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The Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois is designed as a panopticon, which allows prison guards to see the cells of inmates at all times.
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t’s a Friday afternoon in northeast Illinois, and 30 students gather for three hours to discuss their latest assigned Michel Foucault reading. A DePaul professor presides over the discussion and instructs the class to continue in small groups. Middle-aged men in uniform and mostly young women dressed in business attire begin to collaborate, their minds on their work, far from the 40foot wall that surrounds the setting of their educational experience — Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum-security state prison. In this moment, those who live on the inside and the DePaul attendees who are free to leave have the same status: students. Inside-Out is a prison-exchange program that allows university students and inmates to learn together, from professors and from each other. The program began at Temple University in Philadelphia in 1997. Kimberly Moe, a philosophy professor who began the program at DePaul in the spring of 2012, said the curriculum is student-centered and discussion and activity-based. So far, three courses have been made available at DePaul for students of all majors and chaplainapproved inmates to take: CSS 310 (Restorative Justice), CSS 311 (Masculinity, Justice, and Law), and CSS 312 (Law and the Political System). DePaul is one of only two colleges in the state of Illinois to
STORY BY MADELINE BUCHEL Contributing Writer participate in the program, which is expanding from Stateville to Cook County Jail this academic year. To become a student in one of the classes, anyone interested must email Moe and set up an interview. All professors who taught the course emphasized the importance of any interested students not being voyeuristic. John Ziegler, who taught the course on masculinity and is the Director of the Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnerships at the Steans Center, said authenticity is essential for ideal candidates; students who desire to take the class should be fearless and inquisitive.
Christina Rivers, a political science professor who will be teaching the course on law in the spring, said she is looking for introspective and flexible students. All students are subjected to a background check and complete extensive paperwork to be allowed access to the prison. Once a student goes to Stateville in a volunteer capacity, he or she can’t go as a visitor, and vice versa. “When I’m sitting in that classroom, I sometimes forget that I’m sitting in a prison,” Griffin Hardy, a senior Catholic studies major who works with Sr. Helen Prejean and is a current student in Moe’s Restorative Justice course, said. Moe said the prisoners tell her they forget they’re in prison as well.
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Arena funding making progress By Matthew Paras Editior-in-Chief
DePaul Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponestto said Friday that DePaul has made progress in fundraising and selling premium seats to season ticket holders for the university’s planned arena in the South Loop. Lenti Ponsetto said DePaul hired the sports marketing firm Legends Sports Marketing to help secure naming rights and corporate sponsorship. The group was in contact with
DePaul as many as 18 months ago, but Lenti Ponsetto said the marketing firm signed a contract in the summer. Lenti Ponsetto added that the university has raised $7.5 million of their expected $20 million from fundraising. “Our fundraising at this point, we’re making really good strides,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “We’re at $7.5 (million) and we’ve been very quiet on that. We haven’t gone too public on that. We’re excited about that.” The total cost of the arena for DePaul will be $82.5
million. The university has always said that they will pay their portion through naming rights, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales and fundraising. DePaul will also soon have a preview center with updated renderings and a scaled-down 3D-model of the arena for potential corporate sponsors, season ticket holders and even students. At an open-scrimmage for men and women’s basketball in late October, updated renderings
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The new DePaul arena, located at Cermak and Indiana, is scheduled to open
See ARENA, page 27 in the fall of 2017. DePaul has raised $7.5 million in fundraising for it.
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Rodham Corner, in Park Ridge, Illinois, was named in honor of Hillary Clinton, who grew up in the suburb that hugs Chicago’s northern border.
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PARKS AND HRC Residents of north suburban Park Ridge reflect on Hillary Clinton, the town’s most famous resident By Ylldes mustafa Contributing Writer
The Maine South High School fight song plays in the hallways during passing periods. Teenagers squeeze down the crowded hallways with their heavy backpacks, walking past the school’s “Wall of Honor.” Few notice that alongside other notable alumni, the wall includes a picture of the person who might be the next president of the United States. Hillary Rodham Clinton once roamed the same red-and-white halls that these teens shuffle. Clinton’s family moved from the city to suburban Park Ridge, on the border of Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood, when she was 3. In many ways, her childhood in this town of 37,839 shaped her political career. Clinton returned to the Chicago suburbs on Nov. 2 for a Hillary For America event in an Evanston home, alongside U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. As a child, Clinton and her mother spent a great deal of time in the Park Ridge public library. She was also part of Girl Scouts. In her teen years, Clinton attended Maine East High School from freshman to junior year. Due to a large number of student enrollment, Maine South High School was opened and Clinton completed her senior year there in 1964. “I met Hillary my freshman year at Maine East High School,” Mike Andrews, a Maine East alum, said. “She had a good sense of humor, always worked hard on her school work and cheered for friends on the athletic field.” Clinton not only cheered for her friends on the field, but also played on the field. “She was also a pretty good athlete,”
Andrews said. “At that time there were no organized girls sports, so she participated in intramural sports and the Girls Athletic Association.” At Maine East, Clinton was involved with student council and on the student newspaper. After transferring to South, she became a member of the National Honors Society and also continued with her participation in student council and class government. During her senior year at South, Clinton ran for senior class president. “She was the only female running for class president at the time,” said Karen Blumenthal, author of a new biography on Clinton aimed at young adults. “While she was running for office, one of her running mates, a male, asked her why she was running for president and not secretary.” Although Clinton did get an early start in politics at a young age, her views didn’t always match the ones she has today. “She was a total Republican,” Blumenthal said. “Her father was Republican and she grew up in a very conservative, non-diverse town, so it makes sense.” Clinton followed Republican views throughout high school and even campaigned for Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for president, in 1964. It wasn’t until Clinton went to college where one can notice a change in her political views. While attending Wellesley College, Clinton began to lean more liberal. She attended the 1968 Democratic National Convention and also attended rallies in Grant Park for other democratic issues. “We all knew she was always extraordinary,” said Ernest Ricketts, a Maine South alum and longtime friend of Clinton’s. “She was so studious and smart all throughout school that you just knew
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Clinton’s 1957 class photo. She would later graduate from Maine South High School. she was going to be something great.” Ricketts and Clinton were neighbors growing up and attended the same schools from elementary to high school. “We were in the same class in fourth and sixth grade,” Ricketts said. “I remember one time in the fourth grade I was sick and Hillary brought me my homework. Not many people can say that the Secretary of State brought them their homework.” Another childhood friend, Kathleen Burgess, also shares fond memories with Clinton. “I first met Hillary during my freshman year in homeroom,” Burgess said. “We stayed close throughout the years.” Clinton, Ricketts and Burgess all remained close through the years. They would continue to see each other at high school reunions and catch up on what’s been missed. “We had a slumber party a few summers ago,” Burgess said. “It was just a few of the girls, Hillary was there, and it was nice because we all got to reunite and talk about our families. I remember that
Hillary wasn’t a grandma yet and she asked me ‘Kathleen, what’s it really like having grandkids and all?’ It was just a fun time all around.” Ricketts remembers a time when Don Jones, a minister at Park Ridge’s Methodist Church, left a big impact on him and his classmates, Clinton included. “I remember he taught us about service and compassion,” Ricketts said. “He emphasized that we are responsible for the welfare of other’s and that it is our duty to help those that are less fortunate. Maybe that left an impact in Hillary and she chose to use her political career to help others.” Clinton has not only impacted history, but has also impacted the lives of her childhood friends. “We all knew that she would go far and do the best job possible with whatever she chose to pursue,” Burgess said. “When my first daughter was born I named her after Hillary. My Hillary was born in 1978, so I guess Hillary Rodham had quite a lasting impression on me. My daughter is very proud of it all.”
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Property owners, renters brace for tax hike By Jackson Danbeck Copy Editor
Days after the Chicago City Council voted 35-15 in favor of the highest property tax hike in the city’s history, DePaul students and faculty living in Lincoln Park and elsewhere await their own fate in how they will deal with a more expensive neighborhood — if they decide to stay. Residents across the city will now pay their portion of a $588 million property tax levy that will be implemented over four years. The money will go towards police and fire pensions, which have been massively underfunded for years. In tandem with the property tax increase is a $9.50 per month garbage collection fee and increased taxes on e-cigarettes and ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. “Hopefully people will stick around in DePaul and the city,” said Padraic Swanton, director of marketing and communications for the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce. “It’s not surprising that people in Wisconsin and elsewhere are marketing themselves as a cheaper alternative.” The plan focuses on raising city taxes, instead of cutting city services, to pay for some of next year’s budget of $7.8 billion, according to the city clerk’s website. Yet no one knows for certain how expensive property taxes will be, and how much they will end up paying. Property is assessed every three years to determine its value, which is then used to forge the amount of tax one is required to pay. As a not-for-profit institution that uses its property for educational and religious purposes, DePaul is exempt from city property taxes, according to DePaul Financial Aid. This means that the rent students pay for university dormitories will not increase because of the tax hike. To cushion the hefty taxes residents will soon have to pay, Mayor Rahm Emanuel requested that Gov. Bruce Rauner and state legislators double the current tax exemption from $7,000 to $14,000 for residents who own homes valued at less than $250,000. For the rest of Chicago homeowners, especially those who live on the lakefront such as in Lincoln Park, property taxes may be robust. Ald. Michele Smith (43rd Ward), whose ward includes DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, supported the tax increase only after the City Council approved her resolution that exempts homeowners from paying the full tax for those who have lived there for a long period of time. “I voted yes because I got a commitment from the mayor that we would, in all events, provide relief for these people,” Smith said. Smith’s colleagues Ald. Tom Tunney (44th Ward), James
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, smiles at a light moment during a Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. The council easily approved the mayor’s budget plan, that includes a massive property tax hike and other fees to help close a shortfall. Cappleman (46th Ward) and Ameya Pawar (47th Ward), all North Side aldermen that count DePaul students as constituents, voted yes. On the other hand, Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward) and Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward), whose wards are close to DePaul’s campus, voted no. In addition, Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward), whose ward includes DePaul’s Loop campus, voted no. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa of the 35th Ward, who voted against the proposal, had different ideas. “It’s a sad day when we can’t look at cutting our own six-figure salaries. It’s a sad day when we can’t look at meaningful TIF (tax increment financing) reform,” Ramirez-Rosa said. “It’s easy to go to those with the least power and say ‘give me more out of your pocket.’” Ald. John Arena of the 45th Ward emphasized the homeowner exception as a reasonable option. “We have to look at how big the relief package is,” Arena said. “We want to make sure it affects mostly those lower-income family households and senior households.” So far, Rauner has dodged Emanuel’s request, an act recently highlighted when the governor produced a tuna steak from a bag in playful reference to when the mayor sent a dead fish to a pollster years ago. The disagreement could have its roots in Emanuel’s restraint to oblige Rauner’s own request for Democratic votes in the state legislature to pass the 2016 budget. Under the current plan landowners will receive their first bill on February 2017, which if they lease, will in turn funnel
Notable aldermanic votes on budget, property tax hike: Yes
No Ald. Michele Smith (43)*
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2)
Ald. Tom Tunney (44)
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32)
Ald. James Cappleman (46)
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42)*
Ald. Ameya Pawar (47) *denotes the alderman who represent DePaul’s campuses in the Chicago City Council BRENDEN MOORE & KATIE TAMOSIUNAS | THE DEPAULIA
down for tenants to pay. With a higher price of living in the city, DePaul students and faculty may be prompted to move to cheaper places. Jake Weiss, a DePaul graduate student who rents in Lincoln Park, said that the taxes might be worth it. “I mean, they do a lot for the community,” Weiss said of Chicago police and firemen. “So paying a couple dollars a month would be a good sacrifice.” “But if I were to pay $40, $50, $60 a month more, it wouldn’t be worth me staying in the neighborhood,” he added. Christian Ing, a DePaul junior who lives near the Roosevelt ‘el’ stop, seemed to have the same mindset in regard to the tax hikes.
“It may affect my decision to live in the city. I don’t want to live here if property taxes increase every year,” Ing said. On the other hand Dorothy DeCarlo, a DePaul professor of communications who owns a home in Lincoln Park, said she is against the tax hike. “I’m paying for their inability,” she said of city legislators. “When you don’t have enough money you go to somebody else.” Instead, DeCarlo said legislators “should change the pension laws for people who are coming in.” Samantha Wilson, a freshman who lives in Sanctuary Hall, said she is considering moving to a cheaper place because of the tax hike.
“It seems like a good idea at first, but people need to live here,” she said. “Most people here are students and they can’t afford to pay more.” Sophie Giroux, a freshman who lives in University Hall, is looking for a cheaper place as well. “As a freshman I’m looking for an apartment next year. $800 a month for an apartment is a lot for a student in college.” The sad reality is that everyone will have to pay something, Swanton said. “I think the most important thing for DePaul students to know is that we appreciate their business,” he said. “Everyone knows how much DePaul is an economic driver.”
