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(From left) Laura Springman, Kara Rodriguez and Adina Babaian lead DePaul’s annual Take Back the Night march Thursday.

AWARENESS THROUGH ACTION DePaul, other universities make strides, still struggle to fight sexual assault

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n an unseasonably warm evening in mid-April, about 20 students — a few alumni as well — met in a lecture hall in McGowan South.

They weren’t there for a chemistry lecture, but instead for a lesson on consent, why the phrase “Consent is Sexy” is “problematic,” what the “pizza model” of consent is, and why a T-shirt campaign isn’t going to solve sexual assault on campus.

Presented by Feminist Front, the “Consent and Campus Culture” discussion was just one of the many events throughout the month of April at DePaul for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. From the annual Take Back the Night march to guest speakers such as YouTube’s Laci Green, April was filled with about 20 events to educate and involve students.

But the two dozen people talking the intricacies of consent on DePaul’s campus and the 40 marching through the Lincoln Park campus are the tiniest percent of DePaul’s student body, and a fraction cannot effect change for culture of the university on sexual violence. It’s why DePaul is constantly working to close the gap, making sexual assault everyone’s problem to solve.

“I like to say that sexual and relationship violence is everybody’s business,” Dean of

For more sexual assault coverage, see “It’s time for consent culture.”

Opinions, page 12.

Students protest sexual assault in annual Take Back the Night march

By Erin Yarnall

Students Ashley Knight said.

“The whole time (students are) here, I want it to be … something that we’re talking about,” Knight said. “Each department, each division, each college, each student and each student organization would take it seriously.”

One of the responsibilities of the dean of students is to assume the role of Title IX coordinator, who makes sure the college complies with Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in all the operations of this college. Sexual violence can be a form of sex discrimination under Title IX. “The person who is Title IX coordinator is someone who listens, looks at the whole campus culture and tries to see where things need to be improved and where we need to make remedies,” Knight said. “So one of my philosophies is that we stop, we prevent and we remedy instances of harassment and discrimination when we see them.”

The Dean of Students office will help survivors with counseling services, Public Safety or Chicago Police reporting, medical resources, safety planning and going through the Student Conduct Process, holding students accountable for violating DePaul’s sexual and relationship violence policy.

One of the newest initiatives DePaul will be starting is the implementation of Haven, an online training program for all incoming

“Claim our bodies, claim our right. Take a stand, take back the night,” could be heard throughout the quad on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus April 23, as protesters and marchers made their stand against sexual assault and violence at the annual Take Back the Night event.

DePaul organization Feminist Front organized the event that around 40 people attended. The event consisted of a rally and march that went around the Lincoln Park campus.

The attendees organized at St. Vincent’s Circle, and the march went throughout the campus, culminating in front of the Student Center.

Ira Lowy, a member of Feminist Front and one of the organizers of Take Back the Night, said the event was meant to address rape culture, racism and transphobia. The Facebook page for the event also referenced the issue of police presence and the constant risk of sexual assault.

“This event has been happening for 10 years,” Lowy said. “It will continue as long as there is a DePaul.”

Many speakers referenced the fact that they were happy that the event existed, but disappointed in the fact that there is a need

See SEXUAL ASSAULT, page 4

See TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, page 4

Focus Editor

More than 1,500 petitions circulated last week as part of DePaul Feminist Front’s (DFF) attempt to put the issue of campus contraception distribution at the forefront of this year’s SGA election.

Elections take place from May 18 to 22 and if the student body votes to change the current policy “to allow condoms, along with other sexual health products, to be freely available for distribution among the student body,” it will become the official stance of the SGA at the start of next year’s term.

The by-laws outlined by the Election Operations Board state that a referendum requires 1,500 valid student signatures in favor of an issue worded in accordance with EOBapproved language. DFF potentially fulfilled this requirement last week, but awaits confirmation from the office of DePaul Student Records that all signatories are current DePaul students.

The university policy ban on contraception distribution is something DFF member Laura Springman calls “outdated,” while distribution of contraception is what the administration, in it’s official policy on contraceptives calls “inappropriate” and contradictory to Vincentian values.

“DePaul University reserves the right to restrict the distribution of medical or health supplies/devices items on university premises that it deems to be inappropriate from the perspective of the institution’s mission and values.”

Backed by at least 1,556 students who signed the petition, Springman believes that this policy needs to change for the protection of students’ mental and sexual health.

“DePaul has a really low sexual health rating and I think it’s important to be realistic about this,” Springman said. “College students are going to have sex and it’s a health and safety issue to ban contraception on campus.

We want students to know what their options are because we think that it empowers students and keeps them safe. If you want to have a safer campus, then that’s one of the ways to do it.”

It’s no secret that DePaul is consistently ranked in the lowest

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Fighting Death

30 years against the death penalty

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Sr. Helen Prejean stands in front of the Hope House in New Orleans where she volunteered with low-income residents in the early 1970s . Prejean, the author of “Dead Man Walking,” has fought against the death penalty since the 1980s and spoke on campus last week to students about the criminal justice system the same week the Boston bomber faces trial.

By Megan Deppen News Editor

Two years after the photos flooded media worldwide, a jury in a non-death penalty state must decide whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings, should be given the death penalty.

As debates about capital punishment resurface in the media, Sr. Helen Prejean, a famed activist against the death penalty, continues to speak on campus this week about issues of incarceration and Death Row as part of her mission to “wake up” Americans and end the practice.

Prejean is known for her famed book “Dead Man Walking” that was adapted to film in 1995. What began as written correspondences between Death Row inmates in the 1980s became a 30-year project fighting for the abolition of the death penalty.

Her papers, including letters from inmates, photographs and drafts of her book, are stored in the DePaul Library’s Special Collections and Archives.

“My annual visits to DePaul have become a very special part of my year,” Prejean said in a DePaul press release.

“Because I have dedicated my life to working with poor people and with people who are outcast, I feel right at home coming to this center of the Vincentian values of service to the disadvantaged and appreciation for the dignity of each and every person,” Prejean said.

Prejean said the current case in Boston is similar to other cases she’s worked with.

“It boils down to this: That no human being can ever be identified completely with the worst act of their life,” Prejean said.

“Life is fluid. There’s a transcendence in us.

We can change.”

More than 260 people were injured and three killed in the April 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon. Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, planted the bombs and fled, which led to a police chase that ended in the deaths of a police officer and

the older Tsarnaev.

Drug companies may have an effect Jurors convicted the younger Tsarnaev on public opinion, but the debate still of all 30 charges, 17 of which can be used does not split 50-50. According to the Pew for the death penalty. Massachusetts Research Center, a majority of Americans outlawed the death penalty in 1984, but the (56 percent) support the death penalty. case has been moved to the federal level to According to the March 2015 survey, 38 be tried as a death penalty case. Emotional percent of Americans overall are opposed testimonies from 17 witnesses have been to the death penalty. Six percent more of heard in the last three days after already Americans (62 percent) supported the six weeks of hearings, and the trial will death penalty in 2011, and in 1996, as much continue through as 78 percent were in this week. favor of it.

“To punish The numbers people for crimes differed when the ...no human being is one thing, to take death penalty was away their life, and applied to cases of can ever be identified to feel you have the completely with the worst murder, in which 63 authority to know percent found the act of their life... when you can make death penalty morally (that) decision is justified. Only 35 arrogant, really,” Sister Helen Prejean percent of Americans Prejean said. thought the death She said penalty deterred imprisonment for life wouldn’t excuse serious crime.

Tsarnaev from his actions.

“People (who are for the death penalty) “Dzhokhar was guilty of killing use more economic reasoning, like that innocent people,” Prejean said. “So to bring it costs more to imprison someone for to him the effects of his actions is just part their whole life,” de Vendegies said. “For of what justice is.”

(Prejean,) (the death penalty) is a loss of DePaul senior Estelle de Vendegies potential. These are things you can’t explain heard Prejean speak last week and felt to everyone. People want those cold hard affirmed in her stance against the death facts.” penalty.

Prejean said the death penalty is not “My opinion yet is not fully formed,” de only inhumane to inmates, but that it also Vendegies said. “Initially I want to say no, has a negative effect on the families who (the death penalty) doesn’t provide peace have to relive the trauma through the that some people say it does.” In the end de additional trial and appeals.

Vendegies said, “we’re debating whether or The Richard family, who lost their not to take someone’s life. I think it’s sick 8-year-old son Martin in the Boston and twisted.”

Marathon bombings, wanted to end the Prejean said public opinion of the ordeal once and for all. death penalty is changing largely because “We know that the government has its pharmaceutical companies are withdrawing reasons for seeking the death penalty, but their products that are used for executions. the continued pursuit of that punishment Earlier this year, Akorn, a company could bring years of appeals and prolong that manufactures a drug used in lethal reliving the most painful day of our lives,” injections, midazolam, said in a statement the family said in a letter to the Boston that it would no longer sell its product to Globe. prisons to be used for capital punishment.

Yet some families, like Liz Norden

whose two adult sons each lost a leg in the bombings, said her family deserves justice. “(Tsarnaev) destroyed so many families that day,” Norden told the Associated Press.

“I want the ultimate justice.”

A factor that will play into Tsarnaev’s sentence is his age, Prejean said.

“You expect young people to do stupid things,” Prejean said. “When you kill someone, you are bascially saying ‘you are so corrupt and evil, you can never change, we are going to end your life now.’”

DePaul history education major Samantha Gonzales worked with Prejean’s papers last year for a history project. After reading letters from the families of victims of death row inmates, Gonzales said she thought most of the opinions were based on emotional rhetoric instead of empirical evidence.

“I’m always going to be against (the death penalty), even though (Tsarnaev) took that many lives,” Gonzales said.

“Killing him (with the death penalty) might be an easy way out for him instead of seeing all the stuff he’s done. It would be better to keep him in jail for life.”

Prejean said the death penalty is symbolic in the U.S. system of justice, where pain and punishment are emphasized as means for justice.

“What we always say is we’re going to do this for victims’ families,” Prejean said.

“I think (the government) does it out of that feeling of necessity, that we must do this or we will look callous or that we don’t care about the victims’ families. Once it’s off the table you just don’t have it as an option and you’ll spare everybody,” Moving forward in the case, Prejean said the defense will have to appeal to each of the jurors as individuals. “(The defense) is going to say to each and every one of (the jurors), ‘you have the power in your hands to save this man’s life.’”

Prejean said. “’If you don’t vote for death he is going to live. Each one of you. It only takes one.’”

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TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, continued from front page for the event.

“The issues we are addressing are deeply entrenched and systematic,” said Lowy.

Take Back the Night received backlash because of their criticism of the Athletic Department in 2014, but Lowy had no worries about this year’s event.

“We’re not expecting any backlash,” said Lowy. “There is no community that doesn’t understand the issues we’re speaking about.”

Feminist Front member Laura Springman introduced seven different speakers discussing different issues from male sexual assault victims, overcoming sexual abuse in addition to other topics.

Adina Babaian, a member of Feminist Front and DePaul sophomore spoke about the Armenian genocide and invited attendees to a protest that took place the

following day.

Women and gender studies professor Joy Ellison spoke about the steps that DePaul can take to be more inclusive of trans people.

Some of the steps include having inclusive bathrooms for trans people, learning about trans people in classes, asking what student’s pronouns are and apologizing for misgendering people — referring to them by a pronoun that they do not identify with.

Ellison also talked about other improvements the school could make in regards to all students, including the distribution of condoms and expanding mental health options.

“This place is real violent for a lot of us,” said Ellison. “But the exercise of imagining how things could change is helpful.”

Many students were motivated to attend the event because of the emphasis Take Back the Night places on community.

“It’s important to hear the voices of the community,” said Liam Kemmy, a

sophomore at DePaul who also spoke at the event, “especially on issues like this.”

“There’s power in numbers,” said DePaul sophomore Serena Hodges. “I want to be a part of that.”

Unplanned speakers were also given their chance to talk about their personal stories and experiences with sexual assault and violence through a megaphone to the supportive crowd.

Following the speakers, the crowd made their way through the quad and walked west on Belden, north on Clifton past the dorms that line the street, down Fullerton until they reached the Student Center.

When passing through the quad a second time, the protest disrupted a barbeque organized by a fraternity that was taking place. Many of the attendees of the barbeque looked shocked at the chanting and yelling about disestablishing the patriarchy.

“I think direct action is awesome because it shakes up people’s normal routines,” said

DePaul senior Emily Beh. “It makes them aware of things they wouldn’t necessarily be aware of otherwise.”

The evening culminated in peace circles in the Student Center facilitated by the DePaul organization Building Communities, Ending Violence. The organization of staff, students and faculty’s interests are finding methods to end oppression and violence in communities — enabling the sexual assault survivors and victims of violence that attended Take Back the Night and spoke out a place to heal and move forward.

The aspect of healing was the focus of this year’s event, but that didn’t take away from original intent of the international event, which is to end sexual violence in all forms, and to make the world a safer place.

“Anyone should feel safe at any given time,” said Beh. “It’s really tragic that some people live in a near constant state of fear.

No one should have to live like that.”

ASSAULT, continued from front page students, starting Autumn Quarter 2015. Similar to AlcoholEdu, Haven is a series of modules that inform students about sexual and relationship violence, bystander intervention, campus resources and more. The module, which has already been adapted by Southern Illinois University, UCLA, Emory University and more.

“It uses a lot of scenarios and case studies to bring the point across, it talks about how (sexual violence) affects people of all genders, all sexual orientations, and it talks about bystander intervention and provides some ideas on how you can intervene in a safe way,” Rima Shah, sexual assault and violence prevention specialist at DePaul, said.

“Haven is a best practice in the United States,” Shah said. “It was recommended by the White House Task Force (to Protect Students from Sexual Assault), a lot of universities across the country are using it, and a lot are going to start to use it this fall. It’s an existing online module created using a lot of research, and evaluations have been very very positive, universities have loved it.”

While the online module is a step in the right direction and allows all students to have a “common knowledge” the university can refer back to in later programming according to Knight, it raises some concern from students, especially those heavily involved in raising awareness for sexual assault.

