No. 5 (Nov. 1, 2018)

VOL. XCVIII No. 5 / November 1, 2018

VICTORIOUS: KICKING TO A PERFECT 10-0

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BIDEN RALLIES SUPPORT FOR MCCASKILL

(Monica Ryan/The University News)

By MONICA RYAN Managing Editor regal American flag hung from a fire truck to signal that the former vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, was at the Machinists’ District 9 office to campaign for Sen. Claire McCaskill. People driving by on St. Charles Rock Road could tell that the Get-out-the-vote rally, in support of McCaskill, was going on.

On Wednesday, Oct. 31, after standing in a line that wrapped around the entire parking lot, supporters of the rally walked into an upbeat atmosphere with live music performed by the Fabulous Motown Revue, which McCaskill calls her “good luck charm.”

The Machinists District 9 office was packed in tight with people jamming out to the hits that the Fabulous Motown Revue were playing, such as Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing.”

SLU sophomore and SGA arts and sciences senator, Sarah Jones, had her mother send her the money for an Uber because she was so excited to see Biden speak.

“I am ready for both Claire McCaskill and Joe Biden to talk with some hope after this really terrible weekend,” Jones said. “I feel pretty deflated just because it’s a really sad place that I think

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our country is in right now. So, I’m excited to see some optimism.”

The music continued before the politicians stepped up. The usual St. Louis Blues national anthem singer, Charles Glenn, lent his voice to the rally, when he sang his St. Louis-known rendition of the national anthem to kick off the event.

The first speaker to come to the stage was Cort VanOstran, who is running for Congress against Republican incumbent Ann Wagner in Missouri’s 2nd District. As VanOstran stepped to the mic, he was met with a syncopated chant of “Cort, Cort, Cort…”

VanOstran estimated that if those in attendance work hard in the next five days, then the Democrats will flip that seat.

Next to the stage was Wesley Bell, who in the August midterm primary ended Democrat Robert McCulloch’s 28 years as St. Louis County’s prosecuting attorney. There were no Republicans in the race, solidifying that Bell will win given that he’s running unopposed on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

“No one outworks Claire McCaskill,” Bell said. “We have to make sure that we show up, and we show out on Nov. 6 so that we make sure that we have someone fighting for us.”

McCaskill was met with enthusiastic chants when it was her turn at the mic. She called VanOstran and Bell her “two bright stars.”

“I know this is not about me,” McCaskill said. “This is about every one of you. It’s about a fight worth fighting and a battle worth winning, I’m so glad all of you are in it with me.” With her time on stage, McCaskill urged attendees to bring friends with them to the polls to get them to vote.

She left the remaining time to Biden.

“We are in a battle for America’s soul,” Biden said. He spoke of character as a huge selling point for politicians. He believes that the U.S. is in need of people in office with character. “It’s our job to send Claire back to the Senate because God, it needs her,” Biden said. “Other people look at her, and they follow her example. They look at her courage. They see her stand up in a Democratic caucus and make her case. People listen to her.”

After spending time in the hospital himself and watching his son Beau in the hospital for two years, Biden is extremely passionate about healthcare. Healthcare is also a huge concern for Jones. “I’m a 19 year-old with a pre-existing health condition,” Jones said. “If they keep the House and Senate they will emasculate medicare,” Biden said. “That’s why we need Claire and Cort.”

“The only thing strong enough to tear America apart is America itself,” Biden concluded. “And we must make it stop now.”

(Ashlee Kothenbeutel/The University News)

By MEREDYTH STAUNCH Editor-in-Chief

Veteran Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill is fighting to retain her political standing in the Nov. 6 midterm election. The traditionally red state, which encountered a Republican sweep at every level of government during the 2016 election, contains two statewide Democratic officials –McCaskill is one of them.

Students at Saint Louis University will be tuning in the night of the midterm elections to follow the race between McCaskill and her Republican opponent Josh Hawley. An “Election Night Watch Party” will be held at 7 p.m. in the Center for Global Citizenship.

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News PETE DAVIDSON CANCELS SPEAKING EVENT AT SLU

By TANNOCK BLAIR Associate News Editor ete Davidson cancelled his event, which was slated to take place on Thursday.

He told Great Issues Committee leaders it was for “personal reasons.”

Davidson, who had been scheduled by SLU’s Great Issues Committee, was intending to talk about his struggles with mental health. Coming from his comedic background in shows like Saturday Night Live, his discussion on mental health was expected to be both informative and entertaining.

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economic and healthcare related issues, with healthcare being the top issue for Democrats by a wide margin. Republicans have prioritized discussions on tariffs and barriers to imports from neighboring countries.

The SLU College Democrats and College Republicans will be in attendance at the watch party in addition to Political Round Table, Green Billikens, Amnesty International, Muslim Student Association and other organizations. The College Democrats and College Republicans are not able to endorse a particular candidate, but they have been able to provide students with volunteer opportunities and internships– from interning for McCaskill and phone banking for Betsy Dirksen Londrigan to giving a pitch on Hawley’s campaign.

SLU hosted several watch parties in the early 2000s before Assistant Professor Steven Rogers began teaching. In 2016, Rogers proposed to Ellen Carnaghan, SLU professor and department chair, a revival to the parties, starting with the broadcast of the primary elections.

Rogers explained that

the GIC a specific explanation as to whether he was busy or was worried about the questions students might ask him. His initial rescheduling took place following the death of his fiancé’s longtime ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller; Davidson’s fiancé being mega-pop diva Ariana Grande. The cancellation of the event followed the announcement that their engagement had officially been called off as of Oct.14. Similar cancellations were made for other colleges on his speaking tour.

The Great Issues Committee actually had Davidson booked before his relationship with Grande was even announced in late May 2018. They hadn’t anticipated a guest with such popularity garnered from tabloid exposure. “We thought that his youth,

the political science department hosted watch parties for the Iowa caucus, New Hampshire primaries and Super Tuesday, with approximately 200 students attending each event. After their successes, the department continued holding more watch parties in the fall of 2016 for the presidential debates and presidential election.

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relatability and increasing popularity would be attractive to students,” said GIC Vice-Chair Beatrice Beirne. “We had no idea the latter would intensify so quickly.”

