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One-third of DePaul students low income By Mariah Woelfel Multimedia Editor
On the 17th floor of 55 E. Jackson Blvd., in a corner office enclosed by windows that look out onto the Chicago skyline, Division of Enrollment Management and Marketing Vice President David Kalsbeek keeps his head down, working to develop strategies to improve academic profiles of students, increase socioeconomic diversity and increase student retention rates. On the ground, DePaul senior Abdus Saleem works not only to finish his degree, but to pay for it. His school day starts at 6 a.m., ends at 10:30 p.m., with a commute, class, homework, an hour at the gym and online job searches in between, Twitter if he’s not too tired. The rest of his week is dedicated to working 40 hours at an IT company where he hopes to be hired after graduation. This heavy workload is a tradeoff Saleem has accepted to avoid the burden of student debt. Instead of taking on loans, Saleem relies on federal and state grants — money that doesn’t need to be paid back — to offset the rising costs of a college degree. He’s not alone. Saleem is part of 34 percent of DePaul’s student body that is eligible for and receives the federal Pell Grant, and is therefore considered by the Department of Education to be lowincome. When compared to other private, four-year research institutions, this 34 percent is somewhat high. Out of 101 universities in that same category, with the No.1 university enrolling 70.8 percent low-income students, DePaul holds its spot at number 20. But when Pell Grants were instituted in 1965 to help low-income students pay for college, the average cost of four-year university tuition, room and board was around $2,000. Today, tuition skyrockets past $30,000 at private universities, and even with federal and state grants and scholarships, United States college tuition still far exceeds that of universities abroad, and that which students, specifically low-income students, can afford. And when there is a balance still owed after Pell Grants and other scholarship awards go through, many DePaul students have to make tough decisions about how they will earn or borrow the money they still owe. While Saleem found a way to balance a full-time job in order to pay
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Taylor Truskowski sits in the floor of her dorm in Clifton-Fullerton, which is meant for two but currently houses three people.
Students face overcrowding in dorms By Revan Lowe-Watkins Contributing Writer
Freshman Jolie Mills came to DePaul from Michigan excited for the experience of living away from home. Like many firstyear students, Mills looked forward to having a roommate and was eager to move into Clifton-Fullerton. Hoping for a spacious room, Mills was soon notified she would be one of three roommates living in a space originally meant for two. She didn’t anticipate the tight living conditions. “We always knew there was going to be a third person in the room, but we didn’t necessarily ask to be in a three-person room,” Mills said. “It was hard to get
situated at first, because it’s a smaller room, with more people and more stuff.” Like Mills, many other students are placed in housing that isn’t designed for the number of residents who are actually living in it. According to a 2015 Housing Occupancy Report, many of DePaul’s dorms on the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses are over capacity. The Clifton-Fullerton Hall by design can hold up to 333 residents. The report shows that the residential hall is holding 378 students at the moment. This brings Clifton-Fullerton in at a 114 percent occupancy rate, with 45 expanded spaces (number of occupied spaces over capacity), which add beds and appliances to the dorm rooms.
“I wouldn’t really suggest like putting three people in a room that’s the size of a double,” Mills said. “They say it’s bigger, but it’s only a little bigger.” When Mills and her roommates first arrived at their room, there was barely any space for their belongings. “The room was a mess when we first got here,” Mills said. The three roommates ended up having to rearrange the entire room to create as much space as they could. Even with the rearrangements, they still struggled with space creating enough space. Mills and one of her roommates share a bunk bed a few steps away from the entrance door. Mills sleeps on the bottom
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A BARK TO ACTION: DePaul
dog group promotes advocacy By Kirsten Onsgard Digital Managing Editor
It started as a joke: Wouldn’t it be funny to create a Facebook group for DePaul students, devoted to posting pictures of dogs? But by word of mouth and a love of dogs, DePaul Dogspotting blew up to the point where it came full circle for some of its original members. “It got way past just us — there’s a ton of people I don’t know in the group,” said freshman Pedro Escobar, one of the admins and original members of the group. “I had people come up to me and tell me, ‘hey, do
you know about this DePaul Dogspotting page? It’s so cool, you should join.’” DePaul Dogspotting now boasts nearly 700 dog lovers, who pore over photos of their favorite local pets. And the once tongue-in-cheek notion has spun off into its own animal rights student group, Animal Advocates of DePaul. The group was founded one day on a whim, when freshmen Simon Handmaker and Emily Dunn invited a few of their friends — like Escobar, who shared a discover class with Handmaker — to join and become admins. But then, it
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See DOGS, page 19 Lola, a popular dog, on DePaul Dogspotting, a Facebook group.
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Multiple unions organizing on campus Adjuncts contemplating unionization have options, including the SEIU and AFT By Brenden Moore News Editor
It appears the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is not the only shop in town as United Academics of Chicago, a branch of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), has also been active in the effort to organize adjunct professors at DePaul. The competing unions offer adjuncts options as they consider joining collectively organized colleagues at local institutions such as the University of Chicago and most recently Loyola University. It may also present a challenge to university administration who, while allowing non-tenure track faculty and adjuncts to make their own decision regarding unionization, have made clear their preference to remain non-union. The AFT, which represents roughly 1.6 million workers nationwide, is the exclusive bargaining unit for faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago as well as several public school district teachers in the area, including Chicago’s public school teachers. As the name implies, the union focuses mainly on organizing teachers, paraprofessionals and other schoolrelated personnel. The SEIU, on the other hand, is better known for representing healthcare workers, government employees and property service workers such as janitors, security officers and food service workers. However, the union is quickly expanding its reach into higher education. Since the start of its Faculty Forward initiative last January, the union has won victories at the University of Chicago, Loyola and other institutions across the country. For DePaul adjunct Jerica Arents, a peace, justice and conflict studies professor involved in the organizing process for the AFT, her previous experience organizing with the union as well as AFT’s experience organizing teachers led her to organize with them. “The reason I decided to organize with the AFT, is just because I’ve been connected to the AFT in the past and I sort of resonate with this idea of being supported by a union that already has a membership base that’s made up of teachers. The AFT is so devoted to education and making sure that there’s equal access to education across the board,” Arents said. Arents is glad, however, that the SEIU is also on campus to contribute to the dialogue and present adjuncts with multiple options. “I think the work that the SEIU is doing is great and I’m so happy that there is a conversation happening on DePaul’s campus around whether or not it makes sense,” Arents said. “I think the students are talking about it and obviously other faculty members are talking about it, and I really hope that adjuncts feel like there’s a movement around insuring that there’s some sort of safety net when we are sort of thrown away, because that’s how the system is set up.” While university President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. has maintained that DePaul would take issue with the National Labor Relations Board oversight it would be subject to if a union is authorized, something the university believes would
WEIGHING UNIONIZATION OPTIONS “I think any organizing that leads to some sort of collective bargaining unit where we have some protection for our employment, for our benefits, and for the fact that we are devoting our professional lives to DePaul Uni-
Service Employees International Union • 1.9 million members
versity is fantastic.”
Jerica Arents, DePaul adjunct
American Federation of Teachers • 1.6 million members
• Members mainly health care workers, public service employees and property services
• Members mainly teachers, paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel
• Representative of Loyola and University of Chicago employees
• Representative of the Chicago Teachers Union
violate their first amendment rights as a religious institution, he has made clear the university’s preference to remain a nonunion shop. “This isn’t going to change my life much, but it’s going to change the life for lots of these departments that are going to get formalized between the full-time and the part-time faculty,” Holtschneider said in an interview with The DePaulia last week. “And I’d rather not have that. DePaul’s a family place, even though it’s big, it doesn’t feel that way … Now if we were treating (adjuncts) poorly, I would get it even more, but I think we’re kind of mostly above what most people are doing.” Though Arents, who has been teaching here for five years as an adjunct, said she loves DePaul and acknowledges that it pays better than many other schools, she said the system as a whole needs a change for the better. “It’s a system that’s unjust,” she said. “We’re not being compensated fairly for the amount of work and time that we’re putting into teaching, and then the students are really the ones who end up with the short end of the stick because we aren’t available, because we’re working in different capacities in different places and we just really aren’t making a living wage for the amount of work we’re putting in.” Arents estimated that before taxes were taken out, she made $28,000 for teaching seven classes as an adjunct last year. Many expect adjuncts to be professionals in the fields they teach, but that is often not the case. “There are conversations around tenure-track or full-time faculty members doing committee work and administrative work and all these other things and I think that’s fair and valid, but the reality is that in the classroom, I have the same role that anyone else has,” she said. “I teach seven classes a year and that’s the work that I do. I occasionally pick up some sort of freelance work on the side, but DePaul is my major source of income. That’s all that
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Adjuncts and their allies march outside Columbia College last May. The unionization movement has picked up momentum lately with victories several local universities. I do.” For Arents and other adjuncts, collectively organizing is the solution to many of the issues they face as contingent faculty. And for those who are thinking of signing a union card, there are at least two distinct options to choose from. Beyond who they typically represent, the unions have different structures and organizing philosophies. According to an AFT spokesperson, the union seeks to “organize the largest possible unit.” This means organizing at the university level, not just individual college units within the university. “Organizing large units is necessarily a slower and more deliberate process, which is why we don’t typically bring out authorization cards or go public until we have a strong base of support,” the spokesperson, who wished not to be identified, said. “We do things this way not because we are afraid to be aggressive, but because we’re interested in building power, not just winning elections.” The SEIU, on the other hand, has had
a more aggressive strategy of organizing at the level of individual colleges. For instance, their victory last week at Loyola only covers the 326 non-tenure track and adjunct faculty in the university’s college of arts and sciences. While this may contrast with the strength the AFT seeks to create with a larger union, a college by college approach may undercut the university’s argument on the Adjunct Info Hub page that describes unions as a “one-size fits all” approach. The SEIU has been organizing on campus since spring last year while the AFT has been here since August. Regardless of which approach adjuncts contemplating unionization prefer, Arents is glad that organizing is occurring. “I think any organizing that leads to some sort of collective bargaining unit where we have some protection for our employment, for our benefits, and for the fact that we are devoting our professional lives to DePaul University, is fantastic,” Arents said.
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DePaul Blart: Campus Cop Public Safety officials clarify what they can and cannot do By Jackson Danbeck Copy Editor
While many universities across the nation use sworn and armed police for campus security, DePaul continues to rely on unsworn and mostly unarmed officers to protect the community. The issue of armed security is ever more relevant following illegitimate shootings by officers like the one at the University of Cincinnati last year. DePaul Public Safety officers are not armed nor have the power to arrest, as Chicago Police officers do. Instead, Public Safety officers primarily rely on local police to promptly arrive when offenders have been detained. Bob Wachowski, the director of DePaul Public Safety, said that the current method is the best fit for the university. The downside of using a police department, he said, is that their officers are required by law to respond to any emergency, whether it is on or off campus. “What that would mean is, given the layout of our campus, we would be doing a lot of services that are not directly related to the university,” Wachowski said. “That would kind of pull away some of our staffing from actually protecting the property. And that’s why it really works well as a model for DePaul.” There are some major differences between the roles played by Public Safety officers and Chicago Police officers. “We have the right to detain anybody. Our officers are trained in handcuffing and use of pepper spray,” Wachowski said. “Chicago police are the ones actually effecting the arrest, and we’re using their criminal court system for finger printing, processing and all that. We’re using their holding cells. Our campus doesn’t have to have all those types of accommodations.” Yet DePaul Public Safety is not without armed officers. Wachowski said that three part-time Chicago Police officers work for Public Safety while they are off duty. They have concealed firearms, and wear the same uniforms that the rest of Public Safety wears. While DePaul doesn’t require them to have firearms, they usually choose to because they must respond to any emergency, on or off campus. Besides the few armed officers who work for Public Safety, patrolling Chicago Police officers still have a presence around DePaul campuses, which are located in their larger patrolling beats. For instance, Chicago Police vehicles can be regularly found on Belden Avenue, across from the Student Center. This method of security was adopted by DePaul in 1975, during a period of great student unrest in the United States following the Vietnam War. Many Americans at that time, according to The Atlantic, were concerned that police were not doing a proper job of maintaining safety in campuses. Since its founding, Public Safety has greatly expanded in numbers, partly due DePaul’s acquisition of properties and the construction of new buildings. According to Wachowski, Public Safety currently has 35 full-time officers in Lincoln Park
and 30 full-time in the Loop campus. Other universities, such as University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago, instead rely on Chicago Police for their campus security. These officers are armed and have the power to arrest. Not only do they patrol their respective campuses, but also a larger beat. For example, the University of Chicago Police Department patrols the majority of the Hyde Park neighborhood, while the actual campus takes up the small southwestern corner of the beat, according to the department’s website. In the past, there have been problems with armed police officers acting as campus security. Last year at the University of Cincinnati, an officer was charged with murder for shooting a resident, who was not a student, during a traffic stop. He was one of 72 armed police at the university who could arrest and patrol off campus. Horace Hall, professor of educational policy studies and research, said that the line between campus security officers and campus police departments is becoming increasingly thin as they both expand their number of officers and area of patrol. Hall mentioned the University of Chicago as a prime example of this expansion. “The interesting comparison between private police companies and municipal forces is the ‘military look’ both are taking on,” Hall said. “You have some campus safety officers who are entitled to make arrests and to carry a firearm.” The number of universities that use armed police as security has increased in recent years, according to a campus law enforcement survey by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2011-2012. In 2004, 68 percent of four-year universities with 2,500 students or more used armed officers. By 2011, that number had increased to 75 percent. There is also a tendency for public universities to rely on police departments for security than private universities. As of 2012, 92 percent of public institutions used sworn officers, compared to 38 percent of private institutions. Even if the university has police officers for security or not, often dangerous situations are over by the time police arrive, Wachowski said. He stressed the importance for students, faculty and staff to have a plan of action in case becomes dangerous. “Everyone has to come up with their own plan to survive in situations,” Wachowski said. “It not only helps them while they’re on campus. I mean, you see the news, it’s happening in movie theaters, it’s happening everywhere. If you have your plan, you’re more apt to survive a bad situation.” One way to avoid unwanted trouble at DePaul is to use Public Safety’s escort service, where an officer can pick a student up anytime between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. to any on-campus location. Many universitites in Chicago have similar services, regardless if the ride is given by sworn or unsworn officers. Some students at DePaul had concerns regarding their safety or the safety of others.
Public Safety Says... 38% of private institutions have sworn officers 92% of public institutions have sworn officers 68% of institutions have sworn officers There are a total of 73 officers at DePaul Officers are armed with pepper spray and handcuffs The Security department, the predecessor of Public Safety, was founded in 1975
DePaul Public Safety offers escort services at the Lincoln Park Campus between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Emily Kosich, a junior who studies real estate, said she is sometimes concerned for her safety in the Loop campus. “I feel like that when there’s guys sleeping on the streets, guys going through the garbage,” she said. To alleviate concerns for safety, Kosich said that students should be more aware of their surroundings, instead of walking around while distracted on their phones. Andrea Baldi, a senior who studies biology, said she doesn’t have any concerns, but she was surprised to find out that the majority of Public Safety officers are unarmed. “I didn’t realize that was the case at DePaul,” she said. Alex Leif, a sophomore who majors in international studies and political science, said he finds inebriated and underage students wandering around at night quite troubling. Public Safety could give these students rides home, he said. “I myself don’t feel threatened when on campus, but when you’re walking out by yourself, inebriated, you’re definitely very vulnerable,” Leif said. “If there is a way that people could have support without fear of being reprimanded, I think that would go a long way.”
