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Smith wins 43rd ward By PAIGE WAGENKNECHT Ward’s runoff election for alderman on Tuesday. Michele Smith emerged victorious with 51 percent or Photo courtesy of 4,938 votes over Tim Michele Smith Egan, who captured 49 percent and just 245 votes less than his opposition, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. The alderman-elect gave an enthusiastic acceptance speech around 9:30 p.m. at her election night party held at Grand Central on Wrightwood Avenue. “I am so proud and I feel so obligated to follow in the footsteps of the people who paved the way before us,” said Smith. “I want to publicly thank the people who put their names next to mine and said I was good enough to be your alderman. This was the most hotly contested race in the city of Chicago.” Egan accepted defeat at his election night party held at John Barleycorn at the corner of Lincoln and Belden Avenue around 9:40 p.m. after 58 of the 59 precincts reported Smith was ahead by a slim number of votes. “It’s been one hell of an election, folks,” said Egan. “It’s been one hell of a battle. All the votes have not yet been counted, but I’ll be honest, it’s not looking good.” “I want to thank my army, my team of volunteers, you guys are warriors. By the end of the day tomorrow, we might not have won this election, but tonight we have won something else. You’ve won something else. You’ve won my deepest respect, my greatest love, and my friendship, and that will never die. Thank you.” The two candidates first faced off during the Feb. 22 general municipal elections against other aldermanic hopefuls Rafael Vargas, Jim Hinkamp, Bita Binbuestro, Mitch Newman, Mike Jankovich, Charles Eastwood and Carmen Olmetti. Smith also emerged ahead of Egan in that race, 38 to 27 percent, which forced the two highest votegetters into a runoff election. Several of the candidates who were once opponents of Smith and Egan in February backed Egan during the April runoffs. Several of them, including Mitch Newman and Rafael Vargas, appeared at Egan’s election night party to show their support. Vargas said he backed Egan because he represents a new brand of leadership beyond old politics and would move the ward in the right direction. He also favored Egan over Smith because of their distinct views on development in the ward. He believes Egan embraced more inventive economic and environmental planning in projects for the ward and the city. Smith won despite Egan’s long list of endorsements including the political action committee For A Better Chicago, the Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicagoland Chamber

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Afghan protestors against the buring of a Quran in Florida burn an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a demonstration in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Sunday, April 3, 2011.

Quran buring erupts in global outrage, reflection in Chicago

By SACHIKO YOSHITSUGU

In the days following large protests in Afghanistan over the publicized burning of a Quran on March 20 at a Florida Evangelical Church, protests erupted across many parts of the world. At DePaul University, many members of the community felt burning may put troops in harms way by injuring the nation’s image abroad.

Last year, Pastor Jones garnered international media attention when he threatened to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. He backed down after several government leaders asked him not to warning that it could endanger troops' lives. This time around major newspapers in the U.S. did not cover the staged trial and burning of the Quran at the small

Dove World Outreach Centre (DWOC) in Gainesville, Fla. According to the Pew Research Center, from March 28 to April 3, 1 percent of the media coverage was devoted to the Quran burning. Even without mainstream coverage, Pastor Terry Jones, an Evangelical Christian leader, and his supporters managed to send shock waves around the world with the help of social media

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Redefining cyber sex New site for students by students takes casual hookups online

By CHERYL WAITY Editor-In-Chief It started with matchmakers and arranged marriages, then there were personal ads in newspapers, then dating services, and then the internet took finding a mate public first with chat rooms and later dating sites. Now eduhookups.com is making it casual – for college students who don’t want commitment, that is. The site was launched as a coding project by a group at University of Chicago in early February and the site developers didn’t necessarily intend on expanding the selfproclaimed “Where fun comes to thrive” to other universities, that is until the national and international media stumbled

upon this little corner of the web and ran with it. That’s when the team started to get e-mail requests from students at other universities. “We decided to pretty much roll with it,” said PR manager for eduhookup. com, Danny, whose last name is anonymous for confidentiality. The only requirement to join the site is a .edu e-mail address, provided your school is one served by the new website. DePaul, along with Loyola, was added to the site on March 30. The site now serves 11 campuses, seven of which are in the Chicago area. The university released a statement to Re-

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dEye stating “DePaul University strongly recommends that its students avoid the potentially dangerous and anonymous situations that this new website facilitates.” This is not like Facebook or any dating site. At eduhookups.com, anonymity rules. “The entire site was built with user privacy in mind,” said Danny. This means all a user has is an e-mail address and username

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Michele Smith celebrated her win as the new 43rd Ward Alderman at Lincoln Park's Grand Central on Tuesday night. the proposed Lincoln Park Hospital plan, which Smith strongly opposed. Daley dismissed this notion and announced Wednesday that she will seek approval of the hospital site’s redevelopment from City Hall before her term expires.

Daley said she expects the redevelopment plans will win council approval April 13 before Smith is sworn into office in May. Smith said she will continue to work hard to come up with a development plan that people support and has not yet spoken

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to her predecessor about the proposed plans after her big win on Tuesday. At the end of her victory speech, Smith had just one thing to say to her supports, friends and 43rd Ward residents: “Thank you, thank you, and here is what we have to say…

and the only way you can share a username is through a private message. “I do believe that is one of the reasons the site has become so popular. You really don’t have to give any information about yourself to sign up,” said Danny. He has 2,000 users to back up that assumption. “Any time you do anything online it’s, by definition, not private,” said associate professor in the College of Communication Paul Booth. While a username and an e-mail address is the only information provided, some server somewhere is connecting the two and is thus susceptible to hacking, according to Booth. “When something is big like Facebook big, then it becomes an issue,” said Booth, who thinks the current size and very specific audience of eduhookups.com won’t lead to too many security breaches. Another of the site’s safety features is a “ban” system. While the administrators retain the right to ban users who use inappropriate behavior on the site, users can also ban each other because of inappropriate behavior. “We don’t play much of a role in the user ban system,” said Danny. There have so far been no problems with this system of security. “That’s a wonderful safety feature,” said Booth, and while he does think it could work on a site the current size of eduhookups, he thinks it could be more complicated to maintain when the site gains popularity. “Can you imagine if you were on Facebook and someone had the power to kick you off? No one would be on Facebook,” he said. These safety features and anonymity that come with the site aren’t completely foolproof and Danny admits there are potential risks and dangers in using eduhookups. com, but they aren’t problems unique to just this site, and they are acknowledged in the terms of use that must be agreed to before activating an account on the site. “We legally can’t be held liable for that [risks], we state that in our terms of use,” said Danny. So what does eduhookups.com have that dating sites don’t? “We’re definitely more direct, more to the point, and more down to business,” said Danny. In eduhookup. com’s opinion, fewer details take less time and doesn’t everyone like to cut through the red tape and find exactly what they are looking for? “I mean it’s the Internet, people really don’t have long attention spans,” he said. While that may appeal to some college mindsets, it doesn’t hold much weight in freshman Jaclyn Baker’s decision to not use eduhookups.com. “No, I’m not one to judge, but personally I’m not into that type of thing. I’m more into, like, love.” Baker said some people tell her that type of idealism is just because she’s young, but she thinks age can be more attributed to the popularity of sites like eduhookups. com. “A lot of people in college aren’t into serious relationships,” she said. Baker has noticed so far in her college career people just want to have fun. Some aren’t even too serious about their future careers right now. Eduhookups.com isn’t done growing, but the expansion mission will be temporarily halted for about a week or so. “We are in the midst of a site redesign,” said Danny. The site will be updated for both look and usability. Booth thinks this new site and its potential is exciting. “It’s like watching a baby grow, it’s kind of boring right now but it could turn into something very, very interesting,” he said.


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Alumni host concerts to raise funds for journalism scholarship

World Catholicism Week 2011 University looks at the faith through a global lens By KATHERINE HALL It will not surprise many to hear that DePaul, as a Catholic university, is celebrating its second annual World Catholicism Week. From April 11 to April 14, the university will be hosting events to educate and foster discussion about Catholicism as it pertains to the university, to Chicago and to the world. What may come as a surprise, however, is the subject matter DePaul has taken in hand for this week. According to the website, the aim of World Catholicism Week 2011 is not just to celebrate Catholic heritage, but also “to explore its potential for personal and social transformation.” Rather than just a discussion about the Church, the conference will address topics of global diversity and the parallel between theology and the modern urban metropolis. Peter Casarella, Director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology and head organizer of the conference, took this direction because he wanted to create a “conference of academic discourse, raising awareness not just of Catholicism but about the world...there is no place in the world now that is just ‘one’ culture.” One particular event approaching this global diversity on a local scale will be held on Monday, April 11, hosted by three student practitioners from the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, a church which practices Karela Catholicism. According to the diocese website, the Karela Catholic Church, which traces its roots back to the apostle Thomas, does not belong to the Archdiocese of Chicago, and is in fact the only Syro-Malabar diocese outside of India. Though it aligns itself with the Catholic faith, it does not fall under the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Karela Catholicism has maintained its own structure, language and written rite since its creation. Another panel of note is “Urban Studies in the Mirror of World Catholicism” on Thursday, April 14. Led by Graham Ward, professor of philosophical theology and ethics at University of Manchester, the discussion will look at the relationship between theology and

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The Louise de Marillac Chapel in the Lincoln Park Student Center. the development of the modern city as it approached issues of poverty, resource sharing, environmental sustainability and beauty. In a radio interview he conducted on March 25, Ward said he “wants to recapture the theological vision, the theological imagination of urban planning” and highlight to students how the modern industrial city was shaped in many ways by the theological and moral issues taken to heart by the various religious groups who pushed for urban development. “The key people involved in making cities beautiful (and) safe were nonconformists,” Ward said in the interview. “Unitarians, Methodists, Baptists.” Though this is a Catholic-oriented event, students of all faiths and philosophies are encouraged to attend. Rohini Mortha, outreach coordinator of the DePaul Interfaith organization, feels that it will probably attract many more Catholics than non-Catholics, but it is still a good example of the university’s message of openness. “We have many interfaith programs (at DePaul),” Mortha said, referencing Islam Awareness week, which just wrapped up last week. Mortha added that she would like to see more dialogue but felt optimistic about DePaul’s current trend. “I think we’re on our way to incorporating other faiths more.” John DiMucci, Director of the Catholic Campus Ministry, said he hopes the conference will be wellattended, not just by Catholics, but by anyone who wants to learn more about the Church.“It’s a great opportunity... to learn about Catholicism in different cultures,” DiMucci said. “We’re trying to say that the global is the local, and the local is the global,” he said. “The immense diversity of the world is incarnated in Chicago and DePaul, and DePaul can and should open itself to all questions of diversity in culture and faith.” More information, including a schedule of workshops and panels throughout the week, can be found online, or by calling the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology. http://worldcath2011.depaul. edu/Default.aspx (link for online DePaulia)

Dozens of people gathered at the Billy Goat Tavern on North Michigan Avenue on Monday, Jan. 17. Together, they raised their glasses in a toast to their good friend, CLTV reporter and former DePaul University student, Carlos Hernandez Gomez. Hernandez died last January at age 36, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Many of those who met, somewhat spontaneously, at the Tavern, have established a scholarship, the “Carlos Hernandez Award in Journalism,” and hosted the second annual “Concert for Carlos” on Thursday at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub in Berwyn. The scholarship, co-chaired by Hernandez’s good friends and DePaul graduates, Paul Fine and Mitch Goldberg, will be awarded to DePaul Journalism students with an internship that is unpaid. “In today’s employment climate, internships are an imperative,” said Graciela Kenig, Director of Internships for the College of Communications. “In journalism, the vast majority of internships are unpaid. That is why the Carlos Hernandez Journalism Award is a welcome opportunity for DePaul students.” Lauren Camplin, a junior double major in journalism and public relations and advertising, said the opportunity “takes some of the pressure away.” “DePaul is expensive enough that a lot of students have jobs to pay for tuition and all the other expenses. That could prevent them from getting an internship,” Camplin said. “The award allows students who are passionate about the field to focus on journalism and have more opportunities to develop.” Wendy Irvine, Director of Development for the College of Communication, helped Hernandez’s friends establish the scholarship. In the past year, they have raised thousands of dollars to benefit students and will pick the first recipient after the May 9 deadline. “Right now, the funds are at the point where we can give it out to one per year,” said Irvine. “Our hope is that the more that it grows, we can give a more meaningful amount to two or more students.” Benefit concerts, like the one on Thursday, have helped raise funds for the scholarship. Many of Hernandez’s former colleagues and admirers donated, like native Chicagoan and actor Dennis Farina, who paid for the event at Fitzgerald’s. “So many people came through and pieced this

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The Carlos Hernandez Award in Journalism will go to a DePaul journalism student with serving in an unpaid internship.

all together,” said Irvine. The night included a silent auction and music by popular local and national bands, such as The Phil Angotti Band, Eric Howell’s Greatest Hitch and The New Fiction, which featured members of Hernandez’s band The Gear, who also played. “It took a lot of effort from a lot of people. He has a loyal following of friends in the journalist community,” Irvine said. “It really all has to do with these alumni who were so close to Carlos and wanted to start this.” While Hernandez attended DePaul he majored in philosophy and minored in Chinese history. He went on to cover politics for Chicago’s NPR affiliate WBEZ-FM and wrote for many national and local newspapers including The Chicago Reporter and the Chicago Reader. His most recent work included reporting for CLTV. Irvine did not know Hernandez, but said when she went to meet his friends and family at the Billy Goat Tavern on the anniversary of his death, that it was “emotional” and “touching.” “They’re so passionate about the award and their friendship with Carlos,” said Irvine. “There were sad moments, but all this good has come out of it.”

Public Safety to enforce smoking policy

By PAIGE WAGENKNECHT

DePaul University’s Office of Human Resources announced on Friday, March 19 that the university will continue to strictly enforce its Smoking on University Premises policy within 20 feet of entrances or exits of any campus building in compliance with the City of Chicago’s Clean Indoor Air Ordinance. The city’s current and strongest version of the ordinance, which took effect in 2008, prohibits smoking in virtually all enclosed public areas and places of employment, and within 15 feet of entrances to these establishments. Violators are issued a fine up to $250 if observed by city officials or up to $2,500 for repeat offenders. DePaul’s policy extends the ban to 20 feet and applies to both students and faculty, and violations of the policy should be reported to Campus Security. Repeated noncompliant offenders may be subject to interdisciplinary action by the university. According to the DePaul’s Smoking on University Premises policy, the university maintains, “while it is not the intent of the university to take issue with the smoking preferences of individuals, the university recognizes the increasing weight of evidence that smoking is detrimental not only to the smoker, but also to nearby nonsmokers. In addition, smoking may constitute a fire hazard, placing life and property at risk.” While DePaul and Public Safety maintain that they strictly enforce the policy, many students believe there has been little to no enforcement. Some also feel that certain DePaul campus buildings see the policy carried out more than others. “There really isn’t anything done,” said student Kevin Badie, Senior. “Campus

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After recent policy enforcement, DePaul suggests smokers should err on the side of caution if they are uncertain as to whether they are in compliance with the 20 feet rule, and move farther out from prohibited areas. Security is always out, but never enforce it. I have never seen anyone have a conversation about the smoking distance policy.” Badie said he has never seen the policy be enforced around DePaul Central, 1 E. Jackson Blvd, but has witnessed Campus Security carry out the policy down the street at the CDM building located on the

corner of Wabash and Jackson. While the City receives an average of about two dozen reports of violations a month, DePaul has only received one complaint this year, which was at the Loop campus. Because campus security does not have the recourses to fully enforce the policy, students and faculty are urged to self-police where smoking occurs and

honor the no smoking signs. DePaul suggests smokers should err on the side of caution if they are uncertain as to whether or not they are in compliance with the 20 feet rule, and move farther out from prohibited areas. To read DePaul’s Smoking on University Premises policy, go to http://policies. depaul.edu.

