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Putting the ‘D’ in Blue Demon
By NATHAN WEISMAN Contributing Writer
Several students who went to the men’s basketball game against Notre Dame received a shirt sporting the slogan “Fear the D” in honor of National Blue Demon Day Feb 2. Since then, the shirt has generated demand and sparked conversation on campus and online. Many see the shirt as a form of school spirit. Others see something different. The shirt’s fame started with a tweet Feb. 1 from the DePaul Residence Hall Council. The tweet simply read “Fear the D” and had an attached animated picture showing the slogan on the shirt that was to be handed out the next day. A day after the shirts were given out at the game, a student posted a picture to the funny section of Reddit.com. The picture under the title “I’m not sure DePaul University understood the second meaning of this...” generated 1737 “up votes,” the Reddit equivalent of a “like.” For many, “Fear the D” is not just a reference to DePaul’s beloved Blue Demon mascot. In fact, it is an innuendo for “fear the” penis. “Either DePaul University spent their Christmas break growing a sense of
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In this posed photo, a student wears the popular t-shirt distributed Feb. 2 in honor of National Blue Demon Day. humor, or somebody made a big mistake,” said Murphy Row, who wrote an article in response to the Reddit post on Cosbysweaters.com. “DePaul is an institution of higher learning and there is a lesson here. When the 21-year-old intern
giggles at a suggestion for a slogan, take a minute to ask the intern why he or she is laughing before you print it on a t-shirt and hand it to a stadium full of students.” According to Greg Greenwell, the director of communications for athletics at
Climbing the tenure track
Controversial faculty process impacts students as well as staff By JEREMY MIKULA Staff Writer The word “tenure” has become a hot-button topic at DePaul in the past 6 or 7 years – particularly for those faculty members who felt aggrieved the system was broken and professors deserving of tenure were wrongfully denied. In the past 23 years, DePaul has actually had a high success rate with 88.8 percent of applicants being granted tenure, according to numbers provided by the office of Academic Affairs. Yet, it was the 11.2 percent who were denied tenure that sparked controversy and discussion – and one big reason why the Faculty Handbook is currently being rewritten.
THE CONTROVERSY OVER TENURE DePaul
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without its share of controversy when it comes to tenure, particularly in the past decade when there were a number of high profile denials with the cases of Norman Finkelstein, Melissa Bradshaw, Namita Goswami and Quinetta Shelby. In each of those cases, supporters accused the university of discrimination on the basis of gender, political views and race. However, Barbara Speicher, who chairs Faculty Council’s Committee on Committees, warns the controversy can’t necessarily be summed up as such. “I don’t know that you can make a sweeping generalization about that,” she said. “Some believe that ethnicity or gender or political views had a lot to do with it, and some people think that the process worked and there wasn’t any problem with those decisions. And others would say the process didn’t work because of a lack of clarity, hence why
we’re trying to resolve that.” The highest tenure denial rate in recent history was the 20062007 school year. According to the office of Academic Affairs, nine out of 42 applicants were denied tenure – a notable drop from the previous year, in which
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The tenured faculty are expected to conduct research. Research plays many parts, but the thriving idea at DePaul is scholar-teachers.” THOMAS DONLEY
all 45 applicants were granted the honor. The following year, in 2007-2008, 44 of 51 were granted tenure. In the past two academic years, tenure was granted to 94.6 percent (35 of 37) of applicants in the 2010-2011 academic year, while 90 percent (36 of 40) were in 2011-2012. All of the statistics – from
DePaul, the slogan on the shirt was written by The Blue Crew, a student organization. “We worked with (the athletic department) to distribute some of the shirts
demographic breakdown to type of full-time faculty – might not be perfect. According to Speicher, “no one” knows the “magic number,” while Thomas Donley, who co-chairs the Faculty Handbook Revision Task Force (FHRTF) said the breakdown of faculty type can vary. “It depends on how you calculate them,” he said. “You can talk about the percentage of total credit hours taught by full-time faculty, you can talk about the percent of total credit hours taught by tenured faculty, you can talk about the percent of total credit hours taught by non-tenured faculty, or by parttime faculty. And then you can talk about the percent of faculty that are tenured, that are not tenured. So, it really depends on which question you’re asking. Moreover, it’s very collegespecific.” Regardless of the numbers, both Donley and Speicher said tenure is important to DePaul as a university and to students. “The tenured faculty are expected to conduct research. Research plays many parts, but the thriving idea at DePaul is See TENURE, page 14
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Three arrested in attack on students Three suspects were charged with home invasion and multiple accounts of robbery at two DePaul student parties. News, page 3
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Party mugging highlights safety issues By ADINA GARNEATA Contributing Writer Three men were arrested in connection with harassing and trying to rob a group of DePaul students as they left an apartment building on the corner of Racine and Altgeld last Saturday night, Feb. 9, according to Cindy Lawson, vice president for public relations and communications. Public Safety said they heard about the situation almost immediately. Sophomore David Kolosa said that when he and his friends arrived at the scene, they were able to identify some of the males that had attacked them. These men were detained and when the police arrived they were arrested. Kolosa, 20, said that he and six other DePaul students went to a friend’s apartment around midnight Feb. 9 because there was going to be a birthday party for one of the girls who was with them. However, their friend who lived in the apartment wasn’t
corner and told him to empty out his pockets, Kolosa said. “It was either fight or flight,” said Kolosa. “I had my iPhone 5 on me and my social security card in my wallet, so I decided there was no way I was going to empty out my pockets.” Kolosa pushed the attacker aside and ran out the door. He said that eventually everyone else got out too, but they were not as lucky as he. “One of my friends got punched in the face, and one of the girls got kicked and had a DENNIS GEORGES | The DePaulia busted lip,” Kolosa said. “They also stole some of the girls’ DePaul students at an off-campus party were harassed at the phones.” corner of Racine and Altgeld. Kolosa said that a bystander there yet, but on the Red Line go somewhere else. When they called Public Safety, who arrived coming home. Kolosa said that reached the door to go outside, within five minutes. Most of as he and his friends waited by they found a group of around 15 the perpetrators had fled by this the stairwell inside the building, males waiting for them. Among point, but Kolosa said that he saw a group of six males came inside. them were the six that they saw two of them casually walking They assumed that they were earlier. a block away, and one of them there for the party, so they told Kolosa said that no one in his was the person who had pushed them that nothing was going on group wanted to try to get past him and punched his friend in the yet and all six left. them, so he decided he would be face. He told Public Safety and Kolosa said that he and his the first one to try. As he walked they detained both of them. When friends grew tired of waiting towards the door, one of the the police arrived, which was for their friend and decided to heavier males pushed him into a about three minutes after Public
Safety, Kolosa said that he and his friend stayed and identified the suspects. Kasey Moore, Justice Benjamin and Tommie Hoskins were charged with home invasion and multiple counts of robbery Feb. 12, according to the Chicago Police Department office of Media Relations. Public Safety sent out an alert Monday, Feb. 11, warning the DePaul community about the incident and advising people to remember the following: “Always be aware of your surroundings; report any strange behavior or incidents; travel in groups; and if you are alone, take a cab.” When asked why they couldn’t reach out to the DePaul community before Monday, Public Safety said the following: “Crime alerts are sent out to the campus community when there is a continued threat to students and employees. In this case, the perpetrators were caught almost See PARTY, page 6
Pope's resignation surprises Catholics By KELSEY KENNEDY & DYLAN FAHOOME Contributing Writers When the news broke that Pope Benedict XVI would be resigning at the end of the month, the Catholic community was shocked. A papal resignation hasn’t happened in the Catholic Church for nearly six centuries, and with 1.2 billion Catholics in the world, this news affects people around the world. “Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world with the announcement of his resignation,” said Peter Casarella, a DePaul Catholic studies professor. “The last resignation took place in 1415, and the motivation then was an internal crisis in the Church, not the pope’s health, so Pope Benedict at age 85 was able to exercise a largely forgotten element of Church law and break with past tradition. This is truly remarkable. It’s a sign of this man’s great freedom in struggling with his own conscience before God.” Pope Benedict XVI delivered his resignation speech Feb. 11 to cardinals who were originally gathered at the Vatican to name three new saints, but the pope had a different agenda. “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty
that my strengths, owing to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,” said the pope. The pope is set to resign Feb. 28. The pope proceeded to discuss the mental and physical strengths that are needed to properly fulfill this role, and over the past few months, he has noticed that he no longer possesses such strength. DePaul president Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., said the pope did this “very intentionally” to set an example for future popes. “What he’s modeling, in hopes that others will follow, is that the church should always have strong leadership,” said Holtschneider. “If indeed others follow his example, this would be a way to strengthen the church.” Since this situation is so unique, many questions have been raised as to how the pope will spend the remaining years of his life. The pope himself said he will stay out of the spot light, but will continue to “devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.” The title of pope will forever belong to Benedict XVI, as the church is not stripping him of this title: He will be a pope that is not in reign. Essentially, the pope will dedicate the remainder of his life to prayer, where he is expected to live very similarly to a monk, in solitude.
is not something that the world should try to secularize. DePaul junior and Catholic Brian Quirke is excited to see how the Church will handle this situation. “It seems that being a pope in today’s world requires more traveling, speeches and interactions and progressive thinking than popes of the past,” said Quirke. But junior Savanna Milasuski believes this resignation is confusing to Catholics around the world. “I think the pope’s decision to resign will potentially send conflicting doctrinal messages to Catholics,” said Milasuski. So what’s next for the Catholic Church? Vatican officials have said they hope to have a new pope elected by Easter, March 31. Until then, all that’s left to do is GREGORIO BORGIA | AP reflect on Benedict XVI’s legacy. “Pope Benedict XVI taught Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful at his last Ash Wedneswith moral and doctrinal clarity, day mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 13. The and with this last gesture he pope said resigning was "good for the church." reminded us about the human need to be released from daily The resignation of Pope name Benedict XVI. Benedict XVI “is an act of love, Looking back at the pope’s responsibilities in order to make on his part, for the church that reign, many are quick to judge time for prayer,” said Casarella. he’s given his life to,” said Fr. him for only leading the Church “The next pope will have to absorb Hotschneider. for eight years, but it is important those insights, but also take on Before becoming the public to remember that becoming pope new challenges like social media, figure of Catholicism, the pope is not like becoming president, greater transparency, vigilant was known as Cardinal Joseph as there are no certain number administration and a vigorous Ratzinger, who was elected by of terms. Instead, the Catholic presentation of the teachings of Pope John Paul II as Dean of Church views becoming pope as Jesus in a complex, globalized College of Cardinals. In April a legacy that is driven by the world.” 2005, he became the 265th Pope Holy Spirit and found through a of the Catholic Church, taking the calling from God. This process
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DePaul students create CTA app things effortless. My inspiration came from seeing what other apps were lacking and making ours stand out.” Although the app is only available for iPhone users and is free in the App Store, the developers are in the discussion phase of making it available for Android users too, due to the high volume of requests. In deciding which features to implement in Transit Buddy, the pair “downloaded every CTA app there was in the market and stress-tested it to see where it failed.” “We gathered all the good in other apps and left out all the bad,” said Joseph. “We also interviewed students that used the CTA frequently and collected suggestions on what features would be convenient.” Some of Transit Buddy’s features include auto-scrolling to the closest bus or train stop to you, and the ability schedule transit times. “The user can schedule a repeated notification, choosing the days and times, and during those times, the app sends a notification to the user informing them of the next available transit times for that stop,” said Joseph. “For example, if you take the Red Line Fullerton train to Jackson every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. , then you would schedule the Red Line train from Fullerton going to 95th at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. From then on, every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. the app would send you a push notification of the next few scheduled times of the train, (10:04 a.m., 10:07 a.m., 10:09 a.m., 10:15 a.m., etc). This feature
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It’s 11 a.m., and you’re on your way to the Fullerton El stop on route to your 11:50 class in the Loop. But you haven’t eaten anything all day, and stopping for food may cause you to miss your train. If only there was a way to know when the train was coming. Fortunately, DePaul seniors Glenn Joseph and Shabbir Vijapura recently developed Transit Buddy, a unique CTA bus and train tracker app for iOS. One of the many distinct features of Transit Buddy is that it allows you to enter your schedule and then notifies you of the next available scheduled bus and train without you having to open the app. “The app took us roughly four months to create. We started it over the summer of 2012, but it was more of a hobby at that point,” said Joseph. “What inspired me personally was last year Shabbir and I reflected on the CTA app that we used to use and we spoke about how much time and effort it required to access bus and train times and that we could make something totally better by adding features.” Vijapura said that though there are many other CTA apps, none fit the criteria of what he was looking for. “Applications should not require tons of taps to get something done and that's where Transit Buddy came in,” said Vijapura. “It makes
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DePaul students Glenn Joseph and Shabbir Vijapura created a CTA app that tracks transit times and the closest CTA location to you. is super convenient because as you're walking to the train or bus stop you get a notification telling you of the next few times so you can plan your walk (or run) accordingly.” The app also works in real time to address delays in transit times, and notifies the user of CTA alerts and closed stops. Harry Masuta, a DePaul student who has used Transit Buddy, said the app is “great.” “I used to use RedEye, and this app is
much better in many ways,” said Masuta. “It's smoother, looks 100 times better, is unbelievably easy to use … it definitely makes the other CTA apps look silly.” Shital Patel, another DePaul student who has used Transit Buddy, said it was the easiest CTA app she’s used. “The layout is simple to use, clean and quick,” said Patel, “I can be in an unfamiliar area and Transit Buddy informs me of the closest train/bus stop. I love this and have discovered new bus routes because of it.”
