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D65 board talks education reform Some criticize lack of movement on equity initiatives By JANE RECKER
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Some board members and community members expressed concern on Monday that Evanston/Skokie School District 65 isn’t showing enough initiative to increase equity in its early education programs. At a District 65 board meeting, assistant superintendent of special services Joyce Bartz reaffirmed the district’s commitment to reduce the number of students who aren’t “kindergarten ready” by 50 percent in the next five years. She told attendees that the district will initially measure kindergarten readiness with standardized tests until an early education equity director — a new position — creates readiness benchmarks for the 2023-24 academic year. However, board member Rebeca Mendoza expressed concern over whether the board was giving the work the sense of urgency it deserved. She said there was an overwhelming amount of information presented in the meeting, much of which the board members already knew. “I still don’t feel like I know
what we’re going to be working on exactly and how we’re not going to be in the exact same place next year,” Mendoza said. The district created an Early Childhood Task Force at the beginning of the school year following the release of the District 65 Early Childhood Review and Report. The report found consistent opportunity gaps based on race throughout elementary grades, starting from kindergarten. The review stated that these disparities begin in the pre-K years, as children who enter kindergarten with “kindergarten ready” pre-literacy skills are more likely to achieve proficiency in reading comprehension in third grade. The task force met three times between October 2017 and April 2018 to parse through the data and conduct focus groups with staff, parents and community members. It then came up with a series of recommendations including reforming funding and hiring processes, strengthening parenteducator relationships, developing a comprehensive evaluation plan and building upon partnerships with black and Latinx communities. Bartz said the changes will be implemented under the new early education equity director. Board member Joseph Hailpern said although this new position » See D65, page 7
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Americans in Paris
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Bob and John Pottinger, co-owners of Al’s Deli at 914 Noyes St. Though the duo has added new items to the menu, like macarons and duck with green peppercorn sauce, John said they try to stay true to the deli’s focus on quality.
Al’s: From American delicatessen to French-inspired mainstay By JAKE HOLLAND
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It all started with the red balloon. Bob Pottinger, co-owner of Al’s Deli at 914 Noyes St.,
was then just an 8-year-old boy with polio at the movies with his father. The short film in question was Albert Lamorisse’s “Le Ballon Rouge,” which details the story of a young Parisian boy and the titular red balloon. The shots of Paris, Bob
said, had him “enamored,” transforming the North Shore native into a “total Francophile.” When he and his brother John Pottinger took over their father’s deli full-time in 1992, the duo transformed the restaurant — once a steadfastly American institution,
offering sandwiches like bologna and hard salami on white Wonder Bread — into a more international affair. Though the brothers had started introducing French items to the menu in 1979 with » See AL’S, page 6
Live-in requirement sparks concern Exhibit showcases Students complain about two-year mandate, housing selection
Work of Ismaili Imam’s aid group featured in Parkes
By CATHERINE KIM
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Students are voicing complaints about the housing assignment process as Northwestern rolls out its new twoyear residency requirement. The class of 2021 signed up for 2018-2019 housing late April. They are the first class to face the University’s two-year live-in requirement, which was announced in 2014 as part of a plan to overhaul NU’s housing system. To accommodate the growing number of on-campus residents, several buildings –– such as 1838 Chicago, BobbMcCulloch Hall and Elder Hall –– have been adjusted to house 50 percent freshmen and 50 percent returning students. Greek housing will now also be considered on-campus housing. Medill freshman Lark Breen, who initially wanted Kemper Hall but was assigned Allison Hall instead, said a lack of information regarding possible housing options made the process frustrating. She said she had little idea of how her selection would be made once she
Imam’s principles
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Bobb Hall, 2305 Sheridan Rd. Students said the housing process should be more transparent and more facility options should be provided for returning students.
got onto the website, and she received conflicting information from administrators. “The biggest thing was just a miscommunication and lack of info that was readily available,” she said. “A bunch of us were calling housing very regularly or emailing them, and every single time we were met with a different answer from them.” Breen added that she found it unfair that NU reserved all
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doubles in 560 Lincoln for incoming freshmen while only leaving singles open for returning students. Though she understands that doubles are necessary for freshmen’s “social experience,” she said they are the only affordable option for students who need to live on North campus, such as athletes. As part of the new residential model, a working group will be formed to research the
difficulties students encountered while applying for housing, said Mark D’Arienzo, senior associate director of University housing administrative services. Weinberg freshman Ryan Farley, who will be living in Bobb Hall next year, said he is frustrated the University is implementing a two-year residency requirement when » See HOUSING, page 7
An exhibit featuring the humanitarian work of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims highlighted the community’s expansive reach throughout the world. The exhibit, hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement in Parkes Hall on Monday, showcased the contributions to developing countries made by the Aga Khan Development Network, an aid organization founded by the Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Titled “Ethics in Action,” the display, which will remain open through Tuesday, illustrates the principles that guide AKDN’s engagement — self-reliance and human dignity, sustainable environment, education, respect for health and sound mind among them, Nafees Rahman, communications coordinator for the Ismaili Council for the Midwest, told The Daily in an email.
