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SGA candidates gear up for contested election By Brenden Moore News Editor
After years of presidential candidates running unopposed, the upcoming Student Government Association elections will feature a contested race for president as well as competing slates seeking to control the organization’s executive branch. This year, incumbent Executive Vice President for Student Affairs Vanessa Cadavillo is running against current Senator for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Luke Kula to be the official top representative of the student body. Cadavillo is running on a ticket with vice presidential pick Ric Popp, and in alliance with a slate for cabinet consisting of Adriana
Kemper (EVP of Operations), Patrick Pfohl (EVP of Student Affairs), Kristina Pouliot (EVP of Academic Affairs), and Damian Wille (Treasurer). The opposing ticket, calling themselves Vincentians United, consists of Kula and vice presidential candidate Michelle An, as well as Cara Anderson (EVP of Student Affairs), Joseph Kerins (Treasurer), Lindsay Salter (EVP of Operations) and Tyler Solorio (EVP of Academic Affairs). In the past few years, it has become commonplace for the presidential candidate to run unopposed. Both former President Casey Clemmons and incumbent Matthew von Nida did not have an opponent. Last year, however, a coalition of student groups calling them-
selves One DePaul organized and ran candidates for positions in both the cabinet and senate. While there was some success in getting senators elected, the two coalition candidates running for cabinet lost to candidates, one of them being Cadavillo, supported by von Nida. Michael Rance, the president of the DePaul Democrats and one of the leaders of One DePaul, said while Vincentians United and last year’s coalition probably would agree on most of the issues, there are some key differences. “I think some of the difference is that a lot of the people we ran last year were outside of SGA,” Rance said. “And that’s kind of where our focus was because we
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Senator Luke Kula (left) will challenge Executive Vice President for Student Affairs Vanessa Cadavillo for the president of SGA. Voting will take place May 18-22.
Condom referendum fails to get signatures By Brenden Moore News Editor
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Big Sean was announced as the FEST headliner Thursday. American Authors and Milo Green will also perform.
Big Sean announced as FEST headliner By Kirsten Onsgard Arts & Life Editor
What was once a low-key blues festival on Wish Field drawing a few hundred students has since grown up into a fullblown evening concert and rite for many students. And when FEST turns 30 years old this year, Big Sean will help DePaul celebrate. DePaul Activities Board (DAB) announced the 2015 lineup Thursday at Battle, the annual competition of DePaul bands and DJs. In addition to headliner Big Sean, American Authors and Milo Greene are set to perform. Producers Milo & Otis will play After Hours, a free show at
McGrath-Phillips Arena. “We’re adding a lot of new little things that will make it a special thing that we haven’t done in the past,” FEST Assistant Haley Bensen said. “We’re definitely putting more creativity into the event because it is the 30th anniversary.” At Battle DAB raffled off a VIP package, which includes a viewing area on the patio of University Hall and food. Bensen said artist decisions are partially based on student feedback given on DAB’s annual survey, which circulated earlier this academic year. Though Big Sean is also booked at more than a dozen other colleges across the county — including Princeton University, University of Illinois
and Indiana University — Bensen said this likely was due to his young adult audience demographic. Some Princeton University students protested his performance because they said his lyrics were misogynistic and homophobic. Princeton paid $60,000 to book Big Sean, but DAB would not comment on its artist budget. After the announcement, students at Battle and in the quad voiced their excitement for FEST and Big Sean. Tickets go on sale at Monday, May 11 in the Lincoln Park and Loop student centers and cost $10. FEST is only open to current DePaul students, and attendees may only purchase one ticket.
A petition seeking a change in DePaul’s contraceptive policy failed to get the necessary amount of signatures to appear as a referenda question in the upcoming Student Government Association elections. While 1,556 people signed the petition, which sought “to allow condoms, along with other sexual health products, to be freely available for distribution among the student body,” only 1,339 were valid, according to SGA President Matthew von Nida. SGA’s Election Board Bylaws state that signatures must be submitted 30 days before the start of elections and there must be at least 1,500 valid signatures. “While Feminist Front’s petition to change university policy did not achieve enough student signatures to be placed on the ballot for SGA’s spring elections, SGA will continue working with students and the university to pursue initiatives of student health and well-being,” von Nida said. “Members of the DePaul community have worked tirelessly on initiatives to improve student wellbeing, but we know more work must always be done.” Since DePaul is a Catholic institution, it follows church teachings and policy, which includes a ban on contraception as official university policy.
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Bikers petition for the city to build safe lanes in underprivileged neighborhoods. See page 5.
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For the first time, the DePaul team made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. See page 26.
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Karen Lewis (right) leads the charge at the Chicago Teachers Union strike in 2012. It was the first strike in 25 years and current contract negotiations may cause conflict again.
Teachers union vs. school board
The budget, pensions and fund mismanagement at the center of the contract debate Ten Largest School Districts, Illinois
By Brenden Moore News Editor
Opening shots were fired between the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) last week after the school board declined to extend its contract with the teachers, instead giving them an “insulting” initial offer of a seven percent decrease in take-home pay. CPS, the third-largest school system in the country, said it simply could not afford the $105 million price tag that would have accompanied a three percent increase in teacher’s pay. In a press release, CTU President Karen Lewis said, “CPS can repeat the mantra of a $1 billion budget deficit until it’s blue in the face, but the fact of the matter is that this is a financial mess of its own creation. If the district is indeed broke, it’s broke on purpose, and our members and their primary interests—their students—are the ones who are suffering the consequences.” CPS is facing significant financial headaches with a budget deficit and a $600 million pension payment looming. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has even said the district may have to consider bankruptcy. Such an action would give the district a lot more power to renegotiate deals with the union regarding salaries and pensions should a judge decide the district cannot afford to pay what it is charged with. In 2012, Lewis reignited the national debate over the future of education by leading her members on strike for the first time in 25 years, taking on Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his hand-picked school board in the process. Many were sympathetic of the teachers’ grievances, amongst them the demand for an increase
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in compensation to go along with a longer school day. While initially demanding a 30 percent increase, they eventually settled at 16 percent over four years. Despite CPS offering a pay cut, records from the Illinois School Report Card database indicated that CPS teachers make the secondhighest average salary of the 10 largest school districts in the state. According to the database, Chicago teachers made an average of $71,739 in 2014, higher than the state average of $62,435. Only Naperville Community Unit School District 203 exceeded CPS in average teacher salary and per pupil spending. Yet, CPS ranked ninth out of 10, only beating Waukegan Community Unit District 60, in the percentage of students who are deemed college ready. Only 27 percent of students were considered ready for college coursework despite an 81 percent four year graduation rate. This
percentage was determined by the amount of students who achieved a 21 or higher on the ACT exam, which is administered to high school juniors every April. While factors such as socioeconomics come into play, many question the effectiveness of CPS teachers in the classroom as they get ready to negotiate a new contract. DePaul professor William Sander said teachers have an impact on achievement, but socioeconomic factors loom much larger. “The idea that Chicago scores would be lower due to teacher salaries is probably not the case. Family background is a key factor,” Sander said. “I mean most of the kids come from a low income background in CPS. So that’s the big difference between Chicago and the suburbs. People coming from extremely poor backgrounds have a large negative effect on educational outcomes.”
Of the nearly 400,000 students in the CPS system, more than 85 percent are low income, according to the report card. While per pupil spending is higher than some other districts with higher achievement, Sander said the effectiveness depends on how the money is spent. “There’s two schools of thought. In economics, a lot of the studies tended to show not zero effects, but not large effects on achievement,” Sander said. “But it all depends on how the money’s used. So in some cases, like if you have a lot of atrisk kids in first and second grade, then lowering the class size makes sense.” This is a criticism that Lewis and the union have repeatedly leveled at CPS administration, saying that resources are taken away from neighborhood schools on the South and West sides in favor of the wealthier North Side. In Lincoln Park, the allocation of $20 million for a school annex became
a hot button issue in the 43rd Ward aldermanic race as some argued it was unnecessary in wake of nearly 50 school closings in mostly poor neighborhoods in 2012. In addition to grappling with the enormous budget deficit, CPS is facing a crisis of confidence as CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett is on leave after it was revealed she was the target of an investigation into a no-bid contract the district gave out to a former employer of hers. “As for this figure of $100 million that is cited for the potential overall cost of an increase, let’s consider how much of that could have been saved if it weren’t for the board’s own incompetence,” Lewis said. “$20 million for the SUPES contract that has them mired in scandal, plus another $22 million for a janitorial contact that has them over budget—a contract, by the way, that is literally and figuratively a mess in our schools. That’s $42 million that could have been saved, just for starters,” she said. “A closer examination of board contracts would no doubt reveal even more potential savings and resources that could go back into our schools.” The teachers and board have started negotiations on a new contract. Among the union’s demands are smaller class sizes, a freeze on charter schools and school closings, and more resources from tax-increment financing districts for resources in the classroom. “With rising housing, health care and food costs, we can’t afford such a big hit in our paychecks,” said CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey. “On top of that they expect us to pay more for health insurance and work longer hours in classrooms that are overcrowded and with fewer resources. That will not happen.”
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Funds available at upcoming scholarship fair By Jessica Villagomez Staff Writer
DePaul sophomore Leslie Padilla spends countless hours searching for potential scholarships for political science majors, Hispanic women and even students with brown eyes. All these categories have detailed qualifications students must meet in order to be eligible, but after two years of applying to over 20 scholarships, Padilla has grown frustrated with the scholarship application process. Padilla estimates she has written over 20 essays for scholarship applications, each of which on average required three essays. “I just lost hope,” she said. “I just keep wondering, ‘am I not good enough?’ I have a high GPA, I was number four in my high school class, I’m involved in school activities, I volunteer. I thought I was qualified, but I get nothing.” To help students like Padilla find and apply for scholarships, DePaul will be hosting its first scholarship fair May 14 in the Loop Campus and May 21 in the Lincoln Park campus from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Representatives will talk about the scholarships available in each college as well as answer any questions that students have about the scholarship application process. According to Amy Moncher, associate director of operations in the DePaul Office of Financial Aid, now is the ideal time to prepare students for the scholarship application process in 2015. “We specifically pick this time of the year because we want students to have a chance to prepare,” she said. “One of the things we have gotten feedback from students on is that they
just are not aware of when scholarships receiving their scholarships through this are open or when the process happens, tool now,” she said. “The question for so we figured this would be a good way continuing students is generally, ‘where for students to come to one place and ask do I find scholarships after I’ve come to questions about their particular college DePaul?’ This is what this tool is for.” office,” Moncher said. “We will be there For Padilla, the scholarship fair is the as well to answer general scholarship perfect time for her to find additional questions.” scholarships to supplement her current Most major colleges will be present at awards. the fair including the College of Education, Padilla, who received two scholarCollege of Computing and Media and ships upon entrance to DePaul, has apCollege of plied to variLiberal Arts ous external and Social schola rships I just lost hope. I just keep Sciences. since. Though wondering, ‘am I not good enough?’ unaware of the The scholarship fair scholarship I have a high GPA, I was number will also be search tool, Pafour in my high school class, I’m a chance for dilla said that involved in school activities, I students to her largest convolunteer. I thought I was qualified, cern isn’t with familiarize themselves finding scholbut I get nothing. with DePaul’s arships, but Leslie Padilla newest scholwith the timeSophomore arship search consuming tool, DePaul Scholarship Connect. process of applying. DePaul Scholarship Connect, which “I think the hardest thing is getting was purchased by the university in 2010 all the materials necessary. You have to and piloted in 2013, is an online scholar- get letters of recommendation, write esship tool students can use to search for says, get transcripts. It all just takes a lot of internal and external scholarships. Ac- time,” Padilla said. cording to Moncher, all scholarship comPadilla compares the scholarship munication to students was done by the application process to the college individual colleges. Since the introduction application process. Both are long and of the search tool, a majority of colleges stressful. and student affairs service departments “Finding the scholarships is the easy are all using it to inform students about part,” Padilla said, “but the whole process scholarships in their colleges. involved is just hard.” For Moncher, this tool has created Padilla suggests that the scholarship a formal online portal for students to fair be geared towards helping students quickly and efficiently find scholarships apply for scholarships and add more that apply to them. resources focused on the scholarship “Most of our continuing students are application process itself.
“Sometimes students may need help with the essay portion of a scholarship and the writing center is so full. To get an appointment you have to wait weeks,” she said. “The whole process is extended further because of it.” To combat this problem, Moncher said resources will be present at both scholarship fairs to answer any questions students may have and alleviate some of the stress of the process. “Financial Fitness will be there to help with resume writing since a lot of scholarship applications ask for resumes,” she said. “They will also hold workshops that they will advertise there on how to write great essays for scholarship applications.” For some students, the strenuous application process may not be worth the potential reward. Sophomore Megan Basham received a scholarship with DePaul after admission, but she hasn’t applied for any further scholarships. “I haven’t really thought about it enough to apply for one,” she said. “But if a student really wants a scholarship they are going to have to work hard to get it. The school can only do so much.” As for what tips Moncher has for searching and applying for scholarships, success comes with applying wisely and efficiently. “We understand that students will see a lot of scholarships. We do our best in the description of the scholarships to indicate who might be eligible for this,” Moncher said. “Also, one of the great features of this scholarship tool is that once you fill out a general application and you consent to giving your student record information, the scholarship tool matches you with scholarships you qualify with.”
