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By REBEcca savRanskydaily senior staffer @beccasavransky
Dunkin’ Donuts had a soft opening Monday on the ground floor of Norris University Center.
Norris executive director Kelly Schaefer said the franchise was staffed and “ready to go” as of last week, but employees will be working to smooth any issues that arise prior to the April 10 grand opening.
Rachel Tilghman, Sodexo marketing manager, said the cafe’s opening has been going well and students have been express-ing excitement about the addition.
“It has been pretty smooth thus far,” Tilghman said. “Overall everything was positive. People felt that they were mov-ing through the line pretty quickly and were really excited to have Dunkin’ on campus.”
Tilghman said the cafe’s grand open-ing will include a presentation involv-ing speeches from students and campus administrators and free samples and giveaways. She said she is still work-ing to secure the attendance of several administrators but there will likely be
representatives from Associated Student Government and Sodexo.
“We’re very excited everyone’s coming together to support Dunkin’,” Tilghman said.
The cafe’s hours, which were deter-mined through student input and sur-vey responses, will be similar to those at Starbucks during the week but will close earlier on Friday and Saturday and open later on weekends, Schaefer said. Monday through Thursday, Dunkin’ Donuts will open at 8 a.m. and close at 11:45 p.m.
Schaefer said the chain will have a full menu with the exception of espresso drinks, due to the previously established contract with Starbucks. Although both franchises sell coffee, the addition of Dunkin’ is meant to bring more variety to students rather than directly compete with Starbucks, Tilghman said.
“There are just different options and the donuts and sandwiches are just a dif-ferent taste,” she said.
She said she is also looking into creat-ing a rewards program for the cafe, but the details for that system have not yet been established.
Dunkin’ Donuts opens on ground floor of Norris
Nathan Richards/Daily Senior Staffer
Dunkin’ DElivErs Northwestern students wait in line Monday afternoon at the new Dunkin’ Donuts in Norris University Center. The restaurant replaced a space previously occupied by Frontera Fresco.
By JoRdan HaRRisonthe daily northwestern @MedillJordan
A Weinberg senior started a petition last quarter requesting Mayfest bring a “female-bodied artist” to this year’s Dillo Day, noting it has been four years since the
event featured a female performer.The petition, started by Nancy DaSilva,
was posted on social media to encourage students to sign it to show their support.
Members of the Mayfest executive board said prior to seeing the petition, the group had been looking to feature a female performer for this year’s Dillo Day.
Medill junior Ian Robinson, said
including gender diversity in the Dillo Day lineup has been a priority since the beginning of the school year.
“Literally at our first meeting where we talked about some of the artists that we want to potentially bring, it was brought up that we recognize that we haven’t had a female performer in the past few years,” Robinson said. “When we saw the petition, it was cool to see that it was something the campus noticed as well and something the campus cares about.”
The last female solo artist on the Dillo Day stage was Regina Spektor, who performed as the daytime headliner in 2010.
“Since I have been here there hasn’t been a female performer,” Robinson said.
Medill junior Ted Tae signed the peti-tion, but said he was not sure the lack of female performers was intentionally non-inclusive.
“I thought it was interesting the point that she brought up about there not being a female artist in four years,” Tae said. “I
By Julian GEREzthe daily northwestern @jgerez_news
Evanston aldermen gave Community Animal Rescue Effort one week from Monday to respond to recommenda-tions that will decide whether the city’s relationship with the local animal non-profit will continue.
For the bulk of the meeting, alder-men discussed the best course of action to improve and expand animal care and control operations in the city. Aldermen decided that if CARE is to continue working with the city, it must accept the provisions put forward by city manager Wally Bobkiewicz.
Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said the draft policy is “exactly” what she had envisioned.
“This is not about CARE,” Grover said. “It is first and foremost about operations at the shelter, whether the
practices of the shelter are reflective of the community values.”
Grover stressed that many of the terms of the policy are non-negotiable. She said if CARE does not have an inter-est or capacity to operate under the terms the committee proposed, then the city would seek out a successor agency to operate the shelter.
Bobkiewicz said board members of CARE reviewed the new policies and responded in an email, saying “it is abundantly clear that the proposal is not consistent with the committee’s requests.”
Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said the email might as well have gone into his spam folder.
“I can’t support a direction where we are trying to make a connection with an organization and they can’t even give us the slightest hint of feedback,” Braith-waite said. “We are the committee, tell
Weinberg dean a candidate for UW-Madison provost
Sarah Mangelsdorf, dean of Wein-berg College of Arts and Sciences, is a candidate to be provost of the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison, the school’s search committee announced this month.
Mangelsdorf is one of four final-ists for the position. UW-Madison’s chancellor Rebecca Blank is expected to make a final decision sometime in April, so the new provost can assume the role for the 2014-15 academic year, UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said.
Mangelsdorf visited the Madison campus last week to give a public presen-tation to the university’s community.
“Everywhere I go I meet Wisconsin
alums … I see more Wisconsin alums at Northwestern-Wisconsin athletic events,” she said during her presenta-tion. “There are many more Badgers filling up our football stadium, our basketball arena.”
Each finalist visited campus and gave a presentation during March to give members of the UW-Madison commu-nity the opportunity to give feedback to the chancellor, Lucas said.
A 17-person committee began the search process for a new provost in November. UW-Madison’s new provost will succeed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs Paul DeLuca, Jr., who announced his retirement from the position in June.
University spokesman Al Cubbage declined to comment.
Rebecca Savransky contributed reporting.
— Ciara McCarthy
Daily file photo by Susan Du
DillO DECisiOn Students dance during Dillo Day 2012. Dillo Day has not had a female headliner since Regina Spektor in 2010.
CARE gets week to save tenancy with city
Mayfest looks for female artist » See Dunkin’, page 9
By alEx puttERmandaily senior staffer @AlexPutt02
A week after the National Labor Rela-tions Board ruled in favor of the College Athletes Players Association — affirm-ing CAPA’s claim that student-athletes are University employees — the move-ment’s leaders head to Washington, D.C., to lobby legislators.
Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter and CAPA president Ramogi Huma will visit the nation’s capital in hopes of clarifying misconceptions about their crusade for college athletes’ rights, ESPN reported.
Last Wednesday, NLRB regional direc-tor Peter Sung Ohr ruled that NU players are legally employees of the University
and therefore have the right to form a union.
“This was a win on all fronts,” said Tim Waters, political director at United Steelworkers, which has supported CAPA throughout the unionization process. “We think the NLRB got it right. And we’re pretty happy.”
In statement issued shortly after the ruling, NU said it was “disappointed” with the ruling and announced its plans to appeal to the NLRB’s main office in Washington.
“While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director’s opinion, we disagree with it,” the statement said. “Northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students. Unionization and collec-tive bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns raised
by student-athletes.”The NCAA, which is not directly
involved in the CAPA case but whose interests are largely at stake, issued its own statement, expressing displeasure with the NRLB ruling.
