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Catholics from around the DePaul community congregated at St. Vincent de Paul parish to celebrate Ash Wednesday with Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.
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ASHES TO ASHES
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On the first day of Lent, Cardinal Cupich visited DePaul and distributed ashes for his second late-night Mass.
Cardinal Cupich provides late-night star power at Mass By Danielle Church Copy Editor
DePaul’s Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) choir spent over two months practicing for Ash Wednesday’s 9:30 p.m. Mass all because of one person who would be in attendance: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich. “We’ve stepped up our game for the Cardinal,” Matthew Verive, DePaul junior and CCM liturgical music assistant, said. Cupich was appointed to Cardinal at the Vatican in Rome last November,
previously serving as Archbishop of Chicago since November 2014. He presided over Wednesday night’s Mass, delivering a homily halfway through about repenting to go along with the start of Lent, a six-week period of reflection, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. Cupich came to DePaul for Ash Wednesday because of CCM liturgy coordinator Matt Merkt, although he has been to DePaul repeatedly within the past three years. Merkt had the idea to bring the Cardinal because of how
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Students lined up late Wednesday to receive ashes, marking the first of the 40 days of the Lenten season.
DePaul hosts Spanish Mass, a first for Ash Wednesday By Amber Colón Copy Editor
In a landmark moment, DePaul students, staff and faculty gathered in Lincoln Park’s Saint Louise de Marillac Chapel to embody the true meaning of Catholicism through the first ever Spanish-language Ash Wednesday Mass: universality. Father José Gregorio García Rubio, a Vincentian in residence and English Language Learner student from Cúcuta, Colombia, broke bread and shared a message of the importance
of humility during Lent. The homily rang especially true for students who got to experience DePaul history in the making as those to attend the Spanish Mass. During the 40 days of fasting that Catholics partake in leading up to Easter Sunday, parishioners are expected to give something up, whether that be something physical like chocolates or something more abstract like cursing. But at DePaul, some students who grew up in Spanish-speaking
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Allstate finale marks end of an era Past DePaulia sports editors among dissatisfied alums By Julian Zeng & David Webber Past DePaulia Sports Editors
Though DePaul men’s basketball’s last winning season was back in 200607, we’ve nevertheless been fortunate to witness firsthand a revolving door of NBA-level talent at Allstate Arena, which hosted the likes of Kemba Walker, Jae Crowder, Wesley Johnson, even Hasheem Thabeet. Unfortunately for the Blue Demons and their fans, not one of these eventual NBA players ever donned a DePaul uniform. And keeping with recent tradition, we watched DePaul once again get bested by blue-chip recruits more tempted by the spoils of a successful team in a smaller city, rather than by the past achievements of a now-waning program in the nation’s third-largest market. In the team’s lastever home game at Allstate Arena on Saturday, the Blue Demons limped to a 79-65 loss against Xavier. As we traversed the crowd, talking to fans and DePaul alumni, we found it difficult to visualize the wild scenes from the program’s successful run through the 1980s. Even viewing the occasional throwback “Allstate Arena Moments” highlights on the video board indicated an alien environment that neither of us, nor any other student in the last decade, could even fathom. While alumni described capacity crowds drowning the Rosemont Horizon in noise, all we could remember were blowouts where the chants of opposing fans echoed through the empty stands. During Saturday’s game, the pallid home crowd got a taste of Xavier’s traveling contingent, as “Let’s Go Muskies” thundered through the arena with nary a response from those in Demon blue. Dissatisfaction, despair and glimmers of hope — these were the sentiments put forth by the fans we encountered, as the Blue Demons concluded their eighth season in the last nine with at least 20 losses. Longing for the past “DePaul needs to learn how to recruit in its own backyard,” Frank Rose, class of 1982, said. “When you talk about the old days, all those guys were really from the city — Mark Aguirre, Terry Cummings. They haven’t been able to do that for the longest time. So if they can recruit here, that’s a good start.” Rose was one of many alumni who attended the home finale, all of whom expressed similar concerns about the program’s present and future, and who recalled the early days at the former Rosemont Horizon when seats would be filled to capacity to watch high-stakes college basketball. “First game was Dec. 1, 1980 when they played [Gonzaga], and we’re here for
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Students watch the men’s basketball team play their last home game of the season on March 4. the last game today,” said Mary Kosinski (’82). “It was an unbelievable experience before Michael Jordan-era basketball — this was the place to be, when there was not a seat open. It was an amazing experience back then.” Throughout the men’s basketball team’s last tumultuous decade in Allstate Arena, the program suffered declining attendance and waning enthusiasm from fans. As the team prepares to move to the new Wintrust Arena in the South Loop’s McCormick Square district for the 201718 season, uncertainty prevails. “I just hope the team can solidify its fanbase,” Robbie Rose (‘82) said. “We need to put a good product on the court to entice people to come, to make that journey. Hopefully it’ll work out, hopefully they rebuild and win.” “The team’s in Chicago, there’s no reason they shouldn’t be able to get a couple decent local guys,” Bob Keller (‘94) said. “Find a nice base to start with.” During breaks in the action, the video board above the court played old highlights from the glory days at the Rosemont Horizon/Allstate Arena. In one clip, the capacity crowd appeared hysterical as No. 1 DePaul throttled No. 3 UCLA 93-77 on Dec. 27, 1980. “I would love to see someday the team get to .500. I don’t have anything beyond that,” Jim Gorman (‘71) said. Considering teams from the ’70s and ’80s were routinely in the National Championship discussion, especially under legendary head coach Ray Meyer, Gorman’s hopes are a steep contrast to those days.
“I was around in ’79 when they went to the Final Four,” he added. The cost of convenience One potential drawback to the move into the city? Convenience for alumni, many of whom will now have to commute from Rosemont’s neighboring suburbs to the South Loop. Picture a Tuesday night game in the city, with traffic — any given alumni may be reluctant to make the drive. “I understand the move downtown, but I happen to live on the Northwest Side, so it’s more convenient for me to come here [to Allstate Arena],” Gorman said. “But I tell you, I haven’t been coming here lately. I’ve been following the women’s team.” Gorman, an auctioneer for the Chicago White Sox, planned to make the journey to Milwaukee to see DePaul’s much more successful women’s basketball team in the upcoming Big East tournament. Since the 2006-07 season, the women are 263-109. By comparison, the men’s team is 120229. “I’m probably not going to go to as many games as I used to,” said Keller, who remembered attending packed city-wide tournaments at the Rosemont Horizon with his father. “It’s farther away, gonna be another $10 for parking, tickets will cost more — it’s gonna be different.” “The arena’s still kinda out there, and I know they’re pushing the start times of games back to 8 p.m. They’re trying to do that for alumni, especially those coming from the ’burbs commuting into the city,” Rose said. “That’s great, I just don’t know
that it’s going to work.” Bittersweet farewell One of the most common laments among fans was the difference in the atmosphere between Allstate now and Allstate then. Games in this stadium used to mean something more — there were real stakes in the competition, a chance to contend for the NCAA Tournament. DePaul basketball still provides an opportunity for the community to gather and represent the schools and its values as one, but the burden of nine consecutive losing seasons weighs not only on the team, but on the fans. “When they have a good team, the place fills up. But it’s always been a nice place to come — we’ve been doing this for years,” Keller said. “It’s a nice break in the action in the middle of the week, nice non-confrontational crowd.” How is a home team supposed to intimidate its opponent in a “nonconfrontational crowd?” The phrase “home court advantage” exists for a reason, and it’s leverage for DePaul’s squad that has fallen by the wayside. “[There is] no comparison from then to now,” Kosinski said. “But the mission continues and I’m always happy when I see young kids here, it’s still a local connection. That was always the mission, community work done locally.” Now, that mission moves to the South Loop, where a new home offers a muchdesired fresh start. “In a way I’m sad to see this exit,” Gorman said. “But it’s been ending for years.”
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Transgender students worry about policies, what to come By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor
Rallies and protests supporting transgender youth have happened around the country since President Donald Trump issued a “dear colleague” letter Feb. 22 that stated that his administration would roll back Obama-era guidelines to protect transgender students. These guidelines included allowing trans students to use the bathroom of their gender identity. Elon Sloan, who is a non-binary trans person and uses the pronouns they/them/ theirs, said that Trump’s move eliminates a federal framework and guidelines for schools, but doesn’t change the fact that trans students are still protected because of Title IX. Title IX is a federal law that makes it illegal for schools that receive federal funding to discriminate based on sex. Though it doesn’t specifically talk about every situation where discrimination may happen, it provides some guidelines as to what these situations may look like and how schools might respond, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). Even though these guiding principles have been revoked, that doesn’t change the fact that schools have to treat students according to their gender identity, including restroom and locker room access, but it may mean that the Department of Education won’t help in cases of discrimination — though students can still go to court to defend their rights, NCTE said. Schools, Sloan said, should have their own guidelines on Title IX. Sloan said that DePaul, like many other institutions, fails its trans students and could do more in the future to help. “The conversation about Title IX is much bigger. Schools should have their own guidelines (about Title IX), not empty shows of solidarity. Schools have to be realistic about the environment we offer,”
SPANISH MASS continued from front page households have been forced to give up celebrating Ash Wednesday in a language that is familiar to them. “There are a lot of students that were raised going to Spanish Mass, and it just feels comfortable for them. It’s nice to have an option to go to mass in one’s native language,” senior Katia Silva, who attended Wednesday’s Mass, said. “Other churches have Spanish Masses at different times, and given that 18 percent of the student body are Latinx students, it’s nice to see that representation on campus of being able to praise and have a space for ourselves, even if it’s for an hour.” According to DePaul’s Enrollment Summary for fall 2016, which is distributed by Enrollment Management and Marketing, 18 percent of freshmen and 21 percent of transfer students identified with Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Latino students make up the largest group of students of color at DePaul, with African-American students making up only seven percent of incoming freshman of and 10 percent transfer students. But as more Latino students continue to file into DePaul, it only makes sense for a university like DePaul, whose mission
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Protesters hold signs at a rally in support of transgender youth on Feb. 23, 2017, at the Stonewall National Monument in New York. Sloan said. “This is a marker of things to come in the future. Realistically institutions that want to be allies will think about how they are supporting that desire.” In response to Trump’s letter, DePaul and other universities issued statements, stating they will support trans students on their campuses and will not follow Trump’s guidelines. In DePaul’s statement, which was signed by Provost Marten denBoer and Vice President for Student Affairs Eugene Zdziarski, they said the changes will have no effect at DePaul and “procedures to support our transgender students in student records, housing and facility use,
as well as in university resources such as LGBTQA Student Services (...) will continue.” “We will always ensure that we are doing everything we can to actively promote an inclusive environment for all students,” the statement said. “We will take steps to respond to any concerns that arise.” In a statement to the DePaulia, the university expanded on its statement to the student body, saying that “Chicago municipal law requires that individuals be permitted to use sex-segregated facilities such as restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. DePaul has no plans to change its existing
policies or procedures on this issue.” Sloan, who is also an LGBTQA student advocate for LGBTQA Student Services, said that LGBTQA Student Services did an assessment on the climate on campus and found that trans students who are non-binary feel the worst about campus climate and also feel less safe on campus. To combat this, they said, institutions like DePaul would focus on educating faculty, staff and students. “It’s one thing to affirm pronouns and that trans students are on campus, but we have to make sure that there are clear places for support,” Sloan said. “It’s hard to make sure that’s available.”
