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City restaurant scene on the rise By RACHEL YANG

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Despite the recent closings of beloved Evanston eateries such as DMK Burger & Fish and Wings Over Evanston, the city’s restaurant scene is expanding. From July to the end of September, 27 new businesses have opened, with nearly a quarter of them restaurants. In comparison, there was an increase of only 12 new businesses in that same time period last year, three of which were restaurants. Annie Coakley, the executive director of Downtown Evanston, said she has seen increased interest from restauranteurs wanting to set up shop in Evanston, more so than any other type of retail. Coakley said the boom in Evanston’s restaurant scene is driven by the trend of what she calls “experiential dining” — going out to eat for the fun rather than just the food. “So many people can purchase whatever they generally need online, except for personal care services,” Coakley said. “One of the things you cannot buy online is a meal out.” She also said most of the upcoming businesses about to be opened in the city are restaurants. This uptick in experiential dining stems from people’s increasing desire for a wellrounded dining experience, said Mark Muenzer, the city’s director of community development. “(People) want to go somewhere that is not typical and that has cool design and is a great place to hang out and catch up with friends and family,” Muenzer said. “It’s not just the cuisine; it’s the experience, the

music, the lighting, the neighborhood that it’s in … all that stuff plays into it.” Keith Lord, the president and managing partner of The Lord Companies, a Chicago-based real estate company, said another recent trend for consumers is fast casual dining that can be shared with others. “Instead of having full family sit-down restaurants that take two hours to eat, you have a lot more small-plate, quick-serve restaurants,” Lord said. The main drive behind casual yet experiential dining is the 18-year-old to 35-year-old demographic in Evanston, Lord said. “The lifestyle changes of this demographic group is what’s caused this change in new restaurants,” he said. “Most people in that group — they don’t do a lot of grocery shopping. They will shop for what they need on a short-term basis. They don’t like to cook for themselves.” Instead, this group prefers to go out and spend money on dining, Lord said. For this demographic, convenience is the key to increased dining out, but another is the ability to customize food. Lord said a popular trend is customizable cuisine. “(Young people) don’t want to just order off the menu. They want to be able to pick and put the food product together,” Lord said. “With places like Blaze Pizza and Flat Top … you’re not just going in and ordering off a menu of eight or nine items. You get to put something together that you have a say over, and that’s more fun and easier to get.” Although there have been new restaurants opening in the city, there have been closings as well. Paul Zalmezak, an economic development official, said there » See BUSINESS, page 7

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CLUTCH KICK Junior kicker Jack Mitchell attempts a game-winning 35-yard field goal. The kick was good, giving Northwestern a 23-21 win over Penn State. With the win, NU improves to 7-2 on the season. The Wildcats have three games remaining against Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois.

NUDivest protest shut down Norris staff ends demonstration within hour By MARIANA ALFARO

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Students and visiting families walking into Norris University Center on Friday afternoon were met with pictures of slain Palestinians and activists taped over the posters of Northwestern’s Campus Life

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Award recipients. The setup was part of an NUDivest demonstration in the Norris lobby in protest of the lack of University action after Associated Student Government passed the group’s resolution last Winter Quarter. The resolution asked administrators to divest from six corporations its writers say sponsor violations of Palestinians’ human rights.

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by the arrest. Evanston police arrested Bamberg after the fiancee of the man who was shot identified him as the shooter, although she had refused to do so in a previous photo lineup. The murdered man’s fiancee, who was beside him in a car when he was shot, also told a grand jury in 2010 that Bamberg had previous altercations with her fiancee. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said Bamberg accused the involved officers of setting him up and covering up information in favor of his innocence. Judge Jorge Alonso granted the

city’s request to terminate the lawsuit after finding that the officers had reason to arrest Bamberg. Dugan said the case findings prove officers followed proper procedure when handling the incident and were transparent in their actions. While many cities would choose to settle the lawsuit to avoid higher legal fees, Evanston instead chose follow the lawsuit through, Dugan said. “It’s good that the city takes a stance when our actions are legitimate,” he said.

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Around Town New custom-made clothing boutique opens in city By JULIA DORAN

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Reaching her lifelong goal, Grace Nowak opened Grazia Studio and Boutique, which specializes in high-end, custom-made clothing for women, in downtown Evanston last Friday. Grazia Studio and Boutique celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting last week, which was attended by Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. The boutique, located at 624 Grove St., features her own clothing designs, Nowak said. The store also carries items such as belts, gloves, scarves and jewelry, along with Nowak’s own line of handbags. Nowak said she carefully modeled the boutique’s interior to create a chic, classy ambiance that compliments the aesthetic of her garments. Originally from Poland, Nowak said she discovered her passion for clothing design in theater school, where she helped work on costumes. Intrigued by the elaborate nature of theater garments, she said she gained significant experience creating intricate costumes for characters of different historical periods. After moving to the U.S. in the 80s, she graduated from the International Academy of Design and Technology in Chicago with a degree in fashion design. She then went on a series of trips throughout Europe. She said her exposure to fashion in France, Italy and London gave her fresh ideas for her own garments. Nowak said she favors an elegant style and that

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A man was robbed Tuesday night by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend while walking in south Evanston. The 18-year-old Evanston man reported to police on Thursday, two days after the incident,

her designs are unique due to the European influence and the interesting fabrics she selects. “I love fabrics,” she said. “When I see a fabric, I know what can be created.” In addition to selling her own designs at the boutique, Nowak said she also creates custom garments for women who come in with ideas or pictures of clothes they love. Customers can bring their own fabrics or choose from those available in store. Nowak said she believes in the power of clothes to give women a sense of confidence, pride and completeness. “I want my customers to feel like a million bucks, and that they’re worth all of it,” she said. Oliver Nowak, Grace Nowak’s son, said his mother loves to engage with her customers and figure out creative ways to cater to their personal styles. “She’s always had a knack for seeing what people like to wear and thinking a little outside the box,” Oliver Nowak said. Grazia Studio also offers standard tailoring and alteration services, Grace Nowak said. All work on clothing is done on-site in a working studio, with the help of a seamstress who has more than 30 years of experience, she said. Annie Coakley, Downtown Evanston’s executive director, said Nowak’s multifaceted role in designing, creating and selling these garments is “a true labor of love” and sets Grazia Studio apart from other boutiques in Evanston. “I really am excited more than anything that we have another clothing boutique downtown,” Coakley said. “We have a lot of restaurants and it’s that his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend punched him on the side of his head and stole his iPhone, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. The man told police he was walking in the 100 block of Ridge Avenue on Tuesday at about 6:30 p.m. when the man robbed him. The man who was punched had bruising around his left eye, Dugan said. The stolen iPhone is valued at about $300.

