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New sustainability initiative in motion By ALEX THIBODEAU Staff Writer
see long-term savings due to conservation of energy, water, and resources,” said Willard. Senior journalism major, Evan Taylor, said that she would not mind paying a fee at all. “That’s a really small amount to contribute and I would be happy to pay it, as long as I knew exactly where the money was going,” Taylor said. “I love seeing the things like the water bottle refill stations that show exactly how many bottles we’ve saved.” Jonathan Eiseman, senator for sustainability within Student Government, sees the SITF as critical to realizing the goals DePaul has set. “Their role is one of establishing the language that DePaul will use to communicate the changes that will take place in the future,” said Eiseman. “They determine the most plausible,
economically efficient, and ecologically sound procedures for becoming the most sustainable urban campus.” The task force is
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CTA teasers build up summer concert hype By MATTHEW SCHWERHA Contributing Writer People throughout the country have grown accustomed to seeing commercials or groups of strangers in streets performing in flash mobs. But what about flash ads? Commuters on the CTA were exposed to ads showcased on flat screen televisions on train platforms throughout Chicago, March 27. The advertisements included lyrics or song names by well-known acts that are now thought to be performing at Lollapalooza, Aug. 3-5 in Grant Park. “I was getting on the Red Line at Addison when I got a text from a friend,” said Bryn Rich, a Lollapalooza enthusiast. “He said people were tweeting about them but no one had taken a picture yet. I hung around for a little while and saw the Justice ‘Do the D.A.N.CE.’ ad pop up, so I snapped a picture of it.” After being passed around on Twitter and other social media outlets, Rich’s photo was nearing 5,000 views as of April 4. In the past few years, Lollapalooza has tried to stir up some interest a month or so before the entire lineup is announced in mid-April. They use guessing games or interactive activities with their fans. This year they went with ads on the CTA to
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Lollapalooza took to CTA platforms to generate buzz about the summer concerts headlining acts. give a taste of what is to come when ads] anywhere on the Internet that the entire lineup is announced April morning, just heard rumors, so I 11. snapped [pictures].” “This is [Lollapalooza’s] way of Confirmed acts include The pre-empting media leaks that have Weeknd, Bloc Party, Die Antwoord, occurred in past years,” said Greg Justice, The Big Pink and Jack White. Kot, music critic at the Chicago Along with the ads on the Tribune. CTA, other ads were popping up For people like Rich and Anthony on websites such as do312.com, a Casanova, 26, an assistant editor site that lists ideas of what to do in in Chicago, finding out the acts in Chicago. Do312 also has a shortcut advance is like gold. on the main Lollapalooza webpage “I have been watching the boards/ right next to the festival’s Twitter and websites/Twitter/Lolla rumor pages Facebook shortcuts. for months now, so I knew there Kot said social media such as were people out there who would Twitter and Facebook have become want these pictures as proof,” See LOLLAPALOOZA, page 5 said Casanova. “I hadn’t seen [the
Do you know what to do if you are held at gunpoint? Luckily for them, two female DePaul students did March 26 when they were confronted by a man with a gun demanding their purses. The two 19-year-old students, who live in 1237 West, were walking down the 900 block of West Belden Avenue at around 11:40 p.m. when the incident occurred. A red Ford Taurus pulled up, and a man got out of the passenger’s side with gun and told them to give him their purses, the students said. The students tossed their purses to him and he got back into the vehicle and drove off. The students noticed that a woman was driving the vehicle and called Public Safety immediately. “They did all the right things, and they should be credited for that,” said Bob Wachowski, director of Public Safety. Wachowski said it was great that the girls were able to give detailed descriptions of the incident to Public Safety because it was helpful when they relayed the information to the Chicago Police. With video from on-campus exterior camera surveillance, Public Safety was able to point the Chicago Police in the direction in which the car fled the scene. Not long after, the car was spotted by police about a mile from campus, according to Wachowski, and the alleged robbers were See REACTION, page 9
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The Sustainability Initiatives Task Force (SITF) began their journey with a question: In what ways does the focus on sustainability function to build DePaul’s capacity to be an agent of social transformation? Two years later, it appears that we have an answer to that question and a plan of action. Last week, a faculty-wide letter from Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, CM announced the completion of the Institutional Sustainability Plan (ISP). An accompanying cover letter described the plan as “a baseline audit of activity and list of proposed recommendations.” This report is the first of its kind at the university and covers many facets of university life ranging from academics to operations. According to Barbara Willard, an environmental science and
communication professor at DePaul, the task force was meant to get the ball rolling in regards to the ISP. “We began working to come up with a strategy as to how to create a plan that was comprehensive, stressed all aspects of sustainability (as too often people narrowly see it as only environmental), and involve the DePaul community in the process,” said Willard. In light of the recent student protests regarding tuition increases, the issue of how these applications fit into the budget becomes relevant. While a “green fee” in tuition costs is typical at many universities, DePaul has yet to implement one. Student Government and the Environmental Concerns Committee have been working toward adding such a fee, which is generally around $10-$20 per quarter. “It actually should make the university more economically sound because we will
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Internet application plays candidate, voter match maker By LYNSEY HART Senior Writer
Everyone remembers the fad that became “Obama ’08.” Many of us personally knew someone who cheered for “Hope and Change” while not knowing many, if any, of Obama’s stances on political issues. This is not unique to the 2008 presidential election, but for a lot of us it was the first time we really experienced it, especially to such a high degree. A company called iShapePolicy is hoping to change that. According to co-founder, Brendan Watson, they wanted to create an “alternative to the status-quo” when it comes to how people decide which candidates to vote for. Watson described what is called political socialization, as a progression that begins with the family and continues through educational institutions and the media. With their new online platform, iElect, the company seeks to match people with the candidate who shares the most similar opinions. This is done through a series of 15 questions that have between one-and-four different answer choices. The questions range from Roe v. Wade, to the budget, to government bailouts. These topics were chosen by a six-person advisory panel, according to Watson, that held people from academia, the private spectrum, and more. Of course, if participants feel that those 15 questions do not fully portray their views, then they have the option to answer more. After the questionnaire is complete, participants are sent to a page that ranks candidates by the percentage of matching answers. At the moment, the platform only covers the Presidential election. However, according to Watson, they plan on having the 11 gubernatorial races available closer to November. Kristina Petrie, a DePaul junior studying English literature, admitted that her candidate match was not whom she was expecting. She also said that the questions “raised my awareness and made me curious to research certain issues and candidates more closely.” Not everyone is well-versed in politics, and some questions may ask opinions on specific issues that participants have not heard of before. For example, the budget question requests that participants state their opinion on a “Balanced Budget Amendment,” a theory that few outside the political science realm are familiar with. To help, there See ELECTION, page 9
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ABOVE: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum takes to the stage at the Wisconsin Faith & Freedom Presidential Kick-Off at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha, Wis., Saturday, March 31, 2012. LEFT: President Barack Obama speaks on health reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Penn. on Monday, March 8, 2010.
He said what? Questions, criticisms linger over Santorum video TOM GRALISH | MCT CAMPUS
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“… We know the candidate Barack Obama; what he was like, the anti-war government nig-uh…” said Rick Santorum in a videotaped campaign speech in Janesville, Wisconsin late last month. Videos of the speech received more than a million hits on some YouTube pages, and provoked allegations that the Republican primary candidate was about to call President Obama “the N-word.” “I think for him to say that is so inappropriate,” said Yuan Zhang, a DePaul junior and finance major. Zhang feels that Santorum was about to use the racial slur, but “corrected himself right away.” Upon hearing language she thought sounded clear, “I wouldn’t even pay attention to this guy,” Zhang said. Using “such explicit racial slurs would
be the end of Santorum’s campaign or that of any major politician in this country,” said Christopher Deis, a DePaul professor in the political science department who feels the potential use of a racial slur by Santorum in the video is unclear. “While he has made many gaffes I find it hard to believe he would be that reckless and foolish — even in front of an audience that may be sympathetic to his extreme brand of right-wing theocratic conservatism,” Deis said. Maureen George, who graduated from DePaul with a Bachelor of Science in commerce, said she first heard Santorum’s comments being discussed on B96 radio, but hasn’t heard anything about the Santorum video controversy since. “I don’t think he was going to say the ‘N-word’ because it wouldn’t have made sense with how he finished the sentence,” she said. Juan Latapi, DePaul journalism graduate
student said the video clip of Santorum’s speech reminded him “of Bush-era speeches in a way.” He described the primary presidential candidate sounding “unprepared” and his comments about President Obama, regardless of racial slurs, was “just an attack with no basis.” Prospective Republican candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have all implied President Obama is “not a ‘real American’ and not fit to be a U.S. citizen or President, said Deis. “These are all steeped in a type of white racism, and what political scientists and others call symbolic racism and/or white racial resentment,” he said. George is not a supporter of Santorum or most of his views and admited, “it does sound like he was going to say the ‘N-word,’ but it could have been fixed with editing.” “You can’t possibly tell without having See SANTORUM, page 5
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‘Put up your dukes’
Experts share simple self-defense tips that go a long way
By NICK ENQUIST Contributing Writer
The warmer and lighter nights of spring are practically here. Imagine being out and about, enjoying a night on the town, but then something goes wrong. Someone gets a little too drunk, or you meet trouble outside in the form of a mugger, and someone gets hurt. It’s important to know how to avoid and get out of a potentially violent situation. Many martial arts have been adapted from ancient cultural arts to be applicable to handle street violence. Martial art instructors have been acting as both preservers of ancient art and selfdefense instructors for decades. Philip Nearing, a master of the martial art Wing Chun has been teaching for more than 20 years in Greek Town. He teaches his students how to defend themselves in a real self-defense situation. Wing Chun is a Chinese martial art that is uses quick strikes in close quarter situations, but Nearing often discusses how to avoid getting in to a fight first. “Most fights can be avoided by simply just avoiding the conflict,” said Nearing. “You can do this by crossing the street,
or hailing a cab, or just walking into a public place like a bar or restaurant.” Nearing also added that one should always be actively aware of their environment. While it seems obvious, many martial art teachers thoroughly keep enforcing this concept over and over again. Once in a situation that has escalated to violence, attack and commit to it. “When you’re in a self-defense situation aggression is key,” Nearing said in class to his students. “If you hit once, you have to keep hitting and keep going.” Jiu-jitsu master Adem Redzovic has been teaching the martial art for more than a decade at the Gracie Jiu-jitsu School on Belmont, and he said it’s best to steer clear of a fight at all costs. “A lot of people think that martial arts is all about fighting, but I also teach you how to circumvent a conflict,” Redzovic said. Redzovic, as well as other martial artists say, when being confronted it’s best to dissolve the conflict quickly without violence. It’s better to talk your way out of a situation rather than to start swinging fists. The best tips to end a potentially dangerous conflict involve willing to give
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away your wallet, telling a joke, going toward a larger group of people and going into public places with security. However, it’s hard to predict what exactly will happen on the street and how to react; Redzovic
stated that one should be rational under a dangerous situation. “If somebody just wants your wallet, just give them your wallet,” said Redzovic. “But if they want to escalate the conflict to another level of violence, then you have
to be willing to go to that level too.” Redzovic teaches the Japanese art Jiu-jitsu, which is a complex art that studies the anatomy of human joints and chokeholds. It has been made famous through its popularity in Ultimate Fighting Champion as a favorite among fighters. The idea is that any opponent, no matter how big the size can be taken down through these joint locks. These moves are not just useful in the ring, Redzovic teaches a lot of practical usage of these martial arts that can be applied to the street. Nathan Anderson has been a student of Redzovic’s JiuJitsu school for more than three years now, and he knows how affective his training is. During an altercation at a bar he was able to take down an assaulter with a chokehold. Anderson walked out unscathed and the man who attacked him was escorted out by security. “After it happened, I remembered thinking; wow, this stuff really does work,” said Anderson when describing the event. “It’s a good skill to have, but it’s a better skill to talk your way out of a situation.”
