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Student shot after mugging

By Kaitlyn Roberts Online Editor

According to a Public Safety alert, an 18-year-old male DePaul student “was a victim of attempted robbery” while walking home around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The student was “approached by two individuals who (demanded) money” on the 1100 block of W. Lill Ave. and was shot in the leg when he attempted to flee, according to the alert.

Public Safety officials reported that the student’s injuries were non-life threatening. This is the fourth attempted robbery of a DePaul student in the past three

Four DePaul students arrested in drug sting Marc Anthony Randazzo

By Danielle Harris News Editor

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This marked the fourth attempted robbery to happen to a DePaul student in the past three months.

months.

In a joint statement released to the DePaul community later that day, Vice President of Student Affairs Eugene Zdziarski and Public Safety Director Bob Wachowski addressed the March 28 attack writing, “Student affairs staff members have been providing support to the student and his family, and we ask that you keep him in your thoughts as he continues his recovery.”

The statement also said that despite the fact that the shooting occurred about a half mile from DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus, the university is “taking (the incident) very seriously.”

Zdziarski and Wachowski encouraged students to use Public Safety’s Safety Escort Service and “take note of the number of well-marked exterior call boxes that are located throughout the Lincoln Park Campus.”

The statement made no promises of an increased presence of Public Safety officers but said officers “will be on heightened alert during their campus patrols.”

Four DePaul students were arrested March 29 on charges of felony manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance near a school or park. According to Chicago police (CPD), the students — Marc Anthony Randazzo, 21; Chad Yale, 20; Cole Hanusa, 20; and Paul Fontana, 20 — were arrested separately near the Lincoln Park campus Tuesday afternoon after “some or all of them” sold more than 100 Xanax pills to undercover officers of the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

In total, the students are accused of selling 104 Xanax pills. According to prosecutors, the first sale occurred March 15 in the 2400 block of N. Seminary where Randazzo, and Yale sold 30 Xanax pills for $140. The second sale occurred on March 20 in the 2200 block of N. Lincoln, where prosecutors say Hanusa sold 22 Xanax pills for 100 dollars.

According to DNAinfo, “Lincoln Elementary School is about a block away (from the 2200 block of North Lincoln Avenue) at 615 W. Kemper Place.”

The third and final sale, according to Chicago police, took place a day before the students were arrested.

Prosecutors accuse 20-year-old Fontana, Randozzo and Yale of selling 52 Xanax pills for $200 in the 2200 block of N. Lincoln Avenue on March 28.

Cook County Judge Peggy Chiampas granted the release of Randazzo — who had a previous arrest in October 2015 on charges

Chad Yale

Cole Hanusa

of cannabis and paraphernalia possession — and Fontana March 30 on the condition that they qualify for electronic monitoring. Chiampas set a $10,000 bail for Hanusa and Yale.

The students are scheduled to appear in court again April 17.

Xanax is a particular brand of

The (arrest) surprises me because he didn’t strike me as the type of person who would sell streetpressed Xanax -Anonymous benzodiazepine medication that is commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and depression. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Xanax is classified as a Schedule IV drug. The DEA defines Schedule IV “drugs, substances or chemicals” as “drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence.” Other Schedule IV drugs include Ambien, Valium and Darvocet.

Despite the DEA’s definition of Xanax as having “a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence,” there has been a significant increase in overdose deaths from benzodiazepines in recent years. A study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, found that “from 2002 to 2015, there was a 4.3-fold increase in the total number of (overdose) deaths” from benzodiazepines.

A friend of Fontana’s who asked to remain anonymous said he was

Paul Fontana

surprised to hear of Fontana’s arrest. “(The arrest) surprises me because he didn’t strike me as the type of person who would sell street pressed Xanax,” the student said. “He struck me as a good kid who knows right from wrong, selling street Xanax (being) far from right and he knows that which is why I believe he was released from jail on his own reconnaissance so long as he wears an ankle bracelet. (That) tells me there isn’t much evidence pointing in the direction that he was involved. At least that’s what I got from a lot of the news articles.”

Selling or giving away prescription drugs is not entirely uncommon among college students. According to a study in the Journal of American College Health, nearly two-thirds of college students are offered Adderall or another kind of ADHD medication by their fourth year. Almost one-third of fourth year students have accepted the pills.

One student that sells her prescription Adderall said she only sells to close friends because they “know the percussions would be severe if (they) were caught.”

“I wouldn’t sell to a complete stranger in the off chance they are (an) undercover (officer),” the student said.

The student said that despite the risks associated with using drugs that are not prescribed to him or her, the serious consequences if caught selling prescription drugs can be too harsh.

“I understand why selling controlled substances to those who are not prescribed is illegal, especially since everyone reacts to drugs differently. Selling to someone who isn’t prescribed could cause serious health issues for them. However, I do not think a felony is warranted, especially if it was a first offense.”

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Give me shelter

Chicago organizations tackle LGBTQ youth homelessness

By Cody Corrall Contributing Writer

Between 20 and 40 percent of homeless youth in America identify within the LGBTQ spectrum, according to the Williams Institute. This is comparatively higher than the population of LGBTQ youth in America, which makes up less than 10 percent.

There are 15,000 reported homeless youth in Chicago, 3,000 of which identify as LGBTQ, according to the Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Homeless youth are generally identified as unaccompanied young people ages 12-24.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness categorizes youth homelessness in four different ways: runaways, transitory or episodic, unaccompanied youth hopping from shelter to shelter and street dependent youth.

The most common cause of youth homelessness is family conflict. This is the same for LGBTQ youth, but the conflict arises over their sexuality or gender identity as opposed to the conflicts other minors would experience. More and more members of the LGBTQ community are coming out, and at younger ages than ever before. But with this cultural shift comes the possibility for backlash from parents, often leaving them without shelter or guardians.

Other causes of LGBTQ youth homelessness include being forced out of the home, physical, emotional, or sexual abuse at home, aging out of the foster care system as well as financial or emotional neglect from parents, according to the Williams Institute.

There is a documented need for housing for homeless youth in Chicago, which has approximately 119 temporary, transitional and permanent beds, as well as 24 interim beds for minors, according to the Lakeview Action Coalition.

Because of this lack of housing, homeless youth are forced onto the streets. This is especially dangerous for LGBTQ youth as they’re twice as likely to be physically assaulted, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

“I do believe there needs to be a shelter reform of some sort,” said Katie Scheuber, a filmmaker currently working on a feature length documentary on Chicago homelessness called “Resilience.”

“Many women are scared to stay in shelters and would rather sleep on the streets or on the ‘L’ said Scheuber. While Scheuber focuses primarily on homeless women and children, this premise can be applied to LGBTQ youth. Many feel scared of shelters, especially when they are not specifically LGBTQ, and often prefer living off the streets.

Another common cause of homelessness in LGBTQ youth is overt discrimination when trying to find alternative housing, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. Federally funded institutions often discriminate against LGBTQ homeless youth and have contributed to the growing rate of homelessness in these communities.

Currently, there are no programs in place to prevent discrimination within federally funded homeless shelters. There are also no federal programs designed specifically for LGBTQ homeless youth within these shelters.

Transgender youth often face other

Nationally, 40 percent of youth experiencing homelessness identifying as LGBTQ In Chicago, around 20 percent of youth experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ. VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | THE DEPAULIA

challenges when trying to get housing. Either most facilities don’t recognize transgender identities, or they require transgender youth to identify with their biological sex in order to secure shelter. Because of this, many choose not to utilize the few shelters that do exist out of fear.

“LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness are at an increased risk for violence from other shelter residents, strangers on the street and police,” said Project Fierce Chicago in a press release.

“They experienced violence, theft, homophobia and being banned from service organizations. Trauma caused by institutional and interpersonal violence places these young people at a higher risk of substance dependence, mental health challenges and suicide.”

The True Colors Fund reported that 99 percent of service providers have worked with LGBTQ youth in some way, dispelling the myth that LGBTQ youth can only receive care from LGBTQ specific agencies.

However, LGBTQ homeless youth often have different needs than other homeless youth, and these agencies must be able to provide for them.

Care for homeless youth can vary from person to person, especially within the LGBTQ spectrum. Housing remains the top priority for all LGBTQ youth, hovering at around 26 to 28 percent, according to the True Colors Fund. Those priorities change when you compare lesbian, gay and bisexual youth to transgender youth.

The next highest priority for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth is acceptance and emotional support, at 19 percent. Often this demands sexuality-related therapy and mental health care that they would not get in their own homes. For transgender youth, it’s transition-related support. This could mean anything from access to hormones as well as legal support, such as name changes and gender marker changes that are financially unavailable to them.

Over half of LGBTQ homeless clients suffered from family rejection or family abuse, according to the Williams Institute, but 40 percent of shelters don’t address family issues in their programs. However, agencies are more likely to conduct family centered programs for LGBTQ youth if they are under 18.

These agencies cited lack of private funding and government foundation as the principal barrier to providing much needed services and programs for homeless LGBTQ youth.

“It’s a solid mix of both a lack of resources and funding,” Scheuber said.“I believe this happened a few years ago, and I’m unsure about the status of it now, but Rauner cut funding for many resources such as DCFS, which could contribute to youth homelessness. Without the power of these resources, we don’t have a strong enough backbone to take care of those who need us.”

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), went through a much needed overhaul in early 2016 since facing budget cuts years prior. But lack of federal funding and government assistance are large causes of the rise of homelessness among young LGBTQ people.

Project Fierce Chicago, a grassroots LGBTQ organization, is dedicated to utilizing resources within the community instead of relying on government.

In attempts to fight the growing rate of LGBTQ youth homelessness, many sanctuaries and shelters are opening or expanding all around Chicago.

Howard Brown Health is a non-profit LGBTQ health organization in Chicago that has recently expanded their youth program, the Broadway Youth Center.

The center was out of a permanent residence since outgrowing their space in Lakeview in late 2012. They spent the last few years leasing, most recently at the Wellington United Church of Christ, 615 W. Wellington Ave. The center now permanently operates at 4009 N. Broadway in Buena Park, as of February 2017.

Project Fierce Chicago is a collective of social workers, advocates and community members that recently secured a space in North Lawndale. The transitional space was purchased in August 2015 and is currently being renovated. The space plans to open up this fall to house 10-12 LGBTQ young adults.

The home will provide LGBTQ housing in the Southwest Side, which has comparatively fewer LGBTQ resources than the North Side.

“With most services for the LGBTQ community concentrated on the North Side, many young people have to travel outside

for their community to access services in neighborhoods that are not always safe for LGBTQ youth of color and youth experiencing homelessness,” said Project Fierce Chicago in their press release.

This speaks to the access to LGBTQ youth housing among racial minorities.

