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Out with the old: College to find new home for Plymouth Court amenities

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» TESSA BRUBAKER NEWS EDITOR THE LAST COLUMBIA-OWNED student housing building was sold over the summer to 3L Real Estate to be converted into residential apartments, leaving the college to determine how the student center will accommodate for the building’s amenities.

Plymouth Court, 731 S. Plymouth Court, was put on the market in September 2017, with 3L Real Estate agreeing to buy the building in a deal valued over $20 million.

Brian Berg, spokesperson for 3L Real Estate, said the company allowed the college to continue to lease Plymouth until the completion of the new student center, which is scheduled to be finished spring 2019.

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» MADISON KELLER STAFF REPORTER THE HEARTLAND CAFE , a North Side hotspot for social and political activism since 1976, was put up for sale on Craigslist by owner Tom Rosenfeld Aug. 27.

Rosenfeld said in a Sept. 6 Chicago Tribune article that he cannot maintain the building financially, but is devoted to keeping the restaurant open.

Timothy Longwith, general manager of the cafe, located at 7000 N. Glenwood Ave.,said they are working to secure a future for the cafe. But the Rogers Park establishment is difficult to manage because of the physical upkeep of the building, Longwith said.

“I personally would love to see a new facility. The building has seen a lot of years,” Longwith said. “It needs a facelift.”

Whoever buys the property will have the option to take it over or demolish it for construction of a possible housing development, he added.

“I know [the cafe’s] mission [and] its values could be applied anywhere, but there is something so special about that quirky space,” said Hannah Simpson, a Rogers Park resident. “I think it would be different if it were somewhere else.”

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Amid Hurricane Florence, response to Hurricane Maria still lacking » ARIANA PORTALATIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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he White House is being tested on its response to Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in the Carolinas Sept. 17 with widespread damage. Will the government respond better than it did with Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico? I hope so.

The government of Puerto Rico updated its official estimate to 2,975 deaths from the hurricane and its effects Aug. 28, hours after a George Washington University study estimated the total.

President Donald Trump rejected the estimate in a pair of tweets Sept. 13 which included multiple false claims— including a suggestion that the death toll did not start to increase until much later and that deaths unrelated to the hurricane were added to the tally—and accused Democrats of inflating the number to damage his reputation. Facts prove otherwise.

Researchers who conducted the independent study avoided including deaths that were unrelated to the hurricane to get a more accurate number. Although the initial death toll provided by Puerto Rico’s government was 16 several days after the hurricane’s landfall on Sept.

20, 2017, that number was continuously updated afterward, once the effects of the hurricane were taken into account, including a lack of access to health care and poor living conditions. Other independent organizations also began investigating the number not long after the hurricane hit.

Trump continues to wrongly praise the government’s response to Hurricane Maria even after skepticism and criticism of FEMA’s support for the island after the storm has been affirmed.

A Sept. 4 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that multiple problems including staff shortages and a lack of trained personnel slowed the government’s response, a fact already confirmed by FEMA in July.

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MORT CASTLE, ADJUNCT professor in the English and Creative Writing Department, is bringing his own brand of horror to TV with his new series “Shadow Show,” set to premiere on Roku’s Terror TV. “Shadow Show” is based on an anthology co-edited by Mort Castle and Sam Weller, both associate professors in the English and Creative Writing Department. Castle is a producer and principal creator. The anthology was first published in 2012.

The six-episode show is set to premiere in spring 2019. Castle’s goal for the series is to “[pay] homage to the great imaginative spirit of horror and fantasy,” he said.

The pilot episode is adapted from a short story Castle wrote in the late ‘80s titled “If You Take My Hand, My Son.” The original short story deals with the idea of being born evil.

“It’s the antithesis of happiness and light.

Not every story has a happy ending, and it

proves you don’t need ghosts to be haunted,” Castle said.

Professional networking is important to Castle and is something he emphasizes to his students. Two of his former students are working on this project.

Mark Valadez, a writer and producer for “Shadow Show,” was a creative writing student of Castle’s at Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois.

“As things have worked out, years later, we have become collaborators [on] a number of creative projects,” Valadez said. “Right now, we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s looking like we are finally going to get this show on the air.”

Joel Eisenberg is the executive producer on the series and helps with the budgeting and props for the show.

“We finished the budget. We are going to be starting casting shortly,” Eisenberg said.