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Hundreds of protesters marched down LaSalle Street, the heart of the city’s financial district, on Nov. 2 to protest social service cuts amid an impasse over the state budget.
Takin’ it to the streets
Protesters march over cuts to vital social services amid budget impasse, blame Rauner By Ellie Braida Contributing Writer
It wasn’t business as usual Nov. 2 as hundreds showed up to march through Chicago’s Financial District for the week’s #MoralMonday protest, where demonstrators gathered to fight Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget. Moral Mondays Illinois is a weekly protest with a faith-based focus on fighting against the social injustices potentially caused by the state government and other leaders. Groups like Fair Economy Illinois and ONE Northside regularly organize and attend these protests, which come in the midst of a months-long budget standoff between Rauner, a Republican, and Democrats in the legislature that has left the state without a spending plan for the next year. Demonstrators came in droves Monday morning to march down LaSalle Street chanting “Love thy neighbor as thyself, tax the rich and share the wealth!” and “They say cut back, we say fight back!” Protesters of all ages and backgrounds were present to make their voices heard.
Ann Marie Cunningham, who graduated from DePaul in 1967, was in attendance and was also from Fair Economy Illinois. “There’s money in Illinois. We have to stop taxing ordinary people and billionaires need to pay their fair share to keep Illinois running,” she said. One of the main objectives of the march was to demand a “LaSalle Street Tax,” which would be imposed on financial transactions. While Rauner hopes to gain revenue by cutting state services and potentially increasing taxes, protesters believe he is protecting the 1 percent. “I’lI pay more than a $10 tax on a bill of $100 for basic necessities and we can’t ask millionaires to pay pennies to make trades here at the Board of Trade?” said Sarah Buck, a leader of Fair Economy Illinois, one of the protest’s organizing groups. Illinois is one of the few states without a progressive income tax, which would allow for different tax rates based on level of income. Currently, state residents pay a 3.75 percent flat tax. In order to change this, there would have to be an amendment to the state constitution.
The “LaSalle Street Tax” would amount to much less than 1 percent of the purchase, the activists have asserted. Buck believes this is a much more viable and righteous option for gaining government revenue, rather than cutting funding for critical human services like Wards of the State, which she works for. She has seen endless cases of homeless youth being given a home and an opportunity at life through foster care. “If that service is cut off, these kids will be thrown into correctional facilities,” she said. “Rauner is cutting vital services to the most vulnerable of society.” As business professionals on LaSalle Street looked on, the march ended at the Board of Trade where several activists blocked the doors in solidarity with the movement for the LaSalle Street tax. Forty-one people were arrested for obstructing the entrances and for disrupting the building. Arrestees were cheered on as they were carried off the scene. DePaul students were well represented at the march. Tom Rietz, a sophomore and volunteer for grassroots organization ONE Northside, organized a group of
DePaul students to attend the march. “It’s important for DePaul students to get out there and fight to get those budget cuts lessened so people can get a decent quality of life,” Reitz said. Rietz said he’s is passionate about the fight against the governor’s budget and has been trying to get more DePaul students engaged, whether it’s through ONE Northside or DePaul Democrats, which is what he is also a part of. Despite some resistance from professionals walking past, including one individual who made a finger-gun gesture at one of the speakers, protesters were not deterred. “Whether or not people disagree, it’s important to fight for what we believe in,” Rietz said. Based on the masses of people, it is clear that this is not an insignificant, lowinterest issue as the state budget crisis continues on with no end in sight. “People are taking to the streets and shutting down the Board of Trade today because we can’t cut any more services,” Buck said. “We are in crisis and that is why we are here today.”
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AIA Chicago commended The Theatre School building for standing out as “dynamic, yet respectful to the neighborhood.” The building opened its doors in 2013.
Theatre School building draws top marks By Maddy Crozier Contributing Writer
The Theatre School at DePaul has received a 2015 Design Excellence Award from the American Institute of Architects Chicago (AIA Chicago), carrying a distinguishing ranking alongside other architectural accomplishments such as the United States Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel of Beijing, China. AIA Chicago commended The Theatre School building for standing out as “dynamic, yet respectful to the neighborhood.” The Institute also complimented the color-changing LED wall that faces Fullerton Avenue. It described the building as a whole as “diverse” and “lively.” Theatre students were quick to agree. “The building is designed to allow multiple working spaces,” graduate acting student Sola Thompson said. This means students are free to work together and share inspiration throughout the building. Junior Evan Williams pointed out how productions rarely “overlap” because “there is enough space for all of them.” Aside from the unique and modern design, The Theatre School is accommodating to its students, said sophomore Alyssa Kerr. Junior Alyse Porsella described how its up-to-date resources allow for less heavy lifting when it comes to equipment. “The five-story building is a composition of rectangular forms clad in limestone, translucent and transparent glass … large expanses of glass reveal the inner workings of theatre to the community at large. Wide corridors and open lounges encourage spontaneous collaboration. On the fifth level, a skylit lounge brings daylight into the core of the building,” AIA Chicago said. “The glass panels bring in a lot of light,” senior Caroline Pramas said. She also noted how they allow students to see
if their friends are in the lobby as they walk by. AIA Chicago is the local chapter of the Washington, D.C. based AIA, and is the second largest chapter in the country. The organization, a collective of architects, architectural students and professionals, “promotes positive change through the power of design,” according to its website. It provides education courses, lectures and numerous award programs. A few other Chicago-area universities also made the list for 2015. Among others, AIA Chicago awarded Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building, its 32-story structure of distinctive blue glass, for “connecting the urban environment” of the city with Lake Michigan. Northwestern University’s Music and Communication building and its Sailing Center both obtained distinction. The shattered-glass appearance of Columbia College’s 618 S. Michigan Ave. building was also recognized, which has the added benefit of deterring 80 percent of bird collisions, according to research by the glass manufacturer. Other esteemed Chicago constructions include the newly renovated Café Galileo at Adler Planetarium and the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel located at 12 S. Michigan Ave. Both the CTA’s Damen Blue Line Station and its CermakMcCormick Place Green Line Station received distinction. This award to The Theatre School comes during the city’s first ever Chicago Architectural Biennial (CAB), which started in early October and will run until Jan. 3. This inaugural event, hosted by the nonprofit CAB Corporation, is titled “The State of the Art of Architecture.” The Chicago Architecture Foundation calls the biennial a “world’s fair of contemporary architecture.” It is meant to be a time period of recognizing prominent architecture, revealing innovative ideas, and encouraging the public to appreciate the feats of Chicago. On a wider scale, this project aims
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Buddhism group offers escape from finals, stress By Brenden Moore News Editor
As DePaul students gear up for finals season, they are often encouraged to relax amid the craziness of studying and completing final projects. But there’s a certain group on campus, however, that is literally putting that advice into action: the DePaul University Buddhism and Meditation Association. The organization was founded last year by junior Melanie Kulatilake, who noticed that despite the university’s much-touted diversity, there was no club for Buddhists like herself. She joked that there wasn’t even a yoga club at the time. “I noticed there was all different kind of faith groups on campus, but there was no Buddhist one,” Kulatilake said. “So I was thinking I associate myself as Buddhist, and I know other people might, so I said, ‘why don’t we create a group that helps people associate with Buddhism and meditation?’ With some help from University Ministry, the Jewish Life Center and university administration among others, the group got off the ground. Now in its second year, the group meets
every week and often goes on field trips to Buddhist temples in order to learn more about the culture. And despite the relative newness, Kulatilake said the organization has been very popular, with attendance averaging around 15 people per meeting, many of whom are not practicing Buddhists. Kulatilake touted this as a possible reason the club has been a hit. “We have people who come in who are Buddhist and classify themselves as that. We also have people who come who possibly want to become Buddhists and then we have people who come because they want to practice the lifestyle. So everyone’s welcome,” Kulatilake said. During their meetings, the group forms a circle and typically begins by going around and discussing how their week was in a few words. Then, Kulatilake leads the group in prayer in the darkened room, followed by silent meditation. After that, the group discusses the prayer and how they feel, and then Kulatilake shares a lesson from Buddhism that many may not be familiar with. “They like the meditation because it kind of centers them,” Kulatilake said. “And
they find relaxation and I think the readings help them relate to their own lives and kind of rethink the way they’re thinking, which is essentially what Buddhism is, about seeing clearly. So I think it makes them kind of develop their mind and understand themselves a little better.” Freshman Jonathan Zei, a double major in international studies and Arabic, described the club as much-needed therapy. “I’ve been coming since the first meeting this year,” Zei said. “I’ve studied meditation and Buddhism for a little bit and it’s helped me a lot with a lot of anxiety and ADHD and things I deal with. It’s good therapy – it helps me figure out different parts of myself.” For Hannah Radeke, a double major in English and art history, the club gives her “something to work on for the week and it’s always relaxing.” “I’m becoming better at being kind to everyone, like the love and kindness we were talking about tonight. I think that’s really influenced me,” she said. Part of last week’s message was wishing one’s enemies well and understanding that everyone in life suffers, no matter what side one is on.
“We always have those conversations. Both within the Buddhist group and my interfaith group. It’s always a discussion,” Kulatilake said. “There’s so much chaos going on in the world, like we don’t understand different religions and different faiths. And I think every religion teaches that you should try to understand people who are different. It’s just the way its interpreted is different, but all faiths essentially have that.” Kulatilake hopes that the group will add to the dialogue on campus among the religious groups on how to address conflict in the world, much of which is centered on religion. She is looking to work more with the multi-cultural center to coordinate events. But for now, Kulatilake and members of the club will look for inner peace as they deal with the daily stresses of life. “I spend hours and hours every day thinking about business management, accounting, business principles – it gets a little dry,” said finance major Chris Cosegelia. “Taking a step back with a little spirituality is a healthy option in life.” The group meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Student Center room 102.
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University Hall 11 12
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Richardson 13 Library Sanctuary Townhomes
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Daley Building DePaul Center Lewis Center 14 15
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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS OCT. 29 1) A report of domestic battery was filed regarding an
altercation between two roommates in an alley off the 2200 block of N. Seminary. Chicago police responded to the scene.
2) A harassment by phone report was filed regarding a disturbing call made to the Richardson Library.
3) A theft report was filed regarding a wallet taken from a computer lab in the Schmitt Academic Center.
4) A theft was reported in the School of Music practice area.
9) A liquor law violation report was filed regarding an
intoxicated person in the lobby of Seton Hall. The person was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment.
10) A liquor law violation report was filed regarding an
intoxicated person in the laundry area of the Sullivan Athletic Center. They were transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment.
NOV. 1 11) A drug arrest was conducted in University Hall. Chicago
The complainant confronted the offender, who then returned the stolen property and left the scene.
police took the offender into custody.
5) A liquor law violation was reported in Seton Hall. The
drugs were found, but contraband was confiscated from the room.
person was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment.
OCT. 30 6) A misrepresentation of age by a minor report was filed
regarding a number of fake IDs confiscated by Chicago police at an off-campus bar. IDs were turned over to the Dean of Students Office.
OCT. 31 8) A liquor law violation report was filed regarding an
intoxicated subject in Seton Hall. The person was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment.
12) A marijuana smell was reported in University Hall. No
NOV. 2 13) A criminal sexual assault was reported to Public Safety via telephone. The person stated that they were sexually assaulted in a Sanctuary Townhome in March of 2015.
LOOP CAMPUS OCT. 28 14) A theft was reported in the DePaul Center lobby. The
offender approached the complainant, soliciting for a school donation, and took the complainant’s phone.
15) A criminal trespass arrest was conducted by Chicago police in the DePaul Center. The offender was causing an ongoing disturbance, making a number of insulting and disruptive remarks to people in the building.
16) A criminal trespass arrest was conducted by Chicago
police in the Lewis Center. The offender was in possession of a number of stolen items, and had received trespass warnings previously.
17) A theft was reported in the DePaul Center. The
complainant was inside the Sbarro location when the offender took the complainant’s purse.
NOV. 3 18) A theft was reported in the DePaul Center. The offender took the complainant’s ID container.
19) A battery was reported outside the entrance to the
Daley Building. An unknown offender struck the complainant in the head.
20) A disturbance was reported in the Lewis Center regarding the delivery of alcohol to the law library.
