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The Theatre School goes beyond standard performances with special ASL shows. Arts & Life, page 16

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New provost search process begins again By Parker Asmann Copy Editor

in consolation. The team’s last loss nearly one year ago came at the same point in the season, a NCAA tournament firstround defeat to Indiana. But this time it felt different — this season was one of only four winning seasons in the program’s 18-year history and the only with fewer than six losses. The loss stung. This was a team that did things no other team in DePaul

As Autumn Quarter comes to an end, DePaul’s administration is still in hot pursuit of a new provost to fill the vacant seat that was left behind when Donald Pope-Davis resigned after a brief six months last December. According to Rev. Edward Udovic, the search committee has focused their efforts on looking at the pool of potential candidates and finalizing their decision on who will be chosen for initial interviews. Afterward, the finalists will be announced and later invited to campus for a second round of interviews. Despite being well into the search, several more steps are expected to follow before Nov. 21 when the initial round of consultations are projected to be finalized. “After meeting with the first candidates the committee will then have to decide who will be finalists and who will be invited back for on-campus interviews with constituencies,” Udovic said. Initially, the search committee advertised the position nationwide and worked to contact and follow up with more than 75 potential candidates for the position. Although time consuming, and considerably expensive, the search committee has decided to use the same process as the last search two years ago, utilizing the services of Academic Search. However, the definite cost of the search remains confidential. While being the second in command to DePaul’s president, the provost essentially serves as the chief academic officer, working very closely with the deans on important academic decisions. Conveniently for students and staff, a search website will be made available at the appropriate time for their comments and observations regarding the contenders.

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See PROVOST, page 4

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Junior captain Elise Wyatt hugs sophomore Abby Reed after the team’s 2-0 loss to Wisconsin Saturday, Nov. 15.

Despite NCAA first round loss, there’s reason to be proud for women’s soccer By Ben Gartland Asst. Sports Editor

As of Saturday, it had been 364 days since the DePaul women’s soccer team suffered a loss. In that time they went from tournament hopefuls to Big East champions, picking up dozens of accolades and developing a chemistry the program had never seen. The feeling of defeat was such a distant memory to most of the team that Alexa Ben and the other freshmen had yet to experience the feeling of losing at

the collegiate level. “I hate losing,” Ben said in October. “It’s one of the worst feelings ever, and not losing is a big accomplishment. It feels great. I definitely think (the team) hates losing as much as I do.” And yet on a snowy Saturday night in Madison, Wisconsin, the misery associated with a loss hit harder than ever. The Blue Demons fell 2-0 to the Badgers in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and all the Blue Demons could do afterward was hug one other

Chicago Recovery Alliance aims to reduce drug harm By Kevin Gross Nation & World Editor

On a dark corner in Humboldt Park, Chicago’s forgotten drug users — or junkies, as some critics refer to them — search out a small form of sanctuary in what seems like the unlikeliest of places. A mobile clinic run by The Chicago Recovery Alliance (CRA) sits many nights near this corner at Division Street and California Avenue, or around other locations such as in North Lawndale or Englewood, and operates with the ultimate mission of harm reduction for heroin users. Within the confines of this small truck — comparable to the size of a blood drive trailer — volunteers work hard to prepare supplies for safe drug use, such

as sterilized needles, cotton filters, kits of naloxone used to treat heroin overdoses and clean “boilers,” which are used to prepare heroin for use. Among the other vital services provided are educational pamphlets used for disease and safety awareness, testing for various infectious diseases, condom provision and assistance for those who express the desire to reduce drug use. The services operated by the CRA are representative of a small movement in the United States meant not to stigmatize drug users, but to safely educate and assist drug users with the ultimate purpose of reducing risk and eliminating drug-related complications and deaths.

See CRA, page 10

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A box of sterilized needles to be provided to heroin users at The Chicago Recovery Alliance.

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Keepers of the music

Basketball is back

How DePaul students are coping with student loan debt, see page 6.

Oh, it’s on. Swift pulls all her music from the popular streaming service, see page 12.

Who takes care of the School of Music instruments? See page 19.

The women’s team played a championship-level game Friday against Texas A&M, see back page.

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Into the wild Student group Chicago Wildsounds delve into nature with sounds By Megan Daley Contributing Writer

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Chicago Wildsounds members Michelle Hauer and Andrew Kuhn record sounds on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus.

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Members of Chicago Wildsounds record sounds at one of their sights near Lake Michigan. The student organization seeks to record the natural soundscape, a tough task given the urban setting of Chicago.

As the old, tired cliché goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” But what about the sound behind that picture? The rustling of grass. A bird greeting the day with a song. The gentle hum of wildlife just beginning to wake at sunrise. A group of six DePaul students are delving into those sounds with their project, Chicago Wildsounds. The soundscape ecology project, under adviser Liam Heneghan, records the sounds of Chicago at three locations along the lakefront: Jarvis Bird Sanctuary, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, and South Pond. The students listen to the wildlife by setting up black recording boxes at each location, recording data every hour, on the hour, for 10 minutes. While soundscape ecology is a relatively new form of study, with pioneers such as Bernie Krause paving the way for future soundscape ecologists with his organization “Wild Sanctuary,” Chicago is a particularly interesting location given that it is a large metropolitan area. According to Heneghan, the project has attracted not just students and faculty but media outside DePaul with the possibility of reaching an even larger audience. “We want to make those sounds available because they’re not just scientifically interesting, they’re beautiful,” Heneghan said. The group has gathered more than 16 hours of sound focusing on the north-south gradient of the lake. The three types of sounds to listen for are anthrophony, geophony and biophany. Anthrophony are sounds made by people, like the sound of a car horn or children laughing; geophony are sounds of the Earth such as rain and wind, biophany are sounds the animals are making. But here in Chicago, our human noise has a tendency to overpower the animal noise on the recordings. “Planes are a constant thing,” said Lisa Kenny, a senior environmental studies major and member of Chicago Wildsounds. “In all of our recordings, every minute it seems like there’s a plane flying overhead. It’s interesting when you’re listening to the recording because you’ll hear all of the biophony sounds ... then you’ll hear the plane going overhead and everything becomes a little more chaotic. You can tell that they (the animals) struggle to

communicate.” According to Veronica Jachowski, of Chicago Wildsounds, another sound typical of the Chicago soundscape is the noise of Lake Shore Drive, which can be heard consistently in the recordings. But that, Jachowski said, is just part of recording in an urban environment rather than a rural one. “What makes Chicago very unique is that a lot of people, in terms of soundscape ecology, are trying to preserve very pristine, remote areas,” Jachowski said. “That’s all fine, and awesome, but what we’re doing in Chicago is introducing that urban element. This is part of our soundscape. In many ways, it’s like, let’s honor that and figure out what we can say about it in terms of ecology.” Over the last year, the small band of ecology students (and one music student) have spent hours logging these iconic sounds of Chicago, from the songbirds, to flocks of geese heading south to avoid Chicago’s harsh winter chill, to even coyotes lurking near the lake front. According to Heneghan, the possibilities of sound cannot be exhausted so instead, the group must ask specific questions about the data they’ve collected. This quarter, the group is focusing on the relationship between soil health and above ground ecosystem. But, they’re hoping to make a greater impact beyond this question. “I don’t think that it’s unrealistic to think that we as soundscape ecologists are doing does not stand alongside all of the other efforts people are making towards thinking about how we live sustainably on this Earth,” Heneghan said. “In fact, I’m betting all of our lives on the fact that these things really matter. Because if we don’t, maybe we are screwed.” By collecting these sounds that are so uniquely Chicago, Chicago Wildsounds member Spencer Barrett said hopefully the project will begin to create a dialogue that stretches beyond DePaul, a sentiment echoed by Kenny. “We see pictures of landscapes and we can appreciate them as aesthetically beautiful,” Kenny said. “But we don’t necessarily associate them with sounds. You don’t really know what it sounds like unless you’ve been there before. It creates a conservation ethic. If we’re able to listen to a landscape and appreciate it for its beauty, then we can work to conserve this space.”

Medical marijuana stirs pot in East Lakeview By Danielle Harris Copy Editor

The address 2843 N. Halsted St. has remained empty for years after the last business that called it home closed its doors in 2010. That vacancy may soon be filled thanks to a proposal by Chicagobased company MedMar Inc. to build a medical marijuana dispensary at the Lakeview location. On Nov. 10, members of the East Lake View Neighbors voted in favor of the proposition, prompting support from some area residents and strong opposition from others.

The primary concern of those opposing the dispensary is the possibility that it will lead to an increase in neighborhood crime. Joe Eskey, who lives directly across the street from the potential dispensary location, spoke with NBC Chicago about the issue. “Concerns range from what this will do to my property value, to this is an unsafe neighborhood,” Eskey said. The fact that dispensaries usually only accept cash as payment only heightens these concerns. One area resident — who chose to remain anonymous — told the Chicago Sun-Times

she was particularly concerned about this possibility. “I cannot believe that anyone thinks this will not increase the crime rate in our neighborhood. We cannot compare ATM machines to somebody that’s trying to get a substance they’re addicted to,” she said. MedMar Inc.’s security chief, John Sullivan, addressed this issue at the Nov. 10 meeting. “I know people find this hard to believe,” Sullivan said. “There’s 23 states that’ve done this. In every single one, crime has gone down.” He even described the high security the company has planned

for the location to prevent theft on the store’s property and protection during deliveries. Multiple security cameras and an enclosed inside dock would be installed, adding to the security of not only the dispensary but to the surrounding area, as well. Not all Lakeview residents are concerned about the proposed dispensary, however. “I live in East Lakeview and really don’t have a problem with (the dispensary) at all. To me, it just seems really unlikely that it would lead to more crime in the area,” Helen Gustafson, a DePaul sophomore, said.

James Bailey, a sophomore at Columbia College Chicago, agreed. “My apartment is just a few blocks away from where they’re thinking of putting it, and I’m not worried at all,” Bailey said. “If people were more educated on the subject, they’d probably be more relaxed about it.” Whether the dispensary will become a reality is no longer up to these Lakeview residents. With the proposal officially approved by the neighborhood, the city will have the final say in a vote Nov. 21.

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Byrne, former Chicago mayor, dead at 81 By Don Babwin Associated Press

Jane Byrne, who capitalized on Chicago’s slow reaction to a snowstorm to score one of the biggest election upsets in the city’s history and become its first female mayor, died Friday. She was 81. Byrne, whose four-year term brought festivals and filmmakers to Chicago but was also filled with upheaval at City Hall, died at a hospice in Chicago, said her daughter, Kathy. Byrne famously beat Mayor Michael Bilandic in 1979 after his administration failed to adequately clear streets fast enough after a blizzard. But during her term, she was branded with nicknames such as “Calamity Jane” as she speedily fired and hired people in such top jobs as police superintendent and press secretary. “It was chaos,” Byrne herself acknowledged in a 2004 Chicago Tribune story, attributing many of the problems to her wresting power from the old boy Democratic machine that had ruled the city for decades. “Like the spaghetti in a pressure cooker, it was all over the ceiling.” Byrne was also credited with changing the feel of the city. She started the popular Taste of Chicago festival and initiated openair farmers’ markets. “The formula was basic: The more attractions, the more people, the more life for the city,” she wrote in her 1994 book “My Chicago.” “I vowed to bring back the crowds, to make Chicago so lively that the people would return to the heart of the city and its abandoned parks. It was Byrne who let John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd film “Blues Brothers” in Chicago. She even granted Belushi’s request to crash a car through a window at Daley

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Former Mayor Jane Byrne, pictured above at the 1985 Gay Pride Parade, died last week in hospice care. Byrne served from 1979 to 1983 and was the first female mayor of Chicago. Plaza, figuring loyalists of the late Richard J. Daley didn’t like her anyway. She also helped draw national attention to the infamous Cabrini-Green public housing complex when she and her husband moved into an apartment there after a gang war killed 11 residents in three months in 1981. They stayed for three weeks. “How could I put Cabrini on a bigger map?” she wrote in her book. “Suddenly I knew — I could move in there.” By the end of her first year in the mayor’s office, Chicago had dealt with transit, fire and school strikes, with the mayor sometimes confronting striking workers on the picket lines. “The city of Chicago has lost a great trailblazer,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “From signing the first ordinance to get

handguns off of our streets, to bringing more transparency to the city’s budget, to creating the Taste of Chicago, Mayor Byrne leaves a large and lasting legacy.” In 1983, Byrne lost her re-election bid to state Sen. Harold Washington, the city’s first black mayor. Daley’s son, Richard M. Daley, was also on the ballot. Byrne never held elected office again. But with everything that happened during her four years in office, it was her election that ended up becoming part of the city’s lore. Byrne, a political novice, launched her campaign after Bilandic fired her from her City Hall job. She was considered the longest of longshots — dismissed by both the press and the Bilandic campaign as she took on the candidate backed by Daley’s political machine.

Changes made to course evaluations University hopes changes will lead to higher response rate By Grant Myatt Managing Editor

It’s that time of the quarter for endless emails from the university begging students to fill out their course and teacher evaluations. But with low response rates across the university, they’re hoping that a new responsive and mobile-friendly platform will help fix that problem. The main reason behind the updates are to raise response rates, improve the student experience and give back the option to students and faculty to complete evaluations during class time, said GianMario Besana, the associate provost for global engagement and online learning. “The overall aesthetic are much improved,” Besana said. “The application is now Web responsive, meaning that the server recognizes what kind of device the user us using to access the system.” The updates are expected to be available for winter quarter evaluations. The new application will now remember your location in the evaluation if you lose your connection while filing out the evaluation on the train, for example. The new interface also displays the instructor’s name and photo to help avoid students filling out the wrong evaluation. During a discussion at the November Faculty Council meeting, one faculty representative said, “This is probably going to give a better response rate than

the current system.” The university used to facilitate the evaluations by scantron and pencil, which required them to be filled out in class. “This is a way to encourage students to do their evaluations in class like they did with paper and pencil, to get these response rates up,” one faculty representative said. If a faculty member chooses to allow students to fill out the evaluations in class, the policy states that they must include it in their syllabus, let students know in advance, allow students enough time to fill out the evaluation and leave the room while students complete the evaluations, Besana said. Along with these updates, DePaul’s Student Government Association continues to push for student accessible course evaluation data in each college at the university. Currently, the School of New Learning, The Theatre School, The College of Law and the College of Computing and Digital Media display course evaluation data to students in CampusConnect, SGA President Matthew von Nida said. The Driehaus College of Business and College of Science and Health just approved student data in June and expect for it to be rolled out spring quarter. “The focus has actually been in talking with faculty, talking to students to see what they’re interested in getting and then talking to faculty to see what they think would be the best option,” von Nida said. However, von Nida recognizes that “some faculty are not entirely behind this initiative.” “Many faculty members are concerned that putting course evaluations online, as

some colleges do currently, makes public a portion of the private personnel file of a faculty member,” said Bamsahd Mobasher, faculty council vice president and CDM professor. Faculty Council President Michaela Winchatz declined to comment and deferred all questions to Mobasher. Course evaluations at DePaul and many other universities serve primarily as a tool for instructors to improve their teaching in the context of specific courses. They are also used in the tenure and promotion process for tenure-track faculty, Mobasher explained. “Some faculty members consider the public dissemination of evaluation data analogues to the public dissemination of student grades in courses,” Mobasher said. “The main issues is that course evaluations were never designed to provide feedback to students to help them select courses or instructors.” SGA has circulated surveys at different colleges to leverage data in their argument for student accessible course data. However, von Nida said that students are looking for a combination of course and teacher information. “I think (students) are looking at what could be the most beneficial to their academic experience,” von Nida said. However, Faculty Council believes there could be a better indicator to evaluate teaching. “Faculty Council believes that the university should try to identify more comprehensive models for evaluating teaching that go beyond student course evaluations,” Mobasher said.