includes embracing diversity, to create opportunities for students to practice their faith in a way that is familiar to them. “We have a huge Latinx population here and it would be a disservice if we weren’t reflective of that,” Joshua SmyserDeLeon, coordinator of faith formation and Latino student outreach in Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) said. “For our Latinx students, going to mass in English is something that may be unfamiliar to them. That’s not something that is a part of their community, a part of their culture, a part of their upbringing.” In order to continue holding Spanish Masses at DePaul, García Rubio said that the tradition will thrive as long as the Latino community feels as though they have a relationship with the priests of St. Vincent de Paul. For students wanting to continue to practice their faith in Spanish, this means working with students and staff in CCM. Matthew Verive is one of those students looking to make connections and support the tradition of Spanish Mass. Verive mentioned that working with the General Assembly of the Vincentians last summer opened him up to a world of new languages and Catholic traditions from around the world, which gave him a new appreciation for the Catholicism’s central idea of universality.
The liturgical music assistant for CCM, Verive said that putting together the worship aides for the Spanish-language Mass was at first a challenging task. “We had a couple different parishes from around the area that sent their worship aides for Ash Wednesday to give us an idea of what music to use,” Verive said. “After kind of melding those together, we were able to get something that speaks to people who might regularly attend a Spanish Mass.” Verive hopes that CCM will be able to host Mass in a variety of other traditions soon, including Irish Catholic or Polish Catholic ones. “I’m truly hoping that we have more Spanish Masses throughout the year,” Verive said. Despite feeling nervous to preside over his first Mass at DePaul, when asked if García Rubio would be interested in making Spanish Mass something that is offered regularly, he happily obliged. “When I saw many people at this Mass I was very happy,” García Rubio said. “We hope that God is in this place where the Mass is celebrated, but we need to have real communication.” Spanish is just one of the many bridges that help to connect people to God, Garcia Rubío said.
“When you speak one language you’re not only speaking the language,” Garcia Rubío said. “In your language, you have your culture. We have more than communication, (because) we share a culture.” García Rubio noted that Latin-American Catholics will have similar traditions that can be understood in Spanish along with life experiences, like coming from an immigrant family, for example. Many Latino students like Smyser-DeLeon, a DePaul alum, juggle multiple responsibilities such as commuting daily between home, work and school. “Looking back, I would’ve liked to feel welcome in (CCM),” Smyser-DeLeon said. “I didn’t connect with or see anyone like me then (...) but this is how progress works: one step at a time.” While many students still feel the same kind of disconnection to DePaul that Smyser-DeLeon felt during his time as a student here, celebrating the Spanish Mass appears to be one of the first steps in making students feel comfortable with claiming DePaul as their own. “It does give us that space and representation that many Latinx students have been asking for,” Silva said. “Within my group of friends we don’t really see ourselves represented on campus, but when we are given these spaces it feels like home.
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DePaul community adjusts to new president By Jessica Villagomez Editor-in-Chief
The 12th president of the university was welcomed with packed crowds of students, staff and faculty all proudly wearing DePaul blue at a campuswide event announcing his new role earlier this month. Esteban accepted a DePaul sweatshirt gifted by the Student Government Association and spoke to students in attendance. For many students, transparency and communication, qualities they believe current president Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. brought to the university, are vital to maintaining DePaul’s mission. “I felt as though Father Holtschneider clearly communicated with the DePaul community regarding issues not only on our campus, but on a more global scale as well and I hope our new president does the same,” said Lauren Awtry, a DePaul senior. “I think open and clear communication is key, especially in the political climate our nation is in, so I hope and expect Gabriel
Esteban will maintain that.” Catholic school in the nation Esteban, an immigrant from but I am confident that the new the Philippines, will be the first president will do well here,” lay leader of the university and Berget said. is expected to bring a different Holtschneider fell under set of perspectives and diversity scrutiny last Spring after Milo to the institution. Yiannopoulos visited DePaul “With such a tumultuous in late May, causing a wave of political environment, having a protests to erupt on campus. president who is an immigrant The visit was followed by a series is important to showcase that of town halls and initiatives everyone, by the university r e g a r d l e s s “There’s a certain including the Race of their warmth to Dr. Esteban and Action plan, in b a c k g ro u n d , an effort to mend will be that will be sure to campus tensions. a c c e p t e d resonate with the After Holtschneider as a valued community in addition announced his member of to his passion for resignation last the DePaul Summer, students visibility.” c om mu n it y,” hoped for a president said Lincoln that could address race Ric Popp Berget, a relations on campus. SGA President DePaul senior. “I think Dr. M a n y Esteban is going to be echoed the a great addition to the sentiment that DePaul community,” Esteban is both welcomed at President of the Student DePaul and will represent the Government Association Ric changing face of Catholicism in Popp said. “The experience higher education. he brings from Seton Hall and “It will be interesting to others prior to that are sure to see how a layman will handle play a role in what he could the presidency at the largest potentially bring to DePaul.
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A. Gabriel Esteban was named the 12th president of DePaul on Feb. 16. He is the first lay person to hold the office. That is why it’ll be important for Dr. Esteban to come in and listen and find out what DePaul is at it’s core. There’s a certain warmth to Dr. Esteban that will be sure to resonate with the community in addition to his passion for visibility.” For DePaul senior Jesus Montero, the new president must inherit the current campus climate and guide the institution forward.
“Tensions are high at DePaul with glimpses of the national limelight shining into our world on our events and dealings with issues that include free speech,” Montero said of Esteban’s role at DePaul. “Esteban, an outsider and the first lay leader in our history, may be the right person to lead us into a brighter tomorrow.”
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CUPICH continued from front page willing Cupich has been to show his face at DePaul. According to Merkt, Cardinal Francis George, who died in 2015 after he lost his battle to cancer, only came to DePaul every five years. Once Merkt decided he wanted Cupich to come, he talked to Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. about bringing the Cardinal since any relationship involving DePaul and the Cardinal goes through the president’s office. Holtschneider agreed to set it up, acknowledging how kind Cupich was to come especially with how late the Mass ran. “It’s a true honor for Cardinal Cupich to spend Ash Wednesday at DePaul,” Holtschneider said. “It speaks about how much he enjoys being with our students, especially after a long day of duties elsewhere. He’s coming at 9:30 p.m. for mass, so that our students can attend when their classes are over, and it’s a real kindness for him to respect our students’ schedules like that.” Verive met Cupich in the past and was also surprised he agreed to come so late. Last year, Cupich came for a regular Sunday night Mass at 8:30 p.m.
and according to Verive, it took its toll on him. “(Cupich) was saying how late it is and that normally he’s already in his pajamas,” Verive said. “So being that he’s coming here for such a late mass is really great for the DePaul community to show that we are still living the mission.” In Cupich’s willingness to keep coming back to DePaul, he has allowed the university’s community to get a better understanding about what kind of man is leading the Catholic church in Chicago. “He’s very much compassionate, kind and caring,” Verive said. “He’s one of those faces that you see and it kind of automatically brightens up your day.” CCM Director Amanda Thompson says she’s noticed how much Cupich has made an effort to get to know people in the Chicago Catholic community. “So far he’s been amazing, very in tune with what families need, with what parishes need,” Thompson said. “He really strives to have a relationship with his priests, he’s met with all of them on a consistent basis.” Cupich actually arrived earlier than originally planned on Wednesday to visit a dying priest’s bedside here at DePaul.
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Beginning the 40-day countdown to Easter, sophomore Leslie Mojica distributed ashes to parishioners at St. Vincent de Paul o n Wednesday night. He said a prayer with Rev. Barry Moriarty, C.M. plus his family and Vincentian priests and brothers who live in the parochial residence. Moriarty has been battling cancer, but was placed on hospice
care last Saturday after he arrived home from the hospital. Thompson says this is exactly the kind of person who should play such a big role within Chicago’s Catholic community. “It’s exactly what a priest
should be doing,” Thompson said. “We are proud, lucky and blessed to have him leading the church here in Chicago.”
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FEB. 24 2) A smell of marijuana was reported in Belden-
FEB. 27 6) A possession of cannabis report was filed FEB. 24 for a room in Belden-Racine Hall. Chicago police 9) A disorderly conduct report was filed for
a classroom in Arts and Letters.
Racine Hall. No drugs were found. 3) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed for a room in Seton Hall. No drugs were found.
FEB. 26 4) An illegal possession of alcohol by a minor
report was filed for a person at McCabe Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT.
