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ACTION Unionization movement arrives at DePaul By Megan Deppen & Brenden Moore Print Managing Editor and News Editor
Motivated by low wages, flimsy benefits and a 2014 precedent-setting ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), adjunct faculty members are rushing to unionize at institutions across the country. Recent momentum at local schools has brought the movement to DePaul, possibly forcing the issue to a head soon. Unionization efforts have hit religious and secular schools alike; Columbia College, Roosevelt University and UIC’s adjuncts have already been unionized, and the University of Chicago’s non-tenure track faculty voted to organize in October. And with the results of an authorization vote by Loyola’s adjuncts to come down as early as this week, making inroads at DePaul would be a next logical step. The issue became prominent two weeks ago after Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. and Provost Marten denBoer sent emails to faculty and staff about “union solicitation at DePaul.” Both said that while they respect faculty’s right to choose who represents them, they would prefer to maintain a direct relationship. DePaul currently employs 925 full-time professors and 1,900 adjunct faculty, according to the adjunct fact sheet. “Our preference is to maintain a direct working relationship with adjunct faculty — without interference from a third party that has no connection or commitment to DePaul and its students, and that may not understand our culture and our values,” Holtschneider said in the email. Holtschneider also said the union organizer who approached adjuncts was affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), something the
An adjunct professor’s open letter to Fr. Holtschneider Opinions, page 12. union has confirmed. “There has been a group of faculty from DePaul involved in the Faculty Forward Chicago campaign since the inception of the campaign more than a year ago,” said SEIU Local 73 spokesman Adam Rosen. Rosen added that these faculty members have since “had conversations with many full-time and part-time faculty in regards to forming a union” and “are currently building a strong committee of support on campus.” The issue stems larger than just unionizing faculty. In a separate interview with The DePaulia, Holtschneider said allowing faculty to unionize under the current NLRB standard would mean that the NLRB has certain jurisdiction over parts of a religious institution that are not religious. This, Holtschneider said, would blur the boundaries of church and state because a state entity would be able to determine which parts of the religious institution are under their jurisdiction. It would disregard religious institutions’ first amendment rights, he said. Law School professor Steven Greenberger said that under the current state of the law, “adjunct faculty do have the right to organize, even at (religiously) affiliated higher education institutions, so long as they are not involved in religious activities, which would be principally teaching religious lessons.” Holtschneider said the university would appeal the NLRB’s jurisdiction standard to the courts, not merely to oppose unions, but to maintain independence as a complete religious institution, not one divided into religious and nonreligious parts.
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When DePaul freshman Madison Keys saw a notification a week and a half ago from Public Safety that a sexual assault was reported on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, she started to question her own safety. “It honestly just made me want to be more cautious and not walk anywhere without my roommate,” she said. When told that this is only one of eight incidents of on-campus sexual offenses since August 2015 — one reported each month, with two in November and January — she was shocked. “I don’t even know what to say,” Keys said. “I saw that alert, but that’s ridiculous.” The eight sexual assaults recorded during the six-month span is more than the total number of assaults recorded in 2012 and 2013 combined, and only one less than the number of sexual assaults recorded by Public Safety in the entire year of 2014, when nine sexual offenses were recorded. When a sexual assault is recorded, the alerts students receive about them vary due to the Clery Act, the federal act that requires universities to disclose information about crime on and near campus. It has been mandated for universities to follow since 1991. Of the eight assaults recorded from August to November, the student body received alerts on three of them. The other five offenses fall into circumstantial categories where Public Safety is not legally mandated to send out a safety alert. “The first circumstance is if the offender is taken into custody and there’s no threat. The offender was identified right away, the offender was taken into custody, there was no ongoing threat,” Bob Wachowski, the Director of Public Safety, said. “Another is some of (the reports) that are reported happened a couple months ago, so as long as there’s not an ongoing threat to the community that is posed, then we would choose not to post it.” One of the sexual assaults from November and another one in December fall under this last circumstance, in which a report is taken of a crime that happened months in the past, but alerts were not sent out. The assaults were reported to have taken place in March 2015 and October
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DePaul political animals migrate to caucus Students from Iowa ready to head home for famed first-in-the nation caucus on February 1 By Emma Krupp Staff Writer
As the presidential candidates make their final efforts to woo Iowa voters before the Feb. 1 caucuses, some DePaul students plan to take advantage of their Iowan birthright and head home to participate. Gabie Hart, treasurer of DePaul Democrats, is returning to her home state next week to caucus. She intentionally reregistered to vote in Iowa rather than Illinois in order to do so. “I feel like the Iowa caucus is very unique. It’s a unique experience to take part in. I don’t know if I’ll be living there again, so it’s something that’s dear to me,” Hart said. “And also I just think it’s an important state to vote in as opposed to Illinois. Being a Democrat in Illinois, you kind of get lost.” Hart, a senior majoring in public policy, is from Bettendorf, Iowa. This will be her second time caucusing. The first, which was during the 2012 election cycle, took place in an elementary school gym filled with around 40 people, she said. Although the Iowa caucuses are normally closed to those who are not registered to vote in one of the two major parties, 2012 was an exception because President Obama was the incumbent Democratic candidate. As a result, Hart, who is a Democrat, was allowed to partake in the process. “They literally pass(ed) around a piece of paper, like in elementary school, and then you vote(d) … It’s extremely grassroots,” Hart said. This year, she hopes to be nominated as a delegate by her local caucus. If so, she would then proceed to participate in the
state caucus. Other students, like freshman Gracie Fleming, are headed to Iowa to help out with certain campaigns during the caucusing process. Fleming is a Bernie Sanders supporter and plans to travel to Dubuque, Iowa, where she will assist the Sanders campaign effort. She said she is drawn to Sanders because he seems to focus on issues relevant to the college-aged generation. “I think what I’ve learned in college even so far is that there are all these things that are wrong and no one is going to do anything about it,” Fleming said. “He kind of says those things and preaches those things that we all hear. Politicians just don’t really talk about the real issues anymore these days. I don’t really trust politicians and feel like they’re just in it to get reelected. But I just don’t feel that way about Bernie.” Fleming is a member of the group Chicago Students for Bernie Sanders, formerly known as DePaul Students for Bernie Sanders. The organization is registered on OrgSync and has a Facebook page with 425 members, but is not actively campaigning for Sanders. Fleming said she suspects this is due to rules surrounding DePaul’s status as a nonprofit, which bars it from endorsing political candidates. Consequently, Sanders-specific events are not allowed on campus. Other political groups on campus are also beginning to prepare for the upcoming primary election season. Most notable among these are College Democrats, College Republicans and the
not-for-profit conservative organization Young Americans for Freedom, all of whom say that their chief goals are to increase student voter registration and general political awareness before the March 15 primary in Illinois and those held in their respective states. “Not only do people not know who the candidates are, but they don’t really know the point of the primaries or even the election at all,” said Nicole Been, president of College Republicans. “I just think that getting generally more involved with the issues is important. Maybe not even picking a candidate yet, maybe not even voting in the primaries yet, but just being aware.” The primaries, an oft-forgotten portion of the presidential election cycle, have a notoriously poor voter turnout rate. According to a study by the Bipartisan Policy Center, just 17.3 percent of eligible citizens showed up to vote in the 2012 presidential primaries. In comparison, around 57.5 percent of eligible citizens voted in the general elections later that year. “Students are a very big population in our country, and a lot of the time we aren’t represented very well by the people that we vote for,” said Nassir Faulker, president of College Democrats. “Or the people that we don’t vote for because we don’t vote.” In an effort to combat this, College Democrats and Republicans have tentative plans to team up with the Student Government Association for a voter registration drive, according to Faulkner. He said that political participation is valued above all else, regardless of
political orientation. Additionally, College Republicans will host a table every Wednesday for several weeks in order to answer any questions that students may have about the presidential race. Although not formally affiliated with either political party, the Young Americans for Freedom group also plans to work to promote the primary elections. “We want to get the information out there to help get everyone to register to vote and we want to have a discussion with the DePaul community,” said Sofia Fernandez, who is president of DePaul’s chapter. “We don’t necessarily promote any single candidate. We’re more (about) promoting conservative ideals.” She cited the economy and social issues as being among those ideals. Despite a somewhat stalled effort from the Sanders group on campus, Fleming said she still aims to campaign for him in Chicago during the weeks leading up to the primary. Much like the other political organizations on campus, she also wants to table in order to get a chance to explain certain voting processes to students, like absentee voting and registration. “I think (Sanders) is only going to win if young people actually go out and vote. I think that’s kind of the biggest problem with elections right now,” Fleming said. “It’s so hard for young people to go vote. Young people just don’t vote, and they have such strong opinions.”
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Lightly used clothing and other unclaimed items are donated to the St. Vincent DePaul Center
Because they usually contain something with an owner’s name, wallets tend to be easy
Some items, like keys, are destroyed after 30 days
In Lincoln Park, lost items can be taken to and claimed at Public Safety’s Communication Center in Centennial Hall KIRSTEN ONSGARD | THE DEPAULIA
LOST AND THEN FOUND Misplaced items find new home as donations By Maddy Crozier Staff Writer
At DePaul, items that have been unfortunately lost gain a second life in helping the unfortunate. Items like bikes and clothing find new homes at local charities. Lincoln Park campus Director of Public Safety, Bob Wachowski, and Assistant Director Mike Dohm, explained how this works in the lost and found. Public Safety donates most unclaimed items to the St. Vincent DePaul Center, run by Marillac St. Vincent Family Services. The name of the charity “says it all” as to why DePaul would partner with them, Dohm said. Because items are lost across campus, they might be turned in at several locations, including the front desks of the Student Center, Rey Meyer Fitness Center and Richardson Library. However, the main location is Public Safety’s Communication Center on the third floor of Centennial Hall. A wide variety of items, including textbooks, electronics, water bottles and single gloves find themselves waiting for their owners to return. Most of the items turned in to Public Safety are either low value items or wallets. Wallets tend to be the easiest to return, since identifications are almost always included in them. Even without a driver’s license or ID, wallets usually contain something with the owner’s name, which can be searched through Campus Connect, and the owner can be contacted.
However, some items are untraceable. Cell phones, if dead or locked, are nearly impossible to return unless the owners come to claim them. In most cases, people are responsible for coming to the lost and found. Generally, items are kept for 30 days. After that, some items, like car keys, are destroyed. The rest of the items are donated to charity. “I personally think that 30 days is not long enough to wait before donating items found. I would say they should be held for at least three months, a quarter, in case someone is looking,” freshman Hillary Horsfall said. The organization’s St. Vincent DePaul Center, located at 2145 N. Halsted St., offers several childhood development programs, senior services and community outreach for at-risk families on the North Side of Chicago. “We use them because they work with families, single moms with kids and people down on their luck who need a little help to get along,” Dohm said. Donated items are sold alongside gently used clothing, goods and housewares at the center’s storefront shop, Nearly New Thrift Store. The proceeds fund the center’s mission. DePaul students, faculty and staff also receive a 20 percent discount with their DePaul IDs. DePaul’s Public Safety collects anything from abandoned and rusty bikes to bicycles left over the summer. When they see a seemingly abandoned bicycle, they attach a note and wait to see if it is moved or used. They wait anywhere from a few weeks to an entire quarter before removing a bike, depending on what shape it’s in. Working Bikes, located at 2434 S. Western Ave., receives lost and unclaimed money as well as bicycles.
Since its inception in 1999, Working Bikes has redistributed over 6,000 bicycles each year to its international and local partners, according to its website. Bikes sent to developing countries throughout Africa and Latin America help provide access to jobs, education and medical care. Local bicycles are provided to the homeless, refugees and youth. “This charity helps people go further in their lives — literally,” freshman Cathryn Augustine said. Working Bikes also sells remodeled bikes and provides bike services to fund operations. “I’m glad to hear of such a useful charity,” senior Anthony Driscoll said. “Usually as a student here, you have to dig to find out about charities.” Freshman Jessica Gandhi agreed. She didn’t know that places like Working Bikes exist. “I think Public Safety should advertise that because I think students would donate their bikes. After hearing about it, I’d be interested in donating mine,” she said. According to Wachowski and Dohm, many items go unclaimed. They encourage students to stop by the main lost and found or to call, especially for more valuable items. In Lincoln Park, lost items can be taken to the Communication Center located at Centennial Hall, Suite 304 773-325-7777. Or, Lewis Hall-LL101 at 25 E.Jackson 312-362-8400, for the Loop campus.