Interfaith interaction

Religious groups seek broader communication with other organizations By ELIZABETH SCHUETZ, TRICIA CATHCART & TIFFANY MA Many contentious issues arise from the Middle East. Neverending conflicts between Israel and Palestinian's, on-going wars between the U.S., Afghanistan and Iraq, terrorism and extremism… On a more local scale, Muslim student groups here at DePaul are facing issues that are a direct reflection of the events occurring overseas. Confusion about the ideologies of these groups is widespread on campus, leaving students in a seemingly endless debate about the religious vs. political aspects of the organizations, and how those differing viewpoints can affect their overall mission. United Muslims Moving Ahead (UMMA) is a religious group at DePaul aimed at doing their part to uphold the Muslim beliefs and standpoints on campus. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is another group but is also defined as being outwardly political. Mark Laboe, the Associate Vice President of University Ministry (UM) at DePaul, maintains that the UM is focused on bringing students of all religious affilia-

tions to discourse with one an- is done to establish relationships of the two groups. “But since I other. with other religious affiliations. have been here, we have not had James Doyle, the Vice President UMMA hosts “Chai Chat,” a any involvement with Hindu or for Student Affairs admitted that discussion circle that explores Catholic religious groups.” on the administrative level, Stu- theological, philosophical and Carl also said that the organident Affairs faces issues within ethical topics that have been re- zations often run into problems the groups intended agenda. “We searched by past Muslim schol- when communicating with unihad programming issues around ars. They link these themes to versity administration, regarding the Middle East issues and issues current worldviews, comparing their political stance. Carl comin Palestine,” said Doyle. “We and contrasting how the ideas pared DePaul Hillel, the on-camhad programs that [were] consid- have changed through time. pus Jewish life organization, to ered as controversial UMMA. He thinks to the argument.” that Hillel is under“While we are stood by the uniclearly interested in versity as primarily, I’m strongly supportive to have more pro- a religious group, promoting dialogue between Jewish and gramming. But since I have been here, we when in reality, HilMuslim groups, and lel is involved with have not had any involvement with Hindu both religious and will continue to do so, University Minpolitical projects. or Catholic religious groups. istry has for several He said that one of Abdul-Malki Ryan, Chaplin for Muslim Life years actively supthe challenges for ported, encouraged UMMA is that as a and funded students and proThis discussion is open to every- Muslim organization, being degrams on campus to promote in- one but Trent Carl, the Education- fined as “political” is potentially terfaith cooperation, dialogue and al Coordinator for UMMA, and controversial. For this reason, engagement across all religious the Vice President of SJP, also UMMA has decided to stay away groups on campus, and even non- believes that this represents Uni- from politics, though Carl feels religious groups and individuals,” versity Ministry’s heavy support that their group could be effective said Laboe. of Muslim and Jewish students if involved in political conversaHowever, Chaplain for Muslim dialogue with one another. Ideal- tion. Life, Abdul-Malik Ryan agreed ly, UMMA and SJP want to have However, not everyone agrees that the university strongly en- more fluent conversation with not with Carl. “Hillel is not a pocourages the two groups com- only Muslim and Jewish students, litical organization,” said Ross munication because of the recent but also those from a wider array Richmond, President of the Stuworldly controversies, but has of religions and cultures. dent Government Association. also found that many Muslim “I’m strongly supportive to have He says that “it is a Jewish comstudents perceive that not much more programming,” said Malik munity group,” more focused on

allowing Jewish students to come together with their similarities, rather than attempting to invoke political change. Supporting that viewpoint, Laboe said that even though students in DePaul Hillel may engage in politically oriented arguments or programs, they are not to be categorized as a strictly political group. Malik also agreed, stating that it is difficult for all religious affiliations to completely separate themselves from politics. “That doesn't mean UMMA can never be, in any way, political,” said Laboe. “UMMA shares much in common with Hillel in the sense that Islam is not only a religious tradition, but is also made up of many cultures and certainly includes political and ethical dimensions.” The administration tries their best to understand both groups and their event planning. “Emotions are very high, and the [proposed] program intends to reflect that emotion and anger,” said Laboe. DePaul is putting forth great effort to help improve the student group leadership in order to create a healthy and positive cultural campus climate. “We work with both groups to make sure their programming is factual and informative.”


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Students learn what makes a leader

By KATHERINE HALL Students attending a Catholic university have heard it mentioned countless times: “social responsibility” and “leadership”. DePaul’s own mission is based on the message of giving, and students have a wealth of service and leadership opportunities at their fingertips through classes and campus organizations. But what about after university, when we are thrust into the hyper-speed, high stress world of the workplace? How does one remain a socially responsible leader? On Saturday, April 2, DePaul’s Junior Leadership Scholars hosted an event geared towards answering that question. The event, titled “Leading Learning Luncheon,” was developed to give students an idea how to transition from university to the workplace while maintaining DePaul’s Vincentian values. Students gathered with “guest facilitators”--professionals from a variety of industries--to discuss balancing work and life, and what it means to be an effective, socially responsible leader in today’s work environment. “We wanted an event for advanced leaders,” says Dave Borgealt, director of the Student Leadership Institute, “to teach them how...to view work as a vocation versus just ‘work’.” The students who put together the event had been working on it since last term. For them, the definition of leadership has evolved over their time in the Leadership Scholars program. “Leadership is based in service,” said Chanel Gibson, one of the Junior Leadership Scholars who helped organize the luncheon. Before she started the scholarship program, Gibson understood a leader as simply someone who brought people together. Now, she says, her understanding is more complete. “(A leader) is not just a facilitator, but a servant...a listener.” Gibson, who said she wanted to go into law and move to Washington D.C., hoped that students who attended the event would have “a broader, more personal understanding of leadership.” Cheryl Procter-Rogers, the event’s keynote speaker, echoed the sentiment of listening in her address to the students. “Listening is not just not talking,” she said. “Challenge your own thoughts, consider other ideas with an open mind.” Procter-Rogers advised students on how to navigate a career with “endless career paths”. She recounted her own career path, from her first job as a beat journalist covering obituaries to her current position at DePaul, the newly

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There is a great demand for good music at DePaul. There is such a large music community at the university that is filled with amazing talent from local bands that has yet to be heard. That is why a group of DePaul students who wanted to strengthen the music community on campus and bring together the talent of all kinds of individuals at DePaul, came together and created the DePaul Concert Community. Eddie Kulack, DCC’s current president, Allison Barinholtz, and a few of their other friends really wanted to be involved in the music scene at DePaul. “Most of us [were] already heavily involved in Chicago’s music scene,” said Barinholtz, a sophomore at DePaul, who is also a DJ who goes by the name of djbls. “Because of this, we joined DePaul’s Activities Board music committee and after a few meetings with DAB, we felt that we weren’t being heard or taken seriously in the ways we thought we should have been.” As a result of this, Kulack decided to start the DePaul Concert Community, which also meant that DePaul’s annual music concert, Fest, would no longer be the only concert event on campus each year. The

Offenders looked like they were trying to take bicycles from the rack, Chicago Police were called and contact cards were done on offenders.

• A burglary-non forced was done for a pink Sony Cyber shot camera missing from conference services.

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Cheryl Procter-Rogers, Vice President of Public Relations and Communication, speaking to the students on April 2 at the Junior Leadership Scholar's, Leading Learners Luncheon. created vice president of the Office of Public Relations and Communications. Procter-Rogers also encouraged students to be proactive in their career search, likening it to planting a “tree of opportunity”, in which the roots were the student’s interests, the trunk the career goal rooted in those passions, and the branches all the industries and fields which intersect with that career goal. Investing time in your career now, she said, would enable you to develop hundreds of branches within the industry you love. She emphasized research, building credibility, and networking as key tools. “Network with your peers, connect with your peers,” Procter-Rogers said. “Stay in touch...those relationships will help for years to come.” Following the speech, students gathered in groups with

goal of the club was to provide the DePaul community low-cost, but professional, quality concerts, by using the resources available to them on campus. They achieve this by choosing the right choice of setting, concert production and promotion to make sure their events are the place to be on campus. “I started the organization because of a general lack of concerts with full professional production on campus,” said Kulack, a junior at DePaul majoring in geography. “I formed this organization to bring on campus what [the founding members and I] found off campus, and give students the environment to have fun, meet others who have a passion for live music and expose others to new music and local bands.” “The general vibe for shows over the last two years I’ve spent at DePaul has been these cafeteria/coffee house shows,” said Kulack. “For people that go out weekly to catch live music, that setting just doesn’t cut it.” Originally, Kulack was the president and Barinholtz assumed the role of vice president. “After months of meeting, our membership grew to about 25 total,” said Barinholtz, “but as I became busier with things outside of DCC, I handed down my title to

the guest facilitators to discuss everything from finding meaningful service opportunities in the corporate world to how to craft a compelling business proposal. For DePaul professor Patrick J. Murphy, one of the guest facilitators, the afternoon was an opportunity to talk to students about the complex issues behind being a leader, and understanding that it goes beyond one person in charge of many. A leader’s requirements may vary by field and industry, but one message Murphy hoped the students took away from the event is one that can apply to everyone: “A leader must learn to have a sense of something larger than the self,” he said, “and use that larger something to get things done.”

DePaul Concert Community plans to introduce students to new music genres

Colleen Favuzzo.” Barinholtz credits Favuzzo, a junior at DePaul majoring in political science, as “an amazing, driven young woman” who was doing 20 times the amount of work Barinholtz was doing. “I thought giving her the title of VP was more appropriate,” said Barinholtz. “[Favuzzo] keeps it all together; she is definitely the woman behind the big man.” “Being vice president is fun and I like the responsibility,” said Favuzzo. “Even though it sometimes can get overwhelming balancing school, work and DCC, [the club] means a lot to me.” “It’s been such a rewarding experience watching it grow from a simple idea to a full-on operation.” DePaul Concert Community gets to plan events at Ace Bar, formerly McDunna’s on Fullerton, every other Tuesday. The club also holds raffles to earn money, their last raffle prize being a ticket to Summer Camp Music Festival this coming May. “As a new DePaul club, we’ve definitely had our struggles,” said Barinholtz. “Every other month, we are eligible to attend a hearing requesting funding for DCC events. It’s hard to get the word out about DCC,” continued Barinholtz. “But, so far, we have had two successful and well-attended events on campus.”

The club’s fundraisers have also proved to be a success. “So far we’ve profited around $350 for some of our fundraisers,” said Kulack. “I’m really proud with where we’re at right now. We have had a great support from our members who show up weekly and work together in whatever way they can to help. It could not have been done without them.” Favuzzo has a huge vision for the future of the club. “My vision for [DCC] is to bring the love and excitement of music that I witness on a weekly basis off campus, to campus. DCC formed because DAB was not representing the genres of music that we wanted to see. We want to showcase the more local music and genres that are not mainstream,” said Favuzzo. “For example, we provide a variety of jam bands, hip hop, reggae, bluegrass and dubstep.” DePaul Concert Community holds meetings every Thursday at 6 p.m. These meetings are open to anyone from the DePaul community and are held in McGowan South. Their next event will be held at Ace Bar on Tuesday, April 12. “It will be an electronic music night that I am booking for,” said Barinholtz. “We also have a Facebook page where we post information about our different shows.”

March 23 • Criminal Damage to Property was committed on the Welcome Center 2400 N. Sheffield. March 27 •A Suspicion of Marijuana report was done for a room in Belden-Racine Hall. Residue of marijuana and a pipe were found in the room, but no usable amount was found. •A Criminal Trespass to Land warning was given to offenders at the outside of Munroe Hall.

April 3 •Public Safety was called to Munroe Hall for an intoxicated and underage student.

March 28 • A Suspicion of Marijuana was done at Corcoran Hall. Public safety was called, but no

•Public Safety responded to a suspicious person call at the Fullerton El stop. Chicago Police already at the scene.

April 1-April 6

April 4 • Public Safety responded to a nonforcible burglary at the SAC. A student had left his locker open and books were removed from the locker.

drugs were found in the room.

March 23 • Criminal Trespass to Land warning was given at DePaul Center

Local and live By ANGELIKA LAZARICIU

Campus crime report

Individual was in possession of marijuana.

LOOP CAMPUS April 4 • Theft occurred at the DePaul Center. A UIC student was seated in the retail café when an unknown person took a Mac Book from his backpack. • An attempted theft occurred at the DePaul Center when a Roosevelt University student was seated in a retail café and three youths tried to take her cell phone. Victim grabbed the phone and the offenders fled, but were

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS April 1

• Public Safety responded to a suspicious person found in the Clifton Garage.

• Public Safety responded to 2352 N Clifton, were a student had his wallet taken from class. • Public Safety responded to the Student Center in regards to someone removing the back panel at the game room. No property was removed but the game was changed. April 5 • Public Safety reported to 2352 Clifton in regards to a theft of phone. Victim left his phone for a minute and when the returned the phone was gone. • Public Safety responded to Sheffield Square for a suspicion of marijuana. No drugs were found at the scene.


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Take a break from Facebook.

Student bloggers talk about putting it all online By SAMUEL GRADY

Blogging started out as a way for people to post opinions or share their journals with readers, now it is a worldwide source for news on anything you can imagine. If it exists, there is a blog about it. DePaul is home to many student bloggers ranging from websites of short stories to dating tips to music news. Below are interviews from some of the campuses finest bloggers. As a blogger myself, I take a critical eye when looking at the blogosphere for quality work. (SamuelGrady1.tumblr.com)

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When did you start blogging and why? I started blogging in eighth grade, and I've been doing it intermittently since then. Starting in college, though, I've kept a regular, almost-daily blog. Originally, I wanted to write down all my memories and decompress from school. I keep blogging now because it's an outlet. I'm not great at talking, but I have a lot of opinions and I feel more confident writing. What is the nature of your blog? My blog is different things different days. Usually, I like to write about politics, and share news pieces and photos I have found to be particularly salient throughout the day. If I find something hilarious but irrelevant, I'll post it to give my followers a laugh. Or so I can look back on it and laugh later. I also use Tumblr to get feedback on my writing. Where do you get your content? It's a mixture: about half is original content. The other half consists of things I've found through friends, things I've read or seen on the news, and assorted pictures or gifs I've found from trolling the Internet. I throw in pictures regularly, because I've noticed people don't like reading lots of text on my site. Do you consider blogging to be a form of journalism? That's a good question; personally, I don't consider blogging to be journalism. Journalism means going out and finding an original story based on events that have happened to other people. Blogging, for me, means editorializing on situations, creating fiction, or poking fun at people, if need be.

What's the appeal of blogging? I started while I was studying in Greece as a way to keep of record everything that happened. It kind of evolved into a way to stay in touch with my friends and family back home, and then I realized I just really love writing. I started this specific blog as a social experiment in early February. I try to only blog by breaking it up into different experiments, my first one was about Greece and now this one is about dating. So, I try and make it one certain topic, I really love it, I love writing. Why dating? Well, I dated my high school boyfriend until late last year for about… 7 years. After that, I realized I haven’t dated anyone, so my friends and I were talking about the stigma of online dating and speed-dating, especially for [college-aged people,] so I just wanted to see what it was all about and record it. Where do you get your information? A lot of it is made up of my own personal experiences… I’m working on getting stuff from my friends and my family, and their takes on the subject for posts in the future. What kind of feedback have you gotten? On the blog, or on dating? I get a lot of positive feedback on the blog. This dating thing is kind of weird or creepy. Basically I haven’t seen that many people, it’s a lot of getting rejected or meeting creepy people, I had a guy offer me money to date him. It’s kind of hard to weed out people but I have gone on a couple successful dates.

What made you want to start? Well, I started using Tumblr because a good friend of mine who lives in DC got one. She's really cool, so I thought getting one would make me cool by proxy. I think Tumblr's more fun than Live Journal or Wordpress-- on those blogs, I felt like I was talking to myself, but Tumblr is more of a community.

What is the goal of the blog/experience? I just want to get past the social stigma of dating, a lot of my friends are married and a lot of others just hook up with [different] people every night, there really isn’t an inbetween anymore. Everyone I tell that I’m doing this tells me, “You can’t meet people at bars because they just want to go home with you.”

Why should people read it? I think people should read my blog if they have any interest in a very, very liberal take on the current political situation in the US. I try to interject humor, but I really enjoy sharing with people knowledge and information they may not have otherwise considered.

Why should people read your blog? People should read it if they are dating, have dated, are thinking about dating or just genuinely enjoy secondhand embarrassment and self-deprecating humor. My mom thinks I'm hilarious.

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also work in a few bars in Chicago, Mad River, for example, makes CrowdNoize shot glasses, if you go in there and take a picture with the glass, you get free tickets or [get] to keep the glass. We have a marketing scheme across Chicago.

