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‘Ideas Week squares off over need for college By MICHARL CORIO Nation & World Editor
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Lessons of Chicago violence brought to classroom, art By NATALIA HERNANDEZ
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The Intelligence Squared Foundation, which hosts and televises Oxford-style debates in Europe and New York, recently made its Chicago debut on Oct. 12 with the premise that “too many kids go to college.” Part of Chicago’s Ideas Week, the debate featured PayPal co-founder and tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel and Charles Murray (author of the AEI article “Do too many kids go to college?”) on the affirmative side. On the other side was Northwestern president emeritus Henry Beinen and the Washington Post/Bloomberg columnist and educational advocate Vivek Wadhwa. Despite attending Stanford as an undergraduate and law student, Peter Thiel is a prominent critic of higher education and the “perceived” necessity to go to college. His “20 under 20” Thiel Foundation will pay kids $100,000 not to go to college in exchange for receiving entrepreneurial training to pursue scientific and technical ideas. He argued that college today is “90 percent credentialing and 10 percent learning,” advocating that college, in many circumstances, is the wrong economic decision. He compared universities to subprime mortgage lenders, saying that these institutions want students to “pay no attention to price” despite a 300 percent increase in college costs over the past 30 years. The cost of college, as an institution, has “gone up more than anything
Eight weeks ago, Greg Scott was hit in the face with a cinderblock, leaving his nose and finger broken, lip split, tooth chipped and his elbows gauged out by seven guys on the west side of Chicago after spending 49 hours filming in a crack house. Scott, a sociologist and associate professor at DePaul University, was in two altercations prior to his latest one, not counting the two shoot-outs he was caught in while following the Vice Lords of Chicago. Scott broke his back while trying to break up two drug dealers from killing one another with a tire iron, and on a separate occasion also was jumped while filming a heroin addict shoot-up. “These things happen. But three incidents in 12 years isn’t bad,” Scott says while brushing his hand
up and down his tattooed forearms. His forearms read like novels, each tattoo an illustration and a story from the 16 years of field work he has put in as a sociologist. “It’s a fun way to live, you know? It can be exhausting,” he said. “It’s really hard to lead a duel life, to have these very very different worlds, and sometimes, you slip up. And sometimes, part of one world seeps into the other and can really f**k up your existence a bit.” For 16 years, Greg dove into the margins of society documenting the people, places and things he saw. After spending almost 15 years on the drugsupply side with street gangs, Scott found a new interest in heroin addicts. “My sincere care and appreciation for criminals, outlaws, thieves, addicts predates all of this.” he smiles, “so that’s the bigger question, right? Because I could be studying anything.” Scott said he is involved with heroin addicts because they are the true outlaws of society. Many addicts are not on welfare, without medicaid, are unemployed, and have probably cut all ties with former family members. Scott gains entree into the heroin See TATTOOS , page 9
Blue Madness celebration kicks off new season By DAVID BARRY Contributing Writer
Blue Madness, the start of the men’s and women’s basketball seasons, was held in front of a packed arena and delivered the excitement sure to get Blue Demons fans excited for the season, but was met with a bit of bad news from the men’s basketball team. “It was a real good atmosphere, there was a lot of energy in the building,” men’s head coach Oliver Purnell said. There was that news that is not so favorable to the men’s team moving into the season however. Junior Forward Tony Freeland was lost for the year with a shoulder injury and freshman guard Macari Brooks was deemed ineligible due to NCAA Clearinghouse issues. Both will miss the entire 2011-12 season. “I’m glad we had seven [newcomers]
because now we’re down to five,” Purnell commented, also noting that freshman forward Montray Clemons hurt his knee in warm-ups and will have an MRI peformed in the coming days. When asked what Clemons’ early prognosis was, Purnell said it “doesn’t look good.” Despite the tough losses, the men’s team was able to show why there should still be much optimism for the team that is coming off of a 7-24 season. One of the newcomers, junior college transfer guard Worrel Clahar, stole much of the show on Friday night. The 5-10 guard from Brooklyn made his presence known in the slam dunk contest, which featured him, fellow freshman Jamee Crockett, and Big East rookie of the year Cleveland Melvin. Clahar, by far the shortest of the three competitors, used his lack of height to his advantage and appeared to be floating on his dunks. See MADNESS , page 27
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Donnovan Kirk enters McGrath Arena during Blue Madness, a pep rally marking the start of the 2011-12 basketball season.
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It’s day 24 and Occupy Chicago is still going strong. Gaining momentum, the number of protesters has grown to thousands here in Chicago, with many more DePaul students stepping out to join the cause. Last Monday, the thousands of Occupy supporters, both old and young alike, marched from Federal Plaza to take back jobs, homes and schools, joining in solidarity with organized labor. “The big boys of finance, the ones who lead us into recession and wrecked our economy, will be in town next week,” said Tom Hawk of Occupy Chicago in a recent press release. “When we join[ed] our voices with organized labor on Monday, believe me, [they heard] our demands!” Beginning only a few blocks from DePaul’s Loop campus, last Monday’s march continued down Jackson, passing by the campus during their mass mobilization to the Students Take Back Chicago assembly at Balbo and Michigan. Every day, more people are adding their voices to those of the activists and protesters of Occupy Chicago, many of them DePaul students. “What they did not want you to ever find out is that your generation, the generation born between 1980-1995, actually outnumbers the Baby Boomers,” said actress Kate Danley. “They knew that if you ever turned your eye towards political reform, you could change the world.” With Occupy Chicago on the minds of many, there have been several events surrounding the movement, taking place around the city, a number of them here on DePaul’s campus. On Oct. 13th, the new DePaul Art Museum hosted a screening of Inside Job, a 2010 film that documents the economic crisis of 2008 while exposing the criminal practices of the private financial sector. The event was organized and sponsored by Lincoln Park Neighbors United for Peace and Justice in partnership with the Chicago Area Peace Action group. After the screening, the organization hosted a short discussion. Held in one of the art museum’s gallery spaces, the screening was decently attended, albeit sparsely by actual DePaul students. The audience was a group of people at many different points on the spectrum of political involvement. Graduate student Jim Stamper, said he “was motivated to come out tonight because I want to be more informed about the history of the current economic situation.”
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The Occupy movement has gained momentum since the day they first took Chicago by storm on Sept. 23. Mike Lynn, one of the event organizers, was particularly excited to see young adults represented. “I am always really happy” Lynn said,” to see young people at these things. Because too often we tend to see our crowds having a lot of gray hair, a lot of artificial hips. It’s always really good to see a lot of young people turn up. I think it shows that the concern for this is so widespread. It cuts across all generations.” The general trend was that the Occupy Wall Street and our local Occupy Chicago protests motivated many to attend the event. “You see the people at Occupy Chicago, it’s a lot of young people, right out of college who can’t find jobs, they’ve got $80,000 of student loans,” said Lynn. “These are people basically looking at their future, I think that’s what’s driving a lot of this.” Guests at the screening urged those that had not been to the protest to go. And while Lynn said that neither of the host organizations has taken an official stance on OWS, they are very supportive of it and Occupy Chicago. Lincoln Park Neighbors, the host organization is a local chapter of the national Peace Action group, which organizes political demonstrations and political education. Lynn explained that the groups goals include “ending [foreign conflicts] cutting the military budget, redirecting funds toward human needs, trying to rebalance the way that the government allocates money, so
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Participants of the Occupy Chicago movement march down Jackson Boulevard., passing DePaul's look campus Oct. 10. to create a more vibrant economy, and also focusing on making the connections between economic and social justice, and empirebuilding wars abroad.” Over the last week, a new national group has sprung up, resisting the claims of Occupy protesters and instead offering a conservative response. The group is acknowledging themselves as the “We Are the 53 percent movement.” Started by conservative filmmaker Mike Wilson and rightwinged blogger Erick Erickson, the “We Are the 53 percent” blog is made up of contributions from the 53 percent of Americans who pay more in federal income taxes than they receive back in deductions or credits. A play on the “We Are the 99 percent” claim of the Occupy Wall Street movements, “We Are
the 53 percent” stated on their Tumblr blog, “We, the 53 percent of income-earners who pay taxes, hereby refuse to [complain] about it. We’re happy to make a living. Just because we could whine about stuff doesn’t mean we will. That is all.” They also poked fun at the occupiers’ use of Twitter hash tags and wording choices. Meanwhile, at Occupy over the weekend, speakers covered topics like “the illusion of free markets and the rise of the police state,” “greed and capitalism,” “racism in Chicago,” and “does Marxism matter?” On Saturday night, Global Occupy Day occurred, meeting at Jackson and LaSalle and leaving at 7 p.m. to move to the new home of the Occupy Chicago movement. Those in attendance were
encouraged to dress nicely to celebrate their first day of occupation. Suits, ties and dresses were recommended. Occupiers were also told to bring anything that they would need to spend an evening in downtown Chicagosleeping bags, linens, bikes, warm clothing, etc. This Thursday, Oct. 20, DePaul students have the opportunity to join the protesters in their teach-in on the politics of student debt and the need for a radical debt movement, an idea shared by many college-aged occupiers. They aim to highlight the political and economic modalities of the student debt bubble; to discuss the lived consequences students face, and to open up a dialogue about building a citywide radical campaign to mobilize against the escalating immiseration that faces anyone who wishes to educate themselves in an increasingly privatized, neoliberal system of university education. “We are Chicagoans, and most importantly, Americans, gathered together in solidarity to exercise our Constitutionguaranteed rights of free speech and to peacefully assemble,” states occupychi.org. “We welcome support from our sisters and brothers across the nation and the world.” To get involved with the Occupy Chicago movement, visit occupychi.org. The group is also active on their Facebook and Twitter, where they update meeting times, locations and goals.
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Education generation up in smoke Even after a lifetime of anti-smoking education, students are still lighting up By KATE OELRICH Contributing Writer Everyone gives the same reason: “I never thought I would get addicted.” But the fact is, many college students are still smoking cigarettes despite growing up in a generation with harsh warning labels. At DePaul, students at both the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses gather outside to drag a few more puffs and get a quick nicotine buzz before class. While exiting a building, nine times out of ten you’re hit with a big cloud of smoke. Non-smokers can feel like the whole campus smokes at times. Although smoking has been a part of our country for generations, the difference with the current generation is the intensive anti-smoking education filling schools today. It’s surprising to hear that college students are still smoking, especially with the amount of education they have more or less had. So why do college students still smoke in the information age where the side effects of smoking are practically common knowledge? According to the Centers for Disease Control, 21.8 percent of all adults between ages 18 and 24 smoke. Some students seem to be embarrassed
by the fact that they smoke. When DePaul students were approached about why they smoke, many refused to give their name at the fear of someone finding out about their “secret” habit. Though it’s not so secret when anyone at DePaul has a chance to see you outside of the Student Center. One student even said, “I’m not really a smoker…I swear! It’s just been a bad day.” If that’s the case, DePaul students are suffering way too many bad days. Clearly students know the effects. If you failed to see the typical warnings throughout your primary education, here’s a recap: The CDC states that tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death, accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths, or one of every five deaths, in the United States each year. Although stats show that this number may be declining, Smoking Expert and psychology Professor Leonard Jason said he has not seen much of a difference in the number of students smoking now than in the past. Others have seen a change in smoking trends. Nursing Professor Ronald Graf said, “Recently I have noticed more female students smoking than in the past.” Cory Seeger, a senior, spends most of her night class breaks outside with fellow classmates talking about the class over a smoke. Her response was similar to others.
“I never thought I would get addicted,” Seeger said. “I went through high school thinking smokers were disgusting. I just started having one when I went out, and then one after class with friends. Now, I smoke every day…and by myself sometimes.” Many DePaul students claim they started because others around them are doing it. Before they know it, they are addicted and doing it alone. “Peer pressure is what often gets this addictive habit going in junior high and high school. Once addicted, it is difficult to quit,” Professor Jason said. “It takes seven or eight quit efforts to be successful, on average.” DePaul started cracking down on smokers by enforcing the rule of no smoking within 20 feet of any school building entrance following Chicago’s own Clean Indoor Air Ordinance of 1988. Fines of up to $250 are issued to anyone caught violating the ordinance. The most current and strongest version of the ordinance took effect in 2008 and prohibits smoking in virtually all enclosed public places. In a recent e-mail to students, DePaul gave a list of the dangers of smoking, indicating that smoking longer means more damage. The e-mail also listed a resource for students eager to quit. The Illinois Department of Public Health funds the Illinois Tobacco Quitline. The counseling services, operated by the American Lung Association are free for Illinois citizens. Many students feel they are not affected by this because they plan to “only smoke
CTU, DePaul form alliance By HALEY BEMILLER Contributing Writer Theology students at DePaul will be able to take their education a step further. DePaul has aligned with the Catholic Theological Union to offer students graduate-level opportunities in theology. The deal, which will be of the greatest interest to Religious and Catholic Studies majors, allows students to take classes at CTU and even earn a Masters in Theology. “If you’re admitted here, you’re admitted there,” said Fr. James Halstead, chair of the Religious Studies department. According to Halstead, “this is the latest twist in a very old relationship.” After the CTU formed in 1968, DePaul assisted with their development of a Master of Arts in Theology. Additionally, 300-level classes for Catholic Studies at DePaul were offered at CTU when the program established itself in 1990. Halstead claimed that this alliance enhances DePaul’s Catholic and Vincentian identity. DePaul faculty members are also able to reap benefits from this. According to Halstead, they will be able to take graduate classes and teach at CTU if they meet the qualifications. Tom Judge, Chaplain for DePaul’s Law School and College of Computing and Digital Media, is thrilled by the development with CTU. “I’m a big fan of CTU,” he said. “I’ve taken classes there, and I think their student body and faculty are diverse. That works to the benefit of everyone within that community…That value is going to benefit our DePaul students.” Judge believes the opportunity will give students “access to some of the best Catholic theologians in the world” who are “equipped to lead us in profound theological conversations.”
“They [CTU faculty] combine great intellectual power and academic experience with deep compassion,” Judge said. CTU students will also benefit from this development. “They will be able to take courses in finance and business…digital cinema and computer science…selected courses in law…things that ministerial types need to know that they don’t have the faculty to teach,” Halstead said. Additionally, CTU students will have the opportunity to take foreign language classes, including English, as “about a third of their body is from overseas.” “All this is in the process of being worked out,” he said. Sister Barbara Reid, the academic dean at CTU, added that theological institutions are more successful in this kind of situation. “They’re in a much stronger position to fulfill their mission if they’re in alliance with another institution,” she said. “The model we’ve been using has been working well for the last 43 years, but things are changing.” However, while many institutions have completely merged, Reid noted that is not the intention of CTU and DePaul. “What we’re doing is sharing more with one another,” she said. She also believes there is potential for the institutions to share library and journal resources, study abroad capabilities and even financial transactions. “We might be able to economize on some of our purchases,” Reid said. Above all, DePaul and CTU hold very similar values. According to Reid, CTU shares DePaul’s “commitment to social justice.” She described an important goal of the alliance as one to determine “how we can collaborate on bringing our mission to fruition. Together, we can… [be stronger].”
