some new infrastructure would be required in Skokie, but the cost to build this new infrastructure would be less than building a new transmission line all the way to the Evanston water treatment plant,” Stoneback said.

The consulting firm is expected to finish its study by the beginning of February, said

Police Blotter Unknown vandal causes $750 in damage

An unknown vandal shattered the glass case of a Redbox vending machine Monday in front of Walgreens, 2102 Green Bay Rd., Polinski said.

The machine was broken sometime between

Ralph Czerwinski, the village administrator of Morton Grove.

Czerwinski said he believes the option of using Skokie’s distribution system is feasible and cost-effective, though the final cost estimates of that option are yet to be announced.

“Using the existing infrastructure seems to be a prudent move,” he said. “I think that we have to look at all of the alternatives. We have to look at the reliability of that (option) and understand the near-term and long-term costs.”

Negotiations between the municipalities and Park Ridge, another nearby suburb, on building a new water pipeline had progressed up until October, when Niles and Morton Grove officials said they were instead going to pursue a plan that did not involve building a $115 million water pipeline to connect all the way to Evanston’s water treatment plant.

The plan to tap into Skokie’s water would not, at the moment, be able to include sending water to Park Ridge, Stoneback said. There is a chance that if Niles and Morton Grove choose to appropriate the existing pipeline, it would not be possible for the delivery system to support Park Ridge, officials said.

Nothing has been finalized, however, and some officials, like Niles Mayor Andrew Przybylo, said they would prefer that Park Ridge be included in the plan, as costs would be lower 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., according to the 46-year-old Redbox representative who called the police.

The damage is estimated at $750, police said.

Police respond to shots fired calls

Multiple Evanston residents reported hearing several shots fired just south of the 700 block of Dobson Street — about two miles south of Northwestern’s campus limit — Tuesday around 11:30 a.m, Evanston Police

if another municipality were included to share the financial We have to look burden.

The overarching at the reliability reason for purchasing of that (option) water from the city is that Evanston’s water and understand is sold at a cheaper the near-term rate than Chicago’s which is what and long-term water, Niles and the other costs. suburbs involved in the plan currently use, Ralph Czerwinski, Przybylo said.

Morton Przybylo added Grove village that a decision on administrator these water options is needed as soon as possible, as Morton Grove’s current water contract with Chicago expires in 2018 and Niles’ contract with Chicago expires in 2019.

Czerwinski also said a decision is needed soon but not without careful thought and research into all options.

“We think that within the next six months we need to understand what our alternatives are so that there is sufficient time to do some construction,” Czerwinski said.

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williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu Department spokesman Perry Polinski said.

The police were contacted via phone, and one caller reported seeing a small black car leaving the surrounding area where the alleged shots were fired, Polinski said.

EPD officers promptly responded to the calls and visited the area, but they were unable to locate the car or evidence of any gunshots.

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Events Day of Service Monday, January 18, 2016 • 8:30am - 1:00pm

Northwestern students will engage in a variety of service projects throughout Evanston and Chicago area. During lunch students will have the opportunity to reflect over their experience.

Eva Jefferson Day Monday, January 18, 2016 • 8:45am - 3:00pm

Justice and Constitutional Rights: Democracy in South Africa After 22 Years Wednesday, January 20, 2016 • 5:00pm

Harris Hall 107 (1881 Sheridan Rd) Justice Edwin Cameron of the Constitutional Court of South Africa will offer a personal account of South Africa's transition from an oppressive racist autocracy to an inclusive democracy under the world's most progressive constitution.

Chicago Campus dialogue with diane nash Monday, January 25, 2016 • 12:00pm

CPS students will come to Northwestern to enjoy a full day of arts, crafts and discussion about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thorne Auditorium (375 E. Chicago Ave.) Diane Nash will speak with members of the Chicago campus about the connection between civil rights, law and health.

Campus Observance: candlelight vigil feat. nicholas pearce

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Alice Millar Chapel (1870 Sheridan Rd.) Join us as we hear from Dr. Nicholas Pearce, Clinical Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management. There will be musical performances by Northwestern student groups and a reception to follow. The Candlelight Vigil is hosted by the Alpha Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

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On Campus New accessibility, inclusion VP sworn in at Senate

By ERICA SNOW

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Associated Student Government swore in a new accessibility and inclusion vice president for Winter Quarter, chose an election commission and passed a resolution supporting an affordable textbook act during Senate on Wednesday.

Weinberg junior Jourdan Dorrell filled the vice president position after SESP junior Matt Herndon stepped down in November for personal reasons.

Dorrell expressed support for pushing a diversity course requirement and making resources from Student Enrichment Services and AccessibleNU well-known.

“We understand it’s only one more quarter but she brings a lot of energy,” Executive Vice President Christina Kim told The Daily. “She values a lot of the things that we, as an exec board, want to value

within ASG.” Dorrell was chosen by a selection committee, through an application process that closed Jan. 8. She answered questions directly from senators before being elected.

“It’s all about building relationships, especially when it comes to administration,” Dorrell said when addressing ASG about the possibility of a diversity requirement. “One of the first things I would do is contact the new dean and the new provost to be able to build relationships with them in order to better attack it from the administrational point of view.”

A seven-person election commission was also selected to serve as an oversight committee and a judicial body during ASG elections later in the year.

Among those elected was Speaker of the Senate Matt Clarkston, who cited his “seasoned voice of experience” that he could bring to the committee.

The Weinberg senior also mentioned his previous role in the judicial board of Delta Tau Delta. Senator

Lauren Thomas, a Weinberg junior, will serve a third year on the committee.

Toward the end of the meeting, a resolution to support the Franken Affordable College Textbook Act was passed unanimously. The bill will be discussed by ASG members at the Association of Big Ten Students winter conference at Rutgers University this weekend and will potentially be presented to Northwestern administration.

“Passing this really gives us more leverage in our argument for reducing average quarterly costs for students that’s outside tuition,” said Weinberg junior Joji Syed, vice president of community relations.

Presented by Syed and committee member Shayna Servillas, a Weinberg freshman, the resolution cited the increased cost of textbooks in the past decade and expressed support for open access textbooks. The textbooks would be in the public domain or available to the public under a permanent copyright license. Recommendations released by a task force on Tuesday addressed issues

of expensive textbooks as well.

“This is for the students and that’s who we’re going to be prioritizing,” Syed said.

Legislation was also introduced to change guidelines in B-status funding to allow for more communication between ASG and student groups.