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, LGBTQ homeless youth are disproportionately African American or American Indian. A small survey conducted in Boystown by the Windy City Times identified that 81 percent of the homeless LGBTQ youth they found identified as a person of color, 12 percent identified as transgender of genderqueer, 46 percent were not in school, and 81 percent were unemployed.

The Puerto Rican Cultural Center has a transitional living program for LGBTQ youth called El Rescate. The transition center aims to give educational and employment resources to homeless youth, as well as specialized HIV prevention services. In the 2015-2016 program, El Rescate provided services to 62 LGBTQ youth in the Midwest.

El Rescate, along with the other primary LGBTQ homeless youth shelters and sanctuaries in Chicago are committed to not only house these youth, but to help them get the skills they need to transition back into the world.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness cited the most common reasons homeless youth stay homeless to the lack of affordable housing, incomplete education, inaccessible job market, and drug addiction.

22 percent of El Rescate’s residents in the 2015-2016 year continued education or obtained trade trainings, 35 percent secured full time or part time employment, and 16 percent did both. 14 percent of residents transitioned out to independent housing.

There are not nearly enough beds for the LGBTQ youth homeless population in Chicago, let alone the youth homeless population at large. However, there is a move to create more spaces for LGBTQ homeless youth in all areas of the city. More LGBTQ shelters are being built, or expanded to house more youth, and general shelters have the ability to house these youth with reform within their systems.

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GRAVE CONSEQUENCES Required alcohol education programs educate college students on risks of binge drinking

By Amy Betulius Contributing Writer

Universities have highlighted the issue of binge drinking by requiring incoming freshmen students to complete alcohol education programs such as AlcoholEdu and Haven. According to the DePaul University student affairs website, the university is one of hundreds of institutions nationwide requiring every member of their first year class to complete these programs.

Eastern Illinois University paired with AlcoholEdu to perform a study to see if there was a decrease with heavy drinking after students started taking the Alcoholedu course.

The study showed a 34 percent decrease in heavy drinking, from 20062014, after introducing AlcoholEdu to the students.

Although the requirements to complete these types of safety courses exist at universities in the United States, and it has proven to have some decrease of heavy alcohol intake, the question is whether or not students treat these programs seriously.

In a city where Sunday brunch is so popular it is almost considered a sport, college students and young professionals flock to Chicago’s best brunch spots, to fill up champagne flutes with all-youcan-drink mimosas, and indulge in a glob of carbo-loaded pancakes to soak up the shame of binge drinking from the night before.

Unfortunately, excessive alcohol use also poses major health risks. Young people in Chicago and across the country

are exposed to a number of health and safety risks when they binge drink.

Despite these well known risks, many young people doubt they’ll personally fall victim to the dangers connected with high levels of intoxication.

Columbia College graduate Danielle Cole is among those young people.

“The amount of harmful effects that can happen to someone because of a night of binge drinking is pretty high, but at the same time no one ever thinks something as bad as death will happen to them,” Cole said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), binge drinking is the most common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the U.S. Consuming this much alcohol in a short period of time can leave a person with an unthinkable consequence: the CDC studies reports that excessive alcohol use leads to 88,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

So many fatal incidences of binge drinking are shocking, but often not enough to curb alcohol abuse.

“To most people a death statistic is just a number,” Cole said. “It’s not something that will happen to them or one of their friends and I think that is what is really terrifying about this type of drinking within our generation.”

Not all acts of binge drinking lead to fatality. However, there is still an outrageous amount of short and longterm consequences that binge drinking results in.

According to the CDC, “Short term health risks include injuries from motor vehicle crashes, falls, drowning, and burns; violent acts including suicide,

sexual assault, and intimate partner violence; alcohol poisoning, a medical emergency that results from high blood alcohol levels; risky sexual behaviors including unprotected sex or sex with multiple partners. These behaviors can result in sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.” The prevalence of binge drinking among adults in Illinois is between 18.2-24.9 percent, according to CDC. This proportion shows that the intake of alcoholic beverages is an issue across the state of Illinois, but especially at colleges and universities where drinking is extremely prevalent.

DePaul senior Tierney McDonald said the AlcoholEdu program did little to change her views on the risks of binge drinking.

“I remember having to take the AlcoholEdu course before being able to attend DePaul,” McDonald said. “It was one of those things that was required for us to listen to and answer questions for, but I remember not paying attention to it all that much. It basically said we were all alcoholics and so we just laughed about it, other than that I don’t recall that much from the rest of the course.”

McDonald is not alone. As the Eastern Illinois University study found, many students continue to binge drink after completing alcohol education programs. The 34 percent decrease, however, shows that the courses have had a positive impact on curbing the amount of students abusing alcohol.

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Law students volunteer at juvenile detention center

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

While many students were relaxing or seeing family over their spring breaks, a group of 12 DePaul students was teaching legal lessons to teenagers at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) as part of a collaboration between three law centers to help DePaul students understand the juvenile justice system and provide incarcerated teens legal advice and information.

For the past eight years, DePaul students have spent a few hours a day meeting judges, attorneys and other legal personnel at JTDC before spending an hour talking to students.

Their interactions can take multiple forms: playing legal games related to encounters with law enforcement or having discussions with the students about the legal system or the juvenile justice process from arrest to court or parole. The goal of this dialogue is to understand issues surrounding the juvenile justice system and give back to the community.

The trip was organized by Cheryl Price, executive director of the Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center, Tom Judge, chaplain to the College of Law and to the College of Computing and Digital and Shaye Loughlin, director of the Center for Public Interest Law. “The reason I think students find it appealing is that it really immersed them into very serious issues of social justice, youth violence, education and the future of the generation,” Judge said. “It also challenged them to think about what they, as law students and future lawyers, were going to do about it.”

The program, Price said, draws on Vincentian values to help students work with vulnerable

and marginalized populations, as well as “expose (students) to some of the inequities in the criminal justice system.”

“I think actually meeting the youth is really impactful because you learn in a very short amount of time that they’re kids and not just a statistic,” Price said. “You get a sense that they have hopes and dreams. I think this is how the project changes hearts and minds about our juvenile justice system.”

For Zipporah Freeman, a first year law student, the experience was a powerful one that provided inspiration for her future career, whether that be in juvenile justice or not.

One of the most powerful experiences for Freeman was hearing from a former incarcerated teen who is now attending a four-year university studying business. He told his own story — how he ended up at JTDC — and how he began to change his life. The most thoughtprovoking part of the story, for Freeman, was the metaphor: one of broken foundations that started with slavery, led to Jim Crow and has been remodeled to create mass incarceration.

“At the end of the day, I realized there’s so many problems with the social systems in the city and in the county,” Freeman said. “Every social system has failed them — housing, healthcare, employment, education — and there are so many issues across the board.”

This service project, Freeman said, helped open her eyes to all of these social justice issues and how they’re compounded by one another. She said she and others who taught at JTDC realized that it was their professional duty to create change, no matter what field of law they decide to go into.

This was partly the goal of the trip.

“There are real problems that I think that we need to address,”

DePaul law students pose with Cook County Circuit Judge Colleen Sheehan.

Students participate in a reflection led by College of Law Chaplain Tom Judge.

Judge said. “I think problems around lack of access to education, to justice, to good employment —

if we, whether me as an individual, DePaul College of Law or an even greater community, can try to

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL PRICE

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL PRICE

engage with young people, I think statistically we see that that makes a bigger difference.”

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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String of crimes against students occur near Lincoln Park campus

By Danielle Harris News Editor

A DePaul student was shot in the leg around 1 a.m. March 28 in an apartmenton the 1100 block of West Lill Street, less than half a mile from the Lincoln Park campus. According to the Public Safety alert, “the student was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment,” where his injuries were deemed “not life threatening.”

According to Public Safety, 18-year-old student shot on March 28 originally said that he was “approached by two individuals who (demanded) money” while walking on the 1100 block of West Lill Avenue and was shot when he tried to flee the scene.

The March 28 shooting

is among four attacks against DePaul students near the Lincoln Park campus over the past three months. The other three students were robbed at gunpoint while walking alone.

The first of these attacks occurred on Jan. 18 when a stupid was robbed at gunpoint in the 2400 block of North Seminary Avenue, according to Public Safety. The second armed robbery occurred Jan. 27 around 3 a.m. in the 1200 block of West Fullerton Avenue, near the 1237 West Fullerton residential building.

On March 1, the third attack occurred. According to the Public Safety alert, the student was approach around 3 p.m. by two men on the 2200 block of North Halsted Avenue who took the student’s cell phone.

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Over the past three months, four DePaul students have been victims of crimes near Lincoln Park campus.

The blue markers indicate where these crimes took place.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: March 22 - March 28, 2017 LOOP CAMPUS

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

990 West Fullerton Building Parking Lot 6

1 2

Levan Center/ O’Connell Hall

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Sheffield Square 3

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DePaul Center

55 East Jackson 15

9 11 13 18

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Assault & Theft

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MARCH 22 1) A criminal

MARCH 22 MARCH 26 8) A theft from automobile was reported near 12) A vandalism report was filed at University

damage to property report was filed regarding graffiti on the DePaul Art Museum window.

2) A criminal damage to property report was filed regarding damage to the east exterior gate of the DePaul Art Museum.

MARCH 25 3) A liquor control act report was filed at Sheffield

1100 block of West Lill Avenue. The victim was reported shot in the leg. A safety alert was distributed to the campus community regarding the incident.

6) A criminal defacement report was filed regarding graffiti found in the 990 W. Fullerton parking lot.

7) A criminal damage to property report was filed regarding damage to a monitor in Levan Center/O’Connell Hall.

University Center.

Center.

MARCH 27 MARCH 23 9) A criminal trespass warning was issued to 13) A disturbance report was filed regarding a

a subject in the DePaul Center. Subject was involved in a prior disturbance.

MARCH 24 10) A verbal

Square Apartments. Subject was transported to Illinois Masonic for treatment.

4) A burglary report was filed regarding items taken from the concessions counter at Wish Field.

harassment report was filed regarding a subject harassing the complainant on the street outside University Center.

MARCH 28 5) An attempted robbery was reported on the

a subject yelling in the Barnes and Noble café.

The disruptive party left the premises.

MARCH 25 11) A disturbance report was filed regarding

subject yelling in the Barnes and Noble café.

15) A simple assault was reported outside the 7-Eleven at Jackson and State.

MARCH 28 15) A theft

was reported outside the 55 E. Jackson building.

18) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person asking people for money in the DePaul Center.

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Lecture on neo-facism dissects power, privilege and U.S. politics

By Tariqah Shakir Contributing Writer

University of Connecticut professor Lewis R. Gordon gave a lecture titled “On Neo-Fascism” March 29 in Courtelyou Commons. Sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Research, Gordon’s lecture focused on the meaning and significance of neo-fascism and its rise in American society.