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Illinois court shoots down religious contraceptive appeal By KEVIN GROSS Contributing Writer Religious leaders were recently dealt a blow in their ongoing fight against contraceptive laws when the state of Illinois shot down an attempt by six Catholic organizations to appeal the regulation that requires insurance coverage for contraceptives Feb. 8. The roots of this requirement traces back to the creation of Obamacare in 2010. Among the many preventive care reforms that took place were contraceptive regulations. Companies and nonprofits nationwide were required to provide contraceptive options for their employees at no additional cost through their provided health insurance. Groups that failed or refused to do so could face stiff fines. Upon the creation of this mandate, a number of religious or religiously-affiliated organizations were allowed to opt out of this regulation. However, a revision of the rules in 2012 eliminated this concession, revising the definition of “religious organization” to exclude religiously-tied hospitals, schools, charities or other nonprofits whose primary purpose for existence is to not
provide religious service. Thus, all such organizations must provide contraceptive coverage, no matter how religiously connected they may claim to be. This has prompted outcry among many within the Catholic leadership, who have long viewed contraceptives as a violation of the natural purpose of sex as procreation. Dr. Mark Laboe, vice president of University Ministry at DePaul University, explained some of the reasoning behind Catholic leadership decisions. “One reason the Catholic Church is against contraception is because of the very concern that contraception can too easily be complicit in fostering reductive notions of who we are as human people,” said Laboe. The recent contraceptive legislation has been taken as a violation of their religious liberties and supposedly has forced them to fund behavior that is contrary to what Catholic leadership has encouraged. The Obama administration has provided a concession whereby third parties can function as the main providers of contraception, thus theoretically reducing the direct role of the religious
organization itself. “Some view it as just a shell game,” said Scott Paeth, a religious studies professor at DePaul. “Although insurers are supposed to take the financial hit, they will likely raise the premium for the providers … If one buys contraception, religious organizations think they indirectly fund it.” Religiously-tied profits and nonprofits in numerous states are attempting to bring lawsuits, many of which have been shot down similarly to the recent
people who try to refuse to pay taxes because (taxes) are used to fund war and they have a moral objection against war. Yet you simply cannot just withhold taxes. In the end, the same principles apply to (contraception laws).” Steven H. Resnicoff, a law professor at DePaul, thinks the issue may be pushed further. “The recent Illinois case was dismissed on a technicality,” said Resnicoff. “Parts of the complaint were directed towards old regulation (from 1993), not new regulation from the Obama era, making parts of the complaint irrelevant.” Resnicoff believes Although insurers are supsome of the cases could be revised and potentially posed to take the financial reach the Supreme hit, they will likely raise the Court, where “they may premium for the providers ... If rule differently between one buys contraception, religious organizations think they religious for-profits and nonprofits.” indirectly fund it.” The majority of the Catholic populace, Dr. SCOTT PAETH, religious studies professor however, does not actually find objection to the use of Illinois decision. It is unknown contraceptives itself. A study by whether Catholic organizations the Guttmacher Institute shows will ever be able to successfully that approximately 98 percent of fight these regulations. sexually-active Catholic women “The general argument have used contraception. (against religious institutions) is “Many don’t understand that a company cannot object to why the church is hardline,” said funding something that’s against Paeth. “Bishops are generally the its religious beliefs,” said Paeth. ones who make loud noise – they “Imagine it this way: I’ve known have the political clout.”
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Laboe even concedes that, in some cases, “there is disconnect between church leadership and the people who are part of the Church.” He hopes that this “disconnect creates the kind of creative tension that leads to the Church’s continual and ongoing enculturation,” and expects that this situation can be used as “part of the ongoing growth and development of the Church over time.” The contraceptive measures have not affected the policies of DePaul, which has itself long offered contraceptive options to its employees even before the requirements delineated under Obamacare. The topic of employee contraception itself has, in general, been a non-issue on campus. “I am not aware of any organized or consistent vocal opposition about this issue internally at DePaul,” said Laboe. Regardless, the contraception issue could have bigger implications. “The religious rights of forprofit entities have never been clearly delineated by the Supreme Court,” said Resnicoff. “If this goes that far, it could be the first case to resolve this issue.”
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Children's Hospital to open first Illinois gender identity clinic By SHANNON MARKS Contributing Writer The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago announced the opening of a gender identity clinic to provide comprehensive medical care for transgender and gender variant adolescents. In addition to providing primary care for patients, the clinic offers psychiatric and psychological treatment for children aged 13 and younger, as well as specialists in gendervariance. “Many transgender, and gender-variant youth specifically, face severe discrimination, bullying and harassment,” said Katy Wesemen, LGBTQA Student Services coordinator at DePaul. “A clinic such as this one provides an excellent resource for these children to find medical and psychological support.” Beyond providing hormone blockers and “formalized care” catered to gendervariant children, Jennifer Leininger, a senior administrative coordinator at the Children's hospital, hopes the clinic will help families “receive the resources they need and feel less isolated.” “With transgender children, more often than not, families live in stealth,” said Leininger. “(They) don’t realize what’s out there.” By providing interest groups and outreach
programs, such as a playgroup devoted to gender-variant children, the clinic hopes to bring families together, Leininger said. The facility will treat children 13 and younger, making it the first of its kind in the Midwest. “Having a resource for children under 13 will help provide badly-needed services to this particular age group,” said Wesemen. “In addition, this center will be a great resource for transgender and gender variant children in Chicago and the entire Midwest region.” Before the Lurie Children’s Hospital unveiled the clinic, many patients would go to a similar facility in Los Angeles, said Leininger. “We have had families coming from very far, who have considered uprooting to receive care," said Leininger. Dr. Rob Garofalo, who has worked with HIV prevention in adolescents and in the LGBTQA community, spearheaded the creation of the clinic, which had previously operated within Lurie’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention. “Transgender people are at the highest risk for HIV, so there was a natural inclination to work with transgender patients,” said Leininger. The clinic conducts research-based projects and educates about preventing transmittance of HIV in adolescents. “There’s not a lot of testing and outreach out there,” said Leininger.
"PARTY" continued from page 3 immediately. The communication sent on Monday was solely as a safety reminder.” Public Safety also said that they are not responsible for activities that take place off campus, nor do they respond to off campus incidents unless requested by the Chicago Police Department. Students at DePaul shared their reactions to the incident that happened. “Lincoln Park is a particularly safe area,” said Kolosa. “I don’t walk outside thinking that I’m going to get robbed. This situation reminded me that I shouldn’t get too comfortable in my environment.” DePaul freshman Meghan Meehan, 18, said that it seems like there has been more robberies than usual on campus. “My roommate’s Mac got stolen about
a week ago,” she said. “And now this; I’m definitely going to be more cautious with my belongings.” Junior Anna Chilinski, 20, occasionally attends off-campus parties in Lincoln Park and was shocked by what happened. “It’s a scary thing,” she said. “Especially because it’s a place so close to school and we feel safe here. It just goes to show you that you have to be really careful no matter where you are.” Like Chilinski, Kyle Schmude, a freshman, 19, also thinks that the situation is scary. “A lot of people don’t think it would happen to them,” he said. “And the students who were involved in the incident probably all thought that too.”
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Latino journalism program receives largest grant in CMN history By ANNE MALINA Contributing Writer The Robert R. McCormick Foundation awarded DePaul University’s journalism program Pasos al Futuro, a summer journalism workshop that encourages Latino high school students to pursue careers in journalism, with the largest grant -- $120,000 -- the College of Communication has ever received. Pasos al Futuro, Spanish for “steps towards the future,” teaches students of all ethnicities and backgrounds the skills and tools necessary in the professional field of journalism, such as reporting, interviewing and editing, while instilling in them the significance and impact
of Latino culture in America. Over 50 students from the Chicago Public High School League will be given the opportunity to benefit from this workshop. There is no cost for students to participate in this program, and many participants often go on to enroll at DePaul. The grant will enable DePaul to expand the program even further and reach out to more of Chicago’s Latino high school students. Pasos al Futuro has PHOTO COURTESY OF COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION grown by almost 700 percent A student records into a microphone during a Pasos al Futuro since its inception three years session. The program recently received a $120,000 grant. ago. The M c C o r m i c k have much confidence in this and how to make that happen,” Foundation’s mission, according relatively new program and said Ximena Beltran, DePaul’s to their website, is to “create support its endeavors. “Programs news media specialist. an informed, news-literate and like (Pasos al Futuro) are Beltran said that Pasos al engaged citizenry through quality important because … they get Futuro’s influence is largely content, audience education and participants thinking about what significant because of the protection of press freedoms.” they want their future to look like, demographic it is targeting. Many of DePaul’s experts in regards to career possibilities Students who participate in the
program “may be first-generation Americans (who do not) know the choices available to them,” said Beltran. Cristina Benitez, DePaul’s director of Latino media and communication, said the program promotes the “advancement of Latinos in society.” She also said that the new grant from the McCormick Foundation will help with outreach and it will be established as a “robust program” that will last much longer. In addition, Benitez believes that Pasos al Futuro is “even more valuable” because of DePaul’s Vision 2018 program that hopes to foster diversity and inclusion. She also thinks the program echoes President Barack Obama’s renewed emphasis on diversity in the U.S.