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What is your blog about? It's a website that keeps track of hiphop and electronic events in Chicago, it's blog format we give the basic who, what, where, when with flyers a promos for performers.

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When did you start blogging? Why? We started it this summer around July 2010, but it officially went live in Sept. 2010. I worked at the radio station (Radio DePaul) and I write for two hip-hop blogs. People kept asking me, “What’s going on this weekend, what shows are coming to town?” I wondered why people weren’t going to sites like metromix. So, I started my own thing, I got my buddy from my hometown, because he knew more about the electro-scene than I did, and started CrowdNoize. It started in September and now we're in four cities: Madison, Milwaukee, the Twin Cities, and of course, Chicago.

How many views does your page get? It picks up a lot on the weekends and how active we are with new content, but we average between 500-1,000 per day, depending on who’s coming to town.

Where do you get you information for the blog? We get our content from five or six different websites... It’s pretty time consuming, we need to get accurate information about venue location, where to get the tickets, and a write up of the artist. We give you a Google map location. It takes about a

half hour to do a high quality post, and there are about a dozen performances each weekend. Is there a profit from sponsorship? We have shared promotion with clothing brands and recording studios exchanging publicity across the different cities. We

What are your long and short-term goals? We hope to be in every major city in the nation one day. [For short-term,] new summer ideas [and] interacting in the concert environment, we also [want to] cover art shows, fashion shows, and galleries, [therefore] expanding our range of content. We had a show at Lincoln Hall two [weeks] ago, [with] a nice turnout. We almost sold out the venue. We hope to do more things like that. We're working on putting together something at L.H. again soon.


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Nation & World EDITORIAL

FOOD AND IDENTITY By MARGARET THOMPSON

Photo courtesy of The Associated Press

An Afghan protestor holds a banner during a peaceful protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday April 7, 2011. Clerics at the protest of about 300 people say a U.S. pastor who burned a Quran should be prosecuted and Americans should withdraw from Afghanistan.

“Quran burning” continued from cover and the Internet, streaming a video of a fellow Pastor lighting a kerosene soaked Quran on fire via YouTube and Facebook. “It's sad that it's always the fundamentalist crazies that get all the media attention,” said Jordan Kelley, 20, an economics and religious studies major at DePaul University. Kelley is also liaison to the university for Intervaristy, a interdenominational Christian club. “I can understand why they would get really upset,” he said. “But at the same time, it's sad that they had to take what a small group did and put it on a bigger scale.”

In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai announced the story publicly, calling for the U.S. government to condemn Pastor Jones for his offenses to Islam and the Muslim community. This was the first time news of the burning had been released in the country. Protesting of the video-taped burning of the Quran began on Friday, April 1, in Mazar-iSharif, one of the least troubled areas of the country with little known pro-Taliban or antiAmerican sentiment. There were no Americans stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif at the time of the protests.

Demonstrations spread to other cities in the country and lasted four days, resulting in multiple deaths and one of the worst attacks on the UN. In Mazar-iSharif, thousands of people took to the streets, some peacefully. However, others sought out foreign targets, mobbed a UN compound and killed seven UN workers and five Afghanis, BBC News reported. “The average Afghani gets their news from people around them. It's very traditional that way,” said Khalil Marrar, a political science professor at DePaul University. “They're not really going to understand that

Pastor Jones is a minority in America and that everyone is not happy with it.” Images of an American igniting Islam's sacred scripture can fuel the frustrations felt by Afghanis towards the U.S.'s presence in Afghanistan as a whole. Khaled Keshk, an associate professor of religious studies at DePaul said the pastor's problem is that he sees the actions of the 10 people on Sept. 11 as a representation of Islam as a whole. “We do the same thing. So for the Afghanis to do the same mistake shows they are as civilized as we are.”

Haiti works for sustainable money, food By RACHEL METEA, Nation & World Editor “In just a few short minutes” Paul Carisma said his country’s way of life was destroyed. “The Haiti earthquake was a horrible experience,” he said. Carisma came to Chicago after the 2010 Haiti earthquake to finish high school. Now, he is a freshman at DePaul University and on April 1, he participated at “Taste for Zafén”, a benefit aimed to help the people of Haiti. The benefit celebrated the one-year anniversary of Zafén, a micro loan project aimed to support sustainable economic development in Haiti. The organization does so by providing interest-free loans to entrepreneurs to start businesses. “I got involved with Zafén because it is a really helpful organization,” Carisma said. “What makes them different is that their loans are interest-free. It is very beneficial for the overall community.” The event raised more than $15,000, which was matched by the Vincentian family for a total donation of $30,000 to Haitian entrepreneurs. Much of this money will be used to buy an irrigation pump, enabling a village to farm additional land and improve local nutrition.

Photo courtesy of Jennifer Girard

A farmer in Boucan-Carré displays eggplants cultivated as a result an irrigation water pump received from Zafén. Since Zafén’s inception one year ago, the organization has raised more than $300,000. According to Laura Hartman, the DePaulappointed representative of the project, $25 can put a child through school for a year or can buy a water filter that can help stop cholera. “Imagine what $350,000 could do. It’s economic transformation,” she said. The money will also be used for clean

water filters for about 100 families and for tuition for schoolchildren. According to Yasmine Cajusce, a member of the project’s board and DePaul graduate student, the project was designed in a model that can be easily done again. “I hope that projects like Zafén can be repeated throughout the world,” she said. “This project lets people’s dreams come true.” Marcus Saint Jaen, a Haitian who currently attends DePaul, said he became involved because he “really believed in it and its conception.” “Sometimes it costs just as little as $10 to get started, but they don’t have the funds,” Jaen said. “Nobody Zafén helps is getting anything for free. It really is about helping others help themselves.” Jaen said his favorite aspect of the program is seeing them succeed because so much of the country is in need. “This is absolutely beneficial for them,” he said. “It is not only helping Haitians, but helping the whole community.” “If you go to certain areas of Haiti, you can see hope in people’s eyes. But in some areas you can’t,” Jaen said. “For the country as a whole, the only thing they have is hope; they don’t have any money, just hope.”

In the States, “Mexican food” was always at the top of my list of favorites. Refried beans, guacamole, nachos, tacos, and – dare I say it – the occasional late night Queso Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell. I knew when I traveled to southern Mexico, these “Tex-Mex” dishes probably wouldn’t appear on every menu. What I didn’t know was that lumping Yucatecan cuisine in with my perception of “Mexican food” would be doing it quite an injustice. From the succulent Pollo Pibil – chicken marinated in red chili paste and orange juice, to the tostada-like Panuchos and Salbutes – a sure bet on every appetizer menu in Mérida, to the delicious Sopa Lima – lime soup with tomato and cilantro, food from the Yucatan state in Mexico is as foreign and delectable as those countries who do not share a border with the U.S. In Mexico, dishes such as burritos and fajitas are imported from the United States; American foods that can be rather hard to find when walking along the streets of Mérida. Food is more than a means of sustenance here; it is part of the national identity. Yucatecan dishes are a cultural display as significant and beautiful as Mérida’s historic colonial architecture or the ancient ruins of the Riviera Maya. No matter the fare, meals are social events here. Coming from a culture in which I’m doing well to make it out of my apartment in the mornings with a piece of toast and a to-go mug of coffee, it is odd to sit at the table and enjoy every meal of the day for at least a half hour. Domesticity is still the lifestyle of most women here, and food preparation is an integral part of their trade. Men, on the other hand, dominate the restaurant industry – a precedent I was quick to note in my field notes for my anthropology class. Due to the cultural value placed upon food, waiting tables is held in high regard. Thus, men prevail in the profession. However, the most mouthwatering meal I’ve had thus far in Yucatán was prepared by a sweet Mayan woman at a small cocina just outside of Mérida. She did not speak any English, so my friends and I ordered the first thing she suggested. While it looked rather daunting when she placed it in front of us with a plateful of tortillas – a bubbling black stew with meaty bones surfacing at odd angles – it tasted better than anything I’ve ordered at the lovely bistros downtown. If I only knew the name and recipe of the mystery dish, I would prepare it every night when I return to Chicago… just to frighten my roommates out of asking for a bite of my dinner.


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Police officers use shields to cover themselves from paint thrown by demonstrators during a protest of university students against a government bill to increase private investments in public universities in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, April 7, 2011.

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This combo photo of 9 portraits shows Ache indigenous men with their faces covered with traditional painting during a protest demanding the return of ancestral lands from Paraguay's government. Hundreds of Ache Indians have set up camp on the grounds of Paraguay's environmental agency, La Secretaria del Ambiente (SEAM), demanding the government return their ancestral lands, over 11,000 acres, near the Mbaracayu Forest Nature Reserve.

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A statue of Manikin Piss decorated with cherry blossoms and disaster prevention gear stands in a Tokyo station, Japan, Thursday, April 7, 2011. The banner reads "Keep the spirit, Eastern Japan (area hit by the tsunami) ". The decoration was made by a local volunteer group. Nearly a month after a 9.0-earthquake generated the tsunami along Japan's northeastern coast, more than 14,700 people are still missing. Many of those may have been washed out to sea and will never be found.

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Anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Defying a deadly government crackdown, tens of thousands of protesters on Wednesday poured into the streets of Yemen's second largest city in the latest demonstrations against the long serving president. Arabic writing on protestor's sunglasses reads: "Leave".

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ISRAEL’S LONG MARCH By TIM LYDON Graduate Student, English

Photo courtesy of MCT Wire Service

Twin brothers Frank, left, and Anthony Nowotnik, 42, are homeless men who refuse shelter unless they can stay together. They live for now under the Kennedy Expressway.

Fasting for those without a choice By VICTOR MATA Freshman, English I stopped eating on Monday, April 4 and joined around 4,000 other people in a fast to call attention to Congressional budget proposals that would make huge cuts in programs for the poor and hungry. By doing so, I surprised myself. After all, I love to eat (my belly is evidence to that). But the decision was easy after I began seriously diving into the budget battles all over the country. I realized some poor folks were in real trouble. The poor, among others, are once again under attack—this time in the House budget bill, H.R. 1. The budget proposes cuts in the WIC program (which supports women, infants and children), in international food and health aid (18 million people would be immediately cut off from a muchneeded food stream, and four million would lose access to malaria medicine) and in programs that aid farmers in underdeveloped countries. Food stamps are also being attacked in the twisted “Welfare Reform 2011” bill. (There are other terrible maneuvers in H.R. 1, but I’m sticking to those related to food.) These supposedly deficitreducing cuts—which would barely make a dent—will literally cause more people to starve to death, go to bed hungry or live more miserably than are doing so now. But the real kicker? The bill would increase defense spending. I looked for ways I could help and received an email from MoveOn. org. They explained how I could sign a petition to fast, as well as inform as many people as possible. For me, the fast is a way to demonstrate my interest in this fight, as well as a way to remind myself and others there are bigger things in life than dinner (shocking, I know). I expect I’ll learn something about patience and fortitude while I’m at it. Thirty-six hours into the fast, my senses are heightened and everything feels a bit strange. Odors from food often always seem to find

me wherever I am. In the elevator, I can smell a muffin; on the street, I can smell everything—good and bad. But as hungry as I may get, we know I’ll eat well soon. Many poor people don’t have that option, and MoveOn.org and their co-organizers are calling for God to create a “circle of protection” around them. Some are fasting for a day, many for longer. I’m fasting until Friday, and no, it’s not too late to join us. Others often ask why I should do anything at all. I tell them poor people’s hunger is hardly a new phenomenon and that God hasn’t made a confirmed appearance recently—at least that I know of.

You can’t have real religion unless you work for justice, for hungry and poor people.

My girlfriend (a much more religious person than me) suggested I read Isaiah 58, in which God says that if we were more generous while we fasted, he’d treat us better. Maybe, but a billion people are just as hungry, human and as deserving now as the Israelites were when they were fleeing Egypt, and I don’t see any manna. This isn’t about skepticism, however; it’s about ironies and outrages. According to MoveOn.org, corporate profits in 2010 grew at their fastest rate since 1950, and we set records in the number of Americans on food stamps. The richest 400 Americans have more wealth than half of all U.S. households combined, the effective tax rate on the nation’s richest

people has fallen by about half in the last 20 years and General Electric paid zero dollars in U.S. taxes on profits of more than $14 billion. Meanwhile, roughly 45 million Americans spend a third of their posttax income on food—and still run out monthly—and one in four kids goes to bed hungry at least some of the time. It’s those people whom MoveOn. org and their allies (more than 30 organizations are on board) are trying to protect. The coalition may be a bit too quick to support deficit reduction, and I understand the need for fiscal responsibility, but should we want to sacrifice the powerless, nearly voiceless poor in its name? What most people do not know is that deficit reduction isn’t as important as keeping people from starving. As a nation, we shouldn’t be reducing our meager efforts for poor people in order to reduce the deficit. They didn’t get us into this, and starving them isn’t going to get us out of it. This is a moral issue; the budget is a moral document. We can take care of the deficit and rebuild our infrastructure and strengthen our safety net by reducing military spending and eliminating corporate subsidies and tax loopholes for the rich. Or we can sink further into debt and amoral individualism by demonizing and starving the poor. Which side are you on? If faith increases your motivation, that’s great, but I doubt God will intervene here. Instead, we need to gather and insist our collective resources be used for our collective welfare, not for the wealthiest thousand or even million Americans, but for a vast majority of us in the U.S. and, indeed, for citizens of the world who have difficulty making ends meet—or feeding their kids. Though many religious people may be too kind to say it, true worship can’t take place without joining this struggle. You can’t have real religion unless you work for justice, for hungry and poor people. I don’t think you can have much humanity, either.

On March 21, 2011, rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into the southern Israeli town of Ashdod. The Islamic Jihad’s militant wing, the Al Quds Brigades, is believed to be responsible. The day before, a bomb exploded in a suitcase near the Jerusalem central bus station, killing one woman and injuring 30 others. On March 13, 2011, a family of five— including three small children—was murdered in their home outside the West Bank city of Nablus, a city known as a hotbed of violence and resistance to the Israeli occupation. After the Fogel family tragedy, Israeli leaders vowed retribution and promised to continue building settlements in the West Bank, continuing a policy that will result in more terrorism. It’s a vicious cycle. One reason the Israelis continue building is because of the violence done against them, and one reason the Palestinians continue the violence is because of the settlement expansion. In true opportunistic fashion, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia), House Majority Leader and the only Jewish House member of the Republican Party, used the Fogel family tragedy as a reason to criticize President Obama. He insinuated Obama was partly to blame because he asked Israel to make too many concessions. But the Fogel murders just prove Obama’s point—that settlement growth is bad news for everyone. Expansion encroaches on land Palestinians want as a future state, and life on the settlements is dangerous for Jewish families (no matter how faithful they are) who are surrounded by people willing to slit the throats of children. Cantor’s comments come as no surprise, though. This is the same man who told Prime Minister Netanyahu when they met last year that he would “serve as a check” on Obama’s foreign policy concerning Israel. This is a member of the U.S. Congress telling the leader of another country he would be willing to subvert his own President’s foreign policy. If Cantor wants to stand behind Netanyahu, he has the right as a Jew to make Aliyah and join the Israeli government, but he hasn’t made Aliyah. Instead of serving Israel, he merely uses events there–in this case, a tragedy—to criticize his political opponents. Nonetheless, the Palestinian leadership is fractured and incompetent, but even if there was a strong central figure—a Palestinian Ariel Sharon—or a unified governing body that controlled and spoke for every faction, it would still be unreasonable to expect them to effectively squash all terrorist activities. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas did not sanction this recent violence; he was as helpless to stop the attacks as the victims were. As long as Israel continues to occupy the West Bank and its settlements continue to expand, there will be factions that use violence to convey their message of resistance. By hastily constructing more settlements, Israel is just playing into the hands of its own hardliners, as well as the Palestinians who prefer a perpetual state of conflict rather than a state of their own. The hardliners on the Israeli side are religiously motivated and see land expansion as a divine right. They play an influential role in Netanyahu's coalition; to stay in power, he must appease them. This recent violence will justify Netanyahu in expanding settlements, delighting the hardliners on both sides and continuing the cycle of frustration. After all, it is easier to maintain the status quo and avoid any serious concessions than be the Prime Minister who gave up Prime Biblical Real Estate.