B-status groups include about 100 small student groups receiving funding for activities, speakers and supplies from ASG. Automatic rollbacks were formalized so ASG could take back money that went unused in a quarter, and groups that don’t respond to five consecutive emails could lose their B-status.

“We have 100 groups and we only have 14 members, so we’ve had issues in the past of lack of communication on both parties’ sides,” said B-status Finances Vice President Kenny Mok. “If we’re giving students money, we expect basic communication.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu

New committee forms to improve residential experience

By KELLI NGUYEN

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A newly formed committee will focus on enhancing the sense of community and inclusion in campus housing.

The Undergraduate Residential Experience Committee — composed of faculty, staff and students — will meet to improve the residential experience through three major strategies: reexamining the role of residence life and living environments, implementing a two year on-campus living requirement and developing social and educational programs. The committee is set to convene at the end of the month, said Paul Riel, executive director of Residential Services and a co-chair on the committee.

Residential spaces should be both useful for

students and liveable, he said. Through a 10-year master plan, the committee hopes to oversee residence hall renovations that will provide more space for hall programs, Riel said.

“We’re spending north of $500 million on new construction and renovations and upgrades,” Riel said. “We want to see how can we integrate that momentum into the undergraduate residential experience.”

The committee will meet to discuss a new two-year live-in requirement, which will go into effect Fall 2017, and to develop a model for social and educational programs to build a sense of community, according to an email obtained by The Daily.

“Outside of the residence halls, Northwestern has done a really amazing job with programs — both educational and social — for freshmen with Wildcat Welcome,” said Resident Hall Association President Jack Heider, a McCormick junior. “But once you get

in the halls, you’re sort of on your own.”

The committee will also examine the report released by the 2015 Faculty Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience, looking at ways to use the recommendations and findings from the report to enhance the residential experience, Riel said.

“This is a paradigm shift of what the undergraduate residential experience will look like as it moves forward,” Riel said. “We believe there is a need to seriously examine all aspects of … how we are delivering the residential experience and make sure that whatever we are doing is linked to the University’s own objectives and goals for the undergraduate experience.”

This month’s meeting will be the first of at least eight committee meetings before the end of the academic year. The group hopes to present recommendations to Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president of student affairs, and Provost Daniel Linzer this

summer, Riel said.

Heider said he appreciates that the committee includes diverse members of the NU community as it has a significant effect across campus.

“Everybody has interacted with residence halls in a different way,” Heider said. “Everybody’s seen a different facet of it, so combining those perspectives is really the only way to design a new system to replace or build upon the prior one.”

ASG Residential Caucus Whip Ross Krasner, a Medill sophomore who will serve on the committee, said student representation in the committee is valuable because its recommendations could ultimately affect the entire student body.

“It’s always good to have student voice,” Krasner said. “Northwestern tries to instill a sense of community beyond just living in the same four walls.” kellinguyen2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Voting is just one aspect of political participation under an able captain in President Barack Obama, and an economy largely recovered from the Great Recession, Americans are angry. Politicians are successfully tapping into anger, with Bernie Sanders’ half-baked calls for an Americanized socialism striking a chord with millennials impatient at the pace of progress, and Donald Trump’s pandering populism inspiring a large group of Americans nostalgic for the society they perceive, often rightly, to have been lost.

It’s going to be hard to make America great again. Because America, even with its racism, patriarchy and incomplete democracy, has never been greater for people of all types than it is today.

Not to sound too much like Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky Balboa,” but we have to keep moving forward. And nobody, not even Donald Trump, is going to stop America’s collective movement forward on the arc of justice and equality. Well, as long as the institutions that have incited change for decades continue to do so.

Such as…colleges and their students. NU students hold a unique place in our society, at the crossroads of an elite education and an unclear professional future. They hold a voice muted by their age and inexperience, yet amplified by their idealism and their ability to

TIM BALK

OPINION EDITOR

Word on the street is that Northwestern students should vote. In fact, since the start of Winter Quarter, The Daily has published two columns imploring students to hit the polls this year. I concur with those columns: voting is a worthwhile thing to do. Democracy is central to our lives.

But voting alone does not make an excellent New Year’s resolution. Nope, in 2016 NU students should do a heck of a lot more than just throwing their support to Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton (Is Martin O’Malley still running for president? Who knows?!) or someone from the field of wackadoo Republicans.

In case you have not been paying close attention to the presidential election, it’s been a total you-know-wthat show, already featuring racist, sexist, homophobic, jingoistic and even totalitarian themes.

This year, NU students should not be bystanders in what could conceivably be an impending electoral train wreck. Even with the U.S.’ proverbial ship sailing smoothly

make and transform news.

In 2016, NU students ought to engage actively in a world that is, as always, changing.

Engaging is a two-step process. And most NU students skip one step, if not both.

First, NU students tend not to do the research. They might have a strong sense of justice, or deep-seated political views, but the NU student who digs truly deeply into an issue, whether it is education or climate

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NU students should push the issues they care about in the ways they see fit, be it through research, writing, rallies or protests.

change or inequality or the judicial system, is still too rare.

Voting is, to some extent, always an act of ignorance. Nobody truly knows in depth every issue on which they vote, nor can they know the impact of the vote that they cast.

But understanding and caring about specific issues is valuable. NU offers tremendous resources to its students — from the classroom to the library to guest speakers to each

other — to learn and discover. To contemplate and study.

And in today’s whirlwind of concerning current events, right and wrong answers are not always ascertainable. Still, to the extent that they are, NU students should develop and act on their wisdom.

The second step of engagement is active participation, not simply as a voter but as person capable of impacting and shaping peers’ views and actions. NU students should not shirk their opportunity to spark and inspire change. They should speak up, speak out and act.

Change rarely happens in a ballot box.

NU students should push the issues they care about in the ways that they see fit, be it through research, writing, rallies or protests.

Yes, they can and should cast informed votes in elections that they care about. But they should also engage in ways beyond the casting of votes, and remember that active voting is just a step toward greater engagement.

Tim Balk is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at timothybalk2018@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.

When overused, coffee is more problematic than helpful ALANA FARKAS DAILY COLUMNIST

It’s a typical Monday morning. Northwestern sidewalks are nearly empty. The lecture halls are dark and lifeless. The sun has risen but the day has yet to begin.

Only in one small corner of campus do students congregate. There are many of them at a time: coming and going, waiting in line and leaving happily with their most cherished item. Norbucks is the place to be on a typical Monday morning, and coffee is the key to NU liveliness.