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Don't blame Beyoncé
Super Bowl blackout linked to Chicago company By STEPHANIE BONG Contributing Writer While most Beyoncé fans would find it hard to believe the bright revival of Destiny’s Child did not cause the blackout of power at this year’s Super Bowl XLVII, the actual blame may lie with a Chicago-based electric company. As the second highestrated Super Bowl in 27 years, most of America was watching the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans fight for the champion title. In the third quarter, after Beyoncé’s halftime show, half the stadium lost lighting and power, delaying the game for about 34 minutes. After the power was restored, the game continued, with the Ravens holding off the 49ers’ comeback run for the victory. After the Superdome lost power, there were many speculations on who to blame for this major delay. The first fingers pointed at Beyoncé’s flashy halftime show that stormed the Superdome. But, ironically, the cause of the blackout may
have stemmed from a project beginning in 2011 in order to protect the power by ensuring the protection of a cable linking from the power grid to the Superdome for the Super Bowl. Entergy New Orleans, the company responsible for the project, told the New Orleans City Council that the system had functioned smoothly for events prior to the Super Bowl, like the Sugar Bowl that took place in the dome Jan. 2. The blackout-causing fault occurred in an electrical device, a relay, that was created by Chicago-based company S&C Electric company. The vice president of strategic solutions of the company, Michael J.S. Edmonds, told the Associated Press that "if higher settings had been applied, the equipment would not have disconnected the power.” After this comment, tests were conducted on manufacturing of the product and showed that while one of the relays to the dome worked, the other failed. Some students, however remained convinced that Beyoncé’s powerful performance had a hand in the power outage. “Clearly her performance was
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Football fans endured a 34-minute delay after parts of the Superdome lost power during the Super Bowl Feb. 3. The blackout was linked to a faulty relay, which was produced by the Chicago-based S&C Electric company. so miraculous it shut down the power,” said freshman public relations student Katie Alto. “It was the Beyoncé Bowl, not the Super Bowl … the special effects and everything in terms of electrics and power use were outstanding, how could it not be the cause? It’s Beyoncé.” Kara Garvey, a student in
University of Illinois’ College of Media, said this misconception could contribute to Beyoncé’s career. “After the blackout, it will only boost Beyoncé’s image in the public as putting on a show so big it was able to shut down an event as large as the Super Bowl,” said Garvey. According to an article
in Sports Illustrated, NFL Commissioner Goodell said the league will continue to keep the New Orleans Superdome in the league for hosting future games. While Beyoncé’s halftime performance blew the minds of countless viewers, it did not indeed blow out the power at this year’s Super Bowl XLVII.
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Quinn proposes minimum wage hike to highest in nation By MEGAN DEPPEN Contributing Writer Illinois Governor Pat Quinn suggested an increase in minimum wage in his State of the State address last week from the current $8.25 minimum wage to a $10 an hour minimum wage rate over the next four years. A week later, President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union Address, called for a federal minimum wage increase to $9 an hour. Working students may soon find a heftier wad of cash in their pockets, but is it too good to be true? In the address, Quinn said, “Nobody in Illinois should work 40 hours a week and live in poverty ... That's why, over the next four years, we must raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour.” Quinn did not provide a detailed plan of action toward achieving this goal. Raise Illinois, a campaign focused on raising the minimum wage in Illinois, said a raise in the minimum wage “will increase consumer spending and create a higher demand for goods. This in turn will increase business profits, create jobs and assist in the overall economic recovery.” An article published by the Economic Policy Institute said raising the minimum wage “puts more money in the pockets of working families when they need it most and, in turn, augments their spending power in the local economy.” Michael Miller, a DePaul professor of economics, believes a minimum wage increase may likely pass through the democratically-dominated Illinois House and Senate. If it does, Illinois residents will have to “suffer the consequences.” According to Miller, a mandate by the state to increase minimum wage would leave Illinois businesses no choice but to increase prices for the consumer, decrease staff, or move out of the state to accommodate the wage increase. Raising minimum wage also makes it more difficult for lowskilled workers to find work because businesses cannot afford to hire employees who create less value than they earn. “The people who create the new jobs are the people creating new businesses. The research on that is perfectly clear,” said Miller. “Anything that makes it harder for businesses to start businesses makes it harder for Illinois to have new jobs.” In his proposal for increased minimum wage, Quinn is trying to help the common man, but “what he’s ignoring are the consequences. When it comes to the minimum wage (increase) most of the consequences are negative. They are almost never positive …
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"FEAR" continued from front page around campus a couple of days before the big game and I really think that it promoted the National Blue Demon Day basketball game as well as increased the awareness for the day in general,” said Dan Olsen, vice president of RHC. “I loved the shirt, and I think most other students did too.” As the shirt’s popularity grew, one enterprising student saw a golden opportunity. “I am a business guy. Every day I am thinking about what people want and how I can provide it, make it better or make it less expensive,” said Chip Needham. “(The shirts) are, without a doubt, a hot item and they are hard to get. I knew there was a market if I could develop the product. So I did.” Needham ordered more
shirts of the same design and started selling them to students on campus, selling about 20 in the first week under the company name Innuendo DePaul. After his initial success, Needham is working to lower the costs of the shirts by finding a local printer, and expand the business to offer other shirts featuring more innuendos with the “DePaul D” that are being developed by Jay Seaton, Needham’s roommate and partner. “The response from students has been great. Like I said earlier, everyone wants one,” said Needham. “One of my professors overheard me talking to someone in class about the shirts and he is very interested in purchasing one when they become available again.”
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Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address in Springfield, Ill., Feb. 6. When you raise the minimum wage, unemployment will rise.” President Obama also addressed raising minimum wage in his State of the Union Feb. 13. “Even with the tax relief we’ve put in place, a family with two kids that earns the minimum
and those at $10 would already be at the wage, but we would probably do some adjustments based on the change.” In years past, Illinois raised minimum wage in 25-cent increments and DePaul adjusted their pay grades accordingly. According to Friedman, after the wage increase, the university saw an When it comes to the miniincrease in student mum wage (increase), most of employment. Should the consequences are negathe new minimum wage proposal pass, tive. They are almost never Friedman suggests that positive... When you raise the departments would have minimum wage, unemployto build the new wages ment will rise. into their budgets, but Friedman did not know MICHAEL MILLER, DePaul a direct plan of action professor of economics the university would wage still lives below the poverty take to generate the extra money. line … in the wealthiest nation Michael Hoppenrath, a on Earth, no one who works political science and economics full time should have to live in student, said, “The student in me poverty — and raise the federal who has lived off of Missouri minimum wage to $9 an hour.” minimum wage ($7.35 as of So should the minimum January 2013) is super excited wage be increased, students may (for a higher minimum wage in find that on-campus jobs will Illinois).” From an economics deal out more dough. standpoint however, Hoppenrath DePaul employs over 4,000 is “skeptical of the effects of students with an average pay rate whether it will improve the of about $10 per hour, depending situation (in Illinois).” on the level of pay grade of the Short-term effects of job. increased minimum wage will Erik Friedman, director of significantly benefit students on-campus employment, believes working on or off campus, but the if minimum wage in Illinois does long-term consequences remain increase to $10 an hour, “it’s not under debate by economists and going to be a huge amount on politicians. DePaul. Those (wages) that are under (the $10 minimum wage) are going to have to come up,
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FEBRUARY 7 • A Hate Incident report was filed for graffiti on a stall in a restroom in McGaw. • A Harassment via Electronic Means report was filed for a student receiving numerous text messages. • A Theft report was filed for a student whose wallet was taken from the Student Center.
FEBRUARY 8 • A Suspicion of Marijuana report was filed for a room in McCabe Hall. • A Liquor Law Violation occurred in a room in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. Offender was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital.
Illinois Masonic Hospital. • A Disturbance report was filed for a fight at 1237 W Fullerton. • A Disturbance report was filed at the lounge area in Belden Racine Hall.
FEBRUARY 11 • A Possession of Marijuana report was filed for a room in Munroe Hall. Offenders were taken into custody by Chicago Police. • A Theft report was filed for items missing from the mailroom in the Student Center.
FEBRUARY 12 • A Theft report was filed for a purse that was left unattended and was taken from the Student Center. • A Suspicion of Marijuana report was filed for a room in McCabe Hall. No drugs were found.
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• A Possession of Marijuana report was filed for a room in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. Offenders were transported by Chicago Police.
• A Suspicion of Marijuana report was filed for a room in Munroe Hall.
FEBRUARY 10 • A Mob Action (Battery) report was filed for students who were battered and robbed while walking on and off campus. Some offenders were transported to the 18th district by Chicago Police. Some victims were treated at Illinois Masonic Hospital. • A Theft report was filed for a student who had their unattended wallet taken at the Student Center. • A Liquor Law Violation report was filed for underage drinking in Seton Hall. Offenders were transported to
LOOP CAMPUS FEBRUARY 7 • A Theft report was filed for a missing iPod from an office in 55 E. Jackson.
FEBRUARY 12 • A Criminal Trespass warning was given to a subject who refused to leave the DePaul Center. • A Criminal Trespass report was filed for an offender who was banned from the DePaul Center.
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NATION & WORLD
Nation & World Editor Lynsey Hart DepauliaNation@Gmail.com @DePauliaNation
United States addresses sex trafficking By CALLIE BRETTHAUER Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched a report focusing on a worldwide issue that the international community must pay more attention to: human trafficking. It is a horrific practice that essentially turns men, women and children into slaves; they are coerced, forced or tricked for sexual exploitation or labor. “A lot of those who are trafficked are looking for work and a better life,” said Jennifer Chan, program officer for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking Project. “Help needs to be available so they are not lured by the false promises of traffickers.” Human trafficking happens all over the world, including the United States, and can occur within the areas of prostitution, pornography, domestic servitude, factory work and migrant faming. In the United States, the
Super Bowl is one of the largest causes of sex trafficking. According to Forbes, 10,000 prostitutes were taken to Miami during the 2010 Super Bowl and in 2009 police made 133 arrests for underage protestitution in Dallas. The U.S. Department of Justice says that the average prostitute begins working between the ages of 12 and 14. According to the Executive Director of the UNODC, Antonio Maria Costa, “many governments are still in denial.” He also stated that despite an increase in convictions for human trafficking, there is a fear the problem is getting worse. Both national and international organizations such as UNICEF, Polaris Project, Free the Slaves, Not For Sale and the Somaly Mam Foundation are strongly dedicated to eliminating the problem. Ending trafficking, however, is no easy task; it requires engaging with families and communities to increase awareness as well as working with political leaders to make
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People sing "Amazing Grace" during a Washington D.C. prayer rally to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking, at the Lincoln Memorial, Jan. 12.
sure victims are being helped. “UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive,” said Chan. “Strengthening systems and education, providing sustainable livelihoods and preventing discrimination are all ways to reduce factors that put families at risk in the first place.” To fight trafficking, it is also crucial for nations and states to implement their own laws. The best way for these laws to be effective is for them to focus on prevention, protection and prosecution. They constantly need to be improved, strengthened and properly enforced by courts and law enforcement. “Human trafficking rates are always changing,” said Chan. “Laws need to be changed so that they are representing the current nature of the crime.” In the United States, actions against human trafficking are being taken both on the federal and state levels. In the week leading up to the Super Bowl, Louisiana state police carried out an operation that lead to 85 arrests. Last month, President Obama proclaimed January 2013 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month calling it “our pledge to erase modern forms of slavery from the face of this earth.” In 2000, the first comprehensive U.S. legislation to address human trafficking, called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, was signed by President Clinton. Despite expiring in 2011 and being reauthorized in previous years, the legislation is in the
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Human trafficking and sex trade survivor and current actress Brook Bello speaks during a Washington D.C. prayer rally to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking, at the Lincoln Memorial, Jan. 12. process of being reviewed in the House. “It is very unfamiliar for people to think of trafficking here as opposed to internationally,” said Jaclyn Houston, a graduate student at DePaul researching the misconceptions and public perceptions of sex trafficking of women and girls. “There is a misunderstanding of the complexity and how someone got into their circumstances. When someone is tricked or groomed for this work, is it really their choice to be working in a certain industry?” The fight to end human trafficking is most effective when addressed on a state and local level. In 2012, the Polaris Project rated Illinois along with 20 other states as doing well in passing the most significant laws. These include addressing
both labor and sex trafficking, protecting minors as well as lowering the burden for them to show proof of being trafficked, providing victim assistance and allowing victims to seek civil damages from their traffickers. Many are also actively working in the Chicago community, where, according to the Polaris Project, a “minimum number of 16,000 women and girls are involved in prostitution activities during any given year.” Additionally, 62 percent of a sample group of these women and girls performed their first commercial sex act before the age of 18. “I think a lot of people do not want to believe it happens in Chicago, but it’s actually huge in Chicago,” said Houston. “It just takes on a different form than it does internationally.”