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“SANTORUM” continued from page 3 the original file,” if the video was altered in any way through editing, said Professor Martin Kalin, associate dean of DePaul College of Computing and Digital Media. “YouTube videos in general are not high quality,” he said. Even if videos look suspicious and appear to be modified through digital editing, “there is insufficient evidence” without a source file to make a final determination. While Latapi said he thinks it is important to do more research to see if the video could have been modified in any way, he said he doesn’t doubt its accuracy. The second time Latapi watched the video, he said Santorum was clearly about to say “the N-word” in reference to Obama. “He gets thrown off in the middle of the sentence and has to regroup himself,” Latapi said. “Just like with the Trayvon Martin killing where George Zimmerman hunted him down and shot him, there was a controversy over the latter’s use of a racial slur as well,” said Deis. “Much of this is in the eye and ear of the listener.” The recent video clip doesn’t reveal much more than the Republican Party has already divulged, Deis said. The Republican campaign “has been filled with racial, animus, and subtle, and at times overt racist language already,” he said. Aside from Rick Santorum’s supposed recent video stumble, the hopeful candidate has referred to “black people as lazy parasites who live to take advantage of whites,” Deis said. He also gave examples of Newt Gingrich inferring “black people are pathologically lazy and that their kids should get jobs as janitors to learn about hard work.” Deis said racial animosity, immigrant hostility and attempts to repeal women’s reproductive rights “are all part of a general trend towards a very raw, traditional, and hostile type of conservative populism.” “Ultimately, Santorum does not need to call Obama a racial slur to convey the same hostile intent,” he said. “Contemporary racism is too complicated and multifaceted to be reduced to one video clip or sound bite.”
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“I think it’s a genius, great way to keep people talking about Lollapalooza,” said Casanova.
“LOLLAPALOOZA” continued from cover instrumental in the success of individual acts’ success. “[Using social media] is a huge bonus for artists in communicating about their music direct to fans,” said Kot. “The fans essentially become distributors and PR agents for bands.” The ads seen by Rich, Casanova and many others on CTA platforms begged to be shared on social media, especially Twitter, as the only element other than the lyrics of the act it was announcing was the hashtag – #LOLLA. Arguably the biggest act suggested to be coming to Lollapalooza is Jack White. Casanova said that “I Won’t Let Love Disprupt, Corrupt, or Interrupt Me,” a lyric from White’s song, “Love Interruption,” was one of the four he saw while at the Fullerton and Belmont stops that house Red, Brown and Purple line trains. “Funny thing is, ‘disrupt’ in the last lyric was misspelled,” said Casanova. “Two of the ads would appear at once, backto-back. Then a minute or two later another two would appear back-to-back.” The $200 early-bird passes are sold out; leaving some to speculate what kind of affect the ads will have on sales now that the only tickets available are those of full price ($230), the same amount they will be after the lineup is released April 11.
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“I doubt [there will be a spike in sales], unless they tease some huge, huge band that no one expected,” said Marah Eakin, Chicago city editor at The A.V. Club. The availability of only full-priced tickets isn’t raining on Rich’s parade. “I’m a huge Lolla fan,” said Rich. “I’m a member on the fest’s message board where I run a thread about semiconfirmed/highly rumored acts. I’m most excited about the possibility of Garbage playing in Grant Park this summer, but there are going to be a ton of great bands, like Bloc Party, Sharon Van Etten and The Walkmen. Because of being such a fan of Lollapalooza, Rich was able to notice something that created quite a buzz on Twitter last week. “No one else seemed to notice [the ads],” said Rich. “It was mid-afternoon, so the platform wasn’t very crowded. Also, besides the #LOLLA, it was a little hard for people to tell what it was all about.” Similarly, Casanova was aware of what was going on around him because of his piqued interest in the festival. “I think it’s a genius, great way to keep people talking about Lollapalooza,” said Casanova. “It whets our appetites between buying early-bird tickets and the release of the lineup. It’s pretty torturous without something to tide us over in that time period.”
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Finseth wins 7th annual Launch DePaul contest By COLLEEN CONNOLLY Copy Editor
After proving himself to a panel of judges made up of successful Chicago entrepreneurs, DePaul student David Finseth won the seventh annual Launch DePaul contest. The contest was put on by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, March 23. According to the contest’s website, the winner was chosen based on his ability to “demonstrate the sustainability” of his business. Finseth has discovered a way to pay the bills. While many of us struggle to finish our homework and make it to our parttime, minimum-wage jobs on time, the DePaul sophomore is going to school fulltime and operating his own full-fledged business, Media Revamp. The company specializes in converting old media to new media. With two current locations –- one on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago and the other in his hometown of Lakeville, Minn. –- Finseth makes his money by digitizing people’s favorite VHS tapes and old family photographs. Finseth was one of the youngest contestants who entered Launch DePaul. He opened Media Revamp with two of his childhood friends in the summer of 2010, just after he graduated from high school. What began as a favor to family and friends turned into a real business when they found out people actually wanted to buy their services. “We didn’t think we had much of a fighting chance,” Finseth said of beating out the older competitors. But he had something that many of them did not -– a real business, not just a model or an idea.
Taking the advice of his mentor from the Coleman Center, Seth Kravitz, Finseth and the other co-founders of Media Revamp, who do not attend DePaul, decided to take the chance and enter the competition. “When I first met him as an 18- or 19-year-old kid, he already had a business that was paying all his bills in college . . . I was very impressed,” said Kravitz, a successful entrepreneur himself, who co-founded Technori, a company that helps Chicago entrepreneurs succeed. Like Finseth, Kravitz also began exploring his entrepreneurial skills early on. While attending college at Ohio State in 2004, Kravitz started a web design company out of his dorm room. Finseth was young when he began his business. He had a good idea and ambition, but he had a lot of knowledge to acquire about the business world. “I had to learn a lot of skills that I didn’t have really fast and make [the business] profitable,” Finseth said. He read countless books and online tutorials about marketing, web design and other necessary skills. The business managed to stay afloat. The more Finseth learned, the better it did. When he redid the website, he found that he suddenly had a substantial amount of new customers. Now he’s taking the advice of the judges and looking for ways to better distribute services, keep customers coming back and draw in more local customers. As Media Revamp grows, Finseth has been asked a few times if he’s in the right college. For now, he is a theater arts and animation student. Perhaps he should switch to the Driehaus College of Business, some say. “I’ve looked into it,” Finseth said. “I guess I just have this naïve belief that to be an entrepreneur I don’t need to study
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(LEFT TO RIGHT) Cody Kaluza, Alex Dahm and David Finseth launched Media Revamp, a company that specializes in converting old media to new media. entrepreneurship.” Kravitz, who dropped out of college to follow his own entrepreneurial calling, agreed. “He’s learned more in this past year and a half with his business than he’s learned in the classroom,” he said. In addition to the wealth of advice Finseth gained from the judges of Launch DePaul, Media Revamp also won $2,000
cash, an individual mentoring session from a prominent local entrepreneur, a company presentation at Technori Pitch, an exhibition table at Tech Week and a potential presentation to a local angel network. Kravitz believes Finseth’s success and experience points to a promising future. “He’s going to be way ahead of other students coming out.”
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Investment advisor on student debt: ‘act now’ By JOHN DICKOW Contributing Writer
The average student debt in the nation recently topped $25,000 per graduate, up 25 percent in the last 10 years, increasing fears that debt from student loans could be the next economic hurdle on the horizon. With students graduating into a job market that is only recovering at a sluggish pace, much of the financial burden from student loans is shouldered by parents, many of whom are baby-boomers about to enter retirement. In a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, American ages 60 and older still owe nearly $36 billion in student loans. “This could very well be the very next debt bomb for the U.S. economy,” said William Brewer, president of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. Federal loans typically have lower interest rates which is the reason why nearly 80 percent of loans issued are by the government. Lauren Kelly, a senior expecting to graduate this spring, is borrowing federal loans to attend DePaul. “My parents help manage and pay off some of my student loans, but a lot of it will become my responsibility,” said Kelly. Kelly said that her parents, who are also assisting her brother through school, feel that higher education is important but is too expensive to take on by herself. Terry Savage, a financial columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times and certified investment advisor said students loans are not always a good deal. “Universities like loans because it fills up the classrooms,” said Savage. “Students like them because they don’t need to think about tomorrow. Well, tomorrow is now.” Savage pointed out that when student loans are not paid by the borrowers, the government has the power to garnish the borrower’s wages, and seize tax refunds, social security and other federal benefits. Outstanding
debt can limit the borrower’s ability to make long-term purchases such as a house or qualifying for a mortgage. “The hardest step for students is to face up to it,” said Savage. “Don’t be discouraged, but don’t ignore it.” In a recent column, Savage recognized that student loan payments can be daunting and confusing, since many students borrow from more than one loan service. However, she introduced some useful tools that can simplify the payment process and provide a roadmap for making payments. PayBackSmarter.com is a free service which allows borrowers to total up their student loans and offers various repayment plans that will show the monthly cost and when it will be paid off. The point is for borrowers to look at all their options in one place. Options include loan consolidations and reduced payments depending on the borrower’s situation. The website also shares advice on the best alternatives to standard payment plans. “They have an obligation to help you,” said Savage. “You can’t do it alone.” She said the best advice is to “act now” and come up with a plan to pay off loans. She urges students to take advantage of resources at their schools while you’re still
a student. “One day it will have been worthwhile,” Savage said, addressing students taking on debt. “You will have good, paying jobs in the long run.”
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“SUSTAINABILITY” continued from cover comprised of four “working groups”: curriculum, operations, research and engagement. Each group worked to isolate problems in their assigned areas and propose solutions that eventually made up the ISP that Fr. Holtschneider approved, according to Willard. Currently, the task force is working toward implementation of some of the proposed recommendations. Th Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) that was created by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as their measurement standard for creating a baseline
to work up from. Additionally, Housing Service’s “Green Team” attempts to promote sustainable living and environmental awareness across campus, another testament to DePaul’s commitment. As popular as environmentalism has become, Green Team supervisor, Cecelia Jacobson, said that it is certainly not a passing trend. “All of the new DePaul buildings are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified -- which isn’t easy,” said Jacobson. “I believe that it is now policy to build our new projects within those guidelines.”
The Green Team and their “eco reps” host events across campus that increase the knowledge of sustainability in the residence halls and campus buildings. “We hope that the impact we make on students will stick with them throughout the rest of their lives,” said Jacobson. Eiseman confirmed DePaul’s policy of LEED certification and offers a long-term perspective of the commitment the university has made. “The students who are involved with ‘greening’ our campus seem very committed to realizing these changes,” said
Eiseman. “However, their time at DePaul is short in comparison to the strategic plan – and even shorter when comparing them to faculty and staff who have been and will be here for a good chunk of time.” The next phase of the plan is the creation of a DePaul Sustainability Network (DSN) that will serve as a campuswide group “working to sharpen, reshape and implement some of the recommendations contained in the ISP” in an effort to improve.
arrested. They were found with a revolver and a replica gun, and when Police searched the vehicle, they found the students’ purses. Once booked, the victims were able to identify the alleged attackers. According to a Chicago SunTimes media wire report, the two alleged attackers were identified as Anthony Barnes, 31, and Regina Cartharn, 45. Both were charged with two felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm. Barnes was charged additionally with attempted armed robbery with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon and violation of the terms of his parole, the report said. According to the same report, Barnes was on parole for a previous conviction of armed robbery. He was also previously convicted of aggravated battery and drug-related offenses, according to state records cited in the report. “[The students] reacted quickly. If they hadn’t done that, those guys would’ve gotten away,” Wachowski said. Due to the students’ quick reactions, cooperation and ability to give a detailed description and Public Safety’s collaboration with the Chicago Police, the incident was dealt with smoothly “and no one was hurt,” Wachowski said. “Armed robberies don’t always turn out this way,” Wachowski said, noting that when faced with this type of situation it is always best to comply with the person’s demands and call authorities immediately. “You can replace your possessions. You can’t replace your life.” Wachowski, along with Public Safety, reminds students to always walk on well-lit streets in pairs or groups. Public Safety also offers an escort service to and from all buildings on the Lincoln Park campus from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily.