Islamic values lay the foundation for these ethics, Rahman said, adding that the Aga Khan views one of his responsibilities as improving the “quality of life of his community, as well as those among whom they live.” “This exhibit draws attention to the dire conditions that still exist in much of the world, and the positive changes that AKDN and its partners are implementing,” he said. “Knowledge and information is critical if we want to understand the issues facing much of the developing world, and this exhibit depicts what is being done to improve people’s lives.” AKDN is a network of secular organizations originally established to improve the quality of life of Ismaili communities. Today, its philanthropy serves people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or gender in the name of pluralism, Rahman said, and focuses primarily on underdeveloped countries in Asia and Africa. The collection of nonprofits has also made its way to the United States, where it has recruited global volunteers and formed public-private relationships to aid impoverished » See EXHIBIT, page 3
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Human Services hears police complaint updates By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Following a year of meetings with Evanston residents and city staff, members of the Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee presented a status report to aldermen on Monday about the city’s complaint process. Speaking at a Human Services Committee meeting, Matthew Mitchell, who chairs the working group of the committee, outlined its plans for improving the city’s complaint register form. Currently, residents may submit complaints about police conduct through the form, but Mitchell said the wording and questions are more complicated than they need to be. “We’ve had a lot of conversations with members of the community,” he said. “I’ve found those to be very beneficial.” The Evanston Police Department currently utilizes a multi-step review process. Once a complaint is filed, the Office of Professional Standards begins an investigation by speaking with the individual who filed it and compiling evidence. The complaint is then reviewed at Citizens’ Police Advisory Committee and Human Services Committee meetings.
POLICE BLOTTER Evanston man arrested in connection with aggravated battery
A 42-year-old Evanston man was arrested Sunday night in connection with aggravated battery of a police officer and possession of cocaine. At 9:09 p.m., officers arrived at 1111 Pitner Ave. following reports of domestic disturbance. The caller was a 38-year-old Chicago woman who was involved in an argument with the man when it turned physical, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the man and noticed he had been drinking. The man became belligerent with the officers as they investigated the incident, Glew said.
Mitchell said the committee focused on three main goals while reworking the complaint form: They looked into ways to help OPS handle complaints effectively, eliminate factors on the form that might discourage people from filling it out and increase transparency during the complaint process. Mitchell said the new forms would be simpler and more streamlined, and direct residents toward OPS and other resources. He said they should be implemented by EPD within the next month. In addition to overhauling the complaint forms, he said the working group has also been collecting data and interviewing residents about their experiences with the police in Evanston. These findings — as well as research the group has done into “best practices” for police forces across the country — will be compiled into a formal report, slated to be submitted to council members in October. “It looked like you are making some very good points (with the forms),” Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) said at the meeting. Aldermen also spoke about the possibility of taking down arrest records from the city’s website at Monday’s meeting. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) had first raised the issue in March, when she pointed out that the records were searchable online.
Glew said the man continued to be disruptive as police conducted more interviews. An officer approached the man to perform a search for a potential weapon given his hostility. The man initially complied but turned away, swinging his elbow and striking the officer in the chest, Glew said. The officer pushed the man against the wall and informed him that he would be tasered if he did not put his hands behind his back. The man was then transported to the police department, where a small bag containing about 10 grams of cocaine was located in his pocket, Glew said.
Man arrested in connection with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver
She had requested a review of the city’s posting of the Daily Crime Bulletins and the length of time they should be made available to the public. Arrest records are open to the public unless they involve an ongoing or active investigation. The Daily Crime Bulletins, which are posted to EPD’s page on the city’s website, contain information on “selected incidents” and arrests from initial police reports, according to a city memo. Under the Freedom of Information Act and the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor Opinions, the bulletin must be issued with identifying information, the document said. Since March, city staff have ensured that the complaints can no longer be searched, said assistant city attorney Mario Treto. Still, Fleming questioned on Monday whether they should be posted on the website at all. Treto said his department would look into how the bulletins have to be publicized, and whether it would be possible to limit distribution to only individual inquiries and email subscribers. “I think that people get arrested … all the time and wish they hadn’t,” Fleming said. “I would imagine there are not many people looking every day just out of curiosity to see who got arrested.” kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
Officers observed a car with tinted windows driving near 1123 Howard St. on Friday afternoon. When officers made contact with the driver, they noticed a scent of burnt cannabis. The occupant of the vehicle, a 27-year-old Evanston man, admitted to having recently smoked cannabis, Glew said. Police conducted a search of the car and located in the center console a clear bag containing 47 individually-wrapped, off-white, rock-like substances resembling crack-cocaine. The estimated weight was 13.5 grams, Glew said. The man admitted to possessing and selling cocaine in an interview with officers, Glew said. — Colin Boyle
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Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) speaks at a Human Services Committee meeting. Fleming called for further inquiry into the city’s publication of arrest records.
Setting the record straight An article published in April 3’s paper titled “Loyola’s NCAA run attracts NU fans” misstated Chris Burton’s year. He is a freshman. The Daily regrets the error.
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From page 1 communities. “Agreements of Cooperation” were signed with governors from California, Texas and Illinois to maximize resource allocation and facilitate relationships with those state governments. Heidi Gross, assistant director for the Center for Civic Engagement, said the exhibit featuring a community not known to many Northwestern students is an opportunity to for them to gain a new perspective — one of the center’s goals.
