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Highest number of sexual assaults reported By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor
Sexual assault on DePaul’s campus has been a topic of conversation in the past, and that trend will continue this year despite intiatives by the school focusing on sexual and relationship violence prevention. In the 2016 Safety and Security Information Report and Fire Safety Report, 14 sexual assaults across DePaul’s campuses was reported, the highest number of sexual assaults recent history. Michaela Clarke, a sophomore, said she
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does feel safe on campus but hearing the number was shocking. “It’s ridiculous,” Clarke said. “Hearing that number is shocking especially because I live here. I know it happens, and I don’t want to be desensitized to it, but it’s surprising.” In 2013, there were no sexual assaults reported, according to the report. The number of sex offenses then rose to 11, with nine occurring on campus and two in public. Of that number, eight sexual assaults, also called sex offenses by DePaul, occurred in residential facilities in Lincoln
Park. This year, the 14 sexual assaults all occurred on DePaul’s campuses — 10 of those occurred in Lincoln Park’s residential facilities, one in the University Center, two on the Loop campus and one in public. According to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), college aged women are three times more likely to be sexually assaulted than a woman not in college. In total, 11.2 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation.
Karen Tamburro, Title IX Coordinator, feels that the increase in the number of reports this year is a sign that members of the DePaul community are aware of the reporting process. “We are aware that even with this increase in number, the Annual Safety and Security Information Report represents only a percentage of incidents that have occurred,” Tamburro said. “Survivors of sexual and relationship violence often hesitate to report incidents because they feel the report may not be taken seriously,
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A LOOK AT THE FUTURE
By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor
As students struggle through midterms, DePaul’s presidential search committee is in the throes of asking itself, as well as students, faculty and staff, the traits they would most like to see in the next president. In a push for transparency, presidential search committee chair Jim Ryan and William Bennett, vice chair, invited students, faculty and staff to a forum about the search process. During the hour-long session, Ryan, Bennett and Rev. Ed Udovic, C.M. emphasized that they, and those appointed to the student, faculty and staff vetting committees were searching for the best candidate, regardless of their faith or academic background. Bringing in the best candidates for the presidency has required a change in the search process. The hybrid search format was the result of conversations between the search committee and Witt/ Kieffer. “A lot has changed in the time since we selected Father Holtschneider,” Ryan said. “Most top candidates won’t want to be part of an open search. So that was our challenge. We wanted to create a process that was confidential enough, but still open.” The hybrid search format allows for candidates to come in and go through the search process without “risking relationships at their universities,” Ryan said. Because of this amended process and the work done by Witt/Kieffer and others over the summer, there are already five potential candidates who may be interviewed. The vetting committees will be the voice of DePaul’s students, faculty and staff. DePaul’s mission and values, and finding a candidate who matches those, is at the forefront of the search process
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Men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao surveys the construction of the new arena at McCormick Square.
The final beam was placed at the new DePaul arena at McCormick Place on Wednesday. The facility is expected to open September 2017. JACK HIGGINS | THE DEPAULIA
Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto signs the final beam placed at the top of the new arena.
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Road to safety
Six people have been killed on bikes in Chicago, city aims to improve safety the Loop. “Lincoln Park is much more suburban News Editor in feeling, but you still need to be cautious,” she said. “And the Loop campus This year in Chicago, there have been a is right downtown, so it’s a lot more action total of six bike deaths — all of which have and movement happening. It can be dangerous.” involved a large truck or van. However, the safety for students riding And of that number, two were college students in the Chicago area and one bikes on campus is not a responsibility that falls to DePaul University. Instead, it recent college graduate. Chuyuan Qiu, an 18-year-old falls to the city. “While bicyclists are regulated by international student at Northwestern University, was hit by a truck driver in the city rather than the university, we Evanston last month. No citations were encourage students to learn the rules of the road before venturing out on city served to the truck driver. Lisa Kuivinen, a 20-year-old student streets,” said Bob Wachowski, director of at the Art Institute of Chicago, was struck DePaul Public Safety. But Chen said she feels her university when a semi-truck crossed right into the bike line on North Milwaukee Avenue in should offer some sort of compensation for students who are injured by a vehicle August. Anastasia Kondrasheva, a recent while biking on campus. “It seems like you should have graduate from Loyola University, was hit by a semi-truck at the intersection of something,” she said. “You’re still on a Damen and Addison. Police reports said college campus, and I feel like DePaul the truck was next to her and made a right should offer something to help with medical expenses or bills if I were to be turn onto Addison, causing it to hit her. With three months remaining in 2016, injured while riding my bike.” Villaire said the number of deaths this the number of bike deaths in Chicago is year is reason for Chicago to step up its already equal to its yearly average. But Yinglai Chen, DePaul accounting game in regards to bike safety. “We clearly have a lot of work to do graduate student, said she does not fear for her safety when biking through Chicago’s to ensure that everyone feels safe using our streets,” he said. “If the city moves streets. ahead with a robust “I typically Vision Zero plan, it ride my bike for could make a major leisure on Lake Shore Drive,” she “We clearly have a lot of work to impact in reducing the deaths of said. “But when I am riding from my do to ensure that everyone feels people biking and walking.” apartment, I just safe using our streets” In 2012, do the best I can Chicago committed to stay in the bike to the Vision Zero lanes and be aware Ted Villaire plan — the goal of other vehicles around me.” Communications Director of which is to All of this Active Transportation Alliance eliminate all traffic fatalities by 2026. coincides with “Every day Chicago being someone is injured named the most or worse as the bike-friendly city result of a car crash in the U.S. of 2016 by Bicycling magazine — up one spot on Chicago’s streets — and that is simply unacceptable,” Chicago Mayor Rahm from 2015. Bicycling magazine cited Chicago’s Emanuel said about the plan in a press Divvy bike system and city initiatives release. “These crashes are preventable, making progress toward wider, more and that is why we are stepping up our protected bike lanes as the reason for their efforts, developing partnerships with communities and private industry. We ranking. “We’re thrilled about the ranking and are going to use all the resources at our are glad Chicago is getting recognized disposal to eliminate traffic fatalities and for a lot of hard work,” said Ted Villaire, serious injuries in Chicago.” Part of the Vision Zero plan is to communications director of the Active coordinate efforts with 10 different city Transportation Alliance. According to its website, the departments, rather than just putting Active Transportation Alliance is an all the efforts on the Department of These departments organization in Chicago that focuses on Transportation. making bicycling, walking and public include everything from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to the Department transportation safe and convenient. Chen said she thinks this ranking is of Innovation and Technology. After his re-election in 2015, Emanuel well deserved. “Everything is organized efficiently announced he would add an additional in the city when I ride my bike,” she said. 50 miles of bike lines, and most would be “The danger becomes more prominent physically separated from motor vehicles. One of Emanuel’s proposals is the when unaware of your surroundings.” Chen said this also goes for biking on Chicago Streets for Cycling Plan 2020. DePaul’s campuses in Lincoln Park and This would add 645 total miles of biking
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facilities through the city, according to the City of Chicago’s website. This plan operates on three key principles: • Provide a bike accommodation within a half-mile of every Chicagoan. • Provide more bikeways where more people live. • To build upon infrastructure where ridership is high while establishing a strong backbone of infrastructure where ridership is lower. Villaire said he thinks the city is working in the right direction on improving bicycle safety. “We also need more low-stress biking infrastructure,” he said. “We would love to see more curb-protected bike lanes, as exist on Clybourn, which offer a high
degree of protection for people biking.” Chen said these curb-protected biking lanes already exist in her hometown of Shanghai, China, and is something she would like to see implemented in Chicago. “We have everywhere in Shanghai, and they’re very helpful,” she said. “I feel like we do not have as many bike-related accidents and people do not have to be so concerned about cars with that added protection.” Wachowski said it all comes down to awareness on behalf of the cyclist to remain alert in the city. “Most importantly, student riders, whether on their own or on a Divvy, need to be on alert for other bikers, cars, busses and pedestrians in order to stay safe while riding.”
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What on earth DePaul, Columbia co-host Climate Festival through October By Taylor Ashmore Contributing Writer
Throughout the month of October, DePaul University and Columbia College are hosting a series of events focusing on climate change, called the Chicago Climate Festival. These events work to showcase environmental concerns through art forms such as rap, photography and literature. Last Wednesday, the local chapter of the group 350.org hosted “Raptivate,” an event intended to explain divestment and its importance in today’s world through both a lecture and an open-mic session. The Chicago chapter of this organization was created in 2013 by Melissa Brice, and it has been growing ever since. 350.org is an organization dedicated to lowering of carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million, the equivalent of climate safety in today’s world. There are groups located in every country in the world, with the exception of North Korea. Its current focus is on divestment, which Brice explained as the “extraction of money out of stocks and bonds and putting it somewhere else.” The goal is to reduce the money invested in fossil fuels and place them in more useful areas. The carbon bubble, or the value of companies’ dependency on fossil fuels, is currently standing at $22 trillion. This number is even larger than the housing bubble faced in the housing market crash during the early 2010s. Chicago350 is currently working to meet with the aldermen of Chicago districts to file resolutions that will encourage more divestment. Their ultimate goal is to amend the municipal code. An active divestment campaign is present on both Loyola and Northwestern campuses, but DePaul, which did have divestment companies in the past, does not currently participate in this movement. Brice addressed this lack of presence at DePaul in her lecture. “It would be more influential if (the divestment effort) was a student-run campaign,” Brice said. Continuing rises in carbon dioxide “risk catastrophe for all life on Earth,” and can specifically lead to hotter summers, heavier downpours and excessive run-offs from Lake Michigan in the Chicago area alone, Brice warned. She made it clear that more must be done in order to help save our environment. The lecture turned into art when Joey “FineRhyme” jumped onstage to demonstrate his freestyle skills. A proclaimed “raptivist,” Joey aims to “help harmonize a world through music.” Audience members were asked to shout out words relating to the climate change
crisis, and Joey was able to freestyle a rap outlining why people should contribute to the divestment process. “Yes, yes, yes, ya’ll: it’s time to divest DePaul” repeated on a loop as the backdrop for Joey’s rap. “We’ve talked a lot about what the problem is, but we need action,” he added, stressing the importance of the need for a movement at DePaul as well as across the nation. After Joey shared more influential raps, the microphone was open to anyone in the crowd. A large group of people took control of the mic, some reading short stories or poems commenting on the current environmental problems. Three of DePaul’s own performed stories such as “Sandhill Cranes: the Lover,” “Portal in the Overlap” and a performance on a djembe, an African drum. Jillian Grace, the performer of “Portal in the Overlap,” is a senior at DePaul with a love of both the environment and art and a participant in the Urban Farming Organization. She thinks DePaul students should “follow their hearts” in order to pick a cause that they are passionate about and help the environment in their own individualized way. Brian Saboriendo, a physics major at DePaul University, thought the presentation was very helpful to students and stressed the significance of the change that’s needed, both on and off campus. He also noted how the rapper, FineRhymes was able to get his message across very clearly through music. “They should have more assemblies of the rapper,” Saboriendo said. “People will listen to that a lot more than any lecture.” Maddy Auby, a health science major, also agreed that the use of rap helped to convey Chicago350’s message. “It made people pay attention because people don’t want to listen to (statistics). It gets you excited and hyped up to save the world,” said Auby. “There’s a lot of money in politics, and if companies are uninvesting in fossil fuels, then the power gets taken away from the fossil fuel companies. That’s how you change the game, through money.” There are still more events available this month to attend relating to the climate change crisis. Throughout the entire month of October, DePaul will host pop-ups displaying Alisa Singer’s artwork, known as “Environmental Graphiti.” The next event, “Another Storm is Coming,” is a presentation of Judy Natal’s photographs, along with two movies sponsored by the Center for Energy and Environment Research in the Human Sciences at Rice University. The photographs catalogue extreme weather occurring alongside the Gulf Coast. This event will take place on Oct. 11 from 6:308:30 p.m. at McGowan South, Room 108.
Upcoming Climate Festival Events Alisa Singer: Environmental Graphiti Oct. 1 – 31
Soham Dance and Randall Honold Oct. 12 from 6-7:30 p.m.
McGowan South, 1110 W. Belden Ave John T. Richardson Library, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave. Lincoln Park Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Arts and Letters Hall, 2315 N. Kenmore Ave.