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Right of way, for some Bikers petition for safer lanes on the South and West sides By Kathryn Eardley, Gabby Hock, Evan Walter Multimedia Editor, Contributing Writers
On the Near North and West sides of the city bike routes connect and intersect to create clusters of protected routes for bicyclists. Meanwhile, on the Far South Side this web loosens into long stretches of disconnected or parallel paths that cut many neighborhoods off from a safe commute by bike. “You can be riding down a street with a bike lane, and then suddenly the lane stops and you find yourself in the middle of a busy street trying to dodge traffic,” cyclist Dan Grim said. “I always try to stay on the streets that I know have bike lanes, but in Chicago that just isn’t possible.” Due to the vast geographic size and pockets of lower population density on the South Side, protected bike paths in Chicago have remained disproportionately clustered on the North and West sides of the city, leaving many cyclists on the South Side with fewer safe cycling routes. Only 38 percent of all suggested bike routes in the City of Chicago database are protected or separated from traffic in some way. The other 62 percent of suggested routes pose a danger to cyclists and discourage potential new cyclists from taking to the streets. “There are not very many cyclists on the South Side, in part because people do not feel safe without having the barrier separating themselves from the car,” Shawn Conley of the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago said. He leads cyclists of all experience levels on bike rides on the South Side, but recognizes that unprotected routes can be daunting to new riders. “Where as I may feel real comfortable riding the streets with traffic, I am an experienced rider and there is no way that I would ask someone on their first day to go out and ride in the traffic that I do,” Conley said. Jim Merrell of the Active Transportation Alliance helps community groups advocate for resources in their neighborhoods and recognizes that many factors influence where bike lanes are constructed. “It’s more than just kind of looking at the map,” Merrell said, “but the reality is, it’s much harder to bike on the South and West sides. Even though the city has been strategic about expanding resources equitably, the South Side is about twice as large as the North Side geographically, meaning that a web of bike lanes have not yet reached neighborhoods farthest out from the center of the city. Sean Wiedel, assistant commissioner at the Chicago
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A bike rental on East Randolph street in the loop makes getting around the city convenient for tourists. These resources are concentrated in the loop and the northside, while safe bike lanes and the city rental Divvy bikes remain are lacking on the South and West sides. Department of Transportation said the map of bike lanes doesn’t show a lack of lane equity. “While it may look that way …we are doing our best to make sure that all bike infrastructure is distributed equitably,” he said. “About 68 percent of the barrier and buffer protected bike lanes that we put in are actually on the South and West sides.” The city now has bike lanes of all kinds in all 50 wards thanks to the Chicago Streets for Cycling Plan 2020, which aims to build bike lanes within a half-mile of every Chicagoan. This means building over 100 miles of barrier and buffer protected lanes and identifying safe neighborhood streets for riders. According to Wiedel, CDOT decides where to put new bike lanes based on population, employment and commercial density of a location and also works to provide services for all areas of the city to create a connected network. But the lane implementation sometimes faces community resistance in neighborhoods that rely heavily on cars for transportation and must gain alderman approval, which is determined by the needs of constituents. Bike lane expansion also relies upon federal and private funding and depends on city planners to determine where new lanes will be a priority. “We grew in the same rate in all directions,” Wiedel said. “Long term we’d love to actually serve the entire city.” But for cyclists like Conley, expansion to the far reaches of the South Side can’t come soon enough. Conley and other concerned cyclists on the South Side have brought suggestions for new lanes and improved bike route lighting
to the city, but said their ideas “always seemed to be put on the back burner.” So, last December Conley and two other cyclists from other cycling organizations wrote an open letter to the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council to request equitable resources on the West and South sides of the city. “On the North Side … and downtown they’ve done a great job,” he said. “But as you move further south … you don’t find many barrier protected lanes. There’s some … but not nearly what the plan calls for.” Conley believes that cycling resources can help build local community by allowing residents to shop at local businesses who may not have parking lots. “If the city were to implement the plan, I think that would go a long way into making things bikeable,” he said. Conley said he passes almost a dozen stores on his drive to the closest Wal-Mart. He would be more likely to support these other stores if the streets were more accommodating for cyclists. Grim, who has witnessed bicycle accidents in the past, also avoids areas that are less bikefriendly. “If all streets or just a few more of the large streets had a bike lane, I would cut down my travel time by like half,” he said. “If a street has a bike lane, I always go for that street. I hate riding in traffic.” The city’s plan includes adding protected bike lanes to make the South Side biking experience safer and more accessible. In the last four years, over 100 protected and buffered lanes have been built in Chicago and the proposed plan would nearly double the total mileage of all bike lanes in the city in the next five years. “It was an aggressive plan,” Wiedel said. “So now we’re
Photo courtesy of THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S CHICAGO STREETS FOR CYCLING PLAN 2020.
Riders will see expanded bike lanes throughout the city according to the Streets for Cycling Plan 2020, which aims to build bike lanes within a half-mile of every Chicagoan. working hard to make sure that we get to meet as many of the goals in it by 2020.” In the meantime, Conley will continue to advocate for the cycling needs of his neighborhood.
“You know we have a beautiful city and we like to ride (around) it,” Conley said. “But we like to do so safely. It’s a big city and we all need to share it.”
6 | The DePaulia. May 11, 2015. SGA, continued from front didn’t only see a problem with some of the leaders on SGA, we saw a problem with a lot of the establishment with how the institution is ran. So I think our idea was that we needed to pull student leaders from different parts of campus who have proven that they can effectively run an organization or any kind of thing like that on campus.” This year, the tables have somewhat turned as of the four running for cabinet with Cadavillo and Popp, only Kemper, who is the Senator of First Year Students, serves in elected SGA office. Pouliot is a leader in Honors Student Government (and also the an SGA liaison for the group), Pfohl is the vice president of Act Out DePaul as well as their liaison to SGA, and Wille serves in Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity. Pouliot said these multiple perspectives give them an advantage. “Sometimes you need to be willing to stay the course and really be dedicated and really be in things for the long haul to make real change happen, because a lot of things don’t happen overnight,” Pouliot said. “And I think that that’s a really important aspect of our leadership positions is that they test us in really different ways and being able to bring that perspective to a new organization is going to open up a lot more doors than maybe being in the status quo.”
While they did not know each other well prior, the group said they hit it off immediately once they started talking with each other and doing campaign events. “After we all met each other for the first time, it feels like we’ve known each other for so long,” Kemper said. “We all have different perspectives and we all come from different organizations, so I feel like we’re able to represent all different groups of people.” For Vincentians United, it was the identification of similar problems and the desire for a change in SGA leadership that brought them together. “We’re all friends, we all tend to be a similar voting bloc, but then it was like when we realized there needed to be an elective change in the leadership is when we knew we had a better chance running all together than as any individual,” Solorio said. Solorio said the group chose the name VU because they believe it is the, “one unifying thing and the most representative thing about DePaul University.” The slate believes their diverse backgrounds also give them an advantage. Solorio is an army veteran and board member on the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Kerins is the president of Unicef DePaul, Anderson is an affiliate with the Black Student Union and other groups, and Salter volunteers with several community organizations. “I think we bring a more
holistic understanding of those dynamics and what needs to be done in order to bridge those gaps because student government is supposed to represent all of us,” Salter said. One of the group’s big focuses is transparency and holding SGA officials accountable. “We talk transparency, but it’s also about accessibility at the same time because while some of the stuff is out there, we need to be held accountable for every bit of it,” Solorio said. “But we don’t even publish minutes for our most basic of meetings. That should be an absolute bare minimum requirement.” While inter-SGA tensions have flared up over the past few years, Pfohl believes his slate will turn the page. “SGA has had those critiques in the past about having that tension in-house and all that,” he said. “What I think is nice about the four of us is that since we are fresh faces, I don’t care what has happened in the past years, I want to make actual change for students.” The candidates running for each position will participate in head-to-head debates in front of the DePaulia editorial board this Thursday and Friday. More details will be released in the coming days. “More than anything, it’s good that students have a choice this year for president,” Rance said.
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Candidates for SGA (from left) Kristina Pouliot, Patrick Pfohl, Damian Wille and Adriana Kemper are running for cabinet positions alongside Presidential candidate Vanessa Cadavillo.
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Candidates for SGA cabinet (sitting from left) Tyler Solorio, Lindsey Salter, Cara Anderson, and Joseph Kerins are running on the Vincentians United slate with presidential candidate Luke Kula and vice presidential candidate Michelle An (standing from left) in the upcoming elections.
Chicago gets Obama library By Brenden Moore
that the institution could end up in New York. Mayor Rahm Emanuel stepped in, however, and pushed the transfer of parkland in Washington Park and Jackson Park from the park district to the city. The measure passed unanimously in the city council. Recently, state legislators passed and Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill that would make legal action against the use of parkland difficult. Such actions made the decision easy. After the announcement, the next decision will be a site. Some favor the Jackson Park site given its proximity to the lake and the Museum of Science and Industry. Others believe the Washington Park site is better given it’s access to the CTA’s Green Line and the fact that the city and University of Chicago already own several plots of land on across the street from the park. According to DePaul Professor Larry Bennett, the Washington Park site would probably have the most meaningful impact on the surrounding community.
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President Barack Obama’s presidential library and museum is coming to sweet home Chicago after all, aided by the transfer of parkland on proposed sites to the city as well as legislation to make potential legal action against the project difficult. The Chicago-based Barack Obama Foundation will make the announcement on Tuesday, according to the Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet. While the exact location will not be announced, it will be located on the city’s economically depressed South Side, where Obama served as a community organizer and got his start in politics. First Lady Michelle Obama also grew up there. Although Chicago was the early frontrunner, the city’s bid ran into trouble when the foundation raised significant concerns over the University of Chicago’s plans to use parkland on all the library’s proposed sites. The strength of Columbia University’s bid exacerbated fears
“The area to the west of Washington Park is a really economically challenged part of the city,” Bennett said. “Woodlawn’s geographic location by the University of Chicago provides more of an institutional anchor.” DePaul Democrats President Michael Rance, who considers himself an environmentalist, said “sometimes you do have to make sacrifices to the environment for public goods” with regards to the use of parkland. “In this location, the library presents even more of a good than even a park can,” Rance said. While presidential libraries have not always lived up to their high expectations, Bennett thinks this one could be different given the president’s historic standing as the first African American president. “If I were to bet on if it were to make an impact, I would see who is appointed to run the library,” he said. “If it is an ambitious person who engages the community (rather than) a caretaker, it will have more of an impact.”
News. May 11, 2015. The DePaulia | 7 SIGNATURES, continued from front page “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,” the policy reads. DePaul Feminist Front (DFF), the student organization that spearheaded the petition, has been extremely critical this policy, which they say is from the Stone Age and does not promote a healthy and safe environment. “DePaul has a really low sexual health rating and I think it’s important to be realistic about this,” said Feminist Front member Laura Springman last month. “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.” DFF did not have immediate
comment on the subject, but said they will release a statement responding to news in the next few days. As the DePaulia reported in January, the university ranked 113th out of 140 institutions investigated as part of Trojan’s annual sexual health report card. While some university officials have questioned the validity of a story sponsored by a condom company, many students do not believe on campus sexual health resources are adequate. This action also means there will be no referenda question to appear on the ballot this election cycle. Last year, the DePaul Divest initiative divided the campus into pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli camps as Student For Justice in Palestine sought to convince the university to divest its funds from companies that do business with the Israeli government and military. While the measure passed with a 54 percent affirmation, divestment was never seriously considered as the university’s Fair Business Practices Committee voted it down in January. SGA elections will be held May 18 through May 22.
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : April 29 - May 5
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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APRIL 29 1) A criminal damage to property report was filed for damage in the Schmidt Academic Center.
APRIL 30 2) A possession of controlled substance report was filed in
McCabe Hall. The offender was taken into custody by Chicago Police.
3) A disorderly conduct report was filed for an offender who kicked a vehicle at Belden and Bissell.
4) A theft from building report was filed for an unattended wallet taken in Belden-Racine Hall.
5) A harassment by electronic means report was filed for a person receiving harassing text and FaceTime messages.
MAY 2 6) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person in Seton Hall. Subject was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMS.
7) A criminal damage to property report was filed for broken glass found in a room at McCabe Hall.
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A theft report was filed for a tire taken off a bicycle on the rack at the Student Center.
MAY 3 9) A domestic dispute report was filed for a dispute in Munroe Hall.
10) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed in University Hall. Subject was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMS.
MAY 4 11) A criminal damage to property report was filed for a piano overturned in a room at the School of Music.
12) A disturbance report was filed for a person causing a scene by the Richardson Library.
LOOP CAMPUS APRIL 29 13) A criminal trespass to land report was filed for a person asked to leave the Barnes and Noble in DePaul Center.
14) A criminal trespass to land report was filed for a person
removed from the Barnes and Noble in DePaul Center by Chicago Police.
APRIL 30 15) A criminal trespass to land report was filed for an intoxicated person in DePaul Center. The person was later arrested when it was discovered they had stolen merchandise in their backpack.
MAY 1 16) A fraud report was filed for an incident that took place in the University Center. The victim was defrauded of money.
MAY 4 17) A theft report was filed for a wallet taken from a backpack in the Lewis Center.
18) A criminal trespass to land report was filed for a subject in the DePaul Center plaza.
19) A criminal trespass to land report was filed for a person asked to leave the Barnes and Noble in DePaul Center.
20) A disturbance was reported in the Dunkin Donuts at DePaul Center.
