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DePaul student Meagan Anderson sits in Arts & Letters Hall where the student code of conduct hearing against her alleged rapist took place.

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A FRUSTRATING PROCESS A DePaul student’s rape and the university’s code of conduct

By Rachel Hinton & Shelley Mesch

One of Anderson’s rights was to bring forward any evidence she felt would help her make her case. At her Nation & World Editor & Contributing Writer hearing, Anderson presented 10 documents—including nly an opaque screen was placed between DePaul photos of injuries, a receipt for Plan B, an emergency junior Meagan Anderson and her accused rapist. contraceptive, that was purchased the next day and text The two were physically separated but Anderson messages between her and the accused—that she said still felt the same anxiety that had consumed her for four proved she was raped. The accused, who had the same months. right to bring forward documents, chose not to provide For the next two hours in Arts & Letters Hall on an any, Anderson said April afternoon, Anderson had to relive the details of the The panel consisted of one faculty member, one staff night in January where she says a fellow DePaul student member and one student. All had been trained in sexual raped her after a party, as part of the process of filing a and relationship violence policies and received training on complaint under DePaul’s code of conduct policy. the university’s definition of consent, the “unambiguous Through the guidance of Assistant Dean of Students and voluntary agreement” to participate in and moved Ellen Fingado, Anderson brought the charges in front forward with a specific sexual act or experience, according of a panel in to the university’s policy page. charge of sexual Though its members rotate, and relationship At her hearing, Anderson brought forward 10 documents the panel itself has the same violence hearings. — including photos of injuries, a receipt for Plan B, an job: determine if there has She did this emergency contraceptive, that was purchased the next been a violation of the code instead of going day and text messages between her and the accused — of student responsibility and to the police, act accordingly. In the case of that she says proves she was raped. staying silent or a sexual offense at DePaul, a seeking university violation of conduct includes counseling. a student performing a sex act Due to the directed at another student “forcibly and/or against that amount of time that passed between her assault and when person’s will.” They hear the evidence of both sides, as she reported the attack, Anderson felt that going through well as speak to other witnesses that either side may bring the conduct process would allow her an opportunity to get forward to make this determination. the justice she deserved.

Anderson’s therapist testified over speaker phone What followed was not only an emotionally traumatic during the hearing for panelists to determine the plausibility experience, Anderson said, but an even more confusing of Anderson’s story. Anderson gave her testimony. She end result: Her rapist, who denied multiple requests for listened to the account given by the accused. She answered interviews, was suspended for just two quarters. questions from the panelists. They asked questions about It was an outcome that was far shorter than the one the timeline for the sake of clarity before convening to start Anderson had hoped for or expected. the decision process.

The panel not only determines the likelihood of a Beginning the process violation, but also the sanctions for the accused.

The desks were arranged so the panelists faced After the hearing was over, Anderson was notified Anderson and her accused rapist. Fingado, acting as of the final decision: a two-quarter suspension. After a moderator, sat at the table at the front of the room that

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PROCESS, continued from page 3 violent rape, flashbacks and nightmares, the accused was suspended for just two quarters. Anderson didn’t tell the accounts of her rape easily. What she does describe is violent both emotionally and physically.

She only meant to stop by

According to Anderson’s testimony, she was at a party last winter for her friend and classmate’s 21st birthday. She felt uncomfortable and took shots of gin, tequila and whiskey out of a votive candle holder. Anderson was handed these drinks by another guest at the party.

At 3 a.m., when guests were beginning to leave, Anderson was drunk. She stood on the balcony of her friend’s apartment while the accused held her phone and requested an Uber for her.

“At some point between that (Uber) being called and (it) coming, we kissed,” Anderson said. “I don’t remember who instigated it, but it happened. What matters is that everything after that was completely nonconsensual.”

They moved to his room, though Anderson was wary. There, as the attack unfolded, she said the student she accused threw her, bit her and belittled her.

“He told me to tell (the driver) that I would take the next one and go on and I was kind of pulled back into the apartment.

And the end. He didn’t remember any of it the next morning,” Anderson said.

Anderson spent the next months coming to terms with what happened that night and trying to find a way to put her experience into words.

“I waited a really long time because I was in denial about this,” Anderson said. “I thought it was something I did when I was drunk and stupid. I thought that this was just… my friend.”

It was when she began to feel “weirder and weirder” around her former friend that she realized something might be wrong.

In the three months between the time of the rape and the time of the hearing, Anderson remembered more of what happened that night. She took pictures of her injuries, which included bruises and bite marks. She also began having nightmares and when she had gin, the drink she was given at the party, she would have flashbacks. Anderson also kept the receipts from purchasing Plan B and an Uber—which was canceled and proved her location at the time of the assault. She told former DePaul student Perry Bruno what she started to remember.

Anderson considers Bruno her best friend. He has been her “lifeline” at DePaul, through everyday problems to emergency room trips for mental health reasons. This situation was no exception.

“As time progressed, Meagan’s memory of the event returned in pieces,” Bruno said in an email interview. “She realized more and more of what actually happened, and took pictures of the injuries she suffered.

As more and more details were illuminated, Meagan brought them to my attention, and we both concluded she was sexually assaulted.”

A friend familiar with the accused’s side of the situation said the accused didn’t know of any wrongdoing until he received a letter from DePaul months later, detailing the hearing. The friend, who was also at the party, doesn’t remember much of the events of the night but does remember the effect it had on the accused.

“I know that’s guilt that doesn’t leave people. It’s going to be a lifelong struggle,” the friend of the accused said. “It’s a terrible mistake and it’s indefensible, but at the heart of it, it’s a mistake. Not knowing you raped someone doesn’t make you not a rapist, but at the same time it makes you less inherently violent as a person.”

Anderson wanted the accused student to be punished for what he did. She assessed

*Students reported being sexually assaulted on DePaul’s campus in 2013. About 3,000 students live in residence halls

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the options provided by the university and reached out to Sexual Health and Violence Prevention Specialist Rima Shah to report the assault and then Fingado to file a formal complaint.

DePaul’s role

The Conduct Board Hearing Process, by which DePaul holds people accountable for violating the sexual and relationship violence policies, is similar to other conduct procedures at universities throughout the country, some of which have come under fire for their handling of sexual assault complaints.

In response, the federal government investigated the way 55 universities handle — or mishandle — the treatment of sexual assaults on campus and Title IX complaints.

Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex, which includes sexual and relationship violence at any federally-funded education program or activity.

Though DePaul was not included in the probe, how the university handles violations of its sexual and relationship violence policies — as well as how much they make known to students forthright, not just on their website — has come into question in recent years. One recent example includes the demonstration in April 2014 where a group of students dropped banners in Arts and Letters Hall protesting the university’s handling of sexual assaults.

DePaul’s 2014 annual Safety and Security Information Report & Fire Safety Report reported seven sexual assaults on DePaul’s campuses in 2013. They include assaults on campus, in public, and at the University Center of Chicago and its residential facilities. Anderson’s case is not documented in this report due to the offcampus location of the alleged rape.

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) someone is sexually assaulted in the U.S. every 107 seconds. Though all genders are victims, nine out of 10 victims are female.

Breaking that number down further, the White House Council on Women and Girls found that on campuses across the nation, one in five women have been sexually assaulted and, despite the prevalence of “rape and sexual assault, many offenders are neither arrested nor prosecuted.”

When a student at DePaul feels they have been harassed or assaulted in a

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way that violates the code of student responsibility, they are presented with a few options. They can officially report the assault or harassment to law enforcement, speak to confidential support advocates like University Ministries and University Counseling Services among others, seek a remedy where the Title IX coordinator will work with the student to make their specific situation easier, or request an investigation and conduct hearing within the university.

“Sometimes people would feel like, ‘If my only choice is to go to talk to some

administrator somewhere, and I don’t know them and I don’t feel comfortable,’ I think that does discourage reporting,” Ashley Knight, Dean of Students, said.

“We’re trying to say ‘we’re making it easier for you to talk about this.’ ” As Dean of Students and the former Title IX coordinator, Knight monitored all of the departments within DePaul to uphold Title IX standards, which involves prohibiting discrimination on the basis

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DePaul graduate student Meagan Anderson waited months before pursuing action against her accused rapist, but the result from the student conduct process, just a two-quarter suspension of her rapist, left Anderson feeling frustrated and without the justice she thought she deserved.

PROCESS, continued from page 4 of sex. One facet of this role includes all sexual misconduct, including rape.

Title IX coordinators are required to question the university’s policies and procedures related to sex discrimination.

This means abiding by federal and state law, as well as using outside information to best provide for students, according to Knight.

“We are reviewing our code of student responsibility this year,” Knight said. “So we have put together a team of people from all over the university including students, including students who served on the board before ... and they are going to meet monthly over the next year and provide recommendations for any possible changes.”

In past years, both the roles of Title IX coordinator and the Dean of Students were filled by the same person. But in a new policy implemented Sept. 11, new Title IX coordinator Karen Tamburro will handle cases like Anderson’s separately from the Dean of Students.

Survivor support advocates — including Shannon Suffoletto, Shah, Kate Lower and Michelle Johnson — inform and support students, friends of victims or the victims themselves of their options and resources available on and off campus. The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) also works closely with the Title IX coordinator and the Dean of Students to make sure there is prevention programming and communication about the laws or the

resources available, Suffoletto said.

For Anderson, her options didn’t “We present a joint and united front provide much comfort. She felt that here at DePaul for sexual and relationship the hearing process would give her an violence prevention and response,” opportunity to seek justice without the long Suffoletto said. months and intense scrutiny that typically Before her come with criminal hearing, Anderson trials. But it was not did not know about “Picking the least painful thing in an easy option. the process. This response to a trauma is just as hard “Picking the may be because a reliving it every day.” least painful thing resources are not in response to a Meagan Anderson trauma is just as sought out until students need them, hard as reliving Knight said. Though it every day,” mentioned on various parts of DePaul’s Anderson said. website, including under the division of student affairs and the university catalog, Hearing in motion information is not easily found on the During the hearing, Anderson and home page. the accused were questioned by a panel.

The campaign for consent and rape The questions from the panel were used to prevention, titled “Consent: Don’t make a determine whether or not a violation in the move without it,” is more visible and more code of conduct took place. Anderson said often mentioned by student groups and the questions asked about alcohol were too on fliers students may see in passing on invasive, but what made her feel even more campus. uncomfortable was how few questions “Our job is to give them information pertained to consent. so that they can choose what’s best for “They asked things to clarify what was in them. First, we make sure the person or those materials and questions that came up friend is cared for, making sure they have during the hearing. It seemed like they had the support and care that they need,” a basic understanding of the policies and Suffoletto said. “Then we make sure they so forth, and that they followed directions get the information they need so that they on how to do a hearing,” Anderson said. understand the support (and) the resources “But they didn’t ask enough about consent, available to them and the options for them which hurt because when rape cases come to, if they choose to, report and what down to a he-said she-said, that’s where the that would (look) like whether legally or conversation needs to turn.” through the conduct process.”

Though the school recently began

using a consent slogan, Anderson said DePaul’s shortcomings demonstrate how little it understands about the situation she and other survivors are in.

“I think a lot of their failure to understand the situation and punish (the student) properly lies in the inherent inability to recognize exactly how survivors feel, and especially how they feel being put on the spot to talk about their assaults,” Anderson said.

Shortly after the conclusion of the hearing, both students and their advisors were allowed to leave the room, though the accused stayed to hear the decision. The screen came down, and Meagan received a phone call. She was told the accused was found guilty of violating the sexual and relationship violence policy at DePaul, and “the events described in the hearing,” which was violent rape, Anderson said.

The relief didn’t last long, however.

The accused student, she was told, would be allowed to return to DePaul in Spring Quarter 2016. While Anderson felt the two-quarter suspension was unjustly short, it is one of two options presented to the committee if they believe there is a significant likelihood the accused committed the offense. The first option is suspension, the length of which is determined by the panelists, the other is expulsion from the university.

There are two categories that sanctions fall into: those for students who

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January Anderson

attends a party at a friend’s house. Around 3 a.m., she alleges she was violently raped by a friend. She does not immediately remember the event.

