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Race and Action plan announced

By Jessica Villagomez Editor-in-Chief

Art history

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Murals painted underneath the Fullerton “L” station depict basketball coach Ray Meyer, Olympic athlete Dolly Staton and DePaul alum and civil rights activist Benjamin Hooks .

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The mural project was conceptualized by Brother Mark Elder and his Art 291 class.

DePaul community honors university icons

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

Documenting a legacy can take many shapes and formats — portraits adorning a room, names on arenas and other buildings or an entire musical — but for DePaul the process of honoring its past, present and the people who have walked around its campuses will take the form of murals on pillars.

Students walking by Cacciatore Stadium, near the Fullerton “L” stop likely noticed the new murals. In rich, ethereal blues and lively oranges and reds, figures from DePaul’s history come

to life thanks to acrylic paint and Brother Mark Elder and his Art 291 class.

The art, conceptualized through small group discussions last spring and created

by Elder and his 291 class, appeared in the summer — first through outlines then through paint.

From those discussions, a vision started to come to life.

“This is meant to be an illustrated history of our university,” Elder said.

“Over the next five years there will be more installments (…) we’ll bring out people who are respected at DePaul and in the DePaul community.”

Some, like Ray Meyer, were easy

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Brother Elder hopes to continue the mural project for the next five years.

See MURALS, page 4

Black Student Union president Mario Morrow is encouraged, but still skeptical.

In January, the BSU met with DePaul president Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., and discussed concerns and changes needed for students of color on campus.

“Success will look like real change,” he said. “The Black Student Union proposed to have a Black Resource Center on campus and no further updates have been provided on the matter. Rewording a few sentences in the student handbook will not get the job done.”

Members of the President’s Diversity Council (PDC) have updated and begun to implement the DePaul Speech and Race Action plan, a multi-faceted draft outlining steps the university will do to address student, faculty and staff concerns over issues of race and discrimination.

The plan is split into six categories including: Policy and Process, Education and Awareness Training, Student Services, Student Feedback and Involvement in Partnership with Student Affairs, African American Student Resource Center Models, Faculty and Staff Diversity and Data and Collection.

Vice president of the office of institutional diversity and equity Elizabeth Ortiz said that the plan began to materialize last Winter after receiving student input on what must be done.

“Last year the Black Student Union was meeting with Father Holtschneider regarding black student concerns and out of their meetings and out of some of what they thought needed to happen we created an action plan for the President’s Diversity Council,” Ortiz said.

The diversity council, which falls under the office of institutional diversity and equity, is composed of over 30 council members, including 10 diversity advocates that are representatives from each of DePaul’s 10 colleges, and seven members from employee resource groups. Other members of the council come from different offices across the university including student leaders.

Morrow said the plan needed an update due to continuous incidents that happen on DePaul’s campus everyday.

One of the issues the BSU suggested was the idea of a black student resource center.

Ortiz said that the office is committed to look into what a Black student resource center would mean on DePaul’s campus.

According to the plan, the university will explore the feasibility of the plan by visiting African American student centers across that nation and host “talkbacks” with students to receive input and feedback. As far as what the model at DePaul will look like, the center and deadline is uncertain.

“I think what the students want is someone who would be their advocate,

See PLAN, page 4

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CTA proposes Red Line revamp

Courtesy of Chicago Transit Authority

Massive transit project to make transit faster and less crowded

By Jackson Danbeck News Editor

The Chicago Transit Authority plans a new and daring $2.1 billion modernization project of the northern segments of the Red and Purple ‘El’ lines, intended to relieve the chronic congestion that Chicagoans know all too well.

The CTA has released the first of two phases of the larger project, and its details reveal an ambitious effort. The project plans to upgrade the stations of Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr with larger platforms and increased accessibility like elevators in stations that proved inconvenient for the disabled to traverse.

In between the stations, the CTA plans to lay new and more modern tracks to make the trip gentler. To reduce long wait times and crowding during rush hours, they think an additional 15 Red, Brown and Purple line trains would be suitable.

Among these track alterations is a flyover north of the Belmont station, which would take Brown Line trains above Red and Purple trains. The CTA estimates this portion itself to cost about $570 million, a little over a fourth of the project’s total cost.

Joseph Schwieterman, professor of public policy at DePaul, said “the whole route needs attention.”

“We simply can’t pack any more rush hour traffic on the Red Line without major changes in the geometry of the route,” he said.

And the stations are no better, Schwieterman said. “In the North Side we still have wooden platforms that are narrow, we have dilapidated entry ways and staircases that look like they’re straight out of the era of steam locomotives,” he said.

Yet in spite of overhaul’s potential, many residents at the public meeting about the project, held earlier this week at DePaul University, were outraged at that everconstant issue: money.

To fund the estimated $2.1 billion project Chicago plans to use a variety of methods, said Steve Friedman, president of

SB Friedman Development Advisors, who outlined financing at the public meeting.

The federal government has agreed to loan just over $1 million in grants; the CTA will dig deep in its coffers to use $428 million of its funding; and — what the citizens push against — a whopping $625 million raised from a funding method called Transit Tax Increment Financing, or TTIF. TTIF takes a portion of the amount that property tax values increase over a set period of time in a specific area. In the case of the proposed ‘El’ project, the area from which these TTIF funds will be raised is along the Red Line from Division Street to Devon Avenue, and about a half mile wide on each side. According to the CTA, roughly 100,000 residents live within this zone, of which 48 percent who work ride public transit. Many of these residents are also DePaul students.

“Now it’s not a slam dunk. It is a tough project to justify, but the numbers suggest that you simply can’t move ahead with the Red-Purple modernization without fixing the Belmont project,” Schwieterman said.

The CTA estimates the TTIF would last up to 35 years, because the TTIF funds are in turn used to pay low-interest loans from the federal government, and can only be used for transportation projects.

Property taxes, an educated citizen might say, are used to fund public education.

Luckily, the Illinois legislators who approved the TTIF method last August thought the same thing. They decided the amount public schools take from property tax increases will not be changed. Only a portion of the remainder, which the CTA also shares, will be used for the TTIF. Funds not used to pay back loans will be returned to the taxpayers from which they came from.

For all the detailed planning, however, there are still many parts of the plan that were left ambiguous. As residents at the public meeting noted, no one actually knows how much property values will increase in the next 35 years, which the TTIF is based on. If property tax values drop, the TTIF will not get its amounted portion and the ‘El’ project will not get funded. One can imagine the

horror show if the construction was already well under way.

What is also unclear at this stage is when construction begins, when it ends and how it will affect the congestion that already exists along the Red and Purple lines. For those who frequented the Fullerton station from 1999 to 2010, they know all too well what it’s like to use the train in a station clogged with plaster walls and construction equipment.

“CTA is committed to conducting the project without significant delays,” said Schwieterman. “The line’s simply too busy to make this a prolonged agony for riders, because unfortunately that drives up the cost.”

The CTA says it will release an updated draft of the plan later this month, perhaps holding answers to these questions. In any case, the plan released by the CTA is but a draft. Revisions are sure to come.

The vision to revamp Chicago’s aging Red Line first occurred to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who launched in 2010 the campaign called “Read Ahead.” So far, the southern part of the Red Line has been modernized, and in many ways is the blueprint for its sister project on the North Side, CTA’s chief planning officer Carole Morey said.

However, the earlier Red Line project used state capital funds from the federal government. This time around Chicago could not get the same deal.

The earlier project also shut down stations that were under construction. It’s the cheaper and faster way, Schwieterman said, but during that time commuters have to use a different station.

“If you look at the time line for the (northern) project, construction could drag on for many years,” Schwieterman said. “It makes the shutdown, the 18 months of pain approach, look better when you consider how long this could drag out.”

For the time being, the CTA will continue to host a series of meetings on the project.

The final approval of the Red and Purple Line modernization project is up to the City Council, who will vote sometime this year.

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MURALS, continued from front page and well known choices. Others, like Benjamin Hooks — a 1948 DePaul Law School grad who fought for civil rights — and Dolly Staton, an Olympian who ran track when there was no women’s track team at DePaul, were also easy and depicted a lesser known part of DePaul’s history.

Mark is no stranger to murals at DePaul.

On the other side of Wish Field, St. Vincent DePaul’s face watches over games. For the students who were able to help bring this year’s murals come to life, the experience has been life changing.

“It’s great to see the murals from start to finish and leave a physical trace of myself on campus,” Emily Spurgeon, a senior art major, said. “Getting to work with great people on these projects and seeing the finished product was an added bonus.”

The project is not finished yet. Over the next five years, Elder said, there will be more installments showing figures and events important to the DePaul community.

Events also won’t be locked to the past

— there is a likely possibility that current figures may be immortalized, though not before their time here is done.

“We want to bring out people who are respected at DePaul and in the DePaul community,” Elder said. “One plan might be a pillar featuring the events of 1968, which had a lot to do with reshaping DePaul. As we get closer to contemporary times we might have more discussions about who to put there.”

There are 24 planned compositions thus far. The plan is to continue finalizing designs and who will have their likeness on a mural next. Until then, Spurgeon and others in the DePaul community will admire the works under the “El.” “It’s nice to see artwork by students on campus because there’s no place on campus where art by students is shown,” Spurgeon said. “Students get to walk down history and think about what it means to them and to the campus, as well as what they want their own legacy to be.”

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of student input being solicited, DePaul’s administration should not treat the plan as someone who would point them to damage control or a marketing campaign. resources, that’s the sense that I’m “Organizations are inspired to foster a getting from students,” Ortiz said. “The community for their members to thrive but commitment is to explore it, to see what it they are overwhelmed and underfunded,” would mean to DePaul and then it would Lynch said. “Minority and marginalized be up to the president and his cabinet to student leaders are expected to be activist, make that decision. crisis managers, mentors, therapists, all The resource center is to be determined while being a student. It is entirely too and could potentially grow into an office much.” within the university in addition to a group Ortiz said the office is open to hearing of services. all input to lessen the burden on students “You need funds to create something and understands where it has faulted in the like that, but that doesn’t mean it’s not past. going to happen,” Ortiz said. “It just means “I think the issue was that maybe it might take us a while to get those figures we weren’t doing as good of a job at together, to figure out what it is going to communicating (our plans) or maybe mean for us.” because it wasn’t a hot topic,” Ortiz said.

Ortiz said that this could also mark “I think what happened is that now it is the beginning for DePaul to open other in the forefront of our consciousness and resource centers for all students of color. because of the political landscape people Though Ortiz said all of the facets of the are thinking about this more and more. race and action plan are current priorities, We’ve always had plans like this.” she added some goals can be completed Students agreed that though the Milo faster than others. She said the hope is to Yiannopoulos event, which saw protests complete most of the objectives within the erupt for allowing the conservative school year. provocateur on campus, sparked For example, Ortiz said the PDC is controversy around working to campus last Spring centralize the “I think what the students want Quarter, greater discrimination of student is someone who would be their sense complaint and community has process to fall advocate, someone who would emerged. within the “ N e g a t i v e l y, jurisdiction of point them to resources.” students were filled the office of with emotion when Elizabeth Ortiz institutional the series of events diversity Vice president of the office of first took place, but and equity. institutional diversity and now that we are back Currently, some equity in school and the complaints of Black community discrimination at DePaul is doing are handled its best to ensure within the dean of students office, the Milo incident is being portrayed depending on the types of complaints correctly and from our viewpoint, students Though the judicial process will remain are getting the real story,” Morrow said. the same, Ortiz said that shifting the “Positively, students are now coming discrimination complaint process to OSI together and leaning on each other more will create a system for complaints to be than ever across student organizations. addressed more efficiently. She foresees the “This is not only a positive for students shift happening by October. that were affected by last spring’s event, but Another aspect of the plan is to also for first year students and transfers that hire a counselor within the university are looking for a home and community at counseling center that specializes in issues DePaul.” of race and discrimination and/or is a Ortiz agreed that students are stepping person of color by the end of the academic up. While she said two student members year. have always served on the PDC, they are “We are going to give an update now collaborating with SGA to ask what monthly to faculty council, staff council other student voices need to be included. and the Student Government Association “I think one of the things that is a (SGA) on what’s been completed or where good thing that has involved and changed we are,” Ortiz said. “We are going to update is because of what happened, there’s a lot this every two to three weeks to inform the more student input,” Ortiz said. “Now there campus community the best we can.” is a formal structure through the president’s But SGA senator for Intercultural diversity council for voices to be heard.”

Awareness Michael Lynch said that in spite

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The murals will not only be of people who lived in the past. The painters also plan to make murals of important figures who live right now.

PRESIDENT’S SERIES ON

Race & Free Speech As part of DePaul’s broad action plan to address issues that came to a tipping point last spring, the university community is invited to participate in the President’s Series on Race & Free Speech. This year-long series of events, intended to strengthen the university community, will offer perspectives across the political spectrum on various topics including race, free speech and hate speech, and the current political climate.

Inclusive Speech and Expression Panel Thursday, October 27 1:30–6:30 p.m.