A suspicion of marijuana report was filed for a room in Belden-Racine Hall. No drugs were found.
were called to the scene. 7) An aggravated assault report was filed for a person making threats to students on campus. Chicago Police were called to the scene.
FEB. 22 8) A criminal
trespass warning was given to a person who had no business with the university.
two subjects harassing a security guard at Barnes and Noble.
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disturbance report was filed for a customer acting in appropriately at Barnes and Noble.
FEB. 27 11) A threats by electronic means report was filed for threatening text messages received by the complainant.
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Immigration panel addresses undocumented student concerns By Danielle Harris News Editor
When Oscar Gonzalez was 11 years old, he, his mother and his three little brothers were caught trying to enter the United States and detained by border patrol agents. His family was sent back to Mexico and later made a second, successful attempt to cross the border into Texas. “It was pitch dark,” Gonzalez said. “We walked for like nine hours and then we got to Texas and (went to) a small house where there was a bunch of people pretty much pushed into a room and we couldn’t leave the room except (to use the washroom) and stuff like that.” Now a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gonzalez joined two other college students March 2 for a panel discussion hosted by the DePaul Alliance for Latino Empowerment discussing life as an undocumented immigrant. Gonzalez was joined by Iris Sanchez, a DePaul student whose family came to the U.S. from Nicaragua, and Alex Escobedo, a Loyola student who came from Mexico at the age of four. The students shared personal stories of their journey crossing the border, adjusting to life in the United States and the effects of anti-immigrant rhetoric by elected officials. Unlike Gonzalez, Sanchez and her siblings had visas to enter the U.S. They applied under the claim that she and her siblings were her uncle’s children as he was already an American citizen. Her uncle drove to Nicaragua, picked up Sanchez and her siblings and drove them back to the U.S.. She was three-years-old and her mother had already made the more dangerous journey by foot into the U.S. Escobedo was only two-years-old when he was brought to the U.S. and has no real memory of the time he lived in Mexico. “I come from a really poor family in Mexico and I’ve seen pictures of the little space we used to live (in),” Escobedo said. “It didn’t really have concrete floors (and things were) in need of constant repair. So they saw (moving to the U.S.) as an opportunity. And they just felt that maybe sacrificing everything and moving to a country that (could) provide a better life. And it was a good decision, I wouldn’t have all the opportunities I’ve had without their sacrifices.” Opportunity was among the top motivators for Gonzalez, Sanchez and Escobedo’s families in leaving their home countries and living with the risk of deportation in the U.S. And while all three are happy their families moved to the U.S., sometimes their status as undocumented immigrants creates unique obstacles in their lives. When Gonzalez was accepted into college, his status roadblocks in obtaining enough financial aid to actually enroll. The university sent him a letter that they would be unable to offer him financial assistance and when he met with an employee from
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financial aid he confirmed that if Gonzalez wanted to go to the University of Illinois he would have to pay full tuition. “That got to me,” he said. “(It felt) like all the work I had done was thrown into the garbage.” He applied to a number of scholarships and was granted four of them, enough for him to afford attending school at the University of Illinois. Living in the U.S. is the only way of life Escobedo knows, but at times he’ll faced undesired reminders of his legal status in the country he was raised. One such occasion was during high school. His high
school, Lane Tech, required that students pass their drivers test to graduate. He took the class at his school as it had its own driving range but when after the passing the class he was informed that he still could not receive his driver’s license “They told me that because I didn’t have a social security number I couldn’t get my license,” Escobedo said. He describes this as the first time he truly understood he was undocumented and what that meant. Sanchez, on the other hand, was aware at a young age that her family’s legal status in the U.S. put them at risk.
“My mom would be like ‘Stand up straight, behave, don’t do anything that would draw attention to yourself,’ just because she was scared and she tried to stay calm and be a figure for me to not be scared,” she said. “But, knowing her so well, I knew she was scared too.” Escobedo emphasized that the tendency to see all undocumented immigrants as the same is problematic, and that “every story is different.” Gonzalez said he tries his best to communicate with those who oppose undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. “I had an incident where people would come up to me and say, ‘We don’t want undocumented people on campus,’” Gonzalez said. When he tried to have a conversation as to why these people felt that way, one of them walked away. “What does that say? He’s ignorant or he has the wrong information. I have friends that voted from Trump and I say, ‘Alright, let’s talk.’” Sanchez said anti-immigrant rhetoric is worsened by distortions of the facts. “There’s so much going around, false information, misconceptions, just crazy things that are going on, especially with (President Trump),” Sanchez said. “Just start with the basis that we’re all human. Go off of that. Talk to them. Get to know them. We’re not all bad people, maybe some are.” In response to the argument that undocumented immigrants should come to the U.S. the “proper way” by applying for visa and waiting for the visa to be approved, the students were in agreement that it’s easier said than done. “Without (immigration reform) it’s highly difficult to become a citizen or even a green card holder,” Escobedo said. Sanchez agreed, saying “a lot of people don’t have the resources or the option (to get the proper paperwork. There’s a lot of violence going on in a lot of different Latin American countries right now. Sometimes you don’t have the time, the resources, (or) the ability to just file some papers. You don’t know how long that’s going to take. There are people (whose) families are getting killed and these horrible things are happening that (they need) help.” She pointed to her person story as an example of this. “We did it the best we could,” Sanchez said. “It’s easy to say (immigrants need to enter the U.S. with proper documentation) if you’re not going through it, if you’re not struggling, if you aren’t going through hunger, if you aren’t scared for your life. If you’re safe and sound, it’s easy to ask someone else, ‘Why don’t you do it the right way?’ Well, the right way isn’t going to save your life or put food on your table or protect your family.” Gonzalez said without reform, people like them will continue making the decision to come to the U.S. without the proper documentation. “The immigration system is broken,” he said.
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Taking a chance to save CPS
The 'flustered' Grammy winner can still help students with or without Rauner By Brenden Moore Political Editor
COMMENTARY In 1970, rock n’ roll legend Elvis Presley was frustrated with a counter culture, influenced by acts like the Beatles and the use of illicit drugs, he believed to at the center anti-Americanism. The solution? Meet with President Richard Nixon and get him to designate Presley as a federal agent at-large with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), the precursor to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Nixon, who popularized the phrase ‘War on Drugs,’ was happy to have such a high-profile ally to help with his effort. The meeting was set up, the two posed for a photo-op, and Nixon presented Presley with a BNDD badge. This actually happened. Though some of the contents may have been sensationalized over the years, perhaps due to the two films that have been made on the encounter. The badge Nixon presented had no meaning, of course. He was never in his right mind going to name Presley a real federal agent. The singer left disappointed, or so the story goes. Chance the Rapper had his own ‘Elvis meets Nixon’ moment on Friday, meeting with Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss funding for Chicago Public Schools. The Grammy Award-winning artist and the billionaire governor are from two different worlds, though that dichotomy will likely never make it to the silver screen. But, Chance did make the headlines. Members of the media waited anxiously in the James R. Thompson Center to hear what the two discussed. After all, the topic is timely and important: CPS is cash-strapped and potentially unable to complete the current school year without a lifeline from the state. After the 40 minute meeting, Chance emerged looking defeated. He said he was “flustered” over the “vague answers” that the governor provided. "That went a little different than it should have," he told reporters. "I'm here because I just want people to do their jobs." Rauner, for his part, believed the meeting went well. "Having a dialogue with someone who's passionate about a better future for the young people in Chicago and Illinois, I'm with him 100 percent," Rauner said. "We may not agree on everything, that's OK.” Chance said his message to the governor was to “leave the kids off the table.” But, in his own eyes, he did not accomplish the goal he set out for. Like Elvis, Chance left disappointed. And, like Elvis meeting Nixon, Chance meeting Rauner was bizarre. It was not to be any other way. In general, the expectation that a celebrity’s meeting with a politician will lead to an immediate position change is
ASHLEE REZIN | CHICAGO TRIBUNE VIA AP Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper meets with reporters at the Thompson Center in Chicago after a meeting with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday, March 3, 2017.
somewhat naive. In the context of Illinois’ troubled fiscal situation, this especially should not be a surprise. The children of CPS are not the only ones on the table. With them are social service agencies that serve the poor, disabled, elderly, the mentally ill, the drugaddicted and other vulnerable groups. This reality is not because Rauner or legislative Democrats want to see those groups suffer. Quite simply, it’s politics. The state is amid a large political battle between two very different visions for the state. There was bound to be folks caught in the crossfire. But Chance’s efforts are not all for naught. In the short term, the impact may not be that large — Rauner will not cave to Democrats because of a meeting with Chance the Rapper. But, in the long term, using his voice to advocate for CPS may pay off. As has been seen around the country, citizens have made their voices heard on President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees as well as legislation they oppose. It is working. If Chance, who held an early vote rally/ parade to the polls before November’s election, can use his influential voice to drive others to action, he will have an impact. Elvis died before he could make a real dent in the problems he and Nixon discussed, but Chance has an opportunity to make an impact. He said he will release a plan today. It will be interesting to see what it is.
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Trump is accusing former President Barack Obama of having Trump's telephones "wire tapped" during last year's election.
Vice President Mike Pence used a private email to communicate with advisers on various issues while he was governor of Indiana.
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UN mediator wraps up 'tough' Syria talks in Geneva Geneva, Switzerland The United Nations special envoy for Syria concluded Friday a marathon round of talks in Geneva with an agreement from the conflicting parties to pursue further talks on a political transition to end the six-year war. For nine days, seasoned diplomat Staffan De Mistura engaged in dayto-night proxy talks with a delegation representing the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and three opposition groups that only converged for the opening ceremony. Speaking to reporters after another long day of meetings, the envoy called the round of talks "substantive" and said the parties had agreed to return later in March to discuss four points — governance, constitution, elections and counter-terrorism. "The train is ready, it's in the station, it's warming up its engine," he said. "It just needs an accelerator." Setting the agenda proved a delicate task in this round of talks, dubbed Geneva 4, which aimed to restore hope for a negotiated solution to a conflict that has raged for six years and claimed, by most counts, nearly half a millions lives. De Mistura said that after a 10-month pause, the talks were unavoidably dominated by procedure, but he credited all sides for also addressing issues of substance. He noted that Damascus placed emphasis on terrorism and the opposition on a political transition. He said all parties understood they were working toward implementation of a U.N. Security Council framework that sets out a "clear timetable" to draft a new constitution for Syria within 12 months and for free and fair elections to be held within 18 months. But, the envoy warned, there are "people in Syria and outside who still believe there is a military option or a military solution." "That is fantasy," he said, adding that the United Nations would work in the coming weeks and months to settle the conflict. De Mistura said the Geneva talks had the support of key regional player Turkey, which supports the opposition, as well as the allies of Damascus, Russia and Iran.