“We are looking at shooting toward the latter part of January.”

The series is a new twist to horror shows that created the hallmarks of the genre, such

as “Twilight Zone” and “Outer Limits,” Valadez said.

“We want to scare the bejesus out of you,” Eisenberg said.

Sometimes the best inspiration for dark and terror-inducing storytelling can come from anywhere, so long as a writer or creator stays aware of what is going on in their surroundings, Castle said. “My wife frequently

Bram Stoker Awards, but he does not let darkness dampen his humor, Valadez said.

“The way he views the world is very unique,” Valadez said. “He views it with a lot of empathy, a lot of sensitivity and compassion and also a great deal of required humor.”

Castle said he enjoys collaborating with other creatives on the TV show.

It’s the antithesis of happiness and light. Not every story has a happy ending, and it proves you don’t need ghosts to be haunted.

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gets asked, ‘How can your husband keep coming up with all these horror ideas?’ She [says], ‘It’s simple, he’s a realist.’ You want horror, give me the newspaper.”

Castle has written on dark subjects throughout four novels and in multiple collections. His work in horror has won three

“So much of my time over the past 50 years has been spent as an author,” Castle said.

“When you’re writing on your own, it’s you, the machine, the walls and the spot on the wall where you hit your head regularly.” ksavage@columbiachronicle.com » PHOTOS STEVEN NUNEZ/CHRONICLE

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THE ENGLISH AND Creative Writing Department invites students, faculty and staff to once again engage in literary conversations with notable creative writers at its fourth annual reading series.

The series begins Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Stage Two, 618 S. Michigan Ave., and will feature Novelist Lindsay Hunter and Poet Matthew Rohrer. The events in the series are free and open to the public, according to an Aug. 29 press release from the college.

The next event Oct. 2 will feature writers Benjamin Balint from Jerusalem and Sue Sinclair from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

“By bringing writers from all over the world to campus, [students] get to hear new work and

ing in it,” Pryor said.

“It is cool to hear what other people are creating, to expand your mind and hear different perspectives.”

Meno said he works with a group of graduate students to handle the logistics, organization and event planning.

Speakers will also attend Columbia classes to engage directly with students, Meno said.

“It’s important to expose people who are trying to have this writing life to kids who are hoping to do that, as well,” Hunter said. “I’m hoping to show them who I am, and show them that everyone’s journey is their own.”

Hunter said she’s looking forward to connecting with fresh voices at the event.

“I hope I read something that speaks to them,” Hunter said.

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what writers are doing to redefine literature,” said Joe Meno, professor in the English and Creative Writing Department.

Speakers for the Oct. 29 and Nov. 8 events include Mort Castle, Daniel Kraus, Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Durga Chew-Bose.

The last event will be an undergraduate reading Dec. 5.

“We give students a chance to be engaged in that conversation by having one of our students open each of the events,” Meno said. “To be able to get your work out there, you have to recognize your connection to a larger writing community.”

Sophomore fiction major Maisie Pryor attended the series the last two years and said listening to authors and poets read their work during the event is inspiring.

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“Whether they’re disgusted or think they can do better, both are great sources of motivation.”

Rohrer will feature a multivoice reading of his poetry during the event, Meno said. His book won the 2018 Believer Book Award, according to the college’s Aug. 29 press release.

Students are accompanying Rohrer during his event, which Meno said is a great way to kick off the year. “Lindsay and Matthew are famous for challenging boundaries of emerging writers.”

Contreras, a 2009 creative writing alumna, will celebrate the release of her latest book “Fruit of the Drunken Tree” at her Nov. 8 event, Meno said.

“We are very excited for her and for what that means for our writing program,” Meno said. “[The Reading Series] has writers [with] established reputations alongside writers who are innovating, challenging and creating new ground for literature.” mkeller@columbiachronicle.com

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adamant on preserving it, and it’s working out so well [for them], shows that there is an admiration for it,” Davila said.

Generating this public interest in 70mm film is something the Music Box can do, according to Hartel.

“If they can generate public interest in a niche like that, it means those original film elements will be preserved,” Hartel said.

“If prints continue to be made, facilities who are capable of making prints like that will still be in business, so it has a chain effect for film preservation.” kwatt@columbiachronicle.com » PHOTOS ORLANDO PINDER/CHRONICLE

SINCE THE MUSIC Box Theatre opened its doors 89 years ago, film has changed immensely, but the historic venue continues to showcase many generations of film productions and technology.

