Loyola Phoenix: Volume 51, Issue 6

Volume 51

Issue 6

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

LOYOLA PHOENIX The award-winning student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago

Future plan unclear as Loyola offers more than 100 buyouts

150 years of

‘Resilience’ A Chicago staple and the namesake of Loyola’s downtown campus, the iconic Chicago Water Tower celebrates 150 years in the city.

KAYLEIGH PADAR kpadar@luc.edu

HANNAH DENAER hdenaer@luc.edu

Loyola recently offered tenured faculty members — full-time faculty members with job security and research requirements — a sum of money if they choose to leave at the end of the school year.

Certain tenured faculty who are 60 years or older and have worked at Loyola continuously for ten or more years can volunteer to leave at the end of the academic year and receive a bonus worth two times their salaries, according to an email sent to eligible faculty obtained by The Phoenix.

Between 100 and 200 faculty members were offered this deal, according to Michael Kaufman, the dean of the Loyola University Law School and Loyola’s interim vice-provost — an academic officer for the university.

About two years ago, a similar program — the Staff Voluntary Transition Program — was offered to other staff members, Kaufman said. He said the university received feedback from tenured professors saying they would be interested in a similar offer.

Out of the 77 staff members offered the program two years ago, 44 accepted and the university saved 2.4 million dollars, according to Wayne Magdriarz, Loyola’s Chief Financial Officer. Half of the positions lost were refilled or restructured, Magdriarz said.

BUYOUTS

Former Loyola guard lands training deal

Elliot J. Gorn — a professor of American urban history at Loyola — spent his first year in Chicago living just three blocks away from the Water Tower. A historic landmark residing amid the shopping frenzy of the Magnificent Mile, Chicago’s Water Tower now holds a permanent place in Gorn’s memory.

“From the big Borders bookstore on the corner of Pearson and Michigan, you could look across to [the Water Tower],” he said. “I spent several evenings drinking coffee there, reading, looking out at the Water Tower and thinking ‘I love this town.’”

The Water Tower (806 Michigan Ave.) is also entwined with Chicago’s history, as the building recently celebrated its 150th anniversary Sept. 14, officials said.

While Loyola’s downtown campus is named after and resides only steps away from the 150-year-oldw building, when asked about the Water Tower, several students said they weren’t aware of its purpose or history.

While it now serves as a gallery showcasing the work of local artists and photographers, the Water Tower was originally built in 1869 to supply water from Lake Michigan to Chicago’s quickly growing population, according to the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) website. Gorn said Chicago’s population had been increasing rapidly since the city was founded in 1833.

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Neil Beran The Phoenix

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Courtesy of Steve Woltman Loyola Athletics

Loyola grad Doyle played in the NBA in 2017-18 with the Brooklyn Nets.

NICK SCHULTZ nschultz@luc.edu

After playing professionally in Europe last season, former Loyola guard Milton Doyle is trying to get back to the NBA. Doyle agreed to a “partially guaranteed” training camp deal with the Chicago Bulls Sept. 23, meaning he’ll compete for a spot on the roster, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Phoenix. His salary was not disclosed.

The Windy City Bulls, Chicago’s NBA G-League affiliate which plays a step below the NBA, announced that same day they acquired Doyle’s rights from the Long Island Nets Sept. 23.

That means if Doyle, a Chicago native, chooses to play in the G-League this season, he’d have to play for Windy City, according to Windy City General Manager Josh Kreibich. DOYLE 15

Women’s soccer prepares to face close competition in conference play LU CALZADA lcalzada@luc.edu

As the Loyola women’s soccer team (4-4-1) prepares to start conference play Sept. 28 against Drake University, head coach Barry Bimbi said the competition will be closer than before.

Going into conference play, Bimbi said there seems to be a group of four top teams instead of one frontrunner — Loyola, Drake, Missouri State University and Illinois State University seem to be neckin-neck. He said he thinks this year, the regular season champion could be different from the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament

champion due to the competitiveness of the teams.

Each of those four teams ranked in the top four of the MVC preseason poll from Aug. 12 — Loyola took first, followed by Drake, Illinois State and Missouri State. Missouri State and Illinois State are in the top two spots on the current MVC standings, with Loyola in third and Drake in fourth.

Bimbi said after looking at other MVC teams’ results so far, he thinks they’re closing the gap against Loyola.

“Last year, I did think we were by far the best team in the league,” Bimbi said. “But this year, I think it’s a little bit tighter.”

After facing high-ranked teams

OPINION

in non-conference, Bimbi said he doesn’t think the Ramblers have played their best soccer yet. However, he said he’s still confident the team has a shot at an MVC championship.

“I think if we’re at our best, we’re by far the best team,” he said. “But we haven’t shown that yet.”

So far this season, the Ramblers have faced teams such as University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Kansas and University of Illinois, who all rank in the NCAA top 50 for their strength of schedule. After losing to both Illinois Aug. 22 and Kansas Aug. 25 the Ramblers managed a 1-1 tie against Wisconsin Sept. 5.

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Stephanie Miller The Phoenix

Loyola women’s soccer players and coaches alike look toward conference play with cautious confidence. The Ramblers are set to face Drake University Sept. 28.

A&E

Letter to the Editor: Loyola needs to get behind grad worker rights

Taste of Clark Street in Rogers Park perseveres despite the rain

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A search for the silver lining FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

EDITORIAL Editor-In-Chief Mary Norkol Managing Editor Emily Rosca

I had a rough weekend. So rough, in

Business Manager fact, that Sunday reminded me of a book Nataly Bitar I had read in elementary school: Judith Viorst’s “Alexander and the Terrible,

News Editor Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” But Mary Chappell since I know myself, I knew it was up to Assistant News Editor Kayleigh Padar Assistant News Editor Madison Savedra Sports Editor Nick Schultz Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Brown

me to get myself out of it.

After an emotionally necessary

emergency pizza delivery Sunday night, I began to fall asleep — my eyes still puffy and my mind still racing. I consciously put a halt on all my thoughts.

I told myself there was only one thing I could do to stay relatively sane over the next week — find the silver lining.

I won’t go into details about my weekend because it’s not worth it. But I’ll tell you this: there’s not a lot of silver lining to be found.

But Monday morning I woke up, more exhausted and anxiety-ridden than usual, and began my quest to find miniscule things to make me happy.

On my walk to class, I played the “Hamilton” soundtrack so loud in my headphones I probably wouldn’t have noticed someone yelling my name.

During “Non-Stop” I had to smile to myself as the rest of the characters asked Alexander Hamilton, “Why do you write like you’re running out of time?” Every time I hear that line, I think of myself writing on deadline, frantically working to put The Phoenix together every week.

It’s a small thing, of course, but it was a good point in my day and it’s important to acknowledge that.

I paid extra attention to the feeling of freezing cold water or piping hot tea running down my throat. I thanked my lucky stars for hilarious text conversations with my high school friends and pictures of my sister’s yellow lab, Sam, curled up in croissant formation on her bed. I consciously took deep breaths whenever I could force myself to do so, and did my best to remind myself that nothing lasts forever.

These tiny elements of my day, while insignificant during a routine week, were a much-needed reminder to pay attention to the good things, the little things.

Am I okay now? I’m not entirely sure.

I’m not going to act like iced coffee and a comedy podcast are the be-all end-all, but sometimes they can be a godsend during a bad week. At the end of the day, it’s not the things themselves that helped me, but rather the fact that I could focus on something — something good, no matter how small.

Sometimes, life sucks enough that all you can do is flop face-down on your bed and ignore everyone. There’s no denying that. But, I concluded my search for the silver lining by realizing that forcing myself to appreciate the small things might just be enough to keep me sane.

This week, our news section reports on buyouts offered to certain faculty members and follows Loyola students who joined young people around the world demanding action for climate change.

Sports reporter Lu Calzada hones in on women’s soccer as they hope to emerge victorious in conference play.

In A&E, our beloved audio editor and content manager Maddy Baltas comes out of retirement for arguably the most important article of the week — a commentary on the Jonas Brothers’ “Happiness Begins” tour.

contents News.

Assistant Sports Editor Abby Schnable

3 Students band with young people around

A&E Editor Mary Grace Ritter

the world to protest climate change inaction

5 Groupon debuts “Discover Rogers Park” deals

Assistant A&E Editor Emma Sulski

Opinion.

Opinion Editor Adrian Nevarez

9 Staff Editorial: Freedom of speech applies to

Copy Editor Sean Hemmersmeier

10 “You’re not like other girls” should disappear

everyone — not only liberals from our vocabulary

Copy Editor Leen Yassine

11 Cuco riles up dedicated Aragon Ballroom crowd in Sept. 22 show

MULTIMEDIA Content Manager Maddy Baltas Photo Editor Alanna Demetrius Video Editor Molly Gaglione Design Editor Larissa Paseta Web Editor Nida Hameed

CONTACT

Lake Shore Campus

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Jonas Brothers transported fans back to 2008

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AHS returns for a season of ‘80s bits and gore

Sports.

15 Tourneys prepare WVB for conference play

Security Notebook 1. Sept. 17, 2019: Residende Life personnel turned in suspected cannabis found in Marquette Hall to Campus Safety.

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2. Sept. 18, 2019: A Loyola student submitted a battery report to Campus Safety. The incident occurred on the 1000 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue.

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Editor-In-Chief mnorkol@luc.edu Managing Editor erosca@luc.edu News Editor mchappell@luc.edu

3. Sept. 18, 2019: A Loyola student submitted a theft report to Campus Safety. The incident occurred in the Halas Recreation Center.

Sports Editor nschultz@luc.edu

4. Sept. 20, 2019: Campus Safety received a report of electronic harassment f rom a Loyola student.

A&E Editor mritter3@luc.edu Opinion Editor anevarez1@luc.edu

A&E.

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5. Sept. 20, 2019: Campus Safety received suspected cannabis f rom Residence Life found in Spring Hill Hall.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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Students in solidarity: Youths join global climate strike

Zack Miller The Phoenix

Students rallied around the world Friday afternoon to protest climate change inaction. In Chicago, students gathered at Grant Park and then marched down Van Buren Street to Federal Plaza in the Loop.

RYLEE TAN ZACK MILLER rtan@luc.edu zmiller1@luc.edu

Loyola students joined activists from across Chicago and the world Friday afternoon to protest climate change inaction.

The protest, organized primarily by youth activists and students of the Global Climate Strike coalition, attracted approximately 6,000 to 10,000 people in downtown Chicago, many of which were students, according to organizers.

Climate change — the man-made warming of the Earth — poses a threat to millions of people around the globe, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s website.

President Donald Trump and his administration have expressed skepticism of climate change, announcing the rollback of several environmental regulations. Polls show 64 percent of Americans say they disapprove of Trump’s views on the issue.