“You cannot expect the media to ignore your opponent even if it is only Jane Byrne,” read an internal Bilandic campaign memo released in 2004. It was Bilandic’s handling of a January blizzard that is credited with turning things around for Byrne. The city was covered in 20 inches of snow. Buses and trains couldn’t move. Streets were impassable, both for residents and those charged with providing basic services, such as picking up the garbage. “From the airport to mass transit to simply walking down the street, Chicagoans were frustrated and buried in snow,” Byrne wrote in her book. The next month, voters gave the Democratic nomination for mayor — and for all intents and purposes the job itself — to Byrne. She then easily won the general election against Republican Wallace Johnson in the overwhelmingly Democratic city. Though Byrne took on Daley’s machine, she had actually once worked for his administration. She was a volunteer for John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign when she met Daley. Later that decade, he appointed her as city consumer sales commissioner — the only woman ever to be named to his Cabinet. At the time, Byrne was a widow and single mother — her first husband, Marine Corps flier William Byrne, died in a plane crash in 1959 when their daughter, Kathy, was 17 months old. Byrne remarried in 1978. Byrne’s second husband, Jay McMullen, a former newspaper reporter who became her press secretary, died in 1992. Besides her daughter Kathy, she is survived by a grandson.

PROVOST continued from front page “Once finalists are named their bios and C.V.s (curriculum vitae) will be made public as will the schedule of meetings,” Udovic said. “Every member of the university community has an opportunity to attend a session and are all invited to submit their observations to the website.” Currently, the committee hopes to narrow the field down to three or four finalists who would be invited to campus at the end of January or beginning of February for two full days of interviews to tighten the search down to one. Margaret Fitzpatrick, search committee chairwoman, outlined the process the committee will take to reach their final selection in a recent email to colleagues. “After the two-day visits by all of the candidates, the committee will review all of the feedback submitted from the sessions, add its own observations about the strengths and challenges of each candidate and then send this summary to the Board of Trustees,” Fitzpatrick said. “The Board of Trustees, in consultation with the President, will ultimately make the final decision.” With almost a full year without a provost quickly approaching, a definitive date for when the new provost will be announced has yet to be decided on. Until then, DePaul students and faculty will have to patiently await the final outcome.

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New rowhouses go up in the shadow of the old Cabrini-Green housing projects. The projects were torn down in conjunction with the Chicago Housing Authority’s plan for transformation. Despite the renewal, many former residents of public housing have not benefited and have become homeless in the process.

City of light, city of blight Despite being a world-class city, many Chicagoans struggle with poverty and homelessness, often caused by mental illness

By Kate Brunea Contributing Writer

Anyone who regularly passes by Clark Street and Belden Avenue in Lincoln Park knows Jackie Robinson, or would at least recognize him. He is one of thousands in Chicago who after a combination of bad experiences and bad luck ended up living on the street. Most cold nights, Robinson is able to afford a low-cost room, thanks to donations from passers-by. When it’s warm enough, he usually sleeps in the park. As he stood at Clark Street and Belden Avenue talking with a reporter for about an hour in the cold on a recent weekday, only two out of maybe 40 people who passed him stopped to help. Even then, the couple who stopped to give him a few quarters offer some unsolicited advice that sounded condescending, whether they intended it or not. “These are valuable, you know —I have to do laundry.” Most people don’t acknowledge him at all. He is confident though, that there are plenty of compassionate people in the neighborhood, and he always gets by somehow. Robinson became homeless after the housing program that had been providing him a place to live lost funding and closed. In the meantime, he fought for three years to get disability support for physical problems and depression. Robinson is emblematic of a complicated persistent problem plaguing Chicago’s streets even in affluent neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park: The mixture of homelessness, mental illness, and correctional and mental health systems ill-equipped and under-budgeted to deal with the resulting problems. In last week’s midterm election, 86 percent of Cook County voters supported an advisory ballot initiative for additional state funding for mental health services for Illinois residents. Yet public policy has not reflected that support with actual funding to help address the issue. From 2009 to 2012, Illinois cut

31.7 percent of its overall general fund budget for mental health services, according to a report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And in 2012, Chicago closed six of its 12 community mental health centers, while Illinois closed two large state institutions. “We can’t wait for the government,” Robinson said. “Individuals who can do it should try to help one person every month.” Chicago’s and Illinois’ actions are indicative of how mental health care has changed dramatically over the last halfcentury and led to a broader population of homeless who suffer from mental illness. De-institutionalization began in the 1950s in response to deplorable conditions at large psychiatric institutions, and in part because of lack of funding. At the time, it was thought that smaller clinics and community organizations could better serve patients, and would be an improvement over the old asylum model. As the World Health Organization has reported, research shows that the closure of mental health facilities not accompanied by the development of community services leaves a service vacuum. And unfortunately, that’s exactly what has happened in Chicago. The Mental Health Systems Act, passed in 1980 and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, was designed to provide federal support for community mental health programs in response to growing need generated by de-institutionalization. The Reagan administration repealed the act in 1981 in an effort to reduce spending, ending federal funding and leaving states responsible for mental health care with individual grants. As a result, astounding numbers of people suffering from mental illness became homeless during the 1980s, as other social and economic factors pushed those living on the edge of poverty out into the streets. Mental illness often brings about other challenges that hinder people’s abilities to find and maintain employment and housing. According to the National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness, about 20 percent to

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Cook County Jail pictured from above. Accoridng to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, the level of mental illness in the prison population ranges from 25 percent to 35 percent. 25 percent of the single-adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness. People suffering from mental illness have a greater likelihood of becoming homeless and also a far greater chance of ending up in jail or prison, often as repeat offenders. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is outspoken about the problem of mental illness at the Cook County Jail, which he referred to as the largest mental institution in the United States. With more than 9,000 inmates on any given day, Dart estimateed between 25 percent to 35 percent have some form of mental illness. Every few days posted at the top of the Cook County Sheriff ’s website is the percentage of arrestees who self-identified as mentally ill at intake that day. For Nov. 7, it was 36 percent. In an interview with National Public Radio, Dart said many of the mentally ill inmates have nowhere else to go. They are usually charged with minor crimes, which are often committed in an effort to have a place to stay and be ensured access to medication. The scene as described inside—rows of severely ill people behind bars, leather restraints and a room with only a drain and

bloody, scratched padded walls—sounds much like the asylums of old. Dart insisted that in addition to the humane concerns involved, it costs far more money to maintain incarceration of the mentally ill in this fashion than it does to fund community mental health centers. Robinson, a Chicago native, followed that same general path to homelessness. He was kicked out of his house at age 13. In order to survive, he joined a gang and began selling drugs. He was in and out of jail, serving prison sentences for several charges, including homicide. He said that a lot of people in similar situations are in jail because they can’t get help. “In jail, they get food, showers, medications and a bed,” he said. However, years later, Robinson earned his high school diploma, and despite difficulties keeping steady work, he said he would rather spend a night in the cold than go back to jail. Robinson takes life one day at a time, and never stops smiling. He said he’s been clean for the last 19 years. “Plenty of millionaires are miserable,” he said. “Being down won’t get you anywhere. The Lord can’t bless you if you’re full of anger.”

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Loans put a burden on students By Andrew Morrell Multimedia Editor

Around 6:40 a.m. on May 8, 2012, America reached a milestone that few talked about, and even fewer celebrated. It was at that exact moment, according to estimates by finaid.org, when outstanding student loan debt in America reached $1 trillion. Today, that estimate stands at over $1.2 trillion — higher than outstanding credit card or auto loan debt, and likely higher than combined student debt all over the world. The majority of that debt, as much as 43 percent of it, is carried by people younger than 25 years old, according to a Pew Research poll. This age cohort comprises most of what has become the latest and most talked about generational buzzword: Millennials. Like every demographic classifier that has come before it, the definition of a Millennial is ambiguous and largely up to interpretation. Neil Howe and William Strauss, the academic duo who initially coined the term, said it applies to anyone born between 1982 and 2004. And with the forging of a new socio-demographic market group came the requisite generalizations in the media. Going by the assumptions posited by a number of experts, professionals, older than 40 with an internet connection, the typical Millennial is “overoptimistic,” “only takes ‘yes’ for an answer,” had “childhoods full of trophies and adulation,” is “totally incoherent,” “materialistic,” and most frighteningly, “entitled.” This less-than-endearing narrative persists despite a decidedly bleak outlook, especially for the youngest Millennials. Unemployment for 20- to 24-year-olds stands at 10.5 percent, nearly twice the national average of 5.8 percent. Factor that into data that shows a steep decline in wages for Millennials during and since the recession, and one could reasonably make the argument that this is the first generation in nearly a century that will be worse off than their parents. Growing up in a time of global economic and political upheaval, it’s clear that Millennials didn’t choose this situation for themselves any more than they chose to live with their parents after college. Every generation has its fair share of slackers and overachievers, but the majority will do their best to live comfortably and within their means. Seemingly absent from the discussion of the absent-minded 20-something are the stories of those who defy their ancestor’s appointed stereotypes, who work hard to get by in a world that has not only stacked the odds against them, but also piled plenty of blame on their backs. It’s worth wondering whether these people are just exceptions, or just a few examples of a truly exceptional generation, one entitled to something more than critical think pieces. The end of each day for Emily Becker, a caretaker for the Jumpstart after-school program at the Erie House, is heralded with snacks. In a ritual that the 4, 5 and 6-year-olds she teaches would be envious of, Becker and her co-workers sit around a table adorned with Lay’s potato chips, chunky Chips-Ahoy and cherry Kool-Aid, the kind in the plastic bottles that snap open with an eagle-shaped pull tab. “I haven’t had one of these since I was 7!” Becker said. It was her birthday, and this spread of treats was a welcome surprise. The discussion that followed concerned the children each of them work with, how they are progressing in their reading and writing, how well they play with one another or with their caretaker, and any problems or amusing events that transpired. Much of this concerned the latter. The group talked at length about one child who had been known as something of a troublemaker, but today demonstrated a

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Emily Becker reviews notes from her Jumpstart meeting. The DePaul student is covering all the costs of her education.

new skill he learned — meditation. This was a 4-year-old who not only was able to control his temper (a rare feat at such an age), but also knew the word “meditation” and its basic process (sitting cross-legged on the floor, with eyes closed and palms together). “So much of our imagination is lost when we grow up,” Becker said later. “It’s really cool to see them at this stage in their lives when everything is possible, everything is fun, and they are just so open to learning. Sometimes,” she added with a laugh. Becker is a first-generation college student at DePaul where she is doublemajoring in intercultural communications and sociology, with a minor in community service. Becker is one of an estimated 80 percent of college students who pay for some or all of their education. In her case, it’s all of it, and she pays for it on her own accord, rather than at the behest of her parents. “At first they were kind of like, ‘Why?’” Becker said, describing her parents’ reaction when she told them she would like to attend college without their financial support. “They are very supportive and wanted to help me, but they know I’m very strongwilled and that if I want to do something, I’m gonna do it.” Becker’s family includes two younger

brothers, one of which has a disability that requires her mother to stay home, making her father the family’s main source of income. Because of their precarious financial situation, Becker saw it as her responsibility to ease the burden on her family. She also sees her education as more than a troublesome expense. “I don’t think I can put a pricetag on the experiences I’m having,” she said. In addition to her job at Jumpstart, Becker babysits several times per week, volunteers in the community and also has numerous grants and scholarships that she said covers most of the $34,000 yearly tuition for a fulltime student at DePaul. In the two years she’s spent enrolled here, she has taken out about $15,000 in loans, and estimated that, after graduation, she will owe between $30,000 and $40,000 in student debt. That’s slightly higher than the national average amount of student debt owed, which is $29,400. The average amount for a DePaul graduate in 2012 was $28,284. None of this really seemed to bother Becker, though. “I know it sounds, naive, but I don’t like to think about it a lot,” she said. “Obviously money is important, but I just don’t want it to be a source of stress in my life. Especially when, right now, it’s not an issue.” Ashantis Jones is another DePaul student

paying her way through school. Growing up in a “two-town family” in Cleveland, Jones’ parents said she was “not allowed to ask for any money” while at college. She prepared diligently when searching for schools, making sure to get her finances in order. “I definitely did my homework before choosing the school I would be going to,” she said. “Compared to the people who are gonna be leaving school with $50,000 in debt, I’m doing excellent. I will be less than thirty (thousand dollars). As far as paying it off, everybody has student loans and everybody pays it off eventually.” Jones is confident in her ability to manage her expenses, no doubt helped by her double minor in business administration and business management. But her need to prioritize her spending is something that still weighs on her mind “constantly.” While her parents usually pay her rent, they were not able to last month, forcing her to take on credit card debt. “Even looking at the people I work with, a lot of them do get support from their parents,” she said. “They can afford to maybe not work five hours and change their schedule because they want to go and do homework at that time. I don’t really have that option.”

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NewsBRIEFS By Brenden Moore News Editor

Geography students win big at conferences Nine DePaul geography students were honored for excellence last month by several area organizations. Six of the awards were from the Illinois Geographical Information Systems Association conference, while the other three came from the Association of American Geographers regional conference held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The students were recognized for mapping issuses ranging from affordable housing in Chicago to analyzing police observation device cameras. “These awards demonstrate the commitment to excellence of students and faculty in the Department of Geography,” said Professor Euan Hague, Department of Geography chair. “Federal data shows that GIS and the geospatial technology industry will soon be worth over $200 billion a year, that’s ten times the amount of money generated by the video games industry, and DePaul students are looking forward to exciting careers in this field.”

DePaul trustee passes away DePaul trustee Connie Curran passed away last week after a long battle with cancer according to a letter to faculty from Interim President Patricia O’Donaghue. She was 67. Curran, a board member since 2007, was recognized as a national leader on health care issues, working at one point closely with former President George H.W. Bush. In addition to DePaul, Curran served as the chairwoman of the board of directors for DeVry, Inc., and was a board member at Lurie Chicago Children’s Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin foundation. Curran, a nurse at heart, received her master’s in that field at DePaul. “In her 67 years, Connie inspired us all by demonstrating her own unlimited potential every day,” O’Donaghue said. “We will miss her dearly and will share information about the services as soon as it is available.”

