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discussing conflict Steven Salaita addresses a crowd of about 200 in Harris Hall. Salaita, a scholar of indigenous studies, delivered a speech discussing academic freedom, the conflict in the Gaza Strip and his tweets that led to the withdrawal of his offered tenured position at the University of Illinois.
Salaita talks free speech after job controversy By jason Mast
the daily northwestern @JasonMast5
Academic Steven Salaita, who lost a job offer from the University of Illinois in
August after posting controversial tweets, spoke in defense of academic freedom Monday night in front of a packed auditorium in Harris Hall. Salaita, a scholar of Palestinian descent who focuses on American Indian and indigenous studies, wrote a series of
City mulls higher tobacco sales age By stephanie kelly
the daily northwestern @StephanieKellyM
An Evanston subcommittee recommended Monday that City Council increase Evanston’s required age to legally sell and buy tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21. The Human Services Committee vote was unanimous. If approved by council, retailers would no longer be able to sell tobacco or liquid nicotine products to anyone under 21. City Code would be amended to increase the age of sale, purchase and possession of tobacco or liquid nicotine products in Evanston. “As a parent of two Evanston residents who are of voting age, 18 and 20 years old, I have no regret about taking away their right to buy cigarettes in Evanston,” Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said. Two doctors on the Evanston Health Advisory Council spoke to the committee, along with Health
Department Director Evonda Thomas-Smith, about the benefits of increasing the legal age. Dr. Timothy Sanborn said adolescents are more susceptible to nicotine addiction, which is why the Evanston Health Advisory Council is targeting this age group. The health council voted unanimously to recommend the age increase to the committee. Communities in Massachusetts, Hawaii and New York have increased the legal age to 21 already, Dr. Don Zeigler said. Zeigler said that a community in Massachusetts was able to reduce its high school smoking rates by half since 2005, which was more than neighboring cities who did not have similar laws. Sanborn said the city’s economy would not be significantly impacted by the loss in income from tobacco and nicotine products. Only 2 percent of U.S. cigarette sales are credited to the 18 to 21-year-old age group, he said. In addition, in the 33 Massachusetts » See cigAREtTE, page 7
politically charged tweets about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Illinois’ Board of Trustees rescinded the tenured professorship it offered to Salaita, sparking widespread debate on free speech in academia. Hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine, Salaita defended his posts on social
DM Hero Program gets record number of families
A record 40 families supported by Dance Marathon’s primary beneficiary Starlight Children’s Foundation Midwest have committed to the student-run philanthropy’s Hero Program this year — about four times the program’s participation last year. The Hero Program allows DM participants to connect with the beneficiary families, DM spokeswoman Arielle Miller said. Families in the Hero Program are those connected to this year’s beneficiary, the Starlight Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit seeking to improve the lives of chronically ill children. Hero Program families participate with students during DM events throughout the year, including holiday parties and the philanthropy’s Top Chef fundraising competition. They also attend part of the 30-hour event in March, which marks the end of the fundraising period. “They really are the faces of DM,” said Miller, a Medill junior. “It’s huge motivation during those hours for dancers to be reminded why we’re doing this. It’s what Dance Marathon is all about.” Miller attributed this year’s high number of Hero Program families to the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s broad reach.
media this summer, criticizing the “corporatization of academia.” The event drew about 200 people from the Northwestern community and the Midwest. Salaita’s visit to NU marks the first day of a weeklong Chicago-area speaking tour. In his prepared remarks, Salaita attributed “One in four children are affected with critical or chronic illness,” Miller said. “Unfortunately it touches everyone’s life. Everyone knows someone who is affected by one of these diseases.” DM hopes to get even more families involved in the Hero Program and more students involved in the philanthropy, Miller said. Due to the high number of families participating, DM has extended its committee application deadline to Tuesday at midnight. The DM committees are finding
the withdrawal of his job offer partially to the influence of Zionist donors and rushed decision-making on the part of the trustees. Salaita continued by sketching out what he called the “eroding of academic freedom.” » See salaita, page 7 more ways to engage with the Hero Program families, Miller said. Earlier this month, several Hero Program families came to an NU football game, and DM participants spent time getting to know the families. “It speaks to the compassion and empathy within the Northwestern community,” Miller said. “This year is just an awesome opportunity for even more people to engage.” — Jeanne Kuang
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helping heroes A child attends the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Fantasy Flight event. The Midwest chapter of the nonprofit is NU Dance Marathon’s primary beneficiary this year.
Divvy bike sharing service offers university discounts By paige leskin
daily senior staffer @paigeleskin
Students from Northwestern and five other area colleges will now be able to use bike sharing service Divvy for a reduced
price. The newly created Student Membership program will make a yearlong membership available to students for $55, a $20 discount from the standard fee, according to a news release from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office. The membership includes an unlimited
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number of trips under 30 minutes, according to the Divvy site. Trips more than a half hour will incur additional charges. Along with NU, the other participating institutions are City Colleges of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Rush University Medical Center and University of Illinois at Chicago. The
program extends to both undergraduate and graduate students at the six schools, with more expected to sign on, according to the news release. “Money can be tight for college students and making Divvy even more affordable will help students get around campus and enjoy Chicago’s neighborhoods,” Emanuel
said in the news release. “With the upcoming expansion of Divvy into more neighborhoods and our continued growth of dedicated bike lanes throughout the city, this is another step forward as Chicago continues to set a new standard for other cities to follow.” The discount follows the announcement
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