“We strongly disagree with the notion that student-athletes are employees,” Donald Remy, the NCAA’s chief legal officer, said in the statement. “We fre-quently hear from student-athletes, across all sports, that they participate to enhance their overall college experience and for the love of their sport, not to be paid.”
CAPA, led by former NU quarter-back Kain Colter, seeks the opportunity to negotiate with the school for players’ rights. The union was first announced
NLRB rules in favor of unionization» See CArE, page 9» See DillO DAY, page 9
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Dillo Day
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City resident charged with battery and aggravated assault
An Evanston resident threatened another man, 61, with a knife after slapping him in downtown Evanston on Friday morning.
The man, 57, was riding his bike on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue when he got into a verbal disagreement with the older man, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Par-rott said. The 57-year-old swore, got off his bike and slapped the other man, also from
Evanston, before pulling out a knife and threat-ening him, police said.
The 57-year-old fled on his bike, but was eventually found by police. He was identified by the older man at a police show-up, police said. He was arrested in connection with bat-tery and aggravated assault.
teenagers steal bike worth about $700
Two teenagers stole a BMX bike worth
about $700 from in front of a restaurant near the Chicago-Evanston border Friday night.
A 14-year-old Chicago resident left his bike outside the McDonald’s at 1117 W. Howard St. and then observed two male teens stealing his bike, Parrott said. He attempted to chase down the teens on foot, but both fled into Chicago.
Police are investigating possible video evi-dence of the incident.
— Julian Gerez
Council talks snow removal, water salesBy Paige Leskinthe daily northwestern @paigeleskin
In a presentation to City Council on Monday, the Public Works Department announced that snowfall from this winter was measured at 90.9 inches, a city record.
Public works director Suzette Robinson said four separate snowstorms that each brought in more than 10 inches of snow contributed to the total. The city originally budgeted $685,000 for snow removal, but the actual amount spent came to just under $1.3 million, she said.
However, Robinson said Evanston was able to save money throughout the winter by using updated technology to melt the snow.
“We produce our own salt brine that’s more effec-tive,” she said. “With the two brine trucks we have, there was less salt used and less overtime for the trucks.”
Robinson also introduced a survey available to Evanston residents in order to gather community input about the city’s snow removal efforts. The poll includes questions about the responsibility of snow trucks to plow alleys and sidewalks and whether the public would be willing to pay an increased property tax to allow for it.
Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) said removing snow from alleys is important because recycling and
garbage trucks need access to them. Other aldermen said a universal tax would be unfair, as not every resident has a sidewalk or alley by their residence.
Robinson also presented a plan for major pub-lic works improvements through 2017. She high-lighted a $52,000 improvement to Davis Street to be installed in July 2014. Robinson also proposed roadway and bike lane improvements to Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue, which city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the council would discuss
further in May.City Council also heard an update from utility
director Dave Stoneback on the future of Evanston’s wholesale water sales. The sale of water to outside communities can bring millions of dollars of rev-enue to Evanston, Stoneback said.
The city currently provides water to four towns west of Evanston, including Skokie, and is looking to expand to other nearby communities. Among the communities being considered, Niles, Morton Grove and Park Ridge are the most viable potential customers, Stoneback said. Bobkiewicz said those towns are still exploring their options, however.
“It’s a very large undertaking,” Bobkiewicz said. “It’s a lot of money, so a lot of questions are raised.”
In the most recent study done on the transmis-sion pipes used to transport water, the city projected that towns could save upwards of $100 million in 30 years by getting its water from Evanston as opposed to Chicago. Evanston houses the second largest water treatment facility in Illinois.
Some towns are hesitant to buy water from Evan-ston because of the large profits the city stands to make, Bobkiewicz said. However, he said he doesn’t plan on lowering the rate.
“We have to make sure Evanston’s investment is protected,” Bobkiewicz said. “We’re continuing to work with (the other communities) and build trust with them.”
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lEt it sNOw Evanston city manager Wally Bobkiewicz, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and city clerk Rodney Greene listen to an update on the city’s snow removal efforts. The Public Works Department reported that this year’s winter was the snowiest on record.
On Campus
By Mark fickenthe daily northwestern @Mark_Ficken
SafeRide’s new TapRide system, set to launch Monday night, was met with technical difficulties.
NU initially expected to release the app in February, but issues pushed back the release date. Riders were asked Monday night to phone in their requests rather than use TapRide.
Once up and running, students, faculty and staff will now be able to request rides from their smartphones in addition to calling them in. In order to use the app, potential passengers must log in with their NetID and password and mark their start and end points.
SafeRide coordinator Bernard Foster said the program is also adding certain regula-tions regarding pickup and drop-off locations. Because the rides have been treated too much like a taxi service recently, the organization is now requiring all rides to either start or end on campus, he said.
When the University approached TapRide initially, Foster said the application needed to be reworked to accommodate SafeRide, which transports Northwestern community mem-bers around campus and Evanston at night. Instead of choosing from a list, riders needed the option to type in their departing and arriv-ing destinations, he said.
“Our biggest problem is that we don’t have fixed stops,” Foster said. “Most of the cam-puses that do a SafeRide program have fixed stops like a shuttle route. Programs are usually designed for that. That’s what TapRide was designed for.”
Each car will also now be equipped with an iPad Mini connected to the main dispatchers. When a student requests a ride, their request will be placed in a queue and drivers will be able to either accept or deny the ride based on whether or not it meets specific SafeRide crite-ria. A driver would deny a ride for a number of
reasons, including if the requested route is less than three blocks or is on a shuttle route when the wait is greater than 40 minutes.
Riders will also now receive text messages when their car arrives or an explanation if their request is denied.
The service will still accept requests placed over the phone and dispatchers will have access to the system through iPads to enter requests into the queue. The same number of employees will work as dispatchers, Foster said.
SafeRide dispatcher Jennifer Yu said the sys-tem places more responsibilities on the driver, noting due to the service’s unique specifica-tions, it might be difficult for the app to be effective.
“I think it’s a good idea in general, and over-all I think it will streamline the process of calling in and all that. I don’t know how it will work out with how Northwestern’s SafeRide is set up,” the Weinberg junior said. “It’s just really hard for the app to specify the rules.”
As for the new policy regarding start and end locations, Foster said the change was made to both ensure the safety of the driver and to help prevent complaints from the Evanston community.
He also emphasized that there were other services on campus to help transport students safely at night.
“Students have to remember that SafeRide cannot be responsible for everyone’s safety, and a lot of students rely on us as the only safety provider here,” Foster said. “On our website, we try to stress everything we do is to be used in conjunction with the shuttle and walking in groups.”
Haley Hinkle, Associated Student Gov-ernment director of transportation, said she thought this was a reasonable decision and she doesn’t think it will alter how students use the service.
“SafeRide is intended to be something that helps students get around on and off campus,” she said. “That’s the whole point. I have a feel-ing that that will not drastically change the way
students use it.”As of early Tuesday morning, a Change.org
petition to resume off-campus to off-campus service had more than 150 signatures.