CTA to crack down on moochers

University Center cafeteria to undergo construction

Students who share their U-Passes with friends be warned; the Chicago Transit Authority is cracking down on fraudulent use of free and reduced fare rides. An audit revealed that fraud cost the agency an estimated $2.8 million in annualized revenue, according to a CTA press release The agency began verification efforts at rail stops last month to ensure that those using free and reduced ride passes were in fact the person on the card. “Free and reduced-fare rides are intended for seniors, persons with disabilities and others who rightfully qualify for these important programs,” CTA President Forrest Claypool said in a press release. “We take any incident of fraud seriously and are taking steps to protect innocent customers from being taken advantage of, as well as protecting all other fare-paying customers from having to subsidize improper use of these programs.”

The University Center dining facilities will undergo several stages of construction to begin this December. A three stage project, the first changes will be the relocation of a dining room, expanded seating and a new convienience store. The next two stages will include expanded dining options for students. “We plan to deliver dining experiences that respond to the many individual tastes of our residents and guest diners,” Marlene Levine, executive director of the University Center, said in a press release. “We’ve designed a space that is going to be warm and I’ll describe as modern rustic.” The renovations are expected to be finished by July 2015. The cafeteria will remain open throughout the entirity of the construction.

Campus crime rEport : Nov. 5 - Nov. 11 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS

1237 West 3

CDM

Corcoran Hall

14 Building 11 12 13

8 10

Munroe Hall

DePaul Center

Lewis Center

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Student Center

Ray Meyer Fitness Center 2

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS Nov. 5 1) A theft report was filed for a wallet stolen at the Student Center.

Nov. 6 2) A criminal trespass to land report was filed at St. Vincent Church soup kitchen for a disturbance/fighting incident.

3) A suspicion of marijuana/liquor law violation report was filed at Corcoran Hall.

4) A disturbance report was filed for a fight involving two

7) An assault report was filed for a person who made threats

students behind 1237 West residence hall.

6) An assault report was filed for verbal threats made at the Ray Meyer Fitness Center.

nOV. 7 11) A theft report was filed for money taken from a locker

to staff at the Art Museum.

room in the Lewis Center.

8) A theft report was filed for a student whose laundry was

12) A harassment report was filed regarding suspicious emails

stolen from the dryer at Munroe Hall.

nOV. 8 9) A non-DePaul affiliated person reported that she was the

victim of an attempted criminal sexual assault while entering her resident on the 2200 North block of Kenmore Avenue. Chicago police responded to the scene. A safety alert was posted on campus and an email was distributed regarding the incident.

people in the Student Center.

Nov. 7 5) A disturbance report was filed for a fight between two

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received by an employee in the Lewis Center.

nOV. 8 13) A criminal trespass to land warning was issued to a person in the Lewis Center.

nOV. 9 14) A retail theft report was filed regarding goods taken from

the Dunkin’ Donuts in the CDM Center.

10) An illegal consumption of alcohol report was filed for an intoxicated student found in the Munroe Hall lobby.

nOV. 10 15) A criminal trespass to land warning was issued to a person going through students’ belongings in the Lewis Center.

nOV. 11 16) A criminal damage report was filed regarding graffiti on a table in the DePaul Center.

17) A theft was reported regarding the complainant’s missing wallet.

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Graduation flowers lets students dream By Zhangli Bu Contributing Writer

College graduations are often accompanied by caps, gowns and diplomas. But at DePaul University, there was more than people could have expected. At its 2014 Commencement ceremony, for the third year in a row, DePaul worked with Flowers for Dreams, an innovative floral service that sells bouquets to graduates and their families outside the ceremony. Purchasers have many options. For example, a dozen rose bouquet, Hawaiianstyle leis and orchids. They also have a special DePaul bouquet with lots of red and blue flowers. To date, Chicago area educational institutions, including Loyola University Chicago, DePaul, Robert Morris Univeristy, and North Central, have invited Flowers for Dreams to offer the same floral program at their commencements. For every bouquet or arrangement sold over $27, Flowers for Dreams donated a

backpack with a complete year’s worth of school supplies to a Chicago Public Schools student in need. This year, Flowers for Dreams donated 971 backpacks and more than 5,000 individual school supplies to CPS students. “It’s our way of providing a festive setting and gift opportunity for our graduates and their families,” Lisa Sullivan, Director of Events for Academic Administration, said. “And in the spirit of St. Vincent, give back to the community.” Sullivan is the one who Flowers for Dreams approached with this program. She said the university found the cause so worthy that they have made Flowers for Dreams a preferred vendor. “We feel wonderful,” she said. “The graduates get flowers, and the underrepresented CPS students get school supplies that they wouldn’t have.” Steve Dyme, the 24-year-old founder of Flowers for Dreams, said the idea was born when he was in college at the University

of Wisconsin, Madison. Dyme was introduced to a friend, whose family was in the flower industry. He used to take flowers from his dad’s flower shop and would sell them outside graduation ceremonies. “In college, I was introduced the idea of selling flowers for graduation, and now Flowers for Dreams was kind of an extension of that,” he said. “It was born out of the idea that flower delivery could be way more inspiring and way easier and simpler.” Also, the experience of volunteering for a nonprofit organization, Supplies for Dream,s inspired Dyme to do more to help CPS students in need. Supplies for Dreams is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way CPS students learn and experience life. Their philosophy is, “we believe that all students deserve a realistic opportunity to achieve their dreams.” So what they do is donate backpacks of school supplies to

low-income school students. “We figured, hey, this would be a good way,” Dyme said. “We are working with schools. They are helping schools. What if we could work together?” So, here came the idea of selling bouquets outside graduation ceremonies and donating school supplies to CPS students in need for each bouquet. And DePaul, with its large number of students, became a prominent participant in this cause. “It’s been great to work with DePaul,” Dyme said. “We will continue working with DePaul in the future.” Kelly Johnson, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, is in charge of coordinating the commencement activities for the university every year. “It’s a mutually beneficial arrangement that we have with Flowers for Dreams,” she said. “It really speaks to DePaul’s desire to be a partner on that level of service back.” But in Johnson’s opinion, that’s not all. More importantly,

she said this is a way to contribute to the success of DePaul’s future students. “It’s no longer just convenience,” she said. “It actually suggests deep connection. We are now servicing our future students.” It is always an important issue that many CPS students are from low-income families. According to the Stats and Facts from CPS official website, 85 percent of the students are receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Flowers for Dreams is making a personal impact on this critical issue. “Our students need supplies. Our kids in all levels of education need pens, papers, rulers and calculators,” Johnson said. “But so many of them cannot afford it.” “It’s an extremely feel-good event. It’s so practical to give that kind of support to our CPS students,” she said. “So I mean, how can you argue against it?”

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Mobile clinic provides safer options for drug users CRA continued from front page “We don’t tell people what to do or not do,” Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, a DePaul public health professor who helps administrate the clinic, said. “What we are here to do is provide the tools to let people do what they need to do safely, as well as help them get clean if they wish to do so.” Drug users who wish to receive services at this clinic are asked of their age, date of last drug injection, purpose of visit and whom they share their supplies with. Subsequently, they receive a card that legally protects them from certain paraphernalia charges should they be approached by an officer upon leaving the clinic. Harm reduction clinics and educational initiatives focusing on safe use for other “hard drugs” exist sporadically across the nation as well. “Crack-cocaine users, for instance, may use hot metal pipes that burn their lips and create unsafe open sores,” which Carlberg-Racich explained can especially create disease risks for sexworkers. “If (our program) had more money, we would help provide safer glass pipes that don’t get as hot.” Similarly, a program named DanceSafe provides ecstasy-testing services, primarily because MDMA — the main active compound in ecstasy — is often unknowingly purchased while cut with other harmful substances. Drug policy has been a hot button issue recently across the United States. In addition to widely publicized debates regarding marijuana, the public eye has focused on other drugs as well. For example, ecstasy use — popularly known as “molly” — has come under heavy scrutiny after a multitude of high-profile hospitalizations at electronic music events because of complications stemming from improper use. With regards to heroin, reported national use has risen from approximately 373,000 users in 2007 to 669,000 users over the past year. Especially in recent years, much attention has focused on the prevalence of heroin users among young suburban teens. A study by Roosevelt University in 2010 reported that the nationwide average age of first use was 18, and that 76 percent of youth entering public treatment for heroin were white. Similarly, the report stated, “Participant drug knowledge was low, particularly in regard to heroin.” An NPR survey claimed that many drugusing respondents turned to heroin because of its cheap price, relative to prescription opiates. Street prices for OxyContin pills were reported to be about $80, while heroin can be as low as $10 per dose. “A crackdown on illicit prescription drug use has, surprisingly, been a big factor in (many users’) turn to heroin,” Dan Bigg, director of CRA, said. “(Heroin) drug demand may even grow in the future, and we as a society need to do a better job in putting our resources where the need is.” The Roosevelt University report said that in the Chicago area, more people are admitted to the hospital for heroinrelated complications than in any other metropolitan area. Despite the general uptick in overall heroin use, however, the number of heroinrelated deaths in Cook County has fallen. Overdose deaths decreased from 465 per year to 308 per year in the first seven years of the CRA’s opiate overdose prevention program’s existence, and needle exchange programs have been shown to reduce rates

A mobile needle exchange clinic run by The Chicago Recovery Allaince. of HIV and hepatitis as well. “The fact that heroin is the most common injected drug is a main decision for why we chose to focus our efforts (on heroin), as injection is such a risk factor for diseases,” Bigg said. Although the midterm elections’ legalization of marijuana in new states (Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C.) indicated a possible liberalization of attitudes on “soft drugs,” public opinion may continue to be uncertain of policies regarding “harder drugs.” “People who argue that (these programs) encourage drug use is fallacious, research hasn’t supported that sentiment,” Carlberg-Racich said. “When people in the media ask me this, I tell them, ‘Do these needles make you want to shoot up?’ It’s similar to the argument that condom education promotes sex.” The use of federal funds for needleexchange programs was legalized in 2009. However, funding has often been cut because of variances in political opinions. “Many politicians may be afraid of presenting an image of ‘being soft on drugs,” Carlberg-Racich said. “Funding repeatedly swings up-and-down, and with our new governor it doesn’t look terribly promising for the near future. At times I’ve paid for things out of my own pockets, but there’s only so much we can do.” “Roughly nine out of 10 people would accept methadone treatment if it were readily available,” Bigg said, describing the method used to assist with heroin withdrawal symptoms. “People would ideally be able to pick this up similarly to how diabetics can easily go to clinics to pick up insulin … but as it is, we are not always funded for what I would consider to be ‘reasonable coverage.’” The CRA’s clinic has received some fundraising help from the DePaul Chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), and DePaul students within this organization intend to stay involved in the future, either through fundraising, awareness efforts, or provision of volunteers to prepare cotton filters for drug users. “Our last fundraiser wasn’t as great as we really hoped for it to be,” Kari Semel, cofounder of SSDP, said. “But we think every bit helps and intend to help out more in the future. Besides, even the mere presence of fundraising efforts for (harm reduction clinics) helps people within the student body become more aware that these services and policies exist, and we hope to do more movie screenings and awareness efforts as well.”

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A series of educational harm-reduction pamphlets provided to drug users by the CRA.

Boxes of insulin and other supplies.

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Ebola overload

Disease scare, sensationalism leads to stigmatization of Africans in America By Alicya Dennison Contributing Writer

Upon his return from Guinea — a West African nation — on Oct. 17, Dr. Craig Spencer from New York City tested positive for Ebola. As the first confirmed case in the Big Apple, Spencer’s diagnosis gave birth to a new wave of hysteria. Spencer, 33, is the ninth Ebola case in the United States. Other people infected with the disease include Thomas Duncan, a Liberian native here visiting family; Nina Pham, a nurse who helped treat Thomas Duncan; Amber Vinson, another nurse who treated Duncan; Dr. Kent Brantley, a U.S. missionary; Nancy Writebol, a colleague of Brantley; Dr. Rick Sacra, also a missionary; Ashoka Mukpo, an NBC cameraman; and Kaci Hickox, a nurse who went to Africa and refused her quarantine upon return. As the number of confirmed cases in the United States increases, so does the national fear of contracting the disease. Americans, without much explanation or compassion, are shown daunting statistics of the disease abroad with its death toll exceeding 4,400. Without the knowledge to guide their fears, Americans have resorted to ignorance, spreading rumors as a method of protection. That ignorance has led to the stigmatizing of all Africans, regardless

of descent or reasonable proximity to the disease. According to The Daily Beast, Navarro College — a community college in Texas — wrote in a letter to a Nigerian applicant that they wouldn’t be admitting students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases. Although the outbreak was restricted to merely six countries in West Africa — with the World Health Organization (WTO) having declared the outbreak over in Nigeria and Senegal — Africans from other regions are faced with the same discrimination. Reports have shown people moving away from Africans on public transportation, refusing to shake their hands and employers asking them to leave work. The resulting hysteria is dispelled by way of two platforms: Media and the government. However, much of what has been said outside official government sources has been reduced to mere conspiracy theories, and therefore dismissed. Rush Limbaugh, radio talk show host, accused President Barack Obama of welcoming Ebola to the United States in retaliation to slavery. Singer Chris Brown said in October via Twitter: “I don’t know … but I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control.” In September, a Liberian newspaper, The Daily Observer, published an article claiming Ebola as an entity quite contrary to popular belief — calling it a bioweapon created by American military to depopulate the planet.

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Kaci Hilcox, a nurse who worked in West Africa, is quarantined in a tent after flying into Newark International Airport. Critics question whether similar punitive measures may be applied unfairly to people without reasonable suspicion of Ebola contact. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan also wrote on Twitter: “There is a weapon that can be put in a room where there are Black and White people, and it will kill only the Black and spare the White, because it is a genotype weapon that is designed for your genes, for your race, for your kind.” However, the U.S. government and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are trying their best to produce information and new protective measures to reassure Americans of their safety. Airport screenings at HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International, Chicago’s O’Hare International, New York’s John F.

Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and Washington Dulles International began on Oct. 11. Nearly 40 years after the Ebola virus first reared its head in West Africa, it still remains: Without an official drug, people continue to victimize Africans at exponential rates, and a notion of misinformation persists amid people worldwide. Ideally, the best form of protection begins with people becoming educated on Ebola — and that means not relying solely on the government or sensationalist sources for information.

Programs help military vets transition to civilian life By Christian Jones Contributing Writer

Every day it is a chance that it could be your last. Death is around every corner, and the people around you are trained to think just like you. Then one day, it is over; you leave the dangerous situation that you were in, and now you’re back home like nothing happened. That is what many veterans are going through right now. They have come home after serving tours protecting their country, and now must adjust to a completely different life. Army First Lieutenant Brenden Watkins said, “Some people naturally adjust (to coming home) worse than others. Many skills learned in the army don’t translate well into the civilian sector.” The skills Watkins refers to are the combat skills. The intense training that military personnel go through is part of their lives, and it is hard for most of them to just turn that off. The pressure of having to make a quick transition from dangerous situations to mundane tasks requires counseling, as it is a lot for anyone to do on their own. During tours of duty, people in the military are in a different world from civilians. There is a pressure to do things the right way, or risk dying with the people fighting alongside you. Soldiers’ daily routine of risking their lives

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Veterans and Connecticut National Guard members gather for Veterans Day on Nov. 11. to keep the country safe is what civilians know about. However, the toil of not being around family members tends to weigh emotionally on veterans. Cryptologic Technician Collection Third Class Jonathan McCorvey is currently in the midst of a tour with the U.S. Navy. McCorvey said, “You’re so happy to be back and have somewhat of a normal life after being consumed with the military every second of each day.” Veterans are eager to get back to some sense of normalcy. The U.S. Army does have a

training program to help veterans adjust to being in the back home. Sergeant First Class Marc A. Westenbarger, who works with DePaul’s ROTC program, talked about the programs the Army has for veterans. “Within 120 days of their final separation all soldiers, either retiring or separating, must attend the Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP),” Westenbarger said. “Here they will receive information about transition assistance workshops and individual counseling, job search and job placement assistance.”

