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NO PRESCRIPTION NEEDED Students explain drug usage and the easy access to them on campus

By Danielle Harris

“Where is the line between being a drug dealer and helping your friends out?”- Anonymous Access to prescription medications like Adderall and Xanax is, for many DePaul students, just a phone call away.

“I think everyone knows (it’s easy to get prescription pills,” DePaul senior and liberal arts student Dylan said. “I don’t think everyone is into it but they know (about it).”

Dylan, as well as the other people quoted in this story, wanted to remain anonymous.

Despite the casual acceptance of this prescription medication market, the March 29 arrest of four DePaul students who sold 102 Xanax pills to undercover officers — Paul Fontana, Mark Randazzo, Chad Yale and Cole Hanusa — made headlines in Chicago. But it wasn’t the act of selling prescription medication that shocked most students — it was the mere volume of the pills that the students sold.

“Those kids were, to put this nicely, a hundred Xanax is kind of ridiculous so I don’t know what they were thinking to sell that large of an amount,” Dylan said. “They were obviously greedy and trying to sell a lot but they were greedy. They definitely shouldn’t have sold in that amount of excess.”

DePaul senior and health science student Taylor sells some of her prescribed Adderall to friends and neighbors. She was prescribed the pills during her freshman year after struggling to complete her schoolwork.

“I went to a psychiatrist because I was stressed all the time and I couldn’t handle the stress and anxiety,” she said. “So she prescribed me Adderall.

That was her solution.”

Last year, Taylor started selling some of her Adderall pills after accepting just how common the practice was on campus. Unless she really needs the

money, however, Taylor said she’ll give Adderall to friends free of charge — for those she’s not as close to she’ll charge $5 a pill.

“It’s so easy (to get prescription pills),” she said.

“Everyone has it and everyone’s trying to sell it. It’s gross. It’s a gross market. When they’re not as close of a friend I do try to make money off it I guess.”

These transactions can take place on campus, and, during the busiest weeks, usually do.

Adderall, which is prescribed to help people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is often used by students to help them concentrate while studying. Xanax, which is also popular on college campuses, is often prescribed to control anxiety and panic disorders or attacks.

“I’ve seen handoffs (of drugs) in the first floor

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DePaul Art Museum exhibit explores AIDS pandemic

By Charlene Haparimwi Contributing Writer

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DePaul student Lindsay Holzman looks at the “One day this kid will get larger” exhibit.

The story surrounding HIV/AIDS has new voices leading the conversation.

With advances in medicine, the beginning deterioration of the horrific stigma, and the fact that HIV/AIDS is not viewed as a death sentence anymore has contributed to our societal ideology surrounding that the disease does not need to be at the forefront of our public thought anymore.

But HIV/AIDS is not something that died off in the 90’s.

There is still no cure for the disease.

According to the CDC, as of 2014 young people from the ages of 13-24 account for more than 1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses each year, and the majority of new infections are experienced by young, gay or bisexualidentified black and Latino men. HIV/ AIDS is still on-going and prevalent.

The DePaul Art Museum understood this was an important conversation that

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TWEETING THE NEWS

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Social media outlets like Twitter are shaking up the news industry

By Cody Corrall Contributing Writer

A former editor for the San Jose Mercury News fears for the future of journalism in a Twitterdominated media industry.

“Good journalism is a fundamental aspect of democracy,” Larry Slonaker, now a Stanford University communications professor, said. “As it is adapting to Twitter and other social media, the news is getting spread thinner and thinner.”

According to online measurement firm ComScore, Twitter has grown by a phenomenal 1,105 percent in number of users in the past 10 years. Unlike other social media outlets, however, Twitter users are far less likely to be “followed back” by the Twitter accounts they follow. A 2009 report

by Haewoon Kwak of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s Department of Computer Science found that 67.6 percent of total Twitter users are not followed back by any of their followings (Twitter accounts they follow), suggesting Twitter is a news outlet rather than a social media network.

The report found that 67.6 percent of total Twitter users are not followed back by any of their followers.

So if Twitter is not being used as a social networking platform, what is it being used for?

“I’d say a solid 50 percent of my news consumption comes through Twitter, especially in regards to breaking news,” DePaul journalism student Emma Krupp said. “A lot of the time Twitter is faster in announcing big events than AP or New York Times news alerts on my phone.”

Lisa Balde, digital director for NBC 5 Chicago, said much of the traffic on their website is through posts on social media.

“We get a significant amount of traffic from social media,” Balde said. “News is embedded in social media. The news percolates.”

More than six in 10 American adults get their news from social

media, a February 2016 Pew Research Center study shows.

Facebook led the way with 66 percent of its users getting news from the site, while Twitter came second with 59 percent getting news on the site, the study shows.

While Facebook had the higher total percentage, Twitter actually had a much higher percentage of people who visited the site actively seeking news as opposed to those who just stumbled upon it (54 percent to Facebook’s 38 percent).

The Kwak report argues that Twitter is used as a news outlet for two reasons: motivation and reach.

Kwak’s study suggested that because Twitter users can choose their favorite sources to follow, they are more inclined to read and interact with those tweets. With the power of re-tweeting, a news story can explode. Take for example the figure below from Kwak’s report showing the retweet trees of a particular 2009 news story of an Air France plane crash.

Kwak describes this Twitter Effect as the rapid spread of information like branches on a tree.

Kwak’s study found that any given retweet will reach an average of 1,000 people, no matter what the original followers were of the original poster.

Balde said she believes Twitter’s effectiveness stems from its coverage of headlines and stories that people love to share.

She offered the Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series as an example.

“It was a very social story.

People wanted to share success,” she said.

“I try to live tweet during every event I deem important, so like debates, election nights, certain awards shows,” says Krupp. “I even tweeted during the World Series, and I’m not a sports person whatsoever. If you get an idea at the right moment and use the right hashtag, it can take off like crazy.”

The hashtag is a very important tool because it makes topics easy to find.

“It changes the timeliness and immediacy for us,” says Balde.

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“As a news source, our priority is always to be first and accurate.”

Balde said NBC 5 uses three main social media sites: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She says she uses Twitter mainly as a promotional device for the network’s stories.

Bruce Evensen, the director of DePaul University’s graduate program in journalism, says that most news organizations can take social media a step further. He says while most news outlets use social media just to show advertisers how much traffic they are getting, social media has a higher potential that has yet to be tapped.

“The ability to bring social media content to your site and to drill down into its ability to offer context and meaning on stories is a real value that can be brought to reporting,” he says. “We don’t see enough of that yet.”

Slonaker said there is a sizeable majority of people, particularly millennials, which are perfectly satisfied with reading just the headlines.

“Good journalism is complicated,” he says, “Twitter, while effectively offering a gateway to the news, also deprives good journalism of important details, of its nuances.”

Evensen said the erosion of traditional news outlets as “agenda setters” is a positive development.

“The collapse of the legacy news

industries (ABC, CBS, NBC, New York Times, Washington Post) as agenda setters (telling other news media what the news of the day is) has eroded,” Evensen said. That’s a good thing. Ben Franklin would approve. The downside is: we not only disagree on how to interpret the news, many of us disagree on what the news is.”

With the ability to choose one’s own news sources, does unbiased journalism get lost in the shuffle?

Doug Klain, news director for Radio DePaul, said partisan bias is a significant issue for journalism in the age of social media news.

“In addition to the need to get people to consume your media, journalists have become increasingly partisan and opinionated in their information, and you can see how it’s reflected by the people who consume it,” Klain said. “People also now not only choose what media they consume and what echo chamber they want to hear, but they’re choosing their own facts.”

Slonaker said Twitter users’ tendency to gloss over the headlines of the day is also a troubling pattern.

“People may be getting the basics of what is happening in the world, but they are missing out on the important details that traditional, hard journalism offers,” he said.

Krupp said online journalism

also facilitates the spreading of fake news.

“It can get dangerous when people use Twitter in that way without any sort of editing or fact-checking, like a sort of citizen journalism,” Krupp said.

“There’s a huge possibility for misinformation to spread rapidly to a very, very large audience.”

“That being said, I think it’s a nice way for people to curate their favorite news sources and see a neat little timeline of stories from those outlets,” she says. “I know that I personally feel like a more thorough news consumer and producer since I’ve started to be more active on Twitter.”

“Twitter does have a great potential for news,” says Slonaker.

“Although in my opinion we still need traditional news outlets to serve as the authoritative sources for people who wish to dive deeper into the issues.”

Despite the drawbacks of social media as a source for news, Evensen said its impact is overall an improvement for the industry.

“Social media has already had an enormous effect on journalism,” Evensen said. “Citizens now expect social media to be a primary source of information for breaking stories. Social media has brought us much closer to events in real time and have had the effect of giving us greater understanding of the lived experiences of others.”

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Students gathered in the Ray Meyer Fitness Center on April 7 to walk for Relay for Life.

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A cancer survivor tells her story of recovery.

STUDENTS RELAY FOR LIFE Groups of DePaul students walked for cancer awareness, raised money

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Students shared food, drinks and snacks while participating in the walk.

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Participants walked for over six hours to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

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When not walking, students played games and participated in other forms of entertainment.

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Cancer survivors complete a ‘Survivor Lap’ before the relay begins.

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DRUGS continued from front page of the library,” Dylan said. “I’ve gotten Adderall in the library multiple times.”

Taylor said that she only sells to friends because of the risks involved with selling prescription pills. However, even keeping such a tight circle can’t ensure that they won’t sell to an undercover officer, which happened to the four students.

According to Ben, a DePaul sophomore who is friends with one of the students arrested March 29, the students first communicated with the undercover officer after being introduced through “a friend of a friend of Cole’s.” is friends with one of the students arrested March 29, the students first communicated with the undercover officer after being introduced through “a friend of a friend of Cole’s.”