February Anderson

begins remembering events.

She takes pictures of injuries, including bruises and bite marks. She initially sends these to her friend Perry Bruno. She also saves pictures of her canceled Uber on the night of the event and a Plan B receipt.

They will become vital parts of her testimony.

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Meagan Anderson protests the two-quarter suspension of her accused rapist after going through the student conduct process. did. Her reason for appealing was on the grounds that “new information of substantive nature, impossible for the hearing officer to have heard at violated the sexual and relationship violence policy the time of the hearing, has been discovered and it and those who did not. In cases that involve the would be fundamentally unfair for the officer to not sexual and relationship violence policy, the only consider the information.” Anderson said she learned options considered if a violation is determined are of new witnesses who were willing to come forward suspension and dismissal. and verify her version For other crimes, like of events. plagiarism, a student Anderson immay be reprimanded or “I can’t make a group of strangers plored the Dean of suspended for the same understand why I’m afraid of my shower, Students for another length of time as the why I’m afraid of the 74 bus, why my hearing, stating “As accused rapist. long as a person who Knight said that from body constantly feels at war with itself. I has performed such her experience, boards no longer feel that my skin belongs to me a deplorable act is alwill often not determine lowed to call himself a a violation occurred if ex- because of what happened. Do you know student here, DePaul pulsion is the only option. what it feels like to walk around in a body University cannot say In cases of suspension, the that it is committed to that’s been robbed of all agency?” graduation date of the vicproviding and maintim or complainant may be Meagan Anderson taining any sort of safe taken into account, though or healthy learning enthe decision depends on vironment for victims the case. of sexual assault.”

“If (the board) has questions, if they feel like it The appeal was rejected because the Dean of wasn’t 99 percent sure, then they realize that they are Students felt that the information was not new or impacting a student’s entire future by removing this of a substantive nature, and that it would not be opportunity for them to continue,” Knight said. ‘fundamentally unfair for the officer to not consider,’” According to the code of student responsibility, Anderson said, referring to the document she Anderson had five days to file an appeal, which she received.

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An example of information that may have led to a new hearing would be if the results of a rape kit were available after the hearing and showed evidence of an assault; the information for the appeal would have to be unavailable at the time of the initial hearing.

Knight’s review indicated that the sanctions applied in this case “are consistent with previous student conduct cases and are otherwise fair and appropriate.” Both Anderson and the accused were ordered to have no contact with each other.

Anderson said that the accused broke that order and she reported the instance to Fingado, though she is unsure of whether or not he got into trouble for it.

Now that the accused is off campus, it is uncertain how strong the no contact order will be, given that the university has no jurisdiction outside of the parameters of its campus blocks.

The university set up guidelines for the accused to follow for when he can return. Before he can officially return to the university, he must meet with a staff member from the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness, complete an alcohol and other drug assessment, as well as obtain information on healthy relationships and consent, Anderson said. A reflection of at least five pages will be due upon his return to the university.

“I sincerely hope that you have learned many things through this process that will guide you towards the success you wish to achieve,” Knight wrote to the accused in an email obtained from Anderson.

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Now

Months later, Anderson is starting to find her voice outside of the conduct hearing process. In July, she attended a “Blame the System Not the Victim” march sponsored by the Feminist Uprising to Resist Inequality and Exploitation (FURIE). There she held a sign that read “#BlameTheSystem because photo evidence wasn’t enough to convince DePaul to expel my rapist.”

Strangers messaged her on Facebook, some offering support and others making rude comments.

There was a Reddit post that featured personal information and a viral photo of Anderson holding her sign that circulated the Internet since the FURIE march. Since the march, and the subsequent media fallout, Anderson has been frequently accused of lying about her case.

“I’m not the kind of person who seeks attention.

I brought attention to this because it demanded it,” Anderson said. “The way our school handles these things is pretty despicable.”

Many women like Anderson fear they will not be believed if they report a rape or that they will not receive justice. According to RAINN, only 3 percent of accused rapists receive jail time.

The “Making a Difference” project, conducted

by End Violence Against Women International, reported seven percent of reported rape cases were classified as false. Other studies, according to the Washington Post, found the number of false reports to be somewhere between two and 10 percent.

Anderson upholds her account of the events and hopes that through her own hearing and the aftermath, she can help others seek justice. She said she is finding her voice in calling for victim support and addressing rape culture.

The university continues to work toward bringing closure to students who seek it by reassessing the services it provides. Suffoletto said that HPW does receive positive feedback, and even gratification from students thankful that resources at DePaul exist, but the goal is to ensure they are meeting the needs of the students who seek them out.

“I’m so proud of the services. I’m glad we have advocates and confidential spaces,” Suffoletto said.

“We welcome (those who feel the university is not doing enough) to come talk to us so we can share what has been done, what is happening, but also hear more about what their concerns are. The door is open.”

Suffoletto said ultimately the goal of her department and those like hers goes back to presenting a united front and empowering students to help them realize that they are part of the solution.

In this regard, the goals of DePaul and Anderson are similar. Both want to increase student awareness of these policies and of issues that students may face during their time here.

However, the similarities split from there.

Anderson has been vocal about the conduct hearing process and how it failed to bring her closure. DePaul on the other hand, still works to make changes to

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provide resources to its students.

“I can’t make a group of strangers understand why I’m afraid of my shower, why I’m afraid of the 74 bus, why my body constantly feels at war with itself. I no longer feel that my skin belongs to me because of what happened. Do you know what it feels like to walk around in a body that’s been robbed of all agency?” Anderson said of the aftermath of her assault.

“I think that if people on hearing boards could be made to understand even just a little bit of what goes on in the brains of people who have experienced trauma and who suffer hourly for it, suspension wouldn’t be a viable punishment for rape,” she said.

“They wouldn’t tolerate having these people on campus.”

Editors note: The reporters spoke to Anderson, Bruno and the friend of the accused in person, through email and via Facebook messenger. All of the reporting in this article was done over the course of three months. Though many attempts to speak to the accused were made through various mediums, the reporters never received a response. The reporters have a personal relationship with Anderson, which is how they were alerted to the story, but all attempts at fairness were made. Shelley Mesch is the news director at Radio DePaul, where the station will run a podcast of this story as well.

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Concerns over Koocher continue to grow

By Brenden Moore News Editor

Members of the DePaul community are continuing to express serious concerns with the university’s handing of the controversy surrounding College of Science and Health (CSH) Dean Gerald Koocher nearly three months after the release of the Hoffman Report, with some now calling for him to resign or be removed from his position.

Koocher, who served as both President and Vice President of the American Psychological Association during the time in question, has been under fire since the release of the 542-page report, which details the APA’s collusion with the Department of Defense.

This contributed to the implementation of policies that led to the torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay during the Bush Administration, the report said.

Although the report did not conclude that Koocher knew about torture taking place at the time, it suggested that the top officials in the organization “had strong reasons to suspect that abusive interrogations had occurred.”

The report also criticized Koocher for his gatekeeping role when serving as a board liaison to the task force of Presidential Ethics and National Security (PENS), where he belittled and dismissed those with alternative viewpoints, the report states.

DePaul professors were given the opportunity to discuss the topic during a closed portion of the university’s monthly Faculty Council meeting last Wednesday.

According to multiple sources in the room, far more faculty spoke out against Koocher than supported him, with many describing a culture of fear within the CSH under his leadership.

“Regardless of what happened, it’s a public

relations nightmare,” said Noam Ostrander, chair of the department of social work in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS).

“And when I talk to my colleagues in CSH, they’re nervous, they’re afraid, I don’t think they feel like they have the liberty to have much of a voice.”

According to sources that wished to remain anonymous, some of the debate at Wednesday’s meeting centered on whether the matter is an issue for the college or a university-wide issue.

For many, it became university-wide on Sept. 5, when it was announced to the Liberal Arts & Sciences Academic Council (LASAC), a group of chairs and directors in LAS, that Koocher would be the Academic Affairs representative on the search committee to find a new dean for LAS. This sparked immediate backlash within the college. On Sept. 7, a coalition of LAS Faculty Council members, LAS Senate representatives and LASAC members sent an email to Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. and Provost Marten denBoer requesting that Koocher be removed from the committee.

“This deanship is a highly desirable position that should draw interested applicants from across the country,” the email said. “However, the recent media attention surrounding Dean Koocher’s collaboration with the Department of Defense’s coercive interrogation program may jeopardize the search committee’s ability to attract the best candidates for the LAS deanship.

“Dean Koocher’s presence on the search committee for LAS thus represents a conflict in our values, and creates a perception of the University that is diametrically opposed to how we want the College and the University represented,” it continued. “Therefore, we request that Dean Koocher be removed

from this committee and a more suitable replacement appointed.”

A day later, it was announced that Koocher had stepped aside and was replaced on the search committee by College of Communication Dean Salma Ghanem.

“Given the controversy surrounding the Hoffman report, many faculty just didn’t see Dean Koocher as the best person to represent DePaul in the search for a new LAS Dean,” said professor and LASAC member Scott Hibbard. “Hence, there was broad support for the letter.”

Koocher will address the controversy again on Monday, Sept. 21 in a question and answer session he is hosting for faculty from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in McGowan South, room 108.

For many, however, the time for Koocher to go is now.

“I certainly hear from folks in other institutions in Chicago who say, ‘Well, now is the time when DePaul will have to say that this isn’t okay’,” Ostrander said. “And I think until we’re willing to do that, we’re really open to some severe criticism. I think he either needs to resign or be removed from the deanship.

This is not the public face that we want out there for our university.”

A student-led petition drive seeking Koocher’s removal as dean started last week on Change.org. The petition already has more than 300 signatures, with comments indicating a wide spectrum of geographic areas as students, alumnus, and academics criticized the dean.

Senior Jack O’Brien, president of DePaul Psi Chi, an honors society for psychology students, started the petition when the university did not “take steps to move towards accountability and transparency.”

“I think it reflects poorly on our university, especially on our College of

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CSH Dean Gerald Koocher has been criticized for his actions as described in the Hoffman Report.

Science and Health, and even more so on our young psychologists in training and recent graduates,” O’Brien said. “And that’s not fair to them at all. They’ve put their time, money and energy into their degrees. And it’s being cheapened in a sense by being connected to all of this.”

Sources have said that the question and answer session will be important in assessing where the situation is it.

“I think that Monday will be interesting,” Ostrander said. “I feel in some ways that’s the bellwether.”

Ostrander suggested that DePaul’s Vincentian values make for a unique situation were a “values-based decision” is in order.

“I can’t see a really good reason for keeping the status quo,” he said. “It’s so hard to really hammer those Vincentian values and then have this sort of sitting out there in the public.”

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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS SEPT. 9 1) A criminal trespass to real property report was filed for a

vagrant in the College of Education.

2) A criminal damage to property report was filed for damage to a bicycle that was locked on the rack at the Student Center.

SEPT. 10 3) A theft report was filed for a bicycle taken from the rack at the Schmitt Academic Center.

4) A sexual assault report was filed for an assault in a residence hall on campus.

SEPT. 11 5) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person at University Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT’s.

6) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person at Munroe Hall. Person was transported to Illinois

Masonic by Chicago EMT’s.

7) A harassment by electronic means report was filed for a staff member receiving unwanted emails.

8) A burglary report was filed for items missing from a residence hall room.

9) A confiscated item report was filed for a backpack found in the quad containing cannabis. The item was turned over to Chicago Police.

SEPT. 12 10) A criminal damage to property report was filed for a damaged computer in a room in McCabe Hall.

SEPT. 13 11) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was

filed for a person in Seton Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT’s.

12) A theft report was filed for a stolen backpack in the quad.

13) A theft report was filed for a bicycle taken from the rack at ATC.

SEPT. 14 14) A harassment by electronic means report was filed for a person receiving unwanted text messages and emails.

SEPT. 15 15) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person in the

Cortelyou Commons. The offender was turned over to Chicago Police.

16) A hate incident report was filed for graffiti on a university map.

LOOP CAMPUS SEPT. 11 17) A theft report was filed for a wallet taken from the library in The DePaul Center.

