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ASG turns down smoke-free ban

By SOPHIA BOLLAG

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Associated Student Government Senate on Wednesday night rejected a resolution that would have voiced support for a campuswide tobacco ban, but the author of the resolution says she still plans to take her proposal to the University.

Although the resolution would not have implemented a tobacco ban on campus, it would have signified ASG’s support for such a policy. The resolution failed 19-10, with eight senators abstaining.

Rainbow Alliance senator Petros Karahalios spoke out against the resolution during the Senate meeting, saying it did not address the real problem: lack of enforcement of the Evanston ordinance that forbids smoking within 25 feet of the entrance of a public building. “I personally don’t think that the

solution to a currently not working policy like the Evanston 25-foot ordinance is to pass more legislation or resolutions that kind of put a Band-Aid over it,� the Weinberg junior said. “The problem here is that Evanston’s ordinance is not enforced very well. Evanston’s not doing a good job. They’re failing to live up to their obligations.�

Northwestern Public Health Club president Carolyn Huang, who wrote the resolution, told The Daily after the meeting she still plans to bring a proposal for a tobacco-free campus to the administration. Based on speaking with other students while petitioning, the Weinberg senior said she believes the majority of the student body supports the idea of a tobacco-free campus. “It’s the national trend right now,� she said. “I really wish that NU could have been part of the current movement.�

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TOBACCO NO-GO Devin Moss, director of the LGBT Resource Center, talks at an ASG meeting Wednesday night.

He fielded questions from senators and discussed events the LGBT Resource Center is hosting.

Ventra frustrates some students City plans to fill

Dominick’s stores

By AMY WHYTE

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As the Chicago Transit Authority continues its complete transition to the Ventra payment system, not all Northwestern students are convinced the change is for the better.

As opposed to magnetic stripe cards — which riders insert into fare boxes and often throw out after use — Ventra cards allow for tap-and-go payment.

However, moving to the new system has led to some rider frustrations, from cards not working properly to people not receiving their passes at all.

Yeshi Xie, who commutes frequently between Evanston and Chicago for a Chicago Field Studies internship, said she often has issues getting her Ventra card to scan at the turnstile. “I keep having to do it two or three times before it lets me go through,� the Weinberg junior said. “So that’s a problem.�

More than 500,000 registered cards have made more than 15 million taps, the CTA tweeted Monday.

The system allows customers to reload their Ventra cards online or by phone or even link their card to an existing debit card.

Medill senior Erin Nelson said she has yet to receive her Ventra card, which should have shipped four weeks ago.

She said she recently received an email asking her to activate her card even though she hasn’t received it.

Though Nelson continues to use her Chicago Card, she hopes she will receive

Big Ten announces schedules for 2018, 2019 seasons

The Big Ten announced Wednesday that Northwestern will open the 2018

By AMANDA GILBERT

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Illustration by Chelsea Sherlock/Daily Senior Staffer

GOING PLASTIC The Chicago Transit Authority is in the process of phasing out the old CTA passes in favor of the new Ventra cards. As of Dec. 15, riders will no longer be able to travel using the magnetic stripe passes.

her card soon to ease the commute to her Journalism Residency site. “I think that it’s a really good system and I think it will make travel a lot easier,� she said. “Maybe not necessarily for people who don’t travel frequently, but for people who are commuting every day, I think the Ventra card is a really good improvement.�

Ventra reminds Weinberg senior Diana Gold of the SmarTrip cards she uses for public transportation in Washington, D.C. She said she thought the new card was convenient and has not had any problems so far. “I’ve probably used it around eight times, and it’s been fine,� she said.

Riders can no longer travel with

Chicago Cards beginning Nov. 15 and magnetic stripe ones as of Dec. 15.

season with a trip to West Lafayette to battle Purdue and will later take on Rutgers for the first time as conference rivals.

The Wildcats will also play conference road games at Michigan State, Iowa and Minnesota. Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Illinois will travel to Evanston.

The Cats will make return trips to new West Division rivals Nebraska, Wisconsin and Illinois in 2019 and play a crossdivision game at Indiana. Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue and Minnesota will make the trek to Ryan Field.

The matchup with the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, N.J., will be the fourth time

Serving the University and Evanston since 1881

Though some Evanston residents may worry about the closing of two Dominick’s supermarkets, city economic officials have started to look for replacement businesses.