“I’ve heard of (Haven), but haven’t seen all the content so I can’t say 100 percent for sure, but it sounds like a really important step,” Laura Springman, a senior and a member of DePaul Feminist Front, said. “Although I am a little skeptical just because I know I didn’t really take the (AlcoholEdu) seriously because I don’t drink so I thought, ‘Well this doesn’t apply to me so I’m just going to half ass it,’ and I’m scared lots of students will say, “Oh this doesn’t apply to me,’ and won’t fully get into the information.”

But this isn’t the only disconnect between administration on the issues of sexual violence and students.

“I think DePaul, like all other universities, can do better,” Springman said. “I think they fail to listen to students saying that we still feel unsafe and more actions need to be taken to discuss rape culture

Protestors march east on Belden Avenue Thursday evening for Take Back the Night. and provide more resources for survivors.”

Recently, DePaul was recognized for its sexual violence prevention and response by the Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office. The university was invited to the Strengthening Campus Response to Sexual Violence summit to speak on a variety of panels about sexual violence and response on college campuses, and DePaul was represented on more panels than any other university.

Despite these advancements, the disconnect is felt between administration and students.

“I think Rima Shah has done an amazing amount of work, and it’s important to distinguish Rima from the rest of the DePaul administration,” Ira Lowy, a junior and member of Feminist Front, said. “I think there is a very deep disconnect between what the students want and what the administration wants. The students are concerned with safety, and the administration is concerned with appearances. The students are concerned with if they will be assaulted or killed.”

The gap between what universities are doing for sexual assault and what students want isn’t a DePaul-specific problem; it’s a problem at many universities.

Last Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus to applaud the university on its work with the “It’s on Us” campaign.

I think there is a very deep disconnect between what the students want and what the administration wants. The students are concerned with safety, and the administration is concerned with appearances. The students are concerned with if they will be assaulted or killed.

Ira Lowy, Feminist Front member The “It’s On Us” initiative was launched by the White House last September to help put an end to sexual assault on college campuses. The initiative encourages bystander intervention, saying that “it’s on everyone” to step in and say something, do something to combat sexual assault.

Fixing the problem of sexual assault on college campuses is something Biden is clearly passionate about, making it clear everyone — including colleges — need to take responsibility in stopping sexual assault.

“All too often those institutions re-victimize the victim in the process; that happens on some college campuses when you report,” Biden said. “There’s no doubt that colleges and universities have to step up.”

But for one U of I student, junior Lincy Pompilus, her experience with the university has been just that, revictimizing.

Pompilus published an open letter to the university’s chancellor Phyllis Wise last week criticizing how her case was handled.

Pompilus is a survivor of sexual assault, and while her attacker, her

RA from her first semester at U of I, was dismissed from the university spring of 2014, he was allowed to petition his dismissal and return to campus this semester, and will graduate this May. “I, as the victim, have to reconsider my every move: Is it okay to go out tonight? Should I go to class today? What if I see him on my way there? Is it worth the possibility of running into my rapist? Words cannot express the anxiety I feel on a daily basis just over that possibility. Because of that possibility, many times, I do not go out, I do not go to class, or do anything else,” Pompilus wrote in her letter.

“I was tired of being ignored and ran in circles by the university officials I was speaking to about my case,” Pompilus said of writing her letter. “And tired of feeling like nothing could be done.”

Pompilus’ letter has been shared nearly 200 times on Facebook, and the overwhelming response got her a meeting with the chancellor, scheduled for next week.

For Pompilus, she knows that U of I has certainly made advancements for combating sexual

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assault on campus, but there’s still a long way to go.

“I don’t want to say that the university isn’t doing anything, that strides aren’t being made, because that’s false — strides are being made, I just don’t think the application all the time is as parallel as it should be,” Pompilus said. “I can’t fathom how — I mean, we just had the vice president of the United States here — an RA who violated one of his residents is allowed to come back and graduate, it doesn’t make sense to me.”

Pompilus’ requests for the University of Illinois are very similar to what some students would like to see at DePaul.

“I would like to see the university give more funding to Health Promotion and Wellness office, Rima Shah and The Women’s Center,” Springman said. “DePaul needs to take a harder stance against abusers, students accused of sexual assault must be removed from campus housing immediately to prevent them from hurting more students.”

DePaul has certainly made advancements when it comes to sexual assault awareness on college campuses, but enough can never be done — not at DePaul, not at the University of Illinois, not at any college in the U.S. But in time, the culture will improve.

“The culture of silence that surrounds these issues, of course it continues to be there,” Shah said, “but it is definitely becoming less.”

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Taking action:

Environmentalism at home and in Springfield

By Megan Deppen News Editor

The winters of the 17th century were the coldest in more than 600 years. That century saw starvation and wars that tore countries apart around the world. Geoffrey Parker, a 17th century historian, said the overlap between what is called the Little Ice Age and the General Crisis was no coincidence.

At DePaul’s Earth Week keynote speaker event, historians said the Earth’s temperature fluctuated by only a half-degree in the 1600s, but recent years show that the Earth’s temperature has changed 10 times that amount.

Parker suggested that history may repeat itself and deliver a grim future if climate change continues.

“It makes a lot of sense, just general chaos or agitation within the system,” DePaul junior Matt Gavin said. “Certainly the environment, the natural state of the world, has implications on human behavior.”

Earth Week at DePaul isn’t about convincing students that climate change is happening.

Institutions around the world, most notably the Guardian newspaper in the U.K., are finished arguing about whether climate change is a fact. What students struggle most with is knowing how to make a difference in an issue literally the size of the planet.

That’s why it wasn’t easy for Gavin to swallow the Earth Week panelists’ call to action, that the conversation about solutions for climate change needs to be started.

“It’s like, ‘what do you mean start?’ We’ve already started. I feel like people are always talking about how we need to talk about this,” Gavin said. “I feel like even at events like this, it’s a professor speaking about a book — and we

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Freshmen Sammie Dinning and Megan Kerber plant herb seeds at the Ray. Both are passionate about the environment, and Kerber considers recycling more than a chore; she collects bottles around her Chicago neighborhood because her alderman doesn’t provide recycling bins. (See page 19 for herb gardening). can speculate on ideas — but I feel like speculating is all we’re doing,” Gavin said.

Those fuzzy buzzwords that cloud our classrooms like “fruitful discussion” and “healthy exchanges of ideas” don’t mean much to students who want to tackle climate change head on.

Like most students, Gavin said he tries to avoid wastefulness and that he accepts the facts of climate change. It’s the scope of the issue and tangible solutions that give him grief.

“I have a hard time formulating opinions about (climate change) because it is a very multifaceted issue. I

haven’t done a lot of research on my own. I’ve just heard what people have volunteered to tell me about it,” Gavin said. “Until I take the time to investigate the issues and causes myself I feel like I’m completely unjustified in positing any real thought on it.”

Kristen Holdsworth, president of DePaul’s Urban Farming Organization (UFO) said it’s common for students to feel like they can’t address such a huge crisis.

“I think people are intimidated by the idea of claiming they’re environmentalists or claiming they’re doing something for the environment. They have this

image in their head of what that means and they don’t want to identify with that,” Holdsworth said. “Or maybe they think it’s too grand of a task because of the world we live in now and the challenges that we face.”

“I think it’s all about lifestyle changes,” Holdsworth said.

Getting people to join UFO means enticing them to things they already like. Once they get their hands dirty, Holdsworth said, students can see the mental and physical benefits of gardening. She said it’s more fun to be involved in a cause greater than yourself than waiting for someone else to do it for you.

That was the case for psychology major Claire O’Connor, who didn’t learn about UFO until her third year at DePaul.

“I grew up in the city, so there’s not a lot of area where (urban gardening) is super common,” O’Connor said. “I’ve always thought it was a cool concept.”

“It’s important to learn about where your food comes from,” O’Connor said. “I didn’t really know a lot about it until the past couple of years. I became really interested in being part of something where I could literally pick a leaf off of (a plant) and eat it. And that’s just a concept that, like I said, growing up in the city was foreign to me.”

DePaul recreation’s associate director of marketing Gale Stewart and assistant director of marketing Kristen Pengelly hosted the herb planting event at the Ray last week to get students involved with an area of wellness outside of fitness.

“We offer a lot more than a treadmill and group class,” Pengelly said. “Having green things in your home and having plants can clean your air.” “(Students) have the opportunity to see something grow from a seed to a plant. It supports Earth week because it gets them to see small changes they can make that will have a big impact,” Pengelly said.

But are those little changes enough? DePaul senior Sergio Arroyo said they are.

“I’m a firm believer that the little things count. So even just walking somewhere or riding your bike. And that’s even the bare minimum people can do,” Arroyo said. “That stuff gets critiqued a lot by environmentalists because people think that doing those small things is enough. But still do them. I think it still does make a difference.”

Students lobby for cleaner jobs

By Hannah ward Contributing Writer

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — At 5 a.m. on Earth Day, DePaul students rolled out of bed, piled onto buses and headed down to Springfield to celebrate both the environment and their role in the legislative process. Earth Day doubled as Lobby Day this year, and students showed their interest in both by participating in an Earth Day rally for the clean jobs bill.

“If I stand for it and believe in it, then I have to take action, and going to Springfield for this rally is once way to take action,” DePaul freshman and anthropology student Karin Gredvig said.

Gredvig and 23 other DePaul students joined over 500 Illinois residents at the Capitol to create a sea of green shirts and bright posters. The group of Clean Energy Bill supporters took over the area in front of the statehouse and their energetic chants filled the quiet streets of Springfield

Wednesday afternoon.

Many groups of students from high schools and colleges around the state led chants which included, “The future is in our hands, wind and solar yes we can! Ain’t no power like the power of the people, cause the power of the people don’t stop!”

The bill would increase investments in wind and solar energy in Illinois to 35 percent by 2030, create an estimated 32,000 clean energy jobs, increase energy efficiency to 20 percent by 2025, and, based on research done by Citizens Utility Board, save customers a minimum of $1 billion through 2030.

“This will be the first bill of its kind in Illinois in terms of how it addresses the issue of sustainability. I think it is cool to get it out there and to see what will happen.

Maybe it will lead to bigger laws being passed in the future,” DePaul junior and environmental studies student Alli Preble said.

Proponents of the bill came out in large

numbers to show lawmakers that this is what the people want.

“I am really, really worried about climate change and the emphasis on short term profits before peoples’ health through forms of energy that don’t do us any good,” Caroline Wooten, a conservation organizer with the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club said. “This bill is good for public health, the environment, and the economy. It’s a winwin-win bill.”

Many of the DePaul students who attended the rally are in a service learning course called Environmental Justice and Advocacy taught by adjunct professor Krista Johnsen Mikos. This is the second group of student Mikos has taken to Springfield for Lobby Day. “Going to Springfield to rally and speak to their representatives teaches the students political efficacy,” Mikos said. “Young people don’t realize how little amounts of effort can make a huge difference when taken in the right context.”

The rally lasted an hour and mostly consisted of speeches from supporters of the bill, which included State Sen. Don Harmon from Oak Brook, owner of Wind Solar USA Michelle Knox, and Reps. Will Guzzardi and Christian Mitchell.

After the rally, the students had the opportunity to go to the office of their senator or representative to deliver a handwritten letter or discuss the bill in person. The senators proved difficult to get in touch with and many students expressed regret that they were unable to have a conversation with their representative.

After leaving petitions with lawmakers and touring the statehouse, the students headed back to Chicago.

“I loved the day because I was able to see the processes that people go through from simple advocacy like us to professional lobbyists. I saw how we actually can be heard, and it has given me a lot of encouragement in continuing my advocacy work,” Preble said.

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DePaul’s fourth annual dance marathon, Demonthon, set a new record this year by raising more than $257,000 for the Ann & Robert H. Laurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

Students celebrated the yearlong fundraiser with dancing, donations and other activities for 24 hours in McGrath Arena Friday.

Demonthon participants, called dancers, beat last year’s fundraising total by more than $40,000.

At its start in 2012, Demonthon beat the national record for firsttime dance marathons by raising more than $103,000, and last year it was ranked 17th in the country out of 270 dance marathons around the country.

Dancers collected money over the course of the year from friends, relatives and random donations on the street during canning campaigns.

Earlier this month Demonthon raised more than $36,000 in 24 hours in a mass canning campaign they called Miracles ‘til Midnight.

At Friday’s event, participants dressed in costume and Demonthon dance captains led them in themed dances.

TOP: Dancers show off their colors in one of Demonthon’s themed dances Friday night.

MIDDLE: Students celebrate their year-long efforts to raise funds for the Laurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

BOTTOM LEFT: Saturday night fever takes over dancers celebrating DePaul’s 24-hour annual fundraiser, Demonthon.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Students hold onto each other for support through the fourth annual 24-hour dance marathon.

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Commenting on the consistently low rankings, Dean of Students Ashley B. Knight is skeptical of the validity of a report card produced by a contraception manufacturer.

“I do not consider their report to be the definitive opinion on sexual heath,” Knight said. “How much does policy on contraception contribute, if at all, to (DePaul’s) rankings? You will have to ask (Trojan) what factors contribute to its rankings.”

The independent research firm that investigates schools on behalf of Trojan looks at 11 separate categories when analyzing student health centers to determine rankings, among which are contraceptive and condom availability, hours of operation, and on/off campus availability to HIV/STI testing.

DePaul’s contract with Sage Medical, located near campus, and its accordance with Vincentian values regarding contraception, inevitably contribute to its low rankings.

The two main assumptions are that a lack of contraception availability is detrimental to sexual health and that proximity to a clinic contributes to an increase in it.

DePaul women’s health professor and certified nurse practitioner Linda Graf said that contraception availability most

certainly plays a part in sexual health, and that college students in particular need the convenience of an on-site clinic. Despite the strides that Graf emphasizes DePaul has made to ensure the health and safety of its students, she said there is much more work to be done.

“DePaul has made great strides in the past five or six years. We’ve established a sexual health violence prevention coordinator and improved online resources,” Graf said. “But in the words of St. Vincent himself, it’s not enough just to do good; it must be well done, and DePaul can do more.”