The Army provides help for their veterans to find careers after their tour ends. If veterans want to take the route of going to college, the Army has a program where veterans receive documentation on any formal educational training. The program also teaches veterans about any programs they qualify for to help them pay for schooling. Counseling exists to help veterans that need psychological help after their last tour of duty. Despite the negative light that Veterans’ Affairs hospitals sometimes receive, veterans are required to

get checked up before leaving the Army. Ultimately, some of the negative stigma that Veterans’ Affairs receives can be dispelled. Coming home from duty can be challenging to any veteran no matter what branch of the military they were part of. Those veterans have a support system that can help them translate into a world they might not fit in perfectly right away. The U.S. Military makes an effort to ensure that its veterans have a direction to go in after they step off the plane and return home one last time.

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Opinions

Swift vs. Spotify Swift sends a message to streaming service by pulling music from Spotify By Kirsten Onsgard Arts & Life Editor

Taylor Swift sold 1.2 million hard copies of her album “1989” in its first week of sales. But that’s not the only reason she made headlines this week. The young country-turned-pop artist recently pulled her music from Spotify, in a move meant to send a message to the streaming service about what she sees as unfair practices. To be clear, Swift is not the first to use this ploy. Radiohead pulled “In Rainbows” from Spotify in 2009, and frontman Thom Yorke has been known to demonize streaming services. Artists from Beck to Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys also echoed this hatred. According to Spotify’s artist site, an album in its top 10 yields $145,000 per week and a global hit record, $425,000 per week. This is initially paid out to the publisher and then to the artist based upon royalty agreements. Vulture, an entertainment website, assumes that Swift has a 10 percent royalty agreement, and assuming based upon sales that “1989” is a global hit, this would equal $42,500 per week — that’s upward of $170,000 per month — just from streaming alone. Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek estimated, in a post called “$2 Billion and Counting,” which references the amount the service has paid out, that her move cost her something like $6 million per year. But Swift can afford to throw this out. The New York Daily News reported that this move was a win-win for both Swift,

who saw her record sales soar, and the record company, which is in the process of being purchased and had an opportunity to beef up its bottom line in the meantime. Despite this aggressive move, Billboard’s editor-at-large told the Daily News that because of Spotify’s dominance in the streaming business, it won’t be harmed by another artist pulling out. Though outwardly a protest, Swift’s move benefits her image and pocketbook. To fans — who are now forced to buy her album or download it illegally — she’s not afraid to stick it to the man. Swift has the privilege to be able to pull her music from Spotify. Smaller artists, not so much. Spotify’s payout to “niche indie artists” is estimated at $3,300 per month, not counting fees paid to publishers. Assuming another 10 percent artist payout, this is equivalent to fixing a flat on the band’s tour van. While some fully independent artists may retain all rights to their music, it follows that because they are labelfree, they likely do not warrant as many streams. “For small bands like us, Spotify is a blessing,” Dan Lowes, bassist and vocalist for the Chicago-based band Final Round, said. “I really believe you won’t see a difference until maybe you’re a world-famous artist. But even then, you can always gain more fans with more streams.” These smaller artists are not making money from Spotify. But like other free streaming services such as Soundcloud and Bandcamp, they need to utilize it for the exposure. And unlike the latter, Spotify has

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a mass of users passively listening to their auto-play. “In the old days, multiple artists sold multiple millions every year,” Ek said. “That just doesn’t happen any more; people’s listening habits have changed — and they’re not going to change back.” He said that Spotify at least pays its artists, and at least can be considered a lesser evil to illegal streams or downloads. Regardless of whether the demonization of Spotify is rightful, Swift isn’t standing up for the little guys with her move — nor is she standing up for herself. Spotify will survive and artists will continue to understand its place in the changing music business despite the debate.

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Taylor Swift (top) removed her music from the streaming website Spotify.

Selfish or selfless: Breaking the code of silence By Sam Schwindt Contributing Writer

Robert O’Neill, a former member of SEAL Team Six, recently revealed that he was the shooter and killer of Osama bin Laden in the raid that took place on May 2, 2011. O’Neill detailed the operation and his role in killing bin Laden in an article published by the Washington Post. His decision to go public has been marred by controversy. He broke an unspoken rule of the military, to not seek attention for one’s own service. However, should a war veteran who honorably served the United States for more than 10 years be subjected to harsh criticism that may tarnish his reputation, not to mention his military record? Though O’Neill’s motives may be questionable, the news media and the general public should tread lightly when questioning the actions of a man who was willing to die for his country. O’Neill is not the only former Navy SEAL to break the code of silence. Two years ago, Matt Bissonnette released a book, “No Easy Day,” detailing the raid that

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Robert O'Neill, a retired Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden in the head, publicly identified himself Nov. 6 amid debate about whether special operators should recount their secret missions. killed the illusive al Qaeda leader. Time magazine writer Mark Thompson reported both O’Neill and Bissonnette violated the SEALS tenants and “irritated many in the military.” To many, these men are now heroes, when in fact Thompson argued that, the success of killing bin Laden was built upon the

shoulders of countless individuals, on “the backs, boots and blood of thousands of anonymous troops (not to mention pentagon civilians).” While it is true that the mission to kill bin Laden was not undertaken solely by these two men, and is without a doubt unacceptable to take credit for a suc-

cessful mission that came about after years of undercover surveillance and planning by a multitude of individuals, their significant contributions are indisputable. Perhaps O’Neill spoke out because he was attracted to the fame that would come with the revelation that he fired the shot that killed Bin Laden. Perhaps he

was acting out of a selfish need for public recognition and accolades. According to the Washington Post, O’Neill dismissed any talk of heroism, describing his actions as “muscle memory.” Regardless, human actions, reactions and decisions are rarely explained so simply. The question still remains, however. Why did O’Neill choose to make a public announcement if not for the fame? And if that was his reason, is fame-seeking so shameful that it negates all the good work someone has done over the years? The Washington Post reported that O’Neill “received 24 honors and commendations, many of them earned for multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.” While the motivation behind O’Neill’s decision to speak out about his role in the killing of bin Laden is perhaps questionable, we should take a moment to consider the whole man, a man who repeatedly sacrificed himself. Placing him in harm’s way without hesitation. Yet, still is not the honor in the military to be selfless, rather than selfish?

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Catcalling and the objectification of women By Heather Slawny Contributing Writer

A surprisingly large number of people touted similar reactions to the creator of the YouTube channel Red Pill Philosophy, who recently spoke about a video posted last week, unveiling the seriousness of street harassment, or catcalling, and its prevalence in women’s lives. “I just want to spread the message about this evil, terrible, atrocious new trend I just heard about; It’s called greeting people,” the channel’s creator said. In the video, a casually dressed woman walked through Manhattan for 10 hours and was verbally harassed several times — more than 100 times throughout the day, she claimed. A handful of these encounters are undoubtedly unsettling. However, a few men followed this woman for a number of blocks in hopes that she would respond to their affections. The majority of these comments are less physically threatening. PETER MORGAN | AP Remarks such as “Good morning, beautiActress Shoshana Roberts is the subject of a recent documentary on street harassment. ful” or “Have a blessed day” are almost In one day, Roberts was the target of dozens of unsolicited catcalls from men on the constant in the video. street in New York City. Skeptics of the issue’s severity protested that these remarks are not harassto create catcalls under the premise of “Hey Bro, how you doing tonight? You ment. Rather, the men just wanted to two men greeting each other to demonwaiting for your best friend? I could be greet the woman. But if these greetings strate the underlying sexual aggression your best friend.” had no sexual intent, why doesn’t it hapbehind these comments. Still, some critics call the trend homopen among men? “Can we get something to eat, fam? phobic. After all, why should it be funny Wondering this, the CEO of This You in a relationship? So am I, but we for a guy to hit on another guy? But many Week in Blackness, Elon James White, can still eat …” White wrote, opening the people missed the point entirely. started a hashtag on Twitter called floodgates for what would soon spark According to White, #DudesGreetingDudes, which offered a controversy online. “Because it’s not #DudesGreetingDudes “wasn’t based on hilarious perspective on the difference about sex or nothing. We just want to homophobia, but hypocrisy.” The intenbetween greeting people and verbally say hi.” tion was never to poke fun at men interharassing them. Thousands of Twitter users followed ested in other men, but rather to bring The hashtag encouraged Twitter users the trend. User Kerry O’Brien wrote, light to the ridiculousness of men claim-

ing these comments are made under nonsexual pretenses. Also, the fact that some people found the trend homophobic just helps prove that the comments had sexual undertones, didn't it? Catcalling is a much bigger issue than the public seems to realize. It isn’t so much about complimenting a woman’s appearance when you see her as it is about objectifying women on a constant basis. The issue, of course, relates to men as it does to women. In an experiment similar to the original catcalling one, a man walked through New York City for three hours and received comments of a similar nature — several girls approached him asking for his number or commenting on his appearance as he walked by. Although this issue is not nearly as prevalent among men as it is in women, it is still significant and inappropriate. Of course it’s OK to greet people — both women and men. But publicly stripping people down to nothing but their appearances on such a regular basis is harmful and unacceptable. Your chances with someone you find attractive are exponentially better if you approach that person and start a conversation than if you yell at them from across the street. It’s time to bring verbal harassment — and, yes, it is harassment — to an end. We need to start treating people with respect. It’s time to let everyone feel safe and comfortable walking down the street alone. But, most importantly, it’s time to see people as more than what they wear and look like, and consider that they’re people, too.

Laugh tracks: The illusion of comedy By Joseph Troiano Contributing Writer

Laugh tracks are the deathly shrieks that bellow in the background of television sitcoms in an attempt to turn a malignant punch line into something a little more benign. They are false advertisements, telling the people, “This is good,” when what’s hidden underneath is bad. Sitcoms with laugh tracks are like teenagers with marijuana. Sure, it seems good at the time — you’re laughing and enjoying yourself. But it’s probably burning brain cells and making you dumber in the long run. The laugh track, or canned laughter, can be traced back to the 1940s, when radio was the main medium for entertainment and still had its place inside the family room. Laugh tracks were first used during post-production on radio shows such as “The Cosby Show,” and by the 1950s the laugh track had infected our televisions and the medium has never been the same. Sure, at the time, the laugh track had its place. TV was just beginning to take off, a live studio audience wasn’t cost effective and networks thought it was necessary to brand a comedy show. But, like the human brain, television comedy has evolved, and the laugh track

is no longer a necessity. Now, the laugh track acts as less of a complement to a funny quirk or silly punch line and more like an overbearing father-in-law at the dinner table, retelling the story on how he met your mother until it gets syndicated. The laugh track takes something that is supposed to be as complex as the Big Bang Theory, and turns it into a TV show with dumb jokes for dumb people who think they’re watching smart comedy. “Have you ever seen ‘The Big Bang Theory’ without the laugh track,” actor and comedian Joe Rogan said. “It’s f — ing confusing, this makes more sense at least, you know when you listen to people not laughing, and you go, well OK, that’s much more likely.” In today’s TV comedies, the sole purpose of the laugh track is to make poor writing, mixed with lackluster punch lines and mediocre acting into something that is somewhat palatable. “Nothing drives me crazier, than hearing (laugh tracks.) Even if it’s a live studio audience, I don’t want to hear people laugh. Don’t tell me when to laugh,” Tony Hinchcliffe, writer and stand up comedian, said. Don’t get me wrong, there are some shows that still use laugh tracks that don’t deserve to get thrown under the bus with the aforementioned sitcom. But many

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The CBS comedy show, “The Big Bang Theory,” uses a laugh track in its episodes. of today’s well-written comedies have unshackled themselves from the primitive chains of an awkwardly placed chuckle and crowd reaction. Shows like, “The Office” and “Scrubs” have proven over the years that needing a laugh track is laughable, letting the writing speak for itself. Newer shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “Community” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” also follow in their footsteps, stepping away from the laugh track and letting the viewer choose to laugh at what they deem funny. And shouldn’t that be the case? Times have changed, and so have

the people who watch television, for the most part. I don’t need someone’s generic laugh, snickering in the background as if it validates what I’m watching on TV. If I think it’s funny, I assure you it will pull, without much effort, a genuine giggle out of me. Laugh track, it is time for you to go the way of “The Johnny Carson Show,” peacefully into the night, never to be seen again. You are no longer needed to make jokes funnier, awkward stares more awkward and uncomfortable timing any more uncomfortable.

The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.

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With all your notes and books laid out on the desk in front of you, the only thing left is to decide whether to hit play on your music, or leave the room silent as you study. Students get more and more stressed about everything they have to study during finals week. For many, music might just be the relaxing thing needed to get through a day full of books, notes, flashcards and PowerPoint slides. Listening to music might sound like a good idea at the time. But Judy Bundra, associate dean for Academic Affairs at DePaul University’s School of Music, said according to research studies, music is a distraction when studying. The study that comes to mind for many when considering listening to music while studying is the one that created the “Mozart effect,” which according to a Nov. 9, 2013 Spin Education article, “gave individuals

who had recently listened to the famous classical composer enhanced spatialrotation skills.” However, Bundra said it was “a limited effect” and “was difficult to replicate the results.” Music during studying might not be good, but it might be helpful for preparation. “I think it’s a good idea to listen to music before you study,” Bundra said. According to the same Spin Education article, Nick Perham, a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, said listening to music before studying can engage the “arousal and mood effect.” Julia DeStefani, a junior at DePaul, does just that. She doesn’t normally listen to music when she studies, but beforehand she’ll listen to music such as The White Stripes, Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac, among others. In the same article, it said according to past studies doing anything enjoyable

before studying can “produce the same positive effect on performance.” Even though she only listens to music before studying, it isn’t a distraction for DeStefani. She said she gets into a zone where she might not even hear the music playing. “I’ll put my headphones in and forget to hit play,” DeStefani said. “So even if I had music on, I probably wouldn’t hear it.” For others, though, music is a distraction—especially while reading. “I need complete silence for reading,” Alex Nguyen, a junior at DePaul, said. Trinity Deguzman, a freshman at DePaul, said she can’t listen to music while reading or writing because it's too distracting. However, those who don’t listen to music while reading or writing might still listen to music when they work on other subjects. Gabby Ventura, a freshman at DePaul, said she listens to music when she does

homework that isn’t too serious, “like if it’s kind of mindless,” Ventura said. Many students agreed that math is a subject they can listen to music while doing. Ian Hill, a freshman at DePaul, said that he will sometimes listen to music when he does science homework. But like other students, if he is reading he needs silence. For those who do listen to music while they study, many wonder what kind of music works best. For some students, such as Hill, genres such as rock and rap are distracting. For others such as James Galba, a freshman at DePaul, rock and alternative music are his go-to picks. Many students prefer classical or instrumental music in general, as music with lyrics distracts more. Julia Gardziel, a freshman at DePaul, and Madison Bagby, a sophomore at DePaul, both dancers, said more popular music reminds them of dances they may

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MAX KLEINER - DESIGN EDITOR

Because I’m a graphic design major, my homework mostly involves me making something. My homework playlist isn’t as somber as it would be if I were writing an essay or studying for a test, but it’s got some mad jams.

