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The 45 minutes that redshirt freshman Tommy Tombridge spent in goal during the second half of Northwestern’s manic 4-3 win at Wisconsin were far from inconsequential. There were two lead changes, two draws, three goals in less than five minutes — one coming off an NU penalty kick in the last minute of regulation to push the match into overtime — and six shots on net that Tombridge was charged with stopping. But Tombridge doesn’t remember any of it. Not the goals NU scored nor the saves he was forced to make, thanks to a concussion that he sustained during halftime warmups. “I don’t remember the first half at all, or the second half,” Tombridge said. “Or the rest of the night. It was my first concussion and the scariest part is that I played 45 minutes without remembering any of it.” To make matters more surreal, Tombridge is not the only keeper estimated sportswhose recollection of the game — which marked coach Tim Lenarelated concussions han’s 100th win — is more than a little fuzzy. Tombridge only entered per year in the U.S. the match because the usual starter, senior keeper Drew Kotler, had also sustained a concussion during the first half of play. “I don’t remember this, but they made me do the months backward,” Kotler said. “Apparently I said, ‘December, concussions in NCAA men’s September, October, September.’ That was a clue soccer between 2004-2009 something was wrong.”
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Lozoff said he hopes Common’s address will open NU students’ eyes to the rapper’s role as an activist in the black community. “We’d like him to speak on his own perspective growing up on the Southside of Chicago and what the environment is like for the kids growing up there,” Lozoff said. “And why he felt there was a need for mentors, and why Northwestern students should care and want to get involved.” — Claire Brown
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Southside native and two-time Grammy-winning rapper Common will deliver the keynote speech at For Members’ Only’s third annual “State of the Black Union.” FMO, Northwestern’s black student alliance, will host the event in Cahn Auditorium Nov. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Vice President of Programming for FMO Samuel Lozoff said the decision to bring Common was due in part
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to the rapper’s youth empowerment organization, The Common Ground Foundation. “Part of our goal for this year is to get our constituents, and really make aware to the whole Northwestern community the importance of mentorship programs,” the Weinberg senior said. Common, who performed on Dillo Day in 2008, grew up on Chicago’s Southside and founded his outreach organization to provide life, career and educational mentoring for urban youth, according to the foundation’s website.
Schapiro: Strategic plan draft changes ‘every single day’
For the first time, Northwestern administrators will present a structured version of the draft Strategic Plan to the Board of Trustees when the group meets in Evanston on Friday. But the staffers handling the printing will have to be careful to make sure they print the latest copy, as the draft is changing every day, University President Morton Schapiro said in an interview with The Daily on I’ve never Wednesday. “What number seen a better draft is this? This has got to be 75 or more,” example Schapiro said of the of a living latest iteration. “I’ve never seen a better document. example of a living document because Morton every single day I get Schapiro, a new version.” University Administrators have discussed vague president priorities with the board, but have not yet presented a structured draft of the plan, which will shape NU’s upcoming multi-billion dollar capital campaign and affect University policy for decades to come. The draft-making process began in July 2009, and a final version is not expected until next fall. The 76-member board, which has broad oversight over all University policy, will get final approval of the plan and decide when to ask administrators to begin to solicit donations to meet priorities. “I know the trustees are going to have a lot to say,” Schapiro said. “When you have a large and committed board, they’re going
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Religious leaders challenge storefront ordinance 25 religious leaders, including some from the NU community, sign ‘protest letter’ By Katie Prentiss the daily northwestern
action on the proposed ordinance. Some in Evanston believe that religious institutions housed in storefronts have become an issue. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) believes they will take away business from economic outlets because religious centers are not typically active during the week. This is already a problem on the Chicago side of Howard Street, Rainey said at the Oct. 25 City Council meeting. Rainey could not be reached for comment. On Nov. 3, the city’s leaders agreed to postpone action on the ordinance until
Evanston religious leaders, including members of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and the Northwestern religious community, are currently working with the city government to reform an ordinance that would limit the establishment of storefront religious centers. Twenty-five people from the city’s religious community signed a protest letter Sarah Kuta/The Daily Northwestern last week and sent it to Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl , the City Council, the Planning Storefront: Evanston officials are planning to restrict the presence of churches and organizations in downtown storefronts in an and Development Committee and the Output On: November 04, 2010 4:55 PM High-Resolution PDF religious - PRINT READY attempt to protect the businesses that surround them. Zoning Committee, asking to postpone See CHURCHES, page 7
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NU student interns engage Evanston officials By Alex Kane Rudansky the daily northwestern Rebecca Portman thought she had left her high school days behind her. But the SESP sophomore blended right in with the students at Evanston Township High School, where she was an intern through Northwestern’s Center for Civic Engagement. The Center piloted the Evanston Civic Internship program last winter. The program matches politically and civically engaged NU students with city officials and, more recently, ETHS to work on city projects. “This is a great opportunity for NU students to learn and get involved in local city government,” said Rob Donahue, Communication ’97, associate director of the CCE. “There is also a need for support on the city side as budgets are cut.” About 15 students have been placed for an internship with Evanston officials so far, including City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz, Donahue said. One of them, Bradley Akubuiro, worked with Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) on engaging the ward community to tackle issues specific to the 5th ward, such as crime, drugs and violence, he said. The Medill senior worked with Holmes to craft his responsibilities around his interests and strengths in grassroots organizing and community building, he said. Akubuiro designed a model to engage the public in community issues and increase voter turnout.
“These people have no voice, and a large part of that is because they haven’t been participatory in the democratic process on the city level,” he said. “I worked to create avenues to make that participation happen.” Akubuiro mapped out a door-to-door campaign that would utilize NU students as facilitators to ask how 5th ward residents receive their information and find out their top three concerns about the community. “I’m hoping this model will allow Ald. Holmes to see how we can best engage these people in a way that works for them,” Akubuiro said. “E-mail works best for some, but there are some people who don’t have Internet access in their house.” By finding out the best way to communicate with 5th ward residents, community organizations can then focus on issues that directly affect the residents, Akubuiro said. Ethan Merel, ASG External Relations Vice President, also worked with Holmes. The Weinberg sophomore attended City Council and committee meetings to provide an NU perspective on ward issues, he said. He also helped plan the joint 5th and 7th ward meeting that took place on campus Oct. 28. The program and the work he did are steps toward a better relationship between Evanston and NU, Merel said. “This program is just another way of increasing the communication between two communities and
bringing them closer together,” he said. “The more one-on-one interactions officials and residents have with NU students, the better.” An NU presence at ETHS is also good for the relationship between Evanston and the University, said Mary Collins, the community service coordinator at ETHS. “When NU students call and want to help, it’s a win-win situation,” she said. “It’s NU students getting practical, real life opportunities you don’t get in a classroom. And the benefit for us is that it’s capable young adults bringing their experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to benefit our students in various ways.” Portman, Collins’s intern, created a newsletter highlighting service opportunities for ETHS students and ongoing student service projects. Collins said the newsletter has received positive feedback, and it couldn’t have been done without her intern. Holmes said the program is beneficial for everyone involved. “I’m available to expose the intern to a part of Evanston that very few people know about in terms of the west side,” she said. “There are a lack of things being done about affordable housing, crime, drugs and the lack of economic development. No one pays attention to these things and the interns get a chance to make progress on these issues.” arudansky@u.northwestern.edu
Policeblotter Cell phone missing from Norris
Someone took a student’s cell phone Friday after he left it unguarded in the Norris University Center Game Room, police said. The student put his Samsung phone on the floor by a chair at 6:30 p.m. and went to play games, University Police Deputy Chief Dan McAleer said. When he returned at 9 p.m., the
phone was gone. The student’s father has canceled service to his phone, McAleer said. Because the phone had no tracking capabilities, police have no leads.
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infection from 1606 Hinman Ave. to Annie May Swift Hall, 1920 Campus Drive, at 4:57 a.m. Tuesday so he could get his wallet, police said. After the student retrieved his wallet, he went to the hospital to get medical attention, McAleer said. He made it there without incident.
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New autobiography reveals Mark Twain’s dictations By Zachary Silva The Daily Northwestern
Just as Huckleberry Finn and his best friend Jim were enthralled by reflecting on their adventures, American literature enthusiasts may be enthralled by Mark Twain’s complete autobiographical dictations. “Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1” will be released by the University of California Press this month. A discussion about the book, the first of three manuscript collections, was held Wednesday night in the Helmerich Auditorium at Annie May Swift Hall and attracted about 30 attendees. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Twain’s death, the American Studies Program brought literature professors Susan Gillman and Jonathan Arac of UC-Santa Cruz and the University of Pittsburgh, respectively, to campus for a “retrospective consideration” of the author’s life and work. “Our Mark Twain is an author who made literature out of talk,” Gillman said of Twain’s autobiographical dictations. “As a result, this
autobiographical dictation may be the best guide we have to autobiographical literature.” Twain’s entire autobiographical dictations, which he spoke to a close friend and stenogrpaher, are being released online in full for the first time ever by the Mark Twain Project. “Start at no particular time of your life, wander at your free will over your life, talk about only the thing which interests you for the moment, [and] drop it at the moment your interest fades,” Twain writes in one of four prefaces. Arac said Huckleberry Finn exemplifies Twain’s innovation, using literary techniques more modern than his time. “Through Huck Finn, Twain says, ‘You think Shakespeare is great, well, watch me,’” Arac said, In an era when technology threatens to render novels obsolete, Arac said Twain’s autobiography defies that evolution. “(It) takes us to a place where the novel was dominant and provides us with beautiful literature,” he said. ZacharySilva2014@u.northwestern.edu
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By the Mark Twain: Susan Gillman, a professor of literature at the University of California Santa Cruz, speaks for the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death. The first volume of Twain’s autobiography will be published in full this month.