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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT LOOP CAMPUS APRIL 3 • Theft report was filed for snack items taken from Barnes and Noble at the DePaul Center. • A Theft report was filed on a person taking books out in his backpack at the DePaul Center.
LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS MARCH 28 •A Damaged to Vehicle report was filed for a vehicle that was damaged in the Sheffield Parking Garage.
•A Suspicion of Marijuana report was filed for a room in Munroe Hall. No drugs were found.
MARCH 30 •A Criminal Trespass Warning report was filed for a offender drinking in the restroom at the Student Center. •A Theft report was filed for a chair missing from the study lounge at Munroe Hall. The chair was missing since January.
MARCH 31 •A Disturbance report was filed for students fighting on the third floor of Munroe Hall. •A Fight report was filed for students arguing and fighting in front of Clifton/
Fullerton Hall. In the process some students were found to have been in violation of the Liquor Law. Students were transferred by EMS to Illinois Masonic hospital. •A Liquor Law Violation report was filed on students at Clifton/Fullerton Hall. Chicago EMS were called to scene and paramedics on the scene evaluated the students and found no transport was necessary. •A Harassment report was filed for a student who feels unsafe working at the Student Center.
APRIL 1 •A Criminal Sexual Assault was report was filed for a student that was a victim off campus to an assault.
are direct links to find definitions or explanations. Once the match is made, participants are able to see a sideby-side comparison of what each candidate’s answers are; as-wellas links for where iShapePolicy found that information. Some, however, believe that a simple ‘yes or no’ answer, especially to issues as complex as the budget debate, does not fully capture one’s political values. “I found myself saying, wait! I want to explain!” said Sean Tyler, a sophomore anthropology student. To respond to these criticisms, Watson said that they will be modifying some of the available answers this month. This will include more information on the topic, and more key words, along with the option to skip a question, or respond ‘no answer.’
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NATION & WORLD
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Understanding the Supreme Court's health care case By LYNSEY HART Senior Writer The Supreme Court heard three days worth of testimony from lawyers on either side of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) debate. Now, the justices will discuss that testimony and are expected to release a ruling toward the end of June. Interest groups are jostling in the capital to weigh in on the law often nicknamed ‘Obamacare.’ Many people lack a clear understanding of why the ACA is facing the Supreme Court, what the procedure is now or how it will effect the government of the United States in the long run. Unlike other cases, where the Supreme Court is the last chance to appeal a previous ruling, it is the first to hear cases brought against the federal government. The ACA hearing is formally titled the Department of Health and Human Services vs. the State of Florida. While Florida is the state in the title of the case, there are 25 other states involved in the lawsuit, including Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. Also on the side of those 26 states is the National Federation of Independent Business, a lobbying firm for small businesses across the nation. The lawyer for the plaintiffs is Paul Clement. Clement formally represented House Republicans in arguing the Defense of Marriage act and represented the NBA in negotiations with the players union, among other prominent cases. Defending the administration is Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler. Kneedler has worked in the Department of Justice since graduating University of Virginia law school in 1975, and he was appointed by former President George Bush to replace former Solicitor General Garre in 2009. There are nine justices sitting on the Supreme Court, five of them conservative and four of them liberal. This means that upholding the bill will require one conservative Justice to take what is typically seen as the ‘liberal’ stance and support keeping the law. There are two issues for the case that are listed officially by the Supreme Court. The first is whether Congress has Constitutional power to require virtually all Americans to buy health insurance or face a penalty. This is often referred to as the ‘mandate’ issue. The second is whether the law in place called the Anti-Injunction Act, which prohibits taxpayers from challenging a tax until it goes into effect, in turn prohibits challenging the ACA mandate until it goes into full effect in 2014. After hearing testimony from both sides, the Supreme Court will take until near the end of June (right before they recess) to release a decision. Last Friday, according to DePaul political science professor Anna Law, the Court took what is called a ‘straw vote,’ which is a nonbinding vote. Afterwards, each Justice will be able to choose whether to vote with the opinion, vote in agreement but write their own opinion or write a dissenting opinion that explains their disagreement with the Court’s legally binding decision. The Supreme Court has four possibilities for ruling, according to David
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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks in front at the Supreme Court Wednesday, as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Burnam, political science professor at DePaul University. They can choose to either uphold the law, “decide not to decide,” strike down a portion of the law or strike it down in its entirety. If the Court chooses to strike down only a portion, it is fairly easy to assume that it would be the mandate. However, the ACA will be unable to stand without the mandate. Because of the ‘guarantee of coverage’ in the law, which prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, there are a few economical reasons why the mandate is critical for the law’s survival. Consider a person in good health. Knowing that insurance cannot deny him or her coverage, that person would decide it is in their best interest not to buy insurance until they got sick. Due to this, premiums would skyrocket for those who did have insurance, and even more healthy people would drop their insurance and simply wait until they needed it, said Burnam. Logically, this would wind up with a healthcare market even more expensive than it is today, he said. While the political fallout will be substantial to whichever side ‘loses’ the case, Burnam senses that the administration will fare better than opponents. “My sense
is that if the law is upheld, Obama wins, and if the law is overturned, Obama also wins,” said Burnam. He explained that if the administration lost, it would give their grassroots campaign a boost, “based on the disturbing proposition that a small, unelected court (and in particular a single member of a small, unelected court) can prevent the elected national legislature (Congress) from successfully addressing and forging a solution to a complex social and economic problem.” In the long term, if the Supreme Court overturns the law, they will have raised a question on Congress’ ability to pass laws using authority granted in the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, according to political science professor David Will. Because of this, according to Will, the federal government could face many more challenges on laws that were passed under this same authority. This would potentially include a wide range of laws and regulations. Even education reforms and the civil rights laws were passed using the power of the Commerce clause. As the Supreme Court listens to arguements in the case, the nation watches. Understanding the basics will make it easier to sort through the rhetoric and form an educated opinion on this important issue.
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STUDENTS RECALL CALIFORNIA SCHOOL SHOOTING RAMPAGE
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TUAREG REBELS IMPOSE SHARIA LAW ON TIMBUKTU BAMAKO, MALI
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Nursing student Ahmad Sayeed was sitting in his class at tiny Oikos University when a gunman burst through the back entrance of the lecture hall holding a terrified school receptionist hostage. Within moments the gunman, identified by authorities as One Goh, began randomly firing, killing seven people and wounding three. "Everyone was scared, panicked," Sayeed said Wednesday as he sat at home in Newark, Calif., nursing a shoulder wound. "He's shooting and we are all screaming. He just started shooting at everyone." The 36-year-old Sayeed, who immigrated from Afghanistan three years ago, said at first he did not understand what the gunman was saying, but he saw the look of terror on the face of the school receptionist, Katleen Ping. And he saw the gun pointed at her body. "He brought her in there with the gun and she looks very scared," Sayeed said. Ping, 24, one of the people killed, worked at the front desk in the university's administration department. Sayeed gave his account on the same day a school administrator said she believed she was the primary target of the attack after she rejected repeated requests for a tuition refund.
Mali's crisis deepened Wednesday, as officials in the fabled northern city of Timbuktu confirmed that the Islamic rebel faction that seized control of the town over the weekend has announced it will impose Sharia Law. Rebels in the country's distant north have taken advantage of the power vacuum created last month when renegade soldiers in the capital of Bamako overthrew the nation's democratically elected leader. In the chaos that followed the March 21 coup, they advanced on strategic towns in the north, including the ancient city of Timbuktu, located over 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the capital. The ethnic Tuareg rebels included a secular faction fighting for independence, and an Islamic wing, Ansar Dine, whose reclusive leader called a meeting of all the imams in the city on Tuesday to make his announcement. "He had the meeting to make his message to the people known, that Sharia Law is now going to be applied," said the Mayor of Timbuktu Ousmane Halle, who was reached by telephone. "When there is a strongman in front of you, you listen to him. "You can't react," he said, when asked what the reaction was of the imams of a historic town known for its religious pluralism and its moderate interpretation of Islam.
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Fire is seen atop an under-construction skyscraper, planned to be Europe's tallest building, in Moscow, Russia, April 2. Orange flames were leaping about 250 meters (880 feet) Monday, visible in the night sky to much of the city. No injuries have been reported at the fire in the eastern tower of the Federation Tower complex, part of a massive development along the Moscow River west of the Kremlin.
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As the U.S. and its allies decry North Korea's planned rocket launch, they're also rushing to capitalize on the rare opportunity it presents to assess the secretive nation's ability to strike beyond its shores. If North Korea goes ahead with the launch, expected between April 12-16, the United States, Japan and South Korea will have more military assets on hand than ever to track the rocket and — if necessary — shoot it out of the sky. Behind the scenes, they will be analyzing everything from where the rocket's booster stages fall to the shape of its nose cone. The information they gather could deeply impact regional defense planning and future arms talks. Military planners want to know how much progress North Korea has made since its last attempt to launch a satellite three years ago. Arms negotiators will be looking for signs of how much the rocket, a modified ballistic missile launcher, uses foreign technology.
Zoo officials have created a private love nest for Britain's only pair of giant pandas in hope the fertility-challenged animals will mate — and Wednesday may be their last chance for quite a while. Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo have opened a "love tunnel" between the enclosures of male Yang Guang and female Tian Tian in a bid to encourage mating, and have turned off the "panda cam" that allows people to watch the pandas. It is hoped the privacy will encourage the animals. Giant pandas have difficulty breeding, with females fertile for only two or three days a year. Zookeepers brought the pair together Tuesday after tests showed Tian Tian had ovulated. The zoo said that despite "encouraging" signs and some wrestling, they had not mated so far. The 8-year-old animals met twice Wednesday and had come "closer than ever before" to mating, but again failed to do so, a zoo spokeswoman said.
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A masked demonstrator sets fire to a Union Jack near the British embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 2. The protest marks the 30th anniversary of the Argentine and British conflict over the remote South Atlantic archipelago, the Falkland Islands. In all, 649 Argentines, 255 British soldiers and three islanders were killed in the 74-day occupation ending when British troops routed the ill-prepared Argentines in hard-fought trench warfare. COMPILED BY MICHAEL CORIO | NEWS COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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OPINIONS
Opinions Editor Jenn Schanz depauliaopinions@gmail.com
Chinese ignorance fuels continued Tibetan martyrdom By JACKIE TORTORELLO Contributing Writer A red face and tense body pound the cold linoleum beneath him as his demands for Pop Tarts are not being met. The child is a sugar fiend and his mother won't let him kick off today, the doctor told her to watch the sugar intake. But still the persistence of such rage has other shoppers wondering if there's a toddler being branded in the back room. As he lays there crying, she decides it's time for an elegant exit and scoops him up from such childish convictions. Her arms wrapped tightly as they move towards the car. Once they're out of the store his Pop Tart rebellion disintegrates, as there is nothing more to protest. A world and a half a way another child lies crying on a different kind of floor. His name is Lobsang Jamyang and his traditional Tibetan family can no longer fund his studies to become a Monk. Reports from The Washington Post recalled Jamyang as “funny” and “passionate,” the type of child who loved lying in the grass with the family's yaks. Jamyang represents only a fraction of Tibetan culture, which has literally been set ablaze. Since the 13th century, Tibet has endured cultural genocide. The Chinese government claims the sovereignty of Tibet does not belong to itself but to China instead. They believe this for multiple reasons, but mainly the fact that both empires were centralized into one under Yuan dynasty ruler Kublai Khan. By making this claim China
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A Tibetan exile shouts slogans as he is detained by Indian policemen during a protest within a few kilometers from the venue where Chinese President Hu Jintao is attending a summit, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 29. oversteps its boundaries as a nation while devouring the social and religious elements Tibetan culture identifies with. China not only ignores human rights, it contradicts the concepts of Buddhism that are designed to bring tranquility, unity and happiness to all. Because of this hedonistic hunger for tradition and power, the Chinese government has forced Tibetans into such despair, they are crying
out through self-immolations. Jamyang is one of 33 individuals who have protested the imposition of Chinese culture by practicing one of the harshest forms of self-immolation. After a simple meal with a friend, he excused himself to the rest room where he took fire to his own skin. From there he ran into a traffic-filled intersection, faced the town's monastery and cried for Tibetan independence. He
cried for all the refined elements of his life that were slowly being replaced by Chinese control. From the food he ate to the grass he once laid in to the language he spoke, everything he knew was now being oppressed. As he protested the sorrows of a nation, fabric and skin freshly infused, police beat the marytr's body with spiked clubs. They doused him with water and another smoky soul faded away
at the hands of ignorance. At the end of the scene, there was no mother to pick him up and carry him home. She could not fondle or quell her child as he screamed patriotic ideals or recognition. There was no one to wipe his frightful tears or soothe his pain. Although Jamyang was not a child, those who saw the tantrum could not politely turn their heads.