Safeway, which owns Dominick’s, said it plans to exit the entire Chicago market by early next year, shutting down its 72 locations, including ones at 2748 Green Bay Rd. and 1910 Dempster St. The future for these two lots will be different because of their unique locations, said Johanna Nyden, the city’s economic development division manager.

Another grocery store will likely go in the Green Bay Road location’s place. “We’ve already had other grocery stores say they want to come in the area,�

Nyden said. “They want the opportunities the market has to offer because it’s a high traffic area.�

However, the Dominick’s in Evanston Plaza may no longer be a grocery store, she said. Other non-food retailers have expressed interest in going there.

The store was originally a Toys R Us, Nyden said.

At Monday’s City Council meeting, Ald. Peter Braithwaite said 2nd Ward residents predicted the closings. Nonetheless, they were disappointed.  See DOMINICK’S, page 6

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END OF AN ERA The Dominick’s on Green Bay Road in Evanston is one of many Chicago-area locations that will close. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) spoke Monday night about the departures.

the two teams have played overall. NU has never beat Rutgers. The Cats will make their first Big Ten trip to Maryland, the Scarlet Knights’ fellow conference newcomer, in 2017.

In non-conference games, NU is currently scheduled to take on Notre Dame, Duke and Rice in 2018 and Stanford in

2019. ESPN reported the Big Ten accommodated the Cats in the schedule for 2018, allowing a week for the previously scheduled matchup with the Fighting Irish, now confirmed to take place in November. — Joseph Diebold

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Around Town Art-and-wine space opens downtown

By JORDAN HARRISON

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Spending an evening making art is something John Cmarko wouldn’t normally do. But 10 minutes into painting a cup of coffee, the Rogers Park resident said he was having fun.

“It’s good to get out and go do something different,” he said.

An Evanston branch of Bottle & Bottega, a Chicago-based art-and-wine party business, opened Wednesday on Davis Street.

Lynette Martin launched the new location after operating a mobile Bottle & Bottega studio since August 2012.

“Evanston is a great community,” Martin said. “It has an amazing arts culture … so it just seemed like a natural fit with our business.”

The studio hosts public events where customers can paint a particular subject each night with direction from experienced artists. Customers don’t need any painting experience, Martin said, and the events are BYOB. “Our artists are very good at leading people through step by step how to complete a particular painting,” she said.

The store’s grand opening featured Peggy Kusinski, a Chicago sports news reporter, as a celebrity painter. The event also raised money

for Erika’s Lighthouse, a nonprofit that provides mental health support for adolescents, and Girls in the Game, an organizationt focused on girls’ health and nutrition.

“What I love about them is that they provide opportunities for girls in neighborhoods of need, with programs focusing on sports, fitness, leadership and life, and it’s really about the all-around girl,” said Kusinski, who has sat on the board of directors for Girls in the Game for five years.

In addition to its public calendar of events, Bottle & Bottega hosts private parties and fundraisers. Half of the company’s business comes from private events such as bachelorette parties and baby showers, CEO Nancy Bigley said.

Though the face value of the franchise appeals to women, men who try the experience like it just as much, Bigley said.

The Evanston studio is now the fifth Bottle & Bottega in the Chicago area and the 10th nationally. Other stores are located in Dallas, Denver and Miami, Bigley said.

Martin, who originally worked in financial services, said she started Bottle & Bottega to marry her business background with her personal interest in art.

The concept of creating art socially should appeal to Northwestern students who like to get out and try new things, Martin said.

“If I look back at my time at university, I would

A Skokie man was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday evening as he headed to purchase a car he found on Craigslist in Evanston, according to police.

At about 5:33 p.m., two men approached a 29-year-old Skokie man in the 900 block of Monroe Street, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. One of the two men displayed a knife and demanded the potential buyer’s money.

The Skokie man handed over an envelope

containing $5,000, Parrott said. He was not injured.

Police described the two men as about 5 feet 8 inches, in their 20s and about 140 pounds.

15-year-old boy held at gunpoint in his home

Three masked men held a 15-year-old boy at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon and stole a PlayStation 3 from his south Evanston home, police said.

At about 4:49 p.m., the boy heard familiar

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DRINK AND DRAW Customer artwork hangs on the walls of the newly opened Bottle & Bottega in downtown Evanston.