The theater, located at 3733 N. Southport Ave., announced the lineup for its annual 70mm film festival, giving viewers the experience of seeing films in the alternative style with a vintage technique.

Shooting film in 70mm is an immersive and more textured experience than other forms of cinema, according to Julian Antos, the technical director and assistant programmer at the Music Box Theatre.

The festival runs until Sept. 27, and is intended to highlight a historic film style, Antos said.

“It is a part of our cultural heritage. [The] format started in the ‘50s, and this is how audiences saw works of art for many years when they first experienced them,” Antos said. “It’s important to maintain that.”

As a film format, 70mm has become less common. 70mm is more of a legacy format, according to Associate Professor in the

Cinema and Television Arts Department Peter Hartel. “One of the reasons for the creation of [70mm] format was because Hollywood was competing against television from the ‘50s on,” Hartel said.

“They needed ways to attract audiences into theaters instead of sitting home and watching their TVs. One of the things they came up with was large screen presentation because they could get something more all-encompassing.”

70mm print film titles are not easy to come by, with only 60 or 70 left in existence, Antos said.

“It’s a pretty narrow range. There are things we show every year, like ‘2001: [A Space Odyssey.]’ Everybody loves that movie, and it does really well. It’s also a

perfect representation of what the format can do,” Antos said. “We’re always trying to look for new titles we haven’t shown before.”

This year’s festival includes eight new titles. Most are old film shot in the ‘80s in 35mm that has recently been blown up to 70mm. Antos said to expect a mini ‘80s retrospective within the new films, including Michael Cimion’s “Year of the Dragon” and John Carpenter’s “The Thing.”

The Music Box Theatre is a haven for anyone interested in film, according to sophomore cinema art and science major J Davila. “[The Music Box ] releases great prints of movies. They are showcasing some of the best work, in the best way to see it,” Davila said. “The people that work [there] really care about what they’re doing.”

The theater is one of the few that still has the equipment to play analog film, Antos said.

“Film [may be] a dying way to watch movies, but the fact that the Music Box is so

A behind the scenes look at the process the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., puts into projecting the 70mm films for the festival with Technical Director and Assistant Programmer Julian Antos.

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ylie Fong, a senior nursing student at Grand Canyon University, wakes up at 4:30 a.m. for her “Clinical” course. After she finishes her hospital shift, she goes to golf practice, which lasts between three and five hours, she said.

By the end of the week, Fong will have spent at least 40 hours in class, studying or at practice, not including time spent preparing for golf tournaments over the weekend, She said.

“In season, I get between four and six hours of sleep,” Fong said. “Out of season, [I get] around eight. I strive for eight.”

Fong’s story is not unusual among student athletes. College students splitting time between sports and academics usually work more than a traditional work week and sacrifice their sleep and ability to concentrate on schoolwork.

Grand Canyon University did not confirm that this schedule was typical for its student athletes, but for other schools long hours are common.

Between traveling to and from games, practicing and media engagement, the average student athlete spends approximately 32 hours a week involved in their sport alone, according to Chet Hesson, assistant athletic director for Academics and Student Services at Bowling Green State University. But the non-stop lifestyle is something a regular student athlete deals with, he added.

Fong is taking 16 credit hours this semester while competing at the collegiate level, which can be difficult to manage. She expects to practice until it is dark to remain successful.

“I was [once] studying for a big test in nursing school,” she said. “I remember staying up until 4 in the morning. I had to get up at 5 [a.m.] for a workout. I came to practice and I was exhausted. I was reading a putt and I shut my eyes because I was so tired. [I] fell asleep while I was playing golf.”

The NCAA limits practice time to 20 hours a week, but attending banquets, voluntary training and study hall hours do not apply to the limit, according to the NCAA’s website.

In order to compete in college, students must take a minimum number of credits and

maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0, according to NCAA guidelines.

Athletes in the Division I level—the highest level of collegiate athletics, which offers athletic scholarships, unlike DII or DIII programs—have an 86 percent graduation rate; DII athletes have a 71 percent graduation rate; and DIII athletes have an 87 percent graduation rate, according to the NCAA’s estimations.