SEPT. 14 18) A theft report was filed for an unattended cell phone taken from Chipotle’s restaurant in The DePaul Center.

Pope visits states

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By Megan Deppen Print Managing Editor

The church figure beloved by young Catholics and non-Catholics visits America this week. Pope Francis, the modest man of the people, has been heralded for shaking up the high status-quo at the Vatican since his inauguration in 2013.

Now, fans and media from around the world, including the DePaulia, will flock to Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia next week for his statements on the environment, politics and goodwill.

Landing in Washington D.C. tuesday, Francis will greet President Barack Obama and deliver the first ever address to Congress by a Pope. His six-day schedule is packed with masses and meetings, including one with the United Nations General Assembly in New York and the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.

There will be a celebrity vibe in the air, but not quite like a Taylor Swift show, DePaul Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) Assistant Director Jackie Posek said.

“I think he’s going to say some things that are very inspiring and uplifting,” Posek said. “(But) I also think he’s going to say some things that are very challenging.”

From the get-go, Francis has made himself a very political figure, Posek said. His latest headlines stream from an encyclical on environmentalism released earlier this summer, as well as recent emphasis on the annulment and abortion process. But what he’s saying is nothing profound to Catholicism, Posek said.

“I think it’s very important to recognize that all of Pope Francis’ teachings and all of the things that he’s said in his encyclicals are 100 percent in alignment with Catholic teaching,” Posek said.

As the leader of more than 1 billion Catholics around the globe, Francis faces the task of promoting common Catholic standards and teachings. This can be very difficult when confronted by so many conflicting and complex cultural traditions, St. Vincent DePaul Parish Pastor Rev. Jeremy Dixon, C.M. said. Recent headlines have circulated around Francis’ statements on annulments and abortion, many of which are misinformed, both Posek and Dixon confirmed. Many have claimed Francis supports making annulments, or the divorce process for Catholics, easier.

“He didn’t change the rules of what the church says about marriage. He just made it easier for people that want to seek an annulment, to try to make it as user-friendly as possible,” Dixon said. The annulment process is fairly efficient in the U.S., but in other parts of the world, “it’s a process that can last years and years and there seems to be no end in sight.”

Many also reacted to Francis giving priests the ability to forgive a woman confessing to having an abortion, Dixon said, but this practice is already standardized in the U.S. “I think in some ways the general media doesn’t get those nuances,” Dixon said.

But more than specific issues, Posek said Francis is provocative simply for asking Catholics to change.

“A lot of ‘conservative Catholics’ are also politically conservative, and political conservative views often don’t pay a lot of attention to issues like climate change. Some of them outright deny it,” Posek said. “To encounter a church teaching that is telling you, ‘you need to change your ways,’ I think that is something — especially for someone who takes their religion very seriously, A.K.A. “conservative Catholics” — that’s tough.”

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Pope Francis receives a gift from the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Anne Brasseur.

Dixon also said that big business types may not appreciate Francis’ focus on discouraging greed.

“In some ways those who might be seen as more ... traditionally minded people are fearful of what he’s doing,” Dixon said.

“I’d definitely say sort of big business is not appreciated. People who believe in unfettered capitalism are having challenges listening when he critiques the economic system.”

A Gallup poll from July this year showed Francis’ high 76 percent approval rating from 2014 dropped to 56 percent, most notably from conservative Catholics, whose approval dropped to 45 percent. Overall, Americans’ approval of Francis hovers between 60-70 percent, according to the latest Gallup poll and a Pew research center poll taken in March this year. Ratings favor Francis over predecessor Pope Benedict and compete with the high ratings of Pope John Paul II. But the literal message of either Catholic leader hasn’t changed.

“This pope in particular is focusing on the poor and environmental issues, a lot of things that for a long time the Catholic church wasn’t highlighting as much as they could have been,” DePaul senior Griffin Hardy said.

Hardy will go to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families with financial help from the Catholic Studies department for his senior thesis about American Catholics’ relationship to the papacy.

“This pope in particular is effective and influential because people respect what he has to say,” Hardy said. “He’s somebody who people look to as a moral authority, but also someone who can be trusted.”

Posek said the pope has also had an effect on millennials like Hardy.

“He’s speaking about mercy, about inclusion, about reaching out to those who are not included sort of in the powerful parts of society,” Posek said.

Not only does this resonate with young Catholics and non-Catholics, but Posek said it has an impact on people searching for a moral authority.

“We’re struggling to find people with integrity, people who care for the poor, people who care about people more than money,” Posek said. “It’s a breath of fresh air, someone who can be in a position of such great authority, who uses that authority for the good of the whole, for the common good of humanity.”

U.S. visit schedule Tuesday 4 p.m. Pope Francis arrives in D.C. at Joint Base Andrews

Wednesday 9:15 a.m. White House Welcoming Ceremony and personal meeting with President Barack Obama 11:00 a.m. Papal Parade along The Ellipse and The National Mall

Thursday 9:20 a.m. Speech to The Senate and House of Representatives 11:00 a.m. Brief appearance on West Front of Capitol 11:15 a.m. Visit to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in D.C. and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Follow The DePaulia on depauliaonline.com for our exclusive coverage on the Pope in Washington D.C. KATIE TAMOSIUNAS | THE DEPAULIA

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Nation &World

Ongoing conflicts overlooked

Bloody wars in nations throughout the world contribute to refugee crisis, terrorist groups on the rise

By Jackson Danbeck Copy Editor

Humans are accustomed to hearing about foreign, bloody wars with dangerous consequences. This is especially true for Americans, whose soldiers are stationed on bases across the globe, whose majority of troops just recently left long conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. But these conflicts across the Middle East, Europe and Africa have changed since then. What has been missed?

Most have heard of the Islamic State since its capture of Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul and the route of the Iraqi military in 2014. Also known as ISIS, or ISIL, the self-proclaimed Sunni caliphate controls large portions of both Iraq and its neighbor Syria. Perhaps after it left al-Qaeda, and after its ruthless killings and persecution of anyone trying to stand in their way, the Islamic State’s policy has been to attack and absorb any neighboring country, and in doing so the terrorist organization is now seen as violent and unpredictable by much of the world. Supported by U.S. trainers and Iran’s Quds force — an interesting concert to say the least — the Iraqi military has made repeated attempts to regain lost territory, but the effort has been unsuccessful thus far.

Although much of the Islamic State’s territory lays in Iraq, the other portion and its capital al-Raqqa reside in Syria. In 2011, during the Arab Spring protests that swept the Middle East, many Syrians voiced their desire for political inclusion in a government controlled by President Bashir al-Assad and his Alawite cohorts. Al-Assad refused their demands and instead began suppressing the opposition with military force, who in return organized themselves into armed groups. “Basically you have a ruling government whose answer to popular discontent is brutality,” said Kaveh Ehsani, professor of international studies at DePaul. “You have an opposition that has become problematic, that claims to be democratic but is not.” Other factions rose waving flags of their own religious ideologies, such as al-Nusra Front, which is known for being as brutal as the Islamic State. As such the lines between the many factions are hard to define.

Outside powers soon began to support those who shared similar objectives. The Syrian government receives aid from Iran, and Russia, which has a naval base in the country. Various opposition groups are supported by the U.S.—those deemed democratic—and by regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. “Instead of trying to disarm the region,” said Ehsani, “we are fueling it.” According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, over 330,000 people died from the war as of August and millions fled to safer places such as Europe, creating new controversies concerning what countries should take

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Conflicts in Nigeria, Ukraine, Myanmar and elsewhere in the world have contributed to the number of refugees in the world and in the ongoing crisis that has dominated the news for the past few months. Some of these crisesd have contributed to the number of refugees in the world.

refugees and in what number. While the of allies began bombing the Houthis in an United Nations attempted a peace accord attempt to place President Hadi back in in 2014, peace in Syria is not within sight. power. Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival, On the other side of the Middle aids the Houthis in military support. Yet East is Afghanistan, which many great again, neither side has agreed to any peace powers have invaded and in turn have agreement. been defeated. Three years after the death In western Africa, the continent’s most of Osama bin-Laden, the populous country and U.S. military officially one ravaged by war, concluded its combat Nigeria, saw the rise There were 19.5 million operations in Afghanistan, of a militant group leaving a small contingent refugees at the end of called Boko Haram of soldiers in the country that began attacking who are due to leave in 2014. government and 2016. Now, the Taliban is UN buildings in the United Nations High again encroaching from old country in an attempt Commissioner for Refugees to impose its version refugee camps in eastern Pakistan in an effort of Islam. In 2014, five to retake Afghanistan. years after they began The U.S.-trained Afghan military has their takeover, Boko Haram pledged its struggled to hold its ground, and questions allegiance to the Islamic State; whether remain unanswered whether the Afghani they actually aid each other is up to further government can survive without U.S. or investigation. The Nigerian government NATO help. has allied with neighboring countries of Following major defeats in Afghanistan, Chad, Cameroon and Niger who are also al-Qaeda raised training camps and bases threatened by Boko Haram. So far the in Yemen, the country located on the south- alliance has failed to dislodge Boko Haram. west tip of the Arabian Peninsula and a These are only a portion of the many the historic crossroads between Africa, conflicts burning across the globe. In the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. Mexico drug cartels battle the government During the same Arab Spring upheavals and the United States; in Ukraine a that affected Syria, Yemen’s President Saleh flimsy cease-fire keeps the peace between stepped down in face of Yemeni protests Ukraine and the Russian-backed Donetsk in 2012. The new President Hadi set his and Luhansk republics. There are many sights on defeating al-Qaeda in Yemen, interstate conflicts, civil wars that are but in 2014 the Houthis, who adhere to the fueled by leaders seeking power. Notable Zaydi sect of Shia Islam, rose in arms to conflicts of this caliber, including Sudan, obtain more political power and captured South Sudan and Myanmar to name a the capital of Sanaa. President Hadi fled the few, are spurred on by religious and ethnic country to neighboring Saudi Arabia while differences. the Houthis occupied northwestern Yemen.

Richard Farkas, professor of political In response, Saudi Arabia and a collection science at DePaul, attributed most of the

violence to “the splintering effect,” or selfdetermination. According to Farkas, many leaders call minorities and marginalized peoples through emotional, nationalist appeal to create a country for one people.

However, these leaders and their aroused peoples often forget a simple consequence: small state, small economy. “What will they produce?” asked Farkas. “How are they going to attract investment?”

“One thing all these conflicts have in common is that the majority of the dead are civilians,” said Robert Garfield, professor of history at DePaul. “This has been common since World War II.” Garfield said that there have been no conventional wars, the kind where modern armies fight face to face, because formal war is “frowned upon” since the two world wars. “Another reason is that modern warfare is hideously expensive,” said Garfield. “If you can obtain your objective by killing a lot of civilians, you save yourself a lot of money.”

So instead of using conventional wars to carry out political aims or to conquer regions, great and small powers alike create or use groups to carry out the fight, and supply them with the necessary cash and arms. This is the case in Syria and Iraq, in Yemen, in Ukraine and elsewhere. Because many of these conflicts have continued for some time, and peace accords failed to bring sides to the table, there is good reason to assume that these conflicts will continue. As Farkas said, if learning about these conflicts and how humans are lured into fighting one another, perhaps this will help the U.S. know when others are trying to do the same to us, and in the end, try to stop future conflicts from happening. But then again, humanity doesn’t have such a good track record in regards to peace.

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Race for presidency heats up

By Rachel Hinton and Doug Klain Nation & World Editor, Contributing Writer

The race for president is not without a few interesting characters and scandals this time around, with Trump and Clinton leading the pack. Trump's unique personality and Clinton's email scandal have dominated the news cycle. Since the first Republican presidential debate in August, there have been major changes in the 2016 presidential race, and candidates seen as clear frontrunners have been overtaken.

A recent Quinnipiac poll showed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., leading Hillary Clinton in the Iowa Democratic Caucus. Democrats who took part in the poll found Sanders more “honest and caring,” according to the site, potentially foreshadowing an upset for the former Secretary of State.