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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis (front right) stands with her teachers during the union’s last strike in 2012. Teachers and CPS appear to be closer to a deal this time.
TRAINING DAY Education students, professors give thoughts on CPS By Kyle Woosley Staff Writer
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will be making some heavy layoffs in the next month and it has DePaul’s education community worried. Last week, CPS announced it would lay off 433 positions, over 40 of which were in the special education and early childhood development field. Along with eliminating 180 positions altogether, this is estimated to save CPS $32 million this year. Marie Donovan, associate professor of education, said she has witnessed the CPS system as both a former employee and parent for 27 years, and she has noticed some trends. “There’s been a lot of deferred attention, particularly deferred financial attention, assuring that both the classrooms and the infrastructure of the system as a whole is fully supported,” she said. William Sander, professor of economics at DePaul, said the layoffs are a casualty in the battle between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois legislators. “They don’t have enough revenue, so they just delayed trying to sell some bonds to meet their needs for the rest of the year,” he said. “They’re delaying that partly because I think their credit rating has been downgraded to a fairly low level. They have to cut costs or increase revenues, or find revenues to meet their needs.” In order to find a solution to these financial woes, Donovan said the government needs to acknowledge the “giant elephant in the corner of the room.” “CPS, like any other large urban district serving any diverse or low-income student population, faces enormous challenges in this day and age in terms of being able to finance this kind of education,” she said. “But unlike some of the savvier city districts, Chicago has ignored its pension debt and that’s really just part of Illinois as a state ignoring it.” Sander said underfunded pensions for educators is one of the major problems and it’s causing many to retire early. “You have more and more teachers retiring and they obviously expect pensions to be there,” he said. “So either the pensions have to be reduced, which the courts are saying is not legal, or the city and the state have to come up with more money, which means higher taxes and people don’t like that.” Donovan said the problem is the CPS bills have come due and no one is around to pick
up the tab. “Anybody touched by CPS – parents, businesses that rely upon graduates of CPS to be their employees – this is a real wakeup call for us saying, ‘look these layoffs are a concrete way of showing you all we don’t have the money to do the work we’re supposed to be doing,’” she said. “Push has come to shove and, in this case, they have shoved a few people out the door.” Donovan said the layoffs are Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s way of seeing what is necessary to keep the administrative infrastructure afloat. “The administrative ranks of CPS are bloated,” she said. “They’re using dated, very old models of how a school district should be organized.” Sander said the current state of Chicago’s economy has not helped matters. “The Chicago economy has been a bit stagnant,” he said. “That obviously can indirectly negatively affect the revenues for the government. The opportunities will be more limited because you don’t have the growth you do in other parts of the country like the south or southwest.” Miriam Elkeeb, a graduate student studying education, said recent layoffs have her worried. “It makes me fearful for the future of education,” she said. “It’s always the things that get cut are the things that are needed the most.” Although Elkeeb does not student teach with CPS, she said that she has always considered it an option for her future. She now has hesitations about the condition of the current system. “From what I hear it’s stuff like lack of resources and oversized classes,” she said. “I’m worried it would be a similar environment to Detroit with older and out-of-date regulations.” Despite the bleak outlook, Donovan said this generation’s education students will be more suited than ever to take on the economy. “The requirements for becoming a teacher have been ratcheted up – more rigor is required,” she said. “New teachers are ready to do the proverbial hitting the round and running with it. If you compare them to when I got out of my undergraduate program 40 years ago, we weren’t anywhere near as prepared for the diversity challenges as they are.” Even with the lack of resources, Elkeeb said CPS can still do a lot with right-minded educators. “You have to be aware of your students’ home lives,” she said. “The suburbs tend to be
wealthier areas, but you have kids on the South Side living in poor socioeconomic conditions. You have to prepare them for the world. I would like to start off in a rougher school so I could make more of a difference and impact the students more.” Elkeeb said she has her own personal concerns when entering the field that the recent layoffs have only heightened. “I’m always worried about burnout rates and stuff like that,” she said. “When you don’t have the system on your side, it’s hard to battle that. You could burnout and the system would not have enough resources to make it worth it.” Sander said the negative economic consequences could potentially be more farreaching than just the education sector. “The city of Chicago becomes a less attractive place to live for families with schoolaged children, the city of Chicago becomes a less attractive place to live and a less attractive place for firms to locate because of higher taxes and the quality of public education in the city of Chicago declines,” he said. Donovan said she thinks these layoffs will play out similarly to those in Los Angeles and Atlanta in the recent past. “This is just part of the natural progression of things, and while it hurts right now, let’s hope that good things come of it such as the right people doing the right things for Chicago Public Schools,” she said. “It’s going to remain bone ugly for a while and I don’t have a crystal ball to tell you what the forecast is, but the next two or three years there will be a lot of shakeups like this.” Donovan said it’s important for students not to discount the experience and opportunities provided by CPS. “Student teaching in CPS is a wonderful experience,” she said. “They consistently provided our education majors with solid experiences and solid professional preparation. They remain our allies in preparing future teachers.” Elkeeb said CPS needs to be more conscientious when cutting jobs within education because of the negative socioeconomic effects it could have on students. “Investing in education is a way to help bigger problems,” she said. “If you’re investing in people who are making positive changes in society, that’s one less person that maybe won’t rely on the government system for support.”
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Despite efforts to increase school spirit Blue Demon Week falls short By Emma Krupp Staff Writer
If you visited the Student Center last week, you probably noticed the blue and red decorations signifying DePaul’s annual Blue Demon Week. Maybe you saw signs on campus that listed an itinerary of the week’s events, or even decided to check out a few of the events with your friends. Or, if you’re like freshman Madalyn Moscinksi, maybe you didn’t. “I didn’t really know why we were doing this. I didn’t know what it was at all,” Moscinski said. “I would like a warning, because I just walked into the Student Center and it was all decorated and I didn’t know why.” Moscinski’s response isn’t a unique one. Throughout campus, many students demonstrated a sense of ambivalence toward the annual tradition, which is designed to foster school spirit and pride. Hope Herten, who helped organize the Blue Demon Challenge through the DePaul Future Alumni Association, said the week felt anticlimactic. “I feel like there’s been a lack of excitement about it this year,” Herten said. “I feel like in past years everyone knew it was Blue Demon Week, and this year it’s just a little bit less. And I don’t know why that is, because there’s a lot of really great planning that went into this.” Blue Demon Week began in 2014 as a replacement for homecoming, and it’s held during a week that has both a men’s and a women’s home basketball game. This year’s events were planned by DePaul Activities Board, Student Government Association and several other organizations on campus. Events included a blood drive, a chocolate cake taste testing and a homecoming-style dance, among many others. Despite the currents of unawareness circulating throughout the student body, several event organizers said they were pleased by the turnout. Noelle Senior, the Blue Demon Week coordinator for DePaul Activities Board, said the student reaction to the week’s events was encouraging. “It’s been really good,” Senior said. “We have a lot of people that are really excited. We’re getting people really pumped for Blue Demon Week and being a Blue Demon in general.” She said students traditionally are most interested in the dance, which was
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Dibs carries the Blue Demon flag with pride during the women’s basketball game last week. There was a slight rise in school spirit last week with Blue Demon Week. held this year at Navy Pier, and the men’s and women’s basketball games. These events are held over the weekend, when students traditionally have more free time. “I think it’s kind of a nice thing just to relax right before midterms hit,” she said. Usually Blue Demon Week falls during late February, so it’s possible that the earlier date gave students less time to pay attention to advertising for the events. Additionally, despite the potential for relaxation, the looming threat of midterms may have distracted students from paying attention to smaller events that were held during the school week. It’s also fair to add that some students are naturally more inclined toward school spirit, and thus willing to attend a greater number of events. For instance, Daoud Ganama said he set up calendar alerts on his phone to remind him of upcoming Blue Demon Week events. He planned to wear a new Blue Demons shirt and foam finger that he won at one of the events to the Xavier men’s basketball game on Saturday. “I participate whenever I come by and I see (the events),” Ganama said. “I’ve done all of them. I was at the bingo one. That was nice, but I didn’t get lucky.” His favorite was the Blue Demon Night In, where attendees gathered together in their pajamas to watch movies and decorate pillowcases. During this year and in years to come, organizers plan to make the events more accessible to the general student body. Student Government Association President Vanessa Cadavillo said that she feels this year has done a good job of starting that. “From what I’ve heard so far, this is the first year that it’s felt very inclusive,” Cadavillo said. “I think the events that we’ve had planned this week invite different organizations to come together and intermingle with other students that they’ve never really interacted with before.” She said she hopes students will eventually recognize the value in showing DePaul school spirit. “I think Blue Demon Week is important because we often have trouble
thinking about the traditions we have that are recognized within the university,” Cadavillo said. “But then there are little things like taking a picture with the Father Egan statue, or listening for your voice
echoing in St. Vincent de Paul circle. And I think that with all of those combined, those are little things that turn into traditions.” Graphics by KATIE TAMOSIUNAS | THE DEPAULIA
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Student strategize ‘what to do after Mizzou’ By Aaron Lee Contributing Writer
The question of “What do we do after Mizzou?” was posed last week as members of the university community met to discuss the way forward after racial strife at the University of Missouri sparked a national debate over racial issues on college campuses. The event, held at the Richardson Library and hosted by Passport to DePaul, presented an opportunity for students, faculty and staff members to speak out about racism on campus and spark change and growth at DePaul. It came as a response to the racial crisis that occurred at the University of Missouri last year when AfricanAmerican students and athletes banded together through protests, which led to the president of the university to resign. The event featured several AfricanAmerican organizations on campus including the Black Student Union (BSU), DePaul’s Sankofa Black Student Leadership Retreat, Men of Vision and Empowerment (M.O.V.E) and Sisters Recognizing Our Never Ending Growth (S.T.R.O.NG). A panel spoke on specific topics like fighting racism and aggression and endeavors to be change agents for the future.
Jalen Hamilton, Chapter President for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, spoke on the power of student organizations unifying. Mario Morrow, BSU President, elaborated on black organizational unity on campus. One touching moment was when Raja’Nee Redmond, a junior, spoke about a class discussion on the “Black Lives Matter” movement when a Caucasian student made some negative, racist comments, which were not addressed by either the professor or other students in the class. “As a student, I was very hurt. I was very upset,” Redmond said. “I was very angry that this would happen at a institution who says that they … embrace all people regardless of their social identities.” She struggled with confronting the professor, but eventually she got enough courage to stand up and speak to the appropriate people. “I wish I would have said something. I wish somebody else had said something. But I can’t wish for other people to do things. I now realize that … you have to address it,” Redmond said. “I felt powerless. But I think it’s always important to remember your power and remember that you can do something.” As a result, Redmond is confident and not afraid to take up time in the
classroom when situations like this happens in the future. Derise Tolliver, an associate professor for the School for New Learning, agreed with Redmond that students shouldn’t hesitate or tolerate any forms of racism. “You have the right to stand up for yourselves,” Tolliver said. “Do you understand how powerful of a moment this is? This is really critical.” Tolliver was referring to how the world is listening to issues regarding racism, given the recent events that are taking place in society. She said she’s glad to see the hunger strikes, the walkouts and the sit-ins. She challenged students to take advantage of the moment and to not let it pass without voicing their opinions and coming together as one unit. “There’s a Proverb that says strike while the iron is hot. It’s real hot now.” Tolliver said. “What happened in Mizzou is major and it speaks to the power of coming together.” Tolliver also explained the importance of black organizations hosting these events and the importance of students attending these events. “Events like this remind them that they can stand up ... it’s our birthright,” she said. “It is our birthright like it’s anybody else’s birthright to stand up and speak for ourselves.” The discussion wrapped up with a
question and answer session for students. “What can I as an Arab student do?” Husam Marajda, a student of Palestinian descent, said. “As a Palestinian, what can we as non-black people of color do for black people here on campus, in the city and country,” Marajda said. “I think when people are living under struggle they can connect and this is part of me connecting and listening. He said that as a Palestinian and someone who’s faced oppression, he finds similarities in the struggles of black people and Palestinians. Ever since then he’s been someone who’s interested in helping out.” The final thought came from a student and it appeared to leave a powerful and encouraging message that was well received around the room. Sandra Odigo, a finance student, told students if they want to see change in these issues, then the change needs to first come from within, she said. Odigo encouraged students to ask themselves “what am I’m going to do to help change.” “Sometimes, I tell myself everyday in the morning, Sandra you need to wake up and see that there is something inside of you that the world needs,” Odigo said. “That it’s something beautiful the world needs and it needs that thing to survive.”
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : Jan. 20 - Jan. 26, 2016 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS JAN. 22 1) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed in Sanctuary Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital by Chicago EMT.
2) A theft from building report was filed for a sign taken from special collections in the Richardson Library.
JAN. 23 3) A smell of marijuana report was filed in Belden-Racine Hall.
A small amount of cannabis was found and taken by Chicago Police.
JAN. 24 4) A criminal trespass warning was issued to a person trying to climb the wall by Sanctuary Courtyard.
Assault & Theft
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5) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed
in Munroe Hall. The person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT.
6) A hit and run accident report was filed for a person struck by a vehicle outside the Student Center.
JAN. 25 7) A theft report was filed for a person whose wallet was taken from the Richardson Library.
LOOP CAMPUS JAN. 25 8) A burglary report was filed in the Lewis Center regarding items missing from a locked office.
9) A theft report was filed for a person whose cell phone was taken from a lab in the CDM building.
JAN. 27 10) An attempted theft report was filed regarding an incident in which the offender attempted to take the complainant’s cell phone while accepting a donation to a sports team.