Protesters chanted as the group gathered at Grant Park (337 E. Randolph St.).

Protesters then marched down Van Buren Street to Federal Plaza (230 S. Dearborn St.) where environmental activists and local politicians spoke.

Organizations such as the International Indigenous Youth Council, State Senator Robert Peters of the 13th Senate District and Kina Collins, an activist and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois’ 7th District, all gave speeches to the crowds of protesters.

“This is what an organized Chicago

looks like!” Peters said to the crowd. “I stand in solidarity … and we will win!”

Dr. Sasha Adkins, an environmental health professor at Loyola who uses they/ them pronouns, led a group of about 1015 of their students to the climate strike.

“I would really love if [students] move from despair to empowerment,” Adkins told The Phoenix. “Being here … will help us feel strong and work together to make a difference.”

Not all their students were able to attend, but those who did marched and held signs chanting phrases such as “Big oil you suck, you sold our future for a buck!” and “Our future, our choice, let’s raise our voice.”

Several campus organizations — including the Student Environmental Alliance and the Loyola branch of Amnesty International — led groups to the protest.

Andrew Taylor, a Loyola junior studying political science, said it’s important to show people in power everyone cares about climate change.

“There are people who care about what’s going on and care enough to actually be here,” the 20-year-old said.

Paola del Rincon Martinez, a sophomore Loyola student, said attending Friday’s protest was “her duty.” “[Climate change] affects us all,” Martinez, the 19-year-old undecided major said. “Coming out here today was something I knew I had to do.”

She said systematic change must happen from government officials, but the protest is a good start.

Aidan Lane, a senior at New Trier High School in Winnetka and an organizer with the Illinois Youth Climate Strike, implored government officials to

take action against climate change.

“I beg of you to do what is necessary to protect our planet,” he said while addressing the audience.

Also among the crowd of students and protestors was a small group of men clad in habits, representing a community of Franciscan brothers — a Catholic religious order — who marched with the strikers.

“As a Catholic and a Franciscan, care of creation is our concern,” said Br. Josh Critchley, OFM, one of the members who marched. Critchley cited Pope Francis’ encyclical and his Franciscan order as reasons for his support of the climate strike.

St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the order, is the Catholic patron saint of animals and ecology, according to the Vatican.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Law School Admissions Test changes to a digital format ILMA SEPEROVIC iseperovic@luc.edu

For the first time in 25 years, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) will be changing the format of the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Students will no longer take the test on paper — instead they’ll be given a tablet when they register for the exam.

The test transitioned to a digital format Sept. 21, affecting thousands of students who plan to take it. During the 2018-19 testing cycle, there were nearly 139,000 students nationally who took the exam, according to the LSAC website.

The test is exactly the same in terms of the number of questions, the types of questions and the number of sections, according to James Lorie, the director of Assessment Development for LSAC. “Basically, it’s the test that existed on paper but is now delivered on a tablet,” Lorie said.

Lorie said taking the test on a tablet is expected to increase security and reduce chances of error from bubbling answers on a Scantron — a sheet of paper designed for bubbling in the answers. He also said taking the test on a tablet means results will be released faster and will allow for more sessions of the exam to be administered annually.

The LSAT is currently administered four times a year in February, July, October and December. LSAC plans to increase the sessions to at least seven annually with the new format, according to Glen Stohr, senior manager for instructional design at Kaplan Test Prep, an exam preparation company.

“This was an internal mission from LSAC, we’ve been working on this, doing research runs for a number of

years on the best ways the deliver the test electronically,” Lorie said.

The research consisted of focus groups and dry runs with actual test takers and were conducted multiple times, Lorie said. He said the digital version was developed through a back and forth process of their internal team and feedback from test takers.

LSAC decided to offer the test both online and on paper during the July session to ensure the test functioned the same in the digital format, according to Kristin Marcell, the director of content marketing at LSAC. Students who took the test in July were divided into two groups — one portion was given a digital version and the other a paper version. Roughly 10,000 students took the digital version, while 10,000 took the traditional exam, according to Lorie.

“You didn’t have to go through the tedious work of filling out a Scantron. ... So actually, it was cleaner and more organized.”

PATRICIA HATZOPOULOS Loyola senior

Students didn’t know what version they would be taking until the day of the exam, according to Lorie. Loyola senior Patricia Hatzopoulos, 20, was one of the students who happened to take the digital exam.

“It was very nerve-racking not knowing what version I’d get,” Hatzopoulos, a political science and criminal justice double major, said. “It was pretty easy to use and a lot quicker.

Courtesy of Loyola University Chicago

Chris Wiltowski, a first-year law school student in the Loyola University School of Law, and other students sit in a classroom.

You didn’t have to go through the tedious work of filling out a Scantron, they gave you scrap paper on the side. So actually, it was cleaner and more organized.”

The digital version offers the ability to highlight texts, cross out answers, flag pages and skip question, Lorie said.

Isabelle Abbott, a senior environmental policy and international studies double major, said she was against the change at first. Abbott took the LSAT twice on paper in March and July. Before taking the LSAT in July, she said she prepared herself for the possibility

of having to take it digitally.

“Students are used to a particular way of test-taking so introducing a brand new exam causes lots of anxieties,” Abbott said. “By this time next year, everyone will be used to it and it won’t be a problem at all. It’ll just take some time for us to wrap our brains around this and get comfortable with it.”

Kaplan launched a practice program in collaboration with LSAC to help students study and prepare for the new exam.

“On the Kaplan site now, there is an official LSAT preparation section that

we developed with them,” Lorie said.

“We had input into the way it was organized and the kinds of explanations that they offer.”

A new test and preparation program offers an upgraded experience for students, according to Stohr. He emphasized the importance of the tablet offering an individualized experience through its tools and mode for each student.

“Electronic delivery of tests is the way the industry is going,” Lorie said.

“We do think of our particular technology of delivering it on the tablets, and the way the digital LSAT is delivered is setting an industry standard.”

Loyola faculty and students share concerns over upcoming buyouts continued from page 1 Kaufman said the university offered the current program for three reasons: to show appreciation to faculty members, to address students’ changing needs and to save money.

“You have the opportunity, as a university, to reinvigorate or replenish your faculty in ways that are really meaningful to your mission and in terms of your strategy going forward,” Kaufman said.

Although Kaufman said the program was designed to show appreciation for faculty, Pamela Caughie — a tenured English professor who received the offer and former appeals advocate for the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) at Loyola — said she thought certain phrases in the email seemed insensitive. She specifically mentioned the phrase about the program being designed to take “proactive steps to help ensure our continued standing as a first-class, student-focused university.”

“Our ranking has gone up as a university and it’s because of the very faculty they’re targeting with this,” Caughie said. “We didn’t build that reputation in three years — it’s been a while. It’s because we’re research-active, we’re working closely with students, we’re keeping up with our fields and we’re innovating our curriculum and our research that we have a good reputation.”

Reducing costs wasn’t the main motivator behind the program, according to Kaufman, although he said it’s an added benefit. Kaufman said it’s almost impossible to predict how much money will be saved until the university knows how many people choose to take the offer.

Before offering the program, the administration made sure there was enough money in the budget to pay the promised amount to faculty members who take the deal, Kaufman said.

He said they will more closely evaluate

where the money comes from within the budget when they know how many people take the offer.

Sophia Logan, a first-year studying chemistry, said she had mixed feelings about replacing current faculty members with new professors.

“I see their point of view on the financial part, but personally I would prefer experienced professors,” Logan, 18, said. “If [a professor] has been teaching for a long time and students don’t like them then maybe it’s time to find a new professor, but if they’re good then there’s no point.”

Kaufman said the administration plans to work with department heads to replace those who leave once they have a better idea of how many people take the offer.

The first deadline for faculty members to express their interest was Sept.

20, but Kaufman said the administration won’t know how many will take the offer until November.

“The commitment is to make sure that department needs are fulfilled, student objectives are satisfied and that the research impact of this university is maintained,” Kaufman said. “That’s going to be a very open and collaborative process.”

Kaufman said the administration hasn’t decided who will replace the professors who leave, but it doesn’t plan to hire adjunct or part-time professors.

Benjamin Johnson, the president of the AAUP chapter at Loyola, said if the administration decides to replace the faculty members with part-time employees, the quality of education at Loyola could drop.

“If they’re not going to be replaced by full-time faculty members, this is gonna be a huge, huge reduction of Loyola’s basic educational mission,” Johnson said.

Liv Eidukat, a sophomore sociology major, said she thinks replacing a professor familiar with Loyola with some-

Courtesy of Loyola University Chicago

Loyola adminstration offered 100-200 faculty members a large sum of money to leave the university at the end of the year.

one new lowers the value of a degree from the university.

“If we get a new professor we wouldn’t be getting the same level of education out of it and we’re still paying the same price for tuition, but a lower value,” Eidukat, 19, said.

Some departments could feel the impact more than others. For example, if all eligible professors in the Classical Studies program take the deal, only two tenured professors would be left, according to Laura Gawlinksi, an associate professor and the chair of the program.

Johnson said the buyout program isn’t something faculty members “recoil from,” but he said it can be concerning when a new program is presented if there’s no plan for the aftermath.

“Like a lot of things from the

[Loyola President Jo Ann] Rooney administration … someone comes up with these plans and by the time people are presented with it, the train has left the station,” Johnson said. “They may be problematic, but they’re already in place and it’s too late to change it.”

When asked to respond to these remarks, Loyola spokesperson Evangeline Politis denied to offer a comment from Rooney without the specific quote. Politis referred back to the email which offered the buyouts to faculty, emphasizing the “Task Team” which made the decision.

“Earlier this year a Task Team composed of representatives from the Provost’s Office, Faculty Council, University Senate, Finance, Human Resources, and various schools and other departments met regularly to review current business operations and processes and propose

recommendations to strategically enhance efficiencies and identify opportunities for further academic development,” the email said.

Gawlinski said the package seems generous and isn’t a bad thing in itself, but the lack of a plan is what concerns her.

“It’s been sort of like, ‘Let’s wait and see how many people go and then we’ll work out a plan,’” Gawlinski said.

In response to the professors’ concerns, Kaufman affirmed the administration’s commitment to faculty and staff.

“I understand that concern,” Kaufman said. “But actually, in this context, it’s really not justified. The dean’s office and the provost’s office will work assiduously with faculty and staff on a plan to replenish the faculty who accept this generous offer. …

It will not be done haphazardly or without strategic input from all stakeholders.”

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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Police suspend investigations into Rogers Park anti-LGBTQ graffiti LEEN YASSINE lyassine@luc.edu

An apartment building bearing a rainbow flag just blocks away from Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus was vandalized with anti-LGBTQ graffiti twice in less than 10 days, officials said. As Chicago police say the hate crime investigations have both been suspended, Rogers Park residents are showing their support for the LGBTQ community.