The poll numbers for Sanders and Clinton have evened out since Clinton’s email scandal, which revealed that she used a private email server for work emails. Clinton formally apologized for the scandal, calling it a “mistake,” Sept. 8, but her campaign has been damaged if the poll numbers are to be believed; in July she led the Democratic poll with 52 percent.

“Her decline in the polls is not only related to the e-mail story. That's part of it," Bruce Evensen, director of the journalism department, said. "It's why voters tell pollsters they find Clinton neither honest nor trustworthy nor particularly sympathetic to people like them. What's also at work in these numbers is that she's not a very good campaigner. The more she campaigns and the more money she spends on advertising, the worse she does in Iowa and New Hampshire.”

On Sept. 11, Rick Perry officially dropped out of the presidential race due to a lack of funding and the inability to pay his campaign staffers.

Ben Carson has overtaken Jeb Bush as runner-up in most polls of the GOP race, sitting at 21 percent behind Trump, who has the support of 27 percent of Iowa’s likely Republican Caucus participants. However, Wayne Steger, a political science professor at DePaul suggests that polls are really just an indicator of how a small representation

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, left, speaks as Donald Trump looks on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, California.

of voters feel towards a candidate.

“It’s hard to know what drives polls, there are a lot of factors that go into them,” he says. “Just know that polls at this point are fairly fragile.”

Sanders has also been an interesting candidate to watch. Despite polling well in the primary season, Steger said, “it’s really hard to see Sanders winning the general election, he is not going to appeal to the middle. He’s too easy to attack for being a socialist. The republicans would slam him with it in the general election non-stop.”

Scott Walker has recently been campaigning in Iowa, considering himself a native after living there until the age of seven. Walker has been dropping largely in Iowa polls due to the perception that he has been flip-flopping on issues like Common Core testing.

A recent New York Times poll found that 66 percent of Democratic primary voters are ‘mostly satisfied’ with Hillary Clinton’s explanation about her personal email use. Despite this, Clinton continues to fall in the polls and is now within the 10 percent margin to Bernie Sanders. Some polls report Sanders has the lead and others

report Clinton as the frontrunner.

Trump has also received a major spike in support over the last month, rising from 26 percent to 39 percent in a CBS poll.

“Last time around, people thought Trump would rise and crash. That does not seem to be the case here,” Steger said. “He appears to be polling from all segments of the party, which is powerful. Carson is just getting support from Christians. He’s the guy who Cruz tried to be and failed.”

Steger also suggested that the candidate to watch would be Jeb Bush. “Money is a major factor," Steger said. "Because of that Bush is going to be a force. No other candidate can match him, and that will allow him to dominate the airwaves.”

Similar to the 2012 election, there is a high likelihood that many established politicians like Perry are going to be forced to drop out and consolidate around a frontrunner.

“Bush, Kasich, and Rubio are really the top guys they would support," Steger said.

However, the main goal here is to convince the electorate to vote, and though money is important in reaching voters, policies that support the average American

are also important. Since the 2012 election, problems like income inequality and the shrinking middle class have garnered attention from the media and among activist groups around the country.

The potential anger of the electorate, as well as the problems they are currently facing, are not new, though it may have an effect on who is nominated from each party and the election itself. The middle class has seen “erosion” in their standard of living as well as stagnant wages, according to Evensen. For Republicans, there is also voter unrest because control over Congress did not slow down the Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood, the Iran deal and other plans important to President Obama and his legacy.

“In the spring everyone was predicting a boring campaign: Clinton was inevitable and so was Bush. Now it's hard to find anyone who sees anything like an inevitability in that match up,” Evensen said. “Generally elections are won by candidates who offer the most positive campaign about the future rooted in reality."

“It dried up most of the natural creeks and rivers near the mountains, so we got even more coyotes, deer, and other wildlife walking around at night,” Allegra Socki, resident of Pasadena, said. “(It) is normal in the summers, but there was definitely a noticeable increase.”

Jerry Brown, governor of the state, ordered California’s first water restrictions in April to try to conserve the state's evaporating resources, but the effects for residents have already been felt.

Food production in the region is being hit hard. Fruit and vegetable prices are rising, which may be connected to the drought in the region. Ocean temperatures have risen and people living near the Pacific have noticed fish, whales and other marine animals around the coast that they’ve never seen before.

“We always react too late to things,” Thomas Murphy, an environmental science professor said of the response to the drought. “The simple explanation is that you don’t know what the issue is going to bring. California regularly has droughts but they come and they go and they’re

much less severe.”

One possible cause of the drought is the warming of the planet. The connection to warming is one that Murphy said people don’t understand about the current environmental situation. He believes these droughts are a natural occurrence made more severe by global warming and environmental degradation; ice caps are melting and rain fall in areas that need it most, like California, are nowhere near the levels needed to extinguish the effects of the drought.

The nation is unable to predict what’s going to happen, Murphy said, and leaders don’t concretely know the causes, as well as how severe this drought is going to be this time. All residents and those watching the situation can do is hope for the best, Alan Berman, president of the Disaster Recovery Institute, said.

“California did what they could to conserve water, but it’s a highly agricultural state,” Berman said. “There are lots of ongoing efforts to help, there’s been support from the government and we’re starting to use ‘careful agriculture,’ or selectively

setting farm land aside. It’s unfortunate that we don’t know when it will end, but we can hope that it’s short.”

Though California is facing one of the worst droughts in the nation’s history, other states along the West Coast, including Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona are experiencing more instances of extreme or exceptional drought. States along the Northeast are experiencing drought conditions, too. The southern region of Illinois is experiencing the same abnormal dryness.

Murphy suggests that the nation “mitigates” climate change by cutting the nation’s CO2 emissions and limiting the creation of green house gases, similar to the deal between the U.S. and China.

“We always do these (policy changes) when the situation gets out of hand and we suffer the consequences later,” Murphy said.

“The chairs of the committees that address this are climate change deniers. We have to cut carbon by 80 percent, fuel consumption by 80 percent, air travel by 80 percent or better to mitigate this crisis.”

Drought highlights environmental concerns

By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor

Environmentalists have tracked the uncontrollable drying of California since its noticeable start in 2013. It was to be expected, some said. Droughts and even wildfires are a reoccurring instance of nature.

What was not expected was the longevity of the drought or the other areas it would affect. This week, the state urged residents living closest to one of the three major wildfires to evacuate or risk dying in the flames.

As of Sept. 15, according to the U.S. drought monitor by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the entire state of California was reported to be feeling the effects of the drought, though the extent and reach of this drought was much worse.

Along with symptoms of the drought, the West Coast has seen a rise in the number of wildfires; there are currently three major wildfires in the state, but they have destroyed more than 285,000 acres and killed at least six people.

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Opinions

Death as a choice California legislature passes right-to-die bill

By Fabio De Simone Contributing Writer

After being diagnosed with brain cancer, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard wrote a piece for CNN in November 2014 describing her fight against the terminal illness titled “My right to die with dignity at 29.” She explained that she “had a partial craniotomy and a partial resection of the temporal lobe” to slow the tumor’s growth, only to have it eventually resurge much more aggressively. She then revealed that she had six months to live and that upon research, she discovered that all efforts to slow the tumor had debilitating side effects that she felt would ruin her final days alive.

It is this situation that would eventually lead to Maynard’s interest in and advocacy for the Death With Dignity movement and legal physicianaided suicide programs that are currently available in just three states: Oregon, Washington and Vermont. Maynard’s piece described her decision to move to Oregon and have a physician-assisted death. In it, she described how happy she was to enjoy her last few months with her family without having to worry about an agonizing death in her future.

After the piece was published, Maynard became an advocate for the Compassion and Choices campaign that works to legalize Death With Dignity in all states.

"When my suffering becomes too great, I can say to all those I love, 'I love you; come be by my side, and come say goodbye as I pass into whatever's next,'" Maynard wrote. "I will die upstairs in my bedroom with my husband, mother, stepfather and best friend by my side and pass peacefully. I can't imagine trying to rob anyone else of that choice."

Maynard eventually had the peaceful, assisted death she described, and it was through her death that she was able to bring the concept of physician-assisted suicide an unprecedented amount of attention. Through her piece that described her final moments spent adventuring and her death, Maynard put a national spotlight on a controversial question: Is death a right?

Many seem to think the answer is yes. There are proposed bills in both California and New York that seek to legalize physician-assisted death. In California specifically, the End of Life Option Act has been passed through the California Assembly as well as the State Senate and now needs only the approval of Gov. Jerry Brown to sign it into law.

Here is where the fate of the bill becomes increasingly unclear: Brown has never stated his stance on physician-aided suicide, and even though California's State Assembly and Senate gave the End of Life Option Act a greenlight, the governor is known not to give in to the opposition, even if it that opposition is overwhelming.

“One thing that’s clear, he’s not going to make this decision based on political pressures,” Thad Kousser, a political science professor at UC-San Diego said in an interview with TIME. “This is a

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guy who quotes philosophers at cocktail parties. His moral compass is complex and he’s not going to be looking over his shoulder at the polls.”

Brown now must decide for himself whether signing the End of Life Act is in the best interest of his constituents.

Considering the importance of this bill and the Death With Dignity movement, it is vital for all American citizens to consider this difficult question as well. According to the Washington Times, much of the opposition to this bill stems from the Catholic Church, which has historically been a vehemently pro-life institution.

However, there are secular reasons for one to question physician-assisted suicide.

"It is particularly troubling that in this rush to judgment, proponents are linking this bill with health care financing," Tim Rosales, a spokesman for Californians Against Suicide, said in a Washington Times interview. “That should be truly frightening to those on MediCal and subsidized health care, who quite logically fear a system where prescribing suicide pills could be elevated to a treatment option.”

Still, the current assisted-death programs that exist in Oregon, Vermont and Washington are careful to ensure that assisted death is not an option that

is abused. Oregon, for example, checks that patients do not have a history of depression or other mental influences that might affect their decisions.

There are other safeguards and intricate procedures that make sure patients who elect to have a physicianassisted death are terminally ill beyond all help. According to the Death With Dignity National Center, patients in Vermont, Oregon and Washington who undergo assisted suicide must meet five criteria: be at least 18 years old, a resident of the state, be "capable of making and communicating health decisions for him/ herself," be diagnosed with a terminal illness and have a life expectency of six months or less.

Additionally, terminally-ill patients that opt for physician-assisted suicide are required to make multiple requests to their physician, can change their mind even after getting approval from the physician and must be able to administer and ingest the medication on their own.

The safeguards appear to be working.

According to a 2014 report by the Oregon Public Health Division, while assisted death has been legal in the state since 1997, only 1,327 people have received assisted-suicide prescriptions. Of those people, 859 died from the medication.

Among those that did ingest the

prescriptions, none were reported to have regained consciousness or suffered any sort of struggle.

The low amount of people that actually partake in this practice is encouraging as it dismisses the ideas that legalizing physician-assisted suicide would lead to some kind of suicide culture.

Furthermore, the many safeguards and precautions help legitimize it as a practical and safe medical practice.

Considering all of these precautions, the question of whether death should be a right becomes one that is subjective and primarily reliant on moral and ideological principles. The subjectivity of these principles is exactly why death should be considered a right. Those who consider this practice immoral are not forced to practice it themselves and their beliefs should not prohibit one’s choice of ending suffering in a dismal situation such as the one Maynard experienced.

While it is important for society to preserve and appreciate life, that should not force the terminally ill to endure the horrors of their final days. As unfortunate as it may be, all things—lives included— must come to an end. For people suffering from a terminal illness, it seems only fair to let them choose how their story ends.

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'Dear Fat People' video sparks Internet outrage

By Danielle Harris Opinions Editor

The Internet is not pleased with Nicole Arbour. The Canadian actress and YouTube vlogger uploaded a video titled “Dear Fat People” on Sept. 3, where she attempted to discuss rampant obesity in North America through satire.

Countless tweets, articles and Facebook rants later, Arbour has disabled comments on the video and refuses to apologize for what many viewers saw as bullying rather than comedy.

“Fat shaming,” Arbour said in “Dear Fat People.” “Who came up with that? That’s (freaking) brilliant. Yes, shame people who have bad habits until they (freaking) stop: Fat shaming.”

