Vol. # 97, Issue #6 | October 15, 2012
Spread the word
Domestic violence legislation needs revisiting MAX
OPINIONS, page 12
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DePaul raises awareness for a cure By LISA COLEMAN Contributing Writer
Hop on the food truck wagon ARTS & LIFE, page 21
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and DePaul organizations, including its sports teams, are working towards spreading awareness and raising money to help combat the disease. Several DePaul sports teams such as soccer, basketball and softball will have at least one game throughout the year dedicated to promoting cancer awareness. Last week, the DePaul women’s soccer team had a home game in which all players wore pink jerseys. A table was setup outside
Wish Field selling items to promote breast cancer awareness. In addition to the sports teams showing their support, there are other organizations working to spread the word about breast cancer. Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is an organization on campus that works exclusively with the American Cancer Society to promote awareness. They also do fundraising for certain events, give out information and talk about prevention or what to do if you are diagnosed with cancer. Breast cancer hits close to home for one DePaul student and CAC member. Freshman Sarah Vallee lost her mother to
the disease when she was a little kid. “No one should have to lose their parent, especially to cancer,” she said. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, in the United States, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, with one out of every eight women being diagnosed with the cancer sometime in their lifetime. “Be pro-active. Do monthly screenings and check yourself,” said Catie Mandoza, CAC president. While efforts are being made by DePaul organizations to spread awareness about See AWARENESS, page 6
Kenmore closure a greater task than expected By MATTHEW SMITH Contributing Writer
Emotions ran high during a DePaul University community meeting held on Thursday to discuss DePaul’s proposed Kenmore Green project. Members of the community packed into the auditorium in the Arts & Letters building in order to hear conclusions from DePaul, the Chicago Department of Transportation and the companies responsible for the study and planning of the project. Allan Mellis of the Wrightwood Neighbors Association was one of the more vocal opponents to the plan. “Tonight, I have not heard any
mitigation to the parking issue, or the traffic flow issue associated with this plan,” said Mellis. “We are asking that DePaul continues to be a good neighbor to us, as we have to you”. The project, which was initially part of DePaul’s 2009 Master Plan, would close Kenmore Avenue between Fullerton and Belden Avenues in order to create a pedestrian mall and green space. The project would eliminate 47 unregulated and free parking spaces on the street, much of which is utilized by DePaul students and faculty. Many community members expressed concern that the elimination of these spaces would push the commuting students to park on other streets near campus and further exasperate the already frustrating parking situation in the
densely populated neighborhood. Another concern was the impact to the traffic at Sheffield
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There’s always going to be traffic, there’s always going to be trouble parking. But when we overall enhance on-campus life, we enhance our neighborhood.”
MARTY OBERMAN, former Lincoln Park alderman
and Fullerton, which is already a bottleneck and could be
MATTHEW SMITH | The DePaulia
Allan Mellis of the Wrightwood Neighbors Association was among community members at a meeting Thursday, Oct. 11 to discuss the permanent closure of Kenmore Avenue. compounded by the closure of Kenmore. The study conducted by the firms Kenig, Lindgren, O’Hara, Aboona Incorporated
found that the intersection was the most congested in the study See KENMORE, page 6