1. “Heavy Metal and Reflective” - Azealia Banks 2. “Two Weeks” - FKA Twigs 3. “Giving Up” - Haerts 4. “Husbands” - Savages 5. “Pink Cloud” - Little Dragon 6. “Age of Consent” - New Order

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Although it’s horrible for studying habits, my favorite thing to do whether I’m studying or doing literally anything else is sing as loud as possible. All these songs are fantastic to sing to, especially while procrastinating, I mean studying.

1. “This is the Day” - The The 2. “New Romantics” - Taylor Swift 3. “Xanadu” - Olivia Newton-John 4. “Gimme Shelter” - The Rolling Stones 5. “Barenaked” - Jennifer Love Hewitt 6. “Cheryl Tweedy” - Lily Allen

ZOEY KREY - OPINIONS EDITOR

Studying can be a torturous affair. I’m pretty sure not everyone makes it out alive. I like to listen to songs with interesting lyrics to provoke inspiration as I try to crank out 20-page papers and memorize full textbooks. 1. “I'm Not the Only One” - Sam Smith 2. “Red Eye” - Vance Joy 3. “Til the Casket Drops” - ZZ Ward 4. “Holding On To You” - Twenty One Pilots 5. “Don't Wait” - Mapei 6. “Said Too Much” - Jessie J

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Although many students and experts don't listen to music while studying, some of our editors picked their favorite songs to study to. The color-coded chart above plots the editor's picks on a patented two-variable scale: mood (energetic v.s. mellow) and musical emphasis (vocals v.s. instrumental.) to they listen.

have done those songs, which can be distracting from homework. “You just start dancing in your head,” Bagby said. In the Spin Education article, Perham said “he found that reading while listening to music, especially music with lyrics, impairs comprehension.” If students aren’t willing to turn their music off completely, finding something without lyrics would be a better option, he said. Although listening to music isn’t the best study scenario, it still can be helpful. “I think it’s a great tool to learn certain things, and to fix it in your head,” Bundra said. Many people have used songs to remember lists of things — from the alphabet to the 50 states to which bone is connected to the hipbone. But it depends on the person and how

ERIN YARNALL - FOCUS EDITOR

Bundra referenced composer Aaron Copland’s book “What to Listen for in Music,” in which he said people listen to music on three different planes — the sensuous plane, the expressive plane and the sheerly musical plane. She said she doesn’t listen to music at home because it doesn’t relax her. “My mind is analyzing too much," she said. For others who don’t have the same music knowledge as Bundra, they might find music distracting. But others don’t. Some can’t listen to music with lyrics; others have it on and don’t even hear it. Some only listen during certain subjects such as math or science, while when reading or writing they can’t listen. “I think it’s hard for this generation of students to study without music,” Bundra said. “But I think it’s something they should try to do.”

CAROLYN DUFF - ASST. DESIGN EDITOR

When I study, I always listen to Christmas musc—yes, all year round. Christmas music is great for studying because its upbeat and the songs are familliar enough to not be distracting. Its also great to sing along to! 1. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan 2. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” - Mariah Carey 3. “White Christmas” - Bing Crosby 4. “Jingle Bell Rock” - Hall & Oates 5. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” - Christina Aguilera 6. “Sleigh Ride” - The Ronettes

SUMMER CONCEPCION - ONLINE EDITOR

I owe many thanks to these artists for getting me through long nights of writing papers and studying. You know that I’m getting down to business when I’m blasting Radiohead late into the night and into the wee hours of the morning.

1. “Everything In Its Right Place” - Radiohead 2. “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” - Mozart 3. “Mer” - Chelsea Wolfe 4. “Genesis” - Grimes 5. “Transitions” - El Ten Eleven 6. “Copy of A” - Nine Inch Nails

KIRSTEN ONSGARD - ARTS & LIFE EDITOR

Admittedly I usually enjoy the beautiful sound of silence (and not the Simon and Garfunkel type) while I work. But while at my internship I’ve been listening to some tunes while I search through social media for research.

1. “Sunbather” - Deafheaven 2. “Zodiac Shit” - Flying Lotus 3. “Chimes” - Hudson Mohawke 4. “Archangel” - Burial 5. “Parallel Jalebi” - Four Tet 6. “We Could Forever” - Bonobo Photos by CAROLYN DUFF | THE DEPAULIA

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ASL interpreters give voice to The Theatre School By Kirsten Onsgard Arts & Life Editor

The Theatre School earlier this month brought to life “The Phantom Tollbooth,” Norton Juster’s vivid children’s novel of a young boy who adventures to learn the meaning of time. But as one spotlight illuminated Milo and his watchdog Tock, another shined on two women to the far stage right who were engaging another audience. These theater fans were deaf, watching as two interpreters signed an “M” to the forehead to signify Milo as he traveled through the Kingdom of Wisdom. The show was one of many accessible performances that The Theatre School hosts. The program began in 1982, the same year that Theater Manager and Access Coordinator Leslie Shook began working at DePaul. The 2014-2015 season includes 15 accessible dates. Those who are blind may arrive early for a “touch tour” of the performance, during which they can feel the on-stage props and listen to an audio description of each character. Throughout the performance, a trained audio describer relays what is happening on stage to the guests through earpieces. For deaf theater fans, this includes live American Sign Language interpretation or audio captioning. As opposed to medical or legal interpreting, Shook said artistic interpretation requires a different, more creative skillset. Interpreters are given the script in advance to prepare for the part they are assigned, much like actors memorize lines. For most plays, Shook said, they interpret for the same role throughout the performance. They are also given a CD with the audio of the play and attend the performance in advance to practice their given roles. “I try to visualize what that looks like, but it never looks the same on the page as it does when you go and see the show,” Sheila Kettering, ASL interpreter coordinator for Theatre School productions, said.

“(When I get the CD), I listen to it everywhere I go. a calendar to communicate when events are I won’t listen to anything else.” scheduled, to ensure that similar accessible shows Once Kettering receives the script, she takes are not conflicting. Still, the loyal but selective notes on how it might be interpreted more creatively. audience pushes The Theatre School to continue to If there are multiple interpreters, they meet and improve the quality. practice together to bounce ideas off of one another. “Not everybody likes every play, so not “You can convey things with facial expressions everybody is going to like every interpreter and body language, and the way you produce the performance either,” Shook said. “But I think just signs that gives the flavor,” she said. making it possible for someone to understand what Susan Rangel, a is happening on stage is something modern languages faculty that people appreciate.” member who teaches In the future, Kettering is ASL, said it can be difficult looking to include a more diverse for interpreters to ensure set of interpreters with different that their messages are skillsets. For “In the Heights,” conveyed with the proper she included Latino interpreters formality. to contribute to the flavor of the “ASL has the ability Latin-American musical. to convey any and all One of Kettering’s most messages in whatever ambitious plans has yet to come to Sheila Kettering, fruition. Next year, she is hoping to situation,” she said. “But ASL Interpreter Coordinator use a deaf interpreter for one of The this is very difficult for hearing interpreters Theatre School’s plays, especially a because it requires children’s performance. processing and mediating “I just want the children in the between the two parties.” audience to look at the deaf interpreter and think, ‘I Some words, especially names, are not easily can do that,’” she said. “That’s my goal.” translated into ASL. Shook provides a playbook Kettering would sign to the deaf interpreter to insert, which describes the premise of the play relay the timing and give cues. To some, it might and informs guests about how certain words will seem counterintuitive, but Kettering said this would be translated. “The Phantom Tollbooth” presented produce a better audience experience. a few of these difficulties, because there is no “It would be fabulous because (the deaf) are sign language word for Azaz (the word king) and fabulous,” she said. “They’re so much more visual Mathmagician, but Shook said it often works in the than I am, or any hearing person.” context. Though working for The Theatre School is not “(The interpreters) have given them the names Kettering’s only position, the collective work and ‘Word King’ and the ‘Numbers King,’” Shook said. ongoing push for better performances has captured “The kids will know what ‘words’ and ‘numbers’ a bigger audience to grow over the years. are in sign language. After a couple of times seeing “It’s my passion. If I could do theater all of the who the people are and getting that indicator, they’ll time, I would. I feel so lucky every day that I get to know who is speaking.” do this work,” Shook said. The League of Chicago Theatres publishes

It’s my passion. I feel so lucky every day that I get to do this work.

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BURGER BOOM Shake Shack opening draws droves of fans By Colin Sallee Contributing Writer

The recent 30-degree weather and eye-watering wind didn’t keep Shake Shack customers from their first taste of the world-renowned burgers and fries on Nov. 4, at the first of two Chicago locations on corner of Rush and Ohio streets, the first of two Chicago locations. With a line of about 35 people gathering in front of the boutique burger joint about 25 minutes before it opened, you can’t help but wonder what makes this place so special? With origins dating back to 2001 in New York’s Madison Square Park, Shake Shack was merely a hot dog cart that pitched American classics such as burgers, frozen custard and tasty fries. It caught on like wildfire across New York, and has established an almost cult-like following across the eastern part of the country — and the numbers reflect it. The small cart has evolved into a $1 billion company with 12 locations in seven states, in addition to two restaurants in the Middle East, according to foodandwine.com With the company’s steady growth, you may think their product has to be head and shoulders above the rest. And in some aspects, that’s very true. The french fries at this place

aren’t just good. They’re likely to give food lovers the chills. The crinkle cut potato is one of the crispiest little morsels you’ll find anywhere. Even more impressive is the fact that they aren’t greasy. Not sure how they manage to find this almost flawless combination, but they’ve got it down to a science. Customers may very well go to Shake Shack for the fries, but that’s not what most people have in mind. The burgers are the crown jewel here. Some customers are left searching for more. “It’s a quality burger, no doubt about it,” Terrance Cote, a local Chicago businessman experiencing his first Shake Shack meal, said. “To be honest though, it’s not the best burger I’ve had. Five Guys makes a better burger, and for a better price.” The cheapest burger on the menu is $6.95, a bit pricy for an 8-ounce single patty burger with the basic fixings. But it’s not all about the fresh ground beef at Shake Shack. The selection of designer wines, craft beers and frozen custard separate the restaurant from the rest of the pack. No longer is your average grease spoon burger spot the norm. Shake Shack has set a standard in the way it approaches classic American food, and the

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Burger fans flock to Shake Shack and line up outside. The restaurant opened Tuesday, Nov. 4. company has created a different kind of environment. The hard wood furniture, trendy lighting and very simple menu dictate just that. Don’t expect to build your own sloppy burger here; you’ll be disappointed. You can, however, expect quality ingredients, above average service and a modern dining experience to go along with what may be the best fries in America. RIGHT: A Smoke Shack burger, loaded with bacon and cheese, with crinkle-cut french fries.

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‘Feathers and Teeth’ debuts at New Stages Festival By Emma Rubenstein Staff Writer

This fall The Goodman Theatre’s renowned New Stages Festival has returned for its 11th year with new shows that are sure to inspire, delight and entertain audiences of all ages. New Stages is an exciting and unique way to experience brand-new productions; it showcases fresh works that often evolve into main stage productions at the legendary theater. “Feathers and Teeth,” written by Chicago playwright and actress Charise Castro Smith, comprises a brilliant combination of humor, complexity and poignancy. “It’s a play about a 13-year-old girl who just lost her mom and her dad’s first relationship with a new woman,” Smith said. “Then there is a whole supernatural element that comes in and those two things sort of bounce off of each other.” When it comes to the world of theater, Smith is as well rounded as artists come. She said her roles of both playwright and actor coincide. “I got my MFA in acting, and so I worked on a lot of Shakespeare when I was in grad school,” she said. “I also worked on a lot of new plays as an actor. I think that I write from a very physical perspective. A lot of my stage directions are very physical. I see both of them going together really well. I’m grateful that I get to do both.” The Goodman itself, which is integral in the world of theater, is also unique in many of its practices. Smith discussed the novelty and innovation that stems from

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Melanie Keller (Carol), Steve Key (Arthur) and Olivia Cygan (Chris) in Charise Castro Smith’s Feathers and Teeth, directed by Henry Godinez at Goodman Theatre. The Goodman’s New Stages, which is unlike anything that she has experienced before. “The New Stages Festival is an incredible and singular process,” she said.

“It is very different than anything that I’ve been involved with before. I had a reading of this play a year ago at The Goodman. It went well so they invited me back for this process and we had about two and a half

weeks of rehearsal with all of the actors staged. Then we had our first performance and then we went back to rehearsal for a week after that. So I got the chance to see how it would play in front of an audience and then I had a whole week to go back and say, ‘Let’s tinker with this. Let’s flip this around.’ Then we had another performance, went back to rehearsal for about two more days. The show is frozen as of last night, but to be able to explore something with so much depth, to have the audience’s response and to hear what’s working and what’s not working; I don’t know if that’s something any other theater does.” Smith’s varied educational and professional background has provided her with countless experiences that have all contributed to her success in the art world. She offered wise advice to those interested in making their way into professional theater. “Follow all different types of curiosity,” she said. “If you are a theater major, obviously you want to see and read as many plays as you can but you also have to learn about the world in order to make good theater. When I was an undergrad I did a double major in public policy and theater and when I graduated I taught in a public school. I think that the more you can pursue other parts of yourself as you are pursuing a career in theater, the more you will have to reflect on when you are making theater.”

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Warming up to wintertime films By Isabel Corona Staff Writer

This year has already provided many major hits throughout the year, but there’s still time for a few more blockbuster movies to hit theaters before the year’s end. Awards season is upon us and smaller films are making their marks in theaters while fewer big budget films are being released. This makes the winter season the perfect time to skip the long lines and opt for niche theaters playing limited release movies. Here are five movies to catch after finals week when your only desire is to cuddle up and stay warm.

1. “Foxcatcher” - Out now

Although it was recently released, this wrestling movie is already generating Oscar buzz for Steve Carell’s nearly unrecognizable portrayal of wrestling coach John du Pont. Based on the Olympic wrestling champion Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and his older brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo), the film takes a dramatic look at the characters’ lives and the eventual murder of Dave by du Pont. The film competed in the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and director Bennett Miller won the award for Best Director.

2. “Inherent Vice” - Dec. 12

Paul Thomas Anderson’s first film since 2012’s “The Master” is based on the novel of the same name. “Inherent Vice” follows private investigator Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) investigating his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend’s disappearance. Phoenix is joined on screen by Josh Brolin as a fellow cop, Owen Wilson as a saxophonist, Reese Witherspoon as the deputy district attorney and Benicio Del Toro as a lawyer. Anderson has described it as a Cheech and Chong movie like “Up in Smoke” filled with gags and an acute amount of absurdity.

3. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” - Dec. 17

The final installment from Peter Jackson will focus on the epic battle of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the rest of the dwarves trying to bring down the deadly dragon they accidentally let loose. Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) attacks the people of Lake-town at the same time the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) realizes that the great enemy Sauron has returned with legions of Orcs ready to attack. While that might seem like a lot to follow, newcomers should find it easy to jump into the action-packed world Jackson is famous for.

4. “Into the Woods” - Dec. 25

Disney’s first attempt at adapting a Broadway musical into movie is no easy task. The show is full of sexual innuendos and death but does so effortlessly with director Rob Marshall. Marshall is no stranger to musicals as the former director of the Broadway hit “Chicago.” He made sure to work closely with the show’s creator, Stephen Sondheim, to adapt the intertwined stories of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) and th witch (Meryl Streep). Although many have been worried some of the less family-friendly aspects would be removed, Marshall assures it all stayed, including the lewd Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp) and an affair between the Baker’s Wife (Emily Blunt) and Cinderella’s Prince (Chris Pine).

5. “Unbroken” - Dec. 25

Angelina Jolie makes her return to directing with this World War II biopic following the life of Olympic athlete Louis “Louie” Zamperini (Jack O’Connell). After enlisting in the Air Force, Zamperini manages to survive a plane crash and spends more than a month on a raft in the Pacific. He’s then taken to the Japanese POW camp where he was held for more than two years. Domhnall Gleeson joins O’Connell as Russell Phillips, another plane crash survivor. The real Zamperini died in July, but Jolie showed him the film before his passing so he could see his life story on screen.

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LEFT: Graduate student Nick Bonnacci tunes the timpani drum. ABOVE: Bonnacci plays the marimba. Small repairs to percussion instruments are made on site at the School of Music, but they are sent out to be professionally tuned.

TIME FOR A TUNE UP

The daunting task of repairing School of Music instruments

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The School of Music at DePaul has more than 100 pianos, large percussion instruments, and an inventory of other highly specialized instruments. With so many instruments, the School of Music has to keep up with maintenance and repairs. The School of Music has three main groups of instruments kept on the grounds: pianos, percussion and harpsichords. They also have the collection of specialized instruments and 50 “elementary- level, music education instruments” such as trumpets and flutes, according to Associate Dean for Administration of the School of Music Robert Krueger. Krueger said they have a piano technician staff of just four people. In the two concert halls, there are four pianos total, two at each location. These pianos are tuned once per week, Krueger said. The studio grand pianos the professors use are tuned every two or three weeks, while the upright pianos in the practice rooms are tuned two or three times per quarter. “These pianos get used all day long,” Krueger said. “So they do have an emergency 24/7 hotline just in case.” Other than tuning, which happens periodically throughout the year, the School of Music tries to have one major rebuild on a piano every summer, Krueger said. Because it can take up to two years, according to Krueger, for a piano to be overhauled and rebuilt, the best time to send them out is during summer break. Similar to the pianos is the harpsichord. Jason Moy, the harpsichord and keyboard coordinator, said it “is a keyboard instrument,” but unlike the piano its “strings are plucked by quills rather than struck by hammers.” Moy said the school has three harpsichords, a large double-manual (two keyboards), a smaller single-manual (one keyboard) and an even smaller one called a spinet. He said harpsichords can have up to three keyboards, but this is rare. Maintenance such as replacing strings or the plastic quills used to pluck the strings can be done by Moy or his student assistant, as well as the tuning of the instruments. “Our harpsichords need to be tuned several times a week in order for them to be in tip-top shape for lessons and ensemble rehearsals,” Moy said. However, Moy said the instrument

is “almost entirely made of wood, which makes it much more susceptible to changes in humidity and temperature,” so larger repairs with the wood cracking or warping are done off campus in a workshop. The pianos and harpsichords aren’t the only instruments that have to be sent out to be repaired either. The music school has a selection of specialized instruments, such as two piccolos, three bass clarinets, four basset horns and many more which are also sent out, Krueger said. Many students don’t have these specialized instruments and others they can’t carry their instruments to school every day, so the School of Music also has a collection of percussion instruments. Whereas the pianos are sent out to be repaired, but are tuned in house, the percussion instruments are the opposite. They are sent out for tuning and larger repairs, but some fixes can be done at the school, Michael Green, percussion coordinator, said. Fixing wires that get loose or replacing the heads on drums can be done at the school, Green said. He said that drum heads need to be replaced almost every year. Other than that, Green said “hardware is a big issue.” “There’s just a million little pieces and moving parts,” Theo Kalaitzis, a grad student who helps with the maintenance and repair of the percussion instruments, said. This is true not only for the instruments, but for the variety of stands that go along with them. These can bend or break, and sometimes the felt on the bottom can get lost, Green said. “It’s like socks,” Kalaitzis said about the missing felt on the stands. Other problems include the leather straps, such as on hand cymbals. Green said he once went to a concert and the strap broke on one of the hand cymbals, and it flew out of the performers’ hand. Gongs can have the same type of issue with the ropes that hold them up. Kalaitzis said he went to a concert where one rope broke in the middle of the show, so for the remainder of it the gong was held up by just one rope instead of two. With instruments, one can never know when there is going to be a problem, whether it is in class or during a performance. “If you ask any professional performing harpsichordist, they will tell you that some instruments are almost as finicky as people,” Moy said.

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Farewell to Floyd

The seminal prog group leaves a long legacy

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From left: Waters, Mason, Gilmour and Wright pose for a Capitol Records insert that appeared in Billboard in 1971. The photo was taken to promote their album “Meddle.”

By Erik Summerville Contributing Writer

Pink Floyd bade farewell to the world last week with the release of what Gilmour and Mason contend will be the band’s last album after nearly 50 years of what many consider to be the most varied and influential discographies of any classic rock band. To discuss Pink Floyd in terms of their influence, though, would be a near impossible task, or perhaps an unnecessary one. “To call Pink Floyd influential would be like calling water — and not Waters — influential,” Deena Weinstein, sociology professor at DePaul who teaches a class called Sociology of Rock, said. Indeed, the group has had such a creative output over the years, and such a wide reach — including being one of the most commercially successful rock acts of all time — that their music resonates throughout classic rock, and modern music in general, just as water makes up the bodies of its agents. What’s left of the band has now said goodbye, but their career has been one of many goodbyes. The first to depart was Syd Barrett, founding member and original leader, after just a few singles and the debut album, “Piper at the Gates of Dawn,” lending one composition of deranged beauty, the bittersweet “Jugband Blues,” to Piper’s follow-up, “A Saucerful of Secrets.” His replacement, David Gilmour’s blues-

inflected and spaced-out guitar would seeking to be comprehensive Greatest become one of Pink Floyd’s trademark Albums of All Time lists, and a mainstay sounds over the coming decades. on record shelves across the world. Weinstein said that Pink Floyd’s Their next three albums cemented the greatness is exhibited “first, in Gilmour’s band’s place in popular music history, from guitar; second, in Water’s lyrics; and third, “Wish You Were Here,” to “Animals,” and in (legendary album art photographer) culminating in “The Wall,” which would Storm Thorgeson’s album designs.” become their second best selling album, What Barrett’s brain and Gilmour’s introduced the band to a new generation fingers could have of fans. done together, the The golden age of world will never Pink Floyd, though, Pink Floyd’s greatness is know. with the release of Still, Barrett’s exhibited first, in Gilmour’s “The Wall,” had ended sound noticeably guitar; second, in Waters’ in the eyes of most resounded over the and the band lyrics; and third, in Storm fans next few Pink Floyd began to come apart Thorgeson’s album albums and would at the seams. Under remain a ghost of the stress of what designs. creative inspiration many perceived to be throughout the Deena Weinstein, the semi-tyrannical band’s tenure as the Sociology professor rule of Roger Waters, world’s most popular who had come to progressive rock band. But it wouldn’t be dominate the band’s creative direction for five years — despite a few masterful more and more, Rick Wright would be the albums in the interim — until “Dark Side second member of the original lineup to of the Moon,” that Pink Floyd would reach say goodbye. its largest audience and leave its indelible The band’s next effort, “The Final Cut,” mark on music and pop culture for years was commonly agreed upon to be by and to come. large a Waters solo album, with Gilmour The album was an instant hit and later and Mason — somewhat begrudgingly— went on to become one of the best-selling along for the ride. Waters was the next to records of all time, turning Pink Floyd leave the band, later saying that Floyd was into a household name. It became a critical “a spent force creatively.” favorite and to this day has had an almost Wright rejoined Gilmour and constant presence on most publications Mason for the following two albums, “A

Momentary Lapse of Reason” and “Division Bell” (though only as an official member on the latter), before the long hiatus between them and “Endless River,” which, despite Wright’s death in 2008, heavily relied on recordings and compositions he was a major part of around the time of the recording of “Division Bell.” To measure the influence Pink Floyd has had on music would be a Sisyphean task — or “Sysyphean,” if one were to spell it as Floyd did on “Ummagumma.” Their impact was so large and their music so prevalent, Weinstein said that musicians can’t help but be influenced inadvertently by Floyd. Perhaps there were better progressive rock bands than Floyd, or better psychedelic rock bands than pre-“Dark Side” Floyd, but the sheer impact they had on the world is undeniable and they will continue to be the standard by which all progressive rock is measured. Regardless of whether they have been “a spent force” or not for years, “Endless River” seems a fitting farewell from the band. Some fans that have been around for it all are likely glad to say hello to some new material. Fans like myself, who were two months old at the time of the release of “Division Bell” it is an unexpected pleasure to be greeted with the words that must have thrilled so many eager ears four decades ago- a new Pink Floyd album—and for the chance to say goodbye to a band who has been, despite their literal absence, such a welcome presence in our lives.

‘Imitation Game’ screenwriter brings book to the big screen By Mike Horky Contributing Writer

“The Imitation Game” hits Chicago theaters on Dec. 12. The DePaulia recently sat down with the film’s screenwriter, Graham Moore, to discuss how his script came to the big screen. The DePaulia: You’ve captured Alan Turing as a misunderstood protagonist in your script; it’s a great portrayal. He could have come off as unlikeable, yet you make the audience root for him. What was your process on creating the character of Turing? Graham Moore: We always saw Alan Turing as the outsider’s outsider. He was a guy who in every moment of his life was apart from the society around him and the people around him. He was an outsider for so many reasons; first and foremost, he was a closeted gay man at a time that it was not only frowned upon but literally illegal. He was also the smartest person in every room he walked into, and he had trouble relating to people because of that. His mind would spin faster than his mind could keep up with. And finally he had to keep all these secrets for the British government, so all these

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From left: Keira Knightley, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Benedict Cumberbatch and Allen Leech in “The Imitation Game,” opening in Chicago theaters Dec. 12. things made him, sort of forced him into this lonely position. We were fascinated that they were all connected in a way, that he was able to keep secrets for the government so well because as a gay man in the 1930s he had to keep secrets to himself. There was so much inner life going on with him, and so it was great to make a film where we could bring that inner life on screen and show it to an audience. DP: The film is based off a

book. How true is the film to that book? GM: The film is a true story, so it’s based on history. We had a lot of sources: Alan Hodges’ biography that we had the rights to, and we got to use a lot of newer biographies on Turing, as well. We also did a lot of our own research, and got to go over firsthand testimony of people who worked with him at Bletchley Park, and the workflow of the park. Benedict (Cumberbach)

got to speak with a woman who was briefly Turing’s secretary in the later years of his life to know how he walked and spoke and acted. There were no audio or video recordings of him, so we had to do some smart guesswork about interpolating what really happened. On another level, there’s a scene at the end of the film where after the war everyone burns the evidence at Bletchley Park, which happened, that’s true. So we don’t have a lot of records

for a lot of that, and we had to cobble together history from the sources we have. The parts that seem the most fantastical and hardest to believe, however, are absolutely true. Accuracy was very important to us; the Enigma machines were real, we used the real crossword puzzle Turing used to recruit members of his team. And we shot on as many real locations as we could. We shot at Bletchley and Sherborne School. It was all very spooky but very cool. DP: When did you decide to make this script? GM: Since I was a teenager, I was obsessed with the story of Alan Turing. I was a huge computer nerd, and so among nerdy high school kids, Alan Turing is a sort of patron saint. He was able to accomplish such great things even though he didn’t fit in. I always thought that was amazing and after I decided to become a writer, I knew I wanted to write about him. There had never been a full on, proper cinematic treatment of him and I always dreamed of wanting to make one. Read the full depauliaonline.com.

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Practice makes perfect Chicago bands struggle to find the ideal urban practice space By Erin Yarnall Focus Editor

There are many difficult aspects about starting a band — finding members, picking a name, finding out who your influences are going to be. But for many bands located in the city, without a basement or garage to practice in, finding a practice space may become one of the more difficult aspects of starting a band. The two main choices available for many bands within the city are renting out a practice space in a warehouse, or finding a house where the complaints of neighbors aren’t an issue. Senior Charlie McKeown hasn’t had any problems with his neighbors, yet. His band, Arkham, practices in his house in Humboldt Park. “We have no neighbors on one side, and young punk neighbors on the other side,” McKeown said. “We can practice until 2 or 3 a.m. sometimes.” Arkham started when McKeown was in high school where they practiced in their vocalist’s basement. When it was time to start college and make the move to Chicago, the band still practiced in Naperville. “We would make trips back to the suburbs to practice because we had apartments,” McKeown said. “You can rent practice spaces in the city, but they’re pretty expensive.” When McKeown moved this year, having a place to practice was one of the considerations in where he was going to live. “We weren’t going to turn down the perfect apartment,” McKeown said. “But when we were looking at places we thought this would be awesome. We’ve

also started having shows there.” Another band that has found a house to practice in is Oshwa, an “exploratory pop” group based in Chicago. The group initially began as a solo project for guitarist, pianist and singer, Alicia Walter, while she was studying music composition at Columbia College Chicago. While still a solo project, Walter practiced in the basement of the Rogers Park co-op she was living in, which housed 17 people. “I bought some small PA speakers and an SM58. I didn’t even have a mixer, but it worked,” Walter said. Walter enlisted friends made at both Columbia and the co-op, as well as a friend from high school to form a full band. This led to difficulties in finding a space to practice within the city. “Unfortunately, I moved out of the co-op and into a two-flat, so we couldn’t practice too easily,” Walter said. “We used to go to friends’ spaces, and we even spent a long weekend at a friend’s family cabin in Michigan just to work on material.” Living in a house isn’t the only option for being able to practice in the city; bands can also rent out practice spaces. “We found our practice space through my friends,” Mike Bellis, of the band Clearance, said. “They have a couple of groups themselves, so we just split the rent.” Many bands split practice spaces with other groups to keep the rent lower. “It’s usually smarter to have multiple bands to a single room to split rent,” Bellis said. “It also gives everyone more of a variety of instruments and things to play around with.” The Please & Thank Yous have been together since 2005 when members

Photo courtesy of ALICIA WALTER

Experimental pop group Oshwa practice in vocalist Alicia Walter’s house in Pilsen. Walter said she and her band are lucky to have found a space to both live and work. Marcus Nuccio and Geoff Schott met in high school. Years later, with all the members living in Chicago. They now rent out a practice space in Garfield Park, which they found through friends. “Some friends of ours needed some extra members in the practice space to keep the rent down,” Nuccio said.