Ben said the students were first detained March 28 when the undercover officers arrived at one of the students’ apartments to purchase 50 Xanax pills.

“The guy got there and they were supposed to give him I think 50 (Xanax pills),” Ben said. “Mark went downstairs to give him 50 and didn’t come back up.”

The officers were there to arrest Cole, and when Mark informed the officers he was not Cole they told him to text Cole and say they were short a couple pills, according to Ben. “Mark texts them and goes ‘You’re two short,’” Ben said. “And they all started freaking out like ‘Mark’s not back.’”

According to Ben, Paul was not involved in the two transactions that occurred before March 28. He woke that morning to the sounds of the students arguing about who would bring down the two supposedly missing Xanax pills. “(Paul) went upstairs and was like why is everyone arguing about this? I’ll do it,”

Ben said. “Ten minutes later, Paul comes wandering down and they were like this isn’t Cole again so then they stormed the place, from what I know. So that was Paul’s involvement. That’s why I feel so bad for Paul.

He got really screwed.”

Ben said the students signed criminal informant papers March 28 but were formally arrested the day after when one of the students hired a lawyer, violating the contract they signed.

Fontana, Hanusa, Yale and Randazzo are all currently out on bail and are suspended from DePaul until their next scheduled court date, April 17. Regardless of the news, Ben said the issue of prescription drug use among DePaul students remains widespread.

“What happened happens all the time and it’s still happening now,” Ben said. “The fact that they’re out of the picture isn’t going to change anything. I would say more often than not a lot of this is happening on campus too, and within dorms. It’s all happening right here. This is within our own student body.”

Dylan said he buys Xanax “to fall asleep” and Adderall “to study.”

He said he and other students who buy drugs like Adderall use it to help get more work done in a smaller amount of time. “(People use it most) during finals, midterms, anytime school work is overflowing and people need study drugs,” Dylan said.

Ben said that the university suspending the four students arrested for selling Xanax fails to address the real issue at hand.

“DePaul acts like without these students on campus the problem is gone,” Ben said.

“They’re not addressing that it’s a serious issue. Kids feel like they can’t pass a test without Adderall. They feel like they can’t go to sleep without Xanax or smoking (marijuana). So there’s a huge dependency issue that DePaul is overlooking. I think they should address he fact that the students are hooked on this. They were mostly selling to

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Adderall and Xanax pills are two of the most commonly abused substances on college campuses.

DePaul kids.”

To better combat the issue of illegal prescription drug use, Ben suggested the university should establish a counseling service specifically for students who feel pressured to sell their prescription drugs or students who feel they need prescription drugs that are not prescribed to them.

“You have to ask why were they doing this,” Ben said. “Whenever someone does something with such high risk and not much reward (they’re all from wealthy families), people should look at the motives.

This was not a matter of money. To me, it seems like status.”

A federal drug agent who asked for his name to not be used said there is an undeniable attraction to prescription pills.

“People don’t understand the destructiveness,” the agent said. “The awareness is there. The media is telling them

about it but a lot of the times it’s a group you’re hanging around with. That’s been going on since I was a kid.”

Ben has been prescribed Xanax since his sophomore year of high school and said high profile arrests like that of the four DePaul students can be damaging for those who need it. “It has given the drug a bad name and it can do really awesome things for people who need it,” he said.

Selling Xanax or Adderall to friends can seem harmless, and those like Taylor do it mostly to help out friends who want the help of a study drug or the stress relief of pills like Xanax.

“Where is the line between being a drug dealer and helping your friends out?” Ben asked.

University announces 2017 commencement speakers

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

With around two months left before the bulk of the graduation ceremonies, DePaul announced the speakers for each of the graduation ceremonies slated for mid-May and June.

DePaul’s 119th commencement ceremony speakers will include a labor attorney and diversity advocate, poet and fiction writer and executive of a local radio station for the upcoming graduations.

There will be seven separate ceremonies for the 10 colleges and schools.

Speakers typically make remarks related to the world students are about to enter into.

Last year, speakers included humanitarian activist Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, Richard Edelman, president and CEO of Edelman, a communications marketing firm, and educator, composer and world-renowned pianist Muhal Richard Abrams.

DePaul brings in a wide

range of speakers from various backgrounds for their ceremonies at Rosemont Theatre and Allstate Arena.

Paulette Brown, a labor and employment attorney, will speak at the commencement ceremony for the College of Law on May 14, the first of the ceremonies.

Sharon Draper, a teacher and New York Times-bestselling author who won the National Teacher of the the Year award in 1997 for helping students through literature, will speak for the College of Education’s commencement ceremony. John Corigliano, a creator of more than 100 scores and an Academy Award winner for his score of the film “The Red Violin,” will speak to students of the School of Music and the Theatre School in their combined ceremony June 10.

Megan Pietz, a senior who studies English, was surprised when she heard the university was bringing in Stuart Dybek. This was the first time she was aware of the speakers at all, and not just because she will graduate this year.

Nevertheless, she is impressed

with the choice of Dybek, a poet and fiction writer whose work has been included in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine and The Paris Review. For Pietz, it adds an air of anticipation and interest to the ceremony.

“I think Dybek is an incredible Chicago-centric author, so I think it’s appropriate for a Chicagocentric school like DePaul,” Pietz said. “Plus, any author is likely to be a better speechwriter than the rest of us.”

Dybek will speak to the students in the School for New Learning. Other speakers include Craig Hartman — who is the architect behind the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California — for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Health.

For the combined ceremony for the College of Communication and the College of Computing and Digital Media, Marty Wilke, the first female president and general manager of WBBM-TV (CBS 2) in Chicago, as well as a

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DePaul alumna, will speak.

Rick Kash, vice chairman of the global consumer information analytics firm Nielsen, will speak

to students graduating from the Driehaus College of Business and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business during their ceremony.

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Chance the Rapper accepting internship applications

By Donyae Lewis Focus Editor

2017 has been an amazing year, so far, for Chance the Rapper. The 23-year-old rapper became a three-time Grammy award winning artist, joined the elite on Fortune’s 2017 World’s Greatest Leaders list, and showed the world his humanitarian spirit by raising over 2.2 million dollars for Chicago Public Schools.

The multi-award winning artist took to Twitter a couple of weeks ago to announce that he was looking for interns. He tweeted, “I’m looking for an intern, someone with experience in putting together decks and writing proposals.” Many fans began to reply to the tweet with their resumes and links to personal websites, vying for their spot on Chance’s team. Although, there’s been no deadline set for when applications are due, the rapper relayed to those who are interested, via Twitter, that the job has “no official title yet,” and to format their resumes as “creative decks, pitches and proposals.”

With such a big opportunity at stake, many students are wondering how they can stand out from the crowd. Ed Childs, career advisor for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, believes this position is calling for individuals passionate about this field and can be a flexible employee.

“We’re talking about entrepreneurship.

We’re talking about entertainment. Students are going to have to be flexible. Students have to be open to ideas,” Childs said. “It has to be something they care about. It can’t just be ‘I want to work in entertainment,’ but (they) have to care about the cause. The structure

is not like a tall building, nine to five, with lots of floors and elevators. If students are okay with that, those are the one that should apply.”

Looking at the unconventional way of how Chance has presented the internship to potential candidates, Childs advises students to follow that unconventional pattern when preparing to apply.

“Try something unconventional. Use a video, use a blog, use a vlog. Maybe make a 15 second video as part of the application.

It’s not just your resume. Here’s the thing that says, ‘I can reach out to a lot of people’ If these are students that feel comfortable doing that kind of thing, I encourage them to do it,” Childs said.

DePaul junior Betsy Lugo knows far too well what it’s like interning in this field.

Lugo is spending her spring quarter over at Twentieth Century Fox, working as a development intern for one of the studio’s producers. Lugo, who is also a huge fan of Chance the Rapper, believes the opportunity he’s offering is not only huge for students, but for the city of Chicago, as well.

“Chance is known for doing unique and special things for his fans, and this internship opportunity is no different. I think that all of us, especially those who grew up in Chicago or any other large city, have seen the major changes that need to be made and issues that need to be fixed and Chance does that,” Lugo said. “He outwardly says that he is helping Chicago because he can and I think that will influence a lot of people to apply for this internship opportunity, because it’s not every day that you have a chance to help, assist and intern for someone who influences a community with such humility and

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Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper announced he’s looking for a summer intern in a tweet March 27. kindness. Whoever gets an opportunity to intern with Chance is definitely going to be a part of a wonderful team who invokes the change we have wanted to see for a very long time. It makes it even more special that he is someone close to our age and that resonates with us. We see ourselves, our ambitions and our desire for change illustrated in Chance and this internship is a great opportunity to get involved.”

DePaul junior Udani Hewavitharana is not too shy of being immersed in the entertainment industry, as well.

Hewavitharana currently works for Warner Music Group (WMG), who owns major record labels such as Warner Bros Records and Atlantic Records. Due to her position at the entertainment company, the DePaul student has had the opportunity to work on projects for a variety of artists, ranging from Bruno Mars to Kehlani.

Hewavitharana believes that even if students can’t snag a spot on Chance’s team, there are still several opportunities for students that are interested in this line of work.

“I don’t know details about Chance’s internship, but it would be a great opportunity for those who want to get their foot in the industry,” Hewavitharana said. “I love to use my work connection (at) WMG to bring different opportunities to student groups on campus. That could go anywhere from creative events related to WMG artists, to artist appearances on campus. If any student org would be interested and would like to collab, please contact me.”

According to the rapper’s Twitter page, anyone that’s interested in applying to work for Chance the Rapper needs to send all necessary information to ctrinternsubmissions@gmail.com.

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Mexican Consulate offers resources, protection for undocumented students

By Madeline Cruz Contributing Writer

Each day around 600 people go to the Mexican Consulate for assistance, according to Marcelino Miranda, the Consul of Legal Affairs at the Mexican Consulate.