Lewis Center, Room 241 RSVP: go.depaul.edu/EventbriteFreeSpeech PA N E L I S T S :

Stephanie Shonekan, associate professor and director of the Black Studies Department, University of Missouri at Columbia Alexander Tsesis, professor of law, Loyola University Derald Wing Sue, professor of counseling, Columbia University David Hudson, law professor, Vanderbilt and First Amendment Ombudsman for the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center.

M O D E R ATO R :

Dean Jenn Rosato Perea

Race and Excellence A Conversation with Freeman Hrabowski

Friday, November 4 2–3 p.m.

Cortelyou Commons

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Chalk about it College Republicans and other unknown students use chalk to voice opinions JACKSON DANBECK | THE DEPAULIA

Unknown students wrote positive messages of reaffirmation on Wednesday.

By Jackson Danbeck & Brenden Moore News Editor & Political Editor

Last Tuesday, members of the DePaul College Republicans harshly criticized the university’s position on free speech in a series of chalkings around the Lincoln Park campus. Then, on the next morning, unknown individuals crafted their own chalkings but of a different sort: in colorful lines, they wrote slogans like “We must love eachother and support eachother,” among others.

The meanings behind the chalkings starkly contrast one another. Tuesday’s messages in chalk alluded to the Milo Yiannopoulos incident last May (“Triggered by Milo? He spoke for 12 minutes”) and conservative speaker Ben Shapiro’s ban from speaking on campus (“Free #BenShaprio”).

According to DePaul spokeswoman Carol Hughes, “At approximately 1 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 13, a group of students chalked a number of messages on the

sidewalks and exterior walls at the northeast and northwest entrances to the Lincoln Park Student Center. Public Safety officers advised students not to chalk the walls, only sidewalks, as allowed by policy. Students apologized for that action and removed what they put on the walls as best they could.”

Nicole Been, president of DePaul College Republicans, said their goal was to promote the club’s ideas and remind students of their presence on campus.

“Many students could identify and believe in these issues, but might not know there is a club or someone like them,” Been said. “This is another promotional event for our club to express our rights as students and hopefully encourage other political groups, and all groups, to use this outlet as a way to discuss their ideas also.”

Indeed, others did use chalk as a means to discuss their ideas. Their messages preached peace and love, but so far no one has come forth to take credit.

And while some were written in English, others were in Arabic and Spanish.

Students who passed by the chalkings on Wednesday had a few things to say about them on campus.

“I think they’re a bit different … ‘We must love and support each other’ seems more responsive politically,” said Kristin Walerowicz, a junior and world language education major.

While the chalkings over the past couple of days were okay by Walerowicz’s book, some in the past do cross the line in terms of freedom of speech.

Chalkings are “a form of advertisement, self-expression,” she said. “If it’s motivated without harmful intent, it should be fine. Otherwise it’s harassment.”

Nick Welker, a senior majoring in English, said he prefers today’s chalkings of love.

“They take away some of the political ramifications,” he said. “I think there is a big difference between speech that intentionally marginalizes certain groups of people, and speech that kind of pushes us forward, rather than taking us back.”

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The DePaul College Republicans focused their chalkings on the university’s decision to deny conservative speaker Ben Shapiro.

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Incoming freshmen learn about sexual assault

By Rachel Hinton News Editor

Orientation is a right of passage for all DePaul students, and this year, as part of orientation and the discover and explore classes, freshmen will have to do AlcoholEdu and Haven modules, focusing on alcohol abuse and sexual and relationship violence prevention.

The orientation process itself functioned as usual: The office of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) gave their presentation about sexual and relationship violence, but added sections about harassment.

HPW partnered with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity to talk about harassment and Karen Tamburro, Title IX coordinator, and Cheryl Wayne, Title IX investigator, to talk about Title IX with new students.

Hannah Retzkin, sexual and relationship violence prevention specialist, said that the overall goal of the presentation, and the new modules, are to continue to support and promote the “Take Care DePaul” message.

That message, which focuses on students taking care of themselves, taking care of each other and taking care of DePaul, is also a central part of the modules.

“We give them a lot of

information in a short amount of time, but we want to help them connect the dots,” Retzkin said. “This is meant to start a conversation. We know they’re not walking out with all of the information digested, but we hope they have a basic understanding of consent and what the policies are.”

In years past, the two modules were combined into a shorter module students take.

The separation this year allows for two narrowed focuses that can go more in-depth and also help HPW and other offices gather data on students to be of more use to them.

Haven is a recent best practice to have students connect to the materials they learn in the presentation in other ways, Retzkin said.

“It can be hard to retain information from orientation,” Retzkin said. “Haven can be helpful for students because they can do it on their own, but it is homework. They fill out surveys, and in the first six weeks we get information back on past experiences and whether or not anything has happened to them in the first six weeks.”

The course map for Haven details nine sections that touch on topics ranging from “connections,” wherein students take individualized courses on values and spotting red flags; “be

yourself,” which includes sections on culture and expectations, as well as sexual assault in college; and “join the conversation,” which touches on consent and stepping in, among other things.

Madeleine Williamson, a freshman who moved to the city from Atlanta, felt that the orientation experience was educational, enlightening her on issues in college that she had not heard before.

“The Sexual and Relationship Violence presentation was great for me because it wasn’t something I heard about in high school,” Williamson said. “I hope they keep it up. There was a lot of information thrown at us at once, but its important to know that before moving in.”

The AlcoholEdu module covers 12 subject areas, including standard drinks and drinking motivation, as well as the impact of drinking on the brain and body.

Retzkin said that the presentation covered harm reduction, and Haven may also focus on aspects of this. For students the experience and the modules fit into their busy schedules.

“It was a very welcoming experience (overall),” Marilyn Martinez said. “I think the presentations make students feel more comfortable on and off campus.”

Course Map

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DePaul Division of Student Affairs outlines the Haven and AlcoholEdu courses on its website.

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NEWSbriefs Adjunct Faculty forums held in coming weeks

additional steps to enhance DePaul’s work environment,” denBoer said in his email.

found in the Lincoln Park campus.

University Center dorms come furnished with furniture, as well as practice rooms for musicians, a fitness center and a dining services.

Anastia Dervin, a senior animation major who currently lives in the University Center, said she was initially surprised to hear the news. She said because her classes are housing in the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) building in the Loop campus, living there is the smart option.

“It would be a more difficult commute (from Lincoln Park) than from downtown,” she said. “Because my classes are downtown, living there (University Center) makes it easier on me to walk five minutes to the CDM than having to take an entire day to commute there.”

If a sales transaction does go through, Dervin said she would like to see the building remain a dormitory.

“It’s definitely convenient,” she said. “I would hope that it stays some kind of student housing (if it’s sold). It would be nice to them to keep students who have most of their classes downtown also live downtown.”

Hughes said no other information about the transaction is being discussed at this time.

University Center for sale, seeks refinancing

The Workplace Environment Committee (WEC) for adjunct faculty will be holding a series of forums next week.

Lucy Rinehart, who was appointed as associate provost this summer, will be taking on the forums as part of the new position. Part of this new position is to focus on the oversight of adjust and term faculty issues.

In an email to the campus community, Marten denBoer, provost, said the forums will serve as an opportunity to learn about the WEC’s mission.

The forums will be held at the following times: - Sept. 26, 5-6 p.m. at the Schmitt Academic Center, Room 161 - Sept. 28, 5-6 p.m. at the DePaul Center, Room 8005 - Oct. 3, 10-11 a.m. at the Cortelyou Commons If you would like to attend one of the forums, you must RSVP to provost@ depaul.edu with the session you plan to attend.

“Your direct feedback is important to us as we continue to address term and adjunct faculty issues and take

The University Center of Chicago, which houses students from four downtown universities, is currently for sale.

The downtown housing hub located at 525 S. State St. in the South Loop houses students from DePaul, Roosevelt University, Columbia College Chicago and Robert Morris University.

Carol Hughes, DePaul spokesperson, said the building is going through “a routine bond refinancing transaction.”

“As a financial due diligence measure before proceeding with that debt refunding, the partnering institutions have engaged an agent to evaluate other financing options, including, potentially, a sale transaction should a compelling purchase offer emerge,” she said in a statement.

The 18-story University Center currently houses over 1,700 residents and is the largest student-housing complex in Chicago and one of the largest in the country. It markets itself as a more apartment-style dorm life as opposed to the traditional dorms, like those

CONNOR O’KEEFE | THE DEPAULIA

University Center, located in the South Loop, offers apartment-style housing for four different downtown universities. The property is currently on the market.

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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : Sept. 7 - Sept. 13, 2016 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS 7

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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS SEPT. 7 1) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person causing a disturbance at McGowan South.

2) A burglary (non-forced) report was filed for items taken from an office in Levan.

3) A burglary (non-forced) report was filed for items taken from a room in Sanctuary Hall.

SEPT. 8 4) A criminal trespass warning was given to

a person washing himself in a Student Center restroom.

5) A burglary (non-forced) report was filed for a phone taken out of an office in Levan.

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55 E. Jackson

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Drug & Alcohol

SEPT. 9 6) An illegal possession of cannabis report was filed for a room in Belden-Racine Hall. Chicago Police were called to the scene.

SEPT. 10 7) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person in Seton Hall.

Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMS.

8) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person in Schmitt Academic Center.

9) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in Sanctuary Hall. No drugs were found.

Other

SEPT. 11 10) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a

minor report was filed for a person at University Hall. Person was transported by Chicago Fire EMS.

11) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a

minor report was filed for a person at Seton Hall.

Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago Fire EMS.

12) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a

minor report was filed for a person at Seton Hall.

Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago Fire EMS.

13) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a

minor report was filed for a person at Clifton Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic

by Chicago Fire EMS.

14) A criminal trespass warning was issued to a person not belonging to Centennial Hall.

SEPT. 12 15) A burglary report was filed for items taken from an office at Schmitt Academic Center.

LOOP CAMPUS SEPT. 9 16) A burglary report was filed for items taken from an office in DePaul Center.

SEPT. 10 17) A criminal damage to property report was filed for damage to a door at 55 E. Jackson.

SEPT. 11 18) A theft report was filed for an item taken from a restaurant in DePaul Center.

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Construction inches forward

New School of Music makes visible progress over the summer

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Construction on the New School of Music entered its second phase at the start of the 2016-17 school year. Music students continue learning in the Music School Annex on Kenmore.

By Kyle Woosley News Editor

The construction of the New School of Music has completed excavation and has several base columns in place to begin its next phase.

The project completed its first phase in late spring. Following months of preparation, the site is now seeing some visible improvements.

“It’s like the zombie apocalypse of structural columns that are now springing out of the ground,” said Bob Janis, vice president of Facility Operations. “We’re moving forward and moving up.”

Although not much visible progress has been made in terms of structure, Janis said everything is going according to plan.

“We are tracking on schedule with that project from a construction perspective,” he said. “It seems like a long way out but it’s a big project. It’s a large scope project that had a lot of preparation components on the front-end of it.”

Last year, the DePaul Board of Trustees approved $98.5 million to construct the New School of Music as part of the university’s 10-year master plan.

Once it’s complete, the New School of Music will include a concert hall, recital hall, jazz hall and several teaching studios and rehearsal spaces.

The upgrades include a 505-seat concert hall, a 140-seat, three-story recital hall, a 81-seat recital hall and a 76-seat jazz hall.

Philip Li, who studies the cello at DePaul’s School of Music, said the project will do a lot to ensure the future of the program.

“A lot of it shows the school is willing to invest a lot of money into the School of

Music program here,” he said. “I think it’s really going to help to put it on the map.”

Eric Heidbreder, a music school alumnus, said the new facility will be a pleasant improvement from when he attended the school.

“I’ve done a lot of tours at other universities and they have had better facilities than here,” he said. “I’m not sure it’s distracting but I think it’s a good step forward to have things look nicer and have the increased space.”’

The first phase of construction started in November of last year, with the preparation of the Theater School annex building to be utilized by music school students.

“We sat in place a quantity of practice rooms, there’s a couple of classrooms in there, (and) a couple of storage elements in the space that the music students are using, versus what they used to have in place in the McGaw building,” he said.

Janis said temporary utility work had to be done before the building could actually be demolished.

“The downside of the demolition of McGaw from a practical perspective, on my end, is that all of the heating, cooling, electrical, telecommunications and water facilities serving the existing music school building, which needed to continue to function, and the concert hall building, which needed to continue to function, all ran through McGaw, which was slated for demolition for the footprint of the new building,” he said. “We had to put in temporary plans, times two, in place to continue the operation of existing facilities.”

Once that was complete, he said the demolition would begin, which took several months to clear out. After that, the excavation of the site would begin and

the subterranean elements of the building were put into place, which is where the project is now.

Li said the project has been an inconvenience since construction started because of his longer commute to Kenmore Avenue.

“It was really inconvenient in the winter because you have to expose your instruments to the cold,” he said.

Janis said there are a lot more complexities to correctly construct a music building because of all the technical elements.

“It’s made up of multiple performance venues, multiple rehearsal spaces, many multiples of student practice rooms and other teaching and support facilities that, basically, need to be sound and acoustically tuned to ensure that the musicians are hearing their instruments properly and the audience is hearing the instruments properly or the performance,” he said.