The GIC tries to find speakers that have expertise on what they consider to be the most important issues facing SLU’s community and beyond. “Mental health is an often-overlooked part of our overall health,” said GIC Chair Peyton Richardson.

“And it’s something that can still be considered taboo to talk about.” In regard to Davidson, he said “we wanted Pete because we thought he would be the perfect person to talk from personal experience about life with mental illness.”

“We were obviously really sad that Pete canceled, but in the end, it was probably for the best,”

said Richardson. “Most people followed his story for the drama and romance with Ariana Grande instead of his mental health journey.”

Even though the GIC was unable to find an immediate replacement, they simply moved forward and began focusing on their next event. The next free speaker booked by the GIC will be Cameron Kasky, co-founder of the March for Our Lives Movement. Kasky will be speaking in the Wool Ballrooms of the BSC on Nov. 7. The event will center around Kasky’s own experiences with activism and be a good opportunity to learn about St. Louis’ own advocacy opportunities.

If you’re interested in following more events by the Great Issues Committee follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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“MY GRANDFATHER WOULD HAVE SHOT ME” (Sophie Perry/Contributor)

up,” she said.

Toward the end of her talk, Teege emphasized that the tragic events of the Holocaust are in the past, but she believes that history could repeat itself. “I see the signs.

They’re in front of us. There is so much racism, so much anti-Semitism, so much violence going on,” she said.

She left the audience with the image of a tree in their mind. Teege described that as humans grow, they sprout new branches and develop. “You can’t choose with which tree you are born as, but you can decide what you want to become,” she said.

Ultimately, the true reason she does not hide her story is that, “A tree cannot live without its roots.”

By RILEY MACK News Editor

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will put away the microphone, and I want you to look at me,” she said, as she walked in front of the audience. A silence fell as everyone looked at the woman on the stage. “You probably would not think that I am German. Or that I am the granddaughter of a Nazi.”

On Oct. 25, New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Teege spoke to the crowded auditorium of the business school. She told the story of her life as described in her novel, “My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past.”

Teege did not know of her family’s heritage until a shocking moment when she was 38 years old. One average morning in Hamburg, Germany, she went to the library in her town. She found herself in the psychology section when the spine of a book stood out to her for no specific reason.

As soon as Teege opened it, her eyes were encapsulated by photos of two women that seemed familiar to her. When she read the caption of the photos, it was solidified – these women were her biological mother and grandmother, and they were the daughter and wife of Amon Goeth. That average morning, Teege realized she is one of the living descendants of a concentration camp commandant.

“The discovery plunged me into the deepest crisis I’ve ever been in in my life,” Teege said, “I felt like I couldn’t stand, I couldn’t breathe, but I was not crying or screaming – everything became silent.”

That day would separate Teege’s life into a ‘before’ and an ‘after.’

To this day, Teege does not remember leaving the library that afternoon. She recalls going home and standing in front of her bathroom mirror with a picture of her grandfather, questioning “This man – am I like him? Do I carry something of him within me?”.

The event had such an impact on Teege’s life that she went to therapy and struggled with PTSD for years. All from that traumatic day at the library that she never could have imagined.

After the initial shock, Teege read the book and realized that it was full of her family secrets – her grandfather is the commandant depicted in the movie “Schindler’s List.” She became terrified of the figure of her grandfather, and described him as, “A man who had killed people by the dozen, and a man who had enjoyed killing them.”

Teege’s grandfather was put on trial and sentenced to death before she was born.

Her grandmother, however, was not guilty – in a legal sense.

Teege described that her grandfather represents all the evil people in the world, but her grandmother represents those who do nothing in the face of evil. “If you see injustice, if you see something not right, if you see someone suffering, you have to stand

SAVANAH’S

SGA UPDATE OCT. 24, 2018

University President Fred Pestello, Ph.D., gave an update on the University. Highlights from his talk included an update on SLU’s fundraising campaign. Pestello said that student scholarship support is a main focus of the campaign. He also spoke about the new construction projects of the new University Hospital and the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building.

Legislation passed:

Fabian Lucero was instituted as the Senator for the

SLU School of Law

Astha A Cappella was provided spot funding for an

upcoming competition registration.

SLU Spikeball was chartered as a Chartered Stu

dent Organization.

SLU eports was chartered as a Chartered Student Organization.

Doctors Without Borders was chartered as a Char

tered Student Organization.

OCT. 31, 2018

SLU Athletics held a special presentation to talk about the Billiken Madness fundraisers and activities and about continuing cooperation and support between SLU athletics and the student body.

Student Bar Association was awarded Wellness Funding.

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DPS REPORTS VETERAN SPEAKS THE UNSPOKEN: PTSD Veteran Tom Satterly explains his struggles during and after the war, as depicted in the movie “Black Hawk Down”

By KIRTI VEERAMACHANENI Staff Writer n Oct. 25, the SLU community was joined by retired Command Sgt. Major Tom Satterly, who was a member of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force. Satterly was a key speaker in the celebration of the Mental Health Summit Initiative on campus. The event consisted of Satterly speaking on his experiences in the military and the struggles he faced regarding his mental health after adjusting to life back home.

Satterly is a decorated veteran who served in the Army for 25 years, 20 of which were spent in the Delta Force. Satterly and his teammates’ experience in the Delta Force was used as reference for the movie “Black Hawk Down” (2001), which depicted the Battle of Moga-

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Satterly now routinely travels the country to share his story about his life in the military and life with the unspoken mental health issues after returning home.

These problems caused him and his wife to become the founders of the All Secure Foundation, which was created to help proved Special Operations veterans and their families with resources.

Satterly kicked off the event by asking the audience to “Think of a memory, something powerful, something memorable.”

He asked if the memory was positive or negative, and explained that the type of memory is mood dependent.

He then asked the audience to “Think about the suicide rate of veterans, first responders, the climbing suicide rate of family members and children of veterans.

Think about their memories. Think about what haunts them.” He explained that this is why he always thanks people who help veterans.

Satterly explained that growing up, he did not have a great childhood, but still learned how to work hard and respect people.

“It’s all perspective on what you take away from life,” he said. “If life hands you something, what do you turn it into?”

Satterly stated that he decided to turn it into the best life he could. This led him to the Delta Force, where his experience in the Battle of Mogadishu turned from a

typical mission to one of the longest firefights in history, as depicted in the movie.