Doing more takes on different forms in the minds of health and safety advocates on campus.

Springman said contraception availability is the first step to fostering an environment that is comfortable with addressing student sexuality, a main factor, she said, in increasing sexual health. Graf said there’s a much bigger picture to focus on.

“There’s definitely a correlation between condom availability and sexual health because it’s about the environment you’re promoting,” Springman said. “If you’re creating this environment where you actually talk about these things, give students options, and don’t push sex to the side, you’re going have a healthier campus — especially if you start this dialogue with students about it.”

Graf said dialogue is the key factor in student-administration cooperation.

She emphasized her support for student groups that look to improve student health on campus, but cautioned against disrespecting long-standing Catholic

values.

“I don’t think they’re being respectful of the Catholic stance on contraception by just saying ‘we want contraception distribution and that’s that,’” Graf said. “I could see a more effective conversation happening between the board of trustees and students where student needs can be met, while maintaining Catholic values.”

But students like Catholic Campus Ministry communications coordinator Jordan Jedry don’t believe there needs to be a conflict between contraception and 21st century Catholicism.

“The ban is not okay, especially with how progressive DePaul presents itself,” Jedry said. “I get that it’s a Catholic institution, but that’s not the reality we live in anymore. It just seems extremely archaic and I don’t think that you need to refrain from contraceptive aids just because you’re a catholic university.”

Among all proponents of health policy reform at DePaul, though, a recurring theme presents itself: a push for some sort of dialogue between activists like DFF and DePaul administrators who wish to preserve Catholic values.

SGA president Matthew Von Nida said a referendum is a way of ensuring that these conversations take place.

Meanwhile, Springman has kept a realistic mindset when it comes to the impact of the referendum on actual policy change.

“I definitely don’t think this issue is just going to be done and solved by a vote,” she said. “But I would like to think that it would at least start some sort of pressure that could eventually, hopefully, lead to more action.”

Last year, DePaul students cast their vote on an issue that landed on the ballot via the same route DFF is taking now.

As SGA announced election results, the Students for Justice in Palestine gathered outside Arts and Letters with tears and shrieks of joy for a successful campaign that they hoped would influence DePaul administrators to divest from Israeli corporations that SJP said were benefitting from the harm of Palestinians.

However, one year later, many question whether or not it carried any weight at all in the talks leading up to the decision by the Fair Business Practices Committee to continue pre-existing business partnerships.

Knight said that the lack of policy change on this specific case is no indication of a failure to take student-passed referenda seriously.

“The Fair Business Practices Committee of faculty, staff and students met at length to consider the referendum and discovered that the facts on the ground did not support divestment in that specific case,” she said. “But they gave the referendum great attention and respect as they considered the facts. Universities don’t make decisions by politicized votes, but only after thoughtful investigation and consideration by a knowledgeable, representative group.”

Commenting on this year’s referenda, Knight foreshadows a bleak future in regards to policy change for DFF members like Springman who are spearheading the campaign for reform: “As a Catholic university that follows Catholic teachings, there is little room for change in this particular policy,” she said.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : April 15 - April 21

Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) has battled mayoral candidates (L-R) Willie Wilson, Bob Fioretti, and Chuy Garcia on Chicago’s policy of a mayor-appointed school board.

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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS APRIL 16 1) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in McCabe Hall. Non DePaul people were asked to leave the room.

2) A theft report was filed regarding a bicycle taken from the rack at the Richardson Library.

3) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in Sanctuary Hall. No drugs were found.

APRIL 17 4) An alcohol transport was conducted in the lobby of Clifton

Fullerton Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by the Chicago Fire Department.

APRIL 20 5) A criminal trespass warning was issued to an individual in the Richardson Library.

6) A possession of cannabis report was filed for a room in

McCabe Hall. The offender was taken into custody by Chicago Police.

7) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in Clifton Fullerton Hall. No drugs were found.

8) An aggravated identity theft report was filed for a student whose I.D. was compromised.

LOOP CAMPUS APRIL 15 9) A deceptive practices report was filed for counterfeit bills given at the Dunkin Donuts in the DePaul Center.

10) A theft report was filed for a person shoplifting merchandise from the Barnes and Noble in the DePaul Center. The offender was arrested.

APRIL 16 11) A theft report was filed for a wallet missing from a victim’s purse in the Daley Building.

APRIL 17 12) A retail theft report was filed for merchandise taken from the Gioia in the DePaul Center.

13) A criminal damage to property report was filed for property damaged in the 1st floor men’s room in the DePaul Center.

APRIL 21 14) An assault report was filed for a female victim who was harassed by a skateboarder on the street. The offender then entered the building and proceeded to taunt the victim. The offender was removed by Public Safety

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Students mingle at DePaul’s second annual Fair Trade Fashion Show on Friday. Local designers and brands promoted sustainable clothing and rights for sweatshop workers.

Turning heads at Fair Trade Fashion Show

By Lindsay Goldstein Contributing Writer

Do you know where your clothes come from? That was the question behind DePaul’s second annual Fair Trade Fashion show Friday night as students and community members gathered to celebrate and spread awareness of sustainable clothing.

Co-sponsored by Chicago Fair Trade, the show was held in Munroe Hall on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and featured a number of local brands and designers who make sustainable and fair trade clothing lines.

The event honored the victims of the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse, in which 1,129 workers were killed and 2,515 injured when the eight-story Bangladesh clothing sweatshop collapsed on April 24, 2013. Fair trade organizations worldwide now recognize April 24 as Fashion Revolution Day, encouraging others to buy sustainable fashions and asking companies to improve sweatshop conditions in third-world countries.

Upon arrival, DePaul’s guests were encouraged to check the tags on their clothing and see where it was made, adding the country to a chalkboard display at the head of the runway. They also found notecards on their seats, each with the name of a worker who was killed or injured in the Rana Plaza collapse. A moment of silence for those victims was held before the show began.

Twelve models showcased designs by Production Mode, Alta Gracia clothing, Mata Traders, Raven + Lily, and other fair trade brands as the members of the DePaul Fair Trade Committee board, as well as Chicago Fair Trade, explained where some of the pieces are made, the difference between sustainable and factory working conditions, and why buying fair trade clothing is an important part of a sustainable lifestyle.

Chartwells, the university’s food and beverage provider, worked closely with DePaul Fair Trade to design a menu of fairtrade ingredient snacks, set out for guests to nosh on as they mingled with designers, took pictures in a photo booth, and entered a raffle to win one of three DePaul sportswear items, made

by Alta Gracia and donated by the DePaul University bookstore.

“I’m happy with the turnout,” said Amelia Sisk, a senior and DePaul Fair Trade board member. “We had more DePaul students than last year, which is really important.”

The DePaul Fair Trade committee was founded during the 2012-13 school year by a group of students who wanted DePaul to become an official Fair Trade University.

“We succeeded in 2013,” Sisk said. “What that means is that a certain amount of fair trade products are sold at every output on campus.”

Fair Trade certified items sold at DePaul include the coffee in The Bean and Brownstone’s, sportswear made by Alta Gracia sold in the bookstore, and various food items in the Student Center, including jasmine rice, chocolate, tea, ice cream, and sugar packets.

Now that the committee has succeeded in making DePaul a certified Fair Trade University, “we exist to make sure that Chartwell’s and the bookstore are still adhering to the commitments that they’ve made to us,” said Sisk. “In this past year and the year before, we’ve turned to talking about apparel, human rights, and the movement behind fair trade, not just the certification of it.”

“Fast fashion has become an exponentially growing thing.

Stores like H&M have a new collection every single week,” senior Claire Flaherty, another board member, said. “How do you change that culture of consumption to clothes that

last for longer and are made sustainably?”

Their discussion of fair trade clothing led to the first annual Fair Trade Fashion Show, held on the same day last year. The theme for the first show was “Inside Out” and guests were invited to come dressed in inside out clothing, making it easier to view clothing tags and learn where companies make their garments.

“We planned it only about a month in advance,” said junior Helena Duecker, a board member on DePaul’s committee. “But it came together really well.”

DePaul Fair Trade works very closely with Chicago Fair Trade, the largest fair trade committee in the country.

“We established this relationship where we encourage students to go to their events, and we try to go to them, too,” said Duecker, also a former Chicago Fair Trade intern. “They’re really fun, and they raise awareness of what fair trade is and why it’s important.”

Members of Chicago Fair Trade helped DePaul’s committee plan both their first and second fashion shows, connecting the students with the designers whose collections were shown as well as showing support for the event by attending.

Also in attendance at the show this year were many of the designers and brand representatives. Jamie Hayes, the designer behind Production Mode, was thrilled with the show. Her start in designing and making fair trade leather pieces came from a merging of her two passions, fashion and labor organizing.

“We were making a lot of things that it felt like weren’t needed in the world,” Hayes said.

“Fair trade is a way to engage in the economy and change that. It’s about what we can do.”

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DePaul student Grace Garbacz walks the runway at DePaul’s second annual Fair Trade Fashion Show. The event, co-sponsored by Chicago Fair Trade, showcased local designers and brands like Raven + Lily, that promote sustainability and advocate for better garment sweatshop conditions.

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Students choose from a variety of fair trade food items at DePaul’s second annual Fair Trade Fashion Show. Chartwells, DePaul’s food service provider, catered the event with fair trade appetizers and desserts.

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Students petition for nutrition labels

By Brenden Moore News Editor

A group of students started a petition a couple of weeks ago in an effort to improve nutrition labels on the menus in DePaul’s student center.

Freshman Thomas Rietz, a residence hall council (RHC) member who resides in Corcoran Hall, was the first to imagine a petition for better nutrition labels. Rietz said it all started with a simple offhand comment made during a conversation with one of his residents. Within a couple of days, the petition garnered more than 250 signatures.

Rietz and his supporters want to see calorie counts next to items on student center menus so students can be more informed about what they eat. Although nutrition information is posted in the student center, it is presented as a large spreadsheet that many find difficult to use.

“If you go to Ranch (a restaurant in the Lincoln Park student center), there’s going to be a stand there with this gigantic sheet of all the calories and every single item from lettuce to beans and pork,” Rietz said.

Rietz said students would have to use a calculator to figure how many calories are in a meal.

“If they provided the calorie count on the menu, then you would know ‘this is 400 calories,’” Rietz said. “It would be a lot easier for students, especially in between classes to figure out how to eat healthy on the go.”

Such calorie counts have shown up on the menus of popular establishments such as McDonald’s and Chipotle in the

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Chipotle is one of many restaurants that now display the calorie counts of items on their menu. DePaul freshman Thomas Rietz led an effort to petition for nutrition labels on DePaul’s student center dining menus and recently met with Chartwells representatives. past few years as mandated by a provision in the Affordable Care Act. According to the law, institutions with more than 20 locations are required to post their nutritional information.

But there are ways around this provision and Chartwells may not have to provide that information, Rietz said.

But the goal was to “push Chartwells in the direction where they can provide that information regardless of what the FDA regulation loophole allows for.”

After the petition gained steam, Rietz was contacted by officials from the student center and Chartwells for a meeting where they discussed these issues. Rietz said it went well.

“We had a really good discussion,” Rietz said. “And it focused on me trying to convey ‘this is what students want,’ and them trying to convey ‘this is what we can do, this is what we’re trying to do.’ I brought up a couple of important problems that I personally found, and a

few students brought up.”

On DePaul’s dining website, nutrition information is posted along with tips for students seeking to have a healthy diet.

Rietz believes that easier access would better serve students.

The movement does not currently plan to become an actual student organization, but will seek to use existing structures such as the Student Government Association and RHC to achieve change.

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Yemen: A continuing descent into chaos

By Rachel Hinton Copy Editor

The Arab Spring started in Tunisia in December 2010 and swept through the Middle East, toppling dictators and corrupt regimes, as well as unsettling the general stability of the region and the lives of those who called it home. Since the onset of protests, rallies and civil wars, much of the attention has been placed on Syria, whose bloody civil war only continues to worsen, drawing neighboring countries into the mire as leaders begin to tackle ISIS and a growing terrorism threat.

Many, however, have forgotten Yemen. The country has been in and out of civil war since the mid’90s and is slowly running out of water. The Arab Spring brought the Yemeni Revolution that deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh after more than 33 years in power.

The revolution saw a shift in power first to Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, the new president, then to the Houthi people who took over once the entire Yemeni government stepped down in January.

The Houthis are Zaydist, which is an offshoot of Shiite Islam. The insurgency group comes from Yemen’s northwestern Saada province, according to the Washington Post. The ongoing civil war is between the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and former president Saleh, and forces loyal to former president Hadi. The conflict has also drawn in strong regional players.

Saudi Arabia announced that it would start an airstrike campaign in the country March 25, while

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A crowd of Shiite rebels in Yemen denounce Saudi Arabian aggression in their country.

Iran, the other strong regional force, has quietly funneled money and arms to the Houthis. The two countries are fighting a proxy war through Yemen.

“The Saudis have historically intervened out of concern for the Arabian peninsula,” Scott Hibbad, professor of political science, said.

“It’s a larger struggle for power in the region and Saudi Arabia sees Yemen as a battleground for control of the region.”

The current civil war, and the roles of Saudi Arabia and Iran in the struggle, come as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and how destabilized the region became, according to Hibbard. Saddam Hussein contained Saudi ambitions and when he fell, the Iranians filled the vacuum.

The airstrikes were called off momentarily April 22, but now appear to be continuing. The Saudis goal is to protect itself and its interests. A Saudi Defense

Ministry statement said the campaign, Operation Decisive Storm, achieved its objectives, but the real objective is much larger than the Houthi people.

Now, according to Hibbard and Khaled Keshk, professor of Islamic studies, the world is seeing more proxy wars in the region, though Saudi Arabia and Iran are late to the game. The airstrikes are a Saudi power play that is taking more innocent lives than killing the rebels.

“There was a (proxy war) in Lebanon in the ’70s and now we’re seeing them in Iraq and Yemen, as well as other places,” Keshk said. “It’s not just Saudi Arabia and Iran — they are late comers.

