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Woman, life, freedom: Chicagoans march for Iranian rights

By Erik Uebelacker Editor-in-Chief

Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Saturday as a part of the Global Day of Action for Iran.

It was one of many rallies around the world sparked by the killing of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman allegedly beaten to death by Iran’s morality police for improperly wearing her headscarf.

Iran enters its third week of unrest as continuous protests over Amini’s death have been met with violent action from the nation’s government. Iranian state TV reported that at least 41 demonstrators and police have been killed since the pro

tests started Sept. 17, with over 1500 peo ple arrested.

“We are all kind of in exile,” said a Chi cago protester who requested anonymity.

“I had to leave Iran and never go back be cause I can’t go back. If I go back and say anything, I will have the same destiny. Ev eryone who comes here to study or work is basically a refugee.”

Protest leaders marched the crowd down Michigan Ave., leading chants of “woman, life, freedom,” which has become the rallying cry of these global protests. Many demonstrators held signs that con demned the Islamic regime’s treatment of women and human rights violations.

One protester cut her hair and dis played it on her sign. Cutting or shaving hair has become a popular form of protest

Anti-death penalty nun presented with St. Vincent de Paul award

By Kiersten Riedford News Editor

At 43 years old, Sister Helen Prejean wrote letters to Patrick Sonnier, the incar cerated killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die via electric chair at Loui siana’s Angola State Prison.

After writing back and forth for some time, Prejean visited Sonnier at the prison. He asked Prejean to become his spiritual advisor. Prejean, knowing the battle would be rough but wanting to help Sonnier grow in his faith, said yes.

Prejean said she never expected her life to become what it is now.

“I was just writing letters,” she said.

But for the two years leading up to Sonnier’s execution, Prejean’s anti-death penalty activism formed slowly as she was more and more exposed to the life of someone on death row.

Following the death of Sonnier, her ac tivism sprung into action. Now, 40 years

later, Prejean is 83-years-old and is still fighting for the death penalty to be abol ished completely.

“[Being Sonnier’s spiritual advisor] was a real direct experience that every body’s worth more than the worst thing they’ve ever done in their life,” Prejean said. “Human beings always had this tran scendence, we are made the image and likeness of God. And so you can never de fine a human being by the act. He and his brother [did] this terrible thing with kill ing these kids and he was so remorseful about what happened.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, DePaul Pres ident Rob Manuel bestowed Prejean with the university’s highest honor, the St. Vin cent de Paul award. It is given on very spe cial occasions to people who “exemplify the spirit of the university’s patron by serving God through addressing the needs of the human family,” according to the Division

during this movement, in particular.

“I cut my hair in a protest to show my anger, my outrage, my frustration,” said protester Negin Hosseini Goodrich. “This is a symbolic political act we do nowadays, we cut our hair to show how outraged we are at the Islamic regime’s brutality. Forty years of oppression of women’s rights in Iran, not only women but all human rights in Iran, have not been met because of the Islamic regime.”

Over 120 cities staged protests on Oct. 1 to show solidarity for Iranians fighting for freedom in the Islamic regime. As pro tests in Iran continue, the nation’s leaders fear that the unrest could destabilize the country.

According to DePaul economics pro fessor Karim Pakravan, who has expertise

in Middle Eastern geopolitics, a move ment like this has been a long time com ing.

“Women in Iran have been at the fore front of resistance to the regime for the past 40 years,” Pakravan said. “This time, I think that it came on top of the tremen dous amount of dissatisfaction with the economy, with corruption, with misman agement.”

In an effort to squash organizing ef forts, the Iranian government imposed severe internet blackouts and blocked numerous digital platforms throughout the country. This heightened censorship under Iran’s new conservative president, Ebrahim Raisi, comes after years of the

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NADIA CAROLINA HERNANDEZ | THE DEPAULIA President Rob L. Manuel bestows Sister Helen Prejean with the St. Vincent de Paul Award.

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Four women lead the march in downtown Chicago carrying a banner honoring 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was killed in police custody on Sept. 23 for wearing her hijab inappropriately.

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Lincoln Park Campus Crimes: Sept. 21

1) A Disorderly Conduct report was filed for a student who reported they were threatened in front of the Ray Meyer Fitness. Sept. 22

2) A Possession of drug Paraphernalia report was filed in University Hall. Sept. 23

3) A Possession of Cannabis report was filed in Sheffield Square. Sept. 24

4) A Graffiti report was filed for markings on a bench in front of the campus

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5) A Criminal Damage to Vehicle report was filed in the Clifton Parking Garage. Sept. 25

6) A Disorderly Conduct report was filed for a person in 1150 W. Fullerton. Person was taken into custody by Chicago Police. Sept. 26

7) A Graffiti report was filed regarding markings on the Welcome Center.

8) A Disturbance was reported in the Schmitt Academic Center.

9) A Criminal Damage to Vehicle report was filed

for a vehicle in the Clifton Parking Garage. Sept. 27

10) An Attempted Motor Vehicle Theft report was filed regarding an incident near Belden & Clifton. The offenders were interrupted and fled the scene. The vehicle was not occupied at the time of occurrence, and a car window was broken.

11) A Burglary report was filed regarding a laptop that was taken from a room in Centennial Hall.

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Loop Campus Crimes: Sept. 24

1) An Alcohol Violation was reported in University Center.

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CPD transparency questioned by encrypted radio communication

By Samantha Moilanen Opinions Editor

Chicago reporters will no longer be relying on live police scanners to chase crime stories, but rather, a delayed broad cast that will be available to the public by the end of the year.

The scanner feed will still be available with a 30-minute delay on Broadcastify, an online live audio platform owned by Lindsay Blanton III that is free to the pub lic.

David Struett, a recently promoted SunTimes reporter who worked at the wire desk for four years, said his job relied on listening to the police scanner to re port breaking news happening in the city in real time. According to Struett, he was able to use the scanner to identify trends that often lead to larger investigations.

“So much of what we do depends on knowing what’s happening in real time,” Struett said. “Losing that access would in hibit our reporting because we would be late to the scene…and depending more on what the police share.”

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has already begun the transition to moving all of its radio communications to digitally encrypted channels. Zone 9, which covers the Calumet and Morgan Park police districts, is the first zone to become completely encrypted as of May 12. The department has encrypted six out of the nine radio zones in the city and has yet to release the exact dates the remain ing zones will be transitioned.

The movement to encrypted police radio communications has affected major cities across the country like Denver; San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; and Louisville, Ky. Chicago began the process to encrypt radio transmissions in 2017 starting with zones in the South Side, and will be fully encrypted by the end of this year.

In 2019, Denver officially transitioned to encrypted radio communications with out providing a means for the media to acquire access. Two years later, Colorado state congress passed legislation to give re porters access to radio transmissions, but

the news organization and police depart ment could not reach an agreement, so the media remains without access.

Jeffrey A. Roberts, executive director at the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition (CFOIC), has been pushing for the reinstatement of media access to po lice scanners in Denver and Aurora, Colo.

According to Roberts, lack of access to this instrumental tool in breaking news reporting is inhibiting reporters’ ability to hold the police accountable and adequate ly inform the public.

“That’s been the issue here,” he said. “When they go silent and encrypt all their radio communications, it’s a roadblock to

letting news organizations adequately in form the public.”

Rhonda DeLong, a certified police of ficer since 1985 and criminology professor at DePaul, said this transition may wors en transparency concerns between Chi cago police and the public in the coming months.

“In a large city like Chicago, I think it is really important that we do have trans parency, so people can listen and know what’s going on,” she said. “That’s been the push to help reunite the community and the police again, but something like this will deepen that divide, [because when] blue-walled silence grows larger, people

develop more mistrust.”

Reporters are worried working with a 30-minute delayed broadcast will affect their ability to report on events while they are happening in the city.

“It’s our job to find out what’s happen ing and report on what’s important for the community… [and] having access to the scanner traffic helps you respond in real time,” Struett said. “[Witnesses] may be gone because there’s a delay.”

In Colorado, Roberts said reporters are forced to rely on alternative means to determine where and when crimes are happening.

“You have to rely on the tweets, press releases… and you don’t have the ability to go back and listen to how the events played out,” he said. “[Reporters] are at the mercy of the agency to give access to news organizations.”

According to the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, one of the reasons the city is transitioning to encrypted radio communications is be cause of concerns for police safety and the misuse of access to scanners.

“There are safety concerns when peo ple have scanners, [but regardless], ac commodations should be made for the media,” DeLong said.

In DeLong’s experience as an officer, she said the police department should have gotten community input before mak ing a decision that impacts the entire city.

“I’ve seen this happen before with po lice departments, where they think they’re the experts on everything, but unless we have the community behind us…we can’t be successful,” she said. “Police officers are public servants, we have to remember that, so input from the community is es sential.”

According to Struett, even though many major cities across the country have been making this transition, he questions whether it is the right one for Chicago.

“The public does have a right to know,” Struett said. “For decades it’s been like this, and to suddenly close it off with out a good explanation [is concerning].”

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A police officer in Millennium Park speaks with park visitors. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has already transitioned six of their nine radio zones to being digitally encrypted.

Students deem career fair only helpful to business majors

By Jake Cox Staff Writer

In one of their first networking events of the fall quarter, the DePaul Career Center held a career fair in the LPC Student Center on Sept. 28. The fair was open to all current DePaul students and alumni. It boasted “top employers from a variety of industries re cruiting for jobs and internships,” according to Handshake. The career center also hosted a virtual fair on the following day.

Students from a variety of majors came out to explore their opportunities at the fair, but for some it fell flat.

“I feel like the things they have here are more geared towards business, marketing, things like that,” senior physics student Nao mi Shechter said. “I walked up to the booth for Northrop Grumman which is an aero space company but they mentioned they are mostly looking for marketing and things like that.”

The companies in attendance ranged from restaurant groups, financial investment firms and non-profit organizations. Despite this wide array of opportunities the majority of the companies were looking for business, marketing or public relations internships.

“I feel like there were a lot of companies and they didn’t necessarily represent what I’m trying to get into,” political science student Sofia Joseph said. “I feel like it was directed towards a certain career field like business or data analyzing stuff like that. Not to say all of them, but a lot of them were like that, and I don’t feel like there were a lot of options per taining to, say, journalism or stuff like that.”

Looking towards future events, students had thoughts about future career events and communications from the career center.

“I know personally I’m not getting all the communication that I need,” Joseph said. “I’m a first year student. I’m very caught up in academics right now, but I’d like to see some more emails sent out about internships or maybe provide more insight into availability and opportunities around this area.”

To fill the need this fair missed, some students suggest more fairs more specifically aimed at different fields. The Career Center does offer a virtual, technology fair later in the fall and colleges may offer specific fairs but the university wide career center seems focused on traditional corporate careers.

“Maybe they could have a science career fair separately, but you have to look a little bit

here to find something you’re looking for if you’re in my major,” Shechter said. “I feel like I received no explanation. Should I be hand ing people my resume? How do I act during things like this? Which maybe some people understand a bit better.”

While some student’s didn’t find the per fect fit for their career aspirations, they are still glad for the opportunity the fair present ed.

“I feel like I got more out of it than I orig inally thought I was gonna get,” environmen tal science student Diana Gonzaga said. “Part of that is probably because I didn’t really have any expectations of the event since this was my first career fair I’ve ever gone to. I definite ly got a lot of information from a lot of places I didn’t know I would be interested in looking at, like for a kitchen and stuff like that, so that definitely caught my attention.”

While recognizing the fair was better suited to address the needs of other careers, students were still happy with the experience.

“I’m happy I got somethings to look at, but it was probably more worth other peo ple’s time,” Shechter said. “It’s still something good.”

DAB kicks off autumn with Fall Harvest

By Jake Cox Staff Writer

The DePaul Activities Board (DAB) hosted the Fall Harvest to kick off the up coming fall activities on the first day of fall.

The event took place in the Quad at the LPC. The event featured a jack-o-lantern bounce house, a blow-up corn maze and fall ceramic painting. The event included a hot chocolate and caramel apple bar. Stu dents were lined up to receive a fall treat before the event got underway.

“This event is pretty cool, and I’m very excited to get into the fall spirit,” freshman Vanessa Delgado said.

Freshman Jacobbe Tereza came to the event to meet a requirement for his Chica go Quarter class.

“It was a requirement for my [Discover Chicago] class to go to an event and talk about it, and it worked right into my sched ule,” Tereza said. “It worked out perfect, thought might as well come.”

Although Tereza used this event for a class requirement, he also enjoyed the event.

“It’s [the event] nice, I asked a couple of my friends to come along, so I’ll be meeting them soon,” he said. “There are a couple of things to go to, like the corn maze, looks fun, and they were handing out some cara mel apples that look pretty good.”

“The hot chocolate has been a huge success,” a DAB member said. “The corn maze hasn’t been as good as we wanted it to, but the food has been a huge success.”

Unfortunately, some students find it hard to be involved with at DePaul.

“This has been my second [start of year event] just because I’m a commuter and it doesn’t really fit in my schedule, but defi nitely everyone seems to like them,” Tereza said. “They’re in a good mood when they come here. It seems like a nice place to so cialize and get to know people and get in volved.”

Students enjoy the opportunity for

fun and to meet new people presented by these events.

“They are doing a good job,” Delgado said. “There is something to do almost ev ery day. It’s a good way to not make things not too intimidating for people coming to the university for the first time, like me, if there’s something you don’t like there are

always other opportunities.”

For students who want to know where to find information about future DAB events they can be found on instagram @DAB_DePaul and all events are listed on Dehub.depaul.edu. The next fall event held by DAB is the Hocus Pocus movie night on Oct. 12.

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Students line up at a caramel apple bar in the Lincoln Park campus Quad during the Fall Harvest event to celebrate the first day of autumn on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

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A student grabs one of the informational pamphlets offered by the Career Center at their check-in table. Students were also offered tote bags and pins.