Heidbreder said the additional practice rooms will make it more convenient than the older building.

“It helps people practice when they want and have the time,” he said. “There won’t be anymore long lines or wait times.

Students won’t have to practice outside or find alternatives ways to get their practices in.”

Janis said this is due to prevent things like “sound bleed” from one performance venue to the next. All of these components impact every facet of the construction process.

“How we design the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems are all tied to respecting the sound and acoustic criteria for a project like this,” he said. “It’s more complicated.”

Janis said they tried to use the good weather to their advantage by completing

as much of the excavation and structure development as possible during the summer.

“The conditions just get more difficult from the standpoint of working out in the bitter cold and dealing with the snow freezing rain and sleet and everything else that winter throws at you in the Midwest,” he said.

Because of the deadline for the completion of the building, Janis said students should still expect a very active construction site during the winter.

“It’s such a big project and this schedule will stand,” he said. “When the real throes of winter hit, we’ll still be working on primary structure in the freezing cold.”

The last project of this caliber at DePaul was the Theatre School, which was completed about three years ago. Janis said the music school has been even more challenging.

“There are not as many critical spaces that need to be as acoustically attuned as the likes of the music school project,” he said. “That was only slightly smaller in size and scope.”

The second phase of the project will also include the renovations of Music North, formerly the School of Music.

This will contain administrative offices, housing offices, classrooms and teaching studios.

Music South, formerly the concert hall, will now accommodate an opera hall and plans will be made to preserve the exterior and chapel portions of the building.

“It’s challenged us, but I think we’ve responded well to the challenge,” Janis said.

The project is expected to be completed in spring 2018.

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Carried away The cost of public intoxication

By Jackson Danbeck News Editor

It is no secret that college students like to drink and, for good measure, to get drunk. But every once in a while one of the night’s company goes just a little too far. Even if these days are goneby, you know how the story goes. Possessing the dexterity of Goofy when swiping in to the dorm. Accidently revealing one’s drunken stupor to encroaching resident advisors during a dorm shindig. Failing to keep down the pizza-and-Smirnoff concoction and on top of that, smack dab in the middle of campus.

The student is clearly drunk on campus, and someone makes the call.

Within a few minutes after an officer dials 911, an ambulance will have arrived on campus, usually from either Illinois Masonic or Saint Joseph hospitals. The paramedics will rush out, check to see what’s wrong with the intoxicated — and often underage — student, and will likely take the person back with them to the hospital. Depending on a student’s condition, they might even go on to the ER.

As is the case with many universities, DePaul can’t do the work of paramedics because they don’t have any on staff, nor a space where a student can be monitored at. If on the off chance a student does asphyxiate on their own vomit, or even dies, that’s on the hands of Public Safety and the university.

Might as well play it safe, says Bob Wachowski, director of Public Safety.

“We have, over the past several years, some pretty serious alcohol intoxications to the point of if they didn’t get medical attention, they could have passed away,” he said. “The problem is you never know how much somebody had to drink.”

Or what kind or how many drugs they could have taken, for that matter.

Ambulances are to be called in for any situation that “brings attention. That is out of the ordinary,” Wachowski said.

Most ambulances are called to campus when a student has been found intoxicated in a dormitory. The student might have been stumbling around the hallways, sick and vomiting, caught drunk in a room or a roommate might have been worried and called 911.

The RA, dorm staff or receptionist

will often call Public Safety to deal with the intoxicated student. Once the officers get there, they likely call 911 for the paramedics. At other times, Wachowski said, Public Safety officers are the first responders to an intoxicated student, found on the officer’s beat around campus.

There are no age restrictions, Wachowski said; even students who are 21 years or older can have an ambulance called for them.

Considering the number of college students who do harm themselves from drinking too much, the system DePaul has isn’t much of a surprise. Every year, about 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related injuries, according to a 2015 study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Even if an intoxicated student gets a ride to the hospital and is fine the next day, trouble does not end there. Dues must be paid.

For a basic ambulance ride and the care provided, the City of Chicago Fire Department charges $900, according to their website. Advanced life support can range up to $1,200, depending on what the patient needed from the paramedics.

Oxygen is a further $25, and each mile driven is $17.

Back in the day — until 1985, to be exact — ambulance services were free of charge in Chicago. That was because Chicago taxpayers covered the tab.

It was later decided it would be more efficient to lay the price on the people who actually use the service. Today, business seems to be a-boomin’. According to the Chicago Fire Department, its paramedics give about 200,000 rides every year. They do not discriminate by income.

Patients will then get a bill that runs for about a grand or higher. If there are any students 65 years or older, then they are in good fortune because Medicaid will often cover the cost. For the rest of the students, their fate rests in the hands of their insurance company.

Most insurance companies will cover the cost of the ambulance ride if the patient was taken to the emergency room afterwards, an action which carries even more fees. If the injury was not lifethreatening, then the patient will most likely have to pick up a portion or the full cost of the bill.

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Nation &World

The paradoxical Phyllis Schlafly Schlafly passed away Sept. 5, but her legacy as a vocal anti-feminist icon lives on

By Danielle Harris Nation & World Editor

Published in 1963, Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” is commonly attributed as sparking the feminist movement of the 1960s and '70s . She put a spotlight on the feeling of emptiness many housewives of the era felt, confined to the home with little social interaction outside their immediate family.

“Each suburban wife struggled with it alone,” Friedan wrote. “As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night — she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question — “Is this all?”

Conservative activist and constitutional lawyer Phyllis Schlafly was not concerned about this alleged emptiness housewives faced. On the contrary, Schlafly was a vocal and influential opponent of the 1960s and '70s second wave-feminist movement. She first came into the national spotlight with her self-published book “A Choice, Not an Echo.”

In the book, Schlafly denounced the Republican establishment she considered unwelcoming of the party’s conservative wing. “A Choice, Not an Echo” sold more than three million copies and is credited with helping Sen. Barry Goldwater secure the Republican nomination for president in the 1964 election. Although Goldwater eventually lost to President Lyndon B. Johnson, “A Choice, Not an Echo” marked the beginning of Schlafly’s career as an influential voice of the right.

Schlafly passed away on Sept. 5, but her legacy lives on. She played a major role in the successful campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would have prohibited gender discrimination.

Schlafly founded the Stop ERA campaign, and the Eagle Forum in 1972, after the proposed amendment passed both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

According to EqualRightsAmendment. org, members of Stop ERA campaigned under the grounds that if ERA would “deny (a) woman’s right to be supported by her husband, privacy rights would be overturned, women would be sent into combat and abortion rights and homosexual marriages would be upheld.”

The Eagle Forum still exists today,

advocating traditional family values.

Before Schlafly’s Stop ERA campaign, ERA was considered more than likely to be ratified by the minimum 38 of 50 states required to be adopted into the constitution. Her campaign arguing women, especially housewives, would lose their status and security in American society if ERA were passed, quickly changed that.

“Since women are the ones who bear the babies and there’s nothing we can do about that, our laws and customs then make it the financial obligation of the husband to provide the support,” Schlafly said in 1973. “It is his obligation and his sole obligation. And this is exactly and precisely what we will lose if the Equal Rights Amendment is passed.”

When the deadline for ERA’s passing came in 1982, Schlafly’s campaign proved successful. According to the Washington Post, 15 states rejected ERA and five revoked their previous ratifications. Only 35 states ratified ERA, three less than the required 38 states.

Schlafly remained a vocal conservative following the Stop ERA victory until her passing at age 92. She opposed citizenship for immigrants who did not speak English, denounced women being drafted into the military, argued climate change was not the result of human activity and opposed the “transgender agenda.” Schlafly was also a supporter of presidential nominee Donald Trump, who spoke at her funeral.

Ironically, Schlafly represents the type of woman second-wave feminists admired.

She was independent, well spoken, educated and spent a significant amount of time away from home doing speaking tours for the Stop ERA campaign. There are even rumors Schlafly wanted a post in the Reagan administration, but was not considered because she was a woman.

The conservative movement Schlafly in large part spearheaded is not just a crusade of the past. It affects feminists in 2016. Although women under the age of 40 may not know her name like they would famous feminists of the 1960s and '70s like Betty Friedan or Gloria Steinem, the battle between feminists and antifeminists continues just the same.

“I think the word ‘feminism’ has unfortunately become synonymous with aggression, man-hating or even an unwillingness to engage in conversation,” DePaul senior Elle Engelhard said. “Thus, people are hesitant to use the word. We

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Phyllis Schlafly speaks out against the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.

as a society need to alter perceptions and connotations surrounding the term ‘feminism.’ Feminism should symbolize inclusiveness, which is what I view the goal of equal rights for women to ultimately be.”

Despite the stigma surrounding feminism, DePaul senior Megan Wynbeek remains hopeful.

“Honestly, I think it’s kind of sad that we need to be told to treat women and men equally, but clearly some people still don’t understand the concept. We are definitely taking steps towards equality, specifically with events, such as the removal of the tampon tax, but there are still many more steps that need to be taken.

More than 30 years after Schlafly’s successful campaign against the ERA, young feminists, like Wynbeek and Engelhard, still view a constitutional

amendment explicitly stating women cannot be denied civil rights based on their sex.

“I think any U.S. legislation passed with the goal of enforcing equality — specifically financial equality for women — would be beneficial in an equal rights movement,” Engelhard said. “Legislation has the power to reflect the ideals of the society in which it’s passed and also to alter the conversation surrounding the issues.”

The 2016 presidential election pits Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, a vocal feminist and de facto member of the political establishment against Trump, a political outside with Schlafly’s stamp of approval. Perhaps the best and only way we can determine the strength of Schlafly’s legacy is by waiting to see who is elected into office this November.

Following Schlafly's passing, prominent conservative politicians and commentators voiced their condolences

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Pipeline Protests

Obama administration halts Dakota Access Pipeline construction amid mass protests

By Nicholas Oviatt Contributing Writer

Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline has Native American tribes and environmental activists up in arms. The proposed oil pipeline would span 1,172 miles from the Bakken and Three Forks shale oil production sites in North Dakota to existing pipelines in Patoka, Illinois.

The pipeline’s developer, Energy Transfer Partners, claims its $3.7 billion Dakota Access Pipeline Project will create 8,000 to 12,000 local jobs during construction, as well as increased demand for those who manufacture the steel pipes, fittings, valves, pumps and control devices necessary for major pipelines. The pipeline would generate an estimated $50 million annually in property taxes and nearly $74 million in sales taxes to the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois.

According to Energy Transfer Partners, the North Dakota Bakken region has seen a significant increase in the production of crude oil, from 309,000 barrels per day in 2010 to 1 million barrels per day in 2014.

With this increased production, Energy Transfer Partners says pipelines like Dakota Access are the safest, cheapest and most efficient means of accomplishing the transportation of crude oil.

Currently, a large portion of North Dakota and Canada’s crude oil is transported by railway.

However, Energy Transfer Partners has pointed to disasters such as the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Canada as evidence for why the public should be concerned about transporting crude oil via railcar.

On July 6, 2013, an unattended

freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2 percent grade slope and derailed in downtown LacMégantic, Quebec, resulting in a fire and explosion of multiple tank cars. Forty-two people were confirmed dead, with five more declared missing and presumed dead, and more than 30 buildings in the town's center were destroyed.Fatal accidents such as the fire and explosion in Quebec could only happen with the above ground freight trains, not underground pipelines. However, this has not stopped the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota from taking legal action to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The reservation sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in July, stating that they had not entered into any “meaningful consultation” with the tribe as required by law, and that it had ignored federal regulations governing environmental standards and historic preservation.

However, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed that the pipeline does not c r o s s the reservation.

Acknowledging this, the Standing Rock Reservation said the Dakota Access Pipeline crosses sacred territory taken away from the tribe in a series of treaties that have been forced upon it over the past 150 years.

“This pipeline is going through huge swaths of ancestral land,” Dean DePountis, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s attorney, said in an interview with the Washington Post. “It would be like constructing a pipeline through Arlington Cemetery or under St. Patrick’s Cathedral.”

To add cause to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s case, the Dakota Access Pipeline was approved to cross under the

Missouri River just a mile north of their reservation.

This has tribal leaders concerned, as the Missouri River is the source of water for the reservation’s 8,000 residents.

This poses a major risk for tribe members as any leak would cause harm to their drinking water as well as the river’s ecosystem.

According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation, pipelines are currently the safest mode of transporting crude oil. Energy Transfer Partners has said that the Dakota Access Pipeline would exceed federal safety standards and use the most advanced technology and monitoring systems to make it even safer.

Nevertheless, according to the Washington Post, tensions flared on Sept. 3 when Dakota Access workers plowed under two locations adjacent to the pipeline path that just a day earlier the tribe had identified in a court filing as sacred and historic sites. When tribe members and others tried to prevent construction, they were stopped by Dakota Access security workers who used guard dogs and pepper spray to drive unruly protestors back.

A spokesman for the tribe said six protesters were bitten, while the Morton County Sheriff ’s Department reported that four security guards and two dogs were injured. More than 280 Native American tribes have since declared their support for the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and many have sent food and supplies.

