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News at 6 on WNUR News – October 18, 2021 NU Powerlifting, Block Museum, and Campus Transit WNUR News broadcasts live at 6 pm CST on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on WNUR 89.3 FM
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Speaker 2 00:00:18 Welcome back to w N U R news at six 10 N PM. Central time. Who shows, who says what counts Northwestern's block museum shows off its new collection acquired by students arts and entertainment. Reporter Connor Serio has a story
Speaker 1 00:00:36 In celebration of its 40th anniversary on campus. Northwestern's block museum of art is presenting an exhibition called who shows, who says what counts,
Speaker 3 00:00:47 Who says, who shows what counts is an exhibition. That challenges us to question how we think about the
Speaker 1 00:00:52 Past. That was SIE Roka, associate curator of collections at the block museum Ronco and Kate Hadley toughness, senior advancement manager for the block grants and collection council curri, the exhibition, the title who shows, who says what counts comes from a work in the blocks collection by artist Louis Lawler, considering barriers to entry in the art world. Most of the pieces in the exhibition though, were collected during a recent acquisition drive
Speaker 3 00:01:17 Is an exhibition 40th anniversary of far recent acquisitions.
Speaker 1 00:01:22 Broer in to divided the exhibition into four sections, institutions, critique, critical portraits place in memory and reframing the past.
Speaker 3 00:01:31 We have these thematic groups that we wanted to bring together. We wanted to think about portrait as a genre and how artists have used that as, as a way to think about history. And then perhaps the most capacious section is, is this one called reframing the past in which we gathered artists who, who have kinda res of the past or created perhaps alternative narratives of the past
Speaker 1 00:01:56 One notable work in the reframing. The past section is the great farce by Italian American artist, Feder Rico Somi, which is, is 3d animation techniques to create a comically absurd carnival like farewell, colonialism,
Speaker 3 00:02:12 3d figures that are intentionally iCLU arrived in a new continent meeting natives. And then you have figures from all across history. You have pharaohs, you have Donald Trump kiss the doors and it ends up in this big consumer party and a place that looks like time square.
Speaker 1 00:02:35 Unlike most of the works in the exhibition, the great farce is a teaching item. It ized version of a larger work gifted to the black museum by the artist sole me,
Speaker 3 00:02:44 It's a teaching piece, that of a work that's actually a very large installation, but the artists gave this as a gift as something that we can bring out in classes and show,
Speaker 1 00:02:53 And that alludes to a broader purpose of the block museum. Well, the museum always features exhibitions such as who shows, who says what counts its primary role is as a resource on campus.
Speaker 3 00:03:04 The black museum of art is the academic art museum of Western university. Our mission is to serve as a resource for teaching and research here. And a lot of what we think about is when we acquire work is how can this be useful in teaching how to serve the syllabus
Speaker 1 00:03:21 Roca highlighted the student cohorts program at the block as a specific opportunity that students should be aware of. Noting that pieces on display in the exhibition were selected for acquisition by student cohorts,
Speaker 3 00:03:33 It's called quarantine blues. This is the selection by our student associates from 2021. It is a very large photograph by Leonard of Chicago based artists.
Speaker 1 00:03:45 The student cohort program is also not the only opportunity for students at the block museum. There are curatorial internships and visitor service roles as well. Just to name a few. And if the listeners would like to learn more about who shows says what counts apart from visiting the museum, a brand new collection handbook is available for purchase.
Speaker 3 00:04:08 It's our first handbook. And I think a very long time to give you kinda overview the history of the collection, as well as our kinda ambitions for the future.
Speaker 2 00:04:20 That was w R's Connor Erio at Northwestern's museum onto oddities for today. How do you get around campus moped skateboard bike or by foot by foot in the winter? Definitely rough reporter, pause, bomb learns how students get to class
Speaker 5 00:04:39 Campus traverses almost a mile of Charan road. Not to mention the space on either side of the street for students who live on one end of campus, but have class on the other end quick and easy transportation is vital. I talked to a few students about the best ways to get around campus, to maximize sleep and convenience. We'll start with the most traditional mode of transportation walking with TGY a first year Madil student who lives in the Southwest area.
Speaker 6 00:05:06 Did he get aside initially to walk around campus instead of getting a bike scooter or another vehicle?
Speaker 7 00:05:11 I was like, I already assumed I was gonna walk when I arrived at school. And then I didn't realize condom people had bikes and scooters and other more loads of transportation. So I was like, oh, that's cool. But I'm just still walking right now.