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A student looks over an informational sheet at the check-in desk. Students and alumni were given a list of employers looking to recruit students when they checked into the event on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

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College of Education Dean steps down making four colleges dean-less

By Claire Tweedie Staff Writer

College of Education (COE) Dean Paul Zionts announced on Sept. 23 that he will be stepping down from his po sition on Dec. 31. His decision to leave the role makes the COE the fourth De Paul college in search of a new dean, in cluding the School of Music, College of Communication and the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media

“I didn’t plan on doing this until I was 80-years-old,” Zionts said. “At this point, I plan on coming back for teach ing and I’ll put everything into that just as I put everything into whatever else I do.”

Zionts is currently serving his 14th year as dean and is in his third term. He worked at three universities prior to De Paul, including the dean of University of Michigan at Dearborn. Although Zionts has been involved with education for over 50 years, he believes it was coinci dence that got him into the field. While waiting to hear back from his draft board during the Vietnam War, he ac cepted an offer to join a masters degree program in education and would go on to work at a reform school.

“I came here because I was interest ed in working with the faculty and staff to create partnerships in the city and to do some real meaningful work,” Zionts said. “Virtually every one of my expec tations has been met.”

Zionts has been instrumental to broadening degree programs for un dergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, increasing scholarship pro grams for the COE, and advocating for diversity within the college. He cites the college’s faculty and staff as the reason

behind these successes and believes his job was to support them.

“I like to say frequently that these fabulous people fall into my lap and my opportunity is to make sure they don’t fall out of it,” Zionts said. “They make us look good, they make the college look good, and I think our reputation has really increased over the past ten years because of them.”

COE professor Jason Goulah believes Zionts’ success has been from expanding the college’s reach and connecting with Chicago via the Vincentian mission. He also cites the college’s increasing diver sity under Zionts’ leadership as another aspect of its success.

“He’s seen a lot of difficult times in education: teaching as a profession saw a decline in interest, we had the time of COVID-19, racial division, political and social division, and economic cuts,” Goulah said. “He was able to lead the college in such a way that we weathered all of that and remained strong in our enrollments. He’s been great for the col lege of education and I’m sad to see him go.”

Despite praise from staff and facul ty, students ultimately felt disconnect ed from Zionts, citing his position as administration as the reason. Many did not know he was stepping down from his role even after his announcement.

“It’s a lot of change coming at once in the administration, and maybe it would have been nice to spread that out,” ear ly childhood education senior Audrey Blackwell said. “I would love to see the new dean more involved in classes and reaching out more personally to stu dents. I don’t think we experienced that with Zionts.”

With criticism of the multiple open

dean positions for colleges at DePaul, Goulah assures students that this is the nature of academia and that it is no in dication of an issue at DePaul.

“This is the natural sort of rhythm of the people who are in these posi tions,” Goulah said. “As deans come in, they serve one, two, maybe three terms. What is exciting about this is we do have a brand new president. I think he is cohering all of the constituencies of the university and speaking to a shared sense of purpose, identity and mission.”

As new administration is introduced throughout DePaul, Zionts trusts they will look for a successor that supports the faculty with the similar values of transparency and honesty he practiced. While the provost is still looking for nominations for an interim dean, Zionts hopes one will only be necessary for the six months he’s gone leading to the 2023-24 school year.

“I figured it would be better for the college if we had someone new onboard who could work with the president to bring the college even further,” Zionts said. “It’s very exciting right now to be at DePaul because there is a whole new generation of deans. They are a great group and this transition is going to be great.”

“I didn’t plan on doing this until I was 80-years-old.”

Paul Zoints College of Education dean

SOFI MARTINEZ | THE DEPAULIA College of Education Dean Paul Zoints discusses his professional years in higher education. Zoints said he has been a dean for much longer than anticipated and is ready to step down.

BCC Cookout event gives Black students community

By Asia Thomas Contributing Writer

By name alone, the word “cookout” evokes a picture of good food, music, and celebrations with the community. DePaul’s Black Cultural Center (BCC) delivered all that and more with their final Welcome Black Week event, The Cookout.

This event followed a week of activi ties hosted by the BCC including a Black Student Union (BSU) meeting, the BCC Open House, and the Kickback event. All these events were geared towards welcoming both returning and new stu dents to campus and building connec tions between Black students at DePaul.

On Friday, Sept. 30, the Cookout gathered students on the Quad in a par ty that tied all of these events together in a celebration of Black culture. Many students who attended said they felt they were missing this sense of commu nity because DePaul is a predominately white institution (PWI).

Between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., students rolled in with hopes to relax after a long week, hang out with friends and meet other Black students.

From the music that generated ener gy all through the evening, to the large amounts of free food and open seats,

Winnegold Gyimah-Boakye said she attended the event in its entirety. She said from the second she stepped onto the Quad, she already felt more connect ed to the Black population at DePaul.

“These events are so important for getting together with other people sim ilar to you because it establishes a sense of community,” Gyimah-Boakye said. “It also allows us to meet people like our selves which makes being at a PWI feel less isolating.”

Only 9.4% of DePaul students are Black or African American, according to IRMA. Coupled with the fact that many DePaul students commute, BCC and BSU events are some of the only en vironments that are curated specifically for Black students.

Noku Katsande also attended the event for its entirety and said curating spaces like what the Cookout presented Black students is extremely important.

“There are just so few of us here that often it feels we are surrounded by peo ple who don’t look like us,” Katsande says. “Being around Black people just feels nice and makes DePaul feel closer to home.”

The Cookout was complete with a bounce house, yard games and a dance floor that became increasingly more popular as the event progressed. Even

the “Electric Slide”.

For many students, these moments bring a piece of home to a campus in a big city allowing students who were once strangers to become much more familiar with one another.

Marlee Feacher, a transfer student majoring in acting, said she still finds it important to step outside of the con servatory-style school and attend these events.

“I think it’s important to host these events for Black students at PWIs be cause we can be separated by so many things in school: by major, by grade lev el, race, ethnicity,” Feacher said. “Com ing together as Black people is really important so that we can support each

other and be there for each other be cause we all have universal experiences in which we can learn from each other.”

The BCC Cookout brought together undergraduate and graduate Black stu dents dancing, food and sharing a com mon culture. Several students also stuck around after the event ended to contin ue conversations and discuss their hopes for the rest of the year.

“I would love it if there were more cookouts, but [I would] also [like] game nights and sport days,” Katsande said just before leaving.

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University health services consider using neuroanatomist’s brain trauma research

By Erin Henze Asst. Photo Editor

DePaul’s Health Communication de partment hosted a Health Summit event on Friday, Sept. 30, discussing the feasi bility of hosting a multi-day health event during the 2023-2024 academic year.

The event featured acclaimed author and neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor as the keynote speaker. Taylor said she had a stroke in 1996 and has since ded icated her studies to the human brain and how it endures trauma.

“It took me eight years to rebuild my neurological system skill sets,” Taylor said. “I had to relearn sound, meaning and auditory functions.”

The main focus of Taylor’s presen tation was understanding, as she called them, the four sections of our brains, otherwise known as “characters.”

Each equally important character is responsible for a different function. Character one handles the organization and strategy. Character two is the emo tional section that feels anger, joy and sadness. Character three is the sensory character that digests everything you hear and see in a given moment. Char acter four is the “right here, right now” player which is completely invested in enjoying and celebrating life.

“We cannot demonize one character of our brain just because it may cause us pain or make us feel anxious,” Taylor said. “Instead of cutting it out, we have to recognize the power of what it brings to our lives.”

Taylor also highlighted the impor tance of mindfulness and empathy when it comes to taking care of and under standing our own brains.

“We have the power to choose how and who we want to be at any moment, and that, in my opinion, is the key to well-being,” Taylor said.

Jay Baglia, a DePaul associate pro fessor, said he believes Taylor’s methods of appreciating all aspects of the human brain can and should be utilized by De Paul’s health services and administra tion.

“I think that Dr. Taylor’s talk about the brain is absolutely something that we can apply to ourselves, but also that we can apply to an institution,” Baglia said. “We have to think about the orga nization and strategy of a university, but also about the ‘right here, right now’ of higher education.”

The summit also featured represen tatives from the Steans Center, an orga nization supporting and developing stu dent learning, community development, and faculty teaching within DePaul.

David Pinto, the Steans Center’s pro gram manager, expressed his hopes that DePaul will continue to work with the community and channel their energy into supporting movements.

“It is always on my mind how we can connect the resources that we have to the communities that we serve,” Pinto said. “We have to ask ourselves: How do we continue to build that capacity and funding to support community move ments, protests and mobilizations?”

Like Taylor, The Steans Center and DePaul health services have said they understand the value of working to im prove the emotional and spiritual health of young students and the communities

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Taylor herself is living proof of the miracles that the human body and brain can perform when given the proper time, care and investment – a sentiment that she echoed in her closing statement: “It may not always be easy to understand where our mind is coming from, but this is the wonder, the awe of being human.”

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Health Summit participants brainstorm about faculty and student research that could benefit the health services the university offers.

QUENTIN BLAIS | THE DEPAULIA Representatives of the Steans Center give a brief overview of what the center

1 in 5 people may experience mental health symptoms up to six months after mild traumatic brain injury 3 to 6 months after a mild brain injury, people are likely to report symptoms of PTSD and/or major depressive disorder

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QUENTIN BLAIS | THE DEPAULIA Jay Baglia, an associate professor in DePaul’s College of Communication, said the university needs to apply the research done by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to the university health services.

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of Mission and Ministry (DMM).

“When I thought about the award I imme diately thought of Sister Helen, and I was so surprised when I found out DePaul had not al ready awarded her this honor,” Vice President for the DMM Fr. Guillermo Campuzano, CM, said. “I see in her something like [Saint] Vin cent had: the belief that if people are organized, if they are informed of injustice, that they will work to do good. Sister Helen has such a pos itive view of the human person’s desire to do good even as she has seen some of the worst of humanity and dehumanizing and racist sys tems. Vincent had this too. She also has the strong faith that Vincent had, which makes her a good candidate for an award in his name.”

Transformation

“I’m the one who woke up,” Prejean said to the crowd, holding a microphone to her lips. Her face already told everyone in the room that she had seen a level of darkness most peo ple will never see.

“I was coming out of the execution cham ber,” Prejean said in an interview with The De Paulia, talking about the after-effects of watch ing Sonnier be killed in the electric chair. “It was the middle of the night. They bring me in a prison vehicle [and] deposit me at the gates. And the first thing I did was throw up.”

Prejean said she was the only one allowed to be in the room with Sonnier when he died. She said the executioners would put a mask on the people on death row to protect the witnesses from seeing the facial expressions of the people being killed, but the witnesses could still see the body jolting until the shocks stopped.

After throwing up, Prejean said she was hit with a realization.

“The realization said: the people are good,” Prejean said. “They just haven’t been exposed. And that was going to be my job. I’m a witness. I gotta tell his story.”

Following the death of Sonnier, Prejean went on to write a book titled “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States.” The book was later adapted into a movie that was released in 1995, which she helped create. Her jour ney also inspired her to write two additional books: “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewit ness Account of Wrongful Executions” and “River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey.”

The inspiration for her last two books have come from Prejean deciding to continue to be come a spiritual advisor for six more people, all have fallen to the death penalty.

During her time as a spiritual advisor, Prejean has also heavily impacted the Catho lic Church’s opinion on the death penalty and state killing.

In 1995, Pope John Paul II released an en cyclical titled Evangelium vitae — meaning The Gospel of Life. The encyclical addressed the death penalty, but had pushed it to the edge, not getting rid of the problem entirely.

“The death penalty should be rare, if not non-existent,” Prejean said, talking about what the encyclical included about the death penal ty. “But then [the pope] added, but in cases of absolute necessity the state can execute. And our own [district attorney] in New Orleans, Harry Connick senior, held up that encyclical and said, ‘Every death penalty we go for is an absolutely necessity.’”

Prejean said the encyclical gave a sense of false hope. While it did help some states and regions in the world adjust their beliefs on the death penalty, some states like Louisana could not have cared less.

“I said to the Pope, your words can be quoted for death,” Prejean said. “Because you’ve allowed the right then you’re going to leave it up to the state prosecutors to decide, and your words are going to be quoted for death.”

Before John Paul II came to St. Louis. Pre jean said when he came she was just part of the conversation, but following his visit to St. Lou

is, he changed his views on the death penalty.

“He put the death penalty and with the other pro life issues [and said] no to abortion, no to physician assisted suicide and no to the death penalty, which is cruel and unnecessary,” Prejean said. “And then he added the magic words that I was waiting for. [Paul said:] ‘Even those among us who have done a terrible crime have a dignity that must not taken from them. And so he set up my images, he set up the volleyball over the net then Pope Francis came along and changed the Catechism (a list of principles for the Christian faith) a few years later, but built on the consciousness of who had gone before him.”

Throughout her 40 years of work, Prejean developed and collected personal papers in cluding personal journals, notes from meet ings with the Pope, letters, speeches and other artifacts. In 2011, Prejean donated her person al archives to DePaul’s Special Collections and Archives Department.

“Many universities would have loved to have her papers, but I feel DePaul is the perfect home for them,” Campuzano said. “The more Sister Helen learned about DePaul’s mission and experienced DePaul community mem bers, the more she felt that our mission and our spirit mirrored her own. Sister Helen is also very strong in saying that she wants her papers to be accessed, to be used, to be explored by students, faculty and staff. She does not want them gathering dust. The Vincentian pragma tism — we get things done, we deal with reali ty, we take action — this is another reason her papers have a good home here. It is her deep wish as well as my own that even more people can explore her papers in our archives.”

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Prejean said despite the work that has been done over the past 40 years, the work will nev er be done.

“When we end the death penalty, then we’ll work on the other death penalty, which is life without parole,” Prejean said. “We got a long way to go. But I tell you what, grace wakes us up. And it also gives us the energy to do what we got to do.”

Prejean said her work will continue throughout her whole life. Prejean said teach ing others about the experiences she and the people who died on death row went through is what she is meant to do.

