GRADUATION ISSUE Class of 2018
MAY 25, 2018 / VOL. 129, ISSUE 51
EDITOR’S NOTE This can be a taxing school— academically, financially, and socially. Tallying 42 credits is quite an achievement, but you’ve done so much more than that. You’ve built up student groups and social movements. You’ve contributed to research projects that are changing the world. You’ve landed internships and jobs (or not, but it’ll all work out soon). You’ve won athletic championships, poetry awards, and quiz bowl competitions. You’ve been our TAs, our RAs, our housemates, our classmates, our teammates, our meme page moderators, our coworkers, our role models, and our friends.
To get into the University of Chicago, some students in the Class of 2018 wrote admissions essays responding to a Don Delillo quote, “[History is] the sum total of all the things they aren’t telling us,” and you tried to answer the question, “What is history, who are ‘they,’ and what aren’t they telling us?” For the last four years, T he M aroon has tried to tell you some of the stories that “they,” the administrators, shy away from discussing. Graduation is a time that calls for honest reflection about your time here, your “history.” That’s what this issue aims to do.
INSIDE A look back at the last four years of campus news PAGE 2 Part-time status is needed when life intervenes, a former editor writes PAGE 4 Recognizing the year’s top athletes PAGE 7 The College stops charging extra for five classes PAGE 16
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GRADUATION Take a Look Back at the Last Four Years of News BY MAROON STAFF 2014–15 Hyde Park List accuses students of sexual violence (September 23) A Tumblr page called the Hyde Park List, which accused several students of committing sexual harassment or assault, made waves as it spread across the University campus. Physical copies of the list, which named six male students, were also posted around campus. These six students were labeled as either “code red” or “code orange,” with red identifying “the most severe offenders,” according to the website. The Tumblr page stated that it was created by “concerned citizens” and purported to “[keep] the community safe—since the University won’t.” Students Protest Racist Halloween Costumes, Campus Climate (November 14) In response to several students who dressed up as cholos, or stereotypical Mexican gangsters, for Halloween, two undergraduate students penned a statement asking the University to condemn the students’ actions and address the racial climate on campus. The statement, written by Vincente Perez and Jaime Sanchez Jr., challenged the University’s stance on freedom of speech and expression and was supported by multiple RSOs and professors. 2015–16 College to Implement CTA U-Pass Program in 2016 (April 24) Student Government (SG) announced that full-time undergraduate students will receive bus and rail rides on the CTA in a new U-Pass program. Supporters of the program explained that it was an opportunity for students to explore Chicago in depth, while critics argued that the $250 annual price tag was expensive and unrealistic. Gun Threat Cancels All Class and Activities (November 29) All classes were canceled after an individual posted a shooting threat online on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, allegedly in response to the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. The University employed extra security and worked with the FBI to investigate the threat. By Monday afternoon, a UIC student was arrested and admitted to posting the threat. No guns were found in his apartment. Classes resumed on Tuesday. UCM to Bring Adult Trauma Center to Hyde Park Campus (December 17) After five years of protests, UChicago Medicine announced that it would open a Level I adult trauma center. Community ac-
tivists demanded that UCM create the facilities to help accommodate trauma victims on the South Side, a historically underserved area for medical care. The protests picked up speed in 2010 when one young community organizer was shot three blocks away from UCM, but died en route to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. (The trauma center opened in 2018.) Speaker Driven From IOP by Black Lives Matter Protesters (February 19) A group of approximately 35 protesters interrupted a seminar held by then-Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez at the IOP, causing Alvarez to stop the event after 20 minutes. According to a press release from Black Lives Matter Chicago, the protesters accused Alvarez of perpetuating “state violence against Black and brown people in the City of Chicago,” not holding police officers accountable, and being criminally negligent to the well-being of Chicagoans. This protest was cited in ongoing debates about free speech and disruptive protest on UChicago’s campus since then. Obama Returns to Law School to Discuss Supreme Court Nomination (April 8) Then-President Barack Obama came to the Law School to discuss his nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Responding to an audience question regarding criticism that the Court’s vacancy could have been used to increase its diversity, Obama stated that he does not scout demographics to find candidates. “At no point did I say, ‘Oh, I need a Black lesbian from Skokie,’” Obama said. “Yeah, he’s a white guy, but he’s a really outstanding jurist.” College Council Passes Resolution Recommending Divestment (April 15) College Council voted to pass a resolution urging the University to divest from 10 companies said to enable Israeli human rights abuses in Palestine. Discussion took place before the vote in a crowded room in Stuart, with supporters waving signs and Palestinian flags and opponents wearing T-shirts that read “yes to peace, no to divest, no to BDS [Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions].” The vote proved controversial, with UChicago Coalition for Peace and J Street UChicago posting lengthy statements opposing the decision online. Kissinger Receives Probation, Will Graduate Tomorrow (June 10) On the eve of his graduation, then-SG president Tyler Kissinger was placed on disciplinary probation for using his title to allow protesters into the fifth-floor lobby of Continued on page 3
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The University implemented the U-Pass program in 2016.
GSU stages a demonstration in favor of unionization in October 2017.
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The University cancelled classes and heightened security on campus on Monday, November 30 after an online threat was made.
Activists call for construction of a Level I Trauma Center in 2014.
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Charles Thomas rowed on the University’s crew team.
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Taking a Look Back at the Last Four Years of News Continued from page 2 the University president’s office. Nearly 200 professors, 3,276 students, and a tweet from Bernie Sanders voiced support for Kissinger, who graduated the next day.
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Rendering of the Obama Presidential Center released a few months ago.
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Steve Bannon was controversially invited to campus by a Booth professor.
