The Cat’s Mee-Ow – North by Northwestern

A male-dominated field – North by Northwestern

Tillie Freed was recruited to the competitive division of winter intramural (IM) soccer by a member of the pickup soccer league she played in on campus. The Medill first-year was initially confused by the request.  “I play fine at pickup but I’m not doing anything crazy, so I was like, ‘Why does he want me to play on his team?’” Freed says. “Then I asked, ‘Is there a gender requirement?’ and that’s how I figured it out.”  Every Tuesday night of W