Afterwards, she proceeded to literally high-five herself for the genius observation.

If Arbour had simply typed “fat shaming effects” into Google, she would have been confronted by an overwhelming amount of articles and research pointing to the many negative effects of weight discrimination.

“It’s been proven that fat shaming actually does nothing to encourage people to lose weight,” DePaul junior Katie Schneider said. “In fact, it often has the opposite affect, resulting in weight gain and depression.”

According to multiple studies, Schneider is right.

One example is a 2014 study conducted by University College

London. Researchers studied 2,944 adults and found that over a four-year period, those who reported weight discrimination gained an average .95 kg (2.1 lbs.). Participants who did not report weight discrimination lost an average .71 kg (1.6 lbs.) during the same time period.

Even so, increasing obesity rates should not be ignored.

According to The State of Obesity, an annual report on the obesity epidemic in America, about 68.5 percent of American adults are overweight. About 34.9 percent of those people are obese. And while a lazy, unhealthy lifestyle is the easiest to blame, many other factors contribute to rising obesity rates. The State of Obesity found that blacks and Latinos are more often obese than whites.

Additionally, poorer and less educated Americans have higher rates of obesity.

Arbour is clearly well aware that obesity is a major health epidemic, but poking fun at those who struggle with their weight is not the correct way to fix the problem. Promoting a healthy lifestyle is by no means offensive, but insulting obese people has been proven to do more harm than good.

“Instead of encouraging people to be comfortable continuing the bad habits that are destroying their bodies over time, we need to be encouraging people to live longer and healthier,” Rock Valley College student Dezz Turner said.

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Canadian vlogger Nicole Arbour in her now infamous YouTube video, "Dear Fat People."

A prime example of someone combating the obesity epidemic in a positive way is First Lady Michelle Obama. She launched "Let's Move!" in February 2010 to encourage children to live healthy lifestyles from a young age. The movement has achieved tremendous results, including America's largest food manufacturers pledging to cut 1.5 trillion calories from their food by 2015 and WalMart lowering the cost of fruits, vegetables and whole grain products by $1 billion.

The negative approach to addressing obesity has proven not so successful. Not only has Arbour's video recieved major

criticism, but she was fired from a choreographer position for an upcoming movie after director Pat Mills saw the YouTube clip. "'Dear Fat People' is an unfunny and cruel fat-shaming video that guises itself about being about 'health,'" Mills said in a statement to Zap2it. "It's fatphobic and awful. It went on for over six minutes. I felt like I had been punched in the gut."

Arbour does not agree with Mills' assesment of her video and has not acknowledged that there is a reason viewers may be offended. “I find children starving in a country with more than enough food offensive," she said. "I find women’s bodies

being mutilated for religious purposes, that is offensive to me.

But words and satire I don’t find offensive.”

At the end of the "Dear Fat People," Arbour clarified that she did not mean to be cruel. “The truth is I will actually love you no matter what,” she said. “But I really, really hope this bomb of truth exploding into your face will act as shrapnel that seeps into your soul (and) makes you want to be healthier so that we can enjoy you as human beings longer on this planet.”

Unfortunately for Arbour, that so-called bomb blasted her instead.

Elizabeth Warren targets employment discrimination

By Jake Glover Contributing Writer

Bad credit may keep you from getting a new car, buying your first home and worse — finding a job.

On Sept. 15, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced the Equal Employment for All Act in an op-ed on Credit.com criticizing American employers’ ability to check the credit history of job applicants with the potential employee's permission. The lawmakers argue that this practice discriminates against those who have long struggled with academic hardship or were merely victims of an economy in recession.

“This is an issue of basic fairness”, the legislators wrote in the op-ed. “Americans should be able to compete for jobs on their merits, not on whether they have enough money to pay all their bills. Much of America—hard-working, bill-paying America—has damaged credit. It is wrong to shut them out of the job market.”

After all, countless Americans were devastated by the fallout from the 2008 financial crisis that still affects their credit today. Homeowners were unable to sell their homes, leading to foreclosures and short sales. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 235,000

businesses closed their doors as a result of the Great Recession.

Many hardworking people still feel the aftershocks today, and using a bad credit score as an excuse not to hire them is simply unfair. According to a TransUnion credit bureau representative, “they don’t

ThinkProgress, “The latter situation is one of the few where a person’s credit history is actually relevant to their qualifications for employment: Someone in financial trouble is more vulnerable to bribery or blackmail.”

Forty-five percent of employers in

Americans should be able to compete for jobs on their merits, not on whether they have enough money to pay all their bills.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Steve Cohen

have any research to show any statistical correlation between what’s in somebody’s credit report and their job performance."

Even still, some employers use credit reports to determine if candidates are right for the job.

There are, however, exceptions to the law. For example, employers would be able to conduct a credit check if the job requires a security clearance. According to

a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management said that they conduct credit checks to prevent theft and embezzlement. However, these reports may be flawed altogether. “Not only are credit reports poor indicators of job performance,” the op-ed said, “but in many cases they aren’t even accurate.

The Federal Trade Commission

(FTC) reported in 2013 that as many as 1 in 5 consumers could identify at least one error in their credit reports.” This means that job seekers could be rejected by an employer for an unknown and innaccurate mistake on their credit report.

Warren, known for her egalitarian principles and general allegiance to the middle class, seeks to strengthen the workforce by allowing those who are best qualified for positions are able to attain them, even if said candidate is economically disadvantaged. The bill would impede hiring discrimination based on age and sex, since African-Americans, Latinos and seniors are more likely to be affected by bad credit.

Warren and Cohen's Equal Employment for All Act is cosponsored by a list of notable legislators including Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions where it will either be tabled or released to the House of Representatives for consideration.

The Equal Employment for All Act aims to help those who need a job most.

Americans should be hired based on their ability and commitment to a job, not on their personal financial history.

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Focus

Skating thr

Skateboarding culture is more than bruises and injuries from dangerous tricks

By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor

When the weather isn’t bone-chillingly cold, walk down almost any street in Chicago and you can see someone skateboarding.

Whether it’s for transportation, fun or an attempt to land a new trick, skateboarding is a popular sport for people of all ages.

The sport, which has been around since the 1940s, began to gain its own culture centering around skate parks in the '70s, with groups such as the Z-Boys in Southern California inventing different moves and methods of skateboarding.

Skateboarding culture has grown and evolved past the sport in the past 40 years since the Z-Boys dominated the scene, and now there are films, television shows and music that are centric to the sport.

DePaul freshman Jack Costanza cites the 2012 documentary “Bones Brigade” and the 2005 film “Lords of Dogtown” as two of his favorite pieces of skateboarding media.

There was also a wave of MTV television shows centering around skateboarding

including “Jackass,” “Viva La Bam,” “Rob & Big” and “Life of Ryan.” Musically, there is the skate punk genre of music, which is mostly based out of Southern California and consists of bands like FIDLAR, NOFX and Black Flag. Numerous video games in which the players can be skateboarders, such as the "Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater" series, are also part of the vast media that was created due to the popularity of the sport. Costanza said one of the reasons he started the sport was due to his interest in the Tony Hawk video games when he was younger.

Another part of skateboarding culture is creating your own media.

“There is more to skating than actually skating. There is filming, photography and editing,” DePaul sophomore Dennis Spanos said. “The media portion of the sport is absolutely important and many people forget about that.”

Beyond any form of media, though, the most important part of skateboarding culture to skaters is the camaraderie they have with one another.

“I love the respect that skaters have for each other regardless of skill,” Spanos said.

“Everyone is stoked on the progression.”

Although skateboarding creates such a close camaraderie, many people fear skateboarding and choose not to partake in the sport due to the threat of injury. But to skateboarders, it’s just a part of the sport.

“I am constantly injured and taking slams,” Spanos said. “You gotta pay to play.”

“I’ve had lots of shinners and ankle bangers,” Costanza said. “Maybe a bit of road rash, but never anything serious.”

Some skateboarders even take pride in their injuries they have received, as it exemplifies their dedication to the sport.

“It’s always so awesome to have some gnarly slams,” Spanos said, “Nothing is better than that raw carnage behind every landed trick.”

“What we do is fall, all the time. And we get back up,” Rodney Mullen, a professional skateboarder, said during a Ted Talk in Orange County, California. “The act of getting up again is what shapes and forms (the skateboarder).”

Along with the popularity of skateboarding culture came commercialized skateboarding shops. These shops, which

include Zumiez, Vans, Journeys and to a lesser extent, Pac Sun, began popping up throughout the country and eventually, the world.

Although to skaters such as Spanos, it is unthinkable to shop at commercialized skateboarding stores.

“I don’t shop at Zumiez,” Spanos said.

“It’s a sin. I have purchased products at my local Vans store, though. A few of my friends work there, so I can’t beat those discounts.”

Instead, many skaters tend to frequent independent skateboarding shops.

“It’s absolutely so important to support your local skate shop,” Spanos said, “Because skating is looked at by the outside world as just a fad and business can come in waves.

The best skate shops contribute so much to their local community and take care of a lot of locals. Why wouldn’t anyone love that?” Spanos added that Uprise Skate Shop in Wicker Park is one of his favorites to frequent.

Some don’t have an opportunity to frequent these stores though, and are forced to shop at more commercialized stores such as Zumiez.

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rough life

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Grant Park Skate Park, Logan Boulevard Skate Park and Wilson Skate Park provide obstacles and concrete structures for skaters.

“I don’t like Zumiez very much, but in my suburb there really wasn’t any skate shop close, so I would go there,” Costanza said. “I would go to Zumiez for things like hardware, or a skate tool, but I usually order stuff online.”

Zumiez, which was founded in 1978, has seen its profits go increasingly down within the past five years. While this could be interpreted as a sign that interest in the sport is waning, that is unlikely when one looks at how many skateboarders are visible in the streets and throughout skate parks in the city. It is possible that skateboarders are showing their local shops support, and are depending less on skateboarding apparel and merchandise.

Although skateboarding profitability is going down, it’s almost impossible that the sport will go away. Skateboarding is not only a form of transportation and entertainment, it has ingrained itself into modern American culture in numerous ways, which gives it a lasting impact. For all the dedicated and loyal skaters out there, a few brusies and broken bones aren't enough to keep them away from the sport they love.

Anatomy of a skateboard Grip tape

The most recognizable part of a skateboard, decks are the wooden, customizable boards that skateboarders ride on.

Grip tape covers the top of the deck, which helps a skateboarder keep their feet on the board.

Bearing

Wheel An essential part to any skateboard, wheels, literally, set the whole sport in motion.

Deck

Truck

The truck of a skateboard is attached to the deck and connects the bearings, wheels and deck.

Wheels on a skateboard are mounted on two bearings to keep the wheel in place.

These need to be cleaned regularly, otherwise the wheels will move very slowly.

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Arts & Life

DORMROOM DELICACIES

By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor

For many students, this year is the first time they’re cooking on their own. Here are some simple ways to spruce up an easy meal.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE Ingredients

Directions

• One 16 ounce package of elbow macaroni noodles • 10 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese • Two tablespoons of flour • Two cups of milk • One stick of butter • Salt • A strainer • A pot • An oven-friendly container to bake in

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and boil your noodles in salted water.

• When the noodles are finished, place them in an oven-friendly container and wait to pour the cheese sauce on top of it.

• In a large pot, melt one stick of butter completely. After it is melted, add in two tablespoons of flour and continuously stir.

While still stirring, add in two cups of milk and slowly begin to add in the shredded cheese.

Remember to keep stirring through all of this • When cheese sauce is smooth, pour over the noodles and place in the oven. Keep it cooking until the cheese has turned a light brown.

NUTELLA BANANA BREAD IN A MUG Ingredients

Directions

• A mug • Three tablespoons of flour • One tablespoon and one teaspoon of sugar • 1/8 teaspoon of salt, baking powder and baking soda • One egg • 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract • One tablespoon of milk • One ripe banana, mashed • However much Nutella you want

• In the mug, mix all the dry ingredients together.

• Crack in the egg, and pour in the mashed banana.

• Mix in the rest of the wet ingredients.