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great to have a balance.” Oliver Nowak said he is very proud of his mother and is confident that all the time and effort she has put into Grazia Studio will pay off. “She always poured her heart and soul into

everything that she did,” Nowak continued. “I know she has the passion and the drive and the motivation to accomplish this and to make it work.”

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The burglar entered the residence by lifting up the window screen, which was left unlocked, he said. He told police his Amazon Kindle, Bluetooth speakers, cell phone charger and iPad Mini were missing.

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About $450 worth of possessions were stolen Wednesday afternoon from the Evanston residence of a Northwestern employee. The 27-year-old man told police unknown individuals entered his locked apartment in the 1200 block of Emerson Street some time between noon and 7:40 p.m., Dugan said.

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Abdul-Jabbar talks Muslim identity By ALEX PUTTERMAN

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came to Northwestern on Friday, speaking on everything from Malcolm X to LeBron James to Black Lives Matter. Adbul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a best-selling author, drew a standing ovation from an audience of about 300 people at an event sponsored by the Muslim-cultural Students Association inside Ryan Auditorium at the Technological Institute. Over the course of a 30-minute talk, a 30-minute conversation with moderator Omer Mozzaffar, Loyola University Chicago’s chaplain, and a brief audience Q&A, the Hall of Fame basketball center spoke extensively about his identity as a black Muslim. Adbul Jabbar converted to Islam more than 40 years ago after being exposed to the religion as a freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles. “I felt that Islam was a great moral anchor for me,” he said. “It was something that enabled me to understand the difference between right and wrong … and it enabled me to be patriotic. I could be a patriotic American and still be a Muslim.” Abdul-Jabbar, 68, played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers between 1969 and 1989. A 19-time all-star, he also won six NBA championships and a record six MVP awards in his 20-year career. Since retiring from basketball in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar has penned multiple New York Times bestsellers on subjects ranging from World War II to the history of African-American inventors. He currently serves as a columnist for Time magazine, writing mostly about race and politics. When asked about the importance of athletes being socially conscious, Abdul-Jabbar doubled down on his recent criticism of Michael Jordan choosing “commerce over conscience” and commended contemporary athletes like LeBron James for taking political stances. One of the loudest audience laughs erupted

when Abdul-Jabbar was asked about Charles Barkley’s 1993 assertion that baseball players shouldn’t be role models. “Charles Barkley was right and wrong,” AbdulJabbar said. “He isn’t a role model.” Abdul-Jabbar said his influences as a young man included Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and former Muslim leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (whom he later denounced). A major theme of Abdul-Jabbar’s talk was that radical groups such as the Islamic State group do not represent Islam as a whole, suggesting the group is to Islam as the Ku Klux Klan is to Christianity. For Abdul-Jabbar, being a high-profile Muslim in America has become more difficult since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Being what he describes as a very public Muslim, he is now often asked to answer questions like, “Why are Muslims so violent?” “Prior to 9/11, I was dealing with (religious identity) on my own, mainly under the radar,” he said. “But here comes 9/11 and Muslims are now being portrayed as murderers and enemies of America. And since that day, it’s been a whole different story.”

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When asked about the Black Lives Matter movement, Abdul-Jabbar, whose father was a police officer, said law enforcement appears to find fault in everything. “They seem to have contempt for everyone who doesn’t look like them,” he said. McSA administrative vice president Medha Imam said Abdul-Jabbar’s talk lived up to the group’s high expectations. “We really just wanted him to speak to us about his life as a basketball legend and then also his life as a Muslim,” the Medill junior said, “as someone who really has struggled on the path of his journey to Islam, which all of us have.” Weinberg sophomore Husam Khatir said he enjoyed hearing about Abdul-Jabbar’s conversion from Christianity to Islam and also his jump from basketball player to writer. “It’s crazy to think he was a professional athlete, greatest scorer of all time, and he just transitioned to being an intellectual like that,” Khatir said.

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NBA LEGEND Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (left) spoke to a crowd of about 300 people Friday at an event partially moderated by Omer Mozaffar (right).

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Talking Town-Gown It is well-known in the Evanston community and on campus that Northwestern has a historically strained “town and gown” relationship with Evanston, most notably due to the Charter of the State of Illinois in 1851 that granted NU tax-exempt status. Residents of Evanston pay the highest property tax of any municipality in Cook County due to this charter, and in the early 2000s, tensions over the charter led to citizens forming the Fair Share Action Committee that lobbied the University to pay $15 million to the city annually. But in the past few years, NU has appeared to fare better in its relationship with Evanston. There have been economic and social efforts to connect the two communities, such as this year’s $5 million commitment from NU to the city over five years and the opening of a partnership office at Evanston Township High School in 2012. We aim to explore these efforts and whether they have succeeded in changing town-and-gown relations.

Northwestern has a positive impact on Evanston’s economy ABIGAIL STRATTON

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NU has made strides toward bettering its relationship with the city of Evanston. Many of these efforts have been monetary, though others involve student relationships with Evanston residents as well as with the city itself. On the NU website, there is a section devoted to neighborhood and community relations, which promotes awareness of programming, events, local business opportunities and opportunities for community outreach. Also on this page is a study that the University commissioned detailing NU’s positive economic impact on Evanston. This study claims that in the 2004 fiscal year, NU directly and indirectly contributed between $145 and $175 million to the Evanston economy through payments to the city, University purchases from Evanston businesses, spending in Evanston stores, rent paid by students, faculty and staff, as well as local spending by visitors to NU. However, these figures are questionable. Every university or college town will improve its community’s economy through purchases from businesses, rent and student/visitor shopping. The study also cites a lot of figures that “indirectly generated” revenues for Evanston in 2004. In reality, NU and its contractors directly paid $4.9 million to Evanston in 2004. This is still a significant sum of money and is one of the ways NU contributes to the Evanston community. Dance Marathon has also been a donor to the Evanston Community Foundation since 1997. Last year, DM donated 10 percent of its profits, totalling more than $90,000, to help