“The best instructors, [Prejean] said, are those who understand that education is a two-

way street,” Jesse Cheng, assistant professor in the College of Law, said when reminiscing on what the most inspirational quote Prejean said during the award presentation. “Teach ers learn as much from their students as their students learn from them. Sister Helen reveals true humility as a path in life — one through which we can all understand the world better by better understanding one another.”

Campuzano said everyone who was at the event got to experience the story of someone who has a heroic individual story that cannot be compared or precisely followed.

“A key part of [Sister Helen’s] story of

transformation is that she ‘just wrote a letter to someone who was incarcerat ed,’” Campuzano said. “She did not have a grand plan to make anti-death penalty work her life’s work.”

Prejean said anyone can make a differ ence in the world, it just so happened to be that she was convicted by the gospel to write a letter and now here she is, 40 years later, being handed the St. Vincent de Paul award.

“Just start by writing a letter to some one who is incarcerated,” Prejean said to some students at the event. “Who knows what will happen?”

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Sister Helen Prejean, an anti-death penalty activist and Catholic nun, said her work began when she became pen pals with an incarcerated man named Patrick Sonnier. Prejean became Sonnier’s spiritual advisor and stayed by his side for the two years leading to his execution.

NADIA CAROLINA HERNANDEZ | THE DEPAULIA Prejean said the realization that she needed to tell Sonnier’s story and become an activist for ending the death penalty came after she witnessed firsthand Sonnier die via electric chair.

“This is a symbolic political act we do nowadays, we cut our hair to show how outraged we are at the Islamic regime’s brutality. Forty years of oppression of women’s rights in Iran, not only women but all human rights in Iran, have not been met because of the Islamic regime.”

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nation’s leadership attempting to control internet usage in Iran.

The Biden administration respond ed by relaxing sanctions on internet ser vices in Iran to “support the free flow of information” for Iranians.

Despite the increased censorship from Iranian leaders, social media and the internet continues to fuel this move ment in the country.

“In Iran, 80% of people have social media,” Pakravan said. “It’s a very ur banized, very sophisticated society with a lot of highly educated people. A lot of people have VPNs, and they manage somehow to communicate and manage somehow to get the word out.”

In fact, Pakravan believes that the actions taken by President Raisi to es tablish more cultural control have ac tually caused Iranians to be even more defiant of the government.

“Under the previous president, [Hasan] Rouhani, they had loosened, a little bit, the social norms,” Pakravan said. “But the new president wants to go back to the roots of the revolution, and impose a strict hijab rule of hair cov ering. Because over time, women had started to show more hair, wear more errant clothes, push their scarves back, and so on.”

As the unrest continues in Iran, Pa kravan sees three courses of action for the Iranian regime.

“They can either give in and remove restrictions on women, or it can contin ue with repression and arrest and kill until the protests die down,” he said. “Or there will be some kind of a change, but that kind of change can only come from inside and the regime is pretty united in its desire to stay in power.”

For Iranians in Chicago, the oppres sion from the regime is not lost by the over 6000 miles that separate them from their home nation.

“We want the world to know we are people seeking freedom and peace,” said an organizer over a megaphone. “We are being suppressed for more than 40 years, and this is the time for us to say enough is enough. We want our free dom. We want a peaceful Iran.”

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A protestor at the Chicago rally to fight for Iranian freedom rights. Protests sparked around the world after the killing of Ma sha Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman allegedly beaten to death by Iran’s morality police for improperly wearing her headscarf.

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A child looks up at an older man holding multiple protest signs during the Chicago rally at Michigan Ave. and E. Van Buren St. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

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Virginia governor seeks to limit protection to transgender students

By Lilly Keller Arts and Life Editor

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin re wrote Virginia’s model policies, targeting transgender students.

The policy, which offers guidance and instructions for handling tasks, op erations and actions concerning students’ privacy and dignity, now mandates using educational property such as bathrooms and locker rooms based on students’ legal sex.

The state Department of Education (DOE) revised the prior policy claims presented under Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration. Un der Northam’s guidelines, schools were required to identify students consistent with their gender identity and safeguard students’ privacy and confidentiality of sensitive information.

Anti-trans legislation has significant ly increased over the past year, with 13 bills passing in 2021. The bulk of these bills has sought to constrict trans ath letes’ ability to participate on sports teams and ban affirmative health care for transitioning youth.

The foundation for Youngkin’s rever sal can be seen throughout his campaign assurances, most notably promising par ents a say in their children’s education. Highlighted throughout the 20-page pol icy document is adherence to this prom ise.

“Schools shall keep parents informed about their children’s well-being,” the policy reads.

Yet, this close relationship between the school system and parents has sparked controversy, especially regarding

remodeled DOE treatment of transgen der students.

Now that the new policy lets parents dictate what pronouns schools should use for students and whether or not chil dren can begin gender transition, many individuals fear the potential harm this will have on transgender students.

Furthermore, the policies define transgender individuals as “a public school student whose parent has request ed in writing, due to their child’s per sistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs with his or her sex.”

“Trans people know what their sex/ gender is and that doesn’t match up with cisgendered people’s fantasy,” said DePaul associate professor Paige Treebridge.

Stereotypes such as deeming trans gender individuals as confused or mis leading have been linked with strength ening prejudices and discrimination.

“It is not, ‘These are some children who decided to be something and now the government won’t recognize them,’” Treebridge said. “Trans children will be trans whether or not they’re recognized at school.”

DePaul political science professor Su san Burgess believes Youngkin’s decision resides within his political ambitions.

“He had a lot of success running for governor on a similar kind of issue of keeping critical race theory out of schools, and he justified that by saying that was a parents’ right issue,” Burgess said. “He has presidential ambitions and was probably trying to distinguish him self from others in the Republican field.”

While Youngkin has not yet an nounced his presidential bid, the gover nor’s approval rating has risen from 53%

to 55%, according to a poll conducted by Roanoke College.

“I think it’s really challenging the LGBTQ community,” Burgess said. “I think partly he’s doing it for his approval rating. Part of the Republican playbook right now is finding a vulnerable com munity to beat up on.”

Roughly 240 anti-LGBTQ bills have been filed in 2022, with over half of them targeting trans individuals. From sanctioning religious exemptions to dis criminating against gay and trans in dividuals to forcing trans people to use public restrooms associated with their bi ological sex, advocates have deemed this year as one of the worst years for LGBT law-making attacks.

“The trans community has come a long way in terms of visibility and, to some extent, some recognition within the law, but there is still work to be done, and it is still a vulnerable community, so when things like this happen, it’s very jar ring and really threatening,” Burgess said.

While the looming disruptions of the policies cannot be ignored, Community College of Philadelphia professor and transgender man Aiden James Kosciesza expresses the importance of understand ing the restrictions society has always maintained on trans lives.

“Those [legal and administrative] systems have not been made with trans people in mind, and therefore people who are trans are running into obstruc tions in their daily lives through those systems,” Kosciesza said. “Whether it’s to get a new ID made or having to jump through hoops to get medical care, all of these things are significant barriers in daily life.”

Anti-trans legislation has significant ly increased over the past year, with 13 bills passing in 2021. The bulk of these bills has sought to constrict trans ath letes’ ability to participate on sports teams and ban affirmative health care for transitioning youth.

“It may seem like a small thing for someone who is cisgender, like pronouns might seem like a small thing for some one who is cisgender, or names might seem like a small thing, but that’s coming at it from a perspective of somebody who doesn’t deal with being called the wrong name or pronouns every minute of every day,” Kosciesza said.

Additionally, the new policies hinder students’ ability to change their name or pronouns, requiring minors to be re ferred to per the information on their official record unless a parent gives their consent.

“There are people who are scared of trans folks being near them or being around them, and I think that fear is not based on actual encounters with trans people,” Kosciesza said.

Although the policies must go through a 30-day public comment peri od later this month, hundreds of students have already initiated walkouts and pro tests to show defiance and support for their trans peers.

However, since November 2021, over 37 states have proposed bills that restrict trans students’ abilities to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. So far, 18 of those states have successfully turned the bills into laws, including Texas, Florida and Arizona, foreshadowing the future of limitations on transgender rights.

High school students in McLean, Va., staged a walk out on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 after Gov. Youngkin’s proposed changes, students all over the state are protesting.

Energy crisis leaves countries insecure

By Anthony Maggio Contributing Writer

Since late 2021, the world fossil fuels market has been rocked by severe and global disruptions, resulting in unprec edented hikes in the costs of oil and nat ural gas.

Across Europe, the impact of the cri sis is being felt in real time by the com mon citizen as the prices of oil and gas jump high into unaffordable ranges.

Even taking into account factors such as inflation and fluctuations in price markers such as the Dutch Title Transfer Facility futures index, which serves as a virtual indicator of natural gas futures and could be subject to large fluctuations, it is no exaggeration to say that this energy crisis is one of the worst in decades.

Indeed, some organizations like the International Energy Agency have called the situation “the world’s first truly glob al energy crisis in history.”

“It is severe, and it is going to get worse,” DePaul finance professor Werner De Bondt said. “In Europe, whole indus tries are closing down. Fertilizer firms in Belgium, the fishing industry in Italy, the pubs in England. It is happening all over the EU.”

As the situation progresses, the loss of cheap energy and increasing inflation rates are quickly leading to stagflation, not unlike the energy crisis of the 1970s, where an embargo on the Western World by OPEC nations resulted in high levels of inflation.

Outside of Europe, developing na tions that import energy are taking a se rious hit.

The first country that reached a tip ping point was Sri Lanka, which default ed earlier this year.

“We are witnessing the impoverish ment of the European continent,” De Bondt said.

The Russo-Ukrainian conflict and the retaliating U.S. and EU sanctions exacerbate the effects of the emergency. Russia, one of the world’s foremost oil and natural gas producers, has been en gaging in economic tussles with Western countries that are generally in support of Ukraine since the beginning of the war.

With the war having no end in sight, the rise in oil prices and decrease in pro duction is proving to be unbearable for many.

Potential anesthetics such as the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia and Central Europe remain blocked due to the war.

According to DePaul economics pro fessor Animesh Ghoshal, natural gas dependency on Russia is also taking a heavy toll on countries such as Italy, es pecially in a time when the flow is sus ceptible to being cut off.

The magnitude of the crisis cannot be attributed to the war alone.

Some experts now agree that issues such as the current global supply chain crisis, Covid-19 recovery issues and dis putes over forms of energy generation are the most important precursors to the crisis.

“As the world economy began to re cover from the effects of the pandemic, oil demand increased,” Ghoshal said. “At the same time, supply could not keep up. During the pandemic, due to lack of demand, many wells had been capped, and many fracking facilities shut down. These could not be reactivated quickly.”

This is a problem years in the mak ing. Due to technological developments such as electric cars and campaigns for

renewable energy and urban air quality, oil production has slowed over the past several years, with expectations that it will eventually peak and decrease after wards.

These forecasts have played a major role in shelving plans for expansions in oil production and drawing investments away from oil towards renewable sourc es.

“Global investment in fossil fuels has declined significantly after the global financial crisis, especially after the col lapse of oil and commodity prices in 2014-2015,” DePaul economics professor Jaejoon Woo said.

Woo and Ghoshal agree that due to existing pressures on countries and com panies to move away from fossil fuels towards renewable sources, these insti tutions will find themselves woefully unprepared for when the fossil fuels are suddenly in high demand.

“The long-term energy issue is that, of course, the world needs to shift from carbon-based energy sources to other energy sources,” said Linda Tesar, pro fessor of economics at the University of Michigan. “The near-term crisis is that the embargo of imports of energy from Russia has created shortages across Eu rope and an increase in energy prices more generally.”

The closing of nuclear power plants in several major European powers ren ders them more dependent on fossil fuels than before.

In Germany, for example, a de cades-long policy line of sidelining nu clear power and shutting down nuclear installations have resulted in vulnerabil ity and energy dependence upon fossil fuel-rich foreign powers. This includes, but is not limited to, major geopolitical competitors such as Russia.

On the eve of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Germany imported more than half of its gas from Russia, leaving its citizens’ live lihoods tethered to Russia’s policies.

The scarcity of energy on such a large scale leads to an entire list of problems that severely inhibit economic develop ment in European nations.

“There is no economic activity with out energy,” De Bondt said.

Important industries, such as the production and refinement of aluminum, zinc, glass and other raw materials, are grinding to a halt due to chronic shortag es, and there is no end in sight.

European industries will have to en dure the coming winter in an energy crunch.

National and industrial leaders have been scrambling in an attempt to apply the brakes to the effects of the crunch.

Germany’s government announced plans to cap energy bills and extend loans to major energy companies, though some believe that these measures can only be short term and do little to actually re solve the underlying issues.

Due to prospects of a recession, pre

dictions for consumption have decreased, and with it, the demand for fuel, accord ing to Woo.

This temporarily drives down the oil price and alleviates the crisis somewhat, though it does not constitute a proper solution.

It is a solution that takes out two birds with one stone, securing energy indepen dence for Europe and decreasing depen dence on energy imports from Russia and the Middle East.

“The West lacks trusted and trust worthy leadership,” De Bondt said. “We also need more intelligence at the top, but where can we find it?”

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Letter fromLa DePaulia: It’s time to invest in the education of Latinx journalists

By La DePauLia Team NAHJ DePaul

In August, DePaul’s National Asso ciation of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) won the first ever Student Chapter of the Year Award at the 2022 NAHJ and NABJ Conference and Career Fair in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Our achievements span further than a national award. We have accomplished this and more without sufficient resources for Latinx journalism students at DePaul.

The need for full-time Latinx journal ism professors and advisers that specialize in bilingual media coverage and are able to support the needs of future media profes sionals is imperative to guide students as they emerge into their journalistic careers.

Up until this fall, there were no fulltime Latinx faculty members in the pro gram or advisors to our Spanish-language publications and chapter. The university hired Assistant Professor of Sports Com munication and Journalism, Vincent Peña this year. NAHJ DePaul welcomes Professor Peña and looks forward to working with him.