Miranda said in Illinois there are 1.8 million Mexicans who are not informed or know their rights.

DePaul had 3,501 Hispanic/Latino students enrolled in 2016 who made up 16 percent of students.

Miranda led an information session on April 4 in Cortelyou Commons. He discussed the services the Consulate offers to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students and the rest of the immigrant population in Illinois.

Miranda recognizes that many in the immigrant and Mexican community are scared because they keep hearing about people being detained on the street, trains, schools and other massive raids.

However, he said 95 percent of this is fake or false news.

“This panic is making people go into the shadows,” Miranda said. The Consulate provides psychological assistance and uses their hotline to help people stay calm and informed.

90 percent of people being deported are people coming from prison. However, Miranda said “we don’t call people criminals, it’s people who committed a crime.”

The Consulate is trying to keep people calm and assure DACA students that there will not be any changes at the moment. Miranda encourages DACA students to take advantage of scholarships and other opportunities, actively participate and encourage their relatives to apply for permanent residency. Students should not worry that the government will get their information if they want to apply or reapply for DACA, according to Miranda. He also said undocumented students should continue raising their voices and participating but with cautioned them to avoid getting in any trouble.

A DePaul staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions told Miranda that students are sometimes scared to self-identify even though the information they share is confidential. She said she has seen a lot of students identify as international students even though they are undocumented or DACA recipients. She said doing this skews the services or scholarship opportunities they have because

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international students and undocumented students have to be supported differently.

Elizabeth Ortiz, Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity, said the University decided to hold the event because faculty and staff said their students are fearful and concerned about the new administration’s policies.

According to Ortiz, the MADELINE CRUZ | THE DEPAULIA university plans on holding a Marcelino Miranda, consul of legal affairs at the Mexican Consulate, similar event in the fall with speaks at an information session April 4 in Cortelyou Commons. other consulates in addition to Guide and make it more accessible the Mexican Consulate. She said regularly.

Attorney Mary Stark, Associate to students. they will try to communicate General Counsel for the Office of An immigrant and refugee information about the event to the General Counsel at DePaul, website was created where students students through SGA and Latino said she attended the information can go for self-help and to find student organizations on campus session because she represents information on counseling and to encourage more students to the legal office on the DREAM legal services such as that the attend. working group.

She was very DePaul legal clinics are offering Ortiz said the more excited to hear what Miranda had pro bono legal advice. information DePaul gives out, the “We are trying to take all the more knowledgeable students will to say to help support students.

“I had no idea they could help resources of the University and put be and be able to better concentrate with DACA and help with legal it in one place, ” Ortiz said. on their studies. resources, so that is something we Ortiz said she wanted to make DePaul is trying to increase will probably promote as a resource it clear that DePaul does not collect resources for immigrant students going forward, ” Stark said. social security numbers or ask in several ways according to Ortiz.

The DREAM working group students if they are undocumented.

The university has been working light of the Trump on an initiative for the last five is trying to educate faculty and In staff so that they can help students administration’s increased scrutiny years and are meeting more find the right resources, according of undocumented students, frequently now. to Ortiz.

She said the DREAM university officials will continue There is a DREAM working Resource Guide is currently being to educate the campus community group, that will likely be renamed to undocumented student working revised to possibly change the on policies and procedures to best group, which has been meeting name to Undocumented Student protect students.

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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS MARCH 30 1) A criminal

damage report was filed regarding graffiti on the Schmitt Academic Center exterior.

2) A smell of marijuana was reported in the third floor men’s restroom of the School of Music Annex.

3) A harassment by telephone report was filed regarding harassing phone calls receieved in the 990 W. Fullerton building.

MARCH 31 4) A burglary

was reported in the Centennial Hall regarding a chair taken from a residence hall room.

5) An threat report was filed regarding remarks made between roommates in Belden-Racine Hall.

Other

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APRIL 2 MARCH 29 6) A criminal damage report was filed regarding 11) A disturbance was reported in the DePaul graffiti in the 990 W. Fullerton alley.

7) A theft report was filed in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. An item was taken from the complainant’s room.

8) A theft was reported in McCabe Hall. An item was taken from the complainant’s room.

APRIL 3 9) A criminal

damage report was filed regarding graffiti on a study cubicle in the Richardson Library.

APRIL 4 10) A

criminal damage report was filed regarding graffiti found on storage containers in Lot W.

Center bookstore. CPD arrived to the scene and removed the offender from the premises.

MARCH 31 12) A criminal trespass warning was issued

to a subject who was harassing patrons in the DePaul Center bookstore.

APRIL 1 13) A criminal trespass arrest was conducted

in the DePaul Center bookstore. Subject had previously received a warning and was taken into custody by Chicago police.

14) A criminal trespass warning was given to a subject in the DePaul Center.

APRIL 2 15) A disturbance report was filed regarding a subject acting erratically in the DePaul Center.

APRIL 3 16) A theft was reported in the DePaul Center women’s restroom. Complainant left her cellphone unattended and when she returned the cellphone had been taken.

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CHRIS SWEDA | CHICAGO TRIBUNE VIA AP A demonstration for women's rights in Piazza del Popolo, Rome Italy. The Italian parliament recently proposed a measure that would give women with painful or "hard-to-manage" menstrual cycles up to three days off.

Italian parliament proposes paid menstrual leave

By Amber Colón Copy Editor

The Italian government introduced new legislation that will require employers to offer women a three-day paid menstrual leave, which is aimed at serving women who experience painful and hard-to-manage periods, but some are worried that it would provoke some businesses to hire fewer women.

Chicago City Council and Cook County commissioners voted in 2016 to exempt taxes from pads and tampon purchases, which were previously categorized as “luxury items.” On Jan. 1, the “pink tax” was finally removed from these items.

When news of Italy’s proposal broke just a couple of weeks ago, many in the United States wondered if anything similar could happen in the years to come. Of course, under the Trump Administration, affordable healthcare and access to reproductive care may become increasingly difficult to access.

“The first thing I thought was that this was really cool, because I know some people that have really

painful periods,” senior Mercedes Posadas said. “It makes it hard to concentrate sometimes when all of the sudden, in the middle of work or class, I get cramps. I have to take a minute.”

However, the U.S. falls far behind Italy and other “developed” countries like Canada and the United Kingdom. Accessibility to pads, tampons and birth control is limited for many women or otherwise non-cisgender people who normally get their periods on a monthly basis.

Currently, pregnant women in the U.S. do not receive a paid maternity leave whereas the Italian parliament mandates that women get up to five months of paid time off. Italy is one of the world’s leaders when it comes to women-friendly labor laws, alongside Japan and Indonesia.

“I think it’s something that should be provided if necessary.

Sometimes (my period) interferes with work because I’m a server and I’m constantly checking on tables,” Posadas said. “I think my only concern there would be just how jobs would enforce or implement the policy.”

Menstruation and PMS symptoms can be painful,

stressful and emotionally taxing, which sometimes requires taking time off of work. Since most men do not get their periods, they aren’t spending money on things like pads, tampons, heating pads, pain-killers or Midol each month.

“At the end of the week, ($100) is about the most I’m spending,” Posadas said. “I would probably put that money into my savings or rent.”

Inaccessibility to menstrual care and resources disproportionately affects women of color, homeless women, lowincome women and trans and/or genderqueer people. Questions of widening the wage gap also come up with the proposal.

“Studies show that employers are less likely to hire pregnant women because of the ‘inconveniences’ of pregnancy or maternal leave,” Omer said. “So, it seems like the idea of having employees take menstrual leave could turn off employers from the idea of hiring women. It could also end up being a harmful situation by outing transgender men and making them targets of harassment and discrimination in the workplace.”

“Periods are inevitable. They

affect transgender men, cisgender women and a plethora of other genderqueer people. It seems to me that if we had menstrual leave, it could definitely help cis women who have already been hired,” freshman Saria Omer said.

As a result, students like Kathleen Fatica have started their own initiatives to help students at DePaul, who are affected by issues of income inequality and genderbased discrimination have greater access to feminine hygiene products.

Fatica was unavailable for comment, but according to DePaul Newsline, the Student Government Association senator teamed up with the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness to start a tampon drive, which has already received over 500 donations of pads and tampons.

Some argue if there was greater accessibility to resources needed for menstrual care, a proposal like Italy’s would not be needed in the U.S. in the first place. Only a few organizations are making this possible, like Planned Parenthood.

“Unfortunately, especially with the new administration, affordable healthcare and birth

control is going to be especially hard to have access to,” Omer said.

“It's going to make it much harder for women, transgender men and genderqueer people to have more agency over their own body. If everyone could have access to menstrual care to treat periods and its side effects, we might not need menstrual leave after all.”

Planned Parenthood in Chicago offers a variety of resources for women, including reduced birth control pills, patches and rings, which can help relieve PMS symptoms.

They also have a free smartphone application called “Spot On,” which helps women regulate and keep track of their periods.

“As a genderqueer person, I hated my periods. I would have shooting pains, horrible cramps, headaches and painful backaches,” Omer said. “Additionally, because I'm privileged enough to have access to health insurance, I was able to get a birth control arm implant. I eventually stopped getting periods which subsequently stopped the painful cramps and did wonders for my dysphoria.”

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Witness, cop give different accounts of Chicago teen's death Chicago, Illinois A woman has testified that a Chicago teenager didn't appear to be holding a gun when a police officer shot him in the back in 2013, contrary to the officer's account.

Laticia Whitehead's videotaped deposition was played for jurors on Friday in the wrongful death lawsuit brought

by Patricia Green, whose son Christian Green was 17 when he died, the Chicago Tribune reported. The judge allowed Whitehead's recorded deposition to be played for the jury because Whitehead was otherwise unavailable to testify, records show.