funding for local grants. Because DM is such a large and well-known campus event, it speaks well for NU’s relationship with Evanston because a large sum of students’ fundraising goes toward the Evanston community. Beyond NU’s monetary contributions to Evanston, the University has also made efforts to encourage a positive relationship with the city, its residents and students who live off campus. For example, the Off-Campus Life section of the Division of Student Affairs sends out emails with warnings and helpful hints to keep students safe and aware. These emails include Evanston codes for housing and guidelines for handling neighbors, landlords, etc., showing not only a concerted effort to ameliorate the University’s official relationship with Evanston, but also the relationship between Evanston and the NU student body. In addition, NU recently hired a new executive director of neighborhood and community relations, Alan Anderson, showing NU’s interest in engaging in the Evanston community. Although NU can surely do more to maintain and improve its relationship with the city, it has already made positive strides. Economically, NU seems to benefit Evanston and vice versa. However, the relationship between a town and a college is not just made genuine or legitimate by money. While the economic relationship between Evanston and NU has improved significantly, there is still something to be desired in terms of the cultural or social connectedness of the two entities. Abigail Stratton is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be reached at abigailstratton2018@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.

NU must improve its cultural and social relationship with Evanston ASHA SAWHNEY

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Like many of our other peer institutions, the University of Pennsylvania focuses on civic engagement in its surrounding neighborhood, West Philadelphia. The Civic House is UPenn’s center of community service and social advocacy work and provides educational resources for underserved youth from the area. When looking at similar programs enacted by NU, it is difficult to find any targeted toward Evanston youth. Jumpstart, a popular program where students can teach underserved preschoolers only features Chicago locations, and Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools, a program that helps CPS students prepare for college and that University President Morton Schapiro announced last April, focuses on only Chicago as well. Why is it that charitable efforts by the University are all aimed toward Chicago? Contrary to popular belief, it is not because there is no need for such programs in Evanston. At the local high school, 39 percent of students qualify for free and reduced lunch because of low family income. It is no secret in the Evanston community that we are a racially diverse yet deeply segregated town or that many children and teenagers struggle to get the resources they need to be safe, healthy and academically successful. But this reality is practically unknown by the NU student body. As an Evanston Township Wildkit turned Wildcat, I’ve noticed a lack of transparency on NU’s behalf regarding happenings in the surrounding community. For example, during Wildcat Welcome, ETHS had a lockdown after a shooting occurred nearby. There was no publicized reaction from NU about this

New complex raises excitement, concerns COLIN WANG

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On Friday, Northwestern officials announced the groundbreaking ceremony for the new lakefront athletic complex will take place at 1 p.m. on Nov. 13. The new complex, which was originally approved back in 2012, will include the Ryan Fieldhouse and the Walter Athletics Center. In addition to the new facilities, there are also plans to renovate the Norris Aquatics Center and the three basketball courts in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. The new athletic complex will obviously be useful for the athletic department, bringing new workout and practice facilities closer to student-athletes on campus and consolidating health, academic and athletic resources. The state-of-the-art facility will also undoubtedly be a useful recruiting tool to draw elite high school athletes and maintain NU’s culture of athletic success. This new construction project also raises some concerns. First, how will the finished complex impact members of the NU community who are not athletes or otherwise involved with the athletic department? In his press conference, Athletic Director Jim Phillips emphasized the impact this on-campus athletic facility will have on the general student body, including being the site of future Dance Marathon events. Obviously, more detailed plans will be released throughout

construction, but as a non-athlete, I’m glad to hear the athletic department will reserve space in the new facility for club and intramural sports. However, I have not heard how space will be distributed. The second, more pressing concern is the availability of the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and the Norris Aquatics Center I’m concerned during renovation. Both the Crown that if Sports Pavilion and renovations the Aquatics Center render the are patronized by Crown Sports hundreds of students, faculty and Evanston Pavilion and the residents each day. Aquatics Center After the renovations begin, will access to unavailable, facilities, especially patrons will the basketball court, be as available as it has have a hard been previously? time finding I worry that the renovation will have alternatives. the same consequence as the renovation of the soccer/lacrosse field. During its renovation, the soccer/lacrosse field is completely unavailable. Students who use the fields recreationally, especially those looking to play soccer, have been forced to find a new place to play. Many have switched to using Long Field or Deering Meadow, but both locations lack the field quality of the old soccer/lacrosse field. I’m concerned that if renovations render the Crown Sports Pavilion

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and the Aquatics Center unavailable, patrons will have a hard time finding alternatives because there are few basketball courts and no other pool on campus. NU has a history of transforming facilities to favor varsity athletes at the expense of other patrons. Back in September, the athletic department installed new boxing equipment in the weight room of Patten Gym at the request of the women’s lacrosse team. To make room for the boxing equipment, older weightlifting equipment was thrown out. This move drew criticism from students and faculty who frequent Patten for weight training. Political science Prof. William Reno said while NU is right to support its athletic teams by providing training spaces, it has come at the expense of recreational users like himself. The construction of the new athletic complex has been highly anticipated by the athletic department and the school at large. The past renovations of the Crown Sports Pavilion and the Aquatics Center created facilities that have become integral parts of campus and daily life for the many people who use them. As construction begins on more renovations and the new complex, I hope the administration has a plan in place to make sure casual swimmers and basketball players have alternatives. Colin Wang is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at colinwang2018@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.