8| The DePaulia. Nov. 9, 2015. PRISON, continued from front page According to Hardy, the inmates are “very much engaged. They’re like any other student. They’re there to learn, they’re there to discuss what they’ve read…They do all the same work that we as DePaul students do.” Hardy believes the importance of the program comes from the humanization of the inmates, or inside students, as they are referred to. “It’s clear that society believes education is a way to get a leg up in life,” Hardy said. “Whether you are incarcerated or not, I think everyone has the same base desires to advance themselves in knowledge and wisdom, and this gives people who are incarcerated … that chance.” All involved with the program point to this humanizing aspect of the courses as a major benefit. The need to humanize prisoners is a sentiment that has increasingly become more mainstream in recent years, with major publications like Vice coming out with a “prison issue” this past October. The issue featured an interview with President Obama, who has vowed to release 6,000 prisoners who have been incarcerated due to non-violent drug charges as a result of mandatory minimums put into place by “The War on Drugs” that began in the 1980s. Ziegler, who has a copy of Vice’s prison issue on his desk, describes the inside students as thirsty. “They sat on the edge of their seats, they were literally captivated by every word you said, and nothing gets past them,” Ziegler said. “They can read you, they can look right through you.” Ziegler discusses the unique challenges of “deconstructing masculinity in a hyper-masculine place,” particularly when all but one of the DePaul students in his class were female. He said participating in rituals were essential to providing a safe space, particularly when one of his students was transgender, and transgender inmates are not allowed to participate in Inside-Out since they are in protective custody. Ziegler said that once the DePaul students see the inmates as humans, “that’s where the transformation begins.” “People are so much more than whatever they’re accused of or did,” Moe said. Her focus on restorative justice is summed up by Hardy, who said, “people who are hurt go on to hurt others. People who are healed go on to heal others.” In a restorative justice system, the victim and the accused come together to discuss the hurt that happened and figure out what would be the most constructive action to take to heal the damage. It’s a victim-oriented system, and professors and students alike who are involved with the program believe it can practically be applied as an alternative to the current retributive justice system. Nico May, a senior peace, justice and conflict Studies major and co-coordinator of a program called DePaul Community Peacemakers, said the inmates respond to the material and the discussion with DePaul students with joy. “One inmate said, “Reading this material (about restorative justice) is like music to my ears,” May said. She said the program has been an “amazing experience” that has provided her an opportunity to take what she’s learning in more traditional classroom settings at DePaul and “see it firsthand through the stories and insights of my fellow inside students.” May encourages a variety of majors to take the course, which can fulfill a Junior Year Experiential Learning credit, a Self, Society, and the World credit, or an elective credit if it doesn’t fulfill any major credits. “Pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones is the best way to
Mass incarceration through the years June 1971 - President Nixon declares “war on drugs” and drug abuse “public enemy number one.”
realize the fiscal drain on resources that mass incarceration driven by The War On Drugs led to.
October 1986 - President Reagan signs the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, creating mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses
January 2010 - Michelle Alexander publishes “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.”
1993 - Washington State passes three strikes law, which can put anyone who commits three felony offenses behind bars for life. California enacts a similar law in 1994.
December 2010 - Right on Crime, a conservative prison reform initiative, begins its campaign in the wake of the financial demands of prison overcrowding.
October 2006 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a State of Emergency in California due to “health risks” of prison overcrowding. 2008 - The stock market crash and ensuing global financial crisis leads to the Great Recession. This is the first time many politicians began to effect change,” she said. Rivers said the idea of restorative justice is more popular in a Vincentian community like DePaul, but not nationally. “One of the whole points is to break down perceptions,” said Rivers, referring to both how the nonincarcerated view prisoners, but also how prisoners view those who aren’t jailed. Rivers believes the Inside-Out program can contribute to the changing climate of the national discourse regarding incarceration. “There’s increasing recognition of the racial disproportionality and increasing recognition of the huge number of people being locked away for relatively minor offenses in this War on Drugs, and recognition that this war is not working,” said Rivers. “So it all has come to a head in the past five years, and I think public opinion has started to shift.” The Inside-Out program also holds think tanks on Thursdays at the prison for alumni of the program. Topics range from a letter-writing campaign to Obama to discussion of how to transcend historical harms. These think tanks are hosted by Moe, who said that anyone interested in Inside-Out should only want to come to the prison in an educational capacity, not as an activist. “The premise is that we’re equal,” said Moe. Inside and outside students do the same readings and the same assignments, and the outside students don’t meet outside of the prison. Dress codes are crucial,” Moe said. “They have to present themselves in a professional way on both sides.” All information is kept private, and inside and outside students only know each other’s first names. Moe knocked on wood when asked if there have been any problems with the program. She said there have been no major problems with Inside Out since the program’s inception in 1997. Much like May, Hardy expressed gratitude for being able to interact with “the people that I advocate for on a daily basis.” Hardy said she feels programs like Inside-Out are key to ending injustice within the prison system. “It’s easier for the system to be perpetuated if no one knows what’s really going on,” Hardy said. “If you don’t know what’s happening, why do you care?”
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Watch the throne: Ryan elected as speaker By Sarah Hamilton Contributing Writer
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was sworn into office last Thursday as Speaker of the House, ushering in a new era for the party, but one that has already continued along past voting lines. Ryan, who was originally opposed to the job, replaced former speaker John Boehner after his resignation Oct. 29. Ryan won the support of the majority of Republicans, garnering 236 votes from the House. Ryan arrives just after a bipartisan budget deal was passed last week, decreasing the chance of a government shutdown, and essentially allowing Ryan to start his career, for the most part, with a “clean slate.” In a CBS interview last week, the 45-year-old representative said he has plans to enact a “bold agenda.” His agenda includes tackling issues like the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, tax code reform, as well as entitlement reform, but the test will be how soon he can act on these reforms. Republicans who are part of the Freedom Caucus, which includes Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Mark Sanford, R-S.C, and Randy Weber, R-Texas, are hoping he will be the unifying force they need after Boehner’s leadership of gridlock and infighting. One of Ryan’s top priorities is to “avoid tremendous public fighting within the Republican party” Wayne Steger, a political science professor at DePaul, said. One way Ryan plans to decentralize the House is by allowing more representation in the House Steering Committee. Most likely this would include more staunch conservatives added to the committee. Ryan also tested a more flexible amendment process with his first piece of legislation, the transportation bill. This more open amendment process would essentially make it easier for members to get amendments passed by allowing members to offer
amendments to be reviewed by the Rules Committee. Ryan successfully corralled Congress to pass this comprehensive transportation bill after more than 100 bills were debated over the course of four days. This is Ryan’s first success as speaker and first implementation of decentralizing, but Zachary Cook, a DePaul political science professor, said there will be an “initial wave of freedoms, but honestly I don’t expect it to last.” Another prominent piece of legislation is a budget deal. Even though Obama signed a two-year budget deal, the Senate and House still need to approve a bill that will detail funding for all federal agencies by Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown. Cook and Steger both agree a government shutdown isn’t likely. A shutdown would be a disadvantage to Republicans who don’t want to harm their reputation as they look forward to the coming election. Steger believes Ryan will be able to convince conservative Republicans to hold off on pursuing an aggressive agenda until after the election. Ryan is attempting to unify Republicans by steering the party to more long-term goals and by providing them with strategic concessions and remaining staunch in his conservative stance on immigration. Staying true to his political party, Ryan has said he won’t work with Obama on immigration reform. Nassir Faulkner, president of DePaul Democrats, said Ryan is “sending a message to his party that he isn’t going to move more to the center in regards to immigration.” However, Ryan specifically said he wouldn’t negotiate immigration reform with Obama, but the possibility of reform under another president is yet to be discussed. Because Republicans don’t have control of the White House, actually implementing Ryan’s goals will be challenging. Instead, Ryan is focusing his party on the future. However, this inability to achieve much could lead to the same frustration the
ANDREW HARNIK | AP Newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, receives the Speaker's gavel from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington Oct. 29. Republicans rallied behind Ryan who stated that the party needed a "clean slate."
Republican Party faced with Boehner. Cook said Americans have a tendency to blame leadership and downplay the impact of structural constraints. It will be Ryan’s job, during Obama’s final term, to keep his
Republican caucus in line, to avoid another gridlock in Congress, but also to have a shot at the White House.
and both stand firmly opposed. More than 250,000 Syrians have died as “The Obama administration has largely a result of the insurgency in Syria and more been hamstrung in its decision making than 11 million others have been forced to because it doesn’t see many good options flee, resulting in a major refugee crisis that in Syria," Scott Hibbard, a DePaul political European nations have been grappling with science professor, said. "We’d like to see since the middle of July. As these nations Assad go, but don't try to address want him replaced the rapidly with a Jihadist increasing What Russia is looking for (with the regime. He’s rates of United States) is a partnership, a very immigration, reluctant to engage complex one, but a partnership. Like most Russia, with one side or the the other. Our main marriages, it doesn’t require everyone to U.S. and other priority though, countries see eye to eye on all issues. is to contain ISIS. have tried to Richard Farkas, DePaul political science resolve Russia has made a the professor firm commitment war through to backing the various means, Assad regime.” though the Apart from differing on whom they two countries differ on how that resolution support on the ground, Russia and the should look. United States have diametrically opposing “Russian foreign policy is consistent foreign policies in regards to insurgency. when it comes to insurgency in that they “Russia sees insurgency as instability, view all insurgency as bad. The problem is so as a matter of Russian foreign policy, that it’s difficult, if not impossible to know they are against insurgency anywhere, even what these insurgencies will become if they if those insurgents are fighting regimes come to power," Farkas said. "American that they see less than endorsable,” Richard foreign policy, on the other hand, suggests Farkas, a professor at DePaul whose that some insurgencies are good, and research focuses on Eastern European some insurgencies are bad. If they’re politics, said. overthrowing a government we don’t like,
we’ll support them.” While it appears that Russia and the U.S. stand at very opposite ends of the conflict, there is reason to believe the U.S. and Russia can reach common ground. “We are collaborating with respect to ensuring there are no airspace mishaps between each country’s fighter jet sorties. And as of late, Putin has been talking about the value of getting the Assad regime and the moderate opposition rebels to talk — which is something seen widely as a vital starting point to an eventual resolution to the Syrian crisis,” Alex Rodriguez, the Chicago Tribune’s Global Connections editor, said. Farkas also said that there can be progress between the two countries going forward. “The Russians may not be on exactly the same trajectory as we are, but at least they’re trying to accomplish what we perceive to be the primary objective, which is to destroy ISIS," Farkas said. "In that sense we’re on the same wave length, it’s the (other) objectives that we diverge on. “What Russia is looking for (with the United States) is a partnership,” Farkas said. “A very complex one, but a partnership. Like most marriages, it doesn’t require everyone to see eye to eye on all issues.”
Russian interests complicate peace talks By Geoff Stellfox Contributing Writer
In a speech this past week, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that he sees collaboration between the United States and Russia as a viable way to resolve the current conflict in Syria. Tensions have been high in the Middle East as both countries have moved to put troops on the ground. The U.S. and Russia are supporting different parties, but despite these key differences, progress may be on the horizon. The conflict in Syria involves three main combatants: the current Syrian government, various groups of rebels looking to overthrow them and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, commonly referred to as ISIS, which wants to overthrow the current government and establish a caliphate. The U.S., Russia and other countries have, until recently, only provided air support, training, arms and funds. Russia has backed the al-Assad regime, the group currently in power in Syria, with the U.S. supporting the various rebel groups. Russia has nurtured a long-term relationship with al-Assad, and may see them as their last ally in the Middle East. The U.S. and Russia can, however, acknowledge the threat of ISIS,
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EVAN VUCCI | AP David Burns, of Washington, cheers during a gathering in front of the White House to celebrate President Barack Obama's rejection of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline Nov. 6 in Washington, D. C.
Obama rejects Keystone pipeline
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RUSSIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS | AP BRIAN JACKSON | AP Pierre Stokes, (L), the father of Tyshawn Lee, talks to police officer Fred Waller Nov. 5 near the scene where his son was killed earlier this week in Chicago. Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy spoke about the homicide of 9-year-old Tyshawn Thursday, during a news conference in the alley where the child was killed on Chicago's South Side.
Footage from the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry made available on Friday, Nov. 6 a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry employee examines damaged seats of a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg in Russia that crashed in Hassana, Egypt Nov. 5.
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Washington, DC President Barack Obama killed a Canadian energy giant's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring the proposed project wouldn't serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America's global leadership on climate change. The decision capped a seven-year saga that spiraled into one of the biggest environmental flashpoints of Obama's presidency. Announcing his decision at the White House, Obama said he agreed with Secretary of State John Kerry, whose department recommended rejecting the proposal for a 1,179-mile pipeline crossing the nation's heartland. He downplayed the claimed economic benefits of the pipeline, arguing it wouldn't have lowered U.S. gas prices, created long-term jobs or reduced U.S. dependency on foreign energy. "This pipeline would neither be a silver bullet for the economy, as was promised by some, nor the express lane to climate disaster proclaimed by others," Obama said in the Roosevelt Room. Killing the pipeline allows Obama to claim aggressive action on the environment, potentially strengthening his hand as world leaders prepare to finalize a major global climate pact. Obama used the occasion to announce his plans to travel to Paris in the coming weeks for talks on that agreement, which Obama hopes will be a crowning jewel for his environmental legacy. Obama's decision places him in a direct confrontation with Republicans and energy advocates that will almost surely spill over into the 2016 presidential election. The GOP field is unanimous in support of Keystone, while Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the other Democratic candidates are opposed. The rejection also risked damaging U.S. relations with its neighbor and major trading partner. New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "disappointed by the decision," but pledged to pursue a "fresh start" with Obama nevertheless. Environmental groups hailed Obama's decision, with some declaring Friday "a day of celebration."