Neo-fascism has been a rising political movement since World War II ended and its principles according to Gordon, which lead to capitalism and totalitarianism.

To explain how this movement may affect American society, Gordon noted the commonly misused terms and labels particular to political situations that result in division.

“Categorically, I reject moralism,” Gordon said. “One of the problems in our society is we live in a world of ‘antipolitics’; a world in what we devote more time to is the notion of moral purity than the quest of the relations of power for which we construct a society.”

The obsession, he says, is shifted to who is right versus what is the right thing to be done.

Although in its purest definition, terms such as liberalism and equality are for the reconstruction and improvement of a government, the degree in which people utilize them may become ineffective.

Gordon stated that freedom has

now transformed into a “license to do what you want.” As opposed to having privilege, Gordon said the license gives an individual the permission to use or do something granted by authority.

“A lot of things we tend to call ‘White privilege’ in this country are not privileges.

They’re things everybody should have,” he said. “If you look at what ‘White license’ was it meant for instance, that you could lynch Black people, you could pose for the pictures, they could see you’re all there and none of you go to jail.”

A license as he stated, is used for the same reasons to abuse and constraint a woman’s rights, abuse other people, etc. without reparations. “Having a freedom doesn’t mean you have a license to be a schmuck,” Gordon said.

Gordon visualized the quest for correctness without productivity in some political debates and discussions he had with fellow professors. “How much are you willing to give up for law and order?”

He asked the audience as the questionof-the-day. While the quest for power is a fundamental principle of society recognized in the relationships of human beings, it cannot be the objective in the service of the people, he said.

The audience, which consisted of a diverse group of students, professors and general listeners, were thoroughly engaged in the two-hour discussion and presentation. Towards the end, many were eager to ask Gordon questions both related to his sermon and some concerning his

TARIQAH SHAKIR | THE DEPAULIA

Lewis Gordon, a professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, speaks March 29 in Cortelyou Commons. personal opinion.

He closed with observations from some philosophers such as José Ortega y Gasset about politics. “Many people attempt to talk about politics without talking about power” he said. “They talk a lot about morals. It’s to find out rather you’re being good with your government.

If you go look up what a ‘political’ is, you’ll find out that ‘political’ is from the word ‘polis’ and ‘polis’ was a term for a Greekcity state. (…) The ‘political’ refers to how you negotiate power in a place in which committed not to be at war, and the only way you can do that is if you commit yourself to speech, discourse.”

Our understanding of power and

politics in the human/relations world is what determines how effective we are in solving problems and creating relationships with other nations of the world.

The French philosopher Frantz Omar Fanon observed “just as there can be the last man, there can be the last nation.” As such, Gordon said a healthy nation is one that can “get over itself ”. Gordon said in order to combat neo-facism, nations must first make their primary focus expanding human decency instead of trying to portray its policies as always right.

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Chicago violence spikes

Five killed in weekend shooting sprees, CPD promises more cops on duty

By Rachel Hinton & Associated Press Managing Editor & Associated Press

The gun violence in one South Side Chicago neighborhood that left seven dead in a 12-hour period was mostly due to gang conflict, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Friday.

On Thursday afternoon, four people were fatally shot in or near a restaurant after a man approached and opened fire.

Two men were found dead from bullet wounds inside the restaurant. A third person was found unresponsive outside the restaurant. A fourth man who sustained gunshot wounds was found unresponsive a block away.

Two people were killed late Thursday when a vehicle pulled alongside a van in the city's South Shore neighborhood. A man and woman were shot, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) said, and the van crashed into a pole.

"I'm angry and sick," Johnson said during a news conference. "You have my promise that CPD will utilize the full weight of our resources to go after the individuals responsible for yesterday's incidents."

Johnson said investigators have determined most of the victims were targeted and had known gang affiliations.

He added the woman's killing wasn't gang CHRIS SWEDA | CHICAGO TRIBUNE VIA AP related.

Johnson says the gun violence in one Georgia Jackson, 72, is overcome with emotion upon learning that her two grandsons, Raheem, 19, and Dillon Jackson, 20, were found fatally shot in South Side neighborhood that left seven the South Shore neighborhood in Chicago on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Chicago police said Thursday several people were found fatally shot Thursday dead in a 12-hour period was mostly due in or near a restaurant. to gang conflict.

From Jan. 1 to April 2, the city has seen over 143 homicides, putting it on course to surpass the gruesome number of deaths last year. Johnson has called for increased governmental support in putting away repeat offenders, and though CPD's strategic subject list — which is comprised of mostly gang members and repeat offenders — has helped officers identify who may commit crimes or who may be killed, the rate of violence is still something that officers are trying to understand and appropriately react to.

Johnson said Friday there will be a heavy and aggressive police presence in the South Shore neighborhood until the perpetrators of Thursday's violence are in custody.

Police said a man and woman were fatally shot late Thursday when a vehicle pulled alongside a van and a person inside opened fire.

On Thursday afternoon, four people were fatally shot in or near a restaurant after a man approached and opened fire.

Before that, a 26-year-old pregnant woman was found in a home shot to death.

Johnson said there will be a heavy and aggressive police presence in the South MICHAEL TERCHA | CHICAGO TRIBUNE VIA AP Shore neighborhood until the perpetrators of Thursday's violence are in custody. Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson gives a press conference April 2 at the City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters.

He added coordinated police operations The Cook County medical examiner's Georgia Jackson, said the two went to Patrice L. Calvin was discovered in a home. will target the people who are driving the office identified three of the victims as the restaurant to get food and to see their The medical examiner's office says Calvin, violence in the neighborhood and where brothers Raheem and Dillon Jackson, mother, who works there. She said their who was four months pregnant, suffered a retaliatory violence may occur. ages 19 and 20 respectively, and 28-year- mother called her about the shooting. gunshot wound to the head.

"You lose count of the shootings after old Emmanuel Stokes. The identity of "She only said one at first but when I Johnson said the woman likely knew a while," Kyra Carr, who lives a few blocks the fourth victim was withheld pending got here they said they found the other," her killer, and her death wasn't gang related. away and said she heard the gunfire, told notification of family.

Georgia said.

No arrests have been reported by police. the Chicago Sun-Times. "But seven bodies The Chicago Tribune reports the Also on Thursday, about a mile from in a day. Crazy. Something is wrong."

Jacksons' 72-year-old grandmother, the restaurant, the body of 26-year-old

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Soldiers and rescue workers evacuate residents from the area in Mocoa, Colombia, Saturday, April 1, 2017, after an avalanche of water from an overflowing river swept through the city as people slept.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Trump is accusing former President Barack Obama of having Trump's telephones "wire tapped" during last year's election.

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper holds a press conference at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 30, 2017, to announce that he signed a HB142, a compromise replacement bill for HB2.

'Bathroom bill' compromise angers Democratic gov's allies

Death toll rises to 207 in Colombia avalanche Mocoa, Colombia Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says that at least 207 people have been killed in a water and mud avalanche in the country's south, but the death toll is changing "every moment."

Santos spoke Sunday in his latest update on the tragedy.

According to the Red Cross, 202 people were injured and 220 believed missing. President Juan Manuel Santos declared a state of emergency on Saturday and said the death toll will likely rise but warned against speculating how many are dead.

"We don't know how many there are going to be," he said of the fatalities when he arrived at the disaster zone to oversee rescue efforts. "We're still looking."

Eduardo Vargas, 29, was asleep with his wife and 7-month-old baby when he was awoken by the sound of neighbors banging on his door. He quickly grabbed his family and fled up a small mountain amid the cries of people in panic.

"There was no time for anything," he said.

Vargas and his family huddled with about two dozen other residents as rocks, trees and wooden planks ripped through their neighborhood below. They waited there until daylight, when members of the military helped them down.

When he reached the site of his home Saturday, nothing his family left behind remained.

"Thank God we have our lives," he said.

As rescuers assessed the full scope of the damage, many residents in Mocoa continued a desperate search for friends and relatives.

Oscar Londono tried in vain throughout the night to reach his wife's parents, whose home is right along one of the flooded rivers. He decided it was too dangerous to try to reach them in the dark. So he called over and over by phone but got no answer.

Once the sun began to rise he started walking toward their house but found all the streets he usually takes missing. As he tried to orient himself he came across the body of a young woman dressed in a mini-skirt and black blouse.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Washington, D.C.

White House wealth: Trump employees disclose their finances The White House released financial disclosures for many of its senior officials Friday — a group of some of the wealthiest people ever to join a presidential administration.

The documents provide a snapshot of what the employees' finances looked like when they joined government service in January, but they do not give a full account of how those people are disentangling from business assets that could pose possible conflicts of interest.

President Donald Trump, a billionaire New York businessman, and Vice President Mike Pence, the former Indiana governor, are not legally required to file new financial disclosures until next year.

Jared Kushner, the president's senior adviser, and Ivanka Trump, Kushner's wife and the president's daughter, resigned from all of their business entities and sold off 58 assets. But the couple held onto much of what they have built into a global and real estate-focused empire. The documents show that have at least $240 million in assets.

Kushner began selling off the most problematic pieces of his portfolio shortly after Trump won the election, and some of those business deals predate what is required to be captured in the financial disclosure forms. For example, Kushner sold his stake in a Manhattan skyscraper to a trust his mother oversees. Kushner organized much of his holdings into trusts for which he is the sole primary beneficiary.

One of the wealthiest members of the Trump administration — aside from the president himself — is Gary Cohn, who left a top position at Goldman Sachs to become

Trump's chief economic adviser. His financial disclosure shows he received at least $40 million in income from Goldman Sachs-related dividends, interest, salary and bonuses, about half of which was in some form of stock compensation.

His investments range from prestigious venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz to self-storages units in Ohio. Cohn also reported more than $1 million in income from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China — something the White House has said he is in the process of divesting along with his Goldman holdings.

Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, disclosed assets between $13 million and $56 million, including his influential political consultancy, Bannon Strategic Advisors Inc., worth as much as $25 million. Bannon also disclosed that he earned slightly less than $200,000 last year as executive director of Breitbart News Network LLC, before he resigned to join Trump's campaign last August.

The documents show he was vice president of the data firm Cambridge Analytica for more than two years, before resigning in August 2016 to help run Trump's campaign. Cambridge was the main data provider for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who waged a bitter battle with Trump for the Republican nomination. Bannon's consulting firm pulled in more than $125,000 from Cambridge last year. He has stake in Cambridge somewhere between $1 million and $5 million, but the disclosure says he has an "agreement in principle" to sell his investment.

Gay rights groups that fiercely supported Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's winning campaign last fall because of his pledge to repeal North Carolina's "bathroom bill" now say he betrayed them by accepting the recent compromise, calling it a "dirty deal" with Republicans.