“I hope that college can be a time of students broadening their horizons, learning about people and communities and cultures that are different than their own,” she said. “That just helps make us all well-rounded citizens.” However, there are also students, faculty and staff who are members of the Ismaili community, Gross said. For them, she said, it’s a chance to hear more about their culture and background among peers. Weinberg freshman Anusha Ebrahim is among those members. The exhibit traveled from
Glenview, home to her local Ismaili center, to NU as part of a nationwide tour, she said. Ebrahim said it was interesting that it came to NU because AKDN’s work is not typically known to the general public. “They really highlighted some of the important things that the Imam has been doing,” she said. “It makes me very proud to be a part of this community and part of this bigger thing.” aperez@u.northwestern.edu
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Seven Medill alumni to be inducted into Hall of Achievement
The Medill School of Journalism will induct seven alumni into its Hall of Achievement, the school’s highest honor, later this month. The inductees include Kevin Blackistone (Medill ’81), Mervin Block (Medill ’59), Patricia Callahan (Medill ’93), Jose Costa (Medill ’04), Karen Ferguson Fuson (Medill ’92), Gillian Flynn (Medill ’97) and John Schulian (Medill ’68). “These alumni truly represent the best of Medill,” Medill dean Brad Hamm said in a Monday news release. “They have distinguished themselves in their fields and are a credit to their alma mater. We are proud to recognize their outstanding achievements.” Flynn is the award-winning author of the thriller novel “Gone Girl,” which was adapted into a 2014 film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Her novel “Sharp Objects” is currently being adapted into an HBO miniseries starring Amy Adams. Blackistone is a columnist for The Washington Post and a contributor to ESPN’s “Around the Horn.” Block has written scripts for broadcasters at CBS, NBC and ABC, as well as multiple books on broadcast news writing that are still used in classrooms today. Callahan is an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune and has shared two Pulitzer Prizes. Costa is the CEO of For Eyes, an optical retailer, and has worked in leadership roles at
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Kevin Blackistone, Mervin Block, Patricia Callahan, Jose Costa, Karen Ferguson Fuson, Gillian Flynn and John Schulian. The seven NU alumni will be inducted into the Medill Hall of Achievement.
Maaco and Burger King. Before stepping away to pursue a future in higher education, Ferguson Fuson worked as the west group president for the USA Today network, and she previously worked at the Arizona Republic and the Indianapolis Star. Schulian is a reporter and sports columnist who previously worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Daily News. He also created the TV series “Xena:
Warrior Princess.” The Hall of Achievement was established in 1997 and includes a number of distinguished Medill alumni. Blackistone will be honored in the fall, while the other six honorees will be recognized during a ceremony and panel discussion on May 17. — Jonah Dylan
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Despite University inaction, students retain power RUBY PHILLIPS
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As the 50th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover passed last week, I found myself doing a lot of thinking about the history of this campus, and particularly about how much those student activists in 1968 were willing to risk. The occupation of the Bursar’s Office was a disruptive action rooted in a sense of duty. Black students felt they needed to stand up and make themselves heard in order to make life better for future generations. Perhaps their actions were not so much revolutionary as they were passionate, but at least the University listened. I am in awe of the drive of these students and in thinking about such motivation, I have been asking myself these past few days: What happened to the power of students? The year 1968 (and the decade in general) is often romanticized in our minds as a global moment of revolution, when it seemed like everyone across the world was mobilizing to action at the same time. There were many other faces to this movement besides the black students at Northwestern. Students just a few miles away at some of the City Colleges of Chicago were revolutionizing the culture, curriculum and definition of their colleges that very same year. Even students in places like Paris and Brazil were forming coalitions and trying to involve the working class. It is easy to think about 1968 as a “hippie revolution,” but the youth who were involved back then believed in and actively engaged with what they were doing. They were proud of putting pressure on both government and universities about a range of issues from anti-war sentiment to racial inequality. There was a collective spirit among students at the time that to be politically engaged was to be a proud American, a sentiment I feel has since
been lost. I once sat at a table in a five-person class as a professor asked why none of us wanted to run for office. We looked around at each other. Our general response was that entering government at this point felt hopeless. And we felt even less enthusiastic about protesting against our perceived lack of power, and we wondered why anyone would care what students like us had to say about politics. The idea of joining the government, or of loving America enough to try to fix it, was lost on us. The government seemed like a black hole of bureaucracy that could never repair the deeply ingrained and hard-to-pinpoint issues of racism, sexism and classism that students today are concerned with. I feel like we don’t know how to be politically engaged or support specific policies we agree with; there’s no longer a space where we can openly and excitedly discuss social activism or plan a revolution. In fact, because of NU’s protest policy, students can’t even demonstrate without permission from the school. I am not trying to undermine the activism and work happening on this campus that is organized by marginalized voices. Much of this work — namely the To Be Departments campaign — should serve as an example to those of us who don’t know how to navigate activism. Weinberg dean Adrian Randolph sent out an email on May 3 — during the Bursar’s Takeover anniversary — saying that the Asian American Studies program and the Latina and Latino Studies program will receive increased operating budgets and potentially tenured faculty, which was a step forward, but not a fulfillment of their request. In a Letter to the Editor written on Friday by the Latinx Asian American Collective, Students Organizing for Labor Rights and Black Lives Matter NU, students discussed the University’s hypocrisy in celebrating the Bursar’s Takeover while still refusing to grant departmental status to these programs. Despite all the teach-ins and organizing