This new hire marks the beginning of the strenghtened diverse leadership needed within the university. Yet there are still not enough courses or professors to corre spondingly represent the proportion of Latinx students at DePaul.

There are currently no courses available to help students to write for our two Span ish-language publications. This inequity hinders bilingual students’ experiential learning opportunities that writing for a publication could offer. This creates more barriers for Latinx students as they try to create a pathway from the classroom to the newsroom.

In contrast, students at DePaul have the option to take courses that contribute to the university’s English publications, and get academic credit for doing so, through a “Writing for The DePaulia,” “Writing for 14 East Magazine” or “Good Day DePaul” class.

The university has yet to hire a dedicat ed bilingual Latinx journalism faculty. One that is as representative as the emerging Hispanic Serving Institution DePaul strives to be.

Nearly 20% of our students are His panic, according to our 2020 university enrollment summary. Latinx individuals have also become the second largest mi nority group in the nation according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with 62.1 million of us in 2020.

Our numbers continue to increase in the classroom yet remain low in our jour nalism faculty.

Despite a lack of faculty mentors and coursework for bilingual reporting, DePaul alumni have distinguished themselves in their newsrooms such as: Telemundo’s National Morning Newscast anchor Nicole Suarez, WGN’s investigative reporter and co-anchor Lourdes Duarte, Chicago Tribune’s bilingual reporter Laura Rodrí guez Presa, NBC Chicago’s bilingual sports reporter and anchor Samantha Rivera, Univision Chicago’s assignment desk editor Erika Perez, WISN 12’s News anchor Diana Gutierrez, Chicago Sun-Times’s bilingual transportation reporter Manny Ramos, Chicago Sun-Times La Voz assistant editor Ambar Colón, Telemundo’s Washington D.C on air reporter Rosbelis Quiñonez, and more who are yet to come.

Whether it is in radio, television, or

print, their contributions in their respec tive fields have demonstrated that Latinx individuals belong in classrooms and news rooms. We bring insightful perspectives and put pressure on the institutions we step foot in to help make our voices heard.

DePaul’s NAHJ chapter was founded by Latinx alumni Jesus J. Montero, María Mar ta Guzmán, Richie Requena, Hillary Flores and Jonathan Aguilar in 2019 with advisors Robin Hoecker and Sandra Guy.

These individuals set up the ground work to bring Latinx visibility to the forefront, and within just three years, NAHJ DePaul has emerged as the largest student chapter in Chicago. We have grown be cause our Latinx students crave a platform.

We started with five students and have grown to eight board members with 20 dues-paying students. We owe it to all of you, and the members of our current chapter could not be more grateful for your persistence.

Our appreciation also extends to the College of Communication faculty and staff. We are thankful for your financial and strong community support throughout the years. We acknowledge the work has been initiated through College’s DEI action plan and we want to work with you to do more.

To our journalism professors, your knowledge and experience in the field have helped mold us into the journalists we are today. We will forever carry the founda tional skills you have instilled in us, those of an attentive listener; those of an accurate storyteller. Most of all, your purpose as journalists has transpired into our young careers in the way we report objectively in order to uphold democracy.

With the support we have received and our determination, a year after NAHJ DePaul was founded, students created two Spanish-language publications.

La DePaulia, the sister publication of The DePaulia became a Spanish-language student-run newspaper established by Hil lary Flores, María Marta Guzmán, Izabella Grimaldo, Jonathan Aguilar and advisor Marla Krause in 2020. Since its founding, the publication has obtained notable col laborations with Hugo Balta’s Illinois Latino

News Network and has made contributions to Univision Chicago. La DePaulia also garnered press coverage from local news organizations, including from: The Chicago Tribune, The Lenfest Institute, NPR, Fox 32 and WTTW.

14 East Magazine’s bilingual platform, Pueblo, was founded by Richie Requena and Julian Martinez with support of Amy Merrick and former editor-in-chief Marissa Nelson.

In the past five years, NAHJ has awarded more than $44,000 in scholarships to students at the local and national level. Nearly half of the students awarded schol arship money were Latinx journalists from DePaul, earning $22,000 collectively.

Choosing to invest in the education of Latinx journalists would not only pave our way to success. It would fulfill DePaul’s section 2.3 of their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 2020-2024 action plan.

Their goal is to “increase the diversity of DePaul’s fulltime and part-time faculty in each college and ensure an inclusive, wel coming community for all faculty” by 2024.

The future of journalism is evolving and the need for bilingual media is increas ing as more than 28% of Chicago’s popula tion come from Latinx descent. It is more than just seeing ourselves represented, it is about keeping up with the population changes in the city.

As student journalists we are at the forefront of this change. Universities across the country like San Francisco State and the City University of New York have already established graduate or undergraduate bi lingual reporting programs. Other univer sities nearby such as Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism have also responded to the growing Latinx population by cre ating bilingual reporting courses that will help them tell the stories of our complex culture and identity.

It is time DePaul becomes more re ceptive to our Latinx students’ needs as it will only continue to set the bar higher as a national role model in higher education.

As DePaul marks its 125th year, we ask the university to reflect on ‘what must be done?’ to ensure the future of Latinx jour

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nalists are in good hands for generations to come. We must dedicate resources to staffing the journalism program with Lat inx professors qualified to teach classes that focus on reporting on these communities.

As NAHJ DePaul brings home this award, it will be remembered as a celebra tory moment and an invigorating win for Latinx journalists at the collegiate national level.

Over the years, various notable Latinx journalists have walked and will continue to walk out of DePaul’s journalism program with their diplomas held proudly over their heads, many of them carrying the dreams our parents could never imagine for them selves and achieving fruitful careers.

To the university, this is emblematic of our success.

To Latinx journalists, this milestone is another marker of the countless times we must prove our education is worth invest ing in.

We must prove Spanish-language pub lications are essential. We must prove we deserve the same opportunities as our other classmates. We must prove this land of the free is also ours to thrive in.

Rather than asking Latinx journalists to prove themselves, we demand the univer sity “uphold the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community” as proclaimed in their mission statement.

As we say this, we cannot afford to think of only our present selves. Just as the pioneers of NAHJ, La DePaulia and Pueblo thought of us, this generation of journalists thinks of those that come after us, in hopes that their path is easier.

DePaul’s support is needed to hire more bilingual and Latinx journalism instructors for the program. Let our accomplishments foster those goals of change.

It is time the university acted upon our requests and for this award to be received as much more than a shiny token.

Trophies collect dust, they rust, they break.

It is time to leave an imprint on the education of Latinx journalists for genera tions to come.

President of NAHJ DePaul, Nadia Carolina Hernandez and event coordinator Jacqueline Cardenas speak at Thursday’s reception about diversity.

Christianity is not an excuse to pass judgment

By K iersTen r ieDfor D News Editor

The words hate and love are very differ ent.

Love displays connection, passion and kindness. Hate shows coldness, disconnect and discrimination. Though the words are obviously different when it comes to their textbook meanings, for some reason, most people living under the Christianity umbrel la of faith tend to forget the meanings of the words once they are outside of the church itself.

Time and time again Christians will hear the words “Love your neighbor as yourself” preached in the church, but once they step outside the church, that concept is soon forgotten.

The verse itself is from the book of Mark 12:29-31. Jesus says that loving your neigh bor as yourself is the second most important commandment, the first being to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” In this verse, Jesus calls people to love others as they would love themselves. The basis of this command ment is people must love themselves first before they are able to love each other. Only then can someone love another at the full capacity in which they love themselves.

While the process and time it takes for people to love themselves is subjective to the person, a person needing to love themselves first and foremost does not grant the person the right to hate others.

For centuries, Christians have used their views as a way to push their harmful opinions upon others and onto one another. This has occurred with many historical events including the fights for LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights. It has been present even in the church with people judging one another whether it be for having a child out of wedlock, getting a divorce or even having struggles at a specific point in their life. But sometimes, what people fabricate and dissect from the Bible are not ideals the faith

calls for.

“Grow ing up in church and spending a lot of my forma tive years surround ed by ‘Christian’ people, I learned firsthand how hurtful religion can be because it gives people ‘excuses’ to be harmful, dis criminatory, racist, sexist and so much more,” sophomore Lydia Moriss, who was raised Meth odist — a denom ination of Christi anity — and is no longer religious. “It ‘allows’ people to judge and exclude. I think the people that believe in the Bible, and use it as ‘directions’ get so

caught up in thinking that if they just do what it says they will be a good person. They forget the fact that the Bible does not tell us to exclude people or hate on them for their race, gender, or sexuality.”

Some Christians’ tendency to create “just” reasoning out of twisting verses in the Bible with the intent to place judgment on others goes against every thing a genuine Christian believes in.

“When people use religion to push hate, they push people away from re ligion,” sophomore Emma Kate Bretzlaff, who was

raised Christian and is now an atheist, said. “I lost my faith due to hateful churches and [hateful] Christians. They believe they are saving people, but they are pushing them out of religious spaces.”

An important aspect of Christianity is to have a faith where people can understand and love one another. Will there inevitably be sins? Yes. Humans are fallen people who inevitably commit sins. But just because someone’s sin is not as visible as someone who happens to love another person of the same gender does not mean they are superi or to the queer person. There should not be superiority or a ranking system. A genuine Christian wouldn’t care about competing with other people to be the “holiest,” they would be dedicated to doing the best in their faith they can and building a personal connection to God.

“I think religion and the church have potential,” junior Emma Thompson, who was raised Presbyterian — a denomination of Christianity — and is still religious, said. “I have seen it change in the sense that my dad [a pastor at a Presbyterian church] went from anti-abortion to a progressive liberal pastor in Austin, Texas, who is one of the only churches willing to marry a queer cou ple. I think people need to let go of the idea that we will all follow one thing and just get comfortable with differing views in order for things to change.”

While there are genuine bylaws the Bible lists, at the end of the day, everyone sins. Regardless of someone’s wrongdoings, eventually, everyone will be asked the same question: Did you love them despite their wrongdoing?

Loving people and accepting their life style are completely different things. More Christians need to understand they do not have to accept everyone’s lifestyles, but they do have to treat them with kindness and respect. More Christians need to under stand the premise of the words, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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Is the pandemic over? President Biden says ‘yes’

By siona ChiBBer Contributing Writer

America entered a nationwide quar antine to stop the spread of COVID-19 on March 15, 2020. Over the past two years, the trajectory of this country changed drastically, involving health concerns and citizen safety as a whole.

From the start, there was controver sy surrounding pandemic regulations of whether or not masks were necessary. Many people not only contracted this virus, but died from it as well.

On Sept. 18, President Joe Biden announced the end of the pandemic in his interview in 60 Minutes. After this was televised, people took to social media to voice their concerns regarding his statement.

It is harmful on President Biden’s part to say that this issue is in its’ latter stages, because that is just not true.

This long winded viral outbreak has left nurses, doctors, and patients utterly exhausted and defeated. While the num ber of positive cases continues to fluctu ate, people are taking less precautions to avoid contracting the virus.

“COVID is here to stay,” Guncha Au rora, the owner of Skinottam Dermatolo gy and Cosmetology in Ghaziabad, India said. “Like the influenza viruses, COVID will also have changing viral behavior and will require regular vaccination.”

The White House even came out

with a statement in August stating that they will no longer be giving out free COVID-19 tests to Americans. This is certainly a concerning issue, because while there is a vaccine to combat the vi rus, citizens will not have access to testing again in the near future.

There is much confusion surrounding the actual status of the coronavirus and its multiple variants.

“It is a common misconception to think the newer variants are more mild,”

Tiffany Najberg, medical director of

UrgentEMS in Shreveport, Louisiana said. “[They] are easier to catch and spread much faster.”

This is not the best way to look at this virus, because it is not as simple as getting the stomach bug throughout your life. COVID in its entirety severely impacted people even after they were out of quaran tine. Many, like myself, are suffering from long-term COVID symptoms.

Unfortunately, the vaccines cannot protect us from every single variant cir culating the country. I, along with others,

feel the need to move forward, but that does not mean we will forget about the effects of the pandemic entirely. What we should be doing is keeping testing sights open and have access to boosters each year which have the antibodies to fight off newer variants. As long as we continue the fight, this can become manageable.

The way organizations such as the Center For Disease Control and Preven tion are beginning to put their guard down is resulting in a false sense of secu rity amongst citizens who are assuming this virus isn’t as serious anymore. By put ting their walls down and holding off on the resources that people need to survive this illness, they are letting us down.

“Outbreaks, depending on severity, may merit some government reactions, but these actions would be limited to spe cific and well-defined regions or popula tions,” Anirudh Lochan, a pulmonologist at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital and Clinic in New Delhi, India said.

According to Lochan, the world will be able to move on from the pandem ic when it is no longer a global health concern.

The stress that comes from this virus can be reduced if we are properly equipped to deal with it long-term. This is not to say we should completely move on and forget about it as a whole. If we do not keep this in the back of our mind, COVID will still have power over Ameri cans and others around the world.

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President Joe Biden speaks during a White House Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Focus

Derailed:Past and Present

By A mBer StoutenBorough & A ndy thompSon Multimedia Editor, Staff Writer

“You instantly recognize the setting of any movie or TV series, as soon as you see the CTA is an elevated structure,” Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson Catherine Hosinski said. “That is an icon of the city of Chicago.”

It is the first day of October and the celebration of 75 years for Chi cago public transportation is today, except your normal train on the way to the Loop will be delayed.

A respectable line formed of about 40 people in the Daley Plaza. Workers present you a fake ticket and free poster to commemorate while you wait for your no-stop trip in one of the three vintage buses available: Flxible 8499 (1960), GMC 301 (1962), Flxible 3706 (1969).

Among the crowd was Jim Bainter, a Cincinnati bus driver who traveled to Chicago just for the anniversary.

“Chicago was the second transit

system I ever got to ride on,” Bainter said. “I’m a bus driver so I’ve rode over 300 transit systems in different parts of the world. I also worked in Chicago a couple of times with a railway contractor in the 90s. Seeing all the vintage trams or L trains and also the buses, everything in one day, it’s pretty neat.”