ASG will propose improved cell service, evaluate its initiatives By Sean Lavery the daily northwestern At Wednesday’s Senate meeting, Associated Student Government discussed the improvement of cell phone reception on campus and progress made this year on other initiatives. ASG Vice President Hiro Kawashima explained the proposal process for improving cell phone reception in Technological Institute and other North Campus locations. He led a group of ASG members through Tech Wednesday night to determine problem areas. ASG plans to present the proposal to
McCormick and University administrators. “I can promise three things to you,” the Weinberg junior said. “We will develop and present a proposal next week. We will get a yes or no from McCormick or the administration. And if we get a no, we will get it on the UBPC (Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee) survey.” ASG President Claire Lew said the group has received an overwhelmingly positive response after improving cellular coverage in Norris University Center last summer. “It’s something that’s been a common pain point among students,” the SESP senior said. “It’s been
something we’re very proud of.” The organization is determined to reevaluate their effectiveness as representatives of the student body and is preparing for its first self-evaluation since 2006. ASG will form an ad-hoc committee consisting of Lew, Kawashima, four caucus-appointed senators, three executive members and one non-ASG student representative. The goals are increased transparency and student involvement in student government decision making, Lew said. “If someone feels like they are not represented we want to see how we can make sure everyone is
incorporated,” she said. ASG’s last organizational evaluation was in 2006 when they decreased the 80 Senate representatives to 49. “The changes were pretty big in 2006,” Lew said. “We’re looking to evaluate the structure as is. We want to figure out why those changes did occur.” Kawashima said he hopes the evaluations will improve the organization. “We want to improve our human capital,” he said. seanlavery2014@u.northwestern.edu
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Conversations with Frat Boy So me and the Frat Boy pull up two stools on an off-night at the Keg and settle in with a pitcher of their finest Keystone. Frat Boy’s mind is already on the Iowa game, specifically the new on-campus tailgate events planned for this Saturday. “I guess it’s aight,” Frat Boy tells me, “But who’s gonna go to a dry tailgate? Seriously, man, it’s a football game. I’m tryin’ to play pong.” Well sure, Frat Boy, but you’re a senior, right? Isn’t there an official seniors-only tailgate meant for folks who might want a drink or six before kickoff? “Naw, bro, that’s not the point and you know it. I’m talking Big Ten, ESPN, College Game Day-style. I’m talking kegs and eggs, and the whole school at one party. Why can’t this school ever be fun, like Madison or Ann Arbor?” I’ve never been to Madison, but I guess Saturdays here don’t look much like ESPN. “That’s right, they don’t. Then I gotta read e-mails from Burgie Howard about how the neighbors are complaining? Where do they want us to go?” Couldn’t tell you, Frat Boy. “And there’s another thing. We wouldn’t even be a problem for the neighbors if they let us drink on-campus in the first place.” I guess not. “It doesn’t make sense, bro. People are gonna get wasted no matter what you do. It’s not like they’re gonna stop us from partying.” Listen, Frat Boy, I like to put down some beers same as you. But isn’t getting wasted kind of the problem? “What problem? People gotta take responsibility for themselves. It’s not Northwestern’s business if I’m tryin’ to get drunk every weekend.” So what do you want the university to do, Frat Boy? “Stop making fun illegal at Northwestern. Let people drink in the frat houses, and give everyone full amnesty if someone gets sick. And let us do our tailgates up big, like a real state school.” Well that sounds nice, Frat Boy, but who’s gonna be liable? What would you do if the university gave us North Campus-partier types the freedom to flipcup as we please, then watched as the 93-pound girls got carried out of frats on stretchers? What will you do after the first hospital trip, the first sexual assault, the first alcohol poisoning death? “Dude, how is it any different than off-campus? It’s gonna happen anyway, might as well get away from the neighbors. And the cops.” Don’t you read The Daily, Frat Boy? Northwestern just committed itself to a $2 million settlement with the family of Matt Sunshine, a settlement that puts Northwestern on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars for research and advocacy to prevent binge drinking. They’re also explicitly required in the settlement to reinforce Illinois law and campus rules. So lets say I agree with you that moving things onto campus would help relations with the neighbors without causing any more danger. It’s still out of our hands. I’m with you, Frat Boy, I think college kids are going to drink like college kids. But even if Northwestern threw us a bone on little things, like letting of-age brothers drink in their houses, they could never sit back and let big parties happen above the board. Not now. And there’s not much you, me, Dean Howard or anybody else can do about it. “So that’s it? We can’t do anything to bring the drinking out in the open, so we wouldn’t have to hide like criminals? Evanston residents will stay angry, Northwestern will still have the same mess on its hands, and the big parties will keep pushing west of Sheridan? I could be wrong, but it looks that way to me. “I think we need another pitcher. I think I’m feeling a little depressed.” Sit down, Frat Boy. This one’s on me. Mike Carson is a Weinberg senior. He can be reached at m-carson@northwestern.edu.
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Northwestern should carefully consider early decision policies
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arly November is an exciting time each year for Northwestern and most other universities. As the standard early decision deadline of Nov. 1 rolls around, the University gets its first look at our applicant pool for the year. This year, we were excited to see NU receive a record number of applications — 2,083 this year versus 1,690 in 2009. When high school seniors apply early to NU’s binding early decision program, they gain acceptance to NU before winter break but are required to withdraw all other college applications. NU fills about one quarter of its incoming class with early decision applicants, so the school’s policy on early decision plays a huge role in determining the makeup of NU’s student body. But the early decision process is not without its critics. Detractors argue that binding programs such as NU’s are unfair to lower-income applicants who need to apply to multiple schools at once and “shop around” for the best financial aid package. Some top universities including Harvard, Princeton and the University of Virginia have gotten rid of their early application option altogether. So this begs the question — should NU do the same, or at least makes its early decisions non-binding? The Daily believes the current policy while imperfect is the best fit for Northwestern as an institution and should be continued. Northwestern needs early decision because, while it is a great university and is steadily climbing the rankings, NU still falls behind of Harvard and Princeton in the number of admitted students that accept their offer. Same with the University of Virginia, which is not technically as “elite” as NU, but has been able to keep up its rates because it is one of the more prestigious public schools. NU loses quality admitted applicants to Ivy League schools. NU still needs early decision to lock in a group of solid applicants who in choosing to apply early demonstrate that they really passionately want to come here. That enthusiasm and commitment to the school should not be underestimated as a desirable quality in the student body and until NU is the dream school of the vast majority of its applicants, it is certainly a worthwhile policy for the academic health of the university, as well as the sense of student satisfaction. Additionally, NU’s superb specialty programs, such as the communication, journalism and music programs make it
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an obvious first choice for certain groups of students and we should take advantage of those niches by getting those students in and committed as quickly as possible. The Daily does, however, find it problematic that it is supposedly easier to get into college during the early decision process. We do not think NU is choosing truly low-quality students during this process (If it is true that NU, like many other schools, has lower academic standards for early applicants, they are not enough different to impact the academic reputation of the University) but because this is the way in which early decision becomes unfair to applicants who need to think critically about financial aid offers. As in any application process, the enthusiasm an applicant shows about coming to NUthrough their essays, visits to campus or applying early is a factor in determining admission because passion for NU probably is some indicator of future success, just as it is well known that the enthusiasm an applicant displays for working for a particular company in a job interview has a positive impact on the hiring decision. However, making it easier to get in as an early applicant becomes unfair due to the binding nature of the process eliminating the option for students who need financial aid. NU might have generous aid packages compared to many schools, but prospective students understandably feel the need to compare the various schools to which they are admitted to determine which university offers the best aid. This is simply impossible within the rules of early decision, so to ensure a level playing field for applicants from all income levels, The Daily believes the University ought to critically examine admissions data to determine whether it is giving any significant advantage to early applicants. If they are, then they need to reassess these standards to make the two applicant pools equally fair to students from all income backgrounds. The advantages that early decision offers the university should not be discounted and we believe NU should continue to use this strategy in the future to get a group of the best, brightest and most enthusiastic students committed to NU early in the process. But the university owes it to all applicants to be fair in this process and not to allow early decision to act as a loophole for certain groups of students to get in over others across the various deadlines.