On Sept. 9, Judge James Boasberg of the D.C. District Court, who declined to stop the 1,100-mile project’s construction, said that the Army Corps of Engineers had sufficiently

followed federal law in approving the pipeline, and that the tribe’s claim that the pipeline crossed archeological sites were moot since most of those sites were on private property. However, just minutes after the ruling, the Obama Administration moved in to temporarily block construction.

“Construction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe (the Missouri River) will not go forward at this time,” said a joint statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army. “We request that the pipeline company voluntarily pause all construction activity within 20 miles east or west of Lake Oahe.”

The Army Corps of Engineers will now move to “reconsider any of its previous decisions” regarding whether the pipeline

respects federal law, especially the National Environmental Policy Act, the statement added.

But for some of the people who have been protesting against the pipeline for months now, they say that the Obama Administration has done too little, too late. The Sacred Stone Camp released a statement on warning against excitement over the Obama Administration's halt on construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

“We have seen time and time again a consistent strategy from the State in these situations: string out the process, break it to us gradually to avoid a big confrontation, present the illusion of careful thoughtful review of the case, tempt us with promises of modest reforms,” the statement said. “But then, in the end, make the same decision that serves money not people.”

A map of which states the Dakota Access Pipeline will be go through.

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Opinions

Letter: VP for Student Affairs addresses campus tension

By Eugene L. Zdziarski Vice President for Student Affairs,II,Ph.D

At DePaul University, we follow the example of St. Vincent de Paul by honoring the human dignity of all individuals and serving those who have been marginalized in our society. At the same time, we value free expression and are open to the exchange of ideas from differing points of view. The recent chalking of phrases deliberately intended to stir a reaction, and the invitation of provocative speakers that many would find offensive, have challenged us to choose between our Vincentian values and freedom of speech, rather than sought ways for both to coexist.

This conflict has become the focus of our attention at the start of the new term.

Some students recognized the hurt and pain these incidents caused and, this past week, they responded by chalking words of kindness throughout the campus. I applaud this response.

For the many students who question whether they are supported and welcome at the university, I want you to know that you are. Many offices, departments and individuals within the campus community, including a great many of

your fellow students, are here for you.

If we allow ourselves to be drawn into choosing between our Vincentian values and freedom of speech, we miss an opportunity to engage in robust and broad-ranging debates on important domestic and global issues during this election cycle. It would be a shame if all that DePaul talks about during this election cycle is the struggle between our Vincentian values and freedom of speech.

I challenge our students to invite speakers who will deliver substantive messages on a broad array of topics, and create debates that introduce expert information rather than simply repeat the shared media hype and tired tropes of cable TV and shock radio. Let us together consider and learn about the great social questions we are all facing, regardless of our political affiliations.

This includes questions such as: With the U.S. economy finding itself unable to progress away from a low interest strategy and seven major countries now trapped in negative interest, what would break this unprecedented situation and stimulate our economy?

How can cities create safer neighborhoods?

What is the best way for a federal government to raise the quality of locally controlled and funded schools, now that the high-stakes education testing strategies of Bush and Obama administrations have been found lacking?

What foreign policy issues matter most? Is it the South China Sea? North Korea’s nuclear progress? The civil war in Syria?

What to do about Iran? How about ISIS and other terrorist organizations?

What immigration policies would support a vibrant and sustainable economy?

The university is examining our guidelines and policies for speech. We will linger long on and prioritize the issues of JEFF CARRION | DEPAUL UNIVERSITY race and intolerance that have Vice President for Student Affairs, Eugene L. Zdziarski, been raised. As an academic responds to the past week's chalkenings on DePaul's community, let us pay attention Lincoln Park campus. to all the issues at stake in the coming election, and let’s do so in a way the respects the human dignity of all.

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The way to be remembered

Alexis Arquette should be remembered for her talent and not gender suspicion

By Kristen Goldstein Contributing Writer

Confusion rose after the passing of Alexis Arquette as to whether the actress, who was known as identifying as a transgender woman, was in fact, still transgender at all.

In the coverage of Arquette’s death, CNN, as well as other news outlets, reported quotes where brothers Richmond and David Arquette used male pronouns and discussed a gender fluidity that their sibling referred to as being “gender suspicious.”

The official statement on behalf of the family, written by sister and actress Patricia Arquette, uses female pronouns and refers to Alexis as their sister. (As that is the official statement, this article will use female pronouns).

There is no doubt that the topic of possible de-transition or gender fluidity is important to the conversation around Alexis and whether the late star was no longer identifying as a transgender woman. However, conversation surrounding her passing contains speculation of her gender identity, rather

than the work she did for the transgender community.

Noticeably missing from media coverage is any credit of Arquette being a public figure representing transgender women espacially when a nationwide conversation concerning transgender rights was still years away. When Arquette joined the cast of “The Surreal Life,” as a transgender woman she was known for roles in “Pulp Fiction,” “Bride of Chucky,” and “The Wedding Singer.” (All films in which she played a male character.)

After transitioning in 2006, she reintroduced herself on television. During the opening credits of VH1’s hit show, while her fellow cast members confess their appetite for partying and camera attention, Arquette made her gender identity clear.

“I am not trying to be female,” Arquette said. “I am a transgender woman.”

Willow Maclay, a transgender woman and film critic, remembers how impactful the inclusion of a transgender female on television was.

“In the mid-2000s there

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Alexis Arquette (middle) was pronounced dead on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Los Angeles. She was known as the first transgender to come out in popular media.

was (no) visibility on television.

Beyond movies where we were portrayed as serial killers or comic jokes (as) the men in dresses trope,” she said. “But, on this one reality TV show I got a glimpse at what a real trans woman looked like with Alexis Arquette.”

Maclay also noted how Alexis “came out in a time when transgender public figures didn’t really exist,” which made her an important figure, but still was not given much respect due to the lack of knowledge the general public had about the transgender community.

Transitioning at this time created awareness, especially for young people unfamiliar with different aspects of gender identity.

Her inclusion in the popular show, airing over ten years ago, was at the very least effective in carving a space for transgender men and women in the consciousness of people who were otherwise oblivious.

However, The Surreal Life, both loved and loathed for its D-List celebrities and trashy drama, may not have been the perfect platform to be taken seriously.

Dr. Kelly Kessler, a media

and cinema studies professor at DePaul, argues that the concept of the show did not create the sort of television necessary to enhance audiences’ understanding of trans visibility.

"I think the most important thing here is to think about what type of show 'Surreal Life' was.

People were framed by their freakishness, or failure," said Kessler.

That strength, evident in the decision to not only transition, but to share it with the world, is a memory of Alexis Arquette that much of the media is missing.

A timeline of actor swap-outs

Bewitched

Darrin Stephen 1969

Roseanne

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Television shows' unforeseen actor swap-outs leave viewers out in the cold

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Becky Conner 1993

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Aunt Viv 1993

Friends

Carol Willick 1994

That 70's Show

Laurie Foreman 2003

Pretty Little Liars

Jason Di Laurentis 2011

The Fosters

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We’ve seen this trend in television happen time and time again. Stars want to quit production to pursue alternate opportunities, are fighting with their co-stars or their acting is just not making the mark.

Fans anxiously wait for a wellwritten adieu to their beloved characters. Perhaps a fatal car accident or a series finale based on their dramatic move to another city. You tune in to watch their fate and are taken aback. Did Aunt Viv bleach her skin? Where did Jesus growth spurt come from? Is it just me, or has there been eight different Bobby Drapers?

Television sitcoms are constantly switching out their characters for a different actor.

Regardless of the reasoning, this in turn, has a major effect on the program and their fan base. There’s nothing more frustrating and confusing to have one of your favorite characters switched out. When Freeform’s series, “The Fosters,” gave the role of Jesus Foster to Noah Centineo, originally played by Jake T. Austin, I was livid. Austin, wanting to venture out into other roles, left the sitcom at the end of their second season. Jesus went away to boarding school for wrestling, that is, until he returned as Centineo in season three. I hit my rewind button distraught, not knowing who just popped up on my television screen.

That same discomfort I felt, is similar to feelings expressed by fans when networks make these abrupt decisions. For freshman Erika Knowles, these adjustments alter her perceptions and lead to a distaste for the entire program.

“You can tell if a character doesn’t look like it always has in the previous seasons. That affects what my thought is about the character,” Knowles said. “I see the character one way, and then the director tries to make the character stay the same, and it doesn’t.

That makes me want to stop watching the show because I fell in love with this character.

Different actors have different

ways they act.”

Junior Betsy Lugo expressed similar sentiments when the popular series “That’s So Raven” decided to swap the mean girl, Bianca, for an actress she wasn’t familiar with.

“There’s been various instances where some of my favorite characters have been changed, but I will never forget when they changed Adrienne Bailon. It really caught me offguard,” said Lugo. “There are valid reasons why characters change but, no matter what, you have an inconsistency in the show and the character.

When the rest of the cast dynamic stays the same, and one thing changes, it’s very easy for audiences to pick that up.”

Television historian for DePaul’s College of Communication Luke Stadel notes that these circumstances will often be used to emphasize the characters the production team wants you to focus on.

“People are most familiar with ‘Bewitched,’ and the two different Darrins. That one is interesting because it related to the show, which was a domestic sitcom all about the wife. When they moved it to Dick Sargent, people tolerated that because Samantha was the main draw,” said Stadel. “There were two seasons of, “The Munsters,” and they had a different girl who played the daughter Marilyn.

She was the generic pretty blonde girl, it doesn’t really matter. It enforces the point of the show.”

Lugo, who is currently studying cinema and media studies at DePaul, connects the trend to casting and director’s preference.

“There’s multiple things that go into it, a lot has to do with the director, producer and casting. It really depends on the person who is creating the show,” said Lugo. “It’s either they focus on the acting ability and the looks, or just the looks.

If they choose someone who can fluidly transition, without cutting attention from the story, that’s great. When they focus on just the looks, it really creates an inconsistency.”

Chemistry between co-stars brings this inconsistency to light. Despite

the drama behind the scenes, Janet Hubert’s Aunt Viv had a spark to her, a mama that didn’t take any mess. When Daphne Maxwell-Reid took her place in season four, a more lighthearted Aunt Viv stepped into the Bel-Air mansion. The two women brought different flares to the popular series, making the switch obvious for fans to discover.

Looking at these situations from a rating’s perspective, Stadel points out that in contemporary society this shift doesn’t necessarily have to harm a program’s continuation.

“In the present day, producers don’t need to worry about niche ratings, if a particular character has a really strong fan base,” said Stadel.

“Networks want to worry if the replacement is going to potentially offend an audience.

Nowadays, audiences can hold networks accountable. They can start a hashtag, or a Twitter trend, to get the character back.

It’s easier to have their voices heard.”

Stadel goes on to mention that, if anything, these changes are what makes television exciting.

“I don’t think it’s a bad thing to see replacements.

Shows that are the best involve a degree of advancement within the characters. That’s what I like about TV. It’s like hitting the reset button. It’s a way to keep the show fresh,” said Stadel.

With that being said, this doesn’t give networks a pass to make sudden decisions.

As these characters grow, their fans grow with them.

Sometimes it’s more than just a role, but it’s sitting in your living room, watching someone on screen that looks just like you. Replacing the character, in turn, replaces the identity.

Knowles sums it up perfectly; give these characters the ending that they deserve.

“Have the character finish up the season. kill it off or have some reason this person is leaving,” she said. “Directors feel that no one will notice, but to some people it might be a very important character.”

The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.

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Focus

Freshman Julia Pelizzaro

Sophomore Jacob Vurpillat

Senior Kristie Jones

Freshman Taylor King

DePaul Fashion Style, fashion and trends converge on campus as students

By Maddy Crozier Focus Editor

New York City's runways might host the nation’s largest fashion week, but the sidewalks of DePaul boast just as many streetwise trends, if not more.

Street style at DePaul, where college education meets urban Chicago, is about students feeling comfortable in their own skin.

“I don’t feel like I need to look cute, but I dress that way if I feel like it,” DePaul freshman Julia Cary said, wearing white Target sneakers, a PCX Apparel crop top and patterned Goodwill pants.

“These are my favorite pants. They were like $3. Thrift is way cheaper; why would you shop anywhere else once you see how inexpensive it is?” Cary said.

Since cost can determine what students on college budgets choose to wear and buy, thrifted clothes offer an opportunity to find practical pieces at reasonable prices. But wearing thrifted clothes is also a trend within itself. Cary’s black-and-white patterned pants from Goodwill also satisfy the minimalist palette trend, which is popular in either black and white or all neutrals.

Along with admiring what others wear, style inspiration can come from online sources like Instagram posts, Pinterest boards

Junior Lucette Maroon

and fashion blog posts, some of which are based in Chicago. These different accounts aid students in deciding what to buy and planning outfits.

