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Several members of the DePaul community have joined a chorus of outsiders in criticizing the university’s response to the conclusions made in the Hoffman Report, a 543-page document that unveiled now-College of Science and Health Dean Gerald Koocher’s role in the collusion between the American Psychological Association (APA) and Department of Defense (DoD) in crafting interrogation policies that ultimately led to torture. The report, which was released in July, details the period between 2005
Last week, the DePaulia spoke with new Provost Marten denBoer. This discussion ranged from denBoer’s philosophy as a provost to the controversy surrounding Dean Gerald Koocher. Here is a condensed version of that interview. For the full interview, visit depauliaonline.com. The DePaulia: Now that it has been a few months, how has it been adjusting to first, your position, and to DePaul and the city in general? Marten denBoer: Well, you know DePaul is really a wonderful place and
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My philosophy as provost is to ensure we do a good job at serving students ... preparing for the workforce and also teaching them values. Marten denBoer Provost
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Lincoln Park residents walk by the Ray Meyer Fitness Center on Sheffield Avenue late Thursday. Community members have voiced their concern about neighborhood safety.
Community frustrated with lack of police alerts to assaults By Megan Deppen
I’ve been really impressed with both the quality and intelligence, and the sense of mission and commitment that people here at DePaul have. It’s really wonderful to work with people who are so caring and concerned with what the university is doing. And they’re nice people too, which isn’t always the case at California (laughs). It’s really been a pleasure. DP: You’re our fourth or fifth provost in the past five or six years, it’s something like that, it’s a crazy number. What is your philosophy as a provost and what do you bring to the
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Kaie Raig was walking home at 3:45 a.m. Aug. 9 when she was sexually assaulted. Just blocks from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, her initial thoughts were “DePaul is starting in a couple weeks and this is going to happen to another person.” Ten days later, it did. Two sexual assaults followed Raig’s, but in that time no community alert was issued from Chicago police or the alderman’s office. It wasn’t until the morning of Aug. 20, 11 days later, when media coverage and alerts from the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and DePaul Public Safety informed
locals of the assault of a 21-year-old DePaul student. According to the Office of Public Relations at DePaul, the university did not receive an alert from CPD about any of the assaults before Aug. 20. The statement said that the university typically receives alerts when CPD sees “a threat or patterns of crime that are happening in our area.” The suspect, Isidrio Valverde, 40, of the Uptown neighborhood, was identified from the photo released by police and arrested Aug. 22. The suspect was apprehended quickly, but Lincoln Park neighbors expressed concern that public officials were reluctant to tell the community about what happened.
See COMMUNITY, page 3
I’m really unhappy with the university’s lack of response (to the Hoffman Report). A Colllege of Science and Health professor who wishes to remain annonymous and 2007 when the APA consulted with the DoD in crafting guidelines for interrogation practices at Guantanamo Bay. A task force on Psychological Ethics and National Security (PENS), was created to make these guidelines. Koocher, who was vice president of APA at the time, served as a board liaison for the group. Despite a liaison typically not playing an overly active role such processes, Koocher self-admittedly acted as an enforcer on for the committee and it’s email listserv to keep the committee on
See KOOCHER, page 8
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Provost Marten denBoer spoke of the challenges that lay ahead as well as getting adjusted to Chicago after two months on the job. The wide-ranging interview features topics such as faculty/staff morale, affordability, and Dean Gerald Koocher.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is gaining momentum as he wins the hearts and minds of people frustrated with politics as usual. But the real question is, can he win?
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COMMUNITY continued from front page “I maintain, and I do until I die, that if a community alert had been sent out, the (assault) on the 20th wouldn’t have happened,” said Lincoln Park resident Sarah Brennan. Brennan became involved in the case on the morning of Aug. 10 when Raig passed by her house to tell her about her assault and to caution her. “I’d never done anything like this before,” Brennan said, but she said her motherly instinct and opportunity to help a girl find justice made it impossible to refuse. By 9:30 a.m. on Aug.10, Brennan had left a message at the alderman’s office, emailed neighbors and began to stop young, female passersbys to collect emails and to caution them. “My concern was the weekend,” Brennan said. With Raig’s assault taking place on a Sunday night, Brennan feared that the assailant might come back on Friday or Saturday night. Two days after Raig’s assault, on Aug.12, Brennan called the alderman’s office again and was told that it took weeks to send out a community alert and that the office was looking into the issue. On Saturday night, Aug.15, a second girl was assaulted on the 100 block of West Goethe St. around 12:25 a.m. A community alert had still not been issued. Unaware of the second assault, Brennan organized a neighborhood safety meeting for Thursday, Aug.19, where Alderman Michele Smith of the 43rd Ward and Police Commander William Dunn of the 18th police district, made an appearance. Brennan said Smith talked about safety measures, but neither she nor Dunn promised to issue a
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safety alert. Four hours after the meeting ended, at around 1:40 a.m. on Aug. 20, an assailent assaulted the DePaul student on the 900 block of Belden Avenue. By 8 a.m., news media picked up the story and Brennan and Raig’s cell phones and emails began exploding with messages. Their fear of an assault on another young victim had come true. For the rest of the DePaul community, news of these assaults only came to light after the third victim was assaulted. “I thought it was weird that the news reported three attacks, but my friends and I only got one email from DePaul,” graduate student Kirsten Landsdown said. Landsdown grew up in the area
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and works on campus. She is used to seeing DePaul’s alerts and isn’t surprised by the crime that takes place in the area. She feels DePaul does a good job issuing the alerts, but this case felt strange. “Especially since (assault by a stranger) is so uncommon statistically, this seems like something we should have gotten an email about if there’s some serial rapist on the loose in Lincoln Park,” Landsdown said. Despite relief that the suspect was in custody and was charged with the DePaul student’s assault, residents voiced their concerns about community alerts at a public safety meeting held by Smith in DePaul’s Cortelyou Commons on Sept. 1. At the meeting, Deputy Chief
of Chicago Police Eugene Roy said the reason they did not issue other community alerts was because the “information on the initial incident was too vague. It was too general and didn’t really lend itself to the community at that time.” “With the community alert we were putting out a description,” Roy said. “At (the point of Raig’s assault) there wasn’t any. On the (third) incident we had the video. As soon as we had the video, we put it out.” Brennan stood at the meeting and asked Roy how Raig’s description differed from the third suspect and what more information she could have given on Aug.9. “The information was insufficient at that time,” Roy said.
“Out of respect for the victim and for ongoing investigations I can’t go on any further. If there had been enough information where we could have put out an accurate community alert, we would have.” However, Raig said that her original description from Aug. 9, both of the suspect and of the method of attack, was no different from that put in the community alert from Aug.20. Neighbor’s protests at the meeting and pleas for community warnings signified that this isn’t the response many of them were hoping for. Residents of the neighborhood called for improved communication between CPD, the alderman and the community, but with no clear procedures not set in place, their calls may be answered.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT Q&A By Brenden Moore News Editor
Last week, the DePaulia sat down with Student Government Association President Vanessa Cadavillo and Vice President Ric Popp. Topics ranged from the organization’s major iniatitives for the year to student safety to Dean Gerald Koocher. Below is a condensed version of that interview. For the full transcript and video, visit depauliaonline.com. The DePaulia: Just to start off, describe The Student Governemnt Association (SGA) Vanessa Cadavillo: SGA is the official student representative for the over 24,000 students we have here at DePaul. What’s pretty unique about this organization is the fact that we’re part of the shared government structure. We’re involved in various conversations in committees, task forces and boards within the university. So whether it’s tuition and pricing or strategic resource allocation committee to Blue Demon Week planning, we’re all involved in various projects within the university. So I think that’s very unique to our organization. We work very closely with faculty and staff, administration, but also students, to ensure that everyone is having the best experience here at DePaul. DP: What are your top three initiatives for this year? VC: It’s hard to narrow all of them down, but after talking about it a little bit, we are going to highlight educational affordability, inclusivity and collaboration and also the Vincentian identity. Ric Popp: I can touch on a little bit of educational affordability. So it’s really important to recognize that educational affordability is a multi-faceted concept. It’s not just the price of tuition for going to DePaul, but it’s also the price of textbooks and making students aware of the resources that exist, such as scholarships and grants. Over the years, we’ve advocated highly for the MAP campaign, which we encourage students to let their legislators know that, ‘hey, MAP is important to our college experience and without MAP, I might not be able to go here.’ One out of 10 students that go here depend on the MAP grant for their tuition -- and that’s over 5,000 students. So not only working with the administration at DePaul, but with other colleges and universities across the state, we hope to say a bigger issue than this is not just a DePaul issue, this is a statewide issue that needs to be fixed. VC: Inclusivity and collaboration was an extremely important initiative that we talked about during the elections, but really honed in on over the summer. So one of the things we work closely with our EVP of Student Affairs, Patrick Pfohl, is the creation of student leader roundtables. As that was my position this past year, I found it very effective in creating candid conversations with student organizations, but we wanted to expand our relationships with student organizations on campus. We’ve had great relationships with the DePaul Activities Board, DemonThon, Captians Council, but we wanted to expand our horizons and reach out to organizations such as Black Student Union, Multicultural Greek Council, The Theatre School Student Government and Music Student Association. But those are just the limited few. We found it to be very effective not only for us -- to find out what’s going on within their organization, to hear their perspective, to listen to their concerns -- but also to better represent their voice when we’re in these different committees and task forces, to better represent the student voice. But also for those organizations to learn what SGA is doing for them and how we can support them in the coming year. So we’re looking very forward to these student leader roundtables which we hope to have twice a quarter, hopefully once
at the beginning and once at the end so we can touch base on what’s going to happen in the upcoming quarter, and then touch back on what worked, what didn’t work and how we can move forward in the upcoming year to create those strong relationships, to do sponsorships, whether it’s athletics or inviting a keynote speaker. But we’re really looking forward to enhancing our relationships with student organizations this upcoming year. The last one is Vincentian identity. This one is very important to me. I took the class last year, Life and Times of St. Vincent DePaul. It always mind-boggled me that students can be here for four years, five, six years and even faculty and staff members can be here for many years after that, but not really understand the Vincentian Mission. So this summer we collaborated with the Office of Mission and Values, DePaul Activities Board and a couple of other student organizations to create the first ever Vinny Fest, which we hope to continue as a tradition each year to invite students, faculty and staff, and even some of the administration, to engage themselves in the Vincentian MIssion. And not so much to engage themselves in that serious conversation, but if they have no idea what the Vincentian Mission is, to get that knowledge, to get that trivia, to get those facts. So that moving forward, they have an appreciation for the values that our university was founded on. DP: You mentioned the revamping of your website. Will that include the meeting minutes and voting records? VC: Right now we are currently working on a system that makes everyone in the organization feel comfortable. I feel like we need to have that so we have a productive working environment for student Photo courtesy of VANESSA CADAVILLO government in the upcoming year. Our hope SGA President Vanessa Cadavillo (right) and Vice President Ric Popp stand in front of is to have announcements available but in the Student Center before their victory last May. a more effective or efficient way on our website. To have our agenda available, so that students can be able to read on what events well as promoting Ray events to stay healthy pages and I am working my way through we were talking about, what types of subjects and active, so if you’re in danger you have a that. But what’s important is to look at the last we were talking about, and summarize what healthy way out. five to 10 pages where they summarize the we were talking about in the meeting for each VC: In addition, student government and entire report. But I’m fully aware that I don’t of the agenda items. several organizations were chosen as pilot know all the accurate information. The best In terms of voting, I think we’re going groups to test out the Haven Module, which thing I can do and the best thing we can do to leave it up to everyone and their comfort, will now be implemented to all incoming as student government leaders is to read the regarding the subject we’re either voting on first year students and transfer students. entire report and come to a conclusion and or discussing on whether it’s going to be The haven module includes sexual assault, read the summary. So that’s what we’ve been an open or closed drug and alcohol trying to do this summer. vote. I think it’s substance abuse DP: Once you guys are done with that, do important to and bystander you think that there could be some type of keep in mind intervention. So action taken by SGA in terms of a resolution that everyone that being new or something like that? has different this upcoming VC: I think it’s too soon to tell because comfort levels, year, we’d love to I don’t have all the information. So I think and keeping that see how it impacts moving forward, we will just have to see and in mind for the students and how once we finish up the summary, we will have upcoming year they connect to move forward from there. so that everyone that to Take Care DP: (Speaking to Vanessa) You’re on feels comfortable. DePaul, so that the search committee for Executive Vice DP: There has when they’re President. What are your thoughts on the been three sexual out, and perhaps (two) candidates named? assaults in the their out having VC: I think they are both very well past few weeks a social event, qualified for the position. I think that Jeff Vanessa Cadavillo, SGA president around DePaul’s they can watch (Bethke) and Miroslava (Mejia Krug) are campus. While out for each other exceptional candidates for the EVP position. this is more of an and know what I encourage everybody, there’s open campus issue for Chicago Police and Public Safety, I to do in those different circumstances and sessions Sept. 10 and Sept. 14 around 3:30 just wanted to hear what kind of initiatives situations. So I’m really looking forward to to 5 p.m. And those are opportunities for you had regarding student health, wellness seeing how that rolls out in the upcoming students, faculty and staff, members of the and safety. fall quarter. DePaul community to come and see the two RP: The Take Care DePaul campaign DP: Recently, the DePaulia has done a candidates that we do have and I think you’ll is very important to that, because the main series of stories on Dean Gerald Koocher of be very pleased with their qualifications and message of that is to not only take care of the College of Health and Sciences regarding their visions for DePaul in the position. yourself, but to take care of others. And so his implication in a torture report. I was DP: Anything you would like to add for promoting events through Take Care DePaul wondering if you guys were following these the record? as well as bystander intervention training, so developments and if you have any thoughts V: We are very excited for the students are aware of the steps they can take on it? upcoming school year. We look forward to make themselves safe on campus whether VC: I can honestly say that I don’t have to our collaborations with you all, with they’re walking from the residence hall to the all the accurate information regarding that. organizations on campus, and departments, Ray late at night or whether they’re walking The document is over 200 pages long, but so we’re looking to have a really good year. from the library to the train. Steps like that, as there is a summary report that is about 75
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MAP in limbo as state leaders bicker By Anne Malina Contributing Writer
The Monetary Award Program (MAP) is in limbo as a budget battle between Gov. Bruce Rauner (R – Winnetka) and the Democrat-led legislature continues into the start of the school year. The program provides needbased grants to thousands of Illinois college students. More than 5,000 of those recipients go to DePaul. The university has the largest number of MAP recipients of any private institution in the state; Northern Illinois University has the most overall. The issue is caught in the middle of a state budget crisis. Rauner, who was sworn into office in January, has locked heads with powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D – Chicago), who has been speaker for all but two years since 1983. The governor ran as an outsider, criticizing the Democrats’, and specifically Madigan’s, stewardship of the state. Democrats have balked at a number of Rauner’s proposed pro-business, anti-union reforms. While the Democratcontrolled State Senate passed MAP funding last month, the
House has not yet taken up the measure and Rauner has shown no interest in utilizing a piecemeal approach in budget negotiations. “It is our hope that legislators can set aside their differences and come to an agreed upon budget that will reflect the importance of higher education in the state, and especially MAP,” said DePaul Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President Richard Popp. MAP is a major priority of SGA’s, and according to Popp, they have been working in tandem to rally lobbyists and Illinois residents to fight for the program. “If the situation continues on in its current state, DePaul and SGA are prepared to take additional steps to send a strong message that MAP is a critical piece of financial aid to so many students who are pursuing their goals of higher education,” Popp said. Acknowledging the poor financial state and a toxic political environment in Springfield, the university set aside reserve funds that will temporarily cover the cost of MAP grants as it waits to be reimbursed by the state. In addition, while tuition increased last year, institutional
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (left) and House Speaker Michael Madigan have been locked in a budget battle all summer long, leaving programs such as MAP in jeopardy. financial aid went up at an even higher percentage. Students’ views on the MAP grants reflect the importance they place on them. “It is absolutely essential to maintain funding for higher education,” said DePaul graduate student Katie Pantell. “(I)t simply does not make sense to make education prohibitively expensive for our nation’s students. They are the future of our nation, and starting them
off in life with crippling debt severely limits their potential.” When asked about potential solutions, Pantell insisted that some of the blame falls on millennials. Particularly because they have the lowest voting turnout of any generation. “If millennials had voted en masse, Rauner would never have been elected in the first place,” she said. It is time for our nation’s college students to wake up and recognize that their votes matter;
if we fail to vote, we are waiving all control over our future.” In the meantime, Pantell and Popp agree that what everyone needs to do, whether they personally benefit from this grant or not, is to contact their state representatives and make their voices heard. Every April, SGA leads a contingent of students down to Springfield to lobby for MAP grants.