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Trump enlists Congress, ex-intel chief denies wiretapping President Donald Trump turned to Congress on Sunday for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during the election. Obama's intelligence chief said no such action was ever carried out. Republican leaders of Congress appeared willing to honor the president's request, but the move has potential risks for the president, particularly if the House and Senate intelligence committees unearth damaging information about Trump, his aides or his associates. Trump claimed in a series of tweets without evidence Saturday that his predecessor had tried to undermine him by tapping the telephones at Trump Tower, the New York skyscraper where Trump based his campaign and transition operations, and maintains a home. Obama's director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said nothing matching Trump's claims had taken place. "Absolutely, I can deny it," said Clapper, who left government when Trump took office in January. Other representatives for the former president also denied Trump's allegation. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said without elaborating Sunday that Trump's instruction to Congress was based on "very troubling" reports "concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election." Spicer did not respond to inquiries about the reports he cited in announcing the request. Spicer said the White House wants the congressional committees to "exercise their
oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016." He said there would be no further comment until the investigations are completed, a statement that House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi took offense to and likened to autocratic behavior. "It's called a wrap-up smear. You make up something. Then you have the press write about it. And then you say, everybody is writing about this charge. It's a tool of an authoritarian," Pelosi said. Spicer's chief deputy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said she thinks Trump is "going off of information that he's seen that has led him to believe that this is a very real potential." Josh Earnest, who was Obama's press secretary, said presidents do not have authority to unilaterally order the wiretapping of American citizens, as Trump has alleged was done to him. FBI investigators and Justice Department officials must seek a federal judge's approval for such a step. Earnest accused Trump of leveling the allegations to distract from the attention being given to campaign-season contacts by Trump aides with a Russian official, including campaign adviser Jeff Sessions before he resigned from the Senate to become attorney general. The FBI is investigating those contacts, as is Congress. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in a statement that the panel "will follow the evidence where it leads, and we will continue to be guided by the intelligence and facts as we compile our findings."
A White House spokeswoman said Friday that Vice President Mike Pence "did everything to the letter of the law" after public records revealed that he used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana's governor. The Indianapolis Star reported that emails provided through a public records request show that Pence communicated with advisers through his personal AOL account on homeland security matters and security at the governor's residence during his four years as governor. The governor also faced email security issues. Pence's AOL account was subjected to a phishing scheme last spring, before he was chosen by Donald Trump to join the GOP presidential ticket. Pence's contacts were sent an email falsely claiming that the governor and his wife were stranded in the Philippines and needed money. As Trump's running mate, Pence frequently criticized rival Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as President Barack Obama's secretary of state, accusing her of purposely keeping her emails out of public reach and shielding her from scrutiny. Sarah Sanders, the White House spokeswoman, doubled down on that defense, stressed to reporters on Air Force One that state and federal laws are different and claiming that is efforts to turn over the messages to be archived are "why anybody even knows about the account." "He did everything to the letter of the law," she said. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter added that "the comparison is absurd" because Clinton had set up a private server in her home at the start of her tenure at the State Department and, unlike Clinton, Pence did not handle any classified material as Indiana's governor. The governor moved to a different AOL account with additional security measures, but has since stopped using the new personal account since he was sworn-in as vice president, said Lotter. Lotter said Pence "maintained a state email account and a personal email account" like previous governors in the state.
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A free press?
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War on media spotlights importance of perspective By sam johnson Contributing Writer Freedom of the press, a directive protected by the First Amendment of our constitution. It allows for independent news agencies to seek truth, form opinions and present to the public view. This view, then, is up to the people for interpretation. Make no mistake the press is important, an integral part in providing information to the public, but interpretation is vital to how news is perceived. On Feb. 24 the Trump administration barred several media outlets from attending a non-televised briefing with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. These agencies included the New York Times, CNN, Politico, Los Angeles Times, Buzz Feed, BBC and The Guardian. This move stunned some other news organizations that decided to boycott this egregious yet predictable move by the White House. The Associated Press, Time Magazine and USA Today were the news organizations involved in the boycott. They understood the poorly constructed way the White House handled the affair, deciding not to attend the briefing moments before it started. This was the same day Trump made comments about reporters being "dishonest" at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). President Trump is no stranger to barring media or removing press credentials from respected news agencies. In a CNN report on June 14, 2016, some news outlets lost their press credentials when reporting on Trump during his campaign. This list included Univision, The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast, among others. All had been on what some journalists called
a blacklist. Trump even took to Twitter to express his distrust in the media a day before the New York Times ran an ad during the Oscars. “For first time the failing @nytimes will take an ad (a bad one) to help save its failing reputation. Try reporting accurately and fairly,” he tweeted. While Trump continuously paints the picture of news outlets being the PHOTO COURTESY TO TWITTER enemy of the American public, The New President Trump takes to Twitter to express his dismay with reputable news outlets . York Times subscriptions increased by reporting. 132,000 paid subscribers after election day, anywhere. “I might watch Rachel Maddow on Yes, the news may be biased and may according to CNBC. at times provide information that a viewer “It’s a dangerous moment,” Chris Bury, MSNBC and I might watch Sean Hannity on Fox News,” Epstein said. “And I can disagrees with, but that doesn’t mean it's former reporter for ABC News and Deactually get some value in both of those fake news or that the people do not have Paul’s senior journalist said. “He’s attacksources but they’re both definitely biased. the right to form their own opinions on ing vital American institutions.” That doesn’t mean they should be thrown what is fiction and what is truth. Being governed under a Trump out. It also does not mean that I should get “It’s the right for the American people presidency has led to a war on media. It is the entirety of my information from either to know what’s going on," Emmanuel noticeable by the rhetoric he has spearof those sources.” Hernandez, DePaul senior, said. “You can’t headed, primarily through his Twitter It is important to understand no matpick favorites. Especially as a president, feed. ter what one chooses to believe as fact you have to be able to accept criticism.” As Bury said, these times are unprecThe truth hurts, but it holds no bias. In edented. Perspective is what multiple news or fiction, there exists a possibility to be wrong. The significant point to take away 1998, President Clinton attempted to hide agencies provide, but when some single is opportunity in choices, and the dangers the truth about his affair with then White out these organizations as “fake news,” as that one person or administration may House intern Monica Lewinsky. Bury Spicer did Feb. 24, we fall into a trap, one have on limiting perspectives. To uncover maintains this example is why an indepenin which only the voices that make us feel the truth for oneself is the right of any dent and robust press corps is vital. comfortable are heard. American living in a democratic republic. “The president and every politician “The truth is we’ve always had biased “We serve as an independent check on has always had an adversarial relationship news,” Ben Epstein, political science prothe power of the powerful, not only the with the press,” said Epstein. fessor said. “I think that suggesting all of president, but other political leaders, other Although they don’t carry the same the media is anything is wrong. There’s a government leaders, community leaders, goals, they work together and need each lot of different types of media. Consumers other. They respect the role each plays in need to be able to navigate a more compli- business leaders,” Bury said. “We as an institution provide the only accountability our democratic process. cated media environment than they ever for the people at the top of our governThis is the role of the press: to hold have before.” ment.” those in power accountable, and to proEpstein went on to say that being It is vital for citizens of a democracy to vide the public with information from able to watch and read information that make informed choices. This ability only multiple perspectives. The truth, then, is in one may not agree with is important. It’s exists however, with independent press the eye of the beholder. important because value can be found
A movement ascendant
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College Republican responds to criticism of party By john minster Contributing Writer Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) skipped out on President Donald Trump’s historic speech to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday. When speaking at a House Democrat's caucus meeting beforehand, Waters said she would not be able to control herself during the speech. In an interview with ABC News just after, Waters said “the president is not going to say what I want him to say,” so she would not attend. The “queen of the resistance” has also contended that the president’s team is a “bunch of scumbags.” I highlight Waters’ choice to refuse to even listen to President Trump because it is a microcosm of what happens on college campuses across the country, where students quite often either disrupt or refuse to consider anybody else’s viewpoints. This is American politics today. However, to Waters' credit, she did not attend and subsequently disrupt the speech. Perhaps she’s saving that act for President Trump’s post-re-election speech. DePaul College Democrats President Jack McNeil wrote an op-ed in this publication last week arguing College Republicans (CRs) have refused to have a “productive dialogue" and have apparently been “trolled” by media personality and provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. McNeil claimed that CRs consistently “chose provocation over substance,” that conservatives should “join the real world.” I have consistently defended Yiannopoulos over the past few months after his appearance at DePaul. I was on stage when a group of militant agitators hijacked the event, unable to hold themselves together the way Waters so courageously did. I was also present outside the event, essentially acting as a bodyguard for Yiannopoulos. I watched a mob threaten my close friend and DePaul CRs' President Nicole Been, chanting “F*** Nicole Been!” In the days after the Yiannopoulos event, a group of CRs were surrounded and screamed at by hostile students while minding their own business on the Quad. On the day after Trump’s victory, DePaul