Trayvon Martin case a reminder of Millennial-era racism By TRACY MARTIN Contributing Writer On Feb. 26, Trayvon Martin was shot to death on his way to a relative’s house in Sanford, Fla. In the past month, the details around his death have blown up in the media, eliciting reactions from all over the country. This case strikes a chord with several people who feel that Martin was killed because of his race. George Zimmerman, Martin’s killer, has yet to be charged with a crime. Zimmerman alleged that he shot Martin in self-defense after a brief struggle. Despite evidence and witness accounts casting doubt on Zimmerman’s claims, the police let him walk free. Zimmerman is currently in hiding.
Zimmerman’s motivations for the killing could be argued for days, but the most important thing to understand is he murdered an unarmed 17-year-old boy in cold blood, merely due to a “feeling” he had that Martin was up to no good. It is disheartening to realize that in the 21st century, persons of color still need to be careful of their surroundings. In an ideal world, the way that a person acts and the content of his character should be what defines them, not their clothing or the color of their skin. But in Zimmerman’s mind that night, he saw Martin as a criminal, a likely offender that needed to be apprehended. He did not view Martin as a smart, charismatic 17-year-old boy with a caring family and a bright future ahead of him. No, he viewed him as a thief, a rogue criminal casing
a gated community to raid. Martin was completely innocent in this case. He did not initiate the conflict, he did
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skinnier, younger individual hard to believe. This case is reminiscent of other racially charged violent
In an ideal world, the way that a person acts and the content of his character should be what defines them, not their clothing or the color of their skin.
not seek trouble and he was completely unarmed. Unless you count a bag of Skittles and an iced tea as weapons. Zimmerman is a grown man, with more than a couple pounds on Martin, making his claim that he was in a “fight for his life” against a
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criminal cases. Emmitt Till was a young boy who was brutally lynched in 1955 by two older men. His case was one of the sparks that helped charge the Civil Rights Movement. In 1998, James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old man, was savagely beaten by
three white supremacists in Texas and dragged throughout the streets while still conscious. Both of these victims were targeted because of their race. Perhaps Zimmerman did not shoot Martin solely for the color of his skin, but it cannot be denied that his suspicion of the teen would have either subsided or become nonexistent if he was white. People who do not think race was a prime motivator in this killing are ignorant and unaware of the challenges people of color still face today. When Zimmerman saw Martin that night, he did not look at him as a human being, but as a transgressor who did not belong. This case is evidence that despite being in the 21st century, we are far from living in a postracial America.
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Lost in translation
Basic human communication skills are dying with the influx of new technology makes our personality unique. Aside from the fact that we’re losing valuable opportunities to practice in-person interactions that might help us to be more
By SEAN BOSWELL Contributing Writer The technology that has been developed over the past decade is incredible. As a society, we are so drawn in by such strange applications. Brick Breaker, Angry Birds, Baby Shaker, the list goes on. We cannot get enough, but what so entices us may hinder our society in the long run. While these applications are interesting and fun, what they are doing is taking away from our everyday relationships and overall social skills. Studies show that the average age of children getting their first cell phones is 8 years old. In fact, more than 35 percent of children in second and third grade own cell phones. The irony is that these young kids are now becoming more versed in texting lingo than they are in proper English and face-to-face conversation. It seems that people are becoming uncomfortable with in-person confrontation of any kind, or even talking over the phone. Social media and texting are becoming the new phone and face-to-face conversations. It’s less threatening to text someone or shoot them a Facebook message than it is to actually hear his voice or, god forbid, look her in the eye. If someone is shy
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or doesn’t want to sound awkward over the phone, he can text someone and have a similar conversation in written
form, where answers don’t have to be “on the spot.” S u r e , t e x t i n g provides a certain level of convenience, and I’m sure we’ve all enjoyed the ability to chit chat with friends while in class, but the fact is much of today’s new technology is threatening what used to be innate social interaction skills. Texting lacks personality. We all have used the little smiley faces to imply happiness or the winky faces to imply, well, other things … but at the same time we are not emoting over the phone. We are digressing from what
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comfortable in meeting new people or interviewing for jobs, we also risk the notorious loss of tone in texts. Saying “whatever” through text can mean everything from “I’m cool with anything” to “don’t talk to me, I’m mad at you.” It’s obnoxious that fights can occur over toneless text conversations when, in fact, the entire problem was a misunderstanding. “We’re losing old-fashioned contact and phone conversations. Our future won’t know how to talk one-on-one confidently. We miss all our surroundings,” said DePaul student Allison Preston. In the U.S., 91 percent of the population owns a cell phone,
and there are approximately 285 million cell phone subscribers. “I look around and suddenly I’m in the Loop,” said DePaul student Jake Daulton. Daulton is just one of thousands of DePaul students walking around campus that pays more attention to texting than what’s going on around him, risking being hit by a car or running into others. “A lot of our social skills are developed over the phone. We miss a lot,” said DePaul student Mark Palilunas. Aside from our safety, our human communication skills are also becoming eroded through our continued obsession with new communication, especially texting. Only a decade ago, the only way to reach someone was to write them a letter, go to their house or call them on the phone. But all that’s changed now. Cell phones and iPods are items we carry in our hands. We bring them everywhere. They are used when driving, walking, riding a train, even when hanging around our friends. They cause more distraction than anything. Will there come a day when people don’t even need to process verbal language to sustain relationships? It’s vital that we reconnect ourselves with one another through human communication and take a break from screen-staring all day.
Why we’re starving for “ The Hunger Games” Suzanne Collins holds up a mirror to American society with her critically acclaimed triology
By GENNA TARDI Contributing Writer Modern American society curses the government for outrageous taxes, low minimum wage and high gas prices. Our disillusioned pondering allows us to believe that the government has jurisdiction over just about every unpleasant occurrence in our daily lives, regardless of whether or not it’s true. Our society is one of big talkers. We speak of government as if it was pulled out of an Ayn Rand book, constantly forgetting how good we actually have it. But what if this government of ours was forcing us to sacrifice children every year to kill and be killed? In “The Hunger Games,” we are forced to take a look at this potential post-apocalyptic era and question whether or not the government-sponsored, societyreinforced murders taking place are ethical in standards of today’s rulings. The book is a thinly veiled attempt at reminding audiences that there is still something commendable about questioning the society in which
you live. The themes transpiring throughout the book are notions that will remain pertinent in any society led by government. Author Suzanne Collins incorporates very realistic themes that generate fears and anxieties prevalent to her multifaceted audience. Power seems to be one of the most impacting functions within the story. The two most evident forms of power are the totalitarian government of Panem and the people of the Capitol (the wealth holders). Americans are also hesitant about trusting wealthy and grandiose politicians because of the intentions that seem to come with their lifestyle. Our population is genuinely interested and borderline obsessed with the distribution of money and power. Most recently, our society eagerly awaited the release of Mitt Romney’s tax statements, citing them as valuable knowledge. Fashion and appearance also play enormous roles in “The Hunger Games.” In this respect, the Capitol holds some similarities to our society. At this year’s Victoria Secret Fashion
Show an audience of 10.3 million tuned in. Unfortunately, this number is significantly higher than the average number of people watching the nightly news. Lastly, a striking theme in the book is class within society. The novel shows the clear and divided line between the people that possess the money and the people that don’t. Katniss and her family are continually hungry. Even her sister’s cat is portrayed as almost lifeless because of the shortage of food. The district in which they live (District 12) is the most impoverished of the districts, offering only coal to the other districts. Wealth affects the way in which different districts view the Games. Without spoiling the story, we find that Katniss comes to see the Games as a way to provide for her family. This most visible parallel for readers is a wartime veteran serving for the betterment of something bigger than his or her own life. DePaul junior and avid reader Brianna Kelly mentioned that the way the novel themes the ideas of power, society and class and politics are reminiscent of the
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Occupy Wall Street movement. “I truly believe that the power, in both cases, lies within the masses. Everyone needs to be passionate about the cause and be willing to face the consequences in order to achieve the goals of the movement. It’s possible in American society if people get even angrier about the political and economic situation, there could be similar revolutions,” she said.
Collins reminds us that we are not far from sitting around on our couches and watching the people of our neighborhoods fight to the death because of a sadistic dictatorship. The story has a potent message for a generation in great need of it. With extreme oppression and a lack of empathy, we lose touch with humanity, resulting in a generation obsessed with vanity and entertainment.
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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By DYLAN McHUGH Staff Writer There are more than 100 subway locations in Chicago, and whether that’s referring to El stops or Subway restaurants, it’s still correct: El stops barely edge out Subways 144 to 118. But one place where the sandwich restaurants outnumber El stops is the DePaul’s oft-frequented Jackson Red Line stop, where there are seven different Subways within a quarter mile radius, compared to just five actual El stops. Talk about fast food. Subway isn’t the only franchise with an almost absurdly high concentration around DePaul’s Loop campus. There are five Dunkin’ Donuts franchises, two Starbucks and two McDonald’s in the same quarter mile area. Subway, however, is the chain champion of DePaul’s section of “Loop University.” The distance between the Subway location at 236 S. State St. and the location at 60 E. Jackson Blvd. is a mere tenth of a mile. With the potential for Subway oversaturation, one might think this could turn customers away from the sandwich giant. DePaul junior Ali Kaspar, a Management Information Systems major with a family history of owning several franchise restaurants, said that it makes sense to flood the congested Loop area. “I would make the argument for convenience,” Kaspar said. “A quarter mile in the city can actually take awhile to get through on mad days. Everyone is rushing somewhere; you stop into the nearest place. If Subway is dominating them all, everyone’s eating Subway.” According to Kaspar, chains like Subway make the most money near colleges in cities, making the Loop a prime target. “It’s a good business plan, but bad for people who don’t want Subway for every meal,” Kaspar laughed. The Loop’s high traffic may necessitate multiple locations, but can Chicago’s suburbs maintain the same level of internal competition? Dave Jedlecki, a four-year “sandwich artist” of a Subway in Orland Park, knows what it’s like to be in competition with another Subway that’s nary a subway apart: there’s another ubiquitous sandwich restaurant located in the same shopping plaza as his own. Despite the proximity, and even the fact that there are “at least five Subways in Orland Park” alone, Jedlecki holds no ill will towards his rivals. “Personally, I don’t care,” Jedlecki said. “[There are] people that have been coming to my Subway for years. I think a big part of it is the staff at my store. Everyone that works there is pretty friendly and none of us are really stingy with the ingredients. We just throw a lot of crap on the subs so we have a bunch of regular customers.” Subway’s appeal is self-explanatory, at least to Jedlecki.