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during college,” but quitting is easier said than done. A DePaul grad, who did not want his name published, affirmed this. “I don’t want to be a smoker. I never want my parents to know, or my employers,” he said. Yet, months after graduation, he is still doing it. “It’s easy to not think of yourself as a smoker when all your friends are doing it. Once you’re working full time and see yourself needing to take smoke breaks, it really hits you,” he said. Even if someone is able to quit smoking directly after college, there are still shortterm health effects. Besides increased allergy symptoms, upper respiratory infections and the notorious smokers cough, Jason also pointed out that smelly clothes and stained teeth are just a few of the effects that a lot of student smokers don’t think about. After working in this area for 30 years, Jason said it’s not about what needs to be done to get students to quit, but how to prevent them from starting in the first place.
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Texting ban extended to cyclists By DARRAH PERRYMAN Contributing Writer
City Council passed legislation Oct. 3 making it illegal to text while cycling. The new ban, proposed by Alderman Marge Laurino, 39, is making an impact on DePaul students. Many find the ban to be a good thing. “The law is definitely a great idea,” said sophomore Taj Simmons. “The road is a crazy place and people should be aware at all times.” The crack-down on texting on the roads has become a vicious reality that citizens must face. The new law begins with fines starting out as low as $20 for the first offense and leading up to $500. Authorities hope that the new law will bring the number of accidents involving bikers down, along with making the roads safer and more convenient for everyone. It was only a few years ago that Illinois made texting while driving illegal. With cyclists all over the Chicagoland area, drivers have to be more alert and cautious of them. If some are texting, they are causing more problems and concerns for
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The city passed a new law Oct. 3 that makes it illegal to text while cycling. Fees for violating the law will start at $20 and go up to $500. everyone. “I got in a bike accident about two years ago,” said Andres Campo, a freshman at DePaul. Campo uses his bike as his most vital form of transportation. “I broke some ribs and I actually
had to take some time off of school because of the injuries. I can’t imagine texting while riding my bike, my accident would have been much worse.” Having someone text or talk on the phone while on the road is
one of the negative effects of the growing dependency society has on technology. However, with the new ban comes uproar from many bikers who feel that the law is not necessary. Citizens who see bikers in passing do not
necessarily see this new law in the same way cyclists do. “Texting while on the bike will not only put the bikers in danger, but the people on the road as well,” said Mikey Gomez, a frequent biker in the Chicagoland area. “Biking is dangerous as it is. Why make it more dangerous by texting?” Senior Eric Palanck thinks the law is a positive step but said he wished the city had done a better job of letting cyclists know about the policy change. Palanck received a $25 ticket from a Chicago Police Officer for texting while riding his bike on Lawrence Avenue. He is appealing the ticket in traffic court because he had no knowledge that the law was in place. “I think the general idea is good to protect riders, but they need to give out a notice about it,” Palanck said. Most students and authorities feel the new law will only make a positive addition to the streets of Chicago. Last year there were 1,600 bike crashes in total, although only few were fatal. The new law is designed to bring down the number of crashes and make Chicago streets smoother and safer, no matter what vehicle is being driven. “I don’t see bikers texting
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•A theft report was filed for a student who had her •A criminal trespass to land warning was given OCTOBER 9 to an individual refusing to leave the John T. wallet stolen from the DePaul Center. •A liquor law violation report was filed on Richardson library. a student in University Hall. The student was OCTOBER 11 transported to Illinois Masonic for treatment. •A sexual harrassment report was filed with Public •A theft report was filed for auto sprinkler swivel Safety. •A simple battery report was filed for a student connectors that were taken from the DePaul in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. The student was also Center. •A noise complaint was filed for the fourth floor intoxicated and transported to Illinois Masonic of Corcoran Hall. Hospital for treatment. •A theft report was filed for a person who had her bag taken from the Student Center.
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•A damage to vehicle report was filed for an individual whose vehicle was damaged in the •A report was filed on a complaint of a possible •A suspicion of marijuana report was filed for Welcome Center parking lot. F.E.R.P.A. violation. a room in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. No drugs were found. OCTOBER 10 •A theft report was filed for a student that left his •A criminal damage to property report was filed •A damage to vehicle report was filed for a cell phone unattended in the Student Center. for markings at 1036 Belden Ave. person who returned to his vehicle in the Sheffield Garage and noticed it was dented. OCTOBER 6 •A power outage report was filed for a power •A criminal tresspass to land warning was given •A damage to vehicle report was filed for a outage in 1150 W. Fullerton Ave, 1050 W. to an individual that was in a building after hours. vehicle that was dented in the lot under the train Fullerton Ave., and 2400 Sheffield Ave. The individual has recieved past warnings about station. •A simple battery report was filed after an being in the buildings after hours. altercation occured between two individuals at the •A criminal damage to vehicle report was filed on
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University sponsors events to encourage alcohol awareness By JACKIE TORTORELLO Contributing Writer
October is Alcohol Awareness Month, and DePaul is taking action against irresponsible alcohol consumption. On Oct. 10 in the Brownstones Annex, a panel of students joined together to share their experiences with (and without) alcohol. “If someone asks you why you don’t drink, just tell them you like your apple juice just fine,” said Jaymee Lewis, a resident adviser. DePaul operates under a harm reduction model. This means students should do everything they can to avoid harming themselves and others. This month, in particular, DePaul is emphasizing this model in drinking situations. Administrators are aware that students will obviously engage in alcohol-related activities, but they want to meet students halfway. This means administrators will still hold students accountable for their mistakes. In fact, three students have already been removed this year for violating the alcohol policy. Melissa Sova, president of Chi Omega sorority, gave advice on how to avoid violating the
policy. “Live a lifestyle to look back on and be proud of,” she said. Excessive drinking can lower the level of respect for a person and influence a variety of other factors. “It can affect how you perform, not only athletically, but how you perform in class,” said Drew Edwards, a member of the DePaul men’s track and field team. Excessive drinking can also cause a number of serious health issues. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism, excessive consumption weakens the immune system. This can impair the body’s defense system, leaving the abuser more susceptible to illness. Another physical consequence of excessive drinking is liver damage. The body can no longer process the poison, so the liver shuts down, making it nearly impossible to filter out other toxins in the body. “I’ve had to take kids to the hospital to have their stomach pumped,” Edwards said. “They could have died if I did not step in and do something.” If students choose to drink, there are factors they should consider beforehand. The most important is to take advantage
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Poi spinners, hula hoopers, drummers, and spectators gathered in the park area of Foster Beach Oct. 11 for the last "Chicago Full Moon Festival" of the season.
of public transportation, instead of driving. The students on the panel also promoted the idea of “knowing your limits” and “knowing when to stop.” To avoid the pressure to keep drinking beyond your limit, be mindful of the group you are with. Develop a strong network of supportive people that like to have fun but also have a safe and respectful demeanor. “Just because you’re not off campus does not mean [your friends are] not watching you,” said Oliver Debe, a resident adviser.
Positive friendships are also important because they allow active communication in addressing problems and asking for help. “If she’s taking shots, I’m going to put my drink down because someone has to get us home,” said Asia Moore, the social chair of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. However, if someone has a drinking problem there is only a limited number of things a friend can do. “Eventually they will realize the implications of their actions,”
said Erica Diaz, a member of Chi Omega. “Be a friend first, but someone has to come to that realization on their own. You can only help someone if they want it.” In the case of a drinking problem, students can go to the counseling center for help. Because it is Alcohol Awareness Month, DePaul will also sponsor activities in a comfortable and safe atmosphere, free of drinking. To find out more about DePaul activities this month, contact the Department of Student Outreach and Success.
Award-winning students. Expert faculty. Trailblazing urban and environmental GIS. The strength of the geography program at DePaul University is measured in the success of its students. Last year, a student took top honors for a paper presented at the regional meeting of the Association of American Geographers. In 2010, two of the five Outstanding Students honored by the Illinois GIS Association were DePaul undergraduates. Our graduates are employed across the public and private sectors, and many have entered highly-rated graduate programs in geography and urban planning. It’s what you’d expect from a program focused on hands-on learning through a network of Chicago public and non-profit organizations, knowledgeable faculty members with expertise in urban and environmental GIS, and top-notch lab facilities using applications such as ArcGIS 10 and ENVI. We offer a variety of undergraduate concentrations as well as a popular 5-course GIS certificate program. In addition, students may study abroad in Kenya performing field mapping for environmental organizations. Isn’t it time you explored the Department of Geography at DePaul? Visit las.depaul.edu/geography or email geography@depaul.edu.
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CAPS leader turns grief into good A father’s mission to prevent gun violence after son’s murder By DARRAH PERRYMAN Contributing Writer Ronald Holt spoke Oct. 11 at DePaul University to discuss crime reporting to an Intro to Journalism class. The students had no idea that they would hear Holt’s heart quenching story and learn of the impact his story has on Chicago’s neighborhoods. It brought a dampened blanket of tears and memories that touched the lives of the twenty students anxiously waiting to hear his next words. “I guess everyone knows that I lost my son, Blair Holt, to gun violence,” Holt said. “After, I didn’t know how to deal. I felt lost. I used Ravi’s words to guide me: it is very crucial to your character that you do well with this victimhood. Show your character, will and strength, and make good come out of this.” At approximately 3 p.m., May 10, 2007, 16-year-old, Blair Holt was murdered on a CTA bus. Gang member Michael Pace boarded the bus and fired bullets at another gang member who was sitting at the back
of the bus. A single bullet obliterated the life of a young honors student trying to shield his friend, and in the end died a hero. “Bullets have no names and do not discriminate,” Holt said. “If one man has a gun, he can hold that whole block, neighborhood, community hostage with fear. I try and work with the community and help them to get over that fear.” Holt’s family let a sigh of relief pass when Pace was sentenced to 100 years in prison in 2009. Kevin Jones, who was charged for providing the gun to Pace, was sentenced to ten years. With justice served, Holt could dedicate his life to ending violence on the streets of Chicago. Officer Holt is now the director and commander of The CAPS program, which is dedicated to making communities safer for citizens of Chicago. The CAPS program advocates the importance of coming together with communities in fighting crime and reporting suspicious behavior. Blocks can come together to form block clubs, with people who are invested in their neighborhood and are willing to work together to solve the problems they see in their blocks. There are regular beat meetings where officers assigned to each district meet with the community to discuss the issues and concerns of residents. Residents can find out what beat they are in and when the meetings are by
calling 3-1-1. “Blair’s shooting gave me the motivation to apply for the CAPS position,” said Holt. “I had no connections, but I was motivated and I got the job.” Holt’s motivation lives on today as he actively works to make CAPS the best that it can be. Currently two officers facilitate each district with one sergeant. Together
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they tackle the conflicts within every beat. But Holt plans on meeting with the Mayor to ask for an additional officer in the coming year to help balance the work load. Holt, even to this day, is riveted by the effects of Blair’s death. The shooter,
Pace, only 16 at the time and Jones at 15, made the family wonder how this could have happened especially at such a young age. Pace and Blair went to the same high school, but Pace had switched to an alternative high school where he later dropped out completely. He also was diagnosed with a learning disability and had an IQ of 77. Holt is determined to reach out to youth about gun violence. He believes that engaging students in school is one of the best things to help a child who is showing signs of troublesome behavior. “Pace’s third grade teacher said ‘I knew he was going to be a ticking time bomb waiting to explode,’” Holt said. “Unfortunately my son was at the receiving end.” Holt frequently goes to schools in the Chicago area as an activist against gun violence and to remind kids of the new curfew enforcement. Children under 12 must be home by 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; youth 12 to 16 years old must be indoors by 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. “When I go to elementary schools, I make a peace circle to make everyone feel comfortable,” Holt said. “I want them to know, that violence is not a good direction to go in. I try and do what I can — what I should to make a difference.”
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Several DePaul students, staff and faculty geared up for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Students, professors lace up for marathon By JACKIE TORTORELLO Contributing Writer More than 45,000 runners geared up with running shoes and water bottles Oct. 9 to complete the Chicago Marathon’s 26.2mile course. Holding signs and cowbells, 1.7 million spectators sat on the sidelines with their encouraging messages and supportive cries. Several DePaul students and staff participated in the marathon. Most of them began preparing months ago and maintained a strict running schedule in order to overcome the immensity of the challenge. “The training schedule involved three shorter weekday runs, one long weekend run, and one day of cross training,” said Ginny Rowe, director of academic advising in the College of Communication.
“I didn’t adjust my nutrition other than trying to drink more water.” Besides staying hydrated and enduring constant physical tests, there are many things one must do in order to conquer a 26.2-mile beast. The most important thing when training for a marathon is sticking to the training schedule. Marathonrookie.com states that it is important to incorporate long runs with short runs. An ideal schedule is an alternating one in which the trainee runs from 6 to 10 miles on some days and 18 to 22 miles on the others. While training, runners must incorporate muscular endurance, as well as stretching, with their workouts. “I did a combination of cross training and five long runs a week,” said James Manos, a graduate student in philosophy at DePaul. “I also ate a lot of things that were fresh and had
a lot of carbs three days before the run.” When it comes to diet, more attention should be given to the intake of carbohydrates. The human body uses a large amount of energy throughout the 26.2 miles of blood, sweat and tears. This means that there should be a large amount of carbohydrates in the athlete’s diet as well as a smaller amount of protein. Carbohydrates guarantee energy, while protein tends to weigh the runner down. “I think running a marathon would be insane,” said Dan Conroy, a DePaul student. “That’s something I would never do.” For those who crave the challenge, the reason for running varies greatly from person to person. “I have run recreationally for about 12 years and have completed several shorter races and a half marathon,” Rowe
said. “A marathon was something that I have always wanted to accomplish, so I decided this would be the year to do it.” Besides the physical requirements, the mentality of the runner must be assessed, too. “I ran as sort of a mourning process,” Manos said. “My grandfather had died from cancer. I also ran for charity, the American Cancer Society.” Several DePaul students also watched the marathon. “One thing that stood out to me is when the many runners would unite together and help cheer on random strangers,” Sara Hanna said. “Everybody was helping each other.” Many of the Marathon's spectators and runners united to form a web of support. “You just have to get up and go do it,” Manos said.
addicts lives through a needle exchange program. The program fights to contain the spread of HIV and AIDs by providing sterile syringes in exchange for used paraphernalia. Scott says most heroin addicts trust the needle exchange program and its volunteers Scott said if the volunteers show the addicts that they are not judging them and are eager to listen to their stories, they will accept and trust the volunteers. Scott said he cares about the addicts. He stopped to mention his friend Julie, a prostitute and addict who died four years ago, whom he addressed as his sister. In September, Scott and his friends marked the fourth anniversary of Julie's death. Scott met Julie while she was on the streets of Chicago working as a prostitute to support her addiction. In the final weeks before Julie's death, she decided to join a methadone program. Around the same time, her growingly obsessive ex-boyfriend abducted and killed Julie and her best friend Jackie, Scott said. Although Scott was accused of enabling addicts through the needle exchange program, Scott does not advocate for sobriety or drug use. Scott said he is only there to document and learn. “I don't want to get anyone off drugs, but I do know that being alive is a necessary precondition for recovering from drug addiction,” Scott said. “You cannot recover if you're dead.” Many criticize and speculate over Scott's life, some stories far more exaggerated than the life he actually leads. This however, does not seem to concern him. “If I had the life I'm rumored to have, I'd probably be in prison now,” Scott said. “I don't know what people think of me and I don't think I really care, to be honest with you. The audience that really matters to me are the people out there.”