Opinions Smart phones increase risk of petty theft Ahhh, the DePaul college life. Filled with term paper allnighters, Ramen noodles galore and the ability to walk—not take a shuttle bus—to class. With the latter comes the act of having an iPod, iPhone, iPad and/or Blackberry to keep you company. You may not realize, however, that while you’re tuning out the world to the lyrics of rapper Lil’ Wayne, the person next to you may be scheming to snatch your device and run like an Olympic sprinter. The recent death of Sally Katona-King, 68, was the result of a Fullerton El stop iPhone theft on March 28; theft is clearly no laughing matter, and you may be next. The type of crime in question is larceny, or “petty theft” as some like to call it. Regardless of your preference of label, it is defined as the “wrongful acquisition of the personal property or possessions of another person.” According to the Chicago Tribune’s Crime Finder database, 123 larceny thefts occurred in Lincoln Park alone during the month of March. DePaul’s Loop campus is no exception—last month,

231 thefts occurred. More specifically in the heart of the Loop campus at 14 E. Jackson, 70 of these thefts occurred within a quarter mile radius of the address in March. “I try to avoid having to use any electronics while taking public transportation,” said Michelle Hayes, 39, who serves as the Supervisor at the Lincoln Park Student Mail Center. “If I absolutely have to make or take a phone call, I have a Bluetooth earpiece which allows me to leave my phone tucked away in my jacket or purse.” I understand you or your parents have worked hard to provide the entertainment of popular phone games, such as “Angry Birds,” but no amount of time downloading an app on public transportation is worth the amount of time spent filling out a police report, stopping your phone service and, in many cases, paying an insurance claim deductible of $50 to $500 to replace the phone.

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Big business tax cuts add to small business struggles By TRACY MARTIN Junior, Journalism

By STEPHANIE WILLIAMS Graduate Student, Communications

Yes, these are the consequences to which you become victim, along with being the victim of the crime itself. Totally sucks, right? “At night I try to travel with friends whenever possible, and I sometimes take longer but safer routes home,” said Jill Hollembeak, an Athletic Academic Advisor at the Sullivan Athletic Center in Lincoln Park. “No technology is worth a life.” “I didn’t even know about the rate of crime that’s occurring with phone thefts,” said Tyler McAllister, 20, a DePaul Loop commuter student from Aurora. “I love searching the Web on my iPad during my long trip home, but I think I will have a tighter grip on it now.” Whether you’re tightening your grip on or not using your device at all, a thief will see you and see dollar signs. And as much as it may feel like it, you do not live in a bubble immune to crime.

As Americans start to buckle down and finish their tax returns to meet the deadline on April 18, they may be shocked to hear some entities are exempt. A couple weeks ago, GE released reports of its earnings. The multinational corporation posted a worldwide profit of $14.2 billion in 2010, with five billion of its earnings coming from its U.S. operations. What do you think the company paid in taxes? The answer is nothing— nothing at all—and this will mark the second year in a row GE has not paid any federal taxes on their income. How does GE manage to get away with it? The answer is simple: around-the-clock lobbying and an expert financial team. Armed with a team of highly skilled lawyers, the company has become adept at maneuvering through loopholes in their mission to avoid paying taxes. Why is this a big deal? Well, small businesses pay their fair share of taxes, so there really is no valid reason why GE should be omitted. Additionally, taxing GE would help bring in money that would be beneficial for the country. GE isn’t the only example of tax controversies in the U.S. Several months ago, President Barack Obama reversed his position on the Bush-era tax cuts, extending them in a highly criticized compromise

with Republicans. Implementing these tax cuts for the rich will now cost us a substantial $700 billion over the next 10 years. There is something fundamentally wrong with the government’s approach to the economy. There are no real measures being taken to avoid abuses, and the applied actions are nothing more than bandages on a gushing wound. The most reasonable approach to fixing the tax crisis would be to implement a progressive tax system. This would tax everyone fairly based on his or her income, and it would ensure the money goes where it needs to go. All the claims that taxing the rich too much would be detrimental fall flat. People in the middle class spend their money on things that help stimulate the economy, such as food or clothing. The wealthy, on the other hand, spend their money on self-serving investments or, even worse, they hoard it—which does nothing to help the economy in the slightest. Those who have money should contribute back to their society. Not only is it fair, it’s also incredibly beneficial for everyone involved. For the last couple decades, the middle class has been forced to act as the load-bearers for the wealthy. Until we start voting in politicians who have the backbones and resolve to enforce reasonable tax codes and curtail the rich’s excess, we’re going to continue to see more situations like this in the future.

Catholic roots are still grounded at DePaul By MEGAN BURKE Senior, Catholic Studies

Letter to the Editor...

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I am writing in response to an April 4, 2011 article in The DePaulia entitled “Religious Tolerance trumps Catholic Roots.” Please allow me to offer a counter perspective: The most substantive portion of this article is the question, “How can DePaul honor ‘the religiously pluralistic composition’ of the student body while, at the same time, ‘bring the light of Catholic faith and the treasures of knowledge into a mutually challenging and supportive relationship’?” If the article is attempting to identify the expression of Catholic identity at DePaul, I find it interesting that the article neglects the physical presence of the St. Louise de Marillac chapel and the Catholic Campus Ministry offices, located on the first floor of the Lincoln Park Student Center next door to the Interfaith Sacred Space and Center for Intercultural Programs (respectively). Further, if one were to search past the physical symbols, the author would have discovered the Catholic Studies Program, the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology, the Steans Center, University Ministry and the Office of Mission and Values—all of which involve Catholic voice and student participation at our university. Had the article explored these offices and programs, which are integral to the DePaul community, it might have unearthed a “definition” of DePaul's Catholic identity that would answer the above question posed. If the article had explored the presence of the Steans Center, it would have found the requirement of Liberal Arts students to participate in servicelearning courses, as well as the numerous urban sites at which the university community serves. If the article had approached the Center for World

Catholicism, it would have discovered the multiple conferences held every year on DePaul's campus breaching challenging subjects such as liberation theology, communion within the Catholic Church and Catholicism as a global and diverse institution. If the article had discussed University Ministry, it would have talked about the Interfaith Scholars program, Vincentian Service Day and the DePaul Community Service Association. If the author had talked with representatives of DePaul's Catholic Campus Ministry, he or she might have discovered things like Sunday Night Mass, Taize Prayer, the Catholic Social Concerns Service group, Scripture Study and the Vincent and Louise House. All of these include expressions and articulations of DePaul University's Vincentian identity. The answer to the question above is answered by DePaul’s unique and impressive Vincentian identity as it continually guides its community toward very Catholic actions, such as service, dialogue and learning—all of which lead us on the “way of wisdom.” “Religious toleration” does not “trump” DePaul's “Catholic roots”; it is the result of DePaul's authentically Vincentian and Catholic character. Vatican II's “Nostra Aetate” says it is the Church's task to “promote unity and love among men...to draw them to fellowship” and calls herself and people of all faiths to “work sincerely for mutual understanding and to preserve, as well as to promote, together for the benefit of all mankind, social justice and moral welfare, as well as peace and freedom.” Dialogue, especially for the sake of justice, is a contemporary and distinctly Catholic attitude which may have been communicated by any Catholic Studies student or professor. Likewise, if the author had talked with DePaul's Office of Mission and Values, I wonder if the zeal of Vincent de Paul for

the poor and marginalized would have been learned. Perhaps then the article would have informed its readers that DePaul's Catholic identity permeates everything about it, from its recent relinquishing of the SAT/ACT requirement for applicants to its upcoming “Lovefest” Interfaith Retreat. If Catholic “identity” is found in what hangs on buildings (that being a cross on McGowan, by the way, not a “crucifix”), then what you will find is the occasional symbol or nearby church (as well as a beautiful mural of Vincent de Paul on McCabe). But if DePaul's Catholic identity were to be found in what its students actually do, then perhaps one should consider the Vincentian Service Day that begins in St. Vincent de Paul church every year or the Vincent and Louise House, which serves in a soup kitchen multiple mornings a week, or the Taize prayer service in which multiple Christian denominations gather for worship every Tuesday. That's what makes DePaul Catholic, and these are the places you'll find the desire and encouragement for not only religious toleration but authentic conversation and fellowship. Considering the above, I believe “Religious Tolerance trumps Catholic roots” was incredibly uninformative and possibly inflammatory. I wish The DePaulia had thought twice before printing it and instead considered serving our university community by helping students discover what's amazingly Catholic about DePaul. Likewise, I believe it did a disservice to our Vincentian heritage and university mission by suggesting that DePaul's “Catholic identity” would prevent or hinder religious toleration and pluralism. I hope that when a topic like this is considered for publication again, the editor makes sure his or her writers are well-informed.

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


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suburbs By KATHERINE HALL

It’s that time of year again. You can park your car without ramming it against a mountain of snow, the grass is starting to make its transition from brown and crunchy to green and lush, and you can actually feel warmth from the sun. Spring is coming. For many of us, the change of season brings a need for a change of scenery. The city can get pretty depressing during the winter—wet, gray, wet, cold, and did I mention wet? —And with the promise of better weather teasing us, many are ready and raring to go somewhere, anywhere. Some of us got our fix by going away for Spring break, but many stayed in the Chicago area. Fortunately, you don’t have to be stuck in the urban jungle this spring if you don’t want to be. Surrounding Chicago are little escapes of fine weather fun, relaxation and a nice break from the city and all of its trappings. They are called the suburbs, and while many of their residents are flocking to Chicago for the sights and sounds of the big city, some of their towns have plenty to offer the weary urbanite, wanting a break from honking horns and expensive parking meters. While all of the suburbs have their ‘must-see’ attractions, some offer more than others. These five are the ‘best of the best,’ offering the widest range of fun and fair-weather activities for students looking to get away for a day.

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St. Charles

Furthest from Chicago at 33 miles, St. Charles is definitely the place for the outdoor enthusiast of any stripe. Nestled in the Fox River Valley, this town prides itself in its beautiful parks, scenic riverside, and miles of bike trails. If it’s an outside activity, you can do it here: canoeing, biking, hiking, horseback riding, paddle-boating or just lying in the grass next to the Fox River. The town is a bit sparse in terms of shopping or dining—though it has a healthy antique and curio market—but it has two impressive theaters: the stately, old-fashioned Arcada, which made St. Charles famous in the early 19th century for its shows, and the newer Steel Beam theater, which specializes in off-beat, fun shows.

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Thriving nightlife? Check. Great restaurants fitting all budgets and cuisines? Check. Busy music and theater scene? Check and check. If you’re looking for a fun night out, without the immense crowds and overpriced door covers, Evanston offers an accessible alternative to Chicago. The close proximity to Northwestern University means the area is geared towards marketing to the student budget. Many establishments, including several restaurants and the cinema, provide student discounts with a valid ID. Evanston’s thriving music and arts scene means that there are almost always shows happening somewhere in town. One popular venue, SPACE, hosts concerts and events of all varieties, and general admission tickets start at around $10.

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Here’s a trivia question for you: what famous writer and famous architect lived in this Chicago suburb? Answers: Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright, respectively. For those of us who are arts fans, or if you just want some culture in a quieter setting, Oak Park is the place for it. The Ernest Hemingway Museum, Ernest Hemingway birthplace and the world’s largest collection of Wright’s architectural projects are all practically in the same four-block radius. Because all but one of the Wright houses are private residences, the regular walking tour—$12 for students, is limited to exteriors only, but organized tours of home interiors can be found ontheir web schedule. However $8 and a student ID will get you not one, but two visits to the Hemingway exhibits (credit cards are accepted if you get the passes at the museum, cash is preferred if you start at the birthplace house). After your dose of history and the arts, stroll to the town center to browse through local favorites like Magic Tree Bookstore or the Marion Cheese Market.

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To regain some Zen, or just enjoy something completely removed from all things city, head out to Glencoe. The town, while small, is located smack in the middle of the Cook County Forest Preserve district, and is home to an array of parks and green spaces, including the Chicago Botanic Garden. Admission to the Garden is free, but parking a car costs $20, so here is a tip for the frugal student: take the Metra to the Glencoe station (from the Ogilvie Transportation Center about $8 roundtrip, from Evanston about $5 roundtrip) and pick up the trolley. Service starts in April, and two dollars can get you to and from the garden. Even better, bike up the lakeshore to Glencoe and lock your bike in the Garden parking lot for free—great exercise, great scenery, and great for your wallet.

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Want a bit of everything? Look no further than Naperville. This sprawling town has something for everyone: parks and a beach for those who want fun in the sun, a lively nightlife and shops and dining options ranging from local favorites like Anderson’s Bookstore and Cookie Dough Creations (get the Mint Avalanche with peanut butter cookie dough) to mainstream giants like the Barnes and Noble and Lou Malnati’s. Despite their close proximity—some local eateries and shops are literally around the corner from their chain competitors—this mix of small town and big city variety seems to coexist very peacefully. At 32 miles from Chicago, you’ll need wheels to get to Naperville. Fortunately, parking is abundant (and free or cheap, depending on where you go,) or you can take the BNSF Metra line from Union Station to Naperville station for only $5.

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Pretty in pink, life lessons included By BRIANNA KELLY Photo Editor

A day for the

records More than 700 stores around the country participate in the April 16 vinyl-loving holiday By JV SIEGEL Those who thought, and not imprudently, that the sun had set on vinyl recordings have been proven wrong. Record Store Day 2011, taking place on April 16, is Christmas for the many fans of vinyl that still remain loyal. Officially established in 2007 by employees of independent record stores, Record Store Day is celebrated globally, and has been done so since 2008, when it received immediate acclaim from recording artists internationally. Since then, the popularity of the day has only grown. This year, more than 700 independently owned record stores in the United States alone will be participating. What makes the day unique is the releases. Hundreds of new releases, re-releases, and songs never released will drop specifically for the day, and only the stores participating will receive these prints, of which, the vast majority will be vinyl. Immediately these items will become collector’s pieces. On April 16, bands like Queen, The Flaming Lips, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, Peter Tosh, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and My Morning Jacket will be re-releasing albums and singles. Daft Punk, Lady Gaga, Mumford and Sons, The Joy Formidable, Young the Giant, Flogging Molly, Gorillaz and Beth Ditto will be releasing new material. Each respective record store celebrates the day in its own fashion. Many of them claim the day as their biggest in sales, by far, of the year. So accordingly, many have barbeques, free giveaways, in-person appearances by famous artists, or just an overwhelming amount of sales. For Third Man Records, Jack White (of The Raconteurs and The White Stripes) record company, will be celebrating Record Store Day by having Rock and Roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis play a concert at the company’s home base in Tennessee. In Chicago alone, there will be 29 stores participating. Closest to DePaul are a few record stores known for their friendly patrons, solid pricing, and merchandise. Located at 2604 N. Clark, between W. Diversey Pkwy. and W. Wrightwood Ave. is Dave’s Records. With a motto of “NO CD’s!! Never had ‘em!! Never Will!!” Dave makes it pretty clear just what his establishment deals with, exclusively. Easily the most impressive in the city, Dave features so much stock that his regular stock takes a few hours alone to thumb through completely. On any given day, Dave claims, there are more than 40,000 titles to choose from. On Record Store Day, like the other stores participating, Dave’s Records will be overrun by vinyl collectors. At Gramaphone Records, located at 2843 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657 just north of W. Diversey Pkwy., the scene is visibly different. More spread out, with fewer titles, not to mention CD’s, Gramaphone caters largely to a more specific set of music. House, dubstep, and electronic music are featured primarily at Gramaphone, but the store also carries many other types of music as well. In particular: mix-tapes from underground artists from lands near and far. Just off the Addison Brown line stop is Deadwax Record Store, located at 3819 N. Lincoln Ave., just north of W. Grace St. A shop in a district that does not seem to possess many stores of the type, Deadwax Record Store is a small, close-knit shop that has the best $1 bin of used vinyl anywhere. Also a proprietor of DVD’s, CD’s, and cassettes, Deadwax’s discounted prices are comparable to none.