event despite happening less than a mile from campus, which is a worthy reason to send out at least an email. The harsh truth, though, is that as long as NU students remain unaware of the gun violence and segregation that make black and latino youth in Evanston susceptible to danger, the administration is not going to turn people’s attention in that direction. Instead, the focus of civic engagement will remain on Chicago — maybe because the struggles there are already widely known. Another example that highlights the erasure of local violence at NU is the school’s lack of commemoration of the death of Ricky Byrdsong, a former assistant basketball coach for NU and a black father of three who was shot by a white supremacist in 1999. Each year the YWCA hosts a hugely popular 5K entitled “Race Against Hate” in his memorial, but NU remains silent. This week, the Evanston community was struck yet again by senseless violence when ETHS graduate Kaylyn Pryor was shot while visiting her grandmother in Englewood. Pryor touched the lives of all who knew her, and as much as my heart wants the NU community to understand this loss, NU is not immersed in the Evanston community enough for this to happen. The safe, cozy environment away from the violence of Chicago is frankly only felt by the middle- and upper-class white residents of this town who have the privilege of safety and the ability to isolate themselves in “suburbia.” As long as NU perpetuates the myth that this is the experience of all Evanstonians, this lack of awareness will stand in the way of a genuine relationship with Evanston. Asha Sawhney is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be reached at ashasawhney2018@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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University celebrates groundbreaking of 560 Lincoln By ISABELLA JIAO

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A groundbreaking ceremony on Friday marked the start of the construction of 560 Lincoln, a new residence hall on North Campus. Projected to finish in 2017, 560 Lincoln is located north of Kemper Hall where former fraternity houses, known as Peanut Row, once stood, but were taken down in 2013. Once completed, the seven- and four-story hybrid building will accommodate 422 students in suite-style housing. The living areas will also feature abundant shared space for studying, meeting and socializing. Jack Heider, a McCormick junior and the president of the Residence Hall Association, said the lounges of 560 Lincoln will be the biggest highlight among many other new features. “(The floor lounge) is split between the two floors with a sweeping panoramic view of the lake,” Heider said. A shared lounge between two stories breaks the boundary among students living on different floors and forms a more cohesive community within the building, Heider added. 560 Lincoln is one of the five new residence hall construction projects under the Housing Master Plan, an initiative by the Division of Student Affairs. Heider said the plan seeks

to better students’ on-campus experience by renovating current residential buildings and constructing new projects. “It’s just the beginning,” Gordon Segal, chair of the Board of Trustees’ educational properties committee, said in his address during the ceremony. Segal said in his speech the committee aims to make on-campus buildings more open to nature with the help of improved construction technology and better architects. Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, associate vice president for Student Affairs, said the Housing Master Plan will transform the on-campus residential experience. “This is going to be a top-notch, innovative housing program across the whole nation,” Kirchmeier said. One highlight of the Housing Master Plan is the student involvement in the designing of the new buildings, Kirchmeier said. She said students were surveyed about preferred room types and what they want to see in the new residence halls during the designing phase of the project. “We took all that information and it’s reflected in 560 Lincoln,” Kirchmeier said. And such involvement is not done yet. Throughout the process, students continue to give feedback regarding the latest design progress, even the furniture selection, Kirchmeier said.

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REIMAGINED RESIDENCE Northwestern administrators, trustees and a student dig shovels into soil at the site where the newest residential hall will be built. The University held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new building, 560 Lincoln, on Friday.

Shen Wu Tan, a Medill graduate journalism student who is also a graduate housing assistant, said she is interested in seeing such changes on campus. She said she supports the removal of certain existing residence halls because the systems in those buildings are mostly outdated. However, the noise caused by renovation and

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Former Obama aides discuss president’s legacy By DAVID FISHMAN

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Marking the three-year anniversary of President Obama’s re-election Friday, a trio of the president’s former top aides spoke to Northwestern about modern politics and Republican shortcomings. David Axelrod, Jon Favreau and Jeremy Bird were joined in Cahn Auditorium by Medill Prof. Larry Stuelpnagel, who moderated the panel. The discussion focused on Obama’s legacy. “Seven years ago and three days we stood in Grant Park and I had a feeling we were part of a historic campaign,” Axelrod said, referencing Obama’s 2008 election rally. “We elected a president that made a long-lasting substantive contribution to this country.” All three panelists served Obama in some capacity: Axelrod was his senior adviser for the president’s first term, Favreau served as Obama’s speechwriter from 2005 to 2013 and Bird worked on Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns as a political strategist Much of the discussion was about next year’s presidential election, specifically Republicans’ inability to connect with minorities and shifting social values. “They’re talking about building a wall on immigration and rolling back gay rights,” Axelrod said. “The internal dynamic of the Republican party demands

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From page 1 Elbit Systems. “We are here to draw attention to the hypocrisy of celebrating individuals who work towards the ‘improvement of quality of student life,’ while simultaneously contributing to the decimation of quality of life for the Palestinian people,” the NUDivest Facebook page posted before the event. Norris staff members asked NUDivest to take down the pictures, which had been set up at noon, after 50 minutes of the demonstration’s display. In that time span, about 100 parents also checked into Norris for a Family Weekend event on the ground level, said Ashley Belisle, a New Student and Family Programs graduate intern. By 1:15 p.m., all demonstrators had left the area. A few minutes into the demonstration, Norris staff members met with two NUDivest demonstrators,

that you conform to some of these positions in order to get nominated. It’s a self-defeating mechanism.” Axelrod and Favreau both predicted Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or Florida Sen. Marco Rubio would win the Republican nomination, but warned against banking too heavily on current polls. Nationally, neurosurgeon Ben Carson and real estate mogul Donald Trump are leading, according to RealClearPolitics. “In the Republican party there’s a civil war going on between the anti-government populists and the center-right establishment Republicans,” Axelrod told The Daily. “They’re deeply, deeply divided.” As for the Democrats, all three panelists agreed Hillary Clinton, who leads the polls, had all but clinched the nomination. Favreau, however, expressed concern about her over-cautiousness and inability to form a cohesive message in 2008. “The best way to run is running like you’ve got nothing to lose,” he told The Daily. “It’s being unafraid to take on the debates of the day.” For Clinton to win, Favreau said, she needs to let loose and prove her authenticity. College Democrats paid about $40,000 for the three speakers using money from Associated Student Government, said the group’s president Robert Bourret. Cahn Auditorium, which holds more than 1,000 people, did not reach its full capacity on Friday, which was also the start of Family Weekend. Politics have shifted since Obama first entered Omar Shanti and Marcel Hanna, to discuss Norris policies that the demonstration disobeyed. Shanti and Hanna remained in the administrator’s office for this discussion throughout the entire demonstration. Hanna, a Weinberg junior, said the University made the terms regarding Norris events vague, and that staff told him activities need to be shut down if they interfere with “University business.” “As students we should question these vague guidelines where the University has the discretion to decide what is interfering with this business and what isn’t,” he said. Hanna said NUDivest decided to cover the Campus Life Awards with its posters not to target individuals on the posters but rather to show how NU as an institution honors the excellence of students while it “prohibits the occupied people of Palestine from being excellent students.” He also said the University is not being held accountable for what students want since it hasn’t acted upon