efforts of these student organizations, methods that are far more respectable from the University’s standpoint than those used in the very protest it was commemorating, progress is still slow. This work should not go unnoticed, but when I think about the excitement surrounding the Bursar’s Takeover during the past week, I can’t find the same willingness among the majority of students on this campus to join in the activism taking place today. Moreover, it feels as though students are so desensitized to issues in America that they don’t feel mobilized to fight for policy change. In fact, unlike the disruptive action of the Bursar’s Takeover, social activism today feels increasingly representational and cultural. That’s not to devalue the significance of protest art or social justice education, but it’s important to note the differences. When we don’t have specific policy goals to negotiate or publicize, it can be difficult to garner widespread support. But we must still find the strength to mobilize for causes we believe in. I want to know what happened to student power. Perhaps my romanticization of student activism contributes to a larger liberal narrative that characterizes the year 1968 as a more radical and progressive year than it actually was and fails to acknowledge the activism people did before then. Still, I can’t help but appreciate and admire the students who spoke up all across the globe. I wonder how so many people felt the need to be politically engaged, whether through art or protest, during this year. There is a picture in Shepard Hall’s exhibit, which explores student activism throughout NU’s history, showing students expressing discontent when there was an increase in tuition, something that I did not see when NU’s tuition was increased earlier this quarter by 3.6 percent for the upcoming 2018-19 school year. This speaks to a larger facelessness of the University and of institutional power in general. As organizations and
institutions become more bureaucratic and abstract, it feels harder to speak truth to that power. There is no clear location — like the Bursar’s Office — to take over and literally shut down the campus. While students must recognize their own potential power, it is still essential to hold the University responsible for its inaction. When students do need an environment to express their discontent, administrators must be willing to listen and to learn from them. Perhaps, the apathy from Northwestern only contributes to the cyclical nature of students’ disempowerment and lack of protest. As we celebrate the Bursar’s Office Takeover, let us try to remember that students still have a voice. It seems like the University has praised our passion and intellectualism without listening to our voices or meeting our demands. I do not denounce students who don’t want to politically engage or who want to prioritize their education over protest, but I encourage us all to remember that it is OK to express our discontent, especially in today’s political climate. The activists of 1968 relished their ability to protest and make change, however flawed or ineffective it may have been at times, simply because of their pride as Americans. It is hard to love a country with such a violent history that continues today, but engaging politically or being passionate about protest cannot be left to just a select few students. The beauty of 1968 came from how global it was, like one big revolt that shook the world. Let us try to regain that power and excitement, not for our pleasure or nostalgia, but because we believe in it and our ability to change things. Ruby Phillips is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at rubyphillips2020@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
Marvel has reinvigorated moviegoing experience for fans SOPHIE CHEN
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Warning: This column contains spoilers for the movie “Avengers: Inf inity War” Like most people walking out of my 6:40 p.m. showing of “Avengers: Infinity War,” I was feeling a bit zombified. But while my lungs felt like I just had the wind knocked out of me, my heart stirred with something that felt a little like contentment. Around me, people were talking with a kind of solidarity that wouldn’t have suggested we had walked into that theater as complete strangers three hours ago. I guess seeing some of Earth’s greatest (fictional) heroes dissolved into the ether was quite the jarring experience. Beyond the intensity of the movie’s ending, the widespread chatter also spoke to the reach of the Marvel universe. Many characters’ deaths hit moviegoers hard because we had been following their stories for years, their
images branded into our collective consciousnesses by Disney’s pervasive marketing and merchandise campaigns. While some have hailed the massive popularization of the Marvel universe as ruining film, I think it’s done quite the opposite. Nowadays, we’ve all receded into our own streaming bubbles. An abundant serving platter of platforms and choices has turned us into picky consumers, often refusing to watch plotlines if they don’t strike us in just the right way. For example, I personally love the hyper-specific, anthropomorphic animated show “BoJack Horseman.” Yet, I will never watch the also hyper-specific, anthropomorphic animated show “Rick and Morty” because, frankly, I’ve never been fond of the main character’s vocal timbre. It’s grating, and, more importantly, I know I have a host of other programs to peruse. Having myriad on-demand choices through streaming services has also robbed us of a little bit of television and cinema’s fun. Half the joy of watching a series occurs off-screen. The best moments are ones that send you searching for your friend’s equally surprised reaction or reaching for your phone so you can
vent your anger through text. But when your friend is watching “Black Mirror” while you’re 55 episodes deep into “Parks and Recreation,” it just isn’t the same. That is why the Marvel universe offers such a refreshing contemporary moviegoing experience. It’s a return to the way moviegoing used to be: where a steady release schedule created a shared cultural phenomenon that allowed everyone to experience the same stories in the same time frame. The confidence with which “Infinity War” proceeds through its complex storylines — putting the audience in medias res from the get-go — shows that Marvel believes itself to be a franchise so universal that its audience shouldn’t need an introduction to its latest characters; we should already be caught up with its supernatural gang. And, for the most part, we are caught up. The fact that many of us can actually follow the tangle of storylines the movie juggles demonstrates that we have, in the past few years, actively subscribed to the fantastic vision the franchise is selling. We know that almost all of our friends will understand the line, “I am Groot,” and we know that we also share Bruce Banner’s secret — that he’s
“always angry” — with hundreds of millions of people around the world. Soon, almost everyone in America will know what it means to say, “I don’t feel so good, Mr. Stark,” just because of all the Twitter memes that have incorporated the phrase. The franchise that occupies the next biggest proportion of our imaginations is “Star Wars,” and that saga arguably fosters more intergenerational hostility than kinship. Truly, in this day and age, Marvel is one of a kind. So, here’s looking forward to the next Avengers movie. And the next one after that. And however many more that follow. The beauty of it all is that no matter how many Marvel movies there end up being, moviegoers will watch them with the knowledge that, across the world, millions of people are doing the same.