Arts and Letters Hall, 2315 N. Kenmore Ave., Room 413
Raptivate! Oct. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Judy Natal: Another Storm is Coming Oct. 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. McGowan South, 1110 W. Belden Ave., Room 108
Values Project Oct. 19, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. McGowan South, 1110 W. Belden Ave., Room 104
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The WrapZone/Fieldworks Studios Oct. 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. McGowan South, 1110 W. Belden Ave., Room 104 Graphics by Kaitlin Tamosiunas
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ASSAULT, continued from front page and as the Annual Safety and Security Information Report only includes certain incidents of sexual and relationship violence (...) (we) have confidence that the people and services in place at DePaul will support them.” Clarke pushed back on that and said that she believed that the number of reports represents a portion of the assaults that happen on campus. “I don’t think the number represents that people know how to report at all, I think it’s that this is happening more,” Clarke said. “Even though it’s good that more people are reporting, there are many who go through this and don’t report at all.” DePaul has implemented modules and campaigns to help educate students. The AlcoholEdu module, which first year students have to complete, focuses on helping “students to make well-informed decisions and provides some simple strategies to help keep you and your friends safe.” Along with AlcoholEdu, freshmen have to take Haven, which aims to teach students about about the elements of healthy relationships, the importance of sexual consent and bystander intervention. Clarke said that the alcohol and sexual assault modules she did last year taught her about consent culture and how to stay safe at DePaul, but those modules weren’t taken seriously by other students and she hasn’t seen anything about sexual assault marketed toward sophomores or upperclassmen. If something were to happen now, she said, she wouldn’t know
where to go. “DePaul is not simply focused on reactive measures to address issues of sexual and relationship violence,” Kate Lower, the alcohol and substance abuse prevention specialist in Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW), said. “The educational efforts are aimed at ensuring that members of the DePaul community will further deepen their knowledge on this issue throughout their time at DePaul.” HPW’s take care DePaul messaging campaign, which launched in January 2015, is one of the measures used to create a “healthy and safe campus community.” Other initiatives, like the “Consent: don’t make a move without it” campaign aim to increase awareness about the importance of consent. Clarke believes the alcohol and sexual and relationship violence modules provide helpful information, but thinks continuing to focus on increasing awareness after freshman year is just as important. Clarke suggested a refresher course for all students to help with awareness and make sure all students, survivors of assault or not, know the proper avenues for reporting a sexual assault or for seeking support. This support, Lower said, can include “advocacy, insight into options, and also connect students to resources, both on and off campus, in a confidential manner.” These efforts are meant to ensure that the DePaul community learns about sexual assault and consent, as well as the ways to report through the school, while at DePaul.
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The number of sexual assaults, called forcible sex offenses by DePaul, was reported as 14 this year, which is the highest in DePaul’s history. In 2013 and 2015, there was also one forcible sexual offense in University Center.
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Funding for new cops uncertain Mayor yet to give answers, cash from more property taxes one option By Zainab Ikram Contributing Writer
While the city has been quite clear about its intention to hire about 1,000 new police officers to halt rampant crime problems, it left one important aspect out: how much the effort will cost. By the end of two years, the department will have hired 970 police officers (516 officers, 92 field training officers, 200 detectives, 112 sergeants and 50 lieutenants) who will mostly be replacing officers who have retired or left. The hiring of new officers is a response to the pressure the administration is facing for not putting in more effort to help fight the rise of crime and violence that many unsafe neighborhoods in Chicago are experiencing, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said last month. This plan will cost about $135 million a year and the funding for the plan has yet to be revealed. However, Emanuel promised not to raise taxes in order to pay for the plan. “I’m determined that this is not a budget question. We won’t raise property taxes. We won’t raise taxes to pay for it.” “I owe you a department stronger in numbers, equipped for the 21st century, richer in skills and best practices to manage and challenge peacefully and honorably”
Johnson said when he announced the administration’s plan. Hiring and maintaining a new officer costs around $138,000, which includes salary, benefits and supervision. The aldermen of Chicago have not been told as to how the city plans to pay for this. After learning about Emanuel’s new plan, the question that remains is: How exactly will the mayor pay for it? William Sampson, chair of the public policy studies department at DePaul University, believes that the mayor will use tax increment financing (TIF) funds. TIF funds are a method Chicago utilizes to help encourage public and private investments in the neighborhoods. TIF funds are taken from the amount property taxes increase in a specific area over a specific period of time. In recent years, governments tend to use them to fund transportation development like the Red ‘L’ line modernization project in Chicago, and to clean polluted land and make unoccupied areas prolific again. Projected areas that need TIF funding must meet certain criteria in order to be eligible for the funding. “In the past, liberal alderpersons and liberals throughout the city have opposed the use of TIF funds for the mayor’s pet projects,” Sampson said. “The funds are to be used to improve conditions
in specific neighborhoods. The last two mayors have used the funds as they saw fit, a sort of mayoral piggybank. Liberals want the funds used in the designated neighborhoods for neighborhood improvements.” In Lincoln Park, Alderman Michele Smith called for more cops in the 43rd ward to put a foot down on crime in the neighborhood. He added that taxpayers would have to help bail out Chicago Public Schools, since the mayor allocates TIF funds to other projects. Because of the city’s budget crisis, a new police hire has only been considered over the past few years. Chicago had almost 3,000 victims of shootings so far this year. On top of that, the homicide clearance rate is 30 percent, which is much lower than the homicide clearance rate of other cities. “What happened this year is new,” Emanuel said. “So we’re meeting it with a new response, which is more police, more technology, greater investment in our mentoring, our summer jobs and our after-school.” When asked about whether it’s a good idea to hire more police officers, Andrew Nunec, a psychology major, said yes. “I think it can get pretty unsafe, especially at night, and where I live and on the CTA,” he said. “I feel safer when I see
cops at night.” Eric Delfine, a marketing major, agreed. “Honestly, it’s a better idea. I don’t feel safe on the CTA, especially at night,” he said. “With the bigger presence of police officers, it makes it safer. Especially for students who stay late here and go home at night.” When asked where they think the funding for this plan might come from, they both admitted that they had no idea, especially since the mayor doesn’t plan on raising taxes. However Margeux Joelson, a communications and media major, argued that she didn’t agree with the mayor’s plan because he recently closed some mental hospitals in the Chicago area. When asked why he couldn’t reopen them, Emanuel argued that they didn’t have funding to do so. Joelson found it odd that he has money to enlarge the police force and militarize it, but doesn’t have the funding to maintain the mental institutions. Emanuel also plans to increase the resources needed for mentorship and educational opportunities for the youth who are living in some of Chicago’s dangerous neighborhoods via a threeyear, $36 million program.
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NEWSbriefs Speaker urges Latinx to get politically involved
With the presidential election just weeks away, and the issue of immigration at its forefront, NPR anchor and producer Maria Hinojosa said that the Hispanic community needs to create their own narrative and participate in the political process. “We are being talked about in presidential campaigns, but do they see us?” Hinojosa said at the Dolores Huerta Breakfast last week in the Student Center where about 200 people attended, hosted by DePaul’s Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change. Hinojosa is also a professor in the Latin American and Latino Studies program at DePaul. “The real issue here is what is going to motivate Latina voters, Latino voters, to come out,” Hinojosa said. “Latinos could in fact transform the history of this country … Why don’t we show up?” Issues facing the Latinx community — the gender-neutral term for Latino and Latina — were central to the breakfast, in which Hinojosa was the keynote speaker. The event’s namesake, Dolores Huerta, also takes these causes to heart, although she did not attend the event. Huerta is most well known as a Latina activist who fought for the rights of farm worker during the 1960s. While she was a teacher in New Mexico, she was so inspired by her students’ lack of food
and supplies that she quit her job to help migrant workers full time. Every year DePaul hosts a breakfast in her honor, inviting speakers to talk about similar issues Huerta fights for. “On this beautiful morning, we take the time to recognize other activists in our community, fighting for the same goals that Huerta has fought for all her life,” said Jacqueline Lazu, associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts who introduced Hinojosa. “As Latinx people, we often fail to recognize our place in a world where the racial binary is so prevalent,” said Amber Colon Nunez, a junior who works in the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change, who was first to speak at the event. “We feel left out of the conversation.” All three speakers stressed the importance of words to identity and positive change. Hinojosa said that while she is careful to use the words Latinx, Latino and Latina for members of different generations, terms like minority and illegal are out of the question. “You may be living her illegally without papers, but you are not an illegal human being,” she said. With the creation of a narrative based on one’s identity, citizens need to go out and vote, Hinojosa said. “Apparently what is happening is that in Latina and Latino families we are not talking about American political dynamics early enough in our families,” she said.
That’s because, many in the Latinx community feel like they are invisible and not truly Americans, Hinojosa said. “But we are Americans,” she said. “This is what Americans look like. And we have to own that, not let someone else set the narrative of who we are.” Puerto Ricans in Florida are proving this to be true, Hinojosa said. Because they have such a large community in the traditionally Republican state, if they can come out to the ballots, blue could turn to red this November. On the other hand, roughly 17 percent of the Latinx community intend to vote for Trump, according to recent polls. Hinojosa said there is a good reason to talk with others to find out why. “We have to be okay with the discomfort of having difficult political conversations with love and respect,” she said. “And I say it to my fellow Latinas and Latinos to have those conversations with family members, friends, who are supporting that candidate and understand why.” Hinojosa said she both appreciates DePaul students who are critical, because that is necessary for a healthy democracy. But she also said DePaul must be doing something right, for it hosts events like the Dolores Huerta Breakfast and runs Latin American and Latino Studies programs. “Stanford doesn’t have Latin American and Latino Studies,” she said. “It is your role and responsibility, like Dolores Huerta, to step up to the plate
and make yourself visible,” Hinojosa said. “And that means having conversations with people about who you are and what you think, based on love, compassion, respect and gratitude.” For people of the Latinx community, “you need to work that much harder to find your own power, to listen to your own voice, to own your own narrative,” Hinojosa said. “To own your American narrative.”
DePaul warns of Yahoo hack DePaul University’s Information Services urged the community by email to update passwords and change security questions in light of the 2014 Yahoo hack. The hackers stole the account information from over 500 million of its users, and some of those could be DePaul community members, the email said. The information stolen includes names, emails, addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, encrypted passwords and answers to security questions. “We would like to remind you to update your passwords regularly, and not to share passwords among websites or mobile applications, as that could lead to multiple account breaches,” the email wrote. For further support regarding the hack, email security@depaul.edu. Written by Jackson Danbeck
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2016 LOOP CAMPUS LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
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taken from University Hall.
OCT. 2 11) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a
15) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed for a room in Sanctuary Hall.
was receiving unwanted contact from a person previously instructed to remain off DePaul University property.
6) A criminal damage to property report was
SEPT. 29 2) A theft report was filed for a backpack taken
7) A suspicion of marijuana report was
filed for a room in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. No drugs were found.
minor report was filed for a person at University Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic hospital by Chicago EMT.
8) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor
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from the Theatre School. Offender was detained by Public Safety and taken into custody by Chicago Police.
filed for a vehicle in Lot H. Tires on the vehicle were slashed.
from a room the rack at the Theatre School.
report was filed for a person at Centennial Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic hospital by Chicago EMT.
SEPT. 30 4) A smell of marijuana was reported in
OCT. 1 9) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor
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University Hall. No drugs were found.
5) A smell of marijuana was reported in
report was filed for a person found in the Quad. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic hospital by Chicago EMT.
a minor report was filed for a person at the corner of Belden and Kenmore. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic hospital by Chicago EMT.
13) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed for a room in Clifton Fullerton hall. No drugs were found.
OCT. 3 14) A theft report was filed for kitchenware
LOOP CAMPUS 16) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person looking under stalls in a restroom at the Lewis Center 17) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person sleeping in the library at the Lewis Center.
18) A theft report was filed for a phone charger taken from a lounge in the Lewis Center.
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SEARCH, continued from front page process for the months to come. “The present bylaws of DePaul don’t require the president to be Vincentian or even Catholic,” Udovic said during the forum. “What we need to do is find the best candidate, Catholic or not.” The desired traits of the next president have come up before. The search committee sent a survey to students, faculty and staff to ask about what traits they believed the next president should have. The general consensus of the survey, Ryan said, was that people wanted “someone committed to the values of the university.” “(Values) are a priority for staff, students and faculty,” Ryan said. “We are the largest Catholic university in the country and we’re looking for someone who is a good person, who is engaging and willing to spend time here and learn about our campus and our students.” Pat Stineman, a member of the Catholic Campus Ministry, doesn’t believe the next president has to be Catholic, but does hope that they’re honest and knowledgeable of DePaul’s mission and values. “I’d like to see someone who’s honest about what they say they’re going to do,” he said. “Someone who focuses on core things and addresses them. (The search) shouldn’t take into account their race, academic background or even their faith. They should be respectful of different views and celebrate the diversity of religions here.” Those leading the presidential search
seem to be taking concerns like Stineman’s interested in that tradition growing and into account. At the forum, Bennett, Ryan deepening, because it always should, but and Udovic fielded a question that focused we’re not looking for anyone to come in on what would happen if there were a and do any fundamental changes to the lay president, or someone who is not of a institutional culture that we’ve built around religious background. Vincentian values our identity.” may not define the best candidate for The continued growth of the school, the job, but DePaul’s Vincentian identity both this year and under the new president, is an important factor that the next has come up in different forms throughout president should the first few weeks be comfortable of the school year. embracing and After last spring, growing. “When we look for a president the new policy “DePaul from measures that have Sept. 10, 1898, who can lead DePaul’s Catholic been implemented has defined its and Vincentian mission, we’re focus on diversity Catholic identity and speech at first and foremost looking for someone who will do DePaul. A professor as inclusivity, it in the context of 119 years of who asked about welcoming, the events of last hospitality and lived tradition.” spring and how that using the university has impacted the and this identity search process, was to find the highest Rev. Edward Udovic, C.M. told that the issues common human raised last year Secretary of were part of the denominator that DePaul University discussion and now unites us,” Udovic said. the school has an “When we look opportunity to talk for a president who openly about issues. can lead DePaul’s Catholic and Vincentian Eric Jenkins, a senior at DePaul, said he mission, we’re looking for someone who would like to see someone who will make will do it in the context of 119 years of sure the protests of last spring don’t happen lived tradition. We’re not interested in again and who truly lives up to the mission reinventing that tradition. We’re not and “doesn’t just quote it.” interested in changing that tradition. We’re “I want someone who has integrity
and fights for equality,” Jenkins said. “They should mean what they say and not just say it to be president. As long as they find someone who is genuine then that’s what matters to me.” The honesty and dedication of the next president is also a concern of the search committee as they continue to add names to their list of potential candidates. Current president, the Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., has had input, Ryan said, and the committee was thankful for it. “We have 25,000 students, two main campuses and a half a billion dollar budget,” Ryan said during the forum. “There’s a lot of complexity that goes along (with the job) and you can hit the mark on values, you can hit the mark on strategic thinking and miss the mark on being able to manage complexity and fail. So you’ve got to be able to manage size and complexity, and that puts a lot of potential candidates off the list.” Ryan said that the search committee team is confident about the timeline they’ve set for themselves. The goal is to have a new president by March 1 so that they can spend time on campus before the term ends and also catch up on plans, like the next part of the strategic plan, over the summer. “I would want everyone to know that we want a very transparent process, and, to students especially, that we have their best interests at heart.”