Frat offers membership to transgender men By Anna Quesse Staff Writer
A national fraternity with a DePaul presence made history this summer by becoming the first non-LGBTQ fraternity in the country to allow members of the transgender community to join. The fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, approved the change in policy unanimously at their national board of directors’ meeting on Aug. 2. “Sigma Phi Epsilon is a national fraternity built on the brotherhood and fellowship of men. Any individual who identifies as a man is welcome to seek membership in the fraternity,” said Sawyer Hicks, a student director who graduated from Davidson University last year. “This policy is intended to uphold the mission of Sigma Phi Epsilon as a fellowship of men and should not be interpreted as changing the all-male character of the fraternity or as a waiver of the fraternity’s exempt status under Title IX.” While fraternities geared towards the LGBTQ community exist, this is the first fraternity on campus to open up at all to the LGBTQ community as DePaul does not have any open LGBTQ fraternities or sororities on campus. “I think this might be sort of a testing ground for frats. Maybe other frats will look to Sigma Phi as an example,” said Wolf Romero, vice president of Spectrum, one of the many LGBTQ clubs at DePaul. I don’t know how the (other fraternities) would feel about allowing trans individuals into their frats, but hopefully they’ll see that it’s a good option.” SigEp is known for being a progressive fraternity. In 1959, it passed legislation to open up membership to men of any race. In April, the Alpha Chapter at Arizona State collaborated with Man Up, a worldwide youth-empowerment campaign, to help raise awareness and
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A Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house at Kansas University. The fraternity, which has a DePaul chapter, voted this summer to allow transgender men in, the first non-LGBTQ Greek organization to do so. prevent sexual assault. Eric Horvath is the chapter president of SigEp at DePaul. Horvath said that it is a step in the right direction for both transgender people and for Greek life. “I think it is a smart decision for our nationals to have the courage to take a stance in such a hot topic in today’s social world. It makes me proud that the organization I represent is a fair organization that is adamant on evolving to today’s social issues,” Horvath said. “Right now fraternities have a bad stereotype and hopefully these stereotypes start getting laid to rest. This will allow for a more diverse greek community which benefits everyone.” While most fraternities often have a service aspect to them, instances of intolerance, such as when members of a frat at the University of Oklahoma chanted racial slurs earlier this year, have
led to a negative portrayal of Greek life for some students. A 2003 study conducted by students at Indiana University found that survey participants (fraternity brothers) were less tolerant of homosexuals than they rated themselves. “Of course you’re always going to have those scenarios where people that come to college may not have ever been exposed to LGBTQ culture, or maybe they have never known a person who identifies as a part of that community,” said Oliver Debe, a volunteer chapter counselor at SigEp who serves as a liaison between the national committee and the DePaul Chapter. “But I think it’s important that fraternities in general provide training for undergraduate brothers on creating a safe space for people who identify as that.” The SigEp tagline says that “This
fraternity will be different” “And it truly is different,” Debe said. “It’s not the stereotypical fraternity that many people and, of course, the media are accustomed to.” Although fraternities and sororities specifically for the LGBTQ community do exist, SigEp is taking major strides toward acceptance. “As our society becomes more progressive, it definitely creates more of societal safe space culture a lot of times people have people who may not be out yet or may not necessarily know someone that identifies as gay,” Debe said. “But once they get the time to get to know somebody, they see that the person is just the same as they are. Sexual orientation is not a visual characteristic that people can see or understand, so you have to have those conversations.”
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The provost interview
New provost Marten denBoer reflects on first months at DePaul, the challenges that lay ahead, and adjusting to Chicago weather PROVOST, continued from front page table that is different than maybe other people who have held this position? MDB: I mentioned the mission of DePaul and that’s something that I take really very seriously. We are here to educate students and prepare them, not only for the workforce, but also to be engaged and committed citizens of the city and the state and have a sense of value, social justice and so on and that’s something that is one of the major reasons that I’m here. In the interview phase, I talked to students and really heard from them about what DePaul meant to them. And so my philosophy as provost is to ensure that we do as good a job at serving students in those ways, preparing for the workforce but also teaching them values about caring for others and making the world a better place. What I can do to help with that … and send that message to the professors and instructors who you have in your classes. DP: When you came here back in February, you were quoted saying DePaul is a private university that really seeks its mission in a public way. What are some things you will look to do as provost to support DePaul’s mission even when in these challenging times of declining revenue streams and lack of support from external ways? MDB: DePaul has an advantage and a disadvantage in the sense that it’s always been really tuition driven. And so we’re less dependent on say the stock market than return on investments than some other universities. One of my primary goals is to ensure that enrollment remains high. That’s important in terms of having a stable budget environment. Even with a stable budget we have to focus on what we can do. How can we best serve students? So the priority should be on if you have a choice between two things, do the thing that serves students best … that goes with the kinds of choices we would make … what’s best for the student in all cases. DP: One of the things that was brought up throughout last year was that there were some communication issues between administration and faculty and staff. Now that you’ve been here a couple of months and have had the opportunity to interact with faculty and staff on a regular basis, what are some steps you take to improve that relation and what will you be doing going forward? MDB: First of all, I would like to be here a long time, I’m really enjoying it here both in terms of the university and the city as a whole. I think having someone in place for a while…I’m also having a lot of conversations with a lot of people and I intend to continue those conversations. If you remember I mentioned in my convocation, I talked about last week that I’m planning to meet with a lot of departments, schools and colleges over the next year to learn about what they ... sort of their dreams and hopes for the university and also their concerns. I want them also to learn about me and my values and my goals for the university. And I think by working together in those ways and talking together, we can build trust and help us make the easy decisions and
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Provost Marten denBoer sits with a member of the board of trustees during his campus visit in February. He was named provost in March after beating out four other finalists. the hard decisions that we need to make to keep the university moving forward DP: One of the issues that has come up the past few months has been the situation with one of our deans the Dean of College of Health and Sciences Gerald Koocher. I just want to get your perspective on the Hoffman report and your conclusions on the Hoffman report? MDB: The Hoffman report concluded -- and this was something the American Psychologica l Association took very seriously -that there was, you mentioned communication, there were very serious issues between the staff in the APA and the staff in the Marten denBoer, senior leadership and the board. The staff in particular did not fully reveal to the senior leadership, to the president and vice president, including Dean Koocher who was VP and president for a time in that organization and the extent in the involvement in the APA that was happening with military interrogation. Those people as you know, those staff members have all left the APA and I think that’s one of the most import things we need to keep in mind. As a dean himself, had he known then what he knew now, he would have made different decisions ,but the staff intently kept important information from senior leadership DP: Although some have criticized the university’s response and Dean Koocher’s response to the findings, saying that it’s not enough that the university did not have first-hand knowledge of Dean Koocher’s role … and that Koocher wasn’t told certain things by senior staff. Do you understand where some of the people are coming from (and) does the university plan to investigate the findings any further if they haven’t already?
MDB: I can certainly understand that what was happening in Guantanamo was pretty awful and I can understand that people were really upset about that. And really upset about what the Hoffman report concluded, which is that the APA threw the machination of its staff and was more involved in that more than they ought to have been. I can understand that people are very upset about that. I do think also though that people should be very careful to look at what was known and what was not known at the time. It’s very easy in hindsight to look back and say ‘well, this DePaul Provost should have happened and that should’ve happened’ … the dean himself says that had he known then what he knows now he would have done things differently DP: Although some have criticized his actions on the PENS tasks force. He (self-admittedly) acted as an enforcer. Wouldn’t that cause alarm (given that he’s) someone who’s in an institutional role, who has a lot of power? MDB: I think you’re referring to the (section) of the Hoffman report that is discussed about the dean, then Vice President (of the APA), was trying to move the committee that developed the PENS report, asking them to move along with their work. And I think he’s given a fairly cogent answer as to why he did that. It had to do with the fact that the committee had a limited time to develop a report and he was only there for I think the first few hours of the meeting. I think he saw it as his responsibility to ensure that the committee knew that it had a pretty fixed timeline to which develop a report. DP: In general lot of students are
I would like to be here a long
time. I’m really enjoying it here both in terms of the university and the city as a whole.
struggling to meet ends meet while also trying to get an education. What are some strategies you will utilize to get students more bang for their buck if you will? MDB: Education is an investment in your future, but it’s also very expensive and like you said becoming much more expensive. We have to be very cognizant here at DePaul, especially that almost every dollar that we spend comes from students. We just have to be very careful that everything that we do is thoroughly costed out and examined to make sure that its really bringing value to student. We have some buildings, but they’re not elaborate or fancy buildings and we have a lot of dedicated staff and faculty who work, frankly, pretty hard. Our teaching loads are high compared to many of our sister institutions because our faculty are so dedicated to the students. That helps us keep our costs low, but brings more burden onto faculty. Our staff work really hard as well. We simply have to look at all our costs and be as careful as we can, where we invest to insure that students do get the most bang for their buck. DP: One of the reasons a lot of people chose to come to DePaul is because it’s in the middle of a world-class city. What’s your favorite part of Chicago and what do you like about living here? MDB: First of all, we came here from (Los Angeles) and one of the things we liked, we brought one of our cars with us and its mostly been sitting in the garage the whole time. We like that a lot because I hate driving and we almost never have to drive here. We can walk to a lot of things and if we don’t, we take the ‘L’ most the time. I bike a lot too, so that’s great. I haven’t talked about the weather yet because we’ve been very lucky so far, but ask me again about the weather in February when it’s cold here and nice and warm in LA. We like also just the urbanism of Chicago. DP: Do you have a jacket yet? MDB: We have some jackets that we brought. We lived in New York before we lived in LA. They’ve got some mothballs but hopefully they still work.