Whitehead said she saw the black teenager sprinting through a vacant lot toward her South Side apartment on the Fourth of July as a police SUV pulled up and an officer leaned out the window, shooting his gun and striking the teen in the back.

"They didn't have to do that to him," she said through tears. "He was just running."

She said that after Christian Green jerked and fell to the ground, the officer got out of the vehicle, put his foot on the teen's motionless body and started yelling at him for running.

Earlier Friday, jurors heard a starkly different account from the officer, Robert Gonzalez. Gonzalez testified that Green ignored orders to drop his gun and instead pointed at Gonzalez and his partner before Gonzalez opened fire.

"I thought I was gonna die," Gonzalez said. "I had no choice."

Green died on the way to a hospital.

A bullet had struck his back and pierced his heart and lungs. His gun was found in a vacant lot 75 feet from where he fell, according to court records.

Surveillance video from a nearby liquor store played Tuesday showed Green fumble a gun, then double back to pick it up before taking off up the street during the chase.

In her deposition, Whitehead said Green didn't appear to be carrying a weapon when she saw Gonzalez shoot.

Gonzalez was involved in two other fatal police shootings, in 2012 and 2014. in which his partner opened fire.

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US vows to keep up pressure on Syria after missile strikes The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts.

Standing firm, the Trump administration on Friday signaled new sanctions would soon follow the missile attack, and the Pentagon was even probing whether Russia itself was involved in the chemical weapons assault that compelled President Donald Trump to action. The attack against a Syrian air base was the first U.S. assault against the government of President Bashar Assad.

Much of the international community rallied behind Trump's decision to fire the cruise missiles in reaction to this week's chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of men, women and children in Syria. But a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the strikes dealt "a significant blow" to relations between Moscow and Washington.

A key test of whether the relationship can be salvaged comes next week when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson becomes the first Trump Cabinet member to visit Russia.

Tillerson said he sees no reason for retaliation from Russia for the U.S. missile strikes. Russia maintains a close political and military alliance with the Assad government and has been implicated in many of the attacks against Syrians opposed to Assad's rule, though Moscow adamantly denies such claims.

In an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," Tillerson said Russians

were not targeted by the strikes. He also said the top U.S. priority in the region hasn't changed and remained the defeat of Islamic State militants.

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson also had planned to visit Russia this coming week, but decided Saturday to cancel the trip because of the fast moving events in Syria. Johnson, who condemned Moscow's continued defense of Assad, said Tillerson will be able to give a "clear and coordinated message to the Russians."

At the United Nations on Friday, Russia's deputy ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, strongly criticized what he called the U.S. "flagrant violation of international law and an act of aggression" whose "consequences for regional and international security could be extremely serious." He called the Assad government a main force against terrorism and said it deserved the presumption of innocence in the chemical weapons attack.

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, said the world is waiting for the Russian government "to act responsibly in Syria" and "to reconsider its misplaced alliance with Bashar Assad."

Trump spoke by telephone Friday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, who reaffirmed strong support for the military strike and thanked the U.S. president for his "courageous" action, according to statements issued Saturday by the White House and the official Saudi Press Agency.

Saudi Arabia, one of the most vehement opponents of Assad, said the missile barrage was the right response to "the crimes of this regime to its people in light of the failure of the international community to stop it."

What was billed as a showdown between the leaders of the United States and China over trade and North Korea ended with little sign of confrontation Friday — or of concrete progress in resolving their differences.

President Donald Trump had predicted a "very difficult" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. After their first face-to-face at the Mar-a-Lago resort, he trumpeted they had developed an "outstanding" relationship.

U.S. officials said the two sides agreed to increase cooperation on trying to get North Korea's to abandon its nuclear weapons program, and China acknowledged the need for more balanced trade with the U.S. But the two days of meetings appeared heavier on optics than substance. The most powerful message for the Chinese leader may have been Trump's decision to launch U.S. missile strikes at Syria.

Those strikes added weight to Trump's threat last week to act unilaterally against North Korea's weapons program — although a much heavier risk would be required to take military action against the nuclear-armed North, which has its artillery and missiles trained on a key U.S. ally, South Korea.

The U.S. administration's first recourse is very likely to be economic — pushing China to crack down on Chinese banks and companies said to provide North Korea access to the international financial system.

In a possible harbinger of the kind of punishments Washington could inflict, a leading Chinese telecoms company, ZTE, was fined nearly $900 million in March for shipping sensitive U.S.-made technology to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.

"They recognize that shows our clear determination to crack down on this sort of activity," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. and China "agreed to increase cooperation and work with the international community to convince the DPRK to peacefully resolve the issue and abandon its illicit weapons programs."

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Let's talk politics

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To bridge the political divide, appeal to moral values By daniel reyes Contributing Writer Everyone enjoys being right. When it comes to politics, especially in this current political climate, the problem is that it becomes a lot harder and puts friendships on the line. The gap between the left and right has never been more divided in this tense political climate. Explaining ideas from the right to left and vice versa has never felt so difficult.

This is one of the problems that continue to widen the gap between each political group. When one stumbles across a point of view that may oppose your own values or beliefs, the first thing that is commonly done is to look down upon their ideals or stereotype them.

For example, if someone supports stricter immigration laws and policy, instantly, they are a Trump supporter who is assumed to have little to no knowledge on immigration. If someone supports open borders, they are considered a “snowflake” who has no idea what they are talking about.

This type of mindset has made it a task to have politically based arguments with those who support different views. This separates both sides from having a successful, progressive conversation.

On the other hand, Joel Whalen, a professor in marketing with an expertise in political communication in the art of persuasion, explains how both sides are essentially right.

“One person says that everyone should

have health care. They are called esoteric.

Someone else responds: 'who will pay for it?' They are called problematic. In the end, both are right,” Whalen said. “There are just polar extremes. The general physiology of conservatives tend to show that they are not excited by new ideas. (They are) afraid of change and the new, while liberals are excited by change and the idea of new.”

Neither side is wrong in the mind of supporters. However, when it comes to an argument it is important to first check the way you approach the conversation.

One of the problems that the left faces is their argumentative approach. The most common weapon in their arsenal tends to be emotion. However, according to the New York Times, attempting to “play at the heartstrings” of the right nearly always ends in failure.

The reasoning behind the failure ties back to what beliefs each side holds.

Liberals tend to lean more towards ideas that support care and equality.

Conservatives, on the other hand, show support for patriotism.

Amanda Cervantes, Student Government Association (SGA) senator for third year students, majoring in political science, details the reasoning behind why appealing to emotion is not always the answer when conversing with somebody with different beliefs.

“I think playing at the heart strings is nearly impossible to do. My dad is a pure Conservative. As a moderate, I find it difficult to even get him to understand some of left leaning social opinions," Cervantes said. "They just tend to think more about

logic and analytical ways of thinking."

In hopes of bringing these two groups together, the "moral foundations theory" was suggested by social and cultural psychologists Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg as the “key to political persuasion.”

The moral foundation theory suggests “when discussing a contentious topic, liberals should reframe their arguments to appeal the moral value of conservatives and vice versa.”

This theory entails reframing your own beliefs and morals to appeal to “the other side’s” moral values.

"Conservatives often believe in liberty.

With the idea of liberty comes this idea that everyone is born free and with certain inalienable rights," Cervantes said. "With these rights comes the idea of that everyone has an equal chance, so they do not see a reason to play the heart strings and moral card. They believe it is the job of the individual to create success and get ahead while the left tends to believe in utilizing the community.”

Therefore, liberals would have to appeal to the morality of conservatives by referencing the patriotic appeal in political debates. Conservatives would appeal to the argument of equality. Whalen gives advice on how to have a successful conversation while appealing to these ethics.

“I think the first goal is to understand the other side’s point of view. Respect their point of view. It can have nothing to do with agreement. Most people, as they express their point of view, think to themselves whether or not to agree with you," Whalen said. "While they express their idea, you should constantly be thinking of

a counter argument.

The act of understanding is overlooked in the current political platform. Yet, it is one of the strongest ways of tackling an argument and conveying ideas. This can be used for both sides.

Instead of the two sides reverting to emotion for debate, the art of listening and responding appropriately is the first step towards progress in bridging the gap.

And, while the moral foundations theory suggests appealing to the moral values of those with different political beliefs, in doing so you, however, loose the initial passion behind your initial argument.

Yet, failing to appeal to other's moral values displays the tension in our current political environment. There is a struggle to set aside personal values, and failing to do so can lead to missing out on forming a consensus with someone who might support the same position although holding different values.

Others like Peter Vandenberg, professor and chair of the Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse department, believe the gap is only continuing to grow as time moves forward.

“In modern day technology, it has become easier for the quality of argument or debate to deteriorate. Social media has pushed us farther apart. We only see what is in the mirror. We only have friends with similar views added on Facebook. We never see the other side of the argument.”

As the policies continue to bring both sides above surface, it is important to encourage the combination of ideas and values in order to progress as a community.

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Rethinking the gender revolution Traditional roles rise despite progressive generation By ajee gray Contributing Writer

27 percent of males aged 14 to 24 felt women's gains had come at the expense of men.

In 1994, fewer than 30 percent of high school seniors thought the husband should make all the important decisions in the family. By 2014, nearly 40 percent agreed.

In 1994, only 42 percent of high school seniors agreed that the best family was one where the man was the main income earner and the woman took care of the home. In 2014, 58 percent of seniors said they preferred that arrangement.

63 percent of young women voted for Hillary Clinton, only 47 percent of young men did so.

Information courtesy of The New York Times

A traditional household would begin with the women taking care of the kids and the home; the strong and devoted husband went out and worked to provide for the family. Gender roles for men and women have been a part of our history.

