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Y.O.U. announces $15M campaign By MARISSA PAGE
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Local youth development organization Youth & Opportunity United announced a $15 million fundraising campaign Saturday to expand programming and establish a new headquarters in Evanston. Y.O.U., formerly known as Youth Organizations Umbrella, is looking to meet its fundraising goal by the end of June. The group has already reached more than 85 percent of its fundraising goal over the past two years, leaving $2.2 million left to raise. “This is another example of the incredible generosity of our community to support expanding opportunity for youth and families,” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said Saturday in a news release. “I am personally inspired by the vision of this campaign and grateful to our community for rallying around it.” First launched in 1971, Y.O.U. offers out-of-school programming for both students and families, such as tutoring, counseling and mentoring programs. The upcoming expansion includes construction of a new Y.O.U. headquarters at 1911 Church St. to help accommodate the organization’s growth. Y.O.U., which served 450 children in 2010, has tripled in size in the past five years, now
serving 1,500 youths throughout Evanston and some surrounding suburbs. Campaign co-Chair Chip Brady, a former history teacher at Evanston Township High School, said during Saturday’s public launch at the GibbsMorrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St., that aldermen, city officials and representatives from School District 202 and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 are among the campaign’s current supporters. Although the program has grown substantially, the work at Y.O.U. is not yet done, Brady said. “We have nearly tripled in size — that doesn’t just happen,” Brady said. “That takes generosity and hard work. So our first message is thank you, but our second is keep going. There are a lot of people we need to educate about the work we do.” The new headquarters, to be located just across the street from ETHS, would help accommodate that growth. “I have the pleasure of having (Y.O.U.) come to the fifth ward,” Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) said. “I’m excited, excited about the building… There are not a lot of opportunities for places where we can gather.” The nonprofit has announced its expansion despite the dearth of funding for social services organizations in the state during the past three months » See Y.O.U., page 10
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CONFERENCE VICTORY Northwestern dominated Minnesota on Saturday, 27-0, for its first Big Ten win of the season and its first conference shutout since 1995. The victory propelled the Wildcats to No. 13 in the AP Poll and tied them with Iowa for first place in the West division, two weeks ahead of a critical showdown with the Hawkeyes.
US rep talks climate change Monthly stand-up By DARBY HOPPER
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, addressed Northwestern students Friday, imploring them to fight against climate change during a rally on the
Norris East Lawn. The event was part of the national Know Tomorrow climate change awareness campaign that hosted a national National Day of Action on 60 college campuses Friday. Schakowsky kicked off the event, which had about 50 attendees, as the first speaker. “I’m sorry, but the action you’re
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CLIMATE CALL Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, speaks at an Evanston panel in 2013. The U.S. representative returned on Friday to vouch for climate justice at a Northwestern student rally.
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looking for will probably not, in the very near term, come from the Congress of the United States,” Schakowsky said. “It is much more likely to come from here on this campus at Northwestern University.” In an interview with The Daily, Schakowsky reflected upon her experiences in the 60s and 70s advocating for supermarkets to put expiration dates on food. She said one of the best benefits of activism is how fun it is to “be a little subversive sometimes.” “Voting is part of it, but the drumbeat, it has to be relentless,” Schakowsky told The Daily. “Change comes when people finally push hard enough for it, and it’s got to come from young people, it just does. The 21st century is your century.” The congresswoman said at the event that Know Tomorrow fights for climate change awareness because “tomorrow is now.” “I had participated in the first Earth Day in the 70s, and it initiated a wave of legislation,” Schakowsky said. “The second wave has to be now.” The event also featured speeches from an NU student and professor, as well as Henry Henderson, the director of the National Resources Defense Council’s Midwest chapter, and Blu, a slam poet from Young Chicago Authors. Each speaker focused on a different environmental issue. Chemistry Prof. Dick Co spoke about building a greener world through innovation. “I liked how he talked about green technology as a way to close the carbon loop, not only to provide people in less developed areas more opportunities and more human rights, but also as a way to » See SCHAKOWSKY, page 10
comedy show debuts By MARGARET CORN
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Move over, Stephen Colbert — a new batch of comedians will set out to make names for themselves in Evanston. The monthly Quipster Comedy show — a stand-up series open to audience members of all ages — debuted Sunday night at The Celtic Knot, 626 Church St., and will take place the first Sunday of every month moving forward. Chicago comedian Elaine Phillips said she created the show to fill a void in the stand-up comedy scene in Evanston. Although Northwestern’s student-run stand-up shows create a comedic hub on the campus itself, Phillips said she wanted to establish a scene in downtown Evanston for student comics to establish new connections. “One of the things that’s helped me a lot as a comedian is meeting more people,” Phillips said. “This is a good way to meet some people that are working on comedy.” Phillips said although Chicago is known for its improv comedy through Second City and the iO Theater, it has pushed stand-up into the shadows. “The stand-up scene plays second fiddle to improv,” she said. Phillips also said the broader Chicago comedy scene has a gender imbalance, with more women
performers gravitating toward improv than stand-up. “Women who are attracted to comedy seem to go more for improv than comedic acting,” she said. “Stand-up is a tradition that … has a reputation that to do it, you have to be tough to do it.” With these ideas in mind, Phillips said she hopes to promote diversity in both the show’s content and its performers. Elaine Kemna-Irish, executive director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, said this will likely be the first stand-up show in Evanston. “We have a strong community with fine arts and painting,” she said. “There’s just such a strong emphasis on music and the fine arts that the idea of having a stand-up comedian has probably never come up.” Connor King, one of the comedians in the inaugural show, said the show can give NU students an academic break and a chance for them to explore comedy beyond the confines of the campus. “It’s a great opportunity for NU students to see a stand-up opportunity for free,” he said. Prateek Srivastava, who also performed Sunday, said the show will serve to expose Evanston to the Chicago comedy scene. “Some of those people might not be aware of the scene, and by it being » See COMEDY, page 10
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