Coming home, Satterly said he had to adjust to normal life and described the importance of listening to those they lead and talk to those who they are led by.

Satterly then transitioned into speaking about ‘PTS’—as he and his wife do not like to call it PTSD because “Anytime you say disorder it turns people off. It’s biological.

It’s a natural reaction to a horrific event, whatever that event may have been.” He believes that no matter where someone gets PTSD, it is the same. In his own words, “The event may be different but the PTS is not.”

Satterly explained that although many veterans have the mentality that nobody understands what they went through, people don’t have to know that to understand what veterans are going through now.

“It’s hard to get excited about depression and PTS,” he said, referring to his first speaking engagement at Congress and how he was shocked that they had never had a veteran talking to them about PTS. And as he went through each meeting, he explained to people that the “reason that no one wants to talk about it is because you have to admit you have issues…not a weakness, issues.” That you have to admit that “You’re not as strong as people think” and that that is a hard thing to do.

On Oct. 26, an individual at the Student Center for a conference reported that his backpack was stolen. Camera footage revealed that a white male walked into the room and grabbed the backpack. The review of the footage revealed that the same suspect may be responsible for the theft of a

An RA called DPS for assistance when they smelled the odor of marijuana on the 13th floor of Griesedieck on Oct. 26. In plain sight, the officers found Swisher Sweet wrapping paper and a cigar with a rolled green substance. City Police were contacted about the substances, but did not seize them. The items were disposed of.

In Grand Forest Apartments on Oct. 27, a female student called DPS when she saw a male subject looking into windows of the apartments.

Officers stopped an individual matching the description near the Weber Parking Lot. A check revealed that he had a prior arrest record. Officers told him of SLU’s trespassing policy and he was escorted off campus.

Satterly has stated that one of his most important messages for others that are struggling is that “The greatest failure is the failure to try,” which is such a vital mindset when it comes to mental health.

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THIS WEEK’S FAVORITES

A CONVERSATION WITH SEAN ANDERS

(Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

By TARA TABIBI Staff Writer t’s always interesting to see how willing people are to adopt a cat or a dog, but how hesitant they become when they consider adopting a person. Kids are inarguably more expensive and require more emotional labor than animals, but they are certainly no less deserving of love and care. Although a number of movies depict adoption from the perspective of tragedy and drama (Lorraine Levy’s critically acclaimed “The Other Son” is the first to come to mind), director Sean Anders’ new motion picture, “Instant Family,” starring Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg and Octavia Spencer attempts to tackle some of the biases against adoption through the lens of comedy.

In Anders’ own words, “Every adoption story begins with some level of tragedy, but once there are kids in your house, it’s the weirdest experience because when you have kids come into your home and they’re already walking and talking, you don’t love them yet and they don’t love you [and] it just creates so many awkward, chaotic, difficult, frustrating situations. Not all of those situations are supposed to be funny, obviously, but a lot of them are.”

“Instant Family” is inspired by An-

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ders’ own experience with adoption.

In one specific scene, Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) attend an adoption fair. When asked to describe how the scene related to his own life, Anders stated that he and his wife “went to one of those adoption fairs and it’s the most bizarre thing.

We had no intention of meeting a teenager—we were scared of that.

When we got there, several teenagers were by themselves [like in the movie] and we wound up meeting a teen girl just like in [“Instant Family”]. I barely felt ready to have kids at all but to suddenly have a teenager in my house was a scary prospect.” Anders channels his own trepidation through his writing of Pete’s character, who appears equally overwhelmed by the idea of adopting a teenager with two younger siblings.

When asked what it felt like to be played by Mark Wahlberg, Anders’ response was, “To be clear, he isn’t playing me. The movie is a fictional tale inspired by my own story, but also inspired by a lot of other families that I met along the way.” Those other families refer to a range of individuals Anders interviewed for the film, and most specifically to a young woman named Mariade Green, whose personal experience with foster care helped preserve the genuine nature and honesty of the film. Green was adopted at the age of 13, just two years young-

er than the film’s spunky teen Lizzy (Isabela Moner). From his research to his cast, Anders emphasizes the importance of including people affected by adoption in his film. “For example,” Anders stated, “in the adoption fair scene, all the families and kids in the background are real adoptive families. When Mark Wahlberg was looking at pictures of kids on the internet, all of those kids were real kids who had been adopted, including my own kids.”

Considering Anders’ previous works include “Daddy’s Home,” “She’s Out of My League” and “Hot Tub Time Machine,” it should come as no surprise that he took the comedy angle with “Instant Family.” Although his previous films have fallen in the R-rated category, Anders insists that, “We always wanted it to be a movie people could take their kids to. First of all, we wanted kids who had been adopted or in foster care to see the movie, but we also wanted other kids they go to school with to be able to watch the movie. It’s such a big part of the movie to increase people’s understanding of who these kids are, why they’re there, and that they’re not there through any fault of their own.” Anders’ “Instant Family” hits theaters on Nov. 16, also known as prime sitting-around-stuffing-ourselves-silly-and-watching-family-movies time.

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BOOKS

Little By: Edward Carey Published: Oct. 23, 2018 “The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud.”

FOOD Juniper Opened for Lunch: October 29, 2018 Where: 4101 Laclede Ave, St. Louis 63108 Juniper, traditional southern food and cocktails, creatively executed, just extended their hours to show their lunch menu from 11 am-3 pm. This restaurant is on the corner right past West Pine Lofts, and is placed perfectly for SLU Students.

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CINEMA

Bohemian Rhapsody Release: Fri. Nov. 2 Rami Malek leaves his hoodie from Mr. Robot behind and turns into the iconic Freddie Mercury in the new “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Directed by Bryan Singer, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a tribute to the band Queen in a celebratory style.

EVENTS

St. Louis Indie Book Fair, 2018 Saturday, November 03, 2018 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Treffpunkt 3453 S. Jefferson Ave. St. Louis, MO “40 authors to meet up close and personal to discuss, sell, and sign copies of their work.”

CONCERTS Drake and Migos Sat. Nov. 10 at 7 pm Enterprise Center Drake and Migos will return to St. Louis to tour his album, “Scorpion”.

KHALID’S “SUNCITY” LIVES UP TO EXPECTATIONS

By LANI FROST Staff Writer halid, after being launched into popularity with his single “Location” in 2016, is back with a seven-track EP titled “Suncity.”