Many fellow Democrats also were upset with the compromise, which got rid of the provision requiring transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to their birth certificate but kept state lawmakers in charge of future bathroom policies. That provision in particular angered businesses, the NCAA, the NBA and others who withdrew events and expansions from North Carolina at a steep cost.

"I am torn apart because I want to support my governor, and I want to support the efforts that we are trying to make, to make things at least a little bit better," Democratic Rep. Yvonne Holley of Raleigh said during debate on the legislation, adding that it reminded her of past disputes in North Carolina history over racial equity. Although she voted for the compromise, she said: "there is more to this than about using the bathroom."

Indeed there is: The law known as House Bill 2 also had prevented local and state governments from passing nondiscrimination ordinances protecting on the basis of categories such as sexual orientation and gender identity. It was replaced by a moratorium on local governments passing them in most cases for nearly another four years.

For months, opponents of the law insisted they would accept only a full repeal. Some joined hard-line conservatives in opposing the bill, though their reasons differed: Many Republicans saw no need for any repeal.

"It kicks HB2 down the road until 2020, keeping most of the awful law on the books for someone else to deal with," said Chris Sgro, executive director of Equality North Carolina. "That's not leadership, Gov. Cooper."

HB2 caused the NCAA to cancel championships in the state this year and has discouraged some companies from relocating to or expanding in the state.

Opinions In light of terror

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Increasing attacks don't stop students traveling abroad By yazmin dominguez Opinions Editor

When senior Ella Krikorian decided to study abroad in Brussels and intern at the European Parliament (EU), she was not expecting a terrorist attack which would make international headlines.

In winter and spring quarter of 2016, Krikorian studied abroad in Brussels through DePaul’s Global Engagement Office. Studying history with a concentration in pre-law studies, Krikorian decided to study abroad to experience working a government job in another country and to learn about their legal system. For six months, she interned at the EU assisting Member of the European Parliament (MEP) David Casa.

On March 22, Krikorian joined a group of four students who were on their way to the EU, planning to arrive at 9 a.m. from their residency in Luezen. The second group of students set off earlier to the parliament after they were asked to arrive an hour earlier.

As she transferred onto the second train line heading to Brussels North in the direction of parliament, she heard a voice speak in French over the intercom. The only word she was able to decipher was “terroisme,” meaning terrorism.

“We were on the train so we didn’t hear anything, but the second group (who departed earlier) had just gotten off the Metro and were walking into the building at that time,” Krikorian said. “The minute they went into parliament the bomb went off so they heard it. We all missed the bombing by five minutes.”

Krikorian recalled how people were concerned that if another bomb went off, it would be in the Metro due to it being a heavily populated commuter area.

“We didn’t know to go to parliament or go home. People’s phone were blowing up. We were able to catch one of the trains back to Leuzen soon after," Krikorian said.

"The train was not full of people. Everybody was still trying to figure out what had happened.”

The city went on lock down. Soon after train lines in and out of the city were cut off. The second group of students who had entered the parliament as the bomb exploded had to wait inside the building until evacuated.

This was not the first terror attack students studying abroad have experienced and it won't be the last. Within the past year, attacks have occurred in France and Turkey while DePaul students were present.

Exactly a year later on March 22, another terror attack took place in London.

Not far from the Palace of Westminster or the British Parliament, Briton Khalid Masood drove his vehicle into pedestrians on the famous Westminster Bridge. After crashing his vehicle, Masood ran into the New Palace Yard where he was stopped by London police with a fatal shot.

This terror attack took place in Westminster, London near the University of Westminster, where DePaul students studying abroad in London in 2015-2016 attended university.

Studying abroad is viewed as a oncein-a-lifetime experience, an experience

that is encouraged for undergraduate students. Though no DePaul students were hurt, students and the university should consider the unfortunate reality of our present global politics more seriously.

While a potential terrorist attack should not detour students from studying abroad, it should be on the mind of student travelers.

According to the Global Terrorism Index, there has been a 650 percent increase in deaths as a result of terrorist attacks in the 34 democratic countries a part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This suggests that there has been a rise of terror related attacks in transnational and developed countries.

Director of the Global Engagement Office at DePaul, Martha McGivern, described what would happen if students are involved in a terrorist attack.

“In the event of a terror attack or any situation that could pose a security threat to our students, we follow our comprehensive emergency response plan. If necessary to assure student safety, we work with our insurance provider to evacuate students,” McGivern said. “If the threat has passed or was more minor in the first place, we check in with our students directly and/or through our partner institutions overseas to confirm their physical safety and offer academic, emotional and other support.”

Yet, students who were inside the parliament during the Brussels attack expressed discontent with how the university handled the situation.

"There were many complaints as to how DePaul didn't evacuate the students fast enough or were insensitive to the situation, but what are you supposed to do when the person who is in charge of your well-being is half way across the world?"

Krikorian said.

Before students travel abroad, the Global Engagement Office takes specific precautions in attempt to prepare students if they find themselves in a life threatening situation.

"The safety and well-being of our students is our highest priority and is considered in every decision about a given study abroad program. We monitor all program destinations constantly through various resources, including the U.S. State Department, our partner institutions overseas and international media. We contract with an international travel health and accident insurance agency that provides security monitoring and assistance, including student evacuation, if necessary," McGivern said."Lastly, we prepare students for emergency situations through pre-departure orientations, a requirement to register for the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, and by sharing health and safety tips."

Senior Chris Coseglia traveled to Turkey to study the local business industry during Spring Break 2016. During his week and a half trip, he had heard reports of several bombings taking place throughout nearby cities.

"My mom contacted me saying there was a bombing. DePaul called our professor on the trip, and the decision was made to avoid these specific places," Coseglia said. "No one really told us, I couldn't even

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People link hands to commemorate the four deaths in Westminster, London on Wed. March 22.

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Civilians release balloons to mark the one-year anniversary of the Brussels terror attacks.

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Muslim girls carry signs of support at a commemorative event outside of the British parliament.

figure out how to turn on the TV. I didn't really understand Turkish either."

While DePaul's attempts to ensure student safety are valid, it is difficult to fully protect students from halfway across the world. Especially when students such as Coseglia are present in a country where they do not speak the language. And, while terrorist attacks are unprecedented, traveling students should take precaution in any way they can. Despite the potential

danger, Coseglia still urges students to travel.

"I understood the risk. I understood what could happen in Turkey, but my heart said 'hey, this is a great trip,'" Coseglia said. "I encourage anyone to take an opportunity to go overseas and to be in an environment they know nothing about, but just be smart. Be smart, have a good time, don't let the terror scare you off."

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Fulfilling the mission

SGA senator asks students to follow the Vincentian way

PHOTO COURTESY TO GRACIE COVARRUBIAS

SGA Senator of Mission and Values, Gracie Covarrubias, looks on at a statue of St. Vincent de Paul at the Motherhouse of the Congregation of the Mission in Paris, France.

By gracie covarrubias Contributing Writer

When I stepped foot on DePaul’s campus I didn’t know what the word Vincentian meant—at best. I figured it was a marketing tagline. Three years immersed in student life would prove to me that the word “Vincentian” describes the heart that drives the decisions of this institution.

I currently serve as the senator of mission and values on DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA). Through this role I help infuse the Vincentian mission into student life. This means planning events focused on educating students on the history and traditions of the Vincentian social movement and developing workshops for student groups struggling with mission statement cultivation or intra-organziational relationships.

This position has given me a lot of context to understand what the mission actually stands for. For the longest time, Vincent de Paul was an enigma to me — too large, too saint-like, too perfect to possibly relate to — but I’ve found that Vincent was as mortal as we are.

Vincent was a man from humble beginnings born in a small town on the French countryside. When the time came to find employment he figured that the clergy was his ticket to upward mobility.

The events that later transpired would lead him to serve as a tutor for a prominent noble family in France, the de Gondi.

Vincent worked directly under Madame de Gondi, a pious woman who was deeply committed to fulfilling the needs of her

people.

Vincent was living a comfortable life until someone asked him to “do better.”

While on a trip to the countryside, Madame de Gondi and Vincent noticed the extreme poverty that tormented the marginalized in France. Horrified by the injustices and the lack of support that these communities faced, Madame de Gondi turned to Vincent and asked, “What must be done?”

This question, first identified by our own Rev. Ed Udovic, C.M. was the question that framed the rest of Vincent’s life and now frames the culture at DePaul.

Closely related to “What must be done,” is the phrase “we must do better.“ These words have been plastered around campus, featured on signs at protests and exchanged in conversations amongst campus organizations.

I couldn’t agree more that we need to do better. The events that have taken place since the infamous Milo incident last May have taught us that we as a university have a great deal of progress to make. Students feel let down on all fronts and it’s clear that there needs to be more tangible action plans set in place to better meet the needs of marginalized communities on this campus.

I’ve felt this disappointment and spent time frustrated over losses felt throughout the campus community. In spite of that, I’ve begun to ask, “What must I do — what must we do together?” I’ve realized that we as students possess the power to “do better” through a Vincentian lens that encourages us to speak out more, to question more, to organize, to dialogue, to mentor

and to advocate for our peers.

Having had the opportunity to study Vincentian history has taught me that change is a community effort. Vincent was someone who felt a responsibility to listen to his peers and connect them to one another. He enjoyed mentoring groups of people in need of guidance and organizing those on the margins to realize their power.

It’s become increasingly clear to me that if we want change here, whether it is the treatment of students in the classroom, access to resources or the university’s commitment to safety, we need all hands on deck.

My call to action to students is to learn more about what Vincent had to offer as leader of one of the most revolutionary movements of his time. Study his leadership, embody it and make it your own.

Vincent was a star consultant for the dedicated advocates around him. He worked diligently to mentor anyone who would listen to him. He engaged in dialogue everyday with those whose opinions often opposed his own. He identified key players in positions of power and leveraged his connections to bring change to those in need of it. And above all, he made sure that the human dignity of everyone was acknowledged.

A stronger DePaul community is within reach.

Start today, attend a 'meet me at the mission' workshop to learn more about Vincentian values, or reach out to me and we can develop a workshop specific to your organization.

Apply for a service immersion trip and

spend a week in a city becoming aware of the injustices that plague communities beyond the Brownstones of Lincoln Park.

Join a DePaul community service association site and start volunteering for a community in need right here, right now.

Attend an SGA meeting and hold your leaders accountable for what they promised you — leverage their influence.

Take note of elected officials within student organizations and ask questions.

Ask your organization's leaders what they plan to do to uphold the Vincentian values of this institution.

Exercise your voice and identify who is committed to living out the mission.

Ask them how they advocate or how they practice the recognition of human dignity — if they don’t, push them towards the resources that will teach them to do more, to do better.

My call to you is to ask yourself what can you do to “do better” right now — how can you answer the Vincentian question, “What must be done?” and engage others who don’t already do so to do the same.

