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TUESDAY • OCTOBER 23, 2012

ISSUE 6 • VOLUME 124

THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SINCE 1892

CHICAGOMAROON.COM

Shakespeare prof gives Hum Day keynote Jon Catlin Senior News Staff

Dancing the night away The Grand Daddy Blues Band woos the audience at COUP’s annual Blues ‘n’ Ribs. JAMIE MANLEY | THE CHICAGO MAROON

Sleigh Bells to ring in MAB’s fall show Rebecca Guterman News Editor Indie noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells will headline the Major Activities Board’s (MAB) fall show on November 3rd at 8 p.m., according to MAB Chair and fourth-year Lyndsey McKenna. The Board hopes that Sleigh Bells will appeal to a diverse crowd in the same way that Matt

& Kim attracted audiences to last year’s fall show. “One of the things we based it off of was that Matt & Kim was a good show. We were able to sell out,” McKenna said. “[Sleigh Bells] has a lot of electronic influences [among others]. Their live shows are just phenomenal.” A Saturday Night Live appearance, a summer of festival gigs, and an ongoing national tour

have contributed to Sleigh Bells’s rising popularity, according to McKenna. Because of this growing appeal and visibility, she said they were MAB’s first pick since planning began the week after Summer Breeze. “Sleigh Bells were our top [choice] and we really thought that they would be an appropriate, engaging, and just exciting act,” she said. “When it comes

Approximate shuttle schedule announced Sam Levine Senior Editor Transportation officials released an updated NightRide departure schedule last week after analyzing ridership volume of the new evening shuttle program. According to the new schedule, which was posted on the Transportation and Parking Web site last week, shuttles depart from the “Transit Hub” near Reynolds Club and the Reg every 15 to 20 minutes from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. After 1 a.m., shuttles depart every 30 to 35 minutes until 4 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 6 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Last year, evening shuttles de-

parted on 10- and 20-minute intervals at different points in the evening. The door-to-door SafeRide service supplemented those shuttles, which had shorter hours and did not cover as large of an area in Hyde Park. Administrators consolidated the two programs this year after students complained that SafeRide was unreliable. Director of Transportation and Parking Theresa Brown explained that NightRide shuttles leave on approximate intervals because they can take anywhere between 20 and 30 minutes to complete their routes. “The 5 p.m. shuttle should arrive back at the hub at approxiNIGHTRIDE continued on page 3

down to it, we had other options in mind, but as backup.” The band will be performing a sold-out concert at Metro in Chicago the night after MAB’s fall show. Originally, they were slated to perform at Metro before the quarter began, but a skating accident involving one of their touring band members caused them to reroute their tour. BeMAB continued on page 3

English Professor Richard Strier sought to challenge long-held critical views that two of Shakespeare’s most famous plays are prejudiced against women and Jews in his 2012 Humanities Day keynote address on Saturday. “George Bernard Shaw famously divided his dramas into ‘plays pleasant’ and ‘plays unpleasant.’ For many, The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice fall clearly into the latter,” Strier began, referring to Shrew’s alleged portrayal of women as subservient to men and Merchant’s portrayal of Jews as greedy and cruel. “I hope that after this talk these plays can be seen differently,” Strier said. “But I cannot promise that these shadows will go away completely.” On its surface, Shrew shows the conversion of Katherine, initially a sharptongued woman vehemently opposed to marriage, into a submissive wife who grovels at the feet of the

suitor who “tamed” her, Petruchio. However, Strier illustrated places where this conversion seems less misogynistic than many had previously thought. For example, when Katherine finally submits to Petruchio, she affirms only that a wife should submit to her husband’s “honest will,” not, as many have interpreted the scene, to his unconditional will. The play is also more respectful of women when compared to other “shrewtaming” advice of Shakespeare’s time, which usually involved the male suitor’s use of violence to force a woman into submission. Merchant has long been considered anti-Semitic for reinforcing negative stereotypes about Jews through the titular character, Shylock, who betrays Antonio when Antonio fails to pay him back for a “brotherly” loan. Even once the friend can procure the money, Shylock insists upon the alternate legal punishment of “a pound of flesh” from Antonio. However, Strier noted HUMA continued on page 2

Old theater to show New films in Dec. Raghav Verma Senior News Staff Harper Theater is expected to open in mid-December, after the announcement nearly a year ago that it would become part of the University’s Harper Court developments. Tony Fox, the President of ADF Capital, Ltd., parent company of The New 400 Theaters, said that the cinema is expected to open in the middle of December, slightly after the original estimate of November. The 98-year-old theater, located at 53rd Street and Harper Avenue, was acquired by the University 10 years ago but will be operated by The New 400 Theaters, a movie theater based in northern Chicago. The theater will screen children’s and wide-release films, initially op-

A New 400 Theaters plans to open sometime in mid-December, in an old building the University bought about 10 years ago. COURTESY OF KEVIN WANG

erating from mid-afternoon to 10 p.m. If demand expands, though, so will the hours, according to Fox. Fox said that he hopes the theater has a beneficial effect on the community and helps restore ex-

citement about the neighborhood. “I hope it impacts everyone in a positive way, and that everyone feels that they have their theater back. I spoke with people who HARPER continued on page 2

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