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Letters to the Editor
Daily’s Living Wage editorial uses questionable labor demand logic One must be very careful when invoking logic as an authority to justify an argument. Unlike our everyday conceptions of it, logic never operates on its own; it is always already grounded by taken for granted assumptions, unscrutinized principles, and internalized sets of knowledge. What we assume to be logical might be an insufficiently examined common sense. The Daily’s editorial falls into this problem when making its claims on the living wage campaign. One of The Daily’s main arguments is rising wages will logically cause unemployment. This is only “logical” if we assume an unmediated inverse correlation between wages and employment and fixed profit rates. Yet the ratio between wages and profits is not fixed, it’s an expression of multiple institutional and political conditions. Wages can go up, profits can go down and no one may be fired. It depends on the profit margins of the contractors and we can assume that they usually have high profit margins. Considering that the demand for labor is fixed (students, academics and administrative personnel require the same services), the contractors have several options in case of firing workers: finding technological solution to compensate for the lost labor, prolonging work hours for the remaining workers, intensifying their labor or having lower standards of service. It’s administration’s task to monitor the quality of services, if the contractor commits to labor standards in line with labor law, human rights and dignity. It’s also LWC’s task to monitor if the administration and the contractors fulfill their commitments. One can find many businesses in the U.S. and around the world where the workers earned higher share of the value they produced (higher wages) without losing their jobs when they are organized enough. That’s why as they used to say in the good old days, balance of class power is one of the critical factors determining the wage levels. Contrary to what neoclassical economics have taught us as “logical” over the last three decades, labor relations are not the expressions of neutrally and naturally functioning market forces, they are the terrains of political struggles. And at Northwestern, the name of that political struggle is Living Wage Campaign! —Mert Arslanalp Political Science Graduate Student
Senior faculty members believe LWC is possible for employees As senior faculty with long experience at Northwestern, we strongly disagree with your editorial in opposition to a living wage for campus workers. There is a long, long history of employers’ and governments’ arguments that, say, votes for women, or civil rights laws, or the 8-hour day, or regulations of working conditions, or clean air laws, or hate crimes legislation—and even minimum wage laws, in the first place—would “harm more than help” the people affected. Those arguments were always faulty, as is yours. Northwestern can afford to pay living wages to its poorest employees, employees who provide crucial services. And Northwestern, in paying a living wage, would improve its standing among like institutions, and increase our collective sense that we are part of an academic community that treats all its members with dignity. —Martha Biondi Associate Professor, African American Studies —Micaela di Leonardo Professor, Anthropology —Jane Winston Associate Professor, French and Italian
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Conan O’Brien’s highly anticipated new talk show premiered this week on TBS. Since there has been a huge media campaign for “Conan” and his career has been closely followed since his controversial firing from “The Tonight Show,” T W asked 100 students at Norris to see how
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SARAH KAUFMAN 11.15.2010 # 5 p.m. Dance Critic at The Washington Post Medill alum, 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner
RAISING THE BARRE
PROVOCATIVE DANCE CRITICISM THAT MOVES READERS
Crain Lecture: Kaufman (MSJ87), a dance critic at The Washington Post, received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Before joining the Post, she worked as a copy editor and freelance reporter. Read more about Kaufman in the cover story of the Fall 2010 issue of Medill Magazine.
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“I don’t think I was born to be in the “She was in our closet, changing, and she 9 club... Just to throw that out there.” 4 was literally only in her underpants. I had — Taylor Swift to “Rolling Stone” on already kind of started [to propose]... I didn’t how she will NOT be celebrating her 21st birthday at a club
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ing happening to me... She is a bit of an animal.” — Daniel Radcliffe to ITV’s Daybreak morning show on his Harry Potter smooch with Emma Watson
many tuned in. Ninety students missed the premiere out of apathy or simply because they had difficulty finding it online. One student gave the show two thumbs down, saying that he was “disappointed because it wasn’t as good as ‘The Tonight Show.’” Hopefully, Coco had more luck with the rest of the country.
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Crain Lecture: Friendly (BSJ78) has produced 20 movies since 1991, but is best known for his work on Little Miss Sunshine, the 2006 comedy that won an Oscar for best original screenplay and was nominated for best picture. Prior to producing, Friendly spent six years as a writer at Newsweek and two years at the Los Angeles Times.
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SPOIL >> RECAPPING YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS SPORT because you probably don’t have time to watch them Former “Buff y” star Eliza Dushku guest stars as an FBI agent doing a background check on Howard, who needs clearance for a new job. While Leonard and Raj don’t exactly ace the interviews, it’s Sheldon who accidentally spills the beans that it was Howard who crashed an expensive Mars Rover, destroying Howard’s chances at his new job. Howard’s forgiveness isn’t easily won, but in a touching moment, Sheldon offers up the coveted spot on his couch. It might not seem like much, but coming from Sheldon, it speaks volumes.
A jealous (and hormonal) Avery makes Jack establish boundaries with Liz, who happens to be dealing with a problem only her mentor can solve. Her father is in town, experiencing an extremely-late-life crisis, which Liz deems a “gentleman’s intermission.” As usual, chaos ensues when Tracy discovers NBC News’s pre-recorded obituary clips and tries to modify his. Jenna finds that she doesn’t have one, and creates her own in defiance. Highlights include an all-giraffe basketball team, a heroic cat, and quite a lot of phallic jokes.
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Kurt is finally at wit’s end for being bullied by Karofsky for being gay. He visits a nearby all-boy’s school where he meets a cute guy named Blaine, who not only has the voice of an angel, but gives Kurt the courage to confront the bully. When Kurt approaches Karofsky in the locker room, Karofsky reciprocates his feelings... with a kiss (Kurt’s first) and runs away. Meanwhile, the boys and girls of Glee Club can’t control their sexual urges. When Beiste finds out they’ve been imagining her in lingerie to get turned off, she’s heartbroken. The boys sing their hearts out to win Coach Beiste back. And we can’t forget that kiss from Schue when he finds out Beiste has never been kissed. Even the toughest of the Gleeks have a sensitive side!
Teams choose to learn a Russian folk song on the accordion or partake in a circus act involving spinning plates. Things get tricky when teams travel to the Vladimirskiy Projekt Tower, where they must find a tiny figurine of a church to find out where to go next. Michael and Kevin and Brooke and Claire don’t read their clues, taking cabs instead of walking. Teams get hung up playing Gorodki, a Russian game similar to bowling. Michael doesn’t have the strength or stamina to play the game, and he loses the team’s valuable lead. Chad, trying to stop being such a control freak, lets Stephanie play Gorodki, and ultimately they’re the last to finish. While Michael and Kevin aren’t the last to get to the pit stop, they must wait out two 30-minute penalties. Ultimately, Chad and Stephanie get to the pit stop just before Michael and Kevin’s hour is up.
Blaire tries to end it with Chuck while Serena attempts to keep her relationship with Collin as PG as possible. Meanwhile, Nate and Vanessa team up to uncover Juliet’s lies. They discover that she’s barely making ends meet, and Vanessa decides to continue searching for evidence, ultimately finding photos of Serena and Collin kissing. When Juliet catches her she tells V that she’s over her scheming, but Vanessa’s feeling vindictive and steals the USB drive full of the incriminating evidence. The ultimate showdown occurs at the ballet that night. Collin decides to resign as a professor to be with Serena. Vanessa convinces Juliet to reveal the evidence to the dean, only to have her plan foiled by the rest of the gang, who ultimately exile Juliet from Columbia. Chuck and Blair have a romantic embrace while Serena ends up breaking up with Collin.
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TECH SPEC
>> Kellogg student and ConnectU (aka Facebook) co-founder Divya Narendra
The other side of the Facebook frenzy by annie chang
Photo courtesy of Divya Narendra
“Ultimately, at the core, Divya’s the same person that we met ten years ago.” Narendra said several people on and off campus have approached him to ask if he is indeed “the Facebook guy.” Several people have also expressed in his company, including a law professor that has helped Narendra strengthen SumZero’s legal counsel. The company, which has been featured on CNBC’s Fast Money, Fox Business and The Wall Street Journal, is Narendra’s biggest priority, said second-year JD-MBA candidate Adina Lord. “He’s committed to making it succeed,” she said. “It’s always been a priority for him, just as much as him being here to study.” That he is a CEO of a growing business makes Narendra the ideal business student, said Jeremy Wilson, second-year JD-MBA candidate. While other students
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I started out my night doing some homework. Ended up at a pregame with a bunch of my girlfriends, then over to an all-bros pregame. Next thing I know I’m at the Deuce. I’d like to say it was an accident but everyone knows that the Deuce is one of the best places on earth. Drank Long Island iced teas in my slippers (clearly I hadn’t planned on going out). Some pathetic pickup lines from these two randos left my friend and I practicing the art of the polite escape. Two or three pieces of Deuce pizza later and I was ready to head out. Grabbed a cab with the boy and his friends and we crashed at his place. FRIDAY
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We made a point to have a lazy morning — we stayed in bed ‘til 1 a.m. and it was glorious. Day-wasting is one of my favorite pastimes. Finally got up to grab lunch on Noyes Street before my 2 p.m. class. That night we had the Dayglow concert — my girlfriends and I went on a party bus with a bunch of fraternity guys. We bonded with freshmen boys and drank Joose. The paint party was such a scene. Not particular my scene; nevertheless, we still had fun. We all ended up in our shorts and sports bras... how we lost our shirts I’m not exactly sure. SATURDAY
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Woke up in the typical after-Joose haze. So much caffeine in those things. Finally got up around noon and went to brunch at Dixie Kitchen. Wore his clothes and sweatpants. Got into a HUGE fight with the boy. Luckily I had a bunch of my girlfriends around to vent about it. I ended up watching some chick flicks on the couch, while trying to forget about the fact that shit hit the fan in my personal life... Womp. SUNDAY
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Recruitment preview all day. Practically lost my voice. First girl I picked up at the door shook my hand and told me she had pinkeye. I went to the Schwayze concert and ended up dancing on-stage with some sorority sisters. He invited us all to party with him after. Thanks for the Patron shot and beer pong! When I got back I was a little buzzed and talked things out with the boy. MONDAY
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Did some work throughout the day. Not very exciting. Had the boy come over for a quick snuggle sesh before chapter. Had to work, did work in the sorority house. Made plans for the next night and our formal in a few weeks... Pretty boring evening actually. TUESDAY
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I was going to a date party with a younger guy and all signs pointed to it being a sloppy night. My date and I finished a bottle of champagne each before even arriving at the open bar. My memories later in the evening were pretty hazy. But I do know that the kid and I made out for a good chunk of time. Overall, a successful brownout and date party makeout sesh, although I could’ve done without the awful hangover Wednesday morning. I wish I could say I learned my lesson and it’ll be the last time I match a frat guy drink for drink...