Priest speaks about racism By Jack Chelsky Contributing Writer
When Father Simon Kim spoke Thursday at Cortelyou Commons about racism within the Catholic Church, the campus climate had changed from the last time he spoke at the university in 2015. DePaul’s Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology (CWCIT) sponsored Racism and the Catholic Church to discuss ongoing racial tensions in the Catholic community. After last year’s speaker series and in the midst of a polarizing election, Kim was addressing a crowd eager to hear his thoughts and plans for how to identify racism and to alleviate it, specifically within the Catholic Church. Kim, an assistant professor at Holy Cross College in New Orleans and KoreanAmerican scholar, said he has used his own experience feeling underrepresented within the church to push forward-thinking ideas to make faith more culturally relevant today. Forty years ago, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released a landmark document on racism called “Brothers and Sisters in Us.” By 2018, the USCCB plans to release their most important document on racism since. As the church prepares to address racism in the United States, Kim discussed how and when the church did not effectively address racism. During his lecture, one of the many issues regarding race relations Kim recognized was the lack of initiative from bishops across the United States when speaking out against racism. As an example, he explained how the
Second Vatican Council in 1962 was a missed opportunity to address specific racial issues in a unified way. “Only 12 U.S. bishops, or 8.1 percent of the episcopacy, mentioned racism as a concern of the church before moving into a dialogue with the secular world, other religions, and those of different denominations,” he said. Kim continued to support his claim by referring to a 2004 USCCB study that found only 18 percent of the episcopal had individually issued a statement on racism or collaborated on one since 1979 and a 2003 survey that showed only 36 percent of parishioners saying racism was brought up during mass. Kim also addressed misconceptions of the church’s involvement in the civil rights movement. In response to the chairman of the subcommittee on African-American Affairs, Bishop John Richards, said “the Church had a lot to bring to the table” regarding its history of speaking up for civil rights. “The Catholic Church’s involvement in the civil rights movements was scattered at best,” he said. “It’s not always supportive and unified when it came to the civil rights movement.” DePaul junior Nathaniel Ladwig praised Kim for bringing attention to a prominent societal issue. “It’s keeping discourse relevant to current political issues,” he said. As the lectured continued, Kim became more optimistic of the progress and potential for the church’s involvement in combatting racism. During his speech he praised recognition of the evils of racism and who it affects in “Brothers and Sisters in Us.” “Racism obscures the evils of the past
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Father Simon Kim, assistant professor at Holy Cross College in New Orleans, visited DePaul to address the ongoing racism in the Catholic church. and denies the burdens that history has placed upon the shoulders of our black, Hispanic, Native Americans, and Asian brothers and sisters,” he said. “An honest look at the past makes plain the need for restitution wherever possible –- makes evident the justice of restoration and redistribution.” Kim said he believes it moved the Catholic church to the “right side of the civil rights movement.” The document also clarifies how each person engages with racism. Richards said we are collectively guilty of racism as a sin. “The absence of personal fault for an evil does not absolve one of all responsibility,” he said. “We must seek to resist and undo injustices we have not ceased, lest we
become bystanders who tacitly endorse evil and so share in guilt in it.” Kim acknowledged and supported the bishops taking a more assertive stance on racism and its severity, but still stressed the amount of work left for the church today. DePaul junior Thomas Byrne applauded the event for covering racial dialogue in a way “the media does not cover.” To conclude his lecture, Kim took time to propose his ideas for the steps the church and individuals should take to mend race relations. Recognizing subtle racism and calls for a new, updated document addressing racism was a common theme.
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Race & Free Speech As part of DePaul’s broad action plan to address issues that came to a tipping point last spring, the university community is invited to participate in the President’s Series on Race & Free Speech. This year-long series of events, intended to strengthen the university community, will offer perspectives across the political spectrum on various topics including race, free speech and hate speech, and the current political climate.
Inclusive Speech and Expression Panel Thursday, October 27 1:30–6:30 p.m. Lewis Center, Room 241 RSVP: go.depaul.edu/EventbriteFreeSpeech PA N E L I S T S :
Stephanie Shonekan, associate professor and director of the Black Studies Department, University of Missouri at Columbia Alexander Tsesis, professor of law, Loyola University Derald Wing Sue, professor of counseling, Columbia University David Hudson, law professor, Vanderbilt and First Amendment Ombudsman for the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center. M O D E R ATO R :
Dean Jenn Rosato Perea
Race and Excellence A Conversation with Freeman Hrabowski
Friday, November 4 2–3 p.m. Cortelyou Commons
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Nation &World
The high cost of budget cuts
Low-income students effected disproportionately by CPS funding issues By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor
When Julian Gomez walked across the stage at Allstate Arena this June, diploma in hand, tassle now on the left side of his cap, he couldn’t have predicted that two weeks into his new job there would be talk of a strike. Fresh out of his graduation robes, Gomez went back to his old elementary school, William H. Seward Communication Arts Academy Elementary School, to teach fifth grade. As one of 421 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district, Seward is facing budget cuts that may impact the resources and programs they are able to provide their student body. The school has faced cuts to its resources before, Gomez said, and the result is palpable. Gomez loves his job. He said it feels good returning and giving back to the community he comes from, but the problems with CPS can’t be ignored. Before returning to Seward was even a thought, his older sister warned him about the problems during her first year at CPS when he was a freshman at DePaul. “I’m very aware of the losses — the arts, the after school programs and others,” Gomez said. “Because of budget cuts there aren’t enough resources, and even with the resources we have it’s not enough to work with students at their levels.” Members of the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU), the union representing teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians of CPS, authorized a strike last week that could start Oct. 11. It will be the first CTU strike since 2012. Negotiations on contracts for the district will continue until the Oct. 11 stirke but the financial straits of CPS jeopardize students, teachers and resources going forward. CPS is comprised of 480 elementary schools and 172 high schools. Of those schools, 125 are charters. The money to keep the schools up and running is slowly dwindling. This year the budget is $2.8 billion, which is $140 million less than the 2015 fiscal year. The effect of the budget cuts depends on the area. Lincoln Park High School, an affluent school in an affluent area with an International Baccalaureate program, will see its budget rise by 2 percent, or by nearly $300,000, to $14.3 million. Seward Elementary, which faces continued cuts to resources
and programs in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, will see its budget cut by 4.2 percent, or by nearly $240,000, to $5.3 million. When cuts happen it is largely the arts — music and painting for example — that are cut first. The impact of those losses trickle down from there, slashing the number of books available to schools or after school programs to help students. To keep all schools up and running, programs like art are often terminated at schools in underprivileged neighborhoods while more privileged neighborhoods — drawing on their income taxes — are able to continue to provide those programs. Ronald Chennault, associate professor of social and cultural foundations in education and associate dean of educational policy and research at DePaul, said CPS’ problems could stem from the fact that it’s a “large and complex urban level school district. It’s not isolated from the larger context of the city and the world.” “These problems aren’t new,” Chennault said. “This is a particularly challenging time for the city and the state in regards to money and culture. Providing a high quality education requires a lot of financial and human resources. Without those students suffer.” At Seward, Gomez said the result of cuts to resources has already been seen. Gomez said that math levels dropped from when he attended the school, going from 60 percent of students meeting the math attainment level set by the state to 38 percent. “(There has been a) drastic change in levels and the curriculum has changed,” Gomez said. “We plan to bring (resources) back to help the current situation, but that also depends on the budget.” For long-term success, CPS teachers and CTU organizers have cited a need for classroom resources such as new textbooks and desks. Resources, of course, require money. Student-based funding comprises a large part of each school’s budget, as well as CPS’ budget as a whole. Some schools, like Seward, that are facing enrollment decreases are also being knocked monetarily. A property tax hike announced by the Chicago Board of Education in August will raise around $250 million, but the money can’t be used until the 2017 fiscal year. There are programs that try
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to offset the loss of resources, especially where teachers are concerned. The Golden Apple Foundation aims to develop future teachers who then promise to teach in a “school in need” for five years. Many CPS schools, as well as schools in the suburbs and rural Illinois, would fall under that umbrella. For Bella Fioretto, a Golden Apple scholar watching the strike situation unfold, questions about teaching in CPS and whether or not they would get the support
of officials in charge of CPS, have been raised. The work she has done with students already, however, make Fioretto want to continue in CPS. “The only reason I keep thinking about teaching in CPS is because of the students,” Fioretto said. “Most of my time at DePaul, I have been working with CPS students. CPS students need great teachers. They need teachers that will provide opportunities for them to succeed regardless of their background. Education is for the kids, it should always be
for the kids.” For Gomez, contract or not, the kids are the reason he returned, and their success is what keeps him going. He wants his story to be one of inspiration for his students. “I want students to look at me and say ‘I could do the same thing,’” Gomez said. “They can succeed in school and in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The teachers and staff will help them, but it’s up to them, too.”
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NO CONTROL Study links birth control pill, other hormonal contraceptives to depression By Danielle Harris Nation & World Editor
Shortly after DePaul senior Sarah (who asked that her last name not be used) began taking the birth control pill the summer after graduating high school, she started experiencing undeniable signs of depression. Her “bad mood swings” became difficult to manage and she found herself withdrawing from her friend group, uncharacteristically preferring to spend time alone instead. “I was told twice by my doctor, at three and six months on birth control, when I brought up symptoms of depression and anxiety that I was simply ‘adjusting’ to the medication,” she said. For two years Sarah struggled with this so-called adjustment period before deciding the side effects of her birth control were too problematic. “Since choosing to stop taking (the pill), my symptoms of depression have decreased severely and I have a more stable mood,” Sarah said. It turns out Sarah’s experience may not be so uncommon. In a landmark study published last week by the American Medical Association journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers found women who used hormonal contraceptives such as the pill had a significantly increased risk of experiencing symptoms of depression. Led by Dr. Øjvind Lidegaard, a professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, researchers studied the health of more than one million Danish women between 15 and 34 years of age over a period of 14 years using data from Denmark’s National Prescription Register and the Psychiatric Central Research Register. Researchers excluded women who had already been diagnosed with depression before the study in their study results.