2016–17 Jackson Park Selected as Obama Library Site (July 27) The Obama Foundation announced that Jackson Park will be the site of the Obama Presidential Center. “We are proud that the center will help spur development in an urban area and we can’t wait to forge new ways to give back to the people of Chicago who have given us so much,” Obama said in a statement released by the Obama Foundation. Aside from the president’s personal involvement with South Side community development, considerations in the decision included the neighborhood’s proximity to Lake Michigan and to the Museum of Science and Industry. The project aims to bring new jobs and resources to the community. University to Incoming Freshmen: Don’t Expect Safe Spaces or Trigger Warnings (August 24) A letter was sent to all incoming students in the Class of 2020 that expressed the University’s commitment to freedom of speech. In the letter, Dean of Students in the College Jay Ellison wrote that the University does not condone “trigger warnings” or “safe spaces” that may shield students from exposure to ideas they do not agree with. This statement was released in response to the previous year’s disruptive protests, which interfered with multiple IOP events. The University received nationwide media attention for its stance on the issue. Faculty Senate Creates New Disciplinary System (May 23) The Council of the University Senate passed a revised disciplinary policy on disruptive conduct in a private meeting. Disruptive conduct includes actions like obstructive protests and silencing speakers on campus. The updated policy includes warnings, probation, and, in the most extreme cases, expulsion as punishment for its defined range of instances of disruptive conduct. 2017–18 GSU Celebrates Win, Admin Says Legal Fight Continues (October 19)
Graduate students voted to unionize after years of organization, with 1,103 “yes” votes and 479 “no” votes. They eventually withdrew their certificate of representation from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), pledging to continue seeking a union contract outside of the NLRB process. Steve Bannon Accepts Invitation to Speak at the University of Chicago (January 24) Booth professor Luigi Zingales invited Steve Bannon, a right-wing personality and former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, for a debate on populism. Bannon’s invitation drew protests, condemnation from many student groups, and national media attention. The University refused to disinvite Bannon, citing its long-standing policies on free speech. As yet, no date for the event has been announced. Pearsons, Who Pledged $100 Million to UChicago, Want Their Money Back (March 5) Brothers Timothy R. and Thomas L. Pearson donated $100 million on behalf of their family in 2015 to found the Pearson Institute, which would have hosted research on global conflict prevention. But in February of this year, the Pearson Family Foundation filed suit against the University for the $22.9 million it had already given, alleging that the University had not been meeting its obligations for developing the Institute. Then in April, the University denied the Pearsons’ allegations and filed a countersuit. Both cases are ongoing. UCPD Officer Shoots U of C Student Wielding Metal Pole, Smashing Windows (April 4) UCPD Officer Nicholas Twardak shot fourth-year Charles Thomas in the shoulder while responding to a report that Thomas was using a metal pole to break windows in an alley between South Kimbark Avenue and South Woodlawn Avenue. Body camera footage released by the University sparked debate over Twardak’s and Thomas’s actions, especially after individuals close to Thomas said he was likely having a mental health episode. Thomas has since been released from the hospital, and is facing eight felony charges for assault and property damage.
Seniors Retell Their Favorite Memories From College BY SARAH LEWIS NEWS REPORTER
“I guess I have a lot of fun ‘big’ memories, like going to the Point at the beginning and end of every quarter. Housemates and expats all come out and enjoy each other’s company, although some of the crazier ones actually go into the lake [laughs]. I always serve as trip photographer, so I have some amazing sunrise shots of all of us together. But I’m always making smaller fun memories—like actually talking loudly in the Reg with friends as we were working on our theses because who else is gonna be in the Reg on a Friday?” —Harper Graf, history and MAPSS Candidate “My best memory from UChicago has to be when T-Pain came to UChicago for Summer Breeze! I never thought I’d ever see T-Pain in concert. It was so perfect for him to come to campus as well as perform his old and new songs. I had a fantastic time and that was for sure my favorite Summer Breeze during my four years. Also, my other best memories would have to be at midnight when Harper Café
gives everyone in Harper free coffee and pastries. That got me through a few late nights and all-nighters.” —Frances McDonald, comparative race and ethnic studies, and philosophy “While [the University] has granted me a lot of opportunities to do a wide amount of things and activities, I look most fondly on the small get-togethers, the relaxed weekends, the occasional outing downtown with a group, dinner trips, conversations stretching into the morning hours, and the stories I shared with certain individuals who mean so much to me.” —Cesar Dimas, Classics “I can’t pin down my best memory, but so many amazing conversations come to mind. One thing I will truly miss is constantly being surrounded by people who thoughtfully and critically engage in every conversation.” —Laura Turner, environmental studies “Sitting on the beach in Nice with friends during a weekend trip when I was studying abroad in Paris last spring, and winning my first gavel in Model UN.” —
Anna Eckhoff, economics
ical science
“I don’t really have a best memory, because all of it was pretty great. What I do have to say, though, is don’t succumb to the peer pressure of overstudying. It’s not worth freaking yourself out about.... I didn’t spend every day in the library, and I’m lucky enough to be graduating with honors still.” —Chris Karamanos, political science
“My favorite memory at UChicago would have to be working at Harper Café with all the incredible staff!” —Qudsiyyah Aamina, comparative human development
“One memory that could definitely qualify as the best, though, is when my house came back from a 20-run deficit to win a semifinal game of intramural kickball against the Law School. We ended up winning the championship which wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t made that comeback.” —Kevin Johnston, economics “A day of house trips from my first year sticks out to me. I was able to see a Second City show, have dinner at Fogo de Chão, and see a movie at Harper Theater with friends from my house, and we were able to do all of this because of subsidies from our house, the now-defunct Palmer House.” —Will Smith, history and polit-
“I’m really grateful for all of the people that I’ve met at the University of Chicago. Growing up, I moved around a lot, and I was never able to develop strong, long-term friendships. Even though I’ve only been here for four years, I feel like I’m walking away with some of the most intimate and emotionally profound relationships of my life. The University remains entrenched in a history of racialized oppression and empowered by policies that harm marginalized students and surrounding neighborhoods. However, I remain hopeful for the University’s future because of the students that I have met here. They are resilient, smart, and hardworking; they give me hope.” —Wendy Lee, gender studies and public policy studies