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Convenience the key to student tutoring By Megan Deppen News Editor
Data from DePaul’s different tutoring offices show thousands of students reach out for academic help each year. Tutoring services emphasize they can help good students become better, but the atmosphere and location of tutoring centers determines which students will use them. At the end of the white-walled, carpeted hallway on the third floor of O’Connell Hall, three tutors sit quietly in the Science and Math Learning Center’s (SMLC) main office. DePaul junior Gabby Iverson was almost hidden by the rows of unused computers where she was working on homework. “I don’t have a lot of people who use me,” Iverson said. She tutors statistics for psychology students in the SMLC three hours a week. “I’ve been sitting here an hour and a half. It’s pretty slow. The word either doesn’t get out, people don’t realize (the SMLC) is a resource, or they don’t think they need it.” In contrast, tutors who provide walk-in tutoring in the Learning Commons on the popular, newly renovated first floor of the library said students come in more consistently. Maia Moore, a writing tutor, sits at a table with other tutors from Study Jams, a program provided by the Office for Multicultural Student Success (OMSS). Moore said she has a group of regulars now who come in when she’s there. “I’ve seen the same girl every
quarter around midterms,” Moore said. “She gets hard papers. She knows I’m here five to seven, three days a week. She can sit down really quick without making an appointment.” Moore and other students who had used tutoring services said professors, particularly for math and science classes, told them about the tutoring services available. “But other (professors) don’t, so you have to seek it out,” Moore said. “Which is why I think (the learning commons) is good because it’s in a central place like the library, like this room, where you’re not forced to be quiet. You can just come in any time.” Before the Department of Modern Languages moved to the SAC from the distant McGaw Hall, very few students made appointments with tutors, German program director Anna Souchuk said. “It was kind of unfortunate. The tutors wanted to help and they were just sitting around waiting for someone to need them,” Souchuk said. Professors in the department had the opportunity to redesign the language lab when they moved to the third floor of the SAC in 2013. Souchuk said it has been successful in bringing in more students. According to data provided by the Language Lab, students made about 1,250 appointments for all languages since January 2015. “This is kind of like a centerpiece of our department where we have conversation in mind,” Souchuk said. “So our new space is really
great ... it’s a more comfortable, social atmosphere where people can sit in and relax.” The University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) was also one of the offices that moved from McGaw to the SAC in 2013. Next to the escalator on the second floor of the SAC are big windows looking into a large, open room bustling with tutors and students. According to its 2014 report, the UCWbL increased its appointments from the 2013 calendar year to more than 15,000 in 2014 and served more than 4,000 unique students. “From what I understand we’re the most used tutoring service,” UCWbL director Lauri Dietz said. “You’re going to face writing in every major no matter what you’re doing. I think that’s one of the reasons we see more people than other programs.” The 2014 UCWbL demographic data also showed a higher frequency of appointments with students with higher GPAs. “A lot of these kinds of support resources tend to get taken advantage of by people who tend to be successful in whatever environment they’re in,” Dietz said. “We’ve got the people with the good GPAs and they want to maintain those good GPAs.” Souchuk also said it was oftentimes the students who paid more attention to their grades in class that approached her about tutoring services. “They may not be the strongest students in the class, but they’re
certainly more aware of what’s happening with their grades and what’s happening with them in comparison to other students,” Souchuk said. “(When I) see them go to tutoring I can see they’re active about improving their grade or turning their grade around.” One student who reached out for tutoring was freshman Anna Freed, who went to the UCWbL to narrow down her topic for her first college research paper. “I don’t think it’s weird (to get tutoring help),” Freed said. Freed’s dad is a professor and has always been an advocate of using resources like professors’ office hours. Not all students had the encouragement to seek out help. Jade Perry, coordinator at OMSS, said “sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know.” “We really promote self-efficacy which means assessing the areas that you might need assistance in, assessing what you’re already good at, and looking for those helpseeking behaviors,” Perry said. “It’s not weak to ask for help. It’s actually efficacious for you to understand your strengths and to know when you need to reach out for help.” OMSS services students of color, first generation students, and students with low financial backgrounds. Perry said her office tries to be conscious of these students’ identities and offer services that will be open, familiar and comfortable for them. Since moving to the Learning Commons, Perry said the number of students using tutoring has increased. The swipe-access system
at the receptionist desk tracks how many students use each service, and Perry said about 200 students used Study Jams fall quarter of this year, which increased to 300 students winter quarter. “I think (students) like it that (tutoring is with) a student. Maybe it’s not the writing center, so it doesn’t seem so intimidating,” Moore said. Sophomore math tutor Lauren Vanderlinden also said making appointments made the UCWbL feel more formal. Freshman Lauren Walter makes regular appointments to practice Arabic in the Language Lab, but said she gets frustrated when she has to make an appointment at least 24-hours in advance, or when her tutor cancels the appointment before a test. After working for Study Jams in the Learning Commons for a year, Moore said that one way to improve the service would be establishing a room like the Learning Commons that is designated specifically for tutoring. “Sometimes it’s so crowded we don’t have enough space to get people at our table,” Moore said. There may be a steady supply of tutors and an increasing demand for services, but secluding them in department offices and limiting walk-in tutoring to a few hours seems to deter students. Perhaps a larger, designated space in students’ line of sight is the missing link to getting students and academic help together in the same room.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE WORLD? INCREASING YOUR SECOND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY WILL MAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT.
DePaul’s department of modern languages offers courses in: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Latin, Greek (ancient), Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. For more information visit campus connect Contact Ms. Corban Sanchez at csanch12@depaul.edu
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Nation &World
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Grassroots and community activists from Oakland, California (left) to Washington, D.C. have been driving the continuing outcry against police brutality since the death of Freddie Gray.
Community conversations needed for police problems By Rachel Hinton Copy Editor
On arguably the nicest day of the quarter, DePaul’s Black Student Union (BSU) lounged in a circle on the Quad hosting a “pop-up” conversation on topics ranging from police brutality to treatment of the oppressed that was occasionally swept away by strong gusts of wind. BSU’s mission for that day mirrored that of other groups around the country after the deaths of so many unarmed black men: help unite the community, oppressed and otherwise, for change. The conversation, called “letting our presence be known” by BSU members, came from a brainstorming session the day before at their weekly meeting. The popup came in response not only to the recent death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, but also for other deaths that have happened in recent months. “We just wanted to come together as a black community to talk about the issues that are effecting us the most,” Bri Cokely, sophomore member of BSU said, referencing Gray’s death and the media’s coverage of it. “We looked at the riots and asked ourselves ‘what do we do next?’ since the media puts different twists and turns on our story. How do we address what’s going on?” Communities at DePaul and around the country are mobilizing to create the change they wish to see in the world. It starts, Cokely said, with creating a safe
space for conversation. In addition to the safe space, BSU also drafted a statement to DePaul’s administration about the lack of response to the numerous deaths, ranging from Mike Brown’s and the situation in Ferguson to Gray and the situation in Baltimore. “Collectively, the Black Student Union at DePaul feels as though the university has failed to implement its mission by not expressing an interest on domestic issues involving the black community as it pertains to events such as Mike Brown in Ferguson, Freddie Grey in Baltimore and police brutally in general,” the statement said in part. The statement, along with the dialogue on the quad, came in part because of “a lack of communication from the university,” and BSU deciding to “speak out about these issues in hopes of fostering awareness throughout the campus.” In response to Gray’s death, national organizations such as We Charge Genocide have also released statements on police brutality and in support of “Black Lives Matter”, which can be seen as first steps in gathering the community for non-violent means. “We’re here paying tuition and we expect more. DePaul’s lack of response to black deaths inspired us to have our own discussion. We decided as a union let’s go out and bring it to DePaul,” Akudo Mez, an officer of BSU, said. “Though there are mostly minorities here this is an open discussion. If you don’t know something we’ll educate you; if it makes
you uncomfortable come talk about it. We’re going to keep having conversations because that’s how we figure out what must be done.” The use of community activism and organizing was a major strategy used in the Civil Rights Movement and has appeared in various forms, including these conversations, since that era. BSU recognizes that blacks are not alone and that the problem is also important to LGBTQ, Latino/a and the Palestinian communities. The marginalization they face acts as a uniting factor and also a factor in the organizing, as well as in the conversation. “We’re all still struggling after so many years. The Latino/a experience isn’t the same but solidarity is important,” Sandro Murillo said, who heard about the event in the Student Center a few minutes before its start. “The fact that this conversation is happening is a beautiful thing.” Outside of pop-up discussions, the nonviolent approach also includes peaceful marches and protests. Elijah Obasanya, co-founder of the Men of Vision and Empowerment organization (MOVE), advocates for exploited men who aren’t being encouraged to reach their full potential because of the situations and circumstances they may be surrounded by, and mentors students likewise. MOVE, which began last year, partnered with other activist groups to increase awareness of police brutality. Activism and advocacy, mainly by student
groups and others around the country, provides the perspective of those who are going to inherit the problems of their parents’ generation. It also provides a look into how they intend to fix them. Some, like Obasanya, choose peaceful protests, but, given what the media shows, he can understand why many choose the alternative. “I understand the appeal of rioting and the frustration with the system. The past two criminal justice cases stem from rioting,” Obasanya said. “But nonviolence fits with my morality even though the perception of nonviolently pursuing justice comes with naiveté. I don’t want to take away from others’ methods. We have a right to protest the status quo in ways that we see fit, but we have to carry ourselves in a respectable manner to beat the idea the system wants us to fit into.” The circle of conversation, as well as the work of student organizations around the city, represents students leading the response to police brutality. There is a peaceful protest planned by MOVE for May 12, but the group's community activism additionally expands elsewhere. There are plans to have more discussions in the future that reach out to other on-campus organizations, but the goals of that day’s conversation was largely to get the wheels turning, and create a plan for addressing police brutality and unwarranted deaths. This wasn’t to complain, according to Cokely, but to begin to “foster change overall.”
NSA's collection of phone surveillance data ruled illegal By Larry Neumeister & Ken Dilanian Associated Press
The unprecedented and unwarranted bulk collection of the entire U.S. population's phone records by the government is illegal because it wasn't authorized by Congress, a federal appeals court said Thursday as it asked legislators to balance national security and privacy interests. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan permitted the National Security Agency program to continue temporarily as it exists, but it all but pleaded for Congress to better define where boundaries exist or risk “invasions of privacy unimaginable in the past.” The appeals court said if
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Senator Mike Lee of Utah spoke out against NSA surveillance. the government is correct in its legal arguments, it could also justify storing in bulk metadata associated with Americans' financial records, medical records and electronic communications, including email and social media
information. An opinion written by Circuit Judge Gerald Lynch said Congress could "profoundly alter the legal landscape" after debate. "Congress cannot reasonably be said to have ratified a program
of which many members of Congress - and all members of the public - were not aware," it said. "The statutes to which the government points have never been interpreted to authorize anything approaching the breadth of the sweeping surveillance at issue here," the court said. "The sheer volume of information sought is staggering." The NSA's collection and storage of U.S. landline calling records — times, dates and numbers but not content of the calls — was the most controversial program among many disclosed in 2013 by former NSA systems administrator Edward Snowden. Some NSA officials opposed the program, and independent evaluations have found it of limited value as a counterterrorism tool. Snowden
remains exiled in Russia. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the government is reviewing the court's decision. She added that the June 1 expiration of the Patriot Act provisions provides opportunities to reauthorize the program "in a way that does preserve its efficacy and protect privacy." Jameel Jaffer, ACLU deputy legal director and lead counsel in the case, said the decision “warrants a reconsideration of all of those programs, and it underscores once again the need for truly systemic reform.” U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a ranking member of the intelligence committee, said he hopes the ruling serves as a “catalyst for an end to bulk collection and the beginning of serious reform.”
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The fragments of culture war
A nation of divisions muses pro-life viewpoints on the death penalty, abortion By Brendan Petersen Contributing Writer
As a nation of relative diversity, we enjoy putting others and ourselves into neat little boxes. When it comes to political expectation, the establishmentminded and god-fearing conservative enjoys the cozy affluence of the Republican Party whose members reject all but the most critical of government functions. Across the aisle, the radical and free-thinking liberal fights “the man” and “the system” within the Democratic Party who should welcome the guiding hand of Uncle Sam. But death, as life would have it, has an inclination towards complication. There is a perception — and indeed, a reality — of core “conservative” values, even if what we think of as the prototypical “Conservative America” — yachts and Ralph Lauren sweaters, draped in pearls with a side of boat shoes — is as wide and varied as its counterpart, “Liberal America” — free drugs, free love and bleeding heart humanitarianism that’s sprinkled with dovish leanings. Obviously, neither “America” is completely fair to its inhabitants. But there is some consistency when it comes to their values. In pop culture, there is perhaps no conservative stance more ubiquitous than being “pro-life,” or against abortion. According to a poll conducted by the Washington Post in 2013, 68 percent of self-identified conservatives believed that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
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Protestors stand outside the trial of surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Many in the Christian community have driven anti-death penalty activism, despite common labeling as conservatives. However, this belief runs in direct conflict with another conservative staple, one that has bulletproof popularity in states such as Texas or Oklahoma that run the deepest shade of red: the death penalty. According to a Pew Research study done in 2012, 84 percent of conservative Republicans across the nation support the death penalty. Does being pro-life and procapital punishment make a contradiction? It depends on who you ask. Bill Martin, a professor of philosophy at DePaul University, grew up in South Carolina. Drawing on his experience from living in the South, he said he knew many individuals who were both pro-life and pro-death penalty.