Professor crafts teenage media space for Chicago library By KATIE KORMANN Contributing Writer The smooth melodies coming from the keyboard are suddenly interrupted by the sounds of tires screeching. The teenager, sitting on a plush couch, leans his whole body to the right as he vigorously pushes the buttons on his video game controller to avoid crashing his car. These students, and many others like them, are hanging out on the ground floor of the Harold Washington Library in a space that was formerly a storage room. The 5,500 sqft room received a major makeover and is now home to “YOUmedia – a Digital Library Space for Teens.” YOUmedia is the brainchild of DePaul’s very own Dr. Nichole Pinkard, visiting associate professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media. Pinkard earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, an M.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University.
Chicago Public Radio named her one of Chicago’s Global Visionaries. “Jobs in journalism, entertainment, science, education, medicine, and business — they’re all starting to depend on interactive media. How will children from poor communities be able to compete in the future? I decided to find a solution to that potentially huge problem — and started the Digital Youth Network,” Pinkard said. Digital Youth Network was developed after Pinkard received a five-year, $50 million grant by the MacArthur Foundation to study how digital media effects literacy. The MacArthur Foundation is one of the nation’s largest independent foundations that support a variety of causes, one of which is to understand how technology affects children and society. In the new library area, students have the chance to work hands-on with graphic design tools and music recording equipment. In addition, the library has laptops, video cameras, and gaming consoles available for student use. The library also offers a variety of workshops taught by professional mentors — The most popular being the gaming
podcast. The Lyricist Loft on Wednesday evenings is by far their most popular program. What started as an open mic night for poets has evolved into a place where singers, dancers, and rappers can showcase their talent. YOUmedia was designed to foster the relationship between teenagers, media, books, mentors, and institutions throughout the city. While circulation of teen literature in the library has jumped nearly 700 percent since the new space opened, the technology seems to dominate the students’ attention on site. Attendance at the center includes students from all over the city. “Most of the students come from Muchin (College Prep) and Jones (College Prep), but we see a lot of students from Kenwood (Academy) and Walter Payton (College Prep),” said Matt Jensen, cyber navigator at the YOUmedia center. Jensen said any teenager with a Chicago Public Library card and a high school ID card may use the center and check out media equipment. There is no cost to check out the equipment.
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“The students here this afternoon are all French foreign exchange students,” Jensen said. The library has seen such success with YOUmedia that they plan to replicate the program city-wide. “The interest is there. This place just provides students with access (to the technology),” Jensen said.
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An audience member asks a question as part of the Q&A session of the Intelligence² debate 'Do too many kids go to college?'. Onstage from left: author Charles Murray, Pay-Pal co-founder and tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, ABC News Nightline host John Donvan, Northwestern president emeritus Henry Beinen, and Washington Post/Bloomberg columnist Vivek Wadhwa.
else in our society”. “Questioning college is like questioning the existence of Santa Claus with 3-year-old kids,” Thiel said. Burton Cann, a junior history major at DePaul, believes that “society makes college a necessity … when college is not for everybody.” “A lot of people complain about loans, but don’t look at the other options, such as state or community colleges,” he said. In response, Northwestern president emeritus Henry Bienen asserted that there is a clear wage and social premium associated with college attendance and that everyone benefits from college education. He criticized Thiel for having “a highly stratified view” of the world, arguing that the majority of people are not Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, who were immensely successful outside of the university system. “We shouldn’t be so ready to consign [the youth] to their ‘fate’ of a low paying job,” said Beinen. Junior Leslie Munson, a political science and German major, said that despite the costs, college is worth it. “College isn’t just about getting a job right away. It’s about enhancing your person,” Munson said. “I would rather be intelligent rather than ignorant of the things happening around me. I would rather be a poor college student than to have a steady job and not be fulfilled as a person”. Thiel’s debate partner Charles Murray, who attended Harvard University, reiterated, “The thesis of my argument really is that the B.A. is the work of the devil.” Taking a stand against the “stigmatization” of students who do not obtain bachelors degrees, he argued that the
U.S. has created “a self-fulfilling prophecy” and that those without B.A.s are percieved as “dumb or lazy”. “Why is a professor giving a brilliant lecture to 150 kids in a hall and not millions?” Murray asked. Sophomore Harry Schaefer, a political science and English major and economics minor at DePaul, agrees with Murray that those without a B.A. are unfairly stigmatized by society. “Discrimination against technical/ vocational degrees exists in the U.S. —we need plumbers, mechanics, etc., and they shouldn’t be unfairly stigmatized,” Schaefer said. “Much of the content [at typical 4-year institutions] has no practical application in the outside world, unless one has ambitions in academia for the future”. Vivek Wadhwa, the columnist and educational advocate, argued that Americans are “completely and totally unaware” that the U.S. education system is “by far the best in the world” and the model followed by the rest of the world. He argued that the answer to America’s competitiveness is education. “If we keep having silly debates on 4-year degrees, we’re going to lose out,” Wadhwa said. “The Indians and Chinese will be eating our children’s lunch in the future.” Taylor Christensen, a freshman early childhood education major, disagrees with the premise that too many kids attend school. “College provides a lot of opportunities to students, yet many people don’t take advantage of what college has to offer.” Peter Thiel and Charles Murray were the victors by a close margin, managing to convince
eight percent of the audience to favor their side. The opposing side, by contrast, received six percent, with the final results being a close 47 percent in favor and 46 percent against, with seven percent undecided. The results were CIW is a week-long event, Oct. 10-16, that the closest brought together some of the world's greatest margin in the thinkers and innovators. Their goal is "stimuhistory of talte new initiatives and ventures, create new Intelligence connections and collaborations, and establish Squared a community of people who have the desire to debates. create great things," according to their webT h e site. audience was asked to vote Notable speakers included: three times, and -President Bill Clinton the winner was -Suze Orman calculated by the -Mayor Rahm Emanuel greatest percentage - NYC Mayor Michael of people to switch their Bloomberg opinions to favor another -Kevin Bacon. side. Students should be exposed to oxford style debate to learn that there are mutually acceptable arguments on an issue, said Intelligence2 Executive Producer, Dana Wolfe. The full debate and more information about the topic is available online at www. intelligencesquaredus.org.
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Oregon court overturns campus gun ban By CALLIE BRETTHAUER Contributing Writer In a ruling late last month, the Oregon State Court of Appeals overturned a longstanding firearm ban at The University of Oregon. Jeff Maxwell, a U.S. Marine and student, was arrested and suspended from school for having a concealed weapon in a university building and, thus, violating the no-gun policy. The Oregon Firearms Federation filed a lawsuit on his behalf after the incident. There are currently 15 states that allow universities to decide whether concealed weapons should be banned, but this case could potentially change those states’ laws regarding guns, as it ruled that universities do not have the “institutional authority” to regulate guns. “It’s a state law decision having to do with who gets to make state rules concerning guns,” David Franklin, a professor at DePaul’s College of Law, said. “The court held that only the state legislature can do so.” Whether people have the right or not to carry concealed weapons has been historically a state issue, but federal laws have impacted university “concealed carry” rules. In 1995, the Gun Free School Zone Act was passed, prohibiting the possession of firearms within 1,000 feet of public or private school property. Since then, numerous colleges have adopted similar regulations even though universities are not included in the bill. The primary argument for “concealed carry” has always been Second Amendment rights. In the last couple of years, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of less gun control in the cases of District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008 and McDonald v. Chicago in 2010. Both struck down citywide handgun bans, but the Heller case only pertained to federal laws. The recent
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McDonald case applies to state and local gun control laws and ended Chicago’s 28-year ban on handguns. These cases end up affecting campus regulations as well. A dispute regarding gun bans on college campuses has the potential to go all the way to the Supreme Court if the argument is made that these bans violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. “I doubt the campus ban would be considered unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court,” Franklin said. “In its 2008 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Court struck down a citywide handgun ban on Second Amendment grounds but added that ‘nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on … laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings,’” he said. Many who believe that universities should have the right to enforce gun bans
do so because they see allowing concealed weapons on campus as a threat to a safe environment. There are discrepancies when it comes to property rights, especially with private universities. The school has authority as a property owner and is legally entitled to make its own decisions regarding firearms. However, the university is not entitled to the federal funding that makes it a precondition for receiving institutions to comply with such rulings. There are also a number of pro-gun groups that have advocated for appealing campus wide gun bans. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a nonpartisan organization comprised of over 42,000 members, ranging from students to parents to professors, nationwide. “Law-abiding citizens who are licensed to carry a concealed weapon have undergone background checks, training courses and have spent hundreds of dollars and hours for licenses to carry concealed
weapons,” said SCCC Midwest Regional Director Reid Smith. “At that point, states deem them competent to carry a firearm in shopping malls, grocery stores, movie theaters and on the road. Yet, in many states, when those same citizens step inside a college classroom, they’re somehow considered more dangerous than before.” A great benefit to “concealed carry” is having a weapon available for self defense in the case of an emergency. College students are just as prone as anyone else to crimes such as robbery and could use the extra protection. “Crime happens on college campuses, and it can also happen during a student’s late-night commute home from a college campus,” said Smith. As a medical student who must walk home from school late at night, Smith does not support gun bans. Forty-nine states allow concealed weapons. The only one that strictly does not is Illinois. Wisconsin became the 49th state this past summer to legalize “concealed carry,” and starting in November, people with concealed weapons permits will be allowed to bring their guns onto college campuses within that state. However, as long as Illinois remains strict on gun control and passes no state law mandating "concealed carry" compliance, DePaul University plans to remain a gun-free zone. “DePaul’s Code of Student Responsibility strictly prohibits the possession or use of firearms on campus,” said Robin Florzak, who works for DePaul’s Public Relations and Communications Office. “Earlier this year, a bill to allow concealed weapons in Illinois failed to pass the state’s House of Representatives. DePaul continues to work with other colleges and universities to raise awareness among our state leaders and representatives of the negative impact such a bill could have on campus safety.”
Students and teachers share a new kind of Apple “I think having Apple products is more like having a status symbol. It shows that you’re interested in technology, and design-wise it looks really cool,” said freshman Praveen Kopparapu, who has been using Apple products for over six
By KIERSTEN SINKO Contributing Writer The red apple has always been a quintessential symbol for America’s educational system. In the modern age, however, the classic red apple no longer sits on top of a book, but now glows white on the back of computer screens in classrooms across the country. Thanks to Apple Inc., classrooms and college campuses now thrive on these portable electronic devices, which are also used by many to perform their day-to-day online activities. Steve Jobs, the former CEO and co-founder of Apple, passed away Oct. 5, 2011. His wildly successful products revolutionized the technology industry, and his death has brought scores of people to the streets to remember his legacy. Apple stores are now covered in sticky notes with different messages along the lines of ‘Thanks for my iPod, Steve’ or ‘iSad.’ Numerous flower bouquets lined the sidewalk of the building, candles were lit, and some even left old Apple products, including a computer mouse and headphones. But the most important impact that Steve Jobs left on society was showing the public that they could easily use
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It will obviously be different without Steve Jobs’ ideas, but Apple won’t fall, it will only transform...
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technology in daily life. “One thing [Steve Jobs] has done is having technology more accessible to the public. In my experience I have come to realize that teachers are more comfortable with an Apple interface than a PC,” DePaul Professor Michael Moore said. Not one person can walk through the quad at DePaul today without seeing someone typing on their Macbook, talking on their iPhone, listening to their iPod, or playing games on their iPad. Although Apple products are not the only technology brand seen on campus, it is one of the most popular choices for college students.
PRAVEEN KOPPARAPU, FRESHMAN years now. Moore, a writing professor for the WRD program at DePaul, said his favorite classroom to work in is located in McGaw, room 143. Why? The room is full of Apple computers for his students to use. “Jobs was very smart in identifying K-12 education early on as a potential market for his products, so now people tend to see more Macs around high schools and middle schools instead of PC’s. Students have and still are growing up with Apple products because it is very user-friendly,” Moore said. He enjoys sharing his knowledge
of Apple products with his students, including talking about recent applications he downloaded on his iPhone that students may also be interested in using. Moore also points out that Apple products allow every user to easily produce movies, edit pictures, create websites and much more without having to be a professional in a particular area. Without the vision of Steve Jobs, technology may not be as user-friendly as it is today. “[Apple] has made technology democratic. They are proving that it should not be available to only professionals; it should be available for all of us to use. Apple has made this easily possible for the general public,” Moore said. Kopparapu also has no doubt in his mind that Apple will continue to produce amazing products for the general public. “I think Apple has such a hardworking staff and they will continue with projects that they already have. It will obviously be different without Steve Jobs’ ideas, but Apple won’t fall, it will only transform,” Kopparapu said. “It’s not like Apple is going to start producing microwaves, they have design teams that work along the same lines as Steve Jobs did” Moore said, adding, "College students, even at DePaul, will continue to be influenced by these products."
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OPINIONS Run Chicago, run!
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This past Sunday, 45,000 courageous souls ran 26.2 miles through the streets of Chicago in uncharacteristically warm October weather. Three specific monumental events made this year’s Chicago Marathon unforgettable, and the personal stories behind these events are reminders of why this marathon is so monumental in the first place. First, Moses Mosep set a new record. His victorious time was two hours, five minutes and 37 seconds, which means his average mile pace was four minutes and 47 seconds. In order to conceptualize this craziness, imagine setting the treadmill to 12.5 mph, then running at that speed for just over two hours. He was generously compensated for his astonishing feat with $150,000. Second, a soon-to-be mother completed the marathon and then proceeded to give birth later that day. Apparently, for Amber Miller, being almost 39 weeks pregnant was no excuse to opt out of the event. It was all in a day’s
work for this mother. And finally, a tragedy. Firefighter William Caviness collapsed a mere 500 yards from the finish line and died due to unknown causes. The 35-yearold father of two was raising money for burn victims and was no rookie marathoner. He was the second person to die in the Chicago Marathon since 2007. The Chicago Marathon brings together people from all walks of life, people from different athletic backgrounds and with different incentives. Take Jasmine Sanders, a sophomore at DePaul. She and two of her sisters made the pact to enter the race last winter. Sanders had absolutely no running experience, but she and her sisters were able to get in shape with the help of a training team at their church. The group ran a couple of long runs each week as well as participated in muscle training. The hardest part? Running in the muggy Chicago summer. To combat the heat, the group ran at five in the morning. When the race day finally came, Sanders was filled with a mix of emotions: excitement, anxiety and even laughter. She compared the feeling to when a
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Runners race to the finish line at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9. roller coaster slowly goes up the ramp … she knew there was no turning back. As her sisters ran ahead, she realized she was in for a tough battle and told herself, “It’s just you; don’t worry about anyone else.” Thirteen miles in, Sanders began experiencing extreme pain
in her hip and had to stop running, but she was determined to finish the race. She succeeded, but not in time to qualify for a medal. In the end, the medal was trivial for Sanders, who gained much more in experience and learned a lesson or two in determination and perseverance. “If I can do it, anyone can,”
she said. Thousands of men and women put their bodies to the test last Sunday. Whether they did it for the feeling of personal accomplishment, to raise money for a cause or just for the pure rush, they can all claim membership to the elite marathon community. And that is monumental.