Speaker 6 00:05:24 How long is your average commute to call?
Speaker 7 00:05:27 My longest is five minutes. My shortest is two
Speaker 6 00:05:30 Minutes. You mentioned, you were thinking of buying a scooter, what or who inspired this?
Speaker 7 00:05:34 Uh, the stimulus Chuck that's really how inspired it? Um, um, it seems like it'll be a decent way to get around campus. Um, it seems fast, reliable, less effort than a bike, but I don't know how good it is in the winter.
Speaker 5 00:05:48 So Tundi likes walking around campus, but even he is considering changing his routine up next. I talked to Jarvis a first year McCormick student who also lives in the Southwest area. His vehicle of choice is a skateboard.
Speaker 6 00:06:07 Um, so what made you want to get a skateboard or over a bike or another? I mode of transportation?
Speaker 9 00:06:12 Um, I did not wanna waste time locking up at my
Speaker 6 00:06:15 Bike. Um, what do you think about this, um, storage for skateboards around campus? Do you keep it in your classrooms, in your dorm?
Speaker 9 00:06:23 Um, they're, you know, mind's smiling enough to keep in my dorm and I could also carry it into the classroom. No, you know, with no issues or anything. So I that's, like I said, that's one of the advantages of having escape over
Speaker 6 00:06:37 A bike. And how long is your average commute to class?
Speaker 9 00:06:40 It takes no more than 10 minutes usually.
Speaker 6 00:06:43 Oh, that's great. Um, what do you think about riding on campus and on Sheridan road?
Speaker 9 00:06:49 Um, <laugh> I don't ride on Sheridan road or at least I try not to because Sheridan road isn't really made for skateboards. It's more suitable for bikes cuz the bike lane is like really rough.
Speaker 5 00:07:01 You heard it here, if you want a fast way to get to class, but don't want to Lu around a bike. Skateboards are the way to go. Just stay on Orrington. Instead of Chardon. Lastly, I talked to someone about one of the most common vehicles, bikes. Alex is a first year Madil student who lives on north campus.
Speaker 6 00:07:17 So what me, you want to want to ride a bike over a skateboard or another mode of transportation or on campus?
Speaker 10 00:07:23 So I cannot skateboard and unlike a lot of more optimistic kids on campus, I knew I probably would not be able to learn how to <laugh>. So I'm just am in the area originally I'm from about an hour south here had a bike already. So it was just easy and simplistic for me to bring that up to campus and use it.
Speaker 6 00:07:43 How long is your average commute to class?
Speaker 10 00:07:45 I bike fast. <laugh> faster than normal so I can make it from Bob McCullough to MFC and, um, McCormick, which is like very north, very south in about five minutes. I'd say I, um, I'm aware however, that that is just based on like the environment right now outside. And like once winter hits I will not have that same privilege. So I'm just taking advantage of the short biking time now.
Speaker 6 00:08:12 And that's impressive. Are you planning to still bike once it's all icy and snowy outside?
Speaker 10 00:08:16 You know, I heard about the Northwestern Ventura the other day, it from some of my friends. So I'm thinking of utilizing that.
Speaker 6 00:08:22 Why do you think about the bike racks around campus?
Speaker 10 00:08:24 You know, I like them. I've heard a lot of stories of people's tires, et cetera are getting stolen. I have not had that experience, but I've seen a lot of bikes around where I end up, um, locking my bike, having those like malfunctions I on them. So that's not like the most positive <laugh>,
Speaker 9 00:08:44 Um,
Speaker 10 00:08:45 Reinforcement for me to see every day. But, um, overall I haven't had any issues yet and um, there's usually spaces available for me. So I do like
Speaker 5 00:08:54 Before letting my interviewees go, I had to ask about one of the most controversial modes of transportation on campus. The mopeds, one of the most common sites and sounds around campus and along Sheridan is the worrying of athletes on their mopeds. Mopeds,
Speaker 10 00:09:09 You know, love it or hate 'em. The mopeds are very accessible. I kind of wish I had when myself, however, I, I will not admit that anywhere outside of this interview,
Speaker 9 00:09:17 I think they should be driven as cars, which means they should be on the roads only.
Speaker 11 00:09:22 I wish I got one. I
Speaker 5 00:09:26 For now, all we know is that there's a no peds petition on change.org. The petition's goal is to quote, get Northwestern to ban mopeds until the student athlete a winning record, whatever your transportation mode of choice. I wish you a fast and easy commute along Sheridan.