“I think Chicago style is a little more eclectic — we take inspiration from the trends in New York and L.A., but we don’t live or die by them. Our style simply (comes from) what inspires us. Chicagoans tend to do more of their own thing, but above all, it’s about the balance of stylish and practical,” Jess Keys, who runs Chicago-based style and beauty blog “The Golden Girl,” wrote “Casual but simple” clothes sold at chain stores like H&M, American Eagle Outfitters and Forever 21 often sell for “good prices,” DePaul junior Lucette Maroon said, making chain stores familiar choices for many students. At lower prices, customers can buy more pieces for the price, making the fall layering trend more attainable. Maroon’s matching pieces from these shops allow her to get ready for class quickly in the morning.

That saved time can be used to sleep in longer.

However, when the cost of clothes is lowered, some see “quality over quantity,” as DePaul junior Ashton Sanders said, and this lack of originality turns him and others off from big brands.

“Even if something’s cheap, I won’t buy it if I think it will wear out quickly,” DePaul freshman Esmahan Elasmar said. “If jeans

Junior Rusk

are above like $20, I won’t buy them.” Usually costing less than $15, Forever 21 jeans seem to fulfill a wardrobe staple cheaply, but might wear out too quickly in the wash. Still, this store’s racks can be searched for the season’s statement jeans, like those with pops of color, rips or extra zippers.

The cheapest option is to avoid shopping for clothes. DePaul freshman Taylor King hasn’t needed new clothes in over a year, but when he does shop, he looks at outlet stores that offer more reasonable prices.

His style, which usually includes buttonup shirts, is “a combination of growing up in the South, where we dress nice, and also my skater street style,” he said.

Another student-friendly store that sells more formal attire is Express. DePaul senior Kristie Jones wore blue Express pants and a Nordstrom Rack top to a job interview.

DePaul freshman Nick Gricus sported Express for mock trial tryouts. For class, though, both dress more casually, Jones in her skinny jeans and Converse, and Gricus in a sweatshirt and jeans.

On college campuses, “everybody has their own thing going on,” DePaul sophomore Jacob Vurpillat said. He personally prefers comfort, admitting, “I wear sweatpants to class sometimes.”

Sweatpants in a college classroom are hardly an unusual sight, though, and students

Freshman Mia Randazzo

aren’t too often judged harshly for them.

One style perk of living in Chicago is that “Chicagoans can’t tell if you’re not wearing the latest trend, and even if they can, they aren’t going to care,” as Keys said.

DePaul freshman Mia Randazzo describes the sweatpants-in-class style as “comfy and loungy,” which for her means attending classes in leggings and T-shirts. She likes to shop at budget-friendly stores like TJ Maxx and Nordstrom Rack for clothes that fit her style.

“I think Chicagoans put more emphasis on style than they do on fashion. From my perspective, the majority of Chicagoans don’t pay tons of attention to the latest trends in New York. Of course, they influence us in many ways, but I don’t think they’re top of mind the way they are in NYC or L.A.,” Keys wrote.

Sometimes, classes can affect what people choose to wear. “As a studio art professor, I normally wear jeans and a T-shirt — something I wouldn’t mind getting paint on,” DePaul art professor Matthew Girson said.

In Chicago, the city itself can influence what people decide to wear. DePaul freshman Hannah Shalabi said, “I try more because I’m in the city.” It seems like students dress more business casual for Loop classes than those in Lincoln Park.

Mainstays like ripped. well-fitted skinny

Freshman Esmahan Elasmar

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Freshman Julia Cary

Freshman Nick Gricus

Junior Ashton Sanders

Week 5

show off new favorite looks jeans appear steadily on campus, though high waisted jeans paired with booties are a new trend.

“I love a good contrast heel even better when it’s metallic, studded or glitter. It’s the perfect upgrade to the little black boot!” Jena Gambaccini, who runs the ChiCityFashion blog, said.

Oversized sweaters make yearly returns for fall, and might be seen this year paired with trendy jogger pants. Students in bomber jackets, snapbacks, chokers and high top shoes walk the hallways of DePaul and sidewalks of Chicago.

“Overall, everyone is well dressed,” Cary said.

One of the reasons Cary loves her Goodwill finds is because no one else has them. To find unique pieces, many students look for thrift or vintage clothing.

“Urban Outfitters tries to fake the vintage look, but it’s not authentic,” Sanders said. His Friday outfit featured a vintage biker jacket from L.A., a vintage Andrea Bocelli T-shirt, sweatpants and classic black Nikes. The light blue bandana tied around his ankle finished his “punk rock look” with a pop of color.

Not only are vintage shirts often softer than newer ones, but can show unique photos or quotations that don't appear elsewhere.

“I only like vintage pieces that are really, true vintage — the good stuff,” DePaul

junior Rusk said. Even though he had only “woken up 10 minutes ago,” he managed to pair classic Doc Marten shoes with a wornin green sweater. To class, he normally wears “fly clothes in a ’70s style.” Centering a style around a genre can focus an entire wardrobe.

“In NYC you see a ton of black, timeless basics. In the Midwest, people experiment with a lot more bold patterns, color, etc. I think we tend to be more casual than New Yorkers (jeans and cute heels are the basic Midwestern uniform for a nice restaurant or party) but more dressy/less bohemian than L.A., for example,” Keys said. The trendy jeans and heels combination can be seen across campus all weekend, especially at night.

When it comes to dressing for class, “it seems like some people don’t care how they dress, but a few people do, especially newer kids,” Rusk said.

Some of the best outfits can be seen at the beginning of the year because “students try to seem put together,” Shalabi said, who favors jeans and “semi-cute” crop tops to help her make good first impressions.

“As the year goes on, I might regress into a more casual style,” she said.

Many might agree. But a sense of style endures, even if some days (or finals weeks) are more fashionable than others. As iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Lauren said, “Fashion fades, style is eternal.”

Professor Matthew Girson

tips to achieve a vintage look

"You can find great vintage items in thrift stores, but you shouldn't find obvious thrift items in a vintage store. Vintage denotes something special — that an item has stood the test of time and has proved to remain relevant for any number of reasons — timelessness of style, quality, historical or cultural significance or interesting provenance," L.A.-based vintage store owner Doris Raymond told Stylecaster.

Vintage and thrifted clothing, from clasic staples to unique statement pieces, can fit into anyone's style. But to fit these pieces into your wardrobe, you'll have to leave shops with the best quality pieces. This short guide can help you find the best pieces while in stores, but also don't be afraid to experiment: something you find could become the next vintage-inspired trend.

Search for clothing that fits in with current trends. While black and white are two of the most commonly found colors in vintage clothing, it might be wise to diversify a wardrobe with ontrend statement pieces that feature prints or a uniquely vintage color palette.

Make sure a piece will work with your wardrobe before buying it. One vintage garment can transform a look when paired with the right modern touches. Mix vintage finds with modern clothing to balance out the new and newly revived and make an outfit seem complete.

Look for denim. Thrift stores can be the perfect places to score truly vintage, worn-in denim, most commonly Levi's. If on the red tab the "E" in "LEvi's" is capitalized, it means the jeans were made before the 1970s and are a true vintage find.

Try things on. While modern clothing emphasizes hanger appeal that draws customers to clothes on the rack, many vintage finds look even better once tried on. Give items that are close to your size a chance in the dressing room, since sizes have changed throughout the years.

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Inspect clothes for any irreparable damage. Flip garments inside out to catch any tears or rips in the seams. Check buttons, clasps and zippers to make sure they are not broken. Look at the armpits of shirts for sweat stains in natural light to check overall for stains or damage.

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DePaul students find a second home at The Second City

By Rachel Hinton Print Managing Editor

Making people laugh is no easy feat.

In Chicago’s Old Town Triangle — just a few CTA stops away from the heart of DePaul — Second City thrives, feeding off the self-deprecating nature of the city and bringing laughs three days a week to a revolving door of audiences looking for a laugh or something to do on a weekend.

For the actors who work at the comedy theater, it’s an opportunity to get to know themselves, other actors and the craft of comedy, whether that be for the stage or television — thanks to classes that allow students to learn and specialize in different topics. For the DePaul students who have been able to work at Second City and take classes, there’s no better place to test out comedic chops than the hollowed halls of the iconic comedy outlet.

The impact of improv on Chicago, specifically the Second City “brand” of improv, is one that has woven its way into the storied nightlife of the city and welcomed people from all backgrounds to learn the craft.

Students are typically first introduced to The Second City as freshmen on the first weekend of autumn quarter when they are given the opportunity to attend a free show at the theater. For some that’s the start of the connection to Second City.

DePaul has its own comedy troupes, such as DePaul Improv and Sketch Comedy (DISC), that help students ease into the comedy scene at DePaul and around the city, but none have the history or connections as Second City does.

The connection between DePaul and the comedy scene in Chicago can be seen through the number of students who take classes at The Second City, or any of the other comedy theaters around the city, or who apply the same comedic principles

learned and taught at Second City to their comedy at DePaul. For students and alumni who take classes at the theater, the experience allows them to build on their improv skills and take something intangible with them when they leave.

For Jessie Keary, a DePaul alumna, improv was something she got into in high school and pursued, through Second City,

up or improv routine that they can then perform at comedy clubs around the city.

DePaul offers comedy classes that help students craft a stand-up or improv routine that they can then perform at comedy clubs around the city. Though the various comedic outlets allow the school — and city — to appeal to more people, improv remains a favorite for the lessons that can be taken away from one class setting and applied to another, and Second ““Improv forces me to be in the City remains a favorite because of its history and the atmosphere it offers moment. It’s the only time I really students.

Sheena Laird, a graduate of feel in the moment. Getting laughs DePaul University and adult program who took classes while is a high I didn’t know about coordinator still a student at DePaul, ran the gamut of positions at Second City, sticking before.’” behind the scenes for the most part but applying the skills she learned Jessie Keary, DePaul alumna outside of the classroom.

“Improv classes help me forgive mistakes — they help you learn human skills,” Laird said. “The people in college. She continues to do shows in the in my classes all walked away with new theater’s spaces. friends and skills. It helped me be a team Many, including Keegan Michael- player and be more patient with others and Key, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey, have myself.” walked through the doors and have their Applying the skills headshots shown in the theater’s revamped learned in improv classes spaces, in a double-decker banner showing at Second City to classes or well-known comedians who have gone on situations related to DePaul to SNL, MadTV, movies or television. has helped some find their Cast faces, from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, place in the city or their ’90s and early aughts, line the walls of The careers. Some pay that feeling Second City. Some are delivering punch forward to newcomers. lines, some — due to slapstick and physical Matt Hovde, the current comedy — are the punch line. For DePaul artistic director of The students who are interested in comedy or Second City’s training just taking introductory improv classes centers, also started as a they learn the fundamentals of the craft student and worked his way just as they would the fundamentals of a through various roles at democracy.

Second City. However, he To appeal to students who may be didn’t attend DePaul. interested, DePaul expanded its course “It was a place I always offerings. The school now offers comedy wanted to come to, to absorb classes that help students craft a stand- the way of thinking,” Hovde

said. “It’s rare to work in an environment where failure is allowed and where you can work through it to make something better.”

“I had such a great experience here as a student that I try to pass it on,” Hovde said.

“I’m just trying not to mess that up.”

The Second City has expanded to continue to appeal to more interests. They recently added the Harold Ramis Theater and launched a restaurant in spring — the firetruck-red doors of its original space now serve as the doors to the restaurant where theater-goers can grab a bite to eat or drink around showtime.

Laird said that seeing shows at Second City is helpful to people who are trying to get a feel for the culture and vibe of The Second City and said that “there is a place for every DePaul student” no matter their purpose for attending classes. Hovde agreed.

“Some people come to be famous, some people come for fun and some come to build their skills,” Hovde said. “Our challenge is to help them all.”

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Lifting in the Loop

Photo courtesy of DEPAUL UNIVERSITY | JEFF CARRION

Courtney Griffin (left), assistant director of fitness and wellness in Campus Recreation, and Rees Grant, assistant director of facilities in Campus Recreation, install fitness equipment in the newly constructed CDM fitness center.

New fitness center opens at downtown campus

By Darrah Perryman Contributing Writer

The students and staff at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus have always known the convenience of having a full workout center nearby. DePaul affiliate or not, the three-floor, 123,000-square-foot Ray Meyer Fitness Center is impossible to miss on Sheffield, with students regularly flowing through the doors.

But there is a lesser-known fitness luxury tucked away downtown for those students residing in the Loop campus Neatly hidden in the basement of DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media building, The Loop Fitness Center made its debut to campus this fall quarter, offering all full-time students, staff and faculty members an opportunity to get a workout in the downtown area.

Weeks into its opening, the new facility has already seen positive feedback for its location from DePaul students who live far from Lincoln Park’s Ray Meyer facility.

“I think having the center here is great because people get a chance to exercise wherever they are,” DePaul student Vadim Yunchuk said. “It’s a chance for people to do something during their down time, especially because most of the classes in the Loop are technical and people spend a lot of time behind a computer.”

For DePaul sophomore Tony Holloman, the Loop Fitness Center is not only an easier location to exercise, but a money saver as well.

“I commute to DePaul from the suburbs so I would normally go to the gym near home. Now I can definitely come in early before classes to get a workout in,” Holloman said. “It helps students be more active because they don’t have to pay any extra fees to use this facility and it’s convenient.”