Steve Jobs, a hero of the counterculture
By PAUL PETEFISH Contributing Writer
Most people knew Steve Jobs as the charismatic leader of Apple Inc. An eccentric genius who would poke at his rivals while delivering Apple’s latest and greatest wiz bang product that we didn’t know we needed. But how did Steve Jobs come to be? The personal computer age grew out of the LSD-expanded minds of some of the most brilliant and influential people of the 1960’s counterculture, and Jobs was one of them. The counterculture was about going against the norms of society in a way that questioned important issues of the time, such as race relations, the Vietnam War, women’s rights, drug use, the American dream and what constituted true happiness. The concept of freedom was of the utmost importance to the movement. Freedom to explore one’s self, freedom from bureaucracy, freedom of expression and freedom to pursue happiness were all cries of the
counterculture. Steve Jobs attended Reed College in Portland, Ore. but dropped out after only one semester. He said he couldn’t see the value of his parents spending all their money for him to learn things he did not care about. For over a year, Jobs continued to “drop in” on classes that actually sparked his interest, one of those being a calligraphy class. “If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do,” Jobs said in his 2005 Stanford commencement address. At this time in his life, Jobs was an out-and-out hippie. He was experimenting with LSD, and he believed that taking the drug was one of the two or three most important things he had done in his life. He also attended
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primal scream therapy sessions and spent several weeks in an Oregon hippie commune with friends. In the mid-70s Jobs traveled to India in search of spiritual enlightenment. After swimming in the Ganges River, he came
back a Buddhist, wearing traditional Indian clothing and sporting a shaved head. Shortly after his journey he would join his good friend Steve Wozniak at the Homebrew Computer Club in Silicon Valley. Wozniak would show Jobs a new
computer he had built himself. This computer actually had a keyboard and screen, a stunning achievement for the time. Jobs was not a computer engineer but rather a visionary, an artist. He understood the importance of the personal computer and was amazed with Wozniak’s achievement. This was the beginning of Jobs’ understanding of the wants of his customers. Under Steve Jobs, Apple masterfully blended form and function in all their products. He seemed to intuitively know what consumers desired. CEOs rarely become so admired and loved, but he gave us things we wanted when we didn’t even know we wanted them. There will be no replacing Steve Jobs. He was a brilliant man who did not follow the status quo of success, and perhaps that’s what made him so successful. As the world mourns the loss of perhaps the innovative visionaries of our time, let us be mindful that Steve Jobs was not your standard suit. He was a celebration of the rebel, of the wanderer, of the explorer in all of us.
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Columbus, who? By Nathaniel Andrew Contributing Writer
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Ashley Hendricks, a University of Alabama student protests HB-56 on Sept. 28, 2011. Approximately 40 students gathered for a protest of the immigration bill on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Dehumanizing immigration law should be revoked By JACKIE TORTORELLO Contributing Writer The U.S. Justice Department argues that Alabama’s new immigration law is “neither cooperative nor constitutional.” In the eyes of the people, this law is not sane. Since U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn ruled that Alabama police are now authorized to detain people suspected of being in the country illegally, there has been more fear than resistance. Essentially this means that any individual walking down the street who fits the stereotype of an illegal immigrant can be searched and detained if proof of citizenship is not presented. This new law was implemented in an attempt to preserve jobs that theoretically should belong to legitimate citizens. This law was also enacted in an attempt to save money. Since the majority of illegal immigrants do not pay
taxes, many were freeloading on public resources and allegedly receiving benefits they did not deserve. “I think it’s racial profiling,” said DePaul student Taylor Koehn. “Sure, we need to do something about the illegal immigration problem but causing one group of people to live in fear just because of their skin color is wrong. There’s not one way a typical illegal immigrant looks.” This law has not only impacted the Hispanic community in Alabama. It has affected the public school system as well. The day after the ruling, the Alabama Department of Education recorded the absence of 2,454 students. That number is equivalent to 7 percent of the entire student population of Alabama. However, since then some students have returned to class, and attendance is slowly creeping back to normal. But still, it is hard to blame parents from pulling their
children out of school and fleeing the state. This law has not only pitted citizens against one another, it has turned teachers into immigration officials, as students are now forced to fear the teachers they once respected. Since this law affects the development of a future generation, it has taken a step back from personal advancement and a huge leap towards dehumanization. By educating themselves, children can attempt to escape the conservative vision that stems from ignorance and better themselves regardless of the system. If this law is upheld, it is not only an attempt to oppress the working class but to grant the upper class a guaranteed position of control in future generations. The fear this law has created for certain families has forced innocent students to miss out on their constitutional rights of public education. According to a report from Alabama, a student living in Mobile said, “Alabama makes
me live in fear … I have to be afraid of my teachers, the people I look up to.” This does not solve the job crisis in America. It has only created vacant spots, which hinders the advancement of a society that once prided itself on the American Dream. While confined to a jailhouse in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” People all over the world have fought the war of inequality and to some extent the martyrs have won. After the civil rights movement took over restaurants, streets and buses, many thought that war was over. However, because debts need to decrease and people need jobs, innocent working-class families are being made the scapegoat.
Monday, Oct. 10 was Columbus Day, and if it weren’t for my bank being closed, I would not have known. As I walked past an empty school that was filled the week before with students furthering their education, I questioned the school’s productivity. What might have been taught that day? Columbus Day has been a statutory holiday since 1907. That’s 104 days of education that have been compromised. With the day off for many people, you would think you’d hear people discussing the tradition of the celebration or at least doing something to show they understand what the holiday means. Instead, I found people overcrowding the retail stores. The only value I could find in Columbus Day, if any at all, was not in unity but in economic stimulus. Perhaps that is why the government has preserved this holiday for so long. Some would argue that the Columbus Day parade keeps the tradition alive and the city aware. But how many people actually attend the parade? Kenneth Sanders, a junior at DePaul, says that he always misses the parade. “I missed the parade because I went out the night before knowing I didn’t have work the next day,” Sanders said. Landon McCarrol, a native of Columbus, Ohio, said Columbus Day was always a big deal in grade school but never at home. “I spent most of the day in my pajamas watching cartoons,” McCarrol said. “My dad would cook and my mom would clean, but [there’s] nothing unusual about that.” Enrolled at a school that takes pride in its diversity, I was determined to find something or someone that was actually celebrating the day. I checked out DePaul’s events page, and the only events listed were an ePortfolio Teacher Workshop and a silent auction to benefit Sister Marie Therese Diang. So I hit the streets. Instead of a celebration, I found a protest that shut down Jackson Street, filled with people of all shapes and sizes looking for a better job market and demanding a change in the economy. Other cities may have something different to say about Columbus Day, but it’s clear what Chicago had to say--we want our jobs back and we want to work. Marching through the streets, Occupy Chicago protesters are proud Americans but concerned citizens. As evidenced by the large number of protestors, it is clear we’re not interested in celebrating the birth of our nation, but rather we are troubled by its current state.
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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or decades, thousands of men have pledged a belief they promise never to forget: Every time a mustache is shaved, an angel in heaven dies and falls to earth. In Chicago, the outlook is sunny with only a small chance of angel showers. A new two-year study by the American Mustache Institute (AMI) found Chicago to be America’s most mustache-friendly city. Lake Michigan is largely responsible for its mustache friendly atmosphere, says Aaron Perlut, the chairman of the American Mustache Institute. “Mustached Americans love water sports,” he says. “It’s hard to find a lake without a mustached American riding some kind of mechanized vehicle wearing a tank top.” “And then you also have a heritage of the fishing industry on Lake Michigan and mustached Americans tend to flock to jobs such as de-scaling and actual fishing,” Perlut added. “Chicago has a very large first respondent force,” Perlut says. “Between police, fire, and the health care industry- as it relates to Emergency Medical Technicians, you find there are a very high percentage of men in those positions that wear mustaches.” “Finally,” Perlut says, “Chicago has a very strong heritage of retired Chicago Bears that are classic mustached Americans, including Mike Ditka who was a finalist for the Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year award.” More than ten thousand people are members of the American Mustache Institute. After AMI found Chicago to be the most mustache-friendly city, the group decided to move their annual Stash Bash benefit from St. Louis to Chicago, a first for the 36-year-old institute. Held on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at Joe’s Bar on Weed St., the costume party with live music and a performance by U.S. Air Guitar Champion Romeo Dance Cheetah. Supporters of AMI must make a series of pledges, which range from pledging to never own a cat or watch “Sex and the City” to lobbying the Obama administration by “asking him to grow a mustache during his first term to demonstrate solidarity with people of Mustached-American descent.” Members must also pledge to dislike all things associated with Dave Navarro, an American guitarist who has played with the Red Hot Chile Peppers. The event serves as a kickoff to Movember, an international mustachegrowing charity campaign raising millions of dollars every year for cancers affecting men. This year’s U.S. Movember event is set to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s LIVESTRONG. Although Chicago’s mustache attitude seems to be
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the AMERICAN MUSTACHE INSTITUTE an upward grin, Perlut says mustaches’ mark in society has had its ups and downs. “During the 1970s, every man in this country had three things: A perm, a turtleneck, and a mustache,” Perlut says. “That was the heyday of the mustache.” “The mustache was on life support in the eighties and nineties,” Perlut says. However, Perlut says the mustache made a revival in the last five to six years. “A lot of that has been driven by Millennials.” “The current generation—people in their late teens and early thirties, are very much a mustache generation,” Perlut says. “People are very interested in expressing themselves and being individuals.” “Young people have played a huge role in the resurgence of mustache popularity,” Perlut says. “It’s a pretty easy form of self-expression that you can alter. You can try a style, shave it if you don’t like it, and start anew.” According to the American Mustache Institute, mustaches improve a person’s good looks by 38 percent. Perlut claims his mustache dates back to when he was seven years old, which made growing up very dif-
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ficult, he says. “Parents didn’t want their kids to play with me because they were afraid I would hurt them because of my readily attractive mustached American good looks.” Perlut offered advice for DePaul students who have not experienced Chicago’s mustache-friendly attitude: “Don’t be ashamed to demonstrate your mustached American spirit, if in fact you have one,” he says. “There are too many out there who have been afraid to be the scorn of discrimination of living the sexually dynamic mustached American lifestyle and the inherent value of doing so is too much to pass on.” DePaul finance major Alex Gavlick says he sometimes experiences discrimination as a result of his beard. “A lot of the time, I get, ‘Hey, you’re that guy with the beard.’ I am a human being. I am much more than that,” he says. Ronald Heinz, the director of AMI’s Digital and Interactive Services, is unable to grow a mustache due
to what he calls “Bare Upper Lip Disorder.” However, Heinz wears a fake mustache as a way to express himself. “Whenever I have that fake mustache on … it is like I almost get superhuman powers,” he says. “It’s pretty amazing.” Heinz says college students should try growing a mustache while they are still in college. “I think they would want to experiment with it because trying new things is what college is about.”
THE AMI PLEDGES 1. Lobby the administration of President Barack Obama, asking him to grow a mustache during his first term to demonstrate solidarity with people of Mustached American descent. 2. Applaud any Mustached American as they walk past me on the street. 3. Castigate clean shaven mortals and remind them that their bare-lipped appearance is a sign of weakness and communism. 4. Dislike all things associated with Dave Navarro. 5. Continue my mustache growth in the extremely rare case that it causes significant decreases in sexual activity, friendships, and approval by society at large. 6. Never own a cat or watch “Sex And The City.” 7. Distrust clean-shaven officers of the law, and if approached by a mustache-free constable, dial 911 and proceed to a nearby police station, where a squadron of heavily mustached officers will greet me with open arms. 8. Consider the environment before shaving my mustache. 9. Never forget that every time a mustache is shaved an angel in heaven dies and falls to earth.
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TOP 10 MOST MUSTACHE-FRIENDLY CITIES IN AMERICA 1. chicago, Ill. 2. houston, texas 3. pittsburgh, pa. 4. oklahoma city, okla. 5. detroit, mich. 6. milwaukee, wis. 7. cleveland, ohio 8. new york, n.y. 9. huntsville, ala. 10. tampa, fla.
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Social media + Art = Success By CLARISSA FIDLER Contributing Writer
“We need art to live, but we don’t need art to live,” says Janice Bond, a Chicago-based brand strategist and business developer in the arts industry. Bond identifies that to thrive in today’s market, successful artists must see themselves as art entrepreneurs. This includes being engaged with social media. Bond shared her expertise during a presentation entitled “SM+ART Social Media and the Arts”, given in junction with the 10th Annual Ravenswood Artwalk. “Social media is one piece of your overall marketing plan”, says Janice. She tells artists to find fusion between traditional and non-traditional marketing to produce the best results. When asked which of the myriad of social media platforms to focus on, Bond says, “Figure out what you’re already using and how to get the most out of it…it’s about who you want to reach and how you’re going to reach them.” She
stresses that an artist’s message on all social media platforms needs to be clear and consistent. Bond identified three types of profiles for social media users: personal, professional, and business. Art entrepreneurs’ main focus should be on their professional and business profiles, says Bond. A professional profile is more regulated and focused on presenting a particular image and message. A business profile is straightforward and completely removed from the user. April Bawolek, a student at the American Academy of Art who was in attendance, says, “I have Facebook and Twitter accounts that I use personally, but now I see how I can use them and other platforms for my art too. I hadn’t thought of that until now.” “Success lies between production and promotion,” says Bond. Successful execution on social media platforms greatly increases an artist’s sales. It is important for artists to use time outside of production to promote their product. Bond tells artists it is vital to know their goal and central message. The key to
remaining artistically authentic is to find a balance between your message and soft sell. Hillary Ray, an art student specializing in drawing and sculpture at Bradley University, says, “I’m an art major but I have a marketing minor. I’ve been so focused on my art classes I haven’t done much with marketing yet. Now, I know I need to start focusing more on the technology and marketing side of my art.” Bond’s vision of art sales includes three components: pricing, photography, and promotion. She encourages all artists, whether they are established or just starting out, to ensure their prices reflect what they think their art is worth. “Artists have a tendency to underpay themselves. Negotiate down, not
on your social media accounts. “If someone is interested enough in a piece he or she should contact you directly.” “How you feel about your art directly relates to the success of your business,” says Bond. She counsels artists to show brand intelligence by intellectualizing the industry. Meeting with other artists, consultants, and art organizations all contribute to that aim. As a result of this effort, sales benefit because your product is coming from a more thoughtful place, says up.” Bond. “However, at While MCT Campus the end of the day, social media there is no substitute platforms are great for getting out there marketing tools, Bonds and hitting the pavement.” tells artist to not publish prices
‘American Horror Story,’ terrifyingly risqué By TRICIA CATHCART Arts & Life Editor FX has got it right with their newest and creepiest weekly show, “American Horror Story,” an out-there approach to nighttime storytelling. Unabashedly serving up an hour of sex, horror and psychologically twisted plotlines, the show is unlike anything else on network television. Premiering two weeks ago, the new original drama series kicked off with a strong start, delivering just over five million total viewers. This is equal to the demo rating of “Nip/Tuck” and 33 percent higher than “Sons of Anarchy,” the two most-watched series ever for FX. Definitely falling into the category of adult television, “American Horror Story” most certainly isn’t a show for the entire family to watch. Bondage suits, satanic ghosts, failed marriages and deranged, lustfilled teens are just some of the topics that were covered in the first episode of the show. “American Horror Story” revolves around the three-piece Harmon family, who moved from Boston to the looming mansion in Los Angeles in an attempt to bury the adultery and stillborn birth that shadows their past.