England, France, Israel, Russia and the U.S. have all had these proxy wars. It is actually one of the most favorite 'games' — regional or international. You can tell which country in this conflict is (an upand-coming power) from the fact

that Iran is using the Houthis while Saudi Arabia and Egypt are actually committing troops to the conflict.”

The U.S. is also involved in the conflict and in the country itself.

America has been fighting in the region for many years against AlQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, trying to rid the region of the terror organization. During the Arab Spring, the Yemeni people and government relented against the efforts of AQAP. With the rise of ISIS and continued destabilization of the region, America now has a vested interest in ensuring the country does not fall into the hands of AQAP or any other government whose ideals do not line up with American interests. The civil war in the region has become a three-way civil war, according to Hibbard, with America, Saudi Arabia and Iran leading the efforts.

“The U.S.’ interest was always to get rid of AQAP. We worked with

Saleh until he became a liability,” Hibbard said. “Our concern now is that AQAP will resurge.”

To counteract that possibility, the U.S. has few viable options — especially when considering the numerous grievances of the Yemeni people, which include running out of water and economic disparity. A push too far could turn America into an enemy instead of a potential friend. The Yemeni people, as it stands, have a lot on their plate with the civil war and their economy faltering. The airstrikes are merely another addition to a complex situation that has been overtaken by outsider interests.

“The saddest thing about this whole conflict, as it is with this region, is the amount of punishment that is being inflicted on the Yemenis who, unlike the Houthi minority, the military or Iran, have nothing to gain and everything to lose,” Keshk said.

Fast-tracking America's path toward globalization

By Damian Wille Contributing Writer

On April 16, the Senate Finance Committee struck a deal that would delegate Trade Promotion Authority to President Obama. Trade Promotion Authority, otherwise known as Fast Track, is a political instrument that grants the president the ability to negotiate trade agreements without congressional intervention during the negotiations. The purpose of Fast Track is to promote effective and timely free trade outcomes in the international arena.

The last time Fast Track was in the hands of the Executive Branch was in 2007, during the Bush administration. The deal, introduced into Congress on Thursday, would delegate that power to the Obama administration for the first time since he took office. This deal is the exception to the otherwise rigid stalemate between the Obama administration and the Republican controlled congress.

This incarnate of Fast Track has unprecedented requirements, including environmental, labor and human rights standards that mandate that the president negotiate within specific parameters. If it is found that the president is not abiding by the requirements set forth, a 60-vote majority in the Senate could revoke the authority

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granted.

The timing of this decision comes at an important time for the Obama administration whose main international trade initiative was to make an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). With just over a year and a half left in office, Obama has a lot of ground to cover in order to achieve that goal before he is ousted in early 2017.

Fast Track could allow great strides to

be made in the realm of international trade with countries that are large allies for the United States, including Canada, Australia, Japan and Mexico. It is expected that upon successful passage of the TPPA, other world powers would sign on to create the largest trade agreement in history.

The domestic political ramifications may be just as significant as the international trade outcomes. This deal comes on the heels

of Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy announcement, which places her in a predicament.

Many Democrats have spoken up about their discontent with free trade policies that would likely be enacted in an agreement of this nature. Such division in the Democratic Party has not been commonplace with Democratic leadership since 2009. This could cause problems for Clinton, whose opinion could polarize Democratic politicians and voters in the presidential election.

Representative Sander Levin (D-Mich.) is one of the Democrats against the legislation.

“We can’t just give a free hand, essentially, to our negotiators and essentially say all we have, the only power, is yes or no at the end,” Levin said.

Many sets of eyes will be set on Congress in the coming weeks as the bill is introduced to a mostly favoring floor of politicians. With the exception of a few politicians who favor protectionism for their constituencies, free trade agreements may be one of the few bipartisan topics floating around Congress.

Despite some pushback from Democrats, Obama pleads that Fast Track is necessary for the executive branch at this time. “Being opposed to this new trade agreement is essentially a ratification of the status quo,” Obama said.

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People demonstrate after Baltimore resident Freddie Gray died from injuries possibly suffered while under police custody.

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Aid workers rush a victim through the rubble of Kathmandu, Nepal, after a strong earthquake that occurred Saturday, April 25.

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The Calbuco volcano in Chile erupts on Wednesday, April 22.

Tensions rise after man's death from police custody

Volcano erupts in Southern Chile

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The death of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man critically injured while in police custody, has sparked demonstrations across the city that touch on the fears many from his neighborhood say they feel about their everyday interactions with police.

Gray was arrested April 12 after police "made eye contact" with him and another man in an area known for drug activity, police said, and both men started running.

Gray was handcuffed and put in a transport van.

Exactly what happened in the van and how he was injured are still unknown. He died a week later in a hospital of what police described as "a significant spinal injury."

In an interview with Baltimore station WJZ-TV on Wednesday, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said a second man who was in the police van at the same time as Gray has said the driver of the van didn't drive erratically.

"He didn't see any harm done to Freddie at all," Batts said. "What he has said is that he heard Freddie thrashing about."

Independent groups planned to announce their own investigation into Gray's death at a news conference Thursday.

Representatives of the Baltimore chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Peoples Power Assemblies said they will get help from a civil rights investigator and will interview neighbors.

Local authorities and the Justice Department have also announced probes.

The six officers involved in the arrest have been suspended with pay. Five officers voluntarily gave statements the same day as Gray's arrest, while one officer invoked his right to remain silent.

For days, demonstrators have poured into the streets, carrying signs, chanting "hands up, don't shoot" and calling for transparency and accountability for the police department.

A statement released Wednesday by the Baltimore police union comparing protesters of Gray's death to a "lynch mob" drew criticism on Twitter by users who called it racially insensitive and inappropriate, given that the demonstrations have been peaceful.

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Earthquake devastates Himalayan region KATHMANDU, NEPAL

Tens of thousands of Nepalese who spent the night under a chilly sky were jolted awake by strong aftershocks Sunday, and rescuers aided by international teams cleared rubble in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,865 people across the Himalayan region.

Nepal bore the brunt of the quake's impact with at least 1,805 dead and more than 5,000 injured. The toll is expected to climb as more reports come in from far-flung areas, said Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal. Among the dead are 17 who were struck by a quaketriggered avalanche on Mount Everest that buried part of the base camp packed with foreign climbers at the end of the climbing season.

Saturday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which originated outside the capital Kathmandu, was the worst to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years. It destroyed the old, historic part of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt all across the northern part of neighboring India, Bangladesh, China's region of Tibet and Pakistan, where a total of 60 people died.

When the earth first shook, residents fled homes and buildings in panic. Walls tumbled, trees swayed, power lines came crashing down and large cracks opened up on streets and walls.

Most areas were without power and water Sunday, but with Kathamandu airport reopened, first aid flights began delivering aid supplies. Workers were

sending out tents and relief goods in trucks and helicopters, said disaster management official Rameshwar Dangal.

He said that government and private schools have been turned into shelters.

More than two dozen aftershocks jolted the area after the first quake and continued into Sunday. Forecasts called for rain and thunder showers Sunday and the temperatures were in the mid50s (14 Celsius), cold enough to make camping outside uncomfortable.

The quake will likely put a huge strain on the resources of this poor country best known for Everest, the highest mountain in the world. The economy of Nepal, a nation of 27.8 million people, relies heavily on tourism, principally trekking and Himalayan mountain climbing.

The world reacted with alacrity to the disaster, offering aid in the form of money, relief material, equipment, expertise and rescue teams.

Hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley were overcrowded, running out of room for storing dead bodies and running out of emergency supplies, the United Nations said in a statement.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 7.8. It said the quake hit at 11:56 a.m. local time (0611 GMT) at Lamjung, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu. Its depth was only 11 kilometers (7 miles), the largest shallow quake since the 8.2 temblor off the coast of Chile on April 1, 2014.

Twin blasts from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile sent vast clouds of ash into the sky, covering this small town with thick soot and raising concerns Thursday that the dust could contaminate water, cause respiratory illnesses and ground more flights.

Ensenada, in the foothills of the volcano, looked like a ghost town but for an occasional horse or dog roaming its only street. Most of the 1,500 residents had evacuated after the initial eruption Wednesday, with only about 30 people refusing to leave out of worry for their homes and animals.

Daniel Patricio Gonzalez left with his wife, 7-year-old son and 4-year-old twins, but he returned to town Thursday night to assess the damage. The roof at the restaurant he manages had caved in from the weight of the mounting ash.

"This hurts a bit, but there's nothing to do against nature. The important thing is that my family is fine," Gonzalez said.

The volcano erupted Wednesday afternoon for the first time in more than four decades, spewing out a plume of ash more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) high.

Emergency officials were taken by surprise and had only a few minutes to issue an alert.

Calbuco had another spectacular outburst early Thursday with lightning crackling through a dark sky turned reddish orange by the explosion.

As the ash cloud spread Wednesday, "people went into a state of panic," said Miguel Silva Diaz, an engineer who lives in Puerto Montt, a city about 14 miles (22 kilometers) from the volcano. "Then, at around 1 a.m., I heard a loud noise, as if somebody had detonated an atomic bomb."

Winds blew ash in a widening arc across to Argentina. No injuries were reported and the only person reported missing since the eruption was located Thursday.

Authorities evacuated 4,000 people as gas and ash continued to spew, and they closed access to the area around the volcano, which lies near the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, some 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Santiago.

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Opinions It’s time for consent culture

As the discussion on what it means to consent has gained popularity on college campuses, advocates push to bring the topic to a younger audience CHASE CARTERI | CREATIVE COMMONS

By Summer Concepcion

victims of coercion.”

Thus, modern-day sex education discourages women from taking agency in sexual relationships. The inclusion of consent into sex education would give way to a more equal playing field for all genders in sexual relationships.

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One in five women in college are sexually assaulted. It's a statistic that college students — especially those who are young women — hear repeatedly and, perhaps, have become desensitized to by now.

Enter conversations about consent on college campuses.

There's the popular tagline of “consent is sexy” as a misleading attempt to combat the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. There's also the “yes means yes” movement advocating for consent at the forefront of all sexual relationships.

But why do conversations about consent happen as late as college? By the time young adults have their first encounter with the idea of consent, the discussion is already too little, too late.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 44 percent of sexual assault and rape victims are under 18 years old, with 29 percent between the ages of 12 and 17. High school-aged women, from 16 to 19 years old, are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault.

Modern-day sex education fails to identify how rape, consent and sexual relationships intersect. Not knowing the definition of one means not knowing the full definition of another. Healthy sexual relationships require consent, and lack of consent means rape.

What is Consent?

At its core, consent requires communication.

DePaul's Policies and Procedures Manual defines consent as an “unambiguous and voluntary agreement to move forward with a specific sexual request, act or experience,” meaning that it is “an affirmative act, not a lack of action.”

Consent, however, isn’t restricted to difficult-to-read jargon. It’s actually a “simple” action according to Anna Nettie Hanson, DePaul senior and author of “For Now: Words of the Girl Who Fought Back,” a novel about her experiences as a rape survivor.

“Active agreement. Active permission.

Key word: active,” Hanson said. “Campaigns don't need to advertise that 'consent is sexy’ — consent is simply required. People must understand the basic idea that 'yes means yes,’ and that the 'yes’ must be completely voluntary.”

YouTube star and sex education activist

Misconceptions Surrounding Rape

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April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Laci Green listed five criteria of what constitutes as consent at her“Taking Down Rape Culture” event at DePaul on Monday: a verbal yes, an enthusiastic agreement, freely given (not pressured) permission, ongoing with regular check-ins and sober (if someone is too drunk to drive, they cannot consent to sex).

Consent, in other words, goes beyond a one-time “yes” — it's an active, continuous, open conversation.

The Inefficiency of Sex Education

The Guttmacher Institute found that 20 states and the District of Columbia mandate both sex and HIV education, with one state mandating sex education alone and another 13 states mandating HIV education. Although it’s already frustrating enough that sex education in classrooms isn't a nationwide requirement, an often overlooked fact is how sex education programs only focus on the risks and dangers of sexual activity — but not on sexual relationships themselves.

While it is important and necessary for sex education to talk about pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections/diseases, a large part of sexual health takes into

consideration the relationship between parties engaging in sexual activity.

“Sex is a taboo subject, so of course discussion on how to agree to sexual activity is seen as a highly sensitive subject,” Hanson said.

Hanson first came across the idea of consent after graduating from high school, which she said is “not something unique” to her.

“After being sexually assaulted at 18, my high school then revamped the sexual education classes to explicitly discuss consent,” Hanson said.“While happy that the change was made, it was a bitter reminder that these discussions were not previously taking place … Starting discussions of consent in college? That’s too late.”

In and out of the classroom, most sources of sex education accessible to adolescents — especially through the media — are deeply gendered. Research published by the Women and Health Journal in 2005 notes that “boys’ sexuality is generally overtly linked with pleasure, for example, the insistence of the male sex drive, wet dreams and orgasm in the context of reproduction” while “sex education associates female sexuality primarily with reproduction, or presents females solely as

The sooner consent is understood, the sooner people will realize rape does not only happen with strangers.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that in rape and sexual assault cases for female individuals ages 18 to 24 in and out of college, 80 percent knew the perpetrator.

Even in spousal relationships, one study found that husbands, common-law partners or boyfriends committed 30 percent of adult rape cases.

Hanson’s experiences as a rape survivor involve the trauma of being sexually assaulted by someone she thought was a friend.

“Consent is not vulgar, so society must stop treating it as such,” Hanson said.

“Mutual respect and personal boundaries are important aspects of human interaction, and consent is a simple extension of this education.”

Despite the statistics out there, we have yet to realize how silencing conversations about consent early on prevents more people from identifying different forms of sexual violence.

Rape as a Decision by the Perpetrator

“We need to start thinking of rape as a decision to violate someone else,” Green said at her DePaul event Monday. “It is about power and control.”

More direct conversations about consent would lead to healthier sexual relationships consisting of communication and respect.

Sex education in the U.S. has failed us by making the expectation of college-aged women being raped a norm in society.

Leaving consent out of students' earliest memories of sex education only makes it more difficult for society to progress beyond rape culture.