No leads in murder of 9-year-old boy Chicago, Illinois A 9-year-old Chicago boy who was fatally shot this week was "lured" from a park into an alley and executed because of his father's alleged gang connections, police Supt. Garry McCarthy said Thursday in a crime he described as among the most "unfathomable" of his 35 years in policing. Tyshawn Lee, an elementary school student headed to his grandmother's house, was shot in the head and back Monday in a neighborhood alley on the city's South Side. Since his death, a ballons, teddy bears and candles have been placed at the site of the killing in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. More than $17,000 has been raised on GoFundMe to help the family while police continue to search for the killer. McCarthy told reporters Thursday that the slaying was the result of two gangs fighting, potentially in a string of retaliatory events dating back months. He said the boy's father isn't cooperating with police. McCarthy called it probably the "most abhorrent, cowardly unfathomable crime that I've witnessed in 35 years of policing." "Everybody is sick; everybody is disgusted." The child's father, Pierre Stokes, has disagreed with authorities' characterization of him and said he's easy to find. He hasn't talked about whether he's a gang member, but said police have spent more time pursuing him than finding out who killed his son. "I answered every question they asked me," he told reporters Thursday not far from the spot his son was killed. "They're not asking me questions that I know. I don't know the questions that they asked me." A memorial for the boy — stuffed animals, candles and balloons — lingers in
the alley. Police have executed several search warrants in the investigation, but refuse to release details. A "person of interest" turned themselves in to police Wednesday and was released between late Wednesday and early Thursday without charges. Chief of Detectives Constantine Andrews said Nov. 3 that before the shooting, an argument broke out among a group of people in the alley where the boy's body was found. Those who were in the alley left the scene after the shooting. Authorities have said they know the gangs and individuals involved but need help assessing who did what. They reiterated a plea for any information that will help lead to charges, acknowledging fears people may have of being targeted for speaking out. "We'll take those steps to keep it as quiet as we can," McCarthy said. At least $35,000 is being offered for information leading to charges in connection with the boy's death. Members of the Faith Community of St. Sabina, a well-known South Side Roman Catholic church, have raised money from around the country. The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a priest at St. Sabina who is known for his anti-violence activism, said he would pay money out of his own pocket to help anyone with information move from Chicago. "This was not a drive-by. This was not a spray of bullets. A baby was executed," Pfleger said. "We have gone to a new low that's removed what used to be some codes, some barriers, some lines that used to be drawn in the community, some things in our city that were not acceptable."
In an abrupt turnaround, Russia on Nov. 6 suspended all passenger flights to Egypt after days of resisting U.S. and British suggestions that a bomb may have brought down a Russian plane in the Sinai Peninsula a week ago. The move dealt a sharp blow to both countries' tourism sectors amid fears about security in Egypt. Russia's federal aviation agency said airlines would be allowed to send empty planes to bring home travelers, but it was unclear when the Russians in Egypt, estimated to number at least 40,000, would be able to return home as planned from the Red Sea resorts including Sharm el-Sheikh. Within hours of the Oct. 31 crash of the Metrojet Airbus 321-200 that killed all 224 aboard — mostly Russians — a faction of the Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed to have downed it in retaliation for Moscow's airstrikes that began a month earlier against fighters in Syria. The claim was initially dismissed on the grounds that the IS affiliate in Egypt's troubled Sinai region didn't have missiles capable of hitting high-flying planes. British and U.S. officials, guided primarily by intelligence intercepts and satellite imagery, suggested a bomb might have been aboard the aircraft. The Russians and Egyptians called that premature, saying the investigation had not concluded. As the suspicions grew, Russia appeared unwilling to counter the possibility, and Egyptian officials played down terrorism as a cause of the crash, with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi calling the IS claim "propaganda" designed to embarrass his government. But on Nov.6, the head of Russian intelligence, Alexander Bortnikov, recommended a suspension of all flights to Egypt "until we determine the real reasons of what happened," and President Vladimir Putin quickly agreed. The flight suspension order would last until "a proper level of aviation security is in place," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, denying it will run until the investigation was finished. He added that it "definitely doesn't mean" Russia regards terrorism as the main theory.
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Column writers Geoff Stellfox and Gabriella Mikiewicz munch on their favorite foods.
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Food for thought
DePaul students state their case for eating meat and becoming a vegetarian By Geoff Stellfox Contributing Writer
Let’s start with the obvious, and not be coy about it. Red and processed meat is delicious. That’s why the recent World Health Organization’s (WHO) report outlining how diets heavy in red and processed meats increase your risk of colorectal cancer is so troubling to me. Growing up, we never had to be reprimanded for not finishing our bacon before leaving the table. This distinction was reserved for Brussels sprouts, asparagus and the like. A world without bacon, steak and encased meat almost seems too depressing to bear, and luckily, we don’t have to live there. We all want to eat meat. Many of your vegetarian friends may lecture you about the moral and health deficiencies of a meat-based diet, but we have all caught them at one point or another making eyes at that juicy cheeseburger on our plate, with a look of lust usually reserved only for lost lovers. This desire will continue for all of us, even in spite of the WHO study. Now that we’ve established the desire, let’s tackle that pesky issue of it possibly causing colorectal cancer. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no dietician or food scientist — I am but a humble man who has nightmares of a world where I have to eat my bacon 15 feet away from any public establishment next to the smokers. In light of my ignorance, I asked a few experts to gain a better understanding of the risks involved. “The studies say that just two pieces of ham a day increase the risk by 18 percent, but the general risk is already very low,” Ashley Gans, a physical chemistry researcher at Notre Dame said. “For example, increasing a 10 percent risk by 18 percent gets you to a 11.8 percent risk in total. That's really not that great of a difference. The actual risk of developing colorectal cancer is significantly lower than 10 percent, and that difference is even smaller still. Two pieces of ham is not going to give you cancer. However, if you eat 100 pieces of ham a day the risk is increased by an even higher percentage. It’s all about moderation.” Although I certainly fall into the camp of people who think eating 100 pieces of ham a day sounds appealing, moderation does seem to be most important takeaway.
“The World Health Organization’s By Gabriella Mikiewicz announcement won't change my eating Contributing Writer habits,” Clint Yonkers, a food scientist at the meat packing company Land O’Frost, It seems like a fad. Vegetarian and said. “In my opinion, these products are vegan restaurants are popping up in all of fine in a well balanced diet with regular the hip neighborhoods around Chicago. exercise. Too much of anything is a bad But are they more than just a passing thing and I think moderation is key.” trend? I’ve been a vegetarian for six years Moderation doesn’t even have to be a now and haven’t even considered eating sacrifice. You can enjoy that bacon double meat again: the health, environmental, cheeseburger one day and have chicken or and animal rights aspects are all reasons I fish the next. am not even tempted by a steak anymore. If you’re all in on red meat, though, A recent report by the World there are changes you can help minimize Health Organization has many people negative health effects. Amy Silver, a rethinking their meat intake, and for a registered dietician at Fitness Formula good reason. The report, originally by Clubs Oak Park, recommends choosing the International Agency for Research grass-fed, organic beef and nitrate free on Cancer, showed a strong correlation deli meat. between processed meat and colorectal “Animals that are grass-fed are not fed cancer. This classification as a carcinogen the processed grains that other animals just adds to the long list of reasons why consume, and therefore grass-fed beef we should stay is higher in away from nutrients meat, along and healthy with living fats,” she said. longer and “Additionally, having less I would risk of heart recommend disease. cooking Vegetarian red meat diets are at a lower naturally temperature. lower in Although saturated there is not fats and enough cholesterol, as research well as higher MICHELLE KRICHEVSKAYA AND KAITLIN TAMOSIUNAS | THE DEPAULIA to show in nutrients, whether or not vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber high heat causes cancer, there are some and more. Studies have shown that carcinogenic chemicals that are produced vegetarians have a 24 percent lower risk when the meat is in direct contact with a of dying from heart disease than those flame or hot surface, such as barbecuing who have a meat-based diet. According or pan-frying. Choosing deli meat that is to a 12-year Oxford study, vegetarians ‘nitrate-free’ and ‘organic’ is also a good out-live meat eaters by six years. choice, as well as grass-fed beef.” Defenders of meat often use the Meat is not the enemy. On the ‘protein card’ when trying to convince contrary, red meat, and even processed me that my vegetarian lifestyle is actually meats can be a very important unhealthy. According to Web MD, adult component of a well-balanced diet. But women need about 46 grams of protein most importantly, they are all delicious. a day. It is really easy for a vegan to meet Although the risks of developing these protein recommendations, as nearly colorectal cancer are low, by diversifying all vegetables, beans, grains, nuts and what you eat and finding time to exercise seeds contain protein. you can enjoy that steak guilt-free. In fact, many professional athletes Despite the bleak outlook the WHO are vegan or vegetarian and they have to report describes, you don’t need to be some of the healthiest people in the surrender your bacon and join the vegans world. The most well known in America just yet. is probably former NFL player Tony
Gonzalez, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons. In the book "Eating Animals," acclaimed author Jonathan Safran Foer said, “it is clear that vegetarians and vegans tend to have more optimal protein consumption than omnivores,” while reducing the risk of osteoporosis, kidney disease, calcium stones in the urinary tract and some cancers. Vegetarianism is given a bad name by those who try to shove vegetables down people’s throats or picket fast food restaurants with signs that say, “Meat is Murder!” Although that seems like a drastic measure to convince someone of your viewpoint, it’s kind of true. Animals are kept in tiny cages, pumped full of hormones and treated terribly before dying a slow and painful death from disease. According to Foer, most egg-laying hens live in cages smaller than a piece of paper. For their whole lives. According to PETA, labels like “free-range” and “organic” are meant to trick you into thinking the animal’s life was cruelty-free. But according to PETA, the details of what a “free-range” or “organic” label actually means are ambiguous at best: “Many organic and ‘free-range’ farms cram thousands of animals together in sheds or on mudfilled lots to increase profits… and the animals often endure the same mutilations — such as debeaking, dehorning, and castration without painkillers — that occur on factory farms.” The consequences of factory farms aren’t just limited to the rights of the animals within them. In its 2006 report, the United Nations found that livestock generate more greenhouse gases than all the cars and the trucks in the world combined. Carnivores: don’t feel attacked when a vegetarian explains why they think eating meat is wrong. Listen. Do research. Maybe you’ll find out something you didn’t know before. When I became vegetarian, I read books like "Eating Animals" by Foer, articles, watched documentaries and those heart-wrenching PETA videos, and everything else I could do to increase my knowledge. Meat itself isn’t the enemy, it’s the process, the environmental impact and the innocent animals who are being crushed by the industry.
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Neglecting the Native Americans By Claire Fisher Contributing Writer
November brings to mind falling leaves, cozy sweaters, the much-loved continuation of pumpkin flavored desserts and Thanksgiving, which concludes the month. However, while looking forward to this classic autumnal holiday, it is also an appropriate time to take a look back on a little known part of our nation’s history. November is national Native American Heritage Month, according to the National Congress of American Indians. November is an ironic, but even more important, time for this observance for the multiple holidays that fall at this time of the year. We’ve just celebrated two holidays that wrongly depict Native peoples — Columbus day, which celebrates a man who treated indigenous peoples brutally and Halloween, where cultural appropriation in the form of wearing a feathered Indian headdress is considered “cute” and commonplace. It’s not surprising that American conventions verge on thoughtlessly disrespecting the rights and cultures of the many Native American tribes. We traditionally strip what we want from Native American culture without having any real knowledge about other parts of the culture. This ultimately discounts the disproportionate depth of struggle this group of people go through. To show the shallow American understanding of Native Americans, look at the upcoming holiday of Thanksgiving. What every first grader is taught about
Thanksgiving is the romanticized tale of the pilgrims celebrating their first successful harvest by enjoying a feast with their new friends, the Pokanoket tribe. To celebrate this holiday in elementary school, we draw and decorate turkey art projects and make paper hats to look like pilgrims, and that’s all we learn about the settlers’ encroachment on Native American land. It’s fine that this is the extent of our education about Thanksgiving and Native Americans at the age of seven, but the problem is that most of us never learn much more as we get older. This single, friendly story covers up the decades of resulting violence between the pilgrims and the Native Americans on whose land they invaded. According to HISTORY, Massasoit, the leader of the Pokanoket tribe, formed an alliance with the pilgrims, which only worsened relations between him and nearby tribes that distrusted the settlers. In the following decades after the first Thanksgiving, Massasoit learned that his trust was misplaced. King Philip’s war began in 1675, leaving 5,000 inhabitants of the area dead, with nearly three quarters of those deaths being Native Americans, according to HISTORY. With the increasing numbers of settlers that came to the “New World”, and with them illnesses that were foreign to the native peoples, the Native Americans continually lost more lands and had their numbers decimated. Centuries later, the oppression of Native Americans never really stopped. Most of the American public just didn’t know or didn’t care. According to the
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A Native American dancer stands in front of the Crazy Horse Memorial in southwest South Dakota.