Being a student at DePaul is a responsibility — a responsibility to the poor, the marginalized, and the underrepresented in our campus community and beyond.

It’s a responsibility to be a leader who collaborates with influencers to advocate for change.

If we want to begin making change we must move past our silos and organize — this is an all hands on deck affair.

Ask yourself right now, what will you do to usher in change?

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

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Students share their experiences using ride-sharing services

By Christopher Silber Contributing Writer

It's late at night. You're just now leaving that party or a study session at the library and now you don't want to make that long commute home. Without even thinking, you pull out your phone and request a ride from one of the two ride-hailing apps, Uber or Lyft.

This routine comes as no surprise, with Pew Research Center, a nonpartsian fact tank that provides information on demographic trends shaping the world reporting that "roughly one-quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds (28 percent)," use both services.

With most students seeking a quick and safe way to get home, it's easy for one to ignore the connection that each company has with the current political climate.

Months ago, some DePaul students switched to Lyft after Uber’s CEO revealed his ties to the Trump administration and reported sexism in the company. The use of the ride-share services became a political concern for some, while others still appreciate the companies for the convenience and memories shared with their drivers.

Travis Kalanick, CEO of the worldwide online transportation network company Uber, had to step down from President Trump’s economic advisory council due to public dissent of Trump’s proposed travel ban. Kalanick said in a company meeting in January that he joined the council in December to engage in conversation with Trump about improving inner city transportation.

“We'll partner with anyone in the world as long they're about making transportation in cities better, creating job opportunities, making it easier to get around, getting pollution out of the air and traffic off the streets,” Kalanick told employees.

He backed out of his position on the council after he faced opposition from employees and 200,000 people deleted their Uber apps.

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“There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that,” Kalanick told employees in an email. “The executive order is hurting many people in communities all across America. Families are being separated, people are stranded overseas and there's a growing fear the U.S. is no longer a place that welcomes immigrants.”

Students still consider Uber a supporter of Trump’s policies.

“I prefer Lyft because first of all Uber supports Trump,” Maggie Carson, a sophomore public health major said.

Carson also said she will not support a sexist company.

“I read an article about this woman that worked for Uber and she faced a lot of sexism. They bought leather jackets for every person that was a male and not for the women. Why couldn’t they just order women’s jackets?”

The unequal allotment of jackets is just one of several reports of sexism within the company claimed in the past week. Former employee Susan Fowler claimed that the company’s HR did nothing about multiple reports of sexual harassment against her manager, and that by the time she left the company only six percent of Uber employees were women.

Freshman Ty Yamamoto said he considered switching to Lyft. “I was planning on switching to Lyft for political reasons, however recently it was brought up that both companies have political affiliations I don’t align with.”

Lyft, Uber’s primary competitor in the ridesharing industry, has profited most from boycotts against Uber, even though Lyft also has affiliations with the Trump administration.

Carl Icahn, a member of Lyft’s board of directors, is one of Trump’s most influential advisors. According

to a recent CNN news report, Icahn's "new role as Trump's regulation-buster has given him a powerful platform to push for getting rid of EPA's renewable fuel standard rules." Other major Lyft investors, including Peter Theil and GM CEO Mary Barra, are also active Trump supporters.

Although some DePaul students are choosing services that align with their poltical beliefs, others see little difference between the companies. Some students simply view the drivers as people trying to make a living, and barely see any political affiliation.

“The services are good and usually reliable.

The drivers are never too creepy and (they) know where they’re going,” said Yamamoto. “Usually both experiences are about the same.”

“Both services are more convenient than taxis,” Carson said. “The drivers have a lot of funny stories to share if you ask them about the strangest people they’ve driven.”

Freshman Zoe Knight said the conversations with drivers were her favorite part of the experience.

“Last quarter when I had to go home, the driver who drove me to the airport was super great and I really appreciated him.”

Some conversations with drivers did not go well.

Freshman Archi Archibald said her Uber driver told her a sad story.

“He talked about how his sister’s husband was running away from a cop and got shot in the back a few days before,” Archibald said. “It was an awkward ride.”

Junior Taylor Kacsits said her Uber driver was on a conference call.

“I got in and he said he was on a call and that I had to be quiet,” Kacsits said. “I was the only other person in the car anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal, but I just sat in the back quietly the whole time.”

Generally, safety was not a major concern among

students, partially because they do not take them alone.

“I’ve usually felt pretty safe, I mean, I don’t usually take them alone at night because I’m usually with people at night, so there’s not much to worry about,” Knight said.

While students say they usually like the drivers, many feel uncomfortable taking rides alone.

Students tend to use Uber and Lyft predominantly for late night rides and to go to places inaccessible by train.

“I use them when I have to go home late at night and when I have to go places where the train won’t take me,” Knight said.

“I usually use Ubers to go to parties when they’re off campus on the weekends mainly,” Ashmore said. I also use them when I’m taking family around town.”

Sophomore Aiki Coxhead said she sometimes uses Lyft to go to work, however, she believes there is no significant difference in safety for her, compared to when she uses public transit.

“I have to leave at 4:45 a.m., and depending on the day I might take a Lyft to make the commute easier,” Coxhead said. “I’ve never really thought about their safety compared to the trains.”

As for Carson, she prefers the ride-share services over other forms of transportantation.

“I appreciate them for their convenience and flexibility,” Carson said. “Especially compared to public transportation and taxis.”

Overall, students value having the services available to them, regardless of the companies’ affiliations. For a college student on the go, many attribute the companies for allowing them to get across the city while also making memories.

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Arts & Life LOLLAPALOOZA GIVES CHICAGO A CHANCE STORY BY PAT MULLANE Arts & Life Editor

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For the first time, Chance the Rapper will headline Saturday night for this summer’s Lollapalooza music festival.

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LORDE

No rookie to Lollapalooza, Lorde will return to Chicago this summer fresh off her new album “Melodrama.” If the album is anything like her new single “Green Light,” the artist will have some new sounds for her set this time around.

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THE KILLERS

Another frequent band to play at Chicago’s biggest music festival, The Killers will return to the city this summer with an array of songs and setlists to belt for the crowds and devoted fans of the rock band.

CHANCE THE RAPPER Arguably the most anticipated act of the festival, Chance the Rapper is headlining Lollapalooza for the first time in his career. While Lolla is pricier than the average ticket to his last summer concert “Coloring Day,” it’s probably worth it.

“Miss Atomic Bomb” For many, The Killers have become a sense of nostalgia of their teenage years and Guitar Hero days, and if there’s one song that represents that, it’s “Miss Atomic Bomb.”

“Wake Up” No Arcade Fire song can get the crowd yelling and pumped as much as this hit single.

ARCADE FIRE

The American-Canadian, indie rock band will return to Chicago this summer with a vast number of new material as their fifth studio album is expected to release some time this spring.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT

SET LIST HOPES AND DREAMS “Sunday Candy” There may be no better summer song from Chance’s work than “Sunday Candy,” as it’ll be familiar to devoted fans and newcomers alike.

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According to current prices of tickets being resold on StubHub, a fourday ticket to Lollapalooza’s festival is $379. Here’s what else you could buy for that much money.

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Dax Shepard and Michael Peña talk “CHiPs”

By Jesus Montero Staff Writer

In this raunchier and stuntfilled adaptation of a beloved ’70s sitcom, is isn’t your parent’s “CHiPs”.

Dax Shepard helms the role of writer, director and co-star for the buddy cop comedy of two California highway patrol officers. Shepard plays John Baker an ex-extreme motorcycle mega star who’s coming to terms with living a normal life away from fame. On the verge of losing his wife, Shepard joins the California Highway Patrol to win her back.

Michael Peña takes up the popular role of Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello. Peña is a reckless FBI agent who is mourning the lost of his recent partner. On assignment, Peña goes undercover as a California Highway Patrol officer to discover the mastermind behind recent armored cash truck robberies.

A passion project for Shepard — who took over two years to get it green-lit from Warner Bros. — enlisted his friends for a starstudded cast. Shepard’s wife Kristen Bell, a frequent collaborator, also plays his onscreen wife who has moved on from the former X Games legend.

The DePaulia sat down with Shepard and Peña before the release “CHiPs.” DePaulia: Because of what happens in the film, both of your characters have a revelation. They are a different person than they were before. Can you relate to that transformation?

Shepard: For me, I super relate to John because at times as an

actor it’s a singular goal that you have that’s so hard to accomplish.

You make it your whole life and when you’re not careful it does become your identity. In the past it has become my identity and if you make a job your identity you’re destined to feel low during the lows.

Shepard: I find that it’s most healthy to kind of divorce your identity from your occupation because you ultimately only control so much.

Shepard: John was an X Games guy. That is all he was. He had a trophy wife, a sweet house, cool toys, that was him. When that went away he has to figure who he is without that. I can relate to that. When my career is over in six months, I’ll go through a similar transformation.

Peña: Whether I’m doing a comedy or not I try to relate to the characters. The world is what it is, and you just have to act truthfully for that specific project. You want to relate to them because if not I don’t think anybody will believe you and won’t be able to relate to you or your character.

DePaulia: Shepard, with the multiple roles like directing, writing and co-starring, this film is heavily centered on Peña.

As director, when do you take yourself out of the story in order to grow it with another actor that isn’t yourself?

Shepard: I can tell you Peña’s probably one of my top three favorite actors alive. In “End of Watch,” I was like “Jesus Christ this guy is a mega star.” I sold the idea of “CHiPs” to the studio saying Michael Peña would be Ponch and I never asked Peña nor

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Michael Peña and Dax Shepard star together as highway patrol officers in the comedy “CHiPs” have met him before.

Shepard: So I have two goals, one was getting this movie green lit and keeping Michael in this movie. Never have I ever thought I’d sit down for a writing exercise so consciously trying to make my co-star a bad ass. So I wouldn’t be writing that opening scene as him as an FBI agent waking up to a beautiful girl, great shape and healthy, tricking the bad guys and in a cool car chase I was writing this stuff saying “Man, I wish I could be this guy in this movie.”

Shepard: I was more than happy being the goofier idiot part of the equation because I so

desperately wanted Peña apart of the movie.

DePaulia: Peña, you pride yourself in playing Latino roles in films. How was it playing “Ponch”, one of the earliest recognizable Latinos in television, especially in Shepard’s vision of “CHiPs”?

Peña: Now that I reflect on it, I’m sure if I weren’t process oriented it would freak the sh*t out of me. But thank god now, now I’m starting to think to myself that was kind of advantageous. I try not to think about that as much as possible just so I can bring myself to the role and focus on the task at hand. Really try to stand in the

present and treat every scene as its own thing.