contacted Been and offered her round the clock security, concerned that she would be violently attacked. My point in saying this is simply that the claims McNeil makes are not a oneway street. Conservatives on campus are concerned about free speech and student civil liberties, because, unlike leftist students on campus, they actually have to worry about being attacked for their beliefs. And yet apparently, we are the ones hindering a “productive dialogue.” Perhaps leftist privilege has blinded leftist students to this reality. However, as McNeil says, Yiannopoulos is a troll. He’s a comedian, but comedians are funny because their humor is rooted in truth. Perhaps much of what Yiannopoulos says is not true at DePaul, but in the real world, third-wave feminism is bad, multiculturalism is a sham and social justice is not actual justice. Yiannopoulos has simply given those ideas the ridicule they deserve. Indeed, Yiannopoulos and those like him serve a vital role in our society. Former Breitbart Editor and Yiannopolous colleague John Nolte put it aptly, “bottom line: If you are not being shocked, offended or insulted, you are not living in a free society. And if you are okay with that, you are either a fascist or a slave. God bless the provocateurs.” None of this is to say the Yiannopoulos statements unearthed last week were good. They were bad, and were rightly condemned across the board. The American Conservative Union was, oddly enough, right to disinvite Yiannopoulos from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). I myself do not agree with Yiannopoulos on everything. It is important for him to take time to reflect on what has happened and address it. If he is the person I have known him to be, a man who despite his “trolly” nature has always been incredibly kind and helpful to me and our group, he will come out better for it. With all that said, Yiannopoulos is not the face of the movement. McNeil argues that by inviting Yiannopoulos “conservatives traded quality of character and value
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DePaul College Republicans pose for a photo at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
sets(…)for racist trolling and ratings.” This is silly. One speaker garnering some publicity does not a whole movement make. Not even close. Yiannopoulos certainly speaks to a few issues for conservatism, but the ideology as a whole remains. The real movement McNeil claims has disappeared is the one that just won the presidency, while also retaining the House and the Senate. It’s the one that is going to put Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court, repeal the disastrous Obamacare and reform our broken tax code. It’s the one I saw at CPAC two weeks ago, where thousands of people, predominantly young people (and over 30 DePaul students, I might add), gathered in Washington D.C. to hear from many of our elected officials, revel in our victories, but also trade ideas and continue to develop our worldviews. It’s the one I see at DePaul, where, despite Yiannopoulos apparently trolling us, our membership has nearly doubled in his wake. The contrast with the Democratic Party is stark. At every level of government, Democrats are in disarray. The same weekend of CPAC, there were protests because Keith Ellison (D-MN), accused of being one of the most anti-semitic, a Muslim brotherhood sympathizer and Louis Farrakhan acolyte, was not elected DNC chairman. They made him Vice-Chairman
instead. And yet, the mainstream media would have people believe the pro-Israel Trump administration is anti-Semitic. Indeed, Democrats have created guides to heckle and harass Congressmen at town halls, while Anti-fascist parades around campuses attack anyone who might even slightly disagree with them. Only one party here is and has clearly been a danger to productive dialogue. The truth is, while the left is having an identity crisis, the conservative movement is alive and well. Yiannopoulos has simply been a part of this organization, a useful tool in mobilizing students who have been dismayed by the leftist propaganda so pervasive on college campuses. Democrats accusing Republicans of losing their values should take a look in the mirror; the illiberal left has taken over their party, while Republicans hold more elected seats than at any time since before the Great Depression. Democrats should actually have the productive dialogue they supposedly revere, and perhaps win some of those arguments for once. Of late, it has not gone too well.
available without judgment to all DePaul students. While these resources offer a lot of assistance for minority students, the lack of a diverse counseling staff at DePaul represents a challenge for getting minority students to seek help. As a response, UCS recently hired an outreach coordinator who is focused on connecting with other offices on campus that serve underrepresented populations. This is in part a response to their acknowledgement that there is a lot of stigma around seeking support. This is a problem all of our community should be trying to help each other deal with, and the newly hired outreach coordinator represents DePaul’s actions to improve mental health on campus. Because studies show that those who don’t seek help for symptoms of mental health turn to self-harming behaviors to alleviate feelings that are hard to deal with, creating an environment that makes students feel comfortable seeking help is an important part of changing DePaul’s mental health culture. As part of the #ToughToBeTough
campaign, we conducted an anonymous survey of 158 DePaul students and found that nearly a quarter of them reported turning to drugs and alcohol as a way to relieve stress. This rate is higher among marginalized groups, especially LGBTQ students. As members of the DePaul community, it is our responsibility to do something to help address these issues. For too long, our peers that are most vulnerable have been left to try to tough it out on their own. We have the power and opportunity to help them overcome the cultural barriers and fears that might keep them from reaching out. In order to help solve this growing problem, professors and peers should be educated to recognize Campaign to Change Direction’s Five Signs. If students are better educated and can work to view their mental health as equally as important as their physical health, getting help will have less of a stigma attached to it and students will be less likely to partake in self-harming behaviors in order to relieve extreme stress.
John Minster is the president of the DePaul College Republicans and Vice Chair of DePaul's Young Americans for Freedom Chapter.
Ending the stigma: #ToughToBeTough brings needed awareness to mental health By arielle shapiro Contributing Writer
Addressing the issue of mental illness is difficult as the negative stigma surrounding mental health issues is strenuous to navigate. Recently, I’ve been working with a team of communication students at DePaul through the Bateman Case Competition, a national competition for Public Relations and Advertising student. Students who work to create a campaign, #ToughToBeTough, to educate students at DePaul about the five signs of emotional distress. According to the Campaign to Change Direction, a national nonprofit working to change the culture of mental health, the five signs are defined as: personality change, agitation, withdrawal, poor self-care and hopelessness. Through the #ToughToBeTough campaign, we’ve created opportunities for people to take time for themselves to talk about what is affecting their mental well-being and to learn about the mental health services offered at our school.
For students of underrepresented groups, such as Latinx, African Americans and the LGTBQ community, mental health issues are becoming increasingly common. Yet, these populations are unlikely to ask for help. According to the The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Latinx communities are as likely as the general population to have a mental illness, yet only 20 percent of them seek out help. In the case of African Americans, they’re 20 percent more likely to have mental health problems than the general population, but are culturally predisposed to try to solve their own issues therefore do not seek out professional help. This situation puts our classmates in danger. There are multiple resources on campus for DePaul students who are dealing with mental illness. The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness provides education, programming and support to foster healthy behaviors, and University Counseling Services (UCS) offers a range of short-term services for individuals, couples and groups. These offices offer free or low-cost, short-term resources that are
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Though it originated in the Harry Potter series, Butterbeer is known as a great alcohol-free drink for young people. The wizard's favorite beverage is popular among more than Harry Potter fans, and it's easy to make. Covered with a layer of cream, the brownish soda sparkles like the real beers you see in the movies. You may stir it up to have an overall creamy drink, or keep the two layers separate to compare the different tastes. Preparing Butterbeer doesn’t require many ingredients just cream soda, heavy cream and butterscotch sauce. The Butterbeer has been developed into different versions in our non-wizarding world. Vegans can use vegan butter instead to create a vegan Butterbeer or for frozen Butterbeer enthusiasts they can make a milkshake by blending the original Butterbeer with ice cream.
The mocktail is named after the late actress Shirley Temple, though Temple herself didn’t think highly of the drink. She said the mocktail was too sweet in an interview with NPR, callimg it “the saccharine sweet, icky drink.” Unlike Temple, freshman Elise Fong is a big fan of the mocktail. Fong has her own recipe to make the Shirley Temple. Pour soda and cherry juice into a glass, then drop two or three maraschino cherries into the mixture and the homemade Shirley Temple is ready to taste. Fong said when she had a Shirley Temple in hand, people at parties would stop trying to persuade her to drink alcohol, since her drink resembled a cocktail style. The mocktail Shirley Temple could be made with different ingredients. The traditional version consists of ginger ale, syrup and maraschino cherries. For the modern approaches of preparing a Shirley Temple, lemon soda or lemonade may substitute for ginger ale, and orange juice might also appear in the drink. “I love the taste of cherries,” Fong said. “I guess I just like the (Shirley Temple) because it’s like one of those classic drinks and it looks fancy.”
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By Shirui Ji
With St. Patrick’s Day’s approaching, people will be crowded in bars and parties, celebrating the holiday with lots of alcoholic drinks, but that doesn't mean those are the only options for celebrating. Mocktails, a non-alcoholic mixed beverage, as well as non-alcoholic beers can fill in the gaps for those who don't like alcohol or can't drink. Mixing juices with soda was one of junior Lauren Simpson’s preferences when she was under 21. Inspired by a random trial of mixing her two favorites Simpson started to experiment and enjoy the surprises. Sometimes she added Sprite to fruit punch, or would pour Coke into cherry juice and garnish the beverage with a twist of lemon if available. “I prefer fruity with a little bit (of) carbonation,” Simpson said. Lime, orange juices, soda, non-alcoholic ginger beer and simple syrup are the most common ingredients in mocktails, according to bartender Tim Karsten at D4 Irish Pub & Café, an Irish pub on East Ohio Street. Sodas or ginger beer bring bubbles to the liquid, while fruit juices add colors and flavors to change the overall feeling. The major difference between cocktails and mocktails is the obvious existence of alcohol. Since alcohol is mostly clear and seldom adds much colors to cocktails, “any mocktails could look like cocktails,” Karsten said. “That’s why we do it.” Here are some alcohol-free options for your happy hour. Contributing Writer
A traditional Mojito consists of white rum, soda, lime juice, mint and sugar. With ice cubes floating on the top, the flavor from mint leaves and lime slices creates a refreshing sensation. Thus, the Mojito is regarded as a popular summer drink. The Virgin Mojito, or Nojito, needs almost all of the same ingredients as the traditional, except for the rum. A Virgin Mojito replaces white rum with more soda and lime juice. The refreshing taste remains, but the alcoholic elements are removed. In a homemade recipe, mashed ginger is added to the mocktail. It seems crazy, but the spicy flavor from ginger could amplify the freshness from lime and mint. Pineapple slices, various juices or lemonade also appear in several recipes, adding other layers of fruity taste to the Virgin Mojito. Depending on your taste buds you can add whatever you want to mix your perfect Virgin Mojito.