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The restaurant’s menu features both French- and American-inspired cuisine. Bob said the deli’s most popular sandwich is either salmon and brie or roast beef with béarnaise sauce.
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From page 1 the addition of béarnaise sauce (a creamy dressing made with white wine vinegar), it wasn’t until the pair assumed control that they decided to ramp up the restaurant’s Frenchness. Since then, Bob, who cooks, and John, who handles the business side, have tweaked the Evanston staple to become a fan favorite of Chicagoland residents without forgetting its founding principles.
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Al Pottinger, the shop’s namesake, founded the deli in 1949. During World War II, Al served in the Navy as chief gunner and chief cook on a small ship. After the war ended in 1945, he returned stateside and went on to work for Kroger, a national grocery store chain, but grew dissatisfied with his lack of autonomy in the role. “He was iconoclastic, to say the least,” Bob said. “He did not do well with authority, and he did not like having a boss.” So, when the space on Noyes Street became available, Al jumped on the opportunity and opened shop. The delicatessen’s niche, Bob said, was to serve “higher quality food than anybody else” while still maintaining affordable prices. The shop did well in its early years, John said, serving a growing clientele of Northwestern students, faculty and staff, as well as North Shore
residents. Al, however, grew frustrated at Evanston’s “blue laws,” which prohibited businesses from operating on Sundays, and became one of the few restaurant owners in the city to “thumb their nose” at the rule. “My father said, ‘To hell with that’ and opened on Sundays anyway,” John said. “He was one of the first, so there were always huge mobs of people on Sundays.” Bob and John started working full-time at the deli in the 1970s. Bob said he was originally asked to stay on for two weeks as his father recovered from cataract surgery. “45 years later, I’m still here,” Bob said. “It’s been a long two weeks.”
Home is where the bread is
Kate Bernot (Medill ’10) worked at Al’s from her sophomore year at NU until after her graduation. There, she said she found not just a job, but a home. She said getting to that point, however, was happenstance. Bernot had just moved off-campus, and her parents urged her to get a job to help pay the rent. One day, when walking down Noyes, she saw Al’s hand-drawn “Help Wanted” sign, applied on a whim and got the job. Bernot said she was treated well and was always given food to take home at the end of the day (her favorites: soupe au pistou and turkey, aioli and Swiss on rosemary olive bread). Besides an “abiding love of bread,” Bernot said
the Pottinger brothers taught her important life lessons like the value of integrity. “They always just stayed true to what they thought was best and … they definitely had a vision and principles on which they were going to run this deli,” Bernot said. “Even if you think you could make more money, if you don’t think it’s the best move for your business or your work, you don’t do it.” Bernot said that though the shop is a bit oldfashioned, with hand-written order forms and food that takes a bit longer to prepare, it’s this personalization and attention to detail that drives so many customers back to the deli week after week. And, because of this, she said she noticed a “little club of regulars” who kept showing up, including people who would travel from Chicago or other North Shore suburbs just to take a bite out of the deli’s turkey club. When Bernot herself was working in Chicago after graduation, she said she would “sit forever” on the Purple Line just to drop by — and maybe snag a butter cookie. “Al’s was so much more to me than just a deli, and I think that’s true for a lot of the other customers,” Bernot said. “There was this whole community of people that was built around this deli but who shared a lot more and got to really know each other through that place.”