Foster said SafeRide may also undergo fur-ther changes within the next few months.
He said he is considering implementing a reduced-schedule service during the Summer Session if students and workers express interest and funding allows for the change.
Foster said he is encouraging students to
send in feedback through the SafeRide web-site regarding reactions or problems with the system. He said due to the recent launch, they are still attempting to work out any issues that may arise.
“It’s an attempt to make this service bet-ter. There’s no easy fix for SafeRide,” Foster said. “We’re going to work with everybody involved.”
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Tapride Troubles Saferide’s Tapride system, designed to reduce wait times and simplify booking a ride, experienced technical difficulties Monday night. The program also made policy changes that require a ride to start or end on campus.
By KELLY GONSALVESdaily senior staffer @kellyagonsalves
State legislators hosted a discussion Sunday to gather ideas for statewide agricultural legislation, but the conversation quickly turned to problems with Evanston and Skokie’s local food policies.
State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) and State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) held the meeting at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd., to discuss positive examples of how the city handles locally grown food, policies which Biss commended as “significantly ahead of the national curve.” However, the roughly 20 people in attendance used the oppor-tunity to express concern about rules that restrict residents’ ability to grow their own food and serve locally harvested food to children.
“I was expecting to hear the great examples that Evanston has in terms of local food policy,” Gabel told The Daily. “I was a little surprised that we do have these difficulties.”
Linda Kruhmin, farm operations manager of The Talking Farm, a nonprofit that helps to create urban farms, said the legal barriers to starting a farm
discourage local agriculture. It took her organization more than three and a half years to open its two-acre farm on Howard Street due to legal “misunderstand-ings” with Skokie’s zoning and health departments, she said. Her team of pro bono lawyers spent over $300,000 worth of work helping her navigate these issues, she said.
“When I realized the number — $300,000 to set up a farm to grow food, a lot of which we donate — that kills a lot of projects right off the bat,” Kruhmin said. “It shouldn’t take anywhere near those numbers.”
To combat this problem, Biss said the state should suggest examples of municipal codes that allow for more efficient legal proceedings for starting urban agriculture projects.
Many attendees also voiced concern about resi-dents’ ability to harvest and serve locally grown food. Molly Martin, a Dawes Elementary School parent, said a policy that District 65 is considering would require all food served in public spaces to be com-mercially prepared and labelled, in compliance with the Illinois Department of Public Health’s existing food regulations.
“Of course we don’t want salmonella. We don’t want food allergies and things like this. However, none of these policies actually prevent any of that from
happening,” Martin said. “They just shift liability.”Martin said the rules would forbid a parent from
cutting up a watermelon and bringing it to a school potluck, for example.
“This was a great meeting in terms of educating me about what’s going on in the community,” Gabel said. “The city is basing their rules on the Illinois Depart-ment of Public Health, so there is a role that the state plays in setting overarching public health rules.”
Gabel said she hopes to sponsor a resolution this year to support community-based strategies to reduce hunger and poverty. Encouraging grassroots collabo-ration and leveraging federal resources to support those grassroots projects will be at the heart of this resolution, said Bob Heuer, director of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council and lead writer of the proposed resolution.
“We’re realizing there really isn’t a comprehensive approach. There’s so many things ... involved in the demand for local food, the access to local food, pro-duction and infrastructure,” Heuer said. “There’s no one taking a step back and looking at how all these things connect together, and really the place to start is at the municipal level.”
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By PAtricK SVitEKdaily senior staffer @PatrickSvitek
A University Police officer is suing Northwestern for sexual harassment and gender discrimination, claiming the University Police Department assigned her to an unfavorable shift when she returned from maternity leave, among other forms of retaliation.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, Sgt. Haydee Martinez accuses another sergeant, Timo-thy Reuss, of sexually harassing her for at least three months ending in March 2011. Reuss used anti-gay slurs around Martinez, who is lesbian, suggested she wanted to be with another gay officer when they both took off the same day and falsely accused her of forg-ing her timesheet, causing her supervisor to question her, according to the lawsuit.
Several months later, Martinez began working light duty — a less demanding assignment — because she was having fertility treatments, the lawsuit says. After she notified NU she was pregnant in October 2011, she claims she was allowed to continue working light duty until about a month later, when Deputy Chief Daniel McAleer told her she would have to go on dis-ability or take medical leave until she could perform her “full duties.” Martinez went on medical leave.
Martinez had her child in June 2012, according to the lawsuit. When she came back from maternity leave about three months later, she claims she was not allowed to bid for her shifts — a common practice among sergeants — and instead assigned to a “swing shift,” meaning a sergeant switches back and forth between working various shifts.
“Martinez had been on a swing shift years earlier and had requested removal from the swing shift due to the difficulty of transitioning between shift times,”
the lawsuit says. “While officers generally find swing shifts difficult to work, swing shifts are particularly difficult and inappropriate for a new mother.”
The lawsuit says McAleer’s denial of further light duty, Martinez’s inability to bid for her shifts and her assignment to a swing shift amounted to retaliation for her initial allegation of discrimination. Martinez also accuses NU of “reckless indifference” to her right to equal pay, claiming she was not paid as much as male employees in similar positions in the department since being promoted to sergeant in June 2007.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for six counts, including harassment, pregnancy discrimi-nation, gender discrimination and retaliation.
“Northwestern does not comment on pending litigation, but the University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, pregnancy or any other protected category,” NU spokesman Bob Rowley said in a state-ment Friday afternoon.
McAleer, who also acts as UP’s spokesman, was unavailable for comment, and another UP official deferred comment to the University. Reuss did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday afternoon.
On Friday afternoon, the UP website listed Mar-tinez and Reuss as sergeants. Thomas Crooks, Mar-tinez’s attorney, confirmed she still works for the department.
Crooks said the lawsuit was originally filed last month in Cook County Circuit Court. It was refiled Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago because it makes allegations related to the federal Equal Pay Act, according to court records.
Judge Amy J. St. Eve on Friday recused herself from the case, citing her husband’s employment. She is mar-ried to Feinberg Prof. Howard Chrisman.
UP officer alleges sexual harassment in federal suit
Residents raise concerns over local food policies
Kelly Gonsalves/daily Senior Staffer
LOCAL TALK WITH LEGISLATORS anne Sills, a member of the Community legislative Committee of school districts 65 and 202, talks at a community food discussion Sunday hosted by state Sen. daniel Biss (d-Evanston), center, and state rep. robyn Gabel (d-Evanston), right, at the Evanston Ecology Center.
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In this seminar, we will focus on the interplay between science, technology, and medicine, on the one hand, and race, gender, and sexuality, on the other. Taking up a series of controversies from the recent past and the present, we will consider the implications of developments in the life sciences for politics, social identity, and cultural belonging. In our readings and discussions, we will consider the roles
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Northwestern Dance Marathon raised more than $1.3 million this year, surpassing its previous record by more than $150,000. Marissa Penrod, founder of Team Joseph, the event’s primary beneficiary, received a check for $931,289.21 during Block 10, which will help fund research and increase awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most com-mon degenerative genetic muscle disease. The Evanston Community Foundation, which cel-ebrated its 17th year as the organization’s sec-ondary beneficiary, was given $103,476.58.