Peña: We didn’t want to make a campy movie or some kind of a parody. We wanted to ground it, which is much more comfortable for me than some of these bigger comedies. I’m not good at those because I don’t think that material is funny so we just did what we thought was cool. That way you can relate to the characters and the jokes. His conversations in the movie, like in “Hit In Run,” those were all conversations Dax had before. In this movie, it’s the same thing.

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(Left to right) “Power Rangers,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “King Kong: Skull Island” are some of the most recent remakes and reboots that are dominating the movie box office.

Back to the future

Hollywood cashes in on remakes and reboots in favor of orginal ideas

By Garret Neal Staff Writer

The top three grossing movies in theaters currently are “Beauty in the Beast,” “Power Rangers” and “Kong: Skull Island,” and despite making truckloads of money, one other fact unites these three films, they are all remakes or reboots of classic franchises.

“Beauty and the Beast” is obviously the remake to the 1991 Disney animated classic, “Power Rangers” ruled both television programming and movie theaters during the ’90s, and Kong is the latest in a long line of remakes and spinoffs of the original 1933 classic, “King Kong.”

This is no uncommon occurrence.

The movie market finds itself increasingly flooded by sequels, reboots or remakes of classic films or even some that were not even that good in the first place.

This practice of continuously recycling ideas from the industry has increasingly grinded audiences the wrong way over the past years, but at this point some have begun to accept it as something that will always be there.

“As a film fan, obviously, it should be about making good movies, but I know every thing is a business. Every great movie that in anyway can be rebooted, is going to be rebooted,” said DePaul student Sawyer Schwartz.

When asked about the upcoming 2017 sequel to “Blade Runner,” Schwartz had an immediate response.

“Obviously, it’s not going to be as good as the original,” Schwartz said.

Despite this skepticism many fans share, these movies continue to come out and make money. DePaul media and cinema studies professor Jef Burnham has a theory on the recycling being done in the movie industry.

“I had a friend tell me this the other day.

He said, ‘I watched this really old movie last week’(…)turns out it was from like ’98 or ’99,” Burnham said. “And movies had already been around for over 100 years at that point. So, from a cultural perspective, most audiences, especially if they’re not cinephiles, are just watching whatever’s new(…)recency, recency is everything.”

It seems audiences will flock to see whatever is the hot new thing and the revenue numbers certainly back that up.

In 2015, reboots “Jurassic World” and “Star Wars: Force Awakens” became the fourth and third highest grossing movies of all time respectively.

Every new and orginal movie lacks the recognition of old favorites and thus carries an inherent risk. These seemingly moneygrabbing, non-original ideas are what make taking risks possible. In 2012, the allpowerful Disney had one of the biggest box office bombs of all time in “John Carter,” losing an estimated $125 million. Maybe a “Star Wars” reboot was just what they needed to offset that.

“Remakes and reboots are just a necessary byproduct of the conglomerations of corporate entities

that are drawing in all of these smaller companies and needing to recoup more and more money on their investment,” Burnham said. “When you hear about these tentpole franchises like Disney and their ‘Star Wars’ and their Marvel. That tent pole is not just ‘Oh, it’s really profitable,’ it is literally holding up the company in some ways.”

While reboots and remakes are undeniably less risky and tend be a safer and more profitable bet, some remakes of the most iconic films have bombed heavily at the box office. 2016’s “Ben-Hur” failed to make a positive revenue back as it grossed only $94.1 million worldwide against its $100 million production budget, which doesn’t include any money spent on marketing or distribution. The box office failure comes to a surprise as “Ben-Hur” has been remade four times since its first presence on screen in 1907 as a silent film — with the 1959 film winning a record of 11 Academy Awards.

Even though old movies will constantly be getting remade in the coming years, DePaul professor Douglas Long, a theater director and teacher of a class on the films of Alfred Hitchcock, believes that nothing can really replace the originals.

“Every film reflects the time in which it was made, as far as movies from the ‘30s, ’40s, ’50s, there is this glamour about them,” Long said. “But I think it’s just certain styles that the studios instituted, certain levels of politeness or, like I said, glamour, which doesn’t seem so important

in an era now that embraces realism.”

While remakes are a relatively risk-free output that will continue to be made by the big film companies, the great thing about the digital world is if a viewer really loves that old style Long talked about, those classics are not going anywhere.

This isn’t to say all remakes aren’t inherently bad or worse than their original.

Schwartz and his roommate Chris Nixon both agreed on one good reboot.

“I feel like ‘Star Wars’ did a great job,” Nixon said. “They had essentially the exact same plot line, but they put new characters into it and kind of retired the old ones in a respectable fashion. And after ‘Force Awakens’ they have a lot of different directions to go.”

“I think the way ‘Star Wars’ is doing it is the respectable way to do it,” Schwartz said.

“Just continues the story, really.”

So, while the prospect of never ending sequels and remakes is an easy one to hate, it is certainly not going away for many reasons any time soon.

Maybe it is time to just accept these films for what they are even though it may be tiring to hear about someone’s favorite movies being remade every year.

Hollywood may lack original ideas lately but if people continue to routinely show up in theater seats for the latest remake or reboot, don’t expect the trend to change.

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Springboard Theater Company resurrects “Dead Man Walking”

By Alexis Skordilis Contributing Writer

A thought-provoking and entertaining experience is the goal for Springboard Theater Company’s production of “Dead Man Walking” which opens April 20-22.

In connection with the DePaul Honors Program, Open Theater Group and the Office of Mission and Values, this performance has a large team looking to deliver an even larger message.

“Dead Man Walking,” originally written

by Prejean, follows her journey of meeting and exchanging letters with Mathew Poncelet, a convicted felon, preparing for the death penalty and trying to convince Prejean to help prove his innocence.

Given the religious aspect of the play, artistic director Peter Bucci and director, Doug Long made an interesting choice in using The Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church as their performance space.

“The main aspect that really made the decision for us was the atmosphere the audience would be immersed in,” Bucci explained. “Having the audience sit in pews causes them to be in a “church” mindset.

Even if you’re not religious, the seating will bring to mind memories and feelings of being proper, silent and reflective, while traditional theater is much more relaxed.”

Since churches are not traditional spots for theater performances, the crew had to be extra creative when designing and creating the set.

“Between their amazing hospitality and willingness to allow us to enter their sanctuary to present such a powerful piece, has made using a non-traditional space much easier to work with,” Bucci said of the Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church. “We are creating a set that mimics a minimalist

version of a prison, the large hanging cross hanging over center stage will remain lit and apparent in the production. As it follows a Vincentian nun, this seems both fitting and somewhat eerie.”

Springboard’s adaptation of “Dead Man Walking” will be directed by DePaul professor and professional theater director, Doug Long. This is his first time directing for Springboard Theater Company, he has been their advisor for the past three years and is extremely impressed with “the diversity and quantity of programs they produce.”

Long is not the only DePaul faculty member involved in “Dead Man Walking.”

Prejean will be played by Jeanne Williams from The Theatre School. Other faculty members involved with the performance include Stephanie Howell, Ed Childs and Cary Lovett.

While a cast of both students and faculty members can be challenging for some directors due to different ages and backgrounds, Long uses this to his advantage.

“All have acting experience and working with them has been a terrific experience for the students,” Long said of his colleagues. “Having a diversity of life experiences has enriched our company and I find that having more seasoned actors has helped raise everyone’s game and sense of professionalism.”

The show will take place during Sister Helen Prejean Week and the 24th anniversary of “Dead Man Walking’s” publication. According to Bucci, this is no coincidence.

“It made sense to do everything in our power to stage the show during Sister Helen Prejean Week and have Sister Prejean discuss her work after the performance. It

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Author of “Dead Man Walking” Sister Helen Prejean talks with an inmate on death row. has been the most anticipated event for our team all year long.”

This particular performance is especially important to Springboard because Sister Helen will be there to spectate. “Dead Man Walking” has been performed at venues as notable as The Kennedy Center. However, Sister Helen feels that the student-run theater company is just as capable of putting on an excellent show.

“Young people hold the hope for change in our country,” said Prejean. “They’re active and passionate and eager to engage with meaty issues, and so I’m delighted that Springboard will perform the play and that I’ll be there in the audience.”

The death penalty is still a hot topic of debate in today’s society. So, this performance of “Dead Man Walking” will leave audiences with so much more than pure entertainment.

“The death penalty is one of the most fundamental human rights issues of our time,” Prejean said. “When our government has the authority to take a person’s life, all human life is devalued as a consequence.”

Because “Dead Man Walking” touches on such serious topics, it is so much more than just a play. It clearly depicts both sides of the death penalty, which will leave the audience torn.

“I think the play, which was adapted

by Tim Robbins, will have a visceral effect on its audience that is unique from reading the book or seeing the film,” Long said. “Someone might come into the play believing they feel one way or another about it and they will probably leave considering a fresh perspective.”

Springboard Theater Company’s production of “Dead Man Walking” is at the Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. on April 20-22.

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American indietronica band Passion Pit returns this year with their fourth entitled studio album “Tremendous Sea of Love.” While the latest album isn’t nearly as memorable as the previous three, it’s never a bad thing to hear some new music from Passion Pit, as they haven’t lost their unique electronic sound. Different from the releases of any of their other albums or EPs, lead vocalist Michael Angelakos announced that he will give a downloadable copy of the album for free to anyone who retweets neuroscientist Michael F. Wells’ tweet on the importance of science and research, as Angelakos intended to shed light on mental health issues.

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Power Rangers

In Theaters Now Finally returning to the big screen after years of hiatus, the new “Power Rangers” reboot showcased promise in reinventing the characters of one of the ’90s most popular American television series. Adopting the style from producer Michael Bay’s “Transformers” franchise, this new film directed by Dean Israeite, opts out the campy fun for a more serious action packed and explosion filled adventure.

While the film may be well-received by its intended audience – old “Power Ranger” fans looking for nostalgia or early teens just looking for an actionpacked blockbuster – there is not much in this flick that would open arms for new fans.

The charisma behind the cast of the film, most notably RJ Cyler as the Blue Ranger, is what ultimately saves this film from being less generic than it should have been. Bryan Cranston’s return to the series as Zordon was not only a nice treat for devoted Rangers fans but also great casting for any viewer.

Life

In Theaters Now As boringly titled as this film may be, “Life” ultimately survives because of its small but talented cast. Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Olga Dihovichnaya help carry a generic science fiction film that could’ve been far worse if led by a poorly acted cast.

The film plays as most science fiction flicks do; discovery of new life on a new planet and the unfortunate consequences and series of events that begin to threaten the life of American astronauts. To call the movie a B-grade copy of Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” would be an insult to “Prometheus,” but “Life” should still get some credit for sticking to its R-rating – an aspect that’s commonly avoided for sci-fi horror films these days.