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Thank you for smoking
Mayor Emanuel proposes raising tobacco buying age from 18 to 21. By Kyle Woosley Staff Writer
Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced an ordinance that would raise the age of purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. The ordinance, which also includes tax and price hikes along with an age increase, was introduced to City Council on Jan. 13 and is an attempt to stop Chicagoans from smoking tobacco. “Adolescents are more vulnerable than older adults to nicotine addiction, which can harm brain development, and four out of five adult smokers start before age 21,” according to the ordinance. “Raising the legal age would put tobacco products on par with alcohol and protect young adults from developing a dangerous life-long habit.” Leonard Jason, a psychology professor who has studied smoking prevention and treatment, said this action is a step in the right direction for Chicago. “Tobacco is the scourge of this country,” he said. “If you take all the people who die in automobile accidents and all the people who die in drug overdoses and all the people who die from firearm incidents
— tobacco kills more people than all of those. We’re talking (about the equivalent of) an airplane of 1,000 (people) going down every day.” Jason said the key to tackling tobacco use in the United States starts with prevention. “If you really want to do something about tobacco, you have to get kids to stop smoking because people start in their youth,” he said. Not everyone agrees with the new ordinance. Fernando, who asked for his last name excluded for personal reasons, is a 20-year-old psychology major who said he thinks the age restriction will not have the desired effect. “Psychologically, I think it will be counterproductive because they’re just restricting a bigger population not to smoke, which will probably push them to actually start smoking,” he said. Jason said he believes the tobacco problem is deep-seated in our society’s youth and their want to be popular. “We need to deglamorize tobacco,” he said. “We need positive addictions — getting good grades, studying, working out, good nutrition — that’s what we need to be working on.”
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The age increase would also include less conventional tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco. Jason said it’s important that these products be included in the ordinance. “They make it sound like it is safe to smoke,” he said. “It’s never safe to smoke. We need to stop all forms of tobacco use. There’s no safe form of tobacco use just as there’s no safe form of heroin use — it’s all addictive.” Daniela Magallon, a 26-year-old political science major and non-smoker, said if it were only an age increase on purchasing cigarettes, tobacco use in general may not be affected. “If they’re going to do it, they should go all around,” she said. “If not, it would steer more toward chewing tobacco and things like that, which is actually a little more harmful.” Similar ordinances have been passed in other cities across the country including Kansas City, New York City and Evanston, Illinois. Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said her city has not experienced any problems since the ordinance was implemented last year. “The ordinance creates a healthier community because there is less secondhand smoke and fewer people damaging their own lungs by smoking,” she said. DePaul students expressed some concern that the age increase might motivate underage smokers to get tobacco products by illegal means. “All those 18, 19 and 20-year-olds that were able to purchase before legally, well now that they’re addicted, they’re going to find a way to purchase it illegally,” Magallon said. Fernando said more age restrictions on tobacco use will act similarly to those already using alcohol. “It would be for a good cause and I definitely understand their intentions, but just like drinking, kids under 21 will still find a way to get it,” he said. “I know a lot of people around here that sell alcohol to people under 21.” DePaul’s smoking policy, in conjunction with the city’s current ordinance, does not allow tobacco use inside any university buildings or within 15 feet from the entrance. Even with the current policies in place, Magallon said she looks forward to no longer being overwhelmed by tobacco use
on DePaul’s campuses. “I think when people smoke, especially in public places, you force it on other people,” she said. “It would be nice to not walk down the street with the whiff of cigarette smoke, especially outside of doors and buildings.” Jason said smoking in particular causes a larger problem to those who choose not to do it. “A lot of people say it’s their personal business, but it’s not their personal business,” he said. “The second-hand smoke harms other folks, and it’s expensive at a very high cost to the other people who are dying because of it.” In his book, “Principles of Social Change,” Jason chronicles the DePaul psychology program’s involvement in implementing a similar tobacco use prevention system in Woodridge, Illinois. “We worked with police, commercial outlets, we started the whole procedure to basically fine stores who were selling tobacco to minors,” he said. “How can you tell us not to smoke when we can go to our pharmacists and all these stores that will sell us tobacco even though we’re 12 or 13?” Jason said DePaul’s community psychology program has been working toward preventing tobacco use since it first began. “Most people don’t realize it, but we at DePaul are responsible for setting up models that have been replicated across the United States, and now the world basically does not allow merchants to sell minors tobacco,” he said. “That’s a major sea of change that we helped produce.” Fernando said DePaul’s smoking culture is already in too deep and will be hard to subside. “There are a lot of smokers at DePaul compared to other colleges,” he said. “I don’t think it will change anything really.” Jason said he remains optimistic, and wants to see DePaul remain at the forefront of smoking prevention. “DePaul needs to become the first university in the United States where nobody smokes,” Jason said. “If we can make DePaul smoke-free and show how far we have come, our university could become a model for the world.” No official action has been taken on the ordinance. The next Chicago City Council meeting will be Feb. 10.
6 | The DePaulia. Jan. 25, 2016. UNION, continued from front page The issue concerns not just DePaul, but other religious universities as well. Greenberger said that with the continued wave of unionization efforts, it is likely a religious university will take the issue to court. A university spokesman at Loyola University in Chicago said its administration is still considering whether it will appeal the vote to unionize by their faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, according to the Chicago Tribune. Ballots from that vote will be counted starting on Wednesday. Until then, unionization is growing in appeal for adjuncts at DePaul, who complain of low wages, job insecurity and an ambiguous role of shared governance within the university. DePaul adjuncts are paid an average of $3,000 to $6,000 depending on their department. The nationwide average is just under $3,000 for a three-credit course. A DePaul staff member and adjunct professor who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “one of the things that unionization and collective bargaining would likely be able to secure would not be one-off bonuses, but compensation that increases year-to-year or in some kind of progressive nature.” According to emails sent from Holtschneider and denBoer last week, union dues, or the money members pay to union administrations, would amount “to hundreds of dollars per year.” Greenberger said the dues paid to different unions vary, but “if you’re talking about adjunct faculty, it obviously couldn’t be that great. They’re not paid that much to begin with, which is of course why they want the union in the first place.” The staff member, who has worked at DePaul for five years, said they had not been contacted by a union representative, but they support the union effort. “That’s what Catholic social teaching affirms, is how collective bargaining and collective action can act as a counterbalance to stronger institutional forces or economic forces,” the staff member said. “I think it’s the right decision in order to find a better, equitable pay and a living wage for adjuncts.” Holtschneider defended his preference against unionization and said adjunct benefits at DePaul are greater than at other institutions; adjuncts take home half their salary if a class is canceled, have access to medical and retirement benefits and are paid more than the nationwide average. He said the “long-standing tenures” between faculty and adjuncts are likely to change with the involvement of a union. “This isn’t going to change my life much, but it’s going to change the life for lots of these departments that are going to get formalized between the full-time and the part-time faculty,” Holtschneider said. “And I’d rather not have that. DePaul’s a family place, even though it’s big, it doesn’t feel that way … Now if we were treating them poorly, I would get it even more, but I think we’re kind of mostly above what most people are doing.” Greenberger said it is likely unionized faculty will ask for better pay, defined working hours, health insurance coverage and access to office space and resources. A document on the adjunct portal lists among other things benefits that include medical, vision and dental insurance plans, a 403(b) retirement plan and shared access to office space and equipment. But taking part in these insurance
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Rallies to support faculty unionization efforts take over campuses in Chicago, Columbia College Chicago in May (top) and Loyola University on December 15 (bottom). DePaul is the latest university facing adjunct unionization with members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) contacting adjunct faculty to form a union. benefits is difficult, the staff member said. “Your take home pay is so low that in order to (participate in insurance plans), you still have to make contribution toward health care,” they said. “The pay is just so low. Most people just have to hold onto that. It’s a luxury to put a portion of that paycheck towards medical care.
So to suggest that it’s offered is a little disingenuous.” According to Faculty Council Vice President Bamshad Mobasher, adjunct faculty issues specific to DePaul also include a lack of voice, as well as protections and privileges that full-time employees receive.
For instance, adjuncts are not allowed to sit on the Faculty Council, the body that represents faculty in DePaul’s shared-governance structure. And, Mobasher said, they are not covered by the university’s faculty handbook, which leaves them without rights that other university employees enjoy.
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“There’s a grievance process for the faculty and we believe that also applies to adjuncts, but the administration basically says that it doesn’t,” Mobasher said. “So as a result of that, adjunct faculty sort of become the only group of faculty
on campus — in fact the only set of employees on campus — that really have no grievance rights of any sort.” Holtschneider pointed out that adjuncts sit on the contingent faculty committee, but overall agreed that Faculty
Council “hasn’t been the place,” for adjunct representation. “The shared governance at DePaul is really mixed practice,” Holtschneider said. “(In) some departments the part-time faculty sit in all the faculty meetings and they’re invited to all the faculty meetings if they want to come and they get a voice.” But there are also other departments that don’t invite adjuncts and only full-time faculty meet, Holtschneider added. “At DePaul it’s been a great variety of practice just as different departments have developed over the years. So there is no one practice I can give you because it’s been a broad variety,” Holtschneider said. In one of the slides on the adjunct portal page, the university warned that in the case of unionizing, “it would be required by law to deal only with SEIU and its few, hand-picked faculty representatives, undermining DePaul’s system of shared governance and your participation in it.” Mobasher said, however, their participation is already minimal. “The problem is that the adjuncts are really not a part of the sharedgovernance process,” Mobasher said. “So in that sense, they really do not have any power.” “And the university’s argument right now is ‘okay, we’d rather maintain the direct relationship with adjuncts.’ But what that means is direct relationship or direct discussion between the supervisor and one adjunct,” Mobasher said. “The whole point of the union is to change that picture so that there’s more power in numbers, so you have a group of people negotiating rather than just one person talking about their own specific case.” The issue of faculty unionization principally comes down to a 2014 NLRB ruling against Pacific Lutheran University, which found that adjunct faculty at private universities have the right to unionize given their limited rights to participate in university government and other ruling bodies. This is in contrast to tenured and tenure-track faculty who are designated as “managerial employees” and participate in significant decisionmaking processes and are not covered by the Labor Relations Act. While part of the final decision by the NLRB in the Pacific Lutheran case was that faculty members not engaged in religious instruction could organize, Greenberger said it is highly likely that this decision would be contested by the university by an appeal and the issue would be sent to the courts to decide. As it stands, there is no decision on the issue of a religious institution appealing against unionizing faculty on the basis of religious freedom rights. In the Pacific Lutheran University case, the employee who filed the case to the NLRB withdrew the petition for the union and the university did not file for any kind of appeal. “However there are other union organizing drives underway at different religious education institutions, so the issue is likely to present itself again, and ultimately the board’s decision, in one of those decisions will be appealed to the courts and the courts have the last word on this, not the board,” Greenberger said. What the courts will consider in the case of an appeal, Greenberger said, is how closely faculty trying to unionize are to functions tied directly to the religious institution’s mission.
“There’s no question that religious institutions can discriminate in favor of people of the faith holding positions that involve clerical functions,” Greenberger said. “In terms of Catholic practices, if someone is teaching doctrine, you can insist that they be Catholic … the further you move away from the religious focus of the institution, the greater the likelihood the courts will prohibit discrimination.” As for forming a union, Greenberger said the process is fairly straightforward, and typically an election can be scheduled quickly. But this is not the case with resistant employers. To begin the process, workers must campaign for support from 30 percent of their cohorts, who pledge their commitment by signing union cards. Once 30 percent of the workers sign union authorization cards, the NLRB will call for and conduct an election among the workforce for or against the union. The election uses a secret ballot, and if the vote passes, the NLRB certifies the union and begins supervising the contract negotiation process between the employees and the employer. An email sent from denBoer Jan. 19 said that a faculty member mistakenly signed a union card, after being “led to believe the ‘green card’ was a request to receive more information about the union.” “Faculty get handed a card to sign, and (union representatives) say, ‘if you sign this card you’re asking for more information,’ and it’s not,” Holtschneider said. “That card means giving them the exclusive right to represent you as a union. At other universities it’s a frequent unionizing practice. And we’ve seen it at others. For the first time last week we had faculty coming to us saying ‘I didn’t realize what I just signed, I was just told, how can I undo this?’” For DePaul adjuncts considering signing a membership card, the university created a webpage of information on unions called “Adjunct Info Hub.” Although the university states in its official policy on unions that it “is not anti-union,” many of the links painted a bleak picture of unions, specifically the SEIU. One slide asks “with whom would you rather work?” and presents only two options: DePaul, with several benefits listed, or the SEIU, with several negative attributes. Another slide questions the paying of union dues, and the last slide is titled “Don’t let the union silence your voice.” “It’s clear, based on reading a lot of the information that’s been made available on the adjunct information hub, the institution’s stance is definitely one where they are trying to position or frame the unionization efforts as being detrimental for the university and for the relationship with faculty,” the staff member said. “It’s difficult. On one hand they’re saying you’re free to choose, but on the other hand they’re trying to persuade adjunct faculty to not sign union authorization cards.” Holtschneider said the tone of the web portal did express the university’s preference not to unionize. “We get to tell you what our thoughts are, right? And our thoughts are, we’d rather just operate personally rather than through an outside third party talking between us,” Holtschneider said. “We get to speak too. Everyone gets academic freedom at the university to speak their mind and that’s our preference.”