Along with the buses, CTA is also bringing out three of their past train models: 4000-series railcar (delivered 1923), 6000-series railcar (delivered in 1959) and 2400-series railcar (delivered 1976-1978). How ever, you will still need to pay for an actual ticket at Clark/Lake before boarding on this lucrative locomo tive.

Among the crowd were families with elated children scattered around the city and older couples reminisc ing the beauty of Chicago’s past.

Juggling to put on her toddler’s shoes while also keeping an eye on

her oldest running around, Kather ine Bern shares that this is the first time her kids have used the train.

“I don’t think it’s safe for them so we avoid using it as much as possible, but this is a great way to introduce it to them without all the negatives of the CTA normally,” Bern said.

Bern used to take the train when she was in college but now lives on the north side of Chicago and drives her car when going to work in the city.

“I just don’t see the need to take the risk,” Bern said. “You read any piece of news today and it’s about something terrible happening on the train. I’d rather deal with high gas prices than watch a crime happen right in front of my eyes on the de layed red line.”

Bern isn’t the only one who no longer accesses Chicago’s public

transportation. Martin Klien, a born and raised Chicagoian, hasn’t used the CTA in over 30 years.

“My brother used to work for the CTA back in the 70s when they ac tually were paid livable wages,” Klien said. “It was unsafe then, and now it’s just ridiculous. Bringing these trains back is almost an insult to see what Chicago’s become.”

Glancing up from her phone in surprise at the train time machine in front of her, Aneesah Cameron was not aware of the celebration happen ing today.

“I saw there was a group by the L but I just thought someone got shot,” Cameron said. “Still had to make it to work though.”

Cameron uses the CTA everyday for work and school but hopes to see a better use of Chicago’s money than a celebration of a system in which she feel has failed her.

“It’s just ridiculous,” Cameron

Since 1947, the CTA has provided the city of Chicago with public transportation. To celebrate their 75 anniversary, the CTA brought out a variety of vintage trains and buses for the public to ride throughout the day.

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Present Clash

Crime on the CTA: Assaults, Robberies, Sex Crimes, Batteries per 10 million riders:

15.55 in 2016

yearly riders: 238.6 million 18.42 in 2017

yearly riders: 23.2 million 20.85 in 2018

yearly riders: 225.9 million 26.51 in 2019

yearly riders: 218.4 million

said. “Why do I care about what the old trains looked like? How about you clean up the mess of the trains we have now then paradeing how great

Chicago was back then?”

The CTA started operating in 1947 and soon joined with the Chicago Motor Coach company to create a consolidated transit for Chicago’s public service.

“CTA has helped shape the city of Chicago as we see it today,” Hosinski said. “When you look at the history books of Chicago, the northern branch of the red line was nothing but prairie fields. Sud denly you’re starting to see a more urbanized area. So much of what you see in Chicago is shaped by our public transportation system. And whether you take CTA or not, it’s impacting your life, often for the better.”

55.00 in 2020

yearly riders: 76 million 71.50 in 2021

yearly riders: 78.6 million

Source: Chicago Data Portal

CTA Annual rider reports

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Passengers were given a novelty ticket good for one ride around The Loop on the antique transportation, with stops at Clark & Lake, Washington & Wabash, Harold Washington Library, and Quincy.

“How about you clean up the mess of the trains we have now then pa radeing how great Chicago was back then?”

Aneesh Cameron CTA rider

La DePaulia Carta de

Es hora de invertir en la educación

estudiantes Latinx en DePaul.

En agosto, la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ) de DePaul ganó el primer Premio a la Sede Estudiantil del Año (Student Chapter of the Year Award) en la Conferencia y Feria de Empleo de NAHJ y NABJ (Conference and Career Fair) del 2022 en Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nuestros logros van más allá de un premio nacional, hemos logrado esto y más sin tener suficientes recursos para los estudiantes de periodismo latinx en DePaul.

La necesidad de profesores y asesores latinos de periodismo de tiempo completo que se especialicen en cubrimiento mediático bilingüe es imperativo para guiar a los estudiantes a medida que emergen a sus carreras periodísticas.

Hasta este otoño, no había profesores latinos de tiempo completo en el programa ni asesores para nuestras publicaciones en español. La universidad contrató este año al Profesor Asistente de Comunicación y Periodismo, Vincent Peña. NAHJ DePaul le da la bienvenida al profesor Peña y espera trabajar con él.

Esta nueva contratación marca el comienzo de un liderazgo fortalecido y diverso que se necesita dentro de la universidad. No hay suficientes cursos ni profesores que representen de forma correspondiente a la proporción de

Actualmente no hay cursos disponibles para que los estudiantes escriban para nuestras dos publicaciones en español. Esto es inequitativo y le dificulta a estudiantes bilingües acceso a aprendizaje experiencial que el escribir para una publicación podría ofrecer. Esto crea más barreras para los estudiantes latinos mientras intentan crear un camino desde el salón de clases a la sala de redacción.

En contraste, los estudiantes de DePaul tienen la opción de tomar cursos que contribuyen a las publicaciones en inglés de la universidad, y recibir créditos por ello, a través de las clases “Writing for The DePaulia”, “Writing for 14 East Magazine” o “Good Day DePaul” .

La universidad aún no ha contratado un cuerpo docente bilingüe especializado en periodismo latino. Un equipo que sea tan representativo como la Institución de Servicio a Hispanos que DePaul se esfuerza por ser.

Casi el 20% de nuestros estudiantes son hispanos, según nuestro resumen de inscripción universitaria de 2020. Las personas latinas también se han convertido en el segundo grupo minoritario más grande de la nación según la Oficina del Censo de EE. UU., con 62,1 millones de nosotras en 2020.

Nuestros números continúan aumentando en el aula, pero siguen siendo bajos entre profesores de periodismo.

A pesar de la falta de profesores asesores y trabajo en clase para reportaje bilingüe, los ex alumnos de DePaul se han distinguido en sus salas de redacción, tales como: Nicole Suarez, presentadora del Noticiero Matutino Nacional de Telemundo, Lourdes Duarte, reportera de investigación y co-presentadora de WGN, Laura Rodríguez Presa, reportera bilingüe del Chicago Tribune, Samantha Rivera, reportera y presentadora de deportes bilingüe de Chicago en NBC, Erika Pérez,

editora de la mesa de asignaciones de Univision Chicago, Diana Gutiérrez, presentadora de noticias de WISN 12, Manny Ramos, reportero bilingüe de transporte de Chicago Sun-Times, Ámbar Colón, editor asistente de La Voz de Chicago Sun-Times, Rosbelis Quiñonez, reportera al aire en Washington D.C. para Telemundo, y más que están por venir.

Ya sea en radio, televisión o prensa, sus contribuciones en sus respectivos campos han demostrado que las personas

By Equipo de La DePaulia NAHJ DePaul

Ex alumna de Depaul y reportera bilingüe en el Chicago Tribune, Laura Rodríguez Presa, da un discurso sobre su experiencia sin profesores de periodismo latinx en DePaul.

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Jefa de redacción de La DePaulia, Jacqueline Cardenas y presidenta de NAHJ DePaul Nadia Carolina Hernandez se abrazan después de dar su discurso sobre la importancia de tener profesores latinx en el departamento de periodismo dentro la universidad. Esta misma carta de editores tambien fue un discurso presentado el 29 de Septiembre.

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editores: educación de periodistas latinx

latinas pertenecen tanto a las aulas como a las salas de redacción. Aportamos perspectivas únicas y presionamos a las instituciones a las que entramos para ayudar a que nuestras voces se escuchen.

El capítulo NAHJ de DePaul fue fundado por los ex alumnos latinos Jesús J. Montero, María Marta Guzmán, Richie Requena, Hillary Flores y Jonathan Aguilar en 2019, con los asesores Robin Hoecker y Sandra Guy.

Estas personas sentaron las bases para llevar la visibilidad de la comunidad latina al frente, y en solo tres años, NAHJ DePaul se ha convertido en la versión estudiantil de NAHJ más grande de Chicago. Hemos crecido porque nuestros estudiantes Latinx anhelan una plataforma.

Comenzamos con cinco estudiantes y hemos crecido a ocho miembros de la junta, con 20 estudiantes suscritos. Se lo debemos a todos ustedes y los miembros de nuestro capítulo actual no podrían estar más agradecidos por su persistencia.

Nuestro agradecimiento también se extiende al personal y profesores de la Facultad de Comunicación. Estamos agradecidos por su apoyo financiero y fuerte acompañamiento comunitario a lo largo de los años. Reconocemos que el trabajo se inició a través del plan de acción DEI de la Facultad y queremos trabajar con usted para hacer más.

A nuestros profesores de periodismo, su conocimiento y experiencia en el campo nos han ayudado a convertirnos en los periodistas que somos hoy. Siempre llevaremos las habilidades fundamentales que nos has inculcado; las de un oyente atento, las de un narrador certero. Sobre todo, su propósito como periodistas se ha reflejado en nuestras jóvenes carreras en la forma en que informamos objetivamente para defender la democracia.

Con el apoyo que hemos recibido y nuestra determinación, un año después de la fundación de NAHJ DePaul, los estudiantes crearon dos publicaciones en español.

La DePaulia, la publicación hermana de The DePaulia se convirtió en un periódico estudiantil en español establecido por Hillary Flores, María Marta Guzmán, Izabella Grimaldo, Jonathan Aguilar y la asesora Marla Krause en el 2020. Desde su fundación, la publicación ha obtenido colaboraciones notables con Illinois Latino News de Hugo Balta y ha hecho contribuciones a Univision Chicago. La DePaulia también obtuvo cobertura de prensa de organizaciones de noticias locales, incluidas: The Chicago Tribune, The Lenfest Institute, NPR, Fox 32 y WTTW.

La plataforma bilingüe de 14 East Magazine, Pueblo, fue fundada por Richie Requena y Julian Martinez con el apoyo de Amy Merrick y la ex editora en jefe Marissa Nelson.

En los últimos cinco años, NAHJ ha otorgado más de $44,000 en becas a estudiantes a nivel local y nacional. Casi la mitad de los estudiantes a los que se les ha otorgado la financiación de la beca eran periodistas latinos de DePaul, que han recibido $22,000 en conjunto.

Elegir invertir en la educación de los periodistas latinos no solo pavimentará

nuestro camino hacia el éxito. Cumplirá con la sección 2.3 de DePaul en su plan de acción de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión (DEI) 2020-2024.

Su objetivo es “aumentar la diversidad del personal docente de tiempo completo y medio tiempo de DePaul en cada facultad y garantizar una comunidad inclusiva y acogedora para todos los docentes” para el 2024.

El futuro del periodismo está evolucionando y la necesidad de medios bilingües está aumentando, ya que más del 28 % de la población de Chicago tiene ascendencia latina. Se trata de algo más que vernos representados, se trata de estar a la par de los cambios demográficos de la ciudad.

Como estudiantes de periodismo estamos al frente de este cambio. Universidades de todo el país, como la Estatal de San Francisco y la Universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York , ya han establecido programas de informes bilingües para graduados o estudiantes universitarios. Otras universidades cercanas, como la Escuela de Periodismo Medill de Northwestern, también han respondido a la creciente población latina mediante la creación de cursos bilingües de reportajes que les ayudará a contar las historias de nuestra compleja cultura e identidad.

Es hora de que DePaul se vuelva más receptiva a las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes latinos, ya que solo seguirá elevando la expectativa como modelo a seguir a nivel nacional en la educación superior.

Mientras DePaul cumple 125 años como institución, le pedimos a la universidad que reflexione sobre ‘¿qué se debe hacer?’ para garantizar que el futuro de los periodistas latinos esté en buenas manos para las futuras generaciones. Debemos dedicar recursos para dotar al programa de periodismo de profesores latinos calificados para impartir clases que se centren en informar sobre estas comunidades.

Con NAHJ DePaul trayendo a casa este premio, esta ocasión será recordada como un momento de celebración y una victoria vigorizante para los periodistas

latinos universitarios a nivel nacional.

A lo largo de los años, varios periodistas latinos notables han salido y continuarán saliendo del programa de periodismo de DePaul, con sus diplomas sostenidos con orgullo sobre sus cabezas, muchos de ellos llevando los sueños que nuestros padres nunca pudieron imaginar para sí mismos y logrando provechosas carreras.

Para la universidad, esto es emblemático de nuestro éxito.

Para los periodistas latinos, este logro es otro marcador de las innumerables veces que debemos demostrar que vale la pena invertir en nuestra educación.

Debemos demostrar que las publicaciones en español son esenciales. Debemos demostrar que merecemos las mismas oportunidades que nuestros otros compañeros de clase. Debemos demostrar que esta tierra de la libertad también es nuestra para prosperar.

En lugar de pedirles a los periodistas latinos que demuestren su valía, exigimos que la universidad “defienda la dignidad de todos los miembros de su comunidad diversa, multiconfesional e inclusiva”, como se proclama en su declaración de misión.

Mientras decimos esto, no podemos darnos el lujo de pensar sólo en nosotros mismos en el presente. Así como pensaron en nosotros los pioneros de NAHJ, La DePaulia y Pueblo , esta generación de periodistas piensa en los que vendrán después, con la esperanza de que su camino sea más fácil.

Se necesita el apoyo de DePaul para contratar un personal equipado de profesores de periodismo latino para el programa; dejemos que nuestros logros fomenten esos objetivos de cambio.

Es hora de que la universidad responda a nuestras solicitudes y de que este premio se reciba como mucho más que como una medalla brillante.

Los trofeos acumulan polvo, se oxidan, se rompen.

Es hora de dejar una huella en la educación de los periodistas latinos para futuras generaciones.