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Assigned spaces and capacity of DePaul residence halls
HOUSING, continued from front page bunk. Her desk where she studies is directly next to her bed. On the right side of her desk she crams photos, books and paperwork and other belongings. Across from Mills is her third roommates lofted bed, which stands right above her desk. All of the closet units are right next to the lofted bed, where all three roommate’s keep their clothes. Anything that can’t fit into their shelving units or closets finds its way onto the floor. The roommates share a bathroom that can be entered from inside their room. But they aren’t the only ones using it, since they share it with two other residents that live next door. All together there are five people sharing one bathroom with two sinks. Clifton-Fullerton isn’t the only residential hall with high occupancy rates. The report shows that Belden-Racine Hall can hold 254 students by design, but currently holds 281 students, which makes it 27 over capacity of the design capacity. This residential hall is 111 percent over capacity. Seton Hall is also supposed to hold 235 residents, but the building currently holds 238 students, making it three students over capacity, or 101 percent. The University Center in the Loop is over capacity as well. By design it can hold 319 DePaul residents and is currently holding 341 students. It is 22 spaces over capacity and has a 107 percent occupancy rate. The number of expansions is due to a converted housing program set in place by the Housing Services Department. Rick Moreci, director of housing services, said the program adds furniture to the rooms and gives 20 percent off of the residential cost to the students entering converted housing. In this form of housing, Morcei said it isn’t required for a student to move out, if they choose not to. In temporary housing, the student can be placed in residential hall study lounges that have been turned into furnished rooms. Other options for temporary housing are spaces reserved for emergencies and in some cases vacant dorms are used. The options are available to students until they’re assigned to a permanent room, he said. “Clifton-Fullerton will probably stay over 100 percent all year. That doesn’t mean there aren’t empty beds in Clifton-Fullerton; it means that that many more people decided to stay in converted housing and it’s already above the designed capacity,” Morcei said. Although there’s a consistency of over occupancy rates, there are residential halls
that have vacancies, but they’re very minimal. For instance, Sanctuary Townhomes are at 98 percent occupancy rate. By design, the building holds 112 students, but they have 110 students in the building, leaving two spaces vacant. McCabe Hall by design can hold 186 people, and currently holds 184 students. It’s 99 percent occupied and has two vacancies. There are other housing options for students waiting in line for permanent housing. With high demand for on-campus dorms, some students are forced to wait on the waitlist in hopes of receiving some form of housing. “I have friends that are transferring to DePaul and they’ve been on the waitlist to be in the residence hall since like November, and they’re still not in,” Alex Vancil, a freshman, said. “They’re just living at home right now.” The number of converted and temporary housing in total is a little more than 100 people, Moreci said. The amount of alternate housing options is kept low, he said. The housing department doesn’t want to overwhelm students already living on campus by creating an excessive amount of uncomfortable living conditions. Moreci said that staff could become overwhelmed with too many students; decreasing the quality of assistance the staff can give to each student living in the residential halls. The number of students that receive alternative housing doesn’t guarantee that some people won’t get turned away, but it does lower the amount of people on the waitlist, Moreci said. “We don’t want to turn any students away, and we already do turn some away,” Moreci said. “This has been a number that has worked well for us, because it minimizes our waitlist, and by the time we get to fall, our waitlist is really small.” A lot goes into determining which students will be turned away from living on campus. Moreci said that many students on the waitlist are local and can commute to DePaul, if they weren’t able to get campus housing. Another way of choosing who will get housing depends upon the time they applied for the housing. If a local student applied in January and an out-of-state student applied in June, the student that applied in January would receive priority. Moreci said that if a local student and a out-of-state student applied around the same time, however, even if the local student applied for housing before the out-of-state student, the student from out-of-state would get priority, because they may not come to DePaul at all,
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Freshmen Jolie Mills and Taylor Truskowski work at their desks in their CliftonFullerton dorm room while their third roommate is gone. Clifton-Fullerton is over capacity at a 114 percent rate. compared to a local student that could most likely commute to DePaul. “There are a lot of different factors that go into this,” Moreci said. “The wider the gap is when agreements were received, the more preference given to the earlier date of the agreement. The smaller the gap, the more preference is given to where the person is coming from.” Typically the students who remain on the waitlist through the fall are local, and have the opportunity to commute to DePaul, said Moreci. He added that students enjoy the experience of DePaul campus life, with 70 percent of the freshmen class currently living on campus. He also said that the retention rate for these freshmen returning to the dorms their sophomore year ranges between 400-500 out of about 1700 freshmen that live on campus. “We actually have the right number of people to return to still make way for the new freshmen class coming in. I think retention is an important issue, but we’re in kind of a unique position at DePaul where, we’ve got enough housing to pretty much serve everyone,” Moreci said. Adam Morgan, assistant director of assignments, made it clear that students are never “turned away.” He said that housing services always makes an effort to provide other options for students to either live on-campus, in temporary and converted housing, or areas around DePaul’s campus. So if a student can’t get housing during the
quarter they applied for, then they’d be given other options or remain on the waitlist until space opens up for them. If a student is ever on a waitlist, they may wait for housing, but it depends on how long they’re willing to wait. He also said that many times students are on the waitlist because they have individual choices. “We never stop assigning,” Morgan said. “A lot of the time the waitlist is based on individual preferences and/or concerns.” Moreci acknowledged that there may be short waiting lists and some students may not return due to limited space. He added that his team surveys and looks over student comments, but hasn’t come across data that supports students’ leaving, because of space issues. Future plans for Moreci and his housing team consist of providing on-campus housing for as many students as they can. No current projects are in the works and plans for future housing developments haven’t been mapped out yet. The physical process of creating new ideas for more housing may not happen until years down the road. But for now, Mills has had enough of being cramped in a room meant for two. After her freshman year concludes, Mills plans on moving off campus into her own apartment. Although she has created close bonds with her roommates and enjoys their company, Mills said she needs more space to feel comfortable.
News. Feb. 1, 2016. The DePaulia | 9 PELL GRANTS, continued from front page page the rest of his tuition out-of-pocket, the remaining balance was a deal breaker for Pell recipient Katie Pederson. “After my GI bill ran out, and after my FAFSA money had gone through, I still owed $5,000, and there was no way I was going to be able to pay that. I saved up like $300 and realized it was just going to be way too much,” she said. Pederson, unable to take out enough loans on her own, finished her last quarter at DePaul in fall of this year, and will continue at Roosevelt University to complete her degree in criminal justice. DePaul senior Revan Lowe-Watkins, who works 15 to 20 hours a week, decided to take on student loans in order to pay the balance – an average she says, of about $7,000 for each of her two years at DePaul. A ProPublica report estimates the 2013 cost of a year at DePaul including tuition, books and living expenses at $46,375. And while Pell Grant recipients receive a discount of 52 percent, the amount of tuition dollars covered by Pell has declined significantly in the past 40 years. The percent of average college costs covered by the maximum Pell Grant declined from a high of 67 percent in 1975 to 27 percent in 2012, according to Pell Institute documents in a 2015 report. “(Pell Grants) can be seen as an example ... of how the state intervenes to cushion the costs of education being commoditized. It enables students to continue their education but it also distracts from the issue of why education has become a commodity, and such an expensive one at that,” DePaul economic professor Maureen Sioh said. The Office of Financial Aid is assisting
Lowe-Watkins in securing extra loans for “We just live out that kind of brand,” he said. “Low-income students from the rest of her tuition. “That’s really what I’ve utilized a lot low-income communities know that at DePaul is Financial Aid and people DePaul is a place where students helping me with that, because it would with a wide variety of backgrounds just be so stressful sometimes working can succeed and will succeed.” DePaul’s diversity statistics might on it with only my mom,” Lowe-Watkins said. “I need them to help me figure out support that – 37 percent of students loan situations and how to go about that are of color, and while still a minority compared to the 54 percent of caucasians, process.” After being rejected to DePaul in 2012 Vice President for Institutional Diversity on her first application, Lowe-Watkins and Equity Liz Ortiz said these statistics decided to go to a two-year community are changing quickly. “Diversity is a compelling interest college to complete her general education for higher education,” requirements, Ortiz said. ”The changing and re-apply demographic – for the to DePaul after “It’s not that we are deliber- first time, two years ago, doing so. Her m o t i v a t i o n ately recruiting low-income more students of color to become a students, but we are in fact were graduating from high than Caucasian DePaul student, providing programs and op- school students. We know in 2016 rather than apply to a less portunities for students to vis- that Caucasians will be the expensive four- it the campus, where we don’t minority, not the majority; year university, bracket off communities and people of color will have passed the 50 percent stemmed from observations she populations that are going to mark.” This compelling made during her be more low income.” interest is not only about tour of DePaul students’ ability to learn in her senior year of David Kalsbeek, Division of Marketing a diverse environment, but high school. and EnrollemntVice President it is an important aspect “The one for Kalsbeek’s work in thing I liked something called strategic about DePaul is I saw a lot of people that looked like enrollment management. “Strategic enrollment in management me,” Lowe-Watkins said. “I’m a woman of color and I just I saw the diversity here is more than just organizing universities, and not just people that look like me, but but trying to align universities’ enrollment a lot of different people of color and I plans strategically – how does it fit with the university’s overall enrollment goals? liked that.” Her experience of discovering What makes it strategic is it’s oriented to diversity at DePaul is something Kalsbeek the changing external market dynamic, claims that many students of color that it’s looking outward not just sitting and students from low socioeconomic around and saying how do we shape our backgrounds share, and decided to take enrollment within, but realizing that our enrollment our strategies are only as on costs because of.
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informed as we are sensitive to changes in market dynamics and demographic changes.” These strategies come in the form of pipeline programs and relationships with Chicago Public Schools, where schools from low socioeconomic areas are included in tours and visits to increase awareness of DePaul. These are areas that Kalsbeek said many other universities avoid. “We don’t spend all our time, and there are many institutions that do, in the magnet schools that are hyperselective to get into and are sending all of their students to college,” he said. “It’s not that we are deliberately recruiting low-income students, but we are in fact providing programs and opportunities for students to visit the campus, where we don’t bracket off communities and populations that are going to be more low income.” While adapting to changing demographics might benefit university marketing strategy and increase the presence of a diverse student body, a DePaulia investigation into diversity at DePaul last year revealed that while the Division of Institutional Diversity and Equity, as well as the Enrollment Management and Marketing, work together to cultivate an equitable experience for all students, some students of color feel less represented in person than they are on paper. “I think we have to actually define what diversity is and I think that’s the main problem,” a black woman of color and DePaul student said to the DePaulia last year. “Diversity has been correlated with representation, they’re there, so everything is fine. We need to clearly define diversity and racism, these are people’s lives at the end of the day and we can’t treat these topics as something that’s just interesting.”
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Nation &World
Things fall apart
Freedom in jeopardy for Cuban migrants RODRIGUEZ | MCT CAMPUS The U.S. and Cuba eased tensions last year after negotiations between President Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba and the re-opening of the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C.
By Piper Schad Contributing Writer
With easing tensions between the two countries, many Americans are thrilled at the possibility of vacationing in Cuba. The Cubans themselves, however, are scrambling to leave. Nearly 15 years ago Marcos Lorenzo and his family, like so many others since the revolution in 1959, fled Cuba for their northern neighbor. Lorenzo, a DePaul freshman, lived on the outskirts of Havana until he was 4 years old. In the country’s capital, grocery store shelves were bare and the technology outdated. Even though both of Lorenzo’s parents graduated from college and worked as engineers, they only made the equivalent of $40 a month. “My house was a mess; it was falling apart. There were no windows — they were busted out,” Lorenzo said. “We had one room and we all slept there.” Not much has changed on the communist island since then. In fact, Marcos’ mother Ingrid Lorenzo said it gets worse every year. “It looks good on the news. It really bothers me that it’s cool to go to Cuba now, you know so many people have been to Cuba — Rihanna, Mick Jagger,” Mrs. Lorenzo said. “But to me it’s exploiting the whole thing. They don’t see the real side of what’s going on in Cuba.” International action was triggered earlier this year when 8,000 Cuban migrants trying to reach America got stuck in Costa Rica near the Nicaraguan border. After many weeks of impasse, an agreement was reached that will allow the immigrants to come to the U.S., where Cubans are granted special refugee rights. The second airlift of Cuban migrants stranded in Central America is scheduled for Feb. 4. Nearly 200 Cubans will be flown from Costa Rica to El Salvador. From there the migrants will continue by bus through Guatemala and Mexico until they reach the Texas border. Lorenzo made it to America by plane in 2001, but the journey wasn’t that easy for some of his relatives, who
chose other means. The first members of “They would get in a van and would his family who came to America, an uncle just get as near the border as possible and and grandmother, traveled by water in the they would open the doors and would all '90s. just run out,” Lorenzo said. “Fortunately “They literally made a raft out of some my dad made it.” common objects around their house and Cubans who step foot on U.S. land are they came here on a raft,” Lorenzo said. given refugee status, but those who travel “They sort of planted the seed for the rest by water are subjected to different policies. of my family.” The “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy allows The decision to move to America was any Cuban migrant who reaches U.S. soil not an easy one for Mrs. Lorenzo. to qualify for legal permanent residence, “When I was growing up before I grad- bypassing the routine immigration prouated from cess. However, if a college my idea migrant is caught was 'I’m never “My house was a mess; it was traveling by sea in going to leave the 90 miles bethis coun- falling apart. There were no tween Cuba and try, this is my Florida, they are country. I have windows — they were busted sent back home. to stay here This rule is an and fight,”' she out.” amendment to the said. “But it Marcos Lorenzo, DePaul freshman Cuban Adjustment gets to a point Act (CAA), a law when you reenacted in 1966 in alize that you’re not going to go anywhere response to the influx of Cuban migrants in your life. You’re not going to have any after Fidel Castro’s revolution. The CAA alfreedom.” lows Cubans who have lived in the U.S. for Growing up in Cuba, Mrs. Lorenzo said one year and one day to qualify for a Green she was bombarded with propaganda from Card and then citizenship. Spouses, chilthe government. She remembers hearing dren and parents of U.S. citizens can then about all the crime and violence that hap- be issued visas. pened in America. “The Cuban Adjustment Act was cre“I was sitting on the plane and still ated to use as a political weapon against questioning if I was making the right deci- the Cuban Revolution by creating a brain sion for my son," Mrs. Lorenzo said. "And drain in the country,” Felix Masud-Piloto, a it blows my mind that that’s the power of DePaul professor and expert on U.S.-Cuba the government. You don’t know any bet- relations, said. “Many, if not most of the ter. And they still do it today.” current migrants are young professionals As the U.S. Coast Guard buckled down seeking a better future.” on Cubans arriving by water, Lorenzo’s faThere was a 78 percent increase in the ther opted for the land route. number of Cubans entering the U.S. in “My parents always told me if someone 2015, according to the Pew Research Cenasked me how I got here to tell them that ter. This is widely believed to be the result of I won the lottery," Lorenzo said. "You win President Obama’s plan to ease diplomatic the lottery and you get to go. But the reality tensions and loosen the trade embargo is that my parents (…) were like ‘No this with Cuba. This has set many Cubans into a is awful, I don’t want my kids to grow up panic, worried that improved relations will here.’ So my dad saved up a lot of money." jeopardize their exclusive refugee status. While Lorenzo and his mother stayed Immigration reform has continuously behind, Lorenzo’s father hired smugglers, a been a hot topic throughout the 2016 presicommon yet dangerous method to get him dential election cycle. Earlier this month through Mexico. Republican candidate Marco Rubio criti-
cized Obama’s policies towards Cuba. The Florida senator, a Cuban-American himself, calls the negotiations “one-sided” in favor of Cuba’s communist regime. “We're going to have to re-examine not just the Cuban Adjustment Act and make changes to it based on new realities but also the benefits people are qualifying for," Rubio said. After decades of an oppressive dictatorship and poor economic conditions, however, many Cubans are still weary and willing to risk their lives for better opportunities in America. “If the U.S. eases tensions and drops the embargo they aren’t really going to have the same sympathy as they used to,” Lorenzo said. Lorenzo still goes back to Havana almost every year to visit his family members who stayed. They often bring suitcases full of supplies like medicine and shoes. Food provokes vivid memories of the dismal conditions in Lorenzo’s homeland. “Our definition of a decent meal was getting hot dogs every once in awhile. You don’t get steak, you don’t get chicken, you don’t get any of the stuff you get here. In fact, in Cuba the literal term for beef is meat of kings,” Lorenzo said. The Lorenzo family has a tradition where they take relatives who have just arrived in the U.S. to Walmart so they can see the vast variety of products available to them. “It’s not uncommon for them to start crying when they step inside and see all the merchandise,” Lorenzo said. Lorenzo and his family are hopeful that things will start moving in the right direction, but they know it will not come easily. “It’s one thing re-establishing ties with Cuba, but what I believe the Cuban people need is to abandon the old form of government or at least reform it dramatically because it is the government and the deep rooted socialism engraved in everyone’s minds that is causing most of the problems,” Lorenzo said.