8| The DePaulia. Jan. 25, 2016. 1/14/16 On January 14th, 2016, a student reported that she was sexually
assaulted by an acquaintance at Sanctuary Hall. The Chicago Police were notified of the situation.
LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS 10/23/2015 A criminal sexual assault was reported in the 1237 W. Fullerton building. Chicago Police were called to the scene, and took a DePaul student into custody.
12/5/2015 A criminal sexual abuse report was filed for unwanted touching reported in Sanctuary Hall during October of 2015.
11/2/2015 A criminal sexual assault was reported to Public Safety via
telephone. The offender stated that they were sexually assaulted in a Sanctuary Townhome in March of 2015.
Public Safety Alert not issued Public Safety Alert issued issued
. 1/10/2016 Public Safety received a report of a Criminal Sexual Abuse that occurred in November of 2015 on the pathway between McGowan North and McGowan.
9/10/2015 A Sexual Assault report was filed for an assault in a residence hall on campus.
11/8/2015 A criminal sexual
assault was reported in an on campus apartment on the 2300 block of North Sheffield. Chicago Police were notified.
08/20/15 At approximately 1:42am on Thursday August 20th, a female reported that she was returning to her appartment on the 900 block of Belden Avenue when she was approached from behind by an unknown male. The male made inappropriate contact with her, she screamed and at that point the offender fled.
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2015 respectively. When a crime is reported, Public Safety has decisions to make. They determine if the crime should be referred to the Chicago Police Department, if there is an ongoing threat to the DePaul community and if a safety alert should be sent out to notify faculty and students of the crime and furthermore the threat. In cases where there is an ongoing threat because of a serious crime report, an alert will be sent; in cases where there is not, the crime will be documented in a daily crime log available at the Public Safety office, weekly in The DePaulia, and as a statistic in an annual Safety and Security Report available online. When Public Safety sent out an alert on Jan. 14, which outlined an incident where a female reported that she was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at Sanctuary Hall, the report scared Keys. Since an alert was sent out, it can be assumed that Public Safety determined that there was an ongoing threat to students, for a variety of reasons such as the accused was not yet identified, or not apprehended. Students and faculty have received two similar alerts since just before the start of the school year — one in August and the other in November, both containing “sensitive information regarding a sexual assault,” as the notification at the top of the email reads. To get those types of emails, the crime has to be considered a “Clery crime” — a crime that falls under the category of a criminal offense (murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault), a hate crime, or when there’s an arrest or referral for disciplinary action for carrying a weapon, drugs. Clery boundaries are not specified online, but can be imagined as a map that surrounds campus, including campus buildings and buildings and streets that students frequent. “If it’s a Clery crime, and the individual is in our campus Clery boundaries, then we are required by federal mandate to post an alert,” Wachowski said. “We email every student, faculty and staff and we post them on the front doors of the buildings of the affected campus.” The issue of sexual assault on campus has been at the forefront of the discussion of campus culture for a while now, from documentaries that canvass multiple schools to profiles of women who themselves have been assaulted. In a 2015 Association of American Universities survey of 150,000 college students at 27 different
universities, 23 percent of female participants reported some form of unwanted sexual activity — from kissing to penetration — in college. DePaul junior Trevor Kintyhtt, who was unaware of the eight reports that have been recorded since August, was not one who was surprised by this figure. He was somewhat surprised to learn, though, that Public Safety only alerted students of three of the seven reports. “I think it is Public Safety’s job to let students know what’s going on because I think it’s the awareness that many students don’t have to prevent stuff like this,” he said. “There’s so many different resources as far as bystander training and I think that people don’t really notice how much those things matter until they know it’s happening.” Public Safety will report a crime a few blocks outside of this boundary if they see necessary — for instance if a string of robberies took place on Dickens and Sheffield avenues, outside of Clery boundaries, but still relevant to students’ safety, Wachowski said. Crimes that take place within these boundaries are crimes that Public Safety is required to consider sending an alert about if they determine there is an ongoing threat to student or faculty safety. Though Women’s Center employee and DePaul senior Laura Springman said she is not sure whose job it should be to alert students of the crimes in which there is not a threat, she believes that it would lead to more awareness, and therefore safety, for students, even though these crime reports are publicly available already. “Especially in regards to things like sexual assault, I think colleges and students that go to them often don’t want to admit that this is a problem that colleges face,” Springman said. “We like to think that it’s that scary thing that happens in an alleyway with someone you don’t know, that it’s this thing that you can push away from yourself and not interact with.” “I think that discussing how prevalent it is on campus, how prevalent it is when it’s someone that you know, those facts, help people become more aware of the reality of these situations so that you can better understand them and deal with them in a more realistic way,” Springman said. Dealing with crime in a safe and realistic way is a skill set that Wachowski said he hopes all DePaul students and faculty are or become equipped with. “I think it’s really important, not only for being at a university, but being wherever you are in the world today — you
should have your own personal plan and you should think about ‘If I was ever involved in a bad situation’ — it could be anything, a fire alarm, a robbery — have a personal plan of how you are going to survive, what you are going to do. We have to think of things like that,” he said. For Keys, seeing the alert prompted her to take steps to prevent protect herself, such as walking with her roommate late at night instead of by herself. Instances like this suggest that these alerts prompt students to face the reality that crime happens on DePaul’s campus, and to plan accordingly — exactly as the Clery Act intended.
Springman said awareness of the prevalence of these reports, whether if it’s by students taking the liberty to find out themselves, or through campus-wide alerts, is the first step in pushing the DePaul community to the forefront of dealing with the issue of campus sexual assault. “DePaul might be progressive in a lot of ways, but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have the same problems that other universities have,” she said. “I think that it’s important to remember that and understand that this is something that all colleges are facing. We need to deal with that.”
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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : Jan. 13 - Jan. 19, 2016 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
LOOP CAMPUS
6 3 9
University Hall
5
Sanctuary Hall 2
4
Corcoran Hall
7
DePaul Center 11 13
8
Munroe Hall
15 16
10
Student Center
LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS JAN. 13 1) A harassment by phone report was filed regarding numerous calls received by a department.
2) A burglary report was filed regarding items missing from a room in Sanctuary Hall after winter break.
3) A possession of cannabis report was filed for a room in
University Hall. The person was taken into custody by Chicago police.
JAN. 14 4) A criminal sexual assault report was filed regarding an
incident that occurred in Sanctuary Hall. A safety alert was distributed to the campus community, and the offender was taken into custody by Chicago Police.
5) An illegal possession of alcohol by a minor report was filed in Corcoran Hall.
Assault & Theft
Drug & Alcohol
Other
JAN. 16 6) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed
in University Hall. The person was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital by Chicago EMS.
JAN. 17 7) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed in Sanctuary Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital by Chicago EMS.
LOOP CAMPUS JAN. 13 11) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person in the DePaul Center lobby.
JAN. 14 12) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person asking students for money.
13) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person in the
8) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in Munroe
DePaul Center restroom.
Hall. No drugs were found.
14) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person using
9) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in University
inappropriate language in the Barnes and Noble.
Hall. No drugs were found.
JAN. 19 15) A theft report was filed for a laptop, credit card, and books
JAN. 18 10) A criminal trespass to real property report was filed in the student center. Chicago police took the subject into custody.
taken from someone in the DePaul Center.
16) A criminal trespass warning was given to someone in the DePaul Center washroom while the building was closing.
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Nation &World Securing the homeland
Recent terrorist attacks show reach of ISIS By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor
One evening last November, when Parisians were preparing to go out for the start of the weekend, news of three explosions near the Stade de France circulated not long after the three suicide bombers detonated their vests. Shortly after, armed terrorists, pledging allegiance to the Islamic State, or ISIS, would open fire in a concert hall and at cafes around the city killing 130 people in all. Americans have heard the news, and though it has not stopped them from venturing out and living their lives, fear of a terrorist attack and for the security of the nation has grown. In the last four months, ISIS has launched numerous attacks on foreign targets, the most notable including Paris, Beirut and a Russian plane that was downed over Egypt's Sinai Pensula. The Obama Administration has responded by increasing airstrikes, as well as providing support and training for the Iraqi military to avoid putting American boots on the ground. Though the San Bernardino shooters claimed allegiance to ISIS in a Facebook post before their shooting and their deaths, there has not been an attack comparable to the attacks in Paris or others internationally on American soil. This, Scott Hibbard, a political science professor at DePaul, said this can be related to the fact that ISIS is a regional threat and not a dire threat to Americans. “The threat to Americans is not significant,” Hibbard said. “The threat to minorities in Iraq is high, but that’s a reflection of the fact that the war is taking place overseas.” Religious minorities, including Shiite Muslims and Christians, have faced more attacks as ISIS attempts to hold onto land and gain more. According to the Department of Defense, Iraqi military forces are clearing Ramadi, which is an ISIS stronghold. The cost of the operation has reached $5 billion, according to the department, and is running at $11 million a day, Army Col. Steve Warren said in a message via satellite from Baghdad. The recent attacks, Hibbard said, could be an attempt by ISIS to continue to shock people and invoke fear even though it has
lost territory since the beginning of the airstrikes. Along with the airstrikes, the the coalition is going after ISIS-controlled oil fields and oil shipments, which is inhibiting the organization’s flow of revenue. The fight against ISIS, and the security of the nation, is one that has many battlegrounds. ISIS has also conducted cyber attacks in an effort to spread fear. Also in November 2015, after the death of Jihadi John, the man seen decapitating prisoners of war, ISIS claims to have hacked around 54,000 twitter accounts. Earlier last year, a group associated with ISIS released a list of names, addresses and other data related to U.S. servicemen and women of varying branches. Other countries, such as China and Russia, have also used cyber warfare to mine data from the U.S. Though fear among Americans may grow as ISIS continues its attacks, individuals are not typically the targets of cyber attacks, and remaining vigilant can help protect documents and individuals from groups like ISIS. “People don’t know how badly things can go wrong,” Jacob Furst, professor in the college of Computing and Digital Media, said. “They may not know the ways to protect themselves. People are too nice. We all need a bit of paranoia.” Furst also said that awareness of these issues and the importance of personal security, as well as education, are both important for the national security. The Transportation Security Administration announced the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign much like the public transportation campaign, which urges people to speak up about suspicious behavior and packages. ISIS planted a bomb on a Russian plane in November 2015 that crashed in Egypt, killing all 224 people on board. French president Francois Hollande announced Friday that the state of emergency put in place after the shootings may be extended another three months if parliament accepts the plan. For Caitlin Roberts, a student who recently returned from studying abroad in London, being in Europe after the Paris attacks did cause some anxiety, but did not stop her from enjoying the trip. “My experiences flying were
STAFF | MCT CAMPUS In a recent Gallup poll, Americans surveyed, separated by age and party affiliation, expressed their dissatisfaction with the state of national security in America. With extremists finding fertile ground for recruitment online, the White House is dispatching top national security officials to Silicon Valley to seek the tech industry's help in disrupting the Islamic State group and other terrorists.
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Iraqi security forces celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured in Ramadi. ISIS suffered several defeats recently in both countries, including the loss of the Iraqi city of Ramadi and parts of northern and northeastern Syria over the past months.
good. I always felt really safe and things moved smoothly at the airport,” Roberts said. “I was a bit nervous and anxious after the attacks, especially flying from London back to Chicago, but Heathrow was very thorough with security and I knew they had everything under control.”
Though there are plenty of reasons behind the rising fear, survey results could be related to not only the attacks in headlines, but also the presidential race — invoking fear and pointing to purported failures in President Obama’s foreign policy to boost poll numbers on both sides of the
aisle. “(We) can tell people not to worry about terrorism, but they still will,” Hibbard said. “Of the mass shootings that occurred last year, very few were carried out by Islamist militants. So we have to ask ourselves is this an ISIS problem or a gun problem?”
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BRIAN JACKSON | AP JUNFU HAN | AP MIC SMITH | AP Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speak during a break at the NBC debate. Both candidates are preparing for the Iowa Caucus next week.
People hold signs during a rally about Flint's water crisis Jan. 18, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Protestors demanded Gov. Rick Snyder step down due to recent information showing that he knew about the crisis months before the public.
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, right, and Senate GOP Leader Christine Radogno speak at a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday where they called for a state takeover of the financially troubled Chicago Public Schools.