The business, located on Davis Street, opened Wednesday.

have loved to have had the opportunity to pay someone a nominal fee to make artwork for my own dorm room or my own apartment,” Martin said. jordanharrison2017@u.northwestern.edu

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voices coming from the back of his house in the 200 block of Hartrey Avenue, Parrott said. The men knocked on the door, and when the boy opened it, one of them showed a gun.

Parrott said the men made the boy lie on the floor while they went through his house. Once they left, he noticed his PlayStation 3 was gone.

The boy was not hurt, Parrott said. The boy told his friend about the incident, and his friend alerted authorities.

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Block Museum hosts opening of student lounge

By VIOLET DECKER

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Guests were greeted with a modern-chic array of chairs and tables, hot cider and French macaroons Wednesday as Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art hosted the grand opening of its new student lounge. “The Block Spot,� the museum’s latest addition, is equipped with a This is where recharging station, cubby holes, and an interactive we want chalkboard wall. Illu(students) to minating the space is a come and hang vivid neon sign. “This is for the stuout and leave dents,� said designer ideas about James Geier, who worked creativity and on the space. “This is where we want them to passion and art. come and hang out and leave ideas about creJames Geier, ativity and passion and designer art. It’s really a space for students to feel comfortable, hang out a bit and relate to each other.�

Block Museum has been closed due to repairs following a broken pipe incident on Aug. 6. It will reopen Jan. 14.

Planning for the lounge began four months ago, and its official construction took place over a

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ASG official pleased with results of light walk

When representatives from Evanston, Northwestern and Associated Student Government toured streets surrounding campus Tuesday night, they found fewer lighting problems than they expected, community relations vice president Kevin Harris said.

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BLOCK CHALK Evanston resident John Nawn writes on the chalkboard wall at the Block Spot opening Wednesday. The lounge provides a space on campus to study and socialize.

12-week period. The area will be open every day with expanded hours during reading period. “We’re trying to create a friendly space to lounge before movies or just come to hang out at the Block,� said Mimi Brody, the Pick-Laudati Curator of Film and Director of Block Cinema. “We want a student presence here. We want to be available to

students and faculty and the general public.�

A grant from the McCormick Foundation allowed Block Museum to install Wi-Fi throughout the museum, another draw to its lounge. “It is an elegant, functional space,� said Lisa Corrin, Block Museum director. “The vision of this project was shaped by conversations with the

The annual fall light walk covered areas around North Campus from Foster Street to Ridge Avenue.

The event was meant to complement the spring light walk that toured more southern streets.

Officials pinpointed 19 problem areas following that walk, which included parts of Garrett Place, Orrington Avenue, Simpson Street, Sherman Avenue, Hamlin Street, Maple

Avenue, Emerson Street, Sheridan Road, Foster Street and Library Place.

In addition to members of Harris’ committee, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, Tony Kirchmeier, director of off-campus life, and representatives from Evanston’s public works department and NU Facilities Management attended.

University Police and Evanston Police Department also participated in the Light Walk.

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Since its closing, the museum has been planning for its next season and was recently awarded a grant of $60,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art for its January exhibition. The winter program will be student-curated, Corrin said.

In the coming months, Block Museum will host a Midwest showing of Wangechi Mutu’s criticallyacclaimed “A Fantastic Journey,� currently housed in the Brooklyn Museum.

The event also celebrated the arrival of Susy Bielak, associate director of engagement and curator of public practice. Bielak has recently managed local, regional, national and international arts programs and emphasized her belief in engagement and partnership between NU and Block Museum. “The art that I do relies on collaboration,â€? Bielak said. “My approach to engagement is holistic ‌ Whatever the work at hand is, I’m really looking at the physical context, the information, the social context, and the personal context. Nothing comes without real consideration of the world around it.â€?

Bielak said she believes her experiences across various art disciplines allow her to bring a varied palate into her vision for the future of Block Museum. “Engagement is made possible by partnership,� Bielak explained. “Collaboration has been the spine of the work.� violetdecker2017@u.northwestern.edu

“We had a great turnout,� Harris said after Wednesday’s ASG Senate meeting.

The report from the Light Walk will be released and given to the city sometime next week, the Weinberg sophomore said. “It went well. I was pleasantly surprised,� he said. “There just seemed to be less issues in general compared to past light walks.� — Sophia Bollag

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Booker’s win highlights lack of diversity in Senate YONI MULLER

DAILY COLUMNIST

Late Wednesday night, Democrats rejoiced (to the surprise of no one) when Newark Mayor Cory Booker received a promotion by being elected to the U.S. Senate. Booker won the special election held to fill the seat held by the late senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker’s election accomplishes a lot of things, including shifting the balance of power more in favor of Democrats and planting the seeds for a potential presidential campaign in 2020, if not 2016.