A 54-year-old woman called the Chicago Police Department (CPD) the morning of Sept. 18 and reported an unknown offender criminally defaced the front of her apartment building, police said. Two women reported anti-LGBTQ graffiti at the same location — on the 1400 block of West Arthur Avenue — about a week earlier.

No arrests have been made for either incident and the cases are in “suspended status,” according to police.

Detectives have limited information and haven’t been able to meet the burden of proof necessary to file criminal charges at this point, according to Kelly Bartoli, a CPD spokeswoman.

In both instances, an anti-LGBTQ remark was scrawled in paint under a rainbow flag — the pride flag that represents the LGBTQ community — displayed in a window, according to Chicago police officer Jessica Alvarez.

Mary Halloran, a 29-year-old Rogers Park resident who works at an animal shelter, said she noticed the anti-LGBTQ graffiti Sept. 18 around 8 a.m. while riding her bike to work.

“I noticed there were a couple of cops and I noticed the word ‘f****t’ under the pride flag,” said Halloran, who added that she identifies as queer. “I’m gay so I snapped the picture and I didn’t really have time to stop or anything because I was on my way to work.”

Halloran said she posted about the incident on a neighborhood Facebook group to make neighbors

aware of the situation.

“There’s still a lot of discrimination [against the LGBTQ community] and this was just proof of that for me,” Halloran said.

James McIntyre, a 28-year-old man who works for a nonprofit organization, said he came across vandalism on the same building earlier this month, the morning of Sept. 10.

“I have lived in [Rogers Park] for literally seven years and this is the first time I’ve ever seen anything [like this],” McIntyre said. “I literally walk past that building everyday, at least twice if not more.”

The first incident occurred between 8 p.m. Sept. 9 and 7 a.m. Sept. 10, police said. The second incident occurred sometime between 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 7 a.m. Sept. 18, police said.

The graffiti was removed from the property by the City of Chicago after the residents filed a request, police said.

Both incidents of vandalism occurred on the same building under the same window, according to Leslie Perkins, chief of staff for 49th Ward Alderwoman Maria Hadden. Hadden’s office believes the incidents are connected, Perkins said.

“That very distinctive [letter] ‘G’ looked the same in both incidents, and they use the same slur both times,” Perkins said.

Hadden has been in touch with the residents of the building since the first incident, Perkins said.

“Our office is disgusted by what happened,” Perkins said. “We find it abhorrent. We really want to make sure that in a place as open and welcoming as Rogers Park that it’s known that this sort of hateful language doesn’t really have a place here in our community, and we would urge the community to come together to denounce this sort of behavior.”

Rogers Park, one of Chicago’s most accepting and diverse neighborhoods, has a strong LGBTQ com-

Leen Yassine The Phoenix

Residents reported grafitti on an apartment building under a window bearing the LGBTQ pride flag. Police have suspended investigations due to limited information. 49th Ward Alderwoman Maria Hadden's office condemned the incidents.

munity, Perkins said.

With Hadden being the first openly gay woman of color as alderwoman, Perkins said she hopes that “reinstills that sense of acceptance and open-mindedness of Rogers Park, and hopefully will signal to our LGBTQ community that this is their home as well.”

Hadden has been in contact with CPD Commander Michelle Rubino of the 24th District — which includes Rogers Park — and the City of Chicago’s Commission on Human Relations, Perkins said.

The Commission on Human Relations advocates for victims of hate crimes, according to Mona Noriega, chairman of the agency.

“The City of Chicago stands opposed to all hate crimes,” Noriega said. “All the departments are working in their respective capacities to address [the vandalism].”

Since the Sept. 18 graffiti, the neighborhood has come together to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ community.

Renee Labrana, a resident of Rogers Park for 10 years, is the owner of R Public House (1508 W. Jarvis Ave.) — which she describes as “a neighborhood bar catering to pretty much everyone in the neighborhood.” Labrana said her staff ordered 50 pride flags to share with community members.

“Considering that over half my staff is gay, everyone was very upset,” Labrana said. “You always want to try to do something that will help people. … Not only show unity but let people know we’re everywhere, as far as gay people.”

Labrana said people have been calling the business everyday asking when she’ll receive the flags.

“I guess it’s just nice to know that everybody, or many people, feel the same way,” Labrana said. “Wheth-

er they’re gay, straight, transgender, whatever the person is. If you’re attacking one segment of our population here, you’re attacking all of us.”

Eric Kugelman, a 56-year-old Rogers Park resident, is also using his business to show support.

Kugelman is the founder and co-owner of Leather 64TEN (6410 N. Clark St.), an adult entertainment store that manufactures and sells leather garments. Kugelman said half of his staff is gay or bisexual, and some employees are non-gendered, meaning they don’t identify as either male or female.

Kugelman said the store quickly sold out of their typical stock of pride flags and had to order more this past week.

“We’ve always supported the diverse community and we carry many flags, such as trasngender, bisexual,” Kugelman said. “We’re proud to carry flags that are relative to the LGBTQ community.”

Groupon’s 'Discover Downtown' expands to include Rogers Park local businesses ZACK MILLER zmiller1@luc.edu

The online marketplace Groupon has added Rogers Park to Discover Downtown, a program designed to promote local businesses in select Chicago neighborhoods by creating a collection of deals to incentivize people to explore the area.

The Discover Rogers Park Collection includes Glenwood Dance Studio, Bark Place, Leather Archives and Museum, North Loft Yoga and Sweet Magic Studio, among others.

In addition to the Discover Rogers Park Collection, the company announced in a press release they also allocated $5,000 to help fund the Taste of Clark Street, an event that shows off the different aspects of the Clark Street dining community within Rogers Park.

The Rogers Park Business Alliance helped to create the collection,

according to Sandi Price, the organization’s executive director.

The group provides professional resources for small businesses in the area, including providing loans for small businesses and hosting workshops where local business owners can network. It also hosts events such as the Taste of Clark Street and the Rogers Park Dinner Crawl.

“I think more people need to invest in Rogers Park. It is such a diverse, big pool of people."

MARIA SPANOS Co-founder of North Loft Yoga

meet with the business owners of the area. At the workshop, Price said Groupon sales representatives discussed what kinds of deals businesses could offer based on the services or products provided by the businesses.

After the workshop, the Rogers Park Business Alliance was handsoff, according to Price. It was then up to Groupon to choose the 15 businesses to include, which the company met with at the workshop or had worked with previously.

Sandra Vrthein, one of the founders of Glenwood Dance Studio (7017 N. Glenwood Ave.), a dance studio located a mile north of Loyola, has worked with Groupon for almost five years. Even before the release of the Rogers Park Collection, she was able to find success with Groupon.

“It’s always been a nice, steady

trickle of people that I feel wouldn’t have heard about our business otherwise,” Vrthein said. “In fact, most of the people that get that Groupon deal tell me they wouldn’t have found out about the studio if they hadn’t found it on Groupon so it has been great at bringing in new people.”

Maria Spanos, co-founder of North Loft Yoga (6560 N. Sheridan Road), said she believes that the collection is a good first step in bringing more traffic to Rogers Park.

“I think more people need to invest in Rogers Park,” Spanos said. “It is such a diverse, big pool of people.

There are so many beautiful things about Rogers Park and I feel like not a lot of people know about it.”

Despite the enthusiasm of local business owners, some Loyola students think the new collection may

need more than just discounts if it's going to be used by students.

Maggie Christie, a first-year sports management major, said she thinks if Loyola starts promoting the use of Groupon, students may take advantage of the deals in Rogers Park.

“I feel like first-year students especially will just be like, ‘Let me download the app and see how it works’ and then use it because these businesses are so close,” Christie said.

Hubert Gawin, a senior nursing major, echoed Christie and said visibility would be key to Groupon’s success on campus.

“If there are deals around here that I could use, I don’t see why I wouldn’t use it,” Gawin said. “We are all pretty tech savvy and trying to save money so I think that if it’s something that’s accessible, people will use it.”

The organization hosted an event where Groupon representatives could

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Glenwood Dance Studio is one of the local businesses Groupon partnered with.

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Groupon partnered with various businesses near campus to offer deals as a part of its "Discover Rogers Park Collection."

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WATER TOWER: Chicago cultural landmark turns 150 years old continued from page 1 To combat the issue of Chicago’s insufficient water supply, engineer Ellis S. Chesbrough designed a tunnel system that reached about two miles offshore and pumped lake water to the Chicago Avenue Pumping Station across the street from the Water Tower, according to CAC. Because the original pumps created “pressure surges and pulsation” in the water, a standpipe system — which equalizes the water pressure — was installed in 1869, according

to the CAC website.

Architect William Boyington designed both the Water Tower that concealed the standpipe and the Chicago Avenue Pumping Station as castle-like structures made from a distinctive yellow limestone, Gorn said.

Despite the eye-catching nature of its design, Chicago’s Water Tower is iconic mainly because it was one of the only structures in the city that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 which devastated the city, Gorn said.

While it’s a misconception the Water Tower was the sole building to sur-

vive the fire, Gorn said it was the “most distinctive survivor.”

The Water Tower Arts District — a group of 15 arts organizations all scattered within walking distance of the Water Tower — was “inspired by the resilience of the Chicago Water Tower,” the group’s website reads.

“Cultural institutions are also tourist destinations.”

ELLIOT J. GORN Urban history professor

Some organizations in the Water Tower Arts District include the Loyola

University Museum of Art, the Poetry Foundation and the Society of Architectural Historians.

The Newberry Library (60 W. Walton St.), a public independent research library, is also a part of the Water Tower Arts District. Kristin Emery, the manager of governance and the assistant to the president at the Newberry Library, said the presence of the Water Tower Arts District highlights the importance of arts in an area that has become widely known as a shopping district.

“Cultural institutions are also tourist destinations,” she said.

Through its 132 years of existence, The Newberry Library embodies the resilience of Chicago’s Water Tower, Emery said, adding the institution has evolved in order to stay relevant.

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Loyola’s School of Communication at the Water Tower Campus downtown.

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The Water Tower was built to provide water for Chicago’s growing population.

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Love Fame Tragedy

MARY GRACE RITTER mritter3@luc.edu

Alternative pop group Love Fame Tragedy brought the love, making the audience feel at home, fame with its first headline Chicago show and tragedy of dramatic lyrics at the Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake St.) Sept. 21.

Local rockers Friday Pilots Club opened the show with a reimagined acoustic set. The duo said they usually have a few more musicians on stage to make the songs come to life, but lead singer Caleb Hiltunen and guitarist Drew Polovick performed with just one other guitarist.

Between songs, Hiltunen turned to Polovick to ask which song to play next. The duo decided on songs on the spot, promoting an environment of authenticity.