Until consent is acknowledged as a necessary part of mainstream dialogue, occurrences of sexual assault will not slow down anytime soon.

Ultimately, a conversation surrounding consent is long overdue and one that we desperately need to have as a society.

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Pop culture powerhouses

By Fabio De Simone Contributing Writer

This past week, Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” eclipsed 500,000 sales.

J. Cole’s album, “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” became the first album to reach platinum status without any features in almost three decades. Although these numbers may seem like mere accolades for the respective artists, they stand for something much more relevant. Both albums, brimming with relentless commentaries on the social hierarchy, mark a new era in American progressivism.

In a time where social media has become the source of news and discussion for many young people, the voices of politicians, religious and social leaders, as well as other supposedly influential people have become muffled. In their place, artists such as Lamar and Cole have stepped up as role models and leaders in the movement for social progression.

Their albums, experiencing boundless commercial success, have ignited and continued the national discussion about racial inequality amongst young people across America. These effects are not incidental.

Lamar himself claimed that his album would be “taught

in college courses someday.”

Similarly, other artists such as Common and John Legend have used their voices to speak out about racial tension. Following the acceptance of their Academy Award for best original song in the best picture nominated “Selma,” the duo delivered a speech that would trend all over the internet, reaching young people around the country.

But this evolution of social progressivism is not limited to artists nor racial issues.

On the same night that John Legend and Common gave their outspoken speech, actress Patricia Arquette used the limelight of her Oscar win for best supporting actress to speak out on behalf of women across the nation.

Skewering the gender-based wage gap that exists in the American workplace, Arquette delivered a speech that brought the crowd to a roar and the eyes of a national viewing audience to this particular issue.

Time Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2015 is perhaps the most irrefutable piece of evidence to the growing role of celebrities in social progressivism.

This year, more than ever before, the annual issue featured dozens of stars and pop culture sensations ranging from the always controversial Kanye West to actress Emma Watson. In West’s

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Kendrick Lamar performing at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland. interview with Time, he himself acknowledged that whenever he speaks “a drop of the truth” he “breaks the internet.”

Watson, one of those most prominent young actresses of this generation, used her fame and influence to promote the female empowering HeForShe campaign.

Although these are only two of the many stars noted in this list, the common denominator between most of them is that

they have used their outreach to introduce their fans to a wide array of different social issues.

Though public opinions of these celebrities and their social ideals are subjective, it is undeniable that we are in the midst of a new era of social progressivism.

With the Internet, social media and television, celebrities have helped create a network that allows them to easily reach millions of predominantly young

people around the world.

As this network continues to grow, the already massive reach of these celebrities will grow as well. And as we continue through this new era, it is crucial to acknowledge the power that celeb-rities have in helping shape the future of our society. It is only then that we can make a truly steadfast effort in bettering the world we live in.

Food stamps aren’t a game to be played

By Heather Slawney Staff Writer

The minimum meal plan for first-year DePaul students living in residence halls costs $1,175 per quarter. That’s roughly $98 per week, or $13 per day. This is over three times as much as low-income Americans using solely food stamps to pay for food: they’re given only $29 per week. This is a little more than one dollar per meal, less than most of us spend on a snack.

A seemingly constant effort to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) budget has made many Americans question whether the amount these low-income Americans are given is enough.

This controversy initiated the Food Stamp Challenge. Largely directed at politicians and celebrities, the Food Stamp Challenge dares Americans who are fiscally comfortable to try and eat on a Food Stamp budget for one week.

Mario Batali, praised chef and star of the ABC TV show “The Chew,” took on the challenge “to raise awareness about potential cuts to the food stamp program, which helps feed 46 million Americans,” according to ABC News.

Even for such a successful chef, Batali found that the challenge was no piece of cake.

“I created a menu that I thought would make it, and then we looked at the coupons and the Dollar Store,” he said. “And I

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Percentage of the population by state that relies on food stamps in 2013. thought the chicken was (going to be) $6 but it was $14.” So he had to “roll with it” and buy a different protein that day, saving chicken for later.

Batali’s thoughtful planning led to a generally successful Food Stamp Challenge, raising awareness and arguing how difficult

it can be to get by on such a tight budget.

Gwyneth Paltrow, on the other hand, infamously demonstrated her inability to work with such a low budget. The Academy Award-winning actress is considered a “foodie” on social media, advocating for healthy eating habits.

Upon accepting the challenge, Paltrow didn’t shop as carefully as Batali had.

According to the Chicago Tribune, she bought some “smart choices like eggs, rice and black beans;” however, she also purchased luxury items like “an avocado and romaine lettuce.” She also bought limes, and nobody’s sure why.

Not surprisingly, Paltrow didn’t complete the challenge. A CNBC article reported that she “personally broke” just four days into the challenge, eating “some chicken and fresh vegetables” and “half a bag of black licorice.”

Paltrow added “she would give herself a ‘C-’ for her effort.”

It appears Paltrow has missed the point entirely. The Chicago Tribune commented that the Food Stamp Challenge “shouldn't ask famous people to buy kale and quinoa with only a few bucks; the challenge should show SNAP recipients how to eat on a limited budget.”

It’s crucial that the Food Stamp Challenge isn’t seen as a game. Maybe Gwyneth Paltrow had fun spending $29 at Whole Foods and giving up halfway through, but Americans living on the poverty line aren’t allowed to “break” and eat chicken and licorice. And there’s still a big fight to lower the amount of money they’re given.

It’s time that we stop playing games with poverty in America. 46 million people rely on food stamps for their basic nutrition, and $4 every day isn’t nearly enough.

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

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Focus ACING THE TEST The Howard Brown Health Center

615 W Wellington Ave | (773) 935-3151

The Howard Brown Health Center was founded in 1974, and is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations in the country. They offer counseling, psychotherapy, HIV/AIDS services, programs for HIV+ youth, STD testing and a walk-in clinic

Lakeview STI Specialty Clinic 2861 N. Clark | (312) 744-5507

The clinic offers free HIV and STI testing and examinations, administered by their staff.

They offer a walk-in clinic, on a first-come first-served basis.

Planned Parenthood

1200 N LaSalle St | (312) 266-1033

Planned Parenthood Federation of America offers many services related to sex and sexuality. The organization offers STD testing and staff to help and counsel patients.

STAYING SAFE

Some of the top ways to avoid getting an STD or an STI Use a Latex Condom

When used properly, condoms are incredibly effective at preventing the transmission of an STD or STI, as well as preventing pregnancy.

Due to human error, condoms are not 100% effective. Make sure to use condoms throughout the entire sex act.

Get Vaccinated

Vaccines are avaible to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Getting vaccinated at an early age is effective in preventing these types of sexually transmitted infections.

Wait and Get Tested

Avoid intercourse with a new partner until you and your partner have been tested for STDs and STIs.

Stay With One Partner

By staying in an honest monogomous relationship, partners can be certain that they are with a partner who is not infected.

Abstain

Although not ideal for some students, the most effective way to completely avoid STDs and STIs is to abstain from sexual intercourse entirely.

Don't drink excessively

When people are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, they are more likely to take sexual risks and perform in unsafe sex.

Truvada

As of July 2012, the drug Truvada has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection for people who are at high risk. Along with this, it is also used as an HIV treatment along with other medications.

CLUELESS IN CHICAGO The lack of knowledge about sexual health leads to questions

By Lily Rose Contributing Writer

Students at DePaul can receive an extensive education on just about anything — they are able to choose from a long list of majors ranging from Costume Technology to Exercise Science and more. Students can double and even triple major in a plethora of diverse subjects with specific concentrations and can leave DePaul with a handle on how to transition from studies to real life careers.

However, DePaul students never really learn about sex.

In 2011, Trojan Brand Condoms published their annual ranking of sexual health resources at American colleges and universities and DePaul ranked dead last in the bottom 10 for sexual health.

DePaul has improved since then, with the 2014 report ranking the university at No. 114. However, DePaul, the largest Catholic university in America, located in one of the largest metropolitan cities in America, still has less sexual health resources than universities in suburban and rural areas in the country with half the student body.

A lack of sexual education on campus can lead to a serious health hazard amongst the student population. Being unable to identify the symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease or not knowing where or when to get tested can lead to a school wide and even citywide epidemic.

“This is a matter of student health and safety,” DePaul junior Laura Springman

said. “Just like talking about flu shots or mental health, this is a health problem.

The university is obligated to care about student’s health and safety and do all they can to ensure that. That means having contraception on campus, having information about these things that is more than abstinence only, and treating this realistically. Students are going to have sex.

You can’t pretend they won’t.”

DePaul sophomore Shannon Rodeberg theorized that DePaul’s lack of providing students with a sexual education and resources has lead to higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and diseases.

“I think DePaul students are extremely uneducated on sexual health," she said. "I’ve heard on numerous occasions that DePaul has a very high STI rate for our student population and I believe it.”

Students have equated DePaul’s decision not to provide contraception, sex education and resources to the fact that it is a Catholic university. This upholds the myth that Catholic universities do not provide this type of education and resources to students nationally. However, the University of San Francisco is a Jesuit Catholic school that, according to the university’s website, provides sexual health resources as a facet of their health promotion services. The Catholic university provides unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection resources under that umbrella.

DePaul is a Catholic school with Vincentian values. That means that there is an importance stressed on community service and outreach programs. Bettering our community by taking care of the people in it is a positive attribute of the DePaul group. However, Vincentian values also seems to mean that the answer to any questions regarding a premarital sexual nature is always “don’t do it.” College students have real questions about the “taboo” topic that require real and informed responses. At a university that spends so much time and effort educating students about diversity for

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CHLAMYDIA 1,401,906

Amount of reported cases

MOST FREQUENT STI'S GONORRHEA 333,004 SYPHILIS 17,723 ERIN YARNALL | THE DEPAULIA SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

the health and safety of its student population, it appears that students feel that the university needs to make further efforts towards the protection of the health and safety of its students by the addition of education on sexual health and wellness and resource information.

Brian Burke, a senior at DePaul feels that DePaul should start the movement of teaching students about how they can take care of their bodies when they are sexually active. Burke believes that this education should begin freshman year.

“We have the multicultural seminar which is great, but it’s not enough. There should be a sex and gender seminar requirement, preferably freshman year.

Other colleges provide condoms. DePaul, for being tremendously liberal, should put that into effect to promote sex safety.”

Although some students are provided

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with a sexual health class in high school, many are not. Burke feels that the sexual health classes students may take before college don’t answer all the questions students may have in college, and that students may need a refresher course. Burke also wants fellow students to be able to know where they can go if they need to be tested or given support.

“Sex education classes have become trivial in high schools. DePaul should go out of its way to educate freshmen on sexual awareness, where to get help, and who they can talk to,” he said.

In 2013, Columbia University’s Q & A website Go Ask Alice, had this to say when asked about the commonality of sexually transmitted diseases among college students.

“Most college students are between the ages of 15 to 24 — most commonly 18 to 22 — which has been found to be the group that is most susceptible to new STI infections. In fact, people in this age group acquire almost half of all new STIs every year, with individuals between the ages of 20 to 24 accounting for the highest infection rates. This annual increase of new infections can be explained by many sociocultural phenomena, including lack of sex education.”

The website allows students to anonymously ask questions and receive knowledgeable and correct answers publicly for the benefit of everyone at the university and anyone online.

Dr. Lina Katz of West Hills Women’s Health Care in West Hills, California, sees patients who are also students daily and deals with many questions about sex and the body.

“They don’t always have a medical issue.

Sometimes they just have questions. A lot of college age kids are embarrassed to ask mom and dad or friends. If they don’t have the resources at school, this is a good place to come for right answers,” Katz said. She advises that students should be informed about what they are doing and about their sexual partners before engaging in any act.

“Sexually active students need to be educated about what they are doing. Being sexually active is taking a risk.”

The most frequently reported STI in 2013 was Chlamydia, with 1,401,906 reported cases throughout the United States according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Gonorrhea followed with 333,004 reported cases. Syphilis (primary and secondary) had 17,375 reported cases, while congenital Syphilis had 348.

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2010 1,307,893

2013 1,401,906

2005 976,445

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Reported chlamydia cases have continued to rise in the United States since 1990, with the latest statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 1,401,906 in 2013.

GONORRHEA FREQUENCY AMONG THE SEXES 15- to 19- year old women 459.2 cases per 100,000 women

20- to 24- year old women

541.6 cases per 100,000 women

15- to 19- year old men 220.9 cases per 100,000 men

20- to 24- year old men

459.4 cases per 100,000 men

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Gonorrhea is one of the most frequently contracted STIs within the United States. The largest group of 15- to 24- year olds to contract the disease is 20- to 24- year old women, who reported 541.6 cases per 100,000 women. Each rate of reported cases of gonorrhea is per 100,000 people.

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Arts & Life

BOARD NOT BORING

Board game nights and cafes aren’t just for kids

By Sergio Montealegre Contributing Writer

Board games have been making a return to popularity as a more social face-to-face alternative.

Despite the increase in digital and online media, all around the Chicago area board game shops and bars are beginning to pop up and are surging in popularity. Most allow patrons to sit back and play a few games with others, making it a fantastic way to meet new people for those finding themselves a little lonely in the Windy City. Or it can be used as a way to relax from studies.

Kevin Gilmore, a graduate mathematics major, attends board game nights at the Near South Side location of The Dice Dojo held on Mondays.

“Board games are a great way to meet new people or just unwind,” Gilmore said. “One game that I love to play with other people is easily The Resistance.”

In The Resistance, which roughly takes 30 to 45 minutes to play, the goal is to go five missions without failing three of them to players working as spies. The deceptive and confrontational nature of the game works as an icebreaker as the group attempts to root out the stealthy group of spies trying to make the rest of the team lose the game.

“You have to strategize if you’re a spy player to ensure that the other spies don’t give away their identities, all while sending the resistance team into a frenzy trying to figure out who was the one that failed the round,” Gilmore said.

With shops like The Dice Dojo offering board game nights, and bars like Guthrie’s Tavern allowing patrons to enjoy a round of drinks with a round of the old time favorite Candy Land, are board games entering prominence in pop culture once more?