At the young age of 20, the singer-songwriter is a rising star in the American music industry and does not fail to show off his talent in this mini-album. With a total of seven songs—with some unconventional ones—this EP is a good addition to Khalid’s discography.

The first track, titled “9.13” after the date he was presented with the key to the city of El Paso, graces the beginning of the EP. It sets the album apart from the typical pop album of today. “9.13” establishes the connections that Khalid himself still maintains with

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Arts and life his home and creates a new definition of “Texan” entirely.

“Vertigo,” one of the songs that particularly stands out on the album, follows “9.13.” The orchestral introduction pulls the listener in and fits well with the title of the song. It is especially apparent here that Khalid highlights his raw voice, which fits the tone of the piece very nicely. It is an overall relaxing listen, flowing smoothly between different parts of the song.

The third track, “Saturday Nights,” is another solid piece. The pre-chorus and chorus are arguably the best parts of the song and the backing vocals add an extra element that makes this an even better listen. However, where there is less instrumental, it tends to be better, though it does not really take away from the experience overall.

“Salem’s Interlude,” the fourth song, fits the definition of an interlude well, while also having quite a bit of its own substance. Although every song on the EP does a decent job of drawing in the listener and making them want to continue listening, this song does an especially good job of that because of the way that it was written and mixed.

The voice recording provides additional meaning and the way the instrumental cuts out at the end punctuates meaning, also giving the track a sense of melancholy of sorts.

Aptly titled “Motion,” the fifth track of the album is another example of excellent production. The way the vocal track flows and is reminiscent of the ocean. The instrumental fits nicely with the vocal line and lyrics and, although the ending is somewhat pleasantly strange.

The featured track, “Better,” is very relaxing to listen to and seems well put-together. There are instances of abnormal autotune and filters that surprisingly work in the song’s favor. The chorus stands out among the rest of the song and, once again, Khalid’s vocals are very good.

The seventh and final track, “Suncity” featuring Empress Of, is definitely one of the highlights of the EP. From the very beginning, the song is promising and the voices of Khalid and Empress Of blend together well. The production on this song is excellent and the mixture of Spanish and English lyrics give it a special touch that not many others can pull off. No part of the song

07 is at all jarring and it comes together very nicely, placing itself as one of the most pleasantly memorable tracks of the entire EP.

Without a doubt, it can be said that Khalid has a fantastic voice, providing a smooth tone that makes for easy listening. He does sometimes suffer from the problem of not ennunciating quite well enough, though that does come down to personal preference. Every song on this EP seems to be well produced and constructed with genuine care.

Real feelings clearly went into the writing, recording and production of this album and, overall, it is a breath of fresh air from current American music. The voicemails, recordings and different audio clips scattered throughout some of the tracks add an even more personal touch. One especially positive feature is that each song does a wonderful job of drawing the listener to actually continue listening all the way through the EP. With Khalid’s current track record, it is safe to assume that listeners can anticipate more high quality music in the future.

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Julien Baker’s New Ep is pure genius

By TOM BERGAN Contributor hen people first hear Julien Baker’s music, they often marvel at the contrast that she is able to create within one song. Within moments, Baker can manipulate her voice from a whisper to a roar, crescendoing with the ease of an orchestra, so the awe is understandable. What is not fully known to the listener in that moment, however, is that an ability to exist seamlessly in many spaces is a common-thread throughout Baker’s career. Much like her home of Memphis, and its existence as a crossroads of cultures and scenes, Baker is able to use her many influences and experiences to inform her art.

In no work of hers is this more present than her recently released EP, “boygenius,” created alongside newly found bandmates Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Daucus.

Throughout its six songs, the listener is taken on a sonic whirlwind that includes soaring harmonies

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akin to Fleet Foxes: riffs so heavy that they present a nearly physical weight and lyrics that tell emotion—evoking stories as encapsulating as a full-length novel. Some people spend years seeking to create art as earnest as “boygenius,” making it all the more impressive that it was created in five short days.

Normally for a collaboration of this scale, the music blossoms out of a chance encounter in a studio or crossing paths at a show. While this was the partial reality for Baker, Daucus and Bridgers, the manifestation of collaboration actually came after the tour was booked, setting the three on a deadline of sorts to decide how they wanted to create. In speaking with Baker via phone, she said “We booked all of us on the tour, and we were trying to think ‘Are we going to do a cover? Should we maybe write a single together, and what would that look like?’ And as we started talking about it we just got more and more excited and it snowballed into us setting aside some time in the triple venn diagram where our tour schedules overlapped with some free time and sitting down and writing with each other.”

(Photo Courtesy of Rebecca Sowell)

The result of this was time set aside in Los Angeles’ Sound City Studios, where the six-track EP came to life. The first day together served as a time to hash out the half-baked ideas that had previously only existed on a shared Google Drive between the three artists, while the final four were spent exploring and creating within the studio. Of the process, Baker said “We went into the studio and everything pretty much materialized there in the recording process.”

Within the six tracks, there are countless moments where Baker, Daucus and Bridgers all shine individually, but the EP is at its best when there is a back-andforth between the three. Nowhere is that more on display than the final two tracks, which serve as the most maximalist and minimalist moments within the album. On “Salt In The Wound,” a seamless transition exists between the three, as they move in and out of sharing vocal duties. By the outro, it is as if the track could slip off the rails at any moment. Yet it never does, held down by the simultaneously calm and chaotic wall of noise being created.

Alternately, “Ketchum, ID” strips down any and all layers, leaving us with a single guitar and three mesmerizing vocals. As Bridgers, Daucus and Baker trade verses and share a chorus of beautiful harmonization—telling the trials of a traveling musician—one cannot help but marvel at the fact that this track in particular was the product of merely a few days work.

“boygenius” serves as further confirmation that Julien Baker is one of this generation’s most versatile and talented artists, someone who can create a visceral connection with her audience while defying the labels of a genre.

Her willingness to unapologetically create innovative art is what allows her to exist within spheres of hardcore, indie, folk and punk.

It is what allows her to collaborate with everyone from Touche Amore to Hanif Abdurraqib for some of the most innovative art in recent memory. Ultimately, it is what allowed a project such as “boygenius” to come to fruition. And it is what will continue to drive any and all who appreciate art to anxiously await whatever projects Baker brings to the table next.