Claypool announces CPS layoffs
The gloves are off Indianola, Iowa With days to go before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton on Thursday ramped up her attacks on fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders, who said she is not interested in ideas that will “never make it in the real world.” The former secretary of state offered a sharp assessment of the Vermont senator's proposal for a single-payer health care system on Thursday morning, saying it would lead to “gridlock” in Washington. She also questioned his foreign policy ideas. Clinton took up the foreign policy attack in her 30-minute speech Thursday, criticizing Sanders’ suggestion to invite Iranian troops into Syria to help fight ISIS, which she said was like “asking the arsonist to be the fire fighter.” “Sen. Sanders doesn't talk very much about foreign policy. But when he does it raises concerns because sometimes it can sound like he hasn't really thought it through,” Clinton said in Indianola. Clinton, who is in the midst of a campaign swing through Iowa, stressed that this was a tough race and said she knows how to get “knocked down” and get back up. Her pitch made sense to Jim Bonney, 63, of West Des Moines, who plans to caucus for her. “A lot of my friends are Sanders supporters,” Bonney said. “I like his ideas, but he can't get them accomplished.” Sanders and Clinton are locked in a tight race going into the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, prompting Clinton and her supporters to grow more aggressive. On Thursday, David Brock, a top Clinton ally, criticized a new ad from Sanders, saying it presents a “bizarre” image of America, focused on white voters. Brock, a long-time Clinton supporter who runs several progressive groups aiding her candidacy, said Thursday that a new Sanders ad was a,” significant slight to the Democratic base.” The uplifting, gauzy ad features images of his rallies as Simon and Garfunkel's “America” plays. The people featured in the commercial are overwhelmingly white, with only a few individuals possibly representing other racial or ethnic groups. No words are spoken but the spot aims to highlight the grassroots support Sanders campaign has attracted.
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Flint declared an emergency, EPA official steps down Flint, Michigan The federal government is investing more money this year to help local governments improve their water systems, and about $80 million will go to Michigan next week, President Barack Obama told the nation's mayors Thursday, as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The city of Flint, Michigan has generated national attention because of high levels of lead in the water supply. The city's water source had been changed from Detroit's water system to the Flint River in a cost-cutting move, and the water was not properly treated to keep lead from leaching into the supply. Obama said the additional money for cities came as a result of the bipartisan budget agreement that Congress passed in December. The White House said the administration moved to make sure the money is available to Michigan more quickly than normal, though it's unclear how much, if any, of the money would go to Flint. States use the federal funding to make low-cost loans to local governments for drinking water and waste water construction projects and have significant freedom in how they prioritize the projects. Flint's mayor has floated a shockingly high price tag to fix the Michigan city's lead-contamination problem: $1.5 billion to replace damaged pipes. Gov. Rick Snyder put the figure at $700 million. In the meantime, officials and water experts are hopeful that there is a less drastic and far cheaper step — using a chemical to recoat existing pipes and contain the lead. If it works, that could make the water safe enough to drink until the damage to the system can be fully assessed. Snyder has asked that Obama approve a federal disaster declaration to help bring
in millions of dollars more to address Flint's water problem. Instead, Obama declared an emergency rather than a disaster, qualifying the city for $5 million. The White House concluded that disaster money is intended for natural events such as fires or floods. In an appeal letter, Snyder called the decision a “narrow reading” of the law. Obama told the mayors that he had met with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver earlier in the week. He described the problem in Flint as an "inexcusable situation with respect to the drinking water there." “Our children should not have to be worried about the water that they're drinking in American cities,” he said. “That's not something that we should accept.” A regional director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resigned Thursday in connection with the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and EPA chief Gina McCarthy issued an emergency order directing state and city officials to take actions to protect public health. EPA said in a statement that Susan Hedman, head of the agency's regional office in Chicago whose jurisdiction includes Michigan, was stepping down Feb. 1 so it could focus “solely on the restoration of Flint's drinking water.” Also Thursday, Michigan officials said they still aren't certain whether there's a link between a drinking water crisis in Flint and an increase in local cases of Legionnaires' Disease. A report by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said nine people died of the bacterial illness between June 2014 and October 2015 in Genesee County, which includes Flint.
Chicago Public Schools plan to announce layoffs of members of its central office staff. District CEO Forrest Claypool said Thursday that the layoffs would be announced Friday as the district deals with its precarious financial state. Claypool's announcement comes the same week top Illinois Republicans called for a state takeover of the school district. Democrats blasted the plan. CPS has a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. Claypool did not say how many people, including administrative staff, would be laid off but teachers are not expected to be among them. “We do not take these actions lightly, but as we ask others to do their part, we are doing everything in our power to put our fiscal house in order,” Claypool said. “Every department at CPS will have to do more with less, as we streamline administrative functions in an effort to prevent cuts from reaching our classroom doors.” Claypool said district officials will continue to work with the Chicago Teachers Union and the state to find a solution to the budget crisis. Union vice president Jesse Sharkey told WMAQ-TV that layoffs in the middle of the year, whether at the central office “or on the front line are no good and are a step in the wrong direction.” Senate GOP Leader Christine Radogno and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said Wednesday they'll introduce legislation that would give the Illinois State Board of Education control over the nation's third-largest school district. WMAQ-TV reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday said the cuts are intended to “protect the classroom.” He said CPS has “a lot of work to do to right the financial books” but it shouldn't come at students' expense. CPS is also in the midst of contentious negotiations with the teachers on a new contract. Union members last month overwhelmingly authorized their leaders to call a strike if needed, which was an attempt to pressure the district to avoid layoffs or severe cuts. The union, which went on strike in 2012, said a walkout would still be months away.
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Opinions 'Set thine house in order'
An adjunct professor's letter to Father Holtschneider By Brendan McQuade
Term Professor, Department of International Studies
I feared this day was coming. On Jan. 14, , DePaul University faculty received a letter addressing a campaign by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to unionize DePaul’s contingent faculty. While the tone of the email was softened by references to DePaul’s “culture” and “values," the message is no doubt intended to dissuade, if not intimidate, faculty. Students and administrators may not realize it, but morale at DePaul is incredibly low. The administration has chosen to follow a business-based, least-cost model instead of maintaining a commitment to exemplary teaching and learning. As a result, faculty feel threatened and whole departments are locked in relentless competition with each other to fill seats. When SEIU organizers arrived on campus this time last year, they quickly found interested and angry professors. I dedicated some of my time to this worthy case. When SEIU organizers broached the idea of signing union authorization cards in late March, however, we pumped the brakes. Longtime adjuncts told me they were afraid of reprisals. They knew that years treading water as contingent workers at DePaul left them with no place to go but down. The union then shifted its focus to other Chicago-area campuses. For my part, I only have the courage to write this letter because I’ll be leaving DePaul at the end of this academic year for a tenure-track position elsewhere. The email Holtschneider sent directs faculty to the university’s Adjunct Info Hub webpage that smears SEIU as an undemocratic organization interested only in members’ dues. It alleges that unionization would not necessarily deliver any benefits and could even increase tuition. There’s some truth to these antiunion fact sheets. SEIU and all unions have problems — but so does DePaul. Instead of attacking SEIU, I call on you, Fr. Holtschneider, to “set thine house in order” and immediately address the legitimate grievances that have brought union organizers to DePaul: excessive reliance on contingent labor, administrative bloat and undemocratic governance. For more than a decade,
colleges and universities have turned to non-tenured instructors to manage costs. In 1960, 78 percent of college professors were tenured or tenure-track. Today, 76 percent of professors work as adjuncts, either on a course-to-course basis or as non-tenured term professors on year-to-year contracts. At DePaul, 60 percent of faculty are contingent. These positions bring little security. I arrived at DePaul as a term professor in the fall of 2014. I teach nine classes — three more than tenure-track professors — and receive about $10,000 less than an entry-level tenure-track professor. Term professors that teach six classes a year receive about $30,000, half the salary of an entry-level tenure-track professor. People in this position must work long hours, usually about 60 hours per week, or compromise their level of teaching. Most professors I know view teaching and research as their vocation, their calling. Going through the motions is not an option, so we exploit ourselves for the benefit of the students. Although many contingent professors at DePaul are full time, we receive little research support. To contribute the pressing questions to which we’ve dedicated our lives, we must make time at the expense of our families, friends and health. Not only do contingent professors do the majority of teaching at DePaul for insufficient compensation, they also bear the brunt of budget shortfalls. In my own department, last year’s across-the-board budget cuts to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences meant 30-percent reductions in courses taught by contingent professors. One contingent professor with an ailing wife saw his course allocations reduced by onethird and another contingent professor, a recent winner of the contingent faculty teaching award, left DePaul rather than continue to teach for insufficient pay. Apparently, this type of conduct is consistent with “Vincentian social justice.” At the same time contingent labor has increased, institutions have added new, non-faculty professionals whose salary and benefits packages tend to be higher than those of part-time instructors (but less than full professors). Across the nation, administrative positions at colleges and universities grew
by 60 percent between 1993 and 2009, 10 times the rate of growth of tenured faculty positions. While many of these new positions appear to necessary student services such as counselling and advising, there is also an incredible amount of administrative bloat. From 2006 to 2014, full-time professional staff grew from 834 to 1,155, a nearly 40 percent increase. During this period, DePaul increased its full time faculty by only eight percent. As universities have grown in size and complexity, they’ve increasingly adopted an undemocratic corporate model. Even tenure track professors do not feel secure or included at DePaul.
Transparent paternalism and inducing fear in contingent workers who wish to stand up for their rights is hypocritical to education based on either social justice or critical thought.
In 2010, DePaul denied tenure to six faculty of color, a national scandal that highlighted the university’s shameful rates of tenure renewal for minority faculty. At the time, The New York Times reported that only eight percent of white faculty (17 of 201) failed to get tenure while over a third of black (8 of 22) and Latino faculty (6 of 17) were denied tenure. Beyond these problems with tenure review, your administration has repeatedly made decisions against the wishes of faculty and students. Your administration approved building a new basketball stadium, disregarding the concerns that it was unwise to pour tens if not hundreds of millions into an unsuccessful basketball program that operates a considerable financial loss. This academic year, you have stood behind Dean Gerald Koocher despite calls from students and professors to dismiss him for work on an American Psychological Association task force that rubber-stamped existing government policies now widely acknowledged as torture. With these debacles in mind, I hope
you can understand why some DePaul faculty do not trust your administration and welcome the arrival of SEIU. Most importantly, your stance toward unions contradicts DePaul’s supposed social justice focus. Transparent paternalism and inducing fear in contingent workers who wish to stand up for their rights is hypocritical to education based on either social justice or critical thought. It betrays the “culture” and “values” that bring students to DePaul. Students come to class wanting to discuss justice. You are positioning DePaul as a bad example. Students can see this too, and their respect for their university suffers. In your letter to faculty, you claimed your “preference is to maintain a direct working relationship with adjunct faculty — without interference from a third party that has no connection or commitment to DePaul and its students and that may not understand our culture and our values.” In this spirit, I invite you to make a public reply to this open letter. Specifically, I call on you to address legitimate grievances that have brought union organizers to DePaul by instituting the following policy changes: 1. Clarify the meaning of “Vincentian Social Justice” and its relation to labor practices 2. Provide tenure-track positions to all full-time faculty and all interested adjuncts 3. Institute a cap that limits adjuncts to no more than 20 percent of instructors 4. Hire as adjuncts only professionals seeking to share their expertise as part-time teachers and PhD students looking for teaching experience 5. Provide robust living wages for all full-time faculty and staff. DePaul’s existing living wage policy is insufficient. A living wage is not simply above the poverty line 6. Cap the salary of any DePaul employee at $150,000 7. Make a detailed budget publicly accessible on the university’s website in a format that can be understood by all members of the DePaul community 8. Implement participatory budgeting to create democratic process where students, faculty and staff collectively set the priorities of the university Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to reading your reply in The DePaulia.
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Chipotle comeback likely By JohnFranco Joyce Contributing Writer
Chipotle’s Jackson Boulevard location on DePaul’s Loop campus continues to attract droves of hungry students and working Chicagoans. Nationwide, however, the corporate chain is conducting major damage control amidst an outbreak of foodborne illness in late 2015 that affected hundreds of Chipotle customers. What began in the early 1990s as a small chain in Denver, Colorado has emerged into a powerhouse after McDonald’s full-fledged investment in 1998. Chipotle has established itself as a fast-growing, attractive millennial eatery. The company has over 45,000 employees and an international presence with restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Chipotle’s recent troubles began in October 2015. From October to November 2015, more than 50 customers were confirmed to have contracted E. coli after eating at Chipotle. While the outbreak was first said to only pertain to stores in Washington and Oregon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) reported five additional cases of illness from Chipotle food in Kansas and Oklahoma in November. Most recently, 80 Boston College students were diagnosed with E. coli. Test results linked the cause to a single Chipotle store on the university’s campus. The Boston Globe reported 143 ill persons affected by E. coli in the area, but some individuals attracting the illness without ever visiting a Chipotle. The company still has not pinpointed the exact cause of the outbreak. DePaul junior and former frequent
Chipotle customer Danny Lagarce said the recent outbreaks make him wary of eating at the restaurant. “(The outbreak) is not necessarily enough to make me never go back (to Chipotle) again, but I’m branching out to new fast food Mexican places.” Chipotle founder and co-CEO Steve Ells acknowledged the situation’s serverity on the “Today Show” in an interview with Matt Lauer Dec. 10. “We’re doing a lot to rectify this,” Ellis said. The bad publicity did not stop with the outbreak of foodborne illness. On Jan. 21, news broke that a civil lawsuit is accusing the chain of “concealing all evidence of the outbreak” at a Chipotle in Simi Valley, California. According to the lawsuit, the Simi Valley location failed to contact county health officials before “disposing of all food items, bleaching all cooking and food handling surfaces and replacing its sick employees with replacement employees from other restaurants.” To counter the widespread bad publicity, all Chipotle stores are closing on Feb. 8 until 3 p.m. to conduct a hands-on national team meeting and further educate employees on proper food handling. Chipotle co-CEO Monty Moran also explained that managers have been given the green light to give predetermined amounts of free food to customers. Offerings will include free burritos, free guacamole, chips and free fountain drinks. But Chipotle executives are not stopping with offers of free food and a heavily publicized increase in staff training. In February, the company will transition from a marketing strategy that spent a mere 2 percent of revenue on advertising to a new, tactical approach focused on marketing Chipotle food as
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A Chipotle Mexican Grill employee prepares food in Seattle on Dec. 15, 2015. sanitary and safe. Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stock has dropped nearly 35 percent in value since the first reports of the outbreak. Yet despite a fourth-quarter plunge, Chipotle’s biggest fund investor, Fidelity’s Contrafund, remained loyal to the company. “We held steady our investment in Chipotle, based in part on management’s focus on productivity and comparable-restaurant sales,” Fidelity’s Contrafund portfolio manager Will Danoff said. Although Chipotle is in the midst of major damage control with some doubting the company’s stability, Danoff is correct in acknowledging the company’s lack of competition. Despite being stabbed by an outbreak of great magnitude, Chipotle’s major competitors have not seen major increases in profit despite the opportunity to get ahead. The company’s ability to keep afloat and stay ahead of competitors despite the
string of foodborne illnesses demonstrates Chipotle’s potential to recover its image, but a major remaining hurdle the company faces is identifying the source of the outbreak. Yet the loyalty of customers such as Razo, Lagarce and Westley hints at a positive future for Chipotle. In the midst of this controversy, Chipotle executives appear optimistic as well. After acknowledging and apologizing for the E. coli outbreak in his “Today Show” interview, Ells did not doubt his company’s ability to bounce back from its publicity nightmare. “We are going to be the safest place to eat,” he said. It appears that even if Chipotle customers do not believe Ells’ promises, many are still willing to take the risk. Nothing can keep these loyal customers away from their burrito bowls — not even a norovirus outbreak and an alleged cover up.
The parking 'dibs' dilemma
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By Danielle Harris Opinions Editor
Considering the city’s nickname “Chiberia,” it’s obvious Chicago winters are no walk in the park. From trudging down the sidewalk through icy sludge to waiting at the ‘L’ huddled under a heat lamp next to strangers, the colder months are generally not very kind to residents of the Windy City. And while we all bond over our mutual distaste for the bitter cold, one Chicago winter tradition has long been a topic of debate: parking ‘dibs.’ Dibs is the Chicago custom of shoveling out a snowy parking
space and putting something in the spot to hold it as your own. Although this is usually done using chairs, some residents are a bit more original. The Tumblr page “CHICAGO DIBS” shares pictures of the most creative dibs placeholders, with examples including Christmas decorations, a life-size cutout of Leonardo DiCaprio and an old drum kit. Chicago resident Jonathan Pool has started a Kickstarter campaign to combat the dibs tradition called “Dibs Shame.” He aims to raise $1,000 by Jan. 29 to purchase signs that he hopes will discourage drivers from claiming ownership of their shoveled parking space. Pools’ proposed signs would say in big, bold
letters, “Trump voters for dibs, because f*ck you.” “Most people will realize the ultimate selfishness of their act when they return home to see this sign affixed to their lawn garbage,” Pool said on the Kickstarter page. “And it is my hope that most will be so mortified to be identified as a Trump supporter that they will discontinue this deplorable practice.” But not all Chicagoans share Pool’s distaste for the tradition. Lincoln Park resident Mac Kozi, 22, does not see dibs as an issue. “It’s really not that big of a deal,” he said. “It’s just a neighborhood thing.” Gold Coast resident Leigh
Anne Statton has lived in Chicago for 20 years and is a vocal supporter of parking dibs. “Dibs should be allowed because the side streets in neighborhoods don’t get plowed for quite a while sometimes, and if you cleared out the spot in front of your house nobody should be able to park in your spot,” she said. “You should get to keep (that spot) until the snow melts.” Although drivers should be able to benefit from their labor, the reality is that the streets of Chicago are public property. Just because a person shoveled out a space does not make it theirs until they decide otherwise. Every driver has the right to park in any open spot on a public
street. In an interview with DNAinfo, Pool said his Kickstarter page was “ultimately a satirical endeavor, but that doesn’t mean it can’t actually be put into the world.” Unfortunately, his approach puts more attention on Trump than it does on dibs. Perhaps writing his local alderman would have been a better approach. In the meantime, the Streets and Sanitation Department has been inspecting the city’s streets and removing objects in dibsclaimed parking spots. So to combat dibs, we do not need to shame our neighbors. We just need patience.
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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Apps like Grubhu make it easy to get
Postmates If a person runs out of glitter pens to color-code their notes or it’s simply too cold to step outside, Postmates has a solution. The app, which is essentially Uber that delivers, can pick up and drop off almost anything. Originally based in San Francisco, Postmates has expanded to hundreds of cities all across the United States. Whether it’s Walgreens or McDonald’s, Postmates offers its services to just about anything.
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Grubhub Grubhub, one of the most used food delivery services for DePaul students, is also one of the easiest to use. Multiple search options allow the user to pick the type of food they’re in the mood for, price range, ratings and whether or not there are fees with the particular restaurant. There’s even a way for people to see the estimated time for their order, so you can see when the deliveryman is supposed to be at your door.
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Peapod Although Peapod isn’t designed to deliver individual meals, it’s still an easy way to get grocery shopping done without having to leave the comforts of a warm house. The company, which started in Evanston in 1989, has grown from a Postmates-like project to a full-blown virtual grocery store. Users can shop in the sale section or scroll through different sections — like dairy — just like walking down aisles.
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This time of year, Chicagoans find themselves only venturing in the bone-chilling cold outdoors when absolutely necessary. In an age of phone apps from dog walking services to on-demand grocery delivery services, there’s no need to risk catching cold on your walk to grab some food. Delivery service apps such as the GrubHub or Postmates make it so you don’t have to take more than a few steps out your door. As they find themselves not even halfway through the winter quarter, DePaul students are already using the delivery service apps more often than not. “Oh, I already know I spend way more money in the winter getting food delivered to my apartment,” sophomore Mel Sanchez said. “If I don’t desperately have to walk outside in this freezing weather, I don’t see why I would. If I really need something, I’ll just use Postmates.” An app known for its ability to deliver food from everywhere and anywhere, Postmates has become one of the most influential delivery apps today. Created in 2011, the business aspect of Postmates mirrors a structure similar to Uber. Independent contractors use their own cars to pick up and deliver anything from coffee at Starbucks to pens and paper from OfficeMax. Some students prefer
the larger selection Postmates offers. “I mostly just use Postmates because you’re not limited to specific restaurants like you are with ordering food off GrubHub,” sophomore Abby Purcell said. “Once my roommate got groceries delivered off of it.” Even though certain delivery services like Grubhub or Yelp’s Eat24 come with a limited number of restaurants to choose from, they do come with some benefits as well. Because these delivery services work solely with each restaurant — allowing them to set delivery fees freely — their apps have been particularly popular in finding affordable prices. In contrast, restaurants are also available to set a minimum price on deliveries. But as the harsh winds continue to gust throughout city’s sidewalks, money is sometimes the least of everyone's worries. “At least for me, I think winter’s absolutely beautiful, but I mean why not enjoy that beauty looking outside the window in your warm home,” Sanchez said laughing. “But winter also means the ice is slippery. I have to wear my heavy boots and then your nose is running so you have to deal with that too. People make money off of dealing with those burdens for me, so I’m here to support that." As the snow falls heavier and the sidewalks become icier, the food orders continue piling in from the people indoors. “The worst time I ordered
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ub and Postmates front door delivery food to get delivered was our one snow day last year. It was the day after the Super Bowl,” said Purcell. “I felt terrible for the delivery guy, and I’m pretty sure he was mad at me. I mean, there was so much snow.” Tim Curley, a former delivery man, worked on the Super Bowl. Curley delivered every food order with a co-worker in the case one of them was to fall. Curley described working during last year’s Super Bowl blizzard like riding a bicycle on Hoth — the fictional ice planet from Star Wars. “Dude, that blizzard was absurd. I remember dreading to go into work that day,” Curley said. "We were falling all over out there, but honestly it was such a fun experience because there was so much snow.” Curley even said he would gladly battle that blizzard again. “Would I do it again? Yeah, of course, but for fun, not delivering sandwiches.” Working by night delivering pizza orders from Dimo’s Pizza, to riding through Chicago’s downtown streets delivering sandwiches from Uncle Sammy’s — in addition to some catering companies — Tim Curley has experienced his fair share of delivering services. His deliveries, no matter what the season, are made by bicycle. “(It) doesn’t matter if it’s through an app or by a phone call, people don’t understand that a lot of these deliveries are made by bike. Cars are metal-road tanks
to us, and we don’t really have any protection out there besides a helmet,” said Curley. “Yes, both cars are crazy and cyclists are also crazy, but I want people to understand what it's like to ride your bike and literally risk your life to drop off a horrible sandwich and get no tip or no respect.” As he layers up before a delivery, Curley tucks his gloves deep beneath the inside arms of his heavy coat while rolling up his double paired, thick socks. Blocking the cold from reaching his body is his key to winter riding. “I’ve had bad deliveries of course, but you learn to block them out and not dwell on them. Staying angry in a tip-based job will not solve any problems. I’ve dealt with the most extreme weather conditions but you know what, it’s been wild,” said Curley. Whether a student needs a quick meal delivered in a blizzard, or has run out of office supplies they need to study for a final, there's a delivery app for that.
Washio Bad things happen to good people, just like spilled coffee on a freshly laundered shirt. Washio is here to fix all laundry-related problems, and offers dry cleaning, folding, and laundering. “Ninjas” pick up and drop off orders in designated time periods selected by the customer. If you’re feeling too lazy to walk down the street to the laundromat — or just hate folding clothes — Washio will do all of that for you.
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DrinkFly If you’re over 21, DrinkFly can help you get your fix if it’s too cold to take a trip outside to the liquor store. The app, which serves only nine other cities besides Chicago, allows users to browse local stores and select which drinks they want to purchase. Drinks will be delivered straight to the home of the customer. The delivery man checks identification at the door.
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Doorman Those who struggle to receive packages because of conflicting schedules now have no worries. Doorman, which started just under three years ago, will travel to the shipping facility and deliver it to you. Instead of braving the snow and going to UPS to get that Etsy package you ordered weeks ago, let someone else do it for you.
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Arts & Life
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Sampling the best (and the worst) of what the Lincoln Park Student Center has to offer. By DePaulia Staff
Boneless barbeque wings
The wings were fairly good overall. They were crispy enough but not to the point where they were burnt or hard to chew. I really liked the sauce they used; it wasn’t too spicy but still had a bit of a kick to it. The only problem I really had with the wings was that the sauce wasn’t evenly distributed, so there were parts of the wings that were dry and not as flavorful, and the inconsistency of the sauce made the wings a bit weird to eat since some of them were dry and some of them were well covered. Overall though, this was an enjoyable meal.
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Ice cream sundae Tucked into a back corner of the Student Center is a make-your-own sundae bar. Filled with everything that a kid (and an adult) could dream of, the bar gives you choices between chocolate and vanilla ice cream, and a variety of topping and sauces. I went with vanilla ice cream, and covered it in hot fudge and everything that I could — except nuts, of course. The addition of brownie bites is crucial, especially when you get a small taste of Oreos with it. The ice cream sundaes are a chocolatey blend of perfection.
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Pretzel bites As an avid fan of shopping mall pretzels, I was excited to see the Student Center offer pretzel bites with a side of cheese included. However, I was disappointed to open the plastic container and find small bits of soggy and unsalted bread. The pretzel bites were not the crunchy and golden brown pretzels I was used to, but were chewy and unsatisfying.
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Cheesy skillet
I modified this dish a bit from its original menu listing and added ham for protein, and that was a very good decision. There was an ample amount of cheese that stuck to one side for the most part, but when mixed with the hash browns and the ham it was very tasty. The hash browns were a good temperature and the eggs that encompassed everything into an omelette were fluffy, although the outside edges were a bit too crispy for my taste. The best part about this dish is, without the ham, it is only 250 calories so it’s a tasty option as well as a healthy-ish one for breakfast.
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Loaded fries
These were very good. I’m normally not a big fan of the Student Center’s fries, but when you add a boatload of bacon to anything it always makes it better. We decided not to get the fries with the green onions that probably would have added a bit of a kick to it but the sour cream, cheese and bacon made a really good combination on their own. What I really liked about this dish was that, despite the large amount of fries in the tub, it was evenly coated. Usually with these type of dishes it’s very top heavy with the toppings and the rest of it is just fries, but they did a very good job of making this consistent. Would recommend for whenever you want to ingest your daily intake of calories in one sitting.
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Nachos
I consider nachos to be their own food group and eat them more than I probably should. At Kitchen, students can make their own nachos and have a variety of toppings and sides to put on them including cheese, salsas and multiple meat options. It’s pretty difficult to mess up a meal consisting of tortilla chips but the variety of toppings was adequate and my combination of ingredients tasted okay overall. I would recommend the green salsa and a light hand on the jalapeños.
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Belgian waffle and hash browns I consider hash browns the perfect food, and there are rarely cases when hash browns can go wrong. Sadly, the hash browns I ordered at the Student Center were cold with odd warm spots throughout them, and also tasted of the onions that were grilled on the grill before them. Fortunately, the Belgian waffle was highly superior to the hash browns, as it was golden-brown, cooked to perfection and perfectly sopped up the syrup I poured on it.
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— Erin Yarnall, Arts & Life Editor
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FRAUDULENT FILMMAKING
Professor makes documentary on largest U.S. municipal fraud case By Megan Deppen Managing Editor
It’s a compelling story. A small-town city official from Dixon, Illinois commits the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history by stealing $53.7 million over 20 years and builds a horse-breeding empire worth 767 championships. In charge of telling this story for accounting students at DePaul is professor Kelly Richmond Pope. Debuting this September is “All the Queen’s Horses,” Pope’s second documentary film explaining how such a giant fraud could go unnoticed in a town of just 16,000 people. More than just a good story, the case is an excellent example to teach her students. “I’ve always loved TV and I’ve always loved film, so I tried to bring a lot of video into my classes,” Pope said. “When I couldn’t find the kind of material that I wanted, I started working with people to shoot video that I needed. I wanted to view the world of accounting through the lens of film and I think that brings a different sense to my classroom and that students respond well to it.” One of Pope’s students is Darartu Mohamed, a senior studying industrial organizational psychology and accounting. Pope and Mohamed met in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., where Pope became a professional mentor for Mohamed. Mohamed said she has taken other accounting classes at DePaul, but Pope’s teaching style is unique. “Accounting sometimes can be a bore,” Mohamed said. “(Pope) makes it entertaining and explains it in a way so that someone who’s not an accounting major can grasp it... Her consideration for how we learn is what makes her a great professor.” Pope wanted to produce the film to teach her students about the Dixon fraud case committed by city comptroller Rita Cromwell, who in February 2014 was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The title of the film comes from the massive horsebreeding project that Cromwell invested in with the millions she stole from Dixon. “I decided to do a documentary because I thought that merging the concept of accounting and business theory with film was a very creative way to teach students,” Pope said.
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Students in Professor Kelly Pope’s managerial accounting class watch a trailer for her documentary “All the Queen’s Horses,” expected to release in September. The documentary investigates the largest municipal fraud case in United States history. She joined a group promoting diverse filmmakers at Chicago production company, Kartemquin Films, where she met Raymond Lambert, who became her co-producer. “I thought it was really fascinating that more people didn’t know about this and that it provided an educational opportunity for municipal fraud and fraud in general, how it works,” Lambert said. “We as citizens should be aware of what’s happening around us, and I thought (the film) would be a wonderful way to do that.” Both Lambert and Pope have backgrounds in the business world, but Lambert said it was his experience producing and her expertise as a professor that made them a strong team. “Most professors are story tellers. Every day when they’re in class they’re telling a story and taking you from
beginning to end on whatever the subject matter is they’re teaching,” Lambert said. After producing her first documentary, also about fraud cases, Pope learned that a compelling story is key. “I think what Kelly is going to be able to do is take you behind the scenes and walk you through how this whole thing happened,” Lambert said. “You’ll get a perspective from the citizens who live there, who are affected by it; you’ll get an overall view from the lawyers who prosecuted the case at the end; you’ll get a perspective from the employees who worked right next to her; you’ll get her boss’ perspective, how could this possibly happen with this lady you work with every day. And you’ll get a peak into who she was.” Pope’s film falls in line with other popular films and television shows depicting financial crimes like “Orange is
the New Black” and “Identity Thief.” “Embezzlement is a scheme that we talk about in my forensic accounting class at DePaul,” Pope said. “It’s a very hot topic and the subject of a lot of shows and movies and conversation.” Pope said that while she is producing the film to show in her classes, it is not a DePaul project. Last fall some of her students accompanied her on a field trip to interview the mayor of Dixon for the film, but there is no official affiliation with DePaul to produce the film. In its final stages of production, Pope said it will be released in September of this year. All that’s left is to raise the final $75,000 of the almost $400,000 cost. Pope said the film will have international distribution, a benefit of partnering with Kartemquin Films, and they are hoping to show the film on a major network or in theatres.
Bruce Springsteen takes fans ‘Down to the River’ By Marty O’Connell Contributing Writer
A few minutes before 8 p.m. Tuesday night, rock and roll fans cheered as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took the stage at the United Center. By the time they left the stage three hours later, the cheers still had not stopped. On his second stop on The River Tour and first show in Chicago since 2012, Springsteen brought the magic that made so many fans fall in love with him. After kicking off the show with outtake “Meet Me in the City,” Bruce jumped into his 1980 album “The River,” which he played in full in honor of the box set released celebrating the 35-year anniversary of the double album. Before songs he
gave some backstory on what he was thinking when writing the album, focusing on his personal life and how “we have finite time to do something good.” Many of the songs concentrate on darker and somber subject material. “Independence Day” is the story of a solemn late night talk between father and son, the title track focuses on a life drastically changed by a teenage pregnancy, and “Wreck on the Highway” describes just that. Even the poppy, upbeat songs have dark undertones to them; “Hungry Heart” is the story of a man abandoning his family (which Bruce sung while surfing through the crowd). After running through all 20 songs on the album and receiving a standing ovation,
Springsteen and the band kept the show rolling with favorites like “No Surrender” (which took three tries before the band remembered how to start it), “She’s the One” (a fan request), and “Thunder Road.” Just like the Pittsburgh show last week where the band covered David Bowie, this show also honored another late rock star. Cell phones lit up the arena as Bruce gave a beautiful sing-along rendition of “Take It Easy” by The Eagles, in honor of guitarist Glenn Frey, who passed away Monday. As the house lights went up, Springsteen and the E Street Band blasted into “Born to Run.” “Dancing in the Dark” featured Bruce pulling out a woman out of the crowd a-la Courtney Cox
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during their River Tour show at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 19. to dance with. The show ended in typical Bruce Springsteen fashion: a cover of “Shout” by The Isley Brothers to close it out. Right before the last notes
were played, Bruce exclaimed, “I’m just a prisoner…of rock and roll.” That night, so was every person in the crowd.
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The 88th Academy Award nominees were announced Jan. 14. No actors of color were nominated in any of the acting categories, creating debate about racism in the Academy Awards.
Academy exclusion
Out of 352 acting awards given out in 88 years, the only a handful have been won by people of color COMMENTARY By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor
April 4, 1967, a year to the day before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to the congregation of the Riverside Church in New York, New York. The speech, titled “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence” is notable for its staunch opposition to the Vietnam War. “There comes a time,” King said early on in the speech. “When silence is betrayal.” Modern case and point: The Academy Awards. Last week, when the nominations were announced, there was a well-reasoned outcry against the Academy. No people of color were nominated in the top seven categories, though not because there were no minorities starring in films last year, but because the academy — which did not learn from a similar outcry the year before with “Selma,” and other movies made and starring minorities — glossed over it. Representation and recognition? Not on the ballot. This is not to say that some of the movies nominated were not deserving, but the stories told in them are ones moviegoers have heard and seen countless time and all of them starred mostly white casts. “There are definitely some movies that are very deserving, but it’s very whitewashed. This has been a problem for the past two years,” Mike Horky, a former DePaul student, said. “Hollywood has been about white actors for so long that there’s not a big enough community for people of color. They haven’t been able to show themselves and their talents.” Displaying talents and actors is not something that’s difficult if you’re willing to watch. “Creed,” which has gotten a lot of buzz since it hit theaters, stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis “Donnie” Johnson, and Sylvester Stallone, reprising his role as Rocky Balboa, in a movie that shows off Jordan’s talents as an actor, talents that were first noticed in “The Wire.” “Creed,” which received critical acclaim, was awarded no nomination in the lead actor category. “Straight Outta Compton,” which
told the story of NWA’s formation, only received a nomination in the best original screenplay category. The script was written by two white people. “Concussion,” starring Will Smith depicted an issue that many are beginning to care and hear about: the effects of concussions on athletes. “Beasts of No Nation,” starring Idris Elba as a gruesome warlord, shows what some children in war -torn parts of Africa are forced to do if they want to survive. There was nothing for these films. Silence. Crickets. This is not a new position. “We’re in a tight spot if we’re looking to Hollywood for any kind of deliverance. Winning for best film doesn’t mean that black perspectives are being respected,” Amor Kohli, associate professor and program director of African and Black Diaspora Studies, said. “Representation can be about the numbers without being about true recognition. Numbers don’t always equal the goal for diversity.” Black people were not the only ones left off the nomination list, however. Asian, Latino and indigenous actors, as well as stories about them, are also missing. Further than that, trans people, nonbinary and other people part of the LGBTQIA community are missing, too. “The Danish Girl,” which stars Eddie Redmayne as a trans woman, had an opportunity to find a trans woman and have her play that role, to provide representation to young trans people in a media sphere that does not have enough of their voices, but instead hollywood took the usual route. For minorities who hope to one day be part of Hollywood, and perhaps win their own Academy Award — directing, producing acting or involved in some other way — the Academy Award snubs are a little too close to home. “After a year of blockbuster black cinema, it was definitely hurtful to see the Academy still seeing the art made by people of color as less than,” Charia McDonald, a junior digital cinema major, said. “There is nothing wrong with seeking recognition from your peers. There are so many amazing filmmakers of color doing great work, yet these people saying “Create your own” aren’t seeing and supporting that. The world is bored of the same old
white, heteronormative narratives.” The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA found that, though last year was considerable in the amount of films portraying or directed by minorities, they are still underrepresented at a statistic of more than two to one. The same goes for women, exactly two to one and heterosexual characters account for 88.9 percent of characters in our media. Perhaps this goes back to the people in the C-Suite — those at the top, film studio heads, are 94 percent white and 100 percent male. On TV, the representation and recognition has gotten better. Roles, some stereotypical and some not, have grown over the past few years, and Netflix’s original shows typically have a diverse cast filled with people whose entire characterization is not based on the fact that they are a person with a modifier. The Academy could have done better, and perhaps next year it will. Horky said that ultimately it “comes down to renovating the structure of the Oscars themselves. We can sign petitions but in order for Hollywood to change it has to be internal.” That internal change is perhaps long overdue. Whether or not progress comes next year is unknown, but what is known is that the silence of the academy and lack of nods to diverse films that show minorities in roles not solely based on what makes them a minority will not be met with silence. Some have called for a boycott of the Academy Awards — the hashtag #Oscarssowhite has circulated the internet — but the boycott does nothing for people whose stories are already not seen. “With anything that involves marginalized people being outraged, there is going to be push and pull. If you’ve never experienced what it’s like to not have something, unfortunately you’re going to think others are overreacting. I know that my life would have been different had I seen more girls like me on TV or in my books,” McDonald said. “When the world centers around you and your narrative, how could you find anything wrong with that? This goes beyond cinema and it’s an issue that starts with the self.”
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Frozen Foodies serves upscale TV dinners in Lincoln Park By Claire Fisher Contributing Writer
Al dente bowtie pasta is glazed in a creamy, rich sauce, complemented by tender pieces of chicken and vibrant green broccoli. The medley of flavors wafts up in a mouth-watering scent with all the complexity of a restaurant meal, found in a simple microwaveable bowl. This indulgent meal — along with other favorites like beef stroganoff, Kung Pao chicken and carrot cake — isn’t from a restaurant, but new store’s freezer. Frozen Foodies, which opened last December at the corner of Halsted and Webster streets, sells gormet versions of the old-school TV dinner, without the freezer burns and preservatives of those sold in a typical grocery store. General Manager Jack Menza explained that the idea for Frozen Foodies came from the discovery of a cryotechnology process called FreshFreeze. Fresh food is sent through a nitrogen tunnel at -100 degrees Fahrenheit, immediately frozen and vacuumed in a plastic film for freshness. The store’s meals are created by to obtain their gourmet frozen meals, in
order to “change the way people think about frozen food,” Menza said. Currently, the store carries meals from popular restaurant chains like Wildfire and Big Bowl, along with other companies that supply a variety of dishes from different food cultures like Italian, Mexican and Asian, including healthy options. Freshman Bekah Scolare loves the ease of frozen food, which she she often picks up frozen meals from the Student Center instead of cooking or bringing hot food back to her apartment. “At home, my dinner tonight is going to be (frozen) Pad Thai, and I love Thai food. But it’s really expensive to make because you have to get all the ingredients and I’m a college student, so just having the convenience of the (Student Center) is really nice,” Scolare said. Frozen Foodies’ dishes are just as easy to prepare as other frozen meals available in the typical freezer section. “Everything goes directly from the freezer to the microwave, so all you have to do is pull off the outer sleeve, pop it in and heat it up for anywhere from one to five
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Frozen Foodies opened in Dec. 2015 in Lincoln Park and sells exclusively frozen food, a commodity that many college students enjoy. It positions itself as an alternative to the grocery store frozen food aisle. minutes,” Menza said. “The film on top is going to expand, steam the product — which is better than microwaving because no direct microwaves are hitting it — and then self-ventilate all on its own. So it’s really a revolutionary technology.” The price is steeper than the average frozen meal but less than
a gourmet dish, with entrees ranging from $6 to $10. But it does not seem like that has deterred customers — in the first five days the store was open, it sold out of four of its products, Menza said. Additionally, Frozen Foodies offers digital gift cards for parents who want to supply their college children with money for their
frozen food. The digital gift card is texted to the recipient’s phone, and a scanner will show up on the phone for ease when paying for purchases. “We know college kids might not like to cook or have the time, so delicious microwaveable entrees might be exactly what they need,” Menza said.
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GETTING IN THE LOOP By Roxane Pahldad Staff Writer
The best restaurants for Loop students to eat between classes
Latinicity - 108 N. State St.
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Goddess and the Baker - 33 S. Wabash Ave.
Spicy it up for lunch at Latinicity now at Block 37. With authentic Latin decor throughout the space and beautiful music in the background, it’s easy to feel immersed into the culture. This is a great place to grab a quick lunch or sit down with a study group. Indulge in their tacos, tortas, soups and more — the options are plenty and endless. Menu items are also very affordable, so enjoy that second taco.
With its sleek modern look and classy new-age diner vibe, students can enjoy exotic coffee and tea drinks. If hungry, check out some of their delicious lunch options such as their Kale & Toasted Barley salad or The Chicken Club sandwich, all of which are made with fresh delicious ingredients. Don’t forget about dessert — whether you want to indulge in a piece of rainbow cake or enjoy a vegan muffin, the options are endlessly delicious.
Recommended order: Milanesa torta and Homemade guac and chips
Recommended order: Santa Monica Turkey and Vietnamese Cold Brew
Dollop - 343 S. Dearborn St.
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ShopHouse - 24 E. Jackson Blvd.
Coffee is a college student’s best friend, so fuel up with a hot or cold cup of joe at Dollops’ new Loop location. Dollop coffee shop’s open and inviting atmosphere gives you a place to not only enjoy to a cup or two of coffee, but to hangout and unwind a bit. This local Chicago coffee shop serves Metropolis coffee and has an array of pastries from Hoosier Mama Pie Company.
Take the Chipotle concept and mix it with East Asian cuisine and you will get ShopHouse. Make your own Asian bowls to go or enjoy dining in. Each dish is made fresh and full of flavor. Choose options like a rice or noodle bowl, add your choice of meat, veggies, sauces and garnish. With several delicious options to choose from, you can try multiple combinations.
Recommended order: Iced coffee with soy milk
Recommended order: Chilled noodle, grilled chicken satay, green beans, spicy red curry, herb salad and crispy garlic garnish
‘In the Blood’ to run at The Theatre School By Erin Roux Contributing Writer
“In the Blood,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, will be performed this month at The Theatre School. The play takes place in modernday, urban America and tells the story of homeless, single, African-American mother named Hester and her search for the fathers of her five babies, her five “treasures.” But it’s also a search for the other half of the story: a representation of the American Dream versus the American reality, paired with the blame and condemnation of black women . This show presents 11 different characters with each actor portraying two characters, save that of Hester, reflecting the multi-faceted irony of American society and the American Dream, and the
typical dichotomies of American society. Monologue is also vital in setting a confronting yet hypocritical tone for the play. Touching scenes are juxtaposed with difficult and raw truth, reflecting the true American reality. This play shows what happens when the guilt and blame of an entire society manifests itself in one woman, a black woman, in white, patriarchal America. What happens when the woman whom everyone takes from has nothing left to give? Directed by Nathan Singh, the cast includes Samantha Newcomb, Ayanna Bakari, Lily Rosenzweig, Nosakhere Cash O’Bannon, Jerome Beck and Sam Kotansky. “In the Blood” is showing Jan. 22 through Jan. 3 2016 with performances at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday performance at 2:00 p.m. at The Theatre School in the Healy Theatre located on the fourth floor. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $5 for students.
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“In the Blood,” currently playing at DePaul’s Healy Theatre, is about Hester la Negrita, a homeless mother of five, who runs into a series of harsh obstacles.
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Chicago DIY venue Young Camelot shut down By Aiden Kent Contributing Writer
Following a series of unfortunate events in the wee hours of the morning of Jan. 10, the do-it-yourself (DIY) arts venue and music collective, Young Camelot, was shut down, much to the disheartenment of the underground music community in Chicago. The 4,500 square-foot venue was rented for an unofficial after-party for DJ and rapper Kirk Night, who was playing at Metro earlier on the evening of Jan. 9. According to DNAinfo Chicago, pandemonium ensued after police were called for a “breach of peace,” causing many people to stream from the venue in panic, injuring several. As a result, the organization was shut down by building management, which claimed it had no knowledge of an underground music venue operating in that space. Young Camelot originated in 2012 under the the name Gahye House, and had been operating out of the converted Jehovah’s Witness church at 2733 W. Hirsch St. since the fall of 2015. Since its genesis, Young Camelot has consistently supported local artists under the leadership of a board of 12 collective members. DIY spaces like Young Camelot are characteristically safe, and the event on Jan. 10 was an exception to their usual bill, said board member Joey Eichler. “It’s a one-in-a-million thing that ended up being really bad,” he said. DIY, as it’s known today, is rooted in the house show culture of the late ’80s and mid ’90s. Many DIY shows used to be performed in VFWs and Elk Lodges and
similar community multi-purpose spaces until the spaces began to cancel shows for fear of damages. “Say you have a punk show in a VFW and someone breaks a toilet handle. The city is quick to say, ‘punks are destructive,’” said Daniel Makagon, associate professor in DePaul’s College of Communication and is the author of “Underground: The Subterranean Culture of DIY Punk Shows.” Makagon is a long-time connoisseur of the Chicago DIY scene, and has seen hundreds of versions of Young Camelot come and go. In an interview, he spoke to the importance of DIY venues and collectives as a means for local artists to display revolutionary work. “DIY spaces are crucial for a different kind of economy and social scene relative to art,” Makagon said. “They are concerned about having an all ages environment, the music is the focus, and the money that’s made from the show usually goes back to the touring musician or to benefit some other nonprofit organization.” In addition to being one of the betterknown punk venues in the city, Young Camelot was also host to a variety of theatrical groups who would not have otherwise been able to perform their art. Casey Morris, a local actor and recent graduate from The Theatre School at DePaul, said that DIY spaces like Young Camelot that diversify to support theater groups are the reason that Chicago theatre has been so prolific for the last 20 years, and are key to the theatrical community’s progress. “What makes (DIY) so special is that they bring in an audience of locals that theater people may not interact with,”
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Young Camelot patrons at Hampton Labor Day 2014 photo gallery hosted by the collective. Morris said. “You’re not protected by an room for everyone and often had toilet paper.” institution and that’s kind of thrilling.” Until Eichler and the rest of the “It’s not a glamorous thing to do,” Morris said. “People on the outside see Young Camelot crew can find new homes DIY as a dingy, low-life atmosphere, but and a new space for their collective to under the gnarliness of the punk is a real reconvene, they have teamed up with other DIY groups and more traditional artist.” Citing Young Camelot as a welcoming spaces, such as the West Side bar, Empty home, a place for friends, art and a good Bottle, to host shows under the Young time, members of the scene left their own Camelot brand. “Helping run one of the biggest, most proverbial flowers on the grave through social media platforms, including a ethical, and most prolific venues in one of Facebook group for the Chicago DIY the best scenes has personally bankrupted me and been more emotionally taxing scene. DePaul student Zoe Murphy attended than I could have imagined,” Eichler said many shows at Young Camelot in both in response to disparaging comments iterations of the venue and is sad to see from community members on the DIY the space go. “Young Camelot was great. Chicago Facebook page. “I only take I went alone a lot and every time, I’d run comfort in knowing that there’s literally into best buds,” Murphy said. “It was one nothing we could have done ...We’re of the few DIY spaces that actually had gonna keep trying to facilitate the world class culture of this city.”
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Panic! at the Disco “Death of a Bachelor” Jan. 15
Aging like a fine wine, “Death Of A Bachelor”, is Panic! at the Disco frontman Brandon Urie’s road to reinvention. After 10 years, Urie remains as the only original member, yet he continues to stay true to the band’s original unique sound all while shining a new light with this new album. Urie takes this album to explore his vocal range and lyrical vices, which can be heard in “Victorious” and “Golden Days.” But, most importantly we get a chance to truly hear him on his own as an artist while experiencing his vision and feeling his talents. Maybe it is because Urie is now the sole original member, listeners get to experience the incredible and truly lyrical theatrics of Panic! at the Disco for the first time. ROXANE PAHLDAD | THE DEPAULIA
Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s latest film, “Anomalisa”, is an artsy drama that connects on many levels. The story follows Michael Stone, a middle-aged man battling the mundanity of his life, as he travels to Cincinnati on business. Behind the always clever writing of Charlie Kaufman, and great use of stop motion animation, this film excels in every way. Created on a limited budget, “Anomalisa” is a delight for all moviegoers and another shining star in the filmography of Charlie Kaufman. DANIEL BARTKOWIAK | THE DEPAULIA
LIVE Jan. 26 Bongripper Thalia Hall 1807 S. Allport St., $25
Jan. 30 Lamb of God Aragon Ballroom 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., $32
Jan. 28 Babes in Toyland Concord Music Hall 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., $25
Jan. 31 School of Rock Performs: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones Beat Kitchen 2100 W. Belmont Ave., $10
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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor
Although it’s not typically envisioned as an important aspect of film, music is critical to filmmaking, and original music can make a great movie even better. On Jan. 14, the 88th Academy Award nominations were announced and five songs from the past year in film were nominated for the Academy Award for the Best Original Song. Here are some of my favorite winners of the award in previous years. 1. Three 6 Mafia — “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” Amidst all the controversy
over #Oscarssowhite, it’s bizarre to think about the fact that in 2006, Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar for their song in “Hustle & Flow.” The group became the first hiphop group to win an Oscar, and the first hip-hop group to perform at the awards show. 2. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman — “Under the Sea” If you’re ever nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar against any Disney movie, you’re out of luck because Disney films are powerhouses in this category. The classic song from “The Little Mermaid” became the first song from the Walt Disney Classics to win an Oscar, but certainly wasn’t the last.
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3. Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto — “Lose Yourself ” In 2002, Eminem proved he was more than just the rapper behind “The Real Slim Shady,” in his acting debut in “8 Mile.” Even better than the impressive film was the outstanding soundtrack, and the best song on it was “Lose Yourself.” The song, which chronicles his character Jimmy’s life throughout the film, was easily the best work Eminem had created by that point, and he hasn’t surpassed it in the 14 years since the film’s release. 4. Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer — “Moon River”
Across 1. Little rascal 6. Goes back to sea? 10. Up to snuff 14. “Bellefleur” author Joyce Carol 15. Scoot 16. Equine gait 17. Display rabies 20. Choice for a convicted felon 21. Faithful recluse 22. Hardly macho types 25. Daisy relative 26. “Now hold on, there!” 30. Quaker products 32. Hearing-related 35. Chopped meat dishes 41. Thorougly 43. Completely absorbed 44. Super-happy feeling 45. Totally dominates 47. Have a cry 48. Indian melodies 53. A wise beginning?