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RIC BOWMER | AP LaVoy Finicum, a rancher from Arizona who is part of the group occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the the refuge.
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SETH PERLMAN | AP Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the State Capitol.
Zika virus spreading
Oregon ranchers stand down, 1 killed
Houston, Texas
Burns, Oregon A spokesman for the armed occupiers of a wildlife refuge who died in a confrontation with officers earlier this week was shot when he reached for his waistband, a law enforcement official said Thursday. Robert Finicum died Tuesday when he and other prominent figures in the occupation were stopped by law enforcement officials on a remote road. Meanwhile, occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were dwindling in number. Four were left Thursday morning. There was a lot of police activity around the refuge Thursday afternoon and it was unclear whether more had left or surrendered. The occupation by ranchers and others began on Jan. 2, and at one point there were a couple of dozen people holed up, demanding that the federal government turn public lands over to local control. But the compound has been emptying out since the arrest of their main leader, Ammon Bundy, and 10 others over the past few days and with the death of Finicum. Bundy, Finicum and others were traveling in two vehicles when they were stopped by law enforcement officials. Bundy and four others were arrested during the stop. A law enforcement official said Thursday that Finicum, who had been acting as a spokesman for the occupiers, was armed and he was shot after reaching toward his waistband multiple times. The official also said Finicum did not have an opportunity to fire any shots. The Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office on Thursday confirmed the person shot in the Tuesday confrontation was Finicum, a 54-year-old Arizona rancher. The last occupiers have been posting YouTube videos demanding assurances they would not be arrested. "We're still stuck here, four of us. They're telling us it's safe to leave, but it's not safe," a spokesman believed to be occupier David Fry said in a video.
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A municipal worker sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus, at the Imbiribeira neighborhood in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
Finger-pointing continues, no state budget in sight Springfield, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used his State of the State address Wednesday to make another case for changes he says would make Illinois more competitive, even as he acknowledged that huge opposition from Democrats has prompted a record budget stalemate and crippled social services and other programs. Rauner touched on many of the same agenda items he's pushed unsuccessfully for the past year: imposing term limits on lawmakers, freezing property taxes and allowing local governments to strip unions' collective bargaining rights. He also attempted to show he's taking a more bipartisan approach to 2016, saying again that he will back Democratic Senate President John Cullerton's plan to overhaul Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension system and referencing Cullerton's call for school funding reform in saying he wants to direct more money to classrooms. "All of us in this chamber had a difficult year together in 2015 as we debated a budget with structural reform," Rauner said. "But it is not too late for this General Assembly to make historic progress for the people of Illinois." But his roughly 40-minute speech made clear that the battle lines over a budget impasse about to enter its eighth month haven't changed. And Democrats — almost all of whom refrained from joining Republicans in applauding the governor — were quick to criticize. "Until I see substantive progress, my patience with this charade of cooperation has all but dissolved," said Senate Assistant Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, a Democrat from Maywood.
Rauner and Democrats who control the Legislature have been unable to agree on a budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. Democrats want the governor to approve a tax increase to help close a roughly $5 billion deficit. Rauner says he won't sign off on a tax hike until Democrats give him some of his "structural reforms." Democrats have refused, saying those changes will hurt working families and drive down wages while helping Illinois' highest earners get richer. "In terms of finding new revenue, I've said consistently that I'm prepared to negotiate with the governor," said Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. "But I do believe that as part of a revenue package that we ought to have increased taxes on the wealthy of Illinois." Republicans blamed Democrats for the budget deadlock, which began after the majority party in May passed an outof-balance budget, which Rauner vetoed. Democrats insist the governor could've vetoed only parts of it to reduce spending instead of dismissing it entirely. "The fact is they gotta stop playing the victim," said Republican House Leader Jim Durkin. "They put us in this position. They sent that ridiculous budget to the governor and I applaud the governor for vetoing it." Last week, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois announced that it would close 30 safety-net programs and lay off 750 employees because of $6 million in overdue bills from the state. The programs impacted include services for the homeless, mentally ill and seniors who need home care. Chicago State University has said that come March, it won't be able to make payroll.
The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next week to decide if they should declare an international health emergency. The warning from the World Health Organization came amid a call to arms by officials on both sides of the Atlantic over the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to a spike in a rare birth defect in Brazil. "As long as we don't have a vaccine against Zika virus, the war must be focused on exterminating the mosquito's breeding areas," Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said. The U.N. health agency called the special session in part to convey its concern about an illness that has sown fear among many would-be mothers. Meanwhile, U.S. health officials said Thursday while they have not yet seen spread of the disease in the 50 states, the number of U.S. travelers infected over the last year in the Caribbean or Latin America has climbed to 31. The Zika virus was first discovered in Africa in 1947, but until last year, when it was found in Brazil, it had never been a threat in the Western Hemisphere. The virus causes no more than a mild illness in most people. But there is mounting evidence from Brazil suggesting infection in pregnant women is linked to abnormally small heads in their babies — a birth defect called microcephaly. Earlier this month, U.S. health officials advised pregnant women to postpone visits to Brazil and other countries in the region with outbreaks. But "for people who are pregnant and considering travel to the affected areas, please take this seriously," Anne Schuchat, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said. "It's very important for you to understand that we don't know as much as we want to know about this yet."
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Chicago police unions push to destroy decades of complaints By Kate Kownacki Contributing Writer
The term “non-racist” has been floating around social media recently as a result of a video published by The Guardian. The video details the differences between being non-racist and anti-racist. Non-racism is characterized by a moral objection to racism absent of any action to end racism, whereas anti-racism is characterized as being morally opposed to racism and turning that moral objection into the fuel for progressive change. Antiracism is taking responsibility, taking action, and affecting meaningful structural change. Right now, an integral component of policing reform in Chicago is about to meet its fate on the desk of Cook County Circuit Judge Peter Flynn. Unions that represent the Chicago Police Department (CPD) are pushing for the destruction of disciplinary files that date back to 1967, backed by the argument that under the police union contract all misconduct files should be destroyed five years after any given incident. A decision made at a hearing on Jan. 15 gave both sides until March 15 to agree on a system that decides which records are preserved and which are destroyed. According to the Associated Press, “Flynn said Friday that he will eventually have to consider whether the state's Freedom of Information Act requires the city to release material it shouldn't have had in the first place.” More recently, allegations have surfaced of police officers tampering with dashcams to inhibit audio recording. Particularly in the dashboard footage of 17-year old Laquan McDonald, who was shot and killed by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, the lack of audio is haunting. According to DNAinfo Chicago, “On 30 occasions, technicians who downloaded dashcam videos found evidence that audio recording systems either had not been activated or were ‘intentionally defeated’ by police personnel, the records show.” Whether it is the destruction of records that are key in determining which officers have a history of misconduct or the possible tampering of dashcam footage, there is undoubtedly an issue within CPD. Officers within the department must
have something to hide, and as taxpayers and concerned citizens we have the right to know what exactly it is that they are hiding. Although there are groups of passionate activists and journalists fighting for transparency, many Chicagoans seem detached or unconcerned regarding matters of police misconduct. The overarching reasoning behind our stagnant nature tends to be misplaced hope in our policy makers, or even more prevalent, a sense of disconnection we feel between police misconduct and our own lives. If it does not directly affect us, we seem to lack the necessary sense of urgency when it comes to dramatically transforming policing practices. There is no sense that we are connected to these issues on any deeper level, no sense that we play a role in the system that is responsible for the disproportionate murders of black Americans by the police. Oftentimes, where there is a strong moral objection to police brutality, there is an accompanying feeling of innocence. While you may be disturbed hearing news of police brutality, personally you do not feel guilty. After all, you didn’t kill anyone. You didn’t pull the trigger on the gun that took another person’s life, so what more can you offer than your condolences? What seems to be absent in this reasoning is the fact that many of us benefit from the same system that is responsible for killing our neighbors. While people of color continue to be targeted by the police, many of us continue our lives absent of the constant fear that plagues people of color on a daily basis. In a study conducted by The Guardian in 2015, “young black men were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers,” which resulted in a “final tally of 1,134 deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers this year.” Our silence and inaction is only encouraging this behavior. It is not enough that you oppose the lack of accountability. It is not enough that you cringed when you watched the video of Laquan McDonald's tragic death. It is not enough that you care. It is not enough. This is a call to action, a call to realize that things will not change so long as we continue playing the role of concerned citizens absent of any action. According to the Citizens Police Data Project, of the
officers who have received at least one complaint between Jan. 1, 2011 and Dec. 7, 2015, 22 percent received four or more allegations of police misconduct. The officers who have received four or more complaints made up more than half of the total complaints received. If years of disciplinary files are destroyed, the history of unaccountability is destroyed. If you are on the side of the unions, think carefully about your position. Is it a mere coincidence that the initiative to destroy these records came after major investigations were launched to investigate the Department's practices? Isn't it the public's right to know what has been hidden for all these years? To be perfectly clear, this is not an indictment of all police officers. This is an indictment of a system that continuously allows its police officers to go unpunished for committing crimes. This is an indictment of a society that watches while it happens. Fortunately, there are organizations working to combat the lack of transparancy within CPD. The Invisible Institute's Citizens Police Data Project was recently given a $400,000 Knight News Challenge on Data grant to grow its existing online database of police misconduct reports and allow residents to file complaints online. John Bracken, the Knight Foundation's vice president for media innovation, sees the Internet as a major tool for communities demanding police accountability. "The work The Invisible Institute has been doing feels like a national model for a way transparency can serve the public," Bracken said. "As this project grows, a key component is to engage the community and have them share their experiences. They don't rely just on a digital component — they have a way for the community to share and engage and that's at the core of what they plan to do." If we want to see change in our society, in our policing, we need to initiate a major paradigm shift. We need to abandon non-racism and embrace anti-racism. We need to stand in solidarity with those who are affected by this horrendous police misconduct. We need to demand transparency in our policing so we can then demand accountability. MICHELLE KRICHEVSKAYA| THE DEPAULIA
Pay to play: Internet radio faces higher fees By AJ Karolczak Contributing Writer
This past December the Copyright Royalty Board, the group responsible for overseeing copyrights and royalty payments through the Library of Congress, announced new rates for music played via the Internet. To be clear, this impacts online-only radio stations, not FM and AM radio, or satellite radio. The new law significantly increases the cost a station pays each time a song is played. In the world of streaming and Internet radio, having more listeners is not always a good thing. The more people tuning in, the more money the station owes. The discussion of how musical artists are compensated for music played digitally has become an increasingly visible topic. Last year artists such as Taylor Swift and Adele made headlines for holding out on streaming services that some argue do not pay artists enough. The extra money from Internet stations may be a nice boost to the artists receiving airplay, but consider some of the groups that will have to foot the bill. Radio DePaul, the university’s Internet only radio station, is not spared from the increase. Unlike some other
local colleges or high schools with an FM radio station, Radio DePaul operates solely online, and therefore receives no special or educational licensing from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “We are an educational college station, even though that's not official,” Radio DePaul faculty advisor Scott Vyverman said. “The FCC doesn't recognize or oversee streaming radio, educational or otherwise. While we know who we are and why DePaul supports our operation and further know that we shouldn't be held to the same copyright fee rates as Pandora, the Copyright Royalty Board has seen fit to lump us together. If we had a license, we would navigate and deal with this differently.” One step the station could take would be to reduce the amount of music played on the station, though that would fundamentally alter the content. The other option would be to consider fundraising tactics. Vyverman hopes to take neither road. “Focusing more on fundraising would not be something that I would welcome. It would fundamentally change who we are. We will cross that bridge if we have to, but for now, we are looking to deal with the hand we've been dealt,” he said. Beyond the implications the new copyright laws may have on
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the university’s radio station, the new laws ultimately are a burden to those seeking content that cannot be found elsewhere. Internet radio has offered listeners some salvation from commercial radio. Niche formats have been able to find small, active communities online where artists can continue to receive airplay and reach fans. Veteran Chicago program director and DJ Rick O’Dell is familiar with this situation. O’Dell operated an Internetbased smooth jazz radio station for three years after the format was left without a home on Chicago radio. O’Dell filled the void for listeners until shutting the station down on Jan. 1, when the increased rates went into effect. But it is not so much an “us” versus “them” mentality between broadcasters and artists. “The law isn't counterproductive, because artists deserve compensation. Internet broadcasters who were
running their businesses as a serious, legitimate enterprise appreciate that artists deserve to be paid,” O’Dell said. “In many ways I preferred to see those dollars go into an artist's pocket as opposed to a faceless corporation. The new royalty increases weren't equitably applied. That's the problem I have with it, not the fact that I have to pay royalties in the first place,” said O’Dell. Unfortunately, it can be a double-edged sword. Artists can only receive royalties if someone is listening to their music via an online station. An online station can only operate and play the music if it can afford to. It is in the Internet broadcasters’ best interests to no longer do it alone. Instead of operating as independent entities, some organization on the part of Internet stations could go a long way in influencing future changes. “If Internet broadcasters had been better organized, we
at least could have had a seat at the table,” O'Dell said. “As it was, we weren't represented at all. That's not the fault of the FCC or CRB. That's our fault. You can't influence the results of the game if you're not in the game.” Without representation or organization, the Internet radio industry will continue to have to abide by laws in which they had no say in crafting. For stations like Radio DePaul, there is some hope that other educational based outlets could join forces. “Thankfully we have the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System on our side. They are fighting the good fight for us and I hope that they will continue to appeal and argue on behalf of all college stations, especially the streaming-only stations,” Vyverman said. Otherwise, voices and content lacking representation on traditional radio risk being silenced by the new payment system.