• Add in however much nutella you want (obviously, the more the better, but be reasonable).

• Mix all of the ingredients together in the mug until there are no lumps left.

• Place in microwave for three minutes.

YOGURT PARFAIT Ingredients

Directions

• Any sort of container that will store your parfait and you wouldn’t mind eating out of • Fruit of your choice (strawberries, raspberries and blueberries work very well) • Vanilla yogurt • Granola

• Stir up your yogurt so it’s smooth and consistent.

• Cut up whatever fruit you choose to use.

• Take your container (to be extra Instagram-friendly it’s best to use a mason jar) and fill the bottom portion of it with yogurt.

• Add a layer of fruit, then a layer of granola. Repeat the process until you’ve reached the top of your container.

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Second City students find new places to laugh

Despite fire, DePaul students find a way to continue attending classes at the comedy theater

By Nina Gaulin Staff Writer

The legendary Second City Theater — highly praised for its comedy performances and classes — was threatened by a fire that broke out Aug. 26 in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. Although the fire itself was eventually contained and put out, the damage that it left behind continues to affect both the students and the faculty of The Second City. Many students have had to relocate or alter their schedules due to the fire.

In addition to the damage to the building, four firefighters and a worker in the building were injured by the intense three-alarm fire, though all were listed to be in stable condition. Firefighters were able to diverge the water and protect the performance space from any major damage, although the theater’s offices sustained some damage and water more than a foot high filled the floor above the theater.

The Second City opened its doors in the winter of 1959.

Although it initially started out as a small cabaret theater, it grew into one of the most influential and widely known comedic spaces in the world. It has been home to many notable performers, including Tina Fey, Chris Farley and Bill Murray.

Lincoln Rzonca, a DePaul student from Tempe, Arizona, has been training at The Second City since June. He said that the fire hasn’t had a terribly negative effect on the performers and the staff.

“I don’t think anything can bring down the morale of the members at The Second City.

Last time I was out there was about two days after the fire, and the staff members were doing

their thing outside like nothing happened. They were so happy, I almost forgot there was a fire,” Rzonca said.

However, some students have experienced the aftermath of the fire more than others. Many have been relocated to Tribeca Flashpoint College, a media and arts school located in the Loop.

Megan Ramirez, a sophomore at DePaul who has been part of The Second City for a few years, said that the fire has affected her classes quite a bit.

“At Tribeca, they stuck us in this really dull and stuffy computer classroom. It just changed the energy of the class, and a lot of people didn’t even show up to class because of it,” Ramirez said. “But training at Second City is so much fun.

You meet all of these fun people and form a mini family for the duration of the class.”

Although the repercussions of the fire have proven difficult for many students to deal with, they are still hopeful and upbeat about the situation. Meghan Sullivan, who is part of Columbia College’s Comedy Studies program this semester, has been taking classes at The Second City since 2012.

Sullivan said that for the past three weeks, her performances have been in different locations.

This can make it difficult for actors, as blocking—the process of determining the precise placement of actors in order to facilitate the performance—for a specific venue is part of the rehearsal process.

“I’ve found the traveling to be pretty fun. No one else has gotten to do it this way and while stressful, it’s been a unique and educational experience to reblock everything an hour before the show,” Sullivan said. “Last week, our director had never seen

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Chicago firefighters battle a blaze that broke out in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood on Aug. 26. The fire destroyed parts of The Second City’s iconic comedy theaters in Chicago. Although the theaters are reopening soon, students had to find new places to attend improv and writing classes. the space we would be performing in until 10 minutes before the start, which was very fun.”

Along with her peers, Sullivan was the one of the first students to be allowed back in the building.

She said that anything with damage has been covered up, and that everything was in good condition apart from a few minor setbacks, such as some electronic

damage.

“Being in the building this week has been spooky, but everyone is so happy to be there,” Sullivan said. “It makes you really appreciate the space and the people that it is made up of. The support of the community has been wild. It makes me want to cry thinking about it.”

UP Comedy Club will start

performances again on Sept.

22 and the ETC Theater’s “Soul Brother, Where Art Thou?” will begin performances on Sept. 24.

The Second City reopened its Mainstage Theater Sept. 17 and will give a special performance for the Chicago Fire Department while continuing their regular schedule throughout the week.

‘The little film that could’ wins BAFTA

By Diana Gutierrez Contributing Writer

Zoe Lubeck, a DePaul University graduate student, won the Special Jury Prize at the Student British Academy of Filming and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards this June.

Her film “Lucy” had its premiere run at Chicago’s International Film Festival, where it took the prize.

Many films enter this festival and the competition. Lubeck admits it was an overwhelming, but proud moment.

“Lucy was in competition with huge, super budget, super professional shorts,” she said. “I was honored just to be considered amongst the other films.”

Lucy was the name of Lubeck’s first pet dog. Lubeck always had a special place in her heart for animals and when she got Lucy as a present it was the happiest moment of her life.

“I was eight when I first got Lucy,” Lubeck says. “She was the most important thing in the world and I’d never wanted something so much, so when I did you couldn’t find a happier kid anywhere.”

Lucy was more than just a pet to

Lubeck. She served as her companion that no budget. went through everything and anything She didn’t have the time or money to with her. animate the film, but illustration quickly “Lucy was with me through the bad solved that issue and she used DePaul as a times of adolescence, the ups and downs of resource by borrowing cameras and other high school and college,” she said. materials.

The film illustrates Another challenge the work that Lubeck was figuring out how had to put in as a child to We had no permits, no to get the rights to the get something she really set crews or budgets. It cover she used in her wanted, knowing how film. hard it is to convince was bare bones in the “I had to think of parents to get a pet. workarounds,” she said. best way.

The film traces back “In the end all the parts to when Lubeck was Zoe Lubeck, DePaul student and came together in a eight years old praying filmmaker lovely, scrappy way.” on the side of her bed The film captures to Santa Claus for a dog. the innocent intentions The trajectory of the film takes us to the that come along with childhood and end of Lucy’s story, where we find out that memorializes Lucy, but it was also an the dog passes away. opportunity for Lubeck to collaborate.

Lubeck’s family calls “Lucy” ‘the little “One purpose of the film was to film that could’ because it was a film that collaborate with people I’ve been wanting found its way through film competitions on to work with,” she said. “My good friend a low budget.

Miden Wood‘s images brought the story to When Lubeck had the film idea she life and my brother Charlie worked music.” didn’t have money to make it, leaving her Lubeck started her career by doing DIY with no other option but to proceed with short films in Chicago apartments, but with

time she grew fond of being in charge of the camera.

“We had no permits, no set crews, or budgets,” she said. “It was bare bones in the best way.”

Lubeck chose filmmaking as a career because of the power visual language has in telling a story. Her father is a photographer, which inspired her to get behind the camera at a very young age.

Currently, Lubeck is a director of photography (DP) and is one year into her masters in fine arts at DePaul’s Digital Cinema School.

She is the DP for “King Rat”, which is a feature film set to premiere this fall. Along with that, she is in the pre-production phase of “On the Beach”, a feature to be shot in Greece next fall.

Her bar is set high for her next projects and she is working towards them day by day by focusing on her classes and directing her thesis film.

“There’s something magical in capturing moving images,” she said. “The most rewarding thing is being part of making something that has an effect on an emotional audience.”

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Multitalented Ora more than just a pop star

By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor

Rita Ora made two firsts in her career on Sept. 17 — she played to a sold out crowd in Chicago, her first night ever performing in the city, and for the first time ever she delayed a show.

The singer showed up over one hour late to her performance at Lincoln Hall, as her flight from New York was diverted to Indianapolis because of bad weather.

Fans didn’t mind, though, as they danced to a DJ playing numerous top 40 hits, and were receiving constant updates from Ora herself via Twitter and a message she sent to Lincoln Hall, which was displayed on the screen behind the DJ. Ora’s sold-out Chicago stop was a rare chance to see the British pop singer before she inevitably blows up. Ora has a phenomenal voice and seriously catchy songs. Her fans at the concert did not stop jumping and dancing throughout the entire performance. This can only result in massive success in the United States for Ora, who is already a fairly large star in the United Kingdom.

“These are smaller venues than when I perform in the U.K.,” Ora said in an e-mail interview before the concert. “It will be a lot more intimate and will be closer to my fans.”

Her closeness to her fans is something not to take for granted. Ora continuously interacted with her fans while performing, and as an apology for her late arrival, she threw t-shirts out to the crowd. The singer even brought one of her biggest fans, Randy, who had been waiting outside of Lincoln Hall for hours, on stage while she performed “Body on Me,” and danced with him throughout the song.

“Body on Me,” her collaboration with Chris Brown, is her latest single that she was promoting throughout her tour. Ora also collaborated with British singer and musician Kate Nash for another single, “Poison,” which was released earlier this year.

“I’m a huge fan of (Nash) and so happy she was a part of that song,” Ora said. “Also, I respect Chris Brown as a musician so much. Vocally, he’s incomparable in my opinion.”

Ora’s upcoming album, featuring both of those singles, will be her second studio album, but first to be released in the United States. Her first studio album, “Ora,” was released through Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s record label, in the United Kingdom in 2012.

Her upcoming album will be more personal than “Ora,” which was filled with party songs, including “How We Do (Party).” The unnamed album will feature “Kosovo,” a song about Ora’s home country. “(Kosovo) talks about my life and things I haven’t addressed in the media,” Ora said. “I can address these through the emotion of music.”

The singer has also been spending her time participating in another creative endeavor lately — acting.

Ora was featured in the films “50 Shades of Grey” and “Southpaw,” both of which were released this past year. In “Southpaw,” Ora plays Maria Escobar, the abandoned drug addict wife of Billy Hope’s (Jake Gyllenhaal) enemy, Hector.

“I wanted to play this part in ‘Southpaw’ because it was opposite to what people see me as,” Ora said. “I think that people pigeon hole you and it’s really liberating for me to show people that I can deliver something they could have never imagined.”

In addition to the entertainment world, Ora has taken on responsibilities as the honorary ambassador for the Republic of Kosovo, where she was born, and said she cried when she found out she was being named an honorary ambassador.

“I see my duties as being aware of where I am from and what we have access to,” Ora said. “In more privileged countries they don’t have access to such things as the opportunity to become an artist on such an international platform.”

Ora also recognizes that although many Kosovar artists do not have an international platform, there are still works of art worthy

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Rita Ora was in constant communication with her fans at her concert at Lincoln Hall on Sept. 17. Ora came on stage almost two hours late because her plane was unable to land at O’Hare because of bad weather. of recognition throughout the territory.

“What I love is they bring people to them, and that’s what I want to attract attention to,” Ora said. “Things like DOCUFEST in Prizren, which celebrates cinema and film that has been created in the country. I see bringing attention to these things as my obligation as an ambassador.”

Her dedication to her home country is

something that sets her apart from other pop singers looking for their big breakthrough, in addition to her compassion and genuine talent. The three put together can only result in her eventually becoming a massive star, and someone that fans can look back on and fondly remember her Lincoln Hall show.

BOO-RRITO Sushi-burrito mashup falls flat

By Zoe Krey Focus Editor

Imitation is often thought to be the sincerest form of flattery, but what happens when the imitation falls flat? It’s called Sumo Restaurant’s sushi burrito.

This past summer RedEye reporter Morgan Olsen reviewed the creation at the Lincoln Park restaurant, calling the combination of sushi burrito ingredients “perfect sushi harmony.” While Olsen claims that this fusion staple has finally landed in Chicago, my experience sampling the sushi burrito wasn’t as fulfilling.

Sumo Restaurant’s sushi burrito was modeled after the California restaurant Sushirrito, which defines itself as the “original sushi burrito restaurant concept.”

Redefining sushi culture, its burritos infuse Asian and Latin flavor for a unique take on a favorite food.

According to a Business Insider review, the burritos from Sushirrito are super-sized and overly filling. The fresh ingredients are prepared right before your eyes and the experience of eating one is messy and delicious. With options such as pork belly, sake-asada beef, shrimp tempura, ovenbaked agave-soy salmon and yellowfin

tuna, there is clearly no competing with Sushirrito’s dynamic menu.

