The Daily Northwestern - Sept 22, 2014

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Monday, September 22, 2014

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NU gets $300K grant for CARE By tyler pager

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Northwestern received Friday a nearly $300,000 federal grant, which it will use to expand its sexual assault prevention efforts and create a new position to work with male-focused student groups. The University applied for the U.S. Department of Justice grant in February, said Lisa Currie, director of Health Promotion and Wellness. The new coordinator of men’s engagement would be the third full-time staff member at the Center of Awareness, Response and Education. “We’re ecstatic,” Currie said. “We were very excited to see the Department of Justice supports our vision for addressing sexual violence at Northwestern.” The new position would be responsible for working with male survivors, the student group Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and other male student groups such as fraternities and athletics teams. NU will also use the money to hire a graduate student assistant for the University’s Step Up! bystander intervention program, in addition

to student designers and a videographer to create publicity materials for anti-sexual assault programs. The grant, which comes from a Department of Justice program to reduce sexual violence on college campuses, was made available by Congress’ reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act last year. “Today’s announcement is an investment in the safety, security and well-being of the entire Northwestern University community,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a news release. The University received its first Department of Justice grant in 2011. The money was used to hire NU’s survivor advocate and to fund the establishment of CARE. CARE’s confidential counseling and advocacy services for sexual assault survivors at NU have been temporarily halted, as the University looks to fill the office’s two vacancies. “(The new grant) really allows us to build on what we did with our first grant,” Currie said. tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu

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vaulting to success Freshman running back Solomon Vault scored two touchdowns in Northwestern’s 24-7 win over Western Illinois. Along with fellow freshman Justin Jackson, the 17-year-old Vault is part of an impressive duo of young running backs.

Freshmen key to Cats’ win By Alex Putterman

daily senior staffer @AlexPutt02

Before Saturday’s game, the Northwestern class of 2018 ran across the field in an annual Wildcat Welcome tradition. Once the game began, a pair of freshmen didn’t stop running. Justin Jackson and Solomon Vault combined for 123 yards and three

School of Law launches fundraising effort

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PREVENTING SEXUAL ASSAULT Northwestern will use a federal grant it received Friday to hire a staff member to work with male sexual assault survivors at the Center for Awareness, Response and Education, located in Searle Hall.

City reports 1st case of West Nile virus in 2014

The Evanston Health Department confirmed Friday it has its first human case of West Nile virus in 2014. The case was reported in a 60-yearold Evanston resident.

This is the 16th confirmed human case in Illinois this year, according to the city’s health department. A total of 117 cases were reported in the state in 2013. The Cook County Department of Public Health reported its first case on Aug. 27. A woman in her 40s from the southwest suburb of Oak Lawn contracted the virus. In June, a sample of Evanston mosquitoes tested positive for the West

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Northwestern School of Law announced a $150 million campaign last week, with just more than half of the funds allotted for student financial aid. The campaign, which is the largest in the law school’s history, has already hit $67 million in donations. The school has promised $80 million to increase financial aid and help offset the “serious issue” of student debt. “While a first-rate legal education remains an expensive proposition, we remain committed to reducing the overall financial Nile virus, the city said. The health department warned Evanston residents to use insect repellent, cover all windows and doors with screens and avoid being outdoors during dawn and dusk — the peak mosquito times. “Residents need to be cognizant that West Nile virus prevention does not stop with the adult mosquito operations performed by the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District,”

touchdowns Saturday, carrying the Wildcats to a 24-7 victory over Western Illinois at Ryan Field. Vault was the star early on, accounting for both of NU’s first half touchdowns. The 17-year-old freshman scored from a yard out on the Cats’ opening drive and scampered 11 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound back seemed an unlikely candidate to get the ball by the goal line, but he seized the burden on our students,” Daniel Rodriguez, dean of the School of Law, said in a news release. “This is important to maintain our competitive position — and it is simply the right thing to do.” Rodriguez has taken other steps recently to decrease law students’ financial burden. The law school’s tuition only increased by 3 percent for each of the last two academic years. It was the school’s smallest tuition bump in 40 years, the dean said. In March 2013, Rodriguez promised to increase student financial aid 25 percent over the next two years. The law school fundraising goal, which has no specified end date, is part of the University’s $3.75 billion “We Will” capital campaign announced in March. The said Evonda Thomas-Smith, director of the Evanston Health Department, in an email distributed to Evanston media. The West Nile virus is most often transmitted through the bite of mosquitoes that were infected through feeding on diseased birds. Although 70 to 80 percent of people infected will not display any symptoms, some could show minor symptoms two to 14 days after being

opportunity. “I was surprised,” Vault said. “But my number was called, and I had to execute.” Jackson, meanwhile, accumulated 92 yards on 21 carries, 15 of them in the second half. The Carol Stream, Illinois native grabbed the bulk of NU’s carries as the game progressed, as starter Treyvon Green carried only twice after » See freshmEn, page 10 law school campaign will also set aside funds for social justice projects, curriculum revamps and lawtechnology initiatives. The law school received its largest-ever donation in December when NU trustee Neil Bluhm (Law ‘62) donated $15 million. Another NU trustee, J. Landis Martin (Kellogg ‘68, Law ‘73), and his wife donated $10 million to the law school in July 2013. The school’s Bluhm Legal Clinic, named for Bluhm, is expected to get $15 million from the campaign. Another $10 million is earmarked for global initiatives. The School of Law’s last fundraising effort raised $78 million and lasted from 1997 to 2003. — Ally Mutnick

bitten, including rashes, headaches and body aches, according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. In less than 1 percent of cases, West Nile virus can result in serious illnesses or death. As of Sept. 17, 724 cases of the West Nile virus were reported nationwide, according to a disease map from the U.S. Geological Survey. — Paige Leskin

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