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UChicago Needs to Fully Commit to Part-Time Status A Former M aroon Editor Advocates for Allowing Students to Go on Part-Time Status When Life Intervenes BY HANNAH EDGAR Editor’s Note: This column includes a content warning for suicide. Like most students, I remember exactly where I was when I learned I’d gotten into the University of Chicago. I was in class when acceptances were sent out, but I had promised myself I wouldn’t cause a scene by checking in public. Besides, it was important to me that I opened my letter with my mom, who would be working late that night. But someone was home: my stepfather, Frank. A retired surveyor, he had been my de facto stay-at-home parent for many years. After getting home, the curiosity became too much to bear. Next to Frank’s desk, I checked my e-mail, and my shocked gasp said it all. He beamed as I danced around the house in sock feet. Frank loved universities, their mystique and imposing grandeur. He didn’t love every one of my teenage rites of passage—he attended all of my softball games, but drew the
line at violin recitals, pained at the sight of kids stress-crying before their performances. But Frank loved college visits. We’d wander the grounds, marveling at the architecture, him stopping occasionally to point out numerous surveying points on the pavement. Then he’d always usher me into the bookstore and insist on buying me a T-shirt; I still have shirts for schools I never even applied to. In Frank’s contact photo on my phone, he is proudly modeling the UChicago shirt which arrived in the mail a few weeks after I was accepted. These are the memories which have been playing over in my head on loop for the past few months. Graduation is in sight, and conclusions, naturally, recall beginnings. And absences. When I graduate in June, Frank will not be there. He killed himself a little more than two years after we celebrated my acceptance to UChicago together. After his death, I went home for a week, and no more. I knew I had to be somewhere else, anywhere besides the house the
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three of us had moved into together. I returned to school—to midterms, extracurriculars, and my full course load. Grieving at UChicago taught me more about this school and the peculiarity of its culture
than anything before or since. The day after Frank died, I remember stumbling into Student Counseling Services as soon as it opened to book an emergency appointment—which, thankfully, I got—and poring over the
“Reasons for Visit” checklist. There were, as I recall, multiple options related to academic stress, but not a single one for grief. In the weeks to follow, I threw myself into coursework, Continued on page 5
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Part-Time Status Can Give Students Space to Grieve Continued from page 4
unsure how else to cope, convincing myself that I “didn’t have time” for counseling. Later that quarter, I had my first nervous breakdown of many, and my mother flew out to Chicago to be with me. It was obvious I’d hit my breaking point, so I met with a counselor about taking a reduced course load the following quarter. Earlier that academic year, the Office of the dean of students in the College had restricted the viable circumstances for which a student could petition to go part-time to just two options: students must be enrolled in their final quarter or have been approved by Student Disability Services for a reduced course load (which would then have to be approved a second time by the Dean of Students). Fitting into neither of these categories, I felt stuck: I was exhausted by half a quarter of barely keeping it together, but I didn’t want to withdraw, either—because my friends were here, because I like staying busy, because I could stomach a lot of things but not the thought of leaving T he M aroon, and, most of all, because my house in California no longer felt like
a home. The counselor grimaced and told me that I should save my emotional stamina: He knew people in situations like mine, and he said, in no uncertain terms, that the Dean of Students office would never approve my request. This, above all, floored me. Here was someone who ought to have faith in the humanity of his own institution, advising me to not even waste my time negotiating, knowing I would be devastated by the outcome. Indeed, I have since talked to multiple individuals whose petitions were rejected under similarly crippling circumstances. I enrolled full-time the following quarter, a decision which, I believe, had lasting repercussions on my mental health and grieving process. Now, a spokesperson for the University has confirmed that, starting next year, it will even eradicate part-time status for students in their final quarter of enrollment—a decision “based on the College’s interest to support students’ progress toward on-time graduation.” The University of Chicago prides itself as a hard driver of its students. Ironically, every time I think about the Universi-
ty’s ethos, I am reminded of one of my favorite memories with Frank. One time while I was in high school, I came home deflated by a subpar grade on a test. Frank popped open a Coke for me and said exactly what I needed to hear: “It wouldn’t be fun if it was easy.” It’s cliché, but that sentiment is exactly why I went to the University of Chicago: I was seeking a serious, critical, intense education. Its ethos of scholarship for scholarship’s sake was deeply appealing to someone like me. In the context of its enrollment policies, however, the University’s same academic single-mindedness becomes profoundly toxic, forcing students to choose between two potentially self-destructive options. Indeed, our part-time policy appears to be uniquely strict compared to peer institutions. For example, Northwestern and MIT allow students to go on part-time at their own volition; Harvard and Yale do not have explicit designations for part-time but do allow students to enroll in three courses a semester, one less than expected full enrollment. UChicago students have the right to choose which course loads are appropriate for them,
and their good judgment should be believed. Instead, for more than two years, an inflexible policy has impeded students from exercising this agency. The Office of the Dean of Students needs to look at itself in the mirror and ask if this is the legacy it wants to leave on a commun But this isn’t a screed against the University of Chicago. Some of the most indispensable support I received while grieving came from faculty members here. Instead of treating academia like a vacuum, a respected professor emeritus in the English department gave me a practically indefinite extension on my midterm, even without fully knowing the circumstances. While the University’s part-time policy made me feel like a statistic, my advisor continued to check in on me and my mother. Plus, as someone who frankly still feels a little lost without academics, I know UChicago was—and remains—a good fit. Even now, my idea of senior spring means taking three classes and auditing two more. Nor am I breaking the fourth wall, in the same pages which have been a profound part of my college experience, for your
sympathy. I’m telling this story because variations of it are echoed by countless others who have been waging private wars just to stay here and get their diploma. I know, or know of, many of them. Until now, I have remained mostly silent about the ways in which my own grief permanently transfigured my impressions of this place. But it is precisely because UChicago is the spiritual and academic home of so many of us that we must be critical of it. When I walk across that stage on June 9, I walk in solidarity with all of those who, when real life intervened, faced difficult and certainly unhealthy choices about whether to leave or stay. I will also be thinking of Frank and what he said to me as I danced around our house that day four years ago, one of the best days of my life, when I became a member of the Class of 2018: “Congratulations, you did it. But then again, I knew you would.” —Hannah Edgar is a fourthyear in the College studying music. She was deputy editor-in-chief of The M aroon from 2017—2018.