Many may think a steady stream of caffeine is the key to a successful quarter. I, myself, am not a huge coffee drinker because I don’t like the taste. (Although when I get my hands on a Mountain Dew, I can conquer the world.)

The fact that plenty of NU students enjoy a nice cup of Joe — whether its purpose is a revitalizing wakeup call, an energy booster for late-night textbook reading or even a medium for socialization (“Hey, let’s get coffee sometime.”) — is not itself a problem.

According to the Mayo Clinic, consumption of 400 milligrams of caffeine a day is considered safe for adults. This translates to three or four cups of coffee from the dining hall or one Starbucks Venti. In fact, a healthy amount of caffeine provides certain health benefits, and a numbers of studies suggest caffeine has some

beneficial effects on concentration and focus.

Clearly, coffee consumption yields positive effects on the human body. So, how could something so good also be so bad?

When coffee becomes a necessity, it becomes When a problem. Caffeine addiction is no myth, coffee becomes especially during NU a necessity, finals week. Even I have it becomes found myself chugging two Starbucks Grandes a problem. and a few Diet Cokes to Caffeine get me through the restless hours of nonstop addiction is no studying. myth, especially However, for students during NU finals who genuinely enjoy coffee’s taste and the week. advantageous effects of its caffeine, a relationship with coffee may become an abusive one.

There comes a point when caffeine reaches its optimal level, meaning any less produces milder effects on the human body and brain and any more can result in adverse effects.

According to health writer Candy Sagon, excess caffeine can harm the body.

“It increases anxiety and disrupts sleep patterns, leading to a vicious cycle of restless sleep, relying on caffeine to help with daytime fatigue, followed by more insomnia,” she wrote for AARP. Sagon also said coffee can cause stomach problems. My friend suffers from stomach

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Alana Farkas is a Weinberg freshman. She can be contacted alanafarkas2019@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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What commenters are saying

“Academia is historically liberal. NU is not unique in it's liberalism which it wears like a medal of honor.

I applaud your idealism, but there is always a fork in the road somewhere up ahead.”

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ulcers when she drinks caffeine, but she drinks coffee anyway.

Another study showed that caffeine increases blood pressure and other heart complications. Jack James, founding editor of the Journal of Caffeine Research, wrote that 20 percent of early deaths due to strokes are the result of regular caffeine consumption.

One of the most detrimental effects of caffeine dependence is its addictiveness. The Food and Drug Administration defines caffeine as a drug, and the fact that it is an addictive stimulant means that withdrawal symptoms are severe and unpleasant.

My advice is simple: enjoy coffee — drink it to be social, to stimulate your brain before class or even to stay awake for a marathon of “The Bachelor.” But do not abuse it. And more importantly, do not let it abuse you.

Task force recommends Northwestern begin academic year in August, still maintain quarter system January 11, 2016 “Why don't we do it DePaul-style ... start a few weeks earlier and then start winter break at Thanksgiving?

We already start so late that this would be a huge improvement.”

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SPOTLIGHT ON ‘SPOTLIGHT’ NU alum Brian d’Arcy James migrates from Broadway to Hollywood in an acclaimed role in the drama ‘Spotlight’

By HAYLEY GLATTER

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At a community production of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” nine-year-old Brian d’Arcy James got to thinking.

The Saginaw, Michigan, native wondered what it was like to be an actor, and he has spent the more than 35 years since embodying the answer.

“There’s this kind of magic dividing line that exists between an audience and the people on stage, and I was very curious,” James said of his first theater memories.

“I wanted to peek behind that curtain and see what was going on back there. It was very alluring to me from the very beginning.”

Since those early moments of captivation, James (Communication ’90) has gone on to star in Broadway shows including “Shrek the Musical” and “Something Rotten!” as well as appear in television shows like “Smash.” His recent credits also include parts in the original production of “Hamilton” and the Golden Globe-nominated “Spotlight.”

And yet, despite his incredible success both onstage and onscreen, James’ humble, friendly demeanor is palpable after just a few minutes of conversation.

“Very relaxed, patient, pleasant — just a really nice guy,” said former Boston Globe reporter Matt Carroll, whom James portrays in “Spotlight.” “You know, it’s funny. It’s one of those things I see repeatedly again and again in the stories about him is that he’s a nice guy, and he absolutely is.”

“Spotlight” tells the story of the team of Boston Globe reporters that revealed the rampant child abuse scandal that permeated the Catholic Church in the early 2000’s.

In preparing for the role, James worked to understand Carroll’s motivations both as a person and as a journalist.

In contrast to parts like Shrek and King George III, James said he was particularly conscious of the fact that

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the man he was portraying was just a phone call away.

“The thing that does change a little bit is your awareness of depicting someone who’s alive and thriving in their profession and you’re honoring this particular part of their life and what they achieved,” James said. “The mental awareness is different in that you don’t have that hanging over your shoulder when you’re playing a fictitious character.”

This recognition and attention to detail can be found interspersed throughout James’ performance in “Spotlight.”

During one lengthy dinner in New York City, Carroll, who was the Spotlight team’s data “geek,” said he described his habits, clothing and speech pattern to James. From the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee he always drinks to the way he wears his glasses on a string, Carroll said James certainly embodied some of his smallest quirks.

“He did a nice job of capturing me,” Carroll said. “Plus, one of the nice side effects of this is that when people hear my name, they have Brian’s image in their head which is really cool because he’s a lot more handsome than I am.”

Yet, despite James’ critically acclaimed role in “Spotlight,” he called the stage home for the majority of his first 15 years as an actor. James chose Northwestern over a conservatory in order to enjoy an authentic college experience, and he said it was in Evanston that his acting hobby was transformed into a skill.

And his professors certainly noticed.

“From the minute I saw Brian as a freshman, he was appearing in a show called ‘The 1940’s Radio Hour,’” said Dominic Missimi, James’ theater professor at NU. “The minute I watched on stage and he began to sing, I thought, ‘Oh my god, this is a total professional young man. I knew when he was 18 years old that he was going to be a professional because he had such polish.”

When James was a sophomore, Missimi cast him as Claude in an on-campus production of “Hair.” However, the show didn’t stay in Evanston for long, as Michael Butler, the original Broadway producer of “Hair,” decided Missimi’s production would be the musical’s official 20th

anniversary production.

“Hair” then went up in Chicago, and Missimi auditioned professional actors for the show. But when it came time to cast the role James had portrayed in Evanston, Missimi had no doubts that the undergraduate was the right fit for the job.