National Congress of American Indians, as recently as 1932, there were federal acts in place called the “Civilian Regulations” that restricted Native Americans to reservations, banned all Native ceremonies and prohibited much of the traditional nature of the Native way of life. The disproportionate levels of oppression against Native Americans continue presently. These include Native Americans’ inflated rates of incarceration, heightened poverty levels and continued issues with land rights. For example, according to The Huffington Post, in South Dakota the indigenous peoples make up only nine percent of the population, but make up 29 percent of people in prison in the state. Additionally, 27
percent of all Alaska Natives and Native Americans live in poverty. However, at the Sioux Standing Rock Reservation this rate is even higher — the poverty rate was a shocking 60 percent in 2014. When you celebrate the popularized parts of Native American history and culture, like wearing a “cute” Indian outfit on Halloween or recounting the story of the pilgrims and the Indians on Thanksgiving, recognize your role in covering up the present-day issues of Native Americans. Playing into the common perception of Native Americans effectively masks many of the current and intense struggles these people go through. We’re centuries deep in
ignoring and perpetuating mass injustice against a large group of people. Their problems are so severe from a simple lack of awareness. We need to begin to rectify this gross exploitation by educating ourselves on the historically accurate and often cruel treatment of Native Americans and by confronting their present-day problems. It’s important to spend some time fulfilling this month’s purpose by reading about Native American cultures and their current status in the United States. Before you count your blessings over your Thanksgiving turkey, do a little research about the great peoples that were here before the pilgrims moved in.
Passing Illinois budget requires political compromise By Brenden Moore News Editor
As Gov. Rauner and state Democrats bicker, citizens of the state suffer. This is what it comes down to as we enter month six without a budget and no signs of an end in sight. Rauner, the rookie governor entered the office in November after promising to “Shake up Springfield, and bring back Illinois.” This was a message welcomed by a majority of citizens who had become tired of the status quo. Decades of leadership by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, and several governors of both parties, has left the state with the largest unfunded pension liability of any state in the country, a terrible bond rating, mountains of unpaid bills and an ineffective bureaucracy. In his victory speech last November, Rauner pledged to put an end to the politics of the past. “The voters have chosen to have a divided government, not so we can fight, not so we can bicker, not so we can get angry with each other,” Rauner said. “But it’s to find solutions, bipartisan solutions to solve the problems of Illinois.”
If only this were the Rauner who showed up for work in Springfield in January. Once in office, the governor moved immediately to curb the collective bargaining rights of state workers and attached the passage of his turnaround agenda, a series of pro-business, antiunion proposals, to his support of any budget deal. The Democrats, on the other hand, have scoffed at Rauner’s demands for non-budgetary riders to a budget bill, preferring to focus solely on the budget before addressing Rauner’s agenda. With government divided and no clear mandate on either side, this has become a war of attrition that some think might not end until after the primaries in March. While this might be the most politically convenient for each side, the consequence is that the state’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens will be the ones who pay. Through cuts to vital services such as subsidized daycare for working mothers, social services for the disabled, or MAP grants for low-income and working class college students, this is a crisis that has the potential for dire consequences every day that passes without a budget in place. No one denies that the legislative
Democrats are at fault for much of the problems the state is facing today. Madigan, along with every other politician who graced the halls of the capitol building in the last 40 years shares some of the blame. However, in a democracy, compromise must win the day — especially in divided government. Rauner’s tactics, as much as the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board cheers him on, will not lead to a resolution of the state budget and will only lead to more prolonged suffering for people who rely on state services to live. The governor should drop his unionbusting demands, head to the capitol and work to hammer out a compromise with Madigan. Once a budget is in place, Democrats should consider in good faith some of Rauner’s turnaround agenda items, such as worker’s compensation. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has indicated that he would be willing to work with the governor on that. Coming from the business world, Rauner is used to people following his orders unquestioned. But government is not a business, it is a public service. And right now, it is not serving anyone.
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FACTS $34.5 billion:
Illinois' expected 2015 spending
$32.1 billion:
Expected 2015 revenue
$3.8 billion:
Amount Illinois owes to vendors
$110 billion:
Illinois' pension debt
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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The following estimates are based off of the full-time annual tuition package rate (12-18 credit hours) for the class entering 2015. The cost per class is in accordance to classes occuring two days a week.
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Challenging courses allow students to get the most from their tuition money By Zoe Krey Focus Editor
End of the quarter anxiety can cause students to question their class choices, procrastination tendencies and overall life path as they gear up for finals and choose their classes for the December intersession and winter quarter. While the DePaul Student Government Association made past course evaluations available for the College of Computing and Digital Media, the Driehaus College of Business, College of Law, School for New Learning, College of Science and Health and The Theatre School, this doesn’t necessarily make the course cart any easier to navigate. Students must still be aware of which classes to search for in the first place. As classes begin to increase in difficulty, students should use all the resources they have available to them to ensure that they are choosing classes that are the right fit. From reading previous course evaluations to sorting through Rate My Professors to word of mouth, students have plenty of ways to create their ideal schedules.
College of Science and Health
$148.66
per individual class College of Computing and Digital Media
$2,973.33 per total class
Although some students seek to take easy classes to lighten their load and allow more time for extracurriculars, others tackle challenging courses to get the most out of their education. “I try to sign up for a good balance of courses that will keep me stimulated and interested,” junior Selena Wolfe said. “At the same time I don’t want to overexert myself by taking classes I don’t think I can handle.” Like Wolfe, junior Katie Scheuber doesn't shy away from challenging classes. “I like to sign up for classes that I know are more challenging because I’ll most likely learn more from them,” Scheuber said. “You get more bang for your buck. College isn’t supposed to be easy after all.” With DePaul undergraduate tuition prices ranging from $35,680 to $36,800 a year, stocking up on easy GPA boosting classes might not make much financial sense. “I took a class once that was so easy it actually made me a little mad,” Scheuber said. “It was a waste of money and time. I knew all the material and the projects weren’t even useful to me.”
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Rating "Rate my Professors" By Yazmin Dominguez Contributing Writer
While many students turn to the website Rate my Professors when planning out their quarter schedules, it is important to keep in mind the unreliability of the website.
Extremist reviews Often reviews are extremist and come from students who either loved the class or hated it. Reading these skewed reviews is in no way conducting objective research. Read between the lines because the descriptor of “hard grader” could come from a student who consistently turned in assignments late and failed to buy the course book.
Misleading scores The overall quality score given at the top of every professors’ rating page is highly misleading. The score pulls from all ratings of a professor and doesn’t take the specific class into account. Professors teach classes at various levels, and failing to sort scores by class level is problematic. The average grade also fails to reveal accurate information as students have the choice to omit this section when filling out a review. Lastly, beyond the ridiculousness of the chili pepper “hotness” rating, the score does not even have a numerical value.
Alternatives to "Rate my Professors"
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$3,066.66 per total class
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succeeding in a challenging course should also not be overlooked. “When I do well in a class that was intellectually challenging for me, it’s something that I’m proud of,” Scheuber said. Storey said demanding classes are an opportunity for personal student growth. "They make us more aware of our own abilities, our potential and possibilities," Storey said. Even if you do end up struggling in a difficult course, sometimes the payoff might be greater than succeeding in a class that was painfully repetitive and boring. Students will undoubtedly face challenges when they graduate, and breezing through college classes will do you no favors in the long run. No matter what kind of classes you sign up for, it is important to try to make the most of them. “I go into every class knowing that I’m going to try my best with whatever is given to me and whatever happens happens,” Scheuber said. Yazmin Dominguez contributed to this report.
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For a full-time student at DePaul taking four classes, each individual 90-minute class ranges in cost from an estimated $148.66 to $153.33. A 10-week class in its totality ranges from $2,973.33 to $3,066.66. While easy classes might seem tempting, easy classes can turn out to be an enormous waste of money. Additionally, avoiding difficult classes is contradictory to the meaning of higher education in the first place. Failing to challenge yourself means missing out on a great deal of knowledge, which can make you miss the mark beyond the grading scale. Easy classes can also be boring and repetitive. Spending a total of 1,800 minutes in a class that isn’t intellectually challenging or stimulating can lead to greater regret than taking a class that will help you discover new abilities as you challenge your limits. Margaret Storey, an associate professor in the DePaul History Department, sets out to make her classes interesting. The extra rigor just comes with the territory. "I'm a big believer that encountering new ideas and encountering the complexities and depths of human history, especially in conversation with other people, changes us," Storey said. "It makes us curious, and it makes us want to think more deeply about everything in our lives, not just the material in a single class." Beyond the benefits of deeper thinking, the satisfaction that comes with
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Google search This can lead you to their previous work in academia and give you an idea of their course subjects, their experience in the field and perhaps their teaching methods. Art fields For professors in the art fields, researching their previous work outside of the classroom can reveal their art esthetic and style. You can also look at awards they have received or any other credentials they might have. CDM professors For professors within the College of Computing and Digital Media, checking out their Vimeo profile or their IMBD profile could be useful for learning about their film experience. Face-to-face meeting If you are really curious about a professor’s teaching style and class subject, reach out to them to schedule a meeting. This can help you gain a better grasp on class requirements.
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VENUE VARIATION DEPAULIA FILE PHOTO
A portion of the crowd at Childish Gambino’s 2014 Lollapalooza set. While Grant Park is not typically considered a music venue, it hosts over 100,000 concert goers every summer.
Chicago is home to beautiful and unique music venues for all seasons and genres By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor
Indoor or outdoor, dive bars or ballrooms, thousands of people every night make their way to one of Chicago’s numerous music venues every night. While most people won’t attend a concert specifically for the venue, people still have venues they’re excited to attend concerts at. “My favorite music venue is the Aragon Ballroom,” DePaul freshman Olivia Peera said. “My
favorite thing about the Aragon is its ceiling. It’s painted to look like the night sky and outer space and it’s breathtaking. When the stage lights hit it, it becomes even more magical.” “It feels like you’re in a castle looking up at the sky,” DePaul freshman Kaitlyn Madden also said about the Aragon Ballroom’s ceiling, adding that it is one of her favorite venues as well. Most attendees want their concert-going experience to be unique. A lot of the feeling
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UNITED CENTER 1901 W. Madison St.
Year opened: 1994 Capacity: 20,500 Average Ticket Price: $45 for 300-level, $55 for 200-level Previous performers: Beyonce, U2, The Weeknd Point of interest: Beyonce performed songs off “Beyonce” for the first time on Dec. 13. Similar venues: Soldier Field, Allstate Arena, Wrigley Field
towards having a unique concert experience is dependent on the venue in which it takes place. “In a music venue I look for a place with some character,” Peera said. “Lucky for me, most of the venues in Chicago each have their own little quirks and cool details.” These quirks are evident when walking into any of Chicago’s many music venues. Each of the theaters including Aragon Ballroom, the Vic and Metro are all uniquely beautiful and the perfect size to catch larger bands when
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METRO
3730 N. Clark St. Year opened: 1982 Capacity: 1,100 Average ticket price: $25 Previous performers: Joe
Strummer, The White Stripes, Naked Raygun Point of interest: The Smashing Pumpkins played their first show as a full band at Metro. Similar venues: Park West, the Vic Theatre, Riviera Theatre
they come into town. Smaller dive bars like Double Door and Beat Kitchen are the perfect size to see a band or artist before they make it big. And there’s nothing like watching the night get darker over Lake Michigan when attending a massive concert at Soldier Field, or embracing some of Chicago’s great sports history at the United Center while taking in a concert. Chicago also hosts great outdoor concerts as well, turning the parks and fields that residents love throughout the year into the
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DOUBLE DOOR 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Year opened: 1994 Capacity: 550 Average ticket price: $15 Previous performers:
FIDLAR, Chance the Rapper, Liz Phair Point of interest: The Rolling Stones played Double Door for $7 in 1997. Similar venues: The Empty Bottle, Subterannean, The Hideout
best music venues for summer. “I usually base (going to music venues) off the artists performing there and not the venue itself, but Lollapalooza is a big pull for the atmosphere and reputation in Grant Park,” DePaul sophomore Ravi Dhebar said. Whether indoor or outdoor, and large venue or small, Chicago is home to a large assortment of varying music venues — making the city one of the best places to catch live music.
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LINCOLN HALL 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.