Love Fame Tragedy was

next to the stage. The group is the solo project of Matthew “Murph” Murphy — frontman of English indie rock band The Wombats. He descended the stairs onto the stage in a maroon suit, floral shirt and white sneakers.

Murphy opened up with the bass-driven track “Backflip,” one of three of the singer’s songs available on Spotify. Love Fame Tragedy draws on similar synth undertones, catchy guitar hooks and stable percussion as recent albums by The Wombats, such as 2018’s “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life” and 2015’s “Glitterbug.”

Performing an unreleased song, “Please Don’t Murder Me,” Murphy emphasized the dramatics of songwriting.

“Another disclaimer: I don’t actually mean it,” Murphy said from the stage. “It’s just a song.”

Fans supported Murphy

throughout the set — not just with cheers but encouraging words.

“It’s a good song because you wrote it,” one fan yelled out from the crowd.

The intimate venue — a narrow stage without a barricade, with fans filling the main floor and a wrap-around balcony — allowed small interactions to take place and be appreciated by the artist.

A tight space like the Bottom Lounge can often be home to squished crowds and sweaty shows, but Love Fame Tragedy held a balance between intimacy and personal space. Fans were able to dance around to the high-energy track and sway to the acoustic ones in their own bubble.

Murphy closed with debut single “My Cheating Heart,” earning cheers from the crowd.

Love Fame Tragedy is available to stream on all platforms.

brings alt-pop intimacy

Murphy took his turn on the keyboard during his song “Brand New Brain,” which was released Aug. 6. Touring members of Love Fame Tragedy helped bring the full sound of the tracks to life.

Crew members taped Love Fame Tragedy’s set list to the stage for band members to reference during the show. Matthew Murphy said the band only had 10 songs, so there was no encore.

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Singer and guitarist Matthew Murphy danced and bounced around the stage during his headlining show at the Bottom Lounge, performing tracks from his solo project Love Fame Tragedy.

Chicago rock band Friday Pilots Club opened for Love Fame Tradgedy at the Bottom Lounge with an acoustic set. Lead singer Caleb Hiltunen captivated the audience with his deep, gritty vocals.

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Free speech isn’t just for the Democrats Alanna Demetrius The Phoenix

THE PHOENIX EDITORIAL BOARD For United States citizens, freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment. It’s considered by many to be the most important amendment and a fundamental American value. No matter what pretenses can be made about the nation’s morality when the amendment was added to the constitution, it should be agreed upon that people should be allowed to speak their mind freely.

College campuses must protect that freedom to foster a healthy, productive learning environment.

What’s more, contentious discourse in classes otherwise can help college students evolve for the better.

In college, a time when students are surrounded by diverse groups and opinions, campuses should be home to more of this intelligent debate than anywhere else.

Only 10 percent of college students in the country rated

President Donald Trump positively in 2016, according to The Panetta Institute for Public Policy, making Trump supporters a minority on college campuses. Loyola is no different — The Phoenix reported in 2017 that some Trump supporters felt alienated on campus.

While Loyola and other colleges are overwhelmingly liberal, that can lead to class discussions and campus culture leaning harshly to one side of the political spectrum.

If liberal college students don’t learn to listen to other opinions and consider new perspectives, they’re arguably as close-minded as those they criticize for being ignorant.

In a letter to the University of Chicago’s class of 2020, the university’s Office of the Dean of Students said it doesn’t condone the creation of intellectual “safe spaces where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own.” The office also said it’s the university’s priority to foster

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different kinds of ideas to promote a campus which supports people of all backgrounds.

Earlier this month, Fox News contributor Donna Brazile and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who resigned from the Trump administration in 2017, were met with protests and petitions when he was scheduled to speak at Northeastern Illinois University. The protesters practiced their free speech — and so did Brazile and Spicer.

More locally, DePaul University students protested Charles Murray and Ben Shapiro when they were invited to speak at the school.

In 2017, conservative political scientist and writer Murray was invited by the DePaul College Republicans to speak on campus, but was met with protests. A year earlier, Shapiro — a conservative political commentator — was kept from speaking on campus by the university after being invited by the

conservative group DePaul’s Young Americans for Freedom.

While Loyola hasn’t found itself in situations like these, conservative students have voiced their concerns about feeling stifled on campus.

This is a space where open and honest discussions should thrive.

There’s a common misconception among liberal college students — that conservative students are uneducated and lack the logic to back up their ideas.

This isn’t necessarily true, but if liberal students refuse to hear out the opposite side, they’ll never have the opportunity to listen to the reasoning behind someone’s beliefs.

That said, not all conservative students are Trump supporters.

There are plenty of moderate Republicans who don’t like him and disagree with his divisive rhetoric.

Those students shouldn’t be shut down simply because they share a party affiliation with Trump.

Instead, they should feel like they

can speak up about their beliefs.

The extremists are typically the ones who get the attention, leaving the moderates in an uncomfortable position, especially when Trump opens his Twitter app.

At a time where the political spectrum is undoubtedly polarized, the opportunity for open — and sometimes tense — discourse is vital.

The chances of changing someone’s mind are slim, but everyone deserves the opportunity to speak their own. That’s what free speech is about — the ability to have a voice. The First Amendment doesn’t claim that everyone must agree with you. That’s something that requires a good argument.

Arguing is necessary for progress. This is a politically turbulent time in which the nation is divided and we see it more on college campuses than almost anywhere else. There are a lot of things to argue about but if we don’t talk about them now, then when?

Letter to the Editor:

Loyola must now admit that it is hiding behind the Trump administration on grad worker rights ALEC STUBBS astubbs@luc.edu

As a PhD student worker, an instructor of record, and co-chair of the Loyola Graduate Workers’ Union, I find it imperative to bring to light the dismissive treatment that my fellow graduate workers and I have received while in graduate school. I do not claim to speak for all graduate workers, but the administration needs only to remember last semester’s massive sit-in and subsequent walk-out for a sense of how many graduate students are fed up with having our rights as workers ignored (and in some cases, actively undermined). We formed our democratically elected union in 2017 to advocate for the labor rights of graduate workers, only to be repeatedly ignored by Loyola. On Monday, Sept. 23, the Trump administration’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) set out a plan to strip our rights to collectively bargain, claiming that graduate workers at private universities are not workers. This is the exact line that the Loyola administration has taken over the past several years.

For those unaware, life as a graduate worker is precarious-long working hours, minimal pay for vital work as research assistants, teaching assistants, or instructors of record, lack of access to affordable healthcare, the rising cost of rent in Chicago, the

lack of access to quality mental health services, the cost of student fees and gym memberships, etc.

During my time as a graduate worker at Loyola, I have witnessed fellow graduate workers suffering from food insecurity, workers who have been forced to take out loans for health insurance, and workers forced to take multiple outside jobs to make ends meet. We are workers who care deeply about the education of our students, but we often suffer under poor working conditions and poor pay.

Are we not simply paying our dues? Isn’t this a part of the process? Not only do I refuse to accept that part of our graduate education must include poverty wages for the invaluable and necessary work that we provide this institution, but it is becoming increasingly clear that the whole of higher education is moving toward a model that extracts as much labor from its workers as possible for as little pay as possible.

Loyola could break this pattern it could be an institution that acts on its stated social justice values.

But thus far it has not. Since the formation of the Loyola Graduate Workers’ Union, Loyola has denied our right to collective bargaining, claiming that we are merely students and not workers. Despite teaching courses, grading papers, administering tests, running labs, providing research, we are only students to this university. I would like to have it explained to the

parents of my students in my own class this semester that I am only a student--not a worker. Perhaps this will prompt them to ask where their $42,000/year is going.

Over the last several years, the Loyola Graduate Workers’ Union has fought to provide better working and living conditions for its members. We have won minimal stipend increases of $500 per year (to a point), but with stipends starting at only $18,000 per year, this is still not enough to live on. We have won increased travel funding to allow us to attend conferences and engage in professionalization to better our academic futures. We have even won dental coverage for all graduate workers who need it.

The administration might claim that they have provided these increases, but it is only through our actions as the Loyola Graduate Workers’ Union that these issues have even come to light. It has

only been through taking direct action that we have pushed our university to finally come to terms with the reality of their graduate workers’ lives. And even still, the university has consistently denied us a seat at the bargaining table, and therefore, we have no formal bargaining power.

Monday’s Trump-dominated NLRB ruling is a plan to overturn our right to unionize, and therefore it matches the standards already set by Loyola’s administration.

All three officials who voted to overturn the previous ruling have been appointed by president Trump. The one dissenting voice, and the only Democrat on the NLRB, Lauren McFerran, claimed that there is “no good basis--in law, in policy, or in fact--to take these workers’ rights away.”

A university administration that ostensibly prides itself on its Jesuit values and concern for social justice must now own up to

the fact that it is hiding behind the Trump administration because it is economically beneficial.

Time and time again, Loyola has exalted themselves rhetorically by claiming to follow the virtues of social justice and social change. It is time to realize that social justice values are far more than marketing tools to be plastered on the sides of buses and trash cans downtown. If, as a part of my education, I am asked to try to rectify injustices in the world, is my own community immune to such a transformation? Is Loyola immune to its own mission? I doubt that any administrators at this university would say so; but their words and actions are quite mismatched.

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ADRIAN NEVAREZ anevarez1@luc.edu

The air is getting more crisp as the days go on. Slowly, leaves are falling one by one onto cars and the ‘L’ stop seems to be getting further away. Fall used to bring the promise of candy and jumping into piles of leaves. For many, it just feels like a reminder that they’re going to have to get through another winter.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression related to the seasons, most commonly fall and winter. People suffering from SAD can be depressed and unmotivated for a prolonged period.

It isn't something "every college kid goes through."

These disorders can be serious.

SAD is estimated to affect 10 million Americans and another 10 to 20 percent may suffer from mild SAD, according to Psychology Today. The average age of those affected is between 18 and 30, leaving young adults — especially those who are away from home — vulnerable to experience its effects.

College is full of firsts, including a new lifestyle, friends, roommates, experiences, and according to

There's a lack of conversation about mental health Courtesy of Pixabay Mental health disorders can leave those who are affected feeling alone and helpless. More university resources can help afflicted students.

the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), this can make students susceptible to depression and anxiety.

There isn’t an avid discussion about mental disorders in universities, even though it’s important to inform students about its symptoms and how to treat them. This information can’t be glossed over with pamphlets and short seminars — there has to be an in-depth conversation with students about their mental health.

College can also be a time of loneliness for students who aren’t adjusting well to new people and environments. With the cold weather soon approaching, it can feel like living in a solitary environment. Many schools have resources for students who suffer from mental disorders.

Loyola’s Wellness Center provides students with a full-time psychiatrist and counselors to speak to. However, there's a limit to the number of appointments a student can have

until only being referred to other providers in the community, which can get expensive.