Information courtesy of the Guttmacher Institute
The study found that after six months, women using hormonal contraceptives had a 40 percent increased risk of depression. An average 1.7 percent of Danish women not using hormonal birth control began taking anti-depressants each year of the study. For women using hormonal contraceptives, the rate increased to 2.2 percent. Similar to Sarah, DePaul graduate student Allie (who asked that her last name not be used) stopped using birth control pills after suffering from symptoms of depression. “I’m not surprised by (the study’s) findings because when I was (on birth control) I did some of my own research about depression and birth control and found multiple blogs and testimonies that confirmed my feelings,” Allie said. “A few weeks after getting off birth control I began to feel immensely better and I knew
that I had made the right choice.” Although there are a variety of nonhormonal contraception options such as condoms and copper IUDs, many women use the pill for reasons other than birth control. According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, birth control pills can be used to treat a number of issues including irregular, heavy or painful periods, endometriosis, premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, acne, excess hair growth and hair loss. In high school DePaul junior Mattie (who asked that her last name not be used) diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disorder with no known exact cause according to the Mayo Clinic, but whose symptoms include “infrequent or prolonged periods” and obesity. Mattie began taking birth control pills when she was 16 to treat the disorder
after her menstrual period lasted for almost a year and doctors feared she could become anemic. Mattie began experiencing symptoms of depression from her birth control but did not have the luxury of choosing to stop taking them due to disorder. “(My depression) was so bad that I had to switch what pill I was on five times in less than a year because I was gaining weight and was so unhappy,” she said. “For me personally, it was the progesterone in the majority of the birth control pills I tried that really messed with my body and my emotions (and it) didn’t actually control my period. So what I’m on now uses progestin, or rather a synthetic form of progesterone or something so it actually works the way I want it to and I don’t feel like a nutcase anymore.” For Lidegaard, the adverse effects Sarah, Allie and Mattie experienced using hormonal contraceptives are unsurprising. “We have known for decades that women’s sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, have an influence on many women’s mood,” Lindegaard told CNN. “Therefore, it is not very surprising that also external artificial hormones acting in the same way and on the same centers as the natural hormones might influence women’s mood or even be responsible for depression development.” Despite learning the results of Lindegaard’s study and experiencing symptoms of depression after using hormonal contraceptives, Sarah, Allie and Mattie all still maintain that women should make their own decision in whether or not to use hormonal contraceptives. “Birth control is tricky and it’s a real toss up,” Allie said. “I think it all depends on the person and what their body can handle. After all, it is force-feeding yourself hormones.” GRAPHICS BY JACQUELINE LIN | THE DEPAULIA
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Overlap in news and entertainment coverage fails to establish accountability By Donyae Lewis Copy Editor
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have just finished their second debate of the election season. Leading up to the debates, both candidates made numerous appearances on television talk shows to promote their respective campaigns. It’s not unusual to see presidential candidates doing this, it is in fact beneficial for the American people to see them humanized. However, in regards to controversy stirred by both parties, many are concerned with media outlets establishing accountability, rather than providing comedic entertainment. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon has been known for its hilarious sketches and humorous banter between Hollywood guests. However, these jokes hit a sour note when Fallon hosted Trump on his show. While viewers tuned in to see if Fallon would address the rhetoric and high-tension environment created by the Republican candidate, they instead were treated to commentary on his voice transformation and awkward hair fluffing. Although Fallon invited opponent Clinton one week later, several critics condemned the television personality for losing his credibility by presenting a lack of interest in the current political climate. Trump, due to numerous offensive remarks throughout his campaign, is the easiest target when it comes to analyzing these appearances. With that being said, Clinton has faced her own fair share of scrutiny due to her use of a private email server during her tenure as a secretary of state. The Democratic candidate turned many heads in her recent advertisement with singer Mary J. Blige, promoting the R&B artist’s upcoming show, The 411
with Mary J Blige, powered by Apple correspondent DePaul’s senior journalist Music. The brief commercial finds Blige Chris Bury suggests to pressure the singing about police brutality and Clinton platforms where this task is their job, awkwardly staring in silence, leaving and ease away from the ones meant to viewers scratching their head asking why. entertain. Freshman Courtney Barber is left “We have to remember that talk uncomfortable when watching these show hosts, such as Jimmy Fallon, are segments, believing they don’t aid in entertainers first. They’re not journalists,” helping her picture who she can see said Bury. “I don’t think his credibility is leading this country. effected because he has no credibility as “Watching them out there in these a journalist. Hillary Clinton has been on forms is particularly distasteful. There Saturday Night Live in a comedic role. No should be a manner in which they address one expects the cast members of a comedy things, and that’s show to challenge not one of them,” Clinton on matters Barber said. “I do of substance. That’s recognize that they for journalists to do, are people, but it’s not not comedians and appropriate. I don’t entertainers.” want my presidential Accountability is candidates cracking not just being geared weird political jokes towards presidential with Jimmy Fallon.” candidates, but Despite Barber’s moreover, public dislike of this figures as a whole. Chris Bury, senior journalist in In this season of approach, she points residence at DePaul Dancing With the out that the programs take the time to Stars, Gov. Rick separate humor from Perry and Olympian the problems at hand, Ryan Lochte have they have the chance to connect to a wider joined the ballroom. Both Perry and demographic. Lochte have received several negative “I think it’s important to switch up reactions on their involvement in the because when you have entertainment show. During the premiere of the realityshows like these, they have an opportunity show competition, protestors stormed to reach different audiences that may the stage after Lochte’s performance, not be into watching CNN or reading prompting the gold medalist to almost information on the campaign," she bail out of the competition. said. "Here, they have a chance to Sophomore Aurora Lawrie connects learn something and that can get them audience’s frustration to not only what involved." Lochte did in Rio, but also to the limited Although it’s important to be time frame in which people have been discussing the issues that are plaguing given to process it all. our nation, PBS NewsHour special “In terms of Ryan Lochte, I’m
"We have to remember that talk show hosts are entertainers first. They're not journalists."
wondering why the producers thought it was okay for him to be on the show. What he did in Rio was not okay,” Lawrie said. “I think that’s too raw. I think he needs to lay low for a while. Sure, he apologized, but people need some time to get over that.” As for Perry, Barber, who is a Texas native, believes that with the policies the former governor was trying to implement, his role on the show should not be taken lightly. “Coming into contact with a few of Rick Perry’s policies, to see him on the show, it’s funny at first,” Barber said. “Then, wait a minute, this is the person that was going to force a million little girls to have the HPV shot, with no regards to what their parents had to say. It’s not funny anymore. It’s very serious. Where are people going to draw the line?” This is an important question that many others watching these programs are asking. Where, and how, do we separate public figures being used for our enjoyment, but then again holding them accountable for their wrongdoings? Perhaps it’s giving that time off camera for audiences to properly forgive these figures, or maybe it’s switching up the theme of your show to tackle serious matters. However, as we get closer to election day in November and looking at how the media paints our presidential candidates, Bury leaves us with what’s important for viewers to keep in mind. “Our job as reporters is to press candidates on what they’ve said, what they do, (and) what they intend to do. That’s the role of the news media, not the role of the entertainment industry. ”
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Letter: Setting the record straight Provost Martin denBoer responds to adjunct faculty's incorrect claims By martin denboer Provost
DePaul’s high regard for diversity of opinion and respectful debate on campus is matched by its insistence on intellectual honesty and truth. This is why I find a recent letter to the editor signed by anonymous members of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Organizing Committee and published by The DePaulia to be so disappointing. SEIU Organizing Committee mischaracterized the facts of both labor law and DePaul’s new Workplace Environment Committee (WEC), a body recommended by and comprised of DePaul adjunct faculty members. The SEIU Organizing Committee claims that the formation of the WEC is a clear violation of the National Labor Relations Act, which restricts employers from interfering with employees in the exercise of the right to collectively bargain. This statement is wrong. All the work being done by the university in support of our adjunct faculty is
entirely legal and ethical. The committee is also incorrect about the scope of DePaul adjunct faculty members who are eligible to become WEC candidates. By falsely stating that “the candidacy requirements are three years in a row of a full adjunct course load (six courses a year, or two a quarter),” the SEIU Organizing Committee insinuated that the candidate pool is restricted to a relatively small percentage of faculty members who, because of regular assignments, would presumably have a positive relationship with the university. In fact, any adjunct faculty member who taught at least six courses over the three-year period immediately preceding the academic year of the vote (three courses in the last three years in the College of Law) and, as of the first day of Autumn Quarter, is teaching or is scheduled to teach in the academic year of the vote is eligible to become a candidate. To disparage the WEC by questioning its independence and the ability of its members to effectively represent their peers and bring
about positive change is to insult the members of the Adjunct Task Force who recommended its formation, the dozens of adjunct faculty members who nominated themselves to serve on it, and the hundreds who voted for those candidates. To them, the WEC represents a viable vehicle to address adjunct issues and follows on the heels of a number of improvements recently implemented or in progress, including bonuses, a pay raise, an increase in the course cancellation fee and multi-year contracts. The SEIU Organizing Committee’s stated objective ensuring a stable and positive work environment in which all faculty are valued and are equally invested in our mission at DePaul University is indeed of paramount importance. The university is doing all it can to further that objective. I urge the committee members to respect the ability and judgement of their peers and honor the measures they have proposed. Marten denBoer Provost, DePaul University
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DePaul Provost Martin denBoer responds to the SEIU organizing committee regarding the Workplace Environment Committee.
Fight for your rights Exercising the right to vote is the path for civil change
By yazmin dominguez Opinions Editor
DePaul senior and vice president of the Nu Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, a national black fraternity, Scotty Midgett was walking across a parking lot on his way home from high school track practice in his home city of Brooklyn, New York when a car began following him closely behind. As the car closed in on him a booming voice from a loud intercom exclaimed, “Stop right there.” Midgett then realized it was a police car that two officers emerged from. Walking towards him, they immediately began patting him down without initially saying a word to him. They proceeded to ask him for identification and if he had anything on him. Questions of where he was going ensued. After realizing then 15-year-old Midgett had nothing to hide, they informed him someone was robbed at gun point and he fit the profile that was the reason for stopping him. “From a 15-year-old perspective my initial thought was ‘damn what if I had got robbed at gun point,’ but I was confused as why they thought it was me,” Midgett said. “I was in high school just coming from track practice, but I guess it doesn’t matter if you fit the profile. I’ve heard of stop and frisk before and I guess that’s what that was. My parents got mad and so did the school.” Midgett is just one of many people
who have faced an unexpected encounter with police officers, in which knowledge of his basic rights were suddenly tested. Recently at DePaul, students have reacted to last spring’s controversial events caused by Milo Yiannopoulos by organizing protests and demonstrations. Such acts have rolled over into the new school year and will most likely continue as the university regards, or more appropriately disregards, the racial climate on campus. What hasn’t been as prevalent in conversations surrounding such demonstrations is knowledge of students' rights on the street when participating in such protests, as well as their voting rights and the correlation between both their civil rights as citizens. Even if a student is not participating in demonstrations, knowing your basic rights as a civilian is a crucial practice that students must be aware of, especially in such a tense political times. With a month away from election day, the newly appointed director of the Center of Black Diaspora, Christina Rivers, organized her own workshop titled “Know Your Rights” with a focus on challenges minority voters have historically faced and continue to experience. Ironically, Rivers set her workshop the same date and time as Nu Rho's "Know Your Rights." Nu Rho organized their "Know Your Rights" workshop with the Center of Identity, Inclusion and Social Change. Different from Rivers' workshop, their intent was to inform students of their rights on the street when encountering an aggressive and unexpected run-in with the police, similar to what Midgett encountered. The first of two “Know Your Rights” workshops took place late September
featuring attorney Nicholas Cummings and police officers Corey Deans, Paris Thompson and Mitchell Davis. Director of DePaul’s Croak Legal Services' Sarah Baum was also present. Many attendees left the workshop disagreeing, feeling like they didn’t have any rights on the street after policemen on the panel informed them to obey the officers' commands and stay silent when getting arrested, or protesting even if they knew they did not commit any wrong. The intention was to not only inform them of their civilian rights, but how voting for state judges and local government impacts policies more directly, which can ultimately create a change in the unfair sentiment. "I think where the frustration is coming in is people feel like they're just supposed to submit to these abuses of power," Baum said. "But you can exercise your rights in other ways and I think that's where the issue of voting comes in." Students of color have felt unfair treatment not only by DePaul's handling of racial tension on campus, but in events of unfair treatment across the country. For example, instances of police using their authority to undermine their constitutional rights. In the midst of election season, it is important for students to become informed of their state judges as well. Voting on a local level increases chances of just policy change regionally. “Voting is less directly influential at the national level. When we're voting for congressmen in the house of representatives, they’re theoretically supposed to represent us either if we vote for them or not,” Rivers said. “Voting however becomes much more important in a direct way in a state and local level. Whether you're voting for your mayor or
alderman, you actually can have much more of an influence on policy that particular way. So (knowing your rights) does matter. It does change policy when members of an out group can make their policies whether were talking about ethnic groups or women.” The creation of the Civilian Office on Police Accountability (COPA) set to replace the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) in the Chicago Police Department is the result of local citizens exercising their first amendment rights. "The way this came about is by activism and people exercising their right to speak out to police abuses," Baum said. "Making complaints and having them publicized is a way to make politicians realize that we need better relations." If a student wants to create change on a local level, informing themselves of Illinois' voting laws and local politicians is the first step. Student activists present at DePaul who feel the need to protest and to have their voices heard should study their rights as protestors. The American Civil Liberties Union website is a recommended tool students can access. The Center of Black Diaspora collaborated with the Center of Identity, Inclusion and Social Change and the Nu Rho chapter to present their second workshop, which took place last Thursday. Students were informed of their voting rights in Cook County, in light of the current upcoming election. “The election season is upon us and we shouldn’t waste this opportunity,” Midgett said. "We might find ourselves in more events like last spring if we don’t. It all depends on who gets in office.”
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Focus
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Cover to cover, DePaul students and fa By Jake Ekdahl Contributing Writer
"The first time I read it, though I wouldn't say it was life-changing, was mind-blowing. It's a book I can always come back to. I like the wa Kerouac uses his distinct style to depict the characters. Some peop love it, some people hate it," DePaul sophomore Ryan Witry said.