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OBAMA ADVISERS Medill Prof. Larry Stuelpnagel moderates a panel in with David Axelrod, Jon Favreau and Jeremy Bird. Much of the talk focused on the 2016 presidential election.

office. Facebook, which launched in 2004, was only just gaining traction and Twitter wasn’t even on the scene. “Technology has changed politics dramatically,” Axelrod told The Daily. “Communications is instantaneous and the advent of big data gives you a really granular understanding of voters. Politics is more polarized today and there is less of a willingness to find common ground.” At the conclusion of the panel, a student stood and asked why his vote mattered. Citing the 2000 election, which came down to 527

votes, Axelrod said things could have been different. He surmised that if George W. Bush hadn’t become president, we’d be closer to solving climate change and wouldn’t have gone to war with Iraq. “Politics is still an essential pursuit,” Axelrod told The Daily. “It’s still the way in which we grab the wheel of history and turn it. My hope is that well motivated individuals, whatever their political views, grab the wheel and try to steer.”

ASG’s resolution yet. “It’s our duty to tell them, ‘You can’t just brush us off,’” he said. Alexa Klein-Mayer, a Weinberg senior and member of NUDivest, said the student achievement posters are highly visible to students passing by who see their successful peers’ faces every day in the highly visited area, which is why NUDivest decided to hold their demonstration there. “Underneath a lot of what goes on at Northwestern is this systematic racism and oppression and all these things and it’s like that’s what behind our campus life and our investments,” she said. “It’s something that has to be made visible because we can walk around all day and not see that.” Klein-Mayer said she would like students, faculty and community members to use this demonstration as an opportunity to stop and reflect on the conflict and NU’s involvement with it. Andrew Kittleson, a Weinberg sophomore and

Family Ambassador, was manning the FA welcome table in Norris’ lobby right next to the demonstration. He said he understood why Norris had to shut the demonstration down, saying if demonstrators had placed their posters somewhere else they might have been allowed to do so. “Covering the signs of student leaders on campus … is kind of disrespectful,” he said. “It’s nothing against your message or what you’re spreading but I think how you did it wasn’t the best.” He said while he was covering the FA table, no parents or students stopped to ask him what was going on. Though the Norris staffers who oversaw the removal of the posters refused to comment, Frank Zambrano, Norris’ cash operations manager, said Norris’ policy says any space reservation request has to go through Norris’ event managing office first.

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Wong Fu producer talks female film stereotypes By ISABELLA JIAO

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“Wong Fu Mama” Christine Chen, producer of Wong Fu Productions, shared with Northwestern students on Saturday what it was like working in the film industry as an Asian American woman. With no filmmaking background when she started her career, Chen said she chose an untraditional career path as an Asian-American woman by working with Wong Fu Productions, a filmmaking company that bases its success on YouTube videos. “(I had to) get over insecurity and doubt and the little voice in my head saying that they know better,” Chen said. The talk was organized by Asian Pacific American Coalition in coordination with Asian-interest sorority Kappa Phi Lambda, Multicultural Filmmakers Collective and Northwestern University Women Filmmakers Alliance. More than 60 students attended the talk, which took place at Swift Hall. As the only female producer at Wong Fu Productions throughout its developmental stage, Chen said she often offers a very different perspective for the team that consists of mainly men. However, at the beginning, her identity as a woman and her lack of experience in filmmaking prevented her from speaking up in front of any male counterparts, she said. “I really enjoyed how genuine she was,” SESP senior Jeanne Hou, internal president APAC, said. “I really appreciated how open and honest it was — she

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have been about nine restaurants that have closed this year — not counting Dixie Kitchen, which initially closed but subsequently announced its renovation under new management. These restaurants include Pret A Manger, Wings Over and Bravo Cucina Italiana, which closed on Oct 22. Zalmezak said among these nine restaurants, eight already have negotiations in the works for new ownership. Gina Speckman, the executive director of Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, said

said what was on her mind.” She also said she found many movies were only made from a male perspective, and as a result, she said in most films on YouTube, female characters were not strong enough. She used “Everything Before Us,” a newly released film by Wong Fu Productions, as an example. Chen said being a woman on that team allowed her to critique the work when she felt women were being portrayed as objects to be won by men, rather than real characters with their own thoughts. “But what does she feel?” Chen asked repeatedly as she talked about such films. Chen said audience members should analyze what they are watching, and that just because something’s popular doesn’t mean it’s good. “I urge you guys to really digest what you are watching,” Chen said. Chen said a main reason for such stereotypes is the small number of Asians pursuing arts as their academic and career paths. Her own choice in being a full-time film producer was met with much resistance from her family. “I cannot base my life off someone else’s expectations,” Chen said on her career path decision. APAC external president Theanne Liu, who moderated the Q&A, said the event achieved its goal of critically examining popular Asian American media. “She talked about the more critical aspects of examining Youtube videos and media of Asian Americans,” the Communication senior said. “It is mostly written and produced by men. For a while, she didn’t have a voice, but hopefully she can help change that.”

Liu said that this is the first year Chen is speaking at events by herself. Looking forward, Chen said she’s working on giving women in film a stronger voice by organizing a conference for popular female YouTubers next year. “Speak up for whatever community you feel

the strongest about,” Chen said. “You are going to change the lives of millions by just being you.”

she does not think the number of closings this year is uncommon. Considering many restaurants fail early on, the restaurants that closed in Evanston could have simply reached the end of their lifespans, Speckman said. Muenzer also said the number of closings are part of the natural restaurant turnover rate. “(There are) a few instances where restaurants, they’ve owned it for a period of time and they just want to do something else,” he said. “The family that owns it, or it’s privately owned, it’s just time to do something new.” Zalmezak also said some previous restaurants — such as Buffalo Wild Wings, which closed a year

ago — did not offer a unique or different enough experience. “Bravo recently closed for the same reason,” he added. “It was a chain restaurant, kind of a sterile environment. It’s not what people are looking for … they are looking for something unique.” Elaine Kemna-Irish, the executive director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, warns restaurants from merely hopping on the bandwagon and following current trends. “If a person comes in and just tries to do a trend that is just, this is the hot thing right now, I don’t think they’re going to last,” she said. “They’re not going to be in it for the long haul.”