There are some students coaches worry about, said Ron Estes, assistant basketball coach at Adrian College and former baseball player at the University of Toledo. But most athletes handle the stress of college athletics well.

Kirsten Jacobsen, a junior accounting major at the University of Arizona and member of the swim team, gets to school at 5:30 a.m. for practice, she will not return home until 5 p.m. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday she practices for four hours and swims up to eight miles.

To keep students in good physical condition, Sissy Bates, personal trainer at Gold’s Gym in Fairport, New York, has student athletes remain active even on their days off.

Simple exercises for even 15 minutes can keep blood flowing, which can help speed up recovery time and allow athletes to compete at peak physical levels, according to Bates.

In addition to her athletic schedule, Jacobsen spends another 27 hours per week on class and homework. Which can be challenging when she comes home exhausted and has to take care of school work, she said.

“It’s not about how much time you have, it’s about how you spend your time,” Hesson said.

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FEATURE Logan Kusky, a junior computer engineering major at the University of Notre Dame, first began competing with the university’s track and field team his freshman year.

“You enjoy what you do, but it is like a job with the amount of time you put in,” Kusky said. “It takes time to learn [how] to balance it all.”

Columbia students who compete in local club sports do not practice as much, but are also dedicated.

Matt Coyle, president of the Columbia Athletic Association, said sports can be used as an escape, and a way to connect with a group of people who will support you.

Coyle said he practices around seven hours a week with the Columbia Renegades.

Kusky leaves practice later in the evening. During the indoor season, practice may not start until 8 p.m., leaving less time for eating and showering. At times he eats lunch while walking to practice because he does not have time to sit down to a regular meal.

His schedule becomes more hectic during midterms when a competition falls on the same week as his exams.

“I would go and compete, and regardless of how I did, I wouldn’t celebrate,” Kusky said. “I could have a test the next [day] at 9 a.m.”

Student athletes excel in their sports for a reason, Hesson said. But it is not just about their physical abilities. Athletes must also build up the “mind, body and spirit to compete at this kind of level.”

The NCAA website estimates there are 8 million high school athletes, but only 480,000 of them will compete in college.

Being an athlete is almost a full-time job without the academic course load, Hesson said. Student athletes also miss class time

for their sport, due to traveling to, or participating in athletic meets.

Jacobsen said she misses more class in college than she did in high school.

Students who remain disciplined and remember what is important—such as class—remain successful when competing in college, Estes said.

“You have to have priorities,” he said. “The mature kid—the kid who is willing to sacrifice and see the big picture of why they are there—will do that.”

If every student were to endure the physical demands of a college athlete with a full course load, it would be a huge disadvantage and stressor, Hesson said.

“It is pretty hard compared to high school,” Kusky said. “I can’t mess around and get an A easily anymore. I have to work if I want a good grade.”

Jacobsen said she finishes practice and class at 5 p.m. then goes home to do homework which takes approximately 15 hours a week to complete. To stay motivated, she often rewards herself by eating a piece of candy or scrolling through social media.

However, that is not always the case.

“I try to be in bed by 9 [p.m.] to get as much sleep as possible, but sometimes schoolwork does not allow for that,” Jacobsen said. “Sometimes sleep is my reward for finishing work.”

Getting consistent and proper amounts of sleep, dieting and managing stress are all crucial to an athlete’s health, Bates said.

If athletes cannot properly manage their sleep and diet, they run the risk of long-term health issues, Bates said. However, playing college sports does not directly lead to such health problems, she added.

“So many people are focused on the actual workout,” Bates said. “[But] a healthy diet, sleep and especially stress management are key for the performance of an athlete.”

Student athletes miss social events in order to succeed in college because athletics are a year-round commitment, Estes said.

“They are putting in extra time because they enjoy [their sport],” Estes said. “It is part of their personality; they’ve chosen athletics to be part of their life.” bmesa@columbiachronicle.com

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Education can help end silence of systemic abuse

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ttorneys general nationwide are investigating sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church to determine if allegations of abuse against children have been covered up, as reported Sept. 6 by The New York Times.

The investigations come shortly after a Pennsylvania grand jury report which revealed the cover-up of sexual abuse of over 1,000 children, according to an Aug. 14 Times article. In the

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weeks following the shocking revelation, attorneys general of Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and New Mexico are pursuing their own investigations.