A taste of Paris
Today, Al’s walls are lined with photographs of
Parisian bridges and faux street signs saying “Rue Noyes.” The music, vaguely “Ratatouille”-esque, hums quietly in the background, and the smell of fresh baguettes wafts over the polished marble tables. The menu proudly reads “We accept Euros,” which Bob said helps give the pair pocket change for when they visit France. Bob’s been 32 times, with his 33rd trip booked for September. The main event, however, is not the décor — it’s the food, which John said still adheres to Al’s founding belief in quality over convenience. Soup is made from scratch, and bread is delivered fresh every morning from Hewn Bakery, another Evanston mainstay. In recent years, John said customers’ tastes have changed from fattier meats like salami and bologna to leaner cuts like smoked turkey, and the menu has followed suit. John said the fact that he and Bob independently own and operate the shop means they’re free to try out new items or modify existing ones, depending on their own opinions or customer requests. Though Bob said running the shop can be tiring, it’s the customers — both regulars and newcomers — who keep drawing him back. “When we get filled up and all the tables are full, I look out and say, ‘Those people are enjoying themselves,’” Bob said. “It gives me a lot of satisfaction to say, ‘I did that.’” jacobholland2020@u.northwestern.edu
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ACROSS CAMPUSES UCSF workers walk off job; surgeries, health appointments canceled SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of vocational nurses, truck drivers, security guards and other service workers walked off the job at 10 University of California campuses Monday morning, kicking off a planned three-day strike over pay and causing widespread delays in patient care at UC medical centers. Students still came and went from school, but long lines of picketing employees appeared on streets and sidewalks at and around the universities. On at least one campus, classes were delayed. Meanwhile, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., announced that she wouldn’t deliver her scheduled commencement speech at UC Berkeley this weekend because of the labor dispute, university officials said. The biggest disruption was at medical centers, where health care workers were among participants in the protest. Thousands of appointments had to be postponed at UCSF’s Mission Bay and Parnassus Avenue campuses. While university administrators were planning to bring in at least 1,000 replacement employees, sympathy strikes set for Tuesday by the California Nurses Union and the University Professional and Technical Employees were expected to complicate matters. In total, the number of striking employees could reach
53,000. “Our only option again is to strike,” said Kathryn Lybarger, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, whose 25,000 systemwide workers initiated the action. “We are holding the line on some of the last middle-class jobs in California.” The AFSCME members represent over 15,000 vocational nurses, respiratory therapists and medical technologists across the UC system as well as more than 9,000 janitors, cooks and security guards. At the Parnassus Avenue campus in San Francisco’s Sunset District, the union members chanted, “Who has the power? We got the power!” as they marched outside the hospital’s emergency room. They wore green shirts bearing their union’s name and waved green inflatable batons as passing motorists honked in support. University officials said more than 300 surgeries and 800 cancer patient appointments had been postponed, and all elective procedures were put on hold at the two San Francisco campuses. Emergency medical services remained open, and patients arriving at clinics didn’t report disruptions. “ Today my concern is mostly around patient care,” said Sheila Antrum, senior vice president and chief operating officer of UCSF. “I’m just going to keep on that track and stay focused.” Officials at UC Davis Medical Center said they rescheduled appointments for 769 patients,
including more than 100 cancer examinations and 150 radiology exams. At UC Santa Cruz, morning classes were canceled until noon because demonstrators were blocking two campus entrances, said Scott Hernandez-Jason, a university spokesman. Afternoon classes were expected to resume. Both UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley officials said shuttle services were not running during the strike. Instead, city buses, like AC Transit in Berkeley, were providing student transportation. “So far things seem to be fine. (But) we are in the first few hours of the first day,” said UC Berkeley spokeswoman Janet Gilmore. In Los Angeles, workers had an unexpected scare Monday morning when a man drove into a crowd of picketers near UCLA. Three university employees were treated for minor injuries. The driver was taken into custody, UCLA police said. AFSCME and university administrators remained at a standstill in contract negotiations. The union rejected the university’s offer of 3 percent annual raises over four years, insisting on pay increases of 6 percent a year. The employees have also demanded that their health care costs remain flat, their jobs not be contracted to nonunion workers and their retirement age, for pension eligibility, not rise. University officials say state taxpayers should not be stuck with the bill for better
compensation, especially when employees make as much or more than those working similar jobs. Union representatives say they deserve more. “They’ve been tone deaf to our calls around inequality and stopping the outsourcing,” Lybarger said. “They won’t even say the words inequality and outsourcing.” She said strikes have been an effective strategy in the past, giving rise to further negotiations and eventually a good deal. “Striking is a last resort that we’ve been pushed to time and again,” Lybarger said. Anton Goff, 48, of Hercules, and Andrew Fisher, 58, of Pinole, stood silently across the street from the picket line. In their green protest shirts, they stared as people chanted and yelled while they sipped their tea and coffee and clutched a sign reading “AFSCME 3299 On Strike Secure Future For All.” The two men are UCSF custodians, Goff for 13 years, and Fisher for 11 years. They said their last raise was nearly four years ago, despite repeated requests for more. They make about $23 an hour. “We’re just talking a few percent on our salary. It’s just ridiculous,” Fisher said. “It’s difficult. They take care of their doctors. They’re not taking care of the real people.” Fisher said he has put three kids through college while working at UCSF but had to work construction, landscaping and carpentry jobs on the side. — Sarah Ravani (San Francisco Chronicle/TNS)