Alumnos de DePaul con carreras en los medios de comunicación

María Marta Guzmán - WBIRTV

Samantha Rivera - NBC5, Telemundo, y NBC Deportes

Hillary Flores - Univision

Laura Rodríguez PresaChicago Tribune

Manny Ramos - Chicago Sun Times

Rosbelis Quiñones- Telemun do

Izabella Grimaldo - Univision

Jesus J. Montero - Cicero Inde pendiente

Emmanuel Camarillo - Chica go Sun Times La Voz

Cam Rodriguez - Chalkbeat

Nicholas Moreano - Chicago Audible

Jonathan Aguilar- Borderless Magazine

Kristen Aguirre - WWMT-TV

Paola Belloso - WMPT-TV

Erica Carbajal - Becker’s Healthcare

Pari Cruz - WTKR-TV

Andrew Garcia - WJOB Ra dio/JEDTV

Diana Gutierrez - WISN 12TV

Melyssa Guzman - CBS 2

Melody Mercado - Block Club Chicago

Vanessa Navarrette - Fox 32

Veronica Ortega - WZZM-TV

Sally Ramirez - CNBC

Nicole Suarez - Telemundo

Alondra Valle - Good Morn ing America

Parker Asmann - Insight Crime

Erika Pérez - Univision

Ámbar Colón - Chicago Sun Times La Voz

Hernesto Hernandez - NBC Sports Chicago

Los miembros de NAHJ DePaul levantan el trofeo que ganaron en la Conferencia y Feria de Empleo de NAHJ y NABJ.

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Arts & Life

Sounds and Songs of Chicago

By Una Cleary Focus Editor

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Chicago, a city known for its music, fills its streets with a variety of songs and sounds. These sounds remind residents of iconic landmarks, streets, and create unique feelings of living in Chicago. They have also inspired musicians to compose odes to the city’s culture. Depaul students are surrounded by the sounds of the city and have unique experiences to attest to that. Read below about the songs, albums, and artists that makes Depaul’s students prideful and nostalgic for the city.

What music reminds you of Chicago?

Lux Demoss: Kanye’s Graduation album, specifically the song Homecoming.

Daniel Kennedy: The entire Illinois album by Sufjan Ste vens, specifically the Song Chicago

Catherine Callen: Holding Roses by Twin Peaks

Sarah Hoyt: Come on feel the Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens September Song by Agnes Obel

Aiden Amador: We Can't Be Stopped by the Geto Boys

Phoenix Moses: 14th Street by Rufas Wainwright

Grace O'Grady: Peace Frogs by The Doors

Peyton Ludtke: Campus by Vampire Weekend

Catherine Callen, a freshman at DePaul, studies as she listens to her classic Chicago playlist in the quad. "Holding Roses" by Twin Peaks is Callen's go-to Chicago tune in the autumn months. Twin Peaks is an Indie Rock band from Chicago born in 2010.

Kennedy: Not only is it about Chicago and the state of Illinois but it captures the quirky character of the state through its songs.

Callen: Because it sounds like fall and when I think of Chicago I think of fall. I talk about sadness but then it also talks about happiness and its such a juxtaposition of how I feel. I’m either really happy or really sad and it relates to that.

Hoyt: I like the mood and the feeling of the song; it's very homey. When I first started listening to it I was obsessed with it. And now that I’ve kind of re discovered it in Chicago, it makes Chicago feel more like home.

Amador: You can hear trinkets of the city behind in the song. You can hear train sounds, police. I think, I don’t know little bits and pieces of urban life in songs remind me of the city. Definitely a good find.

Moses: It’s got a city vibe to it. I like listening to it in the city.

O'Grady: It talks about Chicago and its groovy. The doors have such a unique sound. When I’m walking to class I get pumped up.

Ludtke: I go to school here so Campus.

Why does it remind you of Chicago?

Demoss: “My name would help light up the Chicago skyline." Graduation focuses on Kanye breaking out in the music industry and calls back to his times in Chicago during his youth. He shows his love for the city, even after he left. It reminds me of Chicago because I listened to Graduation throughout high school and basically every day senior year. The lyrics made me think of graduating and going off to college in Chicago. The music also made me feel hopeful about the city and I could feel how much love people had for it and passion by listening to this music. This also makes me think about the different parts of Chicago and how different the neighbor hoods are. West raps about where he lives with lyrics relating to drug deals, shooting, gangs, and violence but paints a different picture of downtown.

To listen to the sounds and songs of Chicago, use the Spotify app to scan the QR code!

Iconic Chicago music landmarks such as the Riviera Theater add to the musical culture of the city. Some of these theaters have helped launch Chicago musicians to international stardom.

Vinny Fest

Commemorates the life and legacy of DePaul Founder

Guerilla Warfare and Music Videos: The Success of 'Athena'

By ethan M atteUs Staff Writer

When you think of maximalist visual styles in filmmaking, you usually think of films by directors with backgrounds in music videos, like Tony Scott, Michael Bay and An toine Fuqua. The maximalism is often so loud that the political message of the movie gets lost. The sheer volume of their aesthetics of ten overpowers anything else. Although their films might be reclaimed politically later, such as Tony Scott’s “Deja Vu,” these concerns are seldom on the minds of filmmakers produc ing or critics interpreting the works. These things are not true with “Athena.” “Athena” is the latest film from French director Romain Gavras. It is only his third feature after nearly a decade directing advertisements and mu sic videos. The film itself is set in the titular housing project of Athena and follows three brothers after their fourth sibling was mur dered in an act of police brutality. The first brother is Abdel, a decorated French soldier who fought for the French in former colonies such as Algeria and Mali. The second brother is Karim, a youth leader in the banlieue who starts a campaign of guerilla warfare against

the police. The third sibling is a drug dealer known as Moktar, who is more concerned with hiding his stash from the impend ing police raids than assisting either of his brothers. Just as Gavras’ filmic background helps contextualize the aesthetics of the film, which feature some of the most visually spec tacular sequences in recent memory, his fa milial background situates the politics. His father was Costa-Gavras, a Greek filmmaker who made films such as “Z” and “Missing.” Costa-Gavras was deeply concerned with post-imperialism and the imprint it has left on both European and countries from the Global South.

Perhaps the key to deciphering this side of “Athena” is the character of Abdel. Although he is the son of immigrants, he is widely viewed as a class traitor for much of the film due to his military experience in Mali. Karim despises the fact that Abdel refuses to take up arms and fight the police while Moktar con stantly urges Abdel to protect his own skin above anything else. Even after the third act turn, where Abdel changes significantly both as a character and narrative force, the audi ence is left pondering what to make of his choices. Part of “Athena’s” genius is its refusal

to editorialize.

The film presents these moral dilemmas in blunt ways and leaves it up to the view er to decipher them. “The Battle of Algiers'' does this with an almost affectless style, while “Athena” is extravagant in its style and shows the visceral allure of revolution. Even though it presents revolution in a far more stylized way than “The Battle of the Algiers,” “Athe na” is still blunt with its characters and their choices. It does not shy away from the mor ally difficult scenarios that arise. The convic tions of “Athena” are apparent, but that does not mean they are pretty.

Setting aside ideology, Gavras proves himself as an exceptionally talented stylist with this film. The opening of the film is an 11 minute unbroken take of Karim and his comrades stealing a police van and includes everything from an explosion to a speech to literal fireworks. More impressively, “Athena” keeps at this titanic pace for the entirety of its runtime.

A critique might be that this aesthetic approach dulls the senses through inunda tion instead of invigorating them. I would disagree. Gavras’ almost excessive style shows the seductive side of revolution, the part driv en by desire that can lead to liberation but

also downfall. When we follow the youths fighting the police, the feeling of excitement is almost unavoidable before Gavras crashes down to reality and shows the brutality of the situation. This style, which simultaneously at tracts but also repulses, might be why the film has had a lukewarm reception from general audiences.

“Athena’s” release may have hurt its re ception as well. It went straight to Netflix with very limited theatrical exposure. So many of the film’s visuals are manicured for the big screen, and the experience of watching “Athe na” in that environment would have elevated both the medium and the message. Further more, the fact that it was buried under a heap of Netflix originals only adds to the tragedy when such prescient films are in short supply.

Perhaps in the future, “Athena” will gain traction. Historically, films of similar ambi tion have been pushed to the side only to be revived later. Romain Gavras proves himself as both a craftsman and a commentator, fol lowing in his father’s footsteps of making po litically charged art that pries into issues both past and present. In an age where a lot of films are defined by either didacticism or timidity, “Athena” stands out.

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Sami Slimane stars in "Athena," a French language film directed by Romain Gavras.

On Friday, members of the DePaul cheer team show off their school spirit to celebrate Saint Vincent DePaul and his Vincentian values of respect, compassion and inclusivity.

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EVA EPLEY | THE DEPAULIA Dibs, an acronym for "demon in blue suit" bounces on the trampoline in the quad. Alongside the beloved mascot, numerous clubs, student organizations, offices and departments gathered to embrace the principles through games and activities.

Wicked is back on the block

By laUren Coates Staff Writer

Though Broadway in New York City is experiencing historic closures of long-running musicals like “Phantom of the Opera,” Chicagoans can rest easy knowing that the second city’s most pop ular musical isn’t going anywhere.

Let the joyous news be spread: “Wick ed,” has returned to the James M. Neder lander theater through Dec. 4 as part of the production’s National Tour.

While the newly reopened Chicago production lifts most of its directorial and production queues from the original Broadway production and does not make many attempts to add new flair, “Wicked” at the Nederlander is still a crowd-pleas ing spectacle with dazzling costumes and a pair of wickedly wonderful female leads.

For those unfamiliar with the show, “Wicked” is a reimagining of “The Wiz ard of Oz.” It follows Elphaba (Lissa DeGuzman), the soon-to-be Wicked Witch of the West, as she grows from timid schoolgirl to the cackling, broom stick-toting baddie who would eventually cross paths with Dorothy Gale.

During her time at Shiz University, Elphaba uncovers a sinister plot involv ing the subjugation of talking animals and forms an unlikely bond with the ev er-peppy Galinda (Jennafer Newberry).

Together, the duo journey to the Em erald City to meet the Wizard and discov er the truth behind what’s happening to the animals of Oz.

As far as musical theater goes, “Wick ed” is about as mainstream and audi ence-friendly as it can get. With a famil iar story, colorful characters and tunes like “Defying Gravity” that have long since transcended the realm of theatre and embedded themselves squarely in

pop culture, this is a show made more for tourists and casual theatergoers than hardcore theater fans. While the elabo rate costumes and sets make “Wicked” an undeniable visual spectacle, the book from Winnie Holzman still refuses to ex plore its multifaceted characters beyond surface trappings.

This particular production’s unwill ingness to deviate from the familiar di rection of the original Broadway staging is an indication that producers may view the show as a reliable cash cow rather than a meaningful piece of theater.

Though the ensemble’s voices were strong, the sound mixing sometimes struggled to properly do justice to the vocals.

This was particularly frustrating for big tentpole, full-cast numbers like “One Short Day” and “Dancing Through Life.”

Those small mishaps brought down the energy of the entire production.

While DeGuzman and Newberry certainly have the vocal chops to fill some of the most demanding female leads in musical theater — between the iconic top F in “Defying Gravity” to Galinda’s fre quent delves into operatic singing — the microphones and sound mixing did both women a disservice.

We can only hope that this problem will be ironed out later into the show’s run.

Beyond the quietness of the micro phones, though, “Wicked’s” technical ap titude would cause even longtime fans to struggle to differentiate it from the fullscale Broadway production.

The Emerald City’s lighting is appro priately dazzling, and the massive me chanical puppet the Wizard masquerades behind is an impressive feat that domi nates onstage.

The costumes, too, were particular ly effective, and the hair and makeup

design, which is another holdover from Broadway, brings a whimsical charm to help pay homage to the musical’s old Hol lywood roots.

Perhaps the most memorable ele ment of this production, though, is Jen nafer Newberry as Galinda, a role built to scene-steal if ever there was one.

Though trying to follow in the foot steps of a role originated by Kristin Chen woeth is no small task, Newberry brings all the manic energy, powerhouse vocals and unexpected vulnerability required to create an effective, fully realized portrait of Galinda that goes beyond just a perky blonde in a pink dress.

Similarly strong was DeGuzman as

Elphaba.

While she may be the straight man of the duo, she certainly got her fair share of laughs, particularly in an interlude during “Dancing Through Life.” Round ing out the love triangle was Jordan Litz’s hunky Fiyero, a benevolent Gaston type who continues to be frustratingly under written, but whom Litz nonetheless made memorable with his physical comedy chops and chemistry with DeGuzman.

While the National Tour of “Wick ed” may not be taking any creative risks, a trio of strong performers make for an impressive if by-the-numbers staging of a beloved new-age Broadway hit.

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Jennafer Newberry, (left) and Lissa deGuzman (right) face off as the good and wicked witches of the east and west in "Wicked."

'Moonage Daydream' misses its mark

By JaCoB Costello Chief Film and TV Critic

“Moonage Daydream” is unlike any documentary I have ever seen. The director, producer and editor Brett Morgen crafted a love letter to David Bowie using creative ly edited clips of the rock icon. Despite the uniqueness and visual polish, “Moonage Daydream” is a meandering mess of a doc umentary that fails to reach the heights that Morgen strived to hit.

This is a very unconventional docu mentary. This movie is made up of inter views, concert footage, music videos and various other pieces of media that David Bowie has appeared in. These clips are then edited with an artistic flair. An example of this is concert performances edited to be monochromatic, where everything is in different shades of the same vibrant color. There are parts of this documentary where the footage is so edited that it looks like the stargate sequence in “2001: A Space Odys sey.”

While the editing and manipulation of these videos from various stages of Bowie’s life are visually compelling, they do not do much beyond looking cool and other worldly.

This is definitely fitting for a docu mentary about a man who built his career by being as weird and otherworldly as he could, but this is the only thing the docu mentary does.

A highlight of “Moonage Daydream” is the music and performance footage. This is a no-brainer for a documentary about a rock star, but I’ll give credit where credit is due. Bowie is a master entertainer, and that is put on full display here. There is footage of live shows, studio recordings and music

videos from all stages of Bowie’s life and ca reer. A particularly impactful sequence was many different clips of Bowie performing the song “Hello Spaceboy.”