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In-house EVP candidate faces university community By Jessica Villagomez News Editor
Candidate for DePaul Executive Vice President Jeffrey Bethke led an open campus meeting with the university community Thursday, making the case as to why he is the best candidate to replace retiring Bob Kozoman Bethke, who is also the current Treasurer at DePaul, met with faculty and staff to answer questions regarding his potential role. About 40 people, mainly faculty and staff, attended the event. Bethke has served as the university’s treasurer since 2008, and he has held positions at the university for more than ten years. For Internal Audit Senior Tracy Philips, attending the meeting was about learning Bethke’s views on risk to the university in addition to learning who the department may potentially work with. “Internal audits reports to the EVP, so we work directly with whoever takes the position,” Philips said. As the internal candidate for the EVP position, some faculty and staff feel that Bethke has an advantage in the selection process. “He’s well-versed about DePaul and our history,” Assistant of Academic Fiscal Administration Cheryl Einsele
said. “Any internal candidate will hit the ground running quicker because he’s used to this institution.” Philips has also taken into consideration Bethke’s experience with DePaul. “We know he’s an internal candidate and we want to make sure he will be looking at things from an unbiased perspective,” Philips said. Bethke answered staff and faculty questions regarding his ideas for the position, including university investments, budgets and innovations. Bethke also answered student questions regarding college affordability. “88 cents from every dollar that comes to this institution comes from a student, either in the form of tuition or loans,” he said. “It is imperative that we operate as stewardesses of that money to get the most of every dollar and strive to offer a high value of education.” Student Government Association Vice President Ric Popp asked Bethke about DePaul’s diverse student population and accessibility to education despite rising tuition costs. “We have to be sensitive to affordability and accessibility just as a general concept. When I went to college, I worked two to three jobs at a time and I was able to pay my tuition bills,” Bethke said. “You can’t do that now. There’s a risk that we as a society are losing the
dream of higher education because of affordability and accessibility issues.” Bethke said his impact on affordable education at DePaul can be seen by spending every dollar wisely. “As the EVP I would be expected to be well engaged in the revenue side of the conversation, assuring that we’re doing what we can on the expense side is key,” Bethke said. “You turn on the lights and that’s money coming out of the student’s pocket.” Community members asked the EVP candidate to elaborate on concrete ideas for growth and development for the University within the role as EVP. “If I get the job, I really see the first meeting being with the provost to talk Photo courtesy of DEPAUL UNIVERSITY about what we are trying to accomplish and how can I build upon that,” Bethke DePaul Treasurer Jeffery Bethke is one of said. two finalists for the position of Executive Bethke also spoke of an approach Vice President. to increase transparency amongst administration and encourage university, Bethke stressed the need to make careful choices. “There’s always engagement with the community. “My approach is to have a mindset going to be money for investments, but of aggressive engagement and that that comes out to what are the choices would be with faculty council, with staff we’re making and why are we making council, with the Student Government those choices,” Bethke said, “We are not Association, with the Deans,” Bethke a revenue center, we’re a cost center that said. Bethke also spoke of creating leads to a key parameter. It’s imperative opportunities for informal connections that we get the most out of every dollar that bring out problems faculty, staff and in direct costs but while also making sure we’re providing the right level of students might be having. In terms of investments to the service.”
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : Sept. 2 - Sept. 8 2015
Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) has battled mayoral candidates (L-R) Willie Wilson, Bob Fioretti, and Chuy Garcia on Chicago’s policy of a mayor-appointed school board.
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SEPT. 2 1) A criminal damage to property report was filed for damage to
SEPT. 2 6) A theft report was filed for a person whose wallet was taken
a bicycle at the Student Center bicycle rack.
SEPT. 3 2) A possession of cannabis report was filed for a room in
University Hall. The offender was taken into custody by Chicago Police.
SEPT. 4 3) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was
filed for a person in the quad. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT.
SEPT. 7 4) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person near McCabe Hall. The person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago CFD.
SEPT. 8 5) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in McCabe Hall. No drugs were found.
at the DePaul Center.
SEPT. 3 7) A disorderly conduct report was filed for a person who exposed themselves in the DePaul Center Plaza.
SEPT. 7 8) A disturbance report was filed for an altercation on the State Street. side of the DePaul Center.
SEPT. 8 9) A theft report was filed for a purse taken from the DePaul Center.
10) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person taking
photos of another person in the DePaul Center Library. The person was given a criminal trespass warning.
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KOOCHER continued from front page presented that said he was misled by APA task. “Dr. Koocher kind of appointed himself as the assessor of whatever came through on the listserv,” said PENS member Jean Maria Arrigo. “So he would say well this is good, this is bad and this is ridiculous.” DePaul hired Koocher in 2013, several years after the events detailed in the report. Despite a university search committee having knowledge of several claims later verified by the findings in the Hoffman Report, he was hired as dean of the CSH. “I know a number of faculty who provided information to the committee about Dr. Koocher’s role in this whole issue and they definitely didn’t give it enough consideration,” said a professor in the College of Science and Health, who spoke on the condition of anonymity (Professor 1). “I’m unclear why they weren’t concerned when they received the information. I have been tracking this issue for the past decade and was surprised that DePaul was willing to hire him despite the controversies about him.” In his position, Koocher has attracted mixed reviews ranging from professors who have found him “approachable and pleasant” to “disrespectful of other people’s time and ideas.” While faculty opinions on their time working with Koocher varied, most were not satisfied with the university’s reaction. “I’m really unhappy with the university’s lack of response,” Professor 1 said. “APA was complicit in allowing torture to take place and now the silence of DePaul’s administration shows that they are complicit as well. This goes against our Vincentian heritage.” The university’s official comment to press inquiries has been that “while DePaul has no firsthand knowledge of the matter, Dr. Koocher’s published statements are thoughtful and worth reading in their entirety.” “I strongly object to DePaul’s taking the ‘ostrich approach’ of trying to ignore the controversy in the hopes that it will just ‘go away,’ said an emeritus professor in the college (Professor 2). “Such an approach will at best serve to challenge DePaul’s credibility as an institution that values social justice. At worst, we will look like hypocrites.” In an interview with the DePaulia last week, Provost Marten denBoer defended
staff regarding what was actually going on at Guantanamo Bay. “I do think that people should be very careful to look at what was known and what was not known at the time,” denBoer said. “It’s very easy to in hindsight to look back and say, ‘well, this should have happened and that should have happened.’ The dean himself says that had he known then what he knows now, he would have done things differently.” When pressed on the claim made by some that Koocher abused his institutional role through the gatekeeping of ideas the PENS task force, denBoer again supported the dean’s version of events. “I think he’s given a fairly cogent answer as to why he did that. It had to do with the fact that the committee had a limited time to develop a report,” denBoer said. “And he was only there I think for the first few hours of the meeting. So you would think he saw it as his responsibility to ensure that the committee had a pretty fixed timeline to develop a report.” Many, however are now saying that the university must do more. “Now his presence is an embarrassment,” said another professor in CSH (Professor 3). “As put by a friend of mine who is a department chair at another university in the Chicago area, the lack of action by the university after the Hoffman report came out shows that DePaul only ‘talks a good game’ when it comes to matters of justice. As much as want to defend DePaul, this is a hard one to justify.” Senior Jack O’Brien, who is the president of the DePaul chapter of Psi Chi Honors Society, a psychology club, released a statement asking for transparency in the university’s handing of the matter. “Students have the right to expect a meaningful response from the college, or at least the university, regarding the resolution of this matter. The allegations and apparent lack of action on the part of the University not only reflect poorly on our Dean and college, but also on our young psychologists whose diplomas have his signature on it,” O’Brien said. “I understand why faculty would be reticent to comment on the issue given the Dean’s position, but students also have the right to demand integrity on the part of the College of Science and Health and transparency on how this glaring issue will
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Gerald Koocher, dean of the College of Health and Sciences, has been a source of controversy since the 543-page Hoffman Report was released in July. be addressed,” he continued. Student Government Association President Vanessa Cadavillo said she would like to finish reading the Hoffman Report before making any conclusions or setting in motion any resolutions. “I think it’s too soon to tell because I don’t have all the information,” Cadavillo said. “So I think moving forward, we will just have to see and once we finish up the summary, we will have to move forward from there.” The university’s Faculty Council will discuss the issue at length at their monthly meeting this Wednesday. According to the agenda, the council’s officers will report on a meeting they had with Koocher, CSH members will discuss a meeting the dean held with the whole college, and then there will be an open discussion for faculty to engage in. In addition, Koocher will host a meeting on September 21 in McGowan South, room 108 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. where faculty members can ask questions to him directly. As was the case for several academics outside the university, some faculty believe that Koocher should step down as dean. “I don’t see how he can be an effective leader,” said Professor 1. “Many faculty feel really uncomfortable with him as a result of his role within APA and the PENS task force when all this was going on. I don’t see how
faculty can trust him.” Professor 1 added, “Faculty feel uncomfortable working with him, saying no to him and disagreeing with him. It’s a really bad environment.” “It is quite simple; he cannot lead effectively as he has lost the respect of the faculty: note that fear of retribution is not the same as respect,” said Professor 3. However, Professor 3 said there was no need “to have a witch hunt; I would be perfectly happy if Dr. Koocher becomes a regular faculty member.” Not all faculty believe that the dean should have to step down, however. According to Professor 2, that “type of ‘crime and punishment’ approach is detrimental to resolving the issue.” “That issue is the question of why and how people can end up doing what they should have known was wrong (or really, not doing what they should have known was right),” Professor 2 said. “We all (including Dr. Koocher) should be trying to grapple with this issue.” Despite the belief that the university mishandled the issue, Professor 3 believes they will change their tune soon. “I am not satisfied, but I think the university will eventually do what is right,” Professor 3 said. “It is a mitzvah to act for justice, as the sculpture in the front of the student center reminds us.”
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University grapples with Catholic, Vincentian identities By Gracie Covarrubias Contributing Writer
Despite being the largest Catholic university in the country, DePaul has come under criticism in some circles for not following strict Catholic doctrine. Some have posed the question of “Is DePaul truly a Catholic institution?” given it’s sometimes progressive and liberal tendencies. Institutions such as the conservative Catholic Cardinal Newman Society have, in recent years, criticized the university for its religious pluralism and its encouragement of student acceptance for the LGBTQ community. This comes as millennials are changing the face of religion with both their acceptance and denial of faith. A recent Huffington Post study found that 25 percent of millennials identified as religiously unaffiliated. DePaul is no exception, as less than half of the undergraduate student population identifies as Catholic. Sarah Mitchell, a senior interning with DePaul’s service immersion program, shared her perspective on DePaul as a Catholic institution. “I am not catholic in any way shape or form and I think there is some confusion about what Catholic means at DePaul,” she said. “In its roots, Catholicism means that you believe in Jesus Christ and the resurrection but Catholicism is also this greater thing that speaks on morality, service and community, especially here on DePaul’s campus.” Many students at DePaul who do not strongly identify as Catholic cling to the slogan, “DePaul is as Catholic as you want it to be.” While the slogan reigns true, it has become problematic for some. “Pope Francis is changing Catholic social teaching. There is this shift over how literally we are going to start taking things — we’re pushing for modern Catholicism especially because younger people want
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A statue of St. Vincent dePaul in St. Vincent’s Square. The university’s Vincentian teachings have an impact on the Catholic values the it emphasizes. flexibility with specific rules,” Mitchell said. “Ultimately, I think that religion is something that we have to know about. Whether or not we follow a specific doctrine, religion shapes the way that we interact with other people. And whether or not you are a practicing Catholic, Catholicism has shaped our history, the way we are and the way our government is formed.” DePaul advertises itself as an Urban, Catholic and Vincentian institution. This trinity is what many think keeps the university on its progressive track. “On my first tour here at DePaul I didn’t hear the word Catholic, instead I heard Vincentian and I think that’s what resonated the most with me,” said student Emma Mitchell, who lives in Vincent and Louise House. “I value social justice and service and that is what DePaul encourages students to partake in through a Vincentian lens.” DePaul’s Catholic teachings emphasize
Vincentian service efforts and encourage aiding the community. Students are able to carry out these efforts in various pockets of marginalized groups because of the school’s urban location. Chicago’s urban location allows students to explore the communities around them and search for opportunities to aid their growth. Patrick Pfohl, vice president of Act Out DePaul, said, “We talk a lot about identity. We do a lot of dialogue and we are making efforts to get out into the streets and impact the community around us.” The organization holds an active presence on campus and while their initiatives provide a community for LGBTQ students, some members of the Catholic community struggle to identify how groups like Act Out can contribute to carrying out DePaul’s mission. The biggest part about being Vincentian is helping those who are on the margins of society and queer people are very much
a marginalized group of people,” Pfohl said. “Act Out DePaul is focused on aiding these people and helping them affirm their identities. Providing them with a community space in a judgement free zone is very much Vincentian.” Any tension that exists between the Catholic community and the queer community is of one’s own creation, Pfohl sugessted. “I think that a lot of people have issues with Catholicism and queer identity because they have had negative experiences in their own faith being shut down and told that who they are is not right. To assume that Catholics and LGBTQA groups cannot intermingle is a wrong assumption because there are plenty of people that identify as queer and Catholic. They are able to intermingle because you are the creator of your own identity.” Students are challenging the core values of Catholicism and incorporating them into their individual missions to spark change in communities. “Catholic literally means universal and the term can be used in many different ways,” said Allison Carvalho, a sophomore interning for the Vincentian Outreach office of Mission and Values. “It depends on the individual. People will use that term in different contexts and different light because to each person what they identify as Catholic depends on what their background with the faith is.” In his address to incoming freshman, Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., encouraged students to see the world through a Vincentian lens. “Ask yourself, ‘I wonder why the world is this way?’ St. Vincent DePaul was alive 400 years ago and he was looking at the world as it was changing around him and he was asking, ‘What does the world need?’ Here at DePaul we invite you to do the same,” Holtschneider said.