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It’s a little bit ironic that Northwestern graduate student Divya Narendra has a Facebook. That’s because the 28-year-old Harvard grad is co-founder of ConnectU, the social networking website that is said to be Facebook’s predecessor and prototype. He’s also involved in a lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg that has yet to be settled. Narendra, who is a second-year JD-MBA candidate, has since founded his own company, SumZero, an online community of buyside analysts and hedge and mutual funds. Narendra said he wanted to get a business degree mainly to get the entrepreneurial education and connections necessary to run SumZero, but also realized the value of having a law degree through his involvement in the ConnectU-Facebook lawsuit. “One of the big lessons and realizations from having been through 6 years of litigation is the important role the law plays in informing business decisions,” he said. Narendra is portrayed by Max Minghella in “The Social Network,” the movie that follows Facebook’s founding and the subsequent lawsuits filed against Zuckerburg. He says the film “is more fact than fiction.” Released October 1, the movie opened at the number one spot in the box office that week and has made more than $85 million so far. Although the experience with ConnectU and Facebook has been stressful, Narendra has managed to stay positive, said Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of ConnectU and friend of Narendra. “He hasn’t let the negative aspect of the experience affect him at all,” he said.
are concerned with grades and assignments, Narendra is concerned with improving his company, he said. “His approach to class isn’t to copy everything down but to learn,” he said. “It’s different than folks worried about their GPA and recruiting. He doesn’t worry about the system.” Wilson said the dual-degree program is difficult for any student, but in addition to schoolwork, Narendra also constantly travels and meets with business contacts. His experience is more stressful but ultimately more beneficial because of its real-world application, Wilson said. “It’s a Herculean task to be in business school and run your own company,” he said. But Narendra, who is taking primarily business classes while running SumZero, said his experience at Northwestern has been a good one so far. “I’ve been really impressed with the intelligence and friendliness of the students, and the professors have been very accessible,” he said. Narendra studied Applied Mathematics at Harvard and worked as a hedge fund analyst after graduating in 2004 before founding SumZero. But aside from his academic intelligence – Narendra was a National Merit Scholar and scored a 1590 out of 1600 on his SAT – Narendra is also a person with strong values, Winklevoss said. “He’s a highly ethical person,” he said. “There’s lots of intelligent people out there, but ethics are an important thing in our day and age.” That’s why Winklevoss said he’d rather have Narendra on his side than any Facebook-founding millionaire. “Divya is more clever than Mark Zuckerburg and has morals to boot,” he said.
>> A Medill junior avoids pinkeye... for now...
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The women in the study group take a gender studies class to embrace their femininity and take a break from the boys. Abed tags along. Britta, Annie and Shirley soon discover Abed’s natural talent for destroying girls’ self-esteem and use him ruthlessly around campus. Meanwhile, Jeff and Troy find a secret garden utopia with a trampoline but struggle to keep it hidden from Pierce. The episode’s absurd plot and sharp dialogue makes it one of the strongest episodes this season. Matt Walsh guest stars.
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The most privileged activities and campus groups that yield the most power...tend to cost money.
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hen McCormick sophomore Aleisha Matlock needed a new slip for an outfit, she headed to Urban Outfitters. But even in the clearance section, a slip at Urban Outfitters still cost $30. Even though she thought the price was “crazy,” she purchased the slip anyway. A few days later, she returned it because she didn’t have enough money in the bank. “I don’t think a lot of people [at Northwestern] go f lat broke like I do,” Matlock said. According to surveys filled out by incoming freshmen from 2002 to 2007, the percent of Northwestern freshmen whose parents make an annual income of $250,000 or more has increased from 19.8 to 26 percent. On the other hand, only 3.3 percent of freshmen came from household incomes of $40,000 to $49,999. For both low-income and wealthy students, this income gap is difficult to both navigate and overcome. Matlock lives with her mother in Gary, Indiana. Her mother, who is an auditor for an insurance company earned a pre-tax income $18,000 in 2009. To help her afford her education, Northwestern gave Matlock a full-ride scholarship. Despite the advantages of having free tuition, Matlock admits that her financial status prevents her from experiencing some of the activities that other Northwestern students are able to afford. “I can’t get up and go shopping with my friends. I have to plan how I’m going to budget my money,” she said. “On spring break, I can’t take a road trip.” Matlock says she “uses her work-study to live.” Her only source of money for personal expenses comes from her job at the Norris Student Center. Unlike many students, she wishes she worked more hours. “I’m used to working 30 to 35 hours, bringing home $300 checks. Now, I work 7 hours,” she said. When she first arrived at Northwestern, Matlock felt misled by people who considered themselves broke because they
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I don’t think wealthy students are aware we’re here: the broke people.
actually had a considerable amount of money. According to Matlock, one of her Mexican friends always said that all minorities, including himself, are broke. However, she remembers how every time she saw him, he was dressed in something new from designer brands like Lacoste, Gucci or Louis Vuitton. He also liked to surf the Internet for Armani shirts. Matlock also notices students who are given work-study but don’t find any jobs. When it was the first day of school or at least Wildcat Welcome Week, she said, she went to Norris, stating that she needed a job immediately. In Matlock’s opinion, one major example of the economic inequality on campus is the assumption that everyone owns brand-name clothing, like Coach and Longchamp bags. Although Matlock admits she would like to own these things, she knows that her limited earnings do not allow her to purchase them. She says she would only be able to afford these items if she “saved for a long time.” Although low-income students do make up part of the Northwestern student population, she feels that this amount is often underestimated. “[My friends] are more cautious talking about money around me. Being at Northwestern, there’s just an assumption that you have money. I don’t think [wealthy students] are aware we’re here: the broke people,” she said. “There’s a lot more broke kids than they think there are.” Like Matlock, Medill freshman Maggie Flynn has to budget her money. The Pennsylvania native states that even though her father makes around $50,000 as a teacher and school custodian, his salary still needs to be distributed among eight children. Although she used to get frustrated when she couldn’t buy everything she wanted as a little kid, she soon learned that making frivolous purchases was unnecessary. “I don’t buy anything unless I absolutely need it,” Flynn said. “Just buying something on an impulse is something you shouldn’t do if you pay money for it and only wear it once.” According to Flynn, the $20 that her siblings and she would each get from their grandparents for their birthdays would be their only spending money. If they wanted candy, the Flynn siblings had to pay for it themselves. Before purchasing her first iPod touch with money she earned from her job, she used to use a “really crappy CD player that [she] had to bang the bottom of to make CDs work.” Currently, her family does not have cable television. “My parents don’t like the idea of 24 hour stuff going on,” she says.
diversity than many people believe exists, Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Associate Professor of the Departments of Sociology and African American Studies, says that participation in certain Northwestern activities does rely on wealth. “The most privileged activities and the campus groups that yield the most power on campus tends to cost money, like how people run for elected office or joining a fraternity or sorority,” Watkins-Hayes said. Some ways that Northwestern can achieve more economic diversity, Watkins-Hayes said, is to create opportunities for those on the bottom, creating more programs in the community, and “aggressively thinking how to diversify your student body so you can have more class difference.” The sacrifices run a little deeper for Weinberg sophomore Emily Kaht. Her mother, who used to be a teacher, now works at Richardson’s Corn Maze. Her father is an auditor for electrical companies. She has four siblings, one of whom goes to St. Joseph’s College in Indiana. In her opinion, her parents always did more than they were obligated to because they paid for gymnastics, cross country, and track for their kids. Her work-study job is extremely important to her, and she could never afford some of the things that other Northwestern students can afford, like fancy dinners and f lying home for one weekend. Despite these activities, Kaht says that Northwestern helps make enjoyable events affordable for all students. Events like Dillo Day and concerts that cost only $5 or $10 “makes it seem more equal.”
Unless her sister receives a polevaulting scholarship, she will probably have to go to community college for the first two years since her parents cannot afford tuition for three children. “I don’t think she really cares. She doesn’t know what she wants to major in so community college makes more sense,” she said. Associate Provost Mike Mills also recognizes that Northwestern needs to diversify its student population economically. Some events that have helped create this diversity include the addition of Northwestern to the Questbridge Scholarship program, the federal government’s increase of Pell grants last year and Illinois’s provision of the MAP grants. Northwestern also measures many factors, including who makes up the study-abroad student group and the types of majors that low-income students pursue, to make sure that low-income students are not excluded from any opportunities that the university provides. He does not want any student, no matter what minority group they belong to, to be seen as the “sole spokesperson of their group.” “I remember always fi ghting against feeling resentful for having to work and hearing kids talk about all the exotic things they’ve been doing,” Mills said. For students like Matlock, Flynn, and Kaht, their current economic status does not defi ne their future. As Matlock said, “I’m not going to be here forever. I’m on the right track transcending this.”