However, Zalmezak said because there are so many new restaurants experimenting with these trends of casual and customizable dining, it can be difficult for restaurant owners to maintain business. Zalmezak said although it is possible people will move on from the current trend of fast, customizable food, he does not see that happening any time soon. “The fast casual, or customization trend — it does seem like there’s a bandwagon effect,” he said. “People tire of stuff. But right now, we’re in the middle of an upswing. I don’t think there’s any signal that it’s going down.”

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WONG FU MAMA Christine Chen tells Northwestern students about her experiences as an Asian-American female film producer. The YouTube celebrity visited Saturday to speak out about female and Asian representation in the film industry.

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CARDIAC CATS Northwestern got off to a slow start against the Nittany Lions but clawed ahead with two total touchdowns from senior quarterback Zack Oliver in relief of injured redshirt freshman starter Clayton Thorson and a kickoff return touchdown from sophomore running back Solomon Vault. But Penn State climbed back into the lead, coming back from a 20-7 deficit to take a 21-20 advantage in the fourth quarter. In the end, junior kicker Jack Mitchell atoned for two earlier misses by nailing a 35-yard kick with seconds left in the game to secure a 23-21 win for the Wildcats.

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statement. Shortly before 9 p.m., cornerback John Gibson III tweeted that the boycott “has nothing to do with our coaches. Our coaches are 100% behind us. Including the white ones.” He later deleted the tweet. It was unclear how many players are participating in the boycott, but a photo tweeted by several members of the football team shows at least 30 players standing with their arms interlocked in support. Mizzou’s athletic department released a statement late Saturday in response to the players but did not address what the strike would mean in terms of scholarships or for the team going forward should players refuse to practice this week or play Saturday against BYU. “The department of athletics is aware of the declarations made tonight by many of our studentathletes. We all must come together with leaders from across our campus to tackle these challenging issues, and we support our student-athletes’ right to do so,” the statement said. — Koran Addo (St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

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Phillips announces facility groundbreaking By SOPHIA BOLLAG

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Northwestern will break ground next week on a $260 million lakeside athletic facility scheduled to be completed in two years. The Lakefront Athletics and Recreation Complex will incorporate facilities for athletes and students, athletic director Jim Phillips said at a news conference Saturday. It will include fields for varsity and intramural sports and can host convocations and the annual Dance Marathon fundraiser, Phillips said. “I’m over-the-top-excited for our student athletes,” he said. “This new facility in the heart of Northwestern’s incomparable campus will integrate that experience even more fully into our remarkable university community.” The facility will be on the North Campus lakeshore. NU will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Friday afternoon. The Ryan Fieldhouse section of the complex will include a full-sized indoor athletic field and locker rooms for multiple varsity teams. The complex will also include the Walter Athletics Center, which will incorporate the football team headquarters and a dining facility. At a news conference following NU’s victory over

Penn State on Saturday, football coach Pat Fitzgerald said he looks forward to the new on-campus facility. “It’s a game-changer for us from our standpoint that our campus and our student-athletes, all of our student-athletes, are now fully integrated,” he said. “I’m obviously selfishly excited for football but more importantly excited for our great university.” Hosting DM in the new athletics facility would lower costs for the 30-hour event and would decrease the registration fee for dancers, DM executive co-chair Arielle Miller said. However, she said the group has no definite plans to move the event. DM currently holds its annual Winter Quarter fundraiser in a tent outside Norris University center. “We are speaking to university administration about the future of the tradition with hopes of continuing to make it even more accessible to low-income students,” Miller, a Medill senior, wrote in an email to The Daily. Phillips called the lakeside facility the first step in a facilities master plan for athletics and recreation but declined to give details on further projects. “We need to devise the plan,” he said. “We have an idea of what we’d like to do, but today I’m not ready to make any bold statements.” Alex Putterman contributed reporting. sophiabollag@u.northwestern.edu

National News California lawmaker plans to introduce bill to phase out killer whale shows

WASHINGTON — Adding to a chorus of critics of SeaWorld’s killer whale shows, a U.S. congressman from Southern California has announced legislation to phase out the display of orcas for entertainment. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said Friday he plans to introduce a bill to prohibit the breeding of captive orcas, end the capture of wild orcas and stop the import and export of the killer whales. The bill, if approved, would put an end to shows across the country featuring the marine mammals

once the existing whales in captivity die. “The evidence is very strong that the psychological and physical harm done to these magnificent animals far outweighs any benefits reaped from their display,” Schiff said in a statement. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the parent company of SeaWorld San Diego, has 24 orcas in three parks across the country. Miami Seaquarium has one killer whale. A SeaWorld representative responded to Schiff ’s announcement, saying the company does not neglect or abuse killer whales.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015

NU loses in four sets on the road against Illinois By SOPHIE MANN

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Despite its hard-fought battle Wednesday against the same opponent, Northwestern barely showed up in Champaign, winning only one set against No. 18 Illinois on Saturday night. The Wildcats (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) appeared to be on a mission for vengeance after their five-set loss on Wednesday against the Fighting Illini (17-8, 8-6). However, the team that stepped onto the court at Welsh-Ryan Arena didn’t seem to make the trip for the rematch in the 3-1 defeat. Sophomore outside hitter Symone Abbott, who racked up a team-leading 17 kills Saturday, said although the team fought hard, errors brought the Wildcats down. “If you’re playing and fighting hard, the result is either not making an error or (making) a positive result,” Abbott said. “We need to make sure we’re not giving the team free points.” Sophomore middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen brought her A-game to Champaign as well, bringing in seven kills, one ace and seven blocks for the Cats.