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Spooky season by the numbers Design by ASHLEE KOTHENBETEL Illustrator

The average american consumes

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lbs. of candy Food Beast

This Halloween The AVG American Spent The Balance

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$86.79

OF AMERICANS BELIEVE IN GHOSTS

The No.1 Adult costume of 2017 was a

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1 billion pounds of pumpkins were produced in 2006 IUB Libraries

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photography Nick Chapman wears a full Shrek costume around campus this Halloween.

(Trenton AlmgrenDavis / University News)

Billikens wear Whimsical wardrobe on west pine

Covered in sketch-like paint, Bailey Pettitt becomes a real-life cartoon character .

(Trenton Almgren-Davis / The University News)

Tara Tabibi buzzes between classes on Wednesday afternoon.

(Sophie Perry / The University News)

Top: DPS officers Hudson and Polley defend SLU’s campus as Batman and Robin. Bottom: Alex Bakken and Alexis Stogner showed their Halloween spirit in festive outfits. (Trenton Almgren-Davis / The University News)

Fr. Joe Laramie embraced his artistic side as Bob Ross.

(Sophie Perry / University News)

PHOTOGRAPHY Grand hall residents decorate their doors

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By TRENTON ALMGREN-DAVIS Co-Photo Editor Mattie Zautner and Annie Pham (Left to Right) are proud of their design.

(Riley Tovornik / The University News)

Room 306

Room 206 As you walk through the corridors of Grand Hall, you notice that some of the doors have faces of their own. The eyes watch, as you pass.

During this Halloween season, Resident Hall Association (RHA) hosted a door decorating contest.

Logan Capps, Ethan Mosure, Chris Bale and Jose Acosta (Left to Right) show off their door. (Riley Tovornik / The University News)

Room 423A Students residing in the newest dormitory on campus added personality to their doorways featuring witches, mummies, skeletons, pumpkins and other spooky creatures.

RHA crowned residents in room 206 the champions of the contest with their “It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus” design.

NONPARTISAN CANDIDATE GUIDE: 2018 MISSOURI SENATE RACE

Josh Hawley (R)

Claire McCaskill (D – incumbent)

Ban. Called Roe v. Wade "one of the most unjust decisions" in U.S. judicial history.

Unclear. Has said need ethics reform, but no stands requiring this.

Unknown, although Citizens United PAC supported for Attorney General.

Legal. Supported bill to prevent abortion providers being singled out for medically unwarranted restrictions.

Yes. Backed bills to require.

For mobile-friendly version and other guides, see campuselect.org/guides.html For more detailed information on candidate positions visit their respective pages at votesmart.org To volunteer, visit • joshhawley.com • clairemccaskill.com Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Campaign Finance: Require political ads to disclose their largest funders?

Campaign Finance: Support Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations and unions?

Climate Change: Consider climate change a critical threat? Limit or tax greenhouse gas production?

No. Restore reasonable limits.

Yes, but asked for more time for coal plants to implement Obama Clean Power Plan, while opposing its repeal.

Opposed carbon tax but supports US participation in Paris Climate Accord.

Contraception: Allow employers to withhold Yes. Was lawyer in Hobby Lobby case No. Says best way to reduce unintended contraceptive coverage from employees if that gave businesses religious freedom pregnancies and abortions is by disagree with it morally? rights to withhold this coverage. expanding access to birth control.

Courts: Support President Trump’s Supreme Yes. Will decide after hearings.

Court choice of Brett Kavanaugh?

Economy: Support federal spending as a Unknown.

Supports federal infrastructure means of promoting economic growth? investment.

Economy: Support President Trump’s tariffs Supports approach but worried about Opposes on Chinese steel and other products? farmers, so wants to see the deal.

Education: Provide vouchers to send children Has supported eligibility of religious No. to private schools with public money? schools for state resources. Position unclear on vouchers.

Elections: Support nonpartisan “Clean No current stand.

Yes. “Couldn’t be more enthusiastic” Missouri” redistricting initiative to address partisan gerrymandering and limit gifts by lobbyists.

Environment: Support cutbacks in Fought Obama EPA “overreach.”

No, but opposed some EPA regulations Environmental Protection Administration? Opposed EPA “Clean Power Plan.” affecting farmers.

Financial Regulation: Support cutbacks in Yes. Argued that its creation was No, but voted to amend some of its Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? unconstitutional. banking rules.

Gay Marriage: Support gay marriage?

No. Criticized Obama’s “job-killing ‘climate agenda’” and “climate change crusade.” Backed lawsuit against Obama Clean Power Plan.

No. Supports “the biblical truth about husband and wife, man and woman.”

Yes.

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BILLS TAKE CARE OF DAYTON IN FIRST ROUND OF A-10 TOURNAMENT Women’s soccer celebrated a perfect in-conference regular season, winning the A-10, 10-0. The Bills head to Dayton after defeating the Flyers in St. Louis during the conference quarter finals. (Billiken Athletics)

Women’s soccer ties school record for a 16 win season while going a perfect 10-0 in conference play.

By RYAN LEFNER Associate Sports Editor he Lady Bills continued their surge through the A-10 with a trip to Amherst, Mass., where they took on the UMass Minutewomen.

On paper, the Bills had their hands full with the Minutewomen, who entered the game at 10-4 and 5-2 in the A-10.

But Olivia Petit proved why her last name is still hated in New England, as she headed in a perfect corner from Courtney Reimer to give the Bills an early 1-0 lead in the 12th minute.

The score remained at 1-0 through the remainder of the first half, and the ladies went into the intermission hungry to extend their slim lead.

It didn’t take very long for the Minutewomen to prove why they aren’t called the 47th Minutewomen, as Annabelle Copeland added her second goal of the season on another beautifully placed corner kick in the 47th minute to double the lead.

Then, in the closing minutes of the match, Maddie Pokorny delivered the nail in the coffin for UMass, an 86th minute goal to give her eight goals on the campaign.

With one game left and a one-game lead on the Rams of VCU, the ladies looked to close out their season with a home win against a strong

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10-6 George Washington team, and ensure themselves outright possession of the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament.

The Bills were able to continue their trend of striking early, as senior forward Lindsay Sands made the colonial defenders look like they were stuck in quicksand, flying by them to tally her second score of the campaign in the 18th minute The Bills maintained their 1-0 lead through the remainder of the first half, but weren’t done on offense yet.