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$400,000. Just like how they paid for her sister’s education at Stanford University and her brother’s at Brown University, they are covering Lisa’s education at Northwestern completely. But just because Mithun lives comfortably doesn’t mean she doesn’t have to worry about money. Her parents give her $1,200 a month for living expenses. But once she pays the $800 rent for her off-campus apartment, groceries and the combined costs of utilities, gas, water and Internet service, she doesn’t have much money left for actual personal expenses. Mithun’s social experiences are where she encounters the most economic difficulty. Because her friends are mostly wealthy, they are able to afford $40 cab rides to Chicago, going out to dinner every night, buying expensive drinks for everyone and renting limos and bars for their birthdays. “For someone like me, [money] still does limit what I can or can’t do. You don’t want to seem stingy, but you can’t buy drinks for everyone. People equate that with you not liking them,” Mithun said. Ever since coming to Northwestern, Mithun admits that she often has to ask herself if certain activities and her refusal to do some of them will make her look stingy. She thinks that money is one of the reasons why some students went their separate ways after freshmen year. Since some people could afford certain activities and others couldn’t, the friendships broke because they couldn’t share the same experiences. Although she thinks that Northwestern does have more class
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As a family, the Flynns go to the movies about once a year, and they only have one desktop computer, which provides challenges in an increasingly technology-based world. “It makes it interesting when we all have homework to do,” she says. Still, Maggie claims, her family always figured out a way to have fun. For Christmas, one of their family traditions includes driving around neighborhoods, looking at the light displays. “I told somebody else about [our Christmas tradition] and she said, ‘What? You actually do that? That’s so cute,’” she said. “Why was that a weird thing?” Like Matlock, Flynn’s only source of money is her work-study job at Phonathon. She admits that she feels guilty for making her parents pay for her tuition and transportation. However, next year, when her sister goes to college, it’s very possible that she will be paying for every single aspect of her college education. “The way I see it is I won’t be able to go to a place like Northwestern for nothing. If you want to get exactly what you want, you have to work for it,” she said. “At one point, my dad said what you do for work, there’s no shame in it.” One student who lies at the wealthier end of the Northwestern economic spectrum is Weinberg junior Lisa Mithun. Both of her parents are doctors. Her mother has an annual income of $150,000 and her father makes
BEHIND THE SCENES >> of “Tangled,” a new spin on the classic tale of Rapunzel
In Disney’s newest animated film, it takes two to ‘tangle’ by francis d’hondt
of having a little cousin to go see it with. I always felt like, not that that’s the case you need that by any means, but it was just a genre that wasn’t necessarily top of mind for me. I saw “Up,” and whatnot, but this is, I think, my way to sort of get back into the genre. Because I love it, and I think this film, more so than some of the ones I’ve seen as of late, feels so reminiscent of like the classic Disney films that I loved growing up, and they were such a huge part of my childhood, so I like that. Q: So when you’re doing an animated
Excerpts: Q: So, you’ve practically done everything,
from TV to movies to music, now animated films. As your career progresses, do you think that you’re swaying in a certain direction? Or do you think that you’re kind of just going to continue to do it all?
MM: I don’t feel like I’m swinging in one direction over another, but I’d like to continue just trying a little bit of everything. I’ve always wanted to do theater, so I feel like this is a good entrée into that, like having to wear both hats with the music and the acting side of things. I just want to keep the balance going of doing both the music and film.
Disney fan when you were younger, have you kept up with animated movies since then? Do you still consider yourself a big fan of animated films right now? Or was “Tangled” kind of a way for you to kind of get back into that?
MM: I think “Tangled” was my way to get back into it. I would never pass up an opportunity to go see an animated film, but I sort of felt like I don’t have the excuse
MM: Everything has to be slightly heightened, a little bit more so than you would do if you were doing a live-action film because you don’t have the facial expressions or the gestures to relay the emotions of what you’re saying. But the thing that I didn’t realize was in the booth they were recording us most of the time. And I just figured initially, “Oh they’re doing behind-the-scenes DVD stuff,” like “I wish I had worn some makeup today or something,” because I was going in casual to the sessions, but, no, the animators were using that as a guideline for facial expressions. I’m very gesture-y when I talk so when I first saw the movie, I was like “Oh my God.” I would see certain things that Rapunzel would do, and I would say “That’s so me.” I can kind of lose myself more so than in seeing other films that I’ve been a part of because I’m way too critical. I look nothing like Rapunzel. So I’m like “Okay, it’s my voice and that’s kind of grating,” but I can get past that and actually watch the film until she does a gesture and I’m like, “Oh, that’s me. That’s weird.” Q: What do you want children to take
Q: What do you think were the best and
worst aspects of doing an animated film rather than being on location and doing a live-action film?
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away from the film in terms of the dynamic between Rapunzel and Mother Gothel and all of that? MM: One of the most endearing characteristics of Rapunzel is that she’s fearless in the face of the unknown. Everything she’s always been told about the outside world is that it’s big and scary and that it’s filled with people that are waiting to sort of kidnap her and cut her hair off. But in spite of that, it doesn’t really dissuade her from this ultimate yearning and dream that she has to see the outside world. So I like the idea of the message that you can’t ignore that little voice in you, you can’t ignore your gut and your instincts. And you can’t let anybody try and dissuade you from that either. Also, I like the message that Rapunzel’s always been told that what makes her special is the 70 feet of magical hair and in fact it’s what’s inside her all along that makes her special
– not her hair. I grew up with “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Little Mermaid” and “The Lion King.” I love all those films and I love that you get the adventure and the comedy and you get to sing along, but there’s a little slice of morality in there too. I think because this is such a cool, modern twist and take on the fairy tale itself, that it’s not necessarily like hitting you over the head with it. I’m proud to be a part of a film, and playing a character that I think is a nice upstanding girl with some moxie. Q: Were you looking for a movie that you
felt like you could reach kids and convey a message that you wanted or was it because you just liked the story of Rapunzel or wanted to get involved with Disney?
MM: Because I grew up loving all the
Disney films. I initially didn’t want to audition. I was like, “Why am I going to set
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two amazing directors were kind enough to like read over some of the scenes with me, just so I could understand the rhythm of the scenes sometimes, because there was never a fully-fledged, finished script to sit down and read through yourself. So, you’re just kind of taking it from the directors, the ones that are at the helm, to tell you the story, so you’re sort of listening to them and their thorough explanations, you’re looking at storyboards, you’re just taking their word for it and you really sort of have to throw all of your trust in them because they’re at every session with every other actor, so they know what they’ve already got in the can and what they would need from you. And I’m a perfectionist, so I need someone to go, “Okay we got it,” or I’ll just keep going and going and going. So, it was nice in the sense that I felt very safe, I felt very protected, I had my best interests sort of looked after, and I could still have fun and put my fear to the side.
Q: So you were a really big part of the
soundtrack. Do you think that ignited something in you to want to do music more? Like another album, perhaps?
MM: I’m writing a new record right now, so I definitely am going to go back into the studio — maybe the beginning of the year? But, because it’s such a different beast, like singing this music, although it warms my heart because I’m such a musical theater nerd at the heart of it all, that it’s like I got to indulge in that side, and I love that. So, if anything, I think it ignited the idea of wanting to do theater more than making music necessarily, just because I listen to the “Tangled” soundtrack in my car like a weirdo, and I’m like singing along to “Mother Knows Best,” and I’m like, “Oh my god, I want to sing like Donna Murphy, I love her voice so much.” I can just imagine being on stage, like how much fun that must be.
More than a pretty face by ariel rothfield At first glance, Dillan Arrick appears to be a typical Northwestern student. She goes to class, she studies and is active in her sorority. But unlike most students, Arrick has modeled for Art + Science Salon and has appeared on NBC modeling for an Evanston clothing store. Future model? She laughs. “Anything to support this starving actress job of mine, sure.” Arrick is one of 30 seniors in Northwestern’s Musical Theatre Certificate Program. Throughout her college career she has been cast in plays like “Hair,” “Peter Pan” and “Twelve Angry Men.” But this Communication senior is more than just a college actress. Last year Arrick starred in two professional productions, one in Boston and the other in Chicago. “It’s not typical for Northwestern students to be in professional shows, yet I was in two,” Arrick said. “Both experiences were crazy and exciting.” During fall quarter last year, Arrick lived in Boston where she played the lead role of Emily Brook in the production of “Sparrow.” The show played every Thursday to Sunday for three weeks. “Performing was awesome but also terrifying,” she said. “At home I am performing for family and friends. Here I am performing for students and teachers. So, looking out into an audience of unknown faces was a completely different experience.” Besides the element of unfamiliarity, Arrick said the busy schedule was also hard to adjust to. When she portrayed
Sam in the Chicago production of “Girls vs. Boys,” she was taking Northwestern classes during the days and going to rehearsal during the nights. “It was hard but at the end of the day I got to perform,” Arrick said. “Being on that stage meant more to me than the
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hardships of that day’s rehearsal.” Although she still doesn’t know what specific performing art she wants to pursue, Arrick said she wants to be like Meryl Streep, her role model. “In terms of acting, Meryl Streep is just so good and smart,” she cooed. “I think Hollywood has become so tainted by women who are not grounded, smart and strong. But Meryl is all of that plus talent, plus a mother, plus successful and highly respected by others. She is just everything I wish I could be.” Just three years ago Arrick said her dream was to win an Oscar and be on Broadway. But the budding actress has since changed her goals. “The industry I want to go into is so hard, so I am becoming okay with being successful doing the thing I love, which is acting and having a family.”