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From page 1 would require funds to create and sustain, it would cost far less than what would be spent to alleviate behavioral or learning issues down the line. Superintendent Paul Goren added that greater clarity on how the board could move forward with the proposed amendments would come once the director was appointed. Still, board president Suni Kartha echoed Mendoza’s sentiments about the vague nature of the current plan, and said she wanted to ensure the board would have discussions about how to implement it as early as possible. “The recommendations are great; we just need to now solidify that into an actual plan and strategy on how to move forward,” she said. “I think from a board perspective, we need to understand what our role is in supporting that plan.” Speaking during public comment, Organization for Positive Action and Leadership board member Alex Morgan lauded the board’s initiative to improve equity in the district. But he noted that the District 65 administration has been slow to make change addressing the issues OPAL presented to them in October. “It seems every week, every month, every year, we talk more than we take action,” he said. “While I have great faith in this board’s leadership, I have a lot less faith in this administration. If there’s one thing I could ask of this board in the new year, it’s that they begin to hold this administration accountable for its outcomes.” janerecker2019@u.northwestern.edu
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facilities are not up-to-date. The “cramped spaces with white cinder block walls” may be a part of the first-year experience, he said, but he is not looking forward to living in those conditions again. “We’ve all experienced one year in a dorm, and it kind of feels like at that point you’ve done it,” Farley said. “You’re ready to move into something more like a house that you live in the rest of your life.” Farley added that the University should prioritize providing facilities with more collaborative spaces for returning students. While for freshmen, on-campus housing may primarily be a place for socializing, he said for returning students it represents a place for relaxation. In response to the complaints of outdated facilities, D’Arienzo said the University will continue its 10-year Housing Master Plan. According to the plan, Jones Residential College — which is currently offline for renovations — and a new building at 1830 Sheridan Rd. will open in 2021. Foster-Walker Complex will be renovated in 2022, and Bobb-McCulloch Hall may be rebuilt in 2023-2024. D’Arienzo also acknowledged that students may be more frustrated with the housing process because it is different from their prior experience with the system. While the class of 2021 had put down their preferences and received an assignment as incoming first-year students, this year they had to individually choose their rooms. “That caused more confusion than anything else because they were hoping what they wanted was available, and if it wasn’t available, it increased the level of frustration,” D’Arienzo said. catherinekim2020@u.northwestern.edu
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“Each weekend allows you to evaluate (where) you are at with your program and obviously we need to make some adjustments.” — Spencer Allen, baseball coach
Baseball NU vs. Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Friday
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SWEPT AWAY
Weekend sweep at Purdue eliminates Wildcats from postseason Purdue
By PETER WARREN
the daily northwestern @thepeterwarren
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This weekend last year, Northwestern took two-of-three games from Purdue and vaulted itself into a tie for the eighth spot in the Big Ten standings. Exactly 365 days later, the results and circumstances of a weekend series in West Lafayette, Indiana, were much different. The Boilermakers (27-16, 13-4 Big Ten) swept the visiting Wildcats (14-28, 4-17), eliminating NU from Big Ten Tournament contention. Coach Spencer Allen said his team lacked consistency throughout the series. “We did not play well this weekend,” Allen said. “There were some glimpses, but (we) really got outplayed in all three phases of the game.” Friday’s game was the only one to feature a Cats lead. NU first grabbed the advantage in the third inning, when senior catcher Jack Claeys hit a home run to put the Cats up 2-0. After then falling behind 5-2, NU put up a fivespot in the sixth inning, highlighted by a home run from freshman right fielder Casey O’Laughlin that catapulted the Cats to a 7-5 lead. However, that lead would fall apart in the eighth inning as Purdue scored 3 runs on a single and sacrifice fly. Junior shortstop Jack Dunn, who has now reached base in 19 straight contests, was
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able to get into scoring position in the ninth, but NU could not capitalize and lost the game 8-7. In Saturday’s game, Purdue jumped out to an early lead by scoring 5 runs in the third inning. The Cats were able to close the gap to 6-4 before the Boilermakers tacked on three runs in the seventh and eighth to put the game out of reach. “They had really good at-bats with two outs,” junior center fielder Ben Dickey said. “They got the two-outs hits, and in those games, we did not get the two-outs hits. Sometimes it works out that way.” For the first time since March 4, freshman left-hander Jack Pagliarini was not the Sunday starter for the Cats. Allen said Pagliarini was dealing with an injury and did not want his young pitcher throwing at less than 100 percent. In place of Pagliarini, fellow freshman southpaw Ryan Bader was handed the ball to start the final game of the series. Bader was bounced in the second inning after giving up 7 runs. “Ryan … gave us a shot,” Allen said. “I really would have liked to see his outing if we would have made the outs we
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needed to make. Despite the lopsided score in game three, NU had chances to put runs on the board. The Cats loaded the bases in the first, fourth and seventh innings but could only get one runner to cross home plate. Dickey and senior designated hitter Connor Lind both had good weekends at the plate after struggling with their bats for most of the season. Lind reached base five times, hit a home run and drove in 3 runs while Dickey collected four hits plus three walks and a hit-by-pitch. “The start of the year wasn’t great for me, and the middle of the year, but I am starting to put good at-bats together,” Lind said. “Taking those good at-bats and moving forward with those is something that I have been trying to do.” Sitting in 12th place in the conference, NU is only one game up on lastplace Penn State. The most recent time the Cats finished in last place in the Big Ten was 2012. Allen said it doesn’t matter how he feels about missing the Big Ten Tournament because it is the reality of the situation. “We have to look at how to get this program back on and it obviously starts with me,” Allen said. “Each game, each series, each weekend allows you to evaluate (where) you are at with your program and obviously we need to make some adjustments.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Writers discuss NCAA hopes NU finishes regular By CALVIN ALEXANDER and BRETT HAENSEL the daily northwestern @calvalexander, @bretthaensel
No. 12 Northwestern (21-5, 11-0 Big Ten) turned in one of its best-ever regular seasons in 2018 but fell to Michigan in the Big Ten championship. Entering this weekend’s regional round of the NCAA Tournament, The Daily’s women’s tennis writers convened to recap the regular season and preview the tournament ahead. 1. After starting the season 3-3, how did NU develop into the dominant force we saw from March on? Calvin Alexander: NU’s shaky start to the season was mainly due to its difficult schedule. Two of those three losses came against teams that are currently highly ranked — No. 5 Texas and No. 14 UCLA. However, in non-conference play, the Cats showed glimpses of the form that would propel them to the success they had for the remainder of the season by winning the doubles point in all six of their out-of-league matches.