In New York alone, Attorney General Barbara Underwood issued subpoenas to all eight Catholic dioceses in the state.

What happened in the Catholic Church is an example of systemic abuse that can, and does, happen in institutions nationwide, including elementary schools and colleges.

As reported July 27 by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Public School teachers and principals failed to alert child welfare investigators or police in various cases of sexual abuse against students, despite the state’s mandated reporting law.

According to the Tribune, the district

acknowledged that its law department investigated 430 reports that school employees had sexually abused, assaulted or harassed students since 2011. In 230 of these cases, investigators found credible evidence of misconduct.

Investigations are a positive first step in uncovering victims who have been silenced and experiences that have gone unreported. As a society, we must give these victims a chance to speak before they are again hushed by the hierarchy of power.

For victims to take back power, society must create mandatory education at all levels to provide individuals with the resources and information necessary for them to report their experiences and receive help.

There must be mandatory classes starting as early as elementary school to teach children how to recognize abuse and provide solutions if this should happen to them.

Although colleges and universities

EDITORIAL have Title IX offices to aid students in cases of sexual abuse or assault, most students are unaware of Title IX policies and procedures. While Columbia does have a mandatory online Awareness Training for faculty and students, a more extensive alternative is needed to give students an understanding of resources available to them.

New students at Columbia are required to take “First-Semester Experience” courses that are designed to connect students with Chicago. Instead, Columbia could offer courses teaching students and faculty the signs of sexual abuse and Title IX policies and procedures.

We can no longer accept years of systematic abuse within any institution.

We must protect ourselves with education, legal solutions and eliminate the power dynamics that sustained this type of abuse. We need to to take the power away from abusers and give it to survivors. odeloian@columbiachronicle.com

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he Sept. 7 death of rap icon Mac Miller generated a variety of reactions from the public, as celebrity deaths usually do. Some mourned his death, alleging the cause as a drug overdose. One of the most upsetting reactions was placing blame on singer and former girlfriend Ariana Grande.

Comments such as “THIS IS YOUR FAULT” and “It’s crazy because you really did kill him” were posted on Grande’s Instagram before she disabled comments. Grande had ended the relationship due to Miller’s drug abuse, according to a Sept. 7 Variety article.

According to MentalHelp.net, an American Addiction Centers resource, addiction changes homeostasis in the brain. The brain, an adaptive organ, adjusts to new “set points.” This new homeostasis changes how the brain functions, including the need to obtain drugs whether or not an individual recognizes they cause harm. The brain requires the addictive substance to maintain balance.

It can be mentally debilitating to stay in any sort of friendship or relationship with someone who uses drugs. According to The Treehouse, a Texas rehabilitation center, people who fill “caretaker” roles can suffer a negative effect on their own health, such as anxiety or depression.

Miller was open about his substance use and explained in 2013 that he had been doing drugs since he was 15, long before he and Grande began dating.

After their breakup in May 2018, Grande tweeted, “I am not a babysitter or a mother, and no woman should feel that they need to be. I have cared for him and tried to support his sobriety and prayed for his balance for years (and always will, of course), but shaming/blaming women for a man’s inability to keep his s--t together is a very major problem. Let’s please stop doing that.”

Walking away from any kind of abusive relationship should never be seen as giving up on another person, but rather protecting yourself.

Grande is strong for making the decision to walk away from Miller.

It is arrogant of those who blame Grande for Miller’s death to think that if they were in her position, they would somehow have done better.

It is unfortunate that Miller may not have received the help he needed, but it was not the responsibility of Grande, or anyone else, to have prevented his alleged overdose. Anyone who argues that he died because Grande did not “save him” or because of their breakup is doing those currently suffering in an abusive or toxic relationship an injustice.

During such a sensitive time, the best we can do as fans is to give those affected space to process this tremendous loss.