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ARAB MAN ARRESTED IN MALI FOR GIVING AN INTERVIEW
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One of the last Arab men still living in the city of Timbuktu was seen being taken away Thursday by soldiers, who arrested him hours after he gave an interview to a political scientist. Acquaintances and witnesses say the elderly man's hands were bound and he was trembling when he was shoved into the back of a pickup truck. The arrest of 70-year-old Ali Ould Mohamed Kalbali comes as refugee camps in neighboring Algeria and Mauritania are ballooning with Mali's Arab and Tuareg families, minorities who are afraid of reprisals because they are accused of having aided the al-Qaida-linked rebels who overran Mali's north last year. Timbuktu was liberated by French and Malian forces two weeks ago, and already the bodies of two Arab men have been discovered in a shallow grave. Like Kalbali, the two were last seen being arrested by Malian soldiers. On Thursday at around 8:30 a.m., Kalbali spoke to Pierre Piccinin da Prata, a political scientist, about what it was like to be among the last Arabs still living in Timbuktu. Piccinin said the elderly man reassured him that he was well-treated and did not fear for his security. After finishing, Piccinin says he set off for his return voyage to Bamako, Mali's distant capital. Only two hours later, he received a call from his guide back in Timbuktu, saying soldiers had come to take Kalbali away.
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful at the end of the Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Feb. 13. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful Wednesday that he was resigning for "the good of the church," an extraordinary scene of a pope explaining himself to his flock that unfolded in his first appearance since dropping the bombshell announcement.
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This was a Valentine's Day wedding that the bride's family wanted no part of: An Argentine woman married the man convicted of killing her twin sister. Neighbors were against it as well. A mob gathered outside the civil registry office where Thursday's wedding took place, throwing stones and eggs. The bride, 23-year-old Edith Casas, says Victor Cingolani, 28, is innocent of killing her twin sister Johana more than two years ago, despite his conviction and 13-year prison sentence. The groom says he is innocent and will be absolved on appeal. They both want to have children but that will have to wait. Cingolani was taken back to prison in handcuffs immediately after the nuptials. Edith Casas waited for hours until the crowd dispersed and it was safe to leave. The bride's mother thinks she's crazy and sought to block the wedding, but a judge found her capable of making her own decisions. The body of Johana Casas was found in a field in the town of Pico Truncado in southern Santa Cruz province in 2010 with two gunshots in the chest. Police detained Cingolani, who was Johana's former boyfriend, and Marcos Diaz, a neighbor who was believed to have been her boyfriend at the time of her death. Police later released Diaz, citing a lack of evidence against him.
EU debates Hezbollah's role in Bulgaria bombing By MAHA ABDEL-WAHAB Contributing Writer The July 18 bombing of a tourist bus in Bulgaria has not yet been forgotten. The bombing occurred on Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast, killing five tourists and wounding 30 people. Israel immediately blamed Hezbollah, saying it was part of a series of terrorists attacks occurring all over the world in places including Thailand, Kenya, Turkey, India, Azerbaijan, Cyprus and Georgia. However, both Iran and Hezbollah (an antizionist militant group based in Lebanon that receives support from Iran and Syria) have denied any involvement in the recent terrorist attack in Bulgaria. "This (attack) has nothing to do with Iran," Gholamreza Bageri, the Iranian ambassador to Bulgaria, told reporters on Friday. "We are against any form of terrorism and strongly condemn such actions." Previous investigations made by Bulgaria, and aided by the U.S., have proven that there exists very little evidence
that Hezbollah was behind the attack. Other investigations done by Bulgaria have linked Hezbollah to the attack based on financial ties. Rob Wainwright, Europol director, has claimed that the investigations reveal no link to Iran or any al-Qaida groups. While investigations are still being made, Israel, as well as the United States, have been urging the European Union to act upon these attacks and blacklist Hezbollah. There have also been calls for economic
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(there is) need for reflection over the outcome of the investigation."
CATHERINE ASHTON, EU Foreign Policy Chief sanctions, but many E.U. states, such as France, have resisted the requests in need of time for reflection. However, some European countries, such as Belgium, have declared its readiness to add Hezbollah to its list of terrorists groups.
Labeling Hezbollah as a terrorist organization would allow Europe to freeze funds of the group and control the travel of Hezbollah operatives. In 1995 the United States placed Hezbollah on the list of terrorists after a series of attacks in Lebanon that killed hundreds of Americans. New Secretary of State John Kerry urged the E.U. to take the step and said that their inaction is "making it harder to defend our countries." Although there is undeniable pressure from both the U.S. and Israel for the E.U. to blacklist Hezbollah, there is still some hesitancy among many European nation states to follow through. At the current time, there is no legally grounding evidence that Hezbollah is to blame for the attacks. Although many news sources claim that Hezbollah was definitely behind it, the reality is that investigations are still being made and there is yet to be an announcement of the definite transgressors. Catherine Ashton, the foreign policy chief for the E.U., said that there is "need for reflection over the outcome of the investigation," so that E.U. member states
would be able to discuss "the appropriate response based on all elements identified by investigators." One of the most important reasons the E.U. is hesitant to blacklist the terrorist group is because of the European ties with Lebanon. Both Germany and France have expressed fear in terms of destabilizing Lebanon as well as losing their political power over the region. However, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel claimed that if there soon exists proof of Hezbollah being involved in the terrorist attack, there will definitely be consequences. "There must be unanimity among all member states in order to label Hezbollah as terrorists," said Animesh Ghoshald, a DePaul economics professor. "That sort of unifacation over such a controversal issue is very unlikely." It seems the E.U. has not completely denied the desire to take action against the group, but are definitely skeptical about the consequences of taking the plunge and completely blacklisting Hezbollah.
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McCormick Place: A change for the better
Dunham and Antonoff are the item of the year BY NATALIA HERNANDEZ Contributing Writer
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The June 2013 senior graduation ceremony will be held at McCormick Place instead of the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. BY TAYLOR HOLT Contributing Writer
This year will be the first time a senior graduation ceremony is being held at McCormick Place – and a good choice it is. The graduation ceremony was recently switched to McCormick Place due to a scheduling miscommunication. The Allstate Arena in
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I always feel disconnected from the school.” The new location will open the door to a variety of new options that were previously not possible. One of those possibilities is that it will provide more activities and sightseeing for the families and friends of the graduating seniors. Also, many students reside in the downtown Chicago area and as a result, their families will be
is part of the Chicago experience. When seniors became aware of the Allstate location for their ceremony before it was changed, they complained most about the inconvenience with transportation and the fact that Rosemont is so out of the way, even for the basketball games. “I went to one game there (Rosemont),” said Boswell. “It was a trip, and I would only want to make that commute again if the team was really good or if they
I like that it's at McCormick Place rather than Allstate. It's more convenient for students. When I go to Allstate I always feel disconnected from the school.”
Rosemont, Ill., where the ceremony was previously planned to be held, is not only a gym and home to DePaul men's basketball games, it is also 17 miles from the Lincoln Park Campus, whereas McCormick Place is only six and a half miles from the Lincoln Park campus and in the heart of Chicago. “I like that it’s at McCormick Place rather than Allstate,” said Sean Boswell, a graduating senior at DePaul. “It’s more convenient for students. When I go to Allstate
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staying in the same vicinity. Yes, the cost of seeing the sights in downtown Chicago may be a little high, but there are many attractions in Chicago that offer deals on Groupon or that are even free. And as for transportation, taking public transportation or a nice walk enjoying summertime in Chicago may be a better choice, as opposed to renting a car to drive to Rosemont or taking a taxi around Chicago. It may not be the best choice but it is not the worst either – it
were playing a great team.” The views of the Allstate Arena location vary, but for a few seniors it is not an ideal place for their ceremony. “Because of the distance I feel that it has more of an athletic feel and I think graduation should be somewhere fancier,” said Christine Leak, a senior psychology student at DePaul. As for the frustration with the possible crowdedness that might come with having the ceremony at McCormick Place, there has
been talk about each college having their own parking lot to better organize the crowds and cut down waiting times until the ceremony. As for where DePaul will have its upcoming commencement ceremonies, details are tentative. “There is no reason to hope we wouldn’t go back (to Allstate),” said Kelly Johnson, assistant vice president for academic administration, in a recent article in the DePaulia. “I’m not saying that is where we are going to be in 2014.” Although Allstate Arena seems to be the direction DePaul is leaning toward for future commencement services, some of the current seniors are hoping differently. “I wish we had something a little closer to campus,” said Boswell. “I can’t think of a better location (other than McCormick place) – maybe Soldier Field?” Do not get me wrong– Allstate Arena is a nice location, just not for a graduation ceremony. Even if McCormick Place is not chosen again as the venue for future ceremonies, DePaul should be able to find a place more suitable and convenient for such an important part of its students’ lives.
Lena Dunham (“Girls”), 26, and Jack Antonoff (Fun.), 28, are killing it this year. The fact that someone can successfully navigate their way out of college and into a career, especially one that takes them to the Golden Globes one week and the Grammys the next, is enough to have our eyes rolling. Now add a Hollywood prince that is not afraid to share that shine – now that is impressive. The official Grammy Awards Twitter account tweeted, “Lena Dunham wins best actress at the Golden Globes, and her BF wins best new artist at the Grammys. Not a bad year for them.” Dunham is most notably the producer, creator and leading actress of the award-winning HBO series “Girls,” while Jack Antonoff is the guitarist of the band Fun. What makes this new pair so enviously sweet is what we all love most: which is being safely, and from a distance, in people’s business. Their success is fresh and exciting, and we are all interested. Fortunately, Dunham is willing to share. “I know there’s some rule that you’re not supposed to talk about your boyfriend publicly just because it seems like all starlets under the age of 33 have decided not to do that, but if you’re in love with someone great, then I don’t understand why you wouldn’t tell everybody,” said Dunham, in an article in Interview Magazine last month. Most notably, the pair has been spotted mutually supporting their blossoming careers at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and the Emmys for Dunham. For instance, Dunham has also reciprocated the affection at Fun.’s Grammy performance for song of the year and other nominations. Since September 2012, Dunham and Antonoff have been building an alternative empire, scoring points with surprising hits that have translated well into a collective mainstream success. “(Antonoff is) just constantly (working), and it gets me invigorated about what I’m doing and reminds me of what’s important,” said Dunham. They feed off of each other’s success – one seemingly pushing the other to succeed – and the results are evident to our envious eyes because there is something absolutely arousing about a man that stands by his woman.