“Sandwiches are pretty tasty,” Jedlecki said, adding that he’s seen more Subways pop up and an increase in sales ever since Subway introduced the $5 foot-long sandwich selection. “Ever since [then], our store has gotten way busier,” Jedlecki said. “We have these hourly sales readings that we’ll look at, and on hours when we’re really busy, we could make like 50 to 100 subs in an hour.” Likewise, Subway employee Natasha Payne — who works at the Subway on 60 E. Jackson Blvd.— said that she’s never felt any animosity toward the other Subway just one block away, and that she hardly ever thinks about them. “I love Subway, before I worked here I always ate here because it’s healthy,” Payne said, who has been working at the location for a year. Payne may continue to eat at Subway due to employee discounts, but surely Subway owners don’t, right? Feroz Fazal, the co-owner of 28 Chicagoland Subway locations with his brother Murad, was eating a Subway soup during our interview. “I eat it quite often,” Fazal said. He and his brother own four of the seven Subways within the Jackson Red Line quarter mile, including the location Payne works at. “I like all my stores,” Fazal said, politely avoiding naming a favorite. “Is there saturation? Hell yes,” Fazal said. “I have a store that I own that I can see from another.” The high foot traffic in the Loop, however, keeps his restaurants prosperous. “We’re waiting to open new locations, we’ve been so successful,” Fazal said. “We would have to be the number one Subway franchise owner in the Chicagoland area.” Like Payne and Jedlecki, Fazal doesn’t mind the rival-owned Subway restaurants, and said they have a “very amiable relationship.” So if there is no business downside and no bad blood among employees, are there any drawbacks to having so many of the same restaurant in one small area? DePaul junior Frank Hammarin wonders if having a high number of chain restaurants stifles critical thinking. “The less options we have, the less we have to think about what we want,” Hammarin said. Could we slowly be losing our creativity in the process? Are the few choices limiting our decisions to go elsewhere because we are so used the ‘regular’ places? Although the business strategy checks out, Kaspar personally does not see the need for that many Subways. “I personally rarely ever eat in the Loop, because it is all crappy chains,” Kaspar said. Jedlecki remains unconcerned about the lack of creativity his job allows. Even though there are more than 100 Subways in the Chicago area, Jedlecki said he’s never wondered if a rival Subway is preparing the same sandwich at the exact same time. “I have work in like, an hour and a half,” Jedlecki chuckled. “That’s all I’m going to think about now.”
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pring dining Al fresco patios open for season
By KASIA FEJKLOWICZ Contributing Writer
Spring is the best season in Chicago. This is a time where people finally stop hibernating and actually start leaving their apartments. And what better way is there to celebrate the change of seasons than with a nice and cheap meal outside? “I like to get some sun on my
face and enjoy the warmth. The food is much more pleasurable that way, and I also love people watching,” said Joel Wolschleger. Natalia Hernandez, a student at DePaul, said that Piece Pizza in Wicker Park is one of her favorite places to hang out at when the weather is nice. “They have good beer, great people, fresh food and the weather’s accommodating to all three,” she said. Even chains, such as Chipotle and Panera Bread, offer outdoor seating. Check out Diversey and Clark. What students don’t realize sometimes is that they don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy an affordable meal outside. Here are some money-saving options.
QUARTINO 626 N. State St.
Located right off the Grand stop, Quartino is a great spot to eat with your friends or that special someone. The majority of the entrees are under $12, and a glass of wine is $10. The pastas and pizzas they offer are delicious. Small appetizers are also their specialty. Don’t forget to order their cheese plate.
RENALDI'S 2827 N. Clark St.
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Top: The outdoor dining area at Renaldi's, located at 2827 N. Clark. Stop by this Italian restaurant for larger than life pizzas. Bottom: Red picnic tables outside of The Wiener Circle at 2622 N. Clark. This establishment is known for its wild antics after night falls and the bar crowd stops in for a visit.
Pizza lovers, make sure to stop by Renaldi’s. This Italian restaurant will make you want to come back for more. It is a little bit more expensive than Quartino, but that is because the pizzas are much larger. There is also plenty of outdoor seating. At night, lights illuminate the
restaurant, adding to the already romantic setting.
TAVERN ON RUSH 1031 N. Rush St.
You don’t need a wallet filled with a cash to enjoy one of the restaurants on Rush Street. To save some money, try going out for brunch or lunch at this restaurant because dinner menus tend to be a bit pricey. Tavern on Rush is a little bit more hidden than the rest of the restaurants since Rush is a smaller street. This way it is easier to enjoy company without having to yell across the table.
DUNLAYS ON CLARK 2600 N. Clark St.
Dunlays is a friendly neighborhood restaurant that has an outdoor patio and a bar. Their patio is on Wrightwood, which gives their customers some privacy from the hustle of Clark Street. Most entrees are around $11. Brunch, lunch and dinner menus are available.
THE WIENER CIRCLE 2622 N. Clark St.
This classic hotdog joint offers outdoor seating, as well as famous Chicago-style hotdogs and chardogs. Wiener Circle is famous for its rude atmosphere where the service staff and the customers yell mean things to one another. If you are looking for a place to eat late at night, come see what is going on here. It never gets boring. Also, tune in to TruTV because this establishment is the host of a new reality television show.
Studio Malick paints West African life in 1960’s By SUMMER CONCEPCION Contributing Writer When one thinks of the 1960’s, images of “mod” style, the British invasion, and even hippie culture come to mind. It is not common for one to consider how the iconic decade was for people outside of American and British culture. That’s where DePaul Art Museum’s current exhibition Studio Malick steps in. Featuring Malian
photographer Malick Sidibe’s works around the time when Mali gained independence from France in 1960, the exhibit allows viewers a glimpse into the youth culture that hit the once-conservative West African nation. And then there is the initial reaction of “There was a type of ‘youth culture’ in a West African country? It must not be anything like the American and British ‘youth culture’ of the 1960’s, right?” The answer: yes and no. Yes, their idea of a youth culture
was different than American and British notions, but at the same time one would be surprised to find many similarities. When the Malian capital city of Bamako suddenly became a center for youth culture, Sidibe documented the new cultural decade through the lens of his 35mm camera. In doing so, he captured the spontaneity in youths going to nightclubs after curfew and essentially the new cosmopolitan lifestyle these young people adopted through black and white
snapshots. Looking at images of young men wearing bellbottoms and young women putting their own twist on the 1960’s “mod” style, one realizes how even youths of a completely foreign culture were discovering a new life outside of how times were before. In the 1970’s when Sidibe could not make as much business documenting events with the popularity of handheld cameras, he continued his documentary work through taking studio portraits.
What differentiated Sidibe’s portraits from others was how his clients were able to use their imagination in whatever role they wanted to portray by dressing up and using a variety of props. Beyond achieving the obvious goal of roleplay, Sidibe’s subjects conveyed their aspirations. How one portrayed themselves through Sidibe’s portraits made the statement of the person they wanted to be. Young Malians wanted to be seen as fashionable and cosmopolitan, and perhaps also wanted
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Real World: Denver, on the hunt
MTV brings search for a new season of cast members to Chicago By ANDREW MENTOCK Contributing Writer Over 400 young adults with hopes of becoming famous showed up at a casting session March 31 at Dave and Busters on North Clark Street for MTV’s show “The Real World.” The applicants were filed into the show room where they lined up along the room’s redcurtained walls, which created a circle of extraverted people the size of the room. As they waited for their turn to tell their story to one of the two casting directors, some were filling out a short required application, others were drinking, while the rest were talking to those next to them. MTV’s “The Real World” has been on TV since 1992 and is one of the first reality television shows. Every new season, seven or eight strangers, both male and female, in their early 20’s are brought together to live under the same roof while they are filmed. The show changes locations every season and was most recently in San Diego. The show is always full of interesting and conflicting personalities that create a spectacle. “I’m entertainment at its finest,” said Hollye Bryson, 21, who somewhat resembles Brianna from “The Real World Hollywood” in both looks and attitude, but without the braids. “I have no shame. I don’t care. I never get embarrassed.” Bryson traveled from Indianapolis, where she lives and attends cosmetology school. Because of an email she received that granted her VIP status, she was allowed to skip a portion of the line at the casting session. Sam McKinney, 21, who has long and curly red hair similar the comedian Carrot Top and wore a red and black stripped tank top, also received a VIP email but since he did not show up until mid-afternoon, his status was rendered obsolete and he had to start in the back of the line. Once an applicant reached the end of the line, he or she and about nine others got to sit at a table and try and impress one of the casting directors. “We’re always interested in people who have an easy time telling their story, the kind of people others are drawn to,” said Josh Herbst, one of the casting directors who has worked for Bunim/Murray productions, the company that produces “The Real World,” on and off for about eight years. However, the casting session did not always have the applicants tell their story. Brad Fiorenza, a member of the first “Real World San Diego” was hanging out at Dave and Buster’s downstairs bar near the casting call with his wife Tori, who was on “Road Rules: Viewer’s Revenge,” and their infant
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"The Real World" cast is made up of young twenty-somethings. Pictured above is the cast from the 17th season of the show in the year 2006, when MTV took the group to live in a mansion in Key West, Florida.
son Brady. Fiorenza grew up in Orland Park near Chicago and auditioned at a bar called White Star years ago. Rather than tell the casting director his own life story, Fiorenza was asked to talk to one of the applicants sitting next to him and tell the casting director that person’s story.
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“I said this is the dumbest thing,” said Fiorenza to a casting director when he auditioned. “I’m not gonna say something about someone I don’t know.” Fiorenza was also given a thick application to fill out. He again decided the process was dumb and decided to give up. But a girl he had just met through a
friend thought he had a good chance of making the show, so she decided to fill it out for him. “I have no idea what she put,” said Fiorenza with a laugh. Fiorenza is one of many former “Real World” cast members who are from the Chicago area. Joining Fiorenza are Janet Choi from the “Real World Seattle,” Margaret Emily “Kaia” Beck from the “Real World Hawaii,” David Broom and Jamie Murray from the first “Real World New Orleans,” Kyle Brandt from the “Real World Chicago,” Joey Kovar from the “Real World Hollywood,” and, most recently, Erika Lauren Wasilewski from the “Real World Washington D.C.” Today, Fiorenza works as an insurance agent with State Farm. But still some of the applicants are worried what their employment options will be like if they are on the “Real World.” “I feel like I
couldn’t get a professional job if I was on the ‘Real World,’” said Erin Reed, 21, a DePaul University student whose black hair was in a ponytail rather than styled like many of the other girls that were there, showing that she is a little more reserved, similar to Heather from the second “Real World Las Vegas.” “If they did call back I would have to think about it for a long time.” With Reed was Alyssa Yatts, 20, who convinced Reed to come with her because she said she needed a plus one. Contrary to Reed, Yatts is excited about the opportunity to try out for the “Real World,” partly because it could give her a chance to be on the Real World/Road Rules Challenges. “I always have been in sports,
and I have this competitive nature, and the challenge is a way to do it. Plus you win money and get to be on TV,” said Yatts who seemed similar to Colie from the “Real World Denver.” However, not every young adult was there to be on TV. Josh Fisch, 24, is a Columbia College graduate who does free lance work for various TV shows that need assistance. He was at the casting call to hand applications out at the door and tell people what to do, a practice he says is called “cattle herding.” Another casting session Fisch worked on was for the “Glee Project Two,” but he says that was a little different. “That was talented people,” said Fisch, “Here [everyone thinks], ‘I want to be famous.’”