Although they found a practice space, Nuccio still acknowledged the difficulties of being a band in Chicago. “Chicago is a pretty hard city to be a band in,” Nuccio said. “It’s virtually impossible to practice in a residential building without making neighbors angry, and practice spaces are expensive.”

Say hello to Ello, the ad-free social network By Brendan Pedersen Contributing Writer

On Aug. 7, a social network named Ello opened its doors to the public with a humble collection of 90 initial users. Carrying the platform of “simple, beautiful and ad-free,” the startup drew national attention when it found itself on top of a seemingly overnight surge in popularity late September. Three months later, with the smoke cleared and the initial buzz subsided, a couple of questions emerge: What is Ello? How did it manage to score rockstarpopularity in a world dominated by juggernauts such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Tumblr? Allegedly brought to life by “seven well-known artists and programmers as a private social network,” Ello intrigued the hip masses with a website that was clean, simple and, above all, advertisement-free. Despite heavy eye-rolling from skeptics, Ello has cemented its promise in the strictest legal terms. On Oct. 24, the network filed as a public benefit corporation, meaning two things: no advertisers or data mining, ever. Many have started calling it the “antiFacebook.” After all, Mark Zuckerberg’s business is nearly synonymous with rampant, ever-present advertising, as well as the egregious sale of its users’ data. In a way, it was the perfect storm. Just

as a larger-than-usual flock of people left Facebook this fall for a policy shift requiring users to use their legal names, suddenly, the perfect replacement came into view. So does Ello have the chops to topple Zuckerberg’s empire? According to owner Paul Budnitz, the question is irrelevant; that was never the intention. Despite the tenets outlined in its lofty “manifesto” that are, by definition, anti-Facebook (being ad-free, transparent and noncommercial), Budnitz said no competition exists between the two. “Ello is not for everyone,” he said. In an interview with the Re/code, Budnitz said, “I think Zuckerberg said once that he wanted to sign up everybody in the world on Facebook. That’s not our goal. We just want to make a nice community.” One question remains: How do you maintain a model that is both free to use and scorns advertising? Budnitz said in several interviews that Ello will operate on what is popularly

referred to as the “freemium model.” It will always be free to use, but will eventually offer premium features for the small price of a dollar or two. It’s difficult to ignore the leap of faith that Budnitz and his gang are taking with such a model. However, experts such as Paul Booth, associate professor of media and cinema studies, can’t dismiss the approach outright. Booth said other websites have used a “‘free but p r e m i u m’ ” model, such as Pandora and Hulu. Even these, however, are difficult to compare to Ello. “The difference here is the content that's being provided,” Booth said. People are no strangers to paying for entertainment. In an age where virtually all TV is a torrent away, paying a subscription for online streaming services or a cable provider is by no means unusual. The difference, Booth said, is that

people are “not used to paying to hang out with their friends.” In terms of sustainability, Booth said Ello won’t be disappearing any time in the near future. “I suspect that their economic model will last few a few years, but once they reach a saturation point, they’ll have to brainstorm a different way to get revenue,” Booth said, suggesting donation appeals or charging a small renewable fee, such as Netflix. Joey Schuringa, a DePaul senior studying computer science, has spent two weeks on Ello. He said the concept was wonderful. “But Ello has a way to go before it is wholly usable,” Schuringa said. He loved the black-and-white color scheme Ello has adopted, but isn’t a fan of some of the other aspects. “The interface isn’t super intuitive,” he said. “It’s more click-everything-until-youfind-what-you-want.” He appreciated the minimalist approach taken by their designers, but that minimalist “doesn’t mean it has to hide everything,” he said. As it stands, Ello is still in the beta stages and has made no announcements about going public in the near future. Only time will tell if it will live up to the hype.

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what’sFRESH LIVE Nov. 18 Julian Casablancas + the Voids, Shabazz Palaces The Vic Theatre 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., $30

Nov. 21 The Lemons, Guantanimo Baywatch Emporium Beercade 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave., Free

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With the release of his new self titled album, 22-year-old Nick Jonas has not only ditched his purity ring and wholesome Disney image, but has awaken his inner bad boy persona. Nick Jonas is 11 tracks full of nothing but sex, love and more sex. With inspirations from legendary musicians Prince and Lionel Richie, Jonas infused R&B, soul and a lot of sex appeal into this album. “Every artist’s real goal is to have people have sex to your music.” When you pair up a soulful voice and lyrics like: “‘Cause you’re too sexy, beautiful and everybody wants a taste” and “Naked as the day we were born did you know it could feel like this, feel like this?” Chances are people are doing the deed to it. A part from the sexy lyrics, his experimentation with sound blends well throughout the album. From tracks such as “Teacher,” which features heavy synth and ‘80’s retro sounds to R&B infused tracks like “Chains” and “Wilderness” to a hint of pop and electronic vibes in “Numb”, Jonas boldly experimented with his vocals, music and lyrics with this album. ROXANE PAHLDAD | THE DEPAULIA

Morten Tyldum’s “The Imitation Game” is a taught, well-paced thriller following the life of Alan Turing. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Turing, famed mathematician, who helped crack German codes and helped World War II, more than two years early. Cumberbatch’s performance is brilliant, capturing Turing as a sympathetic and complex man, too overcome by his own intelligence, yet yearning to make a difference in the world. The supporting performances from Keira Knightley, Mark Strong and Charles Dance are also superb. Graham Moore’s script effectively conveys the mental state of Turing and creates a puzzle out of his life for the audience to solve. His dialogue is quick, and his tone spot on. Tyldum’s direction expands upon his work on previous films, making a thrilling atmosphere that keeps the audience encapsulated. It’s a thriller not to be missed, mostly for the lead performance alone. MIKE HORKY | THE DEPAULIA

Foo Fighters Sonic Highways

Even at face value, the driving concept of “Sonic Highways” sounds like a giant publicity stunt. It’s an eight-track album, each recorded in a different city and with different guests — all packaged with an HBO mini-series. While Foo Fighters certainly achieved this goal, the lack of drive and uniqueness of the album means none of these tracks will sit beside “The Pretender” on their next greatest hits compilation. Dave Grohl has never been a strong lyricist, but here his tendency to pair cliche rhymes is met with the even worse practice of name-dropping influential musicians. His riffs, even those with the most hook, fall limp. At best, “Sonic Highways” is a fun add-on to the HBO series, and at worst, Foo Fighters’ most mediocre release in recent memory. KIRSTEN ONSGARD | THE DEPAULIA

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The weirdo pop rock artist who has made headlines for his somewhat mysogynistic comments has returned with his nth solo effort, the first since rising to indie fame with his Haunted Graffiti band.

The indie rockers’ sixth album is the first since the passing of their bassist. Leadman Tunde Adebimpe said in a press release that it’s their best album yet.

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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account the year that Evanescence really understood my 11-year-old tribulations. Here are the six songs that topped the Billboard charts in 2004, and though YouTube was yet to be invented, I would encourage you to watch their music videos to fully immerse yourself in the period.

By Kirsten Onsgard Arts & Life Editor

Here’s a few facts that will cause you to confront your mortality a bit. Ten years ago, 2004 was coming to a close. Children born in that year are in the fifth grade and do not remember a world without iPhones. Among Forbes’ top technology predictions that year: video iPods, video blogs, and 42inch flat screens that sell for less than $4,000 (they now sell for a tenth of that). The year 2004 was also a profitable one for Usher and the year that had you questioning what a “Hoobastank” was. It was

in the Closet” before the latter was even conceived. But wow, between all the fake fire and Usher wearing his sunglasses inside his mansion, as he dramatically overlooks the pool, this is the stuff “Saturday Night Live” skits are made of nowadays. 3. Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You” The music video for this track opens with Keys playing piano in cutoff gloves and a furry coat, and if that doesn’t scream the edgy culture that was 2004, I’m not sure what does. The last time I heard this song was during an American Idol audition in 2008 — back when it was still

1. Usher – “Yeah” From “Yeah” to “Turn Down for What,” Lil Jon has made an entire career out of yelling and hyping up rappers who are better than him. What a guy. 2. Usher – “Burn” “Burn” could have been “Trapped

acceptable to watch “American Idol.” 4. Maroon 5 – “This Love” Adam Levine has seriously aged between ages 25 and 35, from a baby-faced, spiked haired babe to an older tattooed babe. Sadly, his voice sounds like a squealing, vibrato goat, and you’re still likely to hear this song on the radio. 5. Outkast – “The Way You Move” This music video actually has it all: lightsaber battles in a dojo, eagle screams, trombone solos and scantily clad women working on cars. As much as I am happy that this is proof that my high school trombone career hasn’t

gone to waste, it’s also testament to how much higher our tolerance for sexism used to be. 6. Hoobastank – “The Reason” Hoobastank is the Maroon 5 that thankfully died out. These guys need to learn the concept of brevity, as they repeat “the reason is you” six times during the course of the song. But because the music video features an overhead projector, the “long sleeves under short sleeves” trend, heavy eyeliner, fauxhawks and soul patches, I commend them for effectively capturing 2004 culture better than anyone else. “The Reason” is what we’ll show our grandkids one day.

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Sports

Women’s soccer loses 2-0 in NCAAs

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DePaul forward MaryKate Cicinelli fights for the ball during Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament.

By Colin Sallee Contributing Writer

MADISON, Wis. — A monumental season for DePaul’s women’s soccer team ended Saturday night in a 2-0 loss against the Big Ten Champion Wisconsin Badgers in first round of NCAA Tournament. With winter rearing its ugly head in Madison, Wisconsin, both teams had to play in less than ideal conditions of high-teen temperatures, as well as some substantial snowfall. “I mean, it’s tough, the ball does some unexpected things,” senior defender Rachel Pitman said following her last game as a Blue Demon. “However, I think we handled it well. The biggest difference was that they finished their chances and we didn’t. Both teams have to deal with the snow, so either way, you just have to play hard.” Action in this game came early from both sides with all players trying to adjust to the snow-laden field that they were playing on. Sophomore Abby Reed had three one-on-one opportunities in the first 30 minutes of the game, but was denied each time by Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Genevieve Richard, who only allowed an astonishing seven goals all season. To put this team’s talent into perspective briefly, the Badgers scored 40 goals in support of their goal keeper. Who would go on to save five total goals in this particular contest. While DePaul’s defense was stout, some openings were exposed in the first half by Wisconsin’s quick group of forwards and midfielders, led by Rose Lavelle, Cara Walls, and Kinley McNicoll — all of whom were named to the Big Ten first team. McNicoll would assist on Walls’ first goal, a give and go-esque play that created space along the right side of the goal, allowing Walls to shoot a header past the near post in the 32nd minute. Walls, a senior from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin was a menace in the first half,

cashing in on two of her three quality chances. For DePaul (16-1-4), Reed, along with freshman Alexa Ben and junior goal keeper Alex Godinez were instrumental in keeping things close throughout the game. Wisconsin (19-2-2) would rip 13 shots at Godinez, with nine of those coming in the first period. Once the Badgers established a comfortable lead, they became hell bent on keeping it that way. Adjustments came in the form of not allowing a single Blue Demon in the box, and keeping as many as 7-8 players on guard. The numbers show that this strategy was successful as DePaul only took three shots on goal in the second half, compared to the five they took in the opening period. Weather showed no mercy throughout the night as the game time temperature actually dropped from 21 degrees to 18 degrees by the end of the match. The accumulation of snow proved to be tough, especially for goalkeepers, as no shot on goal was routine. Both Godinez and Richard were regularly sliding to the ground and using their bodies to secure the slippery soccer ball. While both teams were constantly adjusting all night, neither gave up on the aggressive style of play that got them to this point. Wisconsin’s three real chances in the second half came in the first couple of minutes, ending with Godinez save followed by a goal kick. A defeat like this however does not detract the major strides this program made throughout the year, culminating in a number seven national ranking heading into first round play. With a good mix of contributing underclassmen and experienced seniors who know how to win big-time college soccer games, is naturally confident heading into the offseason. “The program is just going to go up from now on because we know what it takes,” Ben, the Big East Rookie of the Year, said.

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DePaul forward Elise Wyatt and the Blue Demons went scoreless in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Wisconsin. “Next year we’ll have some incoming freshman step up just like this freshman class stepped up. I can only see this program climbing up the charts from here,” Ben said. DePaul has every reason to be exciting about next year as they return several impact players, including Ben and Reed, along with freshmen Lucy Edwards and Elizabeth Endy. The national accolades were quite lofty, with maybe the most impressive one being their undefeated record, matched only by UCLA (18-0-2), the No. 1 overall seed in the country. Head coach Erin Chastain and her staff were also named the Big East coaching staff of the year. “At the end of the day, Wisconsin took advantage of their chances to score, and we didn’t,” Chastain said. “But I couldn’t be more proud of this team. I’ll look back and have a big smile on my face about his season. This is a really special group of young women who have no reason to hang their heads.”

SOCCER, continued from front page women’s soccer program history had done before. For a team that did so much in the regular season to fall just short of achieving another program first by making it past the first round of the NCAA tournament is heartbreaking. It wasn’t as if they choked in the first round either. They ran into a team that had only allowed seven goals on the year and won the Big Ten. But the heartbreak still remains. However, getting the opportunity to be heartbroken like this was far removed from the Blue Demons’ experience just a few years ago. Rachel Pitman, the senior defender whose collegiate career came to a close with the loss, reflected on the progress the program had made since she started. “I’m so happy to see from my freshman year where this program has gone and where it’s still going,” she said. “We put DePaul on the map and for me that’s the most important thing.” The Blue Demons went 3-14-1 her freshman year. They only won one conference matchup and ended the season on a six-game losing streak. The next year they improved, going 9-10-2 and winning their first round Big East tournament game. 2013 saw them make the NCAA tournament for the first time in nearly a decade. And, of course, this year made for one of the most special seasons in the university’s history, not just women’s soccer. Pitman was right — they did put DePaul on the map. This year was the coming out party for the Blue Demons as they showed they could be a Big East powerhouse, finally taking out some of the old guard in Marquette and Georgetown. This season wasn’t a flash in the pan either. This was the result of multiple years of building the program, recruiting special players out of high school such as Big East Rookie of the Year Alexa Ben, or getting productive transfers such as sophomore Abby Reed, who tied the program record for goals scored in a single season with 12. There’s a reason head coach Erin Chastain was given an extension through the 2019-20 season at the end of last year. Chastain has shown her ability to recruit and develop, and she is a large reason why DePaul women’s soccer is at the level it is now. Even looking ahead to next year the future is bright. The Blue Demons return Elise Wyatt and Reed, who combined for 23 goals this year. Ben, who was a dynamic player in the midfield, has three more years of eligibility. Jessica Weaver and Lucy Edwards, who also earned starting roles as freshmen, will complete the midfield. The defense will take a hit, losing three out of four players on the back line, but this team has had freshmen come in and contribute well before. “Going into next year, this season is just where we’re beginning,” Ben said. “I can only see this program going up.” This team will be remembered as one of the most exciting Blue Demon teams, carrying their undefeated record all the way through to the postseason. That’s special. But the program is still making progress. This season was the best so far, but the best is yet to come.