Persistence on the Paper A Graduating M aroon Editor Reflects on the Importance of Perseverance During Her Time on the Paper BY KATHERINE VEGA This is Maroon article number 71. My instinct is to begin with: “Katherine Vega, an outgoing news editor for The Chicago Maroon, is writing a senior column for Viewpoints, claiming to have been prompted by deep nostalgia.” Instead, I’ll just say that I am really, really nostalgic about my time at The M aroon, and I want to tell you why. I am, above all, a news writer. So I want to tell you what this whole experience has meant to me from the very beginning as accurately as I can. There will be quotes. When I came to college, my goal was to join the paper. I wanted to join the paper because in high school, the paper (which I was not on) was very prestigious, and the people who wrote for it were very successful (which I was not). Early on in my first year, I found myself in the old Maroon newsroom listening to three very frail and lethargic editors monotonously explain the sections to a group of eager first-years. They said that I could devote as much or as little time to the paper as I wanted. Sign me up! I began this journey with a very zealous group of peers, some of whom had been leaders of their high school papers and were aspiring editors. When I first started on the paper, turnover was very high. It was common to apply for an editor position after
a quarter or two of writing, and if you didn’t get the position, you might quit. Editors themselves would cycle out after a quarter or two unless they had loftier goals of eventually joining leadership. I applied for associate editor after winter quarter of my first year. In my rejection e-mail, the news editor at the time made it very clear why I wasn’t selected: “We hope you stay involved with News in the future and apply to be an associate again, though we want to remind you that consistency with deadlines and article assignments is something we consider when reviewing applications for associates.” Yikes. Maybe I just wasn’t editor material. That left me in the same position I was in before but maybe a little more conscious of deadlines. “It’s really not a problem!” I responded. “I was going to stay involved in the Maroon either way, and I really just enjoy working on the paper in general, even as a writer.” I was made a senior reporter for my trouble. At my peak, I was writing 10 news articles a quarter. My second year, the editor-in-chief used to send out “endnotes” after every issue with shout-outs to staff who had really shone in that issue. No normal person would remember getting such a small and casual honor, but I definitely do. “Shoutout to Katherine Vega for writing not only the F1 story (students got arrested!!!), but also the F2
story (we suck! according to the Economist, which also sucks), and being Prime Adviser on the Editorial?? what.... what the fuck girl??? Legendary.” I read that e-mail and over and over. I read it again just now. And so I settled into a comfortable routine. I was happy writing. My editors would trust me with more important stories. Making phone calls got less scary and transcribing interviews became easier. Writing an event brief was like filling in a template. I continued in this role as a senior reporter for two years. There were rough times, too. In the spring of my third year, I reached what was definitely my lowest point at the paper. After a longer article I wrote prompted backlash, I got a very different kind of e-mail from readers—I can’t say I go back and read those too much, but they were formative nonetheless. Those e-mails taught me that people were actually reading what I was writing— that my words carried weight. I think that, for the first time, I felt like I existed within some kind of sentient body called “the paper,” and that I had to let “the paper” handle the situation. The newly instated editor-in-chief, who had started the same year as I had but existed on another plane of competency, handled the backlash with grace and poise. I handled the issue by crying a little and complaining to anyone in
the newsroom who would listen. I wrote a lot of drafts to reply to the e-mails but never ended up sending them. The summer before fourth year, I applied to be an editor once again. It was very different from first year. This time around, I knew I would get the position. I also knew that, for once, I actually had something to offer the news team besides my stories. I still wanted to write, but I wanted to help others write too. In less
than a year I would graduate, and the dozens of articles I had written would not mean much. If I helped lead in a new group of writers, I might be able to pass along some of the skills I had gained over the years. I think I realized that although I had never once been the best, never being the best for a long time had made me good enough. Working with the new writers this year has been my biggest accomplishment. Continued on page 6
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“I will miss knowing so much gossip literally all of the time.” Continued from page 5
In them I see a spark I wish I had had my first year. I hope they stay and lead the section in a better way than I ever could. This is all to say that working on The M aroon has taught me some very important lessons. Of course, it has taught me how to be objective, how to write clearly, and how to work on a team, all things I often rattle off at job interviews. But I think the most
valuable thing I’ve learned is that being on The Maroon was never about being the gutsiest reporter or most organized editor or the most hard-hitting interviewer—I was none of those things. I think it is just about being there. People say that they want to be “a part” of something. I think for me, being a part of The Maroon meant never being apart from it. It was a constant in my life for four years. Even when I wasn’t working on
something for a small stretch of time, a new story always brought me back. I trudged to the office in the rain and in the snow and hunkered down there even when it was lovely outside. I still come there now during my senior spring. There are a lot of things I will miss about The M aroon. I will miss spending late nights in the basement, eating fruit snacks, annoying copy, and mak-
ing secret phone calls. I will miss knowing so much gossip literally all of the time. I will miss that people trusted me with things that were so important. Next year, when I have no paper to call my own, I will have to look for something new to be a part of. I’ve realized that something lies outside the realm of journalism, so I am hanging up my editor hat for good. Scattered around my room—on a chair, in between
old notebooks, under my printer—are old copies of The Chicago Maroon, and I’m taking them with me. But, before then, I have to turn this in. I think the deadline was three days ago. Some things never change.
—Katherine Vega is a graduating news editor for The Maroon.
A Paper on the Precipice BY JAMIE EHRLICH My first night on The M aroon I knew I had walked in to something special. It was a Monday production night: Editors sat around the large off-center table in the basement of Ida Noyes, playing bumper cars with rolling office chairs as they pivoted back and forth from the computer screens that housed the next morning’s layout. What I didn’t anticipate that night was how much time I would spend in that office over the next three years. When you become an editor, you sign up for 30 hours of writing, editing, and production a week, usually piled on top of a full course load, an attempt at a fulfilling social life, and a part-time job to make ends meet. Sitting on the editorial board of The M aroon was one of the greatest honors of my life; I learned hard-earned lessons on unwavering loyalty and steadfast camaraderie. Most importantly, I learned that the University of Chicago community is better for having an independent newsroom. In several instances, in scuffs with the University administration, The M aroon emerged essentially unscathed and the presses continued to print the next issue. The independence that The M aroon enjoys is not a given
across the country. On campuses from California to Texas, financial ties between student papers and college administrations threaten the existence of hyperlocalized college press. Most recently in January, a nonprofit that ran operations for the student newspaper at Southern Methodist University (SMU) announced it would dissolve, leaving the paper to turn towards the
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view The Maroon as a dispositive source of information.” In the last year, quarterly meetings with Zimmer have been rescheduled and later canceled—a year which coincided with the publication of confidential internal documents, the reveal of a $100 million lawsuit, and a story I coauthored on sexual assault and campus security. The M aroon has not held quarterly meetings with Presi-
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at a steep price. The Maroon has never had enough in the bank to pay its editors—at its very peak, before it slid into more debt and canceled the program, editors were making $100 a quarter for nearly 300 hours of work. Our paper has been cut to eight pages, a fiscally responsible decision ushered in by Adam Thorp’s Maroon. This coming year, The Ma-
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Maroon lively and diverse sits on the shoulders of our University community. University for funding. According to the former editor-in-chief of the paper, SMU has made regular attempts “to censor student voices,” axing a section in the student rights handbook about the freedom to uncensored student press in 2013. Though UChicago has not made overt attempts to censor student press, Zimmer’s testimony from November 2016 poignantly reflects his views of the paper: “I would ordinarily not
dent Zimmer since last spring. The reasons for the cancellations have been cited as scheduling conflicts, though it must be noted that in previous years it has been rare that the News Office reneged on this obligation. Though all of these instances exhibit an unhealthy distaste for student voices, the only existential threat The Maroon faces is an inability to fund production through internal revenue. The independence The M a-
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will start its first financial aid program, offering work-study grants to editors. I am hopeful this program will be implemented long-term. With no editor’s pay and long hours, students who would otherwise opt for involvement on the paper turn away in favor of working part-time campus jobs. And so The Maroon sits at an impossible impasse. Funding structures combined with the decline of print advertising threatens the roon
inclusivity of our independent newsroom. The UChicago community deserves a newsroom that reflects the community it is reporting on. It is an unfortunate reality that this moral imperative rests upon the contributions of the community itself—but given this reality, saving and preserving student journalistic independence is an imperative that cannot be overstated. Every year, the University is showered with donations from the Mansuetos and the Catheys of the world, as The Maroon scales back and students continue to spend countless unpaid hours reporting and publishing in the name of a free press. I will never forget my time on The Maroon. For years to come, I will gleefully reminisce about laughing in the newsroom until 2 a.m. about that egregious error in the paper nobody noticed. But that glee should not be reserved for a select few. The responsibility of keeping The Maroon lively and diverse sits on the shoulders of our University community and alumni, who must acknowledge the importance of student journalism. —Jamie Ehrlich is a graduating social media editor for The Maroon.