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Outcome uncertain Resignation of Greek prime minister, Syrian refugees entering country add to turmoil By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor
After a nationwide referendum on bailout conditions and long negotiations, Greece and leaders of the Eurozone reached an agreement July 14, preventing the country from defaulting after they missed a payment to the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, which has loaned the country at least $23.6 billion so far, according to the New York Times. The three-year loan will keep the country from defaulting, but whether or not Greece can fix its economic woes will determine if there is another crisis. Greece will begin to reopen banks and address how to repay its debts to other Eurozone countries, the European Central Bank and the IMF. Though the loan provides some breathing room, other issues like the rise in migrants entering the country from its shores, as well as the resignation of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are new issues the country will have to continue to deal with alongside its economic woes. The history behind the current installment in Greece’s financial crisis can be traced back to 2001, when Greece joined the Eurozone — the Eurozone is typically regarded as a part of the European Union, EU, and implies that they share currency, the euro. The economic issues the country faces began in June, when Greece failed to make the 1.5 billion euro payment — roughly $1.7 billion. The missed payment is part of an ongoing financial crisis in the country which can be rooted back to the global financial crisis from 2007 to 2009. The crisis, called the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, according to Reuters, forced Greece and others, such as Cyprus, Spain and Portugal, among others, to seek loans from the IMF. The bailout of banks internationally saved many countries from further financial crisis. According to Animesh Ghoshal, professor of economics at DePaul, Greece was able to get credit easily and “financial markets clearly miscalculated the risk of lending to Greece, with interest rates on Greek bonds being almost the same as those for German bonds.” Greece went on a “borrowing binge," said Ghoshal. Greece increased wages and benefits, including early retirement, during this time. Goods and services became more expensive, but not as competitive, meaning that
those looking to buy could go elsewhere for the products they needed. This situation presented Greece with three options, according to Ghoshal. “Ideally, Greece should use its latest bailout (about $90 billion) and the breathing room it provides to increase productivity. This involves both investing in physical and human capital (which would have a long term payoff) and removing constraints that hold back the economy,” he said. “But I am not optimistic about this, and am afraid that the new agreement may only kick the can further down the road. If that happens, the solution is probably for Greece to leave the euro.” The latest bailout package of $96 billion also includes easier repayment terms on some of the existing debt, according to the New York Times, but it requires Greece to accept more austerity measure, including pension cuts and tax increases. Though this current plan staves off a default for Greece, the current financial crisis has created tensions between Greece and other Eurozone countries, such as Germany, who have taken strict stances against debt relief because of Greece missing the payment. The crisis, according to Ghoshal, was predictable but still unfortunate. To prevent further economic meltdown and potential default in the future, changing tactics and policies is key. Ghoshal feels that Greece is faced with a “significant period of hardship, whether it stays in the Eurozone or leaves.” This hardship is further compounded by the resignation of Tsipras, who announced his decision in August. What this means for the country is uncertain. “One way to interpret (the resignation of Tsipras) is a recognition of how difficult Greece’s situation is, both economically and in regards to immigration,” Richard Farkas, a political science professor said. “I’m not surprised he left because it’s complicated and there’s very little upside, but I don’t think (his resignation) means a great deal.” Along with its economic troubles, Greece is also facing an influx of refugees fleeing countries from the Middle East and Africa, landing on its isles. Between January and August 2015, the EU, according to the BBC, detected more than 350,000 migrants at its borders. For 2014 the total number was around 280,000. Refugees, or those who are seeking asylum due to political persecution as well as war
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A woman reacts as a Macedonian border policeman tries to calm her in the northern Greek village of Idomeni last Thursday. Thousands of people, including many families with young children, braved torrential downpours to cross Greece’s northern border with Macedonia early Thursday, after Greek authorities managed to register about 17,000
conditions, faced in their home country — typically on the grounds of religious or personal beliefs — differ from migrants, or people whose reasons for leaving their home country may be tied more to economic disparity. The bloody civil war in Syria and the rise of ISIS in Iraq, as well as the bloodshed happening in countries in Africa, according to Rev. Craig Mousin, University Ombudsperson, have been sources for why refugees are leaving. Economically, once in the EU one can move freely between the countries, opening opportunities for work and shelter. Smugglers have contributed to the rise in the number of refugees at the EU’s borders. “The criminalization of smuggling is an under known
fact,” said Mousin. “There’s little care for life or safety. The desperation of people trying to leave leads to a higher number of people smuggling them out.” This can end tragically, as witnessed by recent photos depicting a three-year-old boy, named Aylan, found drowned on a Turkish beach. His mother, his brother and he were trying to make their way to Greece. None of them survived, but their father, and husband, did. According to the Associated Press, 125,000 people have made their way to Kos, a Greek island that is close to Turkey. More are expected, even though the country is still addressing its economic issues. To address this, Mousin suggests solving the problem “at its source” and countries will also
have to be more understanding and empathetic of the situation migrants and refugees are in. Reducing the number of wars in the world would also help save lives and reduce the number of refugees seen trying to enter the country through Greece, or on trains from Hungary to Germany. “Any refugee problem that challenges borders is challenging to address. The numbers alone make this a difficult issue to process and solve,” Mousin said. “Countries can be more generous, but the fear is that they will be overwhelmed.” Since the photo of Aylan surfaced other countries in the EU, like Germany and Iceland, have said they will take in more refugees, but an overall consensus on how to help has not been reached.
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KENNETH K. LAM |AP SUSAN WALSH |AP Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann speaks during a rally opposing the Iran nuclear deal outside the Capitol in Washington last Wednesday. The Iran deal passed the Senate, but was rejected by House Republicans.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announces that she will not seek re-election next year during a news conference on Friday. Rawlings-Blake faced criticism for the way Baltimore handled the death of Freddie Gray earlier this year.
A pilgrim points at a crane that collapsed and killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, last Friday.
107 dead in crane collapse at Mecca mosque
House rejects Iran deal Washington, DC The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal and sought to restrict President Barack Obama's authority to lift sanctions against Tehran, one day after the Senate ensured that the administration can implement the accord without congressional interference. After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269 to 162 to reject the deal; 25 Democrats broke with Obama to register their disapproval. The fate of the agreement on Capitol Hill, however, was sealed on Thursday when Senate Democrats voted to uphold the accord with Iran, overcoming heavy GOP opposition to hand Obama a victory on his top foreign policy priority. The Senate action guaranteed that any legislation disapproving of the accord will never reach Obama's desk. Thow who voted for the deal argued that the agreement would stabilize the Mideast, stop Iran from rushing to develop a nuclear bomb and offer a chance to end the standoff with Iran diplomatically, while retaining a U.S. threat of military action. They claimed House Republicans of using their opposition to the nuclear deal to take a partisan shot at the president. Republicans countered that the agreement's inspection regime against Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, is weak and repeatedly recalled how Islamic extremists attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001. They said the deal will allow Iran to eventually possess a nuclear weapon and that the billions it will receive through sanctions relief will end up in the hands of terrorist groups that Tehran supports. "This deal is far worse than anything I could have imagined," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "This is such a bad deal the ayatollah won't even have to cheat to be steps away from a nuclear weapon." Boehner criticized the deal, saying that it does not have a rigorous enough inspection regime, will allow Iran to keep thousands of centrifuges spinning and will leave the nation with a chance to become a nuclear-armed state in about a decade. He said all options remain on the table for the Republicans to stop the agreement, including a possible lawsuit.
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Officers to face trial in Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore police prepared for demonstrators Thursday at the second pretrial hearing in the case against six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, as local officials insisted the milliondollar settlement with Gray's family would not affect the criminal proceedings. Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams will likely decide whether the officers, who have been granted separate trials, will be tried in Baltimore or another jurisdiction. Attorneys for the officers have said days of protests and riots, a citywide curfew and other pretrial publicity likely would taint a jury pool made up of Baltimore residents. Police will have a "soft presence" outside the courthouse Thursday — no shields, helmets or riot gear— but all officers are on-call and ready to respond to any unrest, Commissioner Kevin Davis said. "Officers won't be donned in riot gear," Davis said. "That is something we absolutely won't roll out because we don't want to be provocative or draw a line in the sand. But in the event that a peaceful protest goes south, we'll be prepared to appropriately respond to it." The officers were indicted in May and face charges ranging from second-degree assault to second-degree murder. The second hearing in their case comes just a day after the Board of Estimates approved a $6.4 million settlement for the Gray family, which intended to file a federal suit before the agreement was reached. Gray died on April 19, a week after the 25-year-old black man suffered a critical spinal injury in police custody. His death prompted protests and rioting that shook
the city and caused millions of dollars in damage, and has since come to symbolize the broken relationship between the police and the public in Baltimore, and the treatment of black men by police in America. The settlement appeared to be among the largest in recent police death cases. City Solicitor George Nilson said officials considered other settlements during the more than three-month negotiation, including a $5.9 million settlement between New York City and the family of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after being put in a white police officer's chokehold. Deputy City Solicitor David Ralph said the settlement safeguards the city against a federal judgment that could have greatly exceeded the $6.4 million, pointing to a 1997 police misconduct case in which a jury awarded the victim $39 million. In 2005, a jury awarded a man who was paralyzed in a police van $7.4 million. Gray's injury occurred in a police van, prosecutors have said. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Billy Murphy, the Gray family attorney, said the settlement would not impact the change of venue, hearing or any other criminal proceedings for the officers. "The settlement expressly says this settlement that this does not have any bearing on whether the officers are guilty or innocent," Murphy said. But experts say the city settling for such a large sum before a lawsuit had officially been filed could potentially poison the jury pool.
A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia's city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this month. Videos and photos posted by social media users showed a grisly scene, with police and onlookers attending to bloodied bodies on the polished mosque floors. Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority provided a series of rising casualty numbers on its official Twitter account. As of late Friday, it said those injured in the disaster numbered 184. A photo posted online by the authority showed police and workers in hardhats inspecting a pile of collapsed concrete slabs inside a part of the sprawling, ornately decorated mosque. Authorities did not provide details on the victims' nationalities, but it was likely that the tragedy will touch several countries. The Grand Mosque and the cubeshaped Kaaba within it draw Muslims of all sects from around the world throughout the year, though numbers increase significantly in the run-up to the hajj. Performing the pilgrimage once during one's lifetime is a duty for all ablebodied Muslims. Other Saudi officials could not immediately be reached or referred queries to the civil defense statements. Several cranes surround the mosque to support an ongoing expansion and other construction work that has transformed the area around the sanctuary. Steep hills and lowrise traditional buildings that once surrounded the mosque have in recent years given way to shopping malls and luxury hotels — among them the world's third-tallest building, the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel. Another video, on a Twitter posting, captured the apparent moment of the crane's collapse during a heavy rainstorm, with a loud boom, screams and confusion.