“Fundamentalist Christians justify it in the terms of original sin, and that, when you’re born, you’re born into sin,” he said. “Therefore, you’ll have to pay for your sins (eventually), but until you’re born, you’re essentially innocent.” Scott Paeth, a professor of religious studies at DePaul, took the idea a step further. “Some of the distinction between conservative and liberal breaks down over these issues,” he said, “and conservatives (being) against abortion on the one hand and for the death penalty on the other generally has to do with the moral status of innocent life.” Paeth continued, saying, “It’s the idea that an unborn child, assuming the full dignity of human life and all the rights
that go along with that, come to constitute innocent life. In the case of the death penalty, you’ve got a person who’s been convicted of committing a particular crime and therefore loses the presumption of right to life that an unborn child would have.” The sanctity of human life is fiercely contested across the many doctrines of modern Christianity. The Catholic Church, for instance, believes that all life is sacred from the moment of conception until natural death, and therefore advocates against both abortion and the death penalty. However, the majority of Christians in America are split. People who identify as part of a religion may not necessarily subscribe with their entire mind, body and soul to institutional doctrine.
Nicole Been, president of DePaul College Republicans, is a self-described hardcore conservative Catholic who illustrates this modern gap: she is adamantly pro-life, but also strongly supports the death penalty. “Babies are innocent, they’re in the womb — they’re not murdering anyone,” she said. “These people who are convicted are convicted of the most heinous crimes in society.” The trial of the surviving Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, brought a new round to the death penalty debate. As of press time, his case is in the penalty phase, with government prosecutors pushing heavily for a death penalty sentence. For Been, there were no factors that would have detracted from his deserving capital punishment — no matter his age, background or the possibility of his being manipulated by his late older brother. “If you commit one of the most heinous crimes, taking a life purposively with that intent, murder someone, I don’t think it should matter if you’re 75, 40 or 16,” she said. However, Martin advocated for a more cautious approach. “There’s stuff mixed up in (the Boston Marathon trial) that’s just vengeance, mixed up with questions of justice, and what a justice system is going to be,” he said. “When you make that part of the legal structure, it’s just a bad way to go. It’s not justice anymore — it’s vengeance in this notion of closure.”
Carceral feminism and the flaws of punishment-based policy By Kevin Gross Nation & World editor
When a young woman is followed and assaulted on the street, the standard actions are simple: call the authorities, notify the police. But take into account the story of people like “Ms. B,” formerly a resident and activist at the now demolished Stateway Gardens project homes (her true name was never released publicly). In the past, she was assaulted by a quintet of undercover police and raped multiple times, sometimes forced to perform oral sex to avoid bogus charges based on police-planted drugs. Although she won a class action lawsuit years later against the officers, justice failed, due to the small monetary settlement she received while the officers simultaneously kept their jobs. For many women, who is there to turn to when the police fail? “What do you do if you’re hurt? Dial 911. It’s like an instinct,” Beth E. Richie, the director of the Institute of Research on Race and Public Policy, said. “All we say is ‘call 911.’ That’s what carceral feminism has done, aligned us so closely with the ‘prison nation’ that we only have one possible solution (to female violence).” Richie, also a former activist and currently a sociologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago, delivered a speech at
DePaul on Wednesday, May 7, addressing such topics. Her discussion, titled “The Trouble with Carceral Feminism: Race, Gender, Violence, and Mass Criminalization,” critiqued portions of the feminist movement for relying too heavily on punishment and the “American prison nation” as the primary means for dealing with violence against females. Such beliefs have been dubbed as carceral feminism. The “American prison nation,” as she described, involves more than just America’s prison system. Rather, it incorporates other institutions and apparatus – such as legal changes, or the holding cells placed in many of Chicago’s public schools – that serve to further the social ideological shift from treatment to punishment and the “criminalization of problems.” “The prison nation led to divestment of resources from communities of color and other marginalized groups. (It) was justified because of a neoliberal policy that said, ‘People with problems need to take care of themselves … or get over these problems,’” Richie said. “We (divested) with mental health, with substance abuse, with lack of prenatal care.” Thus, the larger narrative of carceral feminism and the American prison nation stems not only from the direct harm that comes from incarceration or over reliance on potentially violent police officers; it stems from those harmed due to the
redistribution of resources away from treatment programs. “(Nowadays,) we can better identify who caused harm; we have mandatory arrest laws; we have special courts for people who are labeled ‘batterers,’” Richie said. “But (carceral feminists) oft-failed to tell victims, ‘call your local housing authority, and there will be mandatory housing for you.’ Or ‘call your local childcare center, and we’ll make sure your kids get adequate care’.” A 2014 sexual violence study conducted by the White House found that 33.5 percent of multiracial women and 22 percent of black women experience rape during their lifetimes, as well as 13 percent of lesbians and 46 percent of bisexual women. These high rates are even more concerning since members of such groups are often economically marginalized or unable to access help after violence. The concerns over the American prison nation remain particularly pertinent today – with the police killings of AfricanAmericans Freddie Gray, Michael Brown and Eric Gardner still fresh in the mind. But during the discussion, Richie reminded the crowd that women – particularly those of color – remain a large part of those victimized by police or prison, and that the prison nation can continue to harm those even beyond the prison system.
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Feminist activist Beth E. Richie lectures about the flaws of carceral feminism.
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Opinions
The real potential of SGA
Greater autonomy needed from the administration By Tyler Solorio Contributing Writer
We passed provisions to allow funding for free HIV and STI testing, textbook financial aid and emergency funds in case of financial emergencies that could hinder students’ enrollment with the money that was allotted to us as Student Government Association (SGA). No, this isn’t DePaul’s SGA, but it was the SGA of a community college I attended before I transferred, and it is a testament to the power that student leaders can potentially have under the limitations of their administrations. To its credit, DePaul’s SGA does not have that financial power. What DePaul’s SGA does have is the ability to voice the concerns of the students. This is done only if its executive choose to carry out students’ missions by applying pressure as necessary on the administration to better serve the students. The SGA as a whole plays a variety of roles, from serving as a voice for sustainability on the campus to serving as a vote on the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Student Advisory Committee (IBHE-SAC) to represent DePaul among an assembly of other universities across the state on a variety of issues. The biggest part of this to
underline is that the positions held within SGA are as significant as the seat holders make them. The SGA at the University of Illinois at Chicago serves as another example of an effective student government. This SGA was a leading figure in making class evaluations public to students in a manner that both students and facultyy accepted. IBHE-SAC, which can be seen as statewide SGA, lobbied not only for affordability, financial aid for undocumented students and MAP grants, but lobbied for HB 821, the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act, which successfully passed the house, and gave numerous student participants a chance to talk to senators and representatives about these issues. Loyola’s SGA had passed divestment and, despite whatever side you may be on, the enthusiasm of dozens cheering in response to the SGA as seen through the videos on twitter, #LoyolaDivest, was exceptional and the level of engagement was admirable. However, there can be negative aspects about university SGAs. They can be ineffective, serving as a place of privilege rather than a place of advocacy. These examples can directly be seen through instances such as when a resolution is shot down in front of dozens of supporters, and the issues
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The DePaul quad outside of the John T. Richardson Library is the location of many SGA events. brought in the resolutions are then co-opted to make that same student government association look good. It can be seen when what few funds do exist only go towards the benefit of SGA. It can be seen when student leaders within SGA are punished when they vocally disagree with SGA, to go so far as being taken into backrooms and told they need to be careful to disagree. It can be seen when the SGA’s constitution allows impeachment when a senator critiques it. There is potential within SGA, and if it meant nothing, SGA would not be so difficult to
change. SGA is currently subject to such administrative control as to encourage its student leaders to do nothing, if they cannot compromise without largely seceding student issues. How can such a potential be achieved with this in consideration? Part of the answer, perhaps the most significant, lies in the basis of democratic values. It is not enough to merely vote for students who want to help students, for this is the argument of every SGA candidate and member, it is necessary that the students apply pressure on those who would be their student leaders to take genuine, hard stances on
behalf of the students. Being a leader, when done right, should never be an easy job and it should be recognized as a position of privilege granted by those who expect leaders to make use of it to better the student body. The students must push the demand for student leaders to be what they claim to, through voting, through petitioning and through campaigning. The potential of SGA is best impacted by the direct action of the student body to push student leaders forward and replace them as necessary.
Happiness defined: U.S. ranks 15th in United Nations Report By Fabio De Simone Contributing Writer
With the U.S. being listed as the 15th happiest nation in the world in the recently published 2015 World Happiness Report, it becomes poignant to discuss the areas in which our nation has fallen short of its citizens’ needs. The report, published and written by a group of renowned United Nations economists, determines the happiness of a nation using a science that observes gross domestic product per capita, social welfare, average life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity and freedom from corruption. These factors, as explained in the report, are purposefully selected as they are frequently used in the research literature to be important in explaining national-level differences in life evaluations. The report also explains that these factors have been proven to correlate and have direct effects in human life evaluation. As with any statistics that present some sort of list or hierarchy, the purpose of this report comes into question. With socialistic factors considered in the study such as social welfare, it becomes easy to argue that a socialist agenda is the impetus behind releasing these findings. The authors behind the report,
however, argue otherwise. They suggest that factors such as lower inequality rates that the report is meant to help introduce stemming from more welfare, affordable new focuses in policy making because healthcare and a stronger federal “when countries pursue government are the reason for GDP in a lopsided these countries’ happiness. manner, forgetting These arguments, about social and among many others, environmental are largely objectives, the contradictory. results can be It is adverse for these very human wellcontradictions being.” that bring Though about the U.S.’s the U.S. dilemma. boasts a Though many higher GDP of the top 10 than many nations share of the top 10 similar policies countries, areas and ideologies, they such as social welfare also differ in crucial funding need to be better ways. That being the case, maintained. That being it becomes difficult to Photo courtesy of WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT determine which policies said, many scholars have offered insight on would best suit the the potential reasons for why the U.S. did American people. Furthermore, the U.S. not make the top 10. is not afforded the luxuries that many Economist Richard Rahn argues that of these nations boast. With all the top the Swiss have done well for themselves 10 countries having populations nearly due to a loose federal government and a tenth of the size of the U.S., they have low taxation. Switzerland ranked no. 1 in been able to create tightly knit social and the United Nations report. Jefferey Sachs, economic infrastructures. This is simply one of the writers of the report, argues impossible for the U.S. due to its large and
diverse population. This difference, among others, captures why the U.S. cannot simply emulate what other happier nations are doing; they are simply too different. This is not to suggest that the World Happiness Report does not provide valuable insight on how nations can improve their well-being, but simply that this insight is only one part of the solution. Some of the implications, such as increasing welfare in order to combat high inequality rates, are applicable to all nations as financial stability is essential for all people. However, in the case of the U.S., perhaps the best way to raise our national happiness is to actively address the issues that are most pressing. With the gay rights movement to the rioting in Baltimore, for instance, the first steps that the government can look at to improve the nation’s happiness are easy to make out. If the U.S. government wishes to better its national ranking in future World Happiness Reports, it needs to make a conscious effort to address both demographic weaknesses as well as social concerns. But most importantly, as citizens of this country, it is important to demand this from current and future policymakers for it is our happiness that will be affected by their choices.
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IN SUPPORT OF ADJUNCTS JOSH LEFF | THE DEPAULIA
St. Vincent's Circle, located between the Schmitt Academic Center and the John T. Richardson Libarary, reminds students of the Vincentian values that are inherent to our school.
Respecting the time and effort of DePaul’s adjuncts
While I enjoyed the DePaulia’s recent front page story on adjunct faculty trends both at DePaul and around the U.S., I felt the narrative needed some additional nuance. I am the Director of the School of Public Service (SPS) located in DePaul’s Loop campus. We are a graduate-only unit of around 400 majors offering degrees in public, international and non-profit management, as well as leadership in public policy studies. In a recent internal audit of our teaching workload at SPS, we discovered a near perfect split in the three main classes of instructional professionals that teach our courses: one-third full-time tenured and tenure track faculty; one-third full time teaching faculty; and one-third part time adjuncts. Considering the goals of our programs, I cannot begin to express my appreciation for our full-time teaching faculty, who largely come with lengthy and relevant professional backgrounds as well as our adjuncts, who tend to hold full time professional jobs and teach for us for reasons mostly unrelated to their compensation (which, I will argue below, should be a bit higher). Some of our adjuncts hold a degree from SPS, and now find themselves working in positions of importance in their professional fields (including here at DePaul) and have a strong desire to give back to the next generation of public service management professionals. Most of our adjuncts, alum or not, get a personal and professional boost from teaching at DePaul. Clearly, teaching at a highly respected university like DePaul conveys significant social and professional status to nonacademics, especially in management and
social service fields. That said, the benefits to using adjuncts goes both ways, as our students appreciate the real world experiences, skills and professional connections these folks bring into the classroom. Our current roster of adjuncts
DePaul should consider compensation innovations such as paying adjuncts a bonus upon their first successful offering of a course, which would reward prepartion time. Robert Stokes, Director of School of Public Service
include practicing lawyers, full-time consultants, leaders of private and nonprofit organizations, current and former directors of state, local and federal public sector agencies and retired academics. A very strong group of professionals indeed. Now to offer my nuance: SPS adjuncts do not rely on their teaching wage as the primary financial support for themselves or their families. The question of whether we have set up an economically exploitive relationship with our adjuncts, however, is an important one. The proposal put forward in your article for a $15,000 per class minimum wage seemed a bit hopeful, as there are many people who would happily teach a class for us for a third of that total. The proper wage for us, considering the mutual utility factors mentioned above, would be moderately higher than we currently pay. While I have only been here for less than a year, I have gotten requests for raises from our adjuncts, not from an “I need the money to pay for food, shelter or health benefits”
perspective offered in your expose, but more from a desire for more “respect for the time and effort I put forth for your students” standpoint. DePaul should consider compensation innovations such as paying adjuncts a bonus upon their first successful offering of a course, which would reward preparation time. They also might think of structuring pay based on class enrollment size — which acknowledges that teaching 25 students is far more time consuming than 10 due to grading work — would be a good start to making adjunct relationships more equitable. l hope that your article starts a more nuanced conversation going forward on the role of adjuncts at DePaul and how they can be more fairly compensated. ROBERT STOKES | DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
The effect of low adjunct wages on DePaul students We write this letter on behalf of DePaul’s student body to demand better treatment and livable wages for adjunct professors. It is inevitable that adjuncts’ wages affect us as students in our academics. As young scholars, we hold a high expectation as to how our assignments should be approached. However, if professors cannot fully invest their time in our education due to having a second or third job required to make ends meet, our university’s values are clearly not being met. By adjunct professors enduring low wages, it is clear that our tuition funds are not being used to provide us with the appropriate educational services it should. Furthermore, we as students have a say in who educates us and whether or not
our needs as students are being fulfilled. Institutions of higher education are supposed to be created for the students, not to work against the students. There are rights being denied when our adjunct professors cannot enjoy what they have invested their own education in. They, too, are scholars; they are individuals that are guiding the next generation at DePaul. It is simply unacceptable and immoral to have individuals teach upon Vincentian morals and not be financially stable. Professors can’t provide students with access to the space of their offices due to numerous other adjunct professors being assigned to that space as well. Yet, the university still has the proper funding and availability for a stadium. As the student body here at DePaul, we are expressing that there is no need for a stadium, but rather the most cost-effective strategy should be used to provide a thorough learning experience for students and a richer teaching experience for adjunct professors. As a private, Catholic institution, DePaul University educates us as students based on Vincentian values. Where are they? Where are our community goals of treating everyone justly and making sure human needs are met? Higher wages are a human need, and it is a need that DePaul University cannot deny.