More than 1,000 dancers participated this year. During the event, the parents and rela-tives of several children who suffer from Duch-enne spoke about their experiences handling the disease and expressed their gratitude to
dancers for supporting the cause. Penrod gave a speech during Block 10, thanking stu-dents for their commitment to the team, and telling the story about her son, Joseph. Dur-ing the speech, Penrod shared the moment that inspired her to found Team Joseph, and emphasized that the fundraising was more than just the final number. The event also featured celebrity videos, surprising dancers in the first block with a special message from President Barack Obama. Other videos played during the event featured the cast of Scandal, Adam Sandler, Seth Meyers, and several other members of the White House including Vice President Joe Biden.
— Rebecca Savransky
Dance Marathon tops $1.3 million
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Meet the Spring Quarter columnists
Yoni Muller is one of the Opinion editors this spring. He is a Weinberg junior majoring in eco-nomics, math and mathematical methods in the social sciences. A� er editing in the fall, he took a hiatus and is pumped to return to his post this quarter. He is a member of Northwestern Invest-ment Management Group and loves watching movies and TV, eating exorbitant amounts of junk food and hibernating in his spare time.
Julian Caracotsios is the other Opinion editor. He is a Weinberg senior majoring in math. He was Opinion editor with Caryn Lenho� last quarter and was Yoni’s assistant Fall Quarter. Outside � e Daily, he works for NU Tutors and is a teaching assistant for the math department. He is an avid reader and loves the television series “Battlestar Galactica” and “House of Cards.”
Meredith Goodman is a Weinberg junior majoring in economics and pursuing the Inte-grated Marketing Communications certi� cate. She hails from Austin, Texas, home of live music and the best breakfast tacos in the land. Mer-edith enjoys writing about sports, pop culture and campus events.
Caryn Lenho� is Yoni and Julian’s assistant. She is a senior political science and communication studies major and history minor. She has been editing for Opinion since her second quarter at NU and is excited to return to the desk a� er a term as desk editor. Originally from Delaware, her interests include music, American politics and complaining about the cold.
Sam Douglas is a Communications sophomore studying theatre. On campus, Sam is involved in Sit and Spin Productions and � eatre Stands with Autism. A� er writing columns last quarter, he is excited to search through his psyche to discover more opinions you might enjoy reading. Sam comes from Nashville, Tenn., and is thus very proud that he didn’t freeze last quarter.
Heiwon Shin is a freshman double major-ing in journalism and art theory and practice. She is also minoring in business. Outside of � e Daily, she designs for STITCH, works as a cloth-ing committee member in Unity and rows with NU Crew. Heiwon loves randomly coming across things so when she has time, she tries to attend interesting Northwestern events like a lecture on Dostoyevskian mathematics.
Katy Vines is a Weinberg freshman double-majoring in psychology and cognitive science. Her favorite things include watching Net� ix, read-ing book series, and spending time with friends and family. At NU, she takes pride in being in Chi Omega and in writing for � e Daily. She’s excited to start her third quarter as an Opinion columnist.
Ekin Zeytinoglu is a 20-year-old freshman from Istanbul who is double majoring in indus-trial engineering and economics. He also hopes to complete a philosophy minor. When � rst asked what drew him to writing, he said he loves explor-ing the controversial events and identity crises in Europe and Middle East.
Tom Cui is a Weinberg junior majoring in mathematics and economics. � ough his under-graduate education mostly re� ects attempts to claw into grad school and � nd a career a� erward, he puts time on the side to write on political and social issues. � e Daily is his third stint writing for a student publication. Further time on the side is dedicated to leadership in the Rainbow Alliance and a teaching assistant position in the math department. Interests apart from these posi-tions are tangential.
Josh Wal� sh is a Medill senior who is going to use his NU education to write about something other than sports every Monday. You likely know him from his days as a sportswriter for this pub-lication. � ere will be sport metaphors and other cliches from the sports arena, but Josh promises the columns will be a new adventure for him. He is looking forward to interacting with all of you.
Antonio Petkov is a Weinberg freshman from Mount Prospect, Ill., a nearby Chicago suburb. He writes for � e Daily because he feels it pro-vides a way for students to write about topics that concern them and their peers, especially ones that are controversial and overlooked. He is interested in ethics, philosophy and history. If he can be likened to a character in the Harry Potter series, he would be Horace Slughorn. He is excited for Spring Quarter weather because it will be the � rst time in recent memory in which he can hope to feel his extremities.
Bob Hayes is a Weinberg freshman who plans on double majoring in economics and American Studies. He is an obsessive sports fanatic who loves to write about sports’ transcendent themes in an original and entertaining way. He is also passionate about music, pop culture and current events in general so he will de� nitely deviate from exclusively writing about sports. Growing up in Glencoe, Ill., just 15 minutes from campus, Bob truly has been, and will be, a Wildcat for life.
Raisa Chowdhury is a junior double majoring in industrial engineering and economics. She is from Dhaka, Bangladesh and greatly enjoys dis-covering new cultures, meeting new people and learning new things. By the time she is 60, Raisa hopes to have traveled all over and continue to � nd new things that surprise her and make the world a fascinating place. If she discovers some-thing revolutionary, she has promised herself to write a book about it.
Selena Parnon is an art history and art theory and practice major from Corvallis, Ore., and plans on graduating in 2016. � is is Selena’s fourth quarter drawing for � e Daily, making it her lon-gest-held position on campus. She is also a mem-ber of Pi Beta Phi, Northwestern Art Review, and Northwestern GreekBuild. She also works twice at week at Rosenthal Fine Art, Inc. in downtown Chicago. Selena is convinced Spring Quarter will be the best one at Northwestern to date and is excited to start drawing weekly cartoons.
Sai Folmsbee is a fourth-year M.D./Ph.D. Fein-berg graduate student. � is is his third quarter writing for � e Daily, where he writes to pro-mote scienti� c skepticism, science literacy and a humanizing perspective on medicine. He is also a contributor to the online medical publication “2 Minute Medicine,” where he critiques recent medical research.
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Yoni Pinto is a Weinberg freshman from Istan-bul, Turkey planning to major in computer sci-ence and something else. Along with his interest in political developments going on around the world, he follows the developments of the newest consumer technology. Yoni is also a huge sports fan, devotedly following his local football —“soc-cer” — team Galatasaray, as well as Arsenal and the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs.
Angela Lin is an undecided Weinberg fresh-man. A Washington native raised in the majestic capital of Olympia, she enjoys running, evergreen trees, art conversations and � ai food. She is an avid baker and can o� en be found attempting to bake in Hinman’s minimalist dorm kitchen.