Though alcohol-free beers are just a beer-flavored soda, it can be an ideal substitute for those who don’t want to get intoxicated. There are many non-alcoholic beers from various brands available in grocery stores, which includes Clausthaler, Erdinger, Kaliber, Buckler, O'DOUL'S and others. Compared to real beers, some of the non-alcoholic beers may taste sweeter, lighter or have bread flavors. After all, the two versions are created in different procedures. For real beers, yeast metabolizes sugar into alcohol, but alcohol-free beers have little to no yeast, which leads to a slightly different taste. However, the two versions look almost the same. When you raise your glass with the alcohol-free beers, your drink may look no different than your friends’ and you can still enjoy the festivities.
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Green River Cruise Sick of sitting back and watching all the commotion from the sidelines? This year, get an entirely different perspective on the green river and take a cruise through it. Cruise lines such as Wendella, Shoreline Sightseeing, Spirit of Chicago, and Mystic Blue all offer cruises through the river in the morning and afternoon. Prices can range from $40-$100, but the image of the green river up close is priceless.
Fireworks at Navy Pier After a long day of walking around the city and stepping on four-leaf clover necklaces, it’s best to wind down with some visual entertainment. Navy Pier will be putting on brief, 10 minute firework show across the Chicago lakefront to celebrate the holiday. The fireworks will be accompanied by some traditional Irish musicians. Not feeling up for celebrating into the night? Navy Pier’s fireworks are the perfect way to end your 2017 St. Patrick’s Day on the right note.
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“Vice” documentary episode premieres at DePaul By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor
A new HBO “Vice” documentary, “Trans Youth,” made its Chicago premiere at DePaul University this past Friday as part of the Visiting Artists Series hosted by the School of Cinematic Arts and the Master of Fine Arts in Documentary program. The half hour documentary follows the stories of a number of different transgender children and teens in America, along with their families and doctors as they decide when and how to start medical intervention before transgender youth hit puberty. “Trans Youth” is the second Photo courtesy of DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts episode of the Emmy-winning Supervising producer of “Vice” Beverly Chase and HBO production executive J.P. Olsen talk about the documentary series, “Vice” on episode in a panel hosted after screening. HBO, which covers culture, science, technology and politics Youth” that much more important that it’s not just local opposition for their transgender sons and issues of the world. but now federal. It was lucky to daughters, but also how many Following the episode’s to show now. “We wanted to show that this bring this subject to light at such people in America simply do not premiere, DePaul hosted a was about so much more than just a time.” want to hear the troubles that panel discussion with five-time what bathroom these kids want to One of the subjects in the transgenders face in society. Emmy winner and supervising “I don’t think you could producer Beverly Chase and go to. Going into this episode we episode, Kai Shappley, a fiveHBO production executive J.P. had no idea where this,” Chase year old from Pearland, Texas, change a person’s heart, that’s Olsen to talk about the behind the said. “They’re dealing with a identifies as a female. As she’s what it is. But I’d like to think scenes aspect of “Trans Youth’s” hundred different things and then months away from starting there are enough people out there they get this extra slap in the face kindergarten, her mother who are open minded enough production. for this bathroom debate. ” Kimberly pleads to the school that would see this and think, The premiere of this episode For J.P. Olsen, this episode board to let her daughter use ‘Well, I just learned something,’” comes only weeks after President of “Vice” was not only about the girl’s bathroom. Tearfully Olsen said. “Again, I don’t think Trump rescinded protections for transgender students that under showcasing a common issue addressing the school board about you can change a person’s heart the Obama administration had amongst transgender children her daughter, Kimberly watches but I think any reasonable person allowed them to use bathrooms and teens, but putting the as the superintendent removes would walk away thinking, ‘If I corresponding with their gender bathroom debate within a large himself from the meeting after had a child, this would no longer he finds out her daughter is be an abstraction. This would be identity. In an interview before context for the audience to see. “I think this film is really transgender. what it is.”’ the episode’s premiere, Chase and moving. It touches a deep thing This is just one of the many Different from conventional Olsen expressed how this recent segments, “Vice” turn of laws from the Trump to anyone who has children or scenes from the episode that news administration’s Department of anyone who just feels vulnerable,” both Chase and Olsen believe typically covers topics using Education was not only a surprise Olsen said. “In terms of not only accurately depicts how an immersionist style of but effectively made “Trans opposition, we wanted to show loving some of these families are documentary filmmaking. And
while most episodes are split into three segments that follow three different news subjects, “Trans Youth” spends the entire 30 minutes on the issues transgender people face both in regards to bathrooms and the early medical transitions taken before puberty. Chase and Olsen talked about how “Vice’s” approach to subjects like these could be more of a benefit to the viewer rather than just hearing a quick news blurb on cable news. “All of our correspondents are good at playing the role of what the average person would be. We want to emerge the audience into the story, and Gianna (the correspondent for “Trans Youth”) isn’t there to be part of the story, but we want you to be in her perspective,” Chase said. “There’s definitely a fly-on-the-wall aspect. She’s not wearing a five-thousanddollar dress with perfect hair. She makes it comfortable for who’s being interviewed and the viewers.” And for Olsen, the production of this episode and working with “Vice,” has reassured him on what it means to tell stories like the ones in “Trans Youth.” “I came up in the news business with the see-all and know-all correspondent, and there’s a place for that. But it’s not the only way to tell a story,” Olsen said. “I think it’s really important that ‘Vice’ now has this opportunity to go around the world, tell stories that people aren’t talking about necessarily, tell them in a way that’s not conventional and do it in a way that’s real.”
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(Left) Filled with smoke chedder on top of grilled Angus beef and a fried egg, the Fado Pub Burger is one of the most popular dishes at Fado Irish Pub.
What’s the craic? River North pub brings Irish atmosphere By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, there are many spots in Chicago to sit down and grab a pint of Guinness at to celebrate. But while almost every pub in Chicago has Guinness on tap, there are only a few spots that truly encapsulate the Irish atmosphere, Fadó Irish Pub is one of those spots. Located at 100 West Grand Ave., Fadó sells itself as a pub you might stumble upon while walking the streets of Dublin. From the Celtic music to the beers on tap, or the televised soccer and Gaelic football coupled with a menu of food that goes well beyond “simple pub grub,” Fadó is easily one of the best Irish bars in the city. The meaning behind the bar’s name is quite interesting in itself, as Fadó (pronounced f ’doe) is Irish for “long ago,”
and is usually used to start a story, much like the phrase “once upon a time.” The word represents the story of a few Irish entrepreneurs who immigrated to the United States in 1996 in hopes to bring the Dublin pub life to Chicago. With Fadó just marking its twentiethyear anniversary in Chicago, the bar has shown no signs of its popularity slowing down, especially not around St. Patrick’s Day. While the bar does get crowded on the weekends, the pub’s three levels are usually opened in the case of a busy night – always providing room for new customers. The dark wooden walls hung with a vastly different number of old pictures and paintings of Dublin along with vintage pictures of Chicago help establish a connection between the two cities, as well as give the customers something new to look at every visit.
Possibly the most popular aspect of the bar is the array of Irish beers provided on tap, from the infamous Guinness Draught to O’Hara’s Celtic Stout to Magners Irish Cider. If the beer doesn’t give you a taste of Ireland, than the food certainly will. Different from most Chicago Irish bars that mostly just serve basic pub food, Fadó’s fish and chips are some of the best in the city. With two boats operated specifically for the pub, the cod used are caught in the waters of the North Atlantic near Iceland, similar to that of food in Ireland. And if you aren’t in the mood for Irish food or don’t find it particularly tasty, Fadó has a surprisingly diverse menu of Irish grub and American dishes along with many signature English appetizers. Where Fadó fails to capitalize the most is in their music. While the Irish fiddle and tunes can certainly be heard throughout your time at the pub, on the weekends they
do tend to mix it in with Billboard’s hottest pop songs of that week. Though that’s no different than any other Chicago bar, Fadó really has a chance to strengthen its authenticity by doing away with Katy Perry and Bleachers songs and incorporating a live band in instead. But even if the music were to stay the same, Fadó still excels well over the rest of so-called Irish pubs in the city for reasons above food and drinks. It’s the environment itself that makes Fadó one of the best places to go to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day this month. Whether it’s the owner walking up to every table to make sure his customers are having a good time, or the circled bar in the heart of the pub surrounded by paintings of Ireland, or the international soccer matches on the televisions, Fadó is as Irish as they come in Chicago.
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Exploring Priesthood Weekend March 31 - April 2, 2017 Exploring Priesthood Weekend is a free retreat weekend at Mundelein Seminary, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet priests and seminarians from the Archdiocese. It is through prayer, presentations on seminary life and group discussions, that men gain a better understanding of the priesthood and God’s movement in their lives. Retreats will also be held in October, January and April.