The myth of "backdoor" data access By Nicholas Oviatt Contributing Writer
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been turning many heads the past few years over its controversial surveillance program. But recently, as reported by CNN Money, retired fourstar general and former head of the NSA, Michael Hayden, made headlines for suggesting that the government should not end private data encryption. Current FBI Director James Comey has criticized tech companies such as Google and Apple for helping terrorists “go dark.” He specifically criticized the practice of giving customers the only key to unlock their devices and personal chat history. Comey wants these tech companies to retain keys so that devices could be accessed through a backdoor, pending a court warrant. While speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Miami Beach, Hayden said, “I disagree with Jim Comey. I actually think end-to-end encryption is good for America.” There is some consensus among America’s tech professionals and academics that data encryption protects everything by keeping everyone out, including criminals and foreign spies. Denying the U.S. government access to “backdoors” not only protects individuals from a variety of threats, but it also could enable the U.S. government to better protect itself from foreign cyber-attacks. Last October, The Wall Street Journal reported that CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity firm, warned that its customers in the technology and pharmaceutical industries had faced
unsuccessful intrusions from Chineselinked hackers. And last September, as reported by the BBC, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management had millions of fingerprints stolen by a government hack, and most blamed China as the culprit. It is clear the U.S. government has proved itself, at best, to be a struggling player and, at worst, an incompetent player in the field of cybersecurity. Still, this is the same government that believes it knows best on how to deal with cybercrime. “There is no such thing as a backdoor that just the government has. That's a pipe dream in the purest sense of the word,” said Lucas Wittwer, a junior at DePaul majoring in information assurance and security engineering. “The moment you make a backdoor so that the government has access, the Chinese, Russians and even unscrupulous private parties have your data. Saying it is required for national security is borderline asinine.” In regards to the threat of terrorism which many in Washington have raised concerns about, Wittwer believes there are more effective ways of stopping terrorist attacks. “Multiple studies have concluded that most communication for terrorism happens in ‘clear text’ without encryption,” Wittwer said. “A recent example is the Paris attacks. They were discussed in detail in a Facebook group.” Perhaps most concerning of all is the current lack of media coverage. Even in the 2016 presidential races, most candidates have remained vague when asked about the issue of data encryption. As reported in a Time article in
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NSA director Admiral Michael Rogers speaks at the 2015 National Conference of the State Guard Association of the United States. January, the main Democratic candidates appeared to be “out of the loop” regarding a debate question that asked about encryption technology. Bernie Sanders completely derailed when he said, “it is not only the government that we have to worry about, it is private corporations.” Hillary Clinton also largely avoided the question, but offered something more on point when she suggested “better intelligence cooperation.” The Republican field is largely on the same page, with most candidates believing the U.S. government should have greater powers over digital communications, even if most debate answers were vague or hard to follow. The clear exceptions were Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HewlettPackard Company, and the Libertarian-
leaning Sen. Rand Paul. Fiorina said she was against forcing companies to decrypt data, but that closer cooperation between social media companies and the U.S. government was necessary. Paul warned of using surveillance measures that would amount to tactics similar to those used in China or North Korea. Politics may be complicating the issue, but we cannot let it compromise our resolve in sticking to the principles set forth by our Founding Fathers. The Federal government’s attempts to force companies and individuals to decrypt their private data amount to a huge affront on our personal liberties and our nation’s security.
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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Focus LINCOLN'S LASTI
Lincoln leaves his leg
By Jaycee Rockhold Focus Editor
Even though Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, a few years before Chicago was nicknamed “the Windy City,” he certainly played a large role in its politics. Lincoln, who was the 16th president and president during the American Civil War, often frequented Chicago in his lifetime. As a result, traces of Lincoln can be found all throughout the city, whether it’s
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Lincoln attended the Chicago River and Harbor Convention, where he gave a short speech. The convention, which drew around 2,500 people, was designed to garner more funding for “internal improvements,” which was a term that typically meant better transportation for trading, navigation, and commerce.
an official holiday or a statue in his memory. Illinois is one of the seven states that recognizes Lincoln’s birthday. On Feb. 12, some business and schools are closed down, depending on the city and state. In Chicago, all state affiliated offices, Chicago offices and Chicago public schools are closed to respect the holiday. In a few other states, Lincoln’s birthday is observed as part of President’s Day, which is actually George Washington’s birthday. Lincoln was born in 1809 in Hodgenville, a small town in Kentucky. However, Chicago was a city he often visited. Uncommonly known due to his presidency, Lincoln practiced law (without a law degree, which was common in the late 1800s) for many years before he was elected. He even served on the Illinois legislature and a term in Congress. When he eventually ran for president in 1860, Chicago was filled with Lincoln supporters, often referred to as “Lincolnites.” However, his campaign didn’t necessarily follow his “Honest Abe” policy. According to the Chicago Tribune (which Lincoln had a subscription to, according to the paper), some Lincolnites “were paid to be there, so even back in 1860, Chicago politics
wasn’t beanbag." “Without Chicago, there would have been no Lincoln as we know him,” DePaul history professor Mark Pohlad. “Illinois and Chicago politics catapulted Lincoln into national politics by angling to get him chosen as the Republican nominee (in Chicago in 1859).” However, it wasn’t just his profession that led to his strong ties with the city. Lincoln and his wife both enjoyed the recreational aspect of Chicago. “He loved our city, its hotels, its theaters and having his photograph taken in galleries down along Lake Street,” Pohlad said. “He and Mary Todd Lincoln — she loved the shopping here — pondered coming back to Chicago when he retired.” Because of Lincoln’s relationship with Chicago and the state, it’s customary for Illinois students to celebrate Lincoln’s life and legacy. Growing up, DePaul sophomore Kara Humanski didn’t really notice how much students learned about Lincoln. Instead, it was just a normal topic that was taught every year, which is usual for any Chicago suburb. “Every other person I knew growing up in the suburbs went on a field trip to Springfield in eighth grade
focusing exclusively on him,” Humanski said. “It was the same thing every year in elementary school. No matter what topic we were covering in history, there was always a unit on Lincoln.”
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OCT. 5, 1848
This year, Lincoln was scheduled to speak at a Whig presidential rally. The event was originally supposed to take place at The Sherman House in Chicago, but his two-hour speech took place at a square near the courthouse instead due to an overwhelming turnout.
JULY 25, 1850
Even though Lincoln didn’t live in Chicago, he often visited the city during the 1850s for legal cases. While there, Lincoln gave a eulogy for President Zachary Taylor.
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OCT. 27, 1854
Throughout 1854, Lincoln made several speeches against the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act promoted the decision to allow the population in territories to decide whether or not slavery was allowed in the particular area. On Oct. 27, Lincoln made a final speech on the topic at North Market Hall in Chicago.
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Lincoln returned to Chicago to meet with Norman B. Judd, who was the current Illinois Republican State Chairman. With Judd’s help, Lincoln laid out the possibilities for his candidacy for the Republican Presidential campaign. This year, Lincoln also had to settle a dispute between Judd and John Wentworth, the owner of the Chicago Tribune.
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gacy on Chicago Chicago has several permanent homages to Lincoln, in the form of avenues, sculptures and buildings. “A couple of the best sculptures of Lincoln are here, too,” Pohldad said. “The one by Saint-
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Gaudens behind the Chicago History Museum is a masterpiece.” The Lincoln sculpture, titled “Abraham Lincoln: The Man,” created by Augustes SaintGaudens, is part of Lincoln Park around the intersection of Clark Street and North Avenue. The sculpture, which was unveiled during a special ceremony in October of 1887, drew thousands of people. There are also a few replicas of the statues in cities around the world, including London and Mexico City. A second Lincoln sculpture by Saint-Gaudens can be found in Grant Park. Before being installed in the park in 1926, the sculpture could be found in different places around the states, including being displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The sculpture, titled “Abraham Lincoln: The Head of the State,” was originally supposed to be part of the “Court of the Presidents,” an area in Grant Park that was designated to have presidents represented through different art pieces, but the project eventually didn’t follow through. Several other places in Chicago are named in Lincoln’s honor. In addition to several
schools (such as Abraham Lincoln Elementary School), places and neighborhoods also share his name. DePaul’s own neighborhood, Lincoln Park, honors the president. Even though it was originally named Cemetery Park and then changed to Lake Park, it was renamed after Lincoln’s assassination. In turn, several attractions within Lincoln Park are also named after Lincoln, like the Lincoln Park Zoo. Every year on President’s Day, the Chicago History Museum has activities that honor Lincoln. Located at 1601 N. Clark St. in Lincoln Park, anyone can join in on listening to the Chicago Brass Band. If live music doesn’t really sound appealing, then “With Lincoln Productions” is honoring the holiday by putting on a production of “Meeting the Lincolns.” The museum also offers plenty of different exhibits and walking tours, including a special Abraham Lincoln installment that focuses on his election. Occasionally, the museum offers a special traveling exhibit that allows patrons to see Lincoln’s deathbed. Besides being one of the most important presidential figures in the United States, Lincoln has also had strong influence
in Chicago. Chicago also held a significant role in Lincoln’s campaign, being one of the cities that helped to launch his career in the Republican Party. Lincoln and his family’s love for the city pushed them to keep returning. Even though he never got to retire in the city like he planned to before he was assassinated, his name and his legacy are still stamped all over Chicago. “Chicago has had a long love affair with Lincoln,” Pohlad said.
MAY 9, 1865
The civil war ends with victory for the North.
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APRIL 14, 1865
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MAY 18, 1860
At the National Republican Convention in Chicago, Lincoln narrowly clinched the Republican nomination. According to numerous publications like The Chicago Press, the crowd went wild for Lincoln, rejoicing in his official nomination.
Despite fear of a potential assassination and fatigue, Lincoln attended a play with a few friends. Before Lincoln’s security could stop him, John Wilkes Booth murdered Lincoln that night, spurring a manhunt for the escaped Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson took over his position.
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Photo courtesy of THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Lincoln released the Emancipation Proclamation, APRIL 12, 1861 which declared all slaves in the The American Civil seceding South to be freed. War begins under Lincoln’s presidency.
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Arts & Life
Connect the dots
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Artist Dianna Frid installs a sculpture for her exhibit “Dianna Frid & Richard Rezac: Split Complementary” at the DePaul Art Museum.
New exhibit brings artists’ work together By AJ Karolczak Contributing Writer
Two new exhibits at the DePaul Art Museum allow visitors to think critically about connections. Inline image 1 The first of the two exhibits, titled “Nexo / Nexus: Latin American Connections in the Midwest” seeks to show artworks that depict Chicago and the Midwest as a hub of connections for Latin American artists. “The exhibit tries to show important intersections between artists from Latin America, mostly Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and those Latino artists of the same background who crossed their paths in Chicago, which resulted in a fruitful exchange of ideas and modes of working,” DePaul art professor and museum curator Bibiana Suarez said. Suarez, and associate professor of Latin American art history Delia Cosentino, organized the collection as a tie-in to the upcoming Latino Art Now! Conference, which will be held in Chicago in April. “Nexo / Nexus” includes a combination of works from the DePaul Art Museum’s collection, as well as a number of works from private collections across Chicago. Though there is not one overall style to the collection, the pieces share a commonality through Latin American identity. Suarez said a unique attribute of the exhibit is that it includes artwork from artists across several generations. But several are from the 1990s, which Suarez says is important for visitors to be aware of. “Many of the pieces are from the 1990s, a time when the multicultural ideology which brought up questions about identity and inclusion strongly permeated the Chicago art community.”Suarez said. “The exhibit also pays homage to the contributions of Carlos Cortez and Jose Guerrero, two Chicano artists that had a strong influence.”
Dianna Frid & Richard Rezac: Split Contemporary Jan. 28 - April 24 Nexo/Nexus: Latin American Connections in the Midwest Jan. 28 - April 24 Also new to the DePaul Art Museum is the exhibit titled “Split Contemporary,” a juxtaposition of works including a mix of sculpture, weavings, drawings and books. The focus of “Split Contemporary” is artists Dianna Frid and Richard Rezac. The exhibit works to combine their works together in ways that allow the two artists to comment on one another’s work. For example, Frid’s “Evidence of the Material World,” created specially for this exhibit, is complemented by an untitled Rezac work hanging directly over it. “It gets you to ask, ‘why is this here’ or ‘what relationship does this have?’ I think that was one of (curator) Matthew Girson’s goals, to get you to look at the world the way an artist sees the world,” DePaul Art Museum administrative assistant Kaylee Wyant said. “Split Complementary” challenges visitors to draw connections and relationships between the different works on display. Beyond the works of Frid and Rezac, the collection is enhanced by a number of other pieces from the museum’s collection, as well as the special collections of DePaul’s John T. Richardson Library. “The objects and books from the DePaul collections offer possible associations and links to known forms and objects,” said DePaul art professor
and curator of the exhibit Matthew Girson. “At the same time, the open-endedness of the works by Frid and Rezac invite us to question how well we actually know the forms, objects and books drawn from the collections,” Girson said. The exhibit fills several rooms across the museum’s two stories. Each room includes works by both Frid and Rezac that bear some similarities to one another. On the second floor, stripes on a Dianna Frid embroidery are complemented by stripe effects on a hanging sculpture by Richard Rezac. But view the sculpture from a different angle, and it bears a diamond-like shape, pointing across the room where another Rezac piece is dotted with diamonds. Placement of the items is key to the collection and the experience. Among Girson’s favorites in the collection are “Esta Mina,” a 2015 book by Dianna Frid featuring unique cutouts that expose different mineral rocks, and “Untitled” (12-09) by Rezac, a wood and aluminum sculpture that defies identification. “For my money, the best art challenges us to think, feel and experience in surprising ways. The idiosyncrasy of the works in this show are all formally unique and their lilting, hovering references can be puzzling. This is a good thing,” Girson said. Drawing connections between the works of art is the key to both exhibits. Whether it is understanding how Latino artists draw on the Midwest as an influence for their work, or how works complement one another in “Split Complementary,” both exhibits challenge museumgoers to think critically about what they are seeing. “I am confident that viewers to the exhibition will appreciate the craft and the form of the objects,”Girson said. “I hope they are also inspired to question how different types of objects can help us appreciate the things we encounter outside the exhibition.”