By adjunct professors enduring low wages, it is clear that our tuition funds are not being used to provide us with the appropriate educational services it should. DePaul student groups
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Turning a new pag
Despite the domination of chain stores, independent book shops are beginning to flourish again By Zoe Krey Opinions Editor
On May 2 a new national holiday, Independent Bookstore Day, was introduced, prompting thousands to seek out their nearest independent bookstore. Chicago was no exception. Mayor Rahm Emanuel even issued a proclamation declaring May 2 Independent Bookstore Day in the city. The inaugural holiday’s success throughout the nation proves that in the age of digital technology innovations such as the iPad, Kindle and Nook, there is something to be said for the power of print. The permanence and physicality of books leads many to strongly defend the print medium as the superior form of reading. So why is the general consensus of the American public that the print medium is dying? Large bookstore retailers have been forced to adapt to electronic mediums or die trying. This often gives the public the perception that the print medium is in danger of becoming extinct. However, with the popularity of independent bookstore retailers, finding locations to purchase books does not seem like it will become a problem anytime soon. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “The digitization of literature and Amazon-ification of book sales that rattled the publishing industry in the mid-aughts has settled into a moment of stability for independent bookstores primed and ready to fill voids left by the 2011 bankruptcy of Borders books and the closings of several Barnes & Noble locations in the area.” People are still searching out books the old-fashioned way. Rather than using websites to drop items into a digital cart, consumers want the experience of being able to explore a physical space and receive direct, personalized recommendations from employees and other customers. As former bookstore retailers — most notably bankrupt Borders — failed to compete with the tough economic times and make the digital switch in addition
to producing print content, consumers are left with less conventional bookstore options as major bookstore retailers face immense downsizing and eventual closings. Many consumers feel they must turn to the Internet for book buying. However, for those seeking more out of their book buying experience, independent bookstores are a viable option. Although extremely convenient, online book shopping doesn’t outweigh many consumers’ desire for individual exploration, which can’t be fulfilled by a series of hyperlinks and NYT Book Reviews. “I like to support small businesses. There is consistency and typically always the same people there,” said Jennifer Kosco, associate director of the Honors Program at DePaul. “They get to know you and the books you like. Additionally, you want to keep money in the community.” Beyond shopping, studies show that reading in print helps with overall comprehension. The Guardian found in a 2014 study “readers using a Kindle were ‘significantly’ worse than paperback readers at recalling when events occurred in a mystery story.” Fifty readers were given a short story to read. Half read the story on Kindle and the other half read the story in paperback. The participants were then tested on their comprehension of the story. The Guardian reported, “Anne Mangen of Norway's Stavanger University, a lead researcher on the study, thought academics might find differences in the
immersion facilitated by the device, in emotional responses to the story.” In an analysis of the results, “the Kindle readers performed significantly worse on the plot reconstruction measure, i.e. when they were asked to place 14 events in the correct order.” The researchers suggest that “the haptic and tactile feedback of a Kindle does not provide the same support for mental reconstruction of a story as a print pocket book does.’ ” What this means is that readers on the Kindle couldn’t physically see or feel their progress in reading the 28-page story that they were given. This lack of sensory function led researchers to believe that being able to track your progress when reading can help with accounting for the timing of events. Furthermore, a 2013 study titled, “How Does Fiction Reading Influence Empathy? An Experimental Investigation on the Role of Emotional Transportation,” “discovered that individuals who read an upsetting short story on an iPad were less empathetic and experienced less transportation and immersion than those who read on paper,” according to mic.com. There is clearly a difference in the experience of reading in print versus on a digital screen, and this leads to a difference in comprehension. With research like this, the print medium still has a prominent place in society. Supporting independent bookstores is a way in which society can both show their support for the print industry and engage in a personalized adventure. Hunting down new authors, subjects and titles can be an activity in itself. “I like independent bookstores because they support physical books and also you can find so much cooler
I like to support small businesses. There is consistency... They get to know you and the books you like.
Jennifer Kosco, Honors Program
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MYOPIC BOOKS 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave. Located in Wicker Park, this independent bookstore is the mother of all independent bookstores. While wall-to-wall books is by no means unique to Myopic, the sprawling floors, half floors and basement gives a depth to this bookstore that cannot be rivaled. Furthermore, this bookstore has spacious areas that have comfortably situated tables, couches, chairs and benches that invite you to stay awhile. Additionally, Myopic hosts poetry and music series for those seeking more than just a book buying experience. It’s possible to get lost for hours between the stacks and stacks of books on Myopic’s layering levels. New areas of books become available based upon your location on stairs and hidden lofts; standing on the second floor can help you reach books high up on the first. If you’re looking for the ultimate adventure, Myopic is the place to go.
BOOKWORKS 3444 N. Clark St. Wrigleyville isn’t exactly a location where you would think to find an independent bookstore, but Bookworks does not disappoint. While the store itself is certainly smaller than Myopic, the breadth of books here is impressive. Bookworks even has an old-fashioned movable ladder attached to the shelves that can help customers reach those impossibly high shelves. What’s unique about Bookworks is its array of quirky postcards available for purchase at $0.75. Iconic photographs, jokes and old pictures of celebrities and leaders mark these postcards, tempting you to buy them all. While Bookworks does have a very small selection of records available for sale, the books and postcards are what ultimately makes this store.
BOOKMAN'S CORNER 2959 N. Clark St. ERIN YARNALL | THE DEPAULIA
books there,” Helen Kinskey, a DePaul freshman, said. “For instance, I just found a 1943 Harper’s Magazine... you wouldn’t find that on Amazon I don’t think.” The Economist suggests that the current bookstore market can even lead to a better book-buying experience for consumers. For the independent bookstores that hope to survive in the face of a digital revolution, they must improve the experience of buying books. Alex Lifschutz, an architect of bookstores, suggests strategic layouts such as “small, quiet spaces cocooned with books, larger spaces where one can dwell and read, and other larger but still intimate spaces where one can hear talks from authors about books, literature, science, travel and cookery." Independent bookstores must not only make their locations a place for simply purchasing books, but they must also incorporate a sort of community aspect in which people are drawn into the space to relax and enjoy themselves for an extended period of time. The Economist realizes that “The bookstore of the future will have to work hard. Service will be knowledgeable and personalized, the inventory expertly selected, spaces well-designed and the cultural events enticing.” While this can motivate independent booksellers to create a unique experience for customers, certainly not all independent bookstores are up for the task. In Chicago, there is a thriving market for those who view the book-buying process as an adventure. Independent bookstores are scattered throughout the city and their presence demonstrates a strong defense for the print industry and bookstores as a whole. Before picking up an e-reader or even logging into Amazon to make a purchase, it’s necessary to think about the print industry and the future of bookstores. Independent bookstores are currently adapting to the challenge of becoming a unique space for community and adventure, while huge retailers prove unable. Perhaps, in the midst of digital technology, it is actually a bright age for independent bookstores.
This bookstore has no set hours, doesn’t accept credit or debit cards and is such a mess that walking around the store is near impossible. Yet, not going to this store would be a disservice. If there are categories as to how the books at this shop are organized, I wouldn’t know. The prices at this bookstore are more than fair and are based upon the size of the book and how old it is. If you know you want a book but have no clue which genre, author or length, Bookman's Corner is the way to go. Just be careful where you step, and touch everything with a delicate hand.
QUIMBY'S BOOKSTORE 1853 W. North Ave. This Wicker Park bookstore is made up mostly of comics, graphic novels, sexy art books and generally random finds such as radical parenting instructional books. It’s worth noting that this artsy store has a website that is updated regularly. The website informs customers about what is new in the stores, upcoming events and allows for people to sign up for an e-newsletter. Quimby’s also has its own sort of Amazon, called Quimazon. Here, customers can order books that aren’t in the store. Quimby’s creates a community in their hosting of special events and promotion of events around the city that they think their customers will enjoy. If you’re looking for something more graphic or pictorial and want to be updated on the latest and greatest events in Wicker Park, take a trip to Quimby’s.
GALLERY BOOKSTORE, LTD. 923 W. Belmont Ave. The Gallery Bookstore redefines the word narrow in a way that you would never expect. The Gallery has about five main aisles that don’t connect to each other on one side, making your decision to go down a row of books somewhat permanent for the time being. While it’s more than possible to “get stuck” in an aisle if someone is also perusing the same aisle as you, there’s plenty of books to be entertained with. The price for books at The Gallery is very fair, and the diversity in books is surprising given how tiny the space is. There is a whole shelf dedicated to learning calligraphy and another shelf dedicated to picture books of Claude Monet’s paintings. The Gallery is situated directly off the Belmont station so its convenience cannot be beat.
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Arts & Life
TWO FOR THE SHOW One band and one DJ win Battle, earning an opening spot at FEST and After Hours 2015 By Kevin Quin Staff Writer
“I think Banks is coming to FEST this year.” “It’s got to be Migos for After Hours.” “Meek Mill for sure.” Sitting alongside a wall outside Lincoln Hall, dozens of DePaul students anticipated the big reveal of this year’s FEST headliner. Whispers and murmurs almost turned into full-blown arguments over the announcement at some points. “What if it was a Michael Jackson hologram?” As they slowly trickled into the venue, eager fans marked their territory stage front so as not to miss a moment during Battle, the annual competition between student bands and DJs. Hosted by the DePaul Activities Board (DAB), the winning band will receive the opportunity to open for FEST while the winning DJ receives the opportunity to open for After Hours. Unlike Battle events in the past, this was the first year that the competition and reveal of the FEST lineup had been held off campus. In addition, DAB created the VIP FEST experience where one lucky audience member at Battle could win five free FEST
tickets along with special seating and food on the patio of University Hall during the concert. “This event happens every year, so we have to have some fun with it,” Adriana Henriquez, this year’s FEST coordinator, said. “This is also the 30th year of FEST, so we really wanted to step it up. People can expect a lively performance from all of the bands and DJs here tonight.” Five student bands preformed at Battle, including Life Cycles, Basswave Masquerade, The Fevertones, Pariedolia and Scout Ripley. In between sets, the DJs took control of the dance floor with Annox, DJ Dembek, Youth Frenzy and KI each having a spin at the turntables. Life Cycles kicked the show off promptly at 7 p.m. Though the audience was small enough to barely fill half the floor, they were excited nonetheless. Friends of the student band screamed in excitement as they watched their buddies perform a four-song set. Closing with “Alone,” a song reminiscent of “Here (In Your Arms)” by Hellogoodbye, Life Cycles set the bar pretty high for the rest of the bands left to perform. Next up was Basswave Masquerade, which demonstrated more of a folk-like sound. They
also had a lot of supporters in the crowd who instantly took to Snapchat as soon as the band hit the stage. Despite a couple offrhythm guitar riffs and awkward pauses, Basswave Masquerade’s performance got a roaring applause from the audience. By now, the seemingly empty venue became packed as more students arrived to see the latter half of the event. One of those students, Marcus Rivers, rushed to Lincoln Hall after class to get a glimpse of the performers and witness the big reveal. “I have no clue who it could be,” Rivers, a freshman, said. “This is my first FEST so I’m just excited for the experience. I’m just worried that I might not be able to get a ticket.” The Fevertones graced the staged next. The smaller band started a full-on dance party with their upbeat songs and catchy choruses. Excited fans unleashed their wildest dance moves and glow sticks, turning away from the stage to face each other. Pariedolia, the next act, continued the rave with psychedelic visuals and high energy. Scout Ripley closed out the night with a particularly interesting performance. The four-person band turned the raging dance party into a more
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(Clockwise from top left) Basswave Masquerade, Scout Ripley, The Fevertones and Life Cycles perform at Battle at Lincoln Hall Thursday.