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Why Bernie Sanders is the ideal candidate for millenials By Danielle Harris Opinions Editor
Millennials are a highly coveted group among candidates in the 2016 presidential race. The generation is certainly an influential one, as 18- to 29-yearolds account for 23 percent of the U.S. population. The millennial generation could be instrumental in deciding the next leader of the free world if a majority actually votes in the upcoming election. But with a whopping 20 candidates already officially campaigning for high office, determining which contender’s platform most closely aligns with the main interests and concerns of Generation Y is no simple task. Surprisingly enough, the ideal candidate for the youngest American voters is the oldest contender in the race: 73-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders. When Sanders announced his bid for the Democratic nomination on May 26, he made it very clear his campaign would be unlike any of the other contenders. "Brothers and sisters: Now is not the time for thinking small," Sanders said. "Now is not the time for the same old – same old establishment politics and stale inside-the-beltway ideas." Unsuprisingly, he was immediately dismissed by the media as being too far left for the presidency and a long shot against Hillary Clinton, a polished politician with almost 100 percent name recognition and $47.5 million already donated to her campaign. Compare that to Sanders: With bedraggled white hair and a thick Brooklyn accent, the senator lacks the put-together appearance of Clinton and the other candidates. Sanders’ platform and track record only further demonstrate Sanders’ unconventional approach to politics. He is not your average politician, and that
is precisely what makes him the ideal candidate for millennials. Sanders has called for a “political revolution” and is campaigning on five main issues: creating decent paying jobs, income and wealth inequality, getting big money out of politics, climate change and providing all working Americans with a livable wage. While the senator is extremely progressive regarding social issues, his campaign is more focused on increasing government intervention in economic issues—a concept that resonates with a majority of millennials. According to a poll conducted by Harstad Strategic Research, Inc., more than 70 percent of 18- to 33-year-olds desired more government regulation in economic issues including making college more affordable, creating jobs, helping the poor, providing retirement security for seniors and the economy. Yet even as millennials desire more government regulation, they lack trust in the federal government as a whole. In a March 2015 Harvard University Institute of Politics poll, only 25 percent of 18-29 year olds reported that they trusted the federal government. President Obama is seen as trustworthy by only 37 percent of that same age group. Sanders, on the other hand, was viewed as “honest and trustworthy” by 71 percent of Democratic caucus goers in a Quinnipiac poll taken this July. DePaul student Niki Urell is a vocal supporter of the senator. “He’s not appealing to the wealthy and powerful,” Urell said. “He’s trying to disintegrate the imbalance of wealth and power. He recognizes power in community over individualism. If Sanders is able to reach these people who have essentially given up on our government and can motivate them to actively participate in our political
system—not only by voting, but by joining his campaign in mobilizing change, by actually marching through Washington behind Sanders when he leads these serious and radical movements — then I think Sanders will certainly (win) the Democratic nomination and more importantly, (be) the next president.” Sanders being voted the next President of the United States is becoming less and less of a fantasy. In a Quinnipiac University poll conducted this July, Sanders trailed Clinton by 21 percent. But according to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 41 percent of Democratic Iowa caucus-goers supported Sanders. 40 percent of the same group backed Clinton. Sanders is also attracted the biggest crowds. According to the Washington Post, more than 100,000 people have attended his rallies in recent weeks. Even the senator is suprised by his surge in the popularity, telling CNN's Wolf Blitzer he was "stunned." "Look, we have a message that I believed from day one was going to resonate with the American people," Sanders aid. "Did I think (the issues) would resonate as quickly as they have? The answer is no." MSNBC’s Alex Seitz-Wald went so far as to call Sanders an “anti-politician.” In an age where extreme mistrust and hostility towards politics are evident, an anti-politician may be exactly what the millennial generation needs in a president to restore their faith in the political system. Regardless of one’s political views, every millennial should make the effort to educate themselves on the candidates and vote. “You should think about why the Koch brothers are going to spend a billion dollars on this campaign,” Sanders said. “If they think politics is pretty important, maybe you should as well.”
Millenials answer: Should government be more or less involved in the following issues? More involved Less involved Making college more affordable
Helping the poor
Creating jobs
Providing retirement security for seniors
The health care system
Protecting the rights of minorities
Addressing climate change
In general
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Kentucky clerk sparks national debate By Fabio De Simone Contributing Writer
In early August, Kim Davis, a clerk in Kentucky for Rowan County, began denying marriage licenses to all couples in an effort to protest the recent and historic ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges mandating that gay marriage be legal in all 50 states. Davis, a self-proclaimed Apostolic Christian, has argued against the Supreme Court’s ruling stating that requiring her to issue “a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience.” Despite the Court of Appeals ruling against Davis and the Supreme Court denying her subsequent appeal, this case still bears significant importance in the scope of the nation’s current political and social climate. The case of Davis, among similar cases that have emerged over recent years, all point to an uncomfortable but undeniable truth: gay marriage may have gained the approval of the American majority (according to the Pew Research Center, 55 percent of Americans favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally) and been deemed a fundamental right by the Supreme Court, but there is still a considerable amount of Americans that continue to oppose gay marriage, or at the
very least, serving the gay people of their community. Considering the way many right-wing candidates for the upcoming presidential election have flocked to Davis, it becomes increasingly undeniable that although the people opposed to gay marriage may be a minority, they are a well-represented minority. An example of such a candidate is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee who, in a recent interview with ABC, claimed that Davis did nothing wrong as one need only obey the law “if it is right.” Huckabee would go on to compare the legalization of gay marriage to the Dred Scott decision that stated black men and women, enslaved or free, could not be considered American citizens. Other political heavyweights, such as Sen. Ted Cruz, have also since emerged in support of Davis in defense of freedom of religion. Considering this is also a nation that is supposed to give its inhabitants both the social equality to thrive as well as the religious liberty to practice freely, issues like this add to the already present tension between secular progressives and traditional religious folk. The biggest question raised by such dilemmas is how can people coexist when two of the most fundamental principles that our nation is founded on begin to clash? The clash between these
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Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, center with Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, left, and attorney Mat Staver, right, founder of the Liberty Counsel, the Christian law firm representing Davis, at her side, greets the crowd after being released from the Carter County Detention Center, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Grayson, Ky.
two principles is the result of misinformation and unwarranted entitlement. Although it is important for the government to make accommodations in order to preserve religious freedom, that does not mean the government needs to create federal laws that respect any establishment of religion. As stated in the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This is the same amendment people like Davis have used to defend their
homophobic behavior. Furthermore, the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, which states that Congress may not inhibit free exercise of religion, does not mean that the government cannot create laws that conflict with religious beliefs but rather that the government cannot make unreasonable laws that force a religion to be practiced differently. Essentially what this means is that although gay marriage has been legalized in the U.S., religious institutions still get to decide what kind of
marriage they allow as it is in their right to free exercise. This is where Davis and Huckabee lose their credibility and have their arguments invalidated. Both of these people are government officials who are elected into public office to carry out the law of the land. The precedents of religious neutrality that have been set by the Supreme Court are meant to be respected within the chambers of public office. A government building is no place to try to enforce personal religious beliefs.
New discoveries for NASA despite falling budget By Eric Traphagen Copy Editor
Nine years ago, engineers at NASA launched a piano-size spacecraft into the void of outer space to explore what was, at the time, the farthest planet in our solar system. Earlier this summer, after 3 billion miles of travel at 31,000 miles per hour, the spacecraft New Horizons passed within 8 thousand miles of Pluto, the icy Dwarf Planet on the edge of our solar system. Today, New Horizons is past Pluto and has potential to continue to send useful information back from the Kuiper Belt. Since its Pluto flyby on July 14, scientists at NASA have been analyzing the data sent from New Horizons. From the first high quality photos taken of Pluto, they have learned about the planet’s formation, its recent activity, young mountain ranges and its atmosphere. This information has already shed light on the worlds at the edge of our solar system, but it could also potentially help us understand Earth and its own environmental issues. However, public awareness of NASA’s discoveries seem to be lacking due to decreased funding. While it may seem impressive enough that NASA was able to
get a probe to an object 3 billion miles away, the speed in which this mission was put together makes this achievement even more impressive. There was an opportunity to use Jupiter’s gravity to propel New Horizons and save three years off the flight, making the window to
quick,” Sweitzer said. “The planets were aligned, and they had a launch window and they had to put the mission together pretty quickly." According to Schweitzer, the NASA team in charge of the New Horizon’s mission was limited in another crucial component: its
Astro planets and exoplanets, the search for life and planets in other solar systems, are big issues right now. Jim Sweitzer, former director of the NASA Space Science Education and Outreach at DePaul create the mission and get New Horizons launched very narrow. Jim Sweitzer, former Associate Director of the Adler Planetarium and former director of the NASA Space Science Education and Outreach program at DePaul, is an astroscientist with over 30 years of experience in space programs. “The big achievement with New Horizon was getting it together quickly. (NASA) didn’t have a lot of time… it was pretty
budget. “It’s not a big spacecraft,” he said. “It’s not highly articulated, it doesn’t have complex instruments on it compared to other crafts. But it works.” The New Horizon’s team had a “small budget, and not much time to get (their) act together, and they got this thing all the way to Pluto,” Sweitzer said. “It’s amazing… To think we have close up pictures of Pluto is just wonderful.”
During New Horizon’s nineyear voyage, much has changed regarding U.S. space exploration and discovery. In 2011, President Obama stopped the space shuttle program, ending manned flights to Earth’s moon. Sweitzer said the program may be activated again with a new spacecraft called Orion. The future goal of Orion is that it “will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. More powerful than any other rocket ever built, SLS will be capable of sending humans to an asteroid and eventually to Mars,” according to NASA’s website. While space shuttle missions may be finished, manned space exploration is still alive and becoming more adventurous than ever been before. “Astro planets and exoplanets, the search for life and planets in other solar systems, are big issues right now,” Sweitzer said. These issues are what make Orion so exciting. “This is a true interplanetary spacecraft for humans," Sweitzer said. "This could fly to the moon and it could be part of a system to fly all the way to Mars." Unfortunately, the spacecraft, which launched its first successful test flight last December, is not well known. Sweitzer speculated NASA isn't
promoting Orion they way they would have in the past due to budget cuts that have been made to the space program. According to information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in 2010 NASA received roughly .52 percent of the federal budget, compared to roughly 0.75 percent in 2000, and 0.99 percent in 1990. What this means is as NASA moves forward to manned interplanetary missions, it has less funding for its operations, and less resources to publicize what it has found. As Sweitzer speculated, though, public awareness of these discoveries, and public involvement in them, may be lagging because NASA isn’t running the kinds of public relations programs they did in the past. Regardless, the race for discovery is never over. As New Horizons continues to sail out of our solar system and send more data about a space that is no longer beyond our grasp, and as astro scientists and engineers continue to work on sending Orion to other planets, there are some who still prioritize the exploration of space, and with it carry the torch in the race for discovery.
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Focus
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Mobile apps are changing th college experience
By Zoe Krey Focus Editor
The college campus of 30 years ago would be unrecognizable today. Students shuffled from class to class armed with nothing but pen and paper. Cell phones did not awkwardly ring during lectures and research was done using nothing but physical books in the library. Education has drastically changed since the emergence of new mainstream technologies within the past few years. Laptops, smartphones and e-readers have changed the experience for students of all ages, giving them access to an unlimited amount of information. Along with new innovative devices, mobile apps have taken off in the technology marketplace. Apple’s App Store has 1.5 million apps available for download, with apps ranging from categories such as games, health and fitness, photography, developer tools and education. Sam Adkins, chief research officer at Ambient Insight, a market research firm, said that “mobile has re-energized the market.” At a startup level, this provides the opportunity for any entrepreneur with an innovative learning idea to jump into the application game. For some on a college level, mobile apps have become part of the college experience. Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter are undoubtedly used at a high rate by the millennial demographic, but other mobile apps can actually help students in the classroom. Note taking, studying and collaborative apps are changing the game as students go back to school this fall. Some universities, including DePaul, have even moved their online education technology systems to mobile apps for easier access for students. Schools such as Ohio State University
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and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created apps that allow students to check their grades, manage their university accounts and track campus bus lines, according to U.S. News and World Report. DePaul has its fair share of apps. iDePaul, the official phone app of DePaul, provides campus services and information such as courses and access to D2L, a student, faculty and staff directory, maps of campus, athletic information and important campus news and notifications. Erin Donovan, a DePaul public relations and advertising student, recognizes the impact that technology has in her learning process. “Technology both improves and enhances my educational experience,” she said. “I feel a lot more organized when I use D2L and other social media to keep in contact with my group members for a project. I also enjoy using D2L to stay on track with class PowerPoints and assignments.” Desire2Learn (D2L) is a platform that all DePaul students will undoubtedly become familiar with throughout their time at DePaul. In addition to DePaul, other universities around the country house their educational resources for classes on online websites. The ease of access to class materials can leave students with little excuses when failing to meet deadlines or do assignments. The Ray at DePaul app allows students
and other gym users to easily find fitness class schedules and sign up for extra programs. DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) also has its own app for students to gain access to CDM events, faculty info, videos, courses and lab availability. Other apps from DePaul include DePaul Career Fair Plus, which aims to simplify the process of preparing for and attending the DePaul career fairs, and The Radio DePaul app and DePaulia app, which both communicate DePaul news and stories. Other apps such as SafeTrek, bSafe and GetHomeSafe can help students feel comfortable walking home late at night. GetHomeSafe describes itself as a guardian angel that will alert your designated contact or contacts if you fail to get to your destination within a specific time frame. Users set a safety timer for the expected duration of whatever they are doing, add a few details and hit the start button, according to the apps website. Users can also invite contacts to view the GPS tracking of their activity in real time via email or SMS. Getting home safely from a party or a late night at the library is a possibility with your phone as your companion. For students that have a difficult time eliminating distractions while in class or doing school work, the app SelfControl may be a smart download. SelfControl allows you to block certain websites for a set amount of time. Once you set
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your specified time, it becomes impossible to access the websites for the time period – not even deleting the SelfControl app will allow you access before the time runs out. Other creative apps available to download have to do with everything from waking up on time to cooking quick and easy meals. Maths Alarm Clock can combat your snooze alarm addiction by requiring you to solve a simple math problem, such as, “if x = 4, what is x + 5,” in order to turn off your alarm. According to a customer review on the app’s Apple download website, the Maths Alarm Clock app is annoyingly effective. “I hate this alarm, mostly because it actually works,” said DauphineEP. “If you answer a problem wrong, the app will increase the number of problems you need to complete to shut it off.” If that’s not enough, the Alarmy (Sleep If U Can) alarm app requires you to get out of bed and take a picture of something you designate in your home, such as the kitchen sink, in order to turn off the alarm. The Photo Cookbook app provides users with quick and easy recipes accompanied with high resolution photos, making home cooked meals a realistic option for college students. The use of applications is transcending age and institutions; there are a variety of needs and purposes for all sorts of applications and the market is inviting anyone with an idea and a knowledge of technology to participate. While the importance of school itself may always be constant, the way in which we learn is rapidly changing. In the search for free Wi-Fi and a stable Internet connection, students should also be aware of evolving technologies that have the potential to make not only learning more efficient, but also college life in general.