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Munchi’s moombahton madness
Slowed-down reggaeton-inspired jams at Wrigleyville’s Metro By JOANIE FALETTO Weekend Edition Editor A short couple months after the Metro played venue for the Moombahton Massacre concert, presented by One Night Stand, it brought the slowed-down reggaeton-inspired EDM subgenre back for another successful round two. The first event featured Nadastrom, one half of the founders of moombahton, Dave Nada. This time, however, the event brought the best of the genre: Munchi. The key word here is “best.” Best moombahton producer, best dance party DJ, best afro, you name it. The independent 22-year-old Dominican producer out of Rotterdam brought his beats, heavy with tropical bass, to a crowd with open arms. The audience was of a humble size, as the moombahton genre is a relatively new concept coming up from 2009. Still, none of the young 18+ crowd was afraid to get busy on the dance floor. Openers and One Night Stand local staple twosome, Team Bayside High, warmed up the floor with mixes of bits and pieces of electro hits. “Shave It” by Zedd and other electro house wonders made appearances. And, of
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Munchi, with his massive signature afro, lit up the Metro stage with his moombahton sounds from his newest EP on Mad Decent, "Moombahtonista." course, the moombahton started seeping in. Munchi, outfitted in a t-shirt referencing Epic Meal Time and his massive signature afro, took to the stage with his little blue leather backpack, filled with CDs,
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headphones and a laptop. Very shortly into the set, the sounds of bass, sirens and whistles blaring through the speakers actually took a speaker to the ground. Munchi kept going, looking a little shyly happy about the accident.
The rest of the show saw Munchi spin in the moombahton anthem “Sandungueo” among other banging tracks from his recent EP on Mad Decent, “Moombahtonista,” including “Tomma Essa Porra” and “Pero que lo que
Mejor.” The wide grin of the producer came out with every drop, drops he shot his arms up with and bumped his hands up to in preparation to help the crowd. Though pinned as a moombahton producer, Munchi has released tracks in almost every other EDM subgenre. He showed off his knowledge of the super-fast Chicago juke music as well dubstep, with his remix of Datsik’s “Firepower.” The crowd welcomed the variety. Almost as equally entertaining as the young producer’s big‘fro-ed head bobbing was the big dance circle in the middle. People gyrated on their knees, vogued on the floor, booty shook with hands on the floor and just about everything in between. If you’re at a moombahton concert and you’re not dancing, you’re not doing it right. By the time 2 a.m. rolled around, the producer came around the booth to sign some CDs and posters and give high fives and handshakes before leaving through the side of the stage. The crowd was sparse by then, but there was no way they, or any of the early exiters, could possibly have been disappointed.
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Chicago’s Pork Shoppe redefines BBQ
By PAIGE WAGENKNECHT News Editor As summer-like weather hits the city early this year, many have started to set up their outdoor grills in preparation for barbecuing season. Head chef Jason Heiman of Pork Shoppe, located at 2755 N. Belmont Ave., the hidden gem of barbecue restaurants in Chicago, shared his tips and tricks for creating a successful barbecue restaurant. While Pork Shoppe’s menu features several traditional barbecue items, all made with products from local businesses, like the macaroni and cheese with breadcrumbs, sweet and spicy cornbread, the beef brisket tacos and the very popular pork belly pastrami, Heiman is constantly working on new specialty items. “Yesterday he was working on Kielbasa, making it from scratch for the most part,” said line-cook James Tunney. “You can really tell that he enjoys his work,” Tunney said. “He picks these recipes out for fun and tries them out and you wouldn’t be going through all that trouble if it were just a 9 to 5 job. He enjoys feeding us and we all enjoy eating his food.” Heiman has over 25 years of experience in cooking and started at Pork Shoppe when it first opened in July 2010. He previously worked for Pork Shoppe owners Steven Ford and Mike Schimmel as the head chef of their restaurant Tizi Melloul. After Tizi Melloul closed, Schimmel, Ford and Heiman came up with a list of possible concepts for a new restaurant, and barbecue was an option they all were interested in. Schimmel said, “We thought the concept was pretty intriguing because there are not a lot of options around the city, especially
on the north side, in terms of barbecue places.” Although he received formal training at culinary school through Le Cordon Blue in Paris and originally specialized in Mediterranean food and higher end cuisine, Heiman learned the ins and outs of barbecue from his father at a young age. “Growing up my dad would throw everything on the grill,” said Heiman. “There was always some sort of ‘smoke this or smoke that,’ growing up around that sort of cooking. I was just kind of going from there with what I know about flavors and food.” Teamwork is an essential ingredient in Pork Shoppe’s kitchen. Tunney said everyone who works there is very hands-on and no task is beneath anyone. Everyone is willing to help out. “[Heiman] will do my work if I’m busy with something and likewise,” said Tunney. “The owner Steven will often wash dishes and expedite food, and same with Mike. My first week working there I wasn’t exactly sure who the owner was because everyone was running around busting their butts. No one was just sitting in the back office or up front.” Heiman said that they are looking to expand Pork Shoppe’s presence by opening up additional locations. “We are looking to open another [restaurant] relatively soon. It will start being, not really a chain, but a couple of stores,” Heiman said. Schimmel said that Pork Shoppe’s consistency in businesses is a reflection of consistency in the quality of food. “He’s a wonderful chef and we are very luck to have him,” Schimmel said about Heiman. “He was very easy to adapt to the food choices in not so perfect circumstances.”
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Top: Jason Heiman prepares the pork. Bottom: Illinois license plates are used as a piece of artwork above the kitchen at barbecue restaurant Pork Shoppe, located at 2755 N. Belmont Ave. Co-owner Mike Schimmel and his family have collected license plates for several years and the oldest plate dates back to 1916.
PUMPED-UP KICKS
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Sneaker freaks search for the most unusual styles and brands
they sell, but also by using local designers in creating apparel. “[In-house designers] makes it that much more of a representative of the city,” Robinson said.
By DAVID BERRY Contributing Writer What is a sneakerhead to do in Chicago? Better question: what is a sneakerhead? The answer is actually quite simple. A sneakerhead is someone who loves sneakers and needs to have the latest and greatest in “kicks.” They are sometimes known to spend their rent money on a nice new pair of Nikes. The obsession runs deep. But where do sneakerheads go to get their fix in the city of Chicago? And where would the aspiring sneakerhead go if he is not familiar with the area? The Windy City does not have the same reputation for sneakers that New York or Los Angeles does. Fear not, though, there are plenty of local shops in the area out to prove that the Foot Lockers and Finish Lines of the world cannot satisfy the true need for great footwear. “People want something they can’t get elsewhere,” David Rasool Robinson, the manager and photographer of Saint Alfred, said. “They don’t want a bunch of other people with that [the same sneakers as them].” The Wicker Park sneaker store (1531 N. Milwaukee Ave.) has been open since 2005 and has only the one location. What the store lacks in physical size, it makes up for in sneakers that are exclusive and shirts that are off the wall. A review of Saint Alfred on the website Yelp describes it as “Probably the best sneaker store
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“Chicago is rich with talent.” There are many more local Nike Air Force Ones are a popular type of sneaker for so-called sneakerheads. Many specialty sneaker stores in the city, and one shoe stores in Chicago carry unique brands and styles that you can't find at average shoe wonders if there is ever rivalry to steal customers away from those stores like Foot Locker or Finish Line. other stores. Not according to the in Chicago … maybe not for the don’t know how it is out in New are nationwide. The selection of store employees. average consumer but for the York or L.A. or any other city Jordans, Nike, Adidas, Puma and “The biggest misconceppure ‘sneakerhead’.” versus Chicago. But everyone Reebok, along with caps, shirts, tion is that it’s a competition,” Another store that gets a lot of here is kind of like a family, you outerwear and accessories, is Robinson conceded, saying that buzz in the city is Akin Chicago. know.” what attract people to the local it would do not only the stores, There is one location in UniverNguyen is doing his best to stores, but what separates them is but also the city, a disservice. “If sity Village (1313 S. Halsted St.). reach out to the community near the flavor they bring that bigger there is any competition, it’s to There used to be one located in the school. The store offers a 20 stores don’t. make the city better.” Lincoln Park (2350 N. Clark St.) percent discount to DePaul Uni“People, especially sneakerSo if there is a sneaker that just minutes from the DePaul versity students, and he said that heads, they don’t like going to you want but can’t find, go to one University campus. the DePaul basketball team fre- corporate stores,” Nguyen said. of these stores. Can’t find them “New York’s got their game quents the store. “They like to support the lo- there? Try out Belmont Army, on, West Coast has their game on, What both Robinson and cal business, the ‘mom and pop’ City Sports or any number of but Chicago is keeping up with Nguyen agree on are the advan- stores, [it’s] more personable.” quality sneaker shops. They will them, it’s growing rapidly,” John tages of going to smaller and Robinson and Nguyen also be more than happy to point you Nguyen, former owner of Akin more local stores compared to let it be known that they stick to in the direction of another great Chicago in Lincoln Park, said. “I going to the bigger chains that the local theme not just by what store for “sneakerheads.” MICHAEL PEREZ|MCT Campus
"STUDIO MALICK" continued from page 16 to show that they were just like any other young person experimenting with their identity and were in the process of doing so. “There’s something really revealing about the people who sat for Sidibe’s portraits,” said DPAM director Louise Lincoln. “We’re allowed to speculate and can read the photos in a variety of ways.” The exhibition also features a video of an interview of Sidibe discussing the philosophy behind his work. What’s most admirable is his recognition of the need to not discriminate in choosing his subjects, in contrast to popular Bamako photographer Seydou Keita whose portraits of people and family of higher status gained popularity in the 1940’s. “Everyone needs to see their face. Immortality is gained through pictures and photography is the best thing for posterity,” said Sidibe. “[Photography is what] thrust me in the middle of life.” But in order to fully understand the context of Sidibe’s work, one must take a look at the other current exhibitions featuring re-
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Top: One of the photographs from the 'Studio Malick' exhibit at the DePaul Art Museum, entitled "Pretend Sailor." Right: Another Malick Sidibe photograph of Farrah Fawcett. nowned pop artist Andy Warhol’s photographs and various African sculptural representations of the human body.
Juxtaposing Warhol’s photographs and DPAM’s strong collections of classical African sculpture with Sidibe’s work fills
in any missing gaps there might have been initially. African sculpture emphasizes how African culture valued the potential of the human body while Warhol’s Polaroids and snapshots of celebrities and even of daily life shares similar characteristics to Sidibe’s in the documenting of rebellious youth culture in addition to how both photographers overpowered their subjects in recognition over time. Was such juxtaposition intentional? According to Lincoln, sure it was. “We didn’t want to insist too much on the similarities between
Sidibe and Warhol, but we wanted to show a connection,” said Lincoln. “As outsiders, we can see that taking two distant parts and linking them even provides global context for how art and times were.” With the proliferation of the use of applications such as Instagram and Hipstamatic in publishing personal photos online, the message the Studio Malick exhibition conveys about the role of photography still rings true. “What’s most striking about Sidibe’s photos is how spontaneous his subjects are in them,” said Lincoln. “I see that type of spontaneity a lot in contemporary photography practices today.” Photography as a vehicle to capture moments is why the exhibition resonates even in this day and age. Taking the time to see the story Sidibe reveals right before our eyes illustrates the power behind such art form and even opens our eyes to the world outside our own.