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The struggle is real: men’s soccer reflects on season By Matthew Paras Sports Editor

Through a series of five games stretching 17 days, DePaul men’s soccer went without a goal. In that span, DePaul went 0-3-2, and frustration mounted that they couldn’t score goals. “I’ve been on a couple of teams where we’ve had troubles scoring goals,” goalkeeper Mack Robinson said. “The best thing I can do is to keep the zero, and try to motivate my teammates to keep working hard. “But what we really need is just really one or two guys to come in and start scoring goals,” Robinson added. “If we can do that, it would make an immense difference in our play.” Offensive struggles were just one of the many challenges that DePaul faced this season. Now with their season over, head coach Craig Blazer and his team have had time to reflect after finishing with a 4-10-4 (1-6-2 Big East) record and a ninth place finish in the Big East. This is the fifth season in a row where the men’s soccer team has had at least 10 losses. Despite it not translating into wins, Blazer said his team was on the same page for most of the season. “We had a lot of commonality on this team,” Blazer said. “The guys know that it’s a team first mentality and we really have to get the most out of them. They bought into that. Scoring goals was a challenge for us.” DePaul averaged just .94 goals per game and only 9.33 shots per game,

which were ninth and last in the Big East respectively. Blazer said that the team often had to rely on a committee approach, but also noted that DePaul had the most success when the team was playing well defensively. Blazer said that when the team was pressing in the attacking third, it was creating opportunities to score. His team was trying to replicate that model which led to a 3-1 victory over Seton Hall on Sept. 27. “That was a breakout game for us,” Blazer said. “On the flipside, we also defended the ball really well, which helped a lot.” The Seton Hall game, however, would be the last time DePaul would win a game in the season. The Blue Demons ended their year with a three-game losing streak and finished the season with giving up 1.57 goals per game. Robinson, who transferred to DePaul this season from a very successful two years at Ohio Dominican, said that the team has to work on the “little things” like the attacking third this upcoming winter. “We’re really dedicated to make sure that next year isn’t an ‘eh-it-could-have been’-season,” Robinson said. “We’ve had quite a few seasons where we could have been there. We’re tied of almost being the best. We’re tired of almost beating nationally ranked teams. The guys understand that we have to work the entire year instead of the three or four months we’re actually playing.” Losing defender Koray Yesilli for the

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Freshman Hans Wustling was named to the All-Big East Freshman team. season was also a big blow to the Blue Demons. Yesilli, a senior, broke his leg Sept. 20 against the University of Illinois at Chicago and missed the remainder of the year. Blazer said that injury was the biggest setback for his team this season. But there were bright sides to the season as well. Freshman Hans Wustling was named to the All-Big East rookie team, and other younger players such as freshman Alessandro Thomas and sophomore Simon Megally grew into their roles.

Megally, who led the team in shots, and sophomore Erik Rodriguez will be among DePaul’s forwards who have the chance to boost DePaul’s offense next season. Blazer said the foundation is there for the Blue Demons to succeed in the future, and that they’re taking the necessary steps. “The guys always responded to coaching,” Blazer said. “They responded to each other. Though this season was challenging, it was never from a lack of effort.”

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DePaul guard Chanise Jenkins had a tough night against No. 5 Texas A&M, shooting 2-15.

A&M, continued from back page best weapons away from DePaul. The Blue Demons shot just 31 percent (22-71) and 19.2 percent (5-26) from 3-point range compared to 42 percent and 20 percent in their 84-65 meeting in March. Trying to avenge that loss, the rematch between DePaul and the Aggies (1-0) lived up to the billing. Sophomore Jessica January had a career-high 24 points and Brittany Hrynko added 19, but the Blue Demons let up 51 percent on the defensive end. Even in the first game of the year, DePaul pressed the action up-and-down the court while A&M tried to beat the Blue Demons off the dribble. “The first game of the year and you saw a Sweet Sixteen game,” Texas A&M head coach

Gary Blair said. “Give Doug a lot of credit; he plays a system no matter if he’s playing UConn, Notre Dame or us.” Courtney Walker was again a force for the Aggies. Walker, who scored 25 points in the first meeting, led all scorers with 26 points and was crucial for the Aggies in the final minute. The junior was a key part in a 10-2 run to close the game. Walker stepped up in place of forward Courtney Williams, one of A&M’s best players who was suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. “I knew I had to be more aggressive, and find two or three shots per game,” Walker said. DePaul had successful moments of their own by being aggressive. The Blue Demons forced 25 turnovers, scoring 25 points off of them. The Blue Demons trailed 37-36 at halftime, but went into the locker room

with a 27-24 lead in rebounding. On offense, January was the main option for the Blue Demons by being able to penetrate the defense. Of January’s 24 points, the sophomore guard was able to get to the free throw line 12 times. “We realized that we had four guards playing and only one post player, so we realized that I had a mismatch,” January said. In the second half, however, DePaul lost their rebounding edge. While the Blue Demons ended with a +6 rebounding edge (17-11) on the offensive glass, the Aggies outrebounded DePaul, 47-38. Along with the tunovers, they were all areas that Bruno said needed to be cleaned up. “I thought our players played fearlessly and did an excellent job of laying it out on the court tonight,” Bruno said. “But once you’re playing with a fearless mindset, you still have to execute.”

half. Tommy Hamilton and Forrest Robinson led DePaul with nine points apiece. DePaul also had five steals at the half. “We went in up 16 at the half but we had been up 21 and we had let up,” head coach Oliver Purnell said. “If you look at that stretch from the end of the first half to the 13-4 run coming out of the second half there was a game. Our guys got back to grinding but then the opposition had some confidence.” The second half was not as successful for DePaul as the Flames opened up with a 13-4 run to pull within seven. DePaul was able to hold UIC off as the minutes started to tick down but the Flames were able to cut the deficit, finally tying it at 67-67 with 2:15 to go. Hamilton briefly put the Blue Demons back up at 69-67 but the Flames responded with two freethrows to tie it back up. After DePaul turned it over, UIC hit a long bucket to give them a 71-69 lead with 29.2 seconds to go. Garrett was the hero for DePaul after he drained a three on the next possession to give the Blue Demons a 72-71 lead with 6.5 seconds to go. The Flames would get one more shot at a winner, but they were not able to knock down an open three, giving DePaul the 72-71 victory. “I just wanted to get the best shot available,” Garrett said. “I

was surprised they had stayed in a zone so we moved the ball around the perimeter and I had some daylight and luckily it went in.” Hamilton, who dropped 30 pounds in the offseason, led the game in minutes played with 33 and matched his career-high point total with 17. “(Losing weight) helped a lot,” he said. “I have more stamina so I can go longer, I can get back on defense, I can run up and get a couple blocks now so it helps me all around.” Purnell mentioned some of the inconsistencies in the Blue Demons’ play that have shown in their first glimpses into the 20142015 season. “We have a similar pattern to our scrimmage with Wisconsin and game with Lewis where we’re playing well in stretches,” he said. “I think our guys know when we’re playing well. That’s when we’re really energized defensively.” He was, however, happy the Blue Demons were able to pull out the victory despite giving up the lead at halftime. We were able to pull it out but that’s what happens when your best player bails you out,” Purnell said. “He made a big shot and we’re very glad our guys executed.” DePaul returns Tuesday at 8 p.m., making their debut at the Allstate Arena against Drake University (0-1).

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Dodgeball club grabs college life by the ball By Deanna Shilkus Contributing Writer

It is quickly apparent to potential members of DePaul’s dodgeball club that even the team’s most seasoned players will welcome rookies to the game with open arms. Seniors Grant Herrejon, Austin Downs, Matthew “Howitzer” Schroeder and Sam Murphy sat with newcomers at the Student Center after a recent practice and were more than willing to discuss upcoming games and educate the group on how their club operates. “I think to DePaul, dodgeball is a club that is able to bring back one of everyone’s favorite grade school playground games and be able to play it with the exact same rules, except we’re in college now,” senior Mike McNicholas said. As an official DePaul club for 14 years running, the group has become an organization that is competitive, yet focused on having a good time. With 27 men and seven women making up the team of 34, the club is an easy way to meet new people “I advise everyone to try it out at least once, even if you don’t enjoy the sport,” Herrejon said. “It can be daunting to new players. … However, it’s almost never a dull time and never a dull conversation.” Murphy, co-president of the team, has been involved in the club since his freshman year. He initially got involved after seeing the way students bonded over the game. “I had made my way around different organizations and clubs, but it wasn’t until I played dodgeball that I realized what had been missing from other clubs

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DePaul’s dodgeball club started 14 years ago. They typically travel to one or two tournaments per quarter. and organizations — and that was the camaraderie and friendship,” Murphy said. Every Monday and Thursday, about 40 players, comprised of veterans and newcomers, huddle onto court four of the Ray Meyer Fitness Center to learn and practice techniques and skills for upcoming tournaments. Each season, the club participates in nearby tournaments against other schools. The amount of games varies each year, with four to six being the average. The club has competed in one tournament so far this season at Michigan State, winning 3-1 against Western Kentucky. They typically compete in one or two tournaments per quarter and spend more time hosting guest nights at DePaul. “The competition level at these tournaments is always much higher than how we play here at DePaul. But we always manage to come out, have fun and even surprise some of the teams with

how competitive we can be,” Murphy said. Downs, a four-year player, uses dodgeball as a distraction from reality. As a way to forget his stress, he focuses solely on dodgeball when on the court. On a rare occasion, the club will switch up their practice schedule and go into tournamentstyle games as a way of easing the players into the atmosphere faced at competitions. The club is also sure to review new players on aspects of the game like boundaries, opening rush and catching a ball out. Still, nothing compares to physically being there on the competition floor. “In the moment you hear everyone on your team cheering for you, or just some friendly trash talking,” McNicholas said. “There are times the ball just missed your head, and you feel like you cheated death. Then other times you drop to your knees laughing because someone on the other team got hit in the privates for the third time

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Dodgeball club co-president Sam Murphy has been in the club since his freshman year of college. that game.” McNicholas said while the players may carry heated, friendly rivalries with other teams, they are also able to chat and form friendships after the game is over — something that represents DePaul well. These players are talented at not letting their aggression leave the court. “Although guys like Howitzer can be intimidating on the court, he’s one of the nicest, most laid back robots off the court,” Herrejon said. “It’s impossible to join dodgeball for the first time,

play a couple of weeks and not walk out of it with a friend.” Murphy’s goal is to make sure the team is still laughing and goofing around when he graduates. He wants everyone to remember to enjoy the experience. “This club has meant a lot to a lot of people,” Murphy said. “I just hope that I can inspire people the way those ahead of me inspired me to enjoy the company we travel through college with. It’s a club for everyone, by everyone.” Danielle Harris contributed to this story.

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DePaul guard Brittany Hyrnko grabs the ball from Texas A&M guard Courtney Walker. The last time the two teams matched up was in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament where the Aggies outed the Blue Demons, 84-65. On Friday, DePaul suffered a 76-68 loss in the rematch.

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Women lose to No. 5 Texas A&M, rebound with two wins By Matthew Paras Sports Editor

DePaul women’s head coach Doug Bruno and the rest of his staff scheduled No. 5 Texas A&M as the first game of the season for a reason. As part of the three day Maggie Dixon Classic tournament, the Blue Demons could have waited until Sunday to face the team that knocked them out of the Sweet Sixteen last season. But on a Friday with just more than 2,000 people in attendance, the Blue Demons wanted to face the best right away. Taking on the No. 5 team in the nation, Bruno said beforehand that this was an opportunity to make DePaul’s season, but not make or break it. Texas A&M edged out DePaul with a 76-68 victory, and the Blue Demons came away with a valuable teaching moment.

“When you play the style we play, we don’t get put in a position that often where you have to stay patient,” Bruno said. “Patience is a vague word in the sport of basketball. And yet patience means, when really good players on the other side of the ball take A, B and C from you, that you continue to find D, E and F. “That’s the teaching moment,” he said. “We tried to do too many things ourselves instead of giving it up for the simple pass, and letting something else happen.” DePaul (0-1) had 10 more turnovers in the second half than the first, letting Texas A&M to extend a second half lead that DePaul wasn’t able to come back from. DePaul was forced to adjust throughout the game as the Texas A&M again took the

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By Matthew Paras Sports Editor

In the 41 years DePaul women’s head coach Doug Bruno has been a coach, sometimes he forgets there’s a reason that a season’s length is as long as it is. “There’s a reason that at the beginning of the season, there’s a lot of things you have to find about yourself as a team,” Bruno said. “We’re still trying to find ourselves.” As DePaul tries to refuel the offensive machine that led to so much success last season, the Blue Demons took an important step Saturday and Sunday — earning their first wins of the season. No. 18 DePaul (2-1) rebounded from Friday’s 76-68 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M with a 93-70 win against Texas-Pan American at McGrath-Phillips Arena. On Sunday, the Blue Demons earned a

comfortable victory against New Mexico, 97-59. After going scoreless Friday, DePaul forward Megan Podkowa led all scorers with 20 points. Podkowa went 0-4 in her season debut, but was much more aggressive against Texas-Pan American. Brittany Hrynko also got going, leading DePaul with 19 points against New Mexico. The energy from the Blue Demons was there on both nights despite having played all weekend. “I can’t stand the concept of ‘are they going to have a letdown,’” Bruno said. “I asked the players if they would rather practice today or play a game and they all answered with a game. So let’s not cry about having two or three games in a row.” The Blue Demons return Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. against Bradley University at Allstate Arena.

Men’s team survives UIC By Ben Gartland Asst. Sports Editor

To Billy Garrett Jr., pressure is something that doesn’t exist. Whether it’s a few seconds or 15 minutes to go, the size of the rim is the same. In an almost identical shot to the one that tied the game against Marquette University on Blue Demon day in February, Garrett hit another big three. This time, however, it was the game-winner. Garrett came off a screen and received a pass before he nailed a 3-pointer to save the Blue Demons Friday with a 72-71 win over the

University of Illinois-Chicago. The three-pointer came with 6.5 second to go after UIC had taken their first lead of the game just a few seconds before. DePaul avoided a loss after blowing a 16-point halftime lead in their season opener. “It’s all a matter of making it,” Garrett said. “I was able to make the shot tonight and now we move on to the next one.” Tommy Hamilton led the Blue Demons with 17 points and eight rebounds. Myke Henry also put in 11 points in his DePaul regular season debut and Billy Garrett finished with 12. “I just had fun. It was a good

game,” Hamilton said. “I was really into it tonight, I really wanted the team to win. We had a lot of fans out and I wanted to give them a good show.” The Blue Demons raced out to an early lead, leading UIC with a 17-10 advantage shortly into the first half. They kept adding to the lead on the back of Forrest Robinson going 3-3 from behind the arc initially, going out in front 25-17. DePaul continued to stretch their lead, eventually leading 35-17 before settling on a 46-30 lead at the

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DePaul sophomore Tommy Hamilton tied his career-high of 17 points in their 72-71 season opener win against UIC.

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