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“It’s really hard in baseball nowadays to build your team from the ground up, and that’s what [we are seeing] the White Sox THE CHICAGO CUBS and White Sox are near- do right now,” he added. ing the end of the 2018 regular season and The White Sox have quite a ways to go are giving fans a reason to be excited for before they win a World Series, but in many great prospects. ways, their rebuild is better than that of the The White Sox traded with its cross- Cubs, Bullock said. town rival to acquire top outfield prospect “They [have] a couple prospects in the Eloy Jimenez in exchange for pitcher Jose top 100. They have some nice, established Quintana. In August, Sox fans got a taste young pitchers, such as Carlos Rodón and of what to look forward to with Michael Reynaldo López,” Bullock said. “Right now Kopech, who was in Baseball America’s top their record isn’t great, but they are a con100 prospects. fident group, and probably in about two or “I was able to sit and talk with White Sox three years, we’re really going to see the General Manager Kenny Williams, and he White Sox start to come together.” said we are getting there, we are going to The Cubs record was 55-38 without the be close,” said Karl Bullock, Garfield Park aid of third basemen Kris Bryant, who native and freelance sports writer for Sports missed 23 games this season. The Cubs as Illustrated and USA Today Sports. a team have 30 fewer home runs through 93 Bullock said many teams try to buy their games than they did last season. way to a championship, but not the White “They have to keep their players healthy.

Sox. They are building a team around a Kris Bryant has had issues all year. They strong group of hitters and pitchers. haven’t been able to find a consistent » JERMAINE NOLEN

lead-off [hitter],” said David Chasanov, a around it, that kid is talented. He struggled senior broadcast journalism major. “[The in the first inning, but to strike out guys [the Cubs] just acquired [second baseman] way he was able to], you can tell what the Daniel Murphy, so that helps them out in excitement is about. You have a guy that, if right, if healthy, is the type of person you that spectrum.”

The crosstown rivalry has become more build a pitching staff around.” of a rivalry between fans and less about the two teams, as reported May 11 by the Sunjnolen@columbiachronicle.com Times. Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks said Cubs vs. Sox wins he would not have *2018 regular season still in progress known the Cubs were hosting the Sox if he was not scheduled to pitch, but Allen Linton II, host of All Sports WHPK 88.5 FM, said those times may be over soon.

“Going forward, you will see both teams being very competitive, and that will be special,” Linton said.

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Mayor’s consent decree promises to reform CPD

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INFO COURTESY CHICAGO POLICE CONSENT DECREE The attorney general’s office gathered ideas about reform of the Chicago Police Department from CPD officers and 13 focus groups. This guidance was considered when drafting the consent decree.

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up some type of story after about what actually happened,” she said.

Requiring officers to communicate with dispatch whenever they draw their weapon is a very good step toward transparency, Malcom said.

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MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL’S administration and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have come to a new understanding about the Chicago Police Department, in a recent proposed consent decree.

A draft of the decree was released July 27, according to Illinois Attorney General’s Office, pending final approval by the U.S. District Court. The decree is the latest in a series of efforts to reform the police department and will be enforceable by a federal judge.

According to the Attorney General’s Office, the department sat down with 13 focus groups to obtain input on reform for CPD. Some of the groups expressed a need for more accountability from officers, increased transparency and updates to police policy on the use of force.

“The commitment from the mayor’s administration shows good intentions, but it means nothing until the action is actually implemented,” said Romann’ Frost, Hyde Park native. “It’s all just a lot of talk, but what Chicago really wants—especially people living on the South Side and the West Side—is action and representation.”

The new decree requires that officers document each time a firearm is pointed at someone and will be enforceable by July 1, 2019, according to Sept. 13 press release from Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office.

Officers must report their actions to their immediate supervisors, who, once notified, will review the incident. Beginning January 2020, an independent monitor will review the cases.

“It would be a good thing for the community. It’s a big step,

especially when you think about [situations] like the Laquan McDonald [case] happening in the news,” said Simone Malcolm, a second year journalism graduate student.

“Now they are held responsible.

They can’t just point their gun at a person, shoot them and then make

have been made a priority by the Attorney General’s Office, according to the draft consent decree.

In 2017, Madigan filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, based on a year-long civil rights investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice into practices of the CPD. “Although Rahm Emanuel is not running for a second term, this is a good thing for him to have done, and hopefully it will be an important part of the legacy he is remembered for,” said Rob Watkins, associate professor of Political Science and Cultural Studies at Columbia.

“It’s to the credit of Lisa Madigan and Rahm Emanuel to have taken up the responsibility even in the absence of federal action,” Watkins said. “The headline was the change of policy that officers are required to radio in when they draw their weapon. But it is important to set that headline in the larger context of that consent decree. [The decree] is an important step.” jnolen@columbiachronicle.com

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