“From the polish that I saw in him in ‘Hair,’ taking him downtown, I had no qualms at all that he would be as good as anyone I could find in the role,” Missimi said.

“Judging by all standards of the people that I auditioned in Chicago who are professionals, he was at the top of the ranks.”

In the nearly 30 years since they worked together in “Hair,” James and Missimi have kept in close contact.

James was awarded the 2015 Sarah Siddons Award by the Sarah Siddons Society, of which Missimi is the artistic director, and earlier this month, Missimi went to New York City to see James star as Nick Bottom in “Something Rotten!”

The professor is certainly proud of his student.

“I was just so thrilled to see that when he walked out onto the stage, that he got a big ovation,” Missimi said.

“I think that 10 years ago, I don’t think that would have happened. I think that he’s come into the consciousness of New York theater-goers and now they’re like, ‘Oh, Brian d’Arcy James, he’s a really great actor.’”

New Yorkers aren’t the only ones who have noticed.

In recent years, James has been nominated for dozens of industry awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and two Tony Award nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

But despite such high levels of success, James remains remarkably humble. When asked about his greatest accomplishment, the masterful actor didn’t miss a beat.

“My family. My daughter,” James said. “I’m very lucky because I love what I do, and then I love what I get to do when I get home from work.” hayleyglatter2016@u.northwestern.edu

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Professor’s play explores modern marriage equality

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CASTING CALL La Shawn Banks, Elizabeth Ledo, Stephen Cone, Collin Quinn Rice (Communication ‘15) and Mitchell Fain, pictured left to right, make up the cast of the upcoming show “Le Switch.” The show was written by Communication Prof. Philip Dawkins.

By JENNIFER HEPP

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At a Bachelor party in Montreal, two men fall madly in love and begin a relationship. The quirky story follows the duo traversing the United States on the cusp of nationwide marriage equality in “Le Switch,” a romantic comedy written by Communication Prof. Philip Dawkins.

The show premiers Jan. 15 at Chicago’s About Face Theatre. Dawkins said prior to the acceptance of marriage equality, he had several friends — also involved in the fine arts — living in states that had differing laws pertaining to marriage.

“Even though we were all unified in our endeavors for making art, it felt like we were all on different planes,” Dawkins said. “So I wanted to explore a romance where people are kind of forced apart from each other based on politics outside of themselves.”

He said he wrote the play in order to explore

how politics catch up with people on a personal level.

“It’s something that’s close to my heart and I’m ready to share it,” Dawkins said. “I’ve been working on it for a long time.”

In “Le Switch,” the main character, David, falls in love with Benoit, a French-Canadian florist played by Collin Quinn Rice (Communication ‘15).

The two characters meet at a party and form a relationship in which they must deal with new political pressures being thrown at them.

“What I want for the audience is to love these characters as much as I do,” Rice said. “I also want them to really invest in some idea that’s presented, whether it be marriage, queer identity or two people fighting for love.”

Gus Schlanbusch (Communication ‘15), the assistant director for “Le Switch,” said Dawkins has an approachable way of writing effortlessly about enormously complicated contemporary political issues.

“I think it’s going to do a great job of bringing

everybody into this world of being a gay man in New York in 2011,” Schlanbusch said. “When you really sit down and unpack this, you realize, ‘Wow, this guy’s saying a lot of things in very few words.’ I find myself really having to think — while I’m laughing my guts out — to figure out every little bit and piece of information that’s being thrown at me.”

The world premiere of “Le Switch” will be part of About Face Theatre’s 20th anniversary season.

Dawkins said he hopes to convey through his play a sense of love for self and for community, even if that community is changing.

The play provides something that all viewers can appreciate, whether they identify as LGBTQ or not, Rice said.

“It really deals with these themes in a way that doesn’t exclude anyone,” Rice said. “It presents all sides to the story in a way that I think audiences are going to feel invited into and challenged by.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

Block exhibit highlights 1960s performance artist

By EMILY CHIN

daily senior staffer @emchin24

The Block Museum of Art will present the first large-scale exhibition on 20th century musician and performance artist Charlotte Moorman — an artist who focused on the intersection between the public and art.

The opening of the exhibit — titled “A Feast of Astonishments: Charlotte Moorman and the Avant Garde, 1960s-1980s” — coincides with the opening of a new music and communications building that is part of the “Arts Circle,” an area on campus that encourages interdisciplinary learning between music, dance and visual arts.

“Charlotte really believed that art could be for everyone,” said Lisa Corrin, the Block Museum’s Ellen Philips Katz Director. “The arts circle at Northwestern is a state of mind, and the idea is for people to work together across all ideas of creative expression. It has its roots in the 1960’s and the kinds of artists that Charlotte Moorman championed.”

The exhibition will officially open Jan. 16 with a celebration including student music performances and a panel of five artists that knew and worked with Moorman.

There will also be performances of Moorman’s work throughout the exhibition’s duration.

Special Collections at University Library has been arranging Moorman’s archives for 15 years. When Corrin found out about these archives four years ago, she said she approached the library with the idea of putting together an exhibition.

“(The library) had all of the materials that We we would need to crewere able to ate the exhibition,” she said. “The archives had tell the story films and photographs of Charlotte’s and letters and masks.

We could never have achievements done the show without by working them. We were able to together. tell the story of Charlotte’s achievements by Lisa Corrin, working together.”

Block Museum’s Aside from two Ellen Phillips Katz small-scale exhibiDirector tions on Moorman, the Block is the first museum to fully commemorate Moorman’s achievements. Moorman, an advocate for non-traditional forms of art and expression, has been on the periphery of the art scene, though she played a significant role in the avant garde performances of the 1960’s, said Corinne Granof, curator of academic programs at the museum.

Moorman herself was trained as a cellist, but went on to become an eclectic artist. She performed festivals in very public places, such as Grand Central Terminal, which were meant to provide an intersection between the art world and the public, Granof said. The library’s archives used in the exhibit include original music scores, audio and video content, photographs and posters.

Corrin, Granof and Scott Krafft, curator of Special Collections, worked with three other curators and consultants to put together the exhibition, which took more than three years.

The main gallery alone contains more than 300 objects, with even more information in audio

The Bienen School of Music’s Winter Chamber Music Festival chimes in with its 20th season this month. The festival, which takes place in PickStaiger Concert Hall, features distinguished musicians from groups such as the Dover Quartet and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Bienen Prof. Blair Milton founded the festival in 1997. He talked with The Daily about how it has evolved in the past two decades.