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Women of the Wall challenge female ban on prayer BY JACKIE TORTORELLO Contributing Writer Within the traditional confines of Judaism, men and women are declared equal – their bodily image stemming from one God. As a glaring codependence exists between the set of equals, it is considerably absurd to view them as separate. But on Feb. 11, 10 women were detained at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites for praying aloud and dawning talliths, which are traditional male shawls. The detainees associate with the Women of the Wall, an activist group that was established in the 1980s on the basis of this conflict. Their ultimate goal is to give rights to women that allow them to pray freely at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The recent collision between authorities and these goals have helped shed light on the cultural ramifications of the stagnate state of Orthodox oppression. “Because they didn’t want to give up past ideologies, it is encouraged that prayer is masculinized,” said Nooria Bibi, an international studies and philosophy student at DePaul. This oppression exists in current standards that separate women from aspects of their religion and conversations with their God simply because they are women. Based on the limitations of female biology, their bodies are prohibited from praying in public places, reading from the Torah in
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Wrapped in Jewish prayer shawls, Rabbi Susan Silverman, second left, the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman, not seen, along with her teenage daughter Hallel Abramowitz, second right, are detained by police officers in Jerusalem's Old City, Feb. 11. public or dressing in a tallith. Each act is considered a “deed caused by time” within the Halacha, a series of Jewish laws based on the Talmud. Deeds caused by time are for men because generations believe that, if given the chance, women will neglect their role in the family and lose interest in raising children. “At DePaul we would say that’s wrong, but on a cultural level it’s not wrong to them,” said Taylor Van Meter, a graduate student at DePaul. In response to the quick affirmation of High Court of Justice rules, the Women of the Wall have established petitions
designed to normalize religious freedom. None of the petitions have been fully granted, and it seems impossible for these women to break the chains of domesticity that disallows recognition of equal rights. This historical disparity has imposed limitations on prayer and the majority seems to accept it. According to womenofthewall.org, these events have incurred criticism from the former Rabbi Meir Getz. On radio station Kol Israel, he was quoted as saying, “…what the Women of the Wall did was purely provocative, and it’s the same as bringing a pig to the
Western Wall plaza.” Previous decisions have given women the right to pray at Robinson’s Arch, an area on the south end of the Western Wall. However, the separation does not make them equal. It is clear that the law is absurd and certain legislators are working to reconstruct it. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly asked Natan Sharanski, the chairman of the Jewish Agency, to adapt the law and acquiesce the needs of a more contemporary society. This may not signify a cultural reform, but it is a step that reunites the people with their God.
Saturday mail delivery will be a thing of the past BY NATALIA HERNANDEZ Contributing Writer Since 2010, the U.S. Postal Service has cut 35 percent of its staff, reduced hours and entirely closed some offices, consolidated more than 200 mail processing locations and has raised the price of first-class stamps to 46 cents. Finally breaking a 100year tradition, the Postal Service is getting rid of Saturday mail delivery to save $2.7 billion per year in spending costs to keep the lights on and the mail going at the Post Office. “Our financial condition is urgent,” said Patrick R. Donahoe, postmaster general. Although ending Saturday letter delivery is estimated to save about $2 billion from a $15.9 billion loss in 2012, the post office will still be spending around $40 million a day on services. In 2006, Congress passed a statute requiring the early payment of 75 years worth of retiree benefits within 10 years. It has already defaulted on two of its obligations last year despite paying $1.4 trillion towards those benefits. The U.S.
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Postal Service has attempted to revise or end the 2006 mandate, a requirement that is imposed on no other government agency. Let us just call it “Congressional ignorance” that has prompted Donahoe to publicly defy Congress into action because without asking permission, he decided to nix the Saturday delivery system by forcing flexibility onto a rigid and stubborn establishment that has long mismanaged the finances of an essential government establishment, among other things.
“We urgently need Congress to do its part and pass legislation that allows us to better manage our costs and give us the commercial flexibility needed to operate more like a business does,” said Donahoe. A majority of Americans agree. Postal Service market research indicates that nearly 7 out of 10 people support the post office's switch to a five-day delivery system, or maybe they just do not care. The U.S. Postal Service is an essential piece of both American history and of the larger U.S.
enterprise. It is a $1 trillion mailing industry that employs more than 8 million individuals, not only as letter carriers, but also in services such as printing, publishing, manufacturing and other fields that contribute to the greater fabric of our economy. “A healthy Postal Service is not just important to postal customers, but also to our national economy,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Although services for packages will not be cancelled on Saturdays, the cuts in service will be affecting people other than the ones that shop online as a second profession. Service cuts and efforts to sever limbs on the greater body of the mailing industry will affect workers too – individuals who cannot afford to lose their jobs, have been employed for years and employees whose names we know and faces we often cannot wait to see. Congress is playing with their futures, too. So how much reckless damage are we willing to inflict in order to face real and long-term change before the lights go out on the U.S. Postal Service?
Internet privacy no more BY OLIVIA SZAUER Contributing Writer It is no secret that the Internet is an open and poorly secured world. It is the mutual responsibility of user and server to keep information safe. Unfortunately, various university websites, newspapers and even the Bush family have lately fallen victim to hackers. Reactions to the news ranged from offended to amused. Many of the emails leaked contained details about George H.W. Bush’s funeral – private information that should be respected. These hackers, whoever they may be, have proven time and again that no information is private enough to be spared from any leak. George W. Bush faced embarrassment not seen since his presidency when pictures of very personal paintings were made public. This is a reminder that no one is safe from important, private or personal information being made public. Any and all email systems are vulnerable to attacks, especially for celebrities. Guccifer, the mind behind the hack, is well-known by authorities and this most recent stunt is another chapter in their relationship. No amount of encryption can protect you from a hacker – your information is still available. Having a two-step process to access your email would mean that one will need to have their username and password, but also have access to a mobile phone code. At the bare minimum, everyone should have a secure Wi-Fi connection. Wireless routers are ubiquitous. The wireless connection allows you to have access to the Internet and share files around your house and multiple devices. Without a secure router, anyone within range can access the website you are on and the email you just sent, including pictures, files and the information of who you are sending that to. After taking these necessary steps, consider rethinking being completely dependable on the Internet. As college students, we also need to protect ourselves. Before you put everything in auto-complete forms online, consider paying bills and sending sensitive information through the mail. Think about that the next time you post all over Facebook because over a Wi-Fi connection, it could be visible to anyone.
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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scholar-teachers,” Donley said. “Our research impacts our teaching, keeps our classes up-to-date, and keeps us cutting edge. You get real experts in there because they’re doing research.” Donley added that tenure is job security that’s attractive to a higher quality professor, as well as being crucial to academic freedom – which enables a professor to speak on an unpopular or controversial topic so long as it’s consistent with the subject matter being taught. “If I’m teaching a basic economics class, that doesn’t give me a right to talk about abortion. I’m sorry, that has nothing to do with my course,” he said of academic freedom. “That’s not what academic freedom is about. But, if I’m teaching an e-con class and I’m talking about the economic policy of the Republican Party versus the economic policy of the Democratic Party, and I argue backand-forth and some student doesn’t like it or some administrator doesn’t like or my immediate boss doesn’t like it, tough. Academic freedom. I am talking about my subject matter, so it protects free debate, and that’s critically important.” On the other side of the classroom, Speicher said tenure policies affect students, not just faculty members. “Students should care because once a person is tenured, they will be teaching at the university for as long as they choose to,” she said. “Students should care very very much about tenure. And if they feel someone is a fabulous teacher they should make their voice heard. And if they feel someone is a very problematic teacher, they should make their voice heard. Because once someone’s tenured, it’s very hard for them to leave. And in terms of the adjunct and year-to-year folks, the student response will determine whether they’re invited back to teach. Student input at that point is absolutely crucial.”
Rewriting the Handbook: Tenure Process Such importance is a large part of the reason why the FHRTF has been working on revising the Faculty Handbook for over one-and-a-half years. The Task Force has been working on revising three separate chapters that deal with promotion and tenure policy, types of faculty positions, and grievance procedures. Last month, the FHRTF’s revision of Chapter 3 – the draft of which can be found online – was approved by Faculty Council by a vote of 25-to-1. “Our proposal as it currently stands, approved by Faculty Council but not formally approved by the administration, the changes are dramatic,”
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as the person who will decide the appeal,” he said. “I believe these two processes deserve a bit more separation.” Fr. Holtschneider said the second reason had to do with the size of DePaul in relation to other institutions. “Secondly, presidents generally decide tenure and promotion cases only at smaller institutions,” he said. “Institutions of DePaul’s academic stature and size tend to ask the chief academic officer (at DePaul, the provost) to make these decisions. Appeals are then decided by the president or a small committee of trustees. The handbook revisions task force has proposed that the president continue to hear appeals at DePaul, and I am willing to do so.” Another change in the process is the ability for candidates to respond to the seven-member University Board on Promotion and Tenure
Students should care very very much about tenure. And if they feel someone is a fabulous teacher they should make their voice heard. And if they feel someone is a very problematic teacher, they should make their voice heard. Because once someone’s tenured, it’s very hard for them to leave.
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not going to wait until the whole rewrite is done. We’d like them to be involved and vote on each step. This was the potentially most problematic chapter and the one that spawned the most lawsuits and the one that really had the most problems.” Miller said gauging the faculty mood on the FHRTF rewrite of Chapter 3 is difficult, but he’s expecting it to pass the vote. “It’s hard to say, but the chapter we came forward with is so faculty-friendly that it gives the faculty additional rights and additional opportunities to defend themselves and make this whole process more transparent,” he said. “I believe that if someone sat down and read the chapter, it would be very difficult to vote against it.” Still, the mood amongst the faculty can likely be divided into two parts: Those who are happy with the rewrite and those who think it’s still not enough, Speicher said. “It’s been a very long-time coming,” Speicher said of the proposed revision. “I think on the one hand, there’s relief that we’re making progress because we haven’t felt like that for a while. On the other hand, for some people, some of the changes aren’t going as far as they would like them to go.”
Defining Faculty Chapter 2 of the faculty handbook re-write relates to faculty, and what Donley calls the “definition of ‘faculty.’” Currently, DePaul’s fulltime faculty positions have a variety of names depending on college, which can cause confusion, he said. “One of the reasons why we’re rewriting the chapter on the definition of faculty is because there are so many titles and they’re so college-specific,” Donley said. “It’s not the title that should trip you up, but it always does. We don’t care what they’re called, but they’ve got to fall into certain categories.” Donley said he couldn’t go into specific details because the chapter is still being drafted. “Basically, what we’re going to say is: This is a list of all the full-time positions available at the university, and you must fall into one of them,” he said. “We don’t get to make them up anymore. If you’re faculty and you’re full time, you’re one of these things, which one?” As it currently stands, DePaul’s faculty positions can be broken up into broad categories of permanent positions and temporary positions.
Adjuncts, for example, are considered temporary as they’re hired per class. However, according to Speicher, a professor can be hired for a full year teaching a full course load – typically nine classes an academic year – but can be considered temporary if given a one-year contract. On the permanent side, there is tenuretrack and non-tenure-track. Under tenure-track, professors are hired as “assistant professors” under the assumption they will apply for tenure in their sixth year of teaching at DePaul. If granted tenure, they’re typically promoted to the rank of “associate professor.” One step beyond associate professor is “full professor” – the highest rank a faculty member can achieve. For non-tenure-track professors, they’re called “long-term teaching professionals” or “long-term contracts,” sometimes dubbed “long-term contract teaching professional.” These faculty members have a probationary period of up to five years before being hired on longer contracts. The multitude of names is part of the problem, Speicher said, as is the job status of full-time professors hired on one-year contracts. What many colleges do is get around American Association of University Professors guidelines by temporarily not renewing contracts. “You kind of build it in that if you like the person and you want to keep them, you don’t hire them for like a quarter,” Speicher said. “There are ways to get around it and it’s a little silly. But, the bad thing is that these folks don’t know from yearto-year whether they’ll be employed next year, or whether they should be seeking other employment. It’s unnerving and a lot of unknown there.”
Current tenure process Being granted tenure at DePaul is a four step process that ends with a final verdict from Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul’s president. Typically, applicants will apply in their sixth year of teaching at DePaul, or sooner if applicable experience is carried over from another institution.