Yet nobody seems to be talking about one of the most important things it does.

Many may not know this fact, but Booker is the first black person elected to the Senate in nearly a decade. On the one hand, this might bode well for him — the last guy did pretty well for himself.

However, it should at least raise a few eyebrows that in a group that held nearly 200 elections in the past decade, only 1 percent of the winners were black.

The surprising truth is that the Senate has a diversity problem. Although the House continues to fulfill its promise of representing all people, the Senate by comparison looks more and more like a New England yacht club. As of August of this year, the Senate showed some surprisingly homogenous characteristics. Of the 100 members, one is black

(but not elected; he was appointed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie), four are Hispanic, one is Asian and the rest are white. I should also mention that men outnumber women four to one.

It’s not that the Senate has no diversity. Eleven of its members are Jewish, and a shocking seven are Mormon. Yet there is only one Buddhist, and no Muslims or Hindus currently serve. This is further complicated by the fact that in just about every possible metric, the U.S. House is substantially more diverse than its counterpart in the Capitol. The House literally has double the number of Native Americans than the Senate has blacks – that’s unbelievable.

This is not problematic because of such liberal calls to arms as “white privilege� or “the patriarchy� (which Caryn Lenhoff did a wonderful job labeling as just the worst). The problem is that people develop world views and ideologies in large part from experiences. Of course, those same experiences are shaped, in equally large part, by characteristics such as religion, gender and yes, race. When a group of 100 people make decisions that affect 300 million of us, it seems a bit peculiar that 94 of them should be white, because they only see the world in the same way as a small fraction of the nation.

As a Jew, I always get frustrated when I see elected officials try to advance controversial policies with the use of religion (particularly one that is often not mine). I can only imagine the frustration Hispanics feel when they’re not adequately represented in immigration discussions or women who feel left

out in debating the particulars of birth control under Obamacare.

Moreover, a diverse group of individuals affords each member the opportunity to hear new ideas and learn new things. This is one of the main arguments for affirmative action in our schools, yet our lawmakers have no similar experience.

The problem isn’t that only white, Protestant men are qualified to be senators. I believe the problem is due to a multitude of factors – party support, historical precedence and societal pressures — where minorities are given overt and covert messages that They they are not Senate material. are led, intentionally and unintentionally, to believe that they would never get elected, so many just choose not to run. Nearly every election I’ve seen with a minority candidate was one where both candidates were seen as real contenders — as it should be — but there have been so few recently that minorities have no chance of carving out a notable chunk of seats.

And so, when Booker is sworn in as early as next week, let’s hope he inspires others to run. The introduction of new people and new faces to the Senate starts now, and it’s not a random phenomenon.

Yoni Muller is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at jonathanmuller2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election to join the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night. He is the first black person to be elected to the body in almost 10 years.

Guarding The Rock more than just another tradition MEERA PATEL

DAILY COLUMNIST @soshaloni

A couple of nights ago, I asked my friend to wake up at 4 a.m. to come sit outside in a tent with me for an hour. Of course, she said yes with no hesitation.

If you’re a Northwestern student, you know exactly why we did this. We were guarding The Rock.

Guarding this huge piece of who-knows-what for 24 hours, and then painting it to promote an upcoming event, is an NU tradition. To and outsider, it may just seem like a publicity venture.

But it’s much more than that.

Guarding The Rock involves a great deal of planning and strategizing. It’s a game of assassins on crack. At one point last year, I had a group I am involved in pre-guard it for a day and then guard again for another day because there were so many groups that wanted to paint. I’d get texts from people saying, “Spotted: guy wearing yellow shirt sitting at The Rock. I’m assuming we should try to intimidate him into leaving?� or in all caps, “OMG THERE IS NO ONE AT THE ROCK SO I SKIPPED CLASS TO STAKE IT OUT UNTIL