Women began to take a stance when they demanded more out of their life than staying in the kitchen in the '60s, '70s and so on. Many women wanted to become the breadwinners inside and outside of the house. Women fought for the right to vote during the women's right movement, which eventually trickled into a bigger cause called feminism. Women were tired of being Marilyn Monroe of the household.

Now as society's been swept into millennial ways of thinking; so has the outdated but ever present gender roles.

Or so it seems.

The Council on Contemporary Families surveyed millennials aging from 18 to 25. The results were contrary to what seems to be today's progressive take on gender roles.

The survey stated millennials supported "egalitarian family arrangements than did the same age group 20 years earlier."

A second survey conducted by Joannin Pepin and David Cotter stated that in 1994 "only 42 percent of high school seniors agreed that the best family was one where the man was the main income earner and the woman took care of the home. But in 2014, 58 percent of seniors said they preferred that arrangement. In 1994, fewer than 30 percent of high school seniors thought the husband should make all the important decisions in the family. By 2014, nearly 40 percent subscribed to that premise."

This survey results were featured in the New York Times.

The rise in percentages aligns with America's history. While taking one step forward, society takes a step back. Yet, this generation needs to continue to be progressive, but there seems to be a long way to go.

A study done by Nika Fate-Dixon studied how millennials look at traditional roles of women. The study was conducted both in 1977, 1994, and in 2014.

Each study posed the same question to study goers ages 18-25 asking, "is it much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside of the home and the woman takes care of the home and family?"

The study found that at least twothirds of people agreed with the statement in 1977.

But as the years changed the study saw that the answers to the question slowly and surely start to change as well.

Fast forward to 2014, the study stated, "the proportions of Americans who rejected the superiority of the breadwinner family climbed to 68 percent."

Now, in 2017, we are looking at how people feel about gender roles. Have we

really become progressive?

"I think millennials see gender and expression as more of a performance compared to previous generations," said Cody Corrall a 19-year-old DePaul student.

People are coming around to expressing themselves more and going against the quota of gender roles and norms."

Millennials of today are not the only generation that are tired of the traditional gender roles. Baby Boomers and Generation X have joined hands with millennials to fight for a change.

Some may be stuck in their ways, but older and newer generations are taking a path to being equal in gender roles.

"In the past, when everything was so traditional, if you felt different it was taboo, it was against the law," Darsie Bowden, professor of English said. "People feel more free now to develop into the person they feel they are."

Both women and men protest for gender equality. However our society can make the glass seem either half full or half empty.

According to NewsCreds Insights, women hold 52 percent of all professionallevel jobs. This is what progression is about until we as a society realize that women are still paid 83 percent of what men earn, according to the Pew Research Center of Analysis.

Even on the brink of progression, we as a society are still trudging along.

"We are socialized to think that gender roles are the norms, it can be really hard to realize whether or not you're ascribing to these construct ideas," Corrall said. "Gender roles are a hard thing to extinguish. Women are not the only ones that feel masked into their gender roles.

We see more and more men in makeup campaigns."

Men are viewed as prominent figures in our society. They are the breadwinners, the patriarch and the all American.

Men have also been swept into the thinking of gender roles. Millennial men have displayed softer attributes that would be described as "women hobbies" like cooking, painting and fashion design.

What was, and in some cases still, is deemed as a "woman's attribute" has let men swap their briefcases for aprons all while still being considered masculine.

Progressive, I do think so.

Men have had a hard time with gender roles as well. Falling out of what is norm can take a toll on someone that is the patriarch of a family.

"It's hard for a man to embrace his femininity and feelings without getting harassed or having his masculinity threatened," said Corrall. "As a society we see masculinity as the standard or ideal."

In recent decades men are becoming more accepted of stepping out of their gender role cocoon and turning into progressive and equal butterflies."

With traditions always playing tug of war, I do feel that as a society we are stepping into being more progressive in gender roles. Nevertheless, we still have a long way to go to until we can say we are truly equal.

VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | THE DEPAULIA

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

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DePaul parents reflect on how their parenting has shifted post-election

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By Donyae Lewis Focus Editor

CNN political commentator Van Jones depicted the nightmare that many parents across the nation were having to face on Nov 8, 2016. “It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us,” Jones said. “You tell your kids, ‘Don’t be a bully.’ You tell your kids, ‘Don’t be a bigot.’

You tell your kids, ‘Do your homework and be prepared.’ And then you have this outcome, and you have people putting children to bed tonight, and they’re afraid of breakfast. They’re afraid of ‘How do I explain this to my children?’”

In just the few months that President Donald Trump has been in office, citizens of this country have watched as both his rhetoric and executive orders have shifted it. It started with a Muslim ban, and most recently has escalated to a missile launch on Syria.

Families across the world are sitting in their living rooms, observing how these series of events unfold into the various communities across the nation. As messages of division and hate are spread, parents on DePaul's campus are questioning how to go about raising and explaining to their children how to deal with a social atmosphere that has now been filled with fear.

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Outside the classroom, English professor Steven Ramirez is facing the challenges of raising double trouble; a two-year-old and a seventh-month-old. Although, Ramirez finds beauty in not having to address certain issues due to their young ages, that doesn’t stop him from thinking about one of his biggest fears; having to protect his children from harassment, a task that hasn’t been an easy one because of President Trump.

“I have a son and a daughter, and there are some uncomfortable social politics that go along with that, social politics that we all had to survive--are surviving--and now their journey begins,” Ramirez said. “It doesn't help that the President of the United States uses social media in the same way an eleven-year-old might--i.e. to pick fights, and bully, and harass, and make completely baseless accusations--so I must look elsewhere for the standard of what it means to be a decent American, which is something my parents didn't have to do when I was growing up.”

When Ramirez finds himself unable to convey the messages being spread by our current government administration, he relies on the skills he’s gained from his career as a creative writer.

“To sit down and write is not only an act of creativity, but great discipline. It requires time, and patience and one's full attention--three things that are lacking in the way people interact with each other today,” Ramirez said. “The mere act of writing allows me some amount of sanity, and I hope to instill within my kids those hobbies-writing or otherwise--that promote these values. I consider myself someone with a large imagination. When I see my toddler running around in his own little world, I feel both joy and extreme sadness that the world will try to chip away at this. Which is where writing comes in.”

Ramirez has a while before these difficult conversations becomes a reality, and instead is trying to focus his attention on more important matters, like potty training.

“Regardless of who fills this Supreme Court seat, or who's talking to Russia, my son is holding himself and I'm in trouble if I don't find a bathroom like yesterday.”

He’s way past baby talk. Matt Charnay, DePaul’s Jewish Life Coordinator, is becoming aware that his two-year-old son Levi is no longer in the stages where he can’t comprehend what’s going on in the world around him. It won’t be long before Levi is on his way to school without the accompaniment of his father. With an government administration that doesn't reflect his own views, Charnay is incredibly nervous. Looking at his young son, Charnay hopes through it all, he is able to maintain instilling lessons that represent what it means to truly live a happy life.

"I was always told that to be happy you have to be successful. I think we're seeing it shift,” Charnay said. “My concern is am I going to be able to live out the values of living a happy fulfilling life, versus what people say is a successful life and transmitting those values to Levi as well."

To combat it all, Charnay has shifted his parenting to focus on both self-reflection on what’s he doing personally and showing his son what it means to take action.

"I want to be the role model through my behavior and attitude, not what I tell him is the best thing to do," Charnay said. "Parenting during this administration is about taking action. Taking him to Pride, taking him to the Women's March, taking him to these places even as a baby is starting precedents now that this is what good human beings do. They advocate for each other."

In addition to setting expectations by his role modeling, Charnay also turns to his Jewish faith to help guide him in raising Levi.

"It's really easy in this day and age to just keep scrolling. It's important even if we don't agree what's going on, to know what's going on," Charnay said. "That's the responsibility of Judaism. I love that about my faith. Ignorance is not an excuse. I'm not sitting him in front of CNN all day, but I'm also not shining him away from thing I feel are important."

In light of the recent threats on Jewish institutions, it’s easy to understand how people can feel pessimistic looking towards the future. But, for Charnay, it’s important now more than ever for him to teach Levi to hold on to his faith, regardless of the spiritual journey his young son decides to take.

“What I want my kid to understand is religion is a roadmap to being the best person you can be. Everyone reads maps differently. Some people are good at reading maps, some people don’t read the map at all and decide I’m going to get there however I like. Anyone who’s using their faith to tear someone down, to belittle somebody else, to negate their dignity is obviously reading the map wrong. Teaching him the ways I was taught to read the map of spirituality is important to me, but making him follow it to the letter is not. Making sure he’s on the path to being a good person is.”

As former President Barack Obama gave his address at the Democratic National Convention this past year, Ziena Miller and her four-year-old son Jacob watched from the comforts of their living room. Miller recalls the conversation she shared with her son about the differences seen during the Obama administration. When relaying to Jacob, how his friends that look like President Obama for the first time felt represented, Miller found difficulty in answering her son’s question of “why?” Why were people in power for many years that looked different than his friends? Why did these people not want to give up their power? As hard as this dialogue was, Miller was proud that her son was beginning to question the concept of privilege at such a young age.

“It was really neat to be able to see the ways in which he can think about that and that it wasn’t a “we’re going to shut this conversation down,” because it’s too heavy for you or that it was too difficult for him to understand,” Miller said.

Miller attributes her role as being the associate director for New Student Family and Engagement ato helping her navigate parenthood. With her and her husband both immersed in the field of higher education, they are constantly being reminded of the responsibility they have with raising their son.

“I think it’s a really interesting time to be a parent. As someone who works in higher education, I think a lot about the formation of a human being,” Miller said.