Tommy Cottin, night manager at Chicagoland Games: The Dice Dojo, thinks so.

“Other mediums are stagnating in some ways,” Cottin said. “Video games have large budgets, but you usually see the same games released with few differences like a new “Assassin’s Creed” or a new “Call of Duty.” You can only explore so much in a video gaming world.

“Board games, however, offer a menagerie of new concepts coupled with a social aspect you don’t get from video games or watching movies with others.”

Often times when customers first visit The Dice Dojo, located at 5550 N. Broadway Ave. just off the Red Line’s Bryn Mawr stop, Cottin says he hears their surprise at the variety of games available in the store not just for purchase, but for free play.

“It’s usually a, ‘Oh my god, there are so many board games!’ level of surprise,” Cottin said.

At the store’s board game night events held weekly on Wednesdays, many people visit from around the city to enjoy any sort of board game, from Battlestar Galactica, Betrayal: House on the Hill and more. But standing in the buzzing side room, the real attraction goes to the social interactions the players are having with one another.

“People just want entertaining ways to play,” Cottin said.

Board games go beyond the well-known kinds like Monopoly or Scrabble (games the store’s staff jokingly call “Muggle Games”), and incorporate story elements. Such as Betrayal: House on the Hill, where players explore a mysterious mansion generated by drawn tiles. It seems similar to Clue, but the whole game changes when a supernatural event causes one of the players to turn on the others or something happens to the house.

“I once had this story where the mansion was picked up by a giant bird, so the players had to escape by parachute,” Cottin said.

“However, there were only two of them in the house. So I stabbed one of the characters in the back when he got one, and tried to escape.

Sadly, my character wasn’t very smart and couldn’t operate the parachute, and in that time, another player came up and shot me in the back.”

Other games include simple words games like Apples to Apples or Cards Against Humanity; cooperative endeavors like Space Alert, where a group of players are tasked with defending a ship from all sorts of cosmic menaces like giant space octopi or raging singularities; as well as simple, quick games like Star Realms or Love Letter.

“There is something for everyone,” Cottin said.

DePaul’s Fundamental Research in Academic Gaming, or DeFRAG, offers multiple events including board game nights or their signature Geek Til Dawn event throughout the school year at the College of Computing and Digital Media building. The group lists future events on their Facebook page.

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Where to play board games Chicagoland Games: The Dice Dojo Edgewater 773-728-3656 5550 N. Broadway Ave Open game night Wednesdays, 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Near South Side 312-794-4160 2134 S Michigan Ave. Open game night Mondays, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Cat & Mouse Games Bucktown 773-384-4454 2212 W. Armitage Ave Open game night Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

West Loop 312-465-2178 1112 W. Madison St. Board game happy hour Tuesdays, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Guthrie’s Tavern 773-477-2900 1300 W. Addison St. Bar with open gameplay

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‘Chiraq’ controversy divides local filmmakers

By Kevin Quin Staff Writer

Over the last few years, Chicago violence has served as an inspiration for a significant number of documentaries. The bloody homicides and gang shootings that happen almost daily on the city’s South Side have grabbed the attention of several filmmakers from around the world, including awardwinning director Spike Lee with the recent announcement of his upcoming film “Chiraq.” Though film can serve as a powerful medium that can provide a voice for unheard victims, the risk of glamorizing the violence in Chicago has become more of an issue when dealing with the city’s portrayal in these films.

The controversial term “Chiraq” first gained relevancy in 2012 as a byproduct of Chicago’s drill music scene. A subtle comparison between the violent conditions of the city’s South and West Sides to the warzones in Iraq, rappers like Chief Keef and Katie Got Bandz embraced the term while politicians and community leaders actively resisted its use.

“I really hate that people still use that term,” Zhavia Gray, a junior cinema studies major said. “When I talk to people who aren’t from here, they tend to get a little startled. I don’t react anymore because I know it’s not all like that.”

Though knowing the term could create discomfort among viewers, Miami-based director Mandon Lovett remained steadfast in the value of accurate reporting when filming the 2014 documentary “The Field: Violence, Hip-Hop and Hope in Chicago.”

Premiering on WorldStarHipHop.com, “The Field” captures “Chiraq” at its most explosive. The 40-minute documentary features the very rappers who popularized the term and their struggle to continue dodging bullets despite achieving mainstream success. “The Field” was one of the more popular documentaries racking up over 20 million views to date since its release last January. Lovett expressed some of the hardships of shooting the film in some of the more violent areas.

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Rapper Chief Keef helped to popularize the term “Chiraq” to describe Chicago violence.

I would hope the compassion I have for my subjects and the passion that goes into the creation of these films will leave something positive behind for these communities.

Mandon Lovett, director “As we filmed on the South Side, we began to understand the overwhelming sense of paranoia that these young men deal with constantly,” Lovett said. “Something as benign as a car driving by could end up being a death trap for these guys. Based on who you're filming, violence could erupt at any time.”

“The Field” exposed new facets of Chicago violence that even local news outlets were hesitant to report on, Lovett said. Realizing that his documentary could be the only opportunity residents of these

neighborhoods would have to be seen, the mission to bring attention to these issues became even greater.

“As an African American filmmaker creating documentaries on issues that affect African American communities, I approach these films with a different level of respect that other outlets might miss,” Lovett said.

“It bothers me when they create these ‘fishout-of-water’ scenarios.”

While many appreciated “The Field” for bringing attention to Chicago violence, some accused Lovett and World Star Hip-

Hop of capitalizing off of a serious matter.

“If I didn't show guns in my films, I wouldn't be giving an accurate portrayal,” Lovett said. “It’s not about going into a community, getting a story, and leaving. I would hope the compassion I have for my subjects and the passion that goes into the creation of these films will leave something positive behind for these communities.”

While documentaries like “The Field” start a conversation by bringing awareness to Chicago violence, other documentaries like “The Interrupters” move the conversation forward by showing the efforts being done to combat the issue. “The Interrupters” follows three community leaders as they encourage those around them to stop the violence. Unlike the negative backlash “The Field” received, “The Interrupters” received generally positive feedback, even being acknowledged by film critics as the gold standard in films about Chicago violence.

“We wanted to use longform storytelling to provoke more emotional involvement,” Tim Horsburgh, Director of Communications and Distribution at Kartemquin Films, the local media company that produced “The Interrupters,” said.

“I think that speaks to the success that the film has had.”

Similar to “The Field,” however, creators of “The Interrupters” maintained the goal of highlighting issues in Chicago violence that mainstream media tends to ignore.

“News reports are very fast and immediate,” Horsburgh said. “They will report the number of shootings and deaths and then it’s on to the next segment. ‘The Interrupters’ was made with the hope that people would dig deeper into these issues.”

Finding a balance between accurate reporting and romanticizing the tragedies that happen in Chicago is something that filmmakers will continue to struggle with even established directors like Spike Lee are not immune.

“He’s obviously a great director and the film will be very compelling,” Horsburgh said. “I think it may be too soon to judge.”

White Mystery premieres film

By Jaycee Rockhold Contributing Writer

“That was awesome!” People cheered as the credits for White Mystery’s debut full-length film “That Was Awesome” rolled across the screen.

The project, which boasted five different short stories, was created, filmed, and edited all in less than six months. The project isn’t a band documentary for White Mystery. Instead, it’s a fictional tale based on the fiery, red headed siblings themselves. Adventures, including fairytale like whims and twisted nightmares, drive the film. The different mediums the film encompassed, which included animation, home videos, and real life video (including concert footage) satisfied White Mystery fans, friends and family who traveled to the Logan Theatre on April 20 to see the premiere.

The film, which stars the White siblings, is definitely enjoyable even if a person doesn’t know the band. The five sections (filmed and edited by five different directors) captured attention throughout the night. Each story is completely different, switching from two ex band members who own a smoke shop to a future Woodstock inhabited by tattooed and pierced cannibals. While the stories were entertaining, it was difficult at some points to tell exactly what was going on.

One story, which relied on a combination of home videos and simple animation, was unclear in the plot line (if there even was one), seeming like some sort of an inside joke for close friends and family. It was endearing to see the young White siblings performing, illustrating the strong musical environment in which they grew up.

One of the most amusing, comedic sections of the film was “Orange Psycho.”

The two siblings became fuzzy, orange monsters, crawling their way out of a barren desert in order to persuade people to come to their show. The victims they target are soon affected by some sort of disease and turn into orange monsters themselves. Miss Alex White and Francis Scott White narrated the scene after the director wove the portion together. This improvised narration gave a glimpse into the sibling’s true personality, giving off the vibe that they are fans of music and very involved in the local music scene.

The movie also featured cameos from those involved in the local Chicago music scene, such as Brandon Reed from The Holy Motors.

It’s a dark, psychedelic comedy that music and White Mystery fans should most definitely check out.

“That Was Awesome” and its soundtrack will soon be available online.

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“That Was Awesome,” a movie starring Chicago rock band White Mystery, premiered April 20 at the Logan Theatre. It will soon be available online.

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FINDING THE

RIGHT FIT

Get moving and motivated with the perfect fitness band

By Molly McIlvain Contributing Writer

Out with the old and in with the new. It seems these days the “oldfashioned” pedometer just doesn’t cut it with fitness gurus. Activity trackers, otherwise known as fitness bands or fitness trackers, are taking the place of original pedometers and replacing them with more high-tech versions.

But considering the price tag, are these devices worth it? “(Fitness bands are) not an essential but an extra motivator,” Ray Meyer Fitness Center Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness Chris Nasti said.

“With activity trackers in general, they’re a great way to motivate people.”

How they work

The concept of wearable technology has been around for a long time with Bluetooth headsets, smart watches and Google Glass just to name a few. Fitness bands have grown in popularity over the past few years with the push to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Using the devices may be easy for some or more challenging for others depending on the user’s familiarity with technology. Users simply wear the device daily and try to achieve goals they set for themselves such as distance walked or step count. Some devices also have the ability to track sleep and heart rates.

“I’ve been using it to track what I eat,” DePaul student Micki Burton said.

Burton also explained that students have a tendency to choose other less energetic activities such as sitting on the couch and watching TV. “They are a good reminder that there are other options, like taking a walk outside. (The device) holds you accountable,” Burton said. Most fitness bands sync to an app or system on your computer, which can sync automatically or the user may have to manually sync the device.

A unique aspect is the idea of adding a social component to activity tracking. Fitbit, for example, allows you to connect with friends who also have a Fitbit. Then you can challenge them to achieve the most steps in one week or other challenges like that.

“We have done challenges with the Fitbit,” registered dietitian Christiana Schoerner said. “We found working together helps and people are more

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motivated to get in steps.”

The idea of a social component isn’t unique to Fitbit as many other activity trackers have a community feature that allows you to connect with family and friends.

Adding style

Most fitness trackers are to be worn around the clock to track every detail of your daily routine, from calorie counting to sleeping. Because users are always wearing the band, they want to look good wearing it.

Some companies found a solution to that and offer stylish looking bands you can switch out to match the fitness band color to your outfit.

Popular designer Tory Burch even has a Fitbit line designed so users can take the small device out of the original band and place it in Burch’s metal bracelets or necklaces for $195. The line also includes a lower-priced option at $38 for a silicone band that is still fashion forward.

Swarovski also offers a dazzling option to style up the Misfit activity tracker but that comes at $169. The cost component is probably the biggest concern to consumers, but there are options for everyone.

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Are they worth it?

Fitness bands offer ease and motivation to get moving, but it doesn’t come without a cost. Depending on how intense you want to make your fitness band experience you can find a basic product that is affordable. If you want to take it a step further you can invest in a higher-priced product.

Group Fitness instructor Erin Richardson said that while fitness bands are a useful tool to learn base knowledge about your activity, to use them with caution.

“They cannot always be completely accurate,” Richardson said. “If you’re relying completely on how many calories you should eat based on your fitness band, that can get a bit dicey because they're not so accurate.

“I think they’re a great way to keep track of your physical activity but they tell you how many calories you can eat a day and it’s a guesstimate and some people view it as law, so I think you just have to be careful.”

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Let it grow

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Herb gardens flourish in small urban spaces

By Kirsten Onsgard Arts & Life Editor

It isn’t easy exercising a green thumb between a two-flat and paved paradise. For many Chicagoans who rent an apartment without a backyard, this often means forgoing gardening, leaving farming to the suburbanites or digging up weeds in a patch of communal land.

But even in the smallest of places a little windowsill and sunlight can allow any urban dweller to cheaply and easily grow herb plants that add fresh flavor to store-bought foods.

Even if that space is just a dorm room. “It just depends on sunlight. I think there’s a way to (grow herbs) if you want to do it,�

Ally Carvalho, a freshman Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies major involved with DePaul’s Urban Farming Organization, said. Her sage and cilantro, which she munches on raw or gives as gifts to friends, bask in the sun on her Seton Hall windowsill. “Soil — it’s outside, you can pretty much pick it up, and sunlight — you don’t have to pay for that,� she said. “You really just have to pay for water, if you’re really strapped, you could put a bucket outside for water. It’s a cheap way of getting fresh food.�

Herbs are sturdy, easy for home cooks or novices and do not need pollination like some outdoor plants, Tracy Colquhoun, who works at Gethsemane Garden Center in Andersonville, said. Because they are often

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cooked with, it’s handier to have them on a kitchen windowsill or porch nearby. “I’ve got them in the kitchen, so whenever I’m cooking, they’re right there,� she said. “It is a money saver. Oftentimes you’re buying (fresh herbs) and you don’t need the whole thing. You’ve got your own plant and you can snip a little at a time. And that snipping does encourage them to grow.�

Fresh herbs have a potent and pungent smell and flavor, perfect to season a variety of dishes. Cook pasta or fish with basil, top tacos with cilantro or plunge fresh mint into mojitos. Meat can be skewered onto the thick stems of rosemary and grilled, she said.