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A thousand miles later with Vanessa Carlton By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor
Best known for her debut single, “A Thousand Miles,” American singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton has quickly made a new name for herself with her latest album “Liberman.” Comprised of ten tracks, “Liberman” covers new sound and a new voice for the artist whose career has been overshadowed by her debuting work in the early 2000s. The artist recently produced and released a live version of her fifth album, entitled “Liberman Live,” which was produced and recorded live at 3rd and Lindsley, a local venue in Carlton’s new hometown of Nashville, TN. In a phone interview, Carlton talked about her journey from “A Thousand Miles” to “Liberman Live” and reinventing herself and her music in order to bring something fresh to the audience’s ears. The DePaulia: What elements does “Liberman Live” bring to listeners that the original studio album didn’t? Vanessa Carlton: Well it’s live to begin with, which is pretty cool because I had never done a live album or record before this one. We did the recording in Nashville at one of my last shows and it just turned out pretty smoothly. You get a sense of the music scene
and the crowd during a live performance. DePaulia: What’s the music scene like in Nashville compared to where your career started in New York City? Carlton: It’s definitely different in a sense that Nashville is very much solely known for its music scene. You take a look at New York City and it’s balancing music, movies, theatre and everything in between. I would say New York was a great place for me to get into the music scene. You quickly adapt and learn a lot about what a studio expects from you and what the audience and your fans expect from you. I think I really love Nashville because there’s so many artists available not only to collaborate and meet with, but to simply watch and appreciate as well. DePaulia: What’s the biggest difference there is – if any – from PHOTO COURTESY OF VANESSAS CARLTON the Vanessa Carlton that was put Sixteen years after the release of “A Thousand Miles,” Vanessa Carlton returns a new live album. on the map years ago because of “A Thousand Miles,” and the but my music has as well. It’s to accomplish with this tour or it than being on stage like that. I Vanessa Carlton that we hear on authentic. It’s become more of who what are you looking forward to want my music to connect with this album, “Liberman Live?” It’s I am and this album reflects when the most? the audience and make them feel been sixteen years since the release “A Thousand Miles” was made. Carlton: Honestly just being something. 16 years ago I made “A of the “A Thousand Miles.” Do you My life blew up and things moved back on tour is a great aspect to Thousand Miles” and I am happy ever get tired of fans wanting you really fast. At that age you’re just begin with. I’m a mother, so it’s and privileged that my career took to play that song? going along with everything and obviously tough to schedule time off from that, but what I want to Carlton: Whether you’re in doing what you’re told, but with to be away and travel on tour, but do with this tour is be able to show music or not, you’re a different this album I was really able to not you do miss the feeling of being my fans a different side of me, a person from when you were 19 follow any rules and make music on stage with a crowd and an more realistic side of who I am. years-old compared to when that I wanted. audience in front of you. you’re 36. I’ve not only matured DePaulia: What do you want There’s no other feeling like
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Easily one of the most anticipated of the year, Ed Sheeran’s third studio album entitled “÷” finally dropped this past weekend. While “Castle on the Hill” and “Shape of You” were released as the album’s lead singles earlier this year, the rest of his album’s twelve tracks have lived up to the hype. While “÷” doesn’t sound entirely new to Sheeran’s soft spoken acoustic folk style, there are certainly many more pop-sounding songs on this track. PAT MULLANE | THE DEPAULIA
WHY? “Moh Lhean”
Available now The American alternative hip hop and indie rock band, WHY? has returned from a yearly hiatus with its fifth studio album entitled “Moh Lhean.” While the band certainly isn’t for everyone, as it’s very impressionistic lyrics and focus on imagery can be off putting for many casual listeners, there are devoted fans that are hyped for this new album. Yet while it’s nice to hear new tracks of WHY? songs, after listening to them all there is a feeling of disappointment with how the new album turned out. PAT MULLANE | THE DEPAULIA
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Upcoming film releases
Logan
In Theaters Now Marking his final appearance as the iconic X-Men superhero, Hugh Jackman makes the most of the character in “Logan” as a withering and gritty version of the once indestructible Wolverine. Directed by James Mangold, “Logan” is perhaps one of the most brutally violent, heartbreaking and nuanced superhero films in the past decade. In a summer blockbuster era that is encapsulated by the latest films released by Disney’s Marvel Universe, Mangold’s direction along with the outstanding performances by Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Dafne Keen keep the film grounded in a sense of reality and respect for the audience. Though you might miss some Easter egg references and nods to the previous films, you should not be turned away by “Logan” if you haven’t seen the past X-Men films. Unlike superhero films like “The Avengers” and “Captain America: Civil War,” “Logan” succeeds mostly because it stands on its own as a film, with a small group of interesting characters and a plot that’s not concerned with connecting its story to other film franchises. Though there haven’t been an array of great films to come out of 2017 so far, there is no doubt in my mind that “Logan” will stay on the top of my list as one of the best films this year.
March 10 “Kong: Skull Island” Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Stars: Brie Larson, John Goodman
March 10 “Raw” Director: Julia Ducournau Stars: Garance Miller, Ella Rumpf
March 17 “Beauty and the Beast” Director: Bill Condon Stars: Emma Watson, Luke Evans
March 17 “T2: Trainspotting” Director: Danny Boyle Stars: Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle
March 24 “Power Rangers” Director: Dean Israelite Stars: Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler
March 24 “Life” Director: Daniel Espinosa Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal
March 24 “CHIPS” Director: Dax Shepard Stars: Dax Shepard, Michael Pena
March 24 “Car Dogs” Director: Adam Collis Stars: Patrick J. Adams, George Lopez
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THE FEST By Pat Mullane
Pitchfork Music Festival is back in Chicago for its 12th year from July 14 through 16, and after the announcement of the festival’s headliners last week, here are the best featured artists for you to see all three days.
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LCD Soundsystem After stopping in Chicago to headline last summer’s Lollapalooza festival, the American electric rock band will make a return to headline the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival. While the band officially announced its disbandment back in February 2011, in early 2015 they confirmed their reunion and kicked off an expanded tour – which is made up mostly of high-profile music festivals. Given that their performance at Lollapalooza last year was one of DePaulia’s favorite, there is no doubt that the band will easily be one of Pitchfork’s biggest hits. Though they haven’t dropped a studio album since 2010, they are rumored to be working on a new album to be released this year so it wouldn’t be a bad bet for new material to be played at this summer’s festival.
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A Tribe Called Quest Since their formation in 1985, the American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest has been one of the biggest pioneers in alternative hip-hop music, paving the way for a number of innovative artists that have been influenced by their music. Similar to LCD Soundsystem, the hip-hop group broke up in 1998 after releasing their fifth album, and while they have reunited a few times throughout the past decade, their latest public appearance was last November, where the remaining members performed on “Saturday Night Live.” The SNL performance was just another worthy reminder of why “A Tribe Called Quest” is not to be missed at Pitchfork this summer.
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Solange With the release of her third studio album “A Seat at the Table” earlier this fall and winning her first Grammy for the album’s lead single, “Cranes in the Sky,” Solange has had a great year for her career. Headlining for the first time at a major Chicago music festival, Solange’s performance Sunday is arguably one of the best choices to close the summer weekend festival. With Solange headlining Pitchfork and Beyoncé once scheduled to headline Coachella until dropping out due to her pregnancy, at least one of Knowles sisters will be available to see at this year’s music festival.
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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor
While the turn to March certainly means St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, it also means that for DePaul students and faculty, so is spring break. Whether you’re taking a road trip somewhere or just heading home for a week, music can make the commute a little less lengthy. From short and sweet songs to tunes that’ll knock out a good chunk of your trip, here are four vastly different songs for your road trip, long flight, or train commute home.
1. “Home” — Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Easily the most cliché of the playlist, the 2010 hit love single from the L.A. troupe Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros has been one of the go-to travel songs from the past few years. While the band has yet to produce a song worthy of the same likes of “Home,” their four albums are decent enough to leave playing throughout your ride home, providing a chill sound for a long ride.
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2. “Picture Perfect” — Little Simz Much different than anything by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Little Simz’s albums would be perfect for a more short and sweet upbeat road trip home. Released late last year from her album “Stillness in Wonderland,” “Picture Perfect” is a solid summary of her entire album, one filled with soul and psychedelia. With Little Simz just turning 23-years-old last week, there’s no doubt that she is on her way for an upward trajectory and one of London’s
Across 1. Luxurious health retreats 5. Rubber tube 9. City near Great Salt Lake 14. Walesa of Poland 15. Great Lake 16. 66, for one 17. Geometry calculation 18. 100 dinars 19. Athletic shoe department 20. Stuffed things 23. Head out to sea 24. Line up the crosshairs 25. Abscam investigator 28. Well-chilled 31. Banned bug-killer 34. Permitted by law 36. “___ for the money ...” 37. Callas number 38. Stuffed things 42. Insect feeler 43. “Are we there __?” 44. Brown shade
most promising rappers. 3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” — Peter, Paul and Mary Obviously chosen for those DePaul students who have to take off from O’Hare or Midway airport to get back home, this song was originally written by John Denver in 1966, the song grew popular after it was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. It became their first and last #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. You can also check out Frank Sinatra’s version of this song, and if you’re looking for more
45. Crafty, like a fox 46. Become extinct 49. How-__ (indstructional books) 50. Cafeteria dispenser 51. “If all ___ fails” 53. Stuffed things 61. Lacking human warmth 62. Early bird’s breakfast 63. Pesky insect 64. European ermine 65. Garden with a snake 66. Volcanic discharge 67. Wrongful acts, in law 68. Hindu outfit 69. Picture pitcher Down 1. Noisy closing 2. Andean land 3. “Bullets,” to a poker player 4. Persian pooh-bahs 5. Medal-worthy
airplane theme-songs, Elton John’s “Bennie & The Jets” and The Kinks’ “Gotta Get the First Plane Home” will suffice. 4. “Castle on the Hill” — Ed Sheeran To celebrate Ed Sheeran’s third studio album that was released this past weekend, it’d be a shame to leave one of his songs off this list. Arguably the most road trip themed song on the album would be “Castle on the Hill,” one of the lead singles released in early February.
6. Baltimore pro 7. “The King and I” kingdom 8. Sea wrigglers 9. Prom dress ornament, often 10. Robot of Jewish folklore 11. Hamilton vs. Burr, for one 12. And others, for short 13. Shows a profit of 21. Indian yogurt dish 22. City of witch hunts 25. Pilots let them down 26. Twofold 27. Without compassion 29. Terra-___ (fired clay) 30. Lennon’s wife 31. French right 32. San ___, Calif. 33. Uses a stun gun on 35. Sitter’s handful 37. Donned the
feedbag 39. Flunking a polygraph 40. “Amazing Grace” verse ender 41. Deep gulf 46. Pub servings 47. One donning something 48. Homecoming game attendee 50. Subsurface war vessel 52. Apollo 11 moon lander 53. It protects a break 54. Choir voice 55. Ill-mannered lout 56. Mother sheep 57. Bar mixer 58. Work on a bone, dog-style 59. Roofer’s repair site 60. Five-pointed figure
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2017 MEN'S BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
UNDERDOGS IN THE GARDEN
Men's basketball head to Madison Square Garden hungry for an upset
In his final year, senior point-guard Billy Garrett Jr. leads DePaul men's basketball into the Big East tournamnet loaded with top-25 powerhouses and natioanl championship contenders.