Bridging the Gap: Art and Journalism BY STACEY REIMANN Most of The Chicago Maroon staff have no idea who I am. If I walked into The Maroon office in the basement of Ida Noyes Hall, Marooners would think I got lost on my way to the Pub. And yet, I am a former editor of the paper— video editor. The vast majority of Maroon editors, columnists, and staffers would call The Maroon office their second—and for some, their first—home, but not me. T he M aroon is filled with smart and inspiring people with whom I would have cherished spending long hours and boxes of pizza with. But, instead, I spent the bulk of my second and third years editing—and re-editing— in a 10-by-10-foot production studio in the basement of the Logan Arts Center. The production studio makes time stop like a casino in Vegas, where day bleeds into
night, challenging the necessity of sleep. Moments of failure or celebration were shared only with the characters in the videos. When I accidentally deleted an entire clip or finally sliced the shot perfectly, the pixels were the only ones to know. While I wish I had more social memories as a Marooner, I cannot say I joined the paper to experience the collective effervescence of production nights or to find the Paris Geller to my Rory Gilmore. I joined to bring the artist closer to the journalist. In my first year, the video section of The Maroon was largely nonexistent. Videographers on campus—like myself—found home in RSOs like Fire Escape Films and Maroon TV. Videojournalism fell through the cracks, taking with it the raw details of events that would otherwise have gone unrecorded. Amber
Love, former video editor (Class of 2017), recognized this disparity and acted on it. By the spring of 2015, Love had revamped the video section, giving new life to conversations happening on campus and in the community, documenting the closing of satellite dorms, demand for UCPD transparency, and support for Black college students at University of Missouri and Yale University. Inspired by the impact I saw these videos could have, I joined the section alongside Love and assumed the role of editor in the winter of 2016. The goals of the section were always clear and two-fold. First, we wanted to bring readers of The Maroon even closer to the stories they were reading. Much like a historian, a journalist deals with the results of an event. What an artist can add is the fact of the event. Leo Tolstoy comments on
this dichotomy saying, “The difference lies not in the figures and events that are seen, but in the way of seeing them: The artist sees not heroes but people, not results but facts, and considers a person not in terms of a goal, but ‘in correspondence to all sides of life.’” By capturing the visually emotive details of a protest, an artist, or an event, a video journalist becomes an artist, crafting a more intuitive, personal mural of the story. This mural becomes fossilized, forever accessible in history. The second goal was more personal to me: to provide students another medium to capture an issue they care about. When I stepped down as editor, the section was just barely surviving with two passionate videographers: Kenny Talbott La Vega and Grace Hauck. Now, the section is up to five members who
each brings their own artistic lens to the screen. Audrey Teo, for example, consistently produces videos that so effectively accentuate the human condition. Watch her MODA video to re-envision the drama of art and fashion. I thank them for capturing both the news and their passions through this platform. The effect of videography in modern media is undoubtable. Even recently, Donald Glover remarkably captured a critique of the Black American experience in his new music video, “This Is America.” Glover brought this experience to life by showing more than telling. Through my work with the video section, I hoped to continue a tradition of journalism that accomplishes the same. —Stacey Reimann is a graduating video editor for The Maroon.
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Maroon Awards 2017–2018 Female Athlete of the Year: Khia Kurtenbach, Cross Country
Cross country and track and field athlete Khia Kurtenbach will graduate as one of the most accomplished athletes to ever attend UChicago. This year, she made her mark on the athletic community by becoming a cross country national champion in the 6K with a time of 20:39.2, only the second athlete in UChicago history to do so. In addition to being the fastest woman in cross country in all of DIII, she qualified for the track and field NCAA championships in the outdoor 5,000 meters and the outdoor 10,000 meters, and will compete this coming weekend. Along with her national champion status, Kurtenbach is also a six time UAA champion, 11-time UAA athlete of the week, six-time UAA All-Academic, seven-time All-American, 11-time All-UAA, four time
UAA President’s Council Scholar-Athlete, USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and Dill Honda Athlete of the Year Finalist. She also set a UAA Championship meet record in the outdoor 10,000 meters. Kurtenbach’s accomplishments are staggering, but her leadership and complete
support of her teammates should also be recognized. Her highly anticipated last NCAA championship of her athletic career will occur with her team right beside her. Not only is Kurtenbach the Maroon Female Athlete of the Year, but she is one of the greatest and most accomplished athletes in Maroon history.
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Fourth-year Chandler Carroll is the Maroon Male Athlete of the Year after having one of the most impressive seasons in the school’s storied football history, rushing for 1,249 yards and 16 touchdowns on 258 attempts, while adding another 251 yards and two touchdowns on 28 receptions. The two-time
the First Team All-Region award and one player was picked for Second Team A ll-Region status. The team also racked up an impressive nine UAA Athlete of the Week honors throughout their season. The Maroons swept UAA
honors as well, earning Most Valuable Player honors and Rookie of the Year honor s. F u r ther mor e, four players earned First Team All-UAA status and two more were awarded Second Team A ll-UA A honors.
Jay Tee, Tennis This year, Tee guided the Maroons to a 19–5 record, going 3–0 in conference and 6–0 at home. Three of those losses were against the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 ranked teams at the time. Tee took the men’s team to a new level in 2018, with the Maroons also beating No. 2 Emory University for their first UAA title in program history. In addition, Tee is still coaching several players in the NCAA singles and doubles individual championships this week. Along with Tee, Kris Powell was named ITA As-
captain set four school career records this year: total touchdowns (46), rushing touchdowns (37), points scored (276), and rushing attempts (136), and three more season records: total touchdowns (18), rushing touchdowns (16), and points scored (108). This is an addition to the school record for most rushing yards in
a game (311) he set back in 2015. An incredible athlete and an even better person, Carroll has already collected numerous accolades this season such as First Team All-MWC, First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, CoSIDA Academic All-District, UAA All-Academic Team, NFF Hampshire Honor Society, and was twice named both UAA Athlete of the Week and MWC Player of the Week. As a running back, he was the motor of the Maroon offense and was subject to constant hits that would have worn down a lesser athlete. This makes the third year in a row a football player has won this award, as Carroll follows in the footsteps of former standout teammates Burke Moser and Vincent Beltrano.