“How do I create a dynamic with my own child and what are the things that I want to take that I see? As a parent it’s easy to dismiss the other side, but I think it’s important to understand where that comes from. For me raising my son is about bringing that consciousness to life and letting him make that meaning for himself. For my son to sit in a place to see how his friends live differently is important to me” Miller believes that as long as her family continues to engage in dialogue and have an open mind, this will in turn shape Jacob into a compassionate and loving person. “(Despite us) knowing that he’s not going understand it all at this age, it’s important for us to talk about it because our kids know about it. They feel it and they don’t have the words for it. I don’t always have the words for it, but I think’s it’s important for him to see me struggle. Hearing him say, “we don’t like what’s happening right now,” and to be able to say 'no we don’t,' means that we have to be diligent in being kind to everyone and caring for others.”

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DEPAUL BREW DEMONS Your guide to the essential beers of Chicago

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CHICAGO’S BEST BEERS Hopleaf Pale Ale While the English pale ale isn’t the best drink in Chicago, the Hopleaf Bar located in Andersonville is the go-to spot to find any local or international beer in the city.

Two Hearted Ale The best out of Bell’s Brewery, Two Hearted Ale beer brings a floral hop and a citrus flavor to the mouth, creating an all around tasteful beer.

Lagunitas IPA From Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ to Aunt Sally, ever since Lagunitas opened their gigantic Chicago brewery, they have taken over the beer market with their IPAs.

Chicago Pilsener Located in the South Loop, the Baderbräu Brewery provides a Czech-style pilsner beer that’d be a new taste to most and the Chicago Pilsener is a gret place to start.

Daisy Cutter Cheapish and hoppy, the Daisy Cutter beer from the Half Acre brewery is a great drink to kickoff a novice craft beer hobby.

Old Style Lager The least complex on the list, Old Style may be one of Chicago’s most iconic beers yet surprisingly it’s never actually brewed in the state.

Anti-Hero The supremely aromatic, crisp, and drinkable IPA is one of the best beers to come out of Revolution Brewing.

Goose Island’s 312 The most popular of Goose Island’s collection, the Chicago inspired beer brings a refreshing crisp and fruity ale flavor to the mouth.

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DePaul Theatre School to premiere “Wig Out!”

By Charlene Haparimwi Contributing Writer

It’s time to have a ball! The DePaul Theatre School will present Oscar award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play “Wig Out!” from April 14-23 on the Fullerton Stage.

The show introduces audiences to the current underground drag scene.

Director Nathan Singh, a third year MFA student at The Theatre School wanted to capture McCraney’s vision for the play.

“A major part of this show is introducing audiences to the underground queer sub-culture, called the “Ballroom” community,” Singh said. “Many people may be familiar with this from the popular 1990 documentary “Paris is Burning.” Tarell is looking at the sub-culture today. He is also elevating the story of this queer community to the level of Shakespeare. He is elevating this story to the mythic and that is something I really wanted to honor.”

Singh pitched “Wig Out!” as his MFA thesis project. “This is a play that I’ve wanted to direct for a while now. I’ve spent years looking at plays about queer (LGBTQ+) people of color and I haven’t found a whole lot. These narratives are important and I believe this is the right time and community to present it.”

Dramaturg Trisha Mahoney worked closely with Singh to bring “Wig Out!” and its message to life.

“Nathan and I had a lot of great conversations, especially through the design process where the whole team was discovering

what this play looks and feels like, including my fantastic assistant, Cassandra Kendall, who does drag in Chicago, the diversity consultant, Dexter Zollicoffer, and the trans consultant, Gloria Allen.

In these conversations, I felt like my role was to be a curator of other people’s stories. Since I am not in the Ball community, I never wanted to come from a perspective of trying to know more than I did.

Instead, I researched many first person accounts from people in the Ball communities to capture the interpretation of the impact that the Balls have had on their lives.”

One of the actors, Matthew James Elam, who plays the dual character of Wilson and Nina, portrays his character with vulnerability and truth.

“The role I play is a character who has one foot in the world he left and another foot in the world she created. I am the only character who switches from being male identified to female identified and I exist as both with equal precision, depth and validity.

These people who we represent in real life aren’t pretending or even just performing, they are literally cultivating the most elegant and beautiful parts of themselves while opening their insides and showing their vulnerabilities boldly, bravely, and without apology.”

When speaking of the bond between the cast and crew, one of the actors, Keith Illidge, who plays Deity, states that they are truly a happy family.

“Oh it’s like a big family reunion at a cookout in the park on a warm summery day. No, really every day was an enjoyable

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The Theatre School at DePaul will present Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “Wig Out!” with director Nathan Singh. day with everybody. This whole process was easy because everyone was open and excited to tell a story like this, so the permission to play and take uncomfortable risks around everyone was accepted.”

Singh agreed that his team made the process of creating this show a smooth and enjoyable experience.

“Each actor came to the process completely committed to telling this story with integrity, insight, and lots of creativity, along with fully transforming themselves into these characters. I cannot say I did everything myself because I had the best team in the world. We built this show together.”

Singh has recently directed “The Children’s Hour,” “Next

Fall” and “The Great God Pan,” as well as some previous work around Los Angeles, University of Southern California, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He says that directing “Wig Out!” for DePaul has helped him dive deeper as a director.

“This play has been a great merging of two worlds,” Singh says. “It brings together what I used to to do as an artist before I came to Chicago, which was large scale spectacles, and what I’ve learned at The Theatre School, which is relationships and storytelling.”

Illidge ends by talking about how those relationships and storytelling add to the message he hopes the audience gets out of the show.

“I think there are many messages, but I would say the one that sticks out the most for me is that you have one night only to be the person you were meant to be, that you dreamed of all your life. That one night that you won’t be judged for being yourself and giving yourself permission to love who you are.”

Spend one night (or two) with “Wig Out!” at 2350 N. Racine Ave. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Previews are April 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be bought by calling the Box Office at 773-325-7900 or at The Theatre School website: http://theatre.depaul.edu.

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The exhibit, which closed on April 2 featured artists that represented various marginalized groups, such as women and people of color, and young people who have been affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic but whose experiences are often underrepresented in the history of the crisis.

The uplifting of marginalized voices really resonated with students who saw the exhibit.

“I really reveled in the intersectionality of the space we have upstairs, because when we are taught about HIV/AIDS it’s always just a narrative about gays, without even necessarily telling you what kind of gays or what their experiences are like,” said senior Yasmin Zacaria Mitchell, a dramaturgy major and student worker at the DePaul Art Museum. “But art is about living and loving, it’s a celebration, rather than just talking about the death and destruction.

So when you couple that with the diversity of the marginalized, the different communities that don’t have a voice, we’ve given them that space to feel empowered, and given them the opportunity to help eradicate the stigma surrounding HIV/ AIDS.” The stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS still has strength within our society.

According to AIDS there are currently about 25,500 people living with HIV in Chicago, with the number of new HIV diagnoses increasing about a thousand people per year. 80% of people living with HIV in Chicago are men, 20% are women, with the number of people diagnosed disproportionately affecting black and brown communities. 50% of people living with HIV are black, 19% Latinx and 25% white.

To showcase the wide array of people living with HIV the exhibition was guest curated by Danny Orendorff, whose work explores the histories of social-justice activism and theories of gender and sexuality.

“One day this kid will get larger” was loosely grouped together around the sub-themes of childhood, education and nightlife/pop culture, and was presented concurrently with the touring sister exhibition ArtAIDSAmerica, at the newly founded Alphawood Gallery which is one block from the DePaul Art Museum.

Photojournalist Katja Heinemann’s art series, “On Borrowed Time/Growing Up With HIV,” was a collaboration with the staff and campers at Camp Heartland (now known as One Heartland) in Minnesota, who were either born HIV-positive, are living with HIV, or had family members who died or are living with the virus, according to the piece’s description.

The interdisciplinary exhibit which consisted of visual photographs, as well as interviews and sing-a-longs with the campers struck a chord with DePaul senior Claire Sandberg, an art history major and research assistant at the DePaul Art Museum.

“The collection of photographs and audio by Katja Heinemann was the most moving piece for me,” Sandberg said.

“The work was inspiring because it is an excellent example of a supportive and strong community for these children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS and shows this wonderful and supportive space of hope.”

This feeling of a supportive space of hope is shared by one of the artists in the show, Vincent Chevalier, who created

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Deminan Dine’Yazhi’s “American NDN AIDS Flag” is one of the many art pieces at the “One day this kid will get larger” exhibit. the video “So...When Did You Figure Out That You Had AIDS?” The video performance was a reflection of the media environment in 1996, when HIV/AIDS was a stigmatizing and terrifying reality for Chevalier, a queer youth who grew up to be an adult survivor. Chevalier speaks of the importance of having young voices guide the new narrative of “AIDS art” along with the older voices.

“It is important that we allow for new voices to take up more space in the conversation about HIV/AIDS,” Chevalier said. “While the recent trend of ‘revisitation” of the “AIDS art’ of the past is a necessary gesture, we’ve seen how this canonization of works by white, cisgendered men has contributed to the erasure of other perspectives and histories.”

When it comes to the new voices of today the effects of social media contribute to the free distribution of art that moves us.

“I think it’s important not to commodify AIDS or canonize it as a period in art history,” a queer feminist artist in the exhibit, Angela Davis Fegan, said. “I didn’t make the pieces with the intention of selling them.”

Fegan created handmade posters out of her late father’s old jeans and ethically sourced products such as rose petal, plant matter and linseed oil. Slogans on the posters say things like “We Bleed For Our Flag All Over This Dance Floor,” and “Visibility, Inclusion, Survival.” She encouraged people to share the letterpress text-based artworks with photos on social media with the hashtag #lavendermenace, a reference to her citywide poster project and the group of lesbian feminists that formed during the 1970’s Second Wave feminism.