Kristen Holdsworth, co-president of DePaul Urban Farming Organization, suggests beginning with mint or basil, which have easy-to-pick leaves and can be chopped into pesto to top fish and bread or whipped into pasta. “Mint grows like crazy — it’s this crazy plant that loves to grow,� she said. “Basil is always a good way to start because it has a lot of flavor.�

Even indoors, some plants do not make it through the winter due to scarcer sunlight.

But excess herbs can be dried or frozen to store. Colquhoun suggested freezing cilantro in ice cubes to maintain its freshness, which can later be dropped straight into a sautĂŠ pan.

Though herbs can be purchased anytime, gardening centers tend to stock the greatest variety in springtime. Colquhoun’s co-

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- Place plant on a windowsill with western or southern exposure - Water regularly, feeling soil for moisture levels - Ask gardening center for tips on pairing herbs and care. worker at Gethsemane, John Diversey, said to look for plants with an established root system. Roots fully encircling the outside of its planting medium signals a healthy herb, though most nurseries will assist newcomers.

Certain plants cohabitate better together, depending on their preference for moisture. “If people wanted to grow basil, they could put that in with parsley and cilantro,�

Colquhoun said, noting these plants prefer wetter soil. “Some of the more Mediterranean herbs like sage, thyme and oregano, work well together. Some people call them the pizza herbs.�

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At about $5 for seed packets and small pots, the total cost for a beginner’s garden is less than a couple of fresh herb packets.

Students are welcome to dig up soil from DePaul’s community garden, Hemsworth said. From there, it’s just a matter of caring for them in a cozy new home — no matter how small. “Herbs are a great way to segue into gardening,� she said. “It’s a great piece to interact with and people really enjoy something they can eat.�

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YOU'RE HERE

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We did the homework so you don't have to.

Check back each week for the scoop on bands you can't miss at Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, North Coast and Riot Fest this year.

By Jaycee Rockhold Contributing Writer

Bully Sometimes the bands that show up last on the lineup should be at the top of your priorities. This is most definitely the case for Bully, an acid washed, messy power pop quartet hailing from Nashville.

Bully’s sound has been stripped of any hope of living in luxury. Alicia Bognanno sings brutally honest lyrics, comparing physical and emotional toils to childlike problems like stomachaches from eating too much ice cream and scabby knees.

Relying on a mixture of clean vocals and scruffy shrieks backed by crystalized, sugary guitar chords and a grunge influenced garage rock appeal, Bully is taking a genre that seemed worn out and giving it a fresh new polish. It’s a sound you can listen to while skateboarding down the coastline at the beginning of summer.

Besides grabbing the attention of Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, Bully has also toured with British band Drowners, as well as fellow Tennessee natives JEFF the Brotherhood. This is considerably impressive, especially since the band has yet to even release a full album.

However, their debut album will be released later this year through Startime International. The album was recorded in a studio Bognanno previously interned at in 2011, Electrical Audio, which is owned by the iconic producer Steve Albini (the same person who produced Nirvana’s “In Utero”). Catch them at Pitchfork this July.

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How to Dress Well

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DePaul’s own is graduating from putting out free EPs online to earning a slot at Pitchfork later this year.

Thomas Krell, who is currently working on completing a Ph.D. in philosophy and also teaches a few classes at DePaul, performs under the pseudonym “How to Dress Well,” a modern hip hop and R&B influenced lo-fi project. Krell has always been involved with music, playing in various hardcore and drone bands throughout his younger years until creating his moniker in 2004. After moving to Germany in 2009, he came out with his first EP “The Eternal Love.” More EPs were released steadily every so often before Krell was signed to Lefse Records in 2010.

Krell’s combination of eerily entrancing murmurs, emotionally dreary lyrics and soft, indie R&B prove to be riveting and magnetic. Finding inspiration from his challenging childhood and his perspective on modern love, Krell creates songs that are both painfully heartbreaking and earnestly relatable. In addition to consistently putting out remixes and new music, How to Dress Well has also recently announced a tour in Australia and Asia, gaining more attention internationally. Much of his music can be found online for free, so make sure you can sing along when you stop by his performance at Pitchfork.

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A.G. Cook

The mastermind behind the odd, aesthetic driven PC Music label is bringing candy coated, chipmunk voices and music so sweet it hurts your teeth to Chicago this summer.

Cook often combines different types of music, such as bubblegum pop and K-Pop, to create songs that initially sound like they could be in the top 40 electronic music list, but then develops into a hyperactive whirlwind of extremes. There’s a lot going on, but purposefully so. His work seems to blur the line between brilliant, extravagant pop and annoyingly excessive experimental music. In a rare interview with TANK Magazine, Cook revealed that common, musical normality, such as various instruments that can be found on the computer, are often sped up and warped and woven into his work.

Cook, besides collaborating with artists on his label (Hannah Diamond, etc), has also remixed higher profile artists, including How to Dress Well and pop “it girl” Charlie XCX. Keeping up his ambiguous front, A.G. Cook rarely does interviews and shows, which is one reason why people should be scrambling to see his performance at Pitchfork. Besides that, fans of electronic music and sugary, sweet pop should also swing by.

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Dance music culture faces sexism accusations

By Sam Schwindt Contributing Writer

Many critics in the past several months have come out criticizing the popular EDM proliferating a sexist culture.

“Skrillex keeps putting butts in my Twitter feed,” Pitchfork critic Philip Sherburne wrote, referring to a promotional photograph of a woman scantily clad in tight, fuchsia bikini bottoms with a prominent thigh gap. In lieu of a face, the body was topped with a skull.

Using such a sexually charged image as a marketing tool for the music label’s new album and show is just one example, Sherburne said, of the widespread objectification of women and “it seems like it is getting worse.”

But Sherburne is not the only one critical. “(The) girl who is so sure she’s not a dehumanized sexual caricature, but still shows up naked to shake her (butt) upside down and put stickers on her (breasts) … because ‘it’s the culture,’” Kat Bien, a writer for the Miami New Times said. “Much like a Dali painting, if we step back far enough and look at the whole picture, this takes on a totally different meaning.”

Further criticism is rooted in the belief that EDM is part of a wild and crazed drug culture, which some say leads to its stigmatization stemming from rave culture of the ’80s and ’90s.

Some die-hard fans are quick to disagree with this characterization. Alex, a DePaul student who asked to withhold her last name, somewhat denied the accusation. In her experience, the culture largely still emphasizes “PLUR,” (Peace, Love, Unity, Respect) and objectifying women would breach that contract.

“We generally dress in what most of the population would call ‘slutty’ clothes, but it just gets really hot in there and everyone is dancing like crazy,” she said.

“Considering that I am wearing minimal clothing, it’s clear to pick out which guys are ravers or not. Raver guys will politely ask you to dance and always give you a hug no matter if you say yes or no.”

Still, she said some men do cross the line, but those who are familiar with the scene understand the boundaries.

“Partially, it is due to MDMA (Ecstasy) and partially because of the vibes,” she said.

“There are guys, who are closed minded and on the prowl. (They) are generally grabbing girls when they walk by.”

DePaul sophomore Ellen Golackson described the scene as “very respectful.”

“Yes, everyone else was wearing furry leg warmers and on acid but as a female I never once felt objectified,” she said.

There’s also criticism of other genres to consider: there are few female-led bands slotted for festivals, and other artists have been vocal about their own objectification.

“There is probably as much sexism in rock music as there is in the rest of the

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Fans dance at Spring Awakening Music Festival in 2014. Some criticize the genre’s culture and artists for proliferating sexism and objectifying women. society in which music is appreciated,” DePaul sociology professor and rock expert Deena Weinstein said.

Student Roy Curiale also reflected on the EDM scene.

“I like EDM, but I worry sometimes

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that it has become too objectifying to women,” he said. “It’s all sex it seems. But that’s what sells. Besides, is this sexist culture any different from the sexist culture of the music industry in general?

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“On Fathers and Sons and Love”

Mikal Cronin “MC III”

When filmmaker and DePaul digital media professor Camille Debose began this latest project, she sought to explore the contradicting expectations of “great fathers” and “real men.” However, after engaging the work and conversation of George Vaillant, principal investigator in the 75-year Harvard Grant Study and author of Triumphs of Experience, Debose chose to integrate her initial concentration with Valiant’s insight about love and happiness.

Ultimately, Debose created “On Fathers and Sons and Love,” a beautiful documentary in which the audience experiences of the loving strength and tenderness of truly great fatherhood, and also appreciate how Valiant’s concept of love and taking responsibility for living a loving life applies to sociopolitical, socio-historical and anthropological contexts and realities. She intersperses the thoughts of Vaillant, Cornel West and others among indescribably precious moments shared between the four generations of her family, from grandfather “Popsy” to Debose’s youngest son, Seth. This is an inspirational must-see.

Consistency is key with Mikal Cronin. With his name gracing album titles and Ty Segall on his resume, Cronin sticks to the meaty, fuzzy rock he knows ­— and why stray from such a good thing?

Though his work tends to get lost in the hazy cloud created by lo-fi god Segall and scummy weirdo Mac DeMarco, Cronin proves his chops time and time again. “MC III” is in part a concept album, with the B-Side detailing a coming-of-age story about Cronin’s life after dropping out of college because of debilitating back pain. The experience proved to be a turning point: he wrote songs and eventually joined Segall’s band. But Cronin’s idea of a concept album ditches the metaphors in favor of honesty, universal themes and energetic rock. He’s also added a bit of flair to his fuzzed-out recipe, in the form of orchestrated strings and horns.

It’s an addition that elsewhere might have swayed into glam rock or cheesy territory, but here, it melts in smoothly and elevates the intensity. While “MC III” might never be his “Goodbye Bread” or “II,” but by meshing the personal and universal, the fun and grimy, “MC III” is more than just another garage rock album.

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By Kirsten Onsgard Arts & Life Editor

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: 2015 is shaping up to be a great year in music. But being an omnivorous music aficionado and a grossly overcommitted senior means that sometimes pesky things like homework and sleep get in the way. Plus I can’t stream music on the Blue Line and I’ve used up most of my data plan anyway (yes I stream music, and sorry mom for going over).

But properly writing long form music reviews takes time, dozens of listens and often more brainpower than my caffeine-

saturated brain can endure. Here are some of the albums and tracks I have neglected to review this month.

1. Passion Pit — “Lifted Up (1985)” Passion Pit has perfected the mainstream crossover success of Vampire Weekend with the sound of “Oracular Spectacular” era MGMT or Cut Copy’s greatest hits. Is their target demographic now ’90s revivalist 17-year-olds? Probably. Are they any less fun? Nope. “Kindred” is ultra-concentrated with poppy and quirky hits, and “Lifted Up (1985)” is bound to be a song of the summer.

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2. Tame Impala — “‘Cause I’m a Man” Judging by “‘Cause I’m a Man” and “Let it Happen,” which was released in March, Tame Impala are taking a more groovy, jam route with their upcoming album, “Currents,” due later this year. “‘Cause I’m a Man” is a sensual and heavy-bottomed track, and with these guys topping the push for psych pop, it will be excited to hear what they come out with next.

3. Tyler the Creator — “Cherry Bomb” Like it or not, Odd Future is trying to grow up. Ironically, Earl Sweatshirt has been able to do

Across 1. Aesop character 5. Assume to be true 10. Head light?

14. Departure 15. Pawl grabber (var.)

16. “Ars amatoria” poet 17. One’s child, typically 20. Costa del Sol feature 21. All together 22. Hilo feast 25. Rod at a pig roast 26. Telekinesis, e.g.

29. Indoor sports facilities 31. Accomodates, in a way 35. “At Seventeen” singer Janis 36. Nun’s attire 38. “I had no ___!”

39. Not to be fooled with, in a way 43. Long, long time 44. “Par __” 45. What “it” plays

so with ease on “Chum” and “I Don’t Like S-.”

But seeing the notoriously obnoxious and occasionally crazed Tyler, who’s helmed the Odd Future brand, try maturity on “Cherry Bomb” is an odd experience. Still, it’s not a total flop, but an album of growing pains with some sprinkled in gems like creative old-school samples and narrative lyrics.

4. Total Babes — “Circling” Comprising members of Cloud Nothings, Total Babes leans more toward pop than post punk. “Circling” takes more from Wavves’ breezy and summery formula, and their sophomore

46. Mockeries 49. Freudian topics 50. Guileful 51. Cries of triumph 53. Blood-related 55. Either of two continents 58. Robot of Jewish legend 62. Another chance for happiness 65. Unadorned 66. Salmon do it 67. Army insects 68. Did Daytona 69. Crow’s home of old 70. Snack Down 1. “S.O.S.!”

2. Angle between stem and stalk 3. Baltic capital 4. Type of alcohol 5. Old hand 6. Stumblebum 7. Eyelid bump

album is due later this year.

This sound might also hint at what Cloud Nothings leadman Dylan Baldi and Wavves’ Nathan Williams will come up with in their collaboration album.

5. Speedy Ortiz — “Raising the Skate” Speedy Ortiz toured with The Breeders for a time, and given their college rock sound and Massachusetts roots, you’d swear it was a mentorship made at “U-Mass.” Speedy Ortiz is a bit more experimental and tread into pop territory more than the Pixies or Breeders, but like 2013’s “Major Arcana,” “Foil Deer” is another solid output.

8. Desktop pictures 9. Thuds 10. Dairy breed 11. “We try harder” company 12. This puzzle’s theme word 13. Flowery poem 18. Instructed 19. Commuter line 23. Nursemaid in India 24. Blackest part of a shadow 26. Seasoned rice dish 27. Fat-nosed antelope 28. Read between the lines 30. It does hold water 32. Cleans up prose 33. Kind of code 34. Drooping 37. Evergreenforested landscape 40. Avoided 41. Captured 42. Naval Academy grad

47. Viscount’s supervisor 48. Least extroverted 52. Suffix with “sea” or “moon” 54. Director Christopher 55. Take ___ (snooze) 56. ___ mortals 57. “...and make it fast” 59. Prefix with “type” 60. Semiaquatic salamanders 61. Fit together, as gears 62. Stomach muscles, briefly 63. Ram’s ma’am 64. Low digit

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Sports

Big names for men’s basketball’s non-conference schedule The first part of DePaul’s non-conference schedule for the 201516 season trickled out last week, with the university announcing three separate dates.