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In 1937, Walt Disney released its first animated picture with “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” Since then, the company has grown into one of the most recognizable names in the film industry — animated or otherwise. Its 50th offering in the world of animated film is “Tangled,” Disney’s take on the classic tale of Rapunzel. Mandy Moore, who voices the heroine, talked about the challenges of being a voice actor and about her role as the fairy tale protagonist.
myself up for that kind of disappointment? I’m sure everybody and their brother is going to go out for it.” But then I decided to throw my name in the hat because how many auditions are there where you get to sing? I got to go in and sing a Joni Mitchell song, and I got to read a scene. So I did that, and then I was really, really surprised to even make it to a callback and then eventually get the film. But I didn’t necessarily think, “Oh, this is a great message for kids,” or, “I love the story.” I knew that Disney always did a fantastic job with their films, and again I loved them so much when I was a kid so the idea of being a part of a film that could potentially mean what those movies meant to me as a kid — that’s pretty cool. And eventually to have a family one day, too, and to be able to have that in my back pocket. Like, “Mom’s a Disney princess!” How often can you be a part of projects like that?
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The Neo-Futurists’ “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” isn’t your average theater production. The show celebrated its 21st anniversary earlier this year, and the ensemble manages to cram 30 plays into one hour. On top of these achievements, they’ve ordered almost 2,000 pizzas to keep the promise that when they sell out, they order out. The Weekly talked with Ryan Walters, a member and current artistic director of the Neo-Futurists.
I’m loving these modern takes on what it is to be a superhero. We’ve gotten retired heroes (“Watchmen”), superhero families trying to live a normal life (“The Incredibles”) and realistic superheroes (“Kick-ass”). Megamind brings two questions: What happens when a superhero wants to give up his life? What happens when a supervillain needs to do “good”? For these two points, the movie deserves merit: Megamind plays our protagonist, battling his arch-nemesis, Metroman. Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt gave great voices. So why wasn’t this movie great? The movie was more fun than I was expecting. It was fast-paced and wellanimated. There were a few cute surprises along the way, and all the best parts were small. Examples: He has a fish named Minion as his, well, minion. He booms “Crazy Train” and “Highway to Hell” from a ghettoblaster. Unfortunately none of these details have any overarching influences — the film is filled with quirks, but the big questions are answered with a child’s solutions. “Megamind” is sweet, but simply so.
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Megamind is the epitome of superhero evil: witty and doomed. He battles his nemesis, the handsome and perfect Metroman for control of Metrocity. One day the unexpected happens: he wins. What follows is a story about the meaning of courage and goodness. I was impressed by the visual effects of this movie: the characters expressed emotion realistically, and the fights were fun to watch. And the small details tie everything together. In one scene, Metroman is fighting a villain. We get a shot that is reminiscent of a Western: the camera cuts to a view of the legs of Metroman, and like in a Western he makes a move of aggression. But he isn’t reaching for a gun: instead, his tassels flare up. The fear on the villain’s face is delightful, and the flamboyant gesture fits Metroman. Though simple, Megamind’s humor has broad appeal, and though aimed at kids, the movie doesn’t dumb itself down. At the very least the movie makes one good point: it’s FUN to be evil, but the good guy gets the girl.
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TW: How did you get involved with the
Neo-Futurists and “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind”?
RW: When I first moved to Chicago, I
saw the show and thought it was awesome. It was something I wanted to be a part of it. The style really appealed to me. I took classes there, I ran tech for “Too Much Light” for a while, and then I auditioned for the company. I did a lot of different things before I was cast.
TW: If “Too Much Light” isn’t improv
or sketch comedy, what exactly is it?
RW: The show changes every week. It’s
30 plays in 60 minutes. We all write plays
plays in 60 minutes?
RW: The 30 plays in 60 minutes format
is really exciting to watch and very audience interactive. When I first saw it, I found it really inspiring. It made me want to write and perform.
TW: How much work goes into prepar-
ing for a show?
RW: Quite a bit. “Too Much Light”
runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and we have a rehearsal on Tuesday night where we pitch new plays and rehearse. Between Sunday and Tuesday night, I have to write for the show. Usually, it’s at least two new plays, oftentimes more, depending on how many we roll that weekend. So you have a lot of writing to do in a short amount of time. And then you only have between Tuesday and Friday night to memorize everything.
There’s a lot of work both outside the theater and inside. TW: What’s been your favorite part of
being a part of “Too Much Light”?
RW: Pizza! Just a lot of things. It’s cool
to be part of a theater company that is like an artistic home base. I often admire a lot of the work of the other ensemble members. They’re really creative, funny, and smart. Performing in the show is a blast.
TW: Is there anything people can expect
when they come to a show?
RW: I think you can expect to leave feel-
ing like you know the performers a little bit better — the way that they view the world and if you identify with that or not. “Too Much Light” plays every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the NeoFuturariam (5153 N. Ashland St.)
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The first song of The Octopus Project’s new album “Hexadecagon” is nothing less than daring. Beginning with a fast paced piano intro, the same sequence of notes is repeated throughout the song. However, the addition of instruments along the way gives the repetition a new dimension. It’s thoughtful. Each addition correlates differently to the former sequence, building towards a sort of explosion about two thirds into the piece. It’s a fresh bloom towards a new album, which is carefully and efficiently executed.
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Matt and Kim’s style is definitely unique. And with their highly anticipated new album “Sidewalks,” they continue a style that is all their own. Though the album f lows in experimentation, there’s not a song that stands alone as strong. “Block after Block ” and “Camera” are arguably the two best, with catchy beats thrown in with a few new ingredients. “Northeast” however is an experiment gone wrong. The first two minutes are dull, and though it finally picks the song’s full potential is only lived out in less than a minute. It’s nothing more than a mediocre album with a few highlights.
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Repetition is key in Animal Collective member Avey Tare’s song “Lucky 1” from new LP “Down There.” Although in this case, it seemed to lead to a lack of creativity than anything else. The songs electronic backdrop is a good place to start, but not to end. Though the groundwork was there, Tare seemed to do nothing with it other than sing a few verses that were oftentimes repeated. He can’t live off the fame of Animal Collective, just as a song can’t live off three minutes of background components. Hopefully he’ll build his solo career better than he built the climax of his latest release.
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ASG will host tailgate for last home game By Sammy Caiola the daily northwestern Associated Student Government will host a campus-wide tailgate this Saturday before the final home football game against University of Iowa. The tailgate will be held in the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary parking lot from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with a barbecue and free NU merchandise, some of it autographed by Coach Pat Fitzgerald, provided by ASG and the Wildside. Former ASG clerk Brooke Stanislawski first conceived the event last year, after she tried to hold a campus-wide tailgate outside Ryan Field, but only managed to attract about 150 people. Current ASG clerk Niabi Schmaltz took the event under her wing this year, determined to make it a success.
for the new student center, and because the tailgate is a “community-building event.” “If we can show an event that takes place in this central location, it bodes well with having a new possibility of student center,” she said. Matt Bellassai, public relations vice president for ASG, said he tried to “take it to the next level” this year and get a lot of students involved. He also said that the presence of smaller tailgates around campus will not interfere with the tailgate. “You can go to your individual tailgates and pregame where you want, but you should end up here,” Bellasai said. “We’re hoping people will stop by on their way up. We have incorporated the fact that people are going to individual parties beforehand.” Some athletes said a large event could draw in more students and affect the outcome of Saturday’s game.