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In this image released by FX, from left, Dylan McDermott, Taissa Farmiga and Connie Britton are shown in a scene from the "American Horror Story," which premiered Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Dylan McDermott plays father Ben Harmon, a psychiatrist, Connie Britton plays Vivien Harmon, Ben’s scorned wife, and the fresh-faced Taissa Farmiga plays Violet, the Harmons teenage daughter. Their overbearing neighbors continually enter the house without permission, significantly startling the Harmon family upon their arrival. Additionally, a mysterious groundskeeper
appears to help the family—seen as an old woman by Vivien, but a seductive young redhead by her husband Ben. “Don’t make me kill you again,” says the intrusive neighbor to the groundskeeper at the end of the pilot, hinting towards ghostly ties between the two. Denying the mold of most television programs, “American Horror Story” stays faithful to the
horror-film tradition of flickering lights and looming discoveries. Hitchcock would be proud of the abundance of psychological horror mixed with the goriness of old-school axe murders. With a reference to the Manson Murders in the very first episode, it’s clear that this type of show isn’t for everyone. Scary movie buffs will wait in anticipation each week while more conservative viewers will
swiftly switch the channel the moment that the intro begins— it’s just that type of program. Effectively pushing the boundaries of television, this new drama has already been criticized for its overt sexuality and warped sense of storytelling; however fans of the horror genre that are willing to put in the mind boggling hours to absorb the nuances will fall in love. The masterminds behind this twisted horror tale are writers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck, Murphy serving as the director as well. The duo is also responsible for the wildly popular shows “Nip/Tuck” and “Glee,” a show that shares the same take on dramatic boundaries: paying absolutely no attention to them. A smart and edgy balance of sexuality and panic, this show blurs the lines between reality and full-on horror movie delusions. Fright-extraordinaire Stephen King once explained the difference between terror and horror: Terror is the suspenseful buildup to the moment when you see the monster. Horror is seeing the monster. With “American Horror Story” you get both, packaged in a deliciously sexy and unnerving serving each week on FX. Check out the show’s website on fxnetworks.com for more information or catch an episode on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on FX.
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’
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Grunge rock album re-released By NASH SANDERSON Contributing Writer In a world filled with music, how a does a band endure the tests of time and human attention? Why are some albums imprinted so intensely on our social consciousness? In the case of Nirvana, it seems like quite the anomaly. Three scruffy guys from the Seattle grunge scene became one of the most recognized, celebrated bands of all time. This unlikely trio has become elemental in the American music psyche; their sound, message, and raw emotion resonates with each generation since their explosion onto the music scene in 1991. To understand Nirvana’s genius, it is necessary to turn to “Nevermind,” the band’s most successful record. Thankfully, Universal has just put out a boxed set including a re-issue of “Nevermind,” video performances and more treasure from the Nirvana archive. Released in 1991, “Nevermind” quickly captured the attention of the nation. In a time of Glam rock and pop music, Nirvana arrived as a voice for the sarcastic, jaded young people sick of plastic and make-up. From the very first bars of “Smells like Teen Spirit”, “Nevermind” appeals to the primal rage and frustration everyone experiences. Led by troubled front man Kurt Cobain, Nirvana’s unfiltered, angry songs gave a voice to the teenage angst repressed in American society for too long. Cobain’s raw howling became the battle cry for a generation of disenfranchised youths. These were not songs about believing in oneself, but about not knowing what to believe at all. Like a Shepard of lost souls, Nirvana
gave confused and angry teens a place to finally be just plain confused and angry. This sentiment is expressed perfectly in the song “Territorial Pissings.” The chorus is repeated like a scared chant, “Gotta find a way, a better way when I’m there. Gotta find a way a better way, I had better wait…” This chant repeats ad nauseum until Cobain is screeching almost incoherently, as if he is expressing the weight of the earth’s angst all at once. Twenty years have passed since the initial release of “Nevermind”. To commemorate this anniversary, Universal music released a deluxe re-issue of the classic containing the remastered “Nevermind,” never-before heard rehearsals, live performances, and more Nirvana goodies. Universal released two versions of the re-issue: a deluxe version containing all of the above; and the super deluxe version also containing a dvd of the famed Paramount Theater live performance, along with the entire album remixed by super producer Butch Vig. Packaged along with the CD/ Vinyl are special liner notes, pictures, and set lists that speak to Nirvana’s history as well as the story behind “Nevermind.” The box set is a gem. First and foremost, the quality of the original album is superb. Even on vinyl, the sound quality is on par or superior to any digital recording previously available from the band. Every powerful rhythm pounded out by drummer Dave Grohl, every driving note from bassist Krist Novoselic, and every soul-wrenching scream of Kurt Cobain can be felt and heard in astounding clarity. This is truly the ultimate version of the legendary album. Additonal discs in the set contain insight into the process of how “Nevermind” was shaped. Rare B-sides
NIRVANA | Nevermind
"Nevermind" is the second studio album by the grunge-rock band Nirvana, originally released on Sept. 24, 1991 like the excellently rocking “Aneurysm”: an outstanding blend of “Polly” and “Drain You” with strong instrumentals and lyrics, and “Even in Youth”: starring a raspy voiced Cobain and unfailingly brilliant percussion backing from Grohl, carry on the tradition of angry excellence found throughout the album. Along with these B-sides, the listener is treated to early recordings from the Smart Sessions, a set of songs recorded in a very raw format featuring percussion from previous Nirvana drummer Chad Channing. Another disc contains the recordings from the Boombox rehearsals, a demo set of songs featuring the three primary members of the band playing early concept versions of the famous songs found on “Nevermind.” This bonus material is a rare glimpse into the formation of this seminal album, and through its raw recordings, the listener can develop a better understanding of how the album came together so perfectly.
The DVD found in the Super Deluxe package features the band’s never-before released live performance at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. The performance is well worth the price and shows Nirvana at their performing best, playing all the hit songs from the album. For diehard Nirvana devotees, the super deluxe package is a no-brainer, containing everything a super-fan could want. But in reality, the re-issue of “Nevermind” is not solely for the die-hard Nirvana fan. In fact, Nirvana themselves were not just about the die-hard fans. Nirvana was the mouthpiece for anyone who felt that angst, confusion and anger but could not express it themselves. The re-issue of “Nevermind” is designed for those to whom music isn’t just notes on a page, but an expression of emotion. As important as it was the day it was released, the notorious album rings true in this ultimate package.
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‘The Heart is a Lonely Hunter’ DePaul Theatre School alums act in heart-wrenching adaptation By CHLOE STAGAMAN Contributing Writer
Lost Souls. Deaf Mutes. Betrayal. Hatred. Loneliness. All are undeniably present in Steppenwolf Theatre’s poetic adaptation of Rebecca Gillman’s heart-wrenching novel “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.” Paying special attention to an audience of young adults, the play tackles deeply rooted social issues, while also examining the imperfections of human nature. It pays delicate attention to the timeless realizations that mature every child into the realm of adulthood. Directed by Hallie Gordon, the play runs from Oct. 11- Nov. 4 and features two DePaul alumni, both graduates of The Theatre School. Following 15 years of acting in Los Angeles, Loren Lazerine, class of 1988, makes his debut at the Steppenwolf as Jake Blount. Characterized by his affinity for liquor and his sharp opinions, Blount spends his time highlighting the ills of capitalist society. In addition to observing the behaviors of intoxicated individuals, Lazerine read Gillman’s novel three times to prepare for his role. He also heavily researched the socialist perspectives of Karl Marx, ideas his character refers to frequently. Derrick Cooper, a current student at The DePaul Theatre School, is thrilled to be a part of the production. “Lonely Hunter” is Cooper’s first professional show. In it he plays Willie, a character bombarded with interior and exterior battles. While struggling through an abusive relationship with his father, Willie faces extraordinary physical and emotional feats. “He really seems to just want some simplicity in his life,” Cooper said. In reality, despite his desires, Willie’s life becomes increasingly complicated. Suffocated by his father’s expectations, his path is very tiresome and unnerving.
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ABOVE: (left to right) Ann Joseph, Robert Schleifer and Jay Reed in Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ production of "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter." RIGHT: (left to right) Robert Schleifer and Jessica Honor Carleton in "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter," adapted by Rebecca Gilman, based on the novel by Carson McCullers and directed by Hallie Gordon. In regards to how the DePaul program has aided them in their careers, both actors are incredibly thankful and sincere. Cooper emphasized that one of the most important things he has learned through DePaul is to sense the actors around him. After working together, Cooper has seen this same awareness in Lazerine’s acting style. Both take risks and rely heavily on instinctual and sensory techniques within their scenes. Lazerine has had plenty of time to develop his skills as an actor since his graduation. Over the years he has appeared in several popular movies and television shows, including “Boogie Nights,” “Fast and Furious,” “Pushing Daisies,” “CSI,” and “Gilmore Girls.” “It seems that the more I do,
the more my education at DePaul proves to be helpful,” he said. Despite his successes, Lazerine finds himself to be incredibly lucky to still be doing something that he loves. While willingly admitting that the word “fair” should be removed from the vocabulary of an actor, it’s clear that Lazerine still carries an undying commitment to his own career. His advice to those seeking to follow their passions in acting? Be absolutely certain that it’s what you want to do. Acting is by no means a glamorous life, and is certainly a lifelong commitment, but if you love it, you’ll be happy and fine. “I’m still happy with my work,” he says, “and I enjoy every bit of it when I get it.”
Power-pop group Hollerado plays Ultra Lounge By J.V. SIEGEL Staff Writer The plight of the 21st Century undiscovered rock band starkly contrasts their forefather’s respectful scrapes to get “heard.”But that pleasure for performing something they created will never leave, and Hollerado proved this while playing back-to-back nights in Chicago Oct. 4 and 5.
Prior to their concert, the band was sighted eating at Moran Tacqueria. For a band that has been together and touring for several years, their genuine enthusiasm to speak with fans that notice who they are is still striking, after all, rock bands are all famous. Right? The power-pop emitting from the band’s minimalistic set-up lamented of lack of bars, nonsensical phrases in regards to various cities in North America losing the “seat” of power [it must have made sense to someone], and receiving life lessons from
a woman about to die. Granted, this blend of themes took place over several songs, the depth of songwriting is quite apparent. That depth is only matched by the band’s tomfoolery. Constantly interacting with the crowd, popular themes during the concerts were: How to rid your place of residence of ants, without hurting the ants [the key is in the hot sauce…], what being assaulted by a saxophone would feel like, and just who opened for them. The air was light, and the interaction between the crowd and the band was
refreshing. For their closing song on the second night, the band rocked out to “Rockin’ In the Free World,” a Neil Young cover. As the song progressed, lead singer/ guitarist Menno Versteeg hopped off the stage, planted the microphone in front of the author [yes, THIS author], and let the crowd sing the numerous choruses that followed. Whether they turned the microphone off was not apparent, the crowd did not care in the slightest, they
just wanted more Canadian acumen in the form of rock and roll.
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Electrifying, Pretty Lights By JOANIE FALETTO Weekend Edition Editor
“SOLD OUT” read the marquee outside the Eagle’s Club on Friday, Oct. 7. Well, considering we’re talking about a guy whose Lollapalooza timeslot rivaled Eminem’s, I would hope Pretty Lights could exhaust the ticket supply at a Milwaukee venue. The Colorado-born trip-hopper behind the sparkly moniker, Derek Smith, is right up there in the ranks with his bignamed electronica brethren Bassnectar and Skrillex in terms of significance (all three graced the Electric Forest stage over the summer, with Mr. Lights closing out the whole weekend on the fest’s biggest stage). The relatively more melodycentric, slightly chilled-out Pretty Lights seems to be less appealing to fair-weather electro fans than the in-your-face, robotmurder soundtrack by guys like Skrillex. The resulting crowd was then more sophisticated, hippie-y, older (by older, I mean over 18), and considerably more tripped out than your average day-glo high
schoolers. Smith went on around 11p.m. after opener Paper Diamond provided a chaotic, substantially dubstep-filled and dance-friendly mix, which included a nearly irresistible remix of Kanye West’s “Power.” Smith stayed consistent with the dubby/dancey theme once he took up residence behind the booth, but delivered it in a cleaner, less confusing package than his predecessor. The first half hour of the set was primo: the builds were steep, the drops were exciting, and the in-between frills stayed interesting. But after those thirty or forty minutes, the builds went missing and the beat drops… were there any? It’s hard to say. If the early parts of the set had beat drops like cannonballs falling off the Hancock, the middle sets were water molecules from an eye dropper. The loyal crowd kept it moving, but the middle stretch of the show was a dusty road of acid-soaked elevator music. But with t-minus thirty minutes left of the show, the charmingly fratty, f-word happy DJ took a time out with the mic. Mr. Lights then delivered what I’m pretty certain lived a previous life as an Oscar reject’s scrapped
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Pretty Lights, real name Derek Vincent Smith, creates electronic music for all ages. His stage name comes from a Pink Floyd concert poster that read "Come and watch the pretty lights!" acceptance speech. The thank yous went a-flying: his girlfriend, the light guy, the venue people, the openers, me, you, yes you, reading this right now. What this shelling out of gratitude seemed to actually say was, “Psych! Thanks for playing along. Now let me show you what I really do…” What ensued between 1 and 1:30a.m. was a new show. Sorry, cannonballs on the Hancock, these beat drops were elephant herds diving from Willis Tower. The melodies were still there, but the industrial dubstep poked its head back in and made the dance floor bounce in a way
that still held the PL signature: this was good Pretty Lights, not let-me-do-someeasy-dubstep-loops-so-people-danceagain. Plus he, at long last, threw his popular “All of the Lights” remix in the air along with the original, “Finally Moving.” He waited too long to release those gems, but it’s hard to mind it when you’re just about to throw in the rag and you hear those familiar rhythms cutting through. You got your second wind. Sure, the middle stretch of the night was an endurance test, but it’s all about the finishing kick. The taste in my mouth, the beat in my head, are good ones.