Female Team of the Year: Women’s Soccer
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Male Coach of the Year: Jay Tee, who just finished his sixth season at the helm of both Maroon tennis teams, is the Central Region ITA Men’s Coach of the Year. He has taken the men’s team to four straight NCAA DIII championships, where they reached semifinals three times. His players have won an incredible total of 23 All-American recognitions, and Tee has coached numerous all-UAA players as well. Under Tee, UChicago has also won UAA Coaching Staff of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
Chandler Carroll, Football
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Male Team of the Year: T he M a roon ’s Men’s Team of the Year is the soccer team thanks to its record-breaking season. They set new records for wins (19), goals (59), and assists (54) this year en route to the NCAA Final Four, barely losing in a heartbreaking shootout to North Park University. Additionally, they claimed the UAA title by defeating conference rival Wash U. The Maroons were ranked No. 1 in the country for most of their season and had an 11-game win streak. Their team success was boosted by a plethora of individual accolades. Four players were named D3soccer.com All-Americans, one was named a USC Soccer All-American, three players were given
Male Athlete of the Year:
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After a fantastic regular season and postseason, there is no team more deserving of team of the year than the women’s soccer team. After ending the regular season with a 17–1 record, the team proceeded to shut out St. Catherine
University, Hope College, Wheaton College, University of Wisconsin—La Crosse, and The College of New Jersey in the postseason before falling to Williams College in the championship game. The offense throughout the year relied on multiple
players, with Jenna McKinney, a third-year midfielder, leading with 15 goals. Following in goal count were first-year Katie Jasminski (8), second-year Hanna Watkins (6), and fourthyear Madori Spiker (6). In addition to this amazing offense, the defense was nothing to laugh at, with first-year Miranda Malone earning 25 saves and second-year Katie Donovan with 24. Although the team must be happy with the outcome of this year, the championship still eluded them. With prospect camps happening all throughout the summer, keep an eye on the roster of UChicago’s women’s soccer team, as they may soon be champions!
Female Coach of the Year: Carissa Sain Knoche, Basketball
sistant Coach of the Year. As this season finishes and Maroon fans look toward next year, Tee and Powell will no doubt again help UChicago rise to success.
Carissa Sain Knoche i s T h e M a r o o n ’s Fe male Coach of the Year, coach i ng the women’s basketba l l t ea m t o a 24 –3 record. With a 22-
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ga me w i n n i ng st rea k that only came to a close with a crushing loss in the second round of the NCA A tournament, Sain Knoche masterfully got all of her players to buy into her system, w ith great results. Under her guidance, players such as second-years Mia Farrell and Taylor Lake, as well as third-year Olariche Obi, scored over 10 points per game, indicating that the team’s offense was very efficient and multifaceted.
I n add it ion t o the 24–3 record, Sain Knoche was successful both at home in Ratner and on the road, going 12 –2 at Chicago and 10 –1 away. Fans and players alike will be excited to see the new heights that Sain K noche ca n ta ke th is team to next year, as well as years to come. She studied chemical engineering and exercise physiology at Carnegie Mellon and Cali fornia University of Pennsylvania, respectively.
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Male Rookie of the Year: Jackson Ross, Football
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L ead i ng a fo otba l l team in tackles is an impressive feat for anyone and is an accomplishment typically achieved by veteran linebackers. This is what makes firstyear Jackson Ross so special, as he led the Maroon defense in tackles as a rookie defensive lineman still learning the colle-
giate game. Ross totaled 8 5 t ack les , 7 t ack les for loss, two and a half sacks, two pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble, and is en route to be named M a roon Male Rookie of the Year. Ross was also named Second Team A ll-M WC, M WC North Division Rookie of the Year, and UA A Ath-
lete of the Week. R oss came i n as a first-year and immediately impressed the coaching staff in summer camp wh i le play i ng aga i nst much more experienced l ineman. T he si x foot two, 265-pound defensive linemen from Ok laho ma quickly locked down not only a starting spot but a premier role in the defense. While soft-spoken and friendly off the field, Ross is an absolute monster on it. Opposing offenses should be greatly concerned as Ross becomes more familiar with the playbook and speed of collegiate play, the two biggest challenges when transitioning from the high school game. Going into his second year, Ross incredibly still has potential to play even better than he did in 2017.
Female Rookie of the Year: Claire Handa, Tennis
It s hou ld c ome a s no surprise that Claire Handa is receiving the Fema le R o ok ie of the Year award. Handa made her name known in her first year of inter-collegiate play. The women’s tenn is team put for th another stellar year finishing 19 –5 and making a NCA A tournament run before being eliminated by No. 1 seeded Emory. Much of this year’s success came at the hands of first year Handa and her f lawless transition from high school dominance to collegiate dominance. T he f irst-year from R ockv ille Center, New York established herself as the team’s clear-cut No. 1 in both singles and doubles. A lthough this is an impressive feat for a first-year, Handa was not done opening eyes
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just yet. She pieced together a season to remember: ITA All-American in singles, an NCA A nationals qualif ication in both singles and doubles, first-team All-UA A honors in both singles and doubles, and UA A athlete of the week recog n ition on four occasions (Oct. 2 , Feb. 12 ,
Feb. 19, and Apr. 9). The rewards are backed by tremendous performances such as her victory at the ITA central region championship and fourth place finish at the ITA Oracle Cup. A ll in all, the first-year, four-star recruit not only lived up to her expectations—she shattered them.
The Class of 2018 GRADUATES CONGRATULATIONS
Stephanie!
We’re blown away by all your hard work Ms. Managing Editor. Happy Graduation! Love, your family.
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Veronica Lubofsky
To graduate with honors and be a Fulbright Scholar is one thing: to be a loving, kind, and intuitive daughter to me and friend to many others is quite priceless. Congratulations! Love, Mom
Congratulations Decky, keep on rockin’ in the real world! Love, Mum, Dad, and Bridget
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CONGRATULATIONS SERENA! YOU DID IT!
Time to celebrate your graduation!! “There’s plenty to do tonight that we can be mortified about tomorrow!” Now, on towards the rest of your life and remember “We’re almost there and nowhere near it. All that matters is that we’re going!”