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Review: Pink Friday, Roman Reloaded By J.V. SIEGEL Senior Writer Nicki Minaj’s sophomore release, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,” is a mosaic featuring bombastic beats, an odd obsession with the color pink and thinly-veiled, highly inappropriate sexual innuendo. The album, boasting more than 40 writers and producers, avoids the pitfalls that fellow Top 40 artists often fall into: the blatantly formulaic sound that appeals to the masses but robs the music of any sort of personality, individuality or quality. That being said, this album is bizarre. The intro song, “Roman Holiday,” highlights a remarkably terrible, pitchy-sounding British accent, squealing the chorus over and over again. The song is only saved by Minaj’s rapping, which is surprisingly proficient, and harkens back to Lil’ Kim. However, Minaj’s persona gets in her way frequently, causing her to constantly revert back to the wacky routine, as opposed to the talented musician state-of-mind that shows its head all too infrequently. The attempt by Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj, to be cutting edge, acts as a detriment to
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The album cover for Nicki Minaj's second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. the musical ability that she undoubtedly possesses. Tracks like “Beez in The Trap,” “Sex in the
Lounge” and the aforementioned “Come on a Cone” lack club appeal, catchy hooks or cleverness
that, oddly enough, is possessed in very few songs on the album. In a semi-desperate quest to
find a song that appealed to me, I came upon the track “Marilyn Monroe.” The desperation of my quest was only surpassed by Minaj’s various attempts to draw comparisons between herself and Marilyn Monroe. Despite the poor attempts at this, the song is catchy enough. And depending on just where you frequent on, say, a Friday night, this song will soon be pumped in your head somewhere between three and five times over the course of two hours. One of the major themes on “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” is Roman. Whether Roman is a person, a concept, a persona or the empire/republic, Minaj’s failure to define this entity known as Roman is parallel with the failure to better-define her album. Is it a rock opera? Is it trying to tell a story? Or is it trying to be a collection of singles with no motive other than being the soundtrack to a girls’ night out, where phrases like “No regrets” and “this is my life” repeated ad nauseam? Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” is not a train wreck. It’s a mid-life crisis of a late-20’s pop star attempting to show that she is more than meets the eye. Its role is never defined, and it lacks the shake-your-ass singles that artists like Katy Perry, Rihanna or Lady Gaga bring anytime they release a track.
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A modern-day music festival fans prepare for Memorial day fun at Three Sisters Park
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By BRIANNA KELLY Senior Writer Over the past several years, music festivals have garnered more popularity among young adults, akin to that of the Baby Boomer generation with the mother of all musical events, Woodstock. Many would give an arm or a leg to attend some of the largest ones offered this summer, such as Coachella in California or Bonnaroo in Tennessee. However, killer line-ups and unforgettable musical experiences are closer to home than you may think. With each addition of musical acts, the lineup for the Summer Camp Music Festival grew closer and closer to perfection. It is so diverse and features over 100 artists, with genres ranging from bluegrass to hip-hop. There’s a little something for virtually every music-lover. And the best part is that three whole days of musical bliss, during Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27), is easily attainable just 150 miles southwest of Chicago at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Ill. Summer Camp began in 2001 with the music festival of the fairly long-standing jam band moe. Two years later, Umphrey’s McGee was added as a regular act and has returned every year since. Both bands play all three days of Summer Camp. Many of the estimated 15,000 attendants are hardcore fans of at least one of them, as they are, essentially, the main focus of the entire music festival. The band members will pop up randomly during the festival to take pictures and sign autographs with fans. Last year, Umphrey’s McGee hosted and participated in an early morning kickball tournament with festival attendees. Summer Camp offers the opportunity to begin the magical weekend early with the preparty Thursday night. Attending the pre-party not only allows you to see more than 20 extra performances, it also allows you to claim camping territory in either the forest or the field before the major influx of Summer Camp goers, known as “scampers,” occupy Three Sisters Park. Digital Tape Machine, featuring two members from Umphrey’s McGee and up-and-
coming guitarist and DePaul University Music School grad student Marcus Rezak, is guaranteed to get the first few thousand arrivers stoked for a weekend of fun. Veteran Summer Camp acts Cornmeal, Family Groove Company and Future Rock are all heavily present in the Chicago music scene and have a large following at the festival, all of which will be playing Thursday night. The three main headliners, aside from moe. and Umphrey’s McGee, really attest to the
diversity of the line-up. Alternative rock legends Jane’s Addiction was one of the most shocking additions. Though these guys have been around for years, they haven’t had much of a presence in the music festival scene (other than launching Lollapalooza), especially in relation to the jam crowd. Their performance at Summer Camp is sure to be both provocative and unforgettable. Primus, led by bass virtuoso Les Claypool, is a trio of seasoned rockers with decades of
musical experience. Like Jane’s Addiction, they also stimulated a lot of excitement with their status as a headliner. Both bands don’t tour as much as they did in their heyday, giving younger music lovers the chance to see these talented bands for the first time. Primus has kind of a rough rock sound, which will fit in very nicely with many of the other acts at Summer Camp. It’s very possible Les will even take the stage with another band, and my bets are on a cameo during one of the Umphrey’s sets.
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Top: The grounds at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL, where the Summer Camp Music Festival is held every summer. Bottom: An aerial view of the campsites and cars from last year's Festival.
Pretty Lights has been incredibly popular among the festival circuit since the duo made a splash in the music world a few years ago. They bring high energy and a sound that easily reaches almost any listener. Pretty Lights performances are a guaranteed good time. Common is a big step up from last year’s main hip-hop act, Wiz Khalifa. He’s from Chicago, has an overabundance of talent, is strikingly poetic and is not a total douche bag, like the latter. Common performed an incredible set at North Coast Music Festival last September, proving that he could hold the attention of a crowd who was mainly interested in seeing electronic and jam acts. The well-versed rapper will undoubtedly be a hit this year at Summer Camp. Summer Camp has six stages, including one in a barn, which offers a much more intimate musical experience than the rest of the festival. The barn stage is where the official late-night shows are held each night. The only downside is you have to pay an extra fee to attend and tickets are often hard to get a hold of. This year, Les Claypool will perform with the Dead Kenny G’s Friday night, Gigantic Underground Conspiracy is performing as the light-night band Saturday and Pretty Lights will perform the final show of the entire weekend Sunday. There are many other acts not to miss at Summer Camp, like Lotus, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Shpongle presents the Masquerade, Ozomotli, Devil Makes Three, Gogol Bordello, Sexfist, the list goes on and on… There were a lot of pleasant surprises with this year’s lineup. Instead of just a bunch of predictable additions that are sure to bring in hundreds of new attendants, there were a few curveballs. It is completely devoid of talentless dubstep DJs who mindlessly turn knobs and don’t actually do live music composition. The Weir, Robinson, Greene Acoustic Trio is a new project of one of the last remaining members of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir and is sure to be a treat. The 2012 Summer Camp line-up is truly a rarity among other music festivals this season with its well-rounded variety of musical genres.
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CROSSWORD:
Across 1. ''Yeah, right!'' 5. Bean spillers 9. It consists of high spirits 13. Type of list 14. Be a verbal rubber stamp 15. Ruling body, perhaps 16. ''What died?'' provocation 17. Ashram figure 18. Sane 19. TOM 22. Hag 23. Part of ROY G. BIV 24. Pampered 27. Fertility goddess 29. Support system? 32. Last of a series 33. One who looks down a lot? 34. ''___ here long?'' 35. FRANK 38. Make change for Money? 39. Dwarf's refrain words 40. Paquin and Pavlova 41. Hole that's inhabitable 42. Something to build on 43. In a warm, comfortable way 44. Antagonist 45. Muffled sounds of impact 47. Oscar 54. Chocolate source 55. Mound miscue 56. The younger Guthrie 57. Tedium 58. ''The Lake ___ of Innisfree'' 59. Word processor command 60. Boy Scout's undertaking 61. Transitional word 62. Type of job
Down 1. Unit of matter 2. Word with water or fountain 3. Fox hit, in headlines 4. Prospicience 5. Admiration 6. Sharp or severe 7. CHUCK 8. Like some dough 9. Natural ladle 10. Shortage 11. Canal of song 12. Jacuzzi action 15. Rhythm partner 20. Hose 21. ''Survivor'' group 24. Apt to doodle, perhaps 25. Nitrogen compound 26. Set in motion 28. Manhattan area 29. Extraterrestrial, e.g. 30. Of the kidneys 31. Tending to fidget 33. Words with goes or seems 34. Item in some board games 36. Fence supplier 37. World Wildlife Fund's symbol 42. ''Me too'' relative 43. Like some treasures 44. Better Business Bureau subject 46. Berry that's easy on the eyes 47. Got a hole in one on 48. Grow faint 49. Troubling marks for high schoolers? 50. Brief note in passing? 51. Item for certain surgeons 52. Automaker Ransom 53. Mobile castle
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Week in Review
Men’s tennis falls at Sun Belt Shootout
Juelicher and Ackerhans lead DePaul to No.10 spot in ASU Red Wolfe Intercollegiate
At the Sun Belt Shootout at Middle Tennessee State’s Buck Bouldin Tennis Center Sunday, April 1, the men’s tennis team finished fourth place overall, falling to No. 71 Georgia State 4-3 in the tournament finale. The Blue Demons reached the semis after a win over Florida Atlantic, battling with Georgia State tied at three apiece after singles. Georgia State took a 2-0 advantage before George Chanturia and Mathias Hambach won their respective matches to tie the overall slate at two apiece. A GSU win in the number one position gave them a 3-2 advantage, but Sven Kasper prevailed in a three-set battle to once again tie the series. Needing a doubles match to decide the overall match, GSU claimed the semifinal match with two wins there. Men’s tennis was then unable to overcome a tough Big East conference match at Notre Dame April 4, losing 7-0 to the No. 43 Fighting Irish. The Blue Demons close out the regular season April 14 when they host Marquette at Lakeshore Sport and Fitness at 5 p.m.
Women’s tennis bears down on the Bearcats The No. 64 women’s tennis team faced a tough test at No. 20 Notre Dame Saturday, March 31 at the Courtney Tennis Courts, losing 7-0. Notre Dame got a quick start and swept the doubles point, then clinched the singles victory with wins on the fourth, fifth and second courts. The Blue Demons immediately rebounded from the loss by dominating the Cincinnati Bearcats 7-0 the next day at Lakeshore Sport and Fitness. Carolin Neumann and Cali Gustafson started the day off with an 8-1 win over Carly Wilson and Sierra Sullivan, while Patricia Fargas and Kelsey Lawson clinched the doubles point with an 8-0 sweep on the second court. Neumann, Gustafson, Fargas, Lawson, Gia McKnight and Jasmin Kling all won their singles matches, giving DePaul the overall victory. The Blue Demons have won their last four matches at their home venue.
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Moritz Ackerhans Jan Juelicher and Moritz Ackerhans both finished the final day of the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, Ark. in the top 20, pacing the golf team to 10th place overall. Juelicher posted a 72 in the final round, finishing in a tie for 11th place, while Ackerhans finished in a tie for 19th after carding a team-best 69
on the final day. Arkansas-Little Rock claimed the team title as the only under-par team, shooting a four-under. The Blue Demons will take a two-week break before returning to action at Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational in Muncie, Ind. April 21-22.
Verdun named USA Softball National Player of the Week
Martin named to Scholar-Athlete team
DePaul women's basketball star Anna Martin was one of 22 players chosen to the 10th annual Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team announced Wednesday, April 3. Men's and women's basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these awards, assuming they meet the Photo Courtesy of the minimum grade point DePaul Athletic Department average requriement of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) and have been a starter or important reserve on their teams. Martin, who intends to major in management, has a 3.561 GPA and is a two-time AllBig East Academic selection. This past season she led the league in scoring with 19.1 points per game, was named one of two unanimous first-team All-Big East selections and was a finalist for the State Farm Wade Trophy.
Kirsten Verdun
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On Tuesday, April 3, Kirsten Verdun was named USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week by the Amateur Softball Association. Verdun had a dominant weekend pitching, going 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA against the No. 11/11 Louisville Cardinals. After defeating the Cardinals 7-1 March 31 in the noon opener of the Blue Demons season-opening doubleheader, Verdun followed up the win pitching a two hit shutout 3-0, which she complemented with the game-winning three-run home run. Louisville entered its threegame series with DePaul boasting a strong .337 batting average and a 28-game winning streak. Though after defeating one of the top teams in the country, the softball team suffered a disappointing loss to Loyola Chicago 1-0 Tuesday. The Blue Demons simply couldn’t drive in runs and were limited to just three hits on the game, to go along with two uncharacteristic errors. They gave one final push in the seventh inning, stringing together sacrifice hits that got Paige Peterson to third base. A well-placed throw by Jessica Balzano got Peterson out at home, however, and the Ramblers escaped with the win.