Brett Haensel: Coach Claire Pollard likened the team’s schedule to the college football grind, with each weekend’s matches being just as important as the last’s. After the Oregon loss — which was somewhat out of character — NU’s season could have gone either way, but with wins over No. 22 Washington and No. 7 Vanderbilt in consecutive weekends, the Cats continued to internalize Pollard’s mindset. 2. What went right for the Cats in their regular-season win at Michigan that went wrong in the Big Ten championship rematch?
Haensel: With both matches ending with a final score of 4-3 and ultimately decided in the third set of the final match, it’s not too difficult to see there wasn’t much separating these two teams. Third sets and tiebreakers are often won by the finest of margins. With a third set deciding each match, the regular season and conference tournament championships could have easily been flipped. Alexander: Both matches could have gone either way. But one major
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Erin Larner strikes a backhand. She and the other seniors are looking to lead the Wildcats to advance in the NCAA Tournament.
difference in the two was that the first was played indoors, unlike the second. The Big Ten Tournament final was played on Minnesota’s outdoor courts and some NU players said they noticed the windy conditions. But in the end, nothing changed too drastically and we saw two tightly contested matchups between two rivals.
3. Hosting the regional round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend, how likely are the Cats to advance out of their group? How deep can they go in the tournament overall? Haensel: With three wins over the nation’s top 10 and six against the top 25, NU has experience playing some of the best teams in women’s tennis. The Cats must first beat Buffalo, and they would be very unwise to overlook the Bulls before playing the winner of Kansas State, who lost ten matches over the course of the season, and Kentucky, who NU defeated earlier this year. Still, it would be surprising for the Cats to let their guard down early, especially with three talented seniors and a coach who won’t let her team come in unprepared. Alexander: This appearance marks coach Pollard’s 20th consecutive in the NCAA tournament; her expertise makes her bunch a dangerous foe for any team in the draw. The Bulls have only lost three matches this year, one of which was against Penn State in a 6-1 defeat. By comparison, NU beat Penn State by the same score. Since the Cats beat Kentucky earlier this season and have a much better record than Kansas State, NU has a very good chance at getting out of their section and has the potential to upset a top seed and advance past the sweet 16 down the road. calvinalexander2021@u.northwestern.edu bretthaensel2021@u.northwestern.edu
season with series loss Wisconsin
By ANDREW GOLDEN
the daily northwestern @andrewcgolden
Northwestern lost its final regular season series against Wisconsin this weekend, marking just its second series loss of the season. On Friday, the Wildcats (34-16, 14-8 Big Ten) lost their first game to the Badgers (27-20, 11-9) by a 7-1 score. Wisconsin jumped on freshman pitcher Kenna Wilkey quickly, scoring 5 runs in the first three innings. The deficit proved to be too much for the Cats, as they only managed to score 1 run off a solo home run by freshman second baseman Rachel Lewis. Lewis’ home run capped off an incredible regular season for her. Her solo shot against Wisconsin was her 17th of the season, and she leads the Big Ten with 59 RBIs. Coach Kate Drohan said Lewis has been a key piece in NU’s offense all season. “She’s had a big impact in our order,” Drohan said. “She’s done a great job with her run production, both in scoring runs and driving them in.” In the second game on Saturday, Lewis stepped up once again, scoring 2 runs and driving in 1 to lead the Cats to a 4-2 victory. With a series win on the line Sunday, the Cats scored first off a Sammy Nettling double that drove in Lewis, but Wisconsin answered with 4 runs in the fifth inning. Although the Cats scored 2 runs in the sixth to cut the deficit 4-3, they couldn’t pull off the comeback. The story of NU’s weekend was the team’s inability to get hits. In the Cats’ two losses, they managed just six total hits, but they had eight in their win on Saturday. Drohan said the offense wasn’t “up to
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par,” adding she knows the Cats’ hitting is capable of more. “Across the three games, we just had too many strikeouts and popups,” Drohan said. “We just gotta get back to the basics.” On the pitching mound, Morgan Newport has become a reliable player to complement Wilkey. Newport pitched a complete game in NU’s win Saturday, giving up just 2 runs. Since a weekend series against Purdue in early April where she got only one out in two games, she has improved and dropped her ERA from 3.87 to 3.44. “I don’t think it was problem with her confidence,” Drohan said. “She just had to make some mechanical adjustments. She worked really, really hard on it over the last month and we were able to use her a little bit more this weekend.” The Cats’ pitching staff finished the regular season with a team ERA of 3.66. NU’s offense finished with a team batting average of .291, third in the Big Ten behind Illinois and No. 12 Michigan. Despite the series loss, a Nebraska win over Illinois on Sunday helped NU still finish the regular season with the fourth-best record in the conference and secure a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament. For their season to continue further, Drohan said the Cats have to perform their best moving forward. “This time of the year, it’s all about executing,” Drohan said. “We’ve put ourselves in a pretty good position here and now it’s about going out there and taking charge of ball games.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu