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Provost stepping down
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BRIANNA KELLY| The DePaulia A runner celebrates as he passes through the Frontrunners’ station in the 8th mile of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9. For more photos, see page 26.
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An apple a day keeps Steve Jobs’ legacy alive By ZOE BARKER, COLLEEN CONNOLLY Copy Editors Prior to his death on Oct. 5, Steve Jobs said, “I want to put a ding in the universe.” Many students find it difficult to imagine our world without any Apple products. As college students living in an ultra technological era, it seems that Steve Jobs has put more than just a “ding” in the universe. Are you reading this article on any edition of MacBook, iPad or iPhone? Or are you reading this while listening to your iPod? The death of Apple co-founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs, 56, did not mark the end of an era. Rather, it highlighted his contributions to society, both technological and cultural. Jobs revolutionized our concept of hand-held technology, made things possible that were only mere dreams before and became a common household name in his short time in this world. Jobs had battled pancreatic cancer since 2004 and finally stepped down as CEO in August, though he remained on the Apple board. Just one day after the release of the iPhone 4S, Jobs died in his home, surrounded by his family. Jobs’ life consisted of one triumph after another. The proof was in his salary, but it
ELAINE THOMPSON | The Associated Press A message honoring Steve Jobs is scrawled on a blacked-out window at an Apple Store, closed for the day, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Seattle. was his passion that drove him to success. He once said, “I was worth over $1 million when I was 23, and over $10 million when I was 24, and over $100 million when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for money.” Jobs attained his extreme success by reinventing technological devices. He turned the MP3 player into the sleek, high-capacity iPod in 2001. He turned the cellphone into
the smartphone with the iPhone in 2007. In perhaps his most revolutionary work, Jobs transformed the personal computer into a gadget with an identity. We all recognize the Apple logo and see it everywhere we go. The logo has become part of the college culture. In addition to his work with Apple, Jobs was Walt Disney Co.’s largest shareholder See JOBS, page 11
Dr. Helmut Epp announced Oct. 5 that he will step down as the university’s provost at the end of the academic year. Epp served as provost for the past seven years. Provost is one of three positions appointed by the board of trustees. The provost works closely with and supervises the individual college deans to make decisions on and effectively run the university’s academic programs. Student Affairs and the IT department also report to the provost, who is second in command behind the president. Epp accepted the position as provost seven years ago at the suggestion of University President Fr. Holtschneider. Holtschneider said that he will miss working with Epp. “He has earned the right to step down,” he said. “He has worked long and hard and proudly and if that’s what he wants to do I need to honor that. I am sorry for it because I love working with him.” Now that DePaul will soon end VISION 2012 and begin Strategic Plan 2018, Epp said his own personal goals for DePaul have been met and “it seems appropriate to let a new person assume a central role” in a memo to his collegues announcing the decision. Epp, who is now 70 years old, won’t be too far from the university when he officially leaves the position as he will return to teaching next year. “It’s a really hard job and he’s doing it almost every day of the week and I think at age 70 he deserves it,” Fr. Holtschneider said. “Also we are finishing strategic plan right now, and so, as he looks and says you know strategic plan is for another six years and I dont think he thought about if he was going to stay in that job for another 6 years. And so I think he thinks you know a new person should start and that should be the person to carry out that plan.” Epp, who has been at the university for 37 years, left his position of Executive Vice President in 2005 to take the position of provost. He first demonstrated leadership within the university in 1980 as the founding chair of the Department of Computer Science in the College of LAS. The department See EPP, page
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24-hour marathon set for charity By NIKA BLAKE Contributing Writer The idea of a dance-a-thon conjures up images of one of America’s favorite groups of friends from the 1978 classic film “Grease,” the T-birds and the Pink Ladies. In the tradition of Rydell High, DePaul will be hosting its first annual dance-a-thon. The “DemonTHON” is scheduled to make its debut this spring on April 21, 2012 in the McGrath-Phillips arena. DePaul students are organizing this event, and all proceeds will benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park and the Children’s Miracle Network. The event committee consists of 16 students representing Greek Life, Residential Life and students who are not affiliated with any organization. Another 16 members are part of the CORE Committee. The DemonTHON is a 24-hour event, ending the following day at 5 p.m. Senior Emma Sheer is the director of Public Relations for DemonTHON. She said the event is not all about the dancing; it is more about taking a stand (literally) for those who can’t stand up for themselves. “We stand for the kids who are sick and unable to physically stand for themselves,” said Sheer. Students who register for the event are required to stand on their feet the whole 24 hours. Sitting down is permitted, but it will cause your team to lose points. While the dancing is the main activity, there will also be live entertainment, food and games during the event. Families with patients at Children’s Memorial Hospital will also be
encouraged to stop by DemonTHON to gain motivation and inspiration. “A lot of people have their own personal connections to Children’s Memorial hospitals, and this event directly supports these hospitals,” said Sheer. With such a positive message, DePaul students will get an opportunity to have fun while also living out Vincentian values. While standing on their feet for 24 hours may seem to be a physical challenge, the DemonTHON team is encouraging students to see it as a positive obstacle that they should be excited to overcome. “Many students looking into DemonTHON have said that they don’t think they can stand for the full 24 hours, but we know that they can and we’ll all be doing it together for the kids,” said Sheer. “It’s a significant physical challenge, but one that is well worth it.” Sheer is encouraging all students to sign up and become part of the event. Any organization can volunteer in groups of three. She also stressed the importance of providing support for Children’s Memorial Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. “Our motto is ‘For the Kids’ because, more than money, that’s the main goal for us, since it is them we are trying to help,” said Sheer. DemonTHON is utilizing social media, and it has created a lot of buzz around the DePaul community. DemonTHON is receiving mostly positive feedback from the community on their Facebook and Twitter pages. One on-campus organization, Public Relations Student Society of America, decided to get involved after stumbling upon the DemonTHON Facebook page. Kendall Knysch, the organization’s vice president of external communications, expressed her desire to help raise donations for the cause. “We would get a group of members together to either
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volunteer or participate in the event,” said Knysch. “I would give our organization a certain amount of money to raise for the charity.” Since the proceeds are donated to a local cause, the number of students wanting to participate is large and growing on a daily basis. DePaul is ready to put on its dancin’ shoes. If you cannot attend the event, you can always donate on the DemonTHON’s website, which will be active soon. Check for updates on registration on Facebook and Twitter (@DemonTHON).
Monks spread Buddhist message at LP campus By HALEY BEMILLER Contributing Writer
Monks of the Dreprung Gomang Monastery in India visited DePaul last week as part of a tour to spread the message of Buddhism to people of the world. The monks stayed at DePaul from Oct. 3-Oct. 7. During their visit, they primarily worked on and dismantled a sand mandala, which is a traditional Buddhist ritual. They also performed a puja on Oct. 6. The puja is an offering ritual that involves chanting prayers and playing instruments. The ritual’s goal is to promote healing and good well-being. According to Dr. David Wellman, a professor of religious studies and coordinator for the monks’ visit, this group will travel for one year before returning to the monastery. After they return, they don’t do any more travelling and another group replaces them. He believes their visit allowed students to “encounter a tradition they haven’t had any opportunity to encounter” and “see people who have a contemplative practice.” “Our way of doing things isn’t the only way of doing things,” he said. “We live in a culture that doesn’t really encourage us to meditate,” he added. “We’re so distracted.” Wellman also believes the monks share a commonality with the DePaul community. “Their view of their work is very
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Visiting monks from the Dreprung Gomang worked on and dismantled a sand mandala Oct. 3-7, which is a traditional Buddhist ritual. complementary to the ideas of Vincentism,” he claimed. The Drepung Monastery has a rocky history. The Chinese frequently attacked them in the mid-1900s, and only 100 monks made it out of Tibet when the Dalai Llama fled in 1959, said Drepung’s website. However, their situation has improved since then. According to the website, there are about 2000 monks living at the monastery. Individual colleges within Dreprung have their own specialty, but
Gomang focuses heavily on debate and logic. According to Lobsang Dhondub, a member of the monastery, compassion and karma are among the core beliefs of Buddhism. “All religions have the same message— the message of compassion and love and kindness,” he said. “All sentient beings have the Buddha nature,” he added. Meditation is also extremely important to the practice, said Dhondub. The monks
engage in two different types, analytical and stabilizing. Analytical involves gaining insight into a particular subject. “Debate is a form of analytical meditation,” he said. He also added that some of the elder monks wake up as early as three in the morning to begin meditation practices. The morning is also the best time to practice stabilizing meditation. Dhondub believes their tour will help show people how Buddha’s practices can help them. “One of the goals for our tour is to share the message of compassion,” he claimed. Senior psychology major Mayra Mayorga supported the monks’ presence at DePaul and believes it helped open students up to other cultures. “I love the idea that they can come here,” she said. “It reinforces the idea that we can respect other people’s religion.” She is also fond of what Buddhism stands for. “They encourage peace in general,” she claimed. For DePaul students and faculty, seeing the monks of the Gomang monastery was educational. Wellman believes there was disconnect between students’ impressions of monastic people and the reality of who they are. “They’re not necessarily what we expect,” he said. However, he believes what they do is truly incredible. “I think there’s something to be said for breathing and sitting and being present in the moment.”
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later branched off into its own School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI). Under his tenure as dean of the school, it became one of the nation’s largest schools of computer science and eventually was renamed the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM). “He was the person that created the first computer courses, then the major...he built the whole college,” Holtzschneider said. Epp was also instrumental in establishing both the College of Health and Sciences and the College of Communication. “He has been indispensable to the success of the [College of Communication]” said Jackie Taylor, who serves as Dean for the College of Communication. [Dr. Epp] saw the value of creating the college and supported with the resources we needed.” “I would say [Epp] was a great champion of making things better here for students,” Fr. Holtzschneider said. “[He was] constantly trying to make things better for students.” The Board of Trustees will begin discussing the process of selecting a new Provost during a meeting later this month.
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Entrepreneurship programs playing to good reviews By JOE RUPPEL Contributing Writer DePaul University was ranked among the nation’s best schools for entrepreneurship education by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review in the October issue of Entrepreneur. Of the more than 2,000 schools reviewed, DePaul’s undergraduate program was ranked 17th and its graduate program was ranked 11th. DePaul has been ranked as a top institution for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine since 2003. The programs were assessed on academic and experiential offerings, the percentage of students enrolled or taking classes in the entrepreneurship programs, the success of graduated entrepreneurship students and the percentage of faculty members who had started, bought, or run a business. “We’ve developed a more sophisticated infrastructure of academic and outreach programs because of our size,” said Harold Welsch, Entrepreneurship Program Director and Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship at DePaul. Welsch said DePaul’s entrepreneurship program is consistently ranked highly because of its specialized courses, highly qualified academic faculty, sophisticated outreach program and student organizations and because DePaul offers a Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship. Some of the specialty courses DePaul offers include venture financing, family business, and, creativity and innovation. Welsch said educating budding entrepreneurs is important because “the best job creating machine we have is entrepreneurship.” DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center is the program’s primary resource for entrepreneurship students. The Coleman Center offers personal advising, workshops with investors, entrepreneurs, and alumni and internship opportunities. “What we are able to do is give students access to services beyond the classroom. If students have an interest in doing something on their own, we provide additional support, so they’re not navigating the process on their own,” said Raman Chadha, Director of Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. Chadha said the Coleman Center works with approximately 150 to 200 students per year. In 2008, Kris Swanberg started Nice Cream, a seasonal organic ice cream company while she was in graduate school. After starting her business, Swanberg said she needed help and was recommended to the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. During the time Swanberg was enrolled in the Coleman Center, Nice Cream grew, she hired two employees and her ice cream started being sold at Whole Foods. Swanberg said the most helpful part of the Coleman Center was the personal advising, which connected her with a retired CEO, who went over business figures with her to decide how much Swanberg could afford to pay herself. Swanberg also found the entrepreneurship courses helpful and called the New Venture Lab course, taught by Chadha, the best course she has ever taken. The course helps students who already have businesses further develop their ventures. Welsch said the entrepreneurship program continues to add specialty courses and is tailored to industry trends.
DePaul University Lincoln Park Campus Master Plan: Academic Building
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Outdoors breezes into Arts and Letters By ALEC MORAN Contributing Writer With the construction of the new Arts and Letters Hall at the corner of Belden and Kenmore comes the development of DePaul University’s newest outdoor area. The “park-like” outdoor space will serve, in the words of Facilities Operations Vice-President Bob Janis, as “a quality combination of the Quad and DePaul Center plaza.” The area is located at the Arts and Letters Hall’s southwest corner–close to both the Schmidt Academic Center and the Student Center’s west entrance. The park will blend with the Arts and Letters Hall’s style, mimicking its aesthetic, yet extensive landscaping and hardscaping will allow it to still feel secluded. The park space will have a variety of seating options, from standalone tables and chairs, to ones built into an assortment of the area’s planters. “The focal feature of the space is a large built trellis feature that is made of steel and trimmed in
brick and stone with a natural cedar canopy,” Janis said. The tables and chairs will be arranged in relation to the trellis. Observant students may have noticed the roof of this trellis peaking up beyond the A&L Hall’s green construction fences. Though the park is in proximity to some of the busiest pedestrian thoroughfares on campus, F. O. still expects the park to be quiet and tranquil. “We do not expect to have a high level of traffic,” Janis said. “There are regular sidewalks surrounding [the park] that will provide for the main pedestrian flow. I expect it to be a quiet spot even though it sits at the crossroad of Belden and Kenmore.” “When I was looking at DePaul, they made it seem like an oasis within the city,” Junior Sean Palizza said. “but certain areas of campus don’t necessarily feel that way. I feel the outdoor park area helps bring some nature into campus.” While F. O. has high hopes that students will utilize the space to sit, talk and eat with friends, there is one thing it will definitely not be used for; smoking. While it is in-
deed an outdoor space, and smoking is generally permitted in outdoor spaces, Janis stated that “the area is within our property line so we have control over it... [We] will post several ‘no smoking’ signs and hope for the best when it comes to people being respectful and courteous of others.” Smokers will be forced to remain at the exterior of the Schmidt Academic Center, admiring the new park from afar. Janis warned that when F. O. and Public Safety staff pass by the area and notice a lit cigarette they will ask the smoker to stop. “We would like to enlist the help of everyone to keep it [smokefree],” Janis said. The Arts and Letters Hall and its park are slated to open with the commencement of Winter Quarter, yet the full effect of the park’s landscaping will not be noticable until the spring. Junior Zach Boyer thinks the smoking ban on the new park is a smart idea for the university. “I think its a great idea. It promotes a kind of environmental consciousness, one that I hope spreads across campus,” he said.
Students involved car accident near LP quad By ELIZABETH SCHUETZ Managing Editor PAIGE WAGENKNECHT News Editor A vehicle struck a DePaul student in front of Molito’s Moble, 1106 W. Fullerton Ave., Thursday, Oct. 6 around 9:45 p.m. The driver was also a DePaul student.
Evan Kuck, junior, left a DePaul Cru meeting at the John T. Richardson library to walk home to his apartment on Wellington Avenue. A student, also a junior, driving a dark red mini van turned into Molito’s, across from the Lincoln Park quad, and hit Kuck as he was walking on the sidewalk. Students near the scene at the time of the accident said they heard tire screeches and saw Kuck fly several feet into the air. Kuck appeared to be
in stable condition as witnesses said they saw him “rolling around on the ground.” Public Safety said Kuck was conscious, but “took a good punch,” after the incident He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital that evening and was last reported to be heavily bruised, but in stable condition, according to Kuck's friend who was at the scene at the time of the accident.
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State Street closes for ‘Open Streets’ event By TORREY SIMS Contributing Writer Chicago tourists and residents took to the streets Saturday, Oct. 1. for the first ever Open Streets event, stretching down seven blocks of State Street, from Lake to Van Buren. The event was free to the public and included activities like yoga, foursquare, skateboarding, a dunk tank and other outdoor entertainment. The concept was taken from other cities around the world that bring attractions to their streets for the public to enjoy. Open Streets was coordinated by the Chicago Loop Alliance and was estimated to bring about 10,000 attendees. The timing of the event could not have been better for Project Coordinator, Dillon Goodson. “With more than 60,000 college students in the Loop not returning to school until mid-September, it made sense for us to push the event to October to allow them to enjoy the event as well,” said Goodson. DePaul served as a strong presence at the event. The south-end of the street was dedicated as a “college zone” where the Blue Demon basketball teams participated in a shoot-around. DePaul Junior, Lainie McKeague, attended the event and was blown away by the turn out and the conversion of State Street to an urban playground. “I think it’s (Open Streets) a great idea to have something like this where people can come out, walk around, have fun,and stay healthy at the same time,” said McKeague. Staying active and healthy was the message coming from many of the booths at the event. Corepower Yoga placed yoga
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State Street closed seven blocks stretching from Lake St. to Van Buren Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 1 to host Open Streets. mats in the street and invited those walking by to join in on the yoga demonstrations. Having an event that relies on people getting out and being active was also the perfect venue to promote the non-profit, American Heart and American Stroke Association. “We’re having a great time being out here and informing people about staying healthy. It’s so awesome seeing State Street so vibrant and see people enjoying being active with their families,” said Senior Director of Community Health for the AHA and ASA, Heather Gavras. The street was transformed into
different zones where they looked to satisfy the tastes of all attendants, both young and old. Families with children and elderly couples strolled the streets—grabbing tea samples from one booth on the street and using sidewalk chalk to color the corner of another. Children could enjoy the “playgrounds” set up at the north-end of the street while young adults could watch and participate at the mobile skate park on the south-end. The dunk-tank was a popular “zone,” getting screams and chants from the audience. The brave young men who
entered the dunk-tank on that brisk Saturday were simply passing by, or even trying to shop, when they decided to volunteer in the tank. “I can’t believe that kid is sitting up there in his underwear!” said McKeague. Moments later “that kid” was no longer sitting, but swimming to the surface after being dunked by a young boy. The crowd was even louder despite the misery and chills from the “fearless” volunteer. “This event certainly sets itself apart from others. It is truly unheard of for State Street to be turned over to pedestrians for a celebration like this,” said Goodson.
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Biker shares experiences from 17,500-mile ride By JOE RUPPEL Contributing Writer
Matt Kelly is a normal guy. He graduated from North Park University in Chicago, works part-time at REI and earlier this year, returned from a 17,500mile bike ride that began in the Arctic Circle and ended in Argentina. Kelly, 27, visited DePaul on Sept. 29 to talk about his experience as a guest of Professor J. Harry Wray’s Biking and Politics class. “I was expecting him to have a superpower,” said Alex Moree, a senior environmental studies major, who attended Kelly’s presentation. Moree said hearing Kelly speak made long bike trips seem more possible, and she took it as a challenge to try one. Robby Hawkinson, junior chemistry major and president of DePaul’s Cycle Collective, said Kelly “rekindled” his motivation to take another long trip. Hawkinson completed a 750-mile trip two years ago. Kelly’s 21-month ride began in Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska. From there he rode south through western Canada. He crossed into the U.S. around Glacier National Park and continued through Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Arizona, where he crossed into Mexico. After riding through Central and South America, Kelly ended his trip in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. What Kelly remembers most about the journey is the feeling of awareness that developed among a sea of variables, including new countries, currencies, languages, people and scenery. “You start to get to know yourself because you’re the only constant thing in all those equations,” Kelly said. “I started to feel very aware of everything in me and around me. Everything takes on a new meaning. When you’re eating, you know you’re going to be using that energy.” Kelly’s parents moved to Mexico before he was born. He grew up in Mexico City before coming to Chicago for college, where he fell in love with cycling and had the idea to take a ride that he decided would be “all or nothing.” Kelly saved money for a year and a half working as a computer systems
to your home and to be experiencing new things in a country you thought you were familiar with.” For the majority of his ride through North America, Kelly camped at rest stops and scenic overlooks. In South America, Kelly was often invited to camp in people’s backyards or on their porches and was sometimes even invited inside their homes to sleep or eat. On his trip, Kelly began most mornings with coffee and oatmeal. During the day, he ate sandwiches, cookies and fruit and sometimes ate in the towns he passed through. In the evenings, he usually cooked for himself. “My favorite part of the day, if I had energy, was to cook, fry up some onions, make some pasta, cut up some tomatoes,” Kelly said. In South America, where it was cheaper to buy food, Kelly often ate at markets or food stalls. While he rode, Kelly played brain games to retain his focus. He would convert the distance on his bike’s odometer from miles to kilometers in his head or translate road signs verbatim, which he said was Courtesy of Matt Kelly fun because they often don’t translate Matt Kelly poses during his cross-continental, 17-500-mile bike ride. correctly. At certain points on his trip, Kelly worried about pushing his body to its limits. administrator. when you look in certain directions, all “There were a few moments when For most of his journey, Kelly traveled you see is salt on the bottom and sky the physical challenges took their toll alone. At times he would bike with other above,” Kelly said. and I began to question why I was doing cyclists he met on the road, some of who In Peru, Kelly stayed a week at the it,” Kelly said. “What kept me from not were on trips similar to Kelly’s. Casa de Ciclistas (House of Cyclists), a quitting was I knew I would regret the “The sense of solitude and losing house that has been offered for the past decision to quit.” yourself in the geography, you can do that 25 years at no cost as a haven for touring After Kelly successfully returned and get lost a little better when you’re on cyclists. home, he found a document that belonged your own,” Kelly said. “To see the guest books in particular to a relative he had never met who took a Kelly averaged 50 miles per day, was really special to me,” Kelly said. “To bike ride across the U.S. in 1951. In the depending on conditions, geography see people’s signatures, names of people document, the relative wrote about the and points of interest. Instead of rushing who I’ve read about for years, to finally time told a newspaper reporter why he through his trip, Kelly took breaks along come to this crossroads of cyclists, it was rode such a great distance. Kelly read this the way for his own pure enjoyment. He very special.” passage during his presentation. took off both Decembers when he was on “There was a sense like I was finally at “My project was like a channel swim,” the road to visit friends, and he sometimes home,” he said. Kelly read. “What I had set out to do, I stopped to see the sights around him. While traveling through Mexico, Kelly elected to do alone and under my own Kelly’s route took him past some of avoided biking through Mexico City, his power. I told [the reporter], ‘It was not the most impressive sights in the world, childhood home, and instead rode through my purpose to go somewhere, but to go including the Rocky and Andes Mountains, rural areas of Mexico. somewhere in a certain way.’” the ancient Incan city Machu Picchu, Lake “It was an eye-opening experience,” he “When people ask me, ‘why did you Titicaca and Bolivia’s Uyuni salt flats. said. “At one point, I came within 20 miles go on a bike ride?’ maybe there isn’t a Kelly said the salt flats were one of the of my childhood home and there were more profound answer than ‘I just wanted more unique places on the trip. places that I didn’t even know existed. It to go somewhere in a certain way,’” Kelly “It was a really eerie scene because was a very weird feeling to be so close said.
Students, scholars participate in Islam in America conference By PETER DZIEDZIC Staff Writer
The Islamic World Studies (IWS) Department of DePaul University is often considered to be leading the national discourse on Islamic Studies and Islam in America. The department continued to push these boundaries by hosting the inaugural Conference on Islam in America earlier this quarter. The Conference on Islam in America, Sept. 23 and 24 in the DePaul Loop Campus Conference Center, was the first event of its kind. It brought together academics, activists, students and community leaders interested in the direction of the Muslim community in America and its engagement with the pertinent and relevant social and political issues of our time. “We’re bringing together people that aren’t normally sitting together in direct conversation,” said Trent Carl, IWS program assistant and recent DePaul alumnus. “These people play different
roles in the wider world, and they have the opportunity to listen to and discourse about their visions and activities.” “This community serves as a home base for the scholars who work on Islam in America to collaborate, share ideas, engage with activists and community leaders,” said Dr. Aminah McCloud, professor of Religious Studies and director of IWS. “This is a rare opportunity for community leaders and students to be engaged directly with the scholars of Islamic Studies.” The Conference’s inaugural theme was “Representation,” inviting those participating to consider several key questions: How do Muslims construct a self-image, and how is that image constructed by others? Who represents Muslims in America, and how do Muslims in America handle the issue of authority? The Conference consisted of six panels, ranging from topics such as “Shaping and Contesting Authority” to “The Historiography of Islam in America.” While this conference was diverse in regards to societal roles, it was also racially, ethnically and intellectually diverse. “We had representatives from many
schools of Islamic thought in addition to those coming from diverse and unique racial and ethnic backgrounds,” said McCloud. The Conference was open to nonMuslims and many attended. While the conference space was filled to capacity with more than 300 physical participants, the panel discussions and questions where disseminated across the country and across the world. More than 30,000 people from across the United States and from countries such as Kuwait, the United Kingdom and France participated through live streaming video and question submission. The Conference had wide-ranging support. Universities such as DePaul, Marquette and the Catholic Theological Union and organizations such as the American Academy of Religion and the Muslim Public Affairs Council were among the numerous sponsors that assisted by inviting classes to participate virtually and spreading awareness and support. Despite the fact that the Conference was held at DePaul and that Fr. Holtschneider offered a very warm and
humble welcome to the Conference, many participants wished for more engagement from DePaul’s academic communities. “Students from IWS, International Studies, Religious Studies and other departments were invited, but we did not get the strong turnout that we had hoped for,” said Carl. Conference organizers are already planning for the years to come. They are working to increase public visibility and to make the website a hub of activity between now and next year’s conference. “We’re going to make the website more accessible by offering podcasts, videos, interactive forums and discussion threads so that we can continue these conversations,” said McCloud. The papers offered this year by the conference members will be in the next issue of the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture, later this academic year and available online and through DePaul’s library resources. The dates of the next conference have been confirmed for Sept. 21 and 22, 2012 in the DePaul Loop Campus Conference Center.
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Prescription drug overdoses outnumber traffic fatalities By CALLIE BRETTHAUER Contributing Writer The most current statistics from the Centers of Disease Control in 2009 reveal that the number of deaths from overdosing on prescription drugs has surpassed that of traffic fatalities. Preliminary data reveals that at least 37,485 people died nationwide in 2009 alone from taking an excessive amount of medication. Numerous factors contribute to the growing trend of death by overdose, but the most recognized is the widespread availability and increased accessibility of prescription drugs. “Doctors are not only much more liberal about writing prescriptions for these medications when patients complain about pain, especially when they’re covered by a patient’s insurance,” Matthew Dintzner, a chemistry professor at DePaul said. “But federal funding for monitoring prescriptions has lapsed somewhat.” “And there are other sources for these drugs, such as the Internet and street sales.” Many of the drug overdoses in the U.S. often involve excessive amounts of pain and anxiety medications, which can be highly addictive as they appeal to the brain’s reward system. After certain experiences the brain finds pleasurable, such as eating, there is an increase in the amount of the chemical dopamine released from neurons in key areas of the brain. Pain killers and anxiety medications produce a similar but more potent effect. “The human brain is wired to ensure that we repeat lifesustaining activities by associating those activities with pleasure or reward,” said Doctor Jeffrey Lanfear, University Counseling Services psychologist at DePaul. “Whenever this circuit is activated, the brain notes that something important is happening that needs to be remembered, and teaches us to do it again and again, without thinking about it. Because drugs of abuse overstimulate the same circuit, we learn to abuse drugs in the same way. In a sense, the drugs of abuse trick or even hijack the normal circuitry of the brain.” Combining any prescription drug with alcohol can especially be dangerous. “Even in the case of generally safe and nonaddictive medications such as antidepressants, excessive alcohol use may lower the seizure threshold or increase the chance of having memory blackouts,” said Lanfear.
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Lori Smith at her home in Aliso Viejo, California, showing images of her son, Nolan. He died January 16, 2009, six months shy of his 16th birthday. He suffered from migraines and anxiety, but showed no signs of drug abuse, his mother said. A toxicology screen turned up the active ingredients in the antidepressant Zoloft, the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, as well as morphine and marijuana. All investigators could give the family were theories. The steps needed to address this alarming trend are tricky and complicated. While traffic fatalities have decreased as a result of improved automobile safety, there has been no sort of innovation to help make prescription drugs safer. “Cars have become safer, but the drug is still the drug,” said Jerry Ferrari, professor of psychology at DePaul. “There possibly needs to be some kind of device that prevents a person from overdosing.” In response to the increase in drug overdoses, the White House released a plan to deal with what it calls “America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis.” According to a White House study, there was a 400 percent increase between 1998 and 2008 in substance abuse treatment admissions for prescription pain relievers. “Clearly this is a growing issue,” said Dintzner, “and I think there needs to be better monitoring of prescription drugs. I believe that many states are working on this, so that’s at least one step in the right direction.” Increased prescription drug abuse awareness is also crucial to addressing this problem, especially among college students. The desire to take an excessive amount of prescription drugs, while not as widely abused as alcohol or marijuana, has become more commonplace in recent years on campus. “There’s always been a tendency among teens to want
to go into an altered state,” said Ferrari. “Prescription drugs are readily available for teens since all they have to do is look through Mom and Dad’s medicine cabinet. It’s just easy to pop a pill and easier to hide a pill,” he said. According to American College Health Assessment data from 2010, about 7 percent of college students reported using stimulants not prescribed to them within the last 12 months. Additionally, 9.3 percent of college students used nonprescribed pain killers and 4.5 percent took non-prescribed sedatives in the past 12 months. “Many college students are under a lot of pressure to succeed–perhaps more so during difficult economic times,” said Lanfear. “Some students may take prescription stimulant drugs to try to improve their academic performance, ” he said. “In a high pressure environment, there is more of a temptation to over use prescribed medications.” College students are encouraged to deal with anxiety or pain by learning how to manage stress, handle difficult situations, and make healthy choices. While medications may be necessary for some, they are not the best solution for everyone. There are many services available at DePaul for those who feel the need talk about and receive help in addressing a substance abuse problem.
University Counseling Services has counselors accessible who specialize in issues relating to substance abuse and addictive problems, and numerous 12-step meetings exist, such as Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous, within both the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses at no cost. Additionally, the university can connect students with local resources such as inpatient
or outpatient detoxification programs and hospital-based addiction recovery programs. The Dean of Students Office is available to talk to for those who feel the need to take time off from school in order to stabilize their health situation. For more information on DePaul’s University Counseling Services, go to http://studentaffairs.depaul. edu/ucs/.
Tax hikes threaten Illinois-based corporations By KOFI AMOABIN Contributing Writer The CME Group, which runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, may leave the city in the face of tax hikes after more than a century and a half as the landmark of Chicago’s financial district. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois legislature are looking for ways to ease the impact of the recent increase in corporate income taxes on CME Group, which has threatened to leave Illinois without relief. “Our tax situation is untenable,” said Craig Donohue, CEO of CME told reporters this summer. In January, the Illinois legislature raised the state’s corporate income tax rate by twothirds, from 4.8 to 7 percent. A pre-existing 2.5 percent corporate personal property replacement tax pushes the overall corporate rate to 9.5 percent – the third highest in the U.S. behind Pennsylvania (9.99 percent) and the District of Columbia (9.5 percent.) Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who is running in the GOP presidential primary, has even compared his state’s lower taxes to the situation in Democrat-controlled Illinois. Recent studies have shown, however, that most large Illinoisbased corporations do not pay income taxes at anywhere near the official rate. Large manufacturers
such as Boeing and Caterpillar, for instance, tend to book sales elsewhere, and because Illinois imposes its income tax taxes only on profits from sales within the state, these companies pay substantially less than if all their profits were taxed. The CME Group, in contrast, executes the vast majority of its millions of daily trades in Chicago. CME Chairman Terrence Duffy recently told reporters that the way Illinois apportions income tax liability puts his exchange at a distinct disadvantage. If Caterpillar sells earth-moving equipment to an individual living outside Illinois, the transaction does not incur state taxes in Illinois. So the CME Group is looking for relief. Under one scenario, its trades could be recorded in the home state of the buyer or seller of the futures contracts. Under another, the state and the city could provide a package of economic incentives-job training grants, TIF financing, property tax abatements – to partially offset the income tax hit. The latter tactic would tide over the CME until the tax increase is due to expire in three years, although not everyone believes the state’s finances will be healthy enough by then to let the tax hike expire under an existing sunset clause. “The tax increase is temporary, and it will expire in four years, unless the legislature votes to re-authorize it,” explained
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Kathryn Phillips, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications under the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. It would be unconstitutional for the legislature to specifically exempt CME, or any company, from taxes that apply to all others. However, the legislature could vote to tax only the revenue derived from trades initiated within the state. In its annual
report for 2010, CME executed 3.078 billion trades at average revenue of $0.808 per trade. CME owns the New York Mercantile Exchange and COMEX in New York. Trades executed on the electronic trading platforms of the exchanges in New York are subject to Illinois tax. Michael Shore, the spokesman for the CME, explained that the
tax rate is not the only concern for CME. “We like to stay in Chicago,” Shore said. “We do not base our location on just one factor.” If amending the income tax laws proves impossible, the state may turn to its a la carte menu of company-specific incentives. When Motorola split into two – Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions – Motorola Mobility got $100 million in incentives to stay in Illinois. In July, Warren Ripley, director of Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Illinois incentives have created 30,500 jobs and led to $4.23 billion in business investments. CME offers the type of high technology, finance and computer related jobs that provide unique prospects for DePaul students in these fields. CME offers internships that have served students in building, exploring and networking for future careers. If the company moves, some of the opportunities will be lost to students in CME’s new location. Mayor Rahm Emanuel served as a director of CME from 1999 to 2001 and sees the exchange as the bedrock of Chicago’s economy, and to some extent, that of the state of Illinois. In June, when Texas, New Jersey and others talked about luring CME, Emanuel told reporters he is confident CME will stay. CME also was one of the biggest corporate contributors to the mayor’s election campaign.
"Jobs" continued from cover first Toy Story movie in 1995. Before the iPad, Jobs had an influence on our generation, as we dressed up as Woody and Buzz for Halloween. Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger remembered Jobs as a one-of-a-kind man. “Steve was such an ‘original,’ with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era,” Iger said. “Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend.” Current Apple CEO Tim Cook took over for Jobs in August. In a letter to Apple employees following Jobs’ death, he said, “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.” How many people read or heard about Jobs’ death through an Apple product? His profound impact on the world will never be forgotten. Apple is part of the American culture and has grown its own culture within the company. When someone buys an Apple product, they become “part of the club.” Now when someone buys an
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An Apple computer fan raises his iPad displaying candle graphics during a candle light vigil to pay tribute to Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO, at an Apple Store in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 6. Apple product, they are not only “in the club”—they are carrying Jobs’ legacy with them, a token of his life’s work and a symbol of
modern America. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich
and improve all of our lives,” said a statement from Apple’s board of directors. “The world is immeasurably better because of
Steve.” As his former colleagues can attest, I’d say Jobs put much more than just a “ding” in the universe.
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Street cameras, why not? By EVIN GUALBERTO Contributing Writer
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An protestor from Annoymous holds an Occupy Chicago sign in front of the Federal Reserve Bank on Wednesday, Sept. 28.
This is what democracy looks like Occupy Chicago calls out the injustices of American wealth distribution
By JACKIE TORTORELLO Contributing Writer The Occupy Chicago movement can be viewed from two perspectives, one a brilliant revolution dedicated to preserving prosperity or a complete unorganized embarrassment. There is no doubt change must be instigated, but many wonder if picket signs and leftist banter is the right way to go about it. Those protesting believe that corporations have buried their dead and spilled blood on the streets for too long. They believe that for decades the wealthy have robbed the 99 percent minority of the American Dream, making it nearly impossible to build a life. “Will anything actually change if we don't occupy? Will anything change if we let corporations run the world according to profit? Send a message by making people aware of that outlet and go do something,” said Andrew Traverse, an Occupy Chicago protester. According to statistics from the University of Santa Cruz, the top 1 percent of households owned 34.6 percent of privately held wealth, and the next 19 percent had 50 percent which means that just 20 percent of
the people owned a remarkable 85 percent of privately held wealth, leaving only 15 percent of the wealth for the bottom 80 percent. The wealthy are fattening up while the poor keep disintegrating into mere skin and bone. Protesters believe that since the economic foundation of the United States is finally
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represented. They should be blessed and praised for their commitment to see change. Instead of being tormented by the system, they should be considered the Ghandis of our generation, who rest on the idea of being the change they wish to see. Occupy Chicago protestors are not complaining, they are acting solely out of passion to
They not only speak for themselves but for the college student swimming in debt, the small business owner trying to put food on the table and the average Joe waiting tables and hoping for a better life.
beginning to crumble, action must be taken, and changes demand significant results. However, no one is sure how those results will unfold. DePaul student Josh Stern said, “Unifying together is a great movement. But I disagree with people who ask for a change. We are stuck here and we need to make demands. We need to educate people about money and how the game itself is rigged. This is our future. These brilliant martyrs are calling for action from every citizen who has been unfairly
live in a better world where everyone is equally represented. They not only speak for themselves but for the college student swimming in debt, the small business owner trying to put food on the table and the average Joe waiting tables and hoping for a better life. But to the 1 percent of the nation, these efforts seem like a pitiful attempt at self-expression. On Oct. 5th someone inside the Chicago Board of Trade posted a sign reading, “We are the 1%” By posting this statement,
it only confirms the rich have been swindled into oblivion and don't realize that real people need help. Because of this, the 1 percent cannot relate. These people do not ride the bus or beg for food. They do not use food stamps. They all have health insurance and every single one of them embrace the future because they can afford to. However, it is not just the 1 percent who speaks out against the movement. “Generally the protesters have shown up because they are against the wealth and Wall Street, however they have not bothered to inform themselves of how wealth and Wall Street have contributed to our present day situation. It’s embarrassing,” said Jon Reese, a bystander. The 1 percent should be ashamed of their disservice to society. By claiming that their actions are only business, their conscious is protected and they turn their cheeks to atrocities created by a ceaseless hunger for wealth. Monetary value has been emphasized while people have been left behind. The only way America can realign is through a metamorphous enacted by education, hope and action. Maybe through this, democracy will reappear once again, and speak for the 99 percent of citizens who have been forgotten.
Chicago’s police surveillance cameras have been a topic of great debate. Some revere the technology for deterring crimes, while others argue it invades privacy. The question to consider is, does the good outweigh the bad? When it comes to safety, no precaution goes unwarranted, and having cameras creates a muchneeded peace of mind for citizens living in high crime areas, even if that’s all they do. Neighborhoods with high crime rates should have a closer watch placed on them anyway, regardless of what the solution is. Whether it be more cops patrolling the area or more cameras, a high crime rate means that there is already something that isn’t being done right. I can understand that people may feel their privacy is being invaded, but if they think less surveillance is worth having their car broken into or getting mugged, then they are wrong. I would choose being watched by a camera as I walked the streets in exchange for the assurance that someone wouldn’t take my wallet and iPod on my way home. True, that there isn’t any assurance that cameras deter crime. Crime is a reflection of the neighborhood’s citizens. However, if they feel safe and protected because the cameras are closely monitored by the police, then why not? Without these cameras, peace of mind is lost. If we can argue that the police are efficient with cameras and that more cameras mean less crime, then we’ve arrived at a simple solution. And we should act on it. It seems that areas of low crime have an abundance of cameras. In contrast, surveillance in more crime-ridden places is practically non-existent. Coincidence? Not a chance. The backwards logic is what bothers me here: If some place is safe, and we all know it is safe, is there really any point to adding a myriad of cameras? People need to feel that something’s going to stop crime, otherwise more crimes will be committed. Safe areas do not become unsafe because a new camera isn’t being installed every week, and crime-ridden areas are not going to get better if no action is taken.
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DePaul juggles tradition and progress By ERNIE ENRIQUEZ
At the beginning of every school year, there are always some parents who think they are sending their son or daughter to a Catholic university. Ever since DePaul’s founding in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission, it has been widely regarded as a Catholic school with Vincentian values. Although DePaul’s values are rooted in Catholic and Vincentian teachings, the university seems to be involved in a tug-of-war between maintaining tradition and adapting to progressive, modern values. Despite its status as a Catholic school, DePaul is attempting to become a more open-minded institution. The organization Spectrum is the perfect example. A support group for lesbian, gay, transgendered, queer and allied students, it is surprising that DePaul allows this organization to exist. Despite the conservative values that often accompany Catholicism, DePaul is very open and supportive of the LGBT community. The large variety of interest and activist groups on campus is one of the ways DePaul shows its desire to be a tolerant, modern institution. Seeing this plethora of clubs and support groups, such as Spectrum, may challenge traditional Catholic doctrine, but it’s what makes DePaul a progressive school, one willing to adapt to modern societal standards. It is the willingness
to adapt, rather than adhere to a strict one-sided Catholic bias, that makes DePaul a unique Catholic university. The actual practice of Catholicism among students also echoes the institutional diversity. I have observed how very separate the Saint Vincent DePaul parish is from the university. I attend the 10 a.m. Mass at Saint Vincent most Sundays, and I can attest to the noticeable lack of DePaul students. Sure, there are a couple of students, but the majority of Mass-goers are Lincoln Park residents, young couples and new families. My only experience
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Catholic and Vincentian muscles in many ways. For example, all first-year students participate in service learning courses. In addition, part of the DePaul education involves giving back to the community through service education. In many ways DePaul is an oxymoron, but it’s what makes the DePaul experience a memorable one. I find it interesting to attend a university that is, on the one hand, committed to being very open-minded yet, on the other hand, committed to reaffirming Catholic and Vincentian values. Although DePaul isn’t imposing
I don’t see DePaul as a Catholic school, but merely a progressive school keeping up with society while maintaining its roots.
at DePaul in which the parish made its presence known on campus was on Ash Wednesday when several students received ashes. Otherwise, it seems the parish is only loosely connected to the university through University Ministry and the funding it receives from the school. The lack of student attendance at mass demonstrates the parish’s complete separation from the school that proclaims to be Catholic. While the resources are there, the majority of the student body does not partake. DePaul does however flex its
its Catholic and Vincentian views on its students, its encouragement to stand up to take action for what is right in the name of equality and social justice trickles into classroom lectures, clubs and activities, fraternities and sororities and the number of support resources available to students. I don’t see DePaul as a Catholic school but rather as merely a progressive school keeping up with society while maintaining its roots. You might argue that DePaul’s value system is very conflicted. There will always be a battle between
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with its core Catholic values, but its willingness to adapt makes me optimistic about the future.
Death of al-Awlaki disgrace to Constitution By THANO PROKOS Contributing Writer “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.” The Fifth Amendment reads clear as day that all American citizens accused of a crime have the right to a trial. However, President Obama did not abide by this rule in his recent decision to target American-born radical Muslim cleric. The main controversy concerning this decision arose when Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul criticized Obama for ordering the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki. Paul stated, “Isn’t it amazing how strongly we come down on Obama for running the medical care system, but then saying, well it’s okay for him to become a prosecutor, a judge, a jury and an executioner?” Despite the clear language concerning the importance of
conviction by trial, s o m e Americans approve of the al-Awlaki assassination, including presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He stated, “It is appropriate. When someone is engaged in treasonous behavior and has allied themselves with a force that has declared war on the United States of America and is in that sense an enemy combatant, we have every right to fire on them, as they would fire upon us — and have — fired on us” No official evidence has been released concerning the crimes al-Awlaki has allegedly committed or concerning any official ties he had to Al-Qaeda. Any evidence that might exist
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was not brought forth before a court of law, as was the case with the trial of another Americanborn terrorist named Timothy McVeigh. While presidential candidate Herman Cain, Judge Andrew Napolitano and talk show host Michael Savage all support Paul’s argument, there still exists strong
support for Obama’s decision. Some of this stems form the belief that al-Awlaki was an enemy combatant of the United States and is, therefore, unworthy of constitutional rights. However, the most gaping hole in that argument comes from the fact that all American citizens, regardless of any hate speech they may commit, do have constitutional rights. Secondly, the term “enemy combatant” remains too vague to classify. For example, some people may consider al-Awlaki an enemy combatant, so why don’t Timothy McVeigh, Bill Ayers and simple gangbangers deserve the same title? Finally, there is the argument that wartime actions can circumvent constitutional law, as demonstrated by President Franklin Roosevelt’s decision to execute six German spies during World War II. This argument remains the most ironic of all because unlike World War II, and not since World War II, the Unites States has not declared war on any nation. Undeclared wars, laws
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that exhibit strict violations of American privacy and illegal assassinations are all part of an infamous legacy of disregard for our nation’s laws. It is astounding that some schools take the prohibition of cellphones more seriously than the Federal Government’s regard for the life and death of a human being. This is not a defense for Anwar al-Awlaki. I would bet my life that he was an evil man, but if by his death we achieve the degradation of the American system of law, then al-Awlaki will have died a champion for the anti-American hate that he preached. The belief in American exceptionalism remains rooted in our country’s pride in principle and precedence, which dates back to John Adams’ defense of the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre. From redcoats to sex offenders, from gangbangers to terrorists, an enforcement of fair justice and faith in our Constitution remains a principle that should unceasingly ring in the heart of every American.
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DePaul intends to become one of the finest, urban, Catholic universities of the United States. Resolute in its Vincentian mission to make an extraordinary education accessible, DePaul will focus its energies on creating nationally recognized, rigorous programs of study; preparing women and men to be at the forefront of their chosen fields as ethical and socially engaged leaders; and building the financial and operational foundations to make our cherished mission permanent and truly effective.
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Holtschneider says that most universities wishing to improve academic quality do so by become more selective – pruning the student body by raising the bar in the admission office. This was not, however, what Holtschneider and the planning committee had in mind for DePaul. “Actually, it was quite the opposite,” said Donald Casey, dean of the School of Music and member of the planning committee. “Because of our unique Catholic Vincentian mission, DePaul has historically valued diversity over selectivity,” he said. Within a year, the committee’s plan was unanimously approved by the university’s board of trustees, and VISION twenty 12: The Plan for Academic Enrichment was officially unveiled in May of 2006. “In 2012, we will be academically deeper and financially stronger,” Holtschneider said in a VISION twenty 12 announcement letter to the DePaul community. “We will have solidified our Catholic and Vincentian identity and secured our mission into the future.” The plan was based around six major goals that would be realized in six years. While the goals were less than explicit, each involved a subset of more specific objectives for university improvement. “Sometimes you leave the language a little vague so that things can fit in later as the plan and the university evolve,” Holtschneider said regarding the VISION twenty 12 goals. Aside from detailing DePaul’s institutional ambitions, the initiative proposed the construction of several stateof-the-art facilities around DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus, all of which would qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The Lincoln Park Master Plan alone cited five major building projects, including a new Theatre School, School of Music, academic building, art museum and extension of the outdoor campus “Quad.” While the plan involved unprecedented university development, it was not the first of its kind. The Vision 2006 initiative was drawing to a close when the committee announced VISION twenty 12, which was largely based upon its predecessor. “The Vision 2006 strategic plan laid the groundwork for aggressive investment in faculty, programs and more than $300 million in new and upgraded facilities,” said Holtschnieder, who was inaugurated as DePaul’s president during the fourth year of the 2006 initiative and played a major role in its completion. Like VISION twenty 12, the plan for 2006 involved numerous goals for institutional improvement. Its primary ambition, however, was to increase undergraduate enrollment and shape DePaul’s national reputation as the largest private Catholic university in the country. “Vision 2006 was all about growth,” Holtschneider said. “VISION twenty 12, however, is about academic quality and rebalancing this growth.” The 2012 initiative aimed to achieve a 2:1 ratio of graduate to undergraduate students, as well as increase transfer enrollment, according to Holtschneider. “DePaul intends to become one of the finest urban Catholic universities of the United States,” reads the of-
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VISION twenty 12 ON THE WEB: plans, videos and reports
ficial VISION twenty 12 brochure. “Resolute in its Vincentian mission to make an extraordinary education accessible, DePaul will focus its energies … to make our cherished mission permanent and truly effective.”
Five years later, sharing in the university’s vision for 2012 requires far less imagination. In a welcome letter published in DePaul’s 2011 parent and family calendar, Holtschneider addresses the several major construction projects that new students will see underway on campus this year: “DePaul is creating new and improved facilities that emphasize quality, enabling our programs to use the latest techniques and technologies to prepare students to achieve their goals.” Costing more than $300 million in total, these new and improved facilities are hard to miss. Students in the Colleges of Communication and Commerce are now accustomed to the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley building (otherwise known as the 14 E. Jackson Blvd. building), acquired and renovated for the Loop campus in 2008. Science majors have been attending classes at the new Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building in Lincoln Park since it opened in 2009, becoming the first university science building in Illinois to receive Gold LEED certification. The Thomas Levan and Michael J. O’Connell Centers, also in Lincoln Park, have undergone $9 million in renovations since the announcement of VISION twenty 12, and a new Welcome Center on the corner of North Fullerton and North Sheffield Avenues has been providing a centralized place for admission and alumni activities since December 2009. Last month, the DePaul Art Museum opened the doors of its $7.8 million new home, located just east of the Fullerton Red Line “L” stop, where commuters can observe and interact with artwork from the building’s second-floor bay window. The Arts & Letters academic building, which will house the English and History of Art & Architecture departments, is expected to open at the corner of Kenmore Avenue and Belden Street this January. In June, the DePaul Newsroom announced that construction had begun on the southwest corner of West Fullerton and North Racine Avenues, where a 165,000 square-foot multipurpose facility designed by internationally renowned architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli is expected to stand within two years. It will feature a 250-seat theater and house DePaul’s nationally ranked Theatre School. With DePaul’s Art Museum at a new location, the John T. Richardson Library is expected in the near future, utilizing the building’s newly vacant space. While renovations to Lincoln Park’s library were not initially outlined in VISION twenty 12, Holtschneider says it became apparent later that the university community could benefit greatly from library improvements, which will include additional group study rooms and electrical outlets for laptop computers. “They way students are learning is changing,” said Holtschneider. “You have to keep this in mind when creating new facilities.” Recent DePaul graduate Anna Burnham, who spent the last four years earning her degree in women’s studies and bearing witness to the construction of DePaul’s new-
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est facilities, says “the proof is in the pudding” regarding VISION twenty 12. “It’s like I graduated from a different university than I started at,” she said. According to Burnham, many upperclassman and recent graduates like herself are frustrated by the constant discussion of VISION twenty 12: “A lot of students think the University is using their tuition money on projects that they won’t get to enjoy.” However, she says this is an erroneous idea. “If you look around, you can see that we’ve been experiencing the improvements throughout our time at DePaul,” said Burnham, who believes that any improvements the university undergoes in the coming years will simply make her degree more valuable. According to Casey, who is currently working with fellow members of the Steering Committee on DePaul’s next strategic plan, this is a wise realization. “It’s almost as if you’re a shareholder, and we make your share more valuable by becoming a more distinctive university,” he said. “Because VISION twenty 12 has been in motion for over five years, all current students and recent graduates are beneficiaries of the plan.” With the amount of new facilities that have already been completed, as well as the innumerable academic improvements that have taken place within each of DePaul’s ten colleges, it’s hard to argue with Casey’s statement.
As a new year approaches and VISION twenty 12 nears its completion, Senior Executive for Presidential Operations Jay Braatz is putting the finishing touches on an extensive annual report that she will share with DePaul’s board of trustees later this month. The report, which exhaustively outlines how each VISION twenty 12 objective was implemented in DePaul’s various colleges over the past year, is not the only item on her agenda. This fall, the board will review the university’s next strategic plan. As chair of the Steering Committee and Holtschneider’s chief of staff, Braatz has been working tirelessly alongside DePaul administrators and faculty to produce an initiative for the year 2018. Assuming the board approves this new plan, it will be announced in May of next year. With two consecutive strategic plans carried out since 2000 and another in the works, the Steering Committee is setting quite a precedent. Casey says this is natural of truly strategic initiatives. “A plan starts to go out of date as soon as it’s printed,” he said. “New opportunities and circumstances arise that call for different sets of actions, and having a plan brings the University together in a very valuable way.” Vision 2006 and VISION twenty 12 were both sixyear initiatives, and based upon the little public information available regarding the next plan, it will follow suit. “Why six years?” Holtschneider asked rhetorically. “Because you can do much bigger things in six years than you can in three or four,” he said. “But you should never go more than six, because the world changes too much.” When asked if the latest initiative will be similarly named – “Vision 2018,” perhaps? – Holtschneider laughed. “Most likely,” he responded. “We’re not too creative here.” If the next plan is anything like its precursor, however, it is hard to imagine that creativity will be lacking.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: VISION twenty 12
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: STRATEGIC PLANNING 2018
LINCOLN PARK MASTER PLAN
OFFICIAL BROCURE, 2010 ANNUAL REPORT, 2010 PUSH AGENDA
TOWN HALL AND 2011 RETREAT VIDEOS, OFFICIAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS
NEW AND IN-PROGRESS FACILITIES ON LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
http://president.depaul.edu/Vision2012/Vision2012.html http://president.depaul.edu/StrategicPlanning2018/index.html http://president.depaul.edu/MasterPlan/index.html
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THE SIX GOALS of VISION twenty 12
1.enrich academic quality 2. prepare students to be socially responsible leaders and engaged alumni 3. be a model of diversity 4. selectively increase enrollment 5. strengthen financial position 6. further institutionalize DePaul’s Vincentian and Catholic identity
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iPhone 4S kills the competition By TRICIA CATHCART Arts & Life Editor
The release date for newest addition to the Apple family, the iPhone 4S, was announced just one day before the sudden death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took the nation by surprise. Mac-addicts will be able to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, “the most amazing iPhone yet,” Oct. 14. With a dual-core A5 chip for higher speed, an all-new 8 megapixel camera and optics, iOS 5 and iCloud, along with the various other features that have made iPhones the best in the game, this new release is sure to satisfy the needs of techies all over the world. Starting last week, iPhone users began placing themselves on wait lists to be among the first to receive the new device. Pre-orders opened to the public Friday, Oct. 7 online, but the phone won’t hit stores until this Friday, the 14th. The iPhone 4S comes stocked with topof-the-line features that are sure to raise the bar for all smartphones on the market. Here’s a quick look at our favorites.
SIRI Siri allows you to operate your phone solely by the sound of your voice. No funny business here, Siri is smart enough to understand when you speak to it as you would any other person. The Apple website exemplifies the ease of use that this new program encompasses. “‘Do I need an umbrella?’ or ‘Any great burgers around here?’ or ‘Where’s the
closest ATM?’ Siri not only understands what you say, it knows what you mean. It figures out the right apps to use to find the right answer. Then, just like a personal assistant, it answers you.” It also makes phone calls, sends messages, schedules meetings and sets reminders, among other tasks. Would you look at that? With the iPhone 4S we can all have our own personal assistants, except for you don’t have to worry about paying this one or hurting its feelings. music
DUAL-CORE A5 CHIP Tagged as “the most powerful iPhone processor ever,” the two cores in the A5 chip deliver two times more power than past iPhones and up to seven times faster graphics. According to the website, “you’ll feel the effects. Fast.” This new software allows iPhone users to multitask with apps even faster and more successfully than before because of its super power-efficiency. This also gives the new phone an outstanding battery life.
iOS 5 The world’s most advanced and easiest to use operating system, iOS 5 brings us over 200 new features that weren’t seen on the now-older iOS models. Among the many features is the new notification system, iMessage, which enables users to send each other unlimited messages through their iPhones, iPads or iPod touches. Reminders have been introduced with a checklist format, you can even add due dates and locations, the Twitter integration has become smoother and the camera has endless new enhancements.
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The iPhone 4S, announced this week, will feature an A5 dual-core CPU and dual-core graphics chip that works "7 times faster" than on the iPhone 4; features a new camera with advanced optics; 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant.
iCLOUD Allows you to span your content throughout all of your devices, wirelessly. According to the Apple website, “iCloud is the easiest wasy to manage all your stuff, because it manages it all for you. iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, mail, contacts, calendars, documents and more. And wirelessly pushes them to all your devices.” No more scrambling to find what you need, iCloud has already found it. If you save something into your phone, it will be transmitted to your laptop for you to easily find. Watch your movies and TV shows or listen to your music in a more seamless way. “With iCloud, you can have iTunes automatically download new music purchases to all your devices the moment you tap ‘Buy.’ You can also access past
and TV show purchases from any of your devices, wirelessly and without syncing.”
CAMERA Apple says, "this just might be the best camera ever on a phone." Complete with eight megapixel resolution and a custom lens with a larger f/2.4 aperture, it's safe to say that this is not your average built-in phone camera. There's a backside illumination sensor, automatic white balance, face detection, reduced motion blur and advanced color accuracy. "It all means that no matter how many people, how much light, and how much action you capture, everything looks exactly as it should. And just wait until you see the photos."
Chart showing weekly closwing price for Apple stock since 2001, the year the iPod was introduced; with timeline showing when Apple released its innovative products, the iPod, iPhone and iPad.
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Chipotle cultivates healthy thoughts Lincoln Park-based festival aims to inform and entertain customers By NASH SANDERSON Contributing Writer In the past few years, much fuss has been made about what goes into the food we eat. Organic food stores and natural brands are popping up left and right to ensure customers know exactly what they are consuming. Even monstrous fast food chains like McDonalds began to advertise their specific ingredients rather than just advertising the food itself. The restaurant chain that has led this organic movement is Chipotle, which supports family farms and ethical agricultural techniques. In this spirit, Chipotle hosted a brand new event in Chicago last Saturday called the Chipotle Cultivate Festival. The free event, located in Lincoln Park, boasted a full day of celebrity chefs preparing organic food interspersed with indie band performances. The morning began with a music set by the Seattle indie folk band The Cave Singers. Front man Pete Quirk whipped the eager early birds into a toetapping frenzy with new songs “Swim Club” and “Black Leaf” from their recent release “No Witch,” as well as older hits such as “Seeds of Night” and “Dancing on Our Graves.” As The Cave Singers played their spirited final notes, the crowd was officially ready for the long day ahead. Between musical acts, guests were encouraged to explore the grounds and visit official Chipotle booths, each demonstrating the company’s positive practices through various multimedia formats. The most impressive part of the festival was the artisan tent. In this massive marquee, visitors had the opportunity to purchase
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ABOVE: Guest chef Paul Virant, chef/owner of Vie & Perennial Virant in Chicago performs a demonsration. Chef Virant's philosophy of using fresh, seasonal ingredients is represented in his contemporary American cuisine at Vie. BELOW: White Rabbits performs at Chipotle Cultivate.
homemade foods and produce from local vendors and farms. Though Chipotle offered some free food, the artisan tent was the best place for delicious, all-
natural, quality food. After a brief respite, the second band to take the stage was The Rural Alberta Advantage, a three-piece indie rock outfit from
Toronto. The band’s songs have universal appeal with themes revolving around the trials and tribulations experienced in a small town.
Each song perfectly balances melancholy and revelry with semiautobiographical tracks, such as “Stamp” and “Tornado ‘87” from their 2011 album “Departing.” The band not only wowed the crowd with roaring tunes but also wooed them with the humble charm that so often accompanies Canadian musicians. It was simply impossible to dislike these spunky, young, north-of-the-border musicians. The most wonderful surprise of the afternoon came next, however. When the White Rabbits began sound check, something seemed very familiar about their bassist. I could not shake the feeling that I had seen this man perform somewhere else. After a killer opening song, front man Stephen Patterson officially welcomed the band’s “good friend” Britt Daniel, the band’s producer and the lead singer of the popular Austin-based band Spoon. Backed by a driving twoperson rhythm section, the impressive six-piece ensemble amazed the sizable audience with insanely catchy tunes “Percussion Gun” and “The Plot”. Though much of the crowd may not have known much about this group from Columbia, Missouri, before the show began, everyone left spellbound. The musical day rounded out with two more bands: Mayer Hawthorne and the country and distinguished Americana group, Calexico. Chipotle was clearly trying to build its “local, organic is not only good for you, but also good” brand with the Lincoln Park and DePaul audience. Its message and it messengers struck a positive chord Saturday. The combination of good food and good music, delicately delivered rather than pounded or preached, was both well-attended and well-intended.
Obama speaks to college students through mtvU By SHANNON SHRIEBAK Contributing Writer
We’ve all heard it countless times from our parents and family: Pleads to “stay in school” and “get your education,” and reassuring pats on the back telling us, “it will all pay off.” While these words from those we love are meaningful, they take a significantly greater meaning when the President says them. Wednesday, Sept. 28, President Obama addressed college students across the country in his convocation address broadcast by MTVu, MTV’s website devoted to college students. He addressed many of the concerns plaguing both soonto-be graduates and incoming freshman, from the economy to
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mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks that produces a channel available on more than 750 university campuses across the US. It provides a targeted alternative to MTV, and gives advertisers and music promotion companies access to collegeage viewers.
student loans, in no more than a minute and 30 seconds. President Obama began his address by sympathizing for students craving the return of the past summer, but reminded students of the wealth of opportunities that lie ahead in the upcoming school year. He also acknowledged the stress of repaying student loans, worries about securing a job and the dismal state of the economy. Obama attempted to empathize with students by admitting that he worries about the same problems, as well. Aside from admitting his own worries to students, President Obama also attempted to impart his own wisdom upon the audience. Offering some inspirational advice, President Obama proclaimed, “Dream big, work hard, and focus on getting a good education.”
He assured students that “nothing will have as big an impact as your education,” urging them to focus on school and the rest of the pieces will fall into place. While his sympathies seemed impersonal and rehearsed at times, his efforts to appease concerned students everywhere must be commended. The address emphasized that going to college isn’t just about getting a dream job or making a six-figure salary. It is about learning how to become an educated, contributing citizen. President Obama concluded his address by wishing students good luck and a happy school year. But we don’t need luck, we just need to remember why we’re all here—to become the people we shamelessly idolized as kids and make the country a better place in our own ways.
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STUDY HABITS MATTER Make or break your college experience
By MARTY WATSON Contributing Writer
Students, teachers, professors, parents and many professionals alike have upheld the notion that confining oneself to a quiet room and studying each set of material step-by-step will undoubtedly benefit one’s grades and results. However, new scientific research and experiments based on test-taking and other retrieval practices have shown that these new methods are more effective, putting those old, traditional study habits to rest. Retrieval practices involve using cognition to recall certain factual pieces of information. The test-taking technique has been deemed the best way to engage in retrieval practices due to its efficiency. For instance, by taking a test, one will
have to actively use their brain in order to recall the stored information that has been retained. It helps spring about both old and new information that the student would have otherwise forgotten. Obviously, these practices also help the student remember the content better the next time around. Retrieval practices have been regarded highly over their counter part: concept mapping. Concept mapping, a diagram showing relationships among concepts and theories, has many educators believing that it works well, but has proven to do the opposite. Trying to remember something visual rather than pre-stored information is much harder and less effective. These recent studies have also shown that studying in non-traditional work environments help. For example, many people advise that students shouldn’t study next to a window, with music blaring or with the TV on because it may cause distraction. However, these new studies
show that studying in these conditions may actually help because each one can spark outside factors that may pertain to or find some way to associate with what the student is studying (more often than not). Taking breaks and studying different material interchangeably is much more effective than studying the same thing over and over in one bulk session. The latter is prone to drowning out previously learned information on the subject due to more information being compiled on top of that. In order to investigate these reports further, a few college students were asked about their own study habits. DiCarlo Brookens, a junior at DePaul said, “I listen to music while reviewing notes from class at my desk so that I don’t fall asleep. This usually works out pretty well for me.” Nicholas Jordan, a senior at Western Michigan University said, “I study in my bed with a lot of light and only take about three hours including breaks. I try to
stay focused without distractions. I like a combination of comfort and focus.” Brookens and Jordan have effectively made use of these new study habits by drawing in outside resources, their own comfort levels, and taking breaks but ensuring focus. Kenneth Wilson, a senior at DePaul said, “On test days, I make sure that it’s always a bulk of time that I study in. This only works about 80% of the time though.” While Wilson admits that studying in segments may be a more efficient practice, he makes up for it by adding, “My study habits and tactics usually revolve around the professor’s test structure. I always make sure I get a good breakfast in too.” In his latter statement, he shows that retrieval practices (involving the professor’s tests) help to ensure that he will know the content for the test, and be able to recall it at a later time if it’s deemed necessary.
Studies to aid in studying, compare your learning strategies to those of the experts Four recent studies have found that after doing a number of experiments, retrieval practices and mixed sets have proved to work better than what was previously thought as good study methods: concept mapping and studying in the same mundane environment.
FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT STUDY HABITS Benedict Carey – Sept. 6, 2010
In an experiment done by the journal Psychology and Aging, researchers found that
college students and those of retirement age were better able to distinguish painting styles of 12 unfamiliar artists after viewing mixed collections than after viewing a dozen works from one artist. Cognitive evidence even supports the notion that “honestto-goodness” cramming can lead to a better grade on an exam, despite beliefs to the contrary – however, it must not be done through “jam-packing.”
COME ON, I THOUGHT I KNEW
THAT! Benedict Carey – April 19, 2011
Psychologists at Princeton and Indiana University used 28 students in an experiment by testing to see which font that was used to retain more information. A score of 85.5% to 72.8% showed that more students who studied unfamiliar, smaller fonts were able to learn more than those who studied larger, more familiar fonts. The unfamiliar font caused the student to delve deeper into the subject and
dissect the information because they had to learn something that was considered “stranger” to them.
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE PRODUCES MORE LEARNING THAN ELABORATIVE STUDYING WITH CONCEPT MAPPING Jeffrey D. Karpicke and Janell R. Blunt January 21, 2011
On a final test,101 out of 120 (84%) students performed better after practicing retrieval than after elaborative studying with
concept mapping, although 9 out of 10 students (75%) believed that the opposite would take place.Pam Belluck’s article – “To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test Pam” January 20, 2011 A piece of research which was published in the journal Science showed that students who read a passage and subsequently took a test on it, were able to recall 50% more of the information the following week than students who did not.
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Apps to boost school success By CLARISSA FIDLER Contributing Writer
If you scroll through the average college student’s smartphone or tablet you will most likely find apps like Angry Birds, Instagram, Facebook, Pandora and Words with Friends. You love these apps…maybe you’re even slightly addicted. What about the other apps begging for you to notice them? There are a large number of smartphone apps that will help you get through school with ease, we even have specialized applications for DePaul students. Next time you’re surfing the Apple App Store or Android Market, consider giving these scholarly-related apps a second look. Don't leave home without them this school year.
DEPAUL MOBILE APP
Whether you’re new to campus or you’ve been here for a few years, every student needs this app. Use it to view campus events, courses, building locations and instructor contact information. Versions are
available for both iPhone and Android users.
STUDENT LIFE MOBILE
iPhone users can use this app to register for events sponsored by DePaul Student Life.
COL PLAYER FOR iPAD
This app is designed specifically for CDM students. Use it to download and view all of your COL lectures. Visit the Apple App Store or Android Market and search “DePaul University” to download these free apps.
SQUARE
Are you a member of a university organization or club? Square offers an easy way to accept credit card payments directly on your mobile device. All you need to get started is to request a Square Card Reader and download the Square app. Both the card reader and app are free. The only catch is the app charges a 2.75 percent transaction rate for each transaction. However low it may be, it’s still an extra fee. The DePaul men’s Ultimate Frisbee club is one of the first campus clubs to use Square. Christopher Asta, the club
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Heading outdoors? There's probably an app for whatever you need to do; so don't leave home without your phone. president, says they use Square mainly for collecting dues and other fees. “We find it makes it a lot easier when people have an option to use a credit card to pay us since most people don’t carry around cash or checks,” Asta said. Matt Helbig, DePaul student and Square campus representative said, “With Square, organizations can greatly increase the money they fundraise by simply being able to accept credit cards.” For more information about Square: Contact Matt Helbig at
matthelbig@me.com. Visit www. Squareup.com to request a Square Card Reader and download the free app.
BIGWORDS The quarter is almost halfway over and soon enough it will be time to buy textbooks again. BIGWORDS.com compares prices for textbooks, books, DVDs, games, music and school supplies. You can even sell back or donate used textbooks through the site. Unlike other sites, BIGWORDS.com looks for the best total price of all of your
items while also applying all the available coupons, promotions and shipping discounts. Prices are typically 35-45 percent cheaper than other online stores. The average BIGWORDS.com user saves $225 on multi-item orders. For tablet users, this July BIGWORDS.com introduced e-reader capabilities. Now you can purchase e-textbooks just like regular textbooks as long as they’re available by the publisher. Visit BIGWORDS.com to download the free app. Available for Apple and Android users.
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Chocolate through the years Field Museum's exhibit takes visitors on a bittersweet global trip By MICHAEL COLLINS Contributing Writer The Field Museum has brought back one of its most popular exhibits from the 2002 season and it won’t last long, running in Chicago through January before traveling overseas. For those of you who missed it the first time, you will definitely want to miss it again. Your golden ticket to Chocolate: Around the World, the second run for the exhibit at the Field Museum, will cost you a whopping $18 with a student ID. Harbor no illusions; you won’t be swimming in a chocolate river with Augustus or enjoying any Everlasting Gobstoppers. You’ll get just the slightest whiff of cocoa powder as you enter the exhibit and see a quasireproduction of a rainforest. A couple of cacao trees greet you upon arrival. That’s pronounced Ka-KOW, you’re repeatedly told because you must have suffered short-term memory loss every 10 to 15 feet, I suppose. Moving on, we learn of Ancient Mayan priests using
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ground cacao seeds in a spicy drink for religious ceremonies. Fascinating stuff no doubt, but it might have been more palatable with a single Hershey’s Kiss. No outside food or drink allowed! The walking history lesson continues as the Aztecs make an appearance and monetize chocolate. We’re told that three cacao seeds would buy you an avocado. One seed got you a tomato. I kept wondering how many cacao seeds I could get for $18. Cortes shows up in 1519 and chocolate goes global. Someone in Europe hit upon the bright idea of adding sugar to the mix and this gives rise to large plantations and the slave trade. Suddenly, the scent of chocolate in the room becomes sickly sweet. Around the corner we go… and along the way we learn that saucers were created to keep chocolate off of fine clothes and that the first chocolate houses opened in 1657. It would take the invention of the steam engine to lead to the smooth and creamy treat we recognize today. There’s a long section where you learn about Rudolphe Lindt and the process for smoothing
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chocolate called “conching” and….sleep! Quick, what’s something that might perk you up for a long boring history lesson? I know…chocolate! Upon closer inspection, some of the displays were kind of shoddy and scuffed, as if they’d been installed by some rowdy Oompa Loompas. I did notice a small child’s chocolate thumb print on one of the displays, at least someone got to have some chocolate. Continuing on, we learn of phenyl ethylamine and that the Swiss consume 24 pounds of chocolate per person each year. You then leave the exhibit and emerge into, you guessed it, a gift shop filled with very expensive chocolate for sale! If you don’t want to feel duped, take your $18 and rent the original “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and kick back with a big mug of hot chocolate and as many bonbons as you can stomach. I ended up feeling like another confectionery staple: a sucker. The Field Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day other than Christmas. Chocolate: Around the World runs until January 8, 2012.
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French classic revisited By COLLEEN CONNELLY Contributing Writer
The cozy, quaint Lifeline Theatre, buzzing with the chatter of the audience, does not foreshadow the tragedy that is to befall the characters in “The Count of Monte Cristo.” With a blanket on each seat, the atmosphere enhances viewing pleasure, yet the play itself maximizes it with its highly entertaining Shakespeare-esque plot. Originally, “The Count of Monte Cristo” was a book written by French novelist Alexandre Dumas in 1845. With a hefty 1,300 pages in the unabridged version, it seems that a pretty colossal feat was accomplished in adapting it for the stage. Christopher M. Walsh deserves a pat on the back for reducing the grand plot while still keeping vital elements. The major theme of the play is “providence.” Several characters throughout the play ask the main character, Edmond Dantes, “Do you know what providence is? It is the will of God.” These words haunt Edmond from beginning to end. In the beginning of the story, Edmond is a young, naïve sailor who is about to marry Mercedes, the only girl he has ever loved. He doesn’t have much money, but he has high hopes for the future. Unfortunately, right before he is about to be married, he is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Edmond is thrown into the haunting, desolate Chateau d’If, where he remains for the next 14 years. During his stint in jail, Edmond meets fellow prisoner Abbe Faria, who was once a professor in Italy. Faria teaches Edmond everything he knows and helps Edmond to understand the events that led to his imprisonment. Edmond unknowingly had three enemies who were jealous of something in his life. The enemies planted false evidence against Edmond and had him sent to prison where he was supposed to die. When Faria dies of ill health and old age, Edmond escapes the prison, finds the riches that Faria had left him and returns to France under the guise of the Count of Monte Cristo. Edmond fools everyone except Mercedes, who is married to another man (one of the men responsible for imprisoning Edmond). The mysterious Count
of Monte Cristo establishes connections and dazzles his companions with his riches and wit. Unbeknownst to any of them, however, Edmond is planning his revenge and makes no room for errors. Providence dealt Edmond a blow by sending him to the Chateau d’If, but it changes course when Edmond escapes. The play is full of bloodshed, ill marriages, mystery and illegitimate children— all ingredients in a classic Shakespearean tragedy. Of course, if the comparison rings true, there must also be some comic relief. The character of Albert, in his rash naïveté, and the stuffy, unemotional Danglars, provide the funny bone in the lively play. Chris Hainsworth, who plays Edmond Dantes, must be noted for his supreme portrayal of both the young, naïve Edmond as well as the older, vengeful and intelligent Edmond. He held nothing back in his performance and clearly carried the play to near perfection. In addition to the acting, the set and music must be commended as well. An elaborate, ancient living room with a chandelier and a set of stairs provided the scenery for the whole play. The actors used the space well, and the features of the set, including a trap door (also Shakespearean style) and a gate, distinguished one setting from another without any audience confusion. The music was dramatic at times and ironically frivolous at others, which very effectively added to the tone of the play. The play is tragic, yet it also portrays the frivolity of upper class French society in the nineteenth century. Although the play lasted only about two hours, there was only one major plot line (from the abridged version of the novel) left out. Since this plot line did not have a significant impact on the ending, it did no harm and fans of the book will still be pleased. For any adoring fan of the timeless story of the Count of Monte Cristo, this play is a mustsee. Ending with the famous words “wait and hope,” this play had me waiting and hoping that I could see it just one more time. “The Count of Monte Cristo” will be playing at the Lifeline Theatre Thursdays-Sundays till the end of October. Student tickets are $20 each and can be reserved online ahead of the date of the performance.
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ABOVE: After being wrongly imprisoned for 14 years, Edmond Dantès (Chris Hainsworth, left) seeks out his former fiancée, Mercedes (Jenifer Tyler, right), who is now married to his rival; in Lifeline Theatre’s world premiere production of “The Count of Monte Cristo." BELOW: Edmond Dantès (Chris Hainsworth) struggles against the machinations of his enemies.
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Heart and soul
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Seattle band ignites the Metro By NASH SANDERSON Contributing Writer As anyone who ever started a band can attest, there is a certain inherent exuberance that comes with knowing the path before you is limitless. With music, more than any other medium, there are no restrictions to artistic expression. Some bands, like The Head and the Heart approach this concept with an almost childlike sense of wonderment and abandon, and their rapidly growing audience is all the more fortunate for it. It has been a big year for the Seattlebased band. They can boast about the record deal for their self-titled debut album with indie-darling Subpop records; opening for established and beloved bands like My Morning Jacket and Death Cab for Cutie; earning their own headlining tour with over half the shows sold-out, not to mention a #1 single. Upon witnessing Head and the Heart’s live performance at a sold-out Metro on Tuesday night however, it is abundantly clear they have earned these accolades. For the past year since their album was released in January, Head and the Heart’s loyal fan base has been quietly building across the country, and for good reason. Word of the band has spread primarily by word of mouth. Much like the rise of British band Mumford & Sons, it is inevitable that The Head and the Heart will continue to reach a wider audience through their undeniably catchy tunes. Joining The Head and the Heart on their first headlining tour were the Devil Whale and Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. The Devil Whale began the night on strong footing. This scruffy Salt Lake City quartet immediately impressed the anxious crowd with a fairly short set list of eight songs, hitting all the right notes and surely garnering plenty of new fans with
fantastic tunes such as “Magic Numbers” and “Barracudas”. Watch for this band in the future, they have a quality sound and are genuine musicians. After a long break and sound check, the growing crowd restlessly prepared for Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. Unfortunately, this four-piece from Virginia wavered a bit on stage, leading to restlessness and murmuring from the audience. It is a shame the band often missed key harmonies because the group has a great deal of potential. The bright spot of the performance by far came fairly late in the long set list. Thao’s drummer, the star of the group, started up a song during which performers from every band came out and sang along. This togetherness was a common theme throughout the show. During at least one song in each set, bands came from backstage to give a moving rendition of a song. It was abundantly clear these three bands respect each other a great deal, and truly appreciated each other as a musical family. As Thao’s set came to a close, the mood shifted dramatically in the room. When the six-piece Head and the Heart emerged, the crowd erupted. Pulling from a seemingly boundless pool of energy, the band led a blissful sing-along of their songs, grinning and prancing like children on Christmas morning. The suddenly spirited audience reciprocated, dancing and screaming the lyrics at the top of their lungs. More often than not, the singing of the masses overtook the voices of the charming group. In upbeat arrangements like “Couer d’Alene” and “Ghosts”, the auditorium was bursting with the voices of over 1000 gleeful people. Even in more soulful, building numbers such as “Rivers and Roads” and “Lost in my Mind”, the audience sang along to every note, culminating in a rich, moving experience for everyone involved.
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The Head and the Heart is a folk band that formed in 2009 in Seattle. The band consists of Josiah Johnson (vocals, guitar), Jonathan Russell (vocals, guitar), Charity Rose Thielen (violin, vocals), Chris Zasche (bass), Kenny Hensley (keyboards) and Tyler Williams (drums). Not only was the performance endlessly entertaining, the members of the band are also clearly good at what they do. Frontmen Jonathan Russell and Josiah Johnson consistently hit the right noted, while songstress Charity Rose Thielen wowed
the crowd with her range in “Rivers and Roads.” When the band returned for a stirring encore performance of “Down in the Valley”, it was apparent this was not a simple concert, but a mass expression of joy in the heart of Chicago.
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Rage, a post-apocalyptic paradise By CALVIN HAHN Contributing Writer
Since id Software announced the development of Rage back in August of 2007, gamers have been impatiently waiting to get their trigger fingers on it. Cleverly named after Sigmund Freud’s primal instinct-driven face of the human psyche, id Software is the legendary game developer responsible for First Person Shooter (FPS) classics such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. They have succeeded in putting out another masterpiece in Rage, which was released Oct. 4. Although there have been previous games in the FPS genre, id Software is responsible for mainstreaming the experience. After their tremendous success with Wolfenstein 3D in 1992, developers all over the world have used the game as a base to mimic and improve on the FPS genre. Rage takes place in a postapocalyptic Earth after a giant asteroid wipes out the majority of the planet’s population. Your character is one of a small percentage of the population lucky enough to enter cryogenic capsules in “arks” buried deep beneath the ground before the asteroid hits. 106 years have passed when your character is suddenly awakened by a malfunction in the ark. He immediately finds out that he is the only survivor. Once he stumbles out of the ark, he finds a desolate but beautiful world different from everything he has ever known. The beginning of the game hooks the player right in, begging them to explore the vast and
unfamiliar landscape. Rage is a hybrid of FPS and Role Playing Game (RPG), with lots of third person driving elements similar to the Halo series. The first time you shoot at an enemy in the game, it is clear that the aiming and controls are intuitive and precise. You can’t expect anything less from id Software. It is amazing to see how enemies react to getting shot in different areas of their body. They crawl away when shot in the leg or fly across the room when hit with the shotgun. Enemies in the game consist of several tribes of bandits who pillage and kill for their needs, and mutants who have been transformed by the impact of the asteroid. There is also
a faction called the Authority who can best be described as government mercenaries of the post-apocalyptic world. One of their main goals is to capture ark survivors for unknown reasons. In the world of Rage, it is constantly reinforced that ark survivors fetch a pretty penny to anyone willing to turn them in. This guarantees there will be many enemies gunning for you with glorious shootouts and blood spilled throughout the game. The weapons in the game are what you find in almost every FPS game. They consist of pistols, shotguns, rifles, sniper rifles, and crossbows. Gamers may have expected to be wielding advanced laser weapons or things of that nature, seeing as the game takes place in the 22nd century, but the
Billboard Art Project By JENNIFER McCALL Contributing Writer
People traveling eastbound on I-90 now have something nice to look at if they get caught in traffic. On the stretch of interstate just past Oakton Street you can view the newest trend in artistic representation, David Morrison’s Billboard Art Project. The project involves a Lamar Advertising digital billboard, which morphs every six to ten seconds, displaying not the assumed corporate advertisement, but instead an array of artistic expressions from all walks of life. The show began Sept. 26 and is expected to end Sunday, Oct. 23. David Morrison, Billboard Art Project creator, said that he feels like the “luckiest man” after watching his fifth art show fly across the billboard screens in Chicago.
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Id Software makes its long-awaited first-person shooter return with a new franchise called "Rage."
“The effect was really profound,” said Morrison, when speaking on how the Billboard Art Project came into existence. He was struck with the idea while driving and observed that the Lamar Advertising Company— the nation’s largest outdoor advertiser—was testing out their new LED screen billboards with screensaver-like pictures. Morrison liked the idea that he did not have to look at some form of advertising all the way to work. “It elevates your interests and passions to the same level of importance as an ad for Home Depot,” he said. After much negotiation with Lamar, the Billboard Art Project had its first show in October of 2010. Initially, the show was to only feature Morrison’s creations, but that quickly changed when he told family members and friends about what he was doing. “It seemed almost right to let others submit,” he said. In the beginning, Morrison was covering all of the Billboard Art Project
expenses. Now the project has become a non-profit organization and some of the financial load has been lifted. What’s special about this event is that no two shows are alike. Artists that participate are of different backgrounds, ages and races. Morrison himself is a Chemistry and English major with a minor in Philosophy at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. Morrison believes that the Billboard Art Project tends to “humanize a space that is normally reserved for corporate advertising.” Chicago is the project’s fifth show and it continues to grow with new artists getting involved as time goes on. 82 artists from all over the nation are now featured in the show, with some contributors from England, Canada and Israel as well. Previous shows of this type have been held in Richmond, Nashville, and Duluth. The next show is set to take place Oct. 22 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. in
evolution of technology rightly stalled after the asteroid hit, so wielding traditional weapons makes sense for the purpose of the story. The weapons are streamlined by holding down the R2 or RT depending on the system you play on. You can equip up to four weapons and each weapon has four different bullet types. It can take less than a few seconds to switch a weapon and change the ammo type in game, so as not to take you out of the experience. A cool secondary weapon type called the “wing stick” will surely be a favorite among players. It is a three-pronged lethal boomerang that can slice the head off of enemies if aimed well. Pressing the select button brings up the menu screen with
your inventory, engineering specs, weapons, and missions. When picking up items throughout the game, you can use them in your engineering menu to create useful tools. For instance, once you’ve gathered a certain amount of parts, you can create a moveable turret with its own AI to help you fend off your enemies. Although many of the gameplay elements have been seen in past titles, id Software does a good job of displaying the game mechanics in new and interesting ways. The only gripe I have about the game is that it is not set in an open world like the Grand Theft Auto titles. It is much smaller in scope, but in no way does that diminish my enjoyment of the game. If I had to rate the game out of 10, I would give it a solid 9.
Reading, Pennsylvania. New contributing artists are always welcome and should visit www.billboardproject.org for more information. General information on the best places to stop and watch the show and where the next shows will be can be found there as well. “It’s a great thing for students to list on their resume,” said Aubrey Harper, a Graphic Designer for furniture company Simply Amish. When Morrison looks to the
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future, he sees so much more in store for the Billboard Art Project. “It’s [mainly] about the artists and the artwork,” said Morrison. He hopes that the creations presented will one day be seriously critiqued and analyzed like art in a gallery would be. “I love to see what people are doing and are passionate about,” he said. “I get to see their art firsthand, and for me it’s not worn out yet; it never gets old.”
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NEWS BREAK The sign says ... LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Your hard work is going to pay off, success and world domination are right around the corner. Channel your inner warrior by fusing together King Leonidas and Regina George. Keep your eye on the prize and remember not to eat carbs. Victory awaits you.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Let go of the reins and let your heart fly free. The person of your dreams may just be the plaid-wearing Psychology major doing laundry next to you in Seton. Caution is for grown-ups, and we both know that’s not you.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Trade in booze for books this week, you have an opportunity to stand out, and it won’t happen unless you focus and commit. Overpaying for color-coded Post-It products at Barnes and Noble is the best way to feel academically minded, so try that.
Enjoy the s i m p l e pleasures in life this week. Pop in a cult classic with a crush or group of friends, and put on your ugly fuzzy socks and fat pants and guilt someone into making you homemade brownies.
Be adventurous with your cuisine and spontaneity in the bedroom will soon follow. Ignite an old flame by dining at an ethnic restaurant — a little spice goes a very long way. Oh and, by the way, have you ever seen “Along Came Polly?”
Put down your smile and try on your Emo hat this week. Channel your inner barista arrogance by turning up Death Cab for Cutie and pulling out your moleskin journal. Focus on yourself and attention will find its way to your studio apartment step.
This week is the perfect time to fast jump rope to 90’s inspirational tracks and give up a bad habit. Try purchasing a fresh new facial toner, the stars are aligning and it looks like your life is starting to clear up, starting with your skin.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Stop stressing over that big job promotion, you’re not going to get it. On the bright side, good friends and drink specials can brighten up any cloudy day. Go split a pitcher with a pal and remember, these are the good days.
Prepare for a stressful week by soaking in a bath of mint leaves, sea kelp, raw almonds and crushed-up orange TicTacs. Light your Glade Aroma Therapy candle and read a book you can’t understand. You’ll feel better.
Life handed you lemons last week and you made tuna casserole. No more free handouts and lucky strikes, it’s time to face the music and put in the time. Success only comes to those who work hard for it or have famous friends.
CROSSWORD Go to www.DePauliaOnline.com for last week's aswers.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
It’s a perfect week to jumpstart your healthy new lifestyle. The moon is cool, the rain is wet and the sand is coarse. Become one with Mother Nature while sweating off your freshmen 15 at the same time! Try Bikram Yoga and eats lots of water chestnuts.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You’re going to betray your best friend this week, but it’s worth it in the end, probably. Make sure you pre-purchase some flowers to send. Nothing says sorry for stomping on you to get ahead like a dozen wilted carnations.
Down 1 Pioneer Boone, folksily 2 "Understood" 3 Working busily 4 Sweet sucker 5 "Look!" 6 "Right away!" 7 Popular wedding month 8 Comedic TV alien's planet 9 Turn you hang, in slang 10 Scarecrow's lack
11 Electrified particles 12 Gospel writer 13 Islets 19 Bluenose 21 Thor's father 24 Luxury hotel bathroom features 25 Clock readout 26 Acts skittish 27 Florida city on its own bay 28 Pub order, with "the" 29 Dark 30 Thumbs-up reviewer 31 "Olympia" painter
Édouard 32 Riyadh resident 37 Goat-man of myth 38 Painting and sculpture, e.g. 39 Hawaiian volcano 41 Building level 42 Swamp beast 45 "That's good enough" 46 On edge, as nerves 47 Dawdle 49 Dr. Seuss's "Horton Hears __" 50 Bank offer
51 Bridge crossing charge 52 Father-daughter boxers 53 Workplace for the 52-Down 54 Handy bag 55 Grandson of Adam who reputedly lived to 905 57 Place for a drink 58 Consume
Across 1 Use a rotary phone 5 Common movie theater name meaning "jewel" 10 Cheat (out of ) 14 Regarding 15 Accustom (to) 16 Cad 17 Armstrong who took a "giant leap for mankind" 18 1966 Tommy James
and the Shondells hit 20 Release 22 Comes up, as the sun 23 Not working 24 Knock for a loop 26 1958 Connie Francis hit 30 Printer's widths 33 Is wearing 34 First application line to fill in 35 Sheep sound 36 "My turn to bat!"
37 Untrue 39 List of choices 40 Fed. pollution monitor 41 Rani's wrap 42 Gave a hoot 43 Mineo of "Rebel Without a Cause" 44 1956 Little Richard hit 47 Puts on 48 1982 Disney sci-fi film
49 Wedding site 52 Dinner alternative, on a 39-Across 56 1965 Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs hit 59 Cat that roars 60 Auditorium 61 Remark between actor and audience 62 Aware of 63 Nothing but 64 Do a lawn job 65 Mellows, as wine
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Wish granted
Women's Rugby's first 'home' game one of several higlights to start of the new season By JULIAN ZENG Assistant Sports Editor
There’s no place like home. On Sept. 17, the DePaul women’s rugby team played its first match ever on campus at Wish Field against Loyola Chicago. Founded in 2001, the rugby club is part of the CARFU (Chicago Area Rugby Football Union), and was pleased to finally have the opportunity to play in front of a dedicated home crowd. Though DePaul lost the match to Loyola, dropping their record to 0-2 in the early regular season, the players were pleased with the chance to play in front of fans at a familiar venue right on campus. “Not only is [Wish Field] a nicer space than we’re used to, but it was cool to catch students’ attention in passing,” said sophomore fullback Maureen Monahan. “They probably didn’t even know there was a women’s rugby team, so to have the opportunity for people to come out and watch was great.” Playing at a venue aimed more specifically at accommodating sports like soccer and softball, the rugby team was forced to compromise on a few aspects of competition. “Usually we have to put up our own posts,” said senior number-8 Kimberly Veale, which she described as similar to football standards but taller and thinner. They were unable to do so because they were restricted from putting anything on the field. “The lines are different on a
Men’s soccer 10/12: @ USF 10/15: vs. Rutgers (Wish Field, 1 p.m.) 10/19: @ Cincinnati
Men’s tennis 10/13-17: ITA Midwest Regional (Columbus, Ohio)
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The team lines up ready to start play at their usual game venue, near Montrose Harbor. rugby field as opposed to on a soccer field as well, but we knew that going into the game,” said Veale, a captain on the squad. “And obviously we can’t paint the turf. But we worked around it and it worked well. It was a new experience.” Since rugby is not one of the more well-known sports available at DePaul, recruiting is a major concern for the current players. “It’s a hard sport to recruit for, since there are lots of stereotypes associated with the sport,” said Veale. “It’s also hard to keep people on the team year after year. So we really heavily rely on the involvement fair and word of
mouth to recruit for the team.” Monahan, a sophomore, became a captain of the team the spring of her freshman year. An individual goal going into this season was to establish some authority, despite being one of the younger players on the team. “Learning more about the game is important for me, though, because I am still a beginner,” she said. Veale is the lone senior on the team, while the majority of the squad consists of sophomores and freshmen. Veale said the team is still undergoing the learning process, the “growing pains” as she called it, and grasping a better
understanding of the game and how to work together. “I only have three games left in my college career, so I kinda just want to pass on all that I’ve learned in the past four years to everyone else,” said Veale. With this young and experienced team, Monahan hopes they can work out the kinks in order to hit the ground running going into future seasons. “Last year, the majority of people on the team started playing that year, so we really want to strengthen the core group we have,” said Monahan. “That way we can have a really strong team by the time we’re all seniors.”
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continued from back page of the season, capped off a fine performance that included seven shots on target and a good effort in the first half that was saved by Meilke for a corner. The Blue Demons started the match with nine underclassman, four of which were freshmen. Aguilar, a junior, and captain Matt Leinauer, a senior, were the only upperclassmen to get the nod. “All of our freshmen and sophomores have been coming up big for us,” Aguilar said of the younger players taking initiative. “We all connect with each other and know each other’s movements, and that comes from practice. “Curty (freshman Curtis Weir) yells at me all the time!” Aguilar said, laughing. “I like that he is taking the initiative to yell at me. He is playing behind me, and I want him telling me where to go.” DePaul outshot Green Bay
Upcoming sports schedule
Cross Country 10/16: PreNational Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Women's soccer 10/14: vs. Villanova (Wish Field, 3 p.m.) 10/16: vs. Georgetown (Wish Field, 1 p.m.) 10/21: @ Notre Dame
Women's tennis 10/20-24: ITA Midwest Regional (Columbus, Ohio)
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Defenders, Brian Lunar and Jared Blincow, collapse on a Green Bay forward. 21-15 in the match. The Phoenix almost took the lead in the 58th minute. Walls headed a rebound off the crossbar, but the goal was disallowed because Walls was
coming from an offside position. The Blue Demons head out on the road Saturday as they take on Villanova in a noon Big East matchup. That match is followed
up by a trip to the Sunshine State to face USF on Oct. 12 in another Big East matchup before heading home to face Rutgers on Oct. 15.
10/14: vs. Notre Dame (McGrathPhillips Arena, 7 p.m.) 10/18: @ Western Illinois 10/21: vs. USF (McGrathPhillips Arena, 7 p.m.)
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45,000 runners
26.2 miles
34 years
The Chicago Marathon
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Captions are clockwise starting in the top left: The frontrunners going through Lakeview. - A volunteer cleaning up after the marathon revelers. - Runners getting their second wind through Greektown.
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continued from back page The third set went all the way to the tiebreaker, in which the Blue Demon freshman won 7-6 (6). “I was pleased (with our performance) for our first tournament of the year,” said Ardizzone. “It was cold and windy, and we are an indoor tennis team. Overall, I felt good, though I don’t think we played as good as we could.” This invitation did give the team a few key areas to focus on in the upcoming weeks. “We need to serve a little better and focus on consistency,” said Ardizzone. “ We also must learn to finish points. The best players know how to finish points.” Both Ardizzone and Mitrea said that the team is concentrating more on
doubles. “We have a lot of international players who have not played too much doubles,” said Ardizzone. “I think we can beat better players by implementing good doubles strategy.” Mitrea, who started playing tennis at the age of five, said that she never played any doubles growing up in Arad, Romania. “Here, they put more accent on it (doubles),” she said. “It requires more teamwork, synchronizing and the ability to poach or intercept.”
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Baseball season starts off rocky, team remains hopeful By KIERSTEN SINKO Contributing Writer The Men’s Baseball Club has their eyes on the prize: a chance to fly down to Tampa Bay, Florida for spring training and their personal World Series. “Our team is looking really strong, and overall we’re really equipped to reach the championship,” said Kevin Crittenden, president of the Men’s Baseball Club. This season Crittenden estimated about 50 to 60 guys tried out for the club, with an 18-man roster currently. “I have to admit, tryouts were pretty competitive and there were a lot of guys that tried out,” said freshman player Alex Watkins. “It was pretty long, but I’m glad I went through it.” The club baseball team has a split sea-
son, with half their games in the fall and half in the spring, but they practice all year round. From Sept. 30 until Oct. 2 the club traveled to Southern Illinois University to play in a conference tournament, with competitors from SIU, Miami University of Ohio, St. Louis University and Southeastern Missouri coming out. “We didn’t win any games because DePaul has gotten such a late start, that was our first tournament so far,” said Crittenden. "I personally wanted to give everyone a shot regardless of starters or best players. We weren’t focused on winning any games because we were more focused on seeing what each teammate brings to the table.” And although the tournament didn’t give DePaul anything in the wins column, the team understands the benefits of working through it and learning everyone’s
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strengths. “It was rough, but it was our first time playing together, said Watkins. “I’m guessing as fall ends and spring comes we’ll know each others techniques and the way we play, and I think everything will turn out just fine.” The team is looking forward to their games against University of WisconsinMadison and Colombia College along with
Position change no issue for Zach Forbes By JEREMY MIKULA Online Editor It may seem difficult to switch from defending your own team’s goal to trying to score in the other team’s goal, but for Zach Forbes the transition from centerback to forward has been a smooth one. Forbes, a 6-foot-4-inch sophomore from Quincy, Ill., made the position switch last spring after Alex Mangan graduated. Forbes follows Mangan’s 26-goal career with the Blue Demons. “We lost a big guy in Mangan,” Forbes said. “He was a big forward and scored a lot of goals. In the spring, Coach (Craig) Blazer wanted me to play like him, to be that physical presence up front. Mangan gave me some tips and really showed me the ropes.” Forbes is deployed as a target man in Blazer’s 4-1-4-1 formation. Playing as a lone striker, Forbes’ responsibility isn’t always to score goals but rather to win headers, maintain possession and distribute to midfielders, like Antonio Aguilar and Thiago Ganancio. “I play a lot with my back to goal,” Forbes said. “I try to hold the ball up and get it to the mids, then get in position for a cross.” Although Forbes now speaks like a forward, he admits he still thought like a defender in the early in the season. “I still think defensively sometimes,” said Forbes, who occassionally played up top in high school when needed. “Like when the other team has the ball, I don’t just dive in to try to make a tackle. I try to contain, which works to my advantage a lot.” Forbes has a point. In soccer, defending is more about positioning than tackling, cutting off avenues for attacking players and not allowing them to make slicing runs or play good through-balls into dangerous spots. And while it might seem that the transition from the center of the back four to being a lone striker would be a huge change for a player, Blazer said that such a switch is not uncommon. “A lot of the positioning is the same, as is the stop-and-go, sprinting element,” Blazer said after the team’s 4-0 victory over Northwestern. “Zach has done a good job as a target forward, occupying the centerbacks with his
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Zach Forbes presence. It’s encouraging.” For all the strides Forbes has made this season – from being a sub to starting the past five matches – he’s quick to give credit to his coaches. “It takes a lot to get used to, but we have good coaches here,” Forbes said. “(Assistant) Coach (Craig) Reynolds played both offense and defense professionally, for example. With the
coaches, the transition has been easy.” Although Forbes has yet to find himself on the scoresheet this season, he feels he’s edging closer to getting off the mark. “I just got to get over the hump,” he said. “Once I get one, I’m sure more will come.”
other games at their home field, and an upcoming away tournament in Milwaukee. “This really isn’t like high school where you can just go out there and you automatically know your abilities and what you’re up against, but being a part of this club made me realize that you never know what the outcome is going go be,” said Watkins. Crittenden says that this club is fun, but competitive. All score sheets are turned into the National Club Baseball Association at the end of the year where the overall records are tallied up. They compete in district play-offs where play each team in their conference once again. All of the winners of the Wisconsin’s play-offs have the chance to head down to Tampa Bay, Florida for the NCBA World Series, post season and spring training. “I think we have a really good chance to win the conference, and hopefully head to the World Series,” said Watkins. But it’s not just the end goal that is exciting for DePaul club baseball, it’s getting there. “Despite how short we’ve been around, we’re forming like we’ve been around for years,” said Crittenden. “It’s exciting.”
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continued from back page noted that six of the schools in the Big East don’t even have football programs, making that 10 schools contributing to the football grand total and 16 contributing to basketball’s revenue. In the Big 10, men’s basketball makes only $138,054,933 compared to football’s $446,359,908. And then it comes down to what seems to be an attractive offer to TCU. In 2009, the Big 12’s basketball programs made $105, 706, 308 compared to its football program which brought in $424,468,907. For individual schools, the numbers are just as interesting. For example the defectors to the ACC, Syracuse and Pitt, made $18,309,470 and $13,117,849 respectively on their basketball programs, while Syracuse’s football program made $19,152,691, with Pitt raking in $22,513,336. The Big East’s real problem isn’t just the prospect of losing TCU, it is that if other prominent football schools follow suit, the issue becomes a slippery slope that would impact the vitality of the basketball program as well. The most detrimental loss to Big East basketball would unquestionably be UConn departing. To lose the best basketball team in the nation over a football money grab in a conference predominantly known for its basketball programs would be a huge blow to the conference. The Big East’s next moves are obviously crucial. The New York Times reported that the league’s presidents held a conference call on Friday and were discussing expansion possibilities and the possibility of invitations for new members, possibly Air Force and Navy, to strengthen their football standings. Navy and Air Force wouldn’t be contributing much to Big East basketball prestige. Other schools rumored for the open spots include Central Florida, East Carolina and Temple. That’s the same Temple whose 0-11 football team was expelled from the Big East at the end of the 2004 because of noncompetitiveness and lack of institutional and fan support. The New York Times also suggested if the Big East does decide to go back to recruiting for basketball’s sake Butler, Dayton, Xavier and Richmond could be possible additions. This conference realignment just shows what we already knew. Take away the rivalries and the facepaint and the tailgating and the “we’re just doing this for the kids” façade that surrounds college athletics and you have a money game.
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Demons rise above the Phoenix
Aguilar gives men's soccer two goal win over Green Bay By JEREMY MIKULA Online Editor
A two-goal effort from Antonio Aguilar gave the men’s soccer team a 3-1 victory over Green Bay on Wednesday afternoon. After a pretty even first half, DePaul (4-6-1) needed just seven minutes to break the deadlock after the break. A low-driven shot from Aguilar was saved by Green Bay keeper Travis Meikle, whose rebound went straight up into the air and headed home by Thiago Ganancio in the 52nd minute. The goal was Ganancio’s third of the season and gave the Blue Demons a short-lived lead. The Phoenix (4-5-1) equalized just a minute later on a free kick 19 yards out. Tony Walls stepped up to take the free kick and scored high into the far post, past the diving Eric Sorby. It was Walls’ third goal of the season. It didn’t take the Blue Demons long to find the game-winner, however. In the 60th minute, David Selvaggi played Ganancio through into the box, where the Brazilian-born freshman was taken down for a penalty. Aguilar stepped up to the spot and shot left, but it was saved by Meikle. Meikle’s rebound fell to Aguilar who passed it into the bottom right corner to give the Blue Demons the lead. “I shot it the same as my last penalty
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The men celebrating after Aguilar's second of his two goals of the game. His goals against Green Bay put his goals for the season at six. (against SIU-Edwardsville),” Aguilar said. “The goalie saved it, but thankfully it fell to my feet. I just reacted and tapped in.” Aguilar picked up his second goal in the 77th minute. A looping 50-yard cross from Kyle Gustafson was met by Aguilar, who redirected it with his head into the goal to seal the victory for the young Blue
Demons coming off a tough 2-0 road defeat to No. 13 Georgetown. “It felt great to win,” Aguilar said of the team’s rebound from defeat. “We know we can compete with anyone in the country. Our coaches always tell us that, and we’re building confidence.” Aguilar’s goals, his fifth and sixth
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Women's tennis opens season strong Young team identifies things to work on
By GIRIDHAR HARIHARAN Contributing Writer Women’s tennis coach Mark Ardizzone was pleased with the way his new team “gelled together” in the recently concluded Northwestern Wildcat Tournament, the first of the season. But they had to quickly turn around and be ready to play in the Rice Invitational tournament starting Friday in Houston. “We are going to fight. We have tenacious players. When we get into spring, the team that fights the most and fights the hardest will win,” said Ardizzone. While the Blue Demons have a long way to go before spring, several players stepped it up in the Northwestern Wildcat Tournament. DePaul’s Rebecca Mitrea won the Flight D singles tournament. The 19-year old freshman from Romania did not drop a single set on her way to
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Rebeca Mitrea winning the championship. Flight D champion Mitrea said all her singles matches were
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very different and provided her with new learning experiences. Her first match was against a
left-handed player who had a “strange top-spin.” “Even though a score of 6-2, 6-1 looks comfortable, it was not,” she said. She won her second match 6-4, 6-1 against an “aggressive, hard-hitting player” from Western Michigan University. Her third match was against an opponent from Wisconsin who did not commit many errors. “She would get everything back into play” Mitrea said. “It was my longest game. I won 6-4, 6-1.” Mitrea also teamed up with Cali Gustafson to win the Flight B doubles consolation prize. Playing in Flight A, Kelsey Lawson recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Katerina Popova of the University of South Carolina. Lawson finished the weekend 2-1 with her lone loss coming at the hands of No. 3 Linda Abu Mushrefova from Northwestern. Patricia Fargas also finished 2-1, losing to Northwestern’s Hamilton. Carolin Neumann recorded her first collegiate victory in Flight C. The freshman won in three sets against Western Michigan’s Maria Nivia. Neumann won the first set 6-3, but lost the second set 6-1.
When Syracuse and Pitt left the Big East for greener end zones there was one shiny bright spot for the conference approaching in the distance. It was the armor of Texas Christian University, a program poised to be the princely knight that saved the Big East’s football program from almost certain distress. Well, it looks like the princely knight is just a horned frog after all. TCU is currently in Conference USA and was headed to the Big East in 2012, that is until Oct. 6 when the Big 12 opened up talks with the university. "These discussions with the Big 12 have huge implications for TCU. It will allow us to return to old rivalries, something our fans and others have been advocating for many years,” said TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini Jr. in a statement on Oct.6. “As always, we must consider what's best for TCU and our student-athletes in this ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics. We look forward to continuing these discussions with the Big 12." According to a Big East spokesperson, TCU did sign an acceptance agreement with the Big East, which means they would be subject to the $5 million exit fee. With Syracuse and Pitt on their way out the door and the possibility of TCU never even approaching the entrance, only Louisville, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers, Connecticut and South Florida remain as football teams in the Big East. What is noticeably absent from discussions about conference realignment has been how this will affect basketball programs. The Big East is traditionally a strong basketball conference, which could be brought down by the money grabbing for big football deals. Why is basketball ignored in these talks? It’s not enough to just say that football programs are more lucrative than basketball programs. How much more could a conference value football over basketball as a revenue producer? According to the 2009-10 Equity in Athletics Data Analysis report, all of the men’s basketball programs in the Big East brought in $154,122,296, compared to the football programs, which made a total of $221,275,048. It needs to be
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