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Volume #98 | Issue #9 | November 18, 2013 | DePauliaonline.com
Women ousted in NCAA opener By David Webber Sports Editor
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—The word “history” means a lot in any context, but for the DePaul Blue Demons women’s soccer team, it meant capping off a superb year and cementing their names in the canon of DePaul athletics on Saturday night. Unfortunately, after a hard-fought first 70 minutes in the opening game of the NCAA tournament, Indiana University ruined the party with a late goal to win 1-0 and move on to the second round. The Blue Demons were playing in their first NCAA tournament game since 2003 and were searching for their first tournament win in school history. They couldn’t have asked for a matchup more exciting than their draw with the Hoosiers: Indiana set a school record this season with 44 goals, while DePaul allowed a school-record and Big East-leading 14 goals in 20 games. In the battle of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, the game followed the trend of many Blue Demon games—low scoring and physical. “I’m proud of our team,” head coach Erin Chaistain said following the loss. “I think our team had a great year and I’m happy with the team. Disappointed to lose the game, obviously, it hurts to lose.” The first half was even despite Indiana outshooting DePaul 8-1. Indiana put their foot to the gas early and never took
By Courtney Jacquin Managing Editor
As the end of the quarter approaches and you’re filling out teacher evaluations there’s a lot to consider – do you think your professors earned their keep? Perhaps, but evaluating faculty earnings isn’t as easy a process as it may seem. Faculty salaries are shrouded in secrecy, typically like the salary of any employee at a private company. DePaul is no different. But as tuition-paying students, knowing what your professor, your president and your basketball coach makes each year is relevant.
Highest-paid employees HALEY WARD | the INDIANA DAILY STUDENT
Nina Kodros and the Blue Demons started off strong but were defeated 1-0 with a late goal by Indiana. it off, significantly outplaying DePaul’s forwards and tilting the field in the Hoosiers’ favor for the majority of the game. Still, DePaul’s rock-solid defense kept the game close throughout the second half. The game continued in a plodding manner until deep into the second half, when Indiana’s Veronica Ellis took a pass and put a bouncing ball past pack of players clogging the box and into the net with just 15 minutes remaining. The goal put the Hoosiers up 1-0 and sealed the
win. “We felt it would be a tight game. Obviously our strength is defending and we knew it would be close,” Chastain said. Ana Greik had DePaul’s best chance to tie with just under four minutes remaining. Ashleigh Goddard started a rush up the left sideline before sliding a pass ahead to Greik who took a shot to goalkeeper Shannon Flower’s outside shoulder. The ball couldn’t get up in the air, though, and Flowers managed to secure it with one hand to make
an athletic save and preserve the win. Despite the gut-wrenching end to the season, DePaul has no reason to hang its heads. Their 13 wins were one more than their combined wins from 2011-2012. The team faces a daunting task of replacing six seniors integral to the game plan, but Chastain has shown she can reload a squad and continue having success. In addition, they must deal with the fact that they
See SOCCER, page 25
Students connect with typhoon victims By Haley BeMiller Nation & World Editor
A super typhoon swept through the Philippines more than a week ago, leaving the underdeveloped country forced to deal with the destruction it left behind. Typhoon Haiyan, known by Filipinos as Yolanda, hit the country Nov. 8 after storm trackers watched it swell in the Pacific Ocean. According to NPR, the storm produced wind speeds of up to 195 mph and gusts reaching 235 mph. It was particularly devastating because of its size, which was reportedly 13 feet high. Experts believe the typhoon might be one of the strongest on record, but haven’t been able to confirm that due to inconsistent measurements of wind speed.
Faculty salaries uncovered
As of Saturday, Filipino officials reported that the death toll had soared up to approximately 3,600, BBC reported. This came after initial reports estimated 10,000 deaths. However, the United Nations issued a conflicting report, suggesting that there are as many as 4,400 dead. Meanwhile, NBC News reported that 3 million people have been displaced with a little under 2,000 missing. Additionally, almost 500,000 homes were either damaged or completely destroyed. Karl Rodriguez, president of DePaul’s Asian Cultural Exchange, has family in the Philippines from several of the affected areas. When Filipino officials began warning residents about Typhoon Haiyan, he tracked his family’s storm
karl rodriguez | Asian cultural exchange
The Asian Cultural Exchange raised $410 for Typhoon Haiyan relief at its last general body meeting. preparations on Facebook. Rodriguez’s relatives and many others didn’t bother evacuating before the storm hit, and Rodriguez blamed
this on miscommunication. Residents believed the storm was only a standard typhoon,
See TYPHOON, page 10
Unsurprisingly, Oliver Purnell, the men’s basketball head coach, ranks as the university’s highest-paid employee. Purnell had $2,273,475 in reportable compensation for 2011. No. 2 on the list is President Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, CM, with a reportable compensation of $884,716, roughly 61 percent less than Purnell’s salary. As a private university, DePaul isn’t required to disclose information on faculty or staff salaries, unlike state schools such as University of Illinois. It does, however, have to file an IRS 990, the required tax form for all non-profit organizations. These filings are public information. An organization is required to include a list of its trustees, officers, key employees and highest-paid employees. The most recent data available comes from DePaul’s 2012 990, detailing information from 2011. Income is a combination of two numbers listed on the 990: “reportable compensation from the organization” and “estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organization.” The former is base salary and the latter is likely bonuses, but no representatives from DePaul were able to confirm. All salary figures listed are the total of the two forms of compensation. All exact figures for DePaul University are taken from its 2012 990, unless otherwise stated. Fr. Holtschneider’s income is, however, 100 percent donated
See SALARY, page 6