Director Daniel Espinosa notably known from the 2012 film “Easy Money,” certainly ventures into a new area with this space thriller and shines in particular moments with certain scenes involving Gyllenhaal’s character – some that are quite disturbing and hard to watch, yet still very effective.

There will certainly be a sequel and possibly many for this new “Power Rangers” franchise. The only hope is that it doesn’t dumb and dull itself down in its next releases.

For all of its downfalls, “Life” is arguably the most original film out in theaters at the moment. The box office has been scattered with sequels, remakes, and reboots since Christmas, making this film still worthy to watch at the moment.

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Upcoming film releases April 7 “Going in Style” Stars: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin

April 7 “Smurfs: The Lost Village” Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson

April 7 “Queen of the Desert” Stars: Robert Pattinson, Nicole Kidman, James Franco

April 7 “The Void” Stars: Aaron Poole, Kathrleen Munroe, Ellen Wong

April 14 “The Fate of the Furious” Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham

April 14 “Spark” Stars: Jack Norman, Hilary Swank, Susan Sarandon

April 14 “The Lost City of Z” Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Charlie Hunnman

April 14 “My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea” Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts

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By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

JOHN MAYER Fresh off the release of his seventh studio album “The Search for Everything,” John Mayer returns to the United Center this month, bringing his pop-rock and blues sound to Chicago. The concert is said to be split into three distinct sets throughout the evening: one with his full band, one solo and another as part of his blues rock trio.

If ticket prices are too steep for this April concert, Mayer will be playing at Wrigley Field this summer with Dead and Company — a band consisting of Mayer and the surviving members of the American rock band The Grateful Dead.

Whether you’re seeing him in April or sometime this summer, it would be a shame to miss out on any of Mayer’s Chicago stops.

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The Cool Kids, the American alternative hip hop duo composed of Antoine “Sir Michael Rocks” Reed and Evan “Chuck Inglish” Ingersoll, are making a pit stop in Chicago this month at The Empty Bottle located in Ukrainian Village.

The duo unexpectedly broke up in 2012, and while rumors of reunion surfaced over the years, Inglish and Rocks were quick to deny that they were getting back together until this year. Announcing a string of several concerts for the first half of 2017, The Cool Kids reunion might be one of the most anticipated concerts this month in Chicago.

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JEFF TWEEDY For any devoted Jeff Tweedy fan, it comes as no surprise that he’ll be hosting a pair of shows this month at the Vic Theatre, as the artist has done so annually as an effort to raise scholarship money for the Montessori school that both of his children attend.

The first 30 people in line at the show get to determine Tweedy’s set list, as Wilco frontman takes all song requests from his b-sides to his Uncle Tupelo tracks and everything in between.

This once-a-year concert offers an intimate experience with the alternative rock singer and a chance to hear lesser-known songs that rarely get played at Wilco concerts.

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By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

While it’s truly a bummer that spring break has come to a quick end, the start of a new quarter at DePaul doesn’t sound so bad when you take into account the upcoming seasonal weather. The sun and flowers are not the only aspect of DePaul’s spring quarter that students have to look forward to, as the next few months are filled with music festivals, outdoor bars and baseball.

To celebrate the start of this final quarter, here are some songs

to jam to over the next few weeks.

some springtime weather.

until then.

1. “All We Got” — Chance the Rapper Making headlines last week for not only headlining Chicago’s biggest music festival this summer but also because of his apparent search for an intern, Chance the Rapper has developed a deep connection with music lovers in this city, and all over the world. From “Acid Rap” to “Surf” and “10 Day” to “Coloring Book,” a number of Chance’s songs resonate feelings of cheerfulness and joy, and are perfect to get you in the mood for

2. “Here Comes the Sun” — The Beatles Here’s hoping this song title actually rings true with Chicago’s spring weather, and the city shifts away from its bipolar temperatures. One of the most famous Beatles songs, “Here Comes the Sun,” was written by the late George Harrison while he was staying at the late Eric Clapton’s country house during the summer of 1969. While it may not be sunny or summery until the middle of May, here’s a song to keep in your back pocket

3. “April Come She Will” — Simon & Garfunkel Slower than the previous picks, this Simon and Garfunkel tune is more so for the rainy days where you’re feeling nostalgic and regretting the fact you graduate come summer. Fun fact, the song was actually released on the soundtrack for the movie “The Graduate.” The song was written in 1964 by Paul Simon, and details the changing nature of the seasons as a metaphor for a girl’s changing moods – making this song all sorts of messed up!

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Across 1. Tools for duels 6. Louisville Sluggers, e.g.

10. Public relations need 14. Brother of Moses 15. Bone ___ (study) 16. Orchestral “tuning fork” 17. They have supporting parts 20. Arctic plain 21. Wearable wares 21. Kind of node or gland 25. Prefix with “violet” 26. Miss America’s accessory 30. Toward sunrise 32. “To tell the truth..”

35. Wobbly, e.g.

41. Diplomatic official 43. Medium-sized sofa 44. Suppress, in a way 45. Farm storage unit 47. Tramp’s companion 48. Oscar or Tony

53. Four-door model 56. Common sight in Arizona 58. ___ out at (reproved harshly) 63. Put one in the win column 66. Move like floor mud 67. Performances for one 68. Synthetic fiber 69. ___ the line (behaved) 70. Ball-shaped cheese 71. Clear the chalkboard Down 1. Verifiable statement 2. Diamond Head locale 3. Persia, now 4. “Little ___ Fauntleroy” 5. Doberman’s warning 6. “__ seriously,

4. “Spring is Here” — Miles Davis Miles Davis brings the cool to the list with his “Spring is Here,” a jazz recording from his live album “Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall.” While any Davis song could’ve been listed to sit back on an outdoor patio and enjoy the season’s weather, “Spring is Here” brings a nice soft and relaxed sound to the ears of any student looking to enjoy their last quarter of the school year.

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7. Barbary beast 8. Synagogue scrolls 9. Click the fingers 10. “___ Recall” (Scifi film) 11. Cancel, to NASA 12. Apple gizmo 13. Electric auto brand 18. Cartographic speck 19. “Brain” of a PC 23. Pinochle term 24. Due 26. Some flies or bunts, for short 27. Muscle malady 28. “Immediately!” in the OR 29. Wound 31. Dense clump of trees or bushes 33. Questionnaire datum 34. Harper and Stan 36. ___ King Cole 37. It’s under the window 38. Length times

width, often 39. Long-running conflict 40. TV sports prize 42. It’s sometimes “junk” 46. Certain crustacean 48. English horse race 49. “Yippee!”

50. Like curious onlookers 51. Wore the crown 52. N. or S. state, briefly 54. Kentucky boxing legend 55. Oyster shell interior 57. Ticky play, e.g.

59. Rigel or Vega, e.g.

60. Georgetown athlete 61. Winged god of love 62. Force of physics 64. Chicken ___ king 65. ___ and vigor

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Hockey players struggle with concussions Contributing Writer

With 14 minutes remaining in the second period, Darrin Madeley, goaltender for the Detroit Vipers in the International Hockey League, gets his legs swept out from under him, taking him down, knocking him unconscious and leaving him with his fourth of seven career concussions. That was in 1995. Twenty two years later, concussions are still an unsolved problem within professional hockey.

According to a study done by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, during a seven-season span from 19972004, team physicians reported a total of 559 concussions during regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). “(I have had) seven (concussions), six where I have been knocked out,” Madeley said. “They used to say, ‘You got your bell rung,’ and you just shook it off and kept playing, but I don’t think they understood enough about it back then.”

Currently, the NHL Concussion Protocol requires mandatory removal of a player from play for an acute evaluation as soon as possible if a concussion is suspected followed by a resting period until symptoms diminish and a post-concussion neuropsychological evaluation before the player can return to the ice.

“I think everyone is aware of (the problem) and (are) certainly trying to minimize concussions,” Chicago Wolves athletic trainer Kevin Kacer said. “I think we are heading in the right direction. We are more aware of it now than we were 15-20 years ago.”

Currently, the American Hockey League (AHL) follows the same concussion protocol as the NHL. While the protocol is an improvement from the “play through it” approach that was used in the past, players are still experiencing the consequences of concussions.

Research done by the Toronto Star found that at least 30 players since 1996 were forced to retire due to concussions.

“Even just talking (I) can feel a ringing noise,” Madeley said of the long-term impact of his concussions. “There are times where (I’d) just feel like (I was) out of breath and it didn’t make any sense.”

Madeley says he still struggles with postconcussion symptoms and he’s not alone.

In 2015, former NHL defenseman Steve Montador committed suicide at the age of 35.

Upon further review of Montador’s brain by the Krembil Neuroscience Centre in Toronto, it was discovered that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative brain disorder linked to repeated concussions.

The concussions "had significant impact in terms of memory loss, thinking, decisionmaking — all kinds of things that were difficult for him near the end of his life," said Montador’s dad Paul, in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. "He would forget things within minutes, and he knew it. He realized it. He was trying to relate it to the concussions or depression or whatever was causing those things.”

The Montador family plans to sue the NHL. Currently, more than 100 retired players have brought a class-action lawsuit against the NHL over the brain injuries experienced while playing. The lawsuit claims that the NHL knew more about the link between hockey and concussions than they let on and

didn’t properly inform or educate its players about the risk. In the midst of this, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman continuously denies the link between concussions and CTE. There have been many different discussions surrounding the issue of concussion management. Not too long ago, people were debating whether or not eliminating fighting would show a decrease in head injuries.

The debate is a reasonable one considering the deaths of NHL enforcers Derek Boogaard, Wade Belak and Rick Rypien.

Boogaard, who died in 2011 from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose at the age of 28, was involved in 114 fights during his time in the NHL and AHL according to hockeyfights.com. Upon further examination of his brain after his death, it was determined that Boogaard was suffering from CTE. Belak and Rypien were involved in 136 and 71 fights, respectively, during their professional careers, according to hockeyfights.com The three players all died within four months of each other. Belak and Rypien were both found dead in August of apparent suicides and had been known to be struggling with clinical depression.

Another debate surrounding the concussion issue is safer equipment.

According to a study done by Virginia Tech, most helmets were determined unsafe.

On a five-star scale rating, no helmet received four or five stars. Twelve received zero stars and were labeled “not recommended.” Only three helmets received three stars and the rest earned either one or two stars.

In a recent step forward, the NHL implemented a new tactic of concussion spotters, both central and in-arena.

The spotters are certified athletic trainers who have clinical experience working in elite level hockey, and have received training on the visible signs of concussion in the protocol.

“It’s always good to have an extra set of eyes watching a game,” Kacer said. “I’ll be honest, there are times when I miss something. I’ll be watching the puck and the play near the puck and something could happen well behind the play and I don’t see it.”

According to a press release sent out by the NHL, the staff of Central League Spotters will monitor all games from the player safety room in New York and will be authorized to require a Player's removal from play for evaluation for concussion if the player exhibits certain visible sign(s) under the protocol, following a direct or indirect blow to the head.