SOMEONE ELSE COULD GET HERE!� It get?� phone call about an hour before it’s time to makes sense, really. We came here to study, but actually do the painting. keeping constant vigil over this NU landmark is Or it could be the fact that sitting in a tent in more important than class. the dead of the night with one or two other peoIn all seriousness, though, the act of strategizple who have no choice but to spend time with ing, buying paint and modifying Google Docs you can have its advantages. with shifts countless times does bring groups If you want to get someone in closer together. As the wise J.K. Rowling a real predicament, I once said, “There are some things you would suggest can’t share without ending up liking each signing up for a other, and knocking out a 12-foot shift and then not mountain troll is one of them.� In this showing up. The case, the troll is The Rock, and the person before Guarding battle is the act of guardyou can’t leave this huge piece of ing it. Staking out The without facwho-knows-what ing the wrath of Rock makes people like each other. the organization for 24 hours, and Maybe it’s the “get for which they are then painting it your butt here now, so I guarding The Rock. to promote an can go to class� text They’re stuck upcoming event, is or the franthere until 24 an NU tradition. To tic “how hours have many cans passed – or and outsider, it may of paint until someone just seem like a should I takes pity on

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publicity venture.

Meera Patel is a McCormick junior. She can be reached at meera@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.edu.

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Online Buzz Weekly poll results What do you think of the resolution supporting a campus tobacco ban proposed at Associated Student Government Senate Wednesday night?

I don’t think this is a decision ASG should be making (32%, 45 votes)

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I’m for it. I hate when other students smoke on campus. (42%, 59 Votes)

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them and relieves them of duty. This way, you’re being totally responsible by signing up for a shift and not following through, and you still get the last laugh.

I’ll admit, there are some pretty weird traditions out there, ones with no apparent purpose.

I’m from Texas, and for Homecoming every year, the guys make mums — huge flowers decked out with ribbons spanning the length of their date’s torso — that the girls wear around their necks.

Meanwhile, their dates make them a smaller version to wear on their arm, called a garter. I see no real purpose to this tradition, other than advertising that you have a date, and giving all your teachers headaches with noisy bells and flashy ribbons in class all day. It’s publicity for your love life, which is of course the most important part of high school, and definitely what you should be focused on. But guarding The Rock is different; it has a purpose. Once you emerge from your daylong tent hibernation, you will never be the same.

So this one goes out to all you haters who scoff at the idea of guarding a large, misshapen boulder for an entire day and then painting it. It may sound crazy, but it’s worth it in the end.

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The Center on Wrongful Convictions on Wednesday asked Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to pardon a former death row inmate whose conviction was overturned in 2004.

Attorneys from the center, which operates as part of the Northwestern School of Law, wrote an open letter to Quinn calling on him to act on the innocence pardon petition of Randy Steidl, whose 2002 petition is the oldest awaiting executive action.

“Governor Quinn, this matter has lingered for far too long. Please do the right thing now, and allow this innocent man to clear his good name,” Steidl’s attorneys wrote in the letter.

“At a bare minimum, please do Randy the honor of sitting down with him, face to face, and explain to him why you have decided so many other pardon petitions during your tenure in office — including 65 grants of clemency this past Friday — but have repeatedly passed over his.”

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Center asks gov. to pardon former death row inmate Steidl was sentenced to death in 1987 for the murders of Karen and Dyke Rhoads. After several appeals, a U.S. District Court judge ordered a new trial.

Although she initially said she would appeal the decision, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she would not pursue the appeal in March 2004.

“I met with members of both victims’ families to inform them of the status of the investigation and my final decision,” Madigan said at the time. “This has been a very difficult decision, but it is the right decision based upon the evidence.”

Steidl’s conviction was overturned and he has settled civil suits with law enforcement agencies involved, but Quinn has so far declined to act on his petition.

All charges against Herb Whitlock, Steidl’s co-defendant, were dropped in 2008.

His exoneration pushed the wrongful conviction rate of Illinois death row inmates to more than 6 percent, according to the center. josephdiebold2015@u.northwestern.edu

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At the end of the meeting, representatives from the student life committee announced a new takeout option at the west side of the Foster-Walker dining hall that is scheduled to start Oct. 28.

Jenn Huang, the director of dining for the Student Life Committee, said the takeout option will be available from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and will be geared toward students who have class during dining hall dinner hours. “The idea is that you can use equivalencies, Munch Money, points as a meal swipe to get what you used to be able to get at the Great Room,� the McCormick junior said. “If it’s effective, then they could roll this out in other locations or do it during lunch hours.� sophiabollag2016@u.northwestern.edu

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Safeway reported Dominick’s had lost $35.2 million during the first 36 weeks this year. “But this may be an opportunity to bring someone else who cares more about the community,� Braithwaite added.