“Anything to help improve people’s health is a good thing.”

Courtney Griffin, assistant director of Fitness and Wellness for Campus

Recreation at DePaul, agrees.

“The benefits that this is going to have to the DePaul community are endless,” Griffin said. “Now we can hopefully reach the entire campus to create a community around health and wellness.”

This isn’t the first fitness facility that DePaul has housed in the Loop — or in the CDM building, for that matter.

Before the Loop Fitness Center opened, students in the Loop could work out at the Loop Fitness Studio, which resides across the hall from what is now the Loop Fitness Center and was originally a McDonald’s storage unit. Less than 750 square feet, the Loop Fitness Studio wasn’t highly marketed to students because of its size and its difficulty to accommodate all who wanted to use the facility, Griffin said. The studio was once nicknamed “Joey Meyer,” the son of Ray Meyer, who also coached basketball at DePaul, though his career was nowhere near as successful as his father’s.

Swapnil Gavade, a DePaul grad student, regularly used the Loop Fitness Studio last year and said that the new facility is a major improvement. Though the new Loop Fitness Center just opened, he sees himself using this center just as much if not more than the Loop Fitness Studio.

“At (the Loop Fitness Studio), I would have to wait for machines in the mornings and it would be very crowded. With a larger space, more people can come get a workout in,” Gavade said. “This allows people to take better care of their health.”

The Loop Fitness Studio will still be used for stretching purposes and for fitness classes that Campus Recreation will hold beginning this quarter. Campus Recreation hopes to provide more fitness classes in the winter and spring, depending on how the classes are attended.

And though the Loop Fitness Center has nearly double the amount of equipment that the Loop Fitness Studio had, along

with a few more pieces of equipment that are still on its way, some students are still critical of the Loop’s shoe-sized version of Lincoln Park’s Ray Meyer facility.

“The center is missing some key machines I like such as the bench press and chest press,” Aksit Mahajan said.

“But other than that, I love coming to this facility because I am always downtown.

I would definitely come here regularly throughout the quarter for my workouts.”

The opening of the new fitness facility in the Loop comes after Campus Recreation studied students’ exercise habits and its correlation with education performance at DePaul. Over the last few years, they found that the more frequently a student used The Ray, the higher their grade point average was, said Maureen McGonagle director of department leadership and management for Campus Recreation.

“There is so much evidence that exercise is important for your physical and mental health,” McGonagle said.

“It’s really important to have a place on campus where students can connect with each other. The Loop Fitness Center contributes to the overall wellness of our students, faculty and staff.”

The creation of the Loop Fitness Center was a team effort by many. Chatter

about opening a new fitness center in the Loop began last spring and by the summer, major plans were put into motion. The DePaul administration, Facility Operations and the Campus Recreation all teamed up to work together to create The Loop Fitness Center.

The center underwent major renovations, designs and remodels before becoming a workout facility and there are still more additions to come. With over 2,000 square feet, the center has more than 31 pieces of workout equipment, including machines for cardiovascular health and for strength and conditioning training.

Full-time faculty, staff and students can access the center by swiping their DePaul ID card. Because there are no staff members administrating the facility, Campus Recreation will use this system to monitor the center’s usage.

“This process has been really exciting,” Griffin said. “If you’re downtown and you cannot make it to The Ray, you can still get a workout in. It feels wonderful to provide this opportunity for not only students, but for faculty and staff on both campuses.”

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DePaul Art Museum explores Space and Place

By Rachel Mann Contributing Writer

Starting this month, the DePaul Art Museum, in partnership with the Peabody award-winning documentary series, will present a contemporary visual art show at their “On Space and Place” exhibit.

The exhibition – which runs from Sept. 15 through Dec. 15 – includes a wide variety of artistic work, including painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, installation, video, cartooning, and filmmaking. The contributing artists of the project come from all over North America – the four major cities being, Chicago, L.A., Mexico City, and Vancouver.

DPAM Director and Chief Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm believes that the intermixing of these artists allows exhibit visitors to see how people from four different cities of the world view and respond to similar issues.

According to Widholm, this is the first time that ART21 has decided to categorize their artists by city to consider how place affects an artist’s work.

“I think it’s interesting that they chose cities outside of New York,” Widholm said. “They chose unexpected cities that are really hot beds for very exciting contemporary art.”

Junior dramaturgy/criticism major and DPAM gallery monitor Yasmin Mitchel expressed how contemporary art, that discusses sociopolitical matters, can make a difference in peoples’ lives.

“I love that the pieces are contemporary because those are pieces that don’t usually make sense to people,” Mitchel said. “For

them to be curated in this way really humanizes that there are different types of art.”

DePaul sophomore and art history major Jenna Washington can attest to this.

Washington expressed the strong personal effect that viewing the work of Theaster Gates had on her.

“I’ve met him before,” Washington said.

“I’m also from the South side of Chicago, so I resonate a lot with his work.”

Gates uses reclaimed building materials in his work. One of the pieces Gates submitted contains marble plates from a building on the South side of Chicago.

Another painting, entitled “Brown Cross,” is made of roofing material. “(His work) reminds me of my neighborhood, how it’s been gentrified and how a lot of buildings have been knocked down,” Washington said. “He sees the value in some of those materials that were taken down.”

“Soundsuit,” a mixed media piece by Chicago artist Nick Cave, is another work that struck the attention of the guests, according to Curator Widholm. Presented at the “front and center” of the exhibition, this piece is displayed on a mannequin and composed of fabric, buttons, metal, and wire.

Accompanying “Soundsuit,” is the piece “Gestalt,” also by Cave. This seventeenminute-long digital video showed three people in sound suits making obscure motions.

“It’s very interesting to watch people watch the videos because it’s definitely abstract,” Mitchel said. “And the idea behind the sound suit is that once you put

Photo courtesy of DePaul Art Museum

“Bobby Marx” by Pedro Reyes is one of many pieces of art on display at DPAM’s latest exhibit one on, you don’t have a race, you don’t of DePaul students, DePaul faculty, School have a gender. They are very human in that of the Art Institute students, artists from regard, and it’s an armor and protection around town, and neighborhood visitors,” against the world.”

Widholm said. “The response in general Particularly enjoyable, Mitchel said, was that people who hadn’t been to the was watching children view the video, and museum were very impressed with the then go on to imitate the video’s motions. works in the show, the high level quality of Cave was one of the two artists who the exhibition, but also our space.” made an appearance at the Sept. 15 Widholm looks forward to the impact opening. that this exhibit can continue to make to “He brought his daughter and his wife, the DePaul community, as well as the and they seemed very happy,” Widholm Chicago community at large. said.

“If you were to only know 16 artists in Widholm expressed satisfaction at the the world right now, these are a really great positive feedback she received from the group to know,” Widholm said. guests who attended the opening.

“I noticed that we had a really nice mix

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FALL MUSIC PREVIEW

By Jaycee Rockhold Staff Writer

As the temperature begins to cool and the pumpkin spice lattes start to make thier rounds on campus, it becomes quite clear that fall is finally here. Gather your spare cash and loose change, and be sure to check out these upcoming concerts this season.

Blood Orange The Vic Sept. 23

If you missed Blood Orange at the Pitchfork Music Festival earlier this year, you have a second chance. Dev Hynes, who uses Blood Orange as his pseudonym, is known for many music related projects, like curating the soundtrack for the indie film Palo Alto and songwriting for well-known bands like Florence + the Machine.

Hynes is one of the acts you need to see not only because his soulful R&B-tinged pop music and smooth ambience, but because he also uses his platform to voice his opinion on current social issues like racism and what it means to be a feminist.

Photo courtesy of DOMINO USA

Porches (with Japanese Breakfast) Subterranean

Sept. 30 This upcoming show has one of the pleasing combinations I’ve seen on a bill. Porches, who recently altered their sound on their most recent release to lean more towards an electronic act, has consistently played energetic shows in Chicago. This time, they’re paired with Japanese Breakfast. Japanese Breakfast, also known as Michelle Zauner, balances the synth aspect of Porches with a gentler, more ethereal lo-fi. The two should complement each nicely, which is a reason to buy tickets to this show before it sells out.

Photo courtesy of TERRIBLE RECORDS

The Garden

1st Ward at Chop Shop Oct. 19

If you’ve ever wanted to see twin male models play punk music while dressed as jesters, The Garden is the closest you’re ever going to get. The Garden, made up of Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, are kooky onstage, performing while, with lack of better words, aggressively prancing around, playing off of each other’s oddly endearing personalities. Their recent release on Epitath, haha, helps break the Burgers Records stereotype that people place on them. Even though they do hail from Southern California, The Garden always takes the opportunity to surprise people, whether it’s by releasing an electronic track or cross-dressing.

Photo courtesy of STEELE O’NEAL

LVL UP (Opening for Alex G) Subterannean Nov. 11

LVL UP, a four-piece formed in Purchase, New York, is not unfamiliar to touring with Alex G, however, the audience may not recognize the lo-fi band. If you missed them the first time they played at the Beat Kitchen with Alex G, you have a second time to get to know them. They’re brash, purposefully disordered and a little dark, which is only emphasized by multiple vocalists within the band. If you’re feeling a little emo, or like music that sounds like it was recorded by a couple of guys in a basement, LVL UP is your band.

Photo courtesy of SUB POP RECORDS

Whitney

Thalia Hall Dec. 3 & 4

If a band could soundtrack walking through an Oregon forest in the middle of autumn, Whitney would be the one to do it. Besides being the album that my roommates and I play on a near consistent loop throughout our apartment, Whitney is also sentimental because of their Chicago roots. Although some members have played in notable acts (like Smith Westerns and Unknown Mortal Orchestra), Whitney has a skill of finding their own niche sound in a midst of Chicago garage rock. The first night sold out quickly, so if you’re looking to see the band before they really take off, make sure you snatch up a ticket.

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By Pat Mullane Arts/Life Editor

The usual walk through Chicago’s Union Station is one surrounded by glimpses of a fast paced traffic of suited men, or an exhausting party of families waiting for their train, or perhaps just a silent empty station.

And now, also the sight of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars.

Displaying in Union Station’s Great Hall, visitors and commuters can now take in the new and free “Windy City in Motion: Movies + Travel in Chicago” exhibit — an exploration of Chicago’s history and urban character through classic motion pictures.

Created by faculty from DePaul University and Lake Forest College, the small 10-panel “Windy City in Motion” exhibit examines the depiction of the city’s transportation system in film through years of vintage photos of movie stars, along with clips and commentary on various movies.

From the steps of Union Station in “The Untouchables” famous baby carriage scene, to the police chase between trains at LaSalle Station in “North by Northwest,” or even the overall well known hectic delays of O’Hare Airport portrayed in “Home Alone,” Chicago’s transportation systems have not only played a significant setting in various iconic films, but even more so have essentially become a character in the films themselves.

“The exhibit itself looks at films that deal with Chicago travel, but beyond that it’s about how much this city’s transportation system has character in these films,” said Rachael Smith, the exhibit’s curator and program manager at the Chaddick Institute. “We’ve been working on this exhibit since March; my background is in design and I can say I’ve never worked on something like this before, it’s definitely been a learning experience.”

Featured full of famous Chicago films such as “Batman Begins” or “The Blues Brothers,” the exhibit exemplifies not only the city’s finest and most recognized movies of the past five decades, but also movies in which the city goes unseen.

“There are films that you recognize

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Commuters at Union Station look upon “Windy City in Motion: Movies + Travel in Chicago” exhibit, a collaboration between DePaul University and Lake Forest College. from just a quick scene of Chicago’s ‘L’ or even Union Station but throughout this exhibit there were films I had no idea were ever even filmed in Chicago,” said Smith.

“I’ve watched Sandra Bullock’s ‘While You Were Sleeping’ for years and it’s interesting to learn it was filmed in Chicago.”

When you find out you take the same train line or “L” line that’s been shown in these scenes from these films, it’s pretty cool to learn about.”

For DePaul’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development director Joseph Schwieterman, Chicago’s transportation has always played a large role in his life.

“I’ve been intrigued by transportation since I was a young boy, I mean just visiting Chicago I became hooked by it,” Schwieterman said. “There’s something about this city’s transportation that makes travel look romantic in a sense, and these films portray that.”

With the Chicago transportation background knowledge and expertise of Schwieterman, along with various film experts from across the country, exhibit curator Smith was able to design the

“short and sweet” exhibit that displays in the corner of the Great Hall.

“We were really lucky, Rachel (Smith) has a great talent for graphic design, and this was such a small exhibit to begin with,” Schwieterman said, describing the exhibit’s six-month design and installation process as smooth. “We were really happy with how everything turned out, it’s a lot of information – along with pictures and videos – that needed to be condensed for the space. You have to take in the thought and attention span of the viewers and commuters at the station.”

And though the exhibit itself is indeed designed perfectly for its high-speed audience, the size might also be its biggest weakness to some. From photographer Mike Rotunno’s vintage photos of movies stars like Katherine Hepburn or Gregory Peck at Chicago’s transportation spots (Schwieterman’a favorite section of the exhibit), or the captivating “Devil in the White City” video segment that looks into Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition, the immense amount of information within the exhibit not only leaves viewers intrigued but also wanting more.