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She agreed with Abbott, saying errors undid NU, but spoke more critically when reflecting on both teams’ less-than-stellar performances. “Neither team was really on,” Hazen said. “We just had a team where we had more errors on our side. It just came down to execution.” While the result of the game was not what the Cats had hoped, glimpses of the team that showed up on Wednesday showed through in the third set. NU displayed aggression and focus in the third set to win 27-25. Hazen said the third set got the team excited, firing them up after the first two disappointing sets. But the fire burned out after the third, as the Cats faded to drop the fourth set 25-18 to lose the match. NU’s brutal schedule does not let up as the team heads back to Evanston. The Cats have endured five losses in their last six games, and they are gearing up to play No. 16 Purdue and No. 4 Minnesota. Their last matchup with the Golden Gophers (20-3,

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HAMMERING HAZEN Sophomore middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen loads up for a spike. Hazen had seven kills and seven blocks for Northwestern in a four-set loss to No. 18 Illinois.

13-1) ended in 0-3 loss for the Cats, as did their first encounter with the Boilermakers (18-7, 9-5). Abbott said the team needs to remember to fight and play hard going into the Minnesota game. If the Cats can’t cut down the errors that plagued them against the Fighting Illini, it will be difficult to manage the positive results they need. NU’s hitting percentage was just .126 on the evening, well below

the team’s .212 percentage on the season. Hazen said sometimes it’s just not your night. “It comes down to all being on the same page on the court,” she said. “Some of the skills were just not there. Every team has an off night. Unfortunately, ours was this evening.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Cats shutout in first game of conference tournament By BRADEN COUCH

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An up-and-down year for Northwestern ended in the marshes of northern New Jersey, courtesy of a 2-0 loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals Sunday. The Wildcats (7-9-2, 4-4-0 Big Ten) were in a tight game throughout, but by the close of play there was no denying that Rutgers (12-5-1, 4-4-0) deserved to advance. The Scarlet Knights logged 18 shots to NU’s 12 and were the more aggressive team throughout the day. The defeat was the second in a row for the Cats

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and left them with their first sub-.500 finish since 2002, eliminating them from consideration for an NCAA Tournament berth. NU appeared to be in control for most of the first half, and the Scarlet Knights only went ahead following a miraculous save by Cats senior keeper Zak Allen in the 23rd minute. His punching save ricocheted the ball to Scarlet Knights midfielder Mitchell Taintor, who had no trouble slotting the

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ball into the now empty net. Allen made a number of impressive saves to keep his team in the game, and NU seemed to peak roughly 10 minutes into the second half. Cats senior midfielder Cole Missimo’s 56th-minute shot was saved, and the attempt off the rebound from junior forward Mike Roberge went wide. Missimo’s shot would be the last NU managed on target. The remaining action saw the Cats pressing further and further up the field, but continually unable to equalize. It was all but over when Rutgers took advantage of the Cats’ high press and scored on the counter in the 85th minute, with Taintor finishing to cap an impressive brace. It was a disappointing end to a season that was the last for a number of key NU contributors, most

notably seniors Allen and Joey Calistri. Calistri finishes his impressive career with 30 goals, the second highest number of goals scored in school history. Rutgers continues to make its case for inclusion in the NCAA Tournament and will face Big Ten regular season champion Ohio State in the semifinals. Despite failing to return to the NCAA Tournament, the Cats certainly had an entertaining season, highlighted by a thrilling 1-1 tie with then-No. 8 Notre Dame and an impressive overtime upset of then-No. 13 Maryland 2-1. NU can look to those moments as it heads into a long offseason. bradencouch2016@u.northwestern.edu

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I knew it was going to come down to me the whole time. —Jack Mitchell, junior kicker

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JONESING FOR A SCORE Senior wide receiver Christian Jones catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter. Saturday’s game against Penn State resulted in a 23-21 win for the Cats.

By STEPHANIE KELLY

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After missing two field goals and an extra point Saturday, kicker Jack Mitchell played the hero when he made the gamewinning field goal with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter. “I was being reminded the entire time that the game was pretty much on me,” Mitchell said. The 23-21 victory against Penn State saw Northwestern lose then regain its early lead. Although dominant in the first half, the Cats made the game

close starting in the third quarter, with repeated penalties and pass incompletions until game’s end. The second-half incompletions came from senior quarterback Zack Oliver, who replaced starting quarterback Clayton Thorson. Following a series of hits, Thorson left the field late in the first quarter with a lower-body injury. After the game, Fitzgerald did not comment on the quarterback’s status. Oliver, however, facilitated NU’s 20-point second quarter, aided by the return to glory of sophomore running back Justin Jackson. Jackson ran for 186 yards in Saturday’s game, a career high, and is now ranked

9th on Northwestern’s career-rushing list. During one drive, Jackson rushed for 75 yards, allowing Oliver to run the ball into the endzone. “(Jackson’s performance) was huge,” Oliver said. “Having him to lean on as an offense as a whole is just a really big asset for us.” NU’s run game Saturday improved dramatically from previous games, bolstered by plays from running backs Jackson and junior Warren Long. In NU’s previous three games combined, the Cats had collected a total of 245 rushing yards. Saturday’s game alone saw 227. Before he left the game, Thorson showed off his quickness, running for 25 yards total, the

most of any player in the first quarter. The Cats’ offensive success in the first half was echoed in the defense’s play. Penn State did not make it across the 50-yard line into NU territory until halfway through the second quarter. Even then, the Nittany Lions made it only to the 36. The NU defense was all over Penn State star running back Saquon Barkley, who averaged about 2.1 yards for his 11 carries in the first half. Helped largely by the return of junior cornerback Matthew Harris from injury, NU also broke up passes, forcing Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg to complete only half of his first-half attempts. The momentum NU generated on both sides of the field was disrupted in the third quarter after a Penn State drive littered with NU penalties made it a onepossession game. After Mitchell missed a field goal, NU was called for roughing the Penn State punter on the following drive, giving the Nittany Lions a first down. Then, the Cats committed a late hit on a sliding Hackenberg, resulting in another defensive penalty. These penalties led to a Penn State touchdown when the Nittany Lions fumbled on a reverse, only to pick the ball up and throw it for a touchdown. NU gave the Nittany Lions 30 total yards on penalties during the drive. NU committed penalties throughout