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FIRST CHAPTER DePaul grad returns to read from debut novel “And Again” By Edna Espino Contributing Writer
Years ago, a young woman sat in Room 115 of the John T. Richardson Library mesmerized by the words of the American writer Roxane Gay. She herself would write 60-page short stories for fun, but settled on a path towards an undergraduate degree in political science. Today, the tables have turned. In addition to pursuing that degree, Jessica Chiarella also acquired a masters in writing and publishing (MAWP) from DePaul and with it the publication of her very first novel, “And Again.” A Vernon Hills native, Chiarella returns to stand where Gay once stood and share with the DePaul community what they helped her create. “All I was looking for was for a professor to say, ‘You have some talent,’” she said. With little to no experience in comparison to her fellow graduate peers she didn’t think she had a place in the writing program. She found reassurance from professors like Rebecca JohnsTrissler. “I first met Jessica when she was a student in my speculative fiction workshop,” Johns-Trissler said to the crowd that gathered to see Chiarella speak in the Richardson Library. “She wrote this wonderful story called ‘The Slow Fall.’ It’s one of those stories you can’t help but remember. I was very pleased when she showed up in my novel writing workshop the next year.” “It doesn’t shock me that she’s here at all,” Bridget Bell, a classmate of Chiarella, said. “She gives really great ideas and is really methodical in the way she thinks about it and so I always cherish her feedback in the classroom and outside the classroom,” Bell said about their time in the novels workshop together. “She’s always given wonderful advice and also in reading her own work, you just didn’t want to put it down even in those early
drafts.” A two-course sequence, students worked diligently to write 200 pages over the course of 10 weeks, 6.000 words per week, and the students would work on revisions in the second session. It was in that class that the first draft of “And Again” was created in 2013. It was sold to a CONNOR O’KEEFE | THE DEPAULIA publisher October of the Jessica Chiarella reads from her debut novel “And Again” in the John T. Richardson Library on Jan. 26. following year — a quick Chiarella, a DePaul alum, graduated from the Masters in Writing and Publishing program. trajectory. “I moved back with my parents,” Chiarella said. “I was commuting in. I was paying out of pocket. I did a lot of things that you’re really not supposed to do as a young person just because I was all in on the idea of being a writer and it was really tough. It took me four years to go through a two-year program because it’s all I could afford but in the end it worked out incredibly well.” “She really credits this program for giving her a work ethic and a sense of rigor that has allowed her to write almost two works now,” Michele Morano, the director of the Masters in Writing and Publishing program said. Morano described the program as one centered on creative writing and some publishing skills but that fundamentally works to develop skills and work habits. CONNOR O’KEEFE | THE DEPAULIA Chiarella confessed to moments of doubt. Shortly before her agent was “And Again” is Chiarella’s first novel, and focuses on four people who were given a scheduled to send out her manuscript to second chance on life in genetically perfect versions of their former bodies. editors, she said she thought, “I’m going to write her and say not to send it out. I’m them complexity, they’re recognizable have been restored but also unmade. going to tell her I know how to write a to us as real people even though their Chiarella is now working on her novel now. I’ve done it once before I can situations are unlike anything we’ve ever second novel that she hopes meets the do it better this time. I just don’t want her encountered.” standards created by “And Again.” She to send that one. It’s not ready. It’s not a “I like to imagine the world as it could is currently enrolled in the University of good representation of my work.” A fellow be instead of as it is,” Chiarella said. California, Riverside’s MFA in creative roommate and friend talked her out of it. “And Again” follows four terminally ill writing. “It’s fantastic,” Morano said when patients as they re-enter their lives when asked what she thought of the book so far. given new, cloned bodies. Offered a second “She’s really good at bringing characters chance at life, they come to find that they to life and making them real, giving
Chris Pine relates to hero in ‘The Finest Hours’ By Jesus Montero Staff Writer
Disney’s first release since the massively successful “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a historical disaster drama based on a true story, “The Finest Hours,” which opened on Jan. 25. The film is about the true-life story of the biggest small boat rescue attempt in Coast Guard rescue history in 1952, and is based on “The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue” by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. A young four-member crew is assigned to fight Mother Nature as they attempt to rescue more than 30 stranded crewmen of the
SS Fort Mercer and SS Pendleton, which were destroyed by winter winds and waves. Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) and his team must endure a dangerous life-claiming blizzard in order to save Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) and his oil tanker crew. With the crew members doubting their survival, a successful return seems unlikely with the frigid temperature and 70-foot high waves. Pine plays a Coast Guard captain who knows he’s been sent on a suicide mission but solemnly keeps his composure for the sake of his men and the mission. Supporting cast members playing part of the crew are Ben Foster, Kyle Gallner and John Magaro.
The supporting actors portrays ultimate loyalty on screen for Pine as they embark on a mission they know they might not return from. While viewers hold their breath to see if they make it back, Pine’s fiancée Miriam (Holliday Grainger) also anxiously awaits for his return. This historical retelling is told by a 1950s old-fashioned style of characters. Casey Affleck portrays a forced leader who must rise to save his oil ship crew. Often a scene stealer, Affleck captures the honest demeanor of a humble needed leader. With heavy character development between the stellar cast members, the audience is
truly invested in the performances and in the unbelievable real life actions that the Coast Guard and oil tanker crew members faced during the harsh blizzard. “Just by being alive people have felt not a part of the group or not liked, or feel like they don’t have friends, or don’t have as many friends as they want, or feeling out of place. I certainly saw that in Bernie,” Pine said in a phone interview with The DePaulia on the personal struggles his character overcame that he related to. Heroic action roles are normal for Pine, with roles like Captain Kirk in the recent reboots of the Star Trek franchise and Jack Ryan in “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.” In “The Finest Hours,” Pine’s
overcoming heroism is done not by CGI but pure will power. “I guess in our tiny ways, being in the film business is hard enough. There’s a lot of love involved obviously for the incredible amount of rejections.” Pine said about relating to Bernie. “That’s the great thing we get to do as actors. Even though I’ll never know what it’s really like to be a Coast Guardsmen, or what it’s like to go against 70-foot waves with zero visibility, and what it’s like to rescue men off a split oil tanker, there’s a certain kind of general human emotions and feelings that you can attach to and bring your own experience to.”
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Originally created as a streaming service for other television networks, Netflix has created several successful original programs, and plans to release even more this upcoming year.
DON’T GO AGAINST THE STREAM By Jelena Colak Contributing Writer
On Jan. 17, Netflix excited fans around the world when they announced the dates for when their original shows would premiere this year. Bringing back fan favorites like “Orange is the New Black” this summer and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Jessica
Jones” throughout the rest of the year, Netflix is set to have a massively successful year. The streaming service is set to release over 30 new original programs this year, after the previous success of shows like “House of Cards” and “Narcos.” The streaming service also just became available in almost every country throughout the world, presumably leading to massive viewership for their upcoming original programs.
Love
Premiere date: Feb. 19
“Love” is another foray into television for Judd Apatow, in the upcoming comedy that he created with Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin and is set to produce. The show stars Gillian Jacobs from Community and producer/creator Rust and will be a look at dating and relationships through the perspectives of the two main characters.
Fuller House
Premiere date: Feb. 26
With the entirety of the “Full House” cast (with the exception of the Olsen Twins) returning, the “Full House” spinoff follows D.J. Tanner and her children, as she moves in with her sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy Gibbler after the death of her husband. Fans who have been waiting for years have told hold out until Feb. 26 to see their favorite family back together again.
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Over 20 years since “Full House” ended, (almost) the whole cast is reuniting for “Fuller House” — a spinoff following DJ and Stephanie Tanner, Kimmy Gibbler and their kids as they all move in together after the death of DJ’s husband.
Marseilles
Premiere date: March 11
Fans of “Arrested Development,” rejoice. Co-produced by “Arrested Development” creator Mitch Hurwitz and starring Will Arnett, “Flaked” is a show about a California guy (Arnett) whose carefully constructed image starts to fall apart when he falls for his best friend’s girlfriend, played by Ruth Kearney.
Premiere date: May 5
A French political drama starring acclaimed French actor Gerard Depardieu as the long-time mayor of Marseille hoping to close one last deal before he leaves office. Depardieu plays Robert Taro, who has to come face-to-face with his former protege in the next upcoming election. The show is the first French original production for Netflix, and fans are already dubbing it the “French House of Cards.”
Stranger Things
Premiere date: July 15
Other than the most talked about shows, Netflix announced that Winona Ryder is sort of trying to reach millennial audiences with “Stranger Things,” a drama about a missing boy in Indiana that leads to much bigger mysteries. The eight-episode series is set in the 1980s and premieres this summer.
The Get Down
Premiere date: Aug. 12
Music enthusiasts and Baz Lurhmann fans (he’s the guy who created “Romeo + Juliet” and wrote the screenplay for “The Great Gatsby”) have to wait until Aug. 12 for the first six episodes of his “The Get Down,” a music-infused drama about 1970s New York. Knowing Lurhmann’s style it will be the perfect show for those hot and dreamy August nights.
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Starring and developed by Will Arnett, “Flaked” is about a self-help guru named Chip, and will be released on March 11.
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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ parodies the Jane Austen novel By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor
In Jane Austen’s novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” which was first published in 1813, the main concern of the Bennet sisters is finding a suitable husband. In “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” a film based on a 2009 parody novel, it’s safe to say the Bennet sisters have larger, scarier and hungrier concerns — zombies roaming through their idyllic English village. The stars of the film — Lily James, Matt Smith, Bella Heathcote and Douglas Booth — recently spoke in a phone interview with The DePaulia. The DePaulia: “Pride and Prejudice” is, for many people, Jane Austen’s magnum opus, and a lot of people will go see a movie if it has the words Pride and Prejudice. But how do you sell the concept of “and Zombies” to those Austen purists? Lily James: Well, I think that there’s been a lot of “Pride and Prejudices” before in the past. It’s been done very, very well and
I think it’s always interesting, especially if you love something to see it done in a different way. What we all found was kind of crazy was that put something so, so surreal and strange as zombies in “Pride and Prejudice” and somehow some of the scenes and relationships in the book become heightened, become really clear. Liz Bennet gets to beat the crap out of Darcy which is really a sort of a physical expression of all her sexual frustration. And I mean, that’s a very basic analysis, but it was just interesting how the zombies kind of contributed. Bella Heathcote: Yes. Look, it’s just—Jane Austen’s all about female empowerment and this film is too and it just has a cynical expression because we get to beat the crap out of zombies so there you go. I think they’d like it. LJ: Girl power. Jane Austen would love girl power and so would Jane Austen purists. Matt Smith: And also they’ve probably seen it done so many times. It has been done and near perfectly a few times as well so it’s kind of cool for them to like just
DOGS, continued from front page snowballed. Perhaps drawn by its quirkiness or cuteness — none of the three could exactly pinpoint its draw — Dunn estimates about 400 members joined within two weeks, all with an eye out for pups on campus. “It’s fun to be on the lookout for dogs — because then you see dogs,” Handmaker said. “It’s a win-win.” The group is loosely based on the 100,000 member original Dogspotting Facebook group, which pegs itself as a “sport and lifestyle of posting random dogs.” It’s equal parts competition and cuteness, with a semi-controversial point system and boasting strict set of rules. No posting pictures of dogs you know, no selfies, familiar dogs or “low hanging fruit’ — dogs in pet stores, dog parks or vet clinics. Extra points for big dogs, working dogs or heroic dogs. But on DePaul Dogspotting, there’s photos of dogs on the quad — with captions lamenting their cuteness — along with memes and personal pets. It’s more about community than competition. “For us, we don’t really have a point system,” Dunn said. “If there’s a puppy, go for it. Spread the joy.” Dunn said that like her, the page fills a void for many students who miss the animals they left behind to attend DePaul. For her, it’s her “princess” of a yellow lab, Molly, who is at home in Cleveland. “We’re all living on campus now, so we can’t have dogs — or any pets at all,” said Handmaker, who has cats at home but identifies as a dog lover, too. “It’s a nice way to get your daily dog fix without having a dog.”
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“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” based on the 2009 parody novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, stars Bella Heathcote (L) and Lily James (R) as Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, respectively. Opposed to the original novel by Jane Austen, the Bennet sisters are trained in martial arts and fight zombies with Mr. Darcy. see it in a different way. DePaulia: This novel has had a kind of long, slow road to the screen and had gone through a number of different directors in particular, and writers. Did any of you have any trepidations about this prior to the beginning of the shoot? LJ: Well, to make a film happen, I’ve learned it is such a long journey. Films are in development for like 13 years, I think “The Danish Girl” this year was in development for 13 years so that didn’t worry me that the script had been around for so long, in fact it really drew me into the project. DePaulia: This is an immensely subversive take on this story and that gives you guys some leeway to kind of bring in maybe less traditional takes and this is for anyone, less traditional
As a result, some local dogs have become fan favorites. There’s the lumbering St. Bernard, Buddy, and Lola, a golden retriever puppy which fans watched grow from a fluffy little pup into a full-grown dog. Dunn said that most owners are likely aware of their pet’s niche fandom. “Lola is probably our most famous celebrity on there,” Escobar said. “It’s a yellow lab puppy on the quad — of course people stop and take photos of it, it’s adorable.” Dunn said that once they realized the audience they had, they decided to channel the page towards a cause they are all passionate about: animal rights. Shortly before the deadline to apply for a DePaul organization, they whipped up a constitution for the newly formed Animal Advocates of DePaul. “I feel like in today’s society, animals might not get the voice they need. They’re a minority that literally cannot speak for themselves,” Escobar said. “If humans do not think about the effect they’re having on these issues, nothing’s going to change. And on top of that, I really love animals, I really do.” Animal Advocates of DePaul is still in its initial planning phases, but a strong turnout at a Fall Quarter meeting has them hopeful for success. This quarter, they are looking into volunteering with local animal shelters, such as PAWS, which can offer them both time to make a difference and socialize with dogs. It’s an activity that’s both reflective of the fun-loving spirit of Dogspotting, and the organizers’ passions. “I’m very proud of them,” said Animal Advocates of DePaul advisor and Honors Program Assistant Director Jennifer Kosco. She also advised Escobar and Handmaker’s
takes on these classic characters. Was there anything that you specifically put in to subvert these characters or our expectations of them or that you just thought was a particularly interesting twist that is provided by this kind of project? LJ: I didn’t purposely try and subvert (Elizabeth Bennet) because so much was just done anyway in the story, in the plot and the circumstance, but because of that I think my Liz Bennet is much angrier, more spirited. She manifests what she feels more, she can’t hide it as well as, I think, Liz tends— does in the original and so I think Matt played Parson Collins and you were pretty subversive. You can talk about that. MS: Yes. I think because there are zombies in the film, like somehow eternally that allows you
to be — sort of make bold choices because the laws of the universe are slightly heightened and the characters that exist in it can therefore be slightly heightened. I think maybe subversive is the right word or the wrong word but just to reinvent characters that have been played before much like you would play Hamlet and every actor gives that their spin — I think with Jane Austen and this work it’s a similar idea. You’ve got to bring something new to the table which everyone did, I thought. LJ: And because it’s a period genre and because it was zombies, it meant that we could be way more free. Like we had knives hidden in our knickers, like we could do anything we wanted.