The Blue Demons will begin their fiveyear agreement with Northwestern, begin their annual Big EastBig Ten showdown and play in a four-day tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Fans cheer during the national anthem as the Chicago Blackhawks play host to the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals at the United Center in Chicago on June 15, 2013.

Bulls, Blackhawks have fans optimistic for playoffs

By Kyle Tyrrell Contributing Writer

As the mercurial weather of April arrives, the Bulls and Blackhawks both breached the playoffs again — appearances that seem to mark the arrival of spring far more reliably than the weather these past few years.

The Blackhawks apparel is abundant around campus. There’s no denying as an onlooker that Hawks apparel far outdoes Bulls apparel.

But the Bulls fans are there, perhaps less outspoken, more inconspicuous than their frozenfloored fans, but perhaps more cautious lest another Derrick Rose injury snuffs the resurgent spark of interest.

Either way, fans for both teams are optimistic. Derrick Rose looks like he’s back to his former MVP self and there’s a new Blackhawk Darling to root for. As of this week, both teams look to skate and soar past the first round.

The question is, who will go farther?

The DePaulia asked around campus, who’s your team and why?

There’s Adam Chalifoux, outspoken Bulls fan and voice of Radio DePaul, who has worn a Bulls jersey almost every game day.

When asked how far the Bulls can go, Chalifoux exhaled deeply. “I don’t think it would be a miracle if we beat the Cavaliers next round,” Chalifoux said. “If you look at that series on paper, the Bulls are a lot deeper and can wear the Cavs down.”

“If we can limit our mistakes, there’s no reason we couldn’t beat Cleveland,” Chalifoux said.

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Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) celebrates with Jimmy Butler (21) after Butler scored during the second half in Game 2 of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Chalifoux says he’s “beyond a diehard Bulls fan.”

“When I’m watching a Bulls game, I like to have laser focus,” he said. “I prefer to be at home.”

He said he couldn’t wear his Notre Dame gear since the color scheme matches the Bucks’ color scheme.

“I have a vintage pinstripe Dennis Rodman jersey I like to wear,” he said.

Then take Stefani Szenda who wears Blackhawks gear almost daily.

“I watch every game I possibly can,” Szenda said. “Even if my

friends want to go out, I’ll often stay in to watch the game.”

Szenda said her dad and uncle both played hockey along with two of her brothers, so she’s grown up with a comfortable grasp of the game.

“I have a big hockey family,” she said. “I love to watch the games with my family and if I can’t watch it with them we have a group text so we can stay together during the games.”

When asked if the Blackhawks would win the Stanley Cup this year, Szenda replied dryly, “I don’t talk about the Cup.”

The DePaulia asked a question – What about the students who aren’t from Chicago, but whose teams are also in the playoffs?

Few have the looming situation on their mind like the Minnesotan Taylor Bissonette, who has been witnessed wearing Minnesota Wild paraphernalia and is anticipating a second-round matchup of Blackhawks vs. Wild.

“It’s going to stress me out,” Bissonette said of the possibility of the Blackhawks playing the Wild.

“I already get stressed out with the Wild games but this will add a whole new element.”

Last season, the Blackhawks eliminated the Wild from the playoffs.

“That was a really dark time for me,” Bissonette said.

Bissonette also said of Blackhawks fans, “A lot of ‘em are bandwagon-jumpers.”

Brenden Welper is another transplant student, hailing from Lake Orion, Mich. The sophomore journalism student is a basketball fan who reveled in the 2004 Detroit Pistons unlikely NBA title.

“Before I came here, I hated the Bulls with a passion,” Welper said.

“But now I actually love being in a city where basketball is so loved.”

Welper said he enjoys watching the Bulls now.

“It’s good to see Bulls fans so happy,” he said. “It’s been a dark few years with the Derrick Rose saga and now they’re finally the team they’re supposed to be.”

Welper said he’d be happy if the Bulls won it this year. He thinks they can.

“I don’t necessarily root for the Bulls,” Welper said. “But I’m happy for my Chicago friends who love them so much.”

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So there’s the potential of that.

“The velodrome is sort of a focal point for the young kids these days so we could use that as a way to get a city league started.”

Beyond the numerous benefits to children and students, the velodrome would offer various clinics. These clinics would offer track certification, as well as beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of instruction.

Moore also sees opportunities for local colleges such as DePaul to partner with SCVA. Cycling is an amazing spectacle. Professionals reach speeds of over 50 mph and maneuver through miniscule spaces. There are spectacular crashes and awe-inspiring achievements. This spectacle could offer film students a subject engage with.

The demand for content of this niche sport is present around the world.

“We hope to reach more spectators. Engage more fans.

Ultimately we’d like to have all that video stuff going on the internet.

We’d like to have it edited, mixed, live streaming, have personalities that can interview racers, do op-ed pieces, sponsored pieces equipment reviews, crash reels, comedy pieces (and) historical pieces,” Moore said.

SCVA’s project spans more than just cycling facilities. The property would have ample space for gardens, art instillations or even honeybee hives. Moore would hold some kind of public poll to determine exactly what all the space could be used for.

One mother came to Moore with concerns about her son and his friends. They enjoy riding BMX bikes, but are always kicked out of skate parks by the skaters. In the future, the campus could provide BMX facilities to provide for those needs as well.

Photo courtesy of SOUTH CHICAGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION

The South Chicago Velodrome Association is trying to expand the opportunities on the South Side of Chicago for prospective bikers.

The velo campus would be ideal for the cyclists as well. The infield would have weight lifting equipment for sprint racers.

Trailers would provide changing facilities, classrooms, or even space for volunteer masseuses to offer their services.

The deadline to reach an agreement on the contract is approaching, and SCVA is very close to reaching their goal. There have already been pledges and donations in the thousands and tens of thousands of dollars. These contributions, along with the continuous flow of small donations, are keeping Moore very optimistic.

“Cyclists are all types of people so we could find volunteers for just about anything. And that’s one reason why I think this is going to survive and thrive.”

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Sponsored races, BMX facilities and added equipment for lifters and racers are all in the vision for a new velo campus.

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Frank Baiocchi, from left, Murphy Monroe and Jonathan Hoenig gather during their fantasy football draft picks at the home of one of their friends, in Deerfield, Illinois.

NOT JUST FANTASY

From friendly competition to a gambling outlet, fantasy sports continue to rise

By Ben Savage Contributing Writer

The Buffalo Wild Wings of Danville, California was particularly segregated on Dec. 29, 2014. There were two factions in the restaurant that night: those who cared about fantasy football, and those who did not.

One cluster of eaters gathered around two trophies. The first was a beautiful, multi-colored, multi-platformed homage to the classic championship trophy, garnished with a victorious chrome football player on top. The second was simply gigantic. A wellformed mannequin derriere mounted on a plank of wood.

Both trophies were to be awarded that night, and Brendan O’Donnell was in contention.

“There is nothing I’m more passionate about than fantasy football,” O’Donnell said. “It combines football, which I love, and proving that I’m better than my friends, which I love.”

O’Donnell, his opponent and the rest of his fellow league members gathered to rejoice in the joys of fried chicken, football, camaraderie and the Monday Night Football game that would dictate the outcome and history of their league.

The actual game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos meant nothing to anyone eating with O’Donnell and probably anybody else there. The reallife impact on O’Donnell and his league “The Don Squad,” a tribute to their high school mascot was as fantasy. The individual performances of the NFL players are what were truly important.

Fantasy football pits two owners against each other in weekly matchups during the NFL season. Each owner selects their teams at the beginning of the season through an

auction process, where owners buy the best few NFL players in order to assemble their teams, or through a draft process, where owners alternate selecting the best few NFL players in order to assemble their teams.

O’Donnell’s opponent owned the Bengals running back, Jeremy Hill. When Jeremy Hill broke free of the Broncos defense to score a spectacular, careerbest 85-yard touchdown, the dining area erupted especially by Jeremy Hill owners at every table, who received points for his performance. O’Donnell, in the midst of it, sat deflated with self-doubt slapped across his face.

Despite the effort of Jeremy Hill that night, O’Donnell and his own team, “Jordy Shades of Grey” lead by Packers wide receiver, Jordy Nelson, triumphed over the opposing team. O’Donnell, “Odie,” had won his first championship.

“It was the greatest moment of my life,” O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell and The Don Squad are riding the tidal wave of interest in fantasy sports. What began in the ‘80s as just a “Silly Little Game”, according to one of the creators of fantasy baseball, Daniel Okrent, has exploded into a billion dollar, international industry.

In 1988, the fantasy sports realm was a mere 500,000 strong. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, that number reached 41.5 million last year.

Friends play, families play, colleagues play, church groups play, strangers play, even the athletes themselves play.

Justin Staley is a professor at DePaul, and he’s found himself in every kind of league.

“I actually only know one of the 11 other guys in the league, he’s a professor here too,” Staley said. “He just asked me to play

because he knew I loved baseball.”

Fantasy sports have become immensely popular, and while every league is completely different, reasons why people play the game remain the same.

“It’s a great way to stay in touch, and who doesn’t love to talk smack on the message boards?” Staley said.

“It’s about connecting,” O’Donnell said.

“I don’t know if there is anything I’m more passionate about than fantasy football.”

So does the “fantasy world” have an impact on actual sports? Yes. Now that your sister, mailman, soccer coach and boss all have a vested interest into the entire league in which their favorite teams play, people watch the games more.

According to the Fantasy Sport Trade Association, 55 percent of fantasy sports players report watching more sports on television since they started playing fantasy sports. More people watching sports leads to greater television revenue, and growth of fantasy coverage and importance which in turn leads to more interest in fantasy sports.

Fantasy is a rapidly growing community that fosters community, so referring to Fantasy sports as a “tidal wave” might have been a misnomer; it implies that it will be coming to an end. A more accurate comparison for fantasy sports may simply be our universe: growing at an ever-increasing rate.

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RACE AGAINST TIME Photo courtesy of SOUTH CHICAGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION

The South Chicago Velodrome Association is attempting to reach an agreement to expand the velo campus in a sport that has been declining in popularity since the 18th century.

The South Chicago Velodrome moves closer to agreement

By Ryan Marcotte Contributing Writer

On Chicago’s Near North Side there is a brick and mortar building with a homemade sign that says “Yojimbo’s Garage,” stenciled in blue paint. Cemented in the sidewalk directly next to the building are two bike racks. Their chipped black paint and adorning stickers are a testament to their use.

Upon walking up to the red double doors, there is a knocker with a sticker underneath that reads “Knock loudly.”

The knock is usually answered by Marcus Moore.

Yojimbo’s Garage is built with bikes.

They are the foundation that supports everything. Bikes line the walls and hang on stands everywhere one looks. Where there are not bikes, there are parts, jerseys,

caps, tools, wheels, tires and a pair of cats that love to slink through it all. These bikes may be the foundation, but Moore is the glue holding them all together. He will not only sell you the tool, but he will show you the best way to use it as well.

However, this is not all he does. Moore is the president of the South Chicago Velodrome Association (SCVA). Through this he advocates the benefits of bike facilities, especially on the South Side, which lacks facilities of this sort.

After bicycles became accessible in the late 1800s, Chicago was home to a cycling craze. Dozens of velodromes were in the city until the World War II caused the sport to die out. At its peak, track racing pulled bigger crowds than baseball. Six-day races — races that lasted 144 hours, where teams of two men would take shifts racing for six days drew massive amounts of spectators.

Today, only one velodrome struggles to

survive and the SCVA is trying to save it.

“On the surface (the track’s) a unique facility, or somewhat unique facility. Small velodrome. Which of course is a bicycle race track. Oval. About a tenth of a mile, kind of short for a velodrome. On the shorter end but shorter means more maintainable as far as costs go,” Moore said.

Moore has a vision of what the track could be one day.

The idea came from speaking with younger customers that came into his shop.

“A lot of high schoolers have been riding fixed-gear bikes out on the street,” he said.

“Fixed gears are obviously designed for the velodrome. If there is an opportunity or a route for them where they can go to a velodrome, learn from some coaches that know how to teach kid, and learn how to ride a track bike a little bit better, learn the different respect, the different type of etiquette”

Not only could kids learn from the track but they could also have fun in a safe environment.

The South Chicago Velodrome could allow kids to “have an arena to go balls out and maybe get a little of that out of their system and maybe not drive other people crazy on the streets as much. Just a small percentage of them will be affected that way but that makes a difference,” Moore said.

Moore hopes to create a school or park district-organized league that could serve a wider portion of the city.

“After a couple of years we can show that model to the governor especially the mountain bike and bike polo aspects of that model and then propose that the school districts throughout the state have

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Durrell McDonald to Transfer

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

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Durrell McDonald and Ray Doby will not join Dave Leitao’s squad for the 2015-16 season.

DePaul men’s basketball will lose two players for the 2015-16 season, the team announced Friday.

Durrell McDonald, who would have played his senior season for the Blue Demons, has been granted his request to transfer away from DePaul and Ray Doby has been given a release from his national letter of intent.

McDonald is the only active player to leave the program after the hiring of Dave Leitao as head coach of men’s basketball. He averaged 23.9 minutes a game in the 2014-15 season and started

21 games for the Blue Demons.

He had an average of 4.3 points per game for the season, which declined in conference play. He averaged 22.1 minutes in the Big East with only 3.7 points. His 2014-15 season shooting stats were down statistically across the board from his sophomore season.

There has been no news as to where McDonald will transfer after three seasons with the Blue Demons.

Doby, meanwhile, originally signed his national letter of intent to come to DePaul in November 2014 after re-classifying earlier in the year. He was supposed to be a part of DePaul’s freshman

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class in 2014-15 but attended St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy instead. He reaffirmed his commitment to DePaul in November but has instead decided to forgo playing for DePaul. The 6-foot-7 forward would have been one of four freshman joining the team in 2014-15.

The full roster was also announced Friday with no incoming transfers for DePaul.

They will have six seniors and four juniors leading the team, with three incoming freshman in Develle Phillips, Elijah Cain and Oumar Berry. They will have eight players from Illinois next season.