Year opened: 2009 Capacity: 507 Average ticket price: $10 Previous performers: Rita Ora, Fall Out Boy, Trash Talk Point of interest: In 1934, FBI
sharpshooters were placed on top of the building to prevent John Dillinger’s escape from the Biograph Theater. Similar venues: Schuba’s Tavern, Beat Kitchen, Reggie’s Rock Club
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Theatre School play honors African-American experience By Kirsten Onsgard Digital Managing Editor
When DePaul student Bernard Gilbert walks down the street in Lincoln Park, he doesn’t always feel like he belongs. Like his character Herald Loomis and as a young African-American man, he said sometimes it is like he is in someone else’s world. “With Black Lives Matter and police relations with certain groups of people, I feel like I can’t be my whole self all the time,” he said. “I feel like I need to negotiate and mitigate. I can’t be too this, or too that.” It is what makes “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” which runs at The Theatre School through Nov. 15, an especially poignant work for Gilbert. The play not only speaks to the African-American experience post-slavery, but the experience of reclaiming humanity in the face of oppression are still relevant today, especially in light of heated racial relations. “When cops shoot and kill a black man, who is unarmed, that’s somebody’s son, that’s somebody’s father,” MFA student Jeri Marshall, who plays Bertha Holly, said. “These aren’t just black people. They’re human beings. I think that this play is trying to highlight the humanity of these people.” The play is the second in esteemed playwright August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle,” a series of 10 plays that give a decade-by-decade account of 20th century African-American life. “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” chronicles the lives of freed slaves as they travel northward in 1911, finding a temporary home in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse. The Theatre School’s production comes in a year in which many Chicago theaters have celebrated Wilson’s work during The Goodman Theatre’s
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(From left) Bernard Gilbert, Christopher Jones and Zivon Toplin rehearse The Theatre School’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” which runs through Nov. 15 at The Theatre School. August Wilson celebration last brought the cast closer, Gilbert flux – she needed to recreate the is not only about highlighting spring. said. His character, Herald physical wounds of slavery. historical truths, Marshall said, Though the school produced Loomis, is a former slave freed “It’s been rough, emotionally,” but highlighting humanity and “In the Heights,” a predominately after seven years of service to she said. “I had to do a lot of evoking empathy. Latino musical, last year, it last Joe Turner. Though Loomis is no research on what whipping scars “It’s not meant to guilt produced an August Wilson work longer physically bound by an might have looked like had they anybody, but to enlighten, and in 2006. “Joe Turner’s Come and owner, the trauma of slavery still been aged for 40 years. There was for people to understand how far Gone” features an almost entirely binds his spirit. one day that, for an hour I was this goes back,” she said. “People African-American cast, which “It’s a very vulnerable place just looking at back scars.” say, ‘slavery’s over.’ It is, but the Marshall said is reflective of her to be in, and it’s a scary role to A native Texan of Irish- remnants of it clearly aren’t.” MFA class. play,” he said. “All of the roles in American descent, Burke said the Even as an African-American Still, 70 percent of the entire the play are hard to approach, Great Migration and the African- man living over 100 years later student body at the Theatre because you have to expose a bit American experience was glossed than Loomis, Gilbert said feels School is white, and 12 percent is of yourself. There’s something over in school. Working with those reverberations. Oppression African-American. about these characters. They shed Wilson’s play has been eye- is not unique to slavery, and the “We don’t have enough plays light on types of people, African- opening. search for identity is universal. that speak to African American Americans that historically have “August Wilson is important “It’s a timeless piece of art,” life on the main stages – or even been looked over and forgotten because he brings up a lot of Gilbert said. “There will always be in some of our smaller studio about.” discussion for race and equality somebody who feels like they’re productions,” she said. “Now it’s For costume designer Meg and really getting to know what ostracized or being pushed out time to do something that reflects Burke, the research process has America really is,” she said. “It’s of something, or not quite fitting the student body.” also been especially emotional, at happy things, it’s really interesting and wanting to fit. This piece Wilson’s work is thematically times. Besides understanding the things and sometimes it’s really allows people to look and reflect thick and poetic, requiring a dress of the period – a difficulty in sad. But it’s an emotional play.” on themselves.” certain vulnerability that has itself because 1911 fashion was in “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
The ups and downs of comedy Chicago comedian Martin Morrow faced numerous challenges throughout his career By Zachary Holden Staff Writer
Chicago comedian Martin Morrow’s career nearly ended before it even started. Always the ‘funny friend’ growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, Morrow decided to give comedy a shot while at Auburn University with his friend Josh Mays. “We tried out an open mic together as a duo and it worked,” Morrow said. “It was a bunch of material I’d written on my computer and it sort of just worked out. We were able to keep going with it and eventually I broke solo.” “Then I quit for a little bit.” One of the up-and-coming artists to watch according to Splitsider — a renowned comedy website — nearly gave it all up before he even got into it. “I had a really bad experience. I did this competition and I was 20, so I sort of had a big head over the whole situation like, ‘Oh, I can win this competition, I won’t have
to prepare a lot’,” Morrow said. “Instead of memorizing jokes, I (put) sticky tabs…on my wrist (with notes). I didn’t account for how bright the lights would be… and I came to a blank on stage. It was like five minutes of me staring at my wrist in pure silence.” “After that, I was like, ‘I suck at this, I want to stop doing it’.” Not one to give up easily, Morrow decided to pursue his passion once more. He was back in Birmingham at a stand-up show eight months after quitting and asked if he and Josh could do a quick bit beforehand. When they were given a five-minute opener, Morrow was shocked. “We went up, did it, it worked, we clicked again, and just kept at it. [We] started doing more shows; a lot of it was waiting for me to turn 21. Once I finally did, I was able to do a lot more from there,” Morrow said. Moving to New York City, Morrow interned at the now defunct television series “Ugly Betty.” When that was cancelled
in 2010, he moved back to Birmingham and wrote for Roy Wood Jr.’s radio show while also working in a call center. Morrow referred to the latter as, “the worst portion of my life.” After moving to New York and interning for “Ugly Betty,” Morrow moved back to Birmingham in 2010. Fast forward to the end of that year and Morrow was poised to move back to New York before a friend of his convinced him to move to Chicago and test out the comedy scene there. Danny Kallas, a founding member of the weekly standup show at Timothy O’Toole’s “Comedians You Should Know”, saw Morrow’s potential the first time he met him at an open mic night. “The dude definitely commands attention immediately,” Kallas said. “He always struck me as a funny kid. He’s not only great at stand-up, he’s great at sketch and improv too.” “The guy’s going to be a star,”
he added. Despite having Kallas’ vote of confidence, Morrow found himself back in Birmingham working as an accountant after a potential job as an entertainer on a cruise line fell through. He continued doing stand-up shows and improv at home, but it just wasn’t the same level of prestige he had become accustomed to New York City and Chicago. Then, Morrow got a lifechanging phone call. “I got a call from Dionna Griffin-Irons, one of the producers at Second City, about doing BenchCo, which was their harvesting farm sort of group at the time,” Morrow said. “I moved back to Chicago in May (2012) and that’s when it picked up.” Griffin-Irons brought Morrow into the Outreach and Diversity program, which he was a part of for a few years, and really allowed him to grow as a comedian. The program is designed to cultivate multicultural talent and people of different backgrounds and
ethnicities who don’t often get their voices heard in sketch comedy and improv. “(It got me) a way in this monstrosity of a business of funniness that is Second City and allowed me to perform,” Morrow said. Morrow also was a cast member with 100 Proof Comedy and The Lincoln Lodge in the early days of his second Chicago stint. Now a part of Second City’s touring ensemble, Morrow has done well since moving to Chicago. But, he constantly reminds himself of something actor and comedian Eric Andre once told him – it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Morrow says the most important thing about comedy is that you can’t worry about other people and what they’re doing, just have fun. “At the end of the day, it shouldn’t be taken seriously because we’re talking about butts and stuff.”
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Journalism films dramatize industry By Megan Stringer Contributing Writer
There’s a new trend in cinema. The faces sitting in the dark of movie theaters are lit from the soft glow of the newsroom movie playing. And they watch the excitement of journalists frantically scrambling to write their stories on deadline. With films such as “Spotlight,” “Truth” and “Nightcrawler,” as well as TV shows including “The Newsroom” and “The House,” people are exposed more frequently to the drama of the journalism industry. Whether or not these films offer an accurate representation of the industry is up for debate. Every film is different, but the side of journalism that we see in these movies can be overdramatized. “I wouldn’t say (journalism films are) accurate, but sometimes the film industry is about giving people what they want,” Deanna Williams, a freshman studying digital cinema said. Amy Merrick, a journalism professor at DePaul, who worked for the Wall Street Journal and contributed to the New Yorker’s Currency blog said that journalism actually can be a dramatic field to enter into. “A lot of the time in newsrooms you just see people at computers, but they’re often talking to people about the most dramatic experience of their life, physically or emotionally. So it can be an extremely dramatic experience,” Merrick said. Opinions on journalists vary, as some view them as corrupt and others see them as truth-seekers, and opinions on recent journalism films have varied as well. “Truth,” about the end of Dan Rather’s career as a news anchor at CBS received mixed reviews, but “Spotlight,” about the Boston Globe’s work on the Massachusetts
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A scene from “Spotlight,” which focuses on some of the staff of the Boston Globe and their coverage of the Massachusetts Catholic sex abuse scandal in 2002. Catholic sex abuse scandal has received “It’s made to seem as if it’s not their order to profile him for the magazine. widespread critical acclaim so far. talent or their skill that’s getting them to a However, Jorgensen doesn’t see much “The more people see examples of certain place in their industry, but rather of a problem with the newsroom being good journalism being practiced, the more how far they’re willing to go in terms of more dramatized for film and television. people understand and have respect for sexual favors, and gross misrepresentations In the end, every journalism film shows that field,” Merrick said. of passion and drive.” a different side of the industry and affects While this certainly helps to build up A January article by Marin Cogan people’s perceptions in a different way. a positive reputation for the journalism from New York Magazine written in A comment on any industry always industry, there are some ways in which January titled “Why Can’t Hollywood Get has potential to be damaging, but when certain films can do harm to journalists as Female Journalists Right?” argues that the the direction of the film is about individual well. misrepresentation of women in journalism journalists rather than the industry as a “My bigger problem with the has made an indent in people’s perceptions whole, it becomes a question of stereotypes. representation of journalism in film is the of women in journalism. “I think it’s a great privilege and role of women, and how they constantly Cogan details how she was talking with responsibility to communicate someone are oversexualized,” Isabella Jorgensen, a two teenage girls about a story she was else’s experience,” Merrick said. “This helps sophomore at DePaul with a double major writing for ESPN about a football player. us all understand the world better, make in journalism and media and cinema The teenagers made the assumption that better decisions, and increase our bonds as studies said. she was sleeping with this football player in a community.”
Steppenwolf updates ‘1984’ By Megan Deppen Print Managing Editor
A literary classic, maybe the one you spark-noted in high school, has come to life at Steppenwolf Theatre. This modern adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984” is eerily reminiscent of life as we know it and may just convince viewers that Big Brother is watching. DePaul alumnus Adam Poss stars as the protagonist Winston Smith, who fights to keep his thoughts safe from the Party’s secret police. Employed at the Ministry of Truth, Winston is ironically responsible for rewriting newscasts to ensure the Party’s latest version of the truth is to its liking. His world somersaults, however, after finding antiques disproving the Party’s version of history and he rebels with a forbidden love interest — all bringing him face to face with the Party’s secret service, bent on forcing him back into the status quo. “We’ve become more of a Big Brother society than what’s possible in actual 1984,” Poss said. Between mobile technology and social media, “We’ve kind of become the Big Brothers of each other. We’re constantly watching each other.” Director Hallie Gordon modified the 2004 adaptation by Andrew White for this year’s performance, incorporating iPads, smartphones and motion responsive cameras. “I’ve never done a show with this level of multimedia in it,” Poss said. “It’s almost going to be like watching the news with constant feeds and windows popping up.” Live cameras watch characters that are hidden behind set pieces, and without warning, the Party’s news broadcast interrupts characters’ dialogue with the latest updates from the front lines of an incessant war. Most chillingly however, are
the two minutes of hate. Followed by a 10-second countdown, characters wildly scream and swear at public enemy No. 1, the rebellion leader Goldstein, who is projected on the screen. In the memorable torture scene, Party officer O’Brien, played by Lance Baker, electrocutes Winston until he admits that, contrary to his own logic, 2 + 2 = 5. Poss’ powerful performance made the audience fidget uncomfortably as his body writhed and contorted under O’Brien’s cold stare. For Diana Arrieta, 17, of Round Lake High School, the show made her see the world a little differently. “The show was supposed to represent that this could happen in the real world today,” Arrieta said. “The way that technology played into everyday life and how it controlled the characters was particularly familiar. To Arrieta’s point, some of these things have happened. Flames bursting through mangled, bombed buses; policemen cracking batons against the backs of whimpering citizens; even the show’s grim subway announcement, “Watch out for Eurasian spies. Do you really know your neighbors?” sounded too much like CTA’s own reminder, “When you see something, say something.” Steppenwolf ’s “1984” is a metaphor in motion for the fearsome times we live in. Allegations of torture by federal and local authorities, suspicion of personal data leaks by the government and bystander behavior at the hand of technology and social media have left America trapped in a state that journalists by no coincidence call “Orwellian.” This production is a reminder that theatre is not just entertainment; it’s a wake up call. “1984” runs through Nov. 21 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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CRYING THE BLUES DePaul-based band embraces a unique sound Forgotten Tropics, a blues band whose members attend DePaul, perform at a show at Art Colony, a venue and art studio in Avondale.