The performances are energetic and the cutting between different concerts playing the same song create this weighty feeling that shows the starpower of Bowie.

While the audio and visual aspects of this documentary are truly beautiful and touching, everything else is far from that.

The pacing of “Moonage Daydream” is puzzling. There are 40-minute chunks where you are absolutely hooked, but then all momentum is lost for the next thir ty minutes. This is mainly due to how the sequences are set up. Audio interviews of Bowie saying interesting things are set over visuals that contribute nothing besides being visually strange. The stop and start nature of this pacing makes the viewing experience of “Moonage Daydream” feel disjointed and muddled. Despite this doc umentary only being a little bit over two hours long, it feels much longer than that. There are also many false endings, where the story reaches a satisfying point, fades to black and slow music starts to play. This is done at least three times in the last forty minutes of the movies and is extremely an noying. It makes you look forward to the end of the movie, only to be surprised that it is nowhere close to over.

As much as the visual editing of this movie is well deserving of praise, the con tent editing in terms of what was included is not nearly on the same level.

If 45 minutes of this movie was cut out and the false endings were removed, this could easily rank among the best docu mentaries ever made. As an audiovisual ex perience, “Moonage Daydream” is superb.

It plays out like a collection of music vid eos intercut with monologues from Bow ie, however it does little beyond that. The documentary does not try to say anything beyond being a tribute to Bowie.

He is an undeniable icon of rock mu sic and pop culture, but everyone who goes to see this documentary already knows how cool he was and how impact ful his music was to culture.

There are no new ideas presented here, no new takes on Bowie. This is dis appointing and sours the overall experi

ence.

“Moonage Daydream” is a surface level experience. It is gorgeous to look at and wonderful to listen to. However, it is empty beyond that.

This is by no means an awful doc umentary, but it ultimately fails to do or say anything new. If you are a fan of Bowie, this movie offers a greatest hits soundtrack set to trippy visuals with kill er editing and colors. If you are not a fan of Bowie, I doubt this documentary will change your mind.

How to build a healthy relationship with roommate(s)

By nadia Carolina hernandez Managing Print Editor

For a majority of those living on cam pus, this is the first time sharing a space with others who are unrelated to us. It’s exciting to potentially meet your best friends, or potentially harrowing to not get along.

What I consider the roommate “hon eymoon” phase is coming to an end. No longer is everyone going out and having fun, but everyone’s realizing each other's flaws.

Confrontation can be intimidating. But if you’re living with this person or people for the next eight months, there needs to be some boundaries.

I have had my fair share of roommate disasters and successes.

In order to maximize your quality of life, or even survive, here are my recom mendations.

Get to know your roommates sched ules, and maximize alone time.

If you are anything like me, I need to be alone for about an hour a day. Social activity is exhausting for me, and it’s nice to have a moment for yourself.

I recommend asking your roommates their weekly schedules including class, work and any activities.

You’re bound to find 30 solitary min utes. I would take the time to sleep, read or not wear pants.

Your roommates probably want some alone time, too.

For on-campus residents, be specif ic in you roommate agreement and have a copy.

I know this is crazy but it’s evidence. The specifics can come in a clutch later on as proof.

For example, anyone can misinter pret “clean up after yourself.” It can apply, or not apply, to anything including the ugly.

The more accurate you can be in the agreement such as “clean up after making a meal, wash dishes regularly or no leav ing food out for a long time.”

In my experience, the absence of a roommate agreement can hurt, and when

you have nothing to refer back to, it’s hard to establish boundaries.

Communicate, but be specific.

Having your roommate’s numbers is easy, but speaking your feelings? Scary stuff. It’s awkward but necessary.

I find that people are receptive to a reminder about leaving dirty dishes out or to put away something.

What you don’t want is for frustrated feelings to get bubbled up and unleash at an inconvenient time.

Timing is also crucial to productive communication.

Right before bed might be problem atic but together at dinner, nice. If you

are all busy, designating a specific time to check in is also a good idea.

Interact intentionally.

If you are going to have any kind of relationship with your roommate, you should interact with them more than a one line, “have a good day.”

Ease into it at a slow pace. Everyone opens up differently, don’t be worried about the absence of an instant connec tion.

I find that having a five minute con versation about our days can bring a sense of closeness.

There is a benefit to vaguely knowing about your roommate. I didn’t see mine for about a week to find out she moved out early. Avoid the element of surprise if possible.

Make an effort.

If you want more from your room mates, then hold oneself to the same standards. If you are annoyed that your roommate didn’t pick up their dish es, make sure that you are pulling your weight as well. Your roommate could po tentially be nervous to confront the situ ation as well.

Nice gestures also go a long way. Usu ally if you do something for the room, they’ll do something nice as well.

You and your roommates don’t need to be best friends. It’s not realistic that the strangers you live with are compati ble with you 100% of the time. However, living with people is a life skill. The next eight months should be memorable, for all the right reasons.

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"Moonage Daydream," directed by Brett Morgen, follows David Bowie's cinematic, musical and creative transformation.

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“Spinning freSh beatS Since 1581”

By lilly K eller Arts & Life Editor

POV: It's the Fourth of July and glorious, most definitely unregulated fireworks color the inky darkness with thunderous applause. Each explosion is almost deafening, but beneath it all, you can still make out the distinct music of your ancestors as Neil Diamond's velvety voice unites the country with two trium phant words.

"Sweet Caroline" – Neil Diamond

This song goes particularly well with baseball, arguably the second thing that makes white people tick for some reason. I don't know who Caroline is, and hon estly, I don't care. There are few things in my life I have put as much effort into as screaming the "bah bah bah" bit. I hope this song never fades away because it is the highlight of my Fourth of July and broadcast Yankee game.

"American Pie" – Don McLean

I don't remember ever listening to this song enough to know all the lyrics, yet if somebody held me at gunpoint and told me to sing this song without messing up, tell my roommates that I'll be home for dinner. This song is unironically incred ible, and actually how I found out about how Buddy Holly died. Anyways, if Bud dy Holly's death was the sacrifice needed to make this masterpiece, I'm glad the chess pieces arranged themselves the way they did, if you know what I mean.

"Y.M.C.A." – Village People

Oh yeah, I went there. Talk about a song meant for white people. It's even got its own unique dance! Bonus points be cause this song turns a Christian organi zation into a place you can hang out with the boys if you are picking up what I'm putting down. Anyhow, the day I can no longer perform the silly arm motions is when I will no longer be on this earth.

"Mr. Brightside" – The Killers

Again, another song I don't recall ever listening to in my free time, yet I know all the lyrics by heart. Honestly, I feel like we don't appreciate the lyrics enough in this song. I mean, "turning saints into the sea, swimming through sick lullabies choking on your alibi" goes incredibly hard. When this song comes on, you know you're about to be slammed into by sweaty jumping white people and you know what? You don't care because it's "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers!

"Come on Eileen" – Dexy Midnight Runners

A personal favorite of mind, "Come on, Eileen" will never be skipped on my playlists. Composed of the banjo, accor dion and fiddle, there are a few songs whose craftsmanship holds up as well as in the ‘80s in 2022. I'm jealous if you are named Eileen because I'll never be as iconic as you.

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Sports

Jean Lenti Ponsetto and others reflect on the Impact of Title IX:‘I Stood on Broad Shoulders’

By Jacob Kaufman Contributing Writer

Many student athletes have seen the murals painted on the pillars behind the athletic center, right next to Wish Field and Cacciatore Stadium. These pillars are dedicated to many different figures of the university’s history. Soon, there will be some new recognizable figures joining the many greats of the university’s history.

On September 2nd DePaul Athletics announced that they are adding a final installment to the Pillars of DePaul Mu ral Collection. These collections of murals were created by Brother Mark Elder and his students. The new additions will cele brate the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, probiting discrimination based on sex in schools.

Doug Bruno, who has been the head coach for the women’s basketball program for 36 years, talked about the impact the law has made on society.

“It’s a civil rights law,” Bruno said. “This is a law not about sports, it was written into law that institutions provided equal opportunity for all genders.”

The Title IX Pillar will feature images of Doug Bruno and former Athletic Di rector Jean Lenti Ponsetto in recognition of their impact on women in athletics at DePaul University. The mural will also feature more than 50 other teams and in dividuals who made an impact on DePaul and their respected athletic programs. The ceremony will take place on Oct. 15 as part of the Alumni and Family Weekend.

Bruno believes this pillar is a represen tation of all the women who laid down the groundwork of Title IX for the university.

“I really think about in terms of all the women that took directly steps to provide for women here,” Bruno said. “Jean Lenti Ponsetto is one of them, Patricia Ewers, and Gene Sullivan, these are the people at DePaul that stood up and made an impact back when the law was first being enacted in the 1970s.”

Ponsetto had spent 42 years working in the athletic department at DePaul Uni versity. Before starting her career in ath letic administration, she was a multiple sport athlete during her time at DePaul. She competed in basketball, volleyball, tennis and softball and started as an as sistant coach for the women’s basketball team. She also was the head coach for the softball team.

After moving into athletic administra tion and climbing through the ranks of the athletic department, she was named the athletic director of the university in 2002 and remained as the athletic director until retirement in August of 2020.

Reflecting on her days as a student athlete, Ponsetto considered it a “magical era” when she was planning to go to col lege. Title IX had been passed in 1972 and she chose to enroll at DePaul in 1974.

“I went to an all-girls high school, Stetson Academy in the south suburbs,” Ponsetto said. “DePaul had a women’s bas ketball, volleyball and tennis teams. These were all sports that I played.”

She also joined the softball team in the spring of 1977.

Ponsetto felt it was an honor to rep

resent the university during her time as a student athlete. She also got to participate with many different athletes who would go onto be some of the first generations of their respected sports they played at the collegiate level.

been talked about more today in her sport of softball.

“Title IX is gaining more attention today that it has over the years,” Polucha said. “It’s been talked about more across multiple media outlets than ever before.”

She also mentioned how the sport of softball is gaining more viewers than it ever has in the past.

“Just this past year, the Women’s College World Se ries gained more viewership,” Po lucha said. “They had more view ers tuning into the games than the Men’s College World Series.”

“I was able to repre sent DePaul University in four different sports,” Pon setto said.

“I also was able to com pete along side some great women who would become pio neers to their respected sports.”

She gives credit to the Vincentian fathers of the school who gave them the many op portunities to compete. They invested deeply into the equal op portunity for female ath letes and val ued deeply in allowing these oppor tunities for women to develop their leadership skills and service skills to the bigger community.

Athletes can still feel the impact of Title IX to day. Former DePaul soft ball outfielder Kate Polucha noticed that the law has

College athlet ics have changed a lot since Title IX was put into law. Wom en’s athletics were not a part of the NCAA. They played under the Association of Inter collegiate Athletics for Women.

Competing teams would be placed into divisions based on the number of students en rolled in respected uni versities. Teams would compete in a state cham pionship, and the winner of the state championship would play in the region al against the winner of the surrounding states. Many of the teams did not have their own facil ities to practice at when they first started playing, unlike today, where many teams all have a location for practice and compe tition.

The gear provided for female athletes changed as well. Ponsetto said her and her teammates would buy their own shoes for competition and would drive each other with their own cars. The school would provide jer seys for competition but some programs shared the same uniforms like the volleyball and wom en’s basketball program.

“We wore the same jersey for both volleyball and basketball,” Ponsetto said. “It was basically an upgraded t-shirt.”

Much has changed since those days, and Polucha is grateful that those and many others be fore her set down the foun dation for her to compete

in her respected sport.

“Title IX impacted me greatly as a stu dent athlete,” Polucha said. “It gave me a great opportunity to succeed greatly in my sport but also in the classroom as well.”

As she gets ready for the unveiling of the mural next month, Ponsetto is hum bled about the opportunity and feels the recognition should go to the many others that were before her who laid down the foundation of the impact of Title IX at De Paul.

“I am incredibly humbled by the whole experience,” Ponsetto said. “This pillar will represent all the student ath letes from 1974-2020. It’s a recognition for them and the many others in the athletic department.”

Jean Ponsetto awaits a serve while playing for DePaul’s tennis team in 1978.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JEAN PONSETTO

PHOTO COURTESY OF JEAN PONSETTO Jean Ponsetto poses for a photo as a member of DePaul’s basketball team in 1978.

‘She’s got all the qualities necessary’

Freya Jupp looks to be goal-scorer for club and country

By Patrick Sloan-Turner Online-Managing Editor

An NCAA soccer match and an English Premier League contest might look like the same game to the casual viewer. For DePaul freshman Freya Jupp, it’s fitting that the two countries call the sport a different name, as “soccer” in the U.S. is quite different from that of “football” in her home of the U.K.

Although Jupp has been a “footballer” for most of her life, moving to the U.S. and playing the game abroad has taken some ad justment.

“I feel like they’re completely different games,” Jupp said. “In England, it’s less phys ical, more technical with slower build-up. Here, physically, it’s so challenging. I feel like I’m running a lot more, and I’m having to use my body a lot more.”

Adapting to the physical demands of soc cer in the U.S. from the U.K. is a challenge for most players, but Jupp is built for it. The 18-year-old striker is big, strong and often cited by coaches and teammates as the fastest player on the team, tools crucial for an attack er in the U.S. game.

Jupp began playing the game at six years old and soon saw herself playing on the boys’ team in Sunday leagues in her hometown of Portsmouth, England. Later, she took advan tage of several opportunities to join soccer academies and garnered enough attention to be selected to England’s National Team, mak ing her international debut at 15.

At 16, Jupp accepted an offer to join Arse nal F.C.’s U21 academy, where she then began developing her game with one of the most prominent football clubs in the world. With Arsenal, Jupp continued to do what she does best, scoring 19 goals in 18 matches.

Still, Jupp kept an eye out for opportu nities to continue developing her game else where while furthering her education. That’s when DePaul came calling.

