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Four arrested in shooting case By paige leskin
daily senior staffer @paigeleskin
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Badger beatdown Junior superback Dan Vitale grabs Northwestern’s first touchdown in the Wildcats’ 20-14 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday. The win was NU’s first at home over a ranked team since 2010.
Cats top No. 17 Badgers By bobby pillote
the daily northwestern @BobbyPillote
Northwestern’s mid-season renaissance continues. In their conference home opener, the Wildcats (3-2, 2-0 Big Ten) stretched their win streak to three with an upset victory over No. 17 Wisconsin (3-2, 0-1). The win comes almost a year after a deflating loss to the Badgers that sent last year’s team into a five-game tailspin and on the heels of last week’s impressive road win over Penn State. “A great team win,” coach Pat Fitzgerald
said. “They’re physical, they have an identity, but we found a way to get the job done.” The star of the game was redshirt freshman Godwin Igwebuike. Filling in for injured senior Ibraheim Campbell, Igwebuike grabbed three interceptions to lead the defense, including a pick in the final minute to seal the game. “I knew it was going to be my time to step up,” Igwebuike said. “I prepared like I’ve never prepared before and it paid off.” Even in victory, NU struggled to contain Wisconsin’ runnig back Melvin Gordon, who gashed the Cats’ defense for 265 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries,
including runs of 58 and 61 yards. But Gordon was brought down in the backfield on several key plays to force the Badgers into passing situations, and his usual change-of-pace back-up Corey Clement was limited to just 6 carries and 23 yards. Wisconsin starting quarterback Tanner McEvoy was entirely ineffective, in the first half. He completed just four of 10 passes for 24 yards and an interception before being pulled late in the second quarter for backup Joel Stave. Stave wasn’t much of an improvement in the second half, throwing three » See football, page 10
Student-made app locks phones By yunita ong
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McCormick sophomore William Xiao has earned kudos from the online technology community for developing an Android mobile application that intelligently locks and unlocks the user’s phone using sensor data. Named Pocket Lock, the application uses sensor data to keep the user’s phone locked until taken out for usage. Users can wave their hands
over the front of their phones when they want to unlock it. This prevents accidental activity while the phone is in one’s pocket or bag. The app has received about 45,000 downloads on the Google Play store. Pocket Lock is the first app Xiao, a computer science major, has ever developed. Xiao said he began building the app during winter break of 2013, when he got bored learning about mobile app development in an e-book he had bought online. “I wanted to develop
something I personally would find useful,” he said. “One of the next big things in app development is to help people communicate with their devices in a smarter way.” Xiao worked on the app alone, during breaks and over the summer. His biggest difficulty was his lack of experience, he said. “I had to Google every single thing — even something as simple as placing a button on the screen,” he said. He said he did not anticipate the response to Pocket Lock, which has won praise
from tech websites such as Gizmodo, Digital Spy and Lifehacker. “I read Lifehacker every day, and one day I woke up and saw my own work being featured there,” he said. “I was absolutely floored.” McCormick sophomore Jaiveer Kothari, who has taken multiple classes with Xiao since freshman year, said Xiao’s work ethic and resourcefulness helped him perfect Pocket Lock. Xiao now provides » See pocket, page 10
Four men were arrested Sunday in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting of two high school students in Skokie. The men, all 19, were charged with the first degree murder of Maxwell Gadau, 17, and with the attempted murder and armed robbery of a 17-yearold female who has not been identified, police said. All four remain in police custody and were brought before Cook County bond judges Sunday and Monday, police said. Police found Gadau, whose parents are from Evanston, and the girl after officers responded to a call of shots fired on Sept. 28. The two were found in a car in the 9200 block of Kevdale Avenue.
Both were transported to Evanston Hospital, where Gadau was pronounced dead and the girl remains hospitalized, police said. Gadau died of a gunshot wound in the back and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Gadau and the girl were both students at Niles North High School, according to a statement from the school. “This terrible crime has affected our entire school community,” Niles North principal Ryan McTague said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Max’s family, with the family of the injured girl, and with the families of all the students who are affected by this event.” A memorial service for Gadau was held Sunday afternoon at Evanston’s » See skokie, page 10
Big Sean to headline Blowout By Alice Yin
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Hip-hop rapper Big Sean will be the main act for Friday’s Blowout concert, A&O Productions announced Monday. The opening act for the concert will be announced this week. “(Big Sean is) very high energy, people really know his music, he has a bunch of top hits,” said Communication senior Morgan Hecht, A&O director of concerts. “We think his energy and his music will be a great way to kick off the year for A&O and for everyone.” Big Sean, who debuted with “Finally Famous” in 2011 under Kanye West’s label, has won numerous Black Entertainment Television Awards and has received two Grammy nominations for his feature in West’s song “Mercy.” On Sept. 12, Big Sean announced he signed on with Jay-Z’s label and released a foursong extended play record. Bienen senior Lucas Messore, who DJs and produces music, will perform under his stage name Anleu as the student opener at the beginning of the concert. Messore won Battle of the DJs and performed at Dillo Day this year. A&O worked with WNUR Streetbeat to choose the student act. “Our goal as A&O is to bring
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entertainment to campus but we do have a big resource of entertainment via the students on campus,” Hecht said. A video with University President Morton Schapiro promoting the tradition of Blowout will be released later this week. Schapiro established the concert, now in its sixth year, with A&O when he became president. Tickets for the annual concert go on sale Monday morning at the Norris Box Office. Doors open at WelshRyan Arena at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. A&O spokeswoman Emily Howell said the first 100 seniors who purchase a ticket will be provided with floor wristbands, which allow » See A&O, page 10
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