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One of the posts on the Dogspotting page featured this dog in the Student Center. It’s rare to see dogs in the Lincoln Park Student Center, making pictures like this valuable on the DePaul Dogspotting Facebook page. discover class, and became an early member of the Dogspotting group with photos of her Doberman Timmy. “It’s a cause that’s important to me, and I love seeing that there are students who feel the same way,” she said. Though they have bigger plans in mind, for the Dogspotters, even the little moments in the group — like poring over pictures of pugs or posting quirky comments — have cultivated a sense of community. Even
though it is virtual, the founders have seen the group bring people together over a shared love of animals. And it’s no longer just a joke. “There’s a really good sense of camaraderie, and I see a lot of different people interacting on the page,” Handmaker said. “I think it really does inspire a sense of goodwill and friendliness between people who may have zero connection outside the Dogspotting page. It brings people together
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RESTAURANT WEEK REVULSION
Pricey, alternative menus not worth it By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor
To highlight the innumerable things a person can do and the food they can try in Chicago, the annual Chicago restaurant week returned Jan. 22. Visitors and residents alike could partake in special menus at select restaurants that highlight all that Chicago has to offer — the unique qualities that set each restaurant apart and make that $33 or $44 lunch or dinner worth it. At 2901 N. Sheffield Ave., Barcocina offered decadence for those willing and able to pay $33 for a three course meal, but for the rest of us who are trying to hold on to meager college paychecks or money from parents, the regular menu doesn’t disappoint either. The restaurant, which fuses traditional Mexican cuisine and “various multicultural cooking techniques into Mexican fare,” offered three distinct courses — though nothing for vegetarians — for Chicago Restaurant Week. When I went on a busy Thursday night, I couldn’t help feeling a little pretentious or like someone in a higher tax bracket. Chorizo-stuffed mushrooms, seared tuna and a Oaxaca and pomegranate enhanced guacamole were part of the first course. The second course consisted of options like lamb meatballs, with foie gras, sherry and pistachio gremolata — whatever that means — which were flavorful and creamy in a way I never expected from a meatball. Dessert, which is not on
the other menu, offered diners the option of blackberry bread pudding, Mexican chocolate mousse and date cake. All are probably winners I’m sure, but the bread pudding made me reconsider my usual dislike of soggy bread. But I’m still not convinced it was worth the price tag. For participating restaurants — there are more than 350 total — the week seems to be an opportunity to show off the skills of those in the kitchen, as well as to bilk tourists. Barcocina’s usual menu has similar items: the guacamole, though not blessed by Oaxacan cheese or pomegranate seeds, will still provide diners with something different because of the balsamic vinaigrette they drizzle on it. No one is missing out. The regular menu also provides other options to share. Guacamole, jalapeno cornbread and Yucca tots, as well as lamb meatballs similar to those from Restaurant Week, graze the menu and all are good to share with friends (which keeps the cost down considerably). The tacos, as part of the usual menu, are a real demonstration of the fusion that Barcocina talks about on their website. They offer traditional options: lamb barbacoa, steak and chicken tinga — which has a great mix of spicy and sweet thanks to the chipotle almond sauce and the cole slaw — as well as “fusion” items such as the “cheeseburger” taco, with smoked cheddar, cabbage and mango sauce. Other non-traditional items include
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Chilaquiles from Barcocina’s traditional menu. Barcocina was one of the 350 restaurants participating in this year’s Restaurant Week in Chicago. Korean short rib tacos and pineapple pork. Though the meal was enjoyable, I wouldn’t try a Restaurant Week menu again. The first time I went, with two friends who are also collegeaged, we ended up splitting appetizers, tacos, and the bill which was considerably less than what restaurant week offered, though not more filling. As an attempt to bring in tourists, the week of events and deals does well: it highlights restaurants and their chefs and helps bring in revenue. However, splitting a regular meal with friends — an unpretentious one devoid of foie gras cream sauces or pistachio crumbles called gremolata — is just as good. For those not interested
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The tacos, part of Barcocina’s traditional menu, highlight the restaurant’s fusion in their Mexican-inspired food. in fusion attempts, there are French, Italian and American contemporary style restaurants
participating in the week, which ends Feb. 4.
Former DePaul student, music publicist accused of sexual misconduct By Jaycee Rockhold Focus Editor
COMMENTARY Heathcliff Berru, once one of my role models, was founder of Life or Death, a PR company that represented many of my favorite bands. However, after recent sexual harassment allegations, Berru stepped down from his position and the company quickly disbanded. Berru, who attended DePaul without graduating, is allegedly among the many men who still take advantage over women in the music industry. When I first got in contact with Life or Death, setting up an interview with Berru seemed like it would be an easy feat, but it took longer than I thought it would. After two cancellations, being placed on hold several times, and having the interview cut short, I had a negative view on Berru. Especially in light after learning about the sexual misconduct
accusations against Berru, I realized that this man was not one that should be a role model. The music industry is tough enough for women to participate in, and it’s even worse when people they should be able to trust are among the perpetrators restricting them. Amber Coffman, vocalist for Dirty Projectors, was the first to speak up publicly against Berru. Coffman recalled a specific experience she had with Berru at a bar, in which he touched her inappropriately. Over Twitter, Coffman explained how “this was someone (she) barely knew and had just met.” At first, she trusted Berru because of their mutual friends and his position within the music industry. After revealing what Berru did to her, she also commented on how she knew many people that had similar experiences, tweeting “I’ve been told many women have had scary stories about him for years but are scared to speak up”. In an interview with Billboard, Coffman described how she wasn’t
necessarily afraid that Berru would tarnish her music career if she spoke up, but acknowledged and overall arch of sexism. “There’s no real code in place to protect women from this kind of behavior,” she told Billboard on January 20th. “There’s a lot of tolerance for sexual harassment and a lot of complacency.” Since then, numerous women have stepped forward with their own personal stories regarding Berru. Bethany Cosentino, singer of California-based band Best Coast, was among them. On the Best Coast twitter account, Cosentino praised Coffman for telling her story. Even though she didn’t go into detail about her experience with Berru, she agreed on his poor character, calling him a “scumbag” and agreeing that she had also caught wind of Berru antagonizing other women. Wavves, whose singer has been in a very public relationship with Cosentino, quickly fired Life or Death after learning about the allegations.
Beth Martinez, a music publicist for Danger Village, said in an interview with SPIN magazine that a friend responded with “that has happened to a lot of women,” after relaying how Berru assaulted her while giving her a ride home. In the email interview, she later on praised how women in the music industry were supporting those that were presenting their own experiences with Berru. “You do not need to be afraid for your career by giving in to men who try to hold power over you,” Martinez told SPIN. Berru once said in an interview with the DePaulia that one of the goals of Life or Death was to “bring the music community together.” However, Berru has damaged the industry more than he has supported it. Berru is just one example of men using their power over women.
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Snarfing up sandwiches at new restaurant By Ben Savage Asst. Sports Editor
I remember how close I used to be to so many people. Funneled into the same grueling, hormonal prison, day after day after day; I was in high school. The peers I had were so random in their assortment, it really would have made more sense for nobody to get along with anybody. But that wasn’t the case. We survived together. We overcame the monotony of standardized testing and having to pretend to be friends with our exes so that our friend groups remained intact. We became close with each other. College isn’t like that. Life won’t ever be like that again. Our lives are catered to our will so thoroughly, that the camaraderie of waiting at the bus stop with someone you don’t really know, but are able to completely understand their current struggle because they too have Mrs. Pagano for English and of course they hate “Huckleberry Finn” too because there’s no reason that that book should still be revered, and you never have to smell the chemically-tainted flatulence of Zach Clark in weights class, so you never get to spend the rest of an entire day comparing his farts to various medieval torture techniques with your classmates. Everyone around you now is the same. Different, sure, but effectively the same. They will enjoy “Snarf ’s” too, a newly opened sandwich place in Lincoln Park. Taste and smell, as you probably know, are potent factors in recollection. When I ate at Snarf ’s, I thought about eating the #17 sandwich at the best deli in Lafayette, California: “Morucci’s.” I thought about high school, and I
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Snarf’s opened in Lincoln Park and other Chicago locations late in 2015 and serves sandwiches, soup, salad and sides. remembered being close to people. Heck, I even remembered Erik Pyle. This sandwich-based transport is well-worth the $7.75 (plus free chips and drink with a DePaul ID). If not for the invoking of a vastly different time, for the sandwich itself. Your first bite of a sandwich from Snarf ’s isn’t about the taste. The first bite is about the crunch. Standard sandwich joints have betrayed you in the past, just like N. did in high school, so you don’t expect much of anything. But then you get the crunch, and N. is forgiven as your
ears, yes your ears, enjoy the first note of the sandwich. Seconds later, your teeth mash the meat, cheese, bread and your choice of the works, into a gelatinous mish-mosh of toasted calories. Your mouth enjoys that. I chose the French Dip, and it was outstanding. The meat was served the way it deserves to be served. The Italian was also fantastic, teeming with the salt content to make Seabiscuit come back from the dead for just. One. Lick. So when your next lunch break actually happens around lunchtime, go
to Snarf ’s. You’ll see me there, probably by myself. I might shoot you a confused, “I know you, I think,” look, and you’ll do the same, but not at the exact same time so that it isn’t overtly obvious that we both know each other and are just ignoring each other because it’s just easier not to speak to people than to speak to people. We won’t understand each other’s struggle. Snarf ’s is located at 955 W. Webster, and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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There’s no doubt that Mike Stud has been running the “frat rap” scene for a few years now, but his new album has strayed away from that genre, and it’s still fire. His new album, “These Days,” includes 10 tracks that he describes as “lifestyle records.” The All-American baseball player from Duke University produces yet another impressive album with witty references to sports, girls and life. The album even features a surprise verse from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, Marcus Stroman.
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Feb. 19 Focus Features It’s hard to dislike a motivational sports movie (even if you’re not a sports fan), and it’s even harder to dislike a movie telling the story of Jesse Owens, one of America’s most beloved athletes. “Race” chronicles Jesse’s track career at Ohio State University through his success at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, despite facing adversity because of his race. Stephan James makes an unforgettable turn as Owens, as he struggles with the weight of representing his race and his personal struggles. Also standing out was Jason Sudeikis, who excels in his first dramatic role, playing Owens’ coach, Larry Snyder. While a good film overall, it’s doesn’t stand out too far from other sports films, but still tells an important story of an iconic man. ERIN YARNALL | THE DEPAULIA
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LIVE Feb. 2 Kid Cudi Riviera Theatre 4746 N. Racine Ave., $49.95
Feb. 6 Homesafe Beat Kitchen 2100 W. Belmont Ave., $8
Feb. 5 Metro Station House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn St., $20
Feb. 7 The Reclaimers Schuba’s Tavern 3159 N. Southport Ave., $0
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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and while it reminds people in relationships about the love they feel towards each other, for others, it reminds them of the empty feeling in their cold dead heart. If you find yourself like me in these early weeks of February, make sure to blast these songs and focus on your anger and hatred for other people when the overwhelming hearts and chocolate emerge. 1. Three Days Grace — “I Hate Everything About You” It’s hard to be confused about
the meaning of this song when you see a title like this. This song is about pure hatred and is not suitable for Valentine’s Day, but it’s perfect for all of us. 2. Green Day — “Platypus” Is there anything that represents anger better than really fast punk music filled with swears and insults? I didn’t think so. In Green Day’s most angerfilled song not directed at George W. Bush, frontman and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong sings about how he wouldn’t mind if the subject of the song died. 3. Eminem — “Puke” You can go ahead and skip over the intro of Eminem puking,
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instead focus on the anger in Slim Shady’s lyrics. “Encore” is arguably one of Eminem’s weakest albums, but “Puke” stands out among some of his best songs about the hatred sitting in his black heart. The thought of hating someone to the point that you want to vomit may be extreme for some, but for those who can relate to this week’s DeJamz, you’ll understand his sentiment. 4. Radiohead — “Creep” For when your hatred isn’t directed at the outside world, but rather at yourself, Radiohead’s 1993 lament “Creep,” is perfect. The lyrics, in which frontman Thom Yorke sings about how he is a creep and a weirdo are sad
Across 1. “You got that right!” 5. Quick-footed 9. Hemingway moniker 13. Miner’s strike 14. Shade giver 15. Cobbler’s replacement 16. Wednesday, typically 19. Like a fox 20. Provides wonderment 21. Down sources 22. Blossom’s support 23. Window filler 24. Hardly peppy 27. “The Wind in the Willows” character 31. Regarding birds 32. Indigenous Japanese 33. Gp. concerned with defense? 34. Part of a sound system, often 38. 112.5 degrees away from S 39. Cohort
and make me think about all the things wrong with myself, It’s nice to get a little selfloathing out from time to time, but overall, it’s more productive to direct the anger in your empty soul towards others. 5. Brand New — “Seventy Times Seven” There are no lyrics that better sum up the feeling of hating somone than “Have another drink and drive yourself home. I hope there’s ice on all the roads. You can think of me when you forget your seatbelt, and again when your head goes through the windshield.” Jesse Lacey is cold, and so am I. This is the best song to blast
40. Grab the tab 41. Abandoned 44. San Andreas fault phenomena 45. Paving block 46. Nearly unsolvable 47. Delphi VIP 50. Potter’s oven 51. ___ out a living 54. Long-flight facilitator 57. Beginning 58. Army group, e.g. 59. Geometric measure 60. Dole’s running mate in 1996 61. Boxer’s target 62. Garden annoyance Down 1. Some donations 2. Drudgery 3. Air current 4. Nancy Drew’s beau 5. Like some tomatoes 6. Introduction or
in your car while you’re trying to cover up the fact that you’re crying thinking about how much you hate a former best friend. 6. Limp Bizkit — “Break Stuff ” Do you ever have one of those days where you are angry from the moment you wake up to when you go to sleep? If so, then Limp Bizkit is the band for you. In the nu-metal band’s classic song, frontman Fred Durst raps about the anger he feels throughout the day and how it builds up to the point where he needs to break things. We’ve all been there, right?
preface 7. Lacrosse officials 8. “Not ___, later maybe” 9. Word with “puff ” or “keg” 10. Protected, on board 11. One of equal standing 12. Offers a question 15. Angler’s gear 17. Spanish-speaking female, often 18. Intensify 22. Gaff or boom 23. Velvety bloomer 24. Housebroken 25. Like a ewe 26. Fair attractions 27. Exercise authority 28. Gathers leaves 29. From port to starboard 30. Fruit-filled desserts 32. End of a lace 35. Talk idly 36. Ageless, to poets 37. Far from wet
42. Steep artificial slope 43. Turned on again 44. Greet in the military 46. They played Sinatra 47. Siberian river port 48. Ceremonial occasion 49. Kicker Vinatieri 50. Bingolike game 51. Dublin’s isle 52. Certain joint 53. “Ods bodkins!” 55. Nylon ruiner 56. Community ordinance
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Sports
Roll the dice: make sports gambling legal COMMENTARY
What is
$95 billion
By MAtthew Paras
worth?
Editor-in-Chief
Almost as soon as the matchup for Super Bowl 50 was set, the gambling line for the Denver Broncos-Carolina Panthers was revealed — Vegas casinos opened with the Panthers favored by five and a half points (-5). The last time the Denver Broncos were in the Super Bowl two years ago, $119 million was wagered legally in Las Vegas, according to a report from the Associated Press. The amount of bets placed on the Super Bowl have increased in nine of the last 10 years, and it’s not a stretch to say that this year’s Super Bowl will again break that record. Meanwhile, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan argued in court last week to dismiss the lawsuits brought by the daily fantasy sites DraftKings and FanDuel. The two companies and the state will fight in court over whether daily fantasy sports are considered gambling or not. But that discussion misses the point, and the Super Bowl is another reminder why. It’s time to legalize sports gambling. “It comes to down one issue: control of the situation,” DePaul professor Phil Meyers, who teaches a class on sports law and politics, said. “That’s the key issue whether something is considered gambling or not, and it’s a gray area. It can fall on one side or it can fall on another, depending on lobbying and where the money is. “It’s about money and control.” The money is certainty there. In August, the American Gaming Association sent out a news release that estimated that $95 billion would be placed on the upcoming football season with only $4 billion of that being
More than the networth of Kim, Kanye, AND Bill Gates.