Freshmen forward Hannah Friedrich only waited three minutes after the start of the second half to double the SLU lead and add her teamleading 10th goal of the campaign.

The last game of the regular season marked a number of firsts for the ladies, including their school record 11th straight victory. This streak is also the second longest active streak in the NCAA behind the ladies from Butler, who have won 14 straight.

SLU also became only the sixth A-10 team to go undefeated in conference play since the league expanded the schedule to 10 confer-

ence games. The ladies’ 15th win of the season equaled their total from 2017, and put them one game behind the all-time school wins record of 16, which was set by the 2005 team.

The shutout was also SLU’S fifth straight, meaning the Billiken defense only allowed three goals to A-10 opponents over the course of the regular season. The shutout was also Olivia Silverman’s 10th shutout of the season as SLU’s keeper, tying her for third most shutouts in a single season.

The next task for the Billikens was round one of the Atlantic 10 championship, where they hosted the No. 8 seed Dayton Flyers.

The girls were able to take an early lead via a long cross that looked like Wilbur Wright soaring over the Flyer defense, before finding the noggin of Courtney Reimer. Reimer dinked it past the outstretched goalie’s hands to make the score 1-0 in the 14th minute.

SLU dominated the match from this point on, adding another tally off the boot of Emma Farley. Farley was able to take advantage of an Alli-Klug header that clanked off the crossbar before she connected from

point-blank range, sending the ball flying into the top netting for her first score of the season.

With a commanding lead, the SLU defense was able to shoot down the Flyer’s offensive attack, and keep possession with the offense through the rest of the match.

In the closing minutes, Annabelle Copeland managed to turn on the afterburners and break away from the Flyer defense before rocketing a shot inside the far post for her third goal of the season.

With a win over the Flyers, the Bills secured themselves a trip to Dayton, Ohio, where they will take on the No. 4 seed George Mason patriots on Nov. 2 at noon.

Women’s soccer conference tournament preview on page 16

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WOMEN’S SOCCER CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

By RYAN LEFNER Associate Sports Editor

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he 2018 A-10 Women’s Soccer Championship took a different format from years past, with the top four seeded teams each hosting their own first round game. The semifinal and final rounds were hosted at Baujan Field on the campus of Dayton University. The tournament began Oct. 27, with the No. 4 seed George Mason hosting No. 5 seed UMass, No. 2 seed VCU hosting the No. 7 seeded George Washington and the No. 3 seed Saint Joseph Hawks hosting the No. 6 seed Fordham.

Saturday’s trio of games provided no upsets, as the higher seed-

ed George Mason Patriots, VCU Rams and Saint Joseph Hawks all won on their home fields.

The top seeded Billikens had to wait until Sunday to play, where they handled their opponent Dayton, handing them a 3-0 first round defeat. The win set them up for a semifinal date with the No. 4 seed George Mason Patriots on Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.

The Friday evening game will be between the No. 2 seeded VCU Rams and the No. 3 seeded Saint Joseph Hawks, as they both look for their own tickets to the championship round on Nov. 4 at noon.

VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS DAVIDSON ON ROAD, TAKES SET FROM VCU

By ERIN MCCLELLAND Sports Editor

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LU volleyball was on the road this week with two conference games on the East Coast. They started their road trip in Davidson, N.C., taking a decisive win over the host Wildcats.

The Billikens dominated play with a .309 attacking percentage whereas Davidson was limited to just a .032 attack percentage with only 20 kills.

The first set saw a 7-0 run by the Billikens to put them ahead 11-2, a deficit that the Wildcats were unable to overcome. SLU took the set 25-15.

In the second set, the Billikens took five quick consecutive points to start and they never looked back.

They took the 2-0 match lead with a final set score of 25-16.

The third and final set of the match was a little closer as the Wildcats pulled within three points at 16-13.

The Billikens held them off with a quick 5-0 run to extend the lead and hold out for the win.

In the win, SLU had a season high of 10 services aces, where sophomores Maya Taylor and Juliana Phillips tied for a match high of three.

Kennedy Cordia notched her 10th double-double of the season with 29

assists and 10 digs. Freshman Sara Daniels had a .471 attack percentage and had a career-high four digs.

After the impressive win over Davidson, the Bills traveled north to Richmond, Va. to take on the undefeated in A-10 play, the VCU Rams.

SLU continued their momentum from Davidson by taking the first set in a tight 26-24 decision. The set was tied six times before VCU gained a set point at 24-23, but the Billikens won three straight to tip the scale in their favor.

The second set seemed to be going in a similar direction as the first with the Billikens tying the set at 14 for the first of four ties. When the set was tied at 17, the Rams were able to put it away with a strong run to tie the match at 1-1.

The third set was all Rams, the closest SLU came was within three of the home team. The fourth set was similar where the Billikens were unable to slow down VCU’s offense and fell in the final set 25-13 and the match 3-1.

In the effort, the team had a season high of nine blocks and Cordia had her 11th double-double of the year. Senior Lauren Mershon had a career-high 11 kills and a match high .476 attack percentage. Freshman Isabelle Walsh had a career-high six blocks and Cayce Chaykowsky had a match-high 23 digs.

The Billikens are home this week when they host Dayton on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Chaifetz Pavilion.

Photo courtesy of atlantic10.com (Trenton Almgren-Davis / The University News)

BILLS TEST THEIR MENTAL GAME AT THE END OF THE SEASON

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By SAM GLASS Sports Writer he Saint Louis University men’s soccer team traveled to Denver, Colo. ahead of their final home game of the year.

A game on Oct. 23 saw the Billikens take to the “Mile-High City” to face off against 11th ranked University of Denver. Denver came into the game with an 11-2-2 record. Eager to test where the team has come since August, the Bills geared up for their final non-conference game of the season.

The first half kicked off with a slow pace. A back-and-forth match saw both teams evenly match up against each other. Both teams tallied four shots in the half with Denver edging SLU in corner kicks 3-1. The half ended at a scoreless draw.

The second half picked up the tempo and saw both teams put in more shots. A penalty on SLU in the 55th minute led to Denver converting on a PK. Star Denver striker Andre Shinyashiki stepped up to take the kick and cemented it into the back of the net, earning his 23rd goal of the season.

