President Morton Schapiro and his wife Mimi
Photo: Courtesy of Northwestern website. Photo by Peter Barreras.
Evanston aldermen, Mayor Tisdahl, and City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz spent their Sunday afternoon at a pregame for the basketball game at the Schapiros’ place. (Was booze involved? The Daily does not say.) In what was likely as awkward and staged as this summer’s infamous Obama “Beer Summit,” the luncheon was allegedly planned by Morty as a thank you for the warm reception his family received in the fall.
Ah, another effort to smooth out town-gown relations. But, t two sides seemed to play nice throughout the game—when talking about the aldermen, Morty said “They work hard to make our town so great and get paid next to nothing.” (We wonder if he says the same about Sodexo workers…?)
After the winning game against Minnesota, Schapiro’s wife Mimi talked up the aldermen too. “It was their enthusiasm that helped us win it.” That’s really sweet, but if the support of middle-aged white men translated to wins, the Chicago Cubs would have won a World Series a long time ago.
President Morton Schapiro connects with Evanston officials over Northwestern basketball [The Daily]