Meera Patel is a McCormick junior from Cop-pell, Texas, studying industrial engineering. She has been writing for the Opinion desk since last spring and loves snow, writing, singing, “New Girl” and Ian Somerhalder. She loves � e Daily and can’t wait to write for another quarter! She is passionate about promoting healthy relation-ships as shown by her involvement in Take Back the Night, College Feminists and Alpha Chi Omega.
Jonathan Roach is a Weinberg sophomore majoring in philosophy. He grew up in Cam-bridge, Mass., and decided to escape the bru-tal northeastern weather by coming to school in Evanston. If he is not writing, you can � nd him tutoring with NU Heights or watching some obscure classic � lm. He also fancies � e Strokes and Louis CK, and, from time to time, will take down an entire block of gruyere in one sitting.
Trevor Stoimeno� is a Weinberg sophomore on the pre-med track, majoring in biology with a human communication studies minor. He is also a member of Club Tennis and the Student Health Advisory Committee. In his spare time, he enjoys eating at Chipotle way too o� en, watching horror movies, listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Greatest Hits” album on repeat and cheering on Northwestern athletics.
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Matt Gates is an undecided Weinberg fresh-man. Originally from New Jersey, he is a member of Autism Speaks.
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NU’s class of 2018 acceptance rate drops to 12.9 percent
Northwestern’s acceptance rate dropped to a record-low 12.9 percent for the class of 2018.
Admission decisions were released on March 20 and NU sent out 3,440 acceptance letters to regular decision applicants, said Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate admissions.
In total, 33,697 applications were submit-ted between the early decision and regular
decision deadlines.The acceptance rate dropped one percent-
age point from last year’s 13.9 percent.Watson said the class is the strongest in
terms of academic achievements and more diverse than previous years.
Students were admitted from all 50 states and nearly 100 countries, he said.
In December, NU accepted a record 930 students who applied early decision.
Applications have risen by more than 10,000 since 2007, when NU admitted 27 percent of all applicants.
— Tyler Pager
University gets ‘We Will’ campaign underway with Pick-Staiger celebration
Northwestern kicked off its $3.75 billion campaign on March 14 with a celebration at Pick-Staiger Con-cert Hall with support from notable alumni, students and faculty.
“We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern” is the largest fundraising effort in the University’s history. NU has already raised $1.52 billion, more than 40 percent of its goal. The four pillars of the campaign, based on NU’s 2011 strategic plan, are discovery and creativity, student experience, campus and commu-nity, and global connections.
Following the event, University President Mor-ton Schapiro told The Daily he was pleased with the turnout and excited about the positive feedback sur-rounding the campaign.
“There’s a lot of big donors on the campus here today and we are hoping that some of these ideas really resonate with them,” he said.
Outside the event, about 60 students protested the University’s handling of sexual misconduct cases by chanting slogans and distributing pamphlets to the faculty members, students and alumni who attended
the formal launch of the campaign.The group, composed mostly of students, gath-
ered to ask administrators for greater transparency in cases involving sexual assault and harassment. Their requests also included a termination clause applicable to any faculty member found in violation of NU’s sexual misconduct policy, which explicitly prohibits sexual and romantic relationships between
faculty and students.It was the second protest on campus since a Medill
junior filed a Title IX lawsuit against NU in February, alleging the University mishandled her complaint that philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow had sexually assaulted her in 2012.
— Ciara McCarthy and Tyler Pager
Sigma Alpha Epsilon eliminates pledge system
Northwestern’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is in the process of permanently eliminating its pledge system, a nationwide change the fraternity’s national leaders mandated in March.
The fraternity’s national headquarters, which are located in Evanston, announced its plans March 7 to replace its new member classification system with a four-year member education program called the “True Gentleman Experience.” The change came partially in response to a growing number of dan-gerous incidents nationwide related to fraternity pledging and hazing, national SAE spokesman Brandon Weghorst said.
The changes nominally went into effect on March 9, requiring all chapters to initiate current pledges by March 11.
Future recruitment processes will remain the same, but under the “True Gentleman Experience” program, all men who receive a bid from SAE must be initiated within the next 96 hours.
— Kelly Gonsalves
Parents, students protest Haven Middle School leggings policy
The dress code at Haven Middle School was reviewed last week after confusion over a policy regarding leggings spurred parent complaints and instigated student protests.
On the day of the protest, several students wore leggings to school and brought signs voic-ing their concerns, said Juliet Bond, parent of a student at Haven.
In an effort to enforce the dress code more consistently, students had been given additional guidelines recently, and teachers began to “crack down” on students in violation of the code, Bond said.
The dress code in place outlines a number of clothing items students cannot wear and puts restrictions on other items, including leggings. Bond said her daughter was told she could not wear leggings or yoga pants, and if she violated the code multiple times, it could result in “severe” punishments.
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City votes to abolish township
By a near two-to-one margin, city vot-ers elected March 18 to abolish Evanston Township.
The township, which has the same bound-aries as the city of Evanston, provides tax advice to residents and general assistance to the needy.
The referendum was subject to lengthy debate.
Advocates argued it was not providing the necessary assistance and would save money if abolished, and opponents said the city is not prepared to absorb the township services.
Under Illinois law, all township ser-vices will be transferred to the municipal government.
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don’t know if the fact that there not being a female performer in however many years really signifies any-thing. I don’t think that’s necessarily sexist on the part of Mayfest.”
Weinberg freshman Tricia Cruz said she signed the petition because she wanted to see more equal repre-sentation at Dillo Day. She said she would be interested in seeing artists such as Beyonce or Shakira.
“Try to keep it equal and try to represent everyone on this campus,” Cruz said. “(Have) some artists that the population here at Northwestern can identify with so that Dillo Day can be a collective experience for every individual on this campus.”
Communication junior Michael Bass, Mayfest con-certs chair, said Mayfest is prioritizing female artists,
but several factors such as money and availability make getting top-choice performers difficult.
“We need to get big artists for little money, so it’s really about strategy there,” Bass said. “What we look for is who is hot, who can we afford and who will play for us.”
Bass said larger trends in the music industry could have also affected Dillo Day’s lack of female performers in the past several years.
“Music industry trends towards women are very unfortunate in that female artists occupy a very small range of prices. The better-known female artists are outrageously expensive very often,” Bass said. “If you look at trends nationally, you’ll see that out of the 120 artists performing at Bonnaroo, only 22 percent have a female lead.”
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In advance of the official opening, the franchise held “stress tests” to prepare the staff and eliminate any problems. Schaefer said during the tests, the cafe oper-ated normally and participants were given coupons and asked to evaluate the service they received.
She said she attempted to gather a wide variety of individuals to participate in order to effectively gauge the cafe’s service and ensure all internal errors were fixed.
Although the employees are new and still learn-ing how to work with the equipment and prepare the food, there have not yet been any problems, Tilgh-man said.
“Our employees did really well to study and prac-tice, and I think the stress tests last week really set us up to do well,” she said.
Schaefer said she is excited about the official open-ing and thinks the franchise will be a positive addition to Norris.
“It was always our goal to open on the first day of Spring Quarter so we could delight students on the first day of the quarter,” Schaefer said. “Overall, we’re excited that we can bring a variety of offerings to Norris.”