FEST 2015 FEST:
Big Sean American Authors Milo Greene Scout Ripley
After Hours: Milo & Otis KI
Date:
6 p.m. May 22
intimate, calm setting. Lead singer Claire Watkins played her violin stage front, recording sections on her MacBook and then looping the playback on speakers to create a grand orchestral sound. With a stellar performance, Scout Ripley received the loudest, most earsplitting applause of the night. After all the bands and DJs performed, audience members voted for their favorite acts using color-coded tickets. Scout Ripley was announced as the winning band and KI was announced as
Ticket information:
Tickets are $10, and go on sale Monday, May 11 in the Lincoln Park and Loop Student Centers. Students may purchase one ticket per student ID. This year, tickets are first-come, firstserved, and will not be sold in blocks each day.
the winning DJ. Afterwards, the reveal of the FEST lineup took place in the form of a video that had everyone on their toes. Miranda Summerhill, freshman, was extremely pleased with the announcement. “I’m so excited to see Big Sean,” Summerhill said. “I can’t believe he’s coming here, he’s such a huge rapper. If this is only my first FEST, I can’t imagine the other performers they will have in the future.”
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Sofar Sounds books secret gigs in Chicago By Michael Schmidt Contributing Writer
Off the Ashland Green and Pink Line stop one Saturday night in April, musiclovers from around Chicago flocked to a local distillery to watch an acoustic show. But what distinguished this concert on the Near West Side from other house shows was the bigger picture involved — a movement known as Sofar Sounds. Originally beginning in London in 2009 and abbreviated from “songs from a room,” Sofar Sounds is a series in 145 cities worldwide. In a small house show environment, bands perform short, unplugged performances to a seated crowd. Typically three artists perform about five songs each per show. As the Sofar Sounds website describes, “Unlike many other house shows, Sofar events are not attended simply by friends and drinking buddies. Instead, we work hard to cultivate a dedicated and attentive audience of true music lovers.” According to Eric Muhlberger, city director for Sofar Sounds Chicago, shows are never late, not ever past 10:30 p.m., and are relaxed. Noise issues are not a concern. This proved true at the most recent Sofar show in Chicago, with performances from Josh Savage, Less Is More and Daniel and the Lion. Intimate is an understatement when describing the performances, which hovered in the acoustic and folk singersongwriter genres. Even the rattle of a bracelet in the audience was enough to attract disapproving stares from audience members. Josh Savage from Winchester, England holds a record for the most performances with Sofar Sounds. His performance at Rhine Hall distillery marked his 25th Sofar show. He still remembers his first performance with the movement in Oxford, England in 2013. “The audience was so respectful and
attentive which is such a novelty as an upcoming artist,” Savage said. “When you’re playing traditional music venues, you often find some audience members talk over you because they are there to get drunk rather than listen to the music. This can be demoralizing for the performer and ruins it for the audience who are there for the music.” “It’s the little things that always go a long way,” Muhlberger said. “When you stand you feel like you’re at a normal gig. Sitting plants you to better experience the music in the zone.” He said more than 20 shows have come to Chicago since the first one in January 2013. Initially, the shows were every other month, but have evolved to monthly performances. Starting this month, Sofar Sounds Chicago will expect to hold two shows per month. Muhlberger said the shows are almost always acoustic, and are “99 out of 100 times almost always in a living room or apartment, condo or loft.” April’s show was an exception; Rhine Hall is a local microbrewery that specializes in its apple brandy. First-time attendee and DePaul student Gabe Reiss considered the space effective nevertheless. “The venue was really cool,” Reiss said. “I haven’t been to any of the living room shows, but I really enjoy how it was in an open space. They even moved stuff out of the way so we could sit and enjoy the music.” Notable past venues in Chicago include Bric-A-Brac Records in Logan Square and a graffiti wall-decorated office space in Wicker Park. What makes Sofar Sounds particularly intriguing is the potential exclusiveness and air of mystery surrounding the venue location and the lineup. Julie Ivers, a DePaul freshman, has been on the Sofar Sounds Chicago mailing list since August. She received her first formal
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Musician Josh Savage performs at a Sofar Sounds Chicago event at a distillery in April. invite to a Sofar show for the Rhine Hall performance. The number of concertgoers allowed to attend is restricted to around 50 to 100 invites. “Even if there’s only 15 or 20 people in attendance, that’s still worth it for a band,” Ivers said. The address is not disclosed to the concertgoers until a day or two before the performance and the lineup is unknown until walking in the venue’s doors. Not even the bands know who they will perform alongside. “You get there and they give you a lineup,” Reiss said. “I looked at the lineup and said ‘wait a minute, Daniel and the Lion?’ (They’re) one of my favorite bands
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of all time.” “Bastille has played in London I think three times,” Muhlberger said. “And Matthew Santos, the guy who did the hook to ‘Superstar’ by Lupe Fiasco, is probably the biggest name to come to Chicago.” Other prominent artists who have performed at Sofar include Hozier, The Staves and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. “For first timers, expect to be blown away,” Savage said. “Every act is carefully handpicked and it’s rare to hear them in such a raw and intimate setting. It’s likely it will be nothing you’ve ever experienced before.”
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RUN THIS TOWN
Even if running a race is just for fun, it’s important to properly prepare COURTNEY JACQUIN| THE DEPAULIA
Nikki Carter, 42, of Chicago high fives a course marshall near mile 10 of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. No matter the distance, it’s important to take time to train for races.
By Sarah Perkins
TRAIN SMART
Contributing Writer
What do zombies, chardonnay and rock ‘n’ roll have in common? They’re all titles of races for Chicagoans to participate in. However, despite the trend of whimsical themes with finish line treats to boost a race’s popularity, running is a serious sport with great effects on the body. The benefits outweigh the negative consequences if the correct precautions and training are undertaken. Whether it’s a 5K, 10K or even a half or full marathon, it’s important not to rush in unprepared. Like anything, practice makes perfect. Depending on a runner’s experience, interval training is the best method to increase endurance and performance levels. For example, if preparing for a half marathon, don’t try to start out running 10 miles. It’s much easier to take the training over a longer period of time, adding a half to full mile for a long run each week interspersed with shorter routes. Websites from Runner’s World to PopSugar provide training schedules to stay on track. However, running alone isn’t going to make a race easier to take on. Cross-training is helpful to build endurance and strength levels without the same stress on joints. This can include other forms of cardio such as swimming or taking a spin class. Sarah Ruhl, 43, is the fitness director of Chicago Athletic Clubs and a big supporter of cross-training for runners. “Cross-training is good to build muscle strength and speed,” Ruhl said. “You need that for recovery by lifting weights and cross-training as opposed to just running. I think the biggest mistake runners make is not cross-training —to train in different modalities is best so you can move in all different directions.” In addition to focusing on
Eat a well balanced diet
Make sure to include a proper amount of carbohydrates, protein and fat. Emily Gardner, a personal trainer and nutritionist, recommends eating a mix of carbohydrates and to avoid using energy bars as meal replacements.
Maintain a proper training schedule
Practice makes perfect. Maintain a regular schedule and do not push the distance until your body has adapted. Add one-half to one mile each week during long runs to increase your endurance. MEGAN DEPPEN | THE DEPAULIA
DePaul alumni and students run during an indoor triathalon last January at the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreaton Center. upper body strength to propel forward and core strength to improve posture, Ruhl also touts the importance of stretching. “A lot of people don’t take the time to stretch and use a foam roller to release that tension,” Ruhl said. “Yoga is a great way to take a rest period to stretch those muscles.” In addition to mixing up a training regime, having a balanced diet is key to providing the most efficient body fuel. Emily Gardner, 31, is an expert personal trainer and nutritionist at the Lakeview Athletic Club. She believes every person’s individual abilities call for individualized nutrition regimens. “With different clients, people tend to run differently, so I’m not going to give you specific ratios,” Gardner said. “You have to experiment with what works for you. You always want to be going for a well-balanced diet; it’s usually never a good idea to cut carbohydrates out. The glucose from the carbohydrates is what your muscles run on.” Gardner suggests a mix of carbohydrates from starches like potatoes and pasta to fruits and vegetables high in fiber like pineapple and spinach. “I like to mix them, so if you need instant energy you have some simple carbohydrates mixed with something that’s going to
push you out longer,” Gardner said. Gardner also touts the cautionary tale of energy bars, reminding her clients not to eat the meal replacements as snacks, choosing those with natural lowcalorie sweeteners and adding a bit of fat like nuts or avocado to satiate hunger. “If you’re not getting enough protein, your body will have no choice (but) to take it from the muscle,” Gardner said. “It has to come from somewhere, so if it’s not coming from your diet, you’re going to lose muscle mass.” She noted this kind of expenditure without proper replenishment can lead to constant soreness and eventually sickness. Gardner believes in keeping sodium and potassium levels in balance to make sure fluid levels stay consistent. She also notes the tradition of “carbo-loading” the night before a race has been disproven. It’s better to increase carbohydrate intake throughout the week leading up to a big race. Despite paying attention to maintaining a training schedule and proper diet, runners can still end up with many injuries to their joints and tissue. Sarah Plumley, 27, is a physical therapist and athletic trainer at NovaCare Rehabilitation at DePaul University. She notes the many injuries runners can be face.
Cross-train
Training with other forms of cardio, such as swimming or bicycling, can improve performance without stressing joints.
Stretch
Release tension with a foam roller, stretching and yoga. Sarah Plumley, a physical therapist and athletic trainer, recommends focusing on strengthening the hip area with Pilates or barre method movements.
Pay attention to your body
If injuries do occur, see a doctor or physical therapist. Plumley said early diagnosis is key to bouncing back quickly and staying healthy.
“There are a lot of knee issues like patellar femoral pain syndrome, runner’s knee, IT band syndrome, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints (medial tibial stress fracture) and anterior compartment syndrome,” Plumley said. “A lot of it is related to poor training and decreased hip strength.” To ward off these injuries, Plumley recommends focusing on the hip area. “I would recommend doing Pilates types of movements to strengthen the hip and core,” Plumley said. “While using a resistance band, walk backwards with it tied between your ankles. The barre method is another type of exercise we like to recomend.” Another important aspect to avoid injury comes from wearing proper running shoes. “As far as shoe wear, you want
to change them every 500 miles or six months,” Plumley said. “You don’t want to bounce around in between different shoes day-today because you want to train in the mechanics of the shoe. You want to make sure they’re up-todate, fit correctly and for your type of running.” If injuries do occur, NovaCare Rehabilitation offers free injury screenings to give runners more details about how to rehab themselves back safely. “To bounce back, it depends on the severity of the injury and how long they’ve had it,” Plumley said. “It’s important to get diagnosed by a professional as soon as possible.” By paying attention to your body’s needs and giving it the proper care and fuel, running a race won’t be such a pain.
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‘Supernatural’ fans flock to pop culture celebration By Erin Yarnall Focus Editor
With the large amount of excited “Supernatural” fans downtown on Sunday, you’d think the stars of the show, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles were filming a scene somewhere nearby. Instead, the fans were attending the Celebration of Supernatural, an event organized by Media and Cinema Studies professor Paul Booth, which featured panels, screenings and a keynote session with Robbie Thompson, a coexecutive producer on the show. The event was held in The Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley building on May 9, and correlated with the 10-year anniversary of the show. The anniversary is one of the reasons why Booth picked “Supernatural” to celebrate. “I like to theme these events for anniversaries,” Booth said. “Last year I put out a call at the event for suggestions of what we should do for this year, and a couple of people said ‘Supernatural,’ so I thought it was a good time for that.” The celebration featured panels throughout the day on a wide range of subjects, from fandom, to the handling of race in the show, to the monsters featured throughout the show’s 216 episodes (so far). There were also workshops on television criticism, writing for television and podcasting led by Maureen Ryan of the Huffington Post, Thompson
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Fans of “Supernatural” celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the show with workshops and panels May 9. and Katie Kulzic and Jon Clarke respectively. Screenings were running throughout the day of episodes spanning the show’s 10 years. Attendees were not only DePaul students, but “Supernatural” fans from all over. “I came here to interact with more ‘Supernatural’ fans, because I don’t get a chance to meet that many“ Gabby Paloma of Brownsburg, Indiana, a two-anda-half hour drive from Chicago, said. Paloma and her friend, Christina Basford, both were
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excited for the opportunity to learn new things from the panels and from Thompson’s keynote about the beloved television show as well. The opportunity to learn from others is one of Booth’s favorite aspects of these pop culture celebrations. “My goal with these events has been to bring together academics and fans, who often do very similar things, but rarely get a chance to interact,” Booth said. “You have fan conventions and academic conferences, and often they don’t see each other. I think
the greatest joy I get is seeing really interesting, thoughtful conversations happening between people who wouldn’t normally talk.” Some of the more exciting conversations for fans happened with people whose work they have admired and read previously, such as Mark Oshiro, a blogger who writes about different elements of pop culture he is experiencing for the first time. One of the shows he is currently writing about is “Supernatural.” Fans began to flock to his blog after he wrote about “Harry
Potter & the Goblet of Fire,” and was crushed by the return of Voldemort. “I’ve created this bizarre legacy of watching someone have a mental breakdown over fiction,” Oshiro said. Fans were also excited to see Thompson speak, as he has created some of their favorite moments throughout the history of “Supernatural,” and he discussed behind-the-scenes information throughout his keynote. One fan even bowed down to Thompson during the Q&A, to thank him for bringing back the character Gabriel. One of the differences this year from previous events was the presence of Random Acts, a nonprofit organization which aims to inspire random acts of kindness, which was started by one of the stars of “Supernatural,” Misha Collins. A random act of kindness was delivered at the event, as a way for Booth to thank Jess Glass, his research assistant. Glass received a new computer from the charity. The Celebration of Supernatural is the third event like this that Booth has organized, and he plans to continue doing it for as long as he can. “As long as I have the energy, and as long as DePaul keeps supporting me, I’m happy to keep running them,” Booth said. “I don’t have any plans on stopping any time soon.”