The Daily: Why did you decide to bring this festival to Northwestern in the first place?

Milton: There were no concerts at Pick-Staiger at all in January. It was completely dark. 1997 was the 100th anniversary of the death of (Johannes) Brahms, a very famous composer in Germany.

The original series featured six concerts of the music of Brahms. It was called the Brahms Festival. It was changed to the Winter Chamber Music Festival in the second year. That really got the ball rolling.

The Daily: Why is it important for college students to be exposed to classical music?

Milton: For the music students, it’s the best instruction they could possibly get — to go see what their colleagues and peers are doing in the course of their careers. For non-music students, it’s a possibility to experience this aspect of our culture which is often overlooked in today’s busy society. Music is the backbone of what makes society a society and not just a random group of individuals. Culture is what binds us together.

The Daily: How are you celebrating the 20th anniversary of the festival?

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Milton: To celebrate our 20th season, I brought back the most popular and high profile of all the groups over the last several seasons. This doesn’t represent everyone over the 20 years, but the peak of whose appeared in the last six or seven years.

I brought them all together in one series. There’s an air of celebration this year.

The Daily: Is there anything especially different this year?

Milton: We’ve added a seventh concert. Normally we have six concerts. But we did this in order to do the 20th anniversary justice.

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TV SHOW Charlotte Moorman plays her TV Cello, one of the best-known pieces of her non-traditional art. The Block Museum of Art put together an exhibition on Moorman and her contribution to the avant garde movement of the 1960’s.

and video form.

“It’s been a collaborative effort with the music school and the dance and theater department,” said Nicole Mauser, engagement coordinator at the Block Museum. “It’s been a collaborative effort because Charlotte Moorman’s work bridges the connection between art.”

Once it closes at the Block, the exhibition will travel to the Grey Art Gallery at New York University, and then to the Museum Der Moderne in Salzburg, Austria. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu

The Daily: How has the festival evolved?

Milton: In the earliest years, we had the good fortune to have soloists from the Chicago Symphony (Orchestra), like Yo-Yo Ma who would come to play on a regular basis. Those individuals aren’t as available to us as much now. The festival is made up of more younger and up and coming musicians.

The Daily: Why should people see the festival?

Milton: It’s a really important niche for Northwestern and Evanston audiences. Pick-Staiger is very welcoming. It has a beautiful sound and even the furthest seat away from the stage feels like you’re apart of the event taking place. In this day and age, when everyone’s listening to beats on their iPhone, to listen to brilliant music created before your eyes is a brilliant experience. amandasvachula2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Josephine Louis Theater renovated for acessibility

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Josephine Louis Theater was renovated recently to make it more accessible to patrons. Elements like a wheelchair lift and wheelchair-accessible seating were addedd.

By KELLEY CZAJKA

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The Josephine Louis Theater has been renovated to make it more accessible to its patrons and meet codes set by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Project organizers decided to add two central aisles with aisle lighting, acoustic paneling, a wheelchair lift, wheelchair-accessible seating and a tiered slope to make walking down the aisle easier. They also decided to decrease the total number of seats.

“It was not as patron-friendly as we would like even though it was a wonderful and great space,” said Rick Morris, School of Communication associate dean of administration and

finance.

The project was initially part of a plan to renovate the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, but project manager Andrea Ohrmundt said those involved decided to remodel the Louis Theater separately so the renovations could be done faster. Design for the project started in fall 2014. However, construction began fall 2015 after Theater Cherubs completed their summer program in August.

The original intent was to replace the theater’s 373 seats, which were small and uncomfortable, Ohrmundt said. The renovated theater now has 288 seats with two aisles, allowing for more space and comfort, Ohrmundt said.

“The theater had a lot of seating packed into a small space so the individual seats were smaller, circulation wasn’t as good and people had to travel a lot farther to get to their seats,”

Ohrmundt said.

She also said the scope of the project increased in order to meet codes for people with mobility and visual impairments. Before renovations, the slope of the theater’s floor was very steep, making it dangerous for both disabled and able-bodied patrons, Ohrmundt said.

To increase safety, the new space has a tiered slope with handrails on each step.

In addition, there is now a lift so patrons with disabilities have the flexibility to sit in the intermediate level rather than being bound to the top level, as they were before, Ohrmundt said. There are also sections where seats can be removed and wheelchairs can be situated.

“You have to accommodate so many spots for wheelchairs based on the size of the theater and so that’s what we complied with, whereas the old theater did not comply at all,” Ohrmundt said.

Gina Marie Hayes, the director for the upcoming production of “Big Love,” said she considered the floor plan changes when directing. She also said the sightlines are completely different, so she and her assistants had to sit in different sections of the theater to understand each view of the show.

Morris emphasized how the changes to the theater will benefit the shows that occur in the space.

“It’s a straightforward project but it will really make the creative atmosphere in the theater a bit more friendly for the people on the stage and the people in the audience,” Morris said.

Although there are still some small fixes being made, the theater is expected to be ready for the opening of “Big Love” on Jan. 29. kelleyczajka2019@u.northwestern.edu

Prof to talk Latino impact on ‘The House on Mango Street’

By RACHEL HOLTZMAN

the daily northwestern @rdanielle1995

Drawing from the literature, history and culture of predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Chicago, English Prof. John Alba Cutler will speak about the novel “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros this Friday.

The lecture, titled “Finding Mango Street: Sandra Cisneros and Latino Chicago,” will be held in Wieboldt Hall at Northwestern’s Chicago campus.

The program serves as the second of five lectures in the School of Professional Studies’ Literature and Liberal Arts Lecture Series, but the first to take place at the Chicago campus.

“We wanted the lecture to be in Chicago precisely so we could reach a broader audience,” Cutler said. “We really want to connect with that

community of people and with that energy of Latino communities in Chicago. I think there’s real interest in Cisneros’ work and in her identity as a Chicago writer.”

Cutler said he will speak about the unique influences of Chicago’s Latino community on Cisneros’ writing in his lecture. Unlike many Latino communities in the northeast or southwest United States, there are Latinos of many nationalities encountering each other in Chicago , he said.

“Chicago is home to Mexican-American, Puerto Rican-American, Cuban-American, and Dominican-American communities,” Cutler said. “A lot of people have written about “The House on Mango Street” as just a Mexican-American novel, but it’s actually about the intersection of nationalities and ethnicities.”