Friday November 4th
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Thursday October 27th
Smokers Club with Curren$y, Method Man, Big Krit, Smoke DZA and Fiend All Ages Event // Doors open at 7pm
17+ Event // Doors open at 9pm
Bottom Lounge
Sunday November 13th
Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of THE DOORS
Friday October 28th
Paul Van Dyk and Paul Oakenfold along with R3hab and Mixin Marc 17+ Event // Doors open at 10pm
All Ages Event // Doors open at 6:30pm
Friday November 18th
Porter Robinson “The Spitfire Tour”
Saturday October 29th
Freaky Deaky with MSTRKRFT, Wolfgang Gartner, Laidback Luke and AraabMuzik 17+ Event // Doors open at 8pm
Saturday October 29th
Bass Kitchen with Dieselboy, Cookie Monsta, Ruckus and Cenob1te 17+ Event // Doors open at 9pm
Logan Sqaure Auditorium
17+ Event // Doors open at 9pm
Logan Sqaure Auditorium Saturday November 26th
Size Matters with Steve Angello, AN21 and Max Vangeli 17+ Event // Doors open at 8pm
Saturday & Sunday December 30th & 31st
Rusko, Switch and Sinden “New Years Run”
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Facebook, Google+ duke it out for #1 spot By CALVIN HAHN Contributing Writer
With the launch of Google+, Google’s social networking site which launched this past June, Facebook has added many new features to combat their only rival. Google and Facebook have been feuding the last few years to see who can claim the lives of internet users. Facebook as of May 2011 has almost 652,000,000 users worldwide, according to howmanyarethere.net. Google+ is estimated to have passed the 20,000,000 mark in late July said Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. The subtle differences of both social networking sites could determine who wins in the future. Facebook has been stealing the most talented employees from Google for the past few years, most notably Google Maps creator Lars Rasmussen, who left Google in October 2010. “It feels to me that Facebook may be a sort of once-in-a-decade type of company,” Rasmussen said, after a “compelling personal pitch” from Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, Steven Hutcheon wrote after an exclusive interview for The Sydney Morning Herald. If Google+ can wrestle away the hearts of Facebook users in the future, the theft of their employees would just seem like a small blip on their radar. Instead of just having friends on Facebook, Google+ offers something they call “circles.” The difference between these features is that in Google+, people can choose which circles of people get to read their posts. For example, users can group a person they work with into the “coworker’s circle” and add that same person into their “friend’s circle.” If they want to send a message out to their friend circle, that co-worker will also get the message, if you allow it, because they are also a part of your friend circle. A video on YouTube titled “what is Google+ and do I need it?” shows many of the features that Google+ has. “Google+ is a great idea and I do have
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Facebook, Google+ and Twitter are the most commonly used social media tools on the internet. an account, but they just don’t have the wide base of people that Facebook has,” said Mike Kim, a DePaul student who uses both. “Maybe when it catches on, I’ll start using it more.” Facebook owns the social networking world and only time will tell if Google+ can match up to the standards that Facebook has set. Facebook has already implemented a
few changes to their site, presumably due to Google+’s emergence. Their biggest addition, called Timeline, will launch as soon as Facebook hashes out their legal problems with Timelines.com, a small Chicago based company that started in 2008 and filed their lawsuit against Facebook on September 29. Timelines.com’s learn more section states “Almost everything you find on
Timelines is created by our community. Registered users can record events and contribute descriptions, photos, videos and links related to events. Unlike a wiki, the site is built to display various (and potentially conflicting) descriptions of the same event from many different contributors.” Timelines.com feels that Facebook is infringing upon their trademark and they fear that if and when Timeline launches on Facebook, their site will be driven into the ground. Facebook’s Timeline will turn everyone’s profiles into a timeline where all your favorite pictures, events, posts, and apps will help shape your life story. Even though the official launch of Timeline is unknown, Facebook users can enable Timeline whenever they want. A quick search on the web shows users a step-by-step tutorial on how to initiate Timeline. YouTube also has a video displaying what Timeline is all about. It starts with a screen saying “Andy Sparks was born. August 14, 1974” They keep scrolling on, showing pictures and posts, stopping when there are important moments in his life. His graduation, wedding, and first born child are all displayed on the Timeline. “Timeline seems weird and interesting, Facebook just gets more intense and personal as time goes by,” said Julia Sciger, a DePaul student. It seems Facebook is trying whatever they can do to delay Google+’s success. In addition to adding a “Top Stories” and “Recent Stories” section in their Facebook pages, they also added a new ticker that has generated mostly bad reviews from users. “I don’t think it’s that bad, I just think people are just overreacting to change,” said Jasmine Ortiz, a DePaul student. Facebook is always looking for the new “game changer” when it comes to new applications. Whether Google+ steps up and challenges Facebook for their social networking crown remains to be seen, but having a choice in the matter is refreshing.
‘Cosbys’ add two new sweaters Improv group auditions yield musical and comedic talents By ALEC MORAN Contributing Writer After weeks of auditions, The Cosby Sweaters, DePaul’s resident musical improv group, announced that Freshman Kay Hottel and Sophomore Julianne Schwartz will be joining the team’s talented roster. The auditions, held over a two week period, saw a pool of 20 hopeful improvisers try out for the team. The auditioners were asked to improvise a handful of scenes, but also were asked to sing, as the Cosbys frequently perform improvised songs with the accompaniment of a piano. Asked if the musical aspect of the ‘Sweaters was intimidating, Hottel said “I didn’t know that it was a musical troupe until 30 minutes before the initial audition, and I swore in high school that I would never do musical improv. So yes.”
And yet while the first round of auditions involved partial music, the final callback round of the auditions, according to Schwartz, “was like all songs, and they put us in groups and we just did pretty much... all singing. Nonstop. [The audition process] was the first time I’d ever sang in front of anyone before.” Yet what was even more nerve-wracking than the auditions themselves was the uneasy waiting afterward. Schwartz said “After callbacks I was like no way. I thought no way I’d get in. There were so many people that nailed it that I was like, this is gonna be like a [expletive] thing. I was not feeling so fabulous.” “[Auditions] were really intense,” said Cosby co-captain Jesse Wood, a senior at DePaul. “There were so many good people. We had a hard time, we had a really hard time deciding.” But when it came to selecting Hottel and Schwartz, Wood said, “We felt that they would get
along with us the best. We felt like we would vibe with them well, on stage and off stage.” Futhermore, he sees potential in the pair: “We’re looking for people so that the team can keep going and keep growing, and it’s cool to be able to give it to someone.” And now, a few short weeks after auditions, the pair of newcomers are already performing in shows with the veteran Sweaters. According to team coach Jason Geis of pH Productions, the coaches “came out five minutes before the show, and we said [to Hottel and Schwartz] ‘Oh, by the way, you’re in the show tonight’, and they both went ‘Oh, s**t.’” But the pair forgot their apprehension by the time they got onstage. Wood said, “They both totally held their own, which is what we were all expecting them to be able do. I feel like they got it. They’re ready to go.” For the pair, improv is not just a pastime but something more. Hottel said, “For three years
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From right to left, Julianne Schwartz and Kay Hottel, the two newest members of DePaul's resident musical improv group ,The Cosby Sweaters. The two were the final standing after a twoweek audition period with 20 other hopefuls.
improv has been my outlet. I like public policy so I need something to get out there and not think about politics.” Schwartz echoes Hottel’s sentiment: [Improv] is something I really want to do. I just got into the Second City conservatory. But as a theater studies major [at DePaul] I don’t do a lot of acting. So improv to me is my way of still getting to act even though that’s not my
major.” Schwartz, with Hottel and the rest of the Sweaters, will have plenty to act and improv, as the Cosby Sweaters perform Thursdays at 10:30 P.M. with Columbia’s Droppin’ $cience at StudioBe, a BYOB venue located at 3110 N. Sheffield Ave., off the Belmont Red Line. Admission is $5.
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Former DePaul student shines on ‘X Factor’ By DEANNA SHILKUS Contributing Writer
After the news that Simon Cowell would be leaving the hit reality show “American Idol” last year, audiences across America waited to see what he would do next. The highly-noted music producer came this September to Fox with the premiere of the U.K.’s number one reality show, “The X Factor.” The show is open to singers and vocal groups of 12 years of age or older. Contestants are broken down into four categories — young guys, young girls, older singers and groups. Those who make the finals are mentored by a judge. The show originally debuted in 2004 in the U.K. and has been running for the last seven years at the top spot, according to “The X Factor’s” official website. Similar to the Americanborn “American Idol”, the U.K.’s show has first time contestants sing their auditions in front of a panel of four judges. These judges include Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Antonio “L.A.” Reid. The auditions for the show took place in various cities around the country, including Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Seattle, Dallas and our very own Chicago. The Chicago area auditions were held last April at the Sears Centre Arena just outside of the city. A Chicago-native and DePaul ’09 graduate
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DePaul graduate Chrissy Feliciano was a contestant on Fox's hit show "The X Factor." The hairstylist for this photo was Kristina Louras and the makeup Artist, Eve Watts of Benefit Cosmetics.
Chrissy Feliciano tried out feeling nervous but wellprepared. “The audition process took a lot of time and dedication with competition after competition,” she said. Feliciano sang “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” and felt that the long wait in the cold and rain before she finally got to perform was worth it. “When I got onstage and performed, it was a total liberation,” she said. Feliciano has been auditioning since she was 16-years-old and previously tried out for “American Idol” six times but never made it past the
top 60 contestants. She decided to try out for “The X Factor” because she wanted to keep following her dream, and she “loves Simon Cowell.” “The reason I tried out so many times was because I was persistent,” she said. “When you have a dream, don’t stop; go for what you want and just keep pushing.” Feliciano graduated from DePaul with a degree in Biology and a minor in Community Service. She loves science and the medical field, but when she got out of college, her mindset was at a place where she wanted to figure out who she was as a person
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first. “Singing is the most precious thing to me,” Feliciano said. “I am a well-rounded person but not being able to sing was driving me crazy.” Feliciano is very thankful for the love and support she has from her family. They encouraged her to try out for “The X Factor” and she knows they are her biggest fans. Although Feliciano was eliminated on “The X Factor” after the final episode of boot-camp in Los Angeles, she is currently working on a grass-roots project and recording some new songs.
Feliciano has been recording songs since she was 12-years-old and when she was 17, released a song called “Home Bound” that played on a few radio stations. Feliciano is not sure about her future but feels that being rejected so many times has made her stronger and that she is a better artist because of it. She knows that the music industry is going to be hard and competitive. “My motto is don’t stop until you get what you want. It doesn’t matter if you get rejected,” she said. “For me, I know one day something is going to give.”
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‘A Conversation With...’ John C. Reilly Chicago International Film Festival hosts down-to earth star By EDUARDO SAYAGO Staff Writer Wednesday, Oct. 12, DePaul faculty member Phyllis E. Griffin took a break from teaching to speak with a famous former Theatre School student of hers; John C. Reilly. He participated in “A Conversation With…” session, one of five special talks that have taken place at the Chicago International Film Festival, which concludes Oct. 20. The South Side native, who now calls Los Angeles home, spent an hour discussing his career, which ranges from the stage, to film and television. Over the course of 20+ years, he has appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson’s outstanding first three features “Hard Eight,” “Boogie Nights,” which is often considered his breakthrough role, and “Magnolia.” He was also in Oscar-bait dramas “The Hours” and “The Aviator” and in comedies, both dark and laughout-loud absurd, including “The Good Girl” and “Step Brothers.” He also appeared in independent films such as “The Promotion” and “Cyrus,” and even the occasional musical “Chicago” -- which earned him an Oscar nod for supporting actor. “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” earned him Golden Globe and Grammy nods for acting and singing. His latest films are the family drama “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” which debuted Oct. 11 at the Festival (and runs again Oct. 18) and the dark comedy “Carnage,” based on the play “God of Carnage,” which premieres Dec. 16. “We’re just diving right into the deep stuff,” Reilly joked when Griffin read the first question, which came from one of her acting students. “Where are your favorite places to eat in Chicago?” He mentioned Greektown gyros, “People who enjoy drinking know where to get those,” he said, and the infamous
of his techniques. He made his debut at age eight while participating in drama courses at a local community center on the South Side. “We called it ‘dram-ma’,” Reilly said, in a thick South-Sider accent. He liked how he could play with others with different roles and do improv as well as “dram-ma.” While attending Brother Rice High School, he was cast in his first production by Mother McAuley Drama Instructor Donna Martin. He was in the musical “Brigadoon.” Soon, he was acting in various high school productions around town. “I did the whole high school circuit, doing three plays at once. I don’t know how I got my homework done,” he said. Despite the prolific acting schedule, it wasn’t until he was wrapping up his time at DePaul’s Theatre School that he realized he could make a career out of acting. Then he met and worked with Kevin J. O’Connor, a fellow Theatre School alumnus (who attended St. Laurence High School, Brother Rice’s brother school). O’Connor told Reilly that it was possible to act professionally after DePaul, and he was right—O’Connor made his debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Peggy Sue Got Married” right after graduation and has appeared in “Steel Magnolias,” “The Mummy,” “Van Helsing,” “There Will Be Blood,” and Patrick Swayze’s TV series “The Beast”, which was filmed in Chicago. When asked, it was tough for Reilly to choose a certain role or movie that was his personal favorite. He has appeared in over 60 films and TV series. “You feel so connected to all of them…it’s like choosing between your children,” Reilly said. He did eventually mention that “Boogie Nights” was one that stood out to him. “It felt like a heist. We were mostly unknowns at the time.” The cast of the movie included Mark Wahlberg (who wasn’t really known for his acting chops at
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You feel so connected to all of them... it's like choosing between your children JOHN C. REILLY, ON HIS MOVIES
Wiener’s Circle. “Did that place close?” he asked. “I heard they closed it down and took everyone to anger management before they could re-open…” The audience was in stitches from this comment, as well as throughout the interview. Many DePaul students, some who attend the Theatre School, asked Reilly about his origins with acting and some
the time), Julianne Moore (who earned an Oscar nod), Luiz Guzman, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, and Philip Seymour Hoffman-- his co-star in the 2000 Broadway revival of “True West.” “We were like ‘Quick! Let’s get this done before the studio finds out what they paid for!’” Reilly said. “True West,” written by
NICOLAS GENIN |MCT Campus
John C. Reilly poses at a photocall for the film "We need to talk about Kevin," as part of the 64th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, Thursday, May 12, 2011. Sam Shepherd focuses on a brother rivalry which spirals out of control. During their run, they would switch the roles of Austin and Lee. “I wish you could switch roles for every performance,” he said. “The material would always be fresh.” But the role had its unique challenges. “It was interesting when we had to do a Saturday matinee and the evening show. I would be Lee for the matinee and Austin for the evening.” Both men were nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor. Originally, they petitioned to share a nomination, due to basically sharing the roles. After 20-odd years in the business, Reilly has the luxury of being able to pick and choose his roles. “You gotta be careful, ‘cause your future roles are determined by what you have already done,” said Reilly. “It’s like a snowball. If you make a few bad choices, then your life will slowly become a big crappy
snowball.” He made a list of directors he wants to work with and seeks them out whenever they are planning upcoming projects. This is how he became involved with Scottish Director Lynne Ramsay’s newest work, “We Need to Talk about Kevin,” a stunning drama about how two estranged parents cope with their high-school son when he goes on a killing spree at school. Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton co-stars as the mother. Sometimes the directors will approach him. “I tried not to wet my pants when Roman Polanski asked me to be in ‘Carnage,’” he said. “I was in my office thinking ‘A-oh, they caught me. They’re gonna think I don’t know what I’m doing.’” “Carnage” focuses on two sets of parents who meet and attempt to discuss a fight their sons had. Reilly’s co-stars are Jodie Foster (who plays his wife) as well as Kate Winslet
and Christophe Waltz. The best question during the session was from a 13-year-old boy, Drake. “Which actor or actress would you like to work with that you haven’t worked with before?” he asked. Reilly was stumped. “Shouldn’t you be in school?” he joked. “The answer is no! You should be here right now with me, getting a real education.” Reilly admitted that he has worked with many outstanding actors over the years and hopes to continue to do so in the future. After the session, Reilly took several photos with fans and received praise from many of them as they cited their favorite movies. “Hold on, I gotta say goodbye to Phyllis,” he said to the crowd. As he made his way towards the end of the corridor, a fan mentioned how laid-back and relatable he was. “He’s a real guy,” he said.