“There’s something really special about gathering thousands of people from the school and the larger community,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “You’re a part of it. You feel something special, because it really is a celebration of your school. Partying with your frat is just not the same spirit.” The event is funded by a special tailgate fund from ASG, as well as donations from local businesses. In exchange for donations, businesses can place ads on the ASG website or advertise at the tailgate. ASG had to request the location through the outdoor event approval process and was approved without obstacle, said Amy White, associate director of events management for Norris University Center. Schmaltz said that she chose to hold the event at Garrett because that is the proposed location
Alum groups meet in Chicago for convenience By Kris Anne Bonifacio the daily northwestern When Northwestern alumni gather for events and get-togethers, they often end up meeting not in the city where their alma mater is located but in its bigger neighbor to the south. The Northwestern Alumni Association hosts a majority of its events in Chicago, said Aspasia Apostolakis, director for students and young alumni career services for NAA. She said Chicago’s location and accessibility is the primary reason for this decision. “We host events in the city because that’s where alumni want to go to events,” Apostolakis said. “A lot of them work and/or live in the city, so we look at where it’s the most convenient for them to travel, so they don’t have to commute long distance.” NAA also hosts some events in Evanston, such as Homecoming in the fall and A Day with Northwestern in the spring. An event’s target audience usually determines its location, Apostolakis said. Events targeted towards students often take place in the Evanston campus, she said. For example, an event next week called
the Alumni Connection Series involves alumni panelists speaking to students about various topics, like the Careers in Theater talk taking place Monday. Chicago is also a prime spot for events hosted by alumni clubs, particularly the NU Club of Chicago. Jonathan Cummings, program assistant for the club’s team at NAA, said the club hosts a majority of its events in Chicago because that’s where it’s based. “The board members in the Chicago Club are volunteers, so in terms of having board meetings or events during the week, it would be the most convenient for people to meet where it would be convenient for them to go after work,” he said. The NAA and the alumni clubs are separate entities, however. All students are automatically a part of the NAA after they graduate, but the alumni clubs, spread out all over the country and even across the globe, are optional for alumni. Cummings explained that the more than 50 different alumni clubs could be seen as an extension of the NAA. The clubs require dues, while the NAA is free for everyone. The desire to distinguish between the association and the club is another key in determining
the location of a particular event, Cummings said. “Aside from the fact that there’s a little more going on in Chicago, it’s also so the club doesn’t get lost in the mix of everything that’s going on in Northwestern’s backyard,” he said. “People don’t know what’s what, whether it’s the alumni association, the alumni club or just something on campus for alumni. We want to separate ourselves as the club.” He added that the association tends to host larger-scale events, because they have the resources and staff to do so. The club consists only of volunteers. Still, the club hosts big events once in a while, he said. Last year, it threw a holiday party with 150 guests and another 150 on the waitlist. It will throw a similar party this year during the first week of December, Cummings said. “We try to brand events like that so people see the difference between the association and the club, and so they can see how much the club does and the benefits of being part of the club,” he said.
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The tailgate lowdown What: ASG tailgate and barbecue When: Saturday Nov. 13. 9am-11am Where: Garrett Parking Lot Who: Everyone! Hosted by: Associated Student Government Why: Free food, free NU merchandise, school spirit “It gets more student involvement, and maybe more will come to the game,” said James Hall, a SESP freshman and football player. “If there’s free food and it looks good, I think kids will come. It’s a little quieter here than at other Big Ten stadiums, but if we have more students in the stands I think it could help us.” samanthacaiola2014@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern became the first school in the country to premiere an Android smartphone application Monday. The app, Blackboard Mobile Central, has been available for Apple and BlackBerry products since December. NU is the first institution to expand the app to Android smartphones. The free app is customized for each campus. The NU version provides campus maps, campus news, sports schedules and a campus directory, with more features scheduled to be added soon. The application is available to anyone who wants to have access to this type of information about a particular institution. Harlan Wallach, Media Architect at NU Information Technology’s Academic and Research Technology group said in a Blackboard release that most incoming students have smartphones, an increasing number of which are Androids. “The ability for us to reach students through smartphones is key to the overall experience and efficiency of our university,” Wallach said.
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Balancing risks with love for game From Concussions, page 1
that doesn’t have the head-banging status of football, nor the jaw-breaking vibrato of hockey. It’s a game that requires no more protection than a pair of shin guards and, for a long time, was saddled with a jeering “no contact� label. But the data suggest otherwise. According to a survey released by the Datalys Center, which compiles and analyzes injuries in the NCAA, there were 3,374 reported concussions from 2004 to 2009 in NCAA men’s soccer, accounting for 6.2 percent of all injuries in the sport. Among fall sports, men and women’s soccer is second only to football in total concussions. NU has recorded three just this season, all of which have sidelined the affected players since they sustained their injuries. “The athletes in this game are getting stronger, faster and bigger across the board,� Anyone who’s Lenahan said. “Espebeen around long cially in this conference, anyone who’s enough is going been around long enough is going to get to get their bell their bell rung. Now, rung. though, we are a lot more sensitive to that Tim Lenahan, sort of thing than we NU men’s soccer were in the past.� In April, the NCAA coach tightened its concussion guidelines across the board, most notably mandating that no athlete be allowed to return to play on the same day that they demonstrate concussion-like symptoms. “Concussions don’t just happen in football anymore,� said clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth, who is the head injury/concussion consultant to NU athletics as well as the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks. “The important thing about these guidelines is that they
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Headache: Goalkeeper Drew Kotler (above) suffered a concussion against Wisconsin on Oct. 31 and could play Thursday against Penn State, while goalie Tommy Tombridge (not pictured) was also injured in that game. Center back Jarrett Baughman (right) has not played since sustaining one against Ohio State on Oct. 10.
acknowledge that concussions are a problem across the board in all sports. Soccer is certainly one of those sports that has a lot of risk associated with it because it is so physically demanding.�
A shattered dream
It’s a gamble that former NU goalie Misha Rosenthal knows all too well, and he continues to pay the price even after not playing for more than a year. Rosenthal is, even by his own account, not exactly the poster child for following concussion protocol. He suffered his first concussion as a 12-year-old youth soccer player and, since then, said he has suffered six more that were diagnosed. Five of those came while playing for NU, where he shattered the school record for shutouts. “There’s a sort of commitment level to the team that I had,� Rosenthal said. “And, at our age, there was maybe a lack of maturity when it came to self-reporting.� After suffering two serious concussions in
the 2009 offseason, Rosenthal decided, at his parents’ request, to wear a protective helmet while playing. “There’s definitely a stigma attached with wearing one,� Rosenthal said. “But it gave me more of a drive because people probably saw it and didn’t take me too seriously.� Unfortunately for Rosenthal, the helmet did not make the concussions stop, and in the middle of last season he was forced to come to terms with the fact that his soccer career would not extend beyond college. He said he still suffers from vertigo, among other symptoms. “It became pretty clear to me that I had no other choice but to give it up,� Rosenthal said. “I have suffered and continue to suffer those consequences of the concussions. I’m still not 100 percent.� It’s the sort of choice that NU athletics head physician Dr. Carrie Jaworski hopes that increased press and the tightened guidelines will keep players from being forced to make in the future. In the past, Jaworski said trainers talked with players who came off the field with concussionlike symptoms about the greater risks associated
with playing through the injury. “We (were) asking them how important it is to them to get a job in the future. Or maybe, depending on where they were in their career, how about being able to play the next game,� she said. “Now we don’t have to do the convincing.�
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The missing link in many cases, though, is one that neither the NCAA nor the team physicians can connect: self-reporting. Sometimes a concussion is obvious, like when sophomore center back Jarrett Baughman suffered one against Ohio State on Oct. 10. In possibly the scariest 20 minutes of the season, the game was stopped while Baughman lay motionless on the ground. He came back to the field after the game to celebrate with his teammates, but he has not played since the incident. For the most part though, a concussion isn’t the sort of injury that always makes itself readily apparent. So much of the onus is on players to talk to coaches or trainers if they experience symptoms, Jaworski said.
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The Daily Northwestern
Thursday, November 11, 2010
News 7
New rules require athletes to undergo preseason testing From Concussions, page 6
At the beginning of the season, all Big Ten athletes were required to sign an injury and illness acknowledgment form, of which the entire second paragraph is devoted to making athletes aware of the potential for head injuries and their responsibilities for reporting them. When Kotler sustained his concussion at Wisconsin, he made good on that promise and came out at halftime.
“Until now in soccer … concussions weren’t really well-diagnosed or well-looked after,” Kotler said. “And I know it still happens where people will underreport, but I think people understand the gravity of the situation now, that it’s not something that you can mess around with.” At the start of the year, NU athletes must go through a concussion training system, and this fall Jaworski visited each team personally to talk about the importance of self-reporting.
Each athlete is also required to undergo the ImPACT test, which measures responses across five different fields of memory and reaction. When an athlete undergoes a concussion, they must take the test again and their levels are compared before they can return to practice or competition. “It helps them to really see the data behind what we’re telling them,” Jaworski said. “That way they know that it’s real, that there’s a real problem.”
For Kotler, the wait paid off, and after more than two weeks he has been given the go-ahead to play Thursday against Penn State. Still, Kotler isn’t convinced of the benefit of wearing a helmet like Rosenthal’s. “I’d rather not have that there reminding me that I should be careful of my head,” Kotler said. “I’ve had one concussion in a thousand games of playing. I don’t think I need it.” katherinedriessen@u.northwestern.edu
Contested ordinance may restrict Evanston churches From churches, page 1
they meet with the religious community. “We’ve chosen a collaborative approach,” said Rev. Mark Dennis, the moderator of the letter and a reverend of Second Baptist Church. “We aren’t arguing against the need for the ordinance, we simply want to make sure that it’s equitable, reasonable, and addresses the problem that’s intended to be addressed on Howard Street.” Dennis said he was initially perturbed because the city government neglected to contact religious leaders before proposing the ordinance. “We’re standing not so much in opposition of the
proposed legislation as much as the manner in which it was presented and the fact that it’s singling out storefront churches, but it has serious implications for other churches in familiar zones,” he said. Rev. Karen Mosby-Avery, another reverend at Second Baptist Church, wrote the letter. She heard about the ordinance from one of her parishioners on Oct. 25, the day it was being introduced in the council meeting. “As religious institutions we were not invited to participate in discussions about the ordinance,” Mosby-Avery said. Rainey has arranged a walking tour of Howard Street for interested pastors to view the storefront
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churches. The tour will leave from the Winner’s Circle Church at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Religious leaders who signed the letter are also planning to meet with the development committee Nov. 22 to work out further details.