“Hands down, you can't beat it for narrative, for storytelling, for drama. It has been frequently suggested that Christ's story of the prodigal son and the father's unrequited love is the greatest story ever told. I've been strongly influenced by Christ's parables in terms of how I try to teach. I try to tell stories that illustrate the point I'm trying to make. Think about it: what do you remember of what someone says to you? You likely remember an apt story that was told to you," DePaul journalism program director Dr. Bruce Evensen said.
"After reading this book early in my senior year of high school, I started looking at things differently. I stopped comparing myself to others, I gained some confidence and tried to put things that happened into perspective. It's an easy read, and even if you're past the age where a silly self-help book can change your outlook on life, it's entertaining at the very least," DePaul Democrats President Jack McNeil said.
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, it ay ple “Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ was one of those books for me. I had never read anything like it. It was the experience of reading it as much as the story itself. At first, it felt like I was reading in a fog and couldn’t figure out what the story was about. Gradually, it felt like I could see figures in the fog, but I said to myself, 'no it can’t be what I think it is.' Then, suddenly, the fog lifted and I remember thinking, 'oh, dear God, that’s exactly what this is.' I won’t say more. It’s a book that has to be experienced. And then reread. Often," DePaul President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. said.
“‘Safekeeping’ is a memoir written in very short, very spare chapters, almost like a collection of prose poems. It’s written in response to the death of her second husband, with whom she shared a child and from whom she’d been divorced for many years. When the book opens she is remarried and happy, but also utterly grief-stricken by the loss of a man who had become a very close friend after the end of their marriage. The book is beautiful, poignant, insightful, very funny and an absolute delight to talk about with students," DePaul writing and publishing program director Dr. Michele Morano said. "In an election period when the Democratic party is running one of the two least popular presidential candidates of all time (the other being Trump), gaining a better understanding of the Democrats' history is essential to assessing the role of the Democrats today (…) it is a must read for all those who are witnessing this debacle of an election develop," DePaul Socialists president Sam Peiffer said.
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Arts & Life
Museum Week now on display By Pat Mullane Arts/Life Editor
Hosted by Museums In the Park, Museum Week returns for its second year in a row, offering a wide variety of programming and discounts for all Illinois residents. Twenty-seven of the city’s most famous and beloved institutions come together from Oct. 13-23 for discounted tickets, special programming and exclusive offers. The week gives Illinois students and families the chance to test out various museums in the city, while not risking
too much money on different museums and cultural institutions that they’ve never been to before. With free tours and free exhibits — along with pleasant weather – now would be the best time for DePaul students to explore the knowledge and history in that this city has to offer. A complete schedule and the full list of participating institutions is available at chicagomuseumweek.com.
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Easily one of Chicago’s most popular sites, the Shedd Aquarium offers glimpses of penguins, sharks, beluga whales and so much more. Much like the Adler Planetarium entails, the Shedd explores the unknown and those creatures that make up it. For Museum Week, the Shedd offers the chance for goers to not only read and chat about their favorite underwater creatures, but also provides an opportunity to meet some of them.
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For those enthralled with the workings of science, from chemistry to geology and everything in between, the Museum of Science and Industry is a living encyclopedia. With miniature tornado generators, a real life U-505 submarine, and an exhibit devoted to LEGO’s, this extensively packed museum is undeniably fun for everyone. With only a general ticket, museum goers can easily see and explore 80 percent of what the museum has to offer. And while special exhibits like the “Brick by Brick” LEGO exhibit may cost an extra few dollars, they are still definitely worth checking out, especially with Museum Week’s lowered admission prices. Along with the toned down price tag of a ticket, Museum Week at MSI is hosting their annual Science Works career fair for students and families, along with an adults-only evening event, called “MSI After Hours”. With cocktails, beer, and food, “After Hours’ offers 21 and plus museum goers a chance to explore their most popular exhibits.
The first image that comes to mind for many when thinking about the Field Museum, is the ginormous and terrifying sight of SUE, the largest, best-preserved, and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. Just standing in line to enter the museum, goers can stare in awe at the gigantic dinosaur—which easily reinforces the ticket price’s worth. Beyond SUE, the museum holds other ancient findings, such as China’s terracotta warriors, 210–209 BC sculptures of army men that were buried with Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. The exhibit itself makes the entire trip museum trip worth it, and with a discounted price for Museum Week; it may be the best time to check it out before the exhibit leaves this January. Interesting offers the Field Museum provides next week is the opportunity to meet and talk to various scientists about their research, a Fossil Lab for goers to explore the process of a fossil being found to being preserved, and an exhibit focused on the mummifications inside ancient Egypt tombs.
The Chicago History Museum is a little less popular than many of the others that reside on the city’s museum campus. Located the closest to DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, the Chicago History Museum offers millions of items, photos, artwork, and costumes from Chicago’s rich history. While the museum itself may seem rather boring or dull as it holds a lot less activities for goers to play with, it is still without a doubt one of Chicago’s richest museums in terms of the authentic pieces of history it features. One of the museum’s most popular exhibits, “Lincoln’s Undying Words,” looks back at five major speeches made by Abraham Lincoln between 1858 and 1865, and how they changed America’s perception on slavery. For a week devoted to museums, the Chicago History Museum is one where goers can not only get the most information out of their buck, but for many, they can explore a place they’ve never been before.
At the far end of museum campus lays Adler Planetarium, a place to explore the stars and planets that make up the vast outer space. The Adler Planetarium succeeds where many museums don’t, with featured shows that are more than just a $15 ticket for 3D animated videos on an IMAX screen. With a dome-like screen that encapsulates the audience, the theater at Adler is not only special due to the remarkable and breathtaking visuals of outer space, but the films and shorts they present are some of the most interesting and substance heavy features in all Chicago museums. Along with their feature theater experiences, the Adler has exhibits that range from a physical walk of the universe’s big bang beginning and the galaxies we see now, to an exhibit that explores the 400-year-old history of telescopes—that even lets goers set their eyes through a 22-foot-long antique telescope.
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Tom Hanks (right) stars as airline pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger (left) in “Sully,” the retelling of the plane that was successfully landed in the Hudson River.
Fall films like“Sully” and “Snowden” tackle real life stories By Taylor Ashmore Contributing Writer
Movies based on factual events, or biopics, are dominating the big screen theater this fall season. The blatantly named films, “Sully” and “Snowden” are just two of the many movies in the past few years that have been released that depict real events. And though “based on a true story” may roll on the screen before the opening scene, does this necessarily ensure the events portrayed in the film are true? Does the director have a right to change the facts in the film to better suit his or her production needs? “The maker of the biopic has two obligations. One is to stick to the truth as much as possible, and the other is to create a dramatic structure that makes the film work artistically,” said Peter Forster, an adjunct in the undergraduate studies of Communication and Media. “Every filmmaker has to use (artistic license), but I think the real skill is to do it without distorting the facts. Whether it’s based on a true story or a fictional one, it still has to be exciting.” Forster is no newcomer to the art of storytelling, fictional or not. Having directed over 40 theatrical productions in the U.S. and the U.K., and being the resident director of theater development at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts and a teacher at the Chicago Training Center, his entire profession has revolved around the notion of storytelling, whether it be on screen or on stage. The real life events revolving around both “Snowden” and “Sully” are exciting in their own right. Edward Snowden leaked National Security Agency (N.S.A.) information to the press in order to
reveal national privacy issues, while Capt. opinions of events. Sullenberger managed to execute an Though “based on a true story” creates emergency water landing in the Hudson an obligation to stay true to the facts, there River. Both of these stories do not need is still a clear difference between a biopic much help to capture the attention of and a documentary. audiences, as they were already popular “A biopic is for entertainment, and in the newspapers it has the same and television structure fictional media. have,” “This ‘based on a true story’ idea movies The story of Forster said. He Capt. Sully is a holds fast whatever the genre. A also stated that it very well-known filmmaker’s obligation across the would be interesting one: Sully, an to take a look at a experienced pilot genres is to tell the truth and to documentary, such later called as a make us care.’” as “Citizenfour” — hero, was able to an Edward Snowden save the passengers documentary — and aboard his plane its film counterpart, by safely executing Peter Forster, Communication and “Snowden.” “I’d like a water landing in Media Undergraduate Instructor to make some sort the Hudson River. of evaluation on The movie “Sully,” how the character however, brought of Snowden comes up different points regarding whether across.” or not the decision to execute this water “Sully” and “Snowden” are both landing was the correct one. dramas based on serious events, which This different portrayal of the pilot encourages a more accurate portrayal of gave the story a whole meaning, though it key facts throughout the movie. Can we still used the same facts. expect this same accuracy in other genres, “It’s essential to have a point of view. however? The filmmaker must have a point of view Olivia Crouch, a DePaul digital cinema so that the film has a narrative focus,” major, agrees that facts are essential to the Forster said. “Filmmakers’ concerns will creation of a biopic of any genre. be revealed whether they are making a ‘“The Blindside’ stayed true and factual film about a true or fictional topic.” to the story. It needs to follow the same This portrayal of Captain Sullenberger rules,” Crouch said. “It’s important to stay is not one that was previously accepted true to the story.” before the movie. Newspapers previously DePaul student Matthew Cooper praised the pilot as a hero and talked about disagrees. his great decision to land in the Hudson “A filmmaker’s job is to make the River. Movies like Sully with opposing best movie he or she possibly can. A views challenge the viewers further and documentarian is more responsible for force them to see the real “heroes” in a providing facts,” Cooper said. “When it different light, while also affecting cultural comes to filmmaking, I think the movie
comes first and it is far more important than telling the true story.” As for television, there are often very few factual shows airing on the small screen. “John Adams,” was a short miniseries that was extremely rigid in portraying historical facts correctly. This attention to facts and details contributed to its first Emmy Award in 2008. “It’s very literal, ‘John Adams,’” Forster said, noting the similarities between the mini-series and biopics. When talking about stories rooted in facts, it’s hard not to mention “Hamilton: An American Musical.” “Hamilton” is a musical revolving around Alexander Hamilton’s life, but performed through songs and scenes that include both genderblind and color-blind characters. It does not appear to be as factual as “Sully” and “Snowden,” yet still includes hard facts in many of its songs. “The rules in theatrical performance are different than the ones in film. Film is usually a more literal media. Most people are more open to experimentation in the theatre,” Forster said. He said it is very hard to encourage new ideas in film, such as the ones seen in “Hamilton,” because “we expect a different kind of truth from the camera; we have different expectations.” These different expectations of the events we see on screen and those that actually happened will and continue to stay with us throughout this fall film season, as the biopic-loving Academy Award movies continue to pour out. In the end, it comes down to two questions, Forster said. “Does this feel like reality? Do I care?” He said.
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Female comedy tropes succeed in male dominated business By Kristen Goldstein & Pat Mullane Contributing Writer and Arts & Life Editor
In an environment and business that is already undeniably competitive, the comedy world has always been even harder for women to thrive in. But some female comics have come together to express solidarity and change the tide in this male-dominated business. DePaul student Arielle Toub created DePaul Women’s Improv Troupe (DWIT) as a place for female comic students to feel welcome at in order to practice their comedy. “I founded DWIT with one of my closest friends, Betsy Duck, because we wanted a place for women to thrive in comedy at DePaul,” Toub said. One of our inspirations is Virgin Daiquiri, an all-female Harold group at iO Chicago Theatre.” With 30 members, the all-female comedy troupe provides women comics a place to experiment jokes and sketches with one another — a place where they feel don’t have to be constricted or held back with their ideas. “The comedy world is very heavily overpowered by men, making it hard for women to push through,” Toub said. “I think it’s important that this changes, and by creating a space for women to be funny, we’re breaking down that barrier. Toub, who serves as president of the club, was inspired by her teachers after taking an improv class, believing that comedy could be a place for women to express themselves. “Society has always told us as women not to argue and be confrontational. Comedy challenges all of this,” Toub said. “There’s this odd idea that women have to always compete with one another, and the whole point of improv is to work together to help make people laugh.” And much like DWIT, a new Chicago based all-female comedy show, “There’s Something about Bloody Mary” opened at The Annoyance Theatre and Bar.
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Lily Staski and Allison Kochanski act out comedy sketch for all female sketch show, “There’s Something about Bloody Mary.” The hour-long show consists of comedic sketches, all four-to-five minutes long, where women’s issues are dressed up in timely Halloween costumes as the cast tackles the politics of being female using classic horror genre tropes. The show is being directed, written entirely, and performed by women. An all-female production will be the first for Chicago-based sketch company, Huggable Riot, and the significance is not lost on Huggable Riot co-founder and director of “There’s Something About Bloody Mary” Amy Anderson. “I think it’s odd that opportunities for women are looked at as gifts, it becomes the motivation for women feeling like they need to be better,” Anderson said.