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Victory Gardens vibrators ‘In the Next Room’ play proves tasteful and entertaining By SHANNON SHREIBAK Contributing Writer
When purchasing a ticket for a play with the secondary title “The Vibrator Play,” I couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed. Maybe more than a little … I was just shy of mortified. Here I was, paying $15 for what I thought would be a play brimming with sophomoric humor and tired double entendres. Thankfully, “In the Next Room” could not have been a further departure from my expectations. Adapted by playwright Sarah Ruhl, the Tonynominated play met with great success on Broadway and had a six-day residency at the Victory Gardens Theatre on Lincoln. The play focuses on Dr. Givings, an overly cerebral, middle-aged doctor, who has just discovered a revolutionary cure for women suffering from “hysteria,” incorporating the exciting new invention of electricity—the vibrator. As patient after patient files throughout the house, absolutely renewed and radiating a rosy glow, Mrs. Givings begins to wonder if the exciting new invention can benefit her. Lesbian couple Elizabeth (a wet nurse) and Annie (a midwife) added to the dynamic by opening the floodgates of lesbian crushes, proposed romantic dalliances to Europe and racial tension. What ensues can only be described as a love quadrangle tinged with jealousy and lust. I found myself pleasantly surprised by the execution of the dialogue. Laden with tactful innuendo and biting wit, the dialogue managed to approach intimate, and often sophomoric, topics while remaining tasteful. The well-seasoned cast was integral in the proper execution of such a risky performance. Kate Fry, who played Mrs. Givings, achieved such an
LIZ LAUREN |Victory Gardens Theater
"In the Next Room" or "The vibrator play," at Victory Gardens Theater is about a buzzworthy new medical device that is developed to calm women with “hysteria.” The comedy dispels old-fashioned notions of female sexuality, intimacy and marriage at the dawn of the age of electricity.
impeccable balance between Room” proved to be an Managing to maintain a is definitely a play worth shameless infatuation and intelligent play about love, raw edge without crossing spending the night with. dissatisfaction that I often satisfaction and intimacy. over into the offensive, it forgot that I was watching a play. I felt as if I were peering through a glass wall, witnessing the dissolution of a marriage. The supporting cast cannot go without mentioning, either. Polly Noonan (Elizabeth) and Patricia Kane (Annie) convey their infatuation with each other so believably that by the end of the play I was rallying for their romance to be realized. Wealthy with scenes of Dr. Givings “treating” his clients with his revolutionary new device, the play, surprisingly, lacked awkward moments. The cast treated the scenes with just as much seriousness as they did humor. Along with the cast’s attitude, the dialogue and its delivery served as an integral aspect of the play. A perfect balance of witty dialogue and impressive acting restrained “In the Next Room,” preventing it from crossing into the realm of distaste and obscenity. “In the Next
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News Break LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
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HOROSCOPES
Orion has unbuckled his belt, but you certainly shouldn’t. Maintain self control and remember, Chastity is a virtue. Perhaps a trip to a vegan bakery and the purchase of a flesh colored scarf will calm your urges. Your song of the week: You Can’t Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Your heart strings are pulling you towards a flame of the past. Ignite your curiosity by indulging in happy hour with this old friend. But remember to bring a fire extinguisher, and your credit card…they’re going to make you pay. Your song of the week: "Love You Like a Love"by Selena Gomez.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Begin the personal life cleanse you’ve been longing for by drinking twelve gallons of organic mint tea and watching that obnoxious documentary about the font Helvetica. You’re probably going wet your pants, but you’ll feel super alternative. Your song of the week: "I’m Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred.
Materialism is clouding your aura. Run to the nearest El and throw your brand new iPhone 4S under the tracks, then go buy a hemp-seed T-shirt. Trust me, I’m the stars. Your song of the week: "Mother Nature’s Son" by the Beatles.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Lets be honest with ourselves, the past twenty decisions you’ve made have been horrendous, so let’s just abandon your imagination boat, shall we? Intuition is great, but not for you. Do what everyone else is doing, it’s way cooler anyway. Your song of the week: Ask your friend what’s on their iPod.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
The confusion you’re currently experiencing is deep rooted in an issue of the past. Spend a weekend watching Disney movies and eating orange Push Pops to spark up childhood sentiment. Your song of the week: "Kids in America" by Cascada.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Remember your single most embarrassing moment? Get prepared to move that to second most embarrassing moment after tomorrow. I cannot tell you for certain when and where this will occur, let’s just say WRD 103 at 12:57pm in the SAC will be a lecture to remember. Your song of the week: "Sk8ter Boy" by Avril Lavigne.
The moons of Neptune have smiled upon you; feel free to take a leap of faith. Chances are you won’t fall into the dismal gorge of reality. Chances are. Your song of the week: "Taking
Chances" by Celine Dion.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
The facial hair you’ve been experimenting with for the past week is failing you. Breathe in and let go, the person you’re trying to impress with it is hooking up with your roommate. Your song of the week: "Let go" by Frou Frou.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Positive energy will soon surround you. Take this time to think holistically about who and what you want in your life. Chances are, that won’t be the person you’re currently smooching. Your song of the week: "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac.
You are becoming stale, in every sense of the word. Renew yourself from head to toe. Starting by buying an overly priced shampoo and an ugly hat. Your song of the week: "The Dog Days are Over" by Florence and the Machine.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Prepare yourself for a bright and exciting new opportunity with a new haircut. If you’re thinking Sinead O’Connor meets Seal, then you’re on the right track! Your song of the week: "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz.
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 Shon-
dells 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 scifi 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
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 par-
ticles 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 "Hor-
ton 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
SPORTS
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Men's tennis gears up for end of fall season
By GIRIDHAR HARIHARAN Contributing Writer
The ITA Midwest Regional tournament for men's tennis started Thursday, Oct.13 and runs through Oct.17 in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty-one colleges are competing in the ITA Midwest Regional tournament. "We focus on improving the individual rankings in the fall season” said DePaul‘s men’s tennis coach Matt Brothers, as the Blue Demons prepared for the tournament. “We have six top teams in the region," he said. "Ohio State University is in the top three in the country, University of Illinois is in the top 10, University of Notre Dame in the top 25, Michigan State University, University of Michigan and us.” Junior Sven Kasper said that the tournament in Columbus would suit him better because it is indoors. “We practice mostly inside," he said. "I have a good serve and a good return, and historically my results have been better inside.” “We have three guys in the main draw and four in the qualifiers. We have three teams in the doubles” said Brothers. Sven Kasper, George Chanturia and Filip Dzanko all played in the Main Singles Draw. Filip Dzanko, Sven Kasper and George Chanturia all lost in the second round of the ITA Midwest Regional. The Blue Demons won six out of the 14 matches in the pre-qualifier challenger on Oct. 8 at Illinois’ Atkins Tennis Center. The tournament included players from Illinois, Louisville and Illinois State. Dzanko beat Skip Span of Illinois State 7-6(3) , 6-1 before losing to Tom Kopinski. Aaron Chaffee, Matija Palinic, Adam Reinhart and Sven Kasper also finished 1-1. “I was struggling a little at the beginning
Women’s basketball
Keisha Hampton is one of 30 women’s basketball players named to the Preseason John. R Wooden Women’s Top 30 list, announced last Monday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The list, chosen by a preseason poll of national college women’s basketball media members, is comprised of student-athlete forerunners for the prestigious honor.
Women’s soccer The Blue Demons gave up three goals in their 3-1 loss to Big East foe Seton Hall last Sunday, victimized by a five and a half minute second-half stretch, in which the Pirates scored twice. Amber Paul scored her third goal of the season for DePaul, a 10th minute shot. The early goal was soon outmatched by a Seton Hall offensive onslaught, with their final statistics reading 24 shots, with 14 on goal.
By CHERYL WAITY Sports Editor
Photo Courtesy of DePaul Athletics Department
Sven Kasper lost in the second round of the main singles draw. of the season, but now I am getting better” said Kasper. Kasper said “indecisiveness” and “unforced errors at important moments” cost him his second match against Brian Paige. “I had a slow start and was down 0-3 in the first set. I came back to win three games and make it 3-3. Then I had some break points but could not convert” said Kasper, who eventually lost the match 6-3, 6-4. Kasper, who started playing tennis at the age of five, said that his left-handedness, return of serve and quick movement around the court were his strengths. “My lefty serves out wide and into the body are sometimes difficult to return, particularly for freshmen.” he said. “We have had a good start to the season. George Chanturia won the Purdue invite“ said Brothers. He said that the staff is con-
centrating on keeping the players healthy and get them “matches under their belt.” Brothers said that the fall season is a great opportunity for freshmen to get comfortable with the “program, the work ethic and expectation.” Kasper said that doubles was “sometimes more important than the singles.” “The one point gained from doubles often decides if you win or lose,” said Kasper. The doubles is the first match played, and Kasper said that taking a 1-0 lead gives the team a lot of confidence. Brothers said the team is trying to get “consistency in play.” “Players have to go out and practice every day. So when you get into a match, it is no different from practice.” said Brothers. The Blue Demons close out the fall portion of their schedule at the Wildcat Invitational, Oct. 21-23 in Evanston.
Week In Review
Women’s tennis
DePaul senior Gia McKnight and freshman Patricia Fargas shined on the second day of competition at the Rice Invitational on Oct. 8. The pair teamed up for two wins in the consolation side of their doubles bracket and won their respective singles matches. As for the first day, the Blue Demons combined
for eight total wins, highlighted by doubles teams of Rebeca Mitrea and Cali Gustafson and Kelsey Lawson and Carolin Neumann, who all advanced to the doubles tournament with opening round victories. The third day of competition was canceled due to inclement weather in the Houston area.
Volleyball
The Blue Demons fell in three sets to West Virginia in their first road match of the season on Oct. 7. Despite a strong effort in the first set, in which the two teams played even through Brianna Kelly | The DePaulia 12 points, DePaul was Keisha Hampton unable to hold off the Mountaineers. DePaul fell to a 1-4 conference DePaul soccer alumnus and letterwinner a dark comedy loosely based on Rudyard record as a result of the in 1999, David Kabbe, recently debuted Kipling’s “Finest Story in the World.” loss. his short film “Hack” to a Santa The 30-minute film tells the story of a The DePaul volleyball Monica, Calif. audience. Kabbe, born to hack Hollywood writer, who struggles to team once again proved missionary parents in Kabul, Afghanistan, find a story for an original screenplay. their resilience in the is the line producer of the film, which is
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crucial third set against Pittsburgh, playing from two sets behind to win the third 25-22. Freshman standout Amy Lanski stepped up in the third with five kills and only one error, finishing the match with 16 kills. The Blue Demons were unable to overcome the attacking Panther power, however, losing in four sets and dropping their record to 4-14 overall, and 1-5 in the Big East.
The DePaul women's volleyball team attempted to snap their four game losing streak in a match against Notre Dame, but fell 3-1 to the Irish on Friday night. The Demons are now 1-6 in conference play. In the first set the Blue Demon struggled early and fell to 14-5 before fighting back. Outside hitter, Amy Lanski struggled with her hits throughout all of the sets and didn’t add her usual punch to the team. The Irish quickly racked up 25, leaving DePaul with only 13. The second set the Demons battled back with Molly Creek having both an excellent blocking and hitting set as well as middle blocker Natalie Rizzo making a few key plays for the Demons to take the hard fought set 25-23. In the third set, a confident looking Blue Demons squad started to lose momentum against the Irish despite impressive efforts by junior Rachel Aumann. Aumann picked up some of the killing slack with nine kills and just one error of the night—keeping the Demons in it for most of the game. The Irish gained a bit of the lead and ran away with it after the 23 point ending the set 20-25. Both Rizzo and Aumann added sparks to the Blue Demons against the Irish. “All of our middles collectively hit .350,” said Coach Nadia Edwards. “If we have our middles that efficient then we can do a lot of things in all parts of our game.” The fourth set, the Irish got a very early lead on the Demons who started struggling right after the first serve. Lanski who had been absent for the second and third sets returned, and while her kills were a little stronger they were not enough to save the Demons from a 2511 loss. “I definitely think that in moments we played very well against Notre Dame,” said Edwards. “There were moments when everything really came together for us. Overall, we passed pretty efficiently which gave us the ability to run our middle which is what we wanted to key on. In terms of executing the game plan, we did in moments. I think we can definitely learn some lessons from it as we move forward.” The Demons play their next match away at Western Illinois University on October 18.
