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Volume #102 | Issue #9 | Nov. 13, 2017 | depauliaonline.com
The politics of pizza Papa John’s sales take a hit in the midst of NFL controversy By Benjamin Conboy News Editor
ILLUSTRATION BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | THE DEPAULIA
When people order a pizza, they don’t often think about what that pizza’s position on First Amendment rights might be. But that’s all changed this week after Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter (aka ‘Papa John’) ripped the NFL over their poor handling of the kneeling protests, blaming it on the delivery service’s decline in sales. “We are certainly disappointed that the NFL’s leadership did not resolve the ongoing situation to the satisfaction of all parties,” Schnatter said on a conference call with investors. “This should have been nipped in the bud a year ago. (…) This controversy is polarizing the customer and polarizing the country.” Since then, other pizza delivery companies like Pizza Hut and Domino’s have come out and said their sales haven’t taken such a hit. Papa John’s share price has dropped by 19 percent since the beginning of the NFL season in September, compared to Domino’s 4 percent drop over the same period. The important thing to remember is that while Papa John’s is the official pizza delivery sponsor of the NFL, both Domino’s and Pizza Hut also advertise during their games. If a decrease in viewership over the protests were responsible for slow sales, it would have effected both of them as well. There also has not been a significant viewership decrease to back up Schnatter’s claims. NFL games have been averaging a viewership of 14.8 million viewers per game, compared to 15.6 million at this time last year. Schnatter’s criticism of the NFL has raised the question of whether or not businesses See PIZZA, page 4 should be involving
Official report: Sexual violence on campus As front pages across the nation arAs front pages across the nation Editor-in-Chief are ripe with accusations of sexual violence, the topic of sexual assault is still a hot topic on campuses across the country. In 2015, the Illinois state legislature passed the “Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act,” or 110 ILCS 205. The law went into effect in August 2016 requiring that colleges and universities share information on their conduct process, sanctions and programming in relation to sexual assault. Over the summer, DePaul administrators began piecing together a 71-page report that offers university numbers on sexual and relationship violence, domestic or dating violence and stalking. By Amber Colón
In 2016, DePaul received 44 reports of sexual violence. Of that number, only 5 students decided not to proceed or seek support from the university. 17 of those reports led to investigations, which are handled by the Title IX Coordinator. Those who helped put the report together included the Dean of Students, Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) and the Title IX Coordinator. Because U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obamaera Dear Colleague letter, some states are now missing a piece of legislation that has been referred to as a “significant guidance document.” In the interest of transparency, the report has been made available online for the entire DePaul community See REPORT, page 5 to access, according to university spokesperson Carol Hughes.