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Who is on the University Board on Promotion and Tenure? By rules outlined in the Faculty Handbook, the UBPT board consists of seven full-time tenured faculty members who represent each of the academic disciplines. Members of the UBPT must be approved by Faculty Council and serve a three-year term. The current members are: • Bibiana Suarez (LA&SS) • Joan Lakebrink (Education) • Bruce Ottley (Law) • Wendy Wolbach (Science & Health) • William (Bill) Sampson (LA&SS) • James Murphy (LA&SS) • Werner DeBondt (Business) Source: Michaela Winchatz, Faculty Council President; Tom Miller, Faculty Handbook Revision Task Force
How to find Faculty Council documents Did you know you have access to Faculty Council documents, including the draft of Chapter 3, vote totals, and meeting minutes? All you need is your Campus Connect login and password. Go to teams.depaul.edu/committees/ faculty-council and log in. Alternatively, you can find the link by going to DePaul’s homepage, clicking on “DePaul Shortcuts” and clicking on “Faculty & Staff.” From there, go to the “Faculty Resources” tab and find “Faculty Council.”
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Thomas Donley Gregory Mark (Dean, Law)* Mary Jeanne Larrabee Christina Rivers** Thomas Miller Bamshad Mobasher David Miller (Dean, CDM)
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In with the new
New businesses have recently been popping up throughout the DePaul area in Lincoln Park. From restaurants, f itness centers and boutiques, these new businesses are great additions to the community, and should be explored by DePaul students. By KELSEY SHAW Contributing Writer DAVIDsTEA: Opened in the last months of 2012, DAVIDsTEA sits on the corner of Bissell Street and Armitage Avenue. The colorful turquoise accents and large windows give DAVIDsTEA a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. With more than 150 types of tea covering the back wall, including black teas, herbal teas, rooibos teas and many more, you are sure to find a tea that best suites your taste. Not only can you ask for one cup of tea, but you can also bring tea home along with many of the other accessories DAVIDsTEA has to offer. The friendly staff makes this corner tea shop an exciting, delicious and even healthy experience. Peruvian Connection: Across the street, Peruvian Connection is bringing Peruvian culture to Lincoln Park through their carefully woven clothing and accessories for women. This company was inspired by co-founder Annie Hurlbut’s anthropology research on women in the Andean marketplaces of Peru. She and her mother teamed together to begin Peruvian Connection, which uses alpaca fiber, Pervuian prima cotton and other materials to create beautiful women’s pieces including dresses, coats, jewelry and more. Homeslice: Two friends from Oregon, Clay Hamilton and Josh Iachelli, are fulfilling their dream of opening a high-end pizza restaurant on the corner of Bissell
Street and Webster Avenue called Homeslice. With them, they have brought logs from Oregon to construct the upscale log cabin interior. Homeslice will be serving hand-tossed artisan pizza pies, along with a variety of calzones and salads. It is scheduled to open its doors by the end of this winter when all of the logs have been carefully placed. Nike: Nike has just opened a new retail store and fitness center in Lincoln Park dedicated to women’s fitness. This two-story space on Armitage Avenue and Dayton Street features workout equipment and gear on the first floor and a training space on the second floor. At the Nike Training Club, women are able to take classes in yoga, pilates and many more. Stop by the Nike Training Club and purchase your fitness clothing before heading upstairs for a heated workout. The Solstice: After eating at one of the many restaurants Lincoln Park has to offer, stop into The Solstice for a delicious gourmet dessert prepared by Chef Alexander. Located on Halsted Street just north of Wrightwood, this sophisticated setting welcomes everyone to try one of their many tempting frosted, fruity or filled treats. Not only does Alexander prepare dessert, but The Solstice also features a wide array of Chicago’s finest martinis. Eleven City Diner: Brad Ruben, owner of Eleven City Diner in the South Loop is bringing his deli to Lincoln Park at the Belden Center on Clark Street. This diner offers an extensive menu
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for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Ruben hopes to carry the diner atmosphere of his familyfriendly restaurant to the Lincoln Park location. This restaurant will be opening in April.
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925 W. Armitage
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Lincoln Park is the hot spot for small businesses this winter and spring. Show your support and check out these new restaurants, boutiques, cafes and fitness centers, along with many others.
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: Exterior of Peruvian Connection boutique, Lemon Peep Martini from Solstice, DAVIDsTEA on Armitage Ave.
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Race to Racine: shopping hot spots steps from campus
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LEFT: Derby Bar & Grill, 1224 W. Webster Ave. ABOVE: Sweet Mandy B's, 1208 W. Webster Ave.
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By KELSEY KENNEDY Contributing Writer When you are living on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, it’s easy to get bored with the same restaurants and shops that you see every day on the commute down Fullerton Avenue on your way to and from class. Luckily, one of Lincoln Park’s
hidden treasures is just around the corner. The 1200 block of Webster Avenue, just two blocks away from the Belden-Racine dorm, is usually viewed as a residential area, but shops and restaurants have come into the neighborhood and are there to stay. With a variety of restaurants, shops and bakeries, wandering down Webster Avenue is a great way to spend those rough Saturday mornings.
Derby 1224 W. Webster Ave. (773) 248-0900 Mon.-Fri.: 4 p.m.-2 a.m., Sat.: 11:30 a.m.3 a.m., Sun.: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Price: $$ Reservations: Not necessary Bar: Stocked with nightly drink specials Vibe: Relaxed, modern sports bar Restaurant type: Bar and grill Derby Bar and Grill is the newest restaurant to be added to the Big Onion Tavern group (which owns other restaurants like Fat Pour, Irish Oak, and Brunch), and is also the newest restaurant on Webster Avenue. Just two blocks away from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, this restaurant will not disappoint. With two bars and three different dining areas, including one outdoors, Derby can accommodate any party. Derby has about 50 TVs to cater to the sports fans of Chicago and as an added twist, Derby is also known for being a Mizzou bar. Derby has daily food and drink specials, including the popular “Ladies Nights” that takes place every Thursday, where women can get half-price salads, wraps and bottles of wine. Campus Gear 1111 W. Webster Ave. (773) 477-5585 Mon.-Fri.: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sat./Sun.: 10 a.m. – 5p.m. If you’re sick of the DePaul gear offered at the bookstores then Campus Gear might be your solution. While the prices are still comparable to the DePaul bookstores, Campus Gear provides clothing for schools all over the United States as well as fan gear for NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, NCAA and even DePaul’s Greek life. Campus Gear has been around for over 20 years and they have the merchandise to prove it. However, if cluttered stores make you feel claustrophobic, then steer clear of Campus Gear. It may be in a small space ,but it has a large amount of merchandise. Johns Place 1200 W. Webster Ave. (773) 525-6670 Mon.: closed, Tues.-Thurs.: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., Sat.: 8 a.m. -11 p.m., Sun.: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Price: $$ Reservations: Not needed Bar: Fully stocked and discounted drink specials weekly Vibe: Relaxed, Family friendly Restaurant type: Locals, neighborhood
hangout With a warm and inviting atmosphere, John’s Place will remind you of your favorite restaurant from your hometown. Every Sunday night at John’s Place is family night that features tableside balloon-making along with entertainment from a magician. But if kids aren’t your forte, stick to Saturday and Sunday brunch because their breakfast menu and mimosas will not disappoint. Moose Jaw 1445 W Webster Ave. #9 (773) 529-1111 Mon.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Price: $$$ Store Type: Outdoor athletic gear Vibe: Friendly/helpful sales people Looking for a place to get a new winter jacket or outdoor apparel? You don’t have to make the trek downtown to the North Face store; Lincoln Park’s own Moose Jaw can meet all your winter needs. Located on Webster Avenue just a few doors down from Barnes and Noble, this store specializes in outdoor gear, apparel, footwear and accessories. With brands like The North Face, Patagonia, Mountain Hard Wear, Marmot and Black Diamond, this store feels like a smaller and more intimate Dicks Sporting Goods. Sweet Mandy B’s 1208 W. Webster Ave. (773) 244-1174 Mon.-Thurs.: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., Fri.-Sat.: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sun.: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Price: $-$$ Vibe: one of a kind vintage bakery Restaurant type: bakery Perhaps one of Chicago’s most famous bakeries, Sweet Mandy B’s has made sweet treats for countless public figures including President Barack Obama. Located right around the corner from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, Sweet Mandy B’s vintage-inspired shop is the perfect place to grab cupcakes for a friend’s birthday or even cookies for yourself after a rough day of classes. Sweet Mandy B’s was just recently seen in MTV’s newest series “Underemployed” as the doughnut shop where one of the main characters, Sophia, was underachieving. Aside from starring in television shows, Sweet Mandy B’s specializes in cakes, cookies, bars, cupcakes, pies, as well as holiday and seasonal treats.
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To think, DePaul was once known as “the little school under the L.” Now, the university is planning on switching athletic conferences and building a state-of-the-art arena. As reported for the last month, DePaul and six other Big East schools will split off to form their own conference in the very near future. The new conference, right now being dubbed
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With Chicago experiencing a rise in flu-related illnesses, DePaul is encouraging students to alert the school and visit a doctor immediately if infected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that while the vaccine this year is 62 percent effective, there are also many other ways to stay healthy.
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the “Catholic Seven,” will not be focused on football, which has been the big money sport in collegiate athletics. “It will be comprised of institutions that are likeminded,” said DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti-Ponsetto. “[That] doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll all be Catholic institutions, but it means they’ll all be institutions whose probably primary revenue-driven sport will be men’s and women’s basketball.” During the monthly forum at the Sullivan Athletic Center in front of Blue Demon
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Influenza has officially reached epidemic levels in the U.S., making this winter unsettlingly atypical. There have been 121 influenza hospitalizations in Chicago between Sept. 30 and Jan. 5, according to a report from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDHP), almost twice as much as last year. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported that an influenza-like illness (IFL) has
causing 150 ICU hospitalizations and six flu-related deaths from October through December. The high level of flu-related illnesses has caused an increase in patients in ER rooms, resulting in hospitals rerouting patients to other hospitals and advising only severe respiratory illness for the emergency department, IDPH Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck said in a press release. Rocio Isaac, a senior studying public relations at DePaul, recently recovered from her two-week bout of the flu. “I had a really bad cold, fever and loss of appetite,” she said. “I
and I got it, and then it went through my whole family.” While Isaac’s family exhibited symptoms of the flu within the same week, it does not always have a quick domino effect. Flu-like symptoms may not occur for up to a week after being infected. It can transfer through something as simple as an elevator button or a public computer, according to Kim Amer, an associate professor of nursing at DePaul. To prevent becoming infected, the CDPH encourages everyone
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Melanie Marshall and 'Fela' bring Afrobeat to the Chicago stage By EMMA RUBENSTEIN Staff Writer This week a vibrant, brave and critically-acclaimed show is coming to Chicago’s Arie Crown Theater. “Fela!” tells the story of Fela Kuti, the revolutionary musician and political activist who created a genre of music known as Afrobeat. His songs blend genres, sounds and rhythms, and incorporate lyrics intended to dissect and criticize Nigeria’s oppressive and militaristic government. This week, The DePaulia had the unique opportunity to interview actress Melanie Marshall, who portrays Fela’s mother, Funmilayo, in the show. “Fela!” began with two main productions both in London and on Broadway. When it came time to take the production on tour throughout Europe and the U.S., some cast members from each run of the show were selected. Marshall was the only individual chosen from the London cast. “For me, to be returning to this show is probably one of the proudest moments,” said Marshall. “It is actually my best role to date. It’s one of the most fulfilling, most wonderful, creative, satisfying roles I have ever done.” Years ago, Marshall became instantly enamored with the production. “A friend of mine saw the show on Broadway and said ‘I’ve just seen your next job,’” said Marshall. “I decided there and then that I had to be in the show one way or another.” She remembers watching
clips online and being overtaken by “Fela!” She was captured by its power, vivacity and ability to absorb an audience completely within its very first minutes. “It’s not your run-of-the-mill musical,” said Marshall. “This is a musical about a true person, true characters, true life, true family.” As she spoke, it became apparent how much she loves not only performing in this show, but the production and characters themselves. “There is a legacy of continuing a show about a true story,” she said. “These are not just characters that have been created, these are real-life people.” There seems to be something innately different about portraying a character that has been devised by an author and portraying a character that really existed, rebelled and lived. It molds a dedication to fulfilling an accurate representation of real and truly influential people, which Marshall seems to have not only achieved, but mastered. She talked about the experience of meeting Kuti’s actual grandchildren who gave their “stamp of approval” on her performance and portrayal of their grandmother. Marshall is incredibly drawn to the character of Funmilayo. “I wish she was still alive so that I could just shake her and say hello,” she said. “She was a strict, stern, no nonsense political rebel and feminist in her own right.” Although Funmilayo composes only a part of the show, her dynamism speaks to the intensity of the production
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Melanie Marshall as Funmilayo with Adesola Osakalumi as Fela Kuti in 'Fela!' as a whole. A mother’s role is boundless and according to Marshall, Funmilayo serves as a guiding force in Kuti’s incredible life. She appears onstage a number of times, but often sings from backstage, serving quite literally as a guiding voice within Kuti’s life. Funmilayo reminds us of the importance of those who shape us on our paths. Marshall spoke of her performance and the show with such passion and dedication. She described how Kuti “was beaten and tortured and imprisoned over 200 times and every single time
the man got up to live another day, to write another song, to write another lyric.” His relentless vivacity is aweinspiring. “His music, Afrobeat, had the mantra and still does that ‘music is the weapon,’” said Marshall. “And that is a weapon that he would wield at every single opportunity.” “Fela!” entertains, informs and opens our eyes to the power of art, dedication, bravery and pure human spirit. Marshall explained how treasured the show has become by all audiences. It
provides something for everyone whether they are a fan of the show, have never seen it or have never even been to the theater before at all. This week, Chicago has the opportunity to witness history come to life on stage. “Fela!” provides an unforgettable show fueled by an incredible cast. “It’s such a wonderful experience in every single way,” said Marshall. “Yes, in every single way.” “Fela!” runs Feb. 19 through Feb. 23 at the Arie Crown Theater.