If a team refuses to remove a player for evaluation they must pay a “mandatory minimum fine” for their first offense and a “substantially increased fine” for each additional offense. “[The spotters are] good because those are people who are not associated with the team," Madeley said. “I think that’s huge because if you have somebody on the team and there’s somebody in management or a coach that can manipulate that system, then you’re never going to have an honest assessment.”

While the NHL is making slow improvements, organizations are starting to emerge that offer support to retired players struggling with the transition or suffering from mental illness.

Most notable is the Chapter 5 Foundation, started by former Chicago Blackhawk Daniel

Hockey players have died due to long-term brain injuries in recent years.

Carcillo.

As a close friend to Montador, Carcillo, in an emotional video for The Players Tribune describes watching his friend deteriorate.

“Seeing the number of sets of keys he had for the same lock kind of tells you the story of what was going on in his head with his memory loss and mental state,” Carcillo said.

Chapter 5 is described as “a not-for-profit that will help athletes find a new purpose and transition into life after the game.”

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26 | Sports. April 3, 2017. The DePaulia PUERTO RICO, continued from back page President Trump, aren’t Puerto Ricans American? The Jones Act of 1917 granted Puerto Ricans born on the islands U.S. citizenship, so aren’t those on the islands 1,150 miles away from Florida Americans?

When you’re Puerto Rican, you learn that baseball is the most important sport on the islands —just as baseball is considered America’s favorite pastime.

My best memories all have to do with baseball. I grew up eating peanuts and Cracker Jack behind the White Sox dugout with my childhood best friend.

In kindergarten, my dad bought me my first foam bat so I could practice hitting in our living room. To this day, my dad still plays on several men’s leagues in Chicago and has even traveled to P.R. to play in tournaments.

“Béisbol” is in our blood.

Without baseball, P.R. struggles to find a reason to celebrate thanks to their complex relationship with the U.S. — and we celebrate just about everything. This is why Puerto Ricans were outraged over Team U.S.A.’s second-baseman Ian Kinsler’s commentary on how Caribbeans play the game.

“I hope kids watching the WBC can watch the way we play the game and appreciate the way we play the game as opposed to the way P.R. plays or the Dominican Republic plays,”

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Thousands gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico to watch the final of the World Baseball Classic between Puerto Rico and the United States.

Kinsler told The New York Times.

“That’s not taking anything away from them. That just wasn’t the way we were raised. They were raised differently and to show emotion and passion when you play. We do show emotion; we do show passion. But we just do it in a different way.”

The evening of the final game, everyone gathered in plazas to watch the game. Fans sported blonde hair (a trend started by Chicago’s very own Báez), wore P.R. gear and carried huge flags — the most important ones featured a light blue, which symbolize

the Puerto Rican independence movement. Many islanders, including those on Team P.R. are calling for P.R.’s separation from the U.S. in order to become its own country.

As it stands today, Puerto Ricans under the age of 24 make an hourly wage of $4.25, a result of the former President Obama signing the PROMESA bill in June 2016, which was aimed at tackling the island’s $72 billion debt. Since P.R. is not a state, the island cannot file for bankruptcy.

“We’re going through tough times as a country,” Carlos

Beltrán, designated hitter for Team P.R., told The New York Times. “The fact that we’re uniting our people, everybody’s rooting for us and we’re playing such good baseball — hopefully we can finish this in a positive way.”

Ultimately, Team P.R. lost to Team U.S.A., which was a huge upset. The final score was 8-0, some of Team U.S.A.’s key game winners being Puerto Rican themselves, such as Marcus Stroman and Giancarlo Stanton.

Tears were shed, but the loss didn’t break the islanders’ spirit.

The next day, thousands of fans greeted Team P.R. as they landed in San Juan’s airport.

Being in P.R. during the WBC gave me a new sense of pride of being a Puerto Rican woman who lives in the U.S. and loves baseball. The WBC series opened up more conversations about how to achieve independence.

It’s important to be critical of the treatment of Puerto Ricans by the U.S. and ask questions about our status as a colonized country. We need Team P.R. because being Puerto Rican — and being proud of it — is who we are.

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Softball splits opening weekend doubleheader

By Garret Neal Staff Writer

On a brisk Saturday afternoon, DePaul Blue Demons softball (15-14, 2-2 Big East) split a double header against the Seton Hall Pirates (15-12-1, 2-3). The sounds of various Seton Hall cheers were the dominant sound of the first seven-inning outing as the Pirates commanded the first game, winning 10-5.

DePaul freshman pitcher Missy Zoch got the start in the game for DePaul, but was pulled in the third inning after giving up 5 runs in the first two frames. DePaul struggled to get going in the beginning, not scoring until the fourth inning, but then outscored Seton Hall 5-4 from then until the end of the game. Head coach Eugine Lenti attributed this to the players being able to settle in against the pitcher.

“It was just seeing the pitcher more and that’s really all it is,” Lenti said. “And just sticking to the game plan. We’re trying to hit ground balls or fly balls or line drives up the middle, so when your focus is on the middle you have a better chance to get on. Then we just started to string some things together.”

Game two went much better for the Demons, who won 4-0 behind Kennedy Garcia’s dominant pitching.

Garcia had a no hitter going for a good while before allowing a double in the middle of the fifth inning. That would be her only hit allowed throughout the game, as she would shut out the Pirates, while striking out five batters. After the game, Garcia immediately began thanking her teammates.

“It helps having a defense like that behind you,” she said. “And we have two pitching coaches on staff to help us through out everything. And I’ve been in a funk so just to go out here and just have a clear mind and just reset, it was nice.”

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Junior pitcher Kayla Landwehrmier pitched five innings in relief in game one against the Pirates.

Lenti thought that Garcia was able to get out of her funk because she was playing more to her strengths. This allowed the defense to succeed after some mental mistakes were made in the first game.

“They were hitting ground balls. You’re getting ahead of the count, you’re getting ground ball outs, you’re getting the ball hit at people. It’s an easy game, it’s her game… and the defense played great behind her.

First game we had three errors, second game we had none and that’s why you can put a zero on the board,” Lenti said. “And she did a great job against their top three hitters. Their top three hitters were 10/14 the first game, that’s why you lose, and they were 0/5 in the second game. That’s the difference in the ballgame when you can do what she did.”

This is a team sport though and the rest of the team did come up with the four runs. Lenti gave them a pep talk after the struggle of the first game, noting that they had faced a lot of diversity, but this was

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The Blue Demons scored four behind a shutout in game two to claim the win. the time to step up.

“We talked to them about, you have to play with a greater sense of urgency,” Lenti said. “We’re fighting for our lives here. It’s been an up and down, roller

coaster type of a season … We challenged Kennedy to go out there and lead from the mound and she did a great job and then the offense responded … and it was tough for them to come back after that.”

OUTDOOR, continued from back page running trails but these are all battles Dopek thinks the team is built to win.

“We have really good discus throwers. I think we have the won the last three distance championships(…) last year we swept top three of the 400 hurdles, we’ve won two out of the last three years in the 4x100.

So, the challenge is getting the people whose primary events those are back into the flow,” Dopek said.

“Indoor track is just like most of the other sports up here. You show up to a building, you compete and you go home.

Now we’re looking at weather two weeks out”, Dopek said. “I already know what the weather is going to be like in Naperville on the 8th, I’m tracking the weather for this weekend(…) because that plays a lot into what we enter people in, what we try to accomplish.”

One thing both Dopek Men's track and field team celebrate after winning the 2017 Big East indoor championship. and Bottoms agree on is team chemistry has been a big factor in their success so far and they we don’t need to be hyped,’ but long time(…) which is why I do at practice when we break will need to continue it if they when the event goes off they are think we were able to have that it down at the end is we say want to repeat as champions. very hyped,” Dopek said. “That success indoor.” ‘family’,” Bottoms said. “And I “We have the hype men that sort of chemistry just makes for Bottoms agrees, saying how personally, for the four years I’ve are hypin’ everybody up and we a good mix. It’s something that they have become a family. been here, have always believed have the guys who are like ‘no, I haven’t seen us have in a pretty “One of the things we always that we are family and I think

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winning just kind of solidified the brotherhood that we have on our team(…) and I know there is still so much room for us to get closer and trust in one another that we can repeat.”

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International Pastime

Puerto Rico playing the U.S. more than a game COMMENTARY

By Amber Colón Copy Editor When Javier Báez of the Chicago Cubs signed to play with the Puerto Rico (P.R.) national baseball team during the 2017

World Baseball Classic (WBC), Puerto Ricans living both in Chicago and on the islands grew a bit more prideful, a bit more hopeful and even a bit more political.

I decided to spend my spring break in P.R. for a few different reasons, but I definitely underestimated how baseball would hold such an important part of islander’s hearts during the WBC.

This wasn’t just any other game for most Puerto Ricans. This was a game that was symbolic of the difficult relationship between the United States and P.R. Arguably, the most important game played during this year’s WBC was the final, when Team U.S.A. faced Team P.R. Considering the history of P.R. — the islands have been a colony of the U.S. since

1898 — the face off was an interesting one.

Knowing this, it’s no surprise many were critical of Team U.S.A.’s manager Jim Leyland when he said they were “trying to make America great again” during a pregame news conference ahead of the championship. Despite the reference to

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Men’s track and field looks to replicate indoor success

By Garret Neal Staff Writer

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Sophomore hurdler Kyle Decker at the 2017 Indoor Championships.

It can often be easy to rest on the high of past successes. The men’s indoor track and field team rose to the highest of such highs by bringing home the first Big East Championship in program history. Winning that was no easy feat and brings with it heaps of pressure for the upcoming outdoor season. Nevertheless, senior runner Chaz Bottoms knows he and his team will be up for it.

“In the past, we’ve had a lot of individual medals, and high places and conference champions, but never figuring out how to

put that together into a team championship,” Bottoms said.

“So now we understand that and it’s just keeping that momentum going, staying hungry(…) We just have to go out and get it because now we have a huge target on our backs.”

The athletes are not the only ones affected by the championship.

Head coach Dave Dopek has been part of the track and field department, as a phenomenal runner and as a coach for 26 yearsw and he was extremely excited witnessing his first Big East championship. However, he knows he will not get a “superbowl” hangover just because there is not enough time.

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“The nature of our sport is there is always a new season,” Dopek said. “As soon as we finish cross country season we are mentally getting ready for indoor. As soon as we finish indoor season, we’re getting ready for outdoor. As soon as outdoor season is over then we are starting to lay the ground work for the next three seasons.”

The new season comes with its own set of challenges.

New events are laid before the athletes as imposing challenges they must overcome. The new setting accompanies events such as javelin, discus and several

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