It’s important for people to take care of themselves and regularly monitor their emotions. If things don’t seem right, it’s important to vocalize it rather than pretend nothing is wrong.

Approximately 12 percent of college students suffer from an anxiety disorder and 7 to 9 percent suffer from depression, according to an article from The U.S. National

Library of Medicine, which highlighted the prevalence of mental disorders in college students.

These are large percentages of students who are afflicted by mental disorders and that’s why it’s important to understand what the signs of mental disorders are. Loss of appetite, weight loss, agitation and fatigue are some signs of depression but there can be different experiences with different disorders. It isn’t something “every college kid goes through.” These disorders can be serious and may lead to permanent physical or mental damage.

Being prepared for college is something Loyola is adamant in teaching through intro classes and seminars including UNIV 101, which prepares students for college.

Preparing students to handle the mental strain and anxiety that accompanies these four years should be an active conversation within the class. Loyola can promote these conversations with professional seminars for students to attend, giving mental health the attention it deserves.

The ADAA website provides a list of resources and suggestions for students who believe they are feeling depressed or anxious.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline — 800-273-TALK — can give students advice and someone to talk to about their feelings. The hotline isn’t just a crisis line and can be called any time.

Why 'you’re not like other girls' should never be said again Courtesy of Pexels

Phrases like "you're not like other girls" have undermined and insulted women through different types of media. The phrase adds a negative connotation to female qualities that in reality is a sexist backhand compliment.

MIA AMBROIGGIO mambroiggio@luc.edu

The phrase “you're not like other girls” has been embodied in film, books and television repetitively by traditionally male counterparts who ogle at how a female character is different.

It’s become a media trope, appearing in ‘90s rom-coms including “10 Things I Hate About You” or “She’s All That” — where the female protagonist isn’t popular but rather outspoken or artistic.

This is also seen in novel series such as “Harry Potter" — where the female protagonist is different because she’s intelligent and witty.

Our insatiable craving to be, or be in a relationship with, someone who’s unique has led to this phrase becoming the ultimate compliment, making audiences and individuals think this phrase

translates to “I think you're special.”

If “you’re not like other girls” is a compliment, what does it say about “other girls?” When a compliment explicitly states that someone is desirable because they aren’t like everyone else, isn’t that just saying everyone else is inferior to that person?

Considering women have been undermined and insulted for centuries, saying that one is likeable because they don’t act like "normal women” isn’t a progressive statement. It's saying someone is special because they don’t act like a woman. This isn't only an indirect insult to every other womanidentifying person, but grossly generalizes the entirety of women based on stereotypes that were created for us, not by us.

Oftentimes, this phrase is said to female characters who possess admirable qualities, such as being

strong, independent and intelligent.

In other words, women who don’t fall into the stereotypical female societal standard. They often possess more traditionally masculine traits — not wearing makeup or the color pink, ordering hard liquor and a steak for dinner or genuinely enjoying sports.

This connotation is everywhere, whether in a media platform or real life. In “Beauty and the Beast,” Belle is seen as “not like other girls.”

She’s interested in a partner for more than physicality. She spends her time in the library and has a daring, intelligent personality. She is the antithesis to the women who swoon over Gaston in the film.

Except Gaston doesn’t want them, he wants Belle because she is, you guessed it, “not like other girls.”

Examples exist in recent times as well. In “Game of Thrones,” an extremely popular television series, when Arya Stark (Maisie

Williams) is asked by Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance), “Aren’t most girls interested in the pretty maidens from the songs? Jonquil, flowers in her hair?” and she answers, “Most girls are idiots.”

This puts those who identify as women in an unspoken competition of who’s the most different. It’s implying that “normal” female qualities are inherently bad, and those that aren’t like “other girls” are a small exception to that.

While this statement seems small, it isn't. Our concept of gender has shaped rhetoric to reward some and punish others.

We subconsciously include gender stereotypes into everyday conversation and sayings because of hegemony, the concept of an institution establishing a “common sense” for us, to which we blindly accept. No one questions phrases

including “you’re not like other girls” because we were taught it's a compliment. We haven't questioned this tendency that's become commonplace.

Not only is this sexist, it’s really not a compliment at all. Rather it’s a lack of something better to say. Being “different” is a concept completely independent of gender.

There are countless aspects of a person that contribute to their identity. It's ignoring every other quality that person possesses, and simplifying them down to just being “different” from what they expect a woman to be.

“You’re not like other girls” is a backhanded compliment, which enforces our restrictive ideals of gender identity and gender in relationships. Don’t say it, and don’t accept it. Without it, we can shift our communication to be more inclusive and less condescending.

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Jacob Trivedi The Phoenix

Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company served a pizza with duck prosciutto, Calabrian chili peppers and mozzarella cheese as the main dish, deep-fried risotto for an appetizer and a selection of drinks for the meal.

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...

JACOB TRIVEDI jtrivedi@luc.edu

Full disclosure, based on my previous articles, readers like yourselves will know I’m obsessed with Italian cuisine.

From pastas, arancini, panna cotta and salads — yes, even salads — my love for Italian food spans far and wide.

No matter your preference, Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company (465 N. McClurg Court) is a no-B.S. restaurant that’s producing pies that redefined my expectations.

Robert Garvey, chef and owner of Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company, said he moved from New York to Chi-

cago and just hated the pizza here. He missed the chewy crust, the slight grease from the bubbling cheese and the sweet tomato sauce.

“He ordered from a place one night and specifically requested triangle cuts, not square,” said Dana Garvey, his wife and business partner. “The pizza shows up and it’s square cut. Robert refused to accept the delivery.”

This sparked something in Robert’s head. If he couldn’t find a pizza he’d enjoy, he was going to make one.

That was about 20 years ago. May 17 of this year, Robert and Dana opened up their pizzeria.

Located in Streeterville along the River East Art Center Promenade, the front windows overlook the river. Tall tables and chairs cling to the far sides of the rectangular entrance, while bar stools sit adjacent to smaller, more intimate tables. Exposed brick, a wooden ceiling and a repurposed leather bar counter give Robert’s Pizza a neighborhood feel.

I felt welcomed from the moment I entered. Robert and Dana said they want

to make Robert’s a place for everyone to feel homey in, no matter the occasion.

“We started having dinner parties in our condo and we want to maintain that feeling with our guests [at Robert’s],” Dana said.

I wandered around the front bar until I realized there was a whole other dining area behind the bar. The main dining area can easily fit a hundred or so foodies, and a private room is also available. With a full view of the kitchen, the entire pizza-making process is transparent from start to finish.

Robert is an engineer by trade and a food lover by passion. Throughout his journey of crafting the perfect pizza dough, Robert said he’s had a fair share of mishaps. When he finally created the “perfect” dough, he went back to the drawing board and wanted to make it even better. The dough at Robert’s Pizza was 20 years in the making.

Savannah and Jose, some of my closest friends, accompanied me on this pizza quest. I ordered a Zombie Dust by 3 Floyds Brewing (surprise, I ordered a beer). Savannah, not wanting summer

to end, sipped on an Aperol Spritz and Jose had a Riverside Refresher.

The three of us settled on an order of the arancini and the duck prosciutto pizza served with Calabrian chili peppers and mozzarella.

Arancini are deep-fried balls of risotto served on a small pool of house-made tomato sauce with microgreens sprinkled on top. Biting into the arancini was crunchy and creamy. The risotto was perfectly tender and the addition of parmesan complimented the slightly sweet and tart tomato sauce. As we fought for the last arancini, the pizza pie arrived.

Much like a full moon, I couldn’t help but marvel at the sheer beauty of the pizza. The cheese bubbled ever-so-slightly, to reveal the sauce underneath. The duck was mingling on top, becoming one with the cheese. The dough was perfectly charred on the outside and maintained its structure as I took the first slice.

The first bite was chewy and soft.

I could taste the subtle differences in every bite. The middle of the slice was more crisp but still had a slight chew. I

could taste the spiciness from the Calabrian pepper with the rich smoke of the duck. The sauce complimented every ingredient of the pizza. The crust had a crunch on the outside but a chewy center, making me crave more with every bite. Before I knew it, the three of us devoured the entire pizza. We ordered another one.

The fact a pizza silenced us for the entirety of our meal says more than anything I can write.

Like the creation of Robert’s dough, this pizza took me on a journey.

After trying pizza all over the U.S. and having the real deal in Italy, I can say Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company is one of the best pizzas I have ever had.

I don’t say that often, but when a restaurant can not only impress me, but two of my closest foodie friends, you know they aren’t just talk.

The price range for the pizzas is anywhere between $18-$25 and cocktails range from $8-$12. For the menu, visit www.robertspizzacompany.com, and grab yourself a pizza that will make your jaw drop.

Bedroom pop artist Cuco hypes the crowd at the Aragon EMILY ROSCA erosca@luc.edu

People love Cuco, and so do phone cameras. At any point during the bedroom pop artist’s set at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (1106 W. Lawrence Ave.) Sept. 22, the crowd was littered with phones. Hands were held high in the air, recording and photographing seemingly every moment.

Cuco returned to Chicago for his third show in the three months — he performed two back-to-back shows July 17 and 18 celebrating his birthday.

Since then, the artist released his critically acclaimed third album, “Para Mi.” Preceding Cuco’s combo chill and hype set, R&B/alternative artists KAINA and Ambar Lucid energized the already-packed Aragon. Ambar Lucid’s powerful, dreamy vocals penetrated the venue, eliciting shouts of love and support from the audience.

For about half an hour in between the opening acts and Cuco’s, a DJ played a mixture of Top 40 hits and Latino bangers, the audience continued to sing word-for-word at the top

of their lungs, film the events and bop around their established floor space.

Around 9:30 p.m., Cuco emerged on stage to an audience that was losing their cool. As “Intro (feat. Foos Gone Wild)” played over the speakers, Cuco — donning a black long-sleeve and graphic jeans — greeted his crowd and proceeded to play a majority of songs from “Para Mi.” Despite his tour in support of his latest album, Cuco fans didn’t get as much of a sampling of his old love songs that transported him to his current stardom. The artist treated audiences to his two most popular songs “Lo Que Siento” and “Lover Is a Day” — which have garnered a more than 118 million combined streams on Spotify — but didn’t dabble in much more.

As psychedelic graphics lit up on the three on-stage screens, Cuco paused his set to ask his densely packed crowd to spread out a little because “it wouldn’t hurt.” Since multiple people were lifted from the crowd by security guards, Cuco asked his listeners to please be careful.

The artist brought a gathering of

friends on stage to perform “Bossa No Sé,” his hit from “Para Mi.” The crowd on stage matched the energy and vibrance of the audience, pulling the set together and beginning to bring it to an energized close.

Cuco is available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Fans held cell phones high to record Cuco’s closing track “Bossa No Sé” and the group of the artists’ friends on the stage.