Here’s to what lies ahead; go and get it! Love, Mooth, Ben, Nikki, Jingle and Midnight
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ERIK DAMMEN-BROWER ‘18 We Are Proud Of Your Accomplishments! Bachelor of Science Molecular Engineering Dean’s List (2015-2018) Varsity Football (2014-2018) UAA All-Academic Football (2014-2017) Order of the “C” 2018 NFF Hampshire Football Honor Society
University of Michigan Graduate School Of Engineering
Congratulations
Adia Hunter Robinson Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare to the press. —Ida B. Wells
—Harriet Tubman Inveniam viam aut faciam
Proud doesn’t do justice to the immense joy we take in your many accomplishments. We know upon your graduation you stand ready to indeed change the world. WITH LOVE,
Mom, Dad, Ella, Hermione and the entire Hunter & Robinson Families
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Caroline Olivero, ab’18
To our daughter Molly Mae: It’s hard to believe that four years have come and gone and you are graduating from
congratulations! today is your day! the next mountain awaits. you’re well on your way! with love and pride mom, DAD, & XANDER
CONGRATULATIONS, KATHERINE!! You have successfully reached another milestone in your life! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments and can't wait to see what is to come. Good luck on your next adventure! Lots of love, Dad, Mom & Christopher
college. We are so proud of you for following your dreams and attending the University of Chicago. Although there have been difficult times, you survived them and through all of it, it made you an even stronger woman. Congratulations on your achievements and hard work! Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations, Josh!! We are proud of all you have accomplished!! Love, Mom, Dad, Caroline and Lexi
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Congratulations,
Ben Offen! We are so proud of you!
Love from Ima, Abba, Joey and Annie, Saba and Savta, Uncle Michael, Aunt Nancy, Sophie, Shmuie, Aunt Sarah, Teddy and Harry, Tim, Uncle Dan and Aunt Emma, Aunt Liz and Uncle Ethan, Josh and Daniel
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ARTS Queens Take the Stage at Summer Breeze BY PATRICK EGAN ARTS STAFF
MAB has a thing for Real Artists. In this past, we’ve seen Tinashe, Mitski, D.R.A.M., and serpentwithfeet grace the stage of Mandel Hall. These are unique, challenging, lyrical musicians, the kind who will be mentioned on Pitchfork’s list of the Most Important Artists of the 20teens. This is great! Sorta. It means Summer Breeze shows are half-concert, half brain-food; if you really want to dissolve into dancing, you have to do your homework and learn the songs ahead of time. This works fine if your concert is marketed only to the locked-in fans of one artist. But Summer Breeze is no such thing. It attracts anyone. It attracts everyone—the guy taking enthusiastic bites from his two fistfuls of raw celery, the gal leaning over on her friend, bellowing “I just wanna disappoint my parents!” You can’t expect everyone to know the catalog; in fact, given the booze/ weed/etc. smell of Hutch courtyard during the show, you can hardly expect them to know their own names. So, given these constraints, I would like to applaud MAB for performing a miracle. This year’s Summer Breeze wasn’t a night of light dancing, it was a storm raging through Hutch courtyard (a real one this time). For the first time in history, MAB assembled a line-up of all-female artists. They found the tiny sliver of overlap between Pitchfork darlings and the Top 40. They also found a headliner who’s as punchy and danceable on the first listen as she is on the 50th, an artist who has, in fact, written more than just “Call Me Maybe.” But before we get to Carly, there were the openers—two talented musicians who were classic MAB fodder, meaning they didn’t quite get the crowd moving. First up was Empress Of, crooner of chill, soulful demi-pop that got the crowd
swaying. In her best moments, with popular songs like “Woman Is A Word,” she got clusters of fans to sing along with eyes closed and hands reaching out, full Woodstock. But lest we forget that she was the first act of Summer Breeze, she was up against a lot—it was the middle of the cloudy, dreary day, with the daylight still washing out the stage lights. And the crowd was only just forming, with people stumbling in from their pregames and darties. The crowd was definitely into her vibe, but the numbers were meager, and it’s not so easy to crank the dial on mellow. Then came Princess Nokia. Beginning with her hit “Brujas,” she rallied a smattering of singing along right from the start. Not only did she have what you might call a spirited stage presence (i.e., dancing booty out), but she also made friends along the way. Lucky person: whoever got to hold her hand. Unlucky people: whoever she asked to help her crowd surf. I guess you weren’t quite up to the task. And that’s fair enough; Princess Nokia plays rap that would feel perfect on the back porch during a humid summer, but it’s not the kind of thing that gets people moving, especially as the one small Nokia had to cover a whole fairly large stage on her own. And bringing all that energy was understandably tiring—toward the end of her set she decided to chill for a sec on the side. To keep us going, Panic! At the Disco—a bit out of the blue, but nonetheless in line with her lo-fi, fun vibe. She gave a fleshedout performance, bringing both her popular rap songs in the beginning and ending with her more emo tunes from earlier albums. But it was still light out, and Nokia needed more fuel than we were giving. Then a special thing happened: The sun went down, and the CRJ superfans emerged like fireflies. Excited students snaked closer and closer to the stage, jostling forward, all elbows and shoulders. All of a sudden, a thrill was zipping around, through even
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Overheard/Overseen at Summer Breeze The whole middle of the crowd had to work around the fountain. Wouldn’t Summer Breeze benefit from a real performance space? To the couple in a bout of very public, very enthusiastic necking: I don’t know if Princess Nokia would be hurt or very, very proud to know that you felt the, ahem, call of the wild to depart halfway through her set. Carly’s crowd was so tight that when someone tried to push to the front, they were told: “Do you have any brain cells? Then you know you can’t.” A final shoutout to the drunk, exuberant dude singing, at the top of his lungs: “Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my number, so call me Stacy.” We will, Stacy. We will.
the dance-averse UChicago folks standing stiff in the back. It’s hard to say if Carly succeeded because she plays fizzy, electrifying pop precisely designed to get the pleasure centers bumpin’ or because her fans are so enthusiastic that they could get even the stiffest board in the back dancing. Sometimes the performer brings the intensity, and sometimes the audience powers the night; at Summer Breeze, the dynamic was mutual. We were feverish for a good performance, die-hard fans as well as dabblers itching to
feel themselves in the music. Carly blasted top jams like “Emotion,” “Good Time,” and yes, “Call Me Maybe.” She worked the crowd beautifully, playing her biggest bangers off of soft soul tracks from b-sides that let us settle before she lifted us back up. She was in her element; a glittering, silver-sequined MC moving fluid across her stage, pushing an energy into Hutch courtyard that was as joyful, unselfconscious, and wholehearted as the girl dancing freely in the back, eyes only for Carly, beaming smile on her face, one of a thousand in the happy crowd.
Photo Essay: What Was Doc Films?
Courtesy of Finn Jubak
Finn Jubak, who has worked with Doc Films, is compiling a photographic catalogue of his last twelve quarters with the organization to preserve its history. Text and more photos are available online.
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Eliza Allen,
We are proud of the woman you became. With all our love, Mom & Dad
CONGRATULATIONS to our sweet, loving, smart and beautiful Tamar! We are so proud of all you have accomplished here at UChicago and of all the wonderful friends you have made.
Good luck to a great future! Veel geluk!
“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.”
