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Inclusion task force issues suggestions Report recommends removing Evans’ name from buildings, programs January 2013
Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance petitions Northwestern to recognize founder John Evans’ role in Sand Creek Massacre, create Native American studies program
Nov. 17, 2014
Task force releases report with more than 50 recommendations for the University to improve relations with Native American communities
May 29, 2014
NU releases Evans report, concluding he had no direct involvement in the massacre, but the University “ignored his significant moral failures before and after Sand Creek”
November 2013
University decides to create second committee ahead of schedule to improve campus climate for Native American students
February 2013
NU creates John Evans Study Committee to investigate Evans, massacre
By stephanie kelly
the daily northwestern @StephanieKellyM
with the campaign. The office, which Slavin directs, will continue providing training on sexual harassment and misconduct prevention to faculty and students, the administrator said. “Within the next few months, we hope to offer online training for faculty, staff and all grad students on sexual misconduct,” Slavin said in an email to The Daily. SESP senior Anisa Mian, co-director of Global Engagement Summit, which signed on to the campaign, was personally drawn to the initiative because of its potential to effect change by altering perceptions of sexual assault. “I’m hoping that this campaign will go beyond surface-level awareness and that students will educate themselves about the available resources as well as how to take action,” Mian said.
Council voted Monday to participate in the Divvy bike-share service, though some aldermen voiced concerns about the program. The resolution authorizes city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement with Chicago on how to implement the program, which provides residents with bicycle stations set up around the city. Aldermen passed the resolution 7-1, with Ald. Don Wilson (4th) dissenting. Evanston will install It’s a eight Divvy docking stareally good tions startopportunity ing in spring to get more 2015 with a grant from people riding Illinois Gov. bikes in that Pat Quinn, which was short commute announced from one part in September. On the same of downtown to day, Mayor another part of Elizabeth downtown Tisdahl also Ald. announced Coleen Burrus that Divvy, (9th) st ar ted in 2013 by the Chicago Department of Transportation, would be coming to Evanston. “It’s a really good opportunity to get more people riding bikes in that short commute from one part of downtown to another part of downtown,” Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) told The Daily on Monday. “I have friends that live in the city of Chicago who use it all the time to commute because you’re not having to chain a bike at a Metra station or the CTA and then riding it somewhere else.” Funding from the state will provide 70 new bike-share stations in Illinois, said Catherine Hurley, the city’s sustainable programs coordinator. Eight stations will be in Evanston, 50 will be in Chicago and 12 will be in Oak Park, with each community responsible for its own cost share, a number that is proportional to how many bicycle stations the community will be granted, she said. Evanston’s cost share, which will cover the equipment and installations of the stations, will be $80,000, and the net cost for operating the program in Evanston will be $66,600. The total expected cost of launching Divvy in Evanston is estimated to be $146,600. Some aldermen expressed concerns with the bike-sharing program. Wilson said when he first heard about the concept, he was really excited for it to come to Evanston.
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April 2014
Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force begins studying NU’s ties to Native American community
Nov. 4, 2014
The University of Denver’s John Evans Study Committee releases its report that found Evans “deeply culpable” in the massacre, disagreeing “strongly” with portions of NU’s report Graphic by Ghichong Lew/The Daily Northwestern
By Tyler Pager
daily senior staffer @tylerpager
Northwestern’s Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force released its report Monday outlining a series of recommendations for the University, including establishing an Indigenous Research Center and renaming programs and buildings named after NU founder John Evans. The report, now in the hands of University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Daniel Linzer, outlines suggestions on how the University can improve its relationship with Native American communities. It offers more than 50 recommendations and suggests hiring a
staff member within Multicultural Student Affairs to support Native American students. The University originally planned to form the task force after the John Evans Study Committee released its report, investigating Evans’ role in the Sand Creek Massacre, which killed about 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho people. However, the task force was fast-tracked after administrators decided, regardless of the report, that NU had progress to make in inclusionary efforts for Native Americans. The task force, which met nine times between February and October, comprises 21 members including NU undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, professors and members of the Native American community in Chicago.
Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, and Phil Harris (Weinberg ’80), a vice-chair of NU’s Board of Trustees, chaired the committee. “There are a lot of recommendations, and I think it’s going to take time to absorb them,” Telles-Irvin said. “I think we really took a more comprehensive approach about what would be helpful in reaching out and strengthening our relationship with the Native American community.” The recommendations are divided into five categories, each addressing a different area where the University can improve. Psychology Prof. Doug Medin, who served on the committee, said the report is a good first step. “The recommendations are both
concrete and quite extensive,” he said. “I think that indicates the seriousness with which Northwestern is beginning to address its relationship with Native nations and Native American people. The proposed Indigenous Research Center, which the task force recommends the University explore creating, would focus on researching the needs of Indigenous populations. The center would encourage collaboration with other Native American scholars, offer tenure-track to faculty involved in the center, establish a postdoctoral program and offer a certificate or minor in Indigenous studies for undergraduate students. The committee also suggests the » See Report, page 6
Students pledge to stop sexual assault By Christine Farolan
daily senior staffer @crfarolan
Nearly 30 Northwestern organizations have joined the national “It’s On Us” public awareness campaign which focuses on campus sexual assault. Associated Student Government launched its website for the campaign Sunday night, as colleges across the country began the It’s On Us National Week of Action. The campaign, which NU joined in September, is a joint effort by the White House and nonprofit Generation Progress to encourage students to be proactive in preventing sexual assault. Because groups such as Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators and Rainbow Alliance specialize in this topic, ASG’s initiative focuses on facilitating conversation rather than
hosting its own programming, ASG president Julia Watson said. “The purpose of this campaign and having it be called ‘It’s On Us’ is that each person needs to rethink how they perceive and deal with intervening and keeping each other safe and self-reporting,” the Weinberg senior said. ASG’s site features a video with members and students from other groups discussing the issue’s importance and urging fellow students to join the initiative. It also offers information about resources available to assault victims and tips for intervening in situations that could lead to an assault. “We encouraged all the student groups who signed on, whether it be in their general meetings or if they’re having programming, to think about how they can talk about this,” Watson said. Organizations that have partnered with ASG on the initiative
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include Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, Northwestern Athletics, Dance Marathon, theater and entertainment groups, multicultural groups and Greek councils. Communication sophomore Will Altabef, MARS’ spokesman, said he is grateful for ASG’s initiative in starting the campaign at NU. “Nationally it has been successful at opening a dialogue and raising awareness,” Altabef said, “and that is critical to starting a campus culture shift.” Throughout the year, MARS plans to use information provided by “It’s On Us” to update its presentations with national statistics, Altabef said. University administration has been receptive to the campaign, Watson said. At a meeting of the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence earlier this month, Title IX Coordinator Joan Slavin extended an offer to students to contact the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office for assistance
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