BACK TO SCHOOL There’s an app for that
STUDYBLUE
Remember tediously making flashcards by hand? StudyBlue eliminates the need to keep track of 100 paper note cards by storing them for you in your account. While the app is free to download, there are in-app purchases that allow students to gain access to more materials and resources such as being able to set study reminders or accessing your flashcards without an Internet connection. The app also automatically scores your knowledge of material, allowing you to view stacks of flashcards that you consistenly miss. Other features include the ability to make flashcards come to life with the optional addition of images and sound.
EASYBIB
Don't let citations slow you down when writing your research paper. With this free app, generate accurate bibliographies quickly and efficiently. Switch between MLA, APA, Chicago and over 7,000 citation styles so you can always be sure to provide the right information. This app even allows you to scan bar codes to create citations instantly. It's also easy to send citations to yourself through an in-app email option. Crafting the perfect bibliography and preventing plagarism no longer has to take hours of looking up publishers or citation styles. Of course, it's always important to double check citations when receiving them from any sort of automatic generator, but the grunt work is covered.
SIMPLEMIND
Visually see your thoughts by organizing them in a constructive web. This app allows you to arrange your ideas on a blank canvas with unlimited space, making brainstorms much more dynamic and productive. You can drag, arrange and edit brainstorm bubbles directly on the page, as well as connect bubbles with different lines. This app can be used to study, take notes in class and is useful in beginning research and generating paper ideas. While the app is relatively limited in what it can do, even with the additional in-app purchases, creating brainstorming webs on an electronic device can be a lot cleaner than drawing them out by hand. Easy editing and moving around of ideas allows for more creativity and ingenuity.
MYHOMEWORK STUDENT PLANNER For those who can't seem to keep track of tons of little to-do lists and planners, this app offers students an easy way to schedule due dates and events. The planner also lets you see assignments or tasks that have been completed. With the calendar view, it's possible to visualize upcoming study groups, practices, club meetings and deadlines. Similar to StudyBlue, this app functions by requiring you to make an account that is then accessible on all devices. If you have trouble getting organized, MyHomework Student Planner lets you track your school work with ease.
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Arts & Life
A party scene rages on in the digital cinema program’s full length film,“Bernadette,” created by DePaul faculty and students.
Photo courtesy of TAMMY WANG
LIGHTS, CAMERA, EDUCATION Through a unique class offering, DePaul students were given the chance to get first-hand experience in filmmaking By Zoe Krey Focus Editor
Some DePaul students began their summers with 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. internships or packed their bags for study abroad trips. For a handful of other DePaul students and faculty it was lights, camera, action. DePaul faculty members John Psathas and Patrick Wimp have spent the past month co-writing and co-producing an independent feature film, “Bernadette,” using a Project Bluelight grant, which is awarded by DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media. The film centers around a group of teenagers in a fake suburb; director Psathas and cinematographer Wimp wanted to make a type of comedy that has become uncommon in the present day. “We wanted to make a movie that was a comedy that we love, enjoy and don’t see too much of any more,” Psathas said. With the script written and the grant arranged, it was up to a group of 15 DePaul students to help this film come to life. Project Bluelight is a junior year experiential learning course that is offered through the digital cinema program. Typically, the course takes place during the summer and DePaul students earn credit for their hands-on work. This year, however, Psathas and Wimp decided to redefine Project Bluelight by designing a pre-production course component that took place this past spring quarter in conjunction with the summer course. “The university funds and produces a film and in the past they’ve always been short films. This is really the first effort at a feature length film,” Psathas said. Given the intensive nature of the feature length film, Psathas and Wimp decided they needed everyone on board before the filming began. When designing the pre-production course, Psathas and Wimp weren’t without their doubts. “We weren’t sure how it would shake out to be honest. It was taking a leap of faith,”
Psathas said. However, the spring quarter component quickly proved its worth. “Everybody brought something to the table. We worked as a team from the very beginning,” Psathas said. The Project Bluelight Grant provided the “Bernadette” effort with a “budget just south of $30,000,” Wimp said. “By nature, independent filmmakers have to make compromises. The best thing you can do is be as smart as you can about your decisions so Photo courtesy of TAMMY WANG you compromise only the right things and the story won’t suffer DePaul’s full length film, “Bernadette” was produced over the summer, for it,” Psathas said. “We made with DePaul students filling in within and behind the scenes. every dollar count and I think it letting go — stopping shooting,” Psathas said. shows.” Beyond DePaul students’ efforts behind “I had so much fun on this shoot with these the scenes of “Bernadette,” students are well students and with this crew. I’m heartbroken represented in the cast, with DePaul Theatre that it’s almost over. We’ve finished 27 days of School student Sam Straley starring as the shooting and I’m just sad that it’s over.” After a fast-paced shooting schedule, the main character, Archie Kinsler. current state of “Bernadette” is straddling the “This was my first feature and it was the line of production and post-production. best five weeks of my life,” Straley said. “It “We are actually already going to start was a blast all the time.” moving onto editing. Then there’s going to With a cast of over 30 characters, the be a post-production workshop in the fall majority is made up of local professionals,. and we will all get together again and talk But the sprinkling of DePaul students is about strategies for festivals and marketing,” something that will undoubtedly stand out Psathas said. in the film. The “Bernadette” production The hope is to release “Bernadette” early and costume designer Claire DiVito is also a next summer. With over 1,700 Facebook DePaul Theatre School student. page likes and over 6,600 teaser trailer views, Wrapping up 27 days of filming, DiVito’s “Bernadette” has already accumulated a experience was something that has affected quick following in the two weeks since its her future career path. “For me it was a social media efforts began. Despite the film’s month of affirmation. Every single day I was recent end of shooting, an eager audience reaffirmed that this is what I want to do,” has swiftly emerged. DiVito said. “It clicked with me in a way that While Wimp and Psathas set out not only nothing ever has before.” to create a feature length film, they also want The “Bernadette” cast and crew hit the to expose students like DiVito and Straley to ground running this summer and embraced the film industry. every challenge as it came along – especially “When I started to see people who had the rainy June weather. never touched a piece of equipment by week “It became one of those things where it three being at near on semi-professional would just beat you down so much…that levels, to actually see exponential experience (the weather) was just a forgone conclusion,” and growth and see this kind of nebulous Wimp said. plan that we put together as educators, that Although the gloomy weather became the best thing for me,” Wimp said. occasionally put a halt on filming, the energy “People are gaining learning experiences that on set never died down. “Most of the day I feel they should have and that I was never was spent talking to people, getting to know able to have. They are going to essentially people and making friends. It was a family create new groups of elite talent at this by day three,” Straley said. “It only got better school. ” every day.” “The hardest thing for me has been
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‘Robot Revolution’ helps fight technophobia By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor
Decades ago, numerous horror and science fiction films confronted a very real fear — technophobia, or the fear of robots. Many people still fear robots, but shouldn’t, as the uses of robots and understanding of them has evolved. Robot Revolution is an exhibit currently open at the Museum of Science and Industry detailing that evolution. This fear of robots is understandable, but should be simple to overcome after attending the exhibit, John Llewellyn, the Exhibit Developer at the Museum of Science and Industry, said. “(Through this exhibit) we want people to have a critical conversation about robots in their lives,” Llewellyn said. “It’s a good discussion for people to have. There are whole fields of industries that have yet to be created to take advantage of the field of robotics.” Although there have been exhibits featuring robots in the museum’s past, Llewellyn feels as if Robot Revolution is able to stand on its own. “We’ve had a couple robot exhibits over the years and this is probably the most impressive one because the timing is right on it,” Llewellyn said. “There is more robot development going on now than there was before, so a lot of different things are converging with the technology. It made it a really good time to gather robots together.” The exhibit opened May 21 and has already had thousands of visitors eager to see the robots on display. The robots throughout the
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PARO, a robotic seal used in nursing homes and hospitals to help calm patients. PARO was created by Dr. Takanori Shibata of Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and is on display in the ‘Robot Revolution’ exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. exhibit are divided into three categories based on their abilities; cooperation, locomotion and skills. Each section features interactive activities enjoyable for children and adults alike, including r-one Swarm Robots, which show how robots can work together in groups to accomplish tasks in the cooperation section. The exhibit also has a wide variety of grippers in the skills section, or robots that can grip numerous objects. The robots on display were hand-selected by the Museum
of Science and Industry from a larger pool of robots. “We started out with probably 100 different prospects and then we narrowed it down based on what was available and what were the most interesting robots,” Llewellyn said. “It’s a little bit of a hybrid of the robots that we originally wanted and what became available as time went on.” Some of the robots in the exhibit are already being embraced by the masses, like the PARO, created by Dr. Takanori Shibata of Japan’s National
Different Strokes By Jaycee Rockhold Staff Writer
It’s no secret that the New York band The Strokes has an unwavering, loyal fan base. I remember watching suburban boys drool over “Is This It” on vinyl and hearing girls dissect every song off of “Angles” with an uncanny precision. Yet some people don’t know about guitarist and keyboardist Albert Hammond Jr.’s solo project. Everyone who listens to “Momentary Masters” Hammond’s second studio album, can hear the obvious influence from The Strokes, but it’s not a bad thing. Hammond is still able to add more personality into the classic indie rock, taking away some of the fuzz and adding clearer sounds and vocals. “It’s away from them, but they’re both rock and roll bands and I’m in both of them. There will always be a piece of that in me,” Hammond said of his solo project and The Strokes. “I’m not comparing myself to this, they’re much bigger and better...The Beatles all did solo stuff. They had hints of where they came from. It’s who you are too, just a different part of you.” Hammond worked to find middle
ground between himself and The Strokes on “Momentary Masters”. On his first album “Como Te Llama?” he questions who he is and what he sounds like. This successful transition didn’t just happen because of practice, although there was a lot of that. Part of the prosperous change came from getting up and getting sober. “There was great music there but I reached a pinnacle of destruction,” Hammond said. “I feel like there was a bit of un-focusedness there. When you’re a teenager and you fall in love with music, it’s more than just getting messed up. I found that again.” “By playing with different people I’ve gotten excited again about learning my craft. You re-fall in love with what you fell in love with in the first place. You put in a lot more work.” Hammond, who’s enthusiastic about his own music taste, got the chance to play the same festival as one of his idols, Paul McCartney. Although he had a strict schedule that didn’t allow much site seeing at Chicago’s own Lollapalooza, he did note how chaotic it was for him. “I couldn’t believe it was right in the city. Since there’s so much in the city, there
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. PARO is a robotic seal that looks like any other stuffed animal, but has tactile sensors and responds to touch, making it helpful in places like nursing homes and hospitals because of its calming effects. Each PARO robot is programmed differently, so the robots get to know the way their owners pet them. “It’s a very responsive robot,” Llewellyn said. Even the more futuristic robots are already becoming part of our modern society, including
Google’s self-driving car, an idea that’s being embraced by car companies. “I see robotics becoming more ubiquitous in society,” Llewellyn said. “They’re going to be a little more woven into our everyday lives, kind of like how the smartphone burst on the scene seven or eight years ago, but now people can’t imagine life without them.” One of the most fun features of the exhibit is Build-A-Bot, in which visitors can construct their own miniature robots, using different modules that each have a certain function. Each robot is different, as they are customized by their particular modules. The exhibit also hosts a visible robot garage, where repairs are made to any damaged robots, which is another captivating sight for visitors. Kids line the whole area, watching through the windows as one of the three robot specialists working for the museum makes repairs. Robot Revolution is especially great for children, as almost every robot has some sort of interactive aspect to it that is manageable for all ages. The interactivity in the exhibit has highlighted another fear regarding robots — that there will one day be no more need for humans. “Robots need people,” Llewellyn stressed, as visitors to the exhibit controlled the robots throughout all of the sections of the exhibit. The exhibit runs through January 2016.
Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes succeeds on his own
were so many people in the hotel. I had my gear and the cops wouldn’t let me in with my gear because they said it was closed off,” Hammond said while he let out a chuckle. “I just saw all these teenagers and I was like wow this is crazy, just roaming the streets. It’s so easy to tell your parents you’re just going into the city, but really you’re going to see a band.” Guided By Voices, a band Hammond cites as one of the most inspirational during his teenage years, still influences his goals pertaining to his solo work today. “It’s those bands that push you through moments of doubt. Nothing you do is a perfect straight line up. You plateau with learning, go down, go up. There are bands that help pick you back up,” Hammond said when asked about his hopes for his side project. “They [Guided By Voices] came at a perfect time when I needed to believe that Photo courtesy of VAGRANT RECORDS things were possible. I hope to give that Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist of The Strokes, belief to people too”. released his second solo album, “Momentary Catch Albert Hammond Jr. at the Masters” in July. Bottom Lounge on Sept. 15.