Sumo Restaurant’s take on the sushi burrito paled in comparison. The two options of burritos offered at Sumo Restaurant, fresh salmon and spicy tuna, include cucumber, crab salad, crab sticks, tempura sweet potato and special sauce.

Each is wrapped in seaweed and rice paper, which acts as the tortilla.

While the seaweed and rice paper combo was a nice touch, the combination of ingredients wasn’t exceptionally special. Paying $7.50 for the burrito since it was ordered after the restaurant’s $5.00 deal before 2 p.m. made me question the portion value. While Olsen does point out that these burritos should be treated as the “perfect snack,” I question why someone wouldn’t just order a sushi roll. Sure the burrito is a fun way to eat sushi, but Sumo Restaurant’s burrito is simply just an enlarged sushi roll.

The question for Chicagoans is whether or not eating a sushi in the shape of a burrito is worth a trip to the restaurant.

While Sumo Restaurant gave its version of the Sushirrito the old college try, its jumbo sushi roll is not worth the trip. The service was slow and the ingredients bland. The

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The sushirrito was created by the San Francisco restaurant Sushirrito, and Chicago restaurant, Sumo, recently tried its hand at the creative food combination.

Sumo Restaurant Yelp page has three out of five stars, with far from consistent reviews.

A Yelp review by Michael P. of Chicago notes the slow service of the restaurant, especially since The RedEye review surfaced. “My only tiny complaint about this restaurant is they aren’t staffed up enough to handle the demand,” he said.

“Since the sushi burrito hit social media this place has been a zoo. (The) phone is often busy and I can’t always get through to place an order.”

There are a few loyal customers who swear by the restaurant. Dave D. of Chicago

calls Sumo Restaurant the best sushi in the city. “I’ve spent the last eight years in Chicago going to as many top sushi places as I could, and now that I’ve been to (Sumo Restaurant), I feel no need to go anywhere else,” he said.

The sushi burrito’s arrival to Chicago has me holding out for a real Sushirrito to come to the Windy City. Until then, you won’t find me at Sumo Restaurant snacking on its enlarged sushi roll that has the audacity to call itself a burrito.

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CRAFTING A CHICAGO TRADITION The 12th annual Renegade Craft Fair took place in Wicker Park this past weekend

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By Kaitlyn Roberts Online Editor

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After a night of raging thunderstorms, Chicagoans from far and wide swarmed to Wicker Park Sept. 19 and 20 to enjoy not only the beautiful sunshine, but the city’s 12th annual Renegade Craft Fair.

The fair took place along Division St. between Damen Ave. and Paulina St. White tented booths stretched the entire way, sandwiched in between the breezy outdoor cafes and boutiques as well as the herds of both psyched shoppers and their little dogs too.

These DIY aficionados, as well as members of the modern maker community, inspired artists young and old as they

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indulged the stick figure drawers of the community with their craft. Merchandise ranged from jewelry, painted posters, stationery, candles, glassware, wood­ workings and a new trend, mini plants.

Will we be able to keep these bad boys alive longer than your average potted plant?

Who knows. But they sure were a hit this year and a precious one at that.

For many, the ‘L’ ride home this weekend was an accomplished, decorative and inspiring one. If sites like Pinterest and Etsy can’t hold your crafting fiend side over until next September’s fair, you’re in luck.

Chicago’s Holiday Renegade Craft Fair will be returning to the Bridgeport Art Center​ on Dec. 5­and 6 this winter.

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Showrunner Ryan Murphy is known primarily for the musical comedy “Glee” and the horror series anthology “American Horror Story.” His newest show, “Scream Queens,” seems like Murphy is clashing the two worlds of his hit shows together. Murphy himself claims that audience reaction to “American Horror Story” did prompt him into creating “Scream Queens.” During an interview with Behind the Scenes Comcast Special, Murphy said he wanted to make a show for audiences looking for horror but too terrified of the gore of “AHS.” A perfect compromise, “Scream Queens,” mixing comedy and less on-camera goriness, would do the trick.

The show centers on the 20th anniversary of Wallace University’s infamous murder and new cases erupting throughout the campus. Murphy twists the classic whodunit story with comedy and a cast packed with special guest stars.

“Scream Queens” is for any television fan yearning for the Murphy charm of witty and smart dialogue along with a little spook just in time for the Halloween season.

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The Toronto-based band brings out more of their alternative side, while blending it well with their syth-pop sound that they are well known for. Throughout “Pagans in Vegas” you can hear lyrics that are gutwrenchingly deep and raw, with a hint of metaphorical insanity and pain. Musically they have deepened their tone from a much less mainstream indie sound to a slightly more alternative one.

The pattern of emotionally driven lyrics, and indie soul keep each track flowing and consistent through the album.

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After the first week of settling in to school, students are either getting adjusted or readjusted to the city of Chicago. DePaul proudly claims Chicago as its campus, but us students are not the only ones who claim Chicago as home.

Numerous bands, rappers, singers and other artists claim the windy city as their home, here are some of the most iconic staples of the city and the best new Chicago artists.

1. Twin Peaks — “Making Breakfast”

After their second studio album, “Wild Onion,” was released last year, Twin Peaks is becoming one of the biggest bands in the city. Their sound blends together modern punk with ‘60s garage rock. The band played Lollapalooza this past summer and is a great example of what Chicago rock is evolving into.

2. R. Kelly — “Ignition (Remix)” Not only is this the greatest song to come out of Chicago, “Ignition (Remix)” is arguably one of the greatest songs of all time. Put it on at a party, and every single person there will

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R. Kelly is kind of a disgusting freak in real life, but there is no denying the artistry behind his music, as the Chicago-native has earned the nickname “King of R&B.” 3. Muddy Waters — “Mannish Boy” There can be no mentioning of Chicago music without bringing up Chicago blues, the genre most frequently associated with the city, and Muddy Waters provides a great example.

Although Muddy Waters was a Mississippi native, he became linked with the city due to his contribution to the city’s blues

Across 1. Ewe youth 5. “Joy of Cooking” author Rombauer 9. Stay on the same topic too long 14. Caspian Sea feeder 15. Goat-legged deity 16. Some math measurements 17. “Don’t worry” 20. Words with prayers 21. Leaders of the band?

22. Wise guy’s delivery 25. Inquire 26. Cholestorol-rich egg parts 28. “Family Guy” creator MacFarlane 32. Jungle creature 37. Eagle haven 38. “I don’t care” 41. Gumption 42. Opposite of horizontal 43. Nautical direction

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4. The Academy Is... — “Checkmarks” The Academy Is... is just one of the terrific contributions to the pop-punk scene the city was home to in the early to mid-2000’s. Their best and most notable work was on their 2005 album, “Almost Here,” which they just announced a 10-year anniversary tour for.

5. Wilco — “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” Off of their critically successful 2001 album, “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot,” which features the Marina City towers as the cover,

44. Wrister Asimov 46. Hidden means of support?

47. Grassland 53. Notions department?

58. Lady of Troy 59. What to leave when going all-out?

62. Brownish photograph tint 63. ___ gin fizz 64. Pew area 65. Meeting for lovers 66. Have a disposition 67. Acorn, for one Down 1. Circular religious receptacles 2. Appetite stimulus 3. Sprayer in self defense 4. “That’s all, folks!” voice 5. “Weather permitting” and others 6. Charlotte of “The Facts of Life”

“I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” is one of the most beloved songs by the Chicago alt-country icons.

6. Kanye West — “We Don’t Care” One of the most famous artists to ever come from the city, Kanye West has become less linked to the city as his fame grows and he becomes a worldwide celebrity. But one listen to his debut album “College Dropout” can remind anyone where the rapper came from. “We Don’t Care” is a tribute to the kids, like him, who grew up on the South Side.

7. Misplay, as a grounder 8. Arctic attire 9. Didn’t pass the bar?

10. Disney’s first name 11. Hard yellow cheese 12. Change in Roma, once 13. Trace the shape of 18. Where many things are “made” 19. “Friends” friend 23. In ___ (working in harmony) 24. A la ___ (pie choice) 27. Cocoon dweller 28. Interstate hauler 29. Clapton of rock 30. Louise of “Gilligan’s Island” 31. Foot part 32. I, in “The King and I” 33. Holiday tune 34. It could be a lot 35. Shoreline indentation

36. Bill that wasn’t redesigned 37. Back of the boat 39. One kind of tide 40. Whale type 44. Unwrinkle 45. Like the best advice 46. Make swell 48. Moo ___ pork 49. Aquatic birds 50. Arm bones 51. “Superman” actor Christopher 52. Halted 53. “Meet Me ___ Louis” (film) 54. Person of action 55. To see at a distance 56. “The Adventures of Milo and ___” 57. Christmas season 60. Persona __ grata 61. “Cheers” star Danson

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Freshmen adjust to college volleyball schedules

By J Samantha Rivera Staff Writer

Leaving home for the first time can be tough on any college student, but for the DePaul women’s volleyball freshmen, the team has become like a second family. Having traveled for three out of the four weekends since the 2015 preseason began sounds like it could only add to the stresses of entering college, but freshman Kendall Latshaw assures that it’s done nothing but bring the team closer.

“It’s just been a lot of fun, and it’s been really exciting, especially because we’ve been winning, and hanging out with teammates is fun,” she said. “The only stressful part is packing because they check my bag like twenty times to make sure I don’t forget anything.”

The Blue Demons held an 8-1 overall record going into the weekend, after a achieving a perfect 3-0 at the past weekend’s Georgia State Invitational.

Freshman Brittany Maxwell made the all-tournament team, alongside sophomore Caitlyn Photo courtesy of STEVE WOLTMANN/DEPAUL ATHLETICS Coffey.

“I definitely feel super blessed, The DePaul volleyball freshman have enjoyed a modicum of success as they helped DePaul jump out to an 8-1 start at the beginning of 2015. [and] everyone here has been super inviting,” Maxwell said. schoolwork done. The returning [The coaches and upperclassmen players also have similar majors, have] all been great mentors, so which allows the freshmen to ask it’s just a great feeling to come them for help on classes they’ve in [to] play well and do what’s already taken.

“It’s hard because I’m busy, expected of you.” and I mean I’m used to being But the expectations of busy, but not this busy,” Latshaw success don’t stop on the court, said.

“All [of] the freshmen take as every student-athlete knows; summer academics is classes, top priority. [which] Though with a definitely great support helps, so s y s t e m , we’re kind the team’s of used adjustment to the to juggling workload both school Brittany Maxwell [now].” and sports has F o r been just as Photo courtesy of STEVE WOLTMANN/DEPAUL ATHLETICS freshman Dominika Kowalska, successful.

DePaul graduated no seniors in 2014, meaning the whole team from 2014 complemented the freshmen.

“It’s definitely a challenge, but the toughest challenge for her we have a huge support system has been the language barrier.

“It’s so exciting, because I The ladies headed out to One struggle all three ladies here at DePaul, and they require Although, since her transition know how bad the upperclassmen Peoria, IL this past weekend can agree on is time management. to the United States, the Polandstudy table hours,” Maxwell said.

“In high school you have a wanted [success] here, so they as they took on the Bradley “There’s just so many people here native admits she’s made lot of off time and here it’s just kind of set the bar for us,” Latshaw Invitational. They faced UTEP, substantial progress with the to support you, so it’s very easy to ‘school and practice, school and said. “It’s good to be reaching SE Missouri State and Bradley, all communication. stay on top of what you need to practice, ’” Maxwell said. “So it’s our goals, because we set a lot of throughout Friday and Saturday, “For sure my teammates are do.” definitely taking care of what you goals this season and it set the Sept. 18-19 as they finished a road helping me a lot with everything, Aside from coaches and need to do and getting what you tone for going into conference. swing that saw them travelling [and] they motivate me a lot, ” teammates, the freshmen have It’s just exciting and gave us the three out of four weekends. need done right away.” she said.

“I’m still adjusting taken advantage of Triple-A confidence we needed… I love Their 8-1 record heading into the Even with their transitions, to everything, so they’ve been (Athletics Academic Advising) it here. I couldn’t have picked a weekend was already five wins the freshmen are enjoying every essential to that. ” when it comes to getting their better school.” better than their 2014 season. bit of success.