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By Megan Stringer Contributing Writer
For many, the high school days of playing in a garage band have been long abandoned — but not for Zachary Roth, Christian Flannery and Steven Lobkovich. The three have an interest in blues-based music, and have formed their own band called Forgotten Tropics. With Roth as singer and guitarist, Flannery as bassist and Lobkovich as drummer, the three look forward to making it in the music industry and the good times on the way. Roth and Flannery, both sophomores at DePaul, met in a jazz history class, and Lobkovich is a sophomore at University of Illinois at Chicago. Roth and Lobovich went to the same high school in the suburbs and played in a band together. That band first helped them develop their musical skills and mess around with time signatures. Now, the three bandmates live together in Lakeview, where they practice music and concert sets out of their garage. They have even received some compliments from neighbors in the past. Fitting practice into a college schedule isn’t always the easiest thing to do, but the band makes it work. All three hope to some day make a living in music performance and work towards that goal as best they can. Forgotten Tropics writes their own modern indie rock music, with a heavy blues twist on it. “Chicago definitely has an influence on our sound,” Flannery said. “Chicago has a huge blues scene, it’s had that for many years, and I think you definitely pick up on it. It’s one thing everyone starts out on, doing blues music.” A seemingly forgotten genre of music for college students more interested in rock and hip-hop, the blues play a prominent role in Chicago, as well as in the making of other music genres. The blues instrumentation and rhythm have influenced numerous artists within other genres including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder.
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The crowd for Forgotten Tropics’ show at Art Colony in Avondale Oct. 11. The band met in a jazz history class at DePaul. The Chicago B.L.U.E.S. Bar on North Halsted is one such space that lets the public dip their toes into the water of the famous Chicago blues scene. Roth is personally influenced by many of the classic blues and rock guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. He himself only first picked up a guitar about three years ago. “I was playing a lot of sports until I saw John Frusciante’s solo (for Red Hot Chili Peppers),” Roth said. “Then after that I got a guitar two days later. I was 16.” Although all three musicians seem to have a clear idea of their style and interests, their individual styles bring something unique to the band. “We’re always trying to influence each
other. We’ll be watching some random gypsy jazz guitar player and be like ‘hey, check this out.’ So we kind of take influence from everything that we watch,” Flannery said. As Forgotten Tropics finds their footing in the modern world of music, they work to combine their own interests and influences into a coherent work. The band, after meeting and forming in winter of 2014, has released an EP on Spotify, titled “Ashland Avenue.” The EP was recorded in Kingsize Sound Labs with Mike Hagler, whom Roth found by simply asking around at music stores when purchasing some guitar pedals. Forgotten Tropics is planning on releasing their debut album soon, but they
also are putting an emphasis on playing live music for people in as many locations as they can. The struggle with these live shows is their young age; many blues venues in Chicago have 21+ shows, and while some venues will let the band perform with X’s on their hands, others are not so willing. Despite this, the band has made their impact and have big plans for their future. The band is currently preparing to put their debut album out through Emphasis Entertainment Group and Baja Illinois Records, a record label that promotes offbeat music from the Chicago area. Their album will be out Dec. 1.
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Some of the tributes to the deceased at the National Museum of Mexican Art’s Dia de los Muertos celebration in Harrison Park. The Day of the Dead exhibition kicked off at the museum in September and runs through Dec. 13.
Day of the Dead celebration honors Mexican culture and the deceased By Ivana Rihter Contributing Writer
Altars colored the streets in a warm orange glow of candles and marigolds as festively-dressed skeletons on stilts made their way gently through the crowds at the National Musem of Mexican Art’s Day of the Dead celebration which took place Nov. 1 in Pilsen. Barbara G. Engelskirchen, chief development officer at the National Museum of Mexican Art, worked to make this outdoor spectacle a reality in Harrison Park for Dia de los Muertos. An exhibition also celebrating the Mexican holiday runs at the museum through Dec. 13. “Every year for the past 30 years we have done a Day of the Dead exhibition inside the museum, but this is the first
time ever doing it outside and on this large scale,” Engelskirchen said. With two main projections taking up the entire outside of the museum, the display is massive. One of the projections showed an animated depiction of the story of Day of the Dead, a tradition that dates back to the Aztecs’ rule in the 14th to 16th centuries. The images filling the screen are of ofrendas, the beautiful La Calavera Catrina, pan de muerto (dead bread) and calacas de azúcar (sugar skulls). These are all prominent parts of celebrating the lives of the dead and honoring their memories. The other projection is a community ofrenda, or community altar. “People have submitted photos of loved ones that have passed away that we are projecting, made possible by a grant we
received from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to be able to do this,” Engelskirchen said. Samuel and Linda Gamboa built an altar to honor Samuel’s late father. Placed on top of the bright wrapping papers is a worn baseball cap, his favorite concha bread and loud music which filled all the space around the altar with mariachi music. “Most importantly we included tequila,” Samuel Gamboa said, laughing. This is the first year the Gamboas are celebrating Dia de los Muertos to commemorate the life and legacy of Samuel’s father who died this year. The altars are a collection of personal items, beloved foods, drinks, flowers and anything else that encapsulates the life of the person it honors.
“It is hard looking at all his favorite things,” Samuel Gamboa said. “And even harder listening to the songs he used to sing, he loved his music,” Lisa Gamboa said. Recently moved from Southern California to Chicago, Luis LopezMaldonado found a way to celebrate Dia de los Muertos as soon as he stepped foot into the city. In elaborate face paint he spun in front of his alter, in a flurry of constant motion. “I’m calling it a moving ofrenda, which is basically embodying memory and making improvised choreography on the spot to honor my grandparents, cousin and uncle that have passed over the last 10 years.”
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After releasing two EPs in 2014, Beach Slang’s eagerly anticipated debut LP, “The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us,” was released into the world at the end of October, and it lives up to the hype. Punching in at just under 30 minutes, frontman James Alex puts his feelings into words over loud guitars and banging drums.
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In the likes of culinary rebels like Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay, Bradley Cooper plays Adam Jones, a recovering drug-addict chef attempting to get his third Michelin star in “Burnt.” While Jones captures the ferocity in the kitchen of Ramsay and the bad-boy attitude of Bourdain, he can’t capture one thing they both have — Jones is entirely unlikable. The film follows Jones through his attempts at redemption for losing his restaurant in Paris, and destroying his relationships with coworkers and friends along the way. In an attempt to piece his life back together, he opens a new restaurant in London, and tries to achieve the pinnacle of culinary excellence — getting a third Michelin star. The film does serve its purpose, though — to showcase mesmerizing shots of excellently crafted food through numerous montages that were altogether more interesting than the plot of the film or any of the characters. ERIN YARNALL | THE DEPAULIA
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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor
Twenty years ago, some DePaul students were still a glint in their parents’ eyes. Most of the rest of us were hardly able to talk, let alone form actual opinions about music. It would have been great if we could though, because 1995 was a fantastic year for music. With some legendary indie-rock, hip-hop and pop releases, 1995 has proven itself to be a legendary year in music. Here are some songs off of my favorite albums of 1995, that will forever leave me embracing ‘90s nostalgia.
1. Oasis — “Don’t Look Back in Anger” While the band is best known for “Wonderwall,” also off their 1995 album “What’s the Story (Morning Glory),” this is hands down the best song the Brit-pop band made throughout their 18year tenure as a band. Oasis knew this, as it became a signature song for the band, which they played at almost every live show they ever performed. Noel Gallagher admitted to stealing lyrics for the song from John Lennon’s tapes that had been burgled from The Dakota, but even light thievery doesn’t take away from the fact that this is a beautiful song and a true gem from 1995.
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2. No Doubt — “Don’t Speak” Every song on No Doubt’s 1995 album Tragic Kingdom, is a staple for the beloved band, but there’s something special about “Don’t Speak.” The song, written about frontwoman Gwen Stefani’s breakup with bassist Tony Kanal, has gone on to be one of the band’s best-known singles. 3. Alanis Morissette — “You Oughta Know” Let me start this off by saying this song might be about Dave Coulier. Yeah, Joey from “Full House.” In addition to the hilarious source material, “You Oughta Know” is the ultimate breakup jam. It’s almost
Across 1. North Pole resident? 4. Surrealist Jean 7. Certain house pet 10. Creative person’s deg. 13. “Who Wants to ___ Millionaire” 14. Loss of electricity 16. Hither’s partner 17. Affleck of Hollywood 18. 1954 Brando film 19. ___ Lanka 20. It stops traffic 23. Brown or polar animal 25. Mr. Berra 26. Hagar the Horrible’s wife 27. Sexton and Frank 29. Family business word, sometimes 31. Money-managing execs 32. Puzzle in a box 34. Kismet 36. Word in a Shakespeare title
impossible not to angrily sing along as loud as possible. 4. 2Pac — “Dear Mama” One of the most heartwrenching songs on this playlist, in “Dear Mama,” 2Pac adresses his mom, Afeni, who had an addiction to crack cocaine and lived in poverty with her son when he was growing up. Despite all this, 2Pac loved and held a deep respect for his mom — making it a tribute to all moms attempting to hold a family together in the face of problems. 5. Mariah Carey — “Always Be My Baby” Mariah Carey is a music legend. With a multiple decade spanning career, too many hits to
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count and more money than any of us could ever imagine in our lives, it’s hard to deny how much of a powerhouse she is. While she had hits before “Always Be My Baby,” and has, and will continue to have hits after her 11th chart topping single, but the song still remains one of her most beloved. 6. Green Day — “Brain Stew” Who would have ever guessed that four power chords could create such an iconic riff? Green Day’s massive hit “Brain Stew” chronicles frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s struggles with insomnia, and are relevant to any college student during finals or midterms week (or if you’re a grad student, all quarter long).
70. Classic car of yesteryear 71. Make one’s own clothes Down 1. Tidal reflux 2. Director Spike 3. Castanet player’s dance 4. “M*A*S*H” star Alan 5. Like a marsh 6. Public places for walking 7. Bird or church official 8. Grows older 9. Choppers, so to speak 10. Me, ___, and I 11. Precede 12. Baker and Loos 15. Hobo 21. “___ Tu” (‘70s hit) 22. VCR button 23. ___ California (Mexican peninsula) 24. Beloved of Geraint
28. ___ serif (font choice) 30. Daisy supporter 33. An unloved plant 35. Change sentences 38. Going off the path 39. They’re unlikely to be collected 40. “Rome wasn’t built in ___” 41. Some music scale notes 44. Chicken ___ (dish) 45. Pleasingly plump 46. List of mistakes 47. Military blockades 48. Menlo Park initials 50. More skillful 53. Exchanges 55. Type of wide dress 58. In search of whales, perhaps 59. Bi-, quadrupled 63. Lamb’s mom 64. ___ Jones average
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Haley Bueser chose DePaul at last minute By J. Samantha Rivera Staff Writer
For Division I college sports, student-athletes are most often recruited early into high school for some years. But for sophomore Haley Bueser, playing volleyball at the next level only sparked her interest during her senior year. In fact, the Westmont, Illinois native hadn’t made her decision to play for DePaul until the very last day recruits could decide. “I’m a homebody and I didn’t know how far I would want to be, but then DePaul (in comparison to other schools) gave me the option of being so close to home because I’m from the (Chicago) suburbs,” Bueser said. “The girls just really welcomed me on my visit, so the whole atmosphere they gave me (was a great fit).” While looking at schools during her short recruiting process, Bueser felt DePaul not only had the best volleyball program, but could also give her the schooling she was looking for. The sophomore intends to major in physical therapy. Having lettered four years while attending Westmont High School, the Libero was named to her all-conference team three times and made a bold performance her freshman year as she led the team to a conference championship.
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Haley Bueser's ball control has made her a standout among the talented sophomore group. “Just in terms of her competitiveness, we knew that she would be a great addition to DePaul because she competes hard (and) played a lot of positions for her club team,” coach Nadia Edwards said.