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The DePaulia predicts who will be victorious at TV’s biggest night, when the 67th Primetime Emmys air Sept. 20.
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Outstanding Comedy Series “TRANSPARENT”
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If he wins this year, this will be Ty Burrell’s third win for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Although viewers never understand why, Modern Family continuously sweeps the Emmy Awards, while more deserving candidates, like Tituss Burgess’ scene-stealing turn as Titus Andromedon, in the beloved Netflix show, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
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Most people are in agreement here—Jeffrey Tambor’s portrayal of Maura Pfefferman was so genuine and honest that it would be a crime to not give him the Emmy. His consideration for the transgender community, including dedicating his Golden Globes speech to the transgender community, is just another highlight of his stunning portrayal. Although every contender in this category has a fair chance at winning, the Emmys enjoy playing it safe. After winning three Emmy Awards already for her role as Selina Meyer, it’s safe to say Julia LouisDreyfus will probably win her fourth. Although, it would be great to see Amy Poehler win for Parks & Recreation, something she’s been nominated for every year, but has never won.
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After dominating the Golden Globes, it can be assumed that “Transparent” will continue their winning streak at the Emmys. The critically acclaimed show, which has been named by numerous sources as the best new show of 2014, beautifully straddles the line between comedy and drama, and bravely hits on hot-button issues that other shows wouldn’t think about bringing up.
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With two favorites of the Television Academy vying against each other in this category, it’ll be a close call. Ultimately we believe Allison Janney will win her seventh Emmy for her role as the recovering drug and alcohol addict, Bonnie Plunkett in “Mom,” although Gaby Hoffmann made a moving turn as Shelley Pfefferman in “Transparent”.
After a significantly weaker season of “Game of Thrones,” it’s time for “Mad Men” to reclaim its former glory (the show previously won Outstanding Drama Series every year from 2008-2011), especially as it is the show’s last chance to win, as its past seventh season was its final.
This is Jon Hamm’s year. No longer will he be overshadowed by Bryan Cranston’s Walter White (“Breaking Bad”) or anyone else. Hamm has been nominated for the last seven years, but with “Mad Men” ending, the Television Academy will rightly reward him. Hamm made “Mad Men” viewers still sympathetic for a character as flawed as Don Draper. One of Peggy Olson’s final scenes in Mad Men saw her go out in a blaze of glory. As she entered McCann-Erickson with a cigarette hanging from her mouth to a painting in hand, it truly showed the growth Olson had reached. Elisabeth Moss captured all of that growth and more, making Olson one of the most interesting characters in Mad Men. It’s hard to imagine Moss not winning. Jonathan Banks played the tough but loveable grandpa, Mike Ehrmantraut, to a T in “Breaking Bad,” but finding out his tragic backstory in the show’s prequel, “Better Call Saul,” gave a new twist to understanding the depths that Banks had to reach in his portrayal of Ehrmantraut. His horrifyingly tragic backstory made the alreadybeloved Mike the standout character in “Better Call Saul,” one of the best new shows on TV this past year. After seven years as Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks will be recognized, on her fourth nomination for “Mad Men,” although the award should go to Lena Headey. Headey’s portrayal of Cersei, the cruel queen of Westeros, has been flawless for the duration of the show, inspiring hatred and awe, and her character’s dramatic plotline this past season showed Headey’s acting ability at its absolute best, and turned one of the most hated characters in the show into one of the most pitied.
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Top films to see this fall By Pat Mullane & Matt Koske Staff Writer & Contributing Writer
HE NAMED ME MALALA Oct. 2 THE MARTIAN Oct. 2
SICARIO Oct. 2
After being presumed dead, Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left alone on planet Mars. While trying to communicate with officials back home, Watney must battle the harsh environment while surviving alone. The Martian is a sci-fi film directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from the best-selling book written by Andy Weir. Catch Damon on Mars Oct. 2 when it hits theaters.
No film would be better to start the school year than a documentar y about 15-yearold Malala Yo u s a f z a i , youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate known for her activism for girls’ education in the Middle East. Director Davis Guggenheim, most notably known for his work in the film, “Inconvenient Truth,” has provided a special look at the teenage icon and inspiration, never seen before on television.
After government officials enlist Kate (Emily Blunt) to aid in tracking down a drug lord, the border between the United States and Mexico becomes one dangerous area. A limited release of the film, which is directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Taylor Sheridan of “Sons of Anarchy,” will be out Sept. 18 before the nationwide release on Oct. 2. Sicario also stars Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin.
BURNT Oct. 23
SPECTRE Oct. 2
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA Oct. 2
Bradley Cooper stars as Adam Jones, an acclaimed chef battling his career and drugs. After losing his restaurant, he must fight against his problematic life while trying to open a Paris restaurant that will gain three Michelin stars. Along side Cooper is Sienna Miller, joining forces again after their critically acclaimed Oscar contender, American Sniper.
The latest Bond film of the Daniel Craig era, also possibly being his last, explores Bond’s dark past as secrets begin unraveling behind MI6 doors, sending Bond on a rogue mission to locate the source’s evil organization, Spectre. Directed by Sam Mendes, who also directed the previous installment “Skyfall,” one can expect him to bring Bond back to his classic ‘60s Connery roots, and create a stylish and beautiful action-spy film that the summer never provided.
Advertised as the true story that inspired the myth and legend of Herman Melville’s novel, “Moby-Dick”; “In the Heart of the Sea” captures the sinking of the whaleship Essex after being hit by a sperm whale in 1820. No stranger to biographical thrillers, director Ron Howard, follows the journey of Captain Pollard and his stranded crew in their struggle to survive in open sea, while first mate Owen Chase vows to seek revenge on the vicious whale.
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HAVING A RIOT The 11th annual Riot Fest took place this year, relocating from its former Humboldt Park home to Douglas Park in North Lawndale. Headliners included No Doubt, System of a Down, Modest Mouse and Faith No More
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what’sFRESH in MUSIC FIDLAR “Too”
The Libertines “Anthems for Doomed Youth”
Following up their 2013 self-titled release, California skate-punks FIDLAR released their second studio album, aptly named “Too.” The depressingly self-reflective album is the epitome of music that’s heartbreakingly sad, yet obnoxiously fun at the same time. Although they’re no longer screaming about the joys of partying, FIDLAR’s more grown up album is an introspective masterpiece.
After a 10-year hiatus, English indie-rock band The Libertines are back with their third studio album. “Anthems for Doomed Youth” is a brilliant tribute to their past glory, as one of the best British indie bands of the past 20 years, but smart enough to move on with its own sound, that reinstates the fact that The Libertines are a powerful force in indie rock.
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The Weeknd “Beauty Behind the Madness” Aug. 28
Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, shows a much more vulnerable side to his artistry with “Beauty Behind the Madness.” His soulful, hip-hop and indie rock sound create a melodic symphony of emotions and art. Tesfaye takes listeners on a personal journey, showing a not-so-angelic look at his inner personal struggles and battles through 14-tracks of storytelling, well crafted sounds and realism. ROXANE PAHLDAD | THE DEPAULIA
LIVE Sept. 16 The Cribs Thalia Hall 1807 S. Allport St., $16
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Autumn is my favorite season for many reasons. Pumpkin flavored anything is delicious and I could wear a sweater every day of my life. The changing leaves are beautiful, but most importantly my favorite music festival in Chicago, Riot Fest, kicks off in September. This past weekend Riot Fest celebrated its 11th birthday with headliners including No Doubt and System of a Down. The following songs were some of my most anticipated performances of the festival.
1. FIDLAR — “40oz. on Repeat” It’s safe to say FIDLAR is my favorite band. Even if they’re not your favorite, FIDLAR’s live performances are always some of the most fun live music experiences. With non-stop crowd surfing and FIDLAR’s always-energetic performance, their set is one to relive in your head over and over and over. 2. Rancid — “Journey to the End of the East Bay” As a self-respecting high school punk, I’ve seen Rancid countless numbers of times. While the aging punks are no longer in their prime, seeing them play their greatest album,
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“...And Out Come the Wolves” in full will be a real treat not to be missed. 3. Snoop Dogg — “Gin & Juice” I wasn’t a rap fan growing up. There were a few rap songs that I learned the words to in order to seem cool at middle school dances, and even fewer that really stuck with me. Growing up as a middle class nerd in Northern Illinois, there was really nothing in the lyrical content of “Gin & Juice” for me to connect with, but the song has always stuck with me. On top of being able to listen to “Gin & Juice,” seeing the legendary Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion/whatever he’s called now is something that should be on
Across 1. After-bath powder 5. Ark measures 11. Mutt’s foot 14. Bassoon’s kin 15. “I, Robot” writer 16. Fertility clinic needs 17. City dwellers 19. Leg-puller 20. Ballerina skirts 21. Cain, among Adam’s sons 23. Stress, in a way 26. Poi ingredients 27. Any one of the Magi, e.g. 28. Studio feedback 31. More modern 32. Delhi dress 33. Drainpipe feature 36. Heavy weight 37. Some formalwear 40. Vein yield 41. Poker buy-in 43. What unfriendly dogs do 44. Monopoly piece 46. Uncommon occurrence
everyone’s bucket list. 4. Skating Polly — “Kick” Do you ever see teenagers who are significantly younger than you, and far more talented than you could ever be? That’s what Skating Polly is for me. Despite playing one of the earliest and shortest sets throughout the festival, the Oklahoma City-based band is impressively talented, and their live shows are incredibly fun to top it off. 5. System of a Down — “Chop Suey” Though they may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it’s hard to deny that System of a Down had a significant impact on
48. Place trust in (with “on”) 49. Lasso loop 51. Natural light shows 52. Difficult experience 54. With “eye,” public blights 55. Insane 56. Sales technique 61. Absorbed, as the cost 62. Obedience school supply 63. Antivirus buyer 64. Cozy retreat 65. Meddlesome women 66. Like neat beds Down 1. New walker 2. Blood classification system 3. Needing a refill 4. Square meter (Var.) 5. Hostage taker 6. Deplete completely
alternative metal. The band hasn’t released new music in 10 years, making their performance fueled by nostalgia. 6. N.W.A — “Straight Outta Compton” So, it wasn’t technically N.W.A playing, but with Ice Cube and his special guests, who turned out to be MC Ren and DJ Yella performing “Straight Outta Compton Remix,” it was as close to N.W.A as fans are going to get. With the biopic of the hip-hop legends “Straight Outta Compton” taking the top spot in the box office this summer, 2015 was the year for N.W.A to shine.
7. Tell-all books, briefly 8. Little torublemaker 9. Lacquered metalware 10. Slim and graceful 11. King maker 12. Message boat 13. One of the Rolling Stones 18. Couldn’t be better 22. Feathered missile 23. Nick name? 24. Classic music hall 25. Oppressed 28. Like a rodentinfested building 29. Great Lakes city 30. Compete 32. Loretta who played Hot Lips on TV 34. Place for sporting events 35. Awaits judgment 38. Alec’s “Star Wars” role 39. Cordwood units 42. Freedom from worry
45. Pogo, e.g. 47. “Location, location, location” business 48. Defense attorney’s claim 49. One who won’t settle down 50. Make a speech 51. Circulatory trunk 53. Conventional wisdom 54. Mild quarrel 57. Harmless cyst 58. “Miracle on Ice” team 59. Bad ink color for business 60. Before, in palindromes
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Sports ELITE WYATT
Women’s soccer beats The senior forward is dominating her senior season and closing in on a record Western Michigan 2-0
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Women’s soccer improved to 6-1-1 on the year.
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Elise Wyatt (left) is inching closer to the all-time DePaul goal record as she rolls through her final season. She sits at 29 goals for her career.
By Matthew Paras Editor-in-Chief
DePaul women’s soccer head coach Erin Chastain’s phone buzzed and received a text message. She looked down and smiled. It was from her old friend and Harvard assistant soccer coach Mike Calise. “When she was national player of the week, I got a text from him saying ‘What do I get for giving you a heads up on that player,” Chastain said. “He does remind me that he was the one who pointed me out to her. And I always say ‘you’re right. Thank you.’” Having already been out of scholarships for the year, Calise alerted Chastain about a high school player from British Columbia in Canada four years ago. Needing a forward, Chastain then went and scouted Elise Wyatt at a tournament. When watching, Chastain knew right away she needed to sell Wyatt on a program that earned just three wins the year before.