- Henry David Thoreau
LOTS OF LOVE,
mama, papa, Naftali, Ben, and Ofira
— Tamar Honig —
Whatever you dream, you have the power to make it come true. Congratulations, Adam Reynolds. We are so proud of you!
LOVE, Mom and Dad
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VIEWPOINTS
City Council Approves Part-Time Status Gone, $175 Million for OPC Five Classes Now at No
Extra Cost
BY DAKSH CHAUHAN NEWS REPORTER
Grace Hauck
BY ELAINE CHEN NEWS REPORTER
The Chicago City Council approved measures on Wednesday allowing $175 million of city money to fund projects related to the construction of the Obama Presidential Center. The Obama Foundation took the next step toward building the Center this week with the 47–1 vote, which came shortly after the city’s Zoning Committee voted in favor of the Center on Tuesday and after the Chicago Plan Commission voted in favor of the Center last Thursday. The Center, which will be located in Jackson Park, still faces a federal review to determine whether the Foundation is minimizing harmful effects to the surrounding parkland, as Jackson Park is included on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center also faces a federal lawsuit which was filed by a group of public park activists last Monday. T he approved measures include improvements for the land around the Center, including the closure of Cornell Drive and Marquette Road and the widening of Lake Shore Drive and Stony Island. The city has not yet secured these funds. The Council vote also approved the transfer of 19.3 acres from the city to
Chicago Park District. The Obama Foundation will lease the land from the Park District for a token $1. 17th Ward Alderman David Moore— the single alderman who voted against the measures—argued that it is not clear where the city would receive the $175 million funding. He said that it would be a vote against his constituents to vote to spend money on the Center, while streets of Englewood within his ward are still abound with potholes and easily flood. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that he is relying on the state to help provide the $175 million, noting that the state has spent north of $200 million on the Lincoln Library in Springfield. “The state has a role to play in helping us make this investment on the South Side of Chicago in ways that they have done for the Lincoln Library,” Emmanuel said. While Moore was speaking, activists of the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) Coalition pounded on the protective window of the room where the alderman deliberated, chanting “No CBA, no vote.” The CBA Coalition has been demanding that the city pass an ordinance that would ensure employment, affordable housing, and other opportunities to prevent the displacement of local residents around the Center.
Starting in the fall, College students will not be able to go on part-time status in their final quarter before graduation, and students will be able to take five classes per quarter at no additional financial cost. “Both decisions are based on the College’s interest to support students’ toward on-time graduation,” a spokesperson said. Some students heard about these changes from their advisors during their meetings early in spring quarter, though the University had not publicly confirmed the changes until now. Students will still need to petition the dean of students for permission to take a fifth course, but the $4,500+ additional quarterly charge to take five classes will be gone. In the 2017–18 year, which followed the same tuition model as other years, part-time students in the College who take one class were charged $7,464 and students who take two classes were charged $12,613, according to information from the Bursar’s Office shows that. Students who take three or four classes were considered full-time students and were charged
$17,764. To take a fifth class, students had to petition the dean of students and pay $22,913. Next year, all students in the College will be charged a flat rate of $18,475. The change will likely increase the number of students who take five classes, and it may incentivize low- and middle-income students to try to take five courses in order to graduate at a lower overall cost. It will also be an appealing option to ambitious students who want to explore more areas of the University. First-year Brandon Chow is currently taking four classes and auditing four more, including Chem 113 and Econ 200. He says he could explore his interests more deeply if he could take another class during the quarter. “As someone who’s still not firmly devoted to one field, I’m sitting in on many courses to see what topics I’m interested in,” Chow said. He also feels that taking a fifth class would allow him to enroll in courses that he would not have been able to otherwise. He already planned to double major in computer science and computational applied mathematics, but he said that taking five classes could help him have the space to minor in philosophy.
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Congratulations on both your graduation and your new job as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army! We could not be more proud of you Matt! We love you! — Dad, Mom, Andrew, Nicholas
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Hotel Donates to Hyde Park Academy
Stephanie, we are so proud of you!
ons! i t a l ratu g n o C
Love, Mom and Wayne Elaine Chen Local high school Hyde Park Academy, located in Woodlawn.
BY MADELEINE ZHOU NEWS REPORTER
Sophy Hyde Park, a hotel set to open this July at 53rd Street and Dorchester Avenue, donated multiple Smart TV monitors to Hyde Park Academy High School’s art program on May 2. Sophy donated funds to the high school earlier this year for purchasing art supplies, which were used to create 60 original art pieces representing Hyde Park’s cultural history. The works were later combined to form a mural that currently serves as an outdoor gallery at the hotel’s entrance. When it opens, the hotel will display select pieces of the students’ artwork, as part of a program that will focus on local artists and topics relevant to Chicago. The donations and the mural project
were initiated by Alicia Garcia-Abner, the president of Trinal, Inc., a Chicago-based diversity and inclusion consulting company. The donation was presented by Anthony Beach, the general manager of Sophy and an alumnus of Hyde Park Academy High School. “We are delighted that this community engagement project has provided these talented students with the opportunity to create compelling work and contribute to the beautification of Hyde Park,” Alderman Leslie Hairston told The Hyde Park Herald. “It’s wonderful when our local businesses reach out and involve the students of Hyde Park Academy High School in such a meaningful way.”
IVAN OST You came, saw and conquered! We have so enjoyed watching you grow through your college years and reading your posts in the Arts section of this paper. We eagerly await seeing what’s next for you. Love and congratulations from Mom and Dad!
Congratulations Chase! “Vivere Vehe et Intrepidus” We love you and are so proud of you! — Mom, Dad, Alex, and Branson
Shantal Jayawickreme Biology Congratula*ons Shantal! We are so proud of your accomplishments! Lots of love, Mom, Dad and Shanelle
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CONGRATULATIONS RASHAD AND SHARAD CROSBY CLASS OF 2018!
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YOUR FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF YOU! CLASS OF 2018!
CONGRATULATIONS RASHAD AND SHARAD CROSBY
LOVE, CLASS OF 2018! MOM, DAD, AND SIRENA!
YOUR FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF YOU!
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On this day June 9, 2018, you have accomplished exactly what you planned for! We never did and will never doubt you in your endeavors. We will be behind you always. God Bless You, Ricardo. Love Mom, Grandma, Zagha, and Dad. Love you always!
“ C ong ratu lations to our favorite Editor-in-Chief, Maggie Loughran”
Love, Mom, Dad, Brendan, Kate, and Gus
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CONGRATULATIONS
Sonia!
We are so proud of you. – Mom, Dad, and Jane
Dev, Congratulations on your achievement! We are all very proud of you. We have enjoyed seeing your growth over the years. You have exceeded our expectations and imagination, and this is just the start! —Love, your family & friends.