Cutler said he hopes the lecture’s focus on Chicago’s Latino communities, specifically the Near West Side and Humboldt Park, will give people

thursday Staged reading of The Feast from the Vertigo Reading Series at 9 p.m. in Shanley Pavillion NUDM Comedy Showcase featuring Mee-Ow, NSTV, Titanic, ODB 7 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium

friday An Evening of Shostakovich, Brahms and Fauré at 7:30 p.m. in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Staged reading of The Alexander Litany from the Vertigo Reading Series at 8 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Staged reading of The Feast from the Vertigo Reading Series at 10 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion TONIK tap and Graffiti present: An Everlasting Love at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Jones Great Room A&O Presents: Steve Jobs screening at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium

insight on the communities’ influences on Cisneros as a writer.

Amy Danzer, assistant director of graduate programs in the School of Professional Studies at Northwestern, and the main organizer of the lecture series, said the idea for the lecture — originally pitched by Cutler — was considered terrific from the start.

“We invited Professor Cutler to the lecture series and then it just kind of blew up,” Danzer said.

The lecture series is in its fourth year and targets graduate students, Danzer said. Typically, the events are hosted in Evanston and no more than 45 students attend. She added that the shift to Chicago was an experiment to see if the series could reach a wider audience and that she has been surprised by the results.

“This is the first time we’re encountering popularity with this particular event,” Danzer said. “I

saturday Staged reading of The Alexander Litany from the Vertigo Reading Series at 2 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Staged reading of The Feast from the Vertigo Reading Series at 8 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion TONIK tap and Graffiti present: An Everlasting Love at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Jones Great Room A&O Presents: Steve Jobs screening at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium

sunday Violin, cello and piano trio at 7:30 p.m. in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

think ‘The House on Mango Street’ has a lot of appeal to the city, to educators and to students.

It’s a book that has a lot of relevance.”

Interest in Cisneros’ work has grown stronger in recent years, said Cutler, who teaches contemporary literature classes. Her popularity inspired discussion, book sales and even an exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago last year.

Cutler said he hopes the lecture will inspire people to learn more about the author and Latino Chicago.

“I hope that maybe they’ll buy two or three books by Cisneros and fall in love with them,” Cutler said. “Or that they decide to visit the Puerto Rican Cultural Center or the National Museum of Mexican Art. That’s really what I hope people will take away from the event.” rachelholtzman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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SURVEY SAYS Evanston Public Library released the results of a community survey Wednesday.

The report showed that Evanston residents appreciated the library’s services and would be receptive to the opening of a fourth branch at the Robert Crown Community Center.

Evanston Public Library survey reveals strong interest in new branch

Evanston Public Library announced on Wednesday positive results on use and reception of the library’s services, according to a community survey.

Last year, EPL, 1703 Orrington Ave., reached out to residents in all of the city’s nine wards, ultimately surveying 1,284 Evanston residents on how they viewed and used the city’s public library system, what programs and services they found most useful and what would attract those who rarely visit EPL, according to the survey report. Additionally, the survey asked if residents would use a proposed new branch of the library at a revamped Robert Crown Community Center.

The survey found that 49 percent of respondents used the library once a week, and 72 percent said they use the library at least once a month. Respondents emphasized the importance of all library services, including uninhibited access to the space, availability of various resources and programming for both adults and children.

The survey is the first of its scope in recent memory for the library, said Jill Schacter, EPL’s communications and marketing coordinator.

“It really helps us to serve our patrons, to know what they think about us and what they think about the library,” Schacter said.

One portion of the survey gauged interest in the possibility of the creation of an EPL branch in the Robert Crown Community Center. Robert Crown currently offers after-school and preschool programming, arts classes and sports programs.

Sixty-one percent of survey respondents said they would be very likely, likely or somewhat likely to use the proposed branch. Via the Spanish language survey, of which EPL received 32 replies, 96 percent of respondents said they’d be very likely, likely or somewhat likely to use the branch. Schacter said EPL would’ve liked to receive more input from Evanston’s Spanishspeaking community.

“There are many Latinos in Evanston that live in that area,” Schacter said. “We would have loved to receive more surveys in Spanish, and we’ll try harder next time to get those.”

The survey also allowed for a comment section in which residents voiced more specifically services they wished to see from EPL in the future. Commentors requested access to more African-American materials in the library collection, namely fiction and nonfiction books written by or focused on the stories of black people. Schacter said EPL currently lacks the funding to support some of the requests, and said the comments will help inform the library’s fundraising efforts moving forward.

“The Evanston Public Library is drastically underfunded compared to many of our libraries in comparable communities to us,” Schacter said. “People want more from us and that information helps us even direct some of our fundraising activities to say that if this is what you want from us, this is what you need to do to help us. Property taxes can only get us so far.”

EPL plans to conduct surveys roughly three times a year going forward, Schacter said.

“Libraries are always evolving to meet the needs of the community,” she said. “This is what libraries have done forever, and what we will do now.”

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federal district court judge and expects a ruling that could vacate Dassey’s state court conviction and grant him a new trial to come out some time in 2016.

Dassey is currently serving a life sentence in Wisconsin with the possibility of parole in 2048.

In the past few weeks, the documentary has incited people to create online petitions asking for exoneration for Avery and Dassey, including one directed to the White House asking the president to pardon the two. This month, the petition met the 100,000 signature threshold required for the White House to respond to it. However, the case does not fall under the president’s jurisdiction, according to a statement from the White House.

Although Drizin doesn’t expect the documentary or the ensuing public response to influence the federal court’s decision, he said the attitudes toward the case have changed.

“Cases are decided in a context,” Drizin said. “When Brendan was convicted, he and his uncle were evil incarnate, the two most hated people in the state of Wisconsin. Now that his case is being heard in federal court, I think there is a different view of him.”

For “Making a Murderer” viewers who want to help, Drizin said the center has created an action agenda with further steps to help prevent others from going through Dassey’s experience.

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declined to comment on the influence of off-campus fraternity presence.

“I’m really thrilled just because so many people participated,” Foulkes said. “Lambda Chi was really thrilled to recruit its largest and most diverse class, and that was our goal.”

This year PHA saw a turnout consistent with previous years, said PHA President KK Doyle. However, the Medill senior said PNMs benefited from a stronger

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McCormick difficult.

“My primary concern is going from a system where we fully support the quarter system to one where the winter quarter is split in half,” McDougald said.

Also outlined in the task report is a two-week spring break to provide a longer rest between Winter and

Masters

The center, which is housed in Pritzker School of Law’s Bluhm Legal Clinic, was co-founded by Drizin in 2008. It was the first of its kind to address wrongful convictions of youth, and has developed an expertise in litigating cases of false confessions.