“There’s just so many people here to support you, so it’s very easy to stay on top of what you need to do.”

SCHISSLER, continued from back page year. Her second year saw a significant drop in minutes, starting only one match and only seeing 361 minutes in 2014. Her sophomore year, she was also moved to the front line where she would pressure people on the front lines.

“It was a hard adjustment since I hadn’t played the position since junior high, so it’s a

very different game,” she said. “Coming back here to play outside back, the position that I’ve really grown playing has been smooth.”

For Schissler, the entire transition she says has been smooth.

“With transferring, there’s always going to be an adjustment but it was really smooth,” she said. “The girls here were very welcoming and helped me out. The coaching staff too, they welcomed me with open arms.”

The coaching staff is happy to have her too. With an experienced defender as an addition to the back line, as well as Sarah Gorden getting an extra year on a redshirt waiver, DePaul’s defense has been strong once again.

“I think she’s obviously new to our team but she has a lot of collegiate experience,” Chastain said. “She played a lot of minutes, especially her freshman year at Ohio State, against good opponents so we knew from

an experience standpoint she’d be a good addition to our back line.”

With the Blue Demons recording seven shutouts on the year already, it appears that not only is DePaul a good fit for Schissler, Schissler is a good fit for DePaul.

“She’s done well for us,” Chastain said.

“She came in and earned the left back spot and has been really solid. We haven’t allowed a lot of goals and I think she has a great mentality and she’s tough to beat.”

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Women’s soccer battles Loyola to 0-0 draw

By Ben Savage Asst. Sports Editor

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Sophomore midfielder Alexa Ben and the DePaul attack could not score against Loyola.

Inclement weather disrupted both the starting time and both team’s offenses in DePaul’s Thursday night match-up with the Loyola Ramblers as they battled to a 0-0 draw.

The Blue Demons moved to 6-1-2 on the season and extended their unbeaten streak to three games. Loyola moved to 4-3-2 on the season.

The game opened with sloppy plays from both teams. Loyola’s Kara Ruffalo failed to convert a one-on-one against a defender and an open goal in the 15th minute, only to be matched by Abby Reed and Elise Wyatt failing to connect on the counter-attack.

Coach Erin Chastain was disappointed with her team’s effort in the offensive third.

“Our normal quality in the attacking third wasn’t there. We had 16 shots and only three met frame, so that says to me that we aren’t paying attention to detail,” Chastain said. “When you don’t put away your chances, the other team can make you pay.”

The Ramblers’ Shelby Cook gave the match the first of three combined shots on goal in regulation in the 28th minute.

Loyola did not test Godinez for the rest of regulation.

Ana Greik subbed in the 38th minute and injected some juice into the Blue Demons’ offense. She quickly created a chance for Reed and Wyatt, who couldn’t convert once more.

The first half came to a close with

DePaul in complete control, leading in shots and corners. However, the score remained tied.

In the second half, DePaul came out with a new sense of urgency. Both teams pushed the ball deep into the opposition’s territory, but a Wyatt rip that sailed way high in the 54th minute accurately summed the game up for the Blue Demons. Neither team came close to scoring for the rest of regulation, leading to a 0-0 regulation score.

Loyola exploded in the first overtime, amounting to a blast from Katie Grall that was saved by Godinez in the fifth minute.

DePaul countered with an Ben chance in the eighth, and two shots from Elise Wyatt that somehow failed to hit the back of the net in the ninth.

The second overtime saw another failed chance from Wyatt, and a yellow card for Ben. Elizabeth Endy had a chance off of a corner as time expired, but goalkeeper Maddie Ford saved it, sealing the game as a 0-0 tie, easily stopped her header.

DePaul had chances to score all game, but the offense never put it all together.

The heavily favored Blue Demons were visibly frustrated after the game. Unable to beat the underdog Ramblers, DePaul looked next to their Sunday matchup with Long Beach State, a team which recently had beaten top-teir squad UCLA earlier this month.

“Our kids will feel this like a loss, even though it’s a tie, they’ll be more motivated on Sunday,” Chastain said. “We expected to take care of business.”

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If the purgatory state of club football wasn’t enough to doom DePaul’s program, a marred relationship with an ex-coach might be.

Head Coach Carlos Jones is no longer with the program.

However, it doesn’t appear that there is any love lost over his absence.

“The way he set the program out would drive kids away,” said Guiterrez, who went on to cite arguments he had with the coach.

“We would argue over defensive schemes… and he would tell kids that they had ‘ghost injuries.’”

There has never been any evidence that ghosts are real, but torn ACL’s and concussions don’t need a show on the Travel Channel to prove they exist.

Coach Jones is no longer with the team, and the rest of the coaching staff is set to return next year.

Despite countless obstacles in their way, Gutierrez and Measner refuse to call it quits on the program. Both are optimistic about the future of club football at DePaul.

“I could see us being competitive in the NCFA in five years,” Measner said. “Not just there, but competitive.”

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The team was established prior to the 2013 season and practiced the entire 2013 year without games before playing against opponents in 2014.

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The Blue Demons club football team practices in fall of 2013. They practiced as if they had games to prepare for 2014.

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DePaul went 1-8 in their first season against other teams in 2014 and were looking for the next step in 2015.

Women’s basketball releases 2015-16 schedule

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

DePaul women’s basketball announced their full schedule concurrently with the Big East, announcing their conference schedule Thursday, releasing dates, times and a tv schedule after the Blue Demons’ opponents were announced over the summer.

DePaul announced that they will have two exhbitions games to start the year, the first against St. Xavier on Nov. 2 and then against Lewis on Nov. 7. Both games will be at McGrath-Phillips Arena.

They then will open the season with the preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament, where they will open against Southern Illinois. In the quarterfinals, they will either play St. Bonaventure or Siena, then their opponents for the third and fourth rounds are to be determined. The first two games will be at McGrath-Phillips Arena. Following the WNIT, DePaul will host four straight non-conference games, highlighted by defending NCAA champion Connecticut.

After that is a four-game road trip, where DePaul will face the team that ended their 2014-15 season at Notre Dame on Dec. 9. DePaul hosted the Fighting Irish PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS last December and lost in overtime.

Womens’ basketball coach Doug Bruno stands on the sidelines of a game last season.

The game after will be a trip to Texas A&M on Dec. 12 in another game that no four-game road trip in conference play East tournament, to be held at McGrathDePaul came close to winning in 2014-15. for DePaul like there was in 2014-15.

Phillips Arena and, if they qualify, a They played close to the Aggies in their Their biggest stretch of home games will postseason tournament. season opener but could not close the deal. come at the end of January when they host DePaul won the Big East regular season They end the road trip with a cross-town Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall and St. and tournament the past two seasons and matchup with Northwestern.

John’s all in a row between Jan. 22 and Jan. made it past the first round of the NCAA Big East conference play will start for 31. tournament in both of those seasons. 2013the Blue Demons on Dec. 29 when they host The end of the season could be tough 14 was the first time they had won the Big Marquette. They have a road trip to the New for DePaul as they end with three straight East tournament.

York area as they take on St. John’s on Jan. 3 road games at Providence, Creighton and and then Seton Hall on Jan. 5. There will be Marquette. Following that will be the Big

2015-16 Schedule Exhibitions Nov. 2, 2015 vs. St. Xavier Nov. 7, 2015 vs. Lewis Preseason WNIT Nov. 13, 2015 vs. Southern Illinois Nov. 15, 2015 Quarterfinals Nov. 19, 2015 Semifinals Nov. 22, 2015 Championship Nov. 24, 2015 vs. Chicago State Nov. 27, 2015 vs. Colgate Dec. 2, 2015 vs. Connecticut Dec. 5, 2015 vs. Illinois State Dec. 9, 2015 at Notre Dame Dec. 12, 2015 at Texas A&M Dec. 15, 2015 at South Dakota St. Dec. 19, 2015 at Northwestern Dec. 21, 2015 vs. Loyola Dec. 29, 2015 vs. Marquette Jan. 3, 2016 at St. John's Jan. 5, 2016 at Seton Hall Jan. 8, 2016 vs. Georgetown Jan. 10, 2016 vs. Villanova Jan. 15, 2016 at Butler Jan. 17, 2016 at Xavier Jan. 22, 2016 vs. Creighton Jan. 24, 2016 vs. Providence Jan. 29, 2016 vs. Seton Hall Jan. 31, 2016 vs. St. John's Jan. 5, 2016 at Villanova Feb. 7, 2016 at Georgetown Feb. 12, 2016 vs. Xavier Feb. 14, 2016 vs. Butler Feb. 19, 2016 at Providence Feb. 21, 2016 at Creighton Feb. 27, 2016 at Marquette

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Two-and-out: club football suspends season

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DePaul club football lines up before a game in 2014. They went 1-8 in their only playing season.

By Ben Savage Asst. Sports Editor

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Junior defender Taylor Schissler transferred to DePaul before the 2015 season and has staked a claim as starting left back.

Schissler finds a home at DePaul

By Ben gartland Sports Editor

DePaul women’s soccer finished 2014 undefeated in the regular season, losing only in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Wisconsin. Part of the success was a stingy defense that kept DePaul in games until their prolific offense was able to win the game on the attack.

When the season ended, however, DePaul graduated three starting senior defenders: Rachel Pitman, Nina Kodros and Sarah Gorden. Then, head coach Erin Chastain was contacted by Taylor Schissler.

“When (Schissler) was going through her initial recruiting process her junior year of high school she made a really early decision to go to Ohio State, so we didn’t really have the opportunity to try and recruit her,” Chastain said. “Sometimes kids

go away and realize they’d rather be closer to home.”

That was exactly the case for the New Lennox native Schissler. She played varsity soccer at Lincoln Way North in 2010 before switching to Lincoln Way Central for 2011 and 2012. She made the decision to go to Ohio State early in her recruiting process and felt that the distance was part of what made it the wrong fit.

“Both of my parents went to DePaul and it was nice to me that it was closer to home,” she said. “Being four hours away was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

Her parents not only went to DePaul, but were athletes as well. Her father, Paul Schissler, played soccer for the Blue Demons from 1987-1990. Her mother, Jenni Schissler (Laczynski) was a softball standout that was inducted into the DePaul Hall of Fame in 2009. It was through their

high praise of DePaul that Taylor Schissler decided to contact Chastain.

“My parents always talked so highly about the athletic department at DePaul and of the academics,” she said. “I thought it would be a good fit.”

Alongside the distance, there were other factors that went into her decision to transfer.

“I didn’t agree with the coaching styles there,” she said. “Here, it’s not personal. It’s very soccer related, but they still care about you on a personal level, where they care how you’re doing off the field as much as on the field.”

She played defense her freshman year with the Buckeyes, starting ten matches and playing more than 900 minutes in her first

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A year ago, DePaul’s club football team rostered over 30 students and a full coaching staff. Today, two students remain entirely committed to a team with no upcoming season.

John Measner is a junior and is now the president of the team.

Measner joined the team two years ago during the club’s first year, and played last year in the club’s first season.

“We’re left with what we have now,” Measner said. “Last year’s team took two years to build, so naturally a lot of them graduated.”

The co-founders of the team, Riley Halligan and Devin Miller, built the team during their scholastic careers at DePaul. So few players remain on the team now, because most of them were Miller and Halligan’s age.

However, the unfortunate vacuum of talent isn’t the only issue that’s plagued the modern D-Men. Many of the former players are no longer on the team due to injuries to themselves and those around them.

“A lot of the kids weren’t in football shape,” said Rob Gutierrez, a junior on the team, himself recovering from a torn ACL. “It’s tough to keep kids when they see these injuries.”

Players would sometimes not even show up to games. “It was like we were playing schoolyard pick-up” Gutierrez said.

Club football itself presents an issue. Teams are rarely successful at the college level, as the sport combines an activity that requires discipline and commitment, and the qualifier of being a club. Playing football is a dangerous sport, and it seems every year the consensus is that it’s even more dangerous. That’s a tough sell to a freshmen looking for an extra-curricular to boost their

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