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• It has been a rough year for the Blue Demons. Coming off a brutal 3-16* run through conference play, DePaul will be elated if they walk away with a postseason win.
• After three near victories against ranked opponents, DePaul is a game tested upset threat heading into the tournament play. Can they find their stride in the Garden?
• Billy Garrett Jr. will visit the Garden for his final Big East tournament. It's the hometown star's last chance to give DePaul their first Big East conference title.
• After three straight winning seasons between 2002-05, Dave Leitao's return to DePaul has been underwhelming. A postseason win would prove his worth to the program.
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DECLINE, continued from back page DePaul team with a full arena, then known as the Rosemont Horizon, cheering them on in 1980 when the arena opened. The move to Allstate made sense back in 1980 the same way a move back to the city make sense now. However, what I will remember from llstate Arena is this: it was a stadium too hard to get to for students who did not have much reason to care; a mostly empty arena; a once-proud program stuck in the muck for way too long. It’s the status of the current state of DePaul men’s basketball. Alumni won’t come out in force to support a team that has not been to the NCAA tournament in 13 years and there’s barely any student support to build up the next generation of fans. So, the topic moves to where it’s been for the past four years: what’s next? Will playing in the new arena actually have an impact on the performance of the program? Maybe, that remains to be seen. They’ll need to improve their paid attendance by almost 5,000 people between this year and
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Tre'Darius McCallum (right) scored 13 first half points for DePaul but the Blue Demons could not overcome Seton Hall. next to break even on operating costs, according to a feasibility report commissioned in 2013. That’s a tall ask for a program that hasn’t hit 9500 home paid attendance this entire season. At least, however, there’s some reason to hope that the new era will be different. Wintrust Arena will draw fans in while the building is still shiny and new. If Dave Leitao can put a team on the floor that shows progress
then DePaul will be off to the races. DePaul needs excitement, and that’s what the new arena can help provide. However, I’m getting ahead of myself. The final game at Allstate Arena had 6,774 home paid attendees to ensure the lowest average season attendance since 2002. That number is not surprising, as DePaul has been struggling with attendance for the past decade or so. A report
by Crain’s Chicago on Friday said that seven of DePaul’s games had less than 1,000 fans in the seats. It’s time to leave. I see it as akin to moving out of your parents’ house, something many of my fellow students can relate to. It’s been home for so many years and there have been a lot of good memories, but there comes a time when that can’t save the feeling that it is time to go. It’s
finally time to go for DePaul. The road ahead is uncertain and full of possibility, but at least it’s better than the place we’ve known. So farewell Allstate Arena. I’m sorry I was not there to see the Arena in its full glory. Maybe that day will come with Wintrust Arena, but for now, it’s time to see the now former home of DePaul men’s basketball off into the horizon.
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Ashton Millender hopes to return for Big Dance my life, it’s like what I love to do,” she said. “When I’m stressed, I go to the gym. If something's not going well family-wise, basketball-wise, I just shoot. Basically what I do all the time, every day,” she said. Millender is one of DePaul women’s basketball’s best 3-point shooters and following the 2015-2016 season was named Most Improved Player. “Ashton’s very special,” said coach Doug Bruno. “She’s, number one, very competitive. Number two, she’s a great shooter and, number three, she’s just a good overall basketball player. She’s more than just a shooter, she can score the ball.” Being cautious about the body is especially important for athletes, something Bruno reminds the players of often. “[He] always talks about how you never know how bad it is being hurt until you actually are hurt, so it just made me realize it sucks to be hurt, so don’t take advantage of your body,” said Millender. Losing a player is difficult, but it’s important for members to continue to push on. So far, DePaul women's basketball has lost Ashton Millender and Mart’e Grays, and just last week the team regained senior guard Jessica January after being out since Dec. 2016 with a finger injury that needed surgery to repair. “It was really challenging, especially as a senior,” January said. “You want to play your last year to the best of your ability and just not being able to play under a circumstance that you have no control over is really tough, but its made being back that much greater.”
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It was toward the latter end of November when Ashton Millender, junior guard for DePaul women’s basketball, started to feel pain in the side of her shin during practice. “At first, it was uncomfortable, but it became a pain as I started to run,” Millender said. “I was just asking myself, ‘What’s wrong?’ At first, we couldn’t figure it out – if it was my toe or my arch (...) I couldn’t pinpoint where it was or anything. I [was] hurting.” Soon, Millender learned that what she had was a stress reaction on the side of her shin, an injury that accrued over a period of time and needed to be treated by strengthening the area with conditioning. “I wasn’t worried that I wasn’t going to play again because it wasn’t really that serious. But, I guess I can say physically, it was painful,” she said. Millender has been out since Dec. 2016 and has focused heavily on conditioning in order to stay in shape and maintain her strength by doing bike workouts and lifting weights to preserve her upper body and doing squats for the lower. “When I couldn’t really run, I would just shoot 10-footers or 7-footers, but it was mainly conditioning, staying in shape because I’m not running as much as the other players,” she explained. Basketball means everything to Millender, who has been playing since she was in third grade. “I've been doing it all
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XAVIER, continued from back page Chris Harrison-Docks, but Xavier responded quickly, winning the final four minutes to enter the half leading 33-30. Through the first 20 minutes, both teams were south of 40 percent from the floor, and the rebound margin was small. Xavier found their edge in the turnover margin, taking advantage of a lack of discipline from the Blue Demons. “We need to do a better job of attacking their zone,” Garrett said. The second half scoring opened with Garrett second three-point-play of the day to cancel the Blue Demon’s half time deficit. Two minutes later, the senior point guard hit a threepointer to take the lead, but the momentum simply wasn’t mounting. Harrison-Docks buried a threepointer and drew a foul around the five-minute mark for a fourpoint-play, once again hinting at a momentum shift that never came. Harrison-Docks ended with 11 points Xavier continued to expand their lead, but they failed to push the scoring margin beyond eight points until the game passed the two-minute mark. After that, DePaul’s hopes of winning their final game in Rosemont evaporated. With 35 seconds to play, Garrett walked off the floor at Allstate Arena for the final time to a standing ovation from DePaul fans. He ended is seniorday with a team-high 17 points. Harrison-Docks, R.J. Currington, Peter Ryckbosch, and Derrick Wood were all honored alongside Garrett during the pregame senior-day acknowledgments. “Those guys are like my brothers,” Garrett said. “I’ve seen them grow up; they’ve seen me grow up. ... It’s a
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Billy Garrett Jr. looks for a teammate. He had his final home game Saturday. beautiful thing when you can build a bond with your teammates.” Saturday’s loss marks the 526th and final home game and the 37th season at Allstate Arena. “I’ve had a lot of memories in this building and its gonna be sad to never play here again,” Garrett said. “(I had) flashbacks to my first game at DePaul, and even before that, sitting in the crowd right behind the bench when my dad was coaching here.” “More than anything, this building has meant so much to Chicago and meant so much to DePaul,” Leitao said. “The memories that go along with this building … all the great teams and all the great players … everyone will remember.” The Blue Demon’s will face Xavier again on Wednesday in the opening round of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden.
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MOVING OUT
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DePaul says goodbye to Allstate Arena Emotional farewell not enough for win against Xavier By Shane Rene Asst. Sports Editor
Billy Garrett Jr.’s final regular season game with DePaul and DePaul’s final regular season game at Allstate Arena began with allusions to how far the program has come, and ended with a reminder of how far the Blue Demons still need to go as they fell 79-65 to Xavier on Saturday afternoon. “You want to go out of the arena you’re playing in for the last time the right way and you want to give the seniors something to remember for the rest of their life,” head coach Dave Leitao said. “We weren’t able to do that.” The Blue Demons (9-23, 2-16 Big East) opened the game
with a nine point run, holding Xavier (19-12, 9-9 Big East) scoreless through the first five minutes. Eli Cain provided most of the production in the opening minutes, forcing turnovers and scoring both in the key and from behind the arch. Garrett found his first points of the game within the first eight minutes, dancing through the key for the bucket and a foul. DePaul’s all-time leading free throw had no trouble completing the 3-point play. “Billy Garrett Jr. has meant many more things than I could ever describe as an individual to (our) basketball program,” Leitao said. “His name will be in the conversation with all the greats who have come through this
building.” As the mid-point of the first half passed by, DePaul’s play grew sloppy with double-dribble and traveling violations keeping the ball in Xavier’s hands. At the 6:45 mark, Quentin Goodin dropped a three-pointer to give Xavier their first lead of the game. “We played defense pretty well for the first eight-to-10 minutes,” Garrett said. “We need to maintain our defensive focus, our defensive consistency, and we got to talk and communicate better.” DePaul found redemption with 4:04 to play, retaking the lead on a 3-point dagger from
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Hard to be bittersweet because of program's decline at Rosemont By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
COMMENTARY It’s hard to feel nostalgic about Allstate Arena. I entered the DePaul sports realm at the downturn of the arena the Blue Demons had called home for three decades. The new DePaul arena, now known as Wintrust Arena, was announced in May 2013, before most of the class of 2017 became freshmen at DePaul. From that point on, DePaul at Allstate Arena had an expiration date. In the four years I’ve been covering the men’s basketball
team, I’ve seen mostly empty games, DePaul fans regularly outnumbered by travelling fan bases and a whole lot of losses. This goodbye does not feel bittersweet to me. I, and many of the current DePaul students, have been waiting anxiously for November 2017 since the new arena was first announced. After the arena opening was moved to a year after initial reports, the first game at Wintrust Arena cannot come soon enough. That is not to discount the history that happened at Allstate Arena. Fans saw a top-ranked
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