I think I may be one of the only people alive that doesn’t like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” It’s kind of a boring movie, and Mickey Rooney is just awful in it. There is a highlight to this movie, though, and it’s “Moon River.” Audrey Hepburn beautifully sings the song that was specifically written for her voice, and the scene in which she’s strumming the song on her fire escape is one of the most charming in the film. 5. Alan Menken and Tim Rice — “A Whole New World” Proving that Alan Menken can do no wrong when it comes to writing songs for films, “Aladdin” was yet another Disney film that took home an Oscar for Best
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Original Song. “A Whole New World” is sung while Aladdin and Jasmine (the two best Disney characters, let’s be real) have a romantic night flying across the desert on Aladdin’s magic carpet. 6. Adele and Paul Epworth — “Skyfall” I have never been a James Bond fan, and have never seen a film in the series until “Skyfall,” which I watched solely because the song is so good. I have no plans to watch any future installments, but would gladly watch “Skyfall” again just to hear Adele’s powerful ballad.
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Women's basketball's success driven by tempo COMMENTARY
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The Blue Demons took until the second quarter to really seperate themselves from the Creighton Blue Jays, but DePaul's high-paced offense was able to put up a lot of points quickly. Creighton and DePaul played close in the first, with DePaul nursing a two-point lead at the break, but in the second quarter the Blue Demons put up alot of points quickly. From there it was DePaul's ability to simply outplay the other team in terms of speed and pressure; a recipe for success that has led the Blue Demons to an 8-1 record in the Big East. Teams like Creighton try to slow the game down, make every basket and possession more important in the overall scheme of the game. DePaul has success when they are able to play a fast tempo. "We knew Creighton wanted to play slower," junior guard Jessica January said. "We wanted to speed them up and wear them out. We haven't done that well with the running game, and we were looking to get our wings going." Full-court pressure and tempo go hand-in-hand. Fast defense creates turnovers in the back court and, when all goes well, does not allow the opposing team to set up an offense coming down the court. They have to run a press-break style offense that can feed well into the Blue Demons' defense. "We were able to apply fullcourt pressure without giving up easy layups," head coach Doug Bruno said. "We've been feast or famine with our pressure this year, and it's nice to see pressure that didn't automatically give up layups and threes." One of those instances when the pressure came up "famine,"
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Junior guard Brooke Schulte attempts a three-pointer in DePaul's win over Creighton. was against Villanova, DePaul's only loss so far in conference play. Villanova's slow tempo and good possession of the ball could change some of the ways that DePaul approaches a game. "I don't concern myself with pace with Villanova because they're not going to turn the ball over," Bruno said. "But they also executed offensively and defensively, and we didn't. That's why they beat us." A game where DePaul has
to rely on traditional basketball means that they have to play a style where they do'nt necessarily put on full-court pressure. They have to force turnovers in the lane or pick up rebounds after forcing bad shots. "If you just let them pass it and go where they want to go, they're going to make baskets," Bruno said. "It's easy to create pace, it's not easy to create pace and take away the other teams' layups and threes."
In a game like DePaul's win over Creighton, they were able to apply pressure and not allow the Blue Jays to go for easy layups or threes. DePaul created the pace after the first quarter and kept the Blue Jays away from easy buckets. The Blue Demons are a team good enough to control most games they're in. And as they continue to roll through the Big East, they're a good enough team to control the conference too.
January became the latest Blue Demon to record 1000 points in her career. The junior earned the milestone on her final bucket of the evening.
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Junior guard Jessica January controls the ball against Creighton. She had 16 points and seven rebounds.
points, seven rebounds and seven assists. “We were setting really good screens tonight,” January said. “Just coming off those and getting open [allowed us to score easily].” Her final basket of the night came with 9:32 to go in the fourth quarter and happened to be the thousandth point of her DePaul career, which made her the 34th player in the program’s history to do so. “I didn’t know that,” January said. “But that’s cool.” Bruno said the win at home after the previous home loss to Villanova was important for the team moving forward. “It’s very important for our team to learn that we can be very good, but we can also be very average,” Bruno said. “It was important for them to come back and bounce back like they did just to show the world that we can be a really effective team.”
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GORDEN THE GAMER Started in 76 of 77 potential games. NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team 2014-15 AND 2015-16 All Big East First Team 2015-2016 Three time member of Big East All-Academic Team First DePaul player ever drafted in the National Women's Soccer League Anchor of the best defensive backline in the Big East 2015-16
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Sarah Gorden (left) chases a ball in a match against Nebraska. She started almost every game in her career. GORDEN, continued from back page team.” That’s been her main focus throughout her career, helping the team. As the first Blue Demon to be drafted in the NWSL, Gorden still credits the team for her success. “I didn’t realize that (being the first player drafted) until after the draft when someone told me and I think it makes it even more special,” Gorden said. “It’s even more of a statement to what DePaul soccer is turning in to.” Even now, despite her individual abilities and prowess that led to her being drafted, she still gives most, if not all, of the credit to her team and the program at
DePaul. "I have gone through my rough patches in my five years and (DrPaul) had my back the entire time,” Gorden said. “Coach Chastain completely turned me around as a person and a player.” Without her, coach Michelle O’Brien and Sarah Stanczyk, none of this ever would’ve happened so I’m incredibly grateful for them and my teammates.” Since the preseason doesn’t start up until March, which is when Gorden will work towards her contract, she is just focusing on staying in elite shape and polishing her technical abilities right now to ease the adjustment from college soccer into professional soccer.
She hopes her transition from college to the professional level will be mimicked at DePaul for years to come. “There’s going to be more players to come who will be in the same position,” Gorden said. “It’s just a testament to coach Chastain and the hard work that she puts in.” Chastain echoed Gorden’s thoughts. “She’s had a lot of challenges and has been able to deal with the adversity and I think she’s really grateful for her experience here,” Chastain said. “(I think she) is really proud that she’s able to say, ‘yeah, I played at DePaul and now I’m drafted and more kids are going to get drafted from DePaul and I started a legacy of that.'"
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Garrett's heroics sink Marquette By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
Fresh off their sixth straight loss, DePaul finally got over the hump and earned their first Big East victory of the season in dramatic fashion, a 57-56 win at Marquette. The Blue Demons (7-12, 1-6 Big East) were led by senior forward Myke Henry’s 17 points, followed up by another 14 from junior guard Billy Garrett Jr. Marquette’s Duane Wilson led the game with 19 points. The offense was not flowing for either side in this game. Marquette only shot 48 percent from the field, while DePaul followed by only shooting 39 percent. The two sides only managed to score 48 combined points in the first half, although the Blue Demons were on the better side going into the break. In what would be the first buzzer-beater of the day, sophomore guard RJ Curington hit a three as time expired in the first half to give the Blue Demons a 26-22 lead over Marquette. The second half was tight as the lead for either side never went to more than five points. The lead switched back and forth as the clock ran down and Marquette had the advantage with eight seconds to go. Wilson knocked in a putback on his own miss to give Marquette a 56-54 lead, which led to a DePaul timeout. Coming out of it, Garrett drove down the floor and into the lane, putting up a shot that banked in to tie the game and simultaneously fouled, which gave him the opportunity to give DePaul a lead with 1.1 seconds to go. Garrett, who shot 84 percent from the line this season, hit the shot and DePaul held on for the victory 57-56. This win was the first time that the Blue Demons had beaten Marquette in Milwaukee since 2000, when Quientin Richardson led the Blue Demons to a 55-35
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Billy Garrett Jr. (left) puts up a shot in the final seconds that tied the game.
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Rashaun Stimage (left) and Billy Garrett Jr. (right) celebrate after the win win. The Blue Demons still have the majority of their Big East schedule left with 11 games to go. On
Wednesday they travel to No. 18 Butler, who DePaul narrowly lost to 77-72 at Allstate Arena earlier this month. The Blue Demons sit
in ninth place in the Big East, one spot above St. John's, who is now the only team in the conference without a win.
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was the No. 1 movie in 2000
Fr. Holtschneider was still four years away from becoming DePaul's president.
BLUE DEMON RUNDOWN WOMEN’S TENNIS
TRACK AND FIELD The women’s tennis team heads to Atlanta this weekend for their first tournament of the season. If the Blue Demons win their tournament, they are guaranteed a spot in the National Indoor Championship in Wisconsin, Feb. 8. DePaul is currently ranked 34th in the country. DePaul looks to continue domination in conference play. Last year, the Blue Demons were 14-0 in doubles play, and 25-2 in singles. Patricia Fargas and Yuliya Shupenia were both 5-0, leading the team. Looking ahead, DePaul will look forward to Minnesota and the Courtside Classic tournament on Feb. 6 and 7.
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Senior Ana Vladutu enters her final season this weekend.
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Senior sprinter Brandon Threats takes the baton.
DePaul will head to South Bend on Jan. 23 to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational. Last weekend, three runners set personal records in the 3000m at the GVSU Eubanks Open. Alex Campanella ran an 8:30.04, Jeremy Lozano ran an 8:48.27 and Chris Korabik ran an 8:52.76. DePaul leads the Big East in 11 events: six for men, 5 for women. This includes the dominant shotput team, which hold the top four positions in the Big East for the men, and the top three in the Big East for the women. The future of the program appears to be in good hands, as freshmen are performing well. Brian Mada won the Big East Field Athlete of the week, while Caroline Mueller and Ariel Davis each lead an event.
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Hey now, you’re a Red Star Sarah Gorden’s journey to being drafted by the National Women’s Soccer League’s Chicago Red Stars
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Sarah Gorden as a sophomore.
Gorden chases a ball in October.
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Sarah Gorden holds a Chicago Red Stars’ scarf at the NWSL Draft in Baltimore.
By Zachary Holden Staff Writer
When the final whistle blew against Providence on Nov. 3, a match that would finish 1-0 in favor of the Friars, ending DePaul’s season and the collegiate career of defensive stalwart Sarah Gorden, her future was up in the air. She didn’t know if professional soccer or a career in the communications field, her major, would be the next step. Then, on a whim, Gorden and a couple of her close friends decided to drive through the night all the way to Baltimore for the National Women’s Soccer League draft held on Jan. 15. “It was a last minute road trip … I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t sure if I was even going to get drafted,” Gorden said. “I know my coaches had been in contact with the [Chicago] Red Stars coach and had been
in contact with a few other coaches, but nothing was set in stone.” She sat in the Baltimore Convention Center anxiously waiting to hopefully hear her name called. After 21 girls had been selected, Gorden received a text that instantly changed her life. “Right before their time ran out, I got a text from the coach saying ‘welcome to the Chicago Red Stars,’” Gorden said. “It gave me chills, it was something I’ve wanted my entire life. “It was an amazing, humbling feeling.” All of the hard work she had put in during her five-year spell at DePaul finally paid off. One of her goals throughout her collegiate career was to help the program as a whole, something she can surely check off of her list. “Over the past few years we’ve just completely turned ourselves around from winning three games my freshman year to winning the Big East last year and being
contenders for the NCAA Tournament,” Gorden said. “ I think it just shows what the program is about.” Her head coach, Erin Chastain, credited Gorden for playing a major role in the program’s revival. The last two years especially, Chastain has relied on Gorden to lead the defense and it’s paid off with a pair of highly successful seasons. “She had a good last two years and has been a big part of the growth of our program,” Chastain said. “Anytime you can see any of our graduates have success, especially in soccer, it’s great because they’re reaching their potential.” What really speaks volumes of Gorden’s ability to bounce back is the fact she took the 2013 season off due to personal reasons, then rebounded in 2014 to anchor the back line and helped DePaul finish with the fewest goals against in the Big East, along with a conference title and an NCAA Tournament
appearance. “She worked really hard to come back and to come back as well as she did after a year off just really shows that she worked hard, was committed to it and had it as one of her goals,” Chastain said. Gorden will join Julie Johnston, a World Cup winner with the United States in 2015, in defense for the Red Stars and hopes what she gains from training and playing with a player of her caliber will be invaluable to her career moving forward. “People like that are so inspiring and my goal as a player is to keep pushing myself and see how good I can be and compete with myself,” Gorden said. “To learn from someone like Julie Johnston who has accomplished so much at such a young age, I just feel like I’ll be able to learn so much and become a better player and in turn, help the
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Women’s basketball dominates Creighton By Zachary Holden Staff Writer
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Junior guard Jessica January plays against Creighton on Friday.
Last time the DePaul women’s basketball team played at McGrathPhillips Arena, they lost 64-60 against Villanova. On Friday, they played host to the Creighton Bluejays who were riding a fourgame win streak. This time, No. 24ww DePaul (15-6, 7-1 Big East) didn’t stumble at home and beat Creighton (10-
10, 4-4) handily 81-63 in a game that saw four Blue Demons score in double figures. “Creighton was on a roll … so it was very important game for us and our players to get back home here and make a statement to themselves,” head coach Doug Bruno said. “I thought we did a really good job (following our game plan).” Jessica January and Megan Podkowa led the way with 16
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points each, while Chanise Jenkins and Mart’e Grays added 11 and 10 respectively. January looked like she was going to easily nab a doubledouble, if not a triple-double when she went into halftime with eight points, seven rebounds and four assists. However, she only was able to add three assists and no rebounds in the second half to finish the game with a stacked stat line of 16
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