The DePaul Art Museum has three upcoming exhibits starting on April 27 that amplify marginalized voices. “A Matter of Conscience,” is an exhibit with artistic approaches to politically charged content and social issues, “Vessels of Genealogies,” which are Dominican-American artist Firelei Baez’s large-scale paintings representing the beauty and political implications of hairstyles and tattoos, and “To Name It is to See It,” which is Vietnamese artist Hu’o’ng Ngo’s reframing of connections of language, gender, and visuality through the lens of postcolonial subjectivity.

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Pilar Kelly interacts with Katja Heinemann’s piece, “On Borrowed Time/Growing Up.”

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An exhibit goer gazes upon the wall of different art pieces at the DePaul Art Museum.

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April 10 Joanna Connor House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn St.

April 10 Cube The Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western Ave.

April 11 New Found Glory Bottom Lounge 1375 W. Lake St.

April 14 Chairlift Double Door 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.

Diet Cig began when singer Alex Luciano interrupted drummer Noah Bowman during a house show he was playing, on the search for a lighter.

Three years later, they’ve become one of the most exciting up-and-coming indie bands, and will only become bigger with their new debut album “Swear I’m Good At This.” On the record, Luciano tackles issues like coming of age, anxiety, and feminism (singing “It’s hard to be a punk while wearing a skirt” on the closer “Tummy Ache”). Live, Luciano and Bowman explode into a ball of fun and excitement that will surely leave you smiling and dancing along.

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April 14 Vino Louden House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn St.

April 14 The Cool Kids The Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western Ave.

April 14 The Expendables Bottom Lounge 1375 W. Lake St.

April 21 Little Hurricane Double Door 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.

Father John Misty “Pure Comedy” Available now

American folk musician Josh Tillman, or better known by his pseudonym Father John Misty, has surely gained popularity over the past two years, transitioning from an opening act artist to a headliner at indie festivals. His third studio album “Pure Comedy” sticks ground with his career’s upward trajectory, creating a 13 track-listing that explores the political, social and environmental world of today. His newest album is easily the most explorative and ambitious of Tillman’s promising career, and its release proves to live up to the long awaited hype.

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what’sFRESH in Film

Upcoming film releases April 14 “The Fate of the Furious” Director: F. Gary Gray Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel

April 7 “Going in Style” Director: Zach Braff Stars: Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin

April 14 “Spark” Director: Aaron Woodley Stars: Jace Norman, Hillary Swank

April 21 “Unforgettable” Director: Denise Di Novi Stars: Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson

April 21 “The Promise” Director: Terry George Stars: Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale

April 21 “Free Fire” Director: Ben Wheatley Stars: Brie Larson, Armie Hammer

Boss Baby

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In theaters now While you’d think “Boss Baby” would showcase some potential, given it’s helmed by director Tom McGrath, the mind behind DreamWorks hits “Madagascar” and “Megamind,” it ultimately falls short of expectations.

Alec Baldwin’s portrayal as the suited-up (Boss Baby) will have both children and adults chuckling, yet the same recycled jokes aren’t enough to keep an audience’s attention for 97 minutes.

Like most DreamWorks animated films these days, the movie relies on pop-culture references and jabs rather than plot-induced jokes that have some weight and wit.

No one expects an animated film to have the story design or dialogue of an Aaron Sorkin film, but the bar shouldn’t be set lower just because of a film’s audience is below 10 years-old. “Boss Baby” isn’t just boring, it’s lazy. And any kid can realize that a premise and joke based off its two-word title gets old quick.

Though the film may be repetitive, there are moments of promise as Baldwin takes his character to a higher level of amusement with his disdainful and imperious voice, adding another authoritarian-like baby role to his resume.

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PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT DePaul University is seeking comments from the public about the University in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency.

The University will host a visit on May 15-16, 2017, with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission. DePaul University has been accredited by HLC since 1925. The team will review the institution’s ongoing ability to meet HLC’s Criteria for Accreditation.

the public may also submit comments on hlc’s website hlcommission.org/comment Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing.

ALL COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 14, 2017 The public is invited to submit comments regarding the university to the following address: Public Comment on DePaul University Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7500 Chicago, IL 60604-1411

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FIVE TV SHOWS TO SEE THIS SPRING From sequels to spinoffs, here are some of the best shows to tune into

By Daniel Schirmer Contributing Writer

1.”Better Call Saul” April 10

Fans of AMC’s prequel to “Breaking Bad” are anxiously awaiting its third season return Monday, April 10. Taking place six years prior to the events of “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul” chronicles the trials and tribulations of sheisty lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to the establishment of his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico under the alias Saul Goodman. In its upcoming season, Saul will continue to feature many familiar characters from “Breaking Bad” — most notably drug kingpin and fried chicken entrepreneur Gus Fring. The first two seasons of “Better Call Saul” can be streamed via Netflix.

2.“The Leftovers” April 16

HBO’s “The Leftovers” returns for its third and final season Sunday, April 16. Following a rapturelike occurrence in which 2 percent of the world’s population disappears, Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) struggles to stay sane and keep his family safe as the end of days seems to draw near. While season one proved divisive, the second season was universally praised by critics and audiences alike.

Though often regarded as the most depressing show on television, it is simply one of the most unpredictable and compelling dramas in recent memory. The first two seasons of “The Leftovers” can be streamed via HBO Go.

4.”Silicon Valley” April 23

The hit HBO sitcom from Mike Judge (“King of the Hill,” “Beavis & Butthead”) returns for its fourth season Sunday, April 23.

Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), computer programmer and founder of a data compression startup called Pied Piper, will continue his search for success and innovation as he navigates the unpredictable tech industry of Silicon Valley alongside his four best friends. With the previous season ending on an unusually high note for the boys, the new episodes will find them embarrassing themselves and making others uncomfortable as usual. The first three seasons of “Silicon Valley” can be streamed via HBO Go.

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5. “Catastrophe” April 28

Amazon’s “Catastrophe” is a British sitcom created by and starring Sharon Horgan and American comedian Rob Delaney. While on a business trip in London, Rob has a one night stand with Sharon that leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Much to the chagrin of their families and friends, the two reluctantly decide to marry and raise the child. Season three finds the couple well into their marriage with two children. It will also feature one of the final performances from late actress Carrie Fisher, who plays Rob’s domineering mother. The first two seasons of “Catastrophe” can be streamed via Amazon Prime.

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3. “Fargo” April 19

FX’s award-winning black comedy-crime series “Fargo” (based on the Coen Brothers’ 1996 film of the same name) returns for its third season Wednesday, April 19. As an anthology series, each season of “Fargo” possesses its own self-contained narrative and follows a set of eccentric police officers and criminals in various settings, though in a connected universe. The third season is set in and around St. Cloud and Eden Valley, Minnesota and stars Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jim Gaffigan and Ewan McGregor as a pair of twin brothers. The first two seasons of “Fargo” can be streamed via Hulu.

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D e JAMZ “Spinning fresh beats since 1581”

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As we find ourselves in the beginning weeks of baseball season, there may be no better time to listen to songs that celebrate America’s favorite national pastime. From Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, song celebrations for specific baseball teams to the 7th inning stretch’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” there are a number of classic tunes and chants that are sure to get you in the mood for baseball season, here are just a few of them.

1. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” — Harry Caray This 1908 song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer has unofficially become the anthem of North American baseball since its creation though neither of the songwriters had attended a baseball game before the song was made and didn’t until the late 1930s. While the song has been chanted at practically every baseball game for almost a hundred years, no better version has been belted than Harry Caray’s at Wrigley Field during 1980s and 90s.

2. “All the Way” — Eddie Vedder

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With Chicago Cubs’ long history comes a long history of tribute songs, the most notable lately being Pearl Jam member Eddie Vedder’s “All the Way” rendition of a fan’s look forward to a Cubs World Series. Vedder recorded his single and later performed it at Wrigley back in 2008, a whole 100 years after their last World Series win and eight years before their next one. Outside of Vedder’s song, the iconic “Go, Cubs, Go!” song written by Steve Goodman in 1984, has always been the most recognizable chant in the ivy ballpark.

Across 1. It may be rigged 5. Like some humor 10. Three of a kind 14. “May I get you anything __?”

15. Slow tempo 16. Chicken part 17. Roll the dice 20. Napkin’s place 21. Aces, sometimes 22. Follow on the heels of 23. “Idylls of the King” character 24. Wall Street news items 26. Entangling quagmire 29. Confronts 30. Andy’s radio partner of old 31. Even if, briefly 32. Vientiane citizen 35. What gamblers hope for 39. Before-time link 40. Carry away, in a way 41. Length x width,

3. “My Oh My” — Macklemore One of the more recent baseball tribute songs, Macklemore’s “My Oh My” paints a nostalgic picture of growing up in the springtime with the Seattle Mariners. From using old audio of commentator Davie Niehaus – the voice of the Mariners – to recounting Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1995 game-winning run that sent the Mariners to the ALCS, Macklemore’s song is a faithful tribute to Seattle’s baseball team and fans.

4. “Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond Since 2002, the slow upbeat

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sound of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” has been played at every Red Sox game during the middle of the eighth inning, quickly getting fans on their feet chanting along. In one of the most touching tributes in baseball, the New York Yankees — longtime rivals of the Sox — along with a number of other baseball teams played Diamond’s song during their eighth inning in the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing to showcase solidarity with the city and the country.

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COMING HOME With Patrick Ewing returning to his alma mater Georgetown and alum Chris Mullins at St. John's, here's a look at former NICK WASS | AP

Patrick Ewing was named head coach of Georgetown this week.

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DePaul players who could return to coach. DePaul one day.

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Mark Aguirre

Rod Strickland

Tyrone Corbin

Quentin Richardson

Edwind McGhee

Mark Aguirre is the only person on this list who doesn't have coaching experience, but neither did Chris Mullin, who is now in his second season at St. John's. Aguirre is one of the best players in DePaul history, winning National Player of the Year in 1980 with a 13-year NBA career.