The availability of food in west Evanston may be a concern if another supermarket does not open in the Dempster-Dodge shopping center. On the other hand, resident Dickelle Fonda said some residents lived in the area decades before Dominick’s opened. “What really matters is that this could be a new opportunity to look at it and do something to bring the whole plaza into the 21st century,� Fonda said. “The board should have a discussion about a new vision that could really enhance and revolutionize the plaza.�

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If NU races better than one of the national championship-bound squads, the Cats score a point that aids their own advancement to the NCAAs. “I feel like going into this meet as a team, we don’t have a lot to lose,� Barham said. “We just want to represent ourselves well and hope to just run a solid race.�

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We have to go for our shots and try to take the match rather than play defensive.â&#x20AC;?

Swan said that although Smith is injured, he continues to play an important role in terms of leadership. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hurt, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our captain and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tremendous leader,â&#x20AC;? Swan said.

Kumar added that other members of the team have stepped up and â&#x20AC;&#x153;embraced a leadership role.â&#x20AC;?

In the end, though, the young team seeks to continue improving throughout the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about getting better on a daily basis,â&#x20AC;? Swan said. juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu

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We beat them last year at their place, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming back here with revenge on their minds. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Moynihan, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer coach

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NU battles to build conference win streak

By ALEX LEDERMAN

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FIRST SCORE SQUEEZE Junior forward Katie Landgrebe embraces freshman forward Addie Steiner during Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match against Minnesota. Steiner scored her first career goal versus the Golden Gophers.

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Northwestern finally has a Big Ten victory. The agonizing wait and expectations are over. Its season, however, charges forward.

On the heels of their win over the Golden Gophers, the Wildcats will face two more familiar foes Thursday and Sunday: Ohio State and Illinois. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By no means are we content to have one win in the Big Ten season,â&#x20AC;? coach Michael Moynihan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want more, and hopefully this victory is something we can build off of.â&#x20AC;?

The Cats (3-9-2, 1-5-0 Big Ten) kick start their weekend 6:30 p.m. Thursday against the Fighting Illini (7-5-2, 2-3-1) at Lakeside Field. Moynihan is confident his team can keep its forward momentum but recognizes the challenge that lies ahead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We beat them last year at their place, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming back here with revenge on their minds,â&#x20AC;? Moynihan said.

Illinois is fresh off a win against No. 20 Wisconsin. The Fighting Illini, however, have struggled on the road, with only one win and a tie but four losses outside of Urbana-Champaign.

Illinois has excelled in an area where NU has faltered â&#x20AC;&#x201D; scoring goals. The Fighting Illini have scored at least one

goal in each of their games this season, except one. Forward Jannelle Flaws not only leads Illinois in goals and points, but the Big Ten as well. She ranks second in the nation with 15 goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been scoring a lot of goals, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also given up some goals, so I feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be a back and forth game,â&#x20AC;? Moynihan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a tough one for us.â&#x20AC;?

NU is feeling great after its first conference win Saturday against Minnesota. The team was able to capitalize on its opportunities and finish â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something it struggled with in previous games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We definitely worked really well off of each other, connected passes, made different penetrating runs and just had more opportunities and put them away,â&#x20AC;? freshman forward Addie Steiner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the past, but this time we found the goal.â&#x20AC;?

Steiner earned her first career goal in that game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels amazing,â&#x20AC;? Steiner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working really hard and getting really frustrated at times, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really glad that I finally put one away. Hopefully I can start scoring more goals.â&#x20AC;?

The other goal was scored by junior forward Katie Landgrebe, who tied senior Kate Allen at the top of the Cats leaderboard for goals this season. Landgrebe jumped from zero career goals before this season to the team lead.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of my work paid off,â&#x20AC;?

Landgrebe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I worked really hard in the off season and over the summer.

It feels great to be contributing to this team.â&#x20AC;?

Both Steiner and Landgrebe were assisted by Allen, who added to her legacy at NU. The four-year starter is now in the all-time top 10 for NU in career goals, assists and points.