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Student work hits the runway at SAIC Fashion Show Photos by JOSH LEFF | THE DEPAULIA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago sophomores, juniors and seniors created over 200 unique garments, which were shown at the school’s 81st annual runway show May 8.
By Savannah Fish Contributing Writer
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presented their 81st annual runway show, Fashion 2015 May 8. Sophomores, juniors and seniors created over 200 original garments, shown in an electrifying runway show throughout the day at Millennium Park’s Chase Promenade. Fashion 2015 culminated The Walk, SAIC’s annual benefit, which aims to support the production of student’s work and scholarships. This year, The Walk awarded worldrenowned fashion critic, filmmaker and journalist, Diane Pernet as SAIC’s Legend of Fashion. Although it wasn’t just Pernet that made the night special, SAIC students and faculty truly put on a spectacular fashion show. With the help of faculty, students were able to present their stunning designs, intriguing soundscapes, exquisite garments and cutting-edge looks. Students were able to produce these works through their knowledge of various techniques, such as, sculpture, performance, design, architecture, and installation. The show was broken down into four sections, beginning with a performance piece entitled The Dolls. The performance was a media ballet produced by Claudia Hart, an artist and Associate Professor of Film, Video, New Media and Animation at SAIC. Hart was inspired by the philosophy of eternal return, the idea that history endlessly renews itself through a process of decadence, decay and rebirth. “I always make these conflicts between something that’s very contemplative and meditative and sort of spiritual,” said Hart. “A language that is techy and pop, like in this case, the graphics were animated logos of both big American corporations, mostly tech corporations and collapsed empires of the world.” These ideas were shown through eight white paper-doll performers, who performed choreographed movements. The “dolls” wore white body suits and white cardboard cutouts of tutu dresses sandwiching the performers. The dresses functioned as movie screens for Hart’s hypnotizing animations
making the audience feel as if they were seeing flashing lights in Time Square. Though the animations were not random, Hart used specific clips of current logos and graphic icons of major corporations. She also had clips of what she called Doll Houses, which were pieces of architecture from various historical periods of empires that collapsed. This represented the idea of decadence, decay and the death of kings and empires, while simultaneously showing the high-tech asthetic. “I did collapsed empires through the entire world,” Hart said. “I took the icons and symbols of the kings, queens like their scepters and crowns and made logos out of them with all of the students.” After the performance ended, the fashion show began with the sophomore’s who each presented one avant-garde look. This was their first fashion show, and they were only allowed to work with white cotton and accents of gold. Then the juniors presented a three-look collection, followed by the seniors who showcased a complete selection of five looks. Sophomore Kellia Yao designed a structured look for the show with all liner shapes. But next year, Yao hopes to have a completely different look for the show. “This year was very robotic, so next year I want to have some ready to wear.” Yao said. “But I’m not thinking about next year just yet. I need a vacation. I need a break so bad.” Another student and accessory designer, Riley Liu designed three hats and one bag for junior designer, Nana Park. Park’s all white collection resembled a bridal style and Liu made what she believed to be bridal headwear and accessories. One of Liu’s most important pieces was a white vacuformed plastic hat, made from a mold and then laser cut. Tommy Walton, accessory design and fashion faculty emphasized that it’s students like Liu who will be able to do many things in her career because of the way SAIC “cross trains” their students. “Riley can sew, she can mold, she can sculpt, but then Riley has these eyes. She’s a visionary and Riley is young, but when we
talk she is not a young person inside,” Walton said. “There is something different inside of Riley that is going to shock the world.” But Liu is just one student. Senior designer, Annie Au, said she was inspired to do her collection by a short story she wrote. “The story was about this future society that every five years there’s a thing called ‘the shuffle’ where everybody is assigned to move somewhere new.” said Au. “I guess it’s sort of based off of my own experiences because I’m Australian, but my family moved to Beijing and then I moved here for school and there’s a lot of confusion when people ask me ‘where are you from?’ its kind of a hard question to answer.” Walton said the show wouldn’t be what it is without the help of the other SAIC departments. “It’s a collaborative effort between all of these different departments, because we have our sound department, set design, lighting design, everyone is coming together to make this production happen,” said Walton.
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Chicago cast member talks ‘Jersey Boys’ By Emma Rubenstein Senior Writer
END OF AN ERA Predicting how “Mad Men” will end after seven great seasons.
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By Courtney Jacquin & Matthew Paras Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor
Calling “Mad Men” one of the greatest dramas ever isn’t an overstatement. The way showrunner Matthew Weiner has so vividly captured the ‘60s (and now early ‘70s) while telling captivating stories of so many different
Don jumps from the McCann Erikson Building
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Ever since the the premiere of “Mad Men” way back in 2007, viewers were given the visual of a man falling to his presumed death down the side of a skyscraper in the opening credits. That man you would assume is Don Draper, so it seems like the show has been leading to a jump since the beginning. With the state of things at McCann Erikson after the absorption of Sterling Cooper & Partners, it’s clear Don does not want to stay in that environment. Everyone is finding happiness, or complacency, in the end, but Don will never find that in his life. This building is a prison, and the only way to escape is out the window. It’s unlikely, though, that this ending will actually pan out. In interviews Matthew Weiner has hinted that this was a plan at one point, but it won’t be the case now. We’ll just have to wait until Sunday to see.
characters over seven seasons is nothing short of brilliant. As the show approaches its series finale this Sunday, there’s really no telling how the series will come to a close, but resident “Mad Men” aficionados Courtney Jacquin and Matthew Paras have three predictions on how the show might end.
Don finds peace Don Draper is as Dick Whitman D.B. Cooper
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This is the optimistic ending for this show, and it’s one that I hope happens. Even if Don Draper is sometimes a terrible human being, he’s also a very sympathetic character. During the last half of season seven, Weiner and his writers have continuously put Don in places where he is literally alone at the end of the episode. Don has struggled with his identity all through his life, from growing up in a brothel to abandoning his past life as Dick Whitman to become Don Draper after the Korean War. The viewer has seen brief moments where Don has found happiness, particularly out west. As he’s adjusting once again to a new scenario, the best scenario is to come to grips with who he is and what he’s not.
In 1971 a Boeing 727 was hijacked between Portland and Seattle. No one was injured, but the hijacker, known as D.B. Cooper, parachuted from the plane and was never found. There are a lot of creepy details that could lead to this scenario — Don is currently due West, the jumping imagery stands, and it’s a weird homage to Bert Cooper, who keeps coming to him in a dream. SC&P never got a major airline, so Don just had to take one — literally — for himself. Reports from the time described Cooper as charming, mysteriously and oddly calming when he hijacked the plane. Throughout the show, that’s all the audience has seen Don Draper too. Need further convincing? Look at Cooper’s sketch and how much it looks like Jon Hamm.
The acclaimed “Jersey Boys” is returning to Chicago this spring, and is ready to once again deliver its beloved energy. The show chronicles musical legend Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ rapid and raucous rise to fame while delivering age-old hits like “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” The production strikes a seamless balance between story and sound, immersing its audience in another world. “I play Francine and actually a bunch of other roles, too,” cast member Leslie Rochette said. “I think I change costumes nineteen times. There are three girls in the show and we each play different characters. One girl plays Frankie’s wife, another plays his girlfriend and I play his daughter. Just a bunch of little things here and there but my main role is Francine, Frankie Valli’s daughter.” Rochette is no stranger to the production. She performed with its first national tour and now she has returned to take part in it once again. Though time has passed since she last stepped into the role of Francine, the show has come back to her seamlessly. “I had a year off between the first tour and the second tour,” she said. “When I came back to rehearsal I remembered everything. It is kind of crazy because all of the costumes are almost identical to how they were in the first tour.” Though Rochette has performed all over the country, she has always held a special love of Chicago. “I went to school in Chicago so I am really excited to come back and to see all the friends and faces and people I went to school with,” she said. “I love Chicago. I have such a soft place in my heart for the town. I can’t wait to eat all of the food.” Rochette’s time at Columbia College was a transformative one and now, years later, she has the opportunity to return to campus in order to speak to the students about her career and her journey. “I get to go back to Columbia and speak to the students there so I am really, really excited about that,” she said. “That’s cool because I remember people coming to talk to us when I was in school there, and I thought that was so awesome.” Rochette is also thrilled to be stepping into the shoes of a role that is so essential to the fantastic and fast-paced plot the “Jersey Boys” provides. When asked what her favorite part about her involvement in the production was, she did hesitate for a moment. “I think I would have to say that I get to play a character that plays such an important role in Frankie Valley’s life,” she said. “Just being a part of something so iconic and being a character that really moves the plot along (is my favorite part). It’s really special to be somebody who is important in Frankie Valley’s life. I think that is my favorite part every night.” The return of “Jersey Boys” marks the arrival of something truly special. This May, the production will shed its light on the city for a brief but special time. “Jersey Boys” will be at The Cadillac Palace Theatre from May 12 to May 24.
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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Carolyn Duff Asst. Design Editor
Recently, I’ve been noticing that the weather has a big impact on the music I listen to. When it’s nice outside, all I can think about is walking to Lake Michigan and playing Frisbee with my friends. The songs I listen to this time of year are a lot more upbeat in anticipation of these fun beach days. To me, it seems like a lot of people settle for top-40 pop songs to satisfy their need for fun summer music. If a group sets up camp near me blasting their Megan Trainor and Pitbull,
I will pick up my things and move. Even though you won’t hear these songs on B96, they will still set the tone for a great day at the beach. 1. “Until the Night Turns” – Lord Huron Lord Huron just released a great new album, “Strange Trails,” this past April. They’re an indie-folk band, so a lot of their music is pretty mellow. “Until the Night Turns” is more upbeat than many of the other songs on the album, making it the perfect track for your beach day. Can’t you imagine playing volleyball in the sun with this song in the background? 2. “Cruel” – The Preatures
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The Preatures are a really fun band to listen to, especially their song “Cruel,” which makes it impossible not to bop around. Their album, “Blue Planet Eyes,” is one of my favorites from 2014. If you like this song, I highly recommend you check out the rest of their album. 3. “Gold Rays” – Vinyl Pinups This is such a fun song – when I listen to it I can’t help but feel the urge to put on a wetsuit and go surfing, despite living nowhere near an ocean, and lacking the coordination necessary to surf. If this isn’t the perfect song to listen to at the beach, I don’t know what is. 4. “Chasing the Sun” – Hilary Duff
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Hilary Duff hadn’t released any new music since 2009, but surprised us all with three singles in the past year. I didn’t think anything could top her 2003 album, “Metamorphosis,” but my expectations were exceeded with her new music. Needless to say, “Best of Hilary Duff ” was released way too early in her career, “Chasing the Sun” is perfection. Enjoy this catchy pop song – it’s just right for a day at the beach. 5. “Coming Alive” – Kodaline I’ve been listening to Kodaline a lot this past year. This band made transitioning from winter to spring music easy. Their music is really mellow for the most part, but
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this is one of many that have more energy. I haven’t listened to their new album, “Coming Up for Air,” as much as their past one, but I really like what I’ve heard so far. It’s made me eager to sit on the beach and soak up the sun (note the reference to the Sheryl Crow song, which I probably should have included on this playlist). 6. “When I’m Away” – The Colourist “When I’m Away” is another new release - this single just came out in March. It is a really high-energy song that has a summery sound. Just try picturing a snowstorm while listening to it – it’s impossible, I’ve tried.
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Marketing Strategy: Let Leitao be Leitao By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
Passengers on the Brown and Red lines passing the Fullerton stop on the CTA can look out their windows and see a large advertisment adorning a parking garage featuring new DePaul men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao. The dramatic poster features a simple slogan that resonates the message from the original press conference after Leitao was hired. “Back with a Bold Purpose.” The re-introduction of Leitao to DePaul men’s basketball from a marketing perspective has been based on what he said at the press conference. Quotes such as “I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and make you proud. Whether you’re on board, on the fence or need to be brought on board I dare you to give it a try because we are absolutely going to make you proud,” have been the backbone of the message the athletic department is sending. “What we’re trying to do right now is capture the momentum that’s going with coach and coming out of that press conference,” DePaul athletics director of communications Greg Greenwell
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An advertisement on the Fullerton parking garage with DePaul’s aggressive new slogan for the spring. said. “He had a message that he delivered as well as he could and it obviously resonated.” After the March 30 press conference, the day after Leitao was announced as the new head coach, different departments from DePaul athletics, including communications, marketing and development, got together to create an immediate message. The idea was to take the bold purpose statement and turn that into a
campaign. “Groups started getting together thinking ‘How are we going to capitalize right now?,” Greenwell said. “The marketing department stepped up and said ‘let’s buy some full-page ads’ and they were very well received.” The full-page ads appeared in the Chicago Tribune with the message of “Back with a Bold Purpose,” simply taking the message from Leitao himself.