Shake it out: Baauer hits The Mid By NATALIA HERNANDEZ Contributing Writer
If you have been in proximity of a Wi-Fi connection in the past two weeks, then the following words are about to send you past the “drop” and into a Trap House panic, “Do the Harlem Shake.” Baauer’s breakout song, “Harlem Shake” has been making its viral impact across the Internet, and everyone had their turn at the altar of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) at the sold out show at The Mid Feb. 8. Performing with Just Blaze, another heavyweight behind artists such as Beyoncé, Jay Z, Drake and others, Baauer was able to turn up the bass on the two floor venue and bring down the
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DJ Baauer, the man behind the internet sensation "Do the Harlem Shake," is a contender for DePaul's FEST 2013. house with sets like “Dum Dum”; “Yaow”; a remix of “Mercy”; another remix for “No Doubt”
and “Higher;” a song featuring Jay Z as its vocal element. Other than the expressionless
and staggering guards patrolling the venue, the night felt something like an overpriced “no sneakers” kind of house party. People drank, yelled, laughed, danced and generally ate the hype of an incredibly energetic DJ and his love for music. People fed off of each other’s excitement for a six-hour set that included more than two DJs and absolutely no mercy for the weary. The Brooklyn, New York artist, and most recently DePaul’s own FEST contender, Baauer, could not resist recklessly pumping his arms into the air, smiling, and yelling lyrics along with an already amorous crowd that did not miss a single word in the entire set. A set we could label ‘Trap Hop,” or possibly some other
obscure word fusion that fits into the vast expanses of EDM, old school hip hop, and general noises, but really carries no meaning on how energized and amazing music, especially this music, makes people feel. Because, how do you explain how coughing and gargling noises, sirens, Jdilla, and a disgusting dedication to bass, meet and exceed the expectations of a single track? The answer is that you do not; there is nothing to be explained. As people walked out of the venue at four in the morning, sweat glazed over tousled up do’s and smeared mascara mapping lines across exhausted faces, you could tell that it was all there. That somewhere between the noise, there was happiness.
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NYFW The first week of this fashion-filled month has come and gone as New York Fashion Week closed with Marc Jacobs’ show Thursday. A little bit of everything found its way onto one runway or another – even a cat was used as an accessory this season. Here are five of NYFW’s most buzzed about shows. By KRISTEN GOLDSTEIN Contributing Writer
Jason Wu Jason Wu can do no wrong. After dressing the First Lady for her second Inaugural Ball, he puts out another stunning fall collection. This season’s palette was mostly black, white and red all over (with a few other colors thrown in here and there, one being a gorgeous cobalt blue finale dress) with lace-on-plastic giving a number of pieces something special. The added textural elements of fur accents, ostrich feathers and pleats enhanced the chic and sophisticated garments, while it is only a matter of time until the two striped, knit and sheer tops find their way onto fashion editorials.
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Alexander Wang Every season, Alexander Wang is a talking point. This season, there are two talking points. Firstly, he will be showing his first collection for Balenciaga come Paris Fashion Week. Secondly, he accessorized his models with bulky, boxinginspired and shoulder-length black fur gloves – and it was fantastic. Wang’s boxing gloves statement saying that he is ready to step into the Balenciaga boxing ring and face the fashion fight is genius. As for the collection, it was almost entirely comprised of outerwear. Mohair jackets with broad, structured shoulders and leather bombers with fur sleeves were standouts.
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Prabal Gurung The military-inspired Prabal Gurung closed his show with a leather harness layered over a flowing silk gown to complete a collection that was hardmeets-soft at its finest. Many of the looks featured cinched-in waists, and if Gurung has his say, voluminous peplums will continue to be around for fall. The military influence was apparent in the color palette, which was mostly comprised of navy and olive green. Pieces a little less combat-ready were the dresses in the latter half of the show made of silk, which included cutouts and asymmetrical draping. But if worn in a fashion war, those looks would surely end up victoriou
This season, the British duo of Rag & Bone stuck to their unmistakable design aesthetic that is just so, well, British. The entire collection – which evoked a “1960s in England” vibe – had houndstooth and plaid printed knits and outerwear that will no doubt be staple pieces this fall, while a nod to mod was apparent through the a-line mini dresses and color-blocking of rich plums and bold oranges to contrast the heavy use of black and grey. As always with Rag & Bone, it is the styling that is heavily praised, and it is no different with this collection of ready-to-wear that is truly ready-to-wear. If in six months girls everywhere stroll the streets in tweed jackets and quilted leather pants à la the show opener, it should come as no surprise.
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Get cultured: Joffrey's 'American Legends' By MIKE HORKY Contributing Writer Today’s young crowd of entertainment seekers likes to go to movies, concerts and, to a lesser extent, musicals. That might explain why everyone who attended The Joffrey Ballet’s “American Legends” was probably over the age of 40. But that’s not to say this ballet is only for the more experienced in age because it isn’t. I’m not typically a fan of the ballet, but “American Legends” was an enjoyable experience. Founded by Richard Joffrey in 1956, the Joffrey Ballet has been around for more than half a century, and it shows. The master and craft put behind the performance of “American Masters” is amazing. Each member is classically trained, expressing a unique variety of performances to entertain the widest variety of audiences. Based in Chicago, the ballet tours the globe performing old classics and new, exciting arrangements. The ballet is composed of 45 ballerinas and dancers and is presented by Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheather and Executive Director Christopher Clinton Conway. But this isn’t
your daughter’s childhood ballet recital – this one’s much cooler. Featuring four choreographed numbers by Gerald Arpino, Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp and Stanton Welch, “American Legends” shines unlike any performance. The show opens with Jerome Robbins’ “Interplay,” arguably the most lighthearted and brightly colored performance of the night. What’s so amazing about “Interplay” is that while the story isn’t directly stated, the dancing and energy of its eight performers are enough to show its celebration of youth. It was a great piece to start with, and all the performers danced with diligence and grace (most notably dancer Ricardo Santos). Next came a much slower and methodical performance, Gerald Arpino’s “Sea Shadows.” A very sensual duet, it revolves around a man stranded on a beach and being enchanted by a sea nymph. The dancer and ballerina who performed here should be commended, as they captured the theme of this story perfectly, and their chemistry was impeccable. It flowed smoothly and created a sense of mysticism on the stage, like watching something magical. Third was the weakest performance of the night, but
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Dancers Jeraldine Mendoza and Dylan Gutierrez in The Joffrey's "American Legends." that’s not to say it wasn’t very good. It just wasn’t as exciting as the others. Stanton Welch’s “Son Of Chamber Symphony” was reminiscent of other works like “Swan Lake,” with a fantastic set and a definite sense of theatricality. However, this was the only piece that seemed to drag. The pacing appeared off, and at times I felt bored. It’s not that the performers were bad. It was simply just a very odd piece
to put in the midst of the others. “Son Of Chamber Symphony,” in its own respect, felt like an entirely separate piece, while the others flowed effortlessly with one another. It just didn’t fit. Finally, Twyla Tharp’s “Nine Sinatra Songs” is the real reason to come to “American Legends.” It captures the dancing of the 1950s set to the classic songs of Frank Sinatra. It is definitely the most entertaining of the
four segments, incorporating performances that are romantic, sensual, extravagant and, at times, comical. It’s brilliantly choreographed and flows with a subtle intensity that transports you back to the ‘50s. It was an excellent finale to an excellent show. “American Legends” runs Feb. 13-24, and tickets range from $31-$151.
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Oh my God, shoes Lori's Shoes is a shoe lover's dream
By NICOLE CASH Contributing Writer
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but shoes come in at a close second. Opened in 1983 by Lori Andre, Lori's Shoes, located at 824 W. Armitage Ave. (also with locations in Highland Park and Northfield), offers an extremely wide selection of high-fashion shoes, as well as jewelry, handbags, apparel and even Butter London nail polishes. In addition to the store locations, Lori's also offers an extensive website at lorisshoes.com. For those on tight college budgets, or just those with an addiction to social media, find Lori on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@lorisshoes). In store, Lori's holds a multitude of shoes: winter boots, military boots, cowboy boots, flats, heels, pumps, sandals, wedged sneakers and more. Some styles are studded with skulls, rhinestones or gold beads; others have a polished gold or silver toe; and some are adorned with bows. Then there are styles that are a little simpler, complementing any outfit. Colors, too, vary greatly at Lori's – leather pumps by Jeffrey Campbell are sold in neutral and pastel shades, while bright, tribal-patterned platforms, made in Portugal by Filipe Sousa, are also found, as well as leopard or snake print zip-up ankle booties
by Sam Edelman. Regardless of taste, whether you're the edgy, statement-making type, or maybe a little more conservative and classy, Lori's has a variety of options just for you. Aside from the impressive array of shoe styles, colors and brands, Lori also presents shoppers with European-made shoes. Shoes made in Spain by Andre Assous and French Sole are sold, in addition to the standard but always classic names such as Frye, Calvin Klein and Steve Madden. Other designers and brands spotted at Lori's include Chinese Laundry, BCBGeneration, Vince Camuto, Modern Vice, Lucky Brand, Dolce Vita and Strategia – just to
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LEFT: Interior of Lori's Shoes, 824 W. Armitage Ave. ABOVE: Jeffrey Campbell shoes, one of many trendy options at the boutique. name a few. The assortment of shoes in store can also be viewed and purchased online. With many photos and little blurbs to describe features and products, as well as tabs to find the ideal shoe, boot, brand, handbag, jewelry piece, accessory or clothing, Lori's supplies chic Chicagoans with the complete stylish look. The website also displays a section dedicated to a blog that features “Lori's Favorites” and pieces written by guest editors. One section for trends focuses on current shoe fads, such as “smokin' slippers” and “uptown boho,” showing jewelry, shoes, apparel and accessories available for purchase. The other section features short articles about current fashion looks, featuring runway looks, street style and relevant styles currently sold at Lori's.