After the Cats square off against the Illini, they will take to the road to face the Buckeyes (8-3-3, 2-2-2) Sunday. Ohio State is coming off a win against Michigan State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ohio State â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re big, physical, athletic, and very deep as far as talent is concerned,â&#x20AC;? Moynihan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be two really difficult games this weekend, but I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up to it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll battle, and I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll each be really close.â&#x20AC;? alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern. edu

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NU takes first place, Cats ship off to Columbus Barham wins award

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By ELLIE FRIEDMANN

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The Wildcats expected to win. And they did just that.

Northwestern won first place of 25 teams Saturday at the Lucian Rosa Invitational at University of Wisconsin Parkside. The Catsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top finisher was awarded Big Ten Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for her performance at the meet.

Sophomore Elena Barham finished first for the Cats with a 5K time of 18 minutes and 3 seconds, placing seventh overall out of 294 runners. She was named Runner of the Week on Tuesday, becoming the second member of her team this season to receive the accolade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m totally honored,â&#x20AC;? Barham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michelle (Moriset), who is a senior on the team, got the award earlier in the season, so it was kind of on my radar.

But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t something that I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If I run well, I can be runner of the week.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even a thought that crossed my mind.â&#x20AC;?

Coach April Likhite said she was very pleased with Barhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race, as well as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance overall. Freshman Elena Miller finished right behind Barham with a time of 18 minutes and 11 seconds, taking eighth place. The next three NU runners all finished in the top 20. Likhite said the meet was a nice confidence

boost, not only for the team but also for individual runners who were able to get more racing experience.

Many of the NU runners had run the course three weeks earlier, so they had the opportunity to see how much they improved. Likhite challenged each of them to run 15 seconds faster than they had previously. She said most of the runners achieved the goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing some nice improvements by girls,â&#x20AC;? Likhite said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think workouts have been really, really solid. It just hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shown up in races, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what was exciting about this race.â&#x20AC;?

Unfortunately, two key members of the team, senior Michelle Moriset and sophomore Camille Blackman, are suffering from injuries that prevent them from competing. Moriset, the first NU runner to receive the Runner of the Week award earlier in the season for placing first at the Badger Season Opener, now has a serious foot sprain.

The injury happened in the weight room, and Likhite said it will prevent Moriset from competing until at least the Big Ten Championships. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michelle and Cami are both amazing runners, and they bring a ton to the team,â&#x20AC;? Barham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying hard to stay positive and stay upbeat.

We can still run well, even though they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contribute as much as they would like to.â&#x20AC;?

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The Wildcats travel to the ITA Regional Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday after a lackluster performance in their seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural tournament.

All members of the team, with the exception of senior and captain Raleigh Smith, who is injured, are participating in the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best players in the region will play,â&#x20AC;? coach Arvid Swan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a good opportunity to see how we do against the best teams.â&#x20AC;?

Freshman Sam Shropshire is the No. 15 seed in the singles tournament main draw. Shropshire and sophomore Mihir Kumar form the pair that is the No. 11 seed in the first bracket of the doubles tournament. Freshman Alp Horoz rounds out the seeded members of Northwestern at the No. 3 spot in the singles qualifier.

The winner and finalists of the Regional Championships will make it to Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ITA National Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Team Indoor Championships in Seattle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big tournament in that way as well,â&#x20AC;? Swan said.

Freshmen make up half of the players in the young but industrious squad thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headed to the Buckeye State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working really hard,â&#x20AC;? Kumar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only making us better, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to have them and help them grow.â&#x20AC;?

Swan echoed Kumarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentiment, saying it is an amazing group of freshmen

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SECOND SWING Alex Pasareanu is one member of the Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; squad who is looking to improve on his performance in Ohio. The junior was defeated in the second round of pre-qualifiers in Tulsa, Okla.

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that fit in very well with the team and have a work ethic that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;off the charts.â&#x20AC;?

Since the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., a few of weeks ago, NU has been hard at work preparing for its next chance in Columbus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been learning how to compete as a team and individually maximize our own games,â&#x20AC;? said Kumar, one of four players who traveled to Tulsa.

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round of the pre-qualifiers. Shropshire, Kumar, junior Alex Pasareanu and freshman Konrad Zieba all made appearances on the court.

Shropshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run continued after advancing through the second and third rounds into the final round of prequalifiers before falling to Jordan Daigle from the University of Virginia. Kumar and Zieba lost in the third round, and Pasareanu was defeated in the second round. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest takeaway was in critical moments against ranked players, we have to play aggressively,â&#x20AC;? Swan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Âť See MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TENNIS, page 6

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