But while its size is rather disappointing, it seems though there isn’t a better place for “Windy City in Motion” to be stationed than at Union. There is no doubt that there are distinct differences and experiences in riding the “L” or the Amtrak, and arriving at Midway versus O’Hare, but nonetheless there is character within in every train, every station, and every airport in this city and that is what this exhibit exemplifies.

“We want viewers to reflect upon their appreciation for the city, that it’s not just about the tourism spots in Chicago,” Schwieterman said. “People don’t have a chance to talk about the transportation that they take every day, and the beauty of it that’s been shown in movies.

The transportation in this city, it’s gritty, it’s a sense of adventure.”

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SIX TV SHOWS TO SEE THIS FALL From political to poltergeists, here are some of the best shows coming out this season

By Emily Eller Contributing Writer

1.“The Voice” Sept. 19

While “The Voice” has been around for 10 seasons now, the show now has two completely new judges: Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus will join “OG” judges Blake Shelton and Adam Levine for the show’s 11th season. This will be the first season to feature two female judges. A half-hour sneak peek at the new season was given immediately following the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, and the first two blind auditions left viewers speechless. As anticipation has built for the start of the new season, so has speculation of the judging talents of Cyrus and Keys. Blind auditions, the first of five stages on the show, will kick off on Monday.

2.“Kevin Can Wait” Sept. 19

The “King of CBS,” Kevin James, is finally returning to the prime-time network with the premiere of his new sitcom, “Kevin Can Wait.”

Since his previously successful show “King of Queens” went off the air in 2007, James has been away from the small screen for nearly 10 years.

His upcoming show follows Kevin, a newly retired police officer, eager and ready to start spending more time with his family and friends. However, he soon realizes that tougher challenges lie at home than they did in the streets. Expected to have humor along the lines of “King of Queens”, James’ new show is highly anticipated, and hits the small screen on Monday.

4.“The Exorcist” Sept. 23

A modern adaptation of the 1970s classic, “The Exorcist” will likely highlight the psychological thriller aspect of the horror film. After breaking box office records and becoming one of the most widely-regarded horror films of all time, it is high time “The Exorcist” was turned into a prime-time TV show. The show will follow the story of two very different priests trying to tackle a family’s horrifying possession situation. The star-studded cast, crew and modern delivery of an old story is leading up to a highly anticipated premiere on Sept. 23. The show will air on FOX and features some very decorated executive producers, including Rolin Jones of “Friday Night Lights” and Jeremy Slater of “The Fantastic Four.”

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5. “Big Brother : Over the Top” Sept. 28

For any die-hard “Big Brother” fan, this premiere is especially exciting. The show normally airs only once a year, running from June to September. The nine-month wait is excruciating, as anxiety builds up the colossal summer premiere. CBS recently announced the commencement of an all-new series, “Big Brother: Over the Top.” This series will release weekly episodes, as well as have the Big Brother signature live feeds for customers who have CBS All Access, a $5.99 per month subscription service.

The online series will premiere on Tuesday, Sept.

28, less than a week after the “Big Brother” finale.

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3. “Designated Survivor” Sept. 21

“Designated Survivor” follows a member of the U.S. Cabinet as he suddenly becomes president after everyone in line before him is killed in a catastrophic attack. This drama, starring the criticallyacclaimed Kiefer Sutherland, is set to premiere on ABC on Wednesday, Sept. 21. It also features other major star power, including Maggie Q of the “Divergent series”, and Italia Ricci of Freeform’s “Chasing Life”. The show currently has a 89 percent rating by critics on Rotten Tomatoes, proving its anticipated release. Sutherland’s previous TV success stems from his action-packed FOX hit “24”, a show that ran for nine seasons and was viewed by millions every week. “Designated Survivor” will take the 10 p.m. slot in ABC’s jam-packed lineup.

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By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

To spice things up a little different from last week’s issue of local sound by Chicago’s young artists, this week’s selection is entirely compiled of not only international artists, but also songs not in the English language.

Whether it’s songs that have reached the tippy top of the U.S. music charts or others that may slip by and gone unknown, the beauty of the various languages in these songs is a stark reminder to open our ears to music we may not understand.

From Europe to Asia and rock to pop, here are just a few of the endless songs that make

music special to every country and every person in this shared world.

1. Nena — “99 Luftballons” While you may have heard its English version (“99 Red Balloons” by Kevin McAlea), released the same time as German band, Nena’s, original hit.

Released in 1983, the undeniably catchy anti-war protest song hit the top of the charts across a number of countries in Europe.

Since its debut, the song has found itself imbedded into pop culture of both Germany and the United States, playing routinely in various films and television shows. “99 Luftballons” is sure to get anyone dancing like it’s the 1980s.

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2. Sigur Rós— “Hoppípolla” I couldn’t tell you what this song is about, and I would recommend not even looking up the translation behind “Hoppípolla” because it takes away the mysterious beauty behind the Icelandic single. Possibly the most well known song by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, Hoppípolla exemplifies the feeling of bittersweet happiness that the band’s sound is known for. The band’s frontman and lead guitarist Jónsi, has made his mark on a number of American film soundtracks like the “How to Train Your Dragon” series, along with director Cameron Crowes’ “We Bought a Zoo” and “Vanilla Sky.”

Across 1. “___ like old times” 6. “Fear of Fifty” author Jong 11. Endorsing 14. Like draft beer 15. Union group 16. “Anytown, ___” 17. Hold grudges 19. Blazing 20. French wine classification 21. Australian with three toes 22. Doctor’s due 23. Pathetically inept person 27. Cardinal 29. Japanese tie 30. Focal device 32. One-eighth of a piece of eight 33. Faux ___ (blunder) 34. Moved stealthily 36. Latin music type 39. Chancellor von Bismarck 41. Three-tone chord 43. Holier-than-thou 44. Jockey’s controls

3. Andrea Bocelli— “Con te partirò” Much like “99 Luftballons,” you may not recognize the name of this Italian operatic pop song, but you have probably heard its English version, “Time to Say Goodbye.” The song itself gives “Hoppípolla” a run for its money for the most beautiful song on this list, as Bocelli’s impressive and unbreakable voice would be quite hard to beat. Most would probably recognize the song from its magnificent cover by Will Ferrell and DePaul alum John C. Reilly, at the end of their popular comedy film, “Step Brothers.”

4. Psy — “Gangnam Style”

46. Like brains and ears 48. Alter ___ 49. The moon in Paris 51. Double negative?

52. One of the Bobbsey twins 53. Some wrestling holds 56. Prejudice 58. Historic time 59. Alternative to JVC, once 60. Cleo’s killer 61. Butter unit 62. Reason for many surgeries 68. Brunched 69. Disease of cereals 70. Establish as law 71. ___ Altos, Calif.

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by South Korean musician, Psy, “Gangnam Style” took over pop culture as a phenomenon in 2012 as millions –including President Obama and other world leaders – began to replicate Psy’s amusing signature dance moves in parody music videos of the song. While the hype and popularity of the song, as well as Psy’s career in the U.S., may have died down, “Gangnam Style” still remains a key example of how fast songs from other countries can take over the pop culture world.

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4. Chagall and Antony 5. DNA shapes 6. Architectural annex 7. Propel a boat 8. More frigid and slippery 9. Less agitated 10. Hints at (with “to”) 11. Feeling of satisfaction 12. Basket weaver’s material 13. Appraised 18. Giving off light 23. Deep sleep 24. Diminish in intensity 25. Some purified liquids 26. Small projecting ridge 28. Cotswold cries 31. Descendant or heir 35. Skewered fare 37. Common sweetener 38. Opposite of ecstasy 40. Unwelcome obligation

42. Rejection of a request 45. Emulated a bull 47. Iditarod vehicle 50. Curtain call 53. Country in the Himalayas 54. A Muse 55. ___ different tune (changed one’s mind) 57. State one’s views 63. Costa del ___ 64. “___ a deal!”

65. Shooter’s marble 66. Bar rocks 67. Where bacon is stored?

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Men's soccer rolls into conference play

By Jack Higgins Asst. Sports Editor

Last year, DePaul ended the first third of their last season at 1-6-0. The men failed to find the back of the net in four of those six losses, and only scored eight goals in their first seven games.

Things could not be more different this year. The men ended the first seven games before conference play at 4-1-2. The Blue Demons have been finding scoring from all sorts of different players, and have not been shut out once in the regular season. Conversely, the men have blanked opponents three times already. Their 17 goals thus far have put them as high up as second place in total goals throughout the NCAA. DePaul lost their first conference game to Xavier (3-2-2) Saturday and after a penalty kick late in the game put the Musketeers up 1-0.

"Last year we lost ... in the Big East tournament to Xavier after we were up 1-0, so we definitely have to challenge ourselves," said junior forward Philipp Koenigstein. "Our goals are high, and our plan is just to play confident, play our game."

DePaul's next opponent, Creighton (41-1), took the number two spot with a win over Seton Hall (2-4-1). Providence (4-3) ended their four-game winning streak to Georgetown (2-5).

"We have three outstanding seniors in Simon (Megally), Kevin (Beyer) and Erik (Rodriguez), and they have about 60 games between them," coach Craig Blazer said.

"We have a deeper bench, we're healthy and we just physically have more guys to work with. More options."

Senior forwards Megally and Rodriguez, who topped the score sheets last year, are already a few points away from their season totals last year. Koenigstein, who was completely absent from the score sheet in 14 games last year, has eight points in the seven games before conference play and one multi-goal game.

The emergence of younger players on the team has also played a large role in DePaul's hot offense. Returning sophomore forward Jake Scheper has already tied his three-goal total from last season, and sophomore midfielder John Freitag’s offensive pushes from midfield continue to factor in DePaul scoring chances.

Yet, defense remains a staple in DePaul soccer. Despite their lackluster record last year, all four of DePaul’s conference losses last season were one-goal games.

Junior captain Caleb Pothast leads the defense and has played a pivotal role in DePaul’s three shutouts so far this season.

Newcomer freshman Max de Bruijne has seen big minutes in the first seven games.

De Bruijne has also shown an offensive twist to his game on corner kicks where he makes use of his 6-foot-5-inch frame to play the ball off his head.

Goalkeeper Quentin Low took over the starting position full time this season and has greatly improved since last year.

Low's save percentage has increased from last year's .571 to .821 and his goals against average has decreased from 1.98 to .61 per game.

The DePaul men play Creighton, one of their toughest opponents in the conference so far, at home Sept. 24. Like DePaul, the Blue Jays have shut out three opponents this season and the team is generating offense from many different players. A win at home for DePaul will put their conference record back to 1-1 and will solidify DePaul as a major threat in the Big East.

After Saturday’s games, Butler holds the best record in the conference. Butler has also scored 13 goals in just five games, whereas DePaul had scored 11 after their first five games. Butler looks to be the toughest opponent in the Big East so far, but DePaul doesn’t face off against the Bulldogs until late October.

DePaul’s early conference games are against Creighton, Villanova, Seton Hall and Georgetown respectively. Aside from Creighton, none of these teams holds a winning record.

DePaul doesn’t play its toughest conference opponents Providence, Butler and Marquette until late October. If the Blue Demons continue their great play, these games could be a preview of the Big East tournament semifinals and finals in mid-November.

"The confidence is high. It is definitely a different mentality (than) last year," said Megally. "We know that Big East play is different than the non-conference play. We got to stay grounded and know that these games are going to be a different challenge and a different task, but we're going to be up for it."

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“Every group has a uniqueness about their opportunity,” she said. “Some are in banking, some are in insurance, some are in other financial areas, some are other kinds of companies and corporations.”

Recently, the Chicago White Sox drew negative reactions following their announcement that U.S. Cellular Field would become Guaranteed Rate Field after the Chicago mortgage company bought the naming rights. With the name of the DePaul arena undecided, Meyers said that there are a lot of factors to consider when deciding on a name that might receive poor reactions.

“My personal belief is if you’re starting from scratch, it’s easier because there’s not a tradition,” he said. “It’s a lot harder to sell Yankee Stadium or Dodger Stadium.”

Meyers referred to his own personal experience as a student, when Allstate Arena, DePaul’s current home, was known as the Rosemont Horizon, and how he still refers to the arena as “The Horizon.”

But Meyers also drew a contrast between Guaranteed Rate Field and the United Center, which houses the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks.

“United sounds really good and it’s easier to swallow,” he said. “Guaranteed Rate sounds awkward, like a low-quality team and low-quality name. United and Guaranteed Rate is night and day.”

So with DePaul starting from scratch with a new arena, Lenti Ponsetto said they are considering many different options, but also insisted it was premature to talk about potential names before they started eliminating options.

“DePaul is very open minded; I think (Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority) is also very open minded so we wouldn’t discriminate,” she said. “Again, we

NFL, continued from back page The hit on Newton should have triggered the sideline examination considering he was slow to get up following a hit to the head. A hit to the head, I might add, that earned the Denver Broncos a 15-yard penalty. But 29 medical officials and the referee crew, as well as both coaching staffs, all decided that the hit did not garner a need for a sideline examination.