That pressure derives from the skepticism surrounding anything described as “all-female,” an adjective polarizing enough to bring both negative criticism and praise, and the possible dismissal from male ticket-buyers. “There was a lot of concern like, ‘we don’t want to spend an hour just talking about woman stuff, because that’ll get boring for the men in the audience’,” Anderson said. For Anderson, it is important that the show, although unescapably female, is ultimately recognized for its comedic quality over the gender of its cast. “We wouldn’t want to create the show and rest on the laurels of ‘we’re girls so you have to like it,’” she said.
No matter how ridiculous the sketch, what the show does well is include commentary on “traditionally female” subjects, while managing to avoid speaking on the female experience as if there is in fact only one female experience — something Anderson said is crucial. “Being a woman there are certain things that you can talk about, but you also have familiarity of when someone takes your issue and decides what you think and feel about it, and so it’s really scary to think we might be doing that to somebody else,” she said. “There’s Something About Bloody Mary” runs every Wednesday through Nov. 2 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Annoyance Theatre and Bar.
New exhibit takes Chicagoans’ eye to the sky By Pat Mullane Arts & Editor
Properly timed to open just before Chicago’s Museum Week, the new exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry “Above and Beyond” takes guests’ eyes to the sky. From 747 commercial planes, to space travel, to the mighty wings of birds, the temporary exhibit offers museum goers the opportunity to explore innovations in aviation and aerospace. The temporary exhibit, which opened earlier this month and will run up through Jan. 8, is rather small and contained compared to most of the MSI’s recent featured exhibits, though that’s not to say the exhibit itself isn’t immersive. Anne Rashford, MSI’s director of temporary exhibits and events, helped guide the exhibit process to what it is today. “The MSI team was met with the opportunity to host this exhibition and we thought it would be an exceptional fit for our institution,” Rashford said. “My team helped scout the exhibit and assist in the process of bringing it here to Chicago, I’m thrilled with the final outcome and I believe it truly accomplishes what we strive to achieve at MSI—to provide captivating and compelling experiences to all of our guests.” For most, the exhibit is indeed captivating in its required participation with the exhibit guests. Many of the exhibit’s main features are comprised of motion-sensing technology that requires
groups of people to simulate different flying experiences, from flapping your wings as a bird, racing supersonic planes against your friends or traveling to the edge of outer space in a space elevator. While the exhibit and its interactive features might be geared more towards kids, adults have sure had some fun with the different featured exhibit experiences. “This is like one of those Xbox’s we have at home, it detects your body through the camera and everything,” said Craig Olsen, who brought his son to the exhibit. “The plane racing is my favorite, it reminds me of a video game, but it’s crazy how things like this could be real one day.” Olsen’s 12-year-old son Luke’s favorite aspect of the exhibit were the 3D models of flying cars that could one day possible become a reality. “The flying cars were my favorite, I think it’d be really cool to have one of those,” Luke said. “I don’t know how they would pull people over or where traffic lights would be.” Rashford believes the exhibit was intended to attract both children and adults, stating many of the featured experiences and games were aimed at both audiences in order to get them to enjoy learning more about the history and technology behind aviation. “It features many hands-on interactive activities that we’ve seen both kids and adults enjoy. Guests can design their own fighter jet then test it on a simulated
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Guests take part in a aerial racing experience at “Above and Beyond” exhibit. course,” Rashford said. “Above and Beyond’ offers both hands-on engagement and the opportunity to explore exciting ideas of the future.” And while the “Above and Beyond” exhibit is indeed immersive in its featured experiences, it is a rather quick exhibit to walk through even when taking part in every activity the exhibit has to offer. If the exhibit weren’t free it’d be a bigger upset for guests, but with the confined space that the museum has, it does execute its layout quite well. It’s hard not to make planes, space and the entire aviation history of mankind interesting and cool for kids, and that’s
where the exhibit succeeds. While the plane models, the statistical numbers and the physics behind aerospace dynamics may fly over the children’s heads, the overall appreciation for the science behind aviation will stick with them. “I hope the guests who experience ‘Above and Beyond’ walk away knowing more about the steps humankind took to fly and the technology we’re currently using to travel farther into space,” Rashford said. “I also hope this exhibit sparks even more curiosity in our guests and motivates them to learn more about flight, and maybe inspire someone to become an aerospace engineer.”
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House of Stars Fictional presidents influence viewers depiction of Oval Office By Madeleine Williamson Contributing Writer
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This fall, will beAmericans’ television sets, will remain constantly bombarded with the day-to-day news cycles and 24hour news stories about the U.S. presidential election. But real-life candidates aren’t the only politicians on the screen right now. Some of television’s most popular shows today revolve around the inner workings of the Oval Office. The new show “Designated Survivor,” which premiered on ABC last month, takes a look into the worst possible terrorism scenario of a bombing during the State of the Union. In contrast to that dramatic and dark political depiction, last summer’s season 5 of “Veep” was a window inside a dysfunctional and hilariously outrageous White House. And it’s hard to mention the number of binge watchers that can’t wait to see President Frank Underwood in the March 2017 premiere of “House of Card’s” fifth season. This isn’t a unique moment for television or films to tell fictional stories about the presidency. One of the most famous political television shows, “The West Wing,” picked up 26 Emmys during its five-year run from 1999 to 2006. While the variety of political television shows differ in tone and depiction, there is always a clear line of reality and fiction when it comes to American politics. There is an interesting notion to why exactly political television shows are so immensely popular. Some argue that TV shows and movies about the presidency can be educational tools. DePaul assistant professor of political science Benjamin Epstein called “The West Wing” “one of the greatest shows of all time,” hailing its balance between optimism and realism. “It’s really instructive of the important players in the White House,” Epstein said. Shows’ viewpoints of politics, whether optimistic or cynical, may also be enlightening for viewers. DePaul junior Brian Turner praised “House of Cards” and “Veep” for this. “I like them because they seem to do the impossible — they show that politicians are people like you and I,” he said. But when politics become entertainment, the immense amount of accuracy and realism can be lost behind the drama and flair. DePaul political science professor Wayne P. Steger argues that many political shows tend to be further from reality than they might seem. “‘Veep’ may be closer to the reality than “‘The West Wing,’” Steger said, noting that TV shows and movies are entertainment first. “They tend to be pretty vague on details.” Turner agreed, citing that many viewers could take the inaccuracies of political shows or satirical news shows and believe them as actually facts. “‘The Daily Show,’ John Oliver, and so on give you laughs at the expense of the actual facts, and create an uninformed and misinformed voter,” Turner said. Molly Andolina, an associate professor
of political science at DePaul, mentioned her worries about the inaccuracy of pop culture politics. “Sometimes I worry that students buy into the ‘House of Cards’ idea of conspiracy. I am a rabid anti-conspiracy theorist,” Andolina said. She added that even if shows weren’t realistic, they could still be enjoyed nonetheless. “I just like good dramas, I like good stories; I like complicated characters.” Though an argument can be made that getting viewers interested in politics is more important than factual accuracy. “It’s not reality, but it’s a bridge,” Epstein said. “More people are interested in the inner workings of government.” This interest in the political workings of America could be attributed a lot to TV shows and movies about the presidency, though this could have a negative side as political dramas are full of dramatic conflict with extreme narratives and plots. While this conflict is nothing short of storytelling, it has had profound impact on the viewer’s perception of real politics — a world that many would argue is a lot less boring than it is portrayed as on television. “Conflict grabs attention,” Epstein said. “It has led to the public feeling like politics is conflict.” Steger is unconvinced that pop culture has much influence on viewer’s thoughts on the political world we see today. “Political films’ ability to sway people is very limited,” Steger said. “Many fictional portrayals of politicians avoid naming parties or giving characters’ specific policy agendas. A partisan film or TV show will likely have a limited audience of people who already share its viewpoint.” Steger believes when TV shows and movies do have viewpoints, they seldom change our minds. In fact, he argues they’re likely to reestablish a variety of viewpoints we already have. “Films tend to reflect rather than drive dominant attitudes,” Steger said, pointing to the evolution of women and minorities’ roles in political films as an example. But Andolina noted entertainment’s ability to influence public discussions. “I think the entertainment television can make the public aware of issues that are not on the public agenda — and, perhaps, in the best cases, they can help to change hearts and minds,” Andolina said. For example, “Orange Is the New Black” politics in the show aren’t blatant, but the Netflix hit made prison reform a topic of discussion. DePaul student Angeli Angelos echoed Andolina’s point. “I don’t think shows influence me directly in terms of a political agenda,” Angelos said. “But they do indirectly put ideas and general themes in the plot so they could have a slight impact on the way I look at policies.” Though the attitudes may vary within how much fictional political television shows and films affect our perception of the realistic workings of the executive branch, one aspect does remain clear: We can’t stop watching.
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Started from the bottom, now he’s here After postponing a handful of tour dates the night before due to an ankle injury, Drake performed at the United Center last Thursday. By Donyae Lewis Copy Editor
Doctors told him to rest, but who can when you’re one of the hottest hip-hop artists in the game? This past Thursday, Drake and Future’s “Summer Sixteen” tour proved that like a sprained ankle, this Toronto native ain’t nothing to play with. When news broke earlier in the day that “Champagnepapi” was postponing his future dates due to an ankle injury, like many Chicago fans, my heart sunk. The rapper was making his last stop in Chicago, for his tour off his latest album “Views,” that day. Fans had been waiting for his anticipated return after the announcement that additional dates in Chicago had been added. For those that didn’t get to see the rapper this past spring, this was their last chance before he takes a break to work on new music. As I scrolled to check the cities that had been cancelled, I sent up a prayer to the “6 God” that Chicago would remain. To say that my prayers were answered would be an understatement. One couldn’t even notice the bandaged leg, due to the electrifying performances from both Drake and Future. Fans were treated to sets of chart-topping tracks off the albums, “Views,” “What A Time To Be Alive” and “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.” However, the party didn’t stop there, as both artists performed classics that were nostalgic for any die-hard fan. When you weren’t belting out all the lyrics to “Child’s Play” or moving your hips to “Controlla,” your eyes were mesmerized by a canopy of glowing balloons that changed colors depending on the song. “Hotline Bling” transformed the United Center to a soft pink, while “Hold On, We’re Going Home” had the arena surrounded by a breathtaking blue atmosphere with an added bonus; Drake floating towards you on an ascended platform. This was more than just a venue filled with great music and impressive visual aesthetics. What made this concert
experience unlike any other rapper I’ve seen, is the charismatic personality that Drake animatedly possessed. The rapper is constantly critiqued in the media for being too soft for mainstream hip-hop and having a ghostwriter to heighten his street cred. However, to critics’ dismay, this demeanor is what made the night special. After almost every number he would scream into the audience, “Chicago make some noise for yourself.” Throughout the night he flooded compliments to fans rocking Chicago and Canadian attire, while sporting his own Chicago Bulls jersey. He joked with us like we were his close friends, making a note that he appreciated you whether you bought a ticket or finessed yourself into the venue. He serenaded ladies with exclusive tracks, but showed appreciation with his banter on-stage, wishing one special woman in the first few rows a “happy birthday.” He made sure not to leave his rumored girlfriend Rihanna out of the mix by giving her praise before leading into their songs together (sadly, the pop diva was absent from the night’s festivities). As the music played to a sloweddown rendition of “Legend,” the rapper took the time to give his condolences to the tough times we were witnessing, both in America and Chicago. He reminded the audience to think of the celebration we had with one another that night, and to know the happiness we shared is possible for our world. Drake is known for making people get into their feelings. So, it was no surprise when I got off that emotional rollercoaster Thursday evening, I was spent. A lot resonated with me that night, but I continue to go back to that message of peace during his last number. Drake has given me a handful of memories with every song and album he has created, but that night he gave me a chance to let go and let music guide me. For that, I will be forever grateful.