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Commentary: Happiness indeed began at the Jonas Brothers reunion tour MADDY BALTAS mbaltas@luc.edu

When the Jonas Brothers abruptly announced their breakup in 2013, I never thought I would see Joe, Kevin and Nick onstage together ever again.

I first saw the Jonas Brothers in January 2008 on the “Best of Both Worlds” Tour when they opened for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus. I was 11 years old. In the years that followed, I saw them a handful of times in Cleveland, my hometown, wearing homemade T-shirts dedicated to my favorite brother, Nick, and spent hours reading up on their lives in Tiger Beat magazine.

One of my favorite sightings was seeing them walk four feet from the Good Morning America studios in New York City into their waiting car.

I was in fourth grade and so stunned I dropped the drink I had just bought all over the sidewalk.

Needless to say, when I got the news about their reunion, I was unwell. While I was on the Red Line heading to class at the Water Tower Campus, they announced the release date of their first single in five years, “Sucker.” Two months later, the Jonas Brothers announced their new album, “Happiness Begins,” and released the dates for the “Happiness Begins” Tour.

On Sept. 19 at the United Center (1901 W. Madison St.), the day was finally upon us.

Before the concert started, I looked around at the crowd they drew in. It was comprised mostly of women in their 20s looking to relive the fondness of their teenage years.

Some were current college students, like me, attending the show with friends they didn’t even know the last time the Jonas Brothers toured.

Some are moms now, who brought their own daughters. Some were young girls, who first learned about

them from their single, “Sucker,” off of their latest album. But almost everyone wore old concert T-shirts and looked ready to go back in time.

As the lights went down at 9:30 p.m., like everyone in the crowd, my eyes focused on the stage, expecting the Jonas Brothers to run in from the side or rise up from under the stage, but the three brothers pulled an old trick on me and the rest of the arena. Kevin, Joe and Nick descended from the ceiling on a platform — just as they had on the “Best of Both Worlds” Tour.

For the next 90 minutes, the world as I knew it stopped turning outside of the United Center.

Sparks flew, the crowd screamed so loud I missed the opening notes as “Rollercoaster” began to play. One of the last tracks on “Happiness Begins,” “Rollercoaster” quickly became a fan favorite due to the nostalgic feelings its lyrics bring to Jonas Brothers’ fans.

The chorus of the track served as the mantra not only for their reunion but also the night: “It was fun when we were young but now we’re older.”

The band was older, I was older, their other fans were older and their songs were older, but the experience was just as meaningful as it was more than a decade ago.

Elements of old and new were littered throughout the 90-minute set — a crucial component for the success of the show.

While their orange, green and blue monochromatic suits were a vast improvement from their gold jackets, purple button ups and navy blazers of the olden days, not much else had changed.

Nick stood on the left, Joe in the middle and Kevin on the right just as they always have. But it wasn’t just their appearance that surprised me — it was the identical energy they brought from their teenage years to this show.

Joe bounced around every part of the stage and even brought out his sig-

nature tambourine for part of the set.

Nick drew the crowd in with his iconic falsetto and his mastery of almost every instrument on stage. Kevin anchored the set musically, nailing guitar solos while still having a larger-thanlife presence onstage.

The brothers even brought their original drummer, Jack Lawless, back for the second go-around.

The Jonas Brothers played songs off their latest album, including “Only Human,” “Cool” and “Hesitate,” but almost half of their set was comprised of songs they released more than 10 years ago. They played fan-favorites, such as “S.O.S.,” “Year 3000” and “Lovebug.”

They even performed “Mandy,” a song from their first album, “It’s About Time,” released before they became Disney’s golden boys.

After they finished running back and forth between the main stage and B-stage on opposite ends of the arena, Nick sang his solo track “Jealous,” igniting the crowd just before Joe came onstage to sing “Cake By The Ocean,” the hit song by his other band, DNCE. Each song meant something different to each fan in the crowd. I shed a few tears during the most romantic song ever written: “When You Look Me In The Eyes.” Not only is it my favorite Jonas Brothers song but reflecting on the night now, it really reminded me of how long this band has been a part of my life. The scene of them standing around a grand piano serenading the crowd with this song will always be burned in my memory.

The concert concluded with an energetic and roaring encore featuring “Burnin’ Up,” one of their biggest hits from 2008, and “Sucker,” their 2019 hit.

After the screams subsided and the lights went back up, the crowd was quickly brought back to the unbelievable reality that the Jonas Brothers are back.

Who knows when I’ll see them again, but I’d wait another 10 years for this kind of happiness.

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Kevin Jonas shows off his guitar skills for thousands of screaming fans Sept. 19.

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The band sang plenty of their throwback hits, including “S.O.S.” and “Year 3000.”

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Nick Jonas performed his radio hit, “Jealous” at both concerts, Sept. 19 and 20.

Rain didn’t dampen the delicious food at Taste of Clark Street MARY GRACE RITTER mritter3@luc.edu

Looking down Clark Street Sept.

22, it didn’t look much different than any other day — cars zoomed by, rain drizzled down and people huddled under umbrellas to stay dry. But every so often, a group of people looked down at their colorful cards to find a list of Taste of Clark Street restaurants — indicating these were not the average restaurant visits.

With 15 participating restaurants, patrons made their way down Clark Street sampling bits from each eatery along the way for a total $20 fee.

Stretching from Devon Avenue to Touhy Avenue, Taste-goers walked off some of the calories they consumed

and marked off each stop on the provided card keeping track of restaurants visited.

The majority of the restaurants were located on the north end between Farwell Avenue and Touhy Avenue so participants could pop in and out of multiple establishments easily.

Among that cluster were El Famous Burrito (7047 N. Clark St.), La Choza (7022 N. Clark St.), Urban Tables (6950 N. Clark St.) and Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero (7024 N. Clark St.).

Mexican restaurant La Choza served as a starting point of the event.

Live music and a sign-in table where participants received their cards welcomed visitors. La Choza served a cheese enchilada drenched in sauce for the participants’ sampling pleasures.

Next door, Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero presented the choice of their selection of tamales with a spicy and mild version of the cheese and pork options. The mild pork tamale was flavorful without being overwhelming.

El Famous Burrito didn’t serve up samples of the namely burrito, but instead offered visitors a churro. Most restaurants handed out bite-size portions, but El Famous Burrito didn’t hold back with a full-sized churro, which was everything one could want from the famous Mexican dessert. The churro was crisp on the outside, soft on the inside and perfectly coated in a layer of cinnamon sugar.

Catering company Urban Tables (6950 N. Clark St.) served up an example of one of its fusion dishes — a

Jamaican jerk chicken eggroll — and a homemade pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

The eggroll burst with spice and flavor from the zing of peanut dipping sauce to the crunch of the wonton wrapper and the seasoning of the chicken. The mini pie offered a sweet, refreshing follow-up to the complexity of the eggroll. Each creamy bite was complete with the cool, homemade whipped cream.

Autumn Williams, the owner of Urban Tables, said she always pictured having her store located on Clark Street. She praised the Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) not only for helping her start the business, but also organizing this event to highlight local restaurants.

“I thought because of the rain that

that would limit participation, and it probably has some,” Williams said.

“But the most exciting part to me is most of the people who come in aren’t people who knew about us or knew much about us so we’ve gotten a chance to tell our story and share with people who we are and what we do.”

The RPBA coordinated the event to promote local eats, such as Urban Tables, according to special service area manager for the RPBA, Carolina Juarez.

“It gives people an opportunity to experience the rich and eclectic dining culture in Rogers Park,” Juarez previously told The Phoenix. “There’s so many different types of food in Rogers Park, but you can almost taste all the different types all in one street, which is Clark Street.”

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Taste of Clark Street was held Sept. 22. The festival featured food samples f rom 15 restaurants in the area, including La Choza, Urban Tables and El Famous Burrito, which served up full-size churros.

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Loyola alumna stars in ‘80s nostalgia reaches its peak with ‘American Horror Story: 1984’ premiere Raven Theatre production EMMA SULSKI esulski@luc.edu

“American Horror Story: 1984” opens in true “American Horror Story” fashion: sex and murder. The season premiered Sept. 18 on FX, marking the beginning of the ninth season of the cult TV show.

The show begins as a few counselors prepare to have a threesome in a cabin bunk when they’re attacked by a hooded killer, who proceeds to murder everyone sleeping in the cabin, chopping off their ears and string them together in a necklace. For a show that’s had a drill-bit-dildo-wearing demon and a psychotic mutilated clown among other horrors, this is relatively tame.

“1984” follows five college students — Brooke (Emma Roberts), Montana (Billie Lourd), Xavier (Cody Fern), Chet (Gus Kenworthy) and Ray (DeRon Horton) — as they get summer jobs at Camp Redwood, which has been reopened 14 years after the aforementioned ear-murders of 1970.

That plotline is already eerily similar to the 1980 slasher film “Friday the 13th,” but the gnarly 1980s imagery doesn’t stop there. The episode was bursting with ‘80s iconography, including a new opening sequence with shots

of aerobics classes and Sony Walkmans cut with shots of bloody knives.

From the synthesized background music to the grainy, undersaturated flashback sequences, Bananarama’s “Cool Summer,” Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me,” Def Leppard’s “Photograph” and boys in crop tops, plenty of totally tubular ‘80s culture references are snuck into every scene.

There’s even an appearance from the Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez (played by Zach Villa), a real-life serial killer who terrorized Los Angeles in the early ‘80s. How Ramirez will come into play this season is yet to be known.

Each season of “American Horror Story” has a new theme, storyline and time period, and returning cast members will often play new characters. Notably missing from this year’s lineup are Sarah Paulson (“The Goldfinch,” “Ocean’s 8”) and Evan Peters (“Dark Phoenix,” “X-Men: Apocalypse), both of whom have starred in every season prior to “1984.”

Apart from Paulson and Peters, plenty of previous cast members returned for “1984.” Roberts (“Scream Queens,” “Unfabulous”), Lourd (“Scream Queens,” “Booksmart”) and Fern (“American Crime Story,” “House of Cards”) all starred in last season’s “Apocalypse” as

witches and the spawn of Satan, respectively. “American Horror Story” is perhaps the only show where viewers can see a cast member play the Antichrist in one season and a “slimmercise” aerobics teacher in the next.

New cast members include Matthew Morrison (“Glee,” “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”) — who’s almost unrecognizable in a mustache and mullet — and Olympic silver medalist skier Gus Kenworthy, whose character Chet was kicked out of the 1984 summer Olympics for having traces of drugs in his bloodstream.

While episode one of “1984” leaves hope for a promising season, there’s a chance the show will fall into its habit of captivating beginnings with disappointing endings and no real payoff, such as the “Apocalypse” finale, where Mallory (Billie Lourd) killed the Antichrist by hitting him with a car.