“I think it was kind of fate,” said DePaul women’s soccer head coach Michele O’Brien. “[Assistant Coach] Rachel Pitman went [to scout in the U.K.] with the intention to ac tually watch another player and then saw Freya.”

O’Brien said Pitman quickly identified Jupp’s talent and established a relationship with the young Arsenal star. In recruitment, Pitman had the advantage of selling her own story to Jupp, as Pitman - a fellow U.K. na tive - also came overseas to attend and play for DePaul in 2011.

“[We] knew she would be a great, impactful player for us and made her an offer,” O’Brien said. “A couple of weeks later, she accepted.”

Sophomore Katie Godden also played a role in Jupp’s signing with DePaul. Godden is from Surrey, England, and spent time with Jupp on Arsenal’s U21 squad before becom ing a Blue Demon a year prior.

“I was kind of speaking to Katie a lot… and trying to decide if I wanted to go to America or stay in England,” Jupp said. “When I spoke to the coaches, I knew [De Paul] was a good fit.”

Jupp arrived in Chicago in late July and has since spent time training to become DePaul’s next goal-scoring striker. Through her first nine games, Jupp has already made an impact, playing at least 70 minutes in six games and recording her first goal against Northwestern on Sept. 1.

Though a handful of injuries have im pacted the squad, making for a disappointing first half of DePaul’s season, Jupp has im pressed her coaches and teammates with her quick adjustment to the American game.

“I think the physicality is definitely some thing that takes a while for international play ers to [adapt to], but she’s adjusted perfectly.” said DePaul senior attacking midfielder Kris Boos. “It took her maybe a week in training to really get used to using her body the way Americans do.”

As an attacking midfielder, Boos’ job is to make plays by putting the ball into space for strikers to get in behind the defense and fin ish. Boos cultivated this kind of connection with former DePaul forward and current pro Morgan Turner. During their time together, Boos regularly set up Turner for goal-scoring opportunities. With Jupp now in the num ber-nine spot, Boos said the U.K. native has almost seamlessly integrated into DePaul’s offensive strategy.

“Freya is fast and makes similar runs to Morgan,” Boos said. “Preseason was real ly that acclimation period in building that chemistry… Once we transition into [the sea son], it’s been super easy for me to find her… I can put the ball out there and I just know she [will go get it].”

Even though Jupp has meshed well with teammates and DePaul’s strategies, she un derstands that there’s still a long way to go in developing into the level of player she wants to be. Specifically, Jupp says that she needs to improve her finishing to become a more le thal striker.

According to coach O’Brien, if she con tinues to stay focused and hone her skills, Jupp has the potential to be one of the league’s top scorers in years to come.

“I think she’s got all of the qualities neces sary to be that now,” O’Brien said. “I think it’s her just settling in… She’s got a great mind, she’s easy to coach, and she’s got the natural

talent and ability.”

On Friday, Jupp began a short leave from the DePaul squad, as she was selected to fly abroad and likely record her tenth interna tional CAP with the England National Team in the U19 Euros. Jupp and her English team mates begin a three-game stretch in the group stage on Wednesday against Slovenia in Slo vakia. Then, Jupp’s team will face off with Slo vakia on Saturday before playing Denmark in their final group stage match on Tuesday.

The stint abroad is likely a welcome re turn to familiarity for Jupp as she will be playing the type of “football” she grew up in. Although Jupp says she hasn’t felt too home sick in Chicago, interacting with her English teammates this week might fill some of the void of the aspects of home that she admits

she has missed, like cuisine.

“The food’s very different,” Jupp said. “Like with breakfast, why don’t [Americans] eat beans?”

Upon return, Jupp will once again have to adjust back to American soccer quickly, as DePaul has a handful of Big East matchups left this season. Though this season hasn’t gone the way the squad has wanted, Jupp says that there are still things to play for as long as she and her teammates put in maximum effort, a sentiment she understands this also applies to her own development.

“I think [we] just need to stay positive throughout,” Jupp said. “When you give your best… the results will come.”

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Freshman striker Freya Jupp will join her teamates on the U19 English National Team this week in Slovakia, as the squad will play their group stage matches of the 2022 U19 Euros from Oct. 5 to Oct.

Men and women’s soccer lack attack, each lose 1-0

Women’s upset bid comes up short against Georgetown

By Max Rayman Contributing Writer

On a brisk Sunday afternoon when offense was hard to come by, DePaul’s women’s soccer defense stood tall in a 1-0 defeat against the reigning Big East champions and 19th-ranked George town.

The Blue Demons were able to han dle almost everything that was thrown at them, shutting out the Hoyas in the first half. Entering the game, the Hoyas were averaging 1.91 goals per game, having scored 21 goals on 156 shots through their first 11 matches.

“We had a very clear gameplan, especially defensively,” senior midfielder Ebba Costow said. “It was evident to anyone watching today. We worked so hard, stood compact, and everyone did their individual job.”

Georgetown dominated the time of possession, attempting eight shots and earning six corner kicks in the first half. Yet the Blue Demons stood tall with senior goalkeeper Mollie Eriksson going four for four in save opportunities.

“I think it was our best defensive performance this season,” Eriksson said. “I am really, really proud of the group. This week we really honed in on train ing, just the details. Clearing the ball. Getting sucked in. They didn’t score any random play goals and I would attribute that to the very, very solid defensive performance.”

Known for their stingy defense, the Hoyas were holding their opponents to 0.56 goals per game, and DePaul was just the next team to be stifled offensively, only having one shot on goal in the first half.

At halftime, with the team focused on what was at stake, head coach Mi chele O’Brien reiterated the game plan.

“What you guys did now, it’s tied 0-0, it doesn’t matter,” O’Brien said. “We

need to do it again for 45 minutes and you all have to commit and believe in the defensive gameplan. Keep the gritty mentality. You will not have the ball a lot which is ok. But you need to commit to every play and be ok with that. Do not let them break us down.”

The second half was reminiscent of the first, with defense being the star of the show. At the 70:11 mark, George town seemed to take a 1-0 lead, but the goal was quickly called off due to an off sides call on sophomore forward Cyanne Doyle. From there, the Blue Demons continued to weather the storm, looking for any chance to strike. Their best scor

ing opportunity came at the 76:25 mark, with junior midfielder Beth Smyth just missing high on a header.

Georgetown finally broke the tie at the 78:14 mark, with graduate senior midfielder Maya Fernandez-Powell feeding senior midfielder Julia Leas for a header that just beat Eriksson. Backed into a corner, DePaul raised their inten sity but was unable to capitalize on any late scoring chances, falling 1-0 to their conference rivals.

Despite the loss, there was plenty to be proud of with the Blue Demon’s performance.

“We are going to take a lot with

us from this game,” Costow said. “We played a really good team, and we always play well against good teams. Now we just need to take this with us for the rest of the season. Because if we play like this against the rest of the Big East, I think we will do well and be able to turn things around.”

DePaul (2-8) will be back in action on Thursday, Oct. 6 for a road matchup against their conference rival Providence (3-7-1) with first touch set for 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Late penalty kick lifts Providance Friars over Blue Demons

By Tommaso Vato Contributing Writer

One penalty goal was enough to decide the outcome of DePaul’s game against Providence on Saturday. The Blue Demons came out strong in the first half but couldn’t finish the few chances they had on offense and lost by a score of 1-0.

The game was physical and tough from the start, but the Blue Demon’s defense held for most of the time. Very few chances were created from both teams as the real battle was fought in the midfield. Head Coach Mark Plotkin saw the glass half full and praised the Blue Demons for their performance was one of the best of the season despite the final score.

“I thought we were very organized defensively,” Plotkin said. “I thought we worked a lot on playing it from be hind. The guys executed well, at least in getting into dangerous spots but we just couldn’t put one away.”

The physicality of Providence’s midfield made the job of Blue Demons midfielders strenuous, and forwards Marek Gonda and Jack Richards could not do much once they received the ball. As the central part of the field was highly congested, the main chances for

DePaul came from the wings thanks to the tireless runs of Felipe Corral and Diego Rodriguez.

After seventy minutes of perfect balance, DePaul seemed to open the score, but the run of Saldana was called offside by the referee. On the counterat tack, an insidious action by Providence on the left wing led right back David Gripman to commit a foul in the penalty box. The contact was unclear, but the referee didn’t think twice and pointed at the spot despite the protests of DePaul players. From twelve yards, Providence defender Ramzi Qawasmy gave his team

the lead with a clinical finish that beat Blue Demon’s goalkeeper Ghandi.

Cruzup to that point was incredible, blocking first Darbian attempt and then Garcia’s insidious finish.

“It was a questionable call from the referee,” Cruzsaid. “I believe in my honest opinion there really wasn’t any contact. I think everybody on the team can stand behind me. We all think that it wasn’t a penalty.”

With fifteen minutes to the final whistle, the Blue Demons desperately tried to attack Providence’s goal, but the away team’s time management and the

multiple substitutions broke the momen tum that DePaul was building.

After ninety minutes of battling on the field, DePaul conceded a 1-0 loss to Providence. The final score does not reflect the positive attitude of the team who played aggressively until the end lacked efficiency in the last eighteen.

On a positive note, Jacob Huth played a solid game, serving his teammates with precise passes, and aiding the offensive build up that Plotkin requested.

“I tried everything I can going forward and creating as much as I can for the team,” Huth said after the game.

“Not everything is going to come off perfect, but we have to stay focused for the whole game and that’s what I tried to do. My objective was to get my team mates and myself in those dangerous spots to score goals and potentially win games.”

Moving forward, the Blue Demons will have to quickly recover from this loss focusing primarily on finishing the dangerous plays they created during the game.

They seek to earn their first victory in the Big East Conference as they travel to New Jersey for their match against Seton Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 PM CST.

Junior defender Bella Hanisch fights for the ball against Georgetown during Sunday’s 1-0 loss.

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Junior midfielder Jacob Huth tries to get past two Providence defenders in Saturday’s 1-0 loss.

Sports

Every Doug has his day

Women’s basketball coach honored for Hall-of-Fame induction

By Preston Zbroszczyk Asst. Sports Editor

When head coach Doug Bruno took over the DePaul women’s basketball team in 1978, he wasn’t just changing sports at De Paul, he was changing the outlook on how women’s sports should be valued.

As DePaul celebrates 50 years of Title IX, Bruno was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame the same year in June. Bruno also received his own day, when Mayor Lori Lightfoot officially made June 11th, Doug Bruno Day in Chicago.

DeWayne Peevy, DePaul’s vice president and director of Athletics unveiled a new addition to the women’s court at Wintrust Arena. The court will be named “Doug Bruno Court,” but will stay as the Ray Meyer Court for men’s games. Bruno already has his name in the McGrath-Phillips arena, but the team no longer hosts games there.

Bruno was asked what it means to have accomplished 36 seasons at helm of the team, along with what has brought him so much success to have his name solidified at the university forever.

“I love DePaul, I love it,” Bruno said. “This is about the players, you win with play ers. I just really like to stay in the moment, coach the next possession. We have a game in 40 days and I don’t just try to wallow in what is happening, other than trying to learn from the past and make a better future.”

Bruno recently passed Hall of Fame coach Ray Meyer who had 724 career for most wins by any coach at DePaul. Entering his 37th season, Bruno currently sits with 758 wins and plans to continue coaching.

When Peevy arrived on campus in August of 2020, he knew the kind of coach he had in Bruno and was excited to begin working with him and expand the program to greater heights.

“He’s allowed me to help him and bounce other ideas off of him,” Peevy said. “He has a big picture, and uniquely our women’s basketball coach, a Hall of Fame career that actually played here and an administrator too in the athletic department.

He has such a great perspective on athletics.”

Bruno made it evident that he has no plans to retire anytime soon. During the speech given on Thursday, Bruno told a story of when he and Peevy met for the first time at dinner and began discussing the future of the team.

“I am just letting you know I am not re tiring, you’re either wacking me or I’m dying in the chair,” Bruno told Peevy.

Peevy was relieved to find out that Bruno was here to stay and continue on his coach ing legacy for years to come.

“For me it was good to know that I don’t need to worry about the women’s basketball coach,” Peevy said. “That’s one hell of a thing to worry about in your first couple years is replacing a legend. It puts me at ease, but it’s fun challenging him because he’s seen so much ;how can you throw something at him that he’s never thought about and he’s driven about things he wants to see done.”

To go along with more of Bruno’s accom plishments, in both 2012 and 2016 Bruno was the assistant coach for both Olympic games where the U.S. Women’s National Team took gold in London and Rio de Janeiro.

In Bruno’s time with the Blue Demons, he has taken his teams to 24 NCAA Tourna ments. Bruno has eclipsed only three losing seasons and has had the women’s program at the top DePaul University for decades.

Bob Sakamoto, former assistant director of Athletic Communications, talked about Bruno’s time with DePaul and how people started to view him as a coach.

“Doug Bruno, for a number of years, was sort of under-appreciated,” Sakamoto said. “I don’t think he got the credit for what he did. It came to a point where in his career, such a brilliant coach, such a great recruiter that he kept winning 20 to 30 games a season and kept going to the NCAA Tournament, so all of a sudden, that just became a no big deal and people took it for granted how good he was.”

With Bruno entering his 37th season and his 72nd birthday approaching, Bruno has goals to accomplish more and more for

DePaul women’s basketball.

“We like to take this to another level,” Bruno said. “We are proud of going to NCAA Tournaments, but we want to go further into NCAA Tournaments. The reason we keep doing this is because I love relationships, love to teach, love to compete and I love basketball.”

30 when they travel to Austin, Texas to play the Longhorns.

Bruno will look to have another 20-win season and clinch another spot in the NCAA Tournament since their last appearance in 2018.

The Blue Demons’ season starts on Oct.

DePaul head coach Doug Bruno talks with Creighton head coach Jim Flanery on March 12, 2019 at Wintrust Arena. Bruno was celebrated on Sept. 29 for his Hall of Fame induction

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Doug Bruno and his wife Patty Bruno attend his Hall-of-Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 29.

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All women’s basketball games will be played on Doug Bruno Court at Windtrust Arena.