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Sporting a Bulls jersey, the Toronto rapper expressed his joy to big back in Chicago
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A different social network By Pat Mullane Arts/Life Editor
Big ideas start small. When Ali Shahanaghi was just a child hanging around his home — which operated as his mother’s in-house salon — he didn’t have the slightest idea of the profound impact his environment would have on him, and his future ideas. As each customer came by, Shahanaghi would listen closely to the way they conversed with his mother. From talking about their day-today issues, to their hobbies and aspirations, Shahanaghi’s mother, a hairdresser, would bring out the inner most in people. “She had people come in everyday throughout the entire week, so you know there were a lot introductions about who they were and what they do,” Shahanaghi said. “There’d be bankers that would come in suits and you’d find out they play the guitar or paint, and then there’d be other customers who’d be looking for painter for their home. “And it’d be my mom that would connect them with one another, and she’d
continue introducing these different people that she knew would work together great just by talking to them while cutting their hair,” he said. From there sparked an idea that Shahanaghi would later turn into reality over a quick process of two years: Swishlinks, a professional social networking app that could connect people through aspects outside of just formal employment. Recent DePaul alum Isabelle Golczynski is in charge of the marketing and public relations aspects behind the app. She described its function as a social networking app built around the millennial mindset. “We don’t want an app that is just there to present an online resume,” Golczynski said. “What Swishlinks does, is it showcases not only your experience professionally but also your side hobbies, your experience in and outside the office, your aspirations and goals.” Golczynski said. “It shows the full person, not just the corporate side you see with social networking sites like LinkedIn,” The app is currently set for a soft launch
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on Oct. 17, where it will begin beta testing and gathering early user behavior for tweaks and updates before its official launch on Nov. 7 at the Web Summit in Portugal, Europe’s largest technology marketplace. Excited for the trip to Europe to showcase their finalized app, Shahanaghi reiterated that the social networking platform was not made with intentions to compete with LinkedIn, but merely fill its gaps. With a staff of only 11 people — ranging from marketing, graphic designers, and developers, Shahanaghi said the teamwork behind their workers is his biggest reminder to the purpose of his app. “Almost everyone on our team was hired through mutual connections from one another, through knowing the person’s skills and talents but also their personality and work ethic. We had one person on our team that was hired through the traditional sense of an interview,” Shahanaghi said. “When you have all these different roles on the team sitting together in one office, we can bounce ideas off one another and share feedback and user behavior with each
other.” For many students with the same aspirations and dreams of ideas that’ll make them the next Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs, there is always a fear of failure. DePaul computer science student, Ricky Torres said he’d love to one day runs his own social networking site, but betting it all one idea is a risk he doesn’t know if he can take. “You have to be willing to say, ‘this idea is worth it all, the risk of being broke and considered a failture,’” said Torres. “You hear stories of all these startup companies out of Silicon Valley, and you just dream of that one day being you and your company.” Though for Shahanaghi, he believes the worst fears of the company are behind him. “Our challenges have already passed, it was hard to get the right staff together and to take an idea on paper and actually produce something with it. But that’s over,” Shahanaghi said. “We have a talented team of people behind this, and it’s the trust76933 that we have with one another that’ll make this a successful app,” he added.
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what’sFRESH Solange’s “A Seat at the Table” provides voice to black America By Franziska Miles Contributing Writer
In her first album since her EP “True” that was released in 2012, Solange Knowles captures love, black girl magic and beauty in each of the 17 tracks that make up her new album, “A Seat at the Table” dropped Sept. 30. With hits like “Cranes in the Sky,” “F.U.B.U,” “Weary” and “Don’t Touch My Hair,” Knowles returns to the root of her music, that old school soulful sound channeling and answering questions about black women and how necessary it is to accept all that comes with it. Her visual for “Don’t Touch My Hair” is now my anthem, as she highlights various shades and style of African-American women — in each frame there is a different hairstyle from braids and weaves to naturals. She lets the world know that touching a black woman’s hair is like touching the most vulnerable parts of her, leaving her feeling exposed. The epitome of confident, beautiful and empowered, this music video already has almost three million views in three days. “A Seat at the Table” is a versatile album dedicated to her upbringing as well as her evolvement as a woman, featuring great vibes and lyrics Knowles focuses on embracing all essences that forms the love we have for ourselves and those around us. I asked DePaul sophomore Karlie
Thornton what the message she believed black girls and women should specifically take away from Solange’s album. “Love yourself before anyone else can. It’s okay to be mad,” she said. “But don’t let it hold you down your whole life.” It’s okay to fall down but make sure you fell down doing what you love so that you can heal and get up quickly and beautifully. It is important to show someone else the magic they have inside because they might not see it,” Thornton said. “Don’t be apologetic about keeping parts of our culture for ourselves whether it’s our hair, dialect music, or fashion we have a right to claim it and be proud.” Thronton’s analysis is one many listeners have shared together, and while this album focuses on aspects within the African-American community with songs like F.U.B.U (For Us By Us), the audience is not limited. Her wide fan base is what is making her album such a success. Magazines such as Rolling Stone and W call her innovation honest, bold and stunning. This album is a declaration and commentary on what the world has come to and where it is headed. “Mad,”which features Lil Wayne (his first appearance on a song since the trouble with his record label) speaks on the issue of loneliness and perseverance, something everyone can relate to. Along with giving her audience words of wisdom, she creates an environment where they can enjoy these strong messages using tastes of dusty jazz, R&B and some punk.
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“A Seat at the Table” is a memoir expressing who she is now as an artist, revealing a completely different side than showed on her two previous albums “SolAngel and the Hadley St. Dreams,” and “True.” We can’t help but give props to
Knowles as she teaches us to love, grow and forgive. If you don’t know who she is, now is the perfect time to find out. Have a seat at the table and enjoy this feast of versatility.
in MUSIC Green Day “Revolution Radio“ Released: Oct. 7
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“Masterminds”
In theaters now Director Jared Hess, the mind behind the cult classic “Napoleon Dynamite” and Jack Black’s infamous “Nacho Libre,” returns in his latest feature film, “Masterminds.” Reaching outside his comfort zone, Hess directs probably his most mainstream comedy film so far, in this story based on the 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery, in which a bank guard for armored cars, played by Zach Galifianakis, organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Co-starring in the film along Galifianakis, is Owen Wilson and SNL alums Jason Sudeikis and Kristin Wiig, along with current SNL members Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Though the film has an undeniably all-star comedic cast, it ultimately fails to produce any jokes of weight as each dumb-ploy character falls flat in originality. What we see from the characters of Galifianakis and Wiig is nothing we haven’t seen before in previous films. The only surprising aspect of the film is Owen Wilson’s capability to bring life to a character through hilarious antics and charm that exist outside of a written script. “Masterminds” once again proves that an all-star cast — whether a comedic film, drama or action — serves no purpose if there isn’t enough material for them to work with within the story and film itself.
American punk rock band Green Day is back together with their twelfth studio album, titled “Revolution Radio.” After a neraly seven year hiatus of albums since 2009, in when they released the disappointing “21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day returns with a surprisingly catchy and quality Photo courtesy of WARP RECORDS album that sounds a similar tune to their most popular albums in the early 2000s. While every song on the album is not as nearly as good as the singles Green Day produced a decade ago, hits like their lead single “Bang Bang” reinforce the profound talent of lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and the rest of the band. Green Day may be considered a throwback or outdated in the current music radio environment, but their latest album provides an insight to a punk rock generation and craze that has dwindled to a small number over the years. Out of Green Day’s most recent albums of the past few years, there’s no doubt that “Revolution Radio” will be considered one of their
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With the Cubs fighting their way through the MLB playoffs right now, the Blackhawks starting off their hockey season this week and the Bulls officially hitting the court for their opening season late this month, Chicago sports hype has been themselves at an all-time high this fall. And whether you’re celebrating at Wrigley Field, the United Center, or your local sports bar or even in the comfort of your own home, Chicagoans will (hopefully) be celebrating wins nonetheless this fall season and beyond. Some of the many aspects that separate different team’s fan from others are in fact these
celebrations — whether it is certain cheers, dances, or even specific songs. So in honor of the Cubs making their way through the playoffs and hopefully in the World Series, here is a look back at just some of the many sport team celebration songs. 1. The Fratellis — “Chelsea Dagger” Countless numbers of teams from every city and every sport have a specific celebration song used after a goal is scored, after a play is made or sometimes maybe just to get the crowd’s energy uplifted. For the Chicago Blackhawks, their goal song is easily one of the most recognizable in the league, though they weren’t the first
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to adopt it. The song “Chelsea Dagger” by the Scottish rock band The Fratellis was originally used by Glasgow’s football team Celtic FC, which the band are fans of. Even beyond that, the song has been played routinely at Stamford Bridge when the England football team Chelsea wins an important match. The song was adopted as the Blackhawks team anthem after an executive producer of the team heard it at a Chelsea match.
the slow upbeat sound of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” has been played at every Red Sox game during the middle of the eighth inning, easily getting all fans on their feet singing along. In the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the New York Yankees — longtime rivals of the Sox — along with a number of other baseball teams played Diamond’s song during their eighth inning in tribute and solidarity to the city.
2. Neil Diamond — “Sweet Caroline” A little different than “Chelsea Dagger,” the team anthem for the Boston Red Sox is undoubtedly a classic amongst all baseball fans. Since 2002,
3. Eddie Vedder — “All the Way” While a great number of fans and artists have made tribute songs to the Chicago Cubs, the most notable is Pearl Jam member Eddie Vedder’s “All the Way”
Across 1. Do a laundry chore 5. Like the Sahara 9. Rush job initials 13. “Das Boot” vessel 15. Movie pal of Stitch 16. Oblong tomato 17. Dunkin’ Donuts Munchkins, essentially 19. “At which point” 20. Uncage 21. Picked out 22. “How are you?” reply 23. Rights org. 25. “Follow me!” 28. “What’d I Say” singer 33. Didn’t despair 35. Miners’ take 36. Peron of Argentina 37. Dismiss summarily 38. Newspaper publishers, e.g. 41. Suffix with “fact” 42. Galahad’s address 43. “Giant” star James
44. Meddlesome type 46. 1932 Spencer Tracy movie 50. Do lunch together, say 51. Yalies 52. Classic toon Betty ___ 54. Short-tempered 57. Sources of nacre 61. Assist nefariously 62. Just about everywhere 64. Like a griot’s stories 65. Many a DeMille movie 66. Cathartic-yielding plant 67. Cobbler’s piece 68. Heavy cart 69. Enlarge, with “out” Down 1. Brewskies 2. Bassoon’s cousin 3. Win in a walk 4. “Just do it” for Nike 5. Denali’s state
rendition of a fan’s look forward to a Cubs world series. Vedder recorded his single and later performed it at Wrigley back in 2008, a whole 100 years after their last World Series win. Outside of Vedder’s song, the iconic “Go, Cubs, Go!” song written by Steve Goodman in 1984, has always been the most recognizable chant in the ivy ballpark. 4. Alan Parsons Project — “Sirius” This may be cheating just a bit, but the instrumental piece by The Alan Parsons Project has been one of the most recognizable starting lineup songs in all of sports, and the Chicago Bulls are to thank for that.
6. Really rankle 7. Not up to par 8. Windows forerunner 9. Dudley Moore title role 10. Area of London or Manhattan 11. Iowa home of the Cyclones 12. French door part 14. ___ McAn shoes 18. Crude sort 21. Well-bred 23. Yard size, maybe 24. “Moonstruck” actress 25. Bottomless pit 26. Spunk 27. “Aida” or “Carmen” 29. In one’s salad days 30. Sierra ___ (African nation) 31. Digital party notice 32. Co-Nobelist with Begin 34. Nothing, slangily 39. Weigh station user 40. Comes out with
45. Give authority to 47. Prickly plant 48. Head monk’s jurisdiction 49. Usurer’s offering 53. GM make until 2004 54. Pueblo town 55. Zaragoza’s river 56. Jesse Ventura was one 57. Met highlight 58. Mudville ___ (Casey’s team) 59. Charlotte’s “Diff ’rent Strokes” role 60. Baseball feature 62. Paid, as a parking meter 63. Auto loan abbr.
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Men's soccer claims first Big East win By Jack Higgins Asst. Sports Editor
DePaul (6-5-1) defeated conference rival Seton Hall (3-8-1) by a score of 2-1 Saturday, ending their 3-match losing streak. Before the match, DePaul was last place in the Big East with an 0-3-0 record despite holding second place in total goals within the conference. Offense was a big part of the DePaul men's early success. However, they have struggled to find the back of the net. In the first seven games before conference play, they outscored opponents 175, yet since conference play, they've been outscored 7-13. Despite their offensive struggles, the Blue Demons managed to net two goals Saturday. Early in the match, Seton Hall controlled the field. The Pirates recorded five combined shots from leading scorer and sophomore midfielder Andres Ancila and sophomore midfielder Francisco Alderete before DePaul had their first shot at the 14th minute of the match. On Seton Hall's second shot of the game in the third minute of the match, junior goalkeeper Quentin Low pushed a ball out of the goal and kept the score even. After the first 15 minutes, the Blue Demons found their footing and began to push back. A Pirates' foul allowed set up a play that resulted in a DePaul goal scored by senior forward Erik Rodriguez. Freshman Zach El-Shafei lobbed the ball into the box and sophomore defender John Freitag tipped the ball for a Rodriguez tap in goal. "Getting the early goal meant a lot to our confidence," said coach Craig Blazer. "We knew it was going to be tough. Every game in the Big East is extremely challenging." However, in the 33rd minute of the first half, a DePaul foul inside their box set up Seton Hall's Ancila with a free kick which he buried in
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Sophomore defender Anton Sell settles a ball in a game against Creighton. the right side of the goal. At the half, the score remained tied 1-1. The second half began very back and forth with both teams alternating shots for the first 30 minutes of the half. Slowly, the Pirates began to take hold of the match. From about the 74th minute to the 81st minute of the match, the Blue Demons were held inside their half of the field. Low had to make a big save from Pirates' senior defender Shawn Morrison in order
to keep the tie going. DePaul began to finally counterattack after the heavy pressure from Seton Hall. In the 89th minute of the match, the Blue Demons had pushed up deep into Seton Hall's territory. Junior midfielder Hans Wustling pushed inside the Pirates' box and shot a ball that was saved with the outstretched arms of Seton Hall's 6-foot-4 senior keeper Julian Spindler. However, the ball found Rodriguez on the other side of the net and he buried the ball, putting DePaul up 2-1 with
less than two minutes left. "(It was a) relief," Rodriguez said. "We talked before the game and we knew if we wanted to even have a slight chance of making the Big East Tournament this was a must-win game, and we responded to that." At the end of the regular season, the top six Big East teams are invited to the Big East Tournament. Prior to the game, DePaul sat in last place with an 0-3 record in the conference. After the win against Seton Hall, DePaul moved up to
Mart'e Grays to miss 2016-17 season By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
DePaul Athletics announced on Tuesday junior forward Mart’e Grays will miss the upcoming women’s basketball season with a torn achilles. “Losing players to injury is one of the only bad aspects of coaching,” head coach Doug Bruno said in the press release. “All of us in the DePaul program – both coaches and teammates – really feel for Mart’e." Grays, 6-feet-2 inches, was a potential starter for the Blue Demons in the post, and the Blue Demons’ lack of size is emphasized with the loss of 6-foot-2 Grays for the season. Alongside 201516 starter senior Jacqui Grant, the Blue Demons only have two other forwards on the roster: junior Meri Bennett-Swanson,
who averaged four minutes per game last season, and 6-foot-1 inch freshman Chante Stonewall. Freshman Claire McMahon is listed as a guard, but comes in at 6-feet-1 inches as well. Grays played in all 36 games in 201516 and started seven of them. She averaged 15.3 minutes per game with 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. DePaul was going to be a small team this season with only four forwards on the roster after senior Brandi Harvey-Carr and sophomore Elri Liebenberg transferred, but the loss of Grays compounds that further. The Blue Demons return three starters from their run to the 2016 Sweet Sixteen: senior guard Jessica January, senior guard Brooke Schulte and senior foward Jacqui Grant. They open up the season on Nov. 1 with an exhibtion game.