The trend of ‘80s nostalgia has reached its peak in movies and television — see “Stranger Things,” “IT,” “Black Mirror” or “Ready Player One,” to name a few — and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Whether “1984” will have an intriguing enough story to pull in viewers or become lazily reliant on its ‘80s setting — that’s the real mystery.

HAILEY DIGHTMAN hdightman1@luc.edu

Loyola alum Jeanne T. Arrigo is using psychology’s lessons to give her a deeper understanding of theater.

Next week, she will play the character Jean in the upcoming play “Sundown, Yellow Moon” at The Raven Theatre (6157 N. Clark St.).

Making its Chicago debut Oct. 3, the play explores familial relationships and the idea of home. “Sundown, Yellow Moon,” written by Rachel Bonds and directed by Cody Estle, tells the story of twins Joey and Ray as they’re called back to the heat of their unnamed Southern hometown in the midst of a family crisis.

T. Arrigo, 53, received her M.Ed in school psychology from Loyola in 1991. She said the relationship between psychology and theater helped her in her role as an actor — the two areas “married quite well” in her mind.

“Theater, to me, is about reacting organically and naturally,” T. Arrigo said in an interview with The Phoenix.

This concept became part of her contribution to the theater world, and eventually led to her being a part of “Sundown, Yellow Moon.” T. Arrigo described her passion for the medium of theater and its unique capacity to move and challenge an audience.

“Being able to move people to think about things and experience something in an emotional and visceral way, that’s what I love,” T. Arrigo said.

“Sundown, Yellow Moon,” enhances this capacity of theater as it explores the relationship between its characters and music. A common thread of mu-

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“American Horror Story: 1984” pays homage to ‘80s pop culture, from “Friday the 13th” to Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer.”

sic strings together a story that navigates relationships within a family and young adulthood.

Rather than telling a story through songs, the play gives music a background role in the story. Characters listen to pre-recorded songs and some play music themselves. An audience is able to build a connection with the play’s characters as they witness their use of music to cope with their lives.

“The music is sometimes telling the story, which is what happens in a musical, [and] is sometimes just heard by a character,” T. Arrigo described.

T. Arrigo described a character sitting on their front porch learning and attempting to play an instrument. The play’s intimacy brings a certain universality to the story and the character’s experiences, according to T. Arrigo.

As a folk musician herself, T. Arrigo said she understands the importance of music and its specific and powerful effects on people and their emotions, emphasizing the “deep, deep feelings” music can reach. Featuring music and lyrics by folk-rock duo The Bengsons, “Sundown, Yellow Moon” addresses this effect of music.

With all its musical and storytelling elements, T. Arrigo summarized the play in a simplistic way.

“It’s a very quiet play,” she said.

“It’s about quiet moments in our lives, and yet they are huge moments at the same time. There are huge things happening in the quietest moments of people’s lives.”

“Sundown, Yellow Moon” opens Oct. 3 at Edgewater’s Raven Theatre (6157 N. Clark St.) — a 10 minute walk from the Granville Red Line stop. Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased online (www.raventheatre.com).

Loyola alum Jeanne T. Arrigo will play Jean in the play “Sundown, Yellow Moon.”

Space-travel odyssey ‘Ad Astra’ reflects on the human condition LUCAS NABER lnaber@luc.edu

Writer and director James Gray’s “Ad Astra” is equal parts character study and sci-fi epic, exploring both the physical and emotional isolation of its astronaut protagonist.

Set in a bleak take on the near-future, the film stars Brad Pitt (“Fight Club,” “The Big Short”) as astronaut Roy McBride, son of legendary U.S. Space Command astronaut and leader of the fictional Lima Project H. Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones).

It’s been 26 years since the Lima Project was formed to scour the solar system for signs of intelligent life, and 16 since the project’s ship and entire crew went missing somewhere in Neptune’s orbit.

Clifford and his crew have long been presumed dead, but Space Command officials reconsider when they link a worldwide series of deadly electric surges back to the Lima Project’s experiments. They enlist Roy to try and contact his father, who may be alive and purposely avoiding detection.

Roy agrees to Space Command’s terms and finds himself suiting up

to leave Earth the way he’s done his whole career.

“Ad Astra,” released Sept. 20, might not actually be a realistic depiction of space travel, but its rule-defined and unflinchingly logical approach is so plausible it might as well be a documentary on the subject.

Roy’s complicated journey through this detail-oriented world drives the plot, but the film finds its true merit in simplicity.

Roy is numb to the bureaucracy and safeguarding of Space Command’s operations. He’s a machine, powering through psychological exams, ignoring repetitive safety videos and sporting a heart rate that has never risen above 80 beats per minute.

Roy’s character is defined by his ability to robotically excel in the structure around him. His interstellar expertise ­ and introspective narration make the film’s complex trappings seem commonplace, reducing the need for expository dialogue.

Gray’s earnest screenplay paints Roy with plenty of emotional depth, but Pitt communicates more with his eyes than any screenplay could.

Bearing a hollow fake smile and per-

fect posture, Pitt carries the weight of loneliness and labor spanning years inside his pupils and along his brow, expressing more with his mannerisms than his words.

Gray understands the talent he’s been blessed with in Pitt, and the film reflects this. Other characters linger on the margins, but the film laser-focuses on Pitt. Roy’s separated wife Eve (Liv Tyler) is his only human tie to Earth, and she’s reduced to a hazy memory by the void Roy faces.

As Roy navigates the stars, he reflects on his current position in life and his relationship with his father.

When the Lima Project left Earth, Roy was a teenager. By the time he found out his father wouldn’t return, he was a grown man. Now in his 40s, Roy must confront the possibility that his father wasn’t taken from him but instead chose not to come back.

After Clifford disappeared, he shifted from a real figure in Roy’s life to a security blanket. His heroism motivated Roy’s career path and his tragic presumed death was easier for Roy to cope with than the possibility of abandonment.

For decades, Roy has used these jus-

tifications to ignore the painfully obvious. He always wanted more from his father, even before his mission lifted off.

At two hours and four minutes long, Gray’s film is a masterpiece of pacing. “Ad Astra” handles the material of a much longer film without rushing and employs a contemplative pace without drawing things out.

The film takes a densely classical approach to its genre with great success, utilizing hard scientific logic to

tell a cosmic adventure story spanning years, but this isn’t where its main appeal lies.

“Ad Astra” understands the appeal of futuristic space travel and knowing the unknowable, but lots of films do. It’s the film’s ability to connect its fictional concept to such innate human concerns that makes “Ad Astra” so special.

“Ad Astra,” rated PG-13, is playing in theaters nationwide.

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“Ad Astra” stars Brad Pitt as Roy McBride, an astronaut trying to find his father.

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RAMBLER RUNDOWN WVB: ADDIE BARNES NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Loyola first-year outside hitter Addie Barnes was named MVC Freshman of the Week Sept. 23, the conference announced. Barnes helped the Ramblers to a 2-1 record at the Chicago Cup Sept. 20-21 and notched a pair of double-doubles.

The Neenah, Wisconsin native has started every match for Loyola so far this season.

WSOC: Ramblers get set for conference schedule Stephanie Miller | The Phoenix

After a challenging non-conference schedule, the Loyola women’s soccer team is preparing for Missouri Valley Conference play, which starts Sept. 28 against Drake.

continued from page 1 After facing high-ranked teams in non-conference, Bimbi said he doesn’t think the Ramblers have played their best soccer yet. However, he said he’s still confident the team has a shot at an Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) championship.

“I think if we’re at our best, we’re by far the best team,” he said. “But we haven’t shown that yet.”

So far this season, the Ramblers have faced teams such as University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Kansas and University of Illinois, who all rank in the NCAA Top 50 for their strength of schedule. After losing to both Illinois Aug. 22 and Kansas Aug. 25, the Ramblers managed a 1-1 tie against Wisconsin Sept. 5.

Senior defender Madison Laudeman said playing a tough team such as Drake first in conference means they’ll have to start off strong. She said there will be a lot more on the line playing them earlier rather than later in conference.

“We have to come out hard,” Laudeman said. “It kind of sets the tone for how the rest of the conference is going to go and it’s really going to be a statement.”

Bimbi said the Ramblers’ strategy doesn’t change much from nonconference to conference play. Their strategy is to set themselves up to be a team others have to adjust. He said this is due to the Loyola’s athleticism and speed, especially this year after facing such tough teams before the MVC. Sophomore midfielder Abby Swanson said she thinks the players’

biggest area of improvement is finding their groove on the pitch.

“I think we still have players coming in and out and people coming back from injuries,” Swanson said.

“Just trying to find … our chemistry.”

This year, the Ramblers play four out of seven MVC games at home as opposed to the four out of seven away games they had last season. The team was 6-1 in 2018 conference play with only one loss — to Illinois State in overtime — despite playing the majority of the games on the road.

Bimbi said knowing the team can go to different places and win games while also being tough to play at home, there’s no reason Loyola can’t pull off something similar this year. Last season, the Ramblers were 6-2-1 at home and 7-2 in 2017.

So far this year, they are 1-1-1.

The Ramblers secured their first

MVC title last season, five years after they joined the conference. They won 3-1 over Drake in the MVC Championship final and went to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost 1-0 to Florida State University — the No. 1 seed and eventual champions.

Swanson said she thinks the Ramblers’ biggest strength in the MVC will be the depth of Loyola’s players. She said when they bring their substitutions on, the level of play doesn’t drop, compared to other teams which may not have as much of a well-rounded lineup.

“Every girl is more than capable to bring something to the game,” Swanson said. “I think the other teams, they just can’t go as deep as we can.”

The Ramblers are set to take on Drake University Sept. 28 in Des Moines, Iowa. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Women’s cross country team still feels Brewis’ presence GIANCARLO BENITEZ nschultz@luc.edu gbenitez@luc.edu

“Obviously [without] Lindsey at the top being that vocal leader, it’s different.”

MIMI REIMERS Junior runner

This year, it’s all about putting those pieces together. Junior Mimi Reimers and sophomore Claire Hengesbaugh are set to rise to the occasion after being named All-MVC last season.

In her first event of the year Sept.

13, Reimers won the Illinois State Invitational at Illinois State University — an event Brewis won last year as a redshirt senior. As a team, the Ramblers ended up winning the meet.

After tallying two goals and an assist over two games, redshirt senior forward Simone Wark was named MVC Newcomer of the Week Sept. 23.Wark, a graduate transfer from University of South Carolina, is currently tied for second on the team with three goals.

B-BALL LUNCHEON SET FOR OCT. 30 Loyola Athletics announced the annual basketball tip-off luncheon is set for Oct. 30 at the Union League of Chicago. Men’s basketball coach Porter Moser and women’s basketball coach Kate Achter are expected to speak, while Mike Mulligan, a former Loyola men’s soccer player and current morning drive host at WSCR-AM 670 The Score, is set to emcee the event.