Students said they were eager to see the cafe open when they returned from break and are looking for-ward to making use of its late-night hours and afford-able menu.
“I’m happy I can use my meals on something like this,” Communication sophomore Veronica Johnson said. “It’s a good value, much cheaper.”
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us what requests it doesn’t meet.”Board members of CARE were present at the meet-
ing but declined to elaborate on the email.Provisions include the creation of an Evanston Ani-
mal Shelter Fund to receive donations specifically to support the operations of the shelter as well as the creation of a Board of Animal Care and Control.
The provisions will also require all volunteer ani-mal organizations to release copies of their audited financial statements and names of staff and board members for increased transparency between these organizations and the city.
Finally, the proposal seeks to fill gaps in Evanston’s
animal control policy, including behavior evaluations, testing methods for animals, rescue procedures, record keeping and procedures for dealing with feral cats.
Though residents had a limited time to comment at the meeting, all four people who talked during citizen comment spoke against CARE, citing costs, continued conflicts and differences in the city’s and the nonprofit’s goals.
Evanston resident Virginia Mann said the euthana-sia rate is just the “tip of the iceberg” of the problems with the organization.
“It would be totally irresponsible for the city to move forward with its relationship with CARE,” Mann said. “There is a consensus that CARE has to go.”
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Jan. 28 at a news conference in Chicago, where Colter read a statement issued by his team-mates, a majority of whom had signed union cards.
“We Northwestern football players are grate-ful for our opportunity to play football for a prestigious university and athletic program,” the team’s January statement said. “However, just as other athletes who compete in multi-billion dollar industries have done, we must secure and maintain comprehensive protec-tions, but asserting the rights afforded to us under labor laws.”
The NLRB decision comes a month after a five-day hearing process during which various witnesses, including Colter and NU coach Pat Fitzgerald, testified.
Now that the players have been ruled employees, Waters said CAPA has ordered an election and will proceed with the process of unionizing under the National Labor Relations Act.
Colter described to The Daily what he con-siders the impact of the NLRB’s decision on the NCAA.
“I hope it sends a message that you have to start dealing with the players,” he said. “You have to start listening to their voice. Every time the NCAA talks about things, it’s been behind closed doors. Now, you have to start talking to the players.”
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Q&A: Former QB Kain Colter talks NLRB ruling
By Rohan nadkaRnidaily senior staffer @Rohan_NU
On Wednesday, the Chicago branch of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Northwest-ern’s football players were University employees.
Although NU has pledged to appeal the ruling, it was a key step in the players’ effort to gain a seat at the table in negotiations regarding the rights of col-lege athletes. The movement has been led by former NU quarterback Kain Colter, who has exhausted his eligibility as player for the Wildcats and is preparing for the NFL Draft.
The Daily caught up with Colter to discuss his reaction to Wednesday’s ruling and the state of his relationship with the football program.
The Daily Northwestern: When did you find out about the ruling? What was your reaction?
Kain Colter: Our lawyers told me the week before that they would know the ruling before the public. On Wednesday, I got an email in all capital letters saying we won. I was ecstatic. I jumped on the phone with Ramogi (Huma) and lawyers, we were all really excited.
The Daily: How did you feel about the reaction to your testimony in the media?
Colter: It was a little frustrating. I expected some pushback, but I wasn’t expecting all the mispor-trayal. But I was focusing on the positives, I focused on the teammates that supported me. I couldn’t focus on that stuff that I couldn’t control.
The Daily: What was your reaction to former teammates speaking out against you publicly?
Colter: I can’t speak for them about how they feel about me. I haven’t gotten any phone calls from any former players. If they went out on a limb and they talked to the media — they didn’t speak to me first to discuss what everything was about. It was a little disheartening. I expected at least a phone call.
The Daily: What’s your relationship like with the school right now?
Colter: It’s difficult in that you hope no bridges would be burned. I love the school, coach (Pat Fitzgerald) and the football program, but that doesn’t take away the fact that players all over the country are employees. Obviously Northwestern is way beyond other football programs, but it took a school that had intelligent players to prepare for the challenge to be pioneers. Our school helped us to be ready to take on this challenge, and I’m grateful for that.
The Daily: What were you thinking when cur-rent players released a statement during the hearing in support of coach Fitzgerald?
Colter: I was happy with the statement. Again,
the media was making it something that it wasn’t, turning this into us vs. Northwestern. All that state-ment was meant to be was refocusing the issue on what the issue really was, it was about players getting a voice. It was reassuring that people needed a voice. I love those guys and I can’t wait to celebrate this victory with them.
The Daily: How is your NFL Draft preparation going? Has your ankle healed?
Colter: It’s going great. This was my first week, it felt to great be back on the field. I could tell I’m not 100 percent yet, but I feel good. I’m really confident. I have some high expectations for myself. I think I can offer a lot to any NFL team.
The Daily: Will you be involved with CAPA if you’re in the NFL?
Colter: I’ll always be a supporter and I’ll always be involved in some regard, but I would never let that interfere with what I can give a team. Making it to the NFL comes first, it’s been a lifelong dream. Hopefully teams can view the CAPA stuff as a sign of leadership and loyalty.
The Daily: What has your journey been like, from being inserted as a true freshman, to win-ning the Gator Bowl to being the face of this movement?
Colter: It’s been a roller coaster man. A lot of emotions, lot of growing experiences, not just as a football player. I really developed. My time at Northwestern really developed me into the man I am today. I’ve met so many people throughout this journey that have opened my eyes to things.
The Daily: What was your lowest moment dur-ing the union process? Did you ever regret becom-ing so heavily involved?
Colter: I never had a moment that low. For me, I have faith. I knew what we were doing is right. In my heart, I knew. The lowest moments were the times people said I was going against my university or coach Fitz. When people said I was backstabbing the program. That was difficult, I’m not going to lie. But this is a lot bigger, this isn’t about North-western, it took a smart school l to do this and I’m glad it was us.
The Daily: What message do you hope the vic-tory at the Chicago NLRB sends the NCAA?
Colter: I hope it sends a message that you have to start dealing with the players. You have to start listening to their voice. Every time the NCAA talks about things, it’s been behind closed doors. Now, you have to start talking to the players.
daily file photo by Brian lee
no kain no gain Former northwestern quarterback Kain Colter took some criticism during nlRB hearings about the proposed nU football players’ union. he got the last laugh last week, though, when the nlRB regional director ruled in the players’ favor.
CAPA leader shares initial reaction to NLRB decision, prep for NFL Draft “
I hope it sends a message that you have to start dealing
with the players. You have to start listening to their voice.
Kain Colter,former Northwestern quarterback
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By MIKE MARUTdaily senior staffer @mikeonthemic93
No. 11 Northwestern (11-5, 5-0 Big Ten) pounced on conference opponents No. 54 Ohio State (11-7, 2-3) and unranked Penn State (4-13, 0-5) over the weekend, winning by a combined score of 13-1.