I’m sure the game being within one point late in the fourth quarter had no bearing on this decision either.

The question is, what is the point of having a protocol and medical staff for in-game concussion assessments if the NFL is not going to follow it? The fact that Newton was examined four times after the game shows that there was concern for a possible concussion, so why on Earth was Newton not taken out of the game?

The bullet point of “slow to get up...” is vague enough to warrant a debate on what “slow to get up" means. And, unfortunately, there’s not a clear system that can determine “slow enough to get up to warrant a sideline examination.”

That means that there needs to be a very liberal definition of “slow to get up,” so that when there’s a shot to the head and any slowness in getting off the ground should warrant an examination.

The NFL seems to be getting the message. On Sept. 15, referee

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Construction progress on the DePaul arena as of May 2016. It is expected to be ready in fall of 2017. just have a priority that we would like it to be someone who calls Chicago home.”

The ultimate decision will be signed off by DePaul President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., but there will be input from Lenti Ponsetto, the DePaul University board of trustees, the CEO of MPEA Lori Healey, as well as their board of directors and Legends.

Ed Hochuli sent Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor out of the game after he said he saw Taylor was woozy after a big hit.

Taylor missed two plays and was back in the game. Now, this action was in the third quarter, which made it quite different from Newton’s situation.

It’s going to take the NFL taking an important player out on a drive within the final two minutes for them to prove that they are serious about curtailing concussions. But this a sport with a culture that glorifies big hits.

And that is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future, which means that the NFL is going to have to be proactive in taking players out of games before they exacerbate possible head injuries further.

It’s necessary for the survival of this league that they take head injuries more seriously. Former players Troy Aikman and Brett Favre have voiced their leeriness of letting their hypothetical sons play football. Current players like Detroit Lions cornerback Rashean Mathis and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson have said they don’t want their sons to get into football with Peterson outright saying he won’t let his son play football.

Youth football participation is down as a whole. There was a drop from 3 million youth participants aged 6-14 in 2010 to 2.169 million in 2015, a 27.7 percent drop in only five years. This came out after the first congressional hearings in

“We also want it to be someone who marries up with the DePaul brand and the MPEA brand,” she said. “And shares our values about how we’re all contributing to the greater fabric of Chicago.”

DePaul will receive the revenue from the naming rights and sponsorship deals, which is expected to be approximately $34

million, according to their agreement with MPEA and Legends. The arena is expected to be open for the 2017-18 basketball season, where men’s basketball will play all of their home games and women’s basketball will play at least six games. It broke ground in November of 2015 after being announced in May of 2013.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor (right) was removed from a game to be examined for head injury.

2009 on the link between football and mental illnesses.

Head injuries cause concern amongst parents, and if kids don’t get into the game early, then the NFL risks losing fans and future

players as they find different activities. It does not help when the NFL is not following their own protocol for their own players.

For the NFL to help their image, they need to be

overcautious with head injuries.

They need to show that they are serious about making the game safer for players and they need to actually follow through on their protocols.

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DePaul junior enjoys cycling success

By Jasminne HernÁndez Contributing Writer

Andrew Giniat was on his bike nearing the end of a cycling race.

The cyclists, including Giniat, were amping up their speed to get ready for the big finish. Giniat was exhausted but as the crowds began to edge onto the course, he and his competitors sped intensively, as if mirroring the crowd’s excitement. The cyclists kept going faster and faster around each lap. Teammates and even strangers shouted Giniat’s name.

This is the sport that Giniat loves. When he’s on that bike, feeding off of the crowd’s energy, he feels free and amazing. He feels as if he can’t let down all those people cheering him on and so he peddles harder, he works his muscles harder and enjoys the thrill of the moment.

When Giniat, a DePaul junior, was in high school he never thought he would be a category one cyclist, one of the top categories in the sports where he is competing against professional racers. He first became exposed to cycling with the help of a friend, who rode recreationally with his father. At first, Giniat was not really into it and although he did track racing for a while, he never thought about going professional.

It wasn’t until Giniat started working at a bike shop where his co-worker encouraged him to start riding with him more often.

“At that time, I was riding my bike to work just as a means of transportation," Giniat said. "I liked riding bikes but not really using them for a sport per se."

His friend encouraged him to ride more recreationally and Giniat really enjoyed it. Giniat's friend eventually encouraged Giniat to go on to do his first race close to four years ago in a discipline called Cyclocross.

Cyclocross is a sport that takes place in the fall and is considered to be an off-road event where cyclists race off the road and can encounter grass, dirt, mud, pavement and much more. Cyclocross, which is a popular sport in Chicago, was a great preparation for Giniat and his current interest in road cycling.

Giniat takes part in two types of racing — road racing in criterium racing. Criterium racing is a short circuit on a course that is about a mile in length, lasting anywhere from one hour to two hours. Road racing takes place in a much bigger circuit and often times on mountainous terrain. Road races are usually anywhere from 75 to 125 miles long and last anywhere between 4 to 5 hours.

Today, his love of the sport has taken him to various races across the country and, although demanding, cycling makes him feel alive and free.

When Giniat is riding his bike, he is mentally focused at all times. His focus in cycling during

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Andrew Giniat wins first place in the Elgin Criterium in Elgin, Illinois.

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Andrew Giniat races at the Tour of St. Louis, Mo. Giniat placed 15th in the race. races allows other things in his life to fade into the background.

During that moment in time, all he feels is the wind maneuvering past him, his leg muscles working with every peddle maneuver and the sensation of speed as he peddles powerfully to try to get past competitors.

“I definitely feel free, and I feel strong,” Giniat said. "I feel every muscle engaging in firing to propel me forward and that’s also a really good feeling. I feel very efficient and alive.”

Giniat’s favorite thing about being a cyclist is the process, which includes everything that happens outside of racing, such as the training, the regimentation and everything that has to do with bikes themselves.

All the preparation done by Giniat is in pursuit of being as fast as possible when racing.

“The racing itself is very fun and it’s hard to distill

down specifically what I like most about that, maybe it’s the challenge of (it being) very physically demanding, as well as intellectually demanding,” Giniat said.

Giniat explained that cycling professionally is intellectually demanding because a person always has to be thinking about a strategy when they are racing.

Racers have to keep in mind where to position themselves at such high speeds, the speed they should be going in a specific time in the race and much more.

When Giniat is racing, he is always trying to ride as fast as he can while using the least amount of energy and that sometimes is easier when he is behind his competitors. Still, there has to be a winner and when Giniat is going to be that winner, he is usually peddling a little harder than the rest of his competitors since being in front of the pack

means the wind is pushing against him the hardest. “(Racing) requires a lot of self-awareness and it also requires a lot of will-power to be able to push yourself as hard as you need to sometimes,” Giniat said.

To be an efficient racer Giniat trains 3 to 4 days a week, totaling 10 to 15 hours of exercise per week. He is always pushing his body to increase his fitness level overall, his flexibility and core strength. Giniat says he every year he grows more and more committed.

However, sometimes his commitment makes balancing school, a social life, cycling and even sleep challenging. For the most part he balances his life and, no matter what, he makes sure to get enough sleep and to make time for personal relationships.

It has also been a challenge to figure out what strategies work

best for him as a cyclist.

“I’m very demanding of myself, I’m very impatient and I’m very driven and I want to do well now,” Giniat said.

Giniat’s drive was what got him appointed as a category one racer back in March and although his hard work has a lot to do with why he was selected, he says that his team has also been instrumental to his success.

Dustin Morici, founder of the cycling team Ego presented by Sammys Bikes, is a great mentor of Giniat. Giniat joined the team a few years ago after Morici’s manager saw Giniat’s good results. Giniat gained a lot as a cyclist when he joined the team as the people in it were experienced racers, including Morici.

“We’ve had him since he was in (category) three and now he’s racing at the top category against professional racers," Morici said.

Giniat is always eager to learn as much as he can even with so much success. He absorbs information, which has gone a long way in helping Morici and the team mentor him.

Outside of Giniat’s competitive sport, he is also part of the DePaul Cycling Club.

He really likes having a place at school where there are people that relate to his cycling passion and he likes being in a club where he can compete in collegiate races with his friends, train with them and just work out in the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center. It was in DePaul’s cycling club that he found mentors, too.

Anthony Ott, DePaul alumnus and previous president of the DePaul Cycling Club, has also been a great mentor and friend of Giniat.

Ott sees Giniat as a natural leader who makes great tasting and nutritious meals for his friends, and has a knowledge of coffee that is sure to impress most coffee aficionados.

“He inspires his peers with his hard work ethic. That same work ethic has led to his many successes so far this season,” Ott said. “I expect he will continue to have a stellar year.”

Giniat agrees he has been having a good year and is eager to see where the future takes him.

In the next five years, Giniat sees himself still racing and becoming better at his expertise.

“It’s definitely my hope that I will be on a professional team racing with a group of individuals who all share the same passion as I do and are willing to do the work to have gotten to where they are,” Giniat said. “It’s my hope I’ll be racing at the top level in the U.S. and overseas as well as doing events like the tour of California and other high-level events.”

Giniat has the opportunity to race in China this September.

Although he is not sure whether he is going yet, he is looking forward to all abroad opportunities now that he is racing at one of the top levels in the U.S. As of now, his bike and eyes are on the Tour of California.

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COMMENTARY

NFL needs to approach concussions head on

Photos courtesy of DEPAUL ATHLETICS JOE MAHONEY | AP

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton received a shot to the head in a Sept. 8 game against Denver.

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

The National Football League came out with a newer protocol prior to the 2016 season for observing and preventing concussions. It puts into place observers that are unaffiliated with either team and rules for examination and re-entry into games.

So in the first game of the 2016 NFL season on Sept. 8, when Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was slow to get up in the fourth quarter following a hit to the head, the protocol would suggest that he be removed from the game and examined for a possible concussion.

But just because the NFL has a protocol does not mean that it’s enforced, or that they follow it.

Newton stayed in for the remainder of the game and received evaluation following the game. Fortunately, Newton went through four different tests after the game and did not have a concussion.

It should not have waited until after the game, however. The protocol lists these signs as observable reasons to examine a player: -Any loss of consciousness, -Slow to get up following a hit to the head (“hit to the head” may include secondary contact with the playing surface) -Motor coordination/balance problems (stumbles, trips/falls, slow/ labored movement) -Blank or vacant look -Disorientation (e.g., unsure of where he is on the field or location of bench) -Clutching of head after contact -Visible facial injury in combination with any of the above

See NFL, page 26

Artist’s rendering of completed arena expected to be ready by the 2017-18 men’s basketball season

What’s in a name?

DePaul arena naming rights take center stage

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

With the DePaul arena expected to open next fall, the building is starting to take shape. The concrete is poured and the trusses have started to be erected across the roof.

And soon it will have a name.

“We have several prospects in the pipeline for naming rights and we’ve met with a number of them and we have several more still to meet with,” DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto said. “Ideally I think we’d like to have the process

completed this fall and be in a position to make an announcement sometime this fall but that really will depend on how quickly we can get through the process.”

In May, Ryan Smith, the general manager of global sales for Legends, the marketing firm handling the arena’s naming rights and sponsorship deals, said that they hoped to have an announcement within 12 months.

Lenti Ponsetto said the biggest priority is to search for a company close to the city.

“One of the main focuses for us is for it to be a Chicago name, an iconic Chicago name,” she said. “Someone who lives

here and appreciates the architecture of Chicago” Phil Meyers, a DePaul professor who teaches a class on law and politics in sports, said that the choice of a naming rights sponsor for arenas require a balance from both parties.

“The team wants to have a big enough corporate sponsor,” he said. “But the company has to get something back.”

As to who will be the group that has their name on the entrance to the arena, Lenti Ponsetto said DePaul is looking at a

See NAMING RIGHTS, page 26

Men’s basketball learns 2017 conference schedule

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

JOSH LEFF | THE DEPAULIA

DePaul sophomore guard Eli Cain drives the ball through Marquette’s defense last season

The Big East conference announced its 2016-17 men’s basketball schedule on Tuesday, giving DePaul full knowledge of their season’s schedule.

They’ll start off the conference slate with a trip to reigning national champions Villanova on Dec. 28. DePaul then has its conference home opener on New Years Day at 1 p.m. at Allstate Arena.

The Blue Demons will make the trip to rival Marquette on Jan. 14 before hosting the Golden Eagles on Feb. 4.

Villanova comes to Chicago on Monday, Feb. 13 for an 8 p.m. start.

The Big East will be having a Martin Luther King Day marathon on Jan. 16 and

DePaul will play at St. John’s that day at 3:30 p.m.

DePaul will close out their regular season on March 4 as they host Xavier at Allstate Arena on Senior Day. After that, they head to New York to play in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden.

DePaul opens up their non-conference season on Nov. 4 with an exhbition against Rockhurst at McGrath-Phillips Arena.

They will then start their regular season with an on-campus home game against Robert Morris.

The Blue Demons went 9-22 overall last season and went 3-15 in their Big East schedule during head coach Dave Leitao’s first season back at DePaul. They have six new on-court players this season.

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