VINYL’S INDIE RESURRECTION
Vol. # 95, Issue # 4
Arts & Life, Page 26
October 3, 2011
Phase one checked out of Library renovation By ALEC MORAN Contributing Writer, ZOE BARKER, Copy Editor While the larger, more visible construction of the new “Arts & Letters Hall” building across from the SAC and the new Art Museum by the Fullerton station might dominate the public consciousness for now, phase one of a smaller but still impressive renovation is coming to a close in the John T. Richardson Library. They are now laying the groundwork for the exciting second phase. It may come as a surprise to some that the Richardson Library is implementing renovations, as many believe the facilities and grand library lobby are already top-notch and visually striking. “The Richardson Library is a twenty-year-old building that doesn’t look like one,” said Chris Hoeppner, Associate Director of Libraries. “But classes and libraries are interacting in ways they never have before. These renovations will allow us to remain state-of-the-art.” Technology is a main facet of the library’s upgrade, according to Facility Operations Vice President, Bob Janis. “[There are] new program spaces as well as a new See LIBRARY, page 6
RACHEL METEA | The DePaulia Members of Annoymous, students, and Chicagoans protest in front of the Federal Reserve Bank on Wednesday, Sept. 28 for Occupy Chicago, a movement in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street efforts.
Students ‘Occupy Chicago’ By HALEY BEMILLER, Contributing Writer RACHEL METEA Editor-in-Chief Sam Abrahamson stood in front of the Federal Reserve Bank on Sept. 28 holding a sign that read, “The banks robbed us blind.” Abrahamson, a senior majoring in advertising, is one of several students to join Occupy Chicago, a movement in solidarity with the protest in New York, dubbed
“Occupy Wall Street.” While several DePaul students were involved, many were unaware of each other’s involvement. “It is all very individually based,” John Anderson, a senior and peace studies and social justice major, said while passing out fliers in the SAC. “The whole movement has no centralized organization to it, there is no centralized leadership or recruitment efforts.” DePaul students have increasingly joined the around-the-clock protest, which began on Sept. 24. In less than one week, the
number of DePaul students involved jumped from less than three to more than 15. On Saturday, more than 175 people attended Chicago’s protest, Anderson said. Max Farrar, a senior, protested around his school schedule as well as during the “graveyard shift,” he said. Farrar said Chicago police have been “surprisingly supportive.” “All of these people have come together despite various issues that they care about,” Farrar said. “They recognize that what
Discharged ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ veteran, student speaks By NATHANIEL ANDREW Contributing Writer The entire country celebrated Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s repeal Tuesday, Sept. 20. In Chicago, the celebration at Downtown Bar & Lounge at 440 N. State St., featured the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) with special guest Jim Messina, President Obama’s campaign manager for 2012, and a DePaul student by his side. Marquell Smith, a DePaul student studying Business and Human Resources was a co-host/discharged veteran due to the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, and has been at the forefront of getting the policy repealed. He pats himself on the back for the night and also credits those supporters who not only supported him, but those who have had to
serve in silence. “Don’t just thank them for how they served or why they served, but for also serving in silence,” Smith said. “I showed up to a lot of town hall meetings and a lot of protests in the city, but what happened at that time was that there were people who were brave enough to stand up as well, which made this possible.” Smith was given the privilege of introducing Messina to the crowd. “What’s special about Jim Messina is that not only is he Obama’s campaign manager, but he’s also the person that when a lot of people were silent about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, he spoke up about repealing it,” Smith said. At the event, Smith presented Messina with a military coin. Smith said that he knew it would mean a lot, but also joked that it’s all he could afford because he’s still a broke
college student. Messina, most recently the Deputy Chief of Staff to President Obama and graduate of the University of Montana, walked on stage to a silent room. “This is a big F-ing deal,” Messina said. The crowd laughed. “So many of you in the room worked very hard for this for a very long time, and it’s a reminder that we can still do big things,” Messina said. “We can dream whatever we want, and we can go get it done.” Messina said that he has the pen that President Obama used to sign the repeal hanging on his wall. “I heard the President say that we’re going to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and we’re going to do it in a way that works,” Messina said. “In the end, when the President signed See DISCHARGED, page 9
See OCCUPY, page 9