eighth in the conference, still two games below the threshold and one game behind their next opponent, Georgetown. "We're finally in the race," coach Craig Blazer said. "This time last year we were in the samw kind of situation ... The guys are excited, and I know they can't wait to get back on the field to get after it in the next game against Georgetown." The Blue Demons travel to Washington, D.C. Monday to play their next Big East game against Georgetown (3-7-1).
NEXT WOMAN UP Potential starting forwards for the Blue Demons
Meri Bennett-Swanson The junior hasn't gotten a lot of playing time in the past but may have to step up this year.
Chante Stonewall The freshman forward looks to be the future for DePaul in the post, but that future could come early.
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Junior forward Mart'e Grays.
The freshman is listed as a guard, but her 6-foot1 inch frame could allow her to provide height.
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"Coach Alex" transitions to graduate assistant
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Alex Godinez is a graduate assistant for DePaul after four years playing keeper.
By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
There’s a familiar sight at DePaul women’s soccer practices this season: Alex Godinez training as a keeper. What isn’t familiar is that Godinez will be running that training session, while simultaneously staying in game day shape as she hopes to continue her soccer career. “For the past four years (head coach Erin Chastain) has known that I’ve wanted to continue my soccer career,” Godinez said. “She gave me a chance to kind of be an assistant coach and train with the team as well.”
Godinez was the star keeper for the Blue Demons for the past three seasons. She set the school record for GAA (goals against average) and winning percentage, both single season and career. This coincided with a time where DePaul reached new heights by winning the Big East regular season and tournament titles in 2014. After her NCAA eligibility ended following the 2015 season, Godinez still had one more quarter of classes and one more quarter of teaching to finish up her undergraduate degree in physical education. Godinez still has dreams of playing professional soccer as well, so when the opportunity came for her to
train and coach the team while staying close to her classes, Godinez jumped at the chance. “She’s been great,” Chastain said. “Obviously, she’s an experienced goal keeper and she had a great career for us so I think she knows exactly what it takes to get to the next level.” Godinez works with the DePaul goalkeeping coach during practices and her level of involvement depends on what the team needs. “She does most of the planning for the week so when she’s there I’m allowed to jump into the sessions and train with the team,” Godinez said. “But I’m allowed to give feedback to the goalies if I see
something they should do differently. So I’m kind of like the assistant goalie coach.” Lauren Frasca, a junior who took over the starting keeper position in 2016 after Godinez's collegiate career came to an end, said that she likes working with Godinez as a coach. “We always joke because now she’s ‘Coach Alex,” when she used to just be ‘Alex,’’ Frasca said. “I don’t think her role has changed from an authoritative standpoint. She treats me like a teammate just like we used to be.” Godinez said that, at times, it's weird to remember that she's on the coaching staff considering she's been with the teams and players for so long. “It was difficult at first,” she said. “I didn’t know where my boundaries were because a lot of these players have been my teammates and are my age and they’re my friends.” However, the reviews from the rest of the coaching staff have been positive. Chastian said that Godinez has been a good addition to the staff, and that the rest of the team is able to look up to her. "She gets into training and is able to demonstrate everything,” Chastain said. “For our goalkeepers to be around that is awesome, to see how hard she trains and how fit she is. She sets a really good example for them.” Frasca said that she still sees Alex as a teammate, since they were teammates in 2014 and 2015, but has always felt like Godinez has been a mentor to her. Now she has an official title. “I definitely have more respect for her now that she’s part of the staff," she said. "She’s always been coaching me like last year and nothing has changed.” After Godinez's classes finish up this fall quarter, she'll student teach during winter quarter, then she'll be done with her undergraduate degree. She said she'll try to catch on with a professional team, but the future is still up in the air. Whether in the United States or abroad. “At this point, I would go anywhere,” she said. “It’s scary, but I’d go anywhere.”
3-star forward Jaylen Butz commits to DePaul By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
The 2016-17 men's basketball season is still about a month from opening, but the Blue Demons already are filling out the roster for 201718. DePaul got their latest commitment on Thursday when Jaylen Butz verbally committed to the Blue Demons. "When I went on my visit, the coaches and the players treated me like I was a player," Butz said. "Just took me in and showed me why I should come here. They were all friends and so that's why I chose to go here." Butz is ranked three stars by Scout and is 6-foot-9 inches and 215 pounds. He is ranked as the 10th best player in Indiana and the No. 62 power forward in the nation. He has been playing at North Side High School in Fort Wayne since his sophomore year. He is the second recruit from the class of 2017 to commit to DePaul. Justin Roberts, a four-
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Butz (left) is a 6-foot-9 inch forward from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He committed to DePaul on Thursday. star guard from Indianapolis, committed in June. Roberts and Butz have known each other since childhood and played together on an AAU team.
Butz said that the knowledge that Roberts was already going to DePaul factored into his decision. "It'll definitely be special,"
he said. "I've known him since the fourth grade and we've been playing together since the fourth grade. He's like a brother to me. That was something going into
my decision. It gave (DePaul an extra edge)" Butz will play as a forward at DePaul, given his 6-foot-9 frame. He said, however, that he is able to play all over because he played other positions when he was growing up because he hadn't fully grown yet. This gave him a versatile skill set with a large frame. "Growing up I played point guard a lot," he said. "I'm able to handle the ball outside, I rebound, I block shots. I'm able to do a lot of things. I'm a mobile big man. I can get around the court easily." Currently, DePaul has two more scholarships available for the 2017-18 season, with four roster sports open. Butz will be one of four power forwards on next year's roster alongside current freshmen Levi Cook and Algevon Eichelberger, and senior walk-on Joe Hanel. They'll be part of the first team in play in the new DePaul arena, which is slated to open for the start of the 2017-18 season.
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Head women's basketball coach Doug Bruno signs the final beam of the new arena to be placed in a ceremony on Wednesday.
ARENA continued from back page The arena has been a major selling point for recruitment at DePaul. Although DePaul
is a Chicago school, the men’s basketball team has played in the Allstate Arena in Rosemont since it opened in 1980. Now the team will play in the center of the city.
“DePaul belongs in Chicago and is owned by Chicago, and, now, to be in the middle of downtown Chicago and represent this great community is just mind boggling for me,”
said Leitao. “We’re working extremely hard to make sure we’ll be ready come that first game (and) that we can give our fans what they’ve been long (waiting) for.”
DePaul freshman guard Devin Gage, sophomore guard Eli Kane and junior guard Max Strus from the men’s basketball team came to sign the beam, and sophomore guard Tanita Millender, junior guard Ashton Millender and junior guard Lauren Prochaska attended from the women’s team. The coaches believe these players will lead the team in the new arena for its next few years. “We put 4,000 people in our Phillips-McGrath Arena and we’re looking forward to the day we put 10,000 people into this great arena down here in the South Loop,” Bruno said. The arena was officially announced in 2013, and DePaul committed by becoming the first long-term contract for the arena. “We have to bring something to the neighborhood that makes it a place people want to come down to and live, and enjoy and entertain themselves and bring life to the streets at (the) corner of Indiana and Cermak,” said Deputy Mayor Koch. “We needed a partner that wants to bring life to it, and DePaul University came in, a great partner in all kinds of things in the city, and said 'we want to be a part of this' and Father (Holtschneider) said 'we’re going to commit, not just our resources, but, most importantly, our students athletes and our program.'”
CUBS, continued from back page met and exceeded those expectations. But still, they could lose in the National League Divisional Series to the San Francisco Giants and have their season largely forgotten in the annals of baseball history. The MLB playoffs are a crapshoot. Very rarely does the best team actually win the World Series. Only three times in the past 10 years has the team with the best record won it all. Mostly it’s about the team that gets hot at the right time, like the 83-79 St. Louis Cardinals in 2006, or the 88-74 San Francisco Giants in 2014. The Cubs might get hot at the right time, or maybe they’ll go cold at the wrong moment and their 2016 season might flame out in the playoffs. That doesn’t mean their season is a failure, however, and a World Series cannot be the expectation from the fan base. The only thing the fans can do is watch the games through their fingers as the playoffs commence. There’s a huge expectation for this team, with the pressure of 108 years without a World Series win on their backs. What this team has done this season, however, should pacify the expectations for the Cubs. They won 103 games, which is some of the best baseball we’ve seen in Chicago in nearly a century. They did this after losing their starting catcher Kyle Schwarber early in the season. They ran away with the division after losing their star player. That’s incredible. They brought excitement back to the Chicago baseball scene. After they went to the NLCS last year, there were big expectations for the team's next season and they met them. For a city that has had teams fall so short of their expectations in the past, having a team rise up to meet and exceed the expectations is a big reason why fans should be thankful for this team.
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Kris Bryant admires a solo home run he hit on Aug. 31. Bryant has played a large part in the Cubs' offense this year. The Cubs might win the World Series, or they might fall short. That’s the magic of the playoffs, where a team can sneak into the Wild Card game and make a run. Sometimes teams like the Cubs can get caught in the path of the red, hot team. Or sometimes, teams like the Cubs, will be that redhot team that makes it all the way off the backs of a great regular season. The best way to win a World Series is to get to the playoffs year after year until the team finally gets the crown. The Cubs are built to do that for the foreseeable future. They are in a position to give themselves the best opportunity to win, either this year, or the next year. So don’t be upset if they don’t win the World Series this year. Maybe it just wasn’t their year. It’s a tired phrase to say “Wait ‘till next year!” in this town, but the Cubs are in a position to make the next few years exciting, with a possible World Series crown at the end of the line.
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Addison Russell celebrates a run in a game against the Reds in September.
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DePaul arena makes progress as final beam is put in place
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TOP: DePaul basketball players and coaches pose outside of the arena. BOTTOM LEFT: The interior of the arena. BOTTOM RIGHT: Progress of the Demon Deck, where the student section will be.
By Jack Higgins Asst. Sports Editor
The final beam placing ceremony was held at the new DePaul basketball arena at McCormick Square Wednesday. Attendees of event, including six DePaul basketball players, were allowed to sign the beam before it was lifted into place at the top of the arena. Prominent public figures such as Third Ward Alderman Pat Dowell and Deputy Mayor Steve Koch joined representatives of DePaul including Father Dennis Holtschneider, Athletic Director Jean Lenti-Ponsetto and the men and women’s basketball coaches
Dave Leitao and Doug Bruno in “topping off ” the arena. “We’re a year away from completion, and with construction moving on time and on budget, we have to thank all who contributed on this project,” said Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority CEO Lori Healey. “We have to thank you all who worked on this project. Chicago’s newest neighborhood.” After the speakers concluded, Healey invited the speakers, coaches and players to sign their names on the beam. Afterward, the players gathered in front to take pictures with the Chicago Iron Workers Local #1 union, and the beam was lifted.
The MPEA broke ground for the project a year ago and have made kept pace with the original** schedule. As of now, the arena will be completed next September, and will make its debut for the 2017-18 DePaul basketball season. “It’s a really exciting moment for us, at the university, to watch this go up,” Holtschneider said. “(I can’t wait) to bring recruits here and show them where we’ll be playing and to talk to our alumni, who are incredibly excited about coming to this new location.”
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COMMENTARY By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
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