DePaul has benefited ever since. In her final season, Wyatt is just three goals away from tying DePaul’s all-time scoring record of 32 goals, set by Julianne Sitch in 2005. Wyatt’s six goals and two assists in five games this season marks one of the fastest starts in DePaul history for a player. But for those on the Blue Demons, Wyatt’s strong start is just another sign of the fierce competitor that’s helped transform the Blue Demons into one of the nation’s best. “I think I’ve always grown up being a super competitive person,” Wyatt said. “It doesn’t matter what I’m doing — board games, school work or even walking to the store. I always have to get their first and do it properly. That competitive drive just propels me forward.” It’s also the journey that Wyatt has set out to enjoy. Wyatt now laughs at one of the first conversations she had with Chastain, where Chastain stressed that she was rebuilding the program’s culture and wanted
COFFEY, continued from back page helped the team move forward.” Going into every match, Coffey said her mindset is to always beat her previous record, “and give it all you can to try and get it that way.” She’s gone into the season attempting to be more of a leader, and hopes that it’ll help the team gain more victories. Their 3-25 campaign in 2014 has already been erased
Wyatt to help turn it around. Wyatt laughed because it was the same path she always had taken previously. “I don’t’ want to be part of a program that’s already been established,” Wyatt said. “I want to create something where I can leave my mark … I’ve always been in a position, even if it was on a team I was on growing up, I always started not playing. I was never a starter. And then I always worked my way up. “I think that’s more rewarding. I think it’s more rewarding in knowing that I helped started this, and that I’ve worked on it from the beginning.” And the success has certainly come. In her sophomore season, Wyatt and her teammates got a glimpse of winning when they advanced to the Big East final and later the NCAA tournament with a 13-6-2 record. The next year, however, transformed DePaul soccer to new heights — finishing the regular season undefeated before a first round loss in the NCAA tournament to Wisconsin.
with their winning streak to start the season. “I’m really looking forward to it,” said Coffey. “I think we’re playing really well right now, so it should be a pretty good one.” As a sophomore, Coffey is one of the leaders of the youth movement that Edwards pointed to during their 2014 campaign. Her season so far in 2015 is proving Edwards to be right. “The future of this team is bright,” said
Brianna Ryce, a senior who has also had a huge impact in lifting the Blue Demons, said Wyatt’s impact is seen every day in practice and even through the games. The two have formed a close bond, living together their first three years. “She’s someone we can rely on to score for us, which is really big,” Ryce said. “We have someone on the field who takes it upon themselves as a senior and a captain, to score when we need them to score.” Even this season, Wyatt is off to a fast start, which Chastain said it usually takes her until the second half of the season to “become sharp.” While noting her improvement gradually since freshman year, Chastain said Wyatt has been much more aggressive in the attacking third. “Elise is one of the best kids I’ve ever coached,” Chastain said. “From a drive perspective, with just how driven she is in life and school … You always want special kids in your program. She’s one of them.”
Edwards. “Our biggest thing is to stay healthy and taking it one week at a time. We’re working really hard in the gym and [being able] to establish an identity and to play at the same level every time we step on the court, regardless of who’s on the other side of the net.” The 2014 team had no seniors, so the entire team returned for 2015. Among them, Coffey has emerged as a solid player who the
After a slow first half that ended in a scoreless tie, DePaul Women’s Soccer coach Erin Chastain was very blunt about what she thought of her team’s first 45 minutes. “The first half was just a blah first half,” she said. While the first half may have been “blah,” No 24/24 DePaul came out strong in the second half, scoring two goals on their way to a 2-0 victory over Western Michigan on Friday afternoon. DePaul’s defense kept Western Michigan’s offense in control throughout the game, allowing only two shots to the Broncos. However, the Blue Demons could not find much offense in the first half, something Chastain credited to how good of a team Western Michigan is. “We knew they were a good team coming in,” she said. “They’re a team that’s going to compete for their conference.” With that in mind, Chastain wanted her team to protect its home field, especially after losing at home to Nebraska just five days before. She reminded her team all week that they were playing on their home turf and that this game was one of the last non-conference matches at home. With the win, the Blue Demons improved to 6-1-1 on the season, which they followed up with a 1-0 win over Central Michigan on Sunday.
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Blue Demons can build off of. “She’s a key player now, so she’s now more prepared for that,” Edwards said. “She’s able to change up her shot, and stay focused, so I think that really helps her to dominate at the net.” With the rest of this season and two left afterwards, Coffey could be the key player the Blue Demons build a foundation on as they rebuild.
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Men’s basketball conference schedule released
Men’s soccer rally falls short vs. No. 23 Nebraska-Omaha
By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
The Big East released its 201516 schedule Tuesday afternoon, giving DePaul men’s basketball the remainder of their schedule as well as television assignments. The Blue Demons will open their conference schedule with Georgetown on Dec. 30. This will also be their conference home opener, taking on the Hoyas at 8 p.m. at the Allstate Arena. They then go to Seton Hall for their first road game as part of the New Year’s Day marathon at 10 a.m., Jan 2. DePaul will play rival Marquette on Jan 27 in Milwaukee and host the Golden JOSH LEFF | THE DEPAULIA Eagles Feb. 20. They will close the Junior guard Billy Garrett Jr. will regular season with a home game enter his third season as starting against Seton Hall on March 6, point guard for the Blue Demons. coming off a two-game road trip playing at Providence on Feb. Leitao’s first campaign in 2015-16. 27 and Villanova on March 1. They open their non-conference From there, they will play in the season with an exhibition against Big East tournament, where they Caldwell Nov. 7 before their first were bounced in the first round game Nov. 14 against Western by Creighton last year. Michigan. The Blue Demons went 6-12 Every Big East conference in the Big East in 2014-15. They game for DePaul will be televised won the first three to take a with the majority of games conference lead before faltering broadcasting on Fox Sports 1 as and ending the season on an part of the channel’s deal with the eight-game losing streak. They conference. A select few games went 12-20 overall in Oliver will be broadcast on CBS Sports Purnell’s final season, making Network. way for new head coach Dave
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Sophomore forward Hans Wustling advances the ball against UIC.
By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
A fast start could not make up for a lackluster second half as DePaul fell 3-1 to No. 23 Nebraska-Omaha. DePaul came out strong to start the game and the Mavericks found themselves on their back heel right out of the gate. The Blue Demons controlled the
tempo for the opening frame and were rewarded for it in the 11th minute. Sophomore winger Hans Wustling sent in a cross that freshman midfielder John Freitag settled and put in for his first career goal. The tides started to shift from there. UNO Senior forward Andres Irvin was on the other end of a cross and he tapped it in for the goal. The Mavericks would
continue to control the first half but could not gain the lead before the break. Similarly to the first half, DePaul came out strong to start the second and had a couple of chances to go ahead but the Mavericks were able to stave off the Blue Demons. They were rewarded for their efforts in the 68th minute when senior midfielder Jesus Perez’s cross was knocked in by freshman midfielder Noor Hamadi. The freshman’s goal gave the Mavericks a 2-1 lead with a little more than twenty minutes to go. Omaha then got an insurance goal in the 76th minute. Junior midfielder Mark Moulton, got a ball just inside the box and he curled it to the upper corner of the far post for the score. This gave the Mavericks a 3-1 advantage and seemingly sealed it for the visitors. In the 86th minute, however, freshman forward Jake Scheper was knocked down in the box and DePaul was awarded a penalty. Megally tucked it home in the corner for the score to make it 3-2. It would not be enough, however, as DePaul could not find an equalizer in the closing
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DePaul gets women’s basketball Big East tourney By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
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Senior guard Chanise Jenkins will hope to lead DePaul back to the top of the Big East.
ARENA, continued from back page feet of height to building. The adjustment added an additional $25 million in costs, which DePaul will split with McPier, bringing DePaul’s total estimated cost to $82.5 million. The event center will total an estimated $164 million: $150 million for the construction and $14 million for “soft costs.” In December, DePaul Interim President Patricia O’Donoghue maintained that “estimates continue to show that naming rights, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales and fundraising will offset the anticipated project construction cost increases” in a letter circulated to faculty. DePaul reiterated that the cost won’t affect student tuition or operating budgets in place. Speaking at the informational session, representatives stressed giving back to the 3rd Ward community and bringing diversity to the project. Djenne Clayton, deputy general counsel to McPier, said that 45 percent of aggregate work hours had to be done by minority laborers and 30 percent of skilled trades. In addition, 7.5 percent of the aggregate work hours had to come from members of the 3rd, 4th, 11th, 20th and 25th Wards. McPier CEO Lori Healey said the project will bring 2,500 permanent jobs and “thousands” of subcontracted jobs. It was also revealed that subcontractors for the project had already been hired. As for the timeline of the events center project, casting in place concrete is projected to start in late 2015 or early 2016. The majority of the work, such as roofing, landscaping, electrical, tile and plumbing will be done in 2016 and 2017. DePaul’s arena will be located
at Cermak Road and Prairie Avenue in the South Loop. “The Prairie District Partners” will be handling construction, a construction group composed of Clark Construction Group: Chicago LLC, Bulley & Andrews LLC, McKissack & McKissack Midwest, Old Veteran Construction, Goettsch Partners and Moody Nolan. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, who also handled the design of The Theatre School, developed the glass-walled design for the arena. A DePaul spokesman referred inquires to McPier, who did not respond for comment at this time.
For the third straight season, DePaul will host the Big East women’s basketball tournament, the Big East and DePaul announced Wednesday. The 2014 and 2015 editions of the tournament were hosted at Allstate Arena, but the 2016 tournament will be played entirely at McGrath-Phillips Arena March 5-8. “We are very excited to bring the 2016 Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament to DePaul University, whose capabilities and long-standing commitment to women’s basketball will ensure a firstclass presentation and an exciting inarena experience for our student-athletes, coaches and fans,” Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman said in a press release. DePaul won the Big East regular season championship in 2014 and 2015, as well as both Big East tournaments in both of those years. “The student-athletes representing all 10 Big East programs will be provided the opportunity to enjoy a tremendously memorable collegiate experience by staying and competing in downtown Chicago,” DePaul head coach Doug Bruno said in the release.
The tournament has not been played at an on-campus site since 2003, playing at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. from 2004-2013 and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. in 2014 and 2015. All 10 teams from the conference will qualify for the tournament with the top six teams earning byes to the quarterfinals. The seven and 10 seeds, as well as the eight and nine seeds, will face off on March 5. The quarterfinals will take place March 6, the semifinals March 7 and the finals on March 8. The winner of the tournament will earn an automatic berth to the 2016 NCAA tournament. “We are proud to showcase the City of Chicago and our Lincoln Park neighborhood,” DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto said. “Coach Bruno and his staff have done a wonderful job marketing women’s basketball in Chicago as is evidenced by the terrific fan support from our faculty, staff and students, along with our Chicagoland neighbors and fans.” In 2014, McGrath-Phillips Arena hosted the two first round games before the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals were played at Allstate Arena. In 2015, the entire tournament was played at Allstate Arena. DePaul returns three starters for the 2015-16 season.
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This rendering from June 10, 2014 shows the court, student section, and jumbotron from inside the arena.
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After originally said to be ready for 2016-2017, the arena is slated to be ready for play beginning in the 2017-2018 DePaul men’s basketball season.
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DePaul’s new basketball arena in the South Loop is set to break ground this month. Opening for the 2017-18 season, it marks the team’s return to the city limits.
GROUND BREAKING DePaul arena finally set to break ground this month By Matthew Paras Editor-in-Chief
Barring any further setback, DePaul’s arena is finally scheduled to break ground in late September. At a community event held Monday for hiring workers for
construction, officials from the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McPier), Prairie District Partners and Ald. Pat Dowell gave up-to-date information surrounding the project, which involves building the arena and a Marriott hotel.
In February, it was reported that the arena was scheduled to break ground in July, which wasn’t made. The hotel, however, is scheduled to break ground Tuesday, Javid Aboutorabi, a business development manager at Clark Construction Group, said.
Aboutorabi told the crowd that the project would take 26 months to complete, meaning the arena would be ready for the 2017-18 basketball season. There have been multiple delays so far for the arena that was initially targeted to open at the
start of the 2016-17 season. The most significant setback came in late November last year, having to adjust the design of the building. The re-design brought the arena floor to street level and added 12
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Team relies on Coffey By J Samantha Rivera Staff Writer
From earning an MVP title at the DePaul Invitational, to landing a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll, sophomore middle blocker Caitlyn Coffey is enjoying a hot start to her 2015 volleyball season. “I was very excited for her because she’s been working extremely hard, and we talk about her goals and what she wants to be able to accomplish to be able to be a factor for us offensively and defensively,” volleyball head coach Nadia Edwards said. “Being in a tough conference, I think she certainly has the talent to be able to do that, and she’s demonstrating that right now.” Coffey’s role has been instrumental in DePaul’s quick start to the season. After dropping their first game, the Blue Demons have won 8 in a row to jump out to a 8-1 start. Coffey put up career numbers at the DePaul Invitational as DePaul swept their
way to the trophy. “It’s exciting. I think a lot of people on our team probably deserved (DePaul Invitational MVP) this weekend, but it’s exciting” Coffey said. Coffey gained a career high of 21 kills against Evansville during the tournament hosted by DePaul. Having held a previous record of 14 kills against Villanova last year, Edwards believes that Coffey is just getting started. “I just think that she’s a lot more confident in her ability,” she said. “We knew that she was a talented athlete coming in and could make a huge jump, even in her freshman year, but I think with the experience that she’s had on the court just this year, in combination with last year, and just her being a lot more resilient, she’s Courtesy of DEPAUL ATHLETICS
Sophomore middle blocker Caitlyn Coffey has set career highs and has been an
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