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Quarterback Cam Newton will lead the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7. legal. Online sports gambling has blown up, and while technically illegal in the U.S., it’s easy to place wagers at the various websites out there that are hosted outside the U.S. If the U.S. were to legalize it, the global gaming research firm Gambling Compliance produced a report that said the U.S. would project as much as $12.5 billion in gross gaming revenue if sports gambling were to be to legal. If gambling were to be reformed, it would most likely have to be on a federal level. The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals struck down laws in New Jersey that would have made it legal to bet on games, saying it violated the Professional Sports and Amateur Protection act of 1992. The law, which allows sports betting to be legal in Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana, is outdated. It’s hypocritical that people living in four states can enjoy legal wagering on sports, but the other 46 states can’t. In
MEN'S BASKETBALL , continued from back page “It very frustrating, but we’ve been inconsistent throughout the whole year,” DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr. said. “It comes with an adjustment in culture. The sooner we can fix it, the better we’ll be. But stuff like that takes time.” It’s that adjustment in culture that has tested the Blue Demons under Leitao. Ten games into the Big East season, the Blue Demons have only one conference victory on hand, a one-point win at that. The differences in culture were stark. Xavier remained calm when missing their first eight shots to begin the game. To search for a boost, they went to sophomore guard Larry Austin Jr. off the bench. “Our team is a deep and an unselfish team,” Xavier head coach Chris Mack said. “I think each kid has sacrificed a little bit for the greater good … we move forward and I’m happy about the win because it’s hard to
addition, Nevada is the only state with sports books that allows betting on head-to-head games. Gambling, especially sports gambling, is no longer thought of as the moral decay that it was once painted out to be. Sports lines and odds are constantly talked about during live broadcasts. ESPN has an entire section on their website devoted to daily lines (“Chalk”) and even sports leagues themselves are coming around to it. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred have both said legalizing sports gambling is worth looking into. As Meyers said, it’s about control. If leagues, for instance, could potentially share that revenue, stances would change in a hurry. “They don’t want money made off of them without getting their take,” Meyers said. “It’s like watching ‘Godfather 2’ and [the scene] where it’s like ‘I want to get my beak wet.’” Meyers also said that with
get a road win in the Big East.” The Musketeers chipped away, attacking the basket time and time again and got to the free throw line. By half ’s end, though, Xavier attempted 14 free throws, making 13 of them. Xavier took its first lead of the game, 34-32, on a pair of free throws with 2:14 left in the half. “Part of what we don’t do, and today’s an example, is that we go early in games and get in foul trouble,” Leitao said. “Now we have to mix and match, but we’re not as deep as they are. The rotations of what are planned versus the rotations we have to play because of foul trouble sometimes cost us.” Leitao played 14 players against Xavier, 11 of which saw at least five minutes. While he searches for answers, Saturday’s game was another instance of him altering the starting lineup, his eighth combination this year. “We have to play for 40 minutes,” DePaul forward Myke Henry said. “Like Billy said, we haven’t been able to do that all year.”
today’s lucrative contracts, it’s less likely that athletes would jeopardize themselves with betting on their own sports or cheating during the course of the game. Sports betting can be regulated as well. The United Kingdom, where sports betting is legal, has commissions such as the Remote Gambling Association, European Gaming and Betting Association, Association of British Bookmakers and the European Sports Security Associtation to oversee betting and laws. Similar types of commissions should be established in the U.S. One can’t watch sports anymore without hearing about the spread, odds or any other gambling-related terms. Viewers are almost sure to hear about it during about the biggest sporting event of the year. As for Super Bowl 50, take the points. The Broncos’ defense will cover. And I should be legally able to do that.
Enough to send the entire city of Milwaukee to DePaul for 4 years.
380 billion gumballs.
Enough to buy every franchise in the NFL.
Enough to buy Croatia and Fiji.
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Senior guard Aaron Simpson makes a move down the baseline.
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Junior guard Jessica January puts up a jumpshot against St. John's. ST. JOHN'S, continued from back page
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Senior forward Megan Podkowa lines up a shot Friday night. SETON HALL, continued from back page 17 points, six rebounds, eight assists and one steal. Podkowa struggled again and it was largely due to the play of Seton Hall’s Tabatha Richardson-Smith. “I think we did a great job getting her in foul trouble early in the game and force them to play people out of turn,” Richardson-Smith said. “They got a little disorganized in what they were doing, so definitely getting her in foul trouble made a difference in tonight’s game.” Shot selection was a big issue today for DePaul as they went a dismal 27-74 from the floor and 9-36 from behind the threepoint line. Even with the poor shooting night, the Blue Demons still managed to
get back into the game with a 15-0 run in the second quarter that saw them go from being down 33-13 to getting within five points. Jenkins gives some of the credit to the young crowd. “The kids were great,” Jenkins said. “They’re always yelling and screaming and it’s an overall great atmosphere, and it definitely helped us in our run.” Despite the comeback, the Blue Demons never were able to get close enough to tie the game. Every time DePaul made a big shot, Seton Hall was there to respond with one of its own. Bruno made light of the loss due to it being ‘Field Trip Day’ and the importance being on the children, not his team. “I guess the kids from CPS have to learn that DePaul sometimes loses.”
January continued her hot streak and finished the game with a stacked stat line of 21 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and three steals, just narrowly missing out on a triple-double. She wasn’t the only one to have a big game either. Megan Podkowa scored 10 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had three steals while Chanise Jenkins added 10 points, 10 assists and two steals. The whole team looked completely different from Friday’s loss to Seton Hall. There was fluidity in the offense, ball movement seemed so easy for most of the game and it led to the Blue Demons stretching the lead to 15 multiple times in the second half. On Friday Bruno was disappointed in how his bench played and how they didn’t make much of a positive impact on the game. Today, two players off the bench scored in double digits, Ashton Millender and Tanita Allen. Allen didn’t even feature against Seton Hall. “It’s a great team win. Tanita Allen didn’t play a minute on Friday and she was very impactful in today’s win,” Bruno said.
“We’re trying to find reserve answers and today they came in and really gave us a great lift off of the bench.” The Red Storm’s Danaejah Grant went off for 24 points and seven rebounds and was a big part of their near-comeback late in the fourth when they got the game within five. Bruno said she’s as good as any guard in the country and even with the team trapping her on the court, she still showed her talent. It’s a testament to the overall strength of the league the DePaul coach boasts. “The Big East is a great league and I’m really proud to play in this league because the talent of the coaches and the talent of the players makes every single game you play a very, very difficult game,” Bruno said. With five of the remaining seven conference games on the road, the Blue Demons will need to grind out wins like they did against the Red Storm to stay stop the conference. “Every game is going to be like this, on the road and at home,” Bruno said. “It’s just going to be a great stretch run here as we have seven games left.
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2016
TENNIS PREVIEW
Women shooting for spotlight
Men look for progress
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Senior Jarrett Fisher is one of three seniors leading the team. By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
Women’s tennis head coach Mark Ardizzone does not make the goals for the team. He hasn’t done so the past 10 years. The players will get together before the season and decide what they want to accomplish, then they all sign it to keep each other accountable. "They have to think about what they want," Ardizzone said. "They have to think about what last year was and what's the next step. I like that they're ambitious, it shows where our program is now." This year’s list includes the ambitious goals, such as winning the Big East tournament for the third straight season and having the highest team grade point average in DePaul’s athletic department. The biggest goal, however, is going farther than they ever have in the NCAA tournament: making it at least the Sweet 16. “We used to be the hunters and now we’re the hunted,” senior Jarrett Fisher said. “We have a target on our back and we have to realize that it’s a privilege to have that pressure.” DePaul made strides in 2015 when they won their first round match of the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history and advanced to the second round, where they ended their season against Michigan. The No. 35 Blue Demons opened up the season dropping their first two matches. The first was to No. 21 LSU in a 4-0 sweep by the Tigers. The next day, DePaul fell 4-2 to No. 46 William and Mary, a team they
beat in 2015 in a close match. “It’s tough to start out the season that way but at the same time there’s some positives we can take out of it,” Fisher said. “We competed well in doubles on the second day.” This year's team features new faces. Two new freshmen complement a returning Patricia Lancranjan, a sophomore who missed half of last season with a wrist injury. Ardizzone said that the team has new starters for half of their lineup, and that they need to restate their presence as a team. "It's really a new team and this team hasn't really earned the respect of all the other teams," he said. "We have to earn it, we have to send a message." The other side of that coin, however, are three seniors who bring experience. “I don’t want to think about afterwards because I can’t imagine my life without tennis,” graduate student Rebeca Mitrea said.
2015 22-5 Record Big East Champions Second round NCAA tournament
Senior Kyle Johnson returns a ball. Johnson is one of three seniors. By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
A season ago, men's tennis was the subject of momentum talks. They had just gone on a surprising run to the finals of the 2014 Big East tournament and were hoping to turn that into success in 2015. After going 12-12 in 2015, the Blue Demons sit at 2-4 after their first three weekends. A 4-0 defeat to Southern Methodist University capped off an 0-2 weekend at SMU. Before the weekend, the Blue Demons were feeling like they were starting to get into a rhythm. "I felt like we were playing well," junior Nathan de Veer said. "We lost tough matches but it was a good start." There has been an adjustment period coming out of the break, where head coach Matt Brothers said the team came back from winter break in varying states of readiness. "The thing that matters to me is that we're getting better each week," Brothers said. "I went into (the season) this year without a lot of expectations because we went into the season with about four days of practice." The team is led by three seniors, including Kyle Johnson, Sten Leusink and Jan-Willem Feilzer. "The rythym is going well," senior Kyle Johnson said. "We're practicing hard, which is the most important part." The Blue Demons added two freshmen for the 2016 season. Croation Ivan Divkovic and Conor O'Meara, who hails from Austin, Texas, are still adjusting to playing at the collegiate level, according to
Brothers. "They are adjusting, let's say that," Brothers said. "Typical freshmen stuff. It's always tough for them when they've typically had the same coach for three or four seasons and now they have to turn over those duties to us." The Blue Demons are still looking to figure out the most effective lineup as they go through the season, with some setbacks forcing different options to go through. "We're still trying to figure out some lineup stuff," Brothers said. "There's been some rotation toward the bottom of our lineup. We've had to deal with some adversity because injuries are inevitable and guys are getting sick." Despite the setbacks, the Blue Demons have stated goals to earn a ranking, and to go all the way and win the conference. "We've got five months and the more matches we play the better we get," Johnson said. "The more we take away from those matches the better we get."
2015 12-12 record 3-2 conference record Second round Big East tournament
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BLUE DEMON
WEAK By Matthew Paras Editor-in-Chief
The only thing more predictable than DePaul men’s basketball blowing a 9-0 lead to start the game against the seventhranked team in the country is the way they opened the second half — uninspired. A nine-point 42-33 halftime lead for Xavier (19-2, 7-2 Big East) felt almost insurmountable and the frustration quickly translated on DePaul’s first five possessions in the second half, which resulted in the following: Turnover. Turnover. Missed jumper. Turnover. Turnover. The Musketeers, like any quality team would, took advantage and ballooned its lead to 15. Xavier never looked back and steadily handled the Blue Demons (7-14, 1-8) with a commanding 86-65 win at Allstate Arena.
“When you have an opportunity to play against a really good team — and they’re one of the best in the country — then you have to play not a perfect game, but you can’t make a lot of mistakes,” DePaul head coach Dave Leitao said. “(The comeback) got them more confidence to make more shots, more plays as a result … you can’t do that against good teams.” In moments, DePaul played with the ability that could have made a massive upset. Behind a balanced offense and an even better defense, the Blue Demons kept Xavier scoreless for the first five minutes and led 9-0. But like other games this season — Northwestern, Creighton — it was hardly a surprise that DePaul couldn’t maintain that energy.
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Junior guard Billy Garrett Jr. goes through the play in an earlier game against Butler. The Blue Demons have dropped their last two games and are 1-8 in the Big East conference.
Women fall to Seton Hall, rebound against St. John’s By Zachary Holden Staff Writer
Riding high on a four-game winning streak, DePaul welcomed the Seton Hall Pirates to McGrath-Phillips Arena, looking to make it five-in-a-row in front of thousands of children for “Field Trip Day.” However, the Pirates had other plans and left Chicago with a win. No. 23/21 DePaul (16-7, 8-2) dropped its second conference game 83-74 to No. 25 Seton Hall (17-4, 7-3) in a game that, at one point, looked completely out of reach for the Blue Demons. “They were more ready to play at the start of the game than we were,” coach Doug Bruno said. “They got off to a great start and we didn’t.” The great start Bruno is referring to is the 21-6 lead the Pirates had when the first quarter ended. “We are a very good first quarter team,” Seton Hall coach Anthony Bozzella said. “We knew if we got down with all of those people yelling it would be a problem. We were able to get that lead early and that was very important.” Nothing was falling for
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Junior guard Brooke Schulte rises up for a jumpshot on Sunday.
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Senior guard Chanise Jenkins goes up for a layup against Seton Hall the Blue Demons and Megan Podkowa getting into foul trouble early on, which meant Bruno had to bring in players off the bench sooner than he’d have liked. “I went with some people that I thought had been giving us some boost, but they really weren’t ready to play today or weren’t up to this level of ball game today and that
kind of hurt us today,” Bruno said. “I don’t want to blame the bench kids for [being down by 20], but they didn’t help any.” Chanise Jenkins led the way for the Blue Demons with 21 points, two rebounds and four assists while Jessica January added
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Coming off the disappointing loss to Seton Hall on Friday, the DePaul women’s basketball team played host to St. John’s in a game between the two of the top teams in the Big East. No. 23/21 DePaul (17-7, 9-2) halted its losing streak with a 7771 win over St. John’s (16-6, 7-4) at McGrath-Phillips Arena in a game where five Blue Demons scored in double digits. “I think you saw this weekend how talented both Seton Hall and St. John’s are,” coach Doug Bruno said. “I’m just really, really proud of our player’s ability to bounce back after a tough game.”
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The Blue Demons, or more like Jessica January, started the game off strong. January scored nine of the team’s first 11 points and assisted on the lone basket she didn’t score. “Overall our team came out with a lot of energy and … we knew St. John’s was a really good team,” January said. “We all were just trying to get our offensive execution back together because Friday we didn’t execute very well. “With the offense we were running, we had openings in the lane, people were cutting and we were just hitting the players that were cutting.”
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