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Vol. # 97, Issue # 8
| October 29, 2012
Moving on up DePaul climbs higher on Trojan’s Sexual Health Report Card
By CHRIS AYAN Copy Editor DePaul is no longer the most sexually unhealthy college in the country, according to the Trojan Sexual Health Report Card. When the 2011 Report Card was released, DePaul sat at the very bottom, 141 out of 141. In the 2012 Report Card DePaul now sits at 114. The rankings are based on the sexual health services available to students. The schools are graded on their services in 11 different categories, including contraceptive availability, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, sexual assault programs and the quality of sexual health information available to students. Two of the major categories in the survey, contraceptive availability and “hours of operation of health services,” are major issues for DePaul. The university does not have a health services center, with the minor exception of SAGE medical group, which is only available to students living in a residence hall. If there have been any major changes to the health services available, students are not aware of what they are. “If they have added any services, I don’t know what they are,” said junior marketing major Brian Van Meter. “I’m on campus all the time, so I definitely would have heard PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS AYAN | The DePaulia about them.”
Swing states even more pivotal in Election 2012 By PAIGE WAGENKNECHT Managing Editor
Presidential Election fever may have skipped Illinois voters this cycle, but campaign symptoms grow stronger as both candidates spread their messages like an epidemic across sought-after battleground or “swing” states. In 2008, there were six swing states in play, while the 2004 campaign had 11 states. For 2012, the number ranges from nine to 12, depending on where you look. The New York Times included nine battleground states in its list, consisting of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, while USA Today included the same nine with the addition of New Mexico, North Carolina and Michigan. American Political Journalism
Organization Politico decided to exclude Michigan from the list and refers to New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as “soft” swing states. Political news aggregator Real Clear Politics goes even further by including Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Montana to the list of potential swing states. Regardless of whether you see the number of toss-ups as being nine, 12 or 20, there is no question that candidates will wage an all out war—despite the battle being over and won in Illinois. This list of states will act as the front lines in the next week as President Obama and Governor Romney vie for the precious number of 270 electoral college votes needed to win the American presidency. See BATTLEGROUND, page 14
“I haven’t heard of any new services,” said senior psychology major Farhana Rahim. “I think it’s a little ridiculous how few services we have available, even outside of sexual health.” The Dean of Student’s Office was unavailable for comment. DePaul is far behind the list’s number one school, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. U of I’s McKinley Health Center has an entire page on it’s website devoted to “Healthy Sexuality.” They encourage students to follow Wendy Maltz’s “CERTS” model for healthy sexuality. The “CERTS” model encourages students to follow the requirements of consent, equality, respect, trust and safety before engaging in any sexual activity. U of I even has a sexual health workshop that students can sign up to attend online. By contrast, DePaul’s health services website outlines how much it costs for students to go to SAGE medical group. There is a website for the Office of Sexual Health and Violence prevention that offers students information on sexual violence including the definition of consent and “safety tips,” but offers little in the area of sexual health. However the website does explain services offered by DePaul’s Office of Sexual Health and Violence Prevention, including informing students what brochures See TROJAN, page 3
Questionable real eState By PETER KELLY Contributing Writer
DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus is centered in one of the North Side’s most affluent neighborhoods. Students are offered a plethora of cultural opportunities to take advantage of, not just in Lincoln Park, but the entire city. There are also aspects that tend to be universal to every college experience – particularly the bar scene. Some of the staple bars right next to DePaul are Kelly’s Pub and McGee’s Tavern and Grille, which are just a stone’s throw away on Webster Avenue. State Restaurant and Café, located on the corner of Webster Avenue and Bissell Street, is the new kid on the block. Opened in 2006, 80 years after Kelly’s, it’s now one of the largest sports bars on the block, built large enough to accommodate huge crowds of drinkers. Yet it was never supposed to be
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State Restaurant and Cafe, 935 W. Webster Ave., has a contentious relationship with former 43rd Ward Ald. Vi Daley. another bar for the college crowd; the community had been promised something different. It was not supposed to have over 100 TVs or draw in the same amount of patrons as a River North bar. It was also never meant to draw See STATE, page 9