Rod Strickland's name was thrown around a little bit before Dave Leitao was hired in 2015. He's currently an assistant coach at South Florida and has worked in an administrative role under John Calipari at Kentucky. He played in the NBA from 1988-2005 after four years at DePaul.

Ty Corbin is the only one on this list with head coaching experience. He's been coaching in the NBA since 2004 and has been the head coach of the Utah Jazz and interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings.

He played at DePaul from 1981-1985 and in the NBA from 1985-2001.

Quentin Richardson played three seasons for DePaul before going to the NBA for 13 seasons. In 2014, he was named director of player development for the Detroit Pistons and has goals of being a head coach someday, which was said when he was hired by the Pistons.

Edwind McGhee played at DePaul for four years, then served as a graduate assistant from 2014-2016 under Oliver Purnell and Dave Leitao. He's currently the head coach of a postgraduate prep school in Florida, but eventually he could rise through the ranks to return to DePaul.

BLUE DEMON RUNDOWN SOFTBALL

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DePaul softball picked up two wins this weekend in a three-game series at St. John's.

On Saturday the Blue Demons picked up two wins in a double header. The bats came alive for the Blue Demons in the first game with their first seven runs of the game coming off home runs.

Landwehrmier earned the win for the

Blue Demons as they took out the Red Storm 10-3 in the first game. In the second game. DePaul continued to light up the scoreboard with a 10-7 win over St. John's. Missy Zoch picked up the win.

St. John's won the third game on Sunday with a 5-3 victory. The Blue Demons had two runners in scoring position in the 7th, but could not convert.

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In the first conference matches of the weekend, the Blue Demons picked up two wins.

On Friday, DePaul traveled to Indianapolis to take on Butler in the first Big East match of the season, trying to stop a three game losing streak.

DePaul took the doubles point to begin the match, which would prove to be crucial

to the team's success.

The Bulldogs picked up a few wins in singles action with the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 matches to take a 3-1 overall lead. However, DePaul won three straight matches on the backs of Nathan de Veer, Boris Spanjaard and Tim Corwin to take the match 4-3. DePaul followed it up with a 5-2 win at Xavier on Sunday.

26 | Sports. April 10, 2017. The DePaulia INTERNATIONAL, continued from back page orders that restrict immigration from Muslim countries might be just the beginning.

Supporting the limits on legal immigration and opposing the guest-visa program during his election, President Trump seemingly has the purpose of tightening immigration policy and increasing the difficulty for foreigners who plan to work and stay in this country.

The current and potential policy changes, however, haven’t affected many of the international student-athletes on DePaul men’s tennis. The career plans of international student-athletes and the team’s recruitment of international students remain the same as before.

The potential political changes are unlikely to stop international applicants from applying for the combination of getting education and playing their sports in the United States, according to Matt Brothers, the head coach of DePaul men’s tennis team.

Tamas Zador is a freshman from Hungary who says he feels welcome in the United States.

The athletic and academic scholarships, as well as the opportunities of playing sports five most popular sports, like basketball or Though de Veer has decided to pursue professionally in colleges, are still attractive football, but it is a globally popular sport, his tennis career in his home country, he for international students and temper their according to Brothers. believes that neither language nor policies concerns about the Trump Administration.

“It’s obviously something that the would become barriers if he wanted to “I personally doubt that it’s going to be university supports,” Brothers said. “A lot of continue playing tennis in the U.S. after the enough to deter some students who want schools recruit internationally because we graduation. De Veer has never felt excluded to come here and get a great education,” want to be competitive.” from this country, as time goes by and as the Brothers said. “We are ready enough to get De Veer has been on men’s tennis team administration changes, because the country the student visa and take care (of) those for almost four years. Besides being honored itself embraces multicultural elements. things. I haven’t heard any concerns from as Men’s Tennis "Athlete of the Week," he has “I love the country. I love Chicago,” international recruits about (international also received the honor from the Big East de Veer said. “There is a wide variety of applicants’) desires to come here.” for "Player of the Week" in his junior year. people from all kinds of the cultures, cities The recruitment of international The recognitions enhance his confidence of and places, so it’s very nice to live in such a student-athletes will not be ceased. They are becoming a professional tennis player or a multicultural place.” needed in campus sports programs, bringing tennis coach.

DePaul freshman Tamas Zador, a diversity to the teams. In the U.S., tennis De Veer expects to graduate in this student-athlete from Hungary, feels welcome might not be considered one of the top June, with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. here as well. It’s too early for Zador to come

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up with a mature career plan, but Zador doesn’t have much concern about his future in the United States, considering the potential political changes on immigrants or foreigners from President Trump.

Zador believes nationalities would exclude some people from potential restrictions. “I don’t think it’s against Europe and European people,” Zador said.

For Zador, those policies that are created by certain administrations under certain circumstances may not become permanent.

“I don’t think it’s going to be a lot harder (to stay in this country after graduation), if I can find a job here,” Zador said.

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Jordan Spieth hits on the eighth tee during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament. Spieth won The Masters in 2015.

be committed to maintaining social traditions, which is troubling when you consider those traditions date back to mid1930’s Georgia. While an exclusive and traditional club helps keep the golf course looking like something that belongs in the Louvre, a history of barring blacks and women from joining the club and requiring caddies to be black has created social controversy. It wasn’t until 1990 that Ron Townsend became the first black member at Augusta National and 22 years later Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore became the first female members on Aug. 20, 2012, despite the refusal of Augusta National’s Chairman Billy Payne to admit women to pre-Masters press conference earlier that year.

The social pressures surrounding the Masters play into some of the most wellknown storylines at the Masters. In 1974, Lee Elder won his first PGA Tour event at the Monsanto Open, earning himself a spot in the 1975 Masters, making him the first black player to tee off at Augusta National.

He missed the cut, but he broke a huge barrier in the game of golf, leading the way for Tiger Woods to be the first black man to win the Masters in 1997.

Tiger won the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes, the largest margin in tournament history and spent the following decade changing the face of golf. The ultimate country club sport, played exclusively by suave, upper-middle class white men like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, was now being dominated by a 21-year-old black kid from Cypress, CA. But Woods did more than just change the skin color of the game’s greatest players (for the most part, the sport remains as white as the ball) he brought a combination of grace, strength and raw athleticism the game had never seen. He took a leisure activity and turned it into a sport.

With golf’s return to the Olympic Games this past summer, golf is beginning to reach a much broader audience, which promises to create greater demand for golf in lowerincome countries like Mexico and India.

The game has continued to evolve into a more athletic, youthful and Tiger-like game, making the retired-man’s pastime more marketable for broadcasters, equipment manufactures and youngsters looking for new sports to play (or parents looking for a way to keep the kids out of the house).

The most crucial element of selling golf to the next generation, is selling the story lines that transcend the game and inspire us all, regardless color, creed, age or sport.

The stories that grab us when we’re young and turn us into lifelong fans, or merely the ones that raise an eyebrow and make us pay attention when we otherwise wouldn’t. The 2017 Masters is full of potential storylines that ought to see more attention than they’re getting.

Let’s begin with Tiger Woods, the pioneer of 21st century golf and one of the primary reasons that the PGA Tour has gotten younger, stronger and simply more exciting. This year, he won’t be attending the Masters on account of injury and with all the electric, young talent on the tour, the 2017 Masters could mark a turning point – the generation of players Woods brought to the game now rule the roost.

Among the young talent is rookie sensation John Rahm. The Spaniard played college golf at Arizona State University before turning pro at the end of 2016. Since then, he has gone on a tear, rising up the world rankings at a pace rivaling that of Tiger Woods, now sitting at no.12 in the Official World Golf Rankings. After Saturday’s round, Rahm sits six strokes back of leaders Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose. If he can play his best golf in the final round on Sunday, he could become the first rookie to capture a green jacket since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.

Rahm’s fellow Spaniard, Sergio Garcia, sits in the lead at six strokes under par entering the final round. Garcia has been cursed by major championships (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship) over the course of a highly successful career. Many believe Garcia is the greatest player in the game without a major championship win, and now, at the age of 37, he has a chance to capture his first major championship.

After a legendary collapse on the 12th hole at the 2016 Masters, Jordan Spieth is two strokes back, well within striking distance of his second Green Jacket in three years. One of the games brightest rising stars, Spieth has a chance to cap off a historic redemption story at Augusta – so long as he overcomes his 12th hole demons.

The storyline at the center of the 2017 Master’s has nothing to do with the players competing for a green jacket. The story that will forever be tied to the 2017 Master’s tournament is that of Arnold Palmer.

Palmer passed away this past September and for the first time since he played his first Master in 1955, he is absent from Augusta National.

He was golf’s original superstar, and now he’s gone, but Arnold Palmer will live on in the lore and legend of the Masters. Today the sporting world tips their cap to Arnie and looks forward to creating more history at Augusta National.

The Masters has been running since 1934 in Augusta, GA.

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The Masters: A sun soaked tradition at Augusta COMMENTARY

By Shane Rene Asst. Sports Editor Each year in early April, fanatics from across the United States – and more and more from across the globe – flock to the holy land, hoping to catch a glimpse of history as they soak in the time honored traditions of Augusta, Ga.

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Jordan Spieth hits a drive on the 14th hole during the first round for the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 6, in Augusta, Ga.

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By Shirui Ju Contributing Writer Currently having four international students in the 10-member team, DePaul men’s tennis obtains both cultural variety and athletic honors. Nathan de Veer, a student-athlete from Netherlands, has been named Big East Men’s Tennis “Athlete of the Week” twice, in January and February. Considering the political climate, there’s a question of will enrolling international students to sports teams become more difficult in the future.

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Nathan de Veer from the Netherlands gets ready for a serve at a match in January.

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