The Wildcats came out swinging in Evan-ston, beating the Buckeyes 6-1 and the Nittany Lions 7-0. The only loss against Ohio State came from No. 1 singles, where senior Veron-ica Corning, ranked No. 44 in the country, fell to Gabriella De Santis after the overall match was already won. This victory was NU’s 15th straight victory over the Buckeyes.
“I was very pleased with Saturday (against
Ohio State),” coach Claire Pollard said. “I thought they are far better than what their ranking says.”
Over the break, freshman Manon Peri stepped up and solidified her spot in the start-ing six for the Cats. Against Georgia Tech, Peri won her singles match (4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7), lost in three sets in a loss to No. 8 North Carolina, won her match 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (8) against No. 1 Duke, dominated in her Ohio State match 6-0, 6-1 and won 6-2, 6-3 in the Penn State victory.
“(Peri) has really developed into her role at No. 4 singles,” Pollard said. “We’ve been trying to hit our stride since January, and we have to be ready every time.”
With Peri, freshman Maddie Lipp “has been turning the corner,” Pollard said. Lipp has formed a potent doubles pair with senior Nida
Hamilton Hamilton — who has played doubles every year she has been at NU — brings a lot of experience to the tandem being, while Lipp brings great energy as a freshman who has fit right in with the team and its winning ways.
The sweep of the Nittany Lions did not come as much of a surprise for Pollard.
“Coming in against Penn State, I knew we had a good chance at winning,” she said. “It’s nice to win comfortably.
The match against the Nittany Lions was the sixth time the Cats have zeroed their opponent, the third time against another Big Ten team. The victory also keeps NU undefeated all-time against Penn State.
The match started with a dominating per-formance in the doubles point, with senior Belinda Niu and Peri claiming the first victory 8-0 against the Nittany Lions’ Taylor Shukow
and Lisa Petruzillo. The Cats dominated across the board, never ceding more than four games for the doubles point and no more than three games in the singles matches, except at No. 1, where Corning won her match 6-1, 7-6 against Dasha Sapogova.
Despite falling to No. 10 North Carolina and top-ranked Duke, the Cats have shown again they have come out to play and win another Big Ten title. Being undefeated in conference play puts NU in position to be the undisputed regular season champion.
Because the Cats host the Big Ten Tourna-ment, they have home-court advantage to win the conference crown. NU will face unranked conference opponent Michigan on Saturday in Ann Arbor.
Cats top conference foes Buckeyes, Nittany Lions
Wilimovsky turns in 4th-place performance at NCAAs
Northwestern freestyler Jordan Wilimovsky capped off a record-setting sophomore cam-paign with a strong performance at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.
Wilimovsky finished fourth overall in the 1,650-yard freestyle event with a time of 14:44.36, more than 14 seconds faster than his time in the same event at last year’s national meet. Michigan’s Connor Jaeger won the event.
Wilimovsky, the only NU swimmer compet-ing at the meet, also competed in the 500-yard freestyle event but finished 51st overall and did not score any points for NU.
The Cats finished 29th overall with 15 points, all of them coming from Wilimovsky’s 1650 swim.
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WILY WILMOVSKY Jordan wilimovsky represented the wildcats well at the nCaa Championships on Saturday, placing fourth nationally in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
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We’re taking this win, and trust me, we’re going to enjoy it.
— Bridget Bianco, goalkeeper
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Cats get revenge on Tar Heels at Lakeside
By AVA WALLACEdaily senior staffer@AvaRWallace
In a game featuring two teams with a storied rivalry, rankings did not matter much Monday a� ernoon.
No. 7 Northwestern (6-3) technically upset No. 1 North Carolina (11-1) 7-5 in the Cats’ Lakeside Field season debut, but
it would be di cult to � nd a more evenly matched contest in the nation this week.
� e Wildcats etched the win — the program’s 300th — against the Tar Heels, who ended NU’s season last year in the semi� nals of the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina hadn’t lost a game since April 28, 2013 in the ACC Tournament against Maryland.
NU has struggled since that semi� nal loss, falling to teams it normally rolls over
in the regular season. But the Cats clearly had a careful style of play in mind when they took the � eld.
NU played a calculated game. � e Cats shot only 14 times all a� ernoon — signi� -cantly lower than the 24.4 shots the team averages — and shot only twice in a tightly controlled second half.
North Carolina also posted unusually low numbers. � ough they average more than 18 goals per game, the Tar Heels got
o� only 12 shots against the Cats. � is was more than anything due to lack of possession on North Carolina’s part — NU controlled the game with drawn out, deliberate possessions, and the Tar Heels barely got the ball in their sticks.� e lopsided possession time was espe-cially impressive considering both teams grabbed seven draw controls a piece.
Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said con-trol and smart play were the game plan from the beginning. She also praised her defenders senior Kerri Harrington, who face guarded one of North Carolina’s seri-ous threats in attack Aly Messenger, and junior Haydyn Anigian.
“We had to neutralize their o� ense because they’re very, very potent o� en-sively, and we wanted to be able to contain their players,” Amonte Hiller said. “And we knew we had to play great team D, too.”
Junior goalkeeper Bridget Bianco said the defensive game plan was a simple one: Contain North Carolina’s o� ense, play o� of bodies and don’t swing sticks.
Bianco impressed in goal, notching six clutch saves.
� e junior’s � rst save came a� er North Carolina won the game’s � rst draw con-trol and rattled o� a shot within the � rst two minutes. � e � rst save was critical in
asserting her mental edge for the game, Bianco said.
“I kind of went into the game and was just like ‘you need to make the � rst save,’” she said. “If you don’t make the � rst save then they’re going to think they’re in your head, so then they’re de� nitely going to keep coming at me, so that was huge. And it sets the tone throughout the whole � eld once the defense makes a great stop.”
It was North Carolina whose men-tality wavered toward the end of the game, when time was running down and NU’s lead wasn’t budging. � e Tar Heels were assessed two yellow cards with less than three minutes le� in the game, one assessed to North Carolina’s bench. � ough North Carolina’s mental-ity slipped, Bianco described her team’s purposeful play as a result of “chip on the shoulder” mentality as opposed to a hun-ger for vengeance.
� e Cats seem to have found a measure of success in playing slower and smarter, a plan they’ll need to continue to execute despite the physical grind the o� ense must go through.
Bianco said it’s back to work Tuesday to prepare for a packed schedule this com-ing week.
“We’re taking this win and trust me, we’re going to enjoy it,” Bianco said. “But we have two huge games, we have ALC rival Penn State on Friday, and Penn, who is a very good team. So probably tomor-row morning this game will be over.”
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LEADER OF THE PACK Senior Alyssa Leonard, who led Northwestern with 3 goals, carries the ball into North Carolina’s third on Monday. Leonard also led the team with three draw controls.
Golfers have mixed luck on greens
By KEVIN CASEYdaily senior staffer@KevinCasey19
A return trip to the United States proved a great elixir for the Wildcats’ woes in Puerto Rico. At the very least, the team moved back in the right direction.
Following a disappointing 13th place showing at the Puerto Rico Classic a month ago, Northwestern resumed action in California, � nishing 8th at the Good-win on Sunday.
In a � eld composed of 10 ranked squads, with No. 46 NU coming in as the lowest among the bunch, the Cats held their own. In Puerto Rico, NU beat one ranked squad and fell to four unranked foes. It was almost the opposite this week-end, with St. Mary’s (Calif.) registering as the only unranked squad to topple the Cats, while No. 43 TCU, No. 33 San Diego State and No. 22 UNLV couldn’t match the Midwest team’s 15-over-par 855 total.
� e performance was a solid rebound, and proved that Jack Perry somehow con-tinues to rise.
An All-American last season, the senior began the event setting the course ablaze, with � ve birdies in his � rst 11 holes. � e a� ershocks of Perry’s sizzling 63 in his most recent competitive round were apparently still lurking.
“Shooting 63 was big for me because it showed me that if I’m under par I can keep going under par, which is big for any player that wants to play golf for a living,” Perry said. “A lot of times when you get under par, you start trying to protect it. To be able to keep it going and shoot 63 was big for me. It makes me not nervous to be 2-under.”
Just as quickly, Perry cooled o� , going bogey-double bogey in the next two holes and dropping four shots total in his last seven.
Unfazed, the senior built on his open-ing 69 with consecutive rounds of 68, each laced with � ve or more birdies, to close. His � ve-under-par total le� him in a tie
for fourth in a very strong � eld and nine shots behind winner Patrick Rodgers, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world playing on his home course at Stanford.
In the a� ermath, Perry was embold-ened by the e� ort.
“I feel like I played well in this tourna-ment,” Perry said. “I got sloppy in places, but I bounced back really well. And making 16 birdies overall was de� nitely a bonus.”
� e rest of the lineup, though, went with a di� erent script.
� e No.3-5 players produced better golf than they did in Puerto Rico but hardly put together resounding performances.
Junior Bennett Lavin was consistent in his scores, but all it added up to was a tie for 61st. Redshirt sophomore Scott Smith mustered the same result, � lling in for junior regular Matthew Negri because of the results from “Puerto Rico and spring break quali� ers,” coach Pat Goss said.
Sophomore Josh Jamieson at times has � ashed great talent — but not so much this week with a dismal tie for 82nd.
Lavin, whose rounds were all around 3-over-par, insisted he was very close to a successful weekend.
“Just a few putts here or there, some sloppy short game and all three of the rounds are at par or under,” Lavin said.
� at has been the crux of the issue for the bottom three in the line-up; the tal-ent is there, but the results are lacking. Perry’s ever-reliable play has greatly aided the team’s e� orts, as has Andrew Whalen’s resurgence.
For the second time in two spring stroke play events, the sophomore � nished second on the team by a signi� cant mar-gin and tied for 24th overall. Perry and the coaches continue to sing his praises.
Goss isn’t naive though. He knows the bottom part of the lineup could boost the team’s prospects with improved play.
“Beyond Jack and Andrew, we need to � nd three players that are going to step up and help us.” Goss said.
By KEVIN CASEYdaily senior staffer@KevinCasey19
� e spring season has been kind to Northwestern, moving the team along a consistent line of progres-sion toward the land of the elite. But golf is far too cruel and unfeeling a game to not attempt to melt such a golden path.
� is past weekend the Wildcats � nally stumbled, when the No. 17 squad in the country mustered a lowly 14th-place showing in the Bryan National Collegiate. It was the lowest on the leaderboard NU has been thus far, with the previ-ous worst a 7th place at the Stan-ford Intercollegiate in October. � e Cats were coming o� possibly their two most impressive results of the season, a third at the stacked
Lady Puerto Rico Classic and a � rst at a none-too-easy Hurricane Invitational.
Still, it would be unfair to rate NU’s performance solely on lead-erboard position. � e tournament, played at Bryan Park Champions Course in Browns Summit, N.C., o� ered an incredible � eld, with 13 of the 18 contestants ranked in the top-40. Nine of those 13 teams were ranked 26 or higher, headlined by No. 3 Duke.
According to NU’s ranking though, the Cats were expected to place fourth. Instead, they failed to beat a single ranked team and even � nished behind unranked Penn State.
A� er everything her team had accomplished early on in the spring, coach Emily Fletcher was unsure of how this result came about.
“I can’t put a � nger on it,” Fletcher said. “We had some good practice this week, we were in Pinehurst and played some good golf courses. We just weren’t � ring on all cylinders. We weren’t real sharp around the greens.”
� e trouble started from the � rst tee shot Friday. � ree of the team’s � ve competitors played their � rst nine holes in 5-over-par or worse, and it didn’t get much better from there. By the end of the day, there were two rounds of 80, a 78 and zero sub-par scores. It added up to 16th place a� er 18 holes.
Clearly, playing nearby during the spring could not overcome the e� ects of the Chicago winter.
“For the most part, coming out of practicing indoors for the whole quarter and trying to turn that into scoring was kind of hard for us as a team,” said sophomore Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, the source of one of those 80s. “We adjusted as we went along though.”
Indeed, the final two days brought slightly better spirits for the Cats. NU moved up to 14th on
Saturday and remained there over the � nal 18, despite a rude Sunday surprise from Mother Nature.
“� e conditions were pretty bad on that � nal day,” junior Hana Lee said. “Early in the morning, it was really cold and icy. And throughout the round, the wind picked up a lot and it got even worse.”
Of course, NU wasn’t exactly immune to the e� ects of the bad weather itself. Kaitlin Park, reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and in line for an All-America selection as a sophomore, drudged home in a whopping 85 strokes. Freshman Kacie Komoto needed 84 herself over the � nal 18.
Lee managed the weather well with a � nal-round 80 and was the team’s most impressive performer of the week, with a T27 result, bet-tering Park by 15 places.
Tangkamolprasert was the most impressive on Sunday though. On a day where just eight players shot 75 or better, the sophomore man-aged a 75 herself. It was enough to move her 33 spots on the leader-board from T83 to T50.
It was a satisfying bookend to what had been a tough week.
“I felt great about my game Sun-day,” she said. “It was one of the toughest days out there I’ve played in in my career. Everyone struggled today, so it was nice to have a solid round and � nish strong.”
Despite Tangkamolprasert’s good feelings, NU for the most part wasn’t up to par in the Caro-lina foothills.
With only a few days separating the Cats from their next tourna-ment, though, their coach is unwill-ing to fret for long.
“� is will be a good wake up call for us and an opportunity for us to reassess where we are,” Fletcher said. “It’s one week, not anymore than that.”
NU recovers from Puerto Rico woes with 8th place
Cats stumble to 14th in North Carolina
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GREEN WITH ENVY Junior Hana Lee was Northwestern’s top performer during a disappointing weekend for the team at the Bryan National Collegiate. Lee tied for 27th, and the Wildcats fi nished an underwhelming 14th at the event.
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