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The Theatre School’s spring play, “Pinkalicious,” is a “pinkerific” musical for all ages. It is about a spunky little girl who’s passion for the color pink gets her into a vibrant dilemma. She learns to resist her impulses with the help of her friends and family, who also go on journeys of their own within the play. Though “Pinkalicious” is based off of the best-selling children’s book of the same namesake, it is not limited to kids. Audience members of all ages can enjoy the lighthearted humor and youthful energy it exudes. Eight-year-old Pinkalicious Pinkerton turns pink from head to toe after eating too many pink cupcakes. At first she thinks that her new hue is the best thing that could have ever happened to her, but she quickly learns that overindulging has consequences. Pinkalicious travels to Dr. Wink’s office with her distraught parents and little brother, Peter, where she is diagnosed with “Pinkititis.” She has to eat green food or else the condition will worsen. When she initially refuses to follow to doctor’s orders, her unique illness reaches code red. The anticipation of the performance has toddlers and preteens alike dancing in the aisles to the pre-show music. Classic pop songs like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “I Want Candy,” and other songs that promote girl power are played throughout the theatre before the performance. When Pinkalicious Pinkerton, played by third-year Theatre School student Kelly Sloan, finally graces the stage in her pink rain boots, she receives cheers and squeals from the audience. “[Kids] are really fun critics because you can tell right away whether they like it or not… They’ll either be really engaged or they won’t be engaged at all,” said Sloan. The cast members successfully captivate the attention of the audience members. “Pinkalicious” has kids in the audience chattering with excitement in anticipation of the animated recreations of the familiar scenes from the book. They are also able to participate in the action by shouting out what should be done next. The theatrical sets and costumes in “Pinkalicious” are as stimulating as the actors’ performances. A giant pink cupcake house, which serves as the main backdrop of the play, literally sets the stage for a glitzy, energetic performance. The floor of the stage is decorated with butterflies and flowers—and of course a lot of pink. “We have a rotating cupcake, we have running lights, we have confetti cannons, we have bubble machines. We really do go all out to present this,” said said Gemma Clarke, who played Dr. Wink, Queen Broccoli and the bird. Dancing desserts and singing vegetables swirl around the stage, as central characters of Pinkalicious’ highly active imagination. “I had a lot of freedom to be creative with the costumes since it’s such a fun children’s play. We wanted to make

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Left: Kelly Sloan, who plays Pinkalicious, enters the stage with her infamous pink cupcake. Right: (From left to right) Adam Brown, Brian E. Crawford and Kelly Sloan look on as Brittani A. Green sings a song to Pinkalicous, encouraging her to eat green food.

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them as funky as possible so kids were excited about them,” said “Pinkalicious” costume designer Greta White. “The inspiration [for the costumes] came from the idea that pink was a sense of rebellion. Pink was Pinkalicious’ way of saying no to her parents.” However, there is a lot more to “Pinkalicious” than just frilly pink cupcakes. The play teaches patience and moderation, among many other things. Pinkalicious learns “you get what you get and you don’t get upset.” “[The messages of “Pinkalclious” are] appreciating what you have and not overindulging in what you want. And that sometimes you don’t always get just what you want,”

Lost but not forgotten By TOM CONROY

Photo by Brianna Kelly

Top: Deadwax Record Store, located at 3819 N. Lincoln Ave. Left: Dave's Records, located 2604 N. Clark. Right: Gramaphone Records, located at 2843 N. Clark St. Photo by Brianna Kelly

These prices are quite literally fractions of what other stores ask. On April 16, with the help of spokesperson Ozzy Os-

bourne, Record Store Day will look to take one step further into proving to the world that although some people may view records as outdated, vinyl is still a highly valued medium in the music world.

Have you ever found a videotape hidden in someone’s basement or attic, popped it in a VCR and been blown away by what you see. Or, have you ever come across an infomercial, a cartoon or an instructional video and just had to share its inadvertent hilarity with your friends. Two high school pals from Wisconsin found themselves in situations like these, and with the footage they collected, they started a film festival like none other. The Found Footage Festival is a traveling showcase of side-splittingly odd videos. It was founded by co-hosts Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher. The two of them have had an impressive run in television and print media, writing and researching for “The Late Show with

David Letterman,” “The Colbert Report” and The Onion. On the side, however, they have seemingly made their career out of sifting through old, outdated videos. “It all started with a McDonalds training film for one of my first jobs,” says Nick Prueher, who sat down with The DePaulia. “I watched it over and over. I couldn’t help myself; it was just so hilarious and dumb. I ended up stealing the video and sharing it with Joe. It really became a cult thing with our friends and that’s where the obsession began.” Since then, the pair has been rummaging through garage sales, thrift stores, and probably other people’s basements to amass a collection of thousands of used videos, many never meant for mass public viewing. On top of that, the festival accepts submissions from anyone

said Clarke. It also preaches that “pink is power” and anyone can like the color, even grown men, like Pinkalicous’ dad, and little boys, for example, her 5-year-old brother, Peter. The play follows the storyline and music of the popular Broadway performance. It’s not a simple play solely about a bold little girl, for other little girls. Many family dynamics are also present, such as the overworked parent and the overshadowed little brother. “Pinkalicious” is 58 minutes of fun for everyone. The production runs from March 29 to May 21 at the Merle Reskin Theatre on 60 E. Balbo Dr.

Found Footage Festival comes to Chicago's Music Box Theatre

who has something worth watching. The only two guidelines are that it must be on physical VHS format and be unintentionally hilarious. One might ask themselves how, in an age overrun by DVD, High Definition, and even 3D, a VHS film festival is able to gain as much footage and traction? According to Nick, the decline in videotape has actually helped the fest rather than hurt it. “Everyone is just giving their old tapes away,” Prueher states. “We’ve been getting loads of home movies, training videos and all sorts of things that people have just been throwing away.” This year’s festival, coming to the Music Box Theatre this Friday, is sure to leave its audience in stitches. Videos range from demeaning training videos, embarrassing home movies and even cats

on motorcycles. The show will also have a special 25th anniversary screening of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot,” a fifteen-minute short, shot by fans prior to a Judas Priest concert. To top it all off, there will be a special treat for the Chicago audience. The maker of one of the festival’s funniest and all-around creepiest videos, “Rent-aFriend” will be stopping by. This will be the first-ever public appearance by said individual. Joe and Nick promise a great show. Not only do they invite everyone to come, but to bring along any footage that they’d like to submit to the fest. “It’s what keeps us going,” says Nick. The Found Footage Festival kicks off at 10p.m. on Friday, April 15th, at the Music Box Theatre, located at 3733 N. Southport Ave.


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Strip Search

People are putting bacon in everything

From the fest

By CHERYL WAITY Editor-in-Chief Sizzling on the stovetop on a Sunday morning. In a giant turkey club at your favorite local diner. Crumbled into bits topping a mountain of iceberg lettuce drizzled in buttermilk ranch dressing. Or perhaps maybe a few slices in a big juicy burger. These are a few of the places you might expect to find the salty crunch of bacon. But how about in the chocolate bar at the swanky candy store? Or in your lollipop? Or….ice cream? Bacon on the menu is no longer limited to the entrée or appetizer sections, but has been sneaking into our dessert as well. One pioneer for bacon in dessert was Vosges Haut Chocolat, 951 W. Armitage, whose owner Katrina Markoff got innovative when she took the idea of sweet and salty to a new level for a special client. The owner of Zingerman’s, a gourmet mail order company based in Ann Arbor, Mich., needed a special wedding favor, and kicked it to Markoff to come up with something original. And thus Mo’s Milk Chocolate Bacon Bar was born. “It’s actually our most popular bar,” said Vanessa Vitale, head of Vosges sales and service department. The idea of adding bacon wasn’t completely unprecedented. Markoff had been toying with sweet and salty for awhile, including the addition of sea salt to chocolate. Now bacon has been infused throughout other Vosges’ offerings, like Mo’s Dark Chocolate Bacon Bar and Bacon Caramel Toffee which Vitale descries as “super savory.” The addition of bacon to their candy has changed Vosges’ purple and gold somewhat feminine image a little, as well as their clientele. “The whole bacon and chocolate idea launched us into a male dominated market,” said Vitale. “Once we introduced bacon we launched into a whole new campaign.” Bacon didn’t only change Vosges’ business, but it created a business for Lollyphile owner Jason Darring. Darring started off by selling absinthe lollipops on the side, but he got sick of people calling at all hours asking how many they needed to get high—the answer was there was no way to get high off the lollipops. “I needed a flavor that was not flavored with psychedelics,” said Darring. “And nobody has ever gotten high off of bacon.” So the sweet sensation Darring came up with was a maple-bacon lollipop. Soon after the creation of his maple flavored bacon lolly, Lollyphile, an online shop, was created—the place where people go to cure their weird lollypop cravings. “It’s our biggest seller,” said Darring of the maple-bacon lolly. “People love it.” His maple bacon lollipops aren’t actually made with bacon, but BaconSalt, a vegan and kosher bacon product—oh and Vermont maple syrup. And while Darring can credit this candy with the creation of his business it’s not his favorite flavor that the company has to offer. He says the only one he will still munch on, seeing as he’s a little burned out on lollipops, is the wasabi-ginger. It’s not always about the sweet stuff though. Piece, 1927 W. North Ave., offers many, what they like to call “premium,” toppings. These toppings include artichoke hearts, mashed potatoes, clams and of course bacon. A manager at Piece, Daniel Souphis, has seen some strange combinations, but doesn’t think bacon is so strange. “Bacon is definitely very popular. It goes with anything,” he said. “A lot of people put clams and bacon on the same pizza. A lot of people put potatoes and bacon on the same pizza.” Souphis’ favorite combination at Piece also includes bacon, it’s a white pizza with meatballs, feta, mashed potatoes and bacon. “It’s sort of like a shepards pie,” he chuckled. Now back to sweet for a minute, several Chicago bars and restaurants just couldn’t resist serving bacon. Blackbird at 619 W. Randolph decided to do bacon cold—ice cream cold. The restaurant serves butterscotch and bacon ice cream, rendered with bacon fat and bacon bits, paired

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Although I tried more bacon dishes than I can remember, these three unique dishes satisfied my bacon appetite most and made me stop back at their tables multiple times.

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Restaurant: NAHA Chef: Carrie Nahabedian Dish: Slow roasted slab bacon with rhubarb and Burton’s sorghum I’m a big fan of brisket. Whenever I’m dining and see brisket on the menu, it’s a no-brainer to order it. The slow roasted bacon was reminiscent of brisket in terms of thickness and texture. It was paired with a sweet and slightly sour rhubarb sauce, which provided a nice glaze and allowed the bacon to be the star of the show. The pork itself was divine and melted in your mouth. If there was any dish I wanted a full plate of, it was this one, which is why I grabbed a few samples. A simplistic yet perfectly executed dish.

Restaurant: Forest Grill Chef: Brain Polcyn Dish: Roasted bacon bratwurst sausage on caramelized onions When I saw this description of this dish, it was clear that this was no ordinary sausage. Along with the bacon bratwurst and caramelized onions, there was a slab of herbed potato salad and a piece of bacon, drizzled over with balsamic vinaigrette. The bacon bratwurst was well seasoned but what really made this dish stand out were the good portions of every component and the variety of textures. The potato salad was creamy, the bacon was crunchy, the onions were savory and the bratwurst was juicy. Everything complemented one-another and provided a few very flavorful bites.

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Restaurant: Veerasway Chef: Team Veera Dish: Chocolate crispy pork turtles This had to be one of the most unique dishes I had at Baconfest. The chocolate turtle was topped with curry spices and stuffed with crispy cardamom-spiced pork belly, along with pistachio liquor, caramel, cashews and raisin chutney. The pork belly was noticeable due to its crisp texture and meaty and smoky taste. The curry spices provided a nice heat to the dish, while the raisin chutney and caramel added sweetness. A complex yet savory dish that provided a wide variety of textures and flavors.

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with raspberries. The Violet Hour at 1520 N Damen Ave went with deep-fried peanut butter, banana and bacon on brioche with wildflower honey. And finally Nightwood 2119 South Halsted Street offers up a bacon and butterscotch donut. Bacon has become so popular it gets its own fest. Held on Saturday April 9, Baconfest Chicago is heralded as “A one-day festival devoted to America's favorite Cured Meat!” Andre Pluess, one of the founders of Baconfest Chicago, said the group was really inspired about three years ago by Beer: The musical, a show all about microbreweries vs. the brewing giants. It was then that Pluess and his two partners Michael Griggs and Seth Zurer asked this epic question that has made Chicago’s Baconfest what it is today: “What would we do if we were going to do something

dedicated to something we love?” This year's fest was sold out which just begs the question: Why do people love bacon so much? Pluess thinks that answer is two fold. At least partially it can be attributed to the rise of the “celebrity” chef. With channels like Food Network becoming so popular, food trends have become dependent on chefs. “Chefs love bacon,” said Pluess. “Bacon is one of the most versatile ingredients out there to cook with.” The other side of Pluess’ answer hits a little bit closer to the heart and wallet. In these tough economic times, when people go out they want their food tasty “I think people are just into comfort food,” he said. “If they are going out for food they want to know they are going to eat something really really good and bacon is typically really really good.”


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Elaboarte sets and heavy substance in “The Hot L Baltimore” By EDUARDO SAYAGO The best thing about going to a play is going with a friend who can observe things I miss (and wish I hadn’t missed since I’m playing the role of theatre critic). While I was busy jotting down notes in my journal about one particular scene in act one, my friend Colette saw for a brief second what was behind the pink towel of Suzy, (Kate Arrington) one of the tenants of a run-down hotel in “The Hot L Baltimore,” which opened at Steppenwolf in March 24th. “I saw everything,” Colette said. Written by Lanford Wilson (who died the same day of the Steppenwolf premiere at age 74) and originally premiered in 1973, “The Hot L Baltimore” is a letter to the decline of a great American tribute: the urban metropolis. The missing “e” in the title’s “hotel” represents all that is lost and broken in the city of Baltimore, including the characters that occupy the once-glamorous hotel. A host of characters interact with one another over the course of a day and night in the lobby of “The Hot L Baltimore.” The play opens with Bill Lewis (Jon Michael Hill) performing wakeup calls to various tenants. Martha, who refuses to be acknowledge her given name, (portrayed by DePaul’s very own Allison Torem, billed as “The Girl”) keeps pestering Bill on everything from the phone lines to the train schedules that she has memorized. I was under the impression that her character was no older than 14. I thought she was an overenergetic kid who was either an orphan or living with a relative and had nothing better to do at seven in the morning than annoy Bill at the front desk. By the second act, I found out that she is a 19-year-old prostitute who would rather talk about trains than deal tricks and has traveled to all 50 states, “some of them three times!” Bill and Mr. Katz (James Vincent Mer-

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Ensemble member Kate Arrington with de’Adre Aziza in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of “The Hot L Baltimore.” edith) have to notify the tenants that the hotel has been condemned and they must vacate the building within a month’s time.