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Golf uses practice tech to gain edge
By ANDREW MENTOCK Contributing Writer
Every winter, golf teams in the northern United States are at a disadvantage due to the snow and cold that keep them off of the links. Now, thanks to technology, DePaul University’s team has found a way to help bridge the talent gap between the north and the south. Inside of room 313A of DePaul’s McGaw Hall, the DePaul golf team is dressed in blue DePaul golf T-shirts and either shorts or sweat pants. The players are taking turns driving and putting on some of the most famous golf courses in the world such as Pebble Beach and TPC Sawgrass. They are able to do so thanks to their aboutGolf PGA tour indoor golf simulator the university installed at the beginning of this year, that allows players to hit into a medium-sized movie theater screen that is designed to take the abuse of being repeatedly hit by golf balls and projects a variety of different places to play. According to Head Coach Betty Kaufmann, it has allowed her to do more
teaching in a few weeks than she has done in her entire 14-year tenure at DePaul. This is because she can now have one-onone time with all 10 members of the team since they have access to the room from 7 a.m. to midnight. “I really live in this room,” said Kaufmann. Before they got the simulator, the team had to travel 45 minutes to and from school to hit golf balls in a dome, which took up a large portion of their practice time. Then, once practice began, the whole team would line up on the driving range causing Kaufmann and her assistant, Ryan Jamison, to have to teach each player at once, during a short period of time. With the simulator, the players can hit any shot they want as many times as they want, and DePaul players agree that the extra work has paid off. “Last weekend I went to Arizona to play golf,” said John Pavelko, a junior Minnesota native. “I have never come out of a winter with more confidence in my game.” The extra practice time is not the only edge the simulator gives the team. Because
of the cameras and balance plates under the Astroturf, the machine is able to place all types of information on the screen that is not available on a typical golf course, including the balls’ spin rates, the players’ balance, the level of the club at impact, and other statistics that fill up the majority of the screen. The simulator also has a few features that the players find fun. “The sound effects are pretty awesome,” said Russell Budd. He mentioned one instance playing with Pavelko when he hit it into a bunker, the simulator made a “clank sound” when the ball hit a virtual rake before it popped out of the sand. However, the authenticity of certain common course characteristics, such as sand, is responsible for the few troubles the teams says they have with the simulator. The simulator does not have the technology to emulate deep sand, rough grass, or the feeling of a strong wind. So when it comes to practicing in these types of conditions the players have to wait for warmer weather.
”CLUB BASEBALL” Continued from front cover season featured seven games, with the Blue Demons cruising to a 6-1 record. When asked about DePaul’s level of talent, Crittenden spoke fondly of his teammates. “All of our guys played high school ball, some even college. We have a guy named Cameron Heider, who tried out for Arizona State, and we have a guy named Alex Perez, who played for Western Illinois, so we have a couple who played at the college level,” said Crittenden. “Overall, we’re like an NCAA DII team.” DePaul’s schedule features familiar names like Columbia College, Loyola, NIU and SIU, who all field club teams. The Blue Demons also have a fall portion to their schedule in the offseason, where they depart for tournaments. This past year they traveled to Carbondale for the “Saluki Slugfest,” a 14-team non – conference tournament. “We’ve traveled everywhere this past year, Madison, UW Milwaukee, SIU,” said Crittenden. The team plays all spring in hopes of building its national credibility. This past summer, the team was accepted into
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In addition to the simulator, the golf team has added astroturf chipping and putting greens in the room next door, which Kaufmann says is just as important to the team. In fact, players such as Pavelko spend more of their time practicing in the new rooms with their wedges and putters than they do with their drivers. Another advantage Kaufmann says both of the new practice rooms give the team is that they have a place where they can “let their hair down.” This is because the players used to have to practice at facilities belonging to other programs, and Kaufmann says that made it hard for them to relax. DePaul’s golf team has won the past two Academic National Championships but is ranked around 100th in the country in Division 1, which they say is not bad for a team from Chicago. With the addition of their simulator, the team has high hopes that their performance on the course can catch up to their achievements in the classroom, starting with their match play this week at the Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla.
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Kevin Crittenden started the club baseball season last year. the NCBA, the National Club Baseball Association. This is a league that features club teams at most major universities throughout the country. “Because we’re new, we have to start at the DII level, but now that we’re in District 5, we’re in the same conference as NIU, Columbia, Loyola and Saginaw Valley,”
said Crittenden. The Blue Demons are coming off a couple recent losses at Loyola, but look to bounce back next week when they travel to Northern Illinois. Crittenden has no doubt the Blue Demons will finish strong in the conference. “We’re better now than last year, and I don’t see any
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in practice and being prepared for matches, Brothers pleaded for his team to get back to the basics. It was a message that hit the players, according to Palinic. “We were definitely excited about it,” he said. “We’ll do our best to do whatever he set up for us and for ourselves. Overall, as much as we are playing for Coach, we are playing for ourselves and the university. It’s in all in our best interest to do our best on the court.” Regardless, it will be up to the players to perform on the court. On April 14, the
reason why we can’t be great years down the line,” said Crittenden. “The future looks bright.” The DePaul club baseball team plays its next home game April 21 against Saginaw Valley. That game is at 1 p.m. at Northeastern Illinois University.
I don’t think it’s a bad place for us to be in right now. I still believe in the guys and I think the guys still believe in themselves.
men will share their last game of the season with the women both playing Marquette before they travel for the Big East conference tournament. With the tournament right around the corner, Brothers and his team are prepared for the challenges that face them. “I don’t think it’s a bad place for us
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to be in right now. I still believe in the guys and I think the guys still believe in themselves,” Brothers stated. “I still think there are some good things to come in the next couple of weeks.”
Last fall the group did its first jump. Johnson and Thibodeau are still feeling the pain of the cost for the driver and bus the group chartered for the two-hour drive to Rochelle. The Zipcar credit allows the group to focus on the jump itself and not how they are going to get there. “We just have to pay the jump fee, that’s all we have to worry about now,” Johnson said. Last fall, members chipped in $50 apiece to cover transportation costs for their first jump. There is no cost to join Freefall DePaul. Members are responsible for paying the jump fee, and now, thanks to Zipcar, they don’t have to worry about chipping in for transportation costs. According to Thibodeau, the jump fee is usually $200, but members pay $120 with the group and university discount. Thibodeau originally planned for the group to do one jump during the fall, spring and summer quarters this year. Now with the Zipcar credit, he is hoping to schedule three to four jumps this quarter alone. Snyder explained that this credit makes it possible to cover transportation costs every weekend in the spring quarter and even up until July if people are interested in going every weekend. She said the group plans to order a car based on the number of people who are going to jump. Freefall DePaul is currently organizing members to become registered drivers through DePaul University. Participants will take a two-hour class and then they will be able to drive the Zipcars. “It was a chance opportunity,” Snyder said. “We are college kids – any coverage of cost helps us.” Freshman Alexis Keilly is looking forward to participating in the next jump. “I couldn’t go on the last jump. I’m really young for my grade and I wasn’t 18 yet, so I was not able to go,” Keilly said. Keilly turned 18 in November, and her enthusiasm is contagious. Asked what she is most excited for she quickly replied, “the adrenaline rush.” Even Keilly feels relieved about the Zipcar credit. “It just makes it a lot easier, and I can plan to go to multiple jumps because I won’t have to pay a transportation fee,” she said. As for the next jump, Keilly is ready. “I have always wanted to go, sign me up.”
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Tennis still fragile heading to final match By MATTHEW PARAS Contributing Writer
Another event, another loss seems to be the trend of DePaul’s men's tennis team as of late. During this past week, the men continued their downward spiral with placing fourth place at the Sun Belt Shootout followed by a shutout loss against Norte Dame. With the losses, DePaul’s record fell to 11-13 and gave them a losing record for the first time this season. “It didn’t go as well as we had hope,” said Coach Matt Brothers. For a while, it seemed like momentum was building at the Sunbelt Shootout in Murfeesboro, TN. On the first day of the two day tournament, the team came away with an impressive 4-0 victory over Florida Atlantic. This set them up with a match against South Alabama, a team they had beaten earlier in the year. However, it was South Alabama who edged out a 4-2 win. “They changed their line up a little bit and I thought the match ups would be good for us,” Brothers said. “It turns out it wasn’t.”
The losses for the Blue Demons didn’t stop there. In the next match, Georgia State pulled out a 4-3 victory. The match was tied at 3-3, but it was poor double’s play that ended up being the difference for DePaul. “We are kind of struggling in doubles,” said senior Matija Palinic. “ We dropped in performing our serves and returns. I think that’s our biggest issue right now. If we can improve in that field, our overall confidence will go to a higher level for sure.” After the disappointing weekend, the Blue Demons had a tough rebound opponent against Norte Dame on April 4. Clearly the superior team, the No. 43 ranked Notre Dame swept the match 7-0. The string of losses has put the team in a tough spot. The Sunbelt Shootout and the match up against Notre Dame was supposed to rebuild confidence leading into this month’s Big East tournament. Instead, the team’s morale is still fragile. On the bus ride home, Brothers gave a pep talk to resonate with his players going forward. Stressing the importance of intensity
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Bobby Price batting in a game last season.
Club baseball’s spring season put in play By DUSTIN RUTTENBERG Staff Writer With spring comes baseball. And for members of the DePaul club baseball team, it means the opportunity to strive as college athletes playing the sport they love. Ask Kevin Crittenden, right fielder and current team president of the DePaul “nine.” Crittenden, a transfer student from UIC, wanted to continue his playing
career while giving those in similar positions the opportunity to play in a fun and competitive environment. Fortunately for everyone, he was able to help bring baseball back to DePaul. The process was tricky, but for members of the team who have been there from the beginning, it was well worth it. Having a club team that plays and practices off campus is a commitment, which is, apparently, no obstacle for these DePaul students. The Blue Demons practice at the indoor BASH Sports Academy on Fletcher, west of campus, where
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George Chanturia boasts a 10-2 record in tournament play this season.
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the team commutes every week for night practice. BASH has been the Blue Demons’ practice facility since their first season in 2011. “We’re a new club, and we’ve been around a year and half,” said Crittenden. “The first year we had 18-20 guys try out.” The team held open tryouts last September at Grant Park and immediately held the first practice the following week. DePaul’s club baseball team came into existence in January 2011, playing their home games at nearby Northeastern Illinois University. Their inaugural
Skydiving club flying high after contest win
By AVERY CONNELLY Staff Writer
Freefall DePaul members will now be able to freefall a little easier. The skydiving group recently won a credit worth $2,500 from a Zipcar contest for college groups. They plan to use the money to help cover transportation costs to reach the skydiving site, which is over two hours away. “I’m pretty sure stretch limos are not covered,” said Cassie Snyder, a sophomore at DePaul and club secretary for Freefall DePaul. “This will open up a lot of new freedom. Basically we can jump whenever we want,” said Jordan Johnson, a sophomore and one of the officers for Freefall DePaul, whose job is to help promote the club through social media and networking. It was Johnson who entered the club in the Zipcar contest, but he credits club president Alex Thibodeau for asking him to do it. Zipcar is a pay-as-you-go rental car service that held a contest for college students. People who entered were asked why their club needed transportation in addition to giving background information about the club. “I figured it was random and I would never hear from
them again,” Johnson said. A month later, Zipcar called with the good news. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Johnson. “We randomly won and didn’t do anything.” “I was barely aware that we registered,” Snyder said. “It was exciting.”
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This will open up the number of times we can jump and make it more accessible. We won’t have to worry about transportation and the cost of transportation. ALEX THIBODEAU
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The biggest challenge for the group hasn’t been finding people who want to jump out of an airplane. Instead, it has been arranging transportation and paying for the transportation to get to Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle, Ill. “This will open up the number of times we can jump and make it more accessible. We won’t have to worry about transportation and the cost of transportation. Now we can pick up and go any weekend we want,” said Alex Thibodeau.
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