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Students in Paris all safe By ALICE YIN
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‘FROM NU TO MIZZOU’ Students gather outside the Black House on Friday to protest institutional racism at Northwestern and other universities. The protesters later moved to Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, where they spoke out at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new athletic facility.
Protest interrupts ceremony
Students march to support Mizzou protesters By MARIANA ALFARO
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Northwestern students disrupted the groundbreaking for the lakeside athletic complex Friday afternoon as the final stop in their protest in solidarity with black students fighting for racial justice at the
Early Decision applications up by 12 percent this year
Northwestern received its most Early Decision applications ever this year. Prospective students submitted 3,022 Early Decision applications to the University as of the Nov. 1 deadline — an increase of about 12 percent over Early Decision applications last year. The University’s current record for Early Decision applications came two years ago, receiving 2,863. Michael Mills, the associate provost for University enrollment, said the number of early applications this year is not finalized, but he is expecting a significant increase over last year’s numbers. “It’s frustrating because it’s a moving target,” Mills said. “Some kids will email us saying they’ve change their minds, and ask to be switched to Regular Decision. Also the QuestBridge apps follow a different process so the number won’t be the final, but it will be pretty close.”
University of Missouri and Yale University. The event was part of a call to action that convened about 300 students, faculty and community members, beginning at the steps of the historic Black House. The plan for the protest was publicly announced on Facebook late Wednesday night by For Members Only coordinator Yjaden Wood and widely shared by students. After the rally at the Black House, the
crowd made its way up Sheridan Road with a stop at Technological Institute, culminating in the interruption at the groundbreaking ceremony where University President Morton Schapiro was set to speak. The demonstrators had met outside the Black House, where members of FMO, Students for Justice in Palestine, Inspire
Mills said he cannot pinpoint a direct cause for the increase in applications, but the University did make adjustments to the way it publicized to prospective students — including changing the routes of campus tours to showcase areas of the school that were too far from the Office of Undergraduate Admission, 1801 Hinman Ave., to show previous applicants. “My own sense is that I think we have done a very good job this year of presenting Northwestern,” Mills said. “Through the new visitor’s center, the tweaks we’ve made to the campus tours, through our print publications and I think that our messaging is very good this year.” Regular Decision applications are not due until Jan. 1, but the University is already expecting a drastic increase in the number of Regular Decision applications from last year. Mills said based on the data he has received from the Common Application, the number of applications that Northwestern receives could be as many as 3,000 more than last year. “Regular Decision at this point is looking huge,” he said. “Last year we
finished with like 32,000 in change applications and about 30,000 were regular. We could have 31,000 to 32,000 this year — which would take us to about 35,000 overall.” With the increase in the number of applications, Mills said he is still expecting similar acceptance rates for Early Decision candidates as last year. He said he thinks the school will take about 45 to 50 percent of its freshman class from the Early Decision pool. Mills said Early Decision application decisions should be released no later than Dec. 15. But given the expected increase in Regular Decision applications, he is expecting an acceptance rate that is lower than the school’s current accept rate of about 13 percent. “If all these scenarios come true,” Mills said. “That we end up with 35,000 applications, and take 45 to 50 percent of our class via Early Decision and if we yield like we did last year in Regular Decision, then we could have an acceptance rate of probably about 11.”
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All Northwestern students studying in Europe are safe and accounted for, the University said Saturday, a day after terrorist attacks in Paris that killed more than 120 people and wounded more than 350. There are 82 undergraduate students and 11 graduate students studying in Paris, University spokesman Bob Rowley said. All have reported they are safe, as have students studying abroad in Europe outside of Paris. “Since this horrific incident began last night, our Office of Global Safety and Security and other staff members have been working tirelessly,” Rowley wrote in an email to The Daily. “We are very grateful our students are safe.” The Office of Global Safety and Security is working with the Study Abroad Office and the International Program Development office to ensure students have proper
resources and support, Rowley said. He said in light of the attacks, there are no plans to cut short NU’s study abroad programs in France, the top study abroad destination for NU students in previous years, according to data from the Study Abroad Office. French President François Hollande announced Saturday that the Islamic State group is responsible for the attack, which is considered Europe’s deadliest terrorist attack since the 2004 Madrid train bombings, according to The New York Times. ISIS corroborated its responsibility for the attacks in Paris, claiming they were the “first of the storm.” The multiple shootings and explosions came from three teams in six different locations, including the Stade de France stadium where Hollande was watching a soccer match between France and Germany. Weinberg junior Simone Rivera said she was also present at the match with three of her friends, including Weinberg junior David » See PARIS, page 6
Athletes don shirts supporting Mizzou By GARRETT JOCHNAU
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The Wildcats showed support for the University of Missouri’s fight against institutional racism Sunday, wearing warmup shirts that recognized the recent protests. The players’ shirts — which read
“We Support Mizzou” — marked the latest display of solidarity with the Missouri protesters by Northwestern students. “In light of all that has been happening at UM, we, as a united team, wanted to let those students know that we simply see and care about their pain, and are supporting them » See BASKETBALL, page 6
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BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL The Wildcats wear warmup shirts that read “We Support Mizzou” in their season opener against Howard.
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