From there, the idea has been to give Leitao the opportunity to go directly to the public and win them over himself. “Our focus right now is getting him out to meet as many people as he can,” Greenwell said. “I think once a lot of people talk to him what I have found, working with coach Leitao and the media so far is that it doesn’t take people long to remember the success DePaul had when he was here.”
These events include interviews on sports radio shows and a meet-and-greet, which will take place May 14. This, according to Greenwell, will give Leitao the chance to market himself by personally winning people over who may not have been initially excited about the hire. “Once people get to talk to him in a one-on-one setting I think they’ll realize we’re on a good track,” he said. What comes next, however, is still in the genesis stage. There will be different factors that determine what the message will be going into the summer, fall and into the 2015-2016 season. This, as well as potential news regarding the new arena that DePaul will play in, will all play a factor in how they approach a message. What will happen, however, is that the message will start in the weekly meetings, where different departments will come together, possibly taking a look at recent momentum from a bold statement or perhaps a different strategy to reinvigorate a fan base that has been underwhelmed by the hire. But if the current message can be any indication, the campaign will be bold.
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Women’s tennis beats Kentucky, falls to Michigan Another Small Step Big East DePaul went undefeated against Big East opponents in 2015 and was rewarded with a second consecutive Big East tournament title, second in school history.
Awards The Blue Demons swept the Big East awards, winning coach of the year, rookie of the year and player of the year, as well as five players on the All-Big East team.
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DePaul made school history with their first ever NCAA tournament victory, a 4-1 win over Kentucky. They fell in the second round in a hard fought game against Michigan.
Senior Rebeca Mitrea went 40-5 overall in singles, providing an anchor in the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 spots as part of DePaul’s strong depth.
By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
DePaul women’s tennis bowed out of the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Michigan, ending their 2015 season. Instead of being dissatisfied with the day’s result, however, the team was happy that they had gotten to previously uncharted territory. By getting to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, they had taken another step forward. “It’s something that we’ve always worked for and I truly believe that all the teams in the 19 years I’ve been here have been waiting for that moment and they helped build to that moment,” head coach Mark Ardizzone said. After winning the Big East tournament and getting to the NCAA tournament in 2014, this year was another push towards more success in the postseason. “Every little step you take in college tennis is like walking up the Sears Tower, it’s incredibly hard to take those next steps,” Ardizzone said. “When we get to the round of 16 it will be a monumental step some day. We’ll enjoy these little steps but it’s great to know that all the work that we put in is getting to these steps.” DePaul won the Big East tournament in 2015 with relative ease, sweeping all three opponents in the tournament. With that out
of the way, they set their sights on winning their first ever NCAA tournament match and standing in their way was No. 25 Kentucky. DePaul, however, took the Friday morning match and started off strong with a doubles point, which helped propel them to a 4-1 victory in the opening round. By winning the match against Kentucky, DePaul had completed most of its goals heading into the season. “At the very beginning of the season we set up our goals and one of our goals was to win the Big East,” Senior Patricia Fargas said. “And one of our other goals was to not only go that far but to get past the first round of the NCAAs.” The experience in making the NCAA tournament twice in a row helped not only for match day experience, but also for managing expectations. “Last year when we played in the NCAA tournament I think we were just happy to be there but we weren’t just happy to be there against Kentucky,” Ardizzone said. “We were there to win.” After dispatching of Kentucky, however, DePaul did not have a “happy to be there” attitude against Michigan, and came close to defeating the Wolverines in a 4-2 loss. “It was fun, it was a great college tennis match,” Ardizzone said. “I don’t think we started well enough in the doubles to win the match to get ready for that first big punch that they were going to
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DePaul women’s tennis celebrates after winning their second straight Big East championship in New York. give us, but every single match was competitive, it was back and forth. When I watch us lose a match like that, I can be satisfied because the tennis was so high level.” The Blue Demons lost the opening doubles point, which put the onus on the singles performers to win four out of six singles matches, which they were only able to pull out two. “When you get out there after losing doubles it’s rough because you’re down 1-0,” Fargas said. “For me at least I thought about getting it done, not necessarily
the person next to me but just to do it myself for my teammates and hopefully the other girls get it done too.” This team will lose two seniors, Fargas and Jasmin Kling. For Fargas, who has seen the team take many of the small steps in her career at DePaul, the difference between the start of her freshman year and the end of her collegiate career was the taking of opportunities. “At the end of the day it’s all about opportunities and chances and we had some chances back then but we didn’t take them,”
she said. “But these last two years we’ve really taken opportunity of our chances.” And next year, they’ll be looking to take another small step. “What I’m hoping is that they got a taste of this and that it makes them want another taste of it,” Ardizzone said. “You can’t replace (Fargas and Kling) and what they’ve done for us, but these other kids will work hard to have this opportunity again. The future is bright but they’ll get a week off and then we’ll get back to work.”
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Trivia Crack latest in wave of innovative intramural sports By Emily Clement Contributing Writer
Chances are, you’ve played it or at least heard of it. Trivia Crack has been downloaded over 125 million times on mobile devices, making it the most popular mobile game worldwide, according to VentureBeat. And now it has become a DePaul intramural tournament. The tournament was played remotely, with competitors sending in screenshots of their wins. The final face-off will begin this week between “erinisreallyawesome” a.k.a. Erin Yarnall, a journalism and history double major, and “thechicagoprep” a.k.a. Lindsay Goldstein, a journalism senior. The winner will get a T-shirt, a big prize among the intramural community. The Trivia Crack tournament was Assistant Director of Marketing for campus recreation Kristen Pengelly’s idea after she noticed that intramural participation was declining. Pengelly saw that a lot of her friends were playing the game and decided to make it an intramural event to pull in students who might not usually participate in intramurals. There were only nine participants in the tournament, so Leanne Thompson, assistant director of intramurals, and
Pengelly are hoping to repeat the tournament again, with increased even more students taking part. “It would be cool to do in the summer, remotely,” Pengelly said. “It could be a way for commuters to feel connected to the University, too.” Plus, it’s a way for students who move home for the summer to stay linked to DePaul. Senior Peter Warpinski is an avid intramural participant, so he jumped at the chance to incorporate something he already does, Trivia Crack, with the thrill of competition. Over the past four years, he has competed in intramural basketball, ping-pong and chess. “I’m pretty competitive,” Warpinski said. “It’s more about being able to say I won than anything.” Unfortunately for his competitive streak, Warpinski was eliminated early in the bracket. However, that would not stop him from playing again if there was another Trivia Crack tournament. But, getting students to participate in activities that aren’t essential to their academic success can be difficult. Additionally, with so many DePaul students living off campus, it can be hard to commute for in-person events. Pengelly wants students to see all the Ray has to offer.
“It’s also a push to get infrequent users of the Ray in here,” she said. “Sometimes there is a barrier and students think they have to be a muscle-head or a cardio queen to come to the gym, but it’s really about wellness.” Pengelly has noticed that when students do come to the Ray, they tend to work out alone rather than come to socialize. “The interests of college students are shifting,” Pengelly said. “Students want to play, ju st not compete.” Thompson said another thing students might not know about intramurals is that students can suggest their own ideas. “They say,‘this is what we want’ and then we see if we can make it happen,” Thompson said. “I can really do anything I can buy equipment for.” Anything they can buy equipment for that isn’t a liability for the university, that is. Right now, Thompson is trying to figure out if they could make bubble soccer work. The problem is, the game is basically bumper cars without the cars. It’s not the only sport they have had troubles with. “Quidditch is a riskmanagement nightmare,” Pengelly said, laughing. Creative thinking is required to get increasingly busy students
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Trivia Crack is the first digital intramural sport that DePaul has offered in an effort to reach out to off-campus students. involved in intramurals, especially because 84 percent of students live off campus. “DePaul and Chicago are so unique,” Thompson said. “We’re finding ways for students to get involved. It’s very untraditional to do something like this.” The Trivia Crack tournament
is the first digital intramural the Ray has offered, but not the first non-sport. Other intramurals have included scrabble, chess, and Yukor. Trivia Crack and Wallyball are new this year. Editors’ Note: finalist Erin Yarnall is the Focus Editor of The DePaulia
BLUE DEMON RUNDOWN TRACK AND FIELD
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Chanise Jenkins, who was an intregral part of the Blue Demons’ offense in 2015, will be participating in the USA Basketball team trials.
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Junior sprinters Brandon Threats (left) and Mac Melto (right).
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Junior guard Chanise Jenkins has been invited to participate in the USA Basketball Women’s Pan American Games And World University Games Team trials. Jenkins is one of 54 players from around the United States to be invited to play in the tournament. The trials will be at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado May 14-17. Twelve players will be selected from this group of trialists to represent the United States in the Pan American games. The list of players who made the team will come out on May 17. Jenkins is one of three Big East players who were invited to the trials. Villanova’s Caroline Coyer and St. John’s Aliyyah
Handford will also be members of the trial teams. Jenkins is the third Blue Demon to be invited to the trials. Senior Brittany Hrynko was invited in 2013 and Keisha Hampton, a member of the Blue Demons from 2008-2012, was invited and made the full team as well in 2011. That team went home with the gold medal. Jenkins will enter her senior season at DePaul with 1,083 total points and 490 assists. She averaged 12.4 points a game in 2014-15, as well as 4.7 assists and 28.5 minutes a game. She started all 34 games Courtesy of DEPAUL ATHLETICS for DePaul this season in their run to the second round of the NCAA tournament, Junior Jan-Willem Feilzer went 10-10 as well as winning the Big East title. overall on the year in singles.
DePaul took home eight Big East individual championships at the conference competition in Philadelphia. The men’s team as a whole finished third, while the women finished fourth. Freshman Ivy Dobson was named the Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer as he won the 100 and 200 meter dashes. He was also a part of the 4x100m team that won first place with Nick Meersman, Sebastian Feyersinger and Jarvis Hill. Senior Matt Babicz continued his strong spring by winning the shot put conference championship for the second year in a row. On the women’s side, DePaul took home the 4x100m race, as well as Sarah Moss’ discus win.
MEN’S TENNIS Although men’s tennis’ season ended at the Big East tournament, they still have some reason to celebrate afterwards. Two Blue Demons were named to the All-Big East team. Sophomore Nathan de Veer, who transfered to DePaul after spending his freshman year at Georgia Gwinnett, was named to the team for the first time in his career, as well as freshman Alex Galoustian. de Veer and Galoustian also teamed up as doubles partners, going 12-6 as a team, the best doubles record on DePaul. Galoustian was also named the Big East freshman of the year. He went 19-3 overall and seemed to find a home in the No. 4 and No. 5 singles role, going a combined 14-1 in those spots.
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OUT Softball can’t hold off Seton Hall in the Big East semifinals
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Senior pitcher Mary Connolly gave up eight earned runs in six innings as DePaul fell 9-5 to Seton Hall in the Big East tournament. The loss ended DePaul’s season at 22-24.
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As soon as Seton Hall senior pitcher Danielle DeStaso crushed a ball over the centerfield fence in the top of the fifth, it took most everything away from DePaul: the lead, the momentum and, eventually, the game as DePaul fell to Seton Hall 9-5 in the Big East semifinals. “Obviously we didn’t pitch well today,” associate head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “We needed to pitch to be successful, so we’re disappointed.” DePaul head coach Eugene Lenti declined to comment after the game. It looked like the Blue Demons would not need to worry about pitching after the first inning. Senior pitcher Mary Connolly sent the Pirates down scoreless in the first two innings while DePaul grabbed a quick lead. Seniors Brittany Boesel and Ali Lenti each had a sacrifice fly to bring in a run each. The Pirates struck right back in the top of
9-5 the third with two singles by junior Yasmin Harrell and DeStaso to make it a 2-2 game. DePaul, however, was back on top in the bottom half of the frame with two runs scored to make it a 4-2 game. The Blue Demons extended their lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth when junior Morgan Maize beat out an infield single with two outs to score sophomore Dylan Christensen from third. This was Maize’s second hit on the day. Despite the offense in the first four innings, it all went wrong for DePaul in the fifth. Connolly got in trouble in the top of the inning, quickly loading the bases with no outs. This brought in sophomore Maxine Rodriguez, who got a force out with her first
batter, but that brought in a run to make it 5-3. The next batter was DeStaso and she became the game-changer. She crushed a pitch to center field for a three-run home run to give Seton Hall a 6-5 lead. Rodriguez finished off the rest of the side, but the damage had been done. The Pirates continued to pile it on in the top of the sixth. Freshman Alexis Walkden hit an RBI single with one out to bring in Harrell, then Connolly, who moved back to the pitching rubber for the sixth, uncorked a wild pitch and brought in another run to make it 8-5. A single a couple of pitches later brought in Walkden to make it a 9-5 Pirate lead.
DePaul was unable to score for the rest of the game, going down quietly in the sixth and seventh innings as their 2015 campaign came to an end. “Obviously it’s a very offensive game, you can see from scores around the country,” Chouinard said. “You’ve got to score a lot of runs to win the game and we didn’t score as many as we would’ve liked to.” The Blue Demons, who had come off a 2014 season in which they won the Big East title and made the NCAA regional finals before losing to Kentucky, dropped off significantly in 2015. They finished 2224 overall on the year, although they did have success in the Big East as they went 13-4 and earned the second seed in the Big East tournament. Their loss in the Big East tournmanent, combined with their overall losing record, meant that their season came to end against Seton Hall. “That’s how the ball rolls and we hope it’s a learning experience for the returners who are coming back next year and hopefully it drives them to work harder,” Chouinard said.
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