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URAP suspended as SURG applicants rise Undergraduate Research Students express Summer Grant, which awards recipients a disappointment, $4,000 stipend to lead their own projects, URAP is one surprise at changes independent of OUR’s flagship research funds. By RUSSELL LEUNG
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Ald. Juan Geracaris (9th), members of his family and other advocates walk along Ridge Street toward the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Saturday.
D65 hopefuls protest FAIR group
FAIR campaigns against diverse curricula nationwide, in Evanston By AVANI KALRA
daily senior staffer @avanidkalra
About 15 Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parents, teachers and students marched two and a half miles Saturday to oppose recent pushback to antiracist District 65 curricula ahead of Tuesday’s school board election. School board candidates and their supporters from the District 65 Caregivers of Color & Our Village assembled to oppose other candidates with alleged ties to the Evanston chapter of the Foundation Against Intolerance and
Racism. FAIR advocates for equal treatment “regardless of skin color” and campaigns against diversity programs nationwide. In a letter sent to District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton last May, FAIR argued that District 65’s programs have taught children that people were in “‘danger’ because of ‘whiteness.’” They said the curriculum claims without qualification that white people have more opportunities than non-white people. “Some candidates in this race suggest that the District 65 board could be improved by adding their diversity,” former District 65 Board of Education President and
demonstration organizer Anya Tanyavutti said. “(People involved with FAIR) say the board will be improved by adding a little rightwing dehumanization, racism, transphobia (and) ableism.” Tanyavutti encouraged attendees to support incumbents Mya Wilkins and Sergio Hernandez at the polls, claiming some of their challengers have ties to FAIR. Challenger Ndona Muboyayi volunteered for FAIR in the past but told The Daily she no longer works with the organization. Candidate John Martin, who has also been accused of involvement with FAIR, has said he wasn’t involved.
Speakers at Saturday’s demonstration urged attendees to vote against these candidates. Tanyavutti said groups like FAIR arose in direct opposition to her work on the school board. Tanyavutti had implemented anti-racist work through initiatives like Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, LGBTQ+ Equity Week and Latinx Heritage Week. “That’s how we got here today. Because the District 65 board dared to care about all human rights,” Tanyavutti said. “Local fascists and KKK, cloaked under the guise of FAIR and Evanston
» See EVANSTON FAIR, page 10
Weinberg junior Jane Mavis was planning to work in a Northwestern clinical psychology lab this summer. It would have been one of her first experiences in a formal research setting, which she said would be critical for both solidifying her interest in psychology and bolstering her looming graduate school applications. But when the Office of Undergraduate Research suspended its Undergraduate Research Assistant Program for summer 2023, Mavis’ hopes of investigating mood-reading and emotion recognition were suddenly up in the air. “For me, it’s a big source of anxiety,” Mavis said. “I have next-to-no lab experience, so URAP was very much going to be something that got me comfortable in that kind of setting.” URAP financially supports undergraduate students to work on faculty projects, catering to those with less research experience who want to receive more guidance from academic experts. Along with opportunities like the
This year, however, SURG received 480 applications, 156 more than last year. According to OUR Director and Communication Prof. Peter Civetta, a faculty review committee selects grant proposals for funding solely based on merit, which means OUR’s budget doesn’t restrict the number of awards. Rather than change the review process for SURG, Civetta said the office decided to shut down URAP before applications opened for the summer. The funds originally intended for URAP will be redirected to SURG. “It felt unfair and inequitable for us to change the rules in the middle, after everybody’s already applied,” Civetta said. “We felt like, ‘OK, if we’re going to continue to run this review process the way that we’re running it, we’re going to need more money.’ And the only way we can do that is either by arbitrarily decreasing the number of awards that are given to URGs, or (suspending) URAP.” Because the SURG application review process is ongoing, Civetta said the total amount of money required to finance the grants is still unknown. But, he said the
» See URAP, page 10
Harris gave back Charity honors late Weinberg student $18,000, she says Daniel Gives Back has hosted four blood drives, saved 829 lives Ryan family gave to her campaign amid field rebuild By WILLIAM TONG
daily senior staffer @william2tong
Following Northwesternaffiliated campaign donations to 2nd and 9th Ward City Council incumbents, all candidates say they would prioritize resident feedback when considering NU’s Rebuild Ryan Field project. The University announced plans to rebuild the stadium in September following a $480
million donation from the Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family. To proceed, the University needs a special use permit for the stadium’s construction, a zoning text amendment to permit fullcapacity concerts and a liquor license from the city. Ald. Krissie Harris (2nd) received $12,000 in campaign donations on March 12 and 13 from a member of the Ryan family and a former employee of Ryan Specialty Group — an insurance firm owned by the Ryans — according to Illinois State Board of Elections data. Harris said she’s returned this
» See CAMPAIGN MONEY, page 10
By JOANNA HOU
daily senior staffer @joannah_11
When Daniel Perelman applied for his driving permit in high school, he decided to become an organ donor. “Nobody in our family was an organ donor, not because we have anything especially against it, but just because we never thought about this,” said Benny Perelman, Daniel Perelman’s dad. “He was thinking and saying, ‘This is an opportunity to do something in the remote possibility, right? Why not?’” Daniel Perelman, formerly a Weinberg freshman, died in May after a plane crash in Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin. He was part of the Integrated Sciences Program and multiple clubs at Northwestern. Daniel Perelman, who planned to pursue medicine after graduation, also shadowed a cardiologist in Evanston once or twice a week, his dad said. After his death, Daniel Perelman’s heart, liver and kidneys were donated to four people. Benny Perelman said he and his wife, along with many of their friends, decided to become organ donors after seeing their son save lives. Daniel Perelman’s friends from NU would also occasionally message his family to tell them they registered for organ donation. Rabbi Levi Brook of Chabad of Waukesha-Brookfield arranged his son’s funeral and service,
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The Rock on March 2. Daniel Perelman’s friends came together to paint it in his honor.
Benny Perelman said. Brook connected the family with Versiti, a non-profit that focuses on blood donation and research. In July, the
Chabad of Waukesha-Brookfield hosted its first blood drive in
» See PERELMAN, page 10
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