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After losing one of the most accomplished runners in program history, the Loyola women’s cross country team has a new identity for the 2019 season.

Lindsey Brewis had several accomplishments as a Rambler, including winning the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2018. Brewis went on to become a professional runner for Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Project, and she left her mark on the program after her storied career.

But now the Ramblers have to fill her shoes, meaning other runners have to step up. Women’s coach Alan Peterson said the pieces are there and said this year’s squad is “as deep as we’ve ever been.”

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Loyola junior runner Mimi Reimers (left) is one of the runners stepping up to fill the void left by Lindsey Brewis’ graduation.

As a sophomore last year, Reimers finished seventh individually at the MVC Championships. After running alongside Brewis for two years, she said the team’s getting used to life without one of its most decorated runners in history.

“I think we’ve adjusted pretty well,” Reimers said. “Obviously [without] Lindsey at the top being that vocal leader, it’s different.”

Hengesbaugh is recovering from an ankle injury, so she has yet to race this season. She said she’s set to make her season debut Sept. 28 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational at Montrose Beach. As a first-year last year, she finished sixth at the MVC Championships, coming in 3.32 seconds faster than Reimers.

Despite only running alongside Brewis for one year, Hengesbaugh said Brewis’ leadership skills stood out to her.

“I’d definitely say [Brewis] was a

leader both athletically and socially,” Hengesbaugh said. “She also helped organize any team meetings and stuff like that. She was really good at taking charge and checking in with every single girl on the team.”

“[Brewis] was really good at taking charge and checking in with every single girl on the team.”

CLAIRE HENGESBAUGH Sophomore runner

Brewis didn’t just leave her mark on the runners, though. She also left a lasting impact on Peterson’s coaching style.

Since Brewis was always working to get better, Peterson said he needed to make

sure she didn’t go overboard and avoided overworking herself.

After working with Brewis closely since his first season at Loyola in 2016 as a graduate assistant coach, he said he’s translating that mentality to the rest of the roster this year.

“I think just … really trying to keep her focused on what we’re trying to do really helped me with trying to get the rest of the girls better, as well,” Peterson said. “I needed to keep the reins on her, too. [Brewis] would always be, ‘Work, work, work,’ so I always had to be the one to kind of hold her back a little bit, too, and I think that’s kind of helped me with the other girls.”

The Ramblers have two meets left before the 2019 MVC Championships, starting with the Loyola Lakefront Invitational Sept. 28 at Montrose Beach, about two and a half miles from Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus.

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Women’s soccer defense improves following rough start

JACK STRAKA KYLE BROWN jstraka1@luc.edu kbrown16@luc.edu

After early season struggles, the Loyola women’s soccer team (5-4-1) has won four of its last five games. In that five-game span, the Ramblers have only allowed four total goals.

Fresh off an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, the Ramblers started this season with a pair of losses against the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign and the University of Kansas. The Ramblers lost 3-1 against Illinois and suffered a 6-0 loss to the Jayhawks. Last season, Loyola never allowed more than three goals in a game.

Since the first two games, the Ramblers have only allowed an average of one goal per game.

“So far, I think it’s going pretty well,” Banks said. “We started off a little rocky, but we’re still finding our way. We’ve had a good stretch the last couple games heading into conference play.”

L ast year’s team allowed an average of 1.21 goals per game en route to winning the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular-season and tournament champions.

Head coach Barry Bimbi has been altering his defensive line throughout the season. First-year Madi Rosen, sophomore Aly Kilburg and seniors Madison Laudeman and Ari Banks made up Loyola’s back line in the last two games. Laudeman and Banks have started every game this season for the Ramblers, while Rosen and Kilburg have been recent additions to the starting lineup.

Recently, the defensive back four for Loyola have limited their opponents’ shots on goal. Loyola is currently on a three-game winning streak, and has given up 11 total shots on goal in that span. Against Kansas alone, the

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Senior defender Ari Banks dribbles the ball up the field. Banks has started every game this season for the Ramblers, and tallied an assist against the University of Illinois.

Ramblers allowed 12 shots on goal.

“We’re settling into a lineup a little bit better,” Bimbi said. “The early season games you’re trying new things. When you come in with a lot of expectations of what we wanted to accomplish in the early season schedule. … We regrouped and talked to the girls about [how], ‘We have to defend together, we have to stay confident in what we are doing.’”

Coming into the season, senior goalkeeper Kate Moran was expected to remain the starter in net. Right before the season started, Moran went down with an injury, and the starting goalkeeper position was wide open.

Since then, first-year Grace Droessler and sophomore Maddie Hausmann have equally split time at goalkeeper.

After giving up six goals against

Kansas, Droessler improved dramatically since the loss. In the five games she’s played since Kansas, Droessler has a save percentage of 77.8 percent, which indicates the number of saves she registered versus how many shots on goal the opposition had. For context, Moran had a 75.0 percent save percentage last season. “[Droessler’s] doing really well and has taken over the role really nicely,” sophomore defender Kilburg said.

“She’s still able to instruct us on what we should be doing.”

Hausmann has started in four games for Loyola this season. Of the four games she started, the Ramblers won three of them, including two shutout victories.

She also came in for the second half against Ball State University. In the

five games she’s played, Hausmann has saved 73.7 percent of the shots on goal she’s faced.

The Ramblers managed a 1-1 tie against No. 16 University of WisconsinMadison Sept. 5 and a 2-1 victory over the University of Missouri Sept. 8.

Droessler earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors Sept. 9.

The following week, the Ramblers lost the “Red Line Rivalry” game to DePaul University 2-0 Sept. 12, but bounced back strong to shut out Northern Illinois University 2-0 in DeKalb, Illinois Sept. 15.

Laudeman was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 16, earning back-to-back accolades for Loyola’s defense. Laudeman earned the award after playing all 90 minutes against

both DePaul and Northern Illinois.

Loyola’s defensive four are tasked with not only defending, but also contributing to the offensive attack.

Banks and Rosen are the outside backs, meaning they play on the outer edges toward the sidelines. This season, Banks has registered an assist on offense, while Rosen has scored a goal for the Ramblers.

“We demand a lot out on our outside backs,” Bimbi said. “We want them to jump start the attack, get them moving forward and get services in. One thing leads to another and it jumpstarts the attack.”

The Ramblers are scheduled to start conference play at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Sept. 28. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m.

WVB tournaments translate to team development DOYLE: Loyola grad agrees to deal with Chicago Bulls

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Over the last four weekends, the Loyola women’s volleyball team (76) has played in tournaments across the country — from Toledo, Ohio to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Now, instead of playing three matches in two days, the Ramblers can focus on 2 to 3 matches per week for the rest of the season.

These back-to-back tournaments might seem like they don’t matter for conference play, but the team uses them to figure out what they need to work on with their gameplay. It’s also “exciting” to play against other teams outside of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), head coach Amanda Berkley said.

“These tournaments are great for learning what we need to work on in practice,” Berkley said. “We are going to be focusing on passing and serving against other teams. There has been a lot of growth on the team.”

After going 1-2 in its first tournament in Toledo, the Ramblers posted identical 2-1 records three straight weekends: during the Rambler Challenge at Gentile Arena Sept. 6-7, the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic Tournament in Colorado Springs Sept. 13-14 and the Chicago Cup at DePaul University Sept. 20-21.

After losing in the final match of the Chicago Cup — Loyola’s last before conference play — redshirt senior defensive specialist and libero Maddy Moser said she thinks the team is prepared for conference play.

“I think we’ve definitely learned a lot through … our wins and losses,” Moser said. “I can just see as a team we’ve grown through each game and I think we’re ready to take on conference teams.”

This season, Loyola added seven firstyear players to the team. Newcomers

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Elle Van Grinsven (right) prepares to return a serve during the Rambler Challenge.

such as outside hitter Addie Barnes and middle hitter Taylor Venuto helped secure their wins against University of California Irvine and Air Force at the Svoboda Tournament. Barnes and Venuto led with eight kills each against Air Force, and Venuto led with nine kills and six blocks against UC Irvine.

Ve nut o an d B ar n e s’ s u c c e s s continued into the Chicago Cup. Barnes led Loyola over the three matches with 3.42 kills per set, while Venuto had a team-high 15 kills against University of Illinois at Chicago.

“These tournaments were great for us because we have so many freshmen that are playing right now,” Berkley said.

“It’s great to learn about how we have to grow as a team. We ironed out some lineup changes. We used every single match to get ready for conference.”

Berkley also said the team’s main focus is to work on passing and to be able to “serve tough” against its opponents to steal points. With that goal in mind, Loyola recorded 16 aces throughout the Svoboda Tournament.

“During tournaments, the team has

to learn quickly and they have to learn to execute,” Berkley said. “Our goal for [the Svoboda Tournament was] to not have too many negative plays or too many errors.”

For the season, Loyola averages nearly 5.2 errors per set, meaning a Loyola player misplayed an attack and the other team received a point. But the team cut down on errors during the Svoboda Tournament, averaging 3.9 errors per set.

“We are better than that, and we are a winning team,” senior outside hitter Quinn Spieker said. “So going into [these tournaments], we [were] really looking to pull out some more wins.”

The Ramblers finished out their non-conference schedule with a 7-6 record and with new knowledge of what they need to do to be a stronger team as conference play is just around the corner.

Loyola’s first game of conference play is scheduled for Sept. 27 at Gentile Arena as they take on Valparaiso University.

First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

The NBA allows teams to have 15 roster spots. The Bulls have one NBA opening available and one open twoway spot, meaning a player can split time between the NBA and the G-League.

After graduating from Loyola in 2017, Doyle signed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets and later played in 45 games for Brooklyn’s G-League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. Late in the season, Doyle agreed to a two-way deal with Brooklyn and played 10 games for the big club at the end of the year, averaging 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as the first Rambler to play in the NBA since 1987.

Last year with Club Baloncesto Murcia (UCAM Murcia) in Spain, Doyle averaged 11.1 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in 34 games. He played for the Sacramento

Kings in the NBA Summer League this year and they also expressed interest in him for training camp, the source said.

While Doyle couldn’t be reached for comment, Loyola head coach Porter Moser took to Twitter to congratulate Doyle on the opportunity with the Bulls.

“Proud of you @MDLU35!” Moser tweeted. “Keep grinding!”

In his four years at Loyola, Doyle became one of the iconic players during Moser’s tenure. Doyle was named Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Freshman of the Year and MVC Newcomer of the Year in 2014 before two injury-riddled seasons in 2014-15 and 2015-16. As a senior, he became the first Rambler ever to be named first team All-MVC. The Bulls are reportedly set to start training camp Oct. 1 and the first preseason game is scheduled for Oct. 7.

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Milton Doyle (right) drives to the basket during his senior season in 2016-17.

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