This leads Suzy to protest. Not many people are willing to join the fight. Old Mr. Morse (Yasen Peyankov) believes that the

hotel would be better off demolished, but he’s probably just bitter about his window being stuck and the lack of hot water available. The play lacks a substantial plot but it makes up for that with its rich collection of characters, often times overwhelming when all of them occupy the lobby simultaneously. There are a couple of scenes where you have dual dialogues occurring. Among my favorite characters were “The Girl,” (Torem) and Millie, (Molly Regan) an elderly woman from Louisiana who enjoyed talking to whoever would listen to her. Millie has a single light focused on her in two segments where talks about Baltimore during its golden era and her beloved aunt back in Louisiana. One thing you can always expect at Steppenwolf is the impressive sets for each play. “The Hot L Baltimore” has two levels of fully functioning rooms. The TV sets are working and playing programming from the 1970s, including the Corn Flakes commercials, the promos for ABC’s “Special Entertainment” broadcasts and a televised speech from President Nixon. The set reminded me of a 70’s sitcom. It felt like I had stepped into TV Land. Unlike the sitcoms on TV Land, there is some heavy substance in “The Hot L Baltimore.” (Fun fact: Norman Lear, the creator of TV’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” was behind a 1975 TV series based on this play. It lasted only 13 episodes.) The tenants know that an era is coming to an end when their beloved home meets the wrecking ball. Like the country at the time, they are either uncertain about their future and how to fix their current state of despair or they have developed a quick-fix scheme to their problems that will fall apart and lead them back to square one. But they’ll be damned if they don’t try something. “The Hot L Baltimore” will run at Step-

Matt Wertz concert proves that ‘Everything’s Right’ By DEBRA LIPSON While April Fool’s Day is typically filled with crafty hijinks and pranks, crooner Matt Wertz kept it completely real at the House of Blues last Friday night. The Nashville transplant and his band were promoting the release of his newest album, “Weights & Wings,” released on March 15. The show marked the first time Wertz played in Chicago since 2008 and the show turned out to be a happy homecoming for the Midwestern singer. The evening’s mellow atmosphere was set as the lights dimmed and Wertz’s keyboardist Ben Rector took the stage as the opening act. Rector played a 30-minute set, including a few songs from his older CDs (“Twenty Tomorrow,” released in 2007 and “Songs That Duke Wrote,” released in 2008). He shined when performing hits from his newest album, 2010’s “Into the Morning.” Rector’s honest lyrics and soft voice proved his talent on such songs such as “Loving You is Easy” and “When a Heart Breaks.” The standing crowd was snapping and clapping to the energetic “The Beat” before the curtains dropped and Rector waved goodbye to usher in the main act. This wasn’t the last we’d see of Ben Rector, though. A half-hour later, the heavy curtain lifted to show Matt Wertz backed by the same guitarists and drummers as Rector, who was also playing keyboard for Wertz. Wertz, wearing his signature rolled red bandana around his neck, grinned as the crowd cheered a deafening scream, and began his set strumming “Don’t Come Easy,” a new song off his latest album. Wertz didn’t bother with much dialogue between songs, squeezing in an astounding number of

hits in a little over an hour. He played popular favorites “5:19,” “Red Meets Blue,” “Carolina,” “Marianne” and the ever-optimistic “Everything’s Right.” The intoxicating, laid-back, feel-good spirit grabbed the audience and wouldn’t let go. Wertz’s energetic and positive songs affected the crowd; it seemed like the entire venue was high on life and loving every minute of it. Wertz sampled several tracks off his new album, playing the catchy “Nobody’s You” and getting the crowd to interact through sing-a-longs and dances on “Heartbreaker” and “Someone Like You.” During an impromptu whistle solo, Wertz called on the audience to chip in and looked awestruck with the number of people whistling back his tune. Chicago received Wertz with open arms and he kindly obliged us with an incredible showcase of his best music. Wertz incorporated his entire band throughout the concert, creating a sense of warmth and friendship rippling through the audience. Wertz and his bandmates exemplified a group of carefree, good ol’ boys you can take home to Mom and still accompany on the dance floor during catchy pop songs. The show’s encore consisted of acoustic-backed “Everything’ll be Alright” and “For the First Time,” though the final song was the real magic. Wertz tricked the crowd and played a soulful, raw version of Tom Petty’s classic “Free Fallin’” accompanied on vocals by Ben Rector. The two stood back to back and sung their hearts out with the audience. In that moment, it seems everyone felt infinite, or at least warm and fuzzy inside. Wertz’s folk-infused pop was a treat for fans as the show was truly one to remember.

Matt Wertz

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Alum wants to be on top

By COLLEEN CONNOLLY Kasia Pilewicz is the real deal. The “fiercely real” deal, that is. Given the title by none other than Tyra Banks herself, Kasia has proven that her “plus size” status as a model competing on the current cycle of America’s Next Top Model is not holding her back. Kasia has come a long way in her 26 years. Originally from Wheaton, Illinois, she is now in New York City laying low and honing her skills until the show ends when she can continue pursuing her modeling career, which already boasts of impressive photo shoots with V Magazine, Seventeen, and Glamour. Before the big move to America’s fashion capital at age 23, Kasia was a regular undergraduate student pursuing Journalism and Photography (her major and minor, respectively) at DePaul. She particularly enjoyed her classes in art, photography, and broadcast journalism. Although she traded in her B.A. degree to focus on modeling, the skills she learned at DePaul still come in handy. “I know what it feels like to be on the other side of the camera, so that helps me perform better when I’m the one in front of the camera,” she said in a recent email interview. The same can be said of the interviewing and reporting skills she learned in her Journalism classes. Aside from her classes, Kasia had her fun in the city, too. As an undergrad at DePaul, she enjoyed attending various art and photography exhibits, jogging along Lake Shore Drive, checking out the many Lincoln Park bars and restaurants, and, of course, shopping. Among her favorite restaurants in Chicago are Gibsons, Avec, and Nan’s Sushi. By the time of her graduation, the beautiful Lake Michigan, the multitude of clothing stores, and the supreme sushi were not enough to keep Kasia in Chicago. As far as her degree in Journalism, she said, “it was fun, but just not quite creative enough.”

Kasia then made the impulsive decision to take her talents from the Windy City to the Big Apple. Along with her desire to become a model, Kasia also took with her a piece of advice from her mother. “My mom told me to never let the world change me, which was the same advice my grandfather gave her when she was moving to America.” Originally from Poland, her mother was not keen on the idea of her becoming a model in her teens, but she eventually gave in while Kasia was in high school and allowed her to pursue modeling as long as she remained focused on her grades. Kasia listened to her mother and graduated from DePaul with honors before fully committing herself to her biggest dream. Coming from a big city, the transition to New York was not difficult for Kasia. She immediately felt comfortable and felt as if she was exactly where she was meant to be. That feeling proved to be fact as she began signing modeling and acting contracts right away. Perhaps her biggest accomplishment yet, Kasia secured a spot on Cycle 16 of America’s Next Top Model just three years after moving to New York City. Despite being the oldest contestant and the only plus size model, Kasia has performed extremely well thus far in the season and has avoided the dreaded “bottom two” each week. She was even praised by host Tyra herself for her acting in a commercial shoot, in which Tyra claimed her performance is perhaps the best commercial performance in Top Model history. High praise from America’s most well-known supermodel only brightens Kasia’s future prospects, but she will have to face judgment from the rest of the modeling industry when the show ends. As a plus size (or rather, fiercely real) model, Kasia will have to compete against ultra-thin (arguably skeletal) models that currently dominate the industry. Kasia is not too disheartened by this potential limit, however. “I don’t do well with limits, so the challenge of it drives me to work harder, and it’s really starting to pay off,” she

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Alum Kasia Pilewicz is currently competing on Cycle 16 of America's Next Top Model on The CW. said. Although her final status in the competition remains unknown, Kasia is confident that she won’t be out of the spotlight any time soon. Her self-confidence and optimism are signs that she won’t let the competitive industry keep her down. Following her mother’s advice, Kasia has remained true to herself. “Call it ‘fiercely real’ or ‘plus size’ or whatever, but I can only be Kasia and bring myself to the table.” And that seems to be more than enough for this fiercely real model. America’s Next Top Model airs on the CW, Wednesdays at 7.


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Saoirse Ronan, from child star to serious actress

works on set is quite fascinating; she’s very focused and very professional. You can see that she really cares about what she does. Eric, I worked with more than anyone else and I got to know him really well. We have a bit of a brother-sister relationship: we’re always fooling around, we did all of choreography together, and things like that. It was fun

By JACOB SABOLO Saoirse Ronan broke out into the mainstream in 2007 when she portrayed the infamous Briony in “Atonement,” staring alongside with Kiera Knightley and James McAvoy. Her performance led her to an Academy Award nomination. She was only 13. Since the success of the film, Saorise has stared in films such as “The Lovely Bones” and “The Way Back. “ Her new film, “Hanna,” is the story of a young girl who is trained as an assassin by her father (Eric Bana). She embarks on a mission across Europe but is trailed by an intelligence agent (Cate Blanchett) and her operatives.

DP : The role in “Hanna” is completely different from anything that you have done thus far in your career. What have you learned about yourself both personally and as an actress? SR: Well, I think ‘Hanna’ is a simple-minded, fresh, young girl and I think because she’s not judgmental or prejudiced or anything like that, I feel that [was released] in me; not that I wasn’t like that, but it certainly made me think about things in a different light. And, as an actor, well, it really was a collaboration between Joe Wright and myself. We had worked together on another film a few of years ago, and we had always had a great relationship and it really developed into a terrific, working relationship on this.

The DePaulia (DP): What was it that attracted you to this film? Saoirse Ronan (SR): It was different and I always like to do something different. I think it’s more challenging, also, the fact that I got to do a lot of physical activity. I had never really done anything like that before in a movie and I’ve always been quite an athletic person… I thought it would be fun. DP: How much of the stunt-work did you do on your own? SR: I pretty much did everything, which I didn’t expect. I thought I’d learn the choreography and that a stunt-girl would do the rest, but, actually, I pretty much did everything unless there was something that was really dangerous. Joe [Wright] wanted it that way, because it freed him up to explore different shots and was able to carry on with them longer. If you have a stunt-team do you work, it’s not like you can show their faces. DP : What was it like traveling from location to location and filming in different parts of the world? SR: It was great, actually! It’s always wonderful to travel. I’ve been very lucky… in the films that I’ve work[ed] on so far, because it has always been really interesting places around Europe, and the States, and New Zealand. For this film we went to three different countries: we were in Finland and that’s where we did most of the exterior stuff; and we shot all around Germany, Berlin, Hamburg, Bavaria; and then we went to Morocco. I had actually shot there a year before doing a film called “The

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Saoirse Ronan shows us her talent with her newest character, Hanna. Way Back,” so I knew what to expect. Everyone else was excited and I warned them, it was the Sahara Desert and [that’s] a tough place to be. DP : You got to work with Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana, but you also got to work with a wonderful supporting cast: Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, & Jason Flemming. As a very talented, but very young actor, what do you feel like you learned from that experience? SR: It was terrific working with them. We really did have a terrific cast on this movie. Everyone really did something interesting with their performances. With Cate, she’s a wonderful actress and to observe how she

DP : You mentioned that you worked with Joe Wright previously. “Hanna” is completely different than “Atonement,” so how was that experience? Did you find yourself exploring the subject matter differently or did you find that you saw Wright as a director differently? SR: We had a great experience working together on “Atonement” and we always had a great relationship. Joe never treated me like I was kid, even when I was 12-years-old, and he certainly didn’t when we worked on “Hanna” together. I could see in myself that I had definitely grown as an actor, and I had worked on quite a few films between “Atonement” and “Hanna,” and I think [Joe Wright] could see that too. I guess it left us with more creative freedom; we were able to try new things and I was more in control of what I could do. He knew that. He was kind like a puppeteer: he knew what strings to pull. I actually like the idea of working with the same people over and over again. Especially when you are taking a risk. I had done an action film and neither had he, and to go into the direction together was great.

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Director, actress take a thrilling break from the norm By THOMAS CONROY Have you ever wondered what it would be like if both Alfred Hitchcock and Federico Fellini were still alive and combined forces to make an action thriller? Neither have I. At least not before seeing Joe Wright’s sensational film, “Hanna.” Saoirse Ronan plays the title character of a girl with extraordinary abilities. Years ago, her father, Heller, worked for the CIA. However, after a misunderstanding, the agency murdered his wife. Heller takes his daughter and flees to the deep forest. There, he trains her to become a world-class soldier and assassin. When she is ready, he lets her free into the world for one purpose: to seek revenge on the woman who murdered her mother. However, there is much more to Hanna then meets the eye. As the mystery slowly begins to unfold, their simple plan spirals wildly out of control. Joe Wright, the young director of such films as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Atonement,” goes far out of his usual element to direct this fantastic thriller. It’s as though the man has suddenly started using artistic steroids or been abducted by aliens. Whatever the reasoning, Wright’s new style is not necessarily an improvement, but a welcome change. The pace and tone that he brings to the film create a sensation that I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced from a film. Saoirse Ronan holds her own in one of her first roles that begins her transition from child to adult roles. She’s very believable as the youthful prodigy of a notorious assassin. However, the supporting roles steal the film away. Eric Bana is naturally captivating as Hanna’s father. Tom Hollander, who usually takes on much weaker characters, auditions his more villainous tendencies. He is a mere shadow to the ominous presence of Cate Blanchett, who delivers her most compelling performance since “I’m Not There.”

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Saoirse Ronan plays a world- class assassin in her latest film, “Hanna.” The film’s technical achievements are well-incorporated into its harrowing action scenes. Joe Wright is no stranger to great tracking shots (the Dunkirk scene from “Atonement” has become a thing of legends). Here, he crafts another classic segment featuring Bana’s Heller being followed through a bus station and ending in an epic fight sequence. The most memorable aspect of the film’s design is certainly its elaborate score, expertly crafted by The Chemical Brothers. The techno-rock tracks blast pure energy into “Hanna,” in both its action and exposition. The way that the music is roughly reminiscent to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ recent Oscar-winning beats in “The Social Network” shows how that film is already having a positive influence on the future of cinema.

Every aspect of “Hanna” is like a deep breath of fresh air. There’s the showdown in the decaying theme park of dinosaur statues. There’s the sadistic villain who looks like he’s straight off the court at Wimbledon, followed by a posse of what look like neo-Nazi Oompa Loompas. Hardly a second goes by in which the movie doesn’t make you see things in a different light. Many films feature a character that has been cut off from the rest of the world much of their life. The production tries to make the audience see that world through the character’s eyes, and yet seldom do they make the viewer truly feel it. So much of this film can be attributed to the way one feels it out, and I personally feel it could end up being one of the best of 2011.


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Go

BOLD or stay home

By CELESTE PIRAINO Put away those winter jackets. Spring is finally here. And the smell of fashion is in the air. This spring is all about bright, bold colors for both guys and girls. Some may even say the bolder the better. Celebrities such as Rihanna, Eva Mendes, and Heidi Klum have been spotted sporting unexpected combinations in their wardrobe. High fashion most often comes with an even higher price tag, leaving some people confused: How can DePaul students get the same high fashion look, for less? The '70s are back. According to People magazine, it’s all about pairing brightly colored tops with bold bottoms that you may have never thought of pairing together. When asked where the best places for students to shop around Lincoln Park are, several of them had one store in mind, Francesca’s, right on the corner of Halsted and Armitage. As you walk through the doors you walk into every girls dream: a store full of chunky jewelry, bright colors, and nothing but floral. Molly McCarty, Francesca’s manager, was gushing about how brilliant this Spring’s fashion lines are. “Mixing and matching colors is all the rage this season,” she said Morgan Ortiz, a sophomore at DePaul, likes to view her style as classy, with a twist. “I’m looking forward to pairing a fun floral dress, with a bright blazer, and a pearl necklace to add a touch of class,” she said. “I like Francesca’s because it has a classical over-style with a modern twist and it’s reasonably priced,” she said. H&M and Target were also popular responses when asked where to find spring fashion. Amanda Calo, a sophomore at DePaul, views her fashion as edgy and bold. She likes to find her bold look-at-me style at both H&M and Target. “They (H&M and Target) have simple tops

and dresses, but in bold colors,” she says. Calo adds that she can buy a lot for little money. Calo can be spotted walking around campus this spring in her favorite outfit, a bright, off the shoulder crop top and paired off with a pair a high low cut jean shorts. Preppy is in for men. According to InStyle magazine, it’s about pairing a khaki colored bottom with either a navy colored button up (tucked in), or a cardigan. It can even be the other way around, a bold color pair of pants and a lighter cardigan. Eric Medina, a student at DePaul, would have to agree with InStyle. “My style is more preppy/hipster. I like to wear light colored cardigans over a v-neck shirt and slim fitted slacks,” he says. He adds that stripes are big as well. Express comes up a lot when men talk about fashion. When it comes to trends they have outfits for several occasions including job interviews, dates, or nights out with the guys. Job interviews are all about impressions. It’s important to dress to impress. Guys, purple is in, if you pair a dark purple button up with a light purple tie and gray pants, you are sure to catch some attention. Some men tend to follow fashion trends more closely than others, such as Medina. But others think you don’t need to be kept up with the latest fashions to look good. Even though Nick Hawley, a junior at DePaul, doesn’t follow the latest trends, he says his fashion is preppy and consists of a nice pair of jeans and a button up. “I’m glad floral is coming back. I love it. I already have so many pieces, so I don’t have to spend as much money. I’m a college student,” said DePaul student Jaimee Capili. As you walk through campus next time, take a notice to the diverse fashion sense the DePaul student population has. You see things from people dressed in bright colors from head-to-toe, and some rocking out the denim. It’s easier than you may have thought to dress like a celebrity; there are always ways to look high fashion for less.