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Dr. Philip Amerson, president of Garrett, and Rev. Leigh VanderMeer from Canterbury Northwestern, the Episcopal campus ministry, both signed the letter. The Second Baptist Church reverends emphasized they are not here to attack the council; they are just interested in a collaborative approach to find the best solution. “There’s a better way of taking care of a community,” Dennis said. “There’s a better way of enhancing economic development than just to single out storefront churches.” kprentiss@u.northwestern.edu
Officials seek student input on strategy Rough draft to be ready by winter break, final draft by next fall From plan, page 1
to have a lot of strong opinions.” The trustees received a draft of the plan in their meeting preparation materials, sent last week, but that draft is now “three versions behind,” Schapiro said. In the past week alone, University Provost Daniel Linzer — who is leading the effort to draft the plan — has added in sections that emphasize creating more programs for entrepreneurship and innovation, treating NU staff members as full members of the community and taking advantage of Evanston. The administration has received valuable input at each step of the way, including at two “community forums” held last month, Schapiro said. Student input has been especially important, although not quite as abundant as administrators would like, University spokesman Al Cubbage said. “It’s tough to engage students because they’re so busy being students,” Cubbage said. “Part of the challenge is it’s long range. Students by their nature probably aren’t thinking five or 10 years out.” At a midday Wednesday forum on the plan, more than 100 NU staff and faculty packed into a Norris meeting room to hear a presentation from Linzer and voice their input. Linzer outlined the University’s overall goals and view of itself. He then detailed the four sections of the draft plan — innovating the learning environment, differentiating NU as a research institution and creative enterprise, empowering the University community and engaging the world. Among other priorities, he stressed the importance of experiential learning, community and diversity. Audience members quizzed the provost about the University’s funding strategy, how the administration plans to handle international opportunities and the challenge of getting all of the undergraduate and graduate schools to sign on to the plan. The input gathered at the forum will be folded into a new draft the plan that will be crafted Thursday, Schapiro said. That’s the version the trustees will discuss. Although the goal for producing a final draft is still about a year away, administrators are scrambling to finish a complete formal draft by Winter Break. “It keeps getting better and better, but it’s still got a long way to go,” Schapiro said. “We’re going to have something really nice in five weeks.” b-rosenthal@northwestern.edu
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I don’t remember the first half at all, or the second half. — Goalie Tommy Tombridge, on his foggy memory after suffering a concussion
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Do-or-die to make NCAAs By Katherine Driessen the daily northwestern During the final stretch of its regular season, Northwestern approached each match with a do-or-die mentality as it looked to climb out of the RPI rankings basement and into NCAA Tournament contention. In reality, though, there was always one lifeline available if all else failed: winning the Big Ten tournament. After dropping its last two conference games, NU, seeded No. 5 in the tournament, needs to do just that if it wants to qualify for its fifth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. “All the hardship, it’s actually helped us,” senior midfielder Piero Bellizzi said. “Now we’re going in fighting for our survival and we have the edge because if they win, we lose and we’re done. This is it.” First up for NU (8-7-2, 2-3-1) will be tournament hosts No. 4 Penn State (11-6-1, 2-3-1) on Thursday. In its last two Big Ten matchups of the regular season against then-No. 25 Indiana and Michigan, NU was poised to put together a clutch performance, grabbing the lead early in both games. But in both instances NU faltered midway through the second half, dropping consecutive goals to their opponents despite playing fluidly and attacking well even into the final minutes of the game. After the two games coach Tim Lenahan said he was pleased with the overall performance, if not the final result. But this time around, the play will have to translate on the scoreboard, something that Lenahan said might just require a little luck. “I’ve been around long enough to
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know the soccer gods are a little fickle,” Lenahan said. “They’ve been away from us for long enough now that I’ve got a feeling that they are about to jump back on the Wildcat bandwagon.” NU could probably use some divine interference if it wants to keep one of the Big Ten’s most prolific scorers in Penn State’s Corey Hertzog from finding the back of the net. Last time NU faced Penn State, it was Hertzog who fired off a shot that looked like it would sail over the crossbar, but instead snuck just under it to give Penn State the early lead — for 41 seconds at least. That’s all the time it took for sophomore midfielder Kyle Schickel to notch his second collegiate goal and secure a tie that would hold through two overtime periods. “We need to find their go-to players and lock them down this time,” Schickel said. “We know who that is. Obviously, we need to get a goal, too.” That job will likely fall to junior forward Oliver Kupe, who has polished off a team-leading 10 goals this season. Slotted in behind him will be senior Matt Eliason, who has helped to fuel Kupe’s attack with a team-leading six assists. Both players were named to the second-team all-Big Ten announced this week. Bellizzi said the game has particular meaning for NU’s seniors, who could be playing in their last career game. He
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Quick response: In NU’s last game against Penn State, midfielder Kyle Schickel scored his second collegiate goal just 41 seconds after the Nittany Lions had taken the lead. The game ended tied at 1-1.
said that sort of emotion is important to balance with a cool head. “It’s not like football where you just get to run around and hit people,” Bellizzi said. “You’ve got stay more composed
because if not the other team will take advantage of that emotion. It’s difficult, but I think we can do it.” katherinedriessen@u.northwestern.edu
Fitzgerald semifinalist for coaching award
Coach Pat Fitzgerald was named a semifinalist for the first annual Joseph V. Paterno Award , the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. The 35-year-old coach joins 14 others nominated by a committee from the club for the award, which is given to a coach “based on success on the football field, in the classroom and in the community,” according to the club’s website. Other nominees from the Big Ten include Ohio State’s Jim Tressel, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz and Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema. Paterno, who just earned his 400th career win against Northwestern on Saturday, is not eligible for the award. Other notable nominees include Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops, Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer , Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh, Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo and TCU’s Gary Patterson , who won last year’s George Munger Award.
Thursday deadline for Wrigley game student tickets
Tickets for the student section remain available for Northwestern’s game against Illinois on Nov. 20 at Wrigley Field. Students can buy one ticket per WildCARD for $50. Fewer than 350 seats were open as of Tuesday, according to athletic
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Captain Cat: Coach Pat Fitzgerald has compiled a 33-26 record in nearly five seasons at the helm at NU, including two bowl appearances.
The three finalists for the award will be announced Dec. 6, and the winner will be declared Dec. 18. — Andrew Scoggin department spokesman Michael Wolf. Tickets can be purchased at the NU ticket office or by calling 847-491-2887. The deadline to buy tickets is at the end of the business day Thursday. Any remaining seats will be released to the Chicago Cubs, who will then sell them to the general public. All other tickets for the game are sold out, as are those for Saturday’s game against Iowa. — Andrew Scoggin
his will be the season the Northwestern men’s basketball team goes where it’s never gone before. And it’s not just because TV executives had enough sway to expand the NCAA Tournament to 68 teams. Don’t call me crazy or remind me of the decades of NU basketball futility. And please don’t mention Kevin Coble’s decision to not rejoin the team. Had Coble played this season, he would have disrupted the chemistry that developed without him as the team notched a program-best 20 wins last year. That chemistry was strengthened during the team’s trip to Italy at the end of August, during which the Wildcats won all four of their exhibition games. “Everyone on the team is capable of playing this year,” sophomore Drew Crawford said. “We’re a deep team now and guys coming off the bench are going to bring a lot of energy.” The roster is the same as last year’s with only three changes. Kyle Rowley is gone, senior Jeff Ryan is back from injury to add reliable depth on the bench and NU’s most-highly touted recruit ever, guard JerShon Cobb, fills Jeremy Nash’s spot. Nash was electric at times for the Cats at the top of the 1-3-1 defense, but Cobb has the potential to contribute right away on both ends of the court. With the addition of Cobb to the backcourt, senior Michael “Juice” Thompson will be able to focus more on his role as a facilitator. The threeyear starter has mastered the Princeton offense. For NU to be relevant come March Madness, Crawford, last year’s Big Ten Freshman of the Year, needs to avoid a sophomore slump. Consistency is the key for Crawford. If he makes the same strides in year two as John Shurna last winter, the Cats could have the most dynamic scoring duo in school history. Ending the eternal drought begins with running the table against the non-conference competition that gets underway Friday night at Northern Illinois. Last season the Cats’ only loss before Big Ten play was against Butler, the Cinderella team that nearly knocked off Coach K and the Dukies in the national championship game. With no preseason ranked teams on the non-conference slate, there is less room for error and fewer chances to impress the selection committee than last year. Still, an 11-0 non-conference record is a real possibility. While Carmody’s Cats won’t boost their RPI during the first chunk of the season, they will have plenty of chances to do just that later on because the Big Ten should be the deepest and most competitive conference in all of college hoops. Both Michigan State and Ohio State are considered preseason Final Four favorites. And NU only plays OSU’s ubertalented freshman class once — at the friendly confines of Welsh-Ryan. (Preseason upset special prediction, anyone?) Still, the talented Big Ten will keep the road to basketball salvation a difficult challenge. But as long as the Cats, unlike their football counterparts, play for a complete two halves on a consistent basis, March 2011 will be placed next to January 1996 in NU sports lore. Justin Schecker is a Medill junior. He can be reached at justinschecker2007@u. northwestern.edu.