the game, giving Penn State 80 easy yards on seven infractions. Sophomore defensive lineman Dean Lowry, who committed a controversial 15-yard personal foul in the first quarter, said the defense regrouped after the penalty-riddled third quarter drive. “On those two penalties, we’re not who we are as a defense,” Lowry said. “After that touchdown, we came to the sideline, regrouped, settled down and just got back to what we do.” From the third quarter on, the game was anybody’s to win, especially after another Penn State touchdown in the fourth quarter gave the Nittany Lions the lead. “For whatever reason it just wasn’t clicking (after halftime),” Oliver said. “Probably a lot of that was on me. I could have made some better throws, could have thrown the ball away. … But in the end we came back and we found a way to make a big play.” Responding to Penn State plays seemed to be the theme of the game. Along with Mitchell’s comeback field goal, sophomore Solomon Vault returned a kick for 96 yards in the second quarter. With the return, Vault became the only player in program history with three kick return touchdowns and the only player with two kick return touchdowns in a single season. After what coach Pat Fitzgerald called a “hard-fought battle,” the game against Penn State marks further success for a team now 7-2. “It was not always pretty in all three phases,” Fitzgerald said. “Our guys just found a way in the second half and found a way to get it done.” stephaniekelly2017@u.northwestern.edu

Jack Mitchell’s day goes from bad to good with his game-winning kick By ALEX PUTTERMAN

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With nine seconds to play in Saturday’s game, Jack Mitchell was having a rough day. The junior kicker had missed a field goal in the first quarter, an extra point in the second and another field goal in the third. But as the game wound down and it became apparent Mitchell might be needed again, numerous teammates, along with coach Pat Fitzgerald, approached him with reassurance.

“Fitz was telling me the whole game, ‘Stay up, you’re going to be coming up big for us at the end of the game,’” Mitchell said. “I just tried to stay as focused and calm as possible.” Sure enough, with only a few ticks left on the clock and the Wildcats down 1 point, Fitzgerald summoned Mitchell for a 35-yard kick. And sure enough, Mitchell nailed the field goal to deliver No. 21 Northwestern a 23-21 win over Penn State. As the Cats crossed into Penn State territory on the game’s final drive, offensive coordinator Mick McCall began calling mostly run

plays, essentially forgoing a chance at a game-winning touchdown to take his chances with Mitchell’s foot. After the game, Fitzgerald said NU decided to kick the field goal if they got to at least the 33-yard line. “We had the wind at our back,” Fitzgerald said. “A little bit of weather.com checking.” Despite Mitchell’s earlier misses, Fitzgerald said he didn’t doubt the kicker’s ability to convert the game-winner. “I had full confidence he was going to make that kick,” the coach said. “When a guy misses a few, you don’t lose confidence in him. You

keep talking to him about being fundamentally sound.” Saturday wasn’t Mitchell’s first turn as a hero. The junior drilled game-tying and game-winning field goals against Notre Dame last season in a 43-40 victory in South Bend, Indiana. Mitchell called that game “good practice” for Saturday’s opportunity. “With that under my belt, this was not as big of a moment,” he said. Mitchell said that during NU’s final drive, Fitzgerald asked him where on the field he wanted to kick from, the left hash-mark or the center of the field, to which he replied that he would prefer the ball as close

to the middle as possible. After a series of Justin Jackson runs advanced NU to the Penn State 18-yard line, Mitchell got the ball right where he wanted it. He was prepared. “I knew it was going to come down to me the whole time,” Mitchell said. “It was a close game — Big Ten games are always close — so you’ve just got to expect that.” When the game-winning kick sailed through the uprights, those three earlier misses were forgotten, and Mitchell’s rough day became a very good one. asputt@u.northwestern.edu

Wildcats lose to Maryland in conference semifi nals By DAN WALDMAN

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After taking the Big Ten Tournament No. 1 seed Maryland to double overtime, the Wildcats could not finish their Cinderella story, and the team’s season ended, most likely spoiling any chance of Northwestern making the NCAA Tournament. No. 4 seed NU (13-8, 4-4 Big Ten) scored the first goal of the game against the Terrapins (18-3, 8-0) with just under 20 minutes to play. Junior midfielder and Cats leading scorer, Dominique Masters scored NU’s first goal after tipping a driven shot to the left of the goalkeeper and into the cage. “We obviously were so elated that we had gone a goal ahead,” Masters said. “But no one on the team was expecting to win until that final whistle. We wanted to keep the momentum going, which I think we did.” The Terrapins dominated the penalty corners aspect of the game, totaling 11

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— eight more than NU. But the Cats were able to contain Maryland shooters, until forward Welma Luus got the better of Cats sophomore goalie Lindsay von der Luft with only nine minutes to play. Cats coach Tracey Fuchs attributed the team’s ability to fend off the Terrapins to the outstanding play of senior midfielder Caroline Troncelliti, who acted as the flyer on NU’s penalty corner defensive setup. “Troncelliti stopped about threequarters of them,” Fuchs said. “It takes a lot of bravery to run out on corners, and I thought she in particular was really fantastic in corner defense.” After Maryland knotted the game at 1-1, the teams battled through an entire

15-minute overtime period, before midfielder Lein Holsboer juggled the ball on her stick, lifting it above von der Luft at the beginning of the second overtime. Dismayed by the clinching goal, the reigning Big Ten Tournament champion Cats dropped their heads into their hands and lined up to shake hands. Troncelliti said the season meant everything to her, and she will miss playing with her teammates. “They’re a great group of girls and we have amazing coaches and support,” Troncelliti said. “So we definitely may not have had the opportunities (that we wanted), but it’s an amazing group of people that I wouldn’t change for the world.” The NCAA allows only 19 teams to make the final tournament, and after today’s loss the Cats acknowledge their season is probably over. The Cats were one of the most experienced teams in the Big Ten Tournament, and Fuchs realizes losing 10 seniors will be hard to deal with. But nevertheless, she said she is proud of her players and

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LAST CALL Charlotte Martin high-fives teammates as they come off of the field. The senior midfielder assisted on NU’s lone goal in the team’s 2-1 loss to Maryland, a contest that is likely her final one as a Wildcat.

their resilience this season. “Yeah, it’s a special team,” Fuchs said. “We didn’t accomplish the goal, but I’ve never had a team better than this year, and a better group of seniors. They’re

just amazing people, amazing athletes, amazing students, and they do it right. It’s going to be really hard to see them go.” danielwaldman2019@u.northwestern.edu