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Joy not so formidable

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1. Bold, chunky jewelry serves as an exciting addition to any outfit. 2. High-waisted hot pants in bright colors, paired with a skinny belt and a cropped top or tucked-in blouse are a Spring staple. 3. Sundresses with floral details prove to be a popular choice for a comfortable yet sophisticated look. 4. Brightly colored bags add a spark of color to ensembles: fashionable and useful. 5. Wedged sandals in spicy colors are a more tolerable option than towering high-heels for days when you want to add an extra bounce to your step.

Someone should check in on Lincoln Hall. After Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable finished their set on Tuesday, April 5, it is likely that there is some damage to the venue; in particular: the roof. The house was packed, and certainly no one was expecting the type of performance that was to come. Touring in support of their first full-length album, The Joy FormiPhoto by JV Siegel dable at first appeared to be a little bit too manicured...with some in The Joy Formidable rocked the roof at Lincoln the audience noting that Hall on Tuesday, April 5. they carried the appearance of a studio-crafted band. But all these to the particular song. thoughts were soon put to rest, as the band The simple power behind the show was raged through its set. the most impressive part. From the minute The diversity of the concert was wide- to three-minute jam sessions that ended ly apparent. From the usual hipsters, to each song, to the tour manager/guitar tech/ the late-middle-aged man near the front roadie’s acrobatics whilst attempting to do mouthing out every word, jumping uncon- one of his many jobs, all was performed at trollably, and eventually bowing down to 100 percent, without fail. the stage, the crowd handled the ear-splitThe show reached a fever pitch on the ting renditions of the band’s EP “A Balloon last song, when, after tossing her guitar, Called Moaning,” as well as the recently Bryan dove to the floor and began mashing released full-length “The Big Roar.” her various effect peddles, while Dafydd The obvious compatibility of the band played from his back. was almost as entertaining as the set itself. “Sorry about that. It always takes a minAt one point, bassist Rhydian Dafydd at- ute to clean-up after that song,” said Bryan, tempted to scare guitarist/lead singer Ritzy after a 45-second departure from the stage. Bryan, who in-turn attempted to bite the The audience went wild. The venue howoffender...all while both played their parts ever, got their roof rocked.

Overcrowded venue over shadows Queens of the Stone Age By EDUARDO SAYAGO A trend in music has developed over the past year or so. Rather than bands continuing the cycle of releasing a new album every year or two, followed by a tour to support the new album (and repeating this process until the inevitable breakup), the band will take a break and look back. This retrospective will come in the form of a rerelease of a debut or earlier work, followed by a small tour. Queens of the Stone Age will re-release their self-titled debut on April 19. They have been touring the country since March 16 and the intimate yet stuffy Riviera Theatre in Uptown was one of their stops. The material off that album, which was released in 1998, is vastly different than their latter-day works, particularly their last studio album, “Era Vulgarius,” which was released a decade later. The debut is more hardcore and has more intense riffs than “Little Sister” and “No One Knows.” One question I asked myself before I arrived at the Riviera was why on Earth would QofSA perform at such a small venue. Unless they were trying to state that they wanted to go back to their roots (which is too obvious and trying too hard, especially when re-releasing an early work), they definitely could (and should) have played at a larger venue. The Riviera is way too small and overheated for a hard rock concert. It also doesn’t help that mosh pits were formed behind every other song and people were lighting up cigarettes and (pos-

sibly) marijuana during the opening act, which was a 1950s era rockabilly band that one spectator called “The Four Seasons,” and the first half of QotSA’s set. It was like being in a concert from 2000 or in a foreign country where no smoking ordinances exist. (I attended a concert at a discreet hole-in-the-wall in Mexico City over spring break. They still have ashtrays at the tables and sell cigarettes along with drinks at the bar.) The mosh pits were different than what I’ve seen in other concerts. These were civilized mosh pits. Every time someone flew down, several other mosh pit participants would help the person back up, ask if they were okay, and they would continue their action. The mosh pits were unusually synchronized. The guys involved took turns running around, slamming into each other’s chests, heads, and sides, and jumping up and down constantly while the wall of people immediately surrounding the mosh pit kept them inside the circle and/or shielded the rest of the crowd. I would have enjoyed QofSA’s performance more if I were able to hear lead singer Josh Homme’s voice throughout a majority of the songs, though I did hear him loud and clear during the encore when they performed 4 songs, including “Little Sister.” I’m still not sure if his barely audible singing was intentional or accidental. To be honest, the mosh pits were a bit more distracting and entertaining. I’m sure some of them forgot that the band was performing right in front of them at one point or another.


Sports “NCAA violations”

continued from back cover One of the discussions that made its way to the forefront is compensation. The topic has been such a conversation magnet recently that PBS’ “Frontline” ran a full 25-minute story about the issue on March 29, as March Madness was entering its stretch run. For how much of a time commitment college athletics is, and how much money the NCAA makes off of the student-athletes, compensation is justified at this point. Those against it argue it would shatter the image of amateurism. People would begin playing for the money, rather than because they simply love the game. That has a simple solution. Make the compensation the same for every athlete. That way, there’s no incentive to perform your best other than love of the game, since the money isn’t rising with your play. But more importantly, even if the players were to be compensated, most of these same violations—big and small— would still go on. There is too much money at stake for things to change. The television deal for March Madness is for a reported $700 million per year, and conferences receive hundreds of thousands of dollars for each game in the tournament that a member plays in. For the Bowl Championship Series of college football, ESPN is paying a reported $125 million per year. And when a team makes it to a bowl game, their conference is paid out anywhere from $300,000 to $17 million. There is quite a lot of money at stake, but to get there, you have to have the best players. So even if a university were required to give student-athletes a stipend of $100 each month (a purely hypothetical number), the playing field is even across the board. Every school can offer the player the same amount of money, so each team should all have the same chance at successfully recruiting the player. Just like they do now, theoretically. But with potentially millions of dollars up for grabs from the postseason—not even taking into account merchandise and ticket sales, conference television deals and other revenue sources— people will fall back into their old habits. They will provide the recruits with unreported compensation, catapulting themselves ahead of other schools as the frontrunner for the athlete’s services. This isn’t the fault of the players for taking the money or gifts. If you grew up in a household making $30,000 a year and parents working two jobs, would you say no to help, even if it was technically against the rules? Of course not. Your family’s well-being certainly seems more important at the time. It might not even be the fault of the coaches or universities that commit the violations. They are part of a system that essentially rewards breaking the rules. It’s simply the culture of college athletics at this point. So get used to it, because it isn’t going away anytime soon. Not with this much money on the table.

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“Women's tennis” continued from back cover that’s a good thing, but it’s also ‘cause we don’t play at home so it’s a little unfair.” For Milinkovic, who has notched 91 career singles wins and is 68-48 in doubles matches, playing such strong competition has only helped. “I think playing good teams definitely increases our levels,” Milinkovic said. “We get used to having balls come back every time. Points are longer. By playing on such high levels all the time we make our game better every day. I know because in my first two years I didn’t play as high in the lineup and I feel like this year, by playing higher in the lineup, I improved so much just by playing better opponents and I think it definitely helps my tennis game.” Currently with a 10-9 record, the women are unsure whether they will be making an NCAA appearance this year and are relying on their remaining three matches, coupled with their performance at the Big East Championship on April 28-May, to boost their record. While two of their three final opponents are unranked, Notre Dame sits at No. 20 and creates the biggest possibility for the Blue Demons to move up. “Notre Dame is still our really big chance,” Milinkovic said. “If we can beat a top-10 team, it’s going to be a huge win for DePaul. And we always look forward to playing them because they’re always one of the best teams we play in the season.” The regular season Notre Dame match will be preceded by matches at Marquette and Cincinnati. Both teams are, unranked, but according to Ardizzone, still strong; however, they have not played as difficult of a schedule, something Ardizzone is hoping will work in DePaul’s favor. “We’ve already played the best players in the country,” Ardizzone said heading into last weekend’s home matchup against Western Michigan. “If we beat Marquette and Cincinnati, we’ll probably be maybe the third or fourth seed [in the Big East tournament] which will be great.” Right now though, DePaul’s main goal is to face Notre Dame again this season: In the Big East tournament, which would likely be in the later rounds. “We look at the Big East tournament as, let’s get to Notre Dame,” said Ardizzone, adding that being ranked outside of the top 10 is considered a down year for the Fighting Irish. “And one of the these years we’re going to get them…And now it’s harder to get to Notre Dame because there’s a lot of other good teams.” After reaching the finals the past two years, the Blue Demons are maintaining that expectation, though it will likely be a bigger challenge as the Big East continues to improve. “The Big East is getting better as a league,” Ardizzone said. “Before there were maybe three or four teams that were good. Now there’s about eight. And hopefully it will get

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Ardizzone keeps a watchful eye on Salkovic and her teammates at practice. even better over the years and then we’ll all start playing each other more.” In preparation for the tournament, the Blue Demons have emphasized serving and doubles play in practice. “[Serving is] the one thing in tennis that you control completely on your own,” Ardizzone said. “Since we’re generally an indoor team, we’d like to serve a little better. This week it was our emphasis just to practice it

Senior Day Sunday

The Blue Demons honored seniors Selma Salkovic and Katarina Milinkovic Sunday after their last home match of the season against Western Michigan. As part of DePaul’s first doubles team to earn an NCAA Doubles Championship berth and the most doubles wins ever with 105, Salkovic will long be recognized as the school’s best doubles player. She is also a two-time All-Big East selection. Milinkovic, who was also an All-Big East selection twice, ranks in the top five in singles wins at DePaul with over 90 victories. “Both of them have been huge parts of elevating the program to that level,” Ardizzone said. “So many achievements I couldn’t even add them up.” a bit little more and to get some free points cause when you get free points and you don’t double fault and give away free points, you’re just a better tennis player.” As for doubles play, the Blue Demons are

struggling to remain consistent. “We’re going to mix [doubles partners] up a little bit probably this week and just see if it helps,” Ardizzone said. “Last year we had an automatic win, No. 1 doubles most of the time and we were really just trying to win one other spot, where this year, no spot’s automatic for us. So we really gotta find a way to give ourselves a great chance in all three doubles and maybe that’s splitting up.” Milinkovic, whom Ardizzone referred to as the team’s strongpoint, is currently ranked No. 75 with doubles partner Gia McKnight. But Ardizzone said splitting the two up may offer a better chance for the Blue Demons to win on more courts. This year, the team has struggled to adjust to a younger roster than last season, and has also dealt with numerous injuries. “We were just more consistent on a regular basis. We were older,” Ardizzone said of last season. “We had three seniors in the starting lineup, whereas this year we have two, and Selma [Salkovic has] been injured a lot. So it’s been harder. Last year we just had tons of experience. And last year we were kind of a little hungry because we were mad. We were mad that the year before we didn’t make it.” But despite the uphill battle, the team Ardizzone said they continue to work hard, no matter what the score is, and at least one player feels the same. “The team’s strength is we definitely put up a great fight every match that we play,” Milinkovic said. “And I know each one of the girls doesn’t give up until the match is over. And I don’t think, no matter what the score is or no matter how tough the conditions are we won’t give up and we will fight until the last points. And I know that the fight is going to bring us good results.”


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IMEOUT with

Alex Morocco

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Alex Morocco, center field, is a senior from River Forest and is enrolled in the College of LA&S. Her junior year she led her team with 54 hits and had 17 multiple hit games. She is a threetime selection for the Big East AllAcademic Team. She started 61 games as a freshman and appeared in center field 69 times, a school record. Morocco is currently batting .406, with 13 RBI and eight extra base hits. Q: How many years have you been playing softball? A: I started playing when I was ten. Q: How did you get started? A: I think my dad just signed me up, he was one of my coaches. Q: Why did you choose DePaul? A: I choose DePaul because actually I use to take lessons from Liz, which is my coach now. Also a lot of my past coaches growing up were DePaul alumni, so I already had that connection with DePaul. Q: What is your major and how did you decide on it? A: Psychology. I choose it probably because of sports. How people develop mental toughness and mental game has always interested me. Q: What is the hardest part about being a student-athlete? A: Definitely time management. It’s easier now that I’m older, but freshman year it was difficult. Q: What is the most memorable moment you have had on the field? A: Probably when we beat Alabama my freshman year and then also when we beat Washington my junior year because they were No. 1 in the country at the time.

couple of frustrating setbacks and I felt like this last trip we played good tennis again and gained some confidence back and kind of got back on track.” In their last tournament of regular season, DePaul came up just short in the final match, losing 4-3 to Denver in the finals, landing them in second place. “We had a tough season, a lot of tough matches,” said Bartosz Jozwiak, a senior. “We’ve been doing really, really well this season. A lot of great wins, but also a few very close tough losses that could’ve moved us much higher in the rankings.” George Chanturia, a junior, cited the team’s 4-3 losses to both Michigan State and Denver as the toughest. Conversely, it was a 4-3 win against unranked Memphis that impressed both Chanturia and Jozwiak the most. “Memphis was a really big win,” Chanturia said, adding that the close win came after unusual circumstances. Typically, matches begin with doubles play, followed by singles matches, but at the Sun Belt Shootout on April 2, the Blue Demons played six singles matches before playing doubles as a tiebreaker. “So it was 3-all and it came down to doubles point again,” Chanturia said. “And it was really weird because usually it doesn’t come down to the last point in doubles…but Bartosz and Sven stepped up and clinched the match. It’s as a big one because if we would have lost the match we would probably go down in the rankings because they are unranked.” With only Marquette currently scheduled before the April 28-May 1 Big East tournament, the team will have plenty of time to rest, something Brothers thinks may be beneficial for the players. “I think a little bit of time off will be good for us, which we have,” Brothers said. “We just have one match to focus on against Marquette, which is in Milwaukee and hopefully the guys will be back and really hungry to compete again for that match, which I know they will be. “Some guys are a little banged up so the timing right now will be good for them to rest up a little bit, get healthy, get their bodies back to 100 percent and rest their minds as well because we’ve been on the road a lot.” The Blue Demons will focus on individual game development, improving mental toughness and confidence and stay-

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Chanturia, currently with a 20-10 singles record, goes for the backhand. ing physically fit as they prepare for what could be their final matches of the season. DePaul will likely be seeded fourth, just behind Notre Dame, Louisville and USF in first, second and third, respectively. “We addressed that today in practice, that really what these teams have over us maybe right now is maybe a little bit more confidence,” Brothers said. “I mean personnelwise and skill-wise we are just as good, if not better than they are.” Jozwiak furthered Brothers’ point, emphasizing the importance of the team’s depth. “Our strength is the top seven guys, our entire team is the strength,” Jozwiak said. “Everybody is solid the last four matches. We’ve been playing really well on the all of the spots. There was no weakness... “Even our No. 7 guy stepped in and played some good doubles. Our guy from Germany, Mathias Hambach, he played doubles. He didn’t play much this season, but he stepped in and played very good doubles, so everybody’s ready, everybody’s strong one through seven.” Being ready to win at conference is not only a goal for the Blue Demons, but almost a necessity if they are going to continue their postseason at the NCAAs. “To win the conference is really difficult,” Chanturia said. “It’s a very strong conference…but the goal is to win the con-

ference, which is basically, to play in the final it doesn’t give us anything. We’re in it to win it to make NCAAs.” According to Jozwiak, the team had aimed to be in the top 40 so they could advance to the NCAAs; however, winning at conference could also give them a berth. “So both of these options are realistic still,” Jozwiak said. “If we beat, we play Marquette, which will not give us a higher ranking, but in the conference if we get a chance to play against either Notre Dame or Louisville, which are really high ranked teams and if we beat one of them we could probably move closer to the top 40. But we’re probably going to be striving to winning the conference to get to the NCAAs.” Though No. 31 Louisville is the reigning champion of the Big East, the Blue Demons are still confident a win is possible after beating them in two of their past three meetings. “I think they know who they’re facing and they know, even though they’ve always been ranked really high in the rankings, they would struggle with us and lose two out of three times against us,” Jozwiak said. “So that is probably in their head and they’re gonna respect us…There’s a chance we could beat them again this year just because we have, in my opinion, this is the strongest team ever in the history of the school.”