The Billikens fired back with a goal of their own 20 seconds later. A bouncing ball in the box was struck and deflected off of freshman midfielder John Klein to level the playing field at 1-1.

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Men’s Soccer fell to Denver in their last non-conference game of the year.

On senior day they defeated George Washington. (Billiken Athletics) Another hard-fought half played out with Denver leading the Bills on shots 8-6, but the Bills taking the edge on corners 4-3. The game looked to be at a stalemate as overtime looked inevitable.

Denver was awarded a free kick just outside the box in the 84th minute. A service flew into the box and met with Shinyashiki’s head as he drove it past freshman goalkeeper Seth Stiebel. Shinyashiki earned his 24th goal of the season, cementing him as the top goal scorer in NCAA Division I men’s soccer.

With six minutes left in the match, the Bills were unable to recover from the late goal and the game ended in a 2-1 defeat for the Billikens.

The Billikens played their final home game of the season on Saturday against A-10 opponent George Washington. The afternoon match was dedicated to the six Billiken seniors who played their last regular season game at Hermann Stadium. “[These] tremendous young men have demonstrated what it means to be a Billiken,” said head coach Kevin Kalish, praising his senior leaders. “They have embraced the values of SLU athletics and the men’s soccer program and have been model student-athletes and teammates.”

The showing was a happy spectacle for SLU fans who saw the Billikens tally two goals for their senior

send off. The first goal came early in the match when senior defender Lennart Hein crossed a ball into the box and connected with junior midfielder Devin Boyce in the 11th minute. The remainder of the half played out stale with minimal opportunities coming from either side.

The coaches riled up their teams with some rowdy half-time talks

because both teams burst out of the gates for the second half.

Shots came in from both sides as the physical battle played out with eight yellow cards left as battle scars. SLU managed to press one more goal by George Washington in the 57th minute with a goal from freshman defender Chase Niece.

The Bills won the game 2-0 to advance to a 3-1-3 conference record.

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From the east coast to the Midwest: Captain Carly Kissinger

By SAM GLASS Sports Writer hen a ship sinks, the captain will remain on the ship to make sure everyone can abandon it safely or, by God, they will die trying. Four years ago, when Carly Kissinger joined the SLU field hockey team, it seemed like she was hopping on a sinking ship.

Four years later, that ship is still sailing, stronger than ever with Kissinger at the helm.

The senior midfielder came to St. Louis from a big field hockey town in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where a plethora of competitive clubs and facilities set her down the path to St. Louis. The high school athlete split her time between soccer and field hockey, but eventually had to make the decision to focus on field hockey for college. A week before she planned to commit to James Madison University, Kissinger “randomly collapsed to the ground in the hallway at school and knew something wasn’t right.”

Kissinger tore her ACL at the most critical time in her recruitment process. Most of the Division 1 coaches gave up on her after the news of the injury. “The doubt hurt,” she said. “but also pushed me through my recovery.”

SLU continued to remain hopeful for Kissinger and in March 2015 when she visited the campus. She fell in love with the city and was excited to go to SLU for all the opportunities it presented her.

Kissinger broke into the SLU field hockey ranks immediately start-

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ing 18 of her 19 games played as a freshman. But something was off.

The field hockey program is one of the smallest and lowest funded programs of SLU’s NCAA Division 1 athletics. This had an impact on the team even when everyone was trying as hard as they possibly could.

“We don’t get the privilege to just walk to our field,” said Kissinger, who travels 40 minutes to Sportport International for 6 a.m. practices, trains for three hours, then drives 40 minutes back to SLU. But Kissinger somehow managed the hardships of field hockey and academic rigor of her nursing degree for four years. “I’m proud of myself for being able to balance nursing school and field hockey so well, yet continue to be a key player on the field hockey team,” she said.

As a senior, Kissinger has greatly impacted the field hockey program at SLU. Her vocal leadership and her bonds with her teammates— who are some of her best friends— has helped develop the program into a competitive standard that can compete with top ranked teams. Although the results for her senior year were not where she would have liked, Kissinger put in her maximum effort and is now hanging up her jersey

after setting a strong foundation for program success.

After graduation, Kissinger wants to put the skills she learned in college to the test. She has an open mind about what she wants to do, but it hopefully includes traveling, as she would like to be an intensive care unit nurse and travel to England for a few years. Another plan for Kissinger may see her as a Navy nurse, and maybe someday she will captain another ship.

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GUEST ESSAY: SLU’S CAMPUS ELECTION ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

By LAUREN CAVIGNANO Campus Election Engagement Project

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n 1916, more than 3,000 women marched in St. Louis to demand the right to vote. Their voices—lifted higher with every step—made up hundreds of thousands of suffragists’ calls for justice.

One hundred years later, in January 2016, millions of people traveled to cities throughout the United States to continue the fight for equality demanded by those determined female voices of the past.

The legacy they left us is perhaps the single greatest gift mothers could pass onto their daughters.

How can I—privileged to be born a United States citizen—neglect one of the single most sovereign duties in a democracy by choosing not to vote? On what grounds can I justify disregarding the power bestowed onto me by our mothers and grandmothers, and by theirs onto them? More importantly, why would I ever undermine our future daughters by failing to employ my influence on the world we will leave to them?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Dr. King is a man I admire. His idealism was a critical quality in his fight for racial justice in the United States, and I believe he would agree that there is a danger in assuming that our country and world will ​naturally​ evolve to become more righteous without our hands pushing and pulling it in the directions we know to be just. He knew, as those 1916 suffragists knew, democracy depends on the active participation of its

citizens. Positive change is possible when people join together to make their voices heard. A vote is a voice.

Perhaps the Women’s Marches of 1916, 2016 and beyond have contributed to the record-high number of women candidates in our approaching elections. Like their foremothers before them, they want their voices heard and their votes counted. As someone who has worked and interned in Washington, D.C., as well as for political organizations in New Hampshire and Missouri, I know the power of every vote and voice.

This election cycle marks the first year of partnership between Saint Louis University and the nonprofit, non-partisan Campus Election Engagement Project, or CEEP. As a CEEP fellow, I’ve been working with SLU students and faculty to develop effective and sustainable voter registration and non-partisan voter

education resources on campus. SLU historically has relatively low voter turnout rates among eligible voters— especially in midterm elections— despite having an on-campus polling place at the Busch Student Center every two years.