Speaker 2 00:09:44 All right, I'm gonna invite my, uh, producer over here, Maria. Jimin Aragon because we just need to talk about getting around on campus because I just need to add the bad experiences I've had with the bicycles over the years. I am a senior mm-hmm <affirmative> and my I'm I'm five foot two. And my dad bought, I lived in, um, Bob MCCO the first year. Most of my classes were south campus and my dad said, right, I'm gonna be nice and get you a bike. Okay. He goes to target and he buys me kid's bike <laugh> okay. No, although I am short, my weight is not for a kid's bike mm-hmm <affirmative> so, um, that didn't last too long. The brakes broke the ti like everything just broke down. I remember like trying to pedal and everything just detached. So that was that this was in the fall.
Speaker 2 00:10:26 Yeah, no, that was, this was fresh from fall. Okay. And then once the snow came, that was that's it nothing else that is gone. And then, and then here we go. Sophomore fall, I got a new bike. Also got it from target an adult bike this time. Um, or kids, I think it was like a pre-teen bike. So we're going ahead here. We, we are, yeah, it was a nicer bike. Um, however, the first day of sophomore year I was trying to get to my journalism class fun fact. And um, I, this person just Jo I'm dead of nowhere in front of the arch. And then I went up on the curb and then literally pretty much almost snapped the tire in half. Oh my God. I brought it to the tire shop wheel and Sprocket and Evanston. And he goes, how, how are you?
Speaker 2 00:11:10 Not, how are you not hurt? I said, I, I just want my bike fixed and fast forward. Now, long story short, my bike is currently broken. Um, you, even though I've fixed the brakes multiple times sound good. Um, the front break does not work. So, so I apologize in advance. So you use your legs to stop. How are we stopping down Sheridan? Really rusty. So moral stories to not get a bike from target is what I'm hearing. I think, I mean, listen, I love target. Don't get me wrong. But, or, or maybe the moral stories, just get a bike. That's not a kid's bike. That makes sense. I don't know. I feel like that. How do you get on campus? I walk everywhere, but I really considered getting my rip stick. I have it back home with Florida's consider, imagine being the person's like a girl on campus with a rip stick.
Speaker 2 00:11:53 I think you should get a rip stick. The, the thing is when winter comes around, I'm gonna wipe out. Yeah, that's true for sure that ice is gonna get you. You know what? I'm not gonna risk it. Also gonna mention cuz this, this is fun topic. You know, if you've re downloaded, what's the YikYak YikYak. She is serious about the petition to abolished mopeds. Oh my God. They're that is a real thing. Your gram it's like insane. You know, it's hilarious. All right. Well, if you see a MOED just, um, don't hate, don't discriminate, you know, of course just do your thing and don't buy a bike from the target. <laugh> all right. We're going to go to break now. And when we come back, we have a quick weather update and uh, more news for you. All right. Stay tuned.
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Speaker 2 00:14:14 Welcome back to w Nur news. It is 6:25 PM central time. A look at, at the weather for tonight. You can expect a low of 50 degrees and tomorrow a high of 70 with partly cloudy skies. And now a look at our news Roundup Saturday's football game between Northwestern and Rutgers proved purple pride was strong. This homecoming weekend, the cats beat the Scarlet night's 21 to seven at, after they took a hard hit from Nebraska two weeks ago. Another homecoming weekend highlight was Northwestern's black house rededication on Friday. After two years of renovation, Northwestern students shouldn't expect to see any frat parties on campus. Anytime soon, the inter fraternity council voted Friday to extend its ban on all social and recruitment events associated with the council's 12 member fraternities to January 3rd. The initial three week ban was I did after some students reported being drugged at fraternity houses.
Speaker 2 00:15:14 The first two weeks of school and looking nationally, former secretary of state Colin Powell died today from coronavirus complications. He was the first African American to serve as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and secretary of state. He's most known for making his case for the going to war against Iraq in 2003. And that's all for w Nur news at 6:00 PM. For more news updates and reports follow us on Twitter at w Nur news. You can listen to these and other stories of the day on our Spotify, Google podcast, and SoundCloud. You can also find us on our brand new website, w N you are.news. Our producer today is Maria Jima Aragon, and our reporters are John Young, Kim Connor Erio and POBA from all of us here at w N U R news. I'm Angelina Campi. Thank you for listening. And we'll see you back here on Wednesday. Same time, same place now, back to scheduled programming. Good night.
