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Community angered by Ryan Field rebuild stadium’s current zoning uses. Local groups host theCity is planning to town hall to discuss look forCouncil contractors to perform independent study about Ryan lack of trust in NU anField’s economic, environmental By WILLIAM TONG and ZHIZHONG XU
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Students structure sleep schedules
Academics, other responsibilities create challenges for healthy lifestyles By TALIA WINIARSKY
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Every Wednesday at 4:40 a.m., McCormick freshman Julia Davis wakes up, puts her uniform on and walks up to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps house for training. Early morning wakeups are a habit for Davis, who chooses to
wake up nearly every day at times others may consider early. “If I’m sleeping in, that’s like 8 a.m., and I’ll only do that once a week,” she said. “It makes me feel really bad if I wake up any later because I just feel like I just wasted my day.” Northwestern students have a variety of different sleeping habits, which typically accommodate their schoolwork, jobs, extracurriculars and other
responsibilities. As a result, many students have to compromise between these time-consuming activities and their sleep. An adult needs about seven to eight hours of sleep, said Feinberg Prof. Kristen Knutson. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three American adults do not regularly get enough sleep on a daily basis. Sleep deprivation is linked
to many health issues including short-term problems like mood disorders, and impaired cognitive function and memory, Knutson said. She added that in the long term, sleep deprivation can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and a higher chance of developing diabetes or cancer. The American Heart Association added sleep as a heart disease
» See SLEEP, page 6
Community members aired concerns about Northwestern’s proposed Ryan Field rebuild during a Sunday town hall at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. The event was hosted by Community Alliance for Better Government, Most Livable City Association, Central Street Neighbors Association and Northwestern University Graduate Workers. Panelists representing four community organizations — CABG, Most Livable City, NUGW and Fair Share Action Committee of Evanston — said NU has not adequately considered the city’s needs while planning the Ryan Field project. They also answered questions from the town hall’s more than 100 attendees. The University announced plans to renovate Ryan Field following a $480 million donation from the Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family last September. The changes would downsize seat capacity but add concerts and alcohol sales. For the plan to move forward, City Council would need to approve changes to
and living condition impacts after it elected not to use Hunden Strategic Partners’ services. The search comes after some community members expressed doubt about the accuracy of a study from Impact Research showing more than half of Evanston residents support the project. Each panelist said the University has violated trust with the Evanston community in the past, which informs how the panelists view the rebuild. Fair Share former co-Chairman David Ellis said NU doesn’t compensate the city for fire department and other emergency services it uses because it doesn’t pay local property taxes. The University, however, does pay an annual $1 million to support the city through the Good Neighbor Fund. The University has also historically failed to support people of color, according to Kevin Brown (Weinberg ’85), a CABG board member. For example, Brown said he reached out to University officials in 2015 to discuss resolving structural problems at the Family Focus building on Dewey Avenue, which
» See RYAN FIELD, page 6
Council examines Bookends & Beginnings reopens fraternity barriers After rising rent forces move, beloved store books a new location said he intends to pubIFC plans diversity, lishStava a set of resources for fraterinclusivity initiative nity use with MSA and Student Services before for NU’s chapters Enrichment the end of the academic year. By KAAVYA BUTANEY
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Content warning: This story contains mentions of alleged sexual assault, drugging and hazing. After a quarter of formal recruitment, the Interfraternity Council plans to introduce an unnamed diversity and inclusion initiative and a new men’s mental health training program either late Winter or early Spring Quarter. According to IFC Vice President for Recruitment and Weinberg sophomore Parker Stava, fraternities are often thought of as exclusive. “I realized there’s a lot of perceived barriers,” Stava said. “Everything from, you know, fraternities are only looking for one demographic, or you know, (they) need financial aid, (they) don’t know if (they) can afford to join a fraternity.”
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He said he is currently working with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to organize and publish the information. Stava said he began working on the currently unnamed diversity and inclusion initiative last quarter. He added that he worked with Multicultural Student Affairs Assistant Director Matthew Abtahi to develop questions for fraternities to check for potential barriers to entry, such as only accepting members assigned male at birth. The resources may also include scholarship opportunities to offset the cost of fraternity membership, Abtahi wrote in an email to The Daily. Abtahi described himself as a consultant to the program, since he met with Stava twice during Fall Quarter. Stava said all nine fraternities at NU allow all “male identifying students” to be eligible for
» See INCLUSIVITY, page 6
By COLE REYNOLDS
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As Bookends & Beginnings prepared for its grand re-opening Saturday morning, a line of customers began knocking at its door. Owner Nina Barrett straightened a few final books before swinging the doors open almost 10 minutes early. In flowed a stream of familiar faces. “This is a dream come true,” Barrett said, snapping pictures of the clamoring crowd. “I feel like I died and am in heaven.” But Barrett’s dream started out more like a nightmare. After a developer acquired the store’s old Bookman’s Alley location, they more than doubled Barrett’s rent — a price staff said the business could not afford. Just days before Thanksgiving, the developer served an eviction notice to the beloved local bookstore, Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) said. Bookends left the old location in January, moving to 1620 Orrington Ave. Customers at the new location are greeted by a Bookends & Beginnings very much unlike the old one. Gone are the hand-me-down
shelves and slanted floors of Bookman’s Alley. Replacing them are big windows and a mural painted by Barrett’s two sons. Jordi Kleiner, who described himself as a regular customer, said he’ll miss the creak of the floors in the old location as he walked through the poetry section. Still, Kleiner said he’s excited by the new store, describing it as more modern and accessible. The smell, in particular, endeared the new location to him. “Books have smells in a way that e-books just don’t,” he said, sniffing a copy of Colm Tóibín’s “The Magician.” Sitting in the main window is a horse named Stormy from Navy Pier’s old carousel. Orrington landlord Lynn Robinson said Bookends kept the building’s original trim from 1927. Barrett said she’s planning to eventually add a bar, envisioning customers stopping for a beer and a book after work. Although Bookends survived the rent increase, Kelly said not every business can do so. While such a dramatic increase is unusual, she said rising rents are a problem in Evanston as developers buy more retail spaces. Kelly and Barrett said they
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Jordi Kleiner said he was a regular customer at Bookends & Beginnings. The bookstore relocated after a rent increase at their old store.
worry rents will continue forcing out small businesses that give downtown Evanston its character. “The frustrating thing about (Bookends’) rent increase is it’s not just me,” Barrett said. “Small businesses are getting pushed out by developers who don’t understand the history of the community and frankly don’t care.” Barrett said she’s lucky to have Robinson as her new landlord. Robinson, a fourth generation Evanston resident, said Bookends’ value extends beyond just rent: it’s an asset to the Evanston community. To move to the Orrington
location, Barrett raised more than $110,000 from Bookends’ supporters on GoFundMe. Evanston also provided $83,000 in funding to the store. “It was beautiful but not surprising,” Mayor Daniel Biss said of the crowdfunding. “It shows this community loves this bookstore, and this community is generous.” But Kelly said community donations aren’t enough to address the larger problem. Instead, she said the city should help negotiate long-term leases between
» See BOOKENDS, page 6
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