Drizin said it is important to have a center specifically focused on youth, because they process things differently than adults. He said developmental differences between youth and adults make youth more vulnerable to police pressure than adults, and more likely to falsely confess to crimes.

Through its work, the center focuses on post-conviction cases, where the defense has to prove there was either a procedural defect or provide new evidence that wasn’t available at the time of the trial, said Megan Crane, project co-director at the center.

The main basis of Dassey’s post-conviction appeals focuses on a procedural defect known as ineffective assistance of counsel. Dassey’s former lawyer, Len Kachinsky, did not adequately represent Dassey even when Dassey insisted upon his innocence, Drizin said.

As well as representing clients such as Dassey, the center also advocates for policy reform. One of the main policies that the center fights for is electronic recording of interrogations, Crane said.

“In ‘Making a Murderer,’ it’s particularly relevant because Wisconsin had just passed their law requiring video recording of interrogations,” she said. “Steve Drizin was part of that lobbying effort to get that law passed, and that’s the only reason we have Brendan

on video.”

The video-taped confession helped show how detectives coerced Dassey by feeding him information that only the person who committed the crime would know, instead of allowing Dassey to provide that information to detectives on his own.

Katie Marie Zouhary (School of Law ‘11), a former student who worked at the center, said she was interested in getting involved because of its reputation on issues of justice and the quality of professors such as Drizin and Nirider (School of Law ‘08).

Zouhary worked on exonerating a member of the Englewood Four, four teenagers wrongly convicted of rape and murder in 1994. Seeing him walk outside as a free man for the first time since he was a teenager is a moment she will never forget, she said.

“I’ve often said I’m afraid my most meaningful legal work happened before I became a lawyer because my work at the clinic has been the most individually impactful work,” she said.

Ultimately, Drizin said he hopes the attention “Making a Murderer” has brought to Dassey’s case will shed more light on wrongful convictions of youth, as Dassey’s situation is not unique.

“That’s the saddest part,” Drizin said. “My hope is that this documentary will inspire some profound changes in the way in which police interrogate youthful suspects.”

focus on values from PHA. This quarter’s recruitment process incorporated a revamped Panhellenic Values Assessment designed to prepare women for “openness to vulnerable conversations,” she said. The 17-page guide invited PNMs to fill out multiple exercises exploring identity and was meant to serve as a framework going into recruitment conversations.

“The whole movement is moving away from frills and more towards values-based conversations,” she said. “I think (PNMs) really believed that recruitment conversations could be a two-way street … without

feeling anything was taboo.”

This was also the first recruitment process in which all 12 PHA chapters had an active diversity and inclusion chair, Doyle said.

“It’s an imperfect system … but I was really proud of our talented student board and recruitment counselors for really making the most of the process that’s set and making it unique to Northwestern,” she said.

“We touched people’s comfort zones and empowered them with meaningful conversations.”

Spring Quarters, reducing winter break from three weeks to two weeks. However, SESP senior Yair Sakols said unless the University does something to reduce the course load a longer spring break may not solve everything.

“What you would have is a longer break between two really, really hard and stressful and emotionally difficult quarters,” Sakols said. “You put a bandaid by making spring break longer, but you don’t really

address the issue of the quarters being incredibly stressful.”

In addition, the new schedule brings concerns about changing majors, Witte said.

“I’m a big fan of keeping standard units because otherwise it gets very hard to construct a program and ... to adjust (schedules),” Witte said.

“People seemed primed to have a conversation about the work they do and the role they play,” Zakarin said. “They really dug into what is an appropriate title that captures who we are and what we do in these capacities? So it ended up being more of a philosophical exploration.”

In between the faculty chairs’ November and December meetings, other schools came to similar decisions. In the span of about three weeks, officials at Princeton University, Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania announced they would be discontinuing the use of the title “master.” The decisions at Harvard and UPenn were sparked by student protests.

Meanwhile, the faculty chairs at NU received no such student demands, Zakarin said. “(The process) didn’t seem charged and for me it was really an interesting juxtaposition with a lot of the charged public conversations going on on other campuses with respect to this specific issue,” Zakarin said. “It just came about as almost an academic conversation and we just did it with no particular fanfare, no particular controversy … (There was) no sense of panic, no sense of ‘Oh, we don’t want to be the last school to do it.’”

At the faculty chairs’ December meeting, the group weighed multiple new titles, including some that had been chosen at other schools.

They wanted to find a title that captured their job responsibilities and didn’t feel too administrative, Zakarin said.

Ultimately they settled on “faculty chair” because they felt it brings the most clarity to the job and doesn’t overlap with other job titles in the University, Rapp said.

“I think chair is good because it connotes that the faculty are in charge of working with other faculty and introducing those faculty to the residents,” he said.

Zakarin said he has only heard positive responses to the change. “(The process) happened in a way you would want a change to happen,” he said. “You have engaged faculty leaders who have their fingers on the pulse of their students, who are paying attention to discussions with regards to their counterparts at other institutions and they independently started the conversation amongst themselves, and arrived at a resolution. I was proud to be a part of it.”

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committed 18 turnovers.

In the Cats’ 85-71 home defeat to Purdue last Thursday, they shot only 4-of-16 on 3s and gave the ball away 15 times. Limiting turnovers will be key against the Buckeyes, who average more than 20 points off turnovers per game.

Despite NU’s shooting woes, senior guard Maggie Lyon said the Cats have no plans to stop shooting the 3-ball.

“You go through ebbs and flows of making shots and missing shots,” Lyon said. “Having a few games where you shoot poorly, not as great as you know you can, doesn’t affect my confidence and doesn’t affect our team’s confidence.”

Against Ohio State, NU will face a tremendous defensive challenge. The Buckeyes average 86.5 points per game, good for second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally. Guard Kelsey Mitchell ranks second nationally with 25.0 points per game.

Additionally, Ohio State has scored at least 90 points in eight games, including its last two against conference opponents. The Cats, Daily file photo by Daniel Tian

STELLO, IT’S ME Ellen Stello butterflies across the pool. The junior captain is confident that Northwestern can take down Notre Dame in their meet this weekend.

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“We didn’t (set the traditional goals) this season,” Pollard said. “I think we all know that if we can be healthy, we can be very good.

We set the goals of ‘what are the qualities of a championship team and why aren’t we one?’ so we’re focusing more on the process than outcome goals … On a daily basis, we’re building a culture of belief in one another, trusting one another.”