Funding, youth challenge lacrosse By NIKA BLAKE

It is the love of the game that drives the DePaul men’s lacrosse team. Despite hardships that were thrown at the team this year, from financial strains to loss of players, they are determined to make it into Q: What is your biggest accomplish- the playoffs. DePaul (0-4) has four games ment as a player? remaining on the season, inA: When we made first-team All-Big cluding conference games East my junior year. against St. Louis University Q: Do you have any pregame rituals? and Wheaton College. Judson A: Lately I have been listening to the University, who DePaul played same song on my iPod. It’s “No Sleep” this past weekend (went to print before game time), is the fourth by Wiz Khalifa. team in the DII Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference Northeast Q: Do you ever get nervous? A: I always do, but that’s part of the fun. region. According to Head Coach Mike Copher, the outcomes of Q: What do you like to do in your free their remaining games will detime? pend on ground balls and penA: I like to sleep. Also, I like to paint. I don’t get to paint much during the sea- alty minutes. For the first time in the club’s son, but I do enjoy it. six-year history, the team has both head and assistant coaches Q: What's your favorite TV show? A: I would have to say “Dexter,” prob- and an executive board. Coably because it’s got the whole psychol- pher, previously the president of the University of Illinois club ogy aspect to it. team, praised the team with last Q: What professional sports do you season’s 4-6 record on exceeding his expectations, especially watch? What’s your favorite team? A: I watch the Bulls, I watch the Cubs when faced with financial and training obstacles. and some Blackhawks, too. “There is a learning curve Compiled by DANA MORONES with a new administration and

the organization of the team,” said Copher. Midfielder Fabio Meza also highlighted the efforts of Assistant Coach Marcus Dent, a sophomore, who after suffering his fifth career concussion last season was forced into retirement. The team also lost many of its core players to graduation at the end of last season, leaving only two seniors on the team. As a relatively new club with just 20 players on their roster, recruiting new additions is important for their performance, something Charlie Witte, secretary, stressed. “Next year I hope the team can recruit new members and get up to an actual team number of about 30 or 40 guys,” said Witte, a sophomore. “That is the amount we need to be successful.” In addition to the shortage of players, the team has faced some financial strain this year. As a club sport, some of their budget comes from player fees, alumni contributions and the school, but it is not enough to cover the costs. With unexpected costs and a tough economy, the team had to reduce their budget in some areas, while increasing it in oth-

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The lacrosse team heads to the practice field. ers. “We have a better understanding of finances so we can budget more effectively, meaning over the summer, we can create a plan for expenses, set team goals and grow as a team,” said Copher. Usually, the team practices and hosts games at Diversey Park, field space they must pay for out-of-pocket, though it is well worth it. “In terms of team practice, a full-lined lacrosse field is a must,” said Copher. They have also been able to build a relationship with Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. in regards to using their stadi-

um, which allows them to play on turf field with NCAA regulation goals. But when they cannot practice outside, the team has to condition at the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, where they also host meetings and study game tapes. “The team needs to build on this year; the talent is there, we need to work on cohesion and unity,” said Meza, a junior. The main objective of the team is to keep focused, not bend under pressure and to win the next three games. “If the team can remain cool under pressure, then I think we can win out,” said Copher.


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“WNBA draft” continued from back cover During the Sweet 16 the last weekend of March, Bruno said that he had just recently started getting calls about Chester. But last week, just a few days before the draft, he warned that expressing interest doesn’t guarantee anything. “The WNBA, because there’s so much on television now, and because there’s so few teams, they’re just doing less calling now, they’re just doing more of their own hw,” Bruno said. “So you shouldn’t interpret phone calls to coaches as an automatic, that a kid’s gonna get drafted, or a lack of phone calls that the kids aren’t gonna get drafted.” After a year coming back from injury, in which her statistics were not nearly as punchy as her first years at DePaul, Naughton will likely end up in Europe—at least to start. “What she did in the last couple minutes against Duke is what she did all the time here…that’s what we used to have every night, all night, not just for a couple minutes,” Bruno said, referring to her 12 points in the final 4-plus minutes in the Sweet 16. “Then it’s

News and Notes • DePaul Athletics announced last week it will be holding two faculty and staff appreciation days during softball games in the month of April. The first takes place on April 12 at 4 p.m. during DePaul’s home game against Illinois State. All DePaul employees who register online by 3 p.m. on April 11 will receive complimentary admission and a free meal from the concession stand. The second will take place on April 26 at 4 p.m., when DePaul faces off against Loyola. Employees must register by 5 p.m. on April 22 and will receive complimentary tickets to the game and access to a pregame Hawaiian-style party, featuring a buffet, prizes and live entertainment. Go to www.depaulbluedemons.com to register. • Freshman pitcher Kirsten Verdun was named to the Big East Honor Roll on April 4. It is the third time she has been named to the Honor Roll this year. She was also named Big East Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21. • Golf Head Coach Betty Kaufmann was selected to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy later in 2011 in Denver, Colo. The academies take place three times a year, with 42 participants at each, and are designed to provide training in communication techniques, career development and management skills.

a matter of getting healthier and proving herself, and who knows, maybe she can fight her way back to a WNBA team through free agency in another year.” The meetings can be especially important for players such as Naughton, since agents are the ones who facilitate the signings based on how the player’s skill and personality mesh with the team. “It’s really a matter of finding the right match in Europe, finding the right place where a team is gonna value what you do, find the right place with the right people,” Bruno said. “That’s where the agent selection comes in, because you want to have an agent that has proximity and contacts and knows how you’re gonna be a proper match.” Women’s basketball players can also make more money in Europe, but the WNBA offers the opportunity to plat at home in front of friends and family, while also providing health benefits. That is why many players join the WNBA for the summer, then play overseas the rest of the year. “It’s a more celebrated

Week in Review Softball (20-11, 5-1) 04/02 – The Blue Demons bounced back from getting swept at home by Louisville with two wins against St. John’s. The first was a 12-2 victory, bolstered by a two-run homerun from OF Katelyn Braget in the first inning, and a 2-3, two RBI day from P Kristen Verdun at the plate. In the second game, Verdun pitched five innings and gave up one run on the way to a 7-2 win. Lindsey Dean, P, went 2-2 and knocked in two RBI, while OF Sean Plese went 2-3 with a run scored.

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Naughton (32) and Chester (41) both could have futures in the WNBA or Europe. deal to be in the WNBA,” Bruno said, “but if you’re gonna be a women’s basketball player making a professional living, it’s in Europe is where you make it.” But just because a player gets drafted does not mean they will make the team. Of the six former Blue Demons that have played in the WNBA, only three were actually drafted. And of the six players to have been chosen in the WNBA draft, only three have ac-

tually gone on and played at least a year. While Bruno said he loves to see his former players in the league, he warns them they have to get there first. And that’s not easy. “You’ve gotta make the team,” Bruno said. “You go into camp, you have to be a junkyard dog. A training camp in pro sports, on that level, is 25 dogs fighting for one piece of meat.”

Soccer gets new assistant coach By MEGHAN BOWER

Assistant Sports Editor

Newly appointed assistant coach Craig Reynolds joins men’s soccer Head Coach Craig Blazer and Assistant Coach Hobie Hare after serving as a volunteer coach last season. Reynolds comes to DePaul from the Chicago Fire Juniors’ coaching staff. Previous to that, Reynolds served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Fire from 2004-07. He also helped lead the University of Virginia to one NCAA title game and two quarterfinal games from 1996-2004. “My past relationships with Craig, I knew he was an outstanding coach having worked with U.S. soccer and the University of Virginia,” Blazer said. “We wanted to use him as a quality resource for not only our coaches, but for our players and he did a good job as a volunteer. “Then what we’re looking for him to do is use his experience, use his recruiting knowledge, his ability to mentor our young players and provide our program with that foundation for us to really develop into a consistent, proven team.” Throughout his various assistant coaching positions, Reynolds continued to work as an Olympic Development Program coach, where he recruited and

Tuesday 4/12 vs Illinois State 4 p.m.

04/04-05 – The DePaul golf team earned its best finish of the season at the Mizzou Invitational, finishing with three players in the top 20 at the end of the tournament. Ben Westley and Russell Budd both finished tied for 20th with a score of +17. Freshman Maximilian Mayer tied for 16th overall at +16. As a team, they placed fifth for the tournament, tying Arkansas-Little Rock and Ball State. The team’s previous best finish came the week before when they placed sixth at the Spring Break Championship.

4/02-03 – No. 66 Men’s tennis finished the Sun Belt Shootout in second place, dropping the final match 4-3 to Denver in the championship game. They opened the tournament with a 4-0 win over Troy with a doubles victory followed by three straight singles wins, including one from Ben Hartman, who had lost four straight singles matches heading into the tournament.

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Craig Reynolds with junior Matt Leinauer. trained players for Olympic team selection. In 2002, Reynolds assisted the under-18 USA national team in their win of the Bordeaux Tournament in France. With all of his experience working in youth and collegiate programs, everything seems to be off to a smooth start. “The players were involved in the hiring process, in the interviewing process and they communicated very well that their relationship with Craig has been a positive one,” Blazer said. “It’s a pretty seamless transition. Our players are gaining confidence because they know Craig has been successful and a proven winner in college and in the

pros…So it’s another positive voice that the guys are learning from.” According to Reynolds, the players have been very receptive of him and are eager to learn. “Obviously, they know I’ve been around the block in terms of experience and there’s a great deal of mutual respect,” Reynolds said. “And that’s one reason I’m really happy to be a part of this program because after my first week of training with them, I realized what a great bunch of guys they are. “It’s just a captive audience for somebody that loves to teach these kids how to move on to the next level.”

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Big East Championship Palm Harbor, Fla. @ Marquette 1 p.m. @ Marquette 4 p.m.

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DePaul Div. I Invite

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Later that day they defeated Memphis 4-3, splitting the six singles matches then pulling out an 8-2 doubles victory that advanced them to the championship round the next day. Women’s Tennis (10-9) 04/02 – The Blue Demons lost 6-1 to No. 44 Long Beach, despite Kelsey Lawson winning her 21st match of the season. The loss was DePaul’s first at home this season. The team’s only victory in the match came from Lawson’s 6-3, 6-0 win over Rachel Manasse. 04/03 – The women’s team followed up the home loss by dropping their next game 4-0 to Texas A&M. In South Bend, Ind. The Aggies won the double point, defeating DePaul’s duo of Gia McKnight and Katarina Milinkovic, then going on to win three straight singles matches. Track & Field

@ Pittsburgh 10 a.m., Noon

Chicago, Ill. vs Iowa Noon

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04/03 – The women completed a sweep of St. John’s with a 7-0 win, improving their record to 5-1 in the Big East. Verdun and Bree Brown, P, combined for a three-hit shutout on the mound, while IF Samantha Dodd’s homerun during her 3-3 days helped DePaul seal the win.

04/02 – The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in and finished the Mike Poehlien Invitational at Purdue University. Lindsey Holden of the women’s team placed fifth in the 100m dash with a time of 12.60, and third in the 200n at 25.57. Alanna Kovacs also placed third in the discus throw with a distance of 46.08m. The men’s 4x400m relay finished second with a posted time of 3:21.30. Individually, Luke Rygh finished fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at 10:12.88. 04/08 – Both teams took part in the Sun Angel Track Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Results from the event were not available prior to printing. Check depauliaonline.com for an update on the results.


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WNBA draft means job opportunity for seniors By SHAYMUS MCLAUGHLIN Sports Editor On the second floor of the Sullivan Athletic Center, down the blue and red splashed hallway that heads to the women’s basketball offices, six photos the size of movie posters hang on the wall. Each one is an in-game snapshot of a former student-athlete playing in the WNBA. To make it on the wall,

they had to have played at least one year in the league. But come back next year, and there’s a chance more could be added. That’s because the 2011 WNBA Draft takes place this Monday, April 11, starting at 2 p.m. central time. And with a number of seniors on the DePaul squad, there is a chance three players could hear their names called: Sam Quigley, Deirdre Naughton and Felicia Chester.

The three players traveled to Indianapolis with Bruno during the Final Four, and spent a day meeting with agents and getting interview experience, Bruno said. “Fe, Sam and Deirdre all have professional futures,” Bruno said. “There’s a pretty strong consensus that both Sam and Fe should expect the possibility of being drafted in the 3rd round by the WNBA. That became pretty clear.”

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Quigley (22) and Chester against Notre Dame.

Postseasons hang in the balance Final matches will decide both teams’ NCAA tournament fate By MEGHAN BOWER

Assistant Sports Editor

Bartosz Jozwiak at an outdoor match. By MEGHAN BOWER

Assistant Sports Editor

From Warsaw, Poland to Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., No. 1 spot to No. 7, no matter the distance between the players, one thing remains certain – win or lose, the No. 62 DePaul men’s tennis team will do it as a team. “I’m always the first one to tell the guys that we win as a team, we lose as a team,” said Head Coach Matt Brothers. According to Brothers, most of the Blue Demons’ (14-8) close wins and losses, of which there have been at least seven, have come when not everyone is contributing. “It’s been always one guy that doesn’t play well, two guys don’t play well,”

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Brothers said. “The other guys kind of pick up the slack…We’ve really only played a couple of matches against a better team where everyone just played well from bottom to top and that was against Middle Tennessee and Dartmouth really. And so if we can find that consistency and really, really get the guys to see it for what it is, it’s just about confidence, I think we can win, win at conference. And that’s been our goal from the very beginning.” After somewhat of a rollercoaster of a season, the Blue Demons are heading into their final match against Marquette on April 16 before shipping up to Notre Dame for the Big East Championship. “Well, things were going really well for a while,” Brothers said. “Then we had a

One year ago the DePaul women’s tennis team was making history as the first women’s team at DePaul to reach the NCAA tournament. Now, as they head into their final weeks of the regular season, after playing their hardest schedule ever, the team is unranked and uncertain about their postseason life. “It’s a little bit weird because it’s kind of like we’re winding down a little,” said Head Coach Mark Ardizzone. “Last year we went into this section of the season knowing that there was life after the Big East. This year, unless we have some really amazing results, there’s not going to be much life after the Big East, so we’re trying to now focus all of our attention.” So far, the Blue Demons’ schedule has featured 11 ranked opponents, two of which they have beaten. “We’ve never even come close to playing a schedule like this,” Ardizzone said. “Two years ago when we didn’t make the NCAAs and that was the greatest team in the history of DePaul, we were 21-5 at the end of the year…I just decided that I didn’t care anymore about wins and losses. I just wanted opportunities to play good teams. And so as I made last year’s schedule harder, this year’s schedule is the hardest and next year’s schedule is almost just as hard.” Senior Katarina Milinkovic said she has noticed the uptick in competition this year. “Every team that we play is very good and every match could be challenging for every one of us,” Milinkovic said.

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Katarina Milinkovic at practice earlier this season.

“Usually after spring break we have a couple easy matches and we are kind of preparing for conference.” Since spring break, the team has gone 0-3 against ranked teams, falling to No. 16 Arizona State, No. 44 Long Beach State No. 32 Texas A&M. In addition to playing almost twice the number of ranked teams they would normally play, the team also boasts a road-heavy schedule. “No other team in the country plays as many on the road as we do,” Ardizzone said. “Not one. There’s not a team. Someone told me this year that we’ve won more road matches than any other team in college tennis. I think

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Money drives violations

Blazer looks to Fire for new hire

EDITORIAL

By SHAYMUS MCLAUGHLIN Sports Editor

Well, after a month of elimination basketball, we’ve got our NCAA champion: The University of Connecticut Huskies, who averaged 72.4 points per game this year and were led by the electric Kemba Walker. Their head coach, Jim Calhoun, won his third national championship, the fifth coach to achieve that milestone. He will also be sitting out the first three games of the Big East conference schedule next season for recruiting violations. The NCAA found eight infractions stemming from a 2008 report by Yahoo! Sports. The school also was placed on probation for

three years and will lose athletic scholarships for the same period of time. And as many of us know, this is not uncommon for NCAA teams. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is dealing with its own scandal, as five players were suspended by the NCAA for the first five games of the 2011 season after the players allegedly sold NCAA memorabilia in exchange for tattoos. Then we have the Cam Newtons, the player whose talents were allegedly shopped around to the highest bidder; or the Reggie Bush types, who received improper benefits for himself and his family. So how do you stop it from happening? You can’t because money talks.

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New assistant coach joins men's soccer

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Photo courtesy of The Associated Press

Jim Calhoun with his third National Championship trophy.

Men’s lacrosse facing challenges Page 26

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