Bueser’s 18U Hurricane team finished 15th overall at the 2014 National Junior Classic, where she played various positions, including outside hitter. “Her (best) attributes are
obviously her athleticism and her passing game and defense, (where) she’s really quick and light on her feet (and) pretty explosive,” Edwards said. Since her club volleyball days,
Bueser has made quite the name for herself on DePaul’s court as well. She’s been a consistent starter for the team throughout this season, currently standing at 196 digs for the season. “It feels awesome. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, but my teammates always have my back so that gives me a lot of confidence. It feels awesome being able to contribute,” Bueser said. Looking ahead with only two home games left for the season, Edwards believes the sophomore starter will only continue growing as a key player for the team. “I think ball control has always been our cornerstone of our offense … Everything comes down to (that) and Haley’s got solid ball control,” Edwards said. “She’s a pretty head-strong kid, so we’re looking forward to having her step into more of a leadership role as we continue to move forward with the program.” “I’m definitely accustomed (to the team now). Last year I caught on quick to what it takes, but this year coming in, I knew I was well prepared as to what to expect,” the Bueser said. Bueser is more than happy with her decision to play for DePaul. “I would make the same decision if I could go back every time,” Bueser said.
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Men's soccer's return to relevance By Zachary Holden Staff Writer
Eleven games into the season; the DePaul men’s soccer team was 1-10-0 and 0-2-0 in the Big East. At the time, a Big East Tournament berth seemed implausible. All season long there were doubts the Blue Demons would be anything more than a conference bottom-feeder and the team used this as the gasoline to spark their fire. The final seven games the Blue Demons went 4-2-1 in the Big East and secured a spot in the Big East Tournament for the first time since 2011. It was their goal all along and to finally achieve it is something Simon Megally credited to dedication. “It’s a culmination of everything we’ve worked for,” Megally said. “It’s great to get our original goal of making the Big East Tournament in a very hard conference.” The players knew that despite a poor start, once the conference games began, their season did too. “A lot of non-conference games (didn’t go) our way, and (when) we got into conference play, we knew it didn't matter what you did at the beginning of the season, you can turn your whole season around,” Megally said. “It’s a credit to all of the hard work we’ve put in.” It’s the hard work day-in and day-out where Megally and his teammates strive to improve every aspect of their game. “The last two years it’s what we’ve wanted to do,” Megally said. “Every time we’re lifting weights, doing sprints, it’s always in the back of my mind.”
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Men's soccer put in a good effort down the stretch to clinch a berth in the 2015 Big East tournament. “It shows how good we are of a team to bounce back from a lot of hard things at the beginning of the season,” he said. Coach Craig Blazer credits the resurgence at the end of the season to something he and his coaching staff told the players at the beginning of the season. “The foundation was always there of the collaboration between coaches and players and the players finally responded,” Blazer said. “We said it was the players’ responsibility to take over the team on and off the field and they stepped up.”
Most teams that start off the way DePaul did would have trouble finding the motivation to get better each game, but that’s exactly what the Blue Demons did. Mack Robinson said the team fed off the poor start and were hungry to improve. “We were tired of losing,” Robinson said. “Sometimes all you need it a little bit of luck to turn the season around. Maybe we got a pass or a goal that went our way and we took advantage of it, made the best out of it and turned it into a pretty good Big East season.”
“To come back from 1-10, talk about a comeback story.” Senior Jalen Harvey will feature in his first Big East Tournament and says it feels even better because of how the season shifted seven games ago. “How we started the season, for us to be at this point now is unbelievable,” Harvey said. “It means we should be noticed and respected by everyone else in the Big East.” “We should be taken more seriously now.”
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Women's soccer finished third in the Big East and lost to Providence.
seniors who have been such a big part of this team to go out in a loss like this,” Cerny said. The loss spells the end of five Blue Demons’ careers; something Chastain and Cerny agree is disappointing. Goalkeeper Alex Godinez suited up for the final time between the sticks for DePaul. Defenders Sarah Gorden and Brianna Ryce, the backbone of the DePaul defense, featured as a menacing duo for the last time.
Elise Wyatt, DePaul’s all-time leading goal scorer, co-leader for goals scored in a single season, and the heart of the team also hangs up her boots for the Blue Demons. “It’s been an unbelievable, beautiful ride,” Wyatt said. “There have been many teammates who have come in and helped me grow as an individual and my coaches have shaped me into the person I am today.” “It’s hard to say goodbye to such a beautiful thing.”
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The DePaul club hockey team prides themselves on their camaraderie on-and-off the ice, which has been a factor in them starting off 11-1.
Club hockey team dominating By Matthew Barbuscio Contributing Writer
A Zamboni is an oddly satisfying vehicle to observe as it polishes the ice; it cleans with force, leaving behind a clean slate. With a Bud Light ad plastered on both sides, the Zamboni at West Meadows Ice Arena glided along the ice like a steam boat spouting white smoke from the top exhaust, leaving a transparent path in its wake. What followed behind was the DePaul men’s hockey club team charging out to center ice for an early Thursday morning practice. Like they hadn’t noticed how early it was, the boys began to take shots on goal to get warmed up. A shot was expertly fired in the top corner of the net, followed by a swaggering boast. Those that missed collided with the boards in a thunderous clap that nearly knocked others to the floor. There was a mix of trash-talking and genuine encouragement that can only be found in a
ARENA, continued from front page were shown to those at the event. Interested sponsors and season ticket holders will be able to find the renderings and the 3D-model on the first floor of the DePaul Center on 1 E. Jackson Ave. Lenti Ponsetto said students will most likely be able to view it sometime in the winter quarter. “There’s also going to be a video board where our season ticket holders and other potential ticket holders can come in and view box seating and seats in general,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “We also have a student section that’s already been designated.” Groundbreaking for the arena, however, still hasn’t happened. The arena will be located at Cermak Road and Prairie Avenue. At a construction meeting in July, papers distributed by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McPier) said the groundbreaking would happen in late September.
men’s locker room. This team is now 11-1 on the season with no signs of slowing down in face of their next big challenger, Notre Dame. It is safe to say the rebuilding years are over for senior captain Chris Ernsting and the boys, as he and the coaches have these players buying into a system and creating one cohesive unit, on and off the ice. “We are pretty much a family, we do everything together. On the weekends and weekdays, we get lunch together after practice. We are all best friends and couldn’t be prouder to be on the same team”, Ernsting said. The team has handily defeated their opponents from start to finish, running a great system bolstered mostly by younger players. DePaul graduate and now assistant coach Mario Carbonaro said “we had a ton of freshmen last year and they have grown up and matured. Now the chemistry has picked up and we are picking up right where we left
“The date that was mentioned in the meeting was ‘estimated,’ which is typical for major construction projects,” a McPier spokeswoman said in an email. “We are currently in site prep. The groundbreaking will be happening soon. We are on target for the project to be completed in the fall of 2017.” The spokeswoman added that the arena is scheduled to break ground sometime this month. Despite not having broken ground, Lenti Ponsetto said she isn’t frustrated with the timeframe of the project. She added that pre-construction work has also started. She also reiterated that the project will be completed by the start of the 2017-18 season. “Candidly, there’s progress and work being done,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “The groundbreaking is more ceremonial. I think that’s obviously an important ceremony and we’re looking forward to it, but there is definitely work that is taking place.”
off last season”. Before practice the players were skating leisurely across the ice, some sitting down and others scattered conversation. Head coach Jerry Fronek blew his whistle and within no time the practice was at full speed as the players began to skate laps at a brisk pace across the ice. The two-hour practice did not slow down as this was the time to start prepping for Notre Dame on Nov. 26. “We prepare for Notre Dame the same way we do every game: try to keep in the same flow. We just play every game like it’s the Stanley Cup”, said junior goalie Nick Vittori. The ability to focus has come easier this year with such a cohesive group of guys. “The unity is really helping the flow of things. We all believe in each other and we have a lot of good young talent that are stepping up and scoring all of the goals for us”. Freshmen have not only bought into the system, but they are already important
contributors on the ice for the Blue Demons. Freshman right winger Thomas Feldman picked up a hat trick recently against The University of Illinois and has proven to be a potent threat in both the goal and assist columns for the Blue Demons offense. He and the rest of the freshmen are more than willing to pick up where these seniors will leave off in just a few months. “Looking forward, we have a great group of seniors, so we better pick up the tempo and be ready to take their spots,” Feldman said. “But we are always just looking to the next game, trying to get to regionals and then nationals”. Much like Feldman, the mindset of the team is focused in the short term. As they exited to the arena, a Zamboni came through the large double doors. Mid-way through the season the Blue Demons are confidently striding towards one of their best records in recent years. Their next game is Nov. 13 against Robert Morris.
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Early designs of the inside of DePaul's new arena, set to open for the 2017-18 season.
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Men’s soccer enters the Big East Tournament with a surprising late season push, as the women suffer a shocking first round loss to six-seeded Providence.
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Women’s soccer’s season comes to a close as the men punch their ticket By Zachary Holden Staff Writer
All season long the DePaul men’s soccer team had one goal and one goal only: making the Big East Tournament. On a windy Thursday afternoon, they accomplished their goal. DePaul (5-12-1, 4-4-1) hosted rival Marquette (5-10-2, 1-7-1) in a penultimate final regular season match with a win guaranteeing a spot in the Big East Tournament. In what was easily the best performance by the Blue Demons all season long, they walked off of Wish Field 3-0 winners and secured a spot in the postseason. “It’s an amazing feeling right now with all of the work we put in (and) all of the doubters at the beginning of the season,” Simon Megally said. Megally didn’t score, but he assisted on all three goals, which happened to be his first, second and third assists of the season. “All of the goals were really good team play,” Megally said. “I’m happy to be on the end of setting my teammates up.” The first goal came in the 29th minute off a Megally corner kick perfectly sent into the middle of the box to a waiting Kevin Beyer who thumped the header into the back of the net. While it was Beyer’s first goal of the season, he remained modest about it. “It was great to get the goal and absolutely a confidence booster for me,” Beyer said. “But even more, we came out
with the three points. I’m not as worried about (the goal).” Jalen Harvey, on senior day, doubled the Blue Demons’ lead just four minutes later when Megally found Caleb Pothast in the box who laid it off to Harvey just outside of the box and he turned around the defender and blasted his shot into the goal. While it was Harvey’s second goal of the season, this one meant so much more to him than his first one against Northwestern. “It felt like it was written, to be honest,” Harvey said. “I was dreaming last night about scoring and had a lot of pressure on me because every senior day I’ve been here, a senior has scored.” “It kind of felt like it was going to happen. I had hoped it was going to happen, and when I took that shot and it went in…it happened.” Erik Rodriguez knocked in the third goal after Megally found Hans Wustling darting down the right flank and Wustling crossed in to Rodriguez in the middle of the box who just barely got a touch on it as he was being dragged down, but just enough to direct it into the bottom left corner. Harvey said the win felt great, but to do it against their rivals made it feel even better. “They’ve whooped us a couple times, so it felt good to do it back to them,” Harvey said. “It feels great just winning this rivalry game and how important it was to win it as well.”
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“It’s never easy to lose. It’s never a position you want to be in,” Elise Wyatt said, holding back tears. “This team made a good run and Providence gave us a run for our money and on this given day, Providence was hungrier for it.” DePaul’s (12-4-4) season came to an end in the first round of the Big East Tournament when Providence (137-0) came to Wish Field and left with a 1-0 win, despite the Blue Demons dominating the second half. “We were all over them in the second half and one undisciplined foul, one set piece…it’s hard to take a goal like that,” Wyatt said. “In the second half they had maybe two opportunities and one of them they scored on.” “It’s hard, it’s really hard.” A free kick in the 80th minute would lead to the game-winner in an intense conference tournament match against the one team all conference season long to beat the Blue Demons. Hannah Wear sent in the free kick about 40 yards out on the left flank to Catherine Zimmerman who chested it down to Morgan Thomasian. Thomasian crossed the ball far post and Kathryn Hiller was there to volley it over Alex Godinez in goal. Set pieces have been Achilles’ heel for an overall stout DePaul defense all season long. “Credit to Providence, they have one really good chance and they
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scored,” coach Erin Chastain said. “Set pieces have been a problem for us this year. We’ve paid the price in other games, so I’m not surprised that’s the goal they scored.” Chastain said she sees a little bit of last year’s Blue Demons squad in the Friars because of their tenacity and attitude. “They have a nice spirit about their team and I like that,” Chastain said. “It kind of reminds me of our team last year with the belief they have.” DePaul outshot Providence 12-to-7 and had 10 more corner kicks, but just could not capitalize on it. “Today we didn’t have a bad game, I just think (it came down to) not finishing it and getting scored on with set piece(s),” freshman Franny Cerny said. In the midst of the loss, Cerny already has one eye on next season. “We’re just going to have to remember this loss and make sure it motivates us to come out to every single game as hard as we can and to never back down,” Cerny said. “We’re going to have to work on defending set pieces because that’s how we’ve (been scored on) a lot.” Knowing what to improve on for next season doesn’t make the loss any easier, though. Cerny said it’s not easy going out the way they did after working so hard all season long and improving week after week. “It’s disappointing for us and our
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