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Former CC coach continues volunteer work at Chicago Marathon By BRITTANY LEWIS Contributing Writer Pat Savage is 66 years old and stands a little over five feet tall. He has a petite body with thin, graying hair. There are times when the proud Irishman has been compared to a leprechaun. He frequently wears a smile on his face along with a pair of black jogging pants that swish when he walks so you can hear him coming. He is always dressed in full running gear as if he is about to break into a run at any moment. He is a runner and has, in fact, been in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon every year since 1977. That's 34 marathons. The large number is almost mind-boggling. How can a person’s body handle that many marathons? The truth is, he’s been to 34 marathons, but he hasn’t run in any. Savage, along with his wife, has worked as a volunteer or organizer at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon every year for 34 years. “I do it because I can give back to the running community for all DE PAUL UNIV - DE PAVLIA that has been done for me as a run10 xsaid 8” (4c process) ner,” Savage. “I enjoy watching the end of the race. Sometimes it is jb very close.” Not only is Savage a passionate
runner and volunteer, he is also the former head coach of the DePaul men’s and women’s cross country team. He was head coach of the team from 2006 to 2010. In those six years he invited and encouraged his athletes to join him in volunteering at aid station six of the marathon, handing out water and cheering on the runners. Many athletes embraced the idea despite the early Sunday morning start time. Senior Kelcie Daniels has volunteered at the marathon for four years and enjoys more than just the free Nike hat and jacket volunteers receive. “I like helping people," she said. "People are so appreciative even when you just hand them a glass of water.” Similar to Savage, she enjoys giving back to the running community, especially at an event that so many Chicagoans support. “The marathon is a Chicago community event, and everyone is involved,” said Daniels. Beyond that, Daniels appreciates the different people who run, of all different ages and abilities. CH042643B 1 “There are people you wouldn’t think would run," Daniels said. "It’s really cool to see all the different people who are able to run 26 miles."
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There are many opportunities for people to volunteer at the marathon. Drink stations that hand out water and Gatorade to the runners are placed all over the 26.2-mile course that runs from downtown to uptown and back again. Volunteers are needed to hand out registration 10/18: @ forms and numbers as well as timers Western for the runners. Illinois There is also a 27th Mile PostRace Party that volunteers are 10/21: vs. USF needed for. The Bank of America (McGrath-Phillips Chicago Marathon coordinators are Arena, 7 p.m.) more than appreciative of the help 10/25 vs. Chicago these volunteers provide. This year State ( McGrath- Philthe marathon had 45,000 registered lips Arena, 7 p.m.) runners and 35,628 finished, which 10/28 @ St. John's was the second largest number in 10/30 @ Conneticut event history. In addition to the runners, 12,000 people took their Sunday morning off to volunteer at the marathon. These volunteers are critical to the success of the race. 10/20-24: ITA “It’s safe to say without them, we Midwest Regional wouldn’t have the race,” said April (Columbus, Ohio) Janssen, Volunteer Coordinator for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. “We could not do it without them.” Each year, volunteers are needed 10/17/2011 and coordinators of the race encourSALVAREZvolunteers to join ALDI000018 age rookie the veterans, like Savage, to ensure the Grocery marathon is a success.
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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
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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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Freshman guard Brittany Hryanko enters to Blue Madness fanfare. “I just wanted to have the best time possible and show the fans what they came out to see,” said Clahar. The dunk that more than likely won him the event was when he took a Brandon Young pass from off the side of the backboard and went 360 degrees for the slam. The men scrimmaged for a brief period and showed more flashes of athleticism to get the crowd energized. No official stats were kept, but the team with blue jerseys on featured four of five returning starters and they won easily. The women’s team featured a polar opposite scrimmage, with the teams finishing the ten minutes tied at 22. Senior forward Keisha Hampton, who was named to the preseason Wooden Women’s Top 30 list earlier this week, cleared the rest of her teammates out of the way and calmly drained a three-
pointer from the top of the key to end the mini pickup game. While Hampton did provide some heroics that fans should look forward to in the regular season, it was senior guard Deanna Ortiz who stole the show for head coach Doug Bruno’s squad. The Chicago native outdueled Hampton and former Blue Demons guard Sam Quigley in consecutive rounds to win the three-point contest. She continued her hot shooting into the scrimmage as she nailed a few more long range bombs, including one that seemed to be shot from near the Loop Campus. “It was a lot of fun to shoot against the alums,” Ortiz said. She is coming off a season that saw her hit 40 percent of her three-point shots. “Had to show them a little something.”
Bruno, who got a standing ovation from the crowd during the introduction of the teams and coaches, told the packed gym that he has “been here 26 years and has never felt as excited as I do this season.” He also mentioned that while this is exciting for everybody, “coaching-wise, we can’t wait to get to tomorrow.” The players absent from the scrimmage on the women’s side were junior forward Katherine Harry, who had a boot on her left foot, freshman Alexa Gallagher and senior guard Taylor Pikes. Pikes was on crutches with a sleeve on her right knee as she still recovers from her ACL injury in the NCAA tournament game against Penn State. Both the men’s and women’s teams held their first official practices of the season on Saturday afternoon.
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continued from back page slow one, with only one shot from Matt Leinauer that was saved by Rutgers keeper Kevin McMullen. Meanwhile, the Scarlet Knights (75-1, 4-1-0) had nine shots in the first, two of which forced Sorby into saves. The sophomore keeper finished the game with three saves. DePaul generated a much better attack in the second half, taking shots and creating a few good chances. "The tying goal was there," Blazer said. "In the second half we felt a sense of urgency. You've got to come back and win at home. Or at least score." One of DePaul's better chances in the second came in the 55th minute when deCurtis Weir received praise fender John Jandl skimmed a cross with his head just wide. The best chance for the Blue Demons came in the from Spring, Texas, put his 60th minute on a counter effort over the bar. Blazer made several attack following a Rutgers changes to the starting XI, corner. Antonio Aguilar, such as starting Aguilar on who started the game on the the bench, handing starts to bench, played Wes Vallentine David Leverentz and Jared through for a one-one opporBlincow, and playing Curtis tunity. However, the junior Weir, a defender, as a holding
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midfielder in place of Mike Stankiewicz. "I thought Curtis probably had the best game," Blazer said. "He was consistent on both sides of the ball, he was effective, efficient, he completed passes and defended well. He had a huge
impact on the game." The Blue Demons head out on the road to face Cincinnati on Wednesday before heading to St. John's on Oct. 22. DePaul then returns home to round out Big East play with home matches against Louisville and Syracuse.
“I didn’t expect it to go in,” Celaya said after the match. “I was just trying to get it back into play, but I was excited when I scored. Volleying is not really my forte.” DePaul attacked well in the second half, hitting the crossbar for the second time in the match on a shot from Radosavljevic in the 83rd minute. Ultimately, however, it wouldn’t be DePaul’s day as Sabatura scored her sixth goal of the season in the 85th minute to lift the Wildcats to 4-50 in the Big East. The loss for the Blue Demons takes them to 1-7-1 in the Big East—effectively eliminating them from a spot in the Big East tournament. “It’s just unexplainable how this keeps happening,” Celaya said. “Every team leaves here thinking they fully deserved [a win], even though we play well.” For the Blue Demons, Sunday’s Big East matchup with Georgetown will round up the home season—and will be the last time seniors Celaya, Scandora, Taylor Nieling, Arianna Foster, Kayla Rahon, Susie O’Connor and Beth Perry play at Wish Field. Chastain had high praise for Celaya, Perry, and Scandora for their play this season. “The seniors that were out there are leaving it all on the field,” she said. “I’m really proud of their resilience over the course of the season.” And the Blue Demon’s left it all on the field again against Georgetown on Sunday. Two second half goals by the Georgetown Hoyas was enough to defeat the women’s soccer team 2-0 Sunday at Wish Field on Senior Day. The first goal for the Hoyas came in the 52nd minute. On a long throw from Samantha Baker, Kelly D’Ambrisi scored her third goal of the season when she chested the ball just past the line. Georgetown doubled their scoreline just five minutes later on a rebound. Ingrid Wells played Baker through into the box, but the outcoming Megan Pyrz saved her shot. The rebound fell to Daphne Corboz, who fired the shot upper 90s into the far post for her seventh goal of the season. “The first goal came on one of their long throws, which they score a lot on,” women’s soccer head coach Erin Chastain said. “We just didn’t defend well on the play.” Georgetown (13-5-0, 7-3-0) came into the match having scored 41 goals this season, but a stingy Blue Demons defense held the Hoyas to a scoreless first half. In the 13th minute, DePaul generated a great chance when Ashleigh Goddard came onto a cross. The sophomore’s header forced a great save from goalkeeper Elizabeth Hanna, whose rebound rolled out of play for a Blue Demons corner. On the ensuing corner, a low cross played by Beth Perry trickled through the box before being cleared off the line by the Hoyas. “I thought in the first half we created some great chances, we were just unlucky today,” Chastain said. “There were good chances to score, but their keeper made a great save on Ashleigh’s header. For whatever reason, this year we’ve had these good looks that just haven’t gone in. But I still believe in this group.” DePaul defended very well in the first, only allowing Georgetown into taking two shots. But in the second half, however, the Hoyas found their offensive footing, outshooting DePaul 9-4 and taking 8 corners compared to DePaul’s one. The game was the final home game of the season for the Blue Demons, as well as an opportunity to celebrate the team’s seniors in their final collegiate home game at Wish Field. “I’m proud of our effort on Senior Day,” Chastain said. “We showed a lot of character to come out and try to win this game and still have the belief to do that, even when we fell behind.” Morgan Celaya, Michelle Scandora, Beth Perry and Casey Mercurio along with Arianna Foster, Erika Janota, Taylor Nieling, Susie O'Connor and Kayla Rahon were all honored after the game. The women’s soccer team will play their final game of the season on Wednesday when they travel to Notre Dame to round out the season.
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Golf takes fourth on home course By JULIAN ZENG Assistant Sports Editor
The Blue Demons competed at the John Dallio Memorial on Oct. 8-9, their home meet played at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Course in Lemont, Ill. The annual tournament is named after former DePaul golfer John Dallio, who died of glioblastoma, a deadly brain tumor on Oct. 6, 2003. Dallio was a member of the Blue Demons from 19972001. DePaul finished fourth out of 15 teams competing, with two golfers finishing in the top 10. Freshman Jan Juelicher and sophomore Moritz Ackerhans finished seventh and ninth, respectively; Juelicher posted a tournament total of 219 (+3), with Ackerhans close behind at 220 (+4). Despite their relatively strong results, both on the course and on the leaderboards, the Blue Demons were a bit disappointed with the final outcome. “Teamwise we could have done better; we played decently on the first day, and then kind of lost it in the final round,” said Ackerhans. “Our goal was to win the tournament, so the fourth spot was obviously not what we were going for.” Ackerhans, who ended the tournament with his first top 10 finish of the season, also cited a weaker final round as what mired his overall performance. “Individually, I played pretty good. I think I was leading through the second round, at fiveunder,” said Ackerhans. “But then I kind of lost track and finished
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Freshman Jan Juelicher came in seventh in the John Dallio tournament. top 10.” Head coach Betty Kaufmann has recognized the potential of the team’s young golfers, but understands their susceptibility to overperform when playing well. “We are making good progress, and we did play well in the first two rounds,” said Kaufmann.
“They wanted this one, that was one of the goals going into [the John Dallio], and they had the opportunity to win it. But in golf, you can’t force, you really have to have clarity in what you want to do with each shot. Sometimes we want to try and force stuff in there because we’re try-
ing to make birdies, and we end up overthinking and overtrying.” Juelicher noted the pressure the team faced to put together a solid outing at the Ruffled Feathers GC, but is optimistic they can turn it around moving forward. “We were really shooting for second [place] on the second day, and I think we put too much pressure on ourselves and we ended up with high numbers,” said Juelicher. “We would have liked to have at least gotten third, but we will do better our next tournament.” Florida Gulf Coast finished three strokes ahead of Missouri to win the team title. Florida Gulf Coast posted an overall tournament score of 873 (+9), with Missouri right behind at 876 (+12). With DePaul finishing with a tournament score of 900 (+36), the team knows they are within reach of title glory. “Our scores aren’t reflecting our game right now, I guess. So I think it’s important for us to put the right scores on the card, what we actually could do, then we’ll finish much better the next tournament,” said Ackerhans. DePaul concludes the fall portion of their season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate on Oct. 17-18, where the Blue Demons will look to continue their upward trend of fine play on the links before breaking for the winter. “The good news for us is that we’ve been in contention in all of our events,” said Kaufmann. “I think the more they get used to being in contention, they’ll hopefully start to take the pressure off and continue to play what got them there.”
Men's soccer falls to Rutgers By JEREMY MIKULA Online Editor
A slow start and an awkward Rutgers goal scored by Ibrahim Kamara defeated the men's soccer team Saturday afternoon at Wish Field 1-0. Kamara's goal came in the 10th minute of play when a ball that wasn't cleared by the Blue Demon backline forced goalkeeper Eric Sorby to come out to the edge of the area. Sorby was forced into dropping the ball at the edge of the area because his momentum would have resulted in him handling the ball outside of the box. The ball then fell to Kamara, who fired a dribbling shot that bounced off the post and slowly scuffled in before Sorby could push it out. "Ultimately we're all accountable for giving up the goal and not scoring one to tie," men's soccer head coach Craig Blazer said. Blazer described the match as a "disappointing" one for the Blue Demons who didn't take a single shot until the 40th minute. "It's very disappointing at this time of the year, at home," Blazer said. "We give a good team in good form a goal to start the game. That's immature on our part." The first half for the Blue Demons (4-8-2, 1-3-1) was a
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Rough weekend closes out women's home season By JEREMY MIKULA Online Editor
The DePaul Women's soccer team finished their final two home games with Big East defeats to Villanova and Georgetown. A late goal scored five minutes from time by Heidi Sabatura gave Villanova a 3-2 victory over the women’s soccer team Friday, despite a strong showing from the Blue Demons that saw the team equalize twice. Sabatura’s goal–her sixth of the season –came in the 85th minute and was assisted fro Katy Nagy. Sabatura’s shot from 10 yards out found the back corner to give Villanova the match-winner. “I thought we were good for periods today, but it wasn’t consistent for 90 minutes,” women’s soccer head coach Erin Chastain said. “We showed a lack of toughness on their goals.” DePaul (3-12-1, 1-7-1) fell behind to the visiting Wildcats in the 11th minute. A through ball played by Stephanie Meyers
a shot by Kelly Blumberg in the 15th minute that hit the crossbar. That all changed, however, in the final minute of the half when Natasha Radosavljevic scored her first goal of the season in the 45th minute. Having possession of the ball inside the area, Radosavljevic fired a low, driven ball across the face of goal, however a Villanova deflection took the ball into the back of the net for the equalizer. After the interval, Ryan scored her second goal of the match in the 49th minute. Shooting from 15 yards out, Ryan notched her 11th goal of the season by firing far post. Pyrz got a hand to it, but it wasn’t enough to keep the shot out. Just one minute later, however, the Blue Demons found another equalizer. On a DePaul corner in the 50th minute, MiGrant Myatt | The DePaulia chelle Scandora headed the ball into the Morgan Celaya played her last home game of the season against Georgetown. center of the box, which was met in the air by Blumberg, who headed forward to Morfrom just past the half-way line was met by one-on-one for her tenth goal of the season. gan Celaya. The ball fell to Celaya, who Katie Ryan, who sprinted past the Blue DeThe Blue Demons didn’t generate chipped keeper Jami Kranich on a volley mon backline before beating Megan Pyrz much of an attack in the first half – besides for her fourth goal of the season.
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