After a season as shocking as last year, laden with injuries and setbacks, some teams may lose a bit of confidence, but Pollard said

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commitment to the races, and the details will be important to the final team score.

Relays will be particularly important at this meet, Steketee said. At the Big Ten Championships in February, NU can only enter one team in each relay, and Steketee is looking to use this meet as an opportunity to gauge how those teams might be best composed.

The team is looking forward to the meet,

its captains said, and the Cats are excited to compete in one of college athletics most storied pools.

“We always have a good time racing Notre Dame because it’s a pretty even match,” junior captain Ellen Stello said. samueljohnson2019@u.northwestern.edu

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meanwhile, have hit that mark only once this season and have surpassed the Buckeyes’ season average only twice.

“The pace they play at is like nothing else in our league,” McKeown said. “Our biggest focus is going to be getting back on defense and shutting them down.”

Traveling to Maryland will hardly be a cakewalk either. The Terrapins’ only losses this season came against Ohio State and undefeated No. 1 Connecticut, and Maryland has been ranked in the top 10 every week this season.

Losing both games would drop NU to 1-5 in Big Ten play and extend its losing streak to four, raising doubts about the Cats’ ability to make the NCAA tournament.

Despite the challenges, Lyon said that team morale remains strong.

“We’re excited,” she said. “Playing two of the best teams in the country this week is an awesome opportunity. We’re really excited about it; we know what we’re capable of. It doesn’t matter who the opponent is, it just matters about how we believe in each other.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu she expects the exact opposite for NU. This year, the Cats adopted the theme “Be Healthy” to remind themselves to take care of their bodies in order to go the distance and qualify for NCAA Tournament competition in the spring. But for Pollard, a successful season is not just about what it says on the scoreboard.

“Success is a really arbitrary term,” she said. “I don’t know that it’s just necessarily winning and a scoreboard. You can beat teams and be winning, but not actually be that successful.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu

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oming off a pair of losses last weekend that saw them fall out of the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, the Wildcats are not a happy bunch.

They aren’t, however, licking their wounds.

“We’re pissed,” junior guard Christen Inman said. “We’re looking to bounce back and we’re really just fired up.”

To bounce back, Northwestern (12-4, 1-3 Big Ten) will need to topple a pair of heavyweights.

The Cats host No. 5 Ohio State on Thursday before traveling to No. 8 Maryland on Sunday.

To snag a win or two, NU must reverse its recent fortunes. After starting the season 10-0, the Cats are just 2-4 in their last six contests.

In its most recent outing,

Sunday at then-No. 23 Michigan State, NU trailed by as many as 30 en route to a 74-51 loss.

Despite the seemingly tall task over the next few days, coach Joe McKeown said he doesn’t feel any additional pressure.

“There’s always a sense of urgency when you play in a league like this, where every game … the other team is good,” McKeown said. “It’s just an opportunity to learn and get better from some of the things we didn’t do well last week. I think we’ll be ready to play; I think we’re excited to play.”

The Cats struggled in several facets of the game against Michigan State, with 3-point shooting and turnovers among the biggest issues.

NU shot an abysmal 3-of-26 from 3-point range, with two of the makes coming late in the fourth quarter, and » See WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 10

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With a huge victory over winter break under its belt, Northwestern returns to action this weekend against rival Notre Dame.

The Wildcats will travel to South Bend for their last road meet of the season before the Big Ten Championships.

They will look to continue their strong performance following the Florida Atlantic University FUN Invitational on Dec. 19, where the team won 12 of 14 events.

However, Notre Dame offers a slightly higher caliber of competition.

“It should be a competitive meet, there’s places where we are much faster, and there’s places where they are much faster,” junior captain Lacey Locke said.

Coach Abby Steketee echoed Locke, calling the Notre Dame matchup particularly fun because it is nearby and the team is similar to NU in many characteristics, such as its combination of excellent academics and athletics.

At the teams’ last meeting one year ago, the Cats earned a close win. In a thrilling conclusion, NU placed 1-2 in the 400 yard freestyle relay, the meet’s final event.

The Cats’ first place team finished a full nine seconds ahead of Notre Dame’s first team, and they

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earned just enough points to pull ahead of their opponent to win 154-146.

Notre Dame is coming off a 243-105 loss last weekend to No. 1 Virginia.

However, the Fighting Irish should provide a challenge for the Cats, as many of NU’s strongest events are Notre Dame’s weake s t , an d vice versa, which I’m looking for should s e r ve to girls to finish keep the their races with team score precision, a lot close.

“I’m of the races are looking going to come for girls to their down to close finish races with finishes . precision, a lot of the Abby Steketee, races are coach going to come down to close finishes, so having momentum all the way into the wall, having heads down at the wall,” Steketee said.

She continued that she is looking to see the little things that show

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Fully recovered, NU at top form

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Northwestern is looking to bounce back from a disappointing end to last season, in which it failed to capture the conference crown for the first time in 16 years.

Now, as the Wildcats prepare for the regular season with the Wildcat Duals, they will have a full and healthy squad of eight players. Senior Alicia Barnett returned from wrist surgery at the end of November and junior Manon Peri has finally been cleared to play singles. Peri received the official word on Monday that she can return to the singles court after having been cleared to play doubles in November.

“I needed to play a lot of matches and compete,” Peri said. “That was good for getting me ready to compete this weekend and for the rest of the season.”

Peri also said she has set personal goals for the season: to stay healthy and work her way up the lineup.

Over winter break, each player set individual goals and worked on specific parts of her game. Like Peri, Barnett also went home and competed in matches to get her wrist strength back.

Daily file photo by Daniel Tian “I started playing tennis as soon as I got back [home],” Barnett said. NO MORE CHIT CHAT Alex Chatt (right) shakes her teammate’s hand.

“It’s good to be hitting with the girls With Northwestern fully healthy, the sophomore will be looking to help the again, because I haven’t hit with them Wildcats regain their place at the top of the Big Ten. for so long. It’s good to see how far of its roster. said. Coach Claire Pollard has set an they’ve come along and improved.”

Barnett is the team’s lone senior.

The Cats have also set goals for intangible goal that the players can Last season she started at the No. 1 themselves as a team. For the play- work on individually and as a team: singles court and was on the No. 1 ers, regaining a top spot in the Big building belief. doubles tandem. With her return, Ten and even making it to the NCAA NU will be at full strength at the top Final Four are top priorities, Peri » See WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 10

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