We call ourselves an institution for social justice and change, but many of our students fail to simply cast a ballot. CEEP and the University’s Center for Service and Community Engagement are on a mission to get all eligible voters on campus to the polls on Nov. 6. ​Where we vote is not nearly as important as actually casting our ballots, and for this reason CEEP also offers assistance navigating absentee voting and early voting for students from states that allow it.

Voting is personal to me, and I implore each and every young person to find ways to make it personal as well.

Although I offer the plea of women protestors as one of my motivators to get to the polls, all of us can find a cause, a vision or a candidate that we specifically relate to and believe in. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

We all must find meaningful roles within it for it to exist, let alone for it to succeed. For every citizen of the United States, these roles consist of, and build upon, voting.

The polls will be open Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registered students are encouraged to stop by the Busch Student Center or their respective local polling places.

Please reach out to the Center for Service and Community Engagement or email SLU CEEP fellows Claire Cunningham (claire.cunningham@ slu.edu) and Lauren Cavignano (lauren.cavignano@slu.edu) with any questions, concerns or additional voting resources.

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MIDTERM ELECTION PREVIEW: DON’T GET YOUR HOPES UP

By JAKOB BENEDETTI Staff Writer espite all the hyperbolic talk from Republicans about an impending “red wave,” and all the media narrative pointing toward a “blue wave” in the midterm elections, the truth is no one really knows what’s going to happen.

According to 538.com— which tries to predict the outcome of elections using empirical observations and computer algorithms—scenarios for the outcome of the election vary widely. Their model shows that at one extreme, there’s a chance the Democrats hold 54 seats in the Senate and 264 seats in the House—a blue tsunami indeed. At the other end, there’s an equally likely chance that the Republicans maintain control of both chambers of Congress, holding 230 seats in the House and 58 in the Senate.

Neither of these scenarios will likely come to pass, but it’s worth noting that even with modern polling and information technology, alongside decades of data to examine, the results of the election are still up in the air.

The prevailing narrative in the media and online often neglects to mention this, or to explain to consumers how predictions

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about elections are made—and what the level of uncertainty in those predictions is. When people talk about a “blue wave,” what they’re really doing is making several key assumptions about the current political environment and referencing an identified political phenomenon.

This phenomenon—a “wave election”—typically occurs in midterm elections when the president is unpopular, thus exciting the opposition party’s base and depressing turnout among the president’s supporters.

This happened in 2006 and 2010, when Democrats and Republicans swept Congressional elections, respectively. Many observers have claimed that this year will be similar.

However, simply connecting the dots between 2018 and 2006 is

“The problem is there are a number of reasons that the “blue wave” might seem pretty underwhelming when all is said and done.” not enough—there are a number of empirical indicators and polls that can give us more accurate and timely information about the actual state of politics and help us to predict outcomes of individual races. It just so happens that many of these indicators are all pretty good for Democrats. The problem is there are a number of reasons that the “blue wave” might seem pretty underwhelming when all is said and done.

First, the Senate map is extremely difficult for Democrats.

Only one-third of the Senate is ever up for reelection at a time, and it just so happens that this year 26 out of the 35 seats (due to retirements there are two more seats up than

usual) are held by Democrats. Ten of them are in states that Trump won, while only one Republican is up for reelection in a state that Hillary Clinton won. This means that even if Democrats win the national popular vote by as much as 10 percent and take a majority in the House, they could still lose two or three Senate seats, cementing the GOP’s majority.

Second, by virtue of a “red wave” in the 2010 midterms, U.S. House districts are significantly gerrymandered to help Republicans. This means that the Democrats could win the national popular vote by as much as 7 percent—a significant margin—and still come short of gaining a majority in the House.

Third, there’s some evidence that Trump’s base is just as excited as Democrats in some areas, and there are polls to support this. The only hope for Democrats to have a decent showing is to win over Independents in key swing districts, and convince their base to turnout in much higher numbers than Republicans. It’s not clear yet whether this will occur.

There are election forecast models, like 538.com, that take these and dozens of other factors into account, and have a decent track record of predicting election outcomes. The point I’m trying to make is that there are so many things to consider when trying to predict the outcome of national elections, it’s pretty amazing we can even come close at all.

Just like in 2016 when Trump was a normal-sized polling error away from winning, as he did, the Republicans could very well end up defying the polls again and rendering the “blue wave” nonexistent. So, while polling and other indicators definitely favor Democrats in the midterms, keep in mind that anyone trying to predict the outcome is going to be at least partly wrong. Proving, once again, that the only way to have a hope of getting the outcome you want is to vote.

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A RESPONSE TO LAST WEEK’S PIECE: “SLU’S TREATMENT OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION”

By DAVID HEIMBURGER Vice President & CFO s the CFO of the University, and someone who attended “Pizza with the President” a few weeks ago, I would like to respond to the opinion piece published in the Oct. 18 issue of The University News regarding SLU’s treatment of the homeless population.

In this op-ed, it was asserted that the University “has been paying offduty cops to arrest people experiencing homelessness near campus and they are given a bonus for people that they arrest.” This assertion is simply not true and mischaracterizes my response to a question asked by another member of Labre.

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Here are the facts: SLU does hire off-duty St. Louis police officers to patrol the area between our North and South campuses while in uniform. That is because our Department of Public Safety officers—by statute—do not have jurisdiction anywhere off of our campuses. But, these patrol officers do not arrest anyone just because they are homeless.

We provide these patrols because employees, students and their families have expressed concerns about crimes occurring in plain sight at and around the Grand Bridge MetroBus stations. In August, there was a fatal shooting at the station, an innocent bystander who was a SLU alumni and volunteer. There have also been multiple verified reports of people selling heroin

and at least two fatal overdoses in the same area over the past year.

I applaud the efforts of the op-ed author and Labre for their commitment to serving the homeless populations around SLU and in the region. Their service does make a difference. Helping those less fortunate than ourselves is a foundation of our Jesuit mission.

In the future, I would ask any student, staff or faculty member who has questions about our safety efforts to contact DPS Chief Jim Moran or myself. We will be glad to provide information about the many initiatives the University has undertaken to help keep our students, faculty and staff secure.

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