Lori's Instagram account also reflects the ultra fashionable looks from the store and the website. Most of the photos present Lori's newest shoes, but several exhibit clothing, purses and jewelry. The most recent Instagram photos highlight looks for spring, including a photo collage of neon and polka dot flowers, posted after new spring footwear. The Twitter account sends links to the Facebook page and posts tweets regarding upcoming sales. Lori's shoes is a fantastic, local shop that sells a broad mixture of shoe styles, colors, types and designers. The collection of accessories, handbags and clothing all combine to create a huge mass of ways to express the trendy looks of Chicago women. Lori's does especially well in satisfying those shoe cravings everyone has. After all, a girl can never have too many shoes.
Marlaina Stone knows her gems By RAYA SACCO Contributing Writer
Marlaina Stone, CEO and designer of Marlaina Stone jewelry, launched her brand in 2007 out of a small studio in Birmingham, Mich. Stone first started with couture jewelry pieces embellished with fabrics and jewels. Her pieces have been worn by many celebrities like Katy Perry, Debra Messing and Taylor Swift, and her designs have been featured on the covers of Redbook, U magazine and in Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue and Sex in the City. But Stone realized that developing a couture brand did not appeal to the everyday consumer. “I wanted to start a line that would be affordable and appeal to the mass market, something that would rival my couture line,” said Stone. After she lost everything she owned, she found a piece of gold hardware that she made into a necklace clasp. She wore
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Joni neckalce from the Amarante collection. Photo courtesy of MARLAINA STONE
Morgan bracelet from the Mustang collection. the necklace everywhere and when people noticed her design, she knew that this clasp along with the brass chains, stones and crystals would launch her marketable line, Controversy. “The hardware represented the strength and the anger I felt from working so hard,” said Stone. “I listened to what the
consumers wanted, but I still stayed true to myself. I contradict what fashion is about.” Stone carries nine different color combinations of jewelry that appeals to every customer. The Iman long chained necklace is conservative, decorated with champagne crystals, brass gold and black chains attached with the Marlaina Stone plated label for $175. Stone and her 10person production team hand make every piece she sells. The extenders are made with gold
clasps, short gold chains and fresh water pearl coins priced at $13. These extenders are used to elongate a simple gold necklace or can be worn as a bracelet for an everyday wrist staple. “The style of the pieces ranges significantly, from edgy to sharp, to soft and feminine,” said Sydney Greise, sophomore. “There is something for everyone despite how different their individual styles may be.” Stone’s family and friends invested $50,000 to launch her
brand. She has a production of only 20 members, a few salespeople and several local suppliers who are loyal to Stone. At age 15, Stone was working as a salesperson in retail and moved her way up to regional manager of a department store at age 25. Her experience in business helped create, market, sell and supply her own brand. “I watched retail, I knew buyers, I knew the market, and I had this passion,” she said. Marlaina Stone jewelry is now sold in 26 Nordstrom stores, 50 fine jewelry stores, a few independent cosmetic stores and spas and her website marlainastone.com. In five years, Stone hopes to evolve the brand into belts, handbags and shoes. She also wants to move into manufacturing, find a business that will merge with her label and grow in distributing her product. In 10 years, Marlaina Stone might become its own furnishing company. “I want to be a specialty,” she said. “I want people to like my philosophy and my attitude.”
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By STEFANIE SAFAHI Contributing Writer As the third largest city in the U.S., Chicago has become something of a Midwestern mecca for political junkies, foodies, art enthusiasts and music maniacs. Prominent bands and musicians like Wilco, The Smashing Pumpkins and Chief Keef all hail from the Windy City’s local music scene. Here are six lesser-known, but extraordinarily talented, local bands to check out.
1. “Can’t Steal Your Heart Away” by Empires: The first track off of their second fulllength album “Garage Hymns” is a rowdy and raw garage rock anthem. Heavy guitar riffs and aggressive, in-your-face lyrics call to mind groups like The Smashing Pumpkins and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Other noteworthy tracks from “Garage Hymns” include “Lord Have Mercy” and “We Lost Magic.” 2. “Gravity” by Secret Colours : Every song off the quintet’s self-titled album is
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worth a listen and it’s not often you hear someone say that. “Gravity” takes listeners on a short psychedelic journey as it combines sweet guitar effects with easygoing vocals. Secret Colours’ tracks are soothing and cool, making this band one to keep an eye on. 3. “Dance Away” by Smith Westerns: This tune is foottapping, head-swaying goodness that is so lighthearted that it warrants an award for indie rock swagger. Lead singer Cullen Omori’s gentle vocals invite you to sing along to this irresistibly
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fun tune. If you’re lucky enough to get to Coachella, the band will be performing both weekends this year. (Recommended for fans of indie rock band Real Estate.) 4. “Crazy Pills” by Archie Powell & The Exports: So pill poppin’ might not be the way to catch your thrills, as the song’s lyrics suggest, but listening to this catchy tune might do the trick. Its keys dominate to make for a rock sound that you’ll undoubtedly play over and over again. 5. “Light Year” by California Wives: Faint vocals, twinkling chimes and indie pop
sounds reminiscent of the ’80s characterize not only this song, but the rest of the tracks off of the group’s debut album “Art History.” Although Chicago is notorious for its unpredictability, it seems safe to declare this band’s imminent national success. 6. “If I Were You” by Minor Characters: Citing influences from The Beatles and Radiohead, this local group boasts a sound like no other. Track “If I Were You” stands out with its appealing tunes, thought-provoking lyrics and lead singer Andrew Pelletier’s piercing falsettos.
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BLUE DEMON HARDWOOD REVIEW
Hrynko to the rescue Sophomore guard's game-winner lifts DePaul over Rutgers
By TOM COYNE Associated Press
By JULIAN ZENG Sports Editor Great scorers always have the utmost confidence in their offensive abilities. No matter the angle, trajectory or positioning of their jumpshot, they have no doubt in their mind the ball will find its destined target at the bottom of the net. “Actually, I thought I was gonna miss,” said DePaul Brittany Hrynko, whose threepointer proved to be the eventual game-winner against Rutgers, Feb. 12. Er, scratch that. This may not be an edict of absolute truth. Regardless, Hrynko’s deep triple with just 10.2 seconds remaining lifted the Blue Demons over the Scarlet Knights, 60-57 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The victory pushed DePaul’s home winning streak to 13 games. Hrynko has become very familiar with having the ball in her hands late in games. Just two weeks ago, the 5-8 sophomore hit a difficult contested layup with 4.2 seconds left to beat Pittsburgh. Here, Hrynko sat behind a screen set by Katherine Harry off an out-of-bounds play, well beyond the arc. Hrynko’s defender went under the screen, giving the Philadelphia native just enough room to launch and score, breaking the tie at 57 apiece. “They gotta have the guts to take the last shot,” said head coach Doug Bruno. “When [your defender] goes underneath a ball screen, you’re taught to pop back and let it rip, and that’s what [Hrynko] did.” On the ensuing possession, Rutgers’ Erica Wheeler raced to the opposite arc, but was met by Hrynko and Jenkins. Wheeler fumbled the ball and was forced to fire up a desperation three to tie, but barely hit iron. “The shot Britt made was huge, and I don’t know if it was more important than the defensive stop she helped make on the shot taken by Wheeler on the last possession,” said Bruno. “Two great plays in crunch time.” Yet for a game in which DePaul led most of the 40 minutes, at one point by 18, it was a surprise to see Rutgers climb its way back into the contest. DePaul (18-7, 7-4 Big East) got a quick start to the game, using a Hrynko three-pointer to precipitate a 9-2 run. A shot from long range by Megan Podkowa,
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Hrynko hit her second game-winner of the season, Feb. 12. who finished with nine points and three rebounds, gave the Demons a 17-8 lead with 11:25 left in the half. Chanise Jenkins and Jasmine Penny linked up a couple of times in the ensuing possessions, executing crisp pick-and-rolls to open up lanes to the basket. Jenkins finished with eight points and five assists, while Penny compiled a line of 16 points, six rebounds and three assists. Katherine Harry, who matched up with six separate players over 6-feet, had her hands full on both ends of the floor, but came away with 16 points and five crucial rebounds. “Our players really played well in the first half and did a great job,” said Bruno, who was pleased with the 35-19 lead headed into halftime. DePaul held Rutgers to just 31 percent (929 FG) shooting in the first half, but faced a dramatic turnaround in the second. “I didn’t think we played a good second half at all,” said Bruno. “It started right out of the locker room: giving up shots, not defending, turning the ball over.” DePaul finished with 25 turnovers, their most miscues in a game this season. Rutgers (14-9, 5-5 Big East) was led by Wheeler and Rachel Hollivay, who finished with 12 points apiece, and rallied back to take its first lead, 5048, with 7:17 left. Both teams
traded baskets over the next several minutes, culminating in consecutive layups by Rutgers’ Syessence Davis. The second of Davis’ makes came in spite of a foul by Jenkins, sending the Rutgers guard to the line with a chance to give her team the lead, with the score knotted at 57. Davis missed, however, giving DePaul the ball out of the timeout, and Hrynko her shot to win. “I’m really proud of the players...[who] finally hunkered down in the second half, defended, and got some key rebounds.”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame was still recovering from its marathon victory four days after beating Louisville. The Fighting Irish had just enough to edge DePaul in overtime for the second time in 11 days.. The 21st-ranked Irish looked to be cruising to victory Wednesday night when DePaul used an 11-1 run to take the lead. The Blue Demons led by as many as three points, but couldn’t hold on as Notre Dame rallied to beat DePaul 82-78. Unlike Saturday when the Irish needed five overtimes to finally top Louisville, they only needed one against DePaul. “That’s really as big a win as Saturday, when you turn around and dig one out when it doesn’t look good at times,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. Jerian Grant scored 21 points, including a big three-point play in overtime, to lift the Irish (20-5, 8-4 Big East). Grant, who scored 12 points in the final minute of regulation against Louisville, came up big in overtime this time. Pat Connaughton hit a 3-pointer to give the Irish a 74-70 lead . After Brandon Young hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to onepoint, Grant got the rebound of a miss by Atkins and scored, then made free throw and the Irish made 5-of-6 free throws in the final 21 second to hang on. “It is tough,” said Cleveland Melvin, who led DePaul with 23 points. “We were fighting the entire second half, but it is tough to get over the hump in overtime.” The Irish needed to overcome 10 turnovers and 39 percent shooting in the second half as they appeared to run out of
energy. “We turned the ball over a little bit. They got some easy buckets. They just started hitting their shots,” said Notre Dame guard Eric Atkins, who had 13 points and nine assists. The Irish weren’t helped by a lethargic crowd of 8,554, with less than half of the student section filled. “I feel like going into the dorms and chasing some of my students down,” Brey said. “I thought we deserved a little more from our legion given the show we gave them Saturday night.” Grant said it was a tough game coming off the game against Louisville. “We could have been tired and just said we’ll let one get away, but for this team to come back and go into another overtime and pull it out is definitely mentally tough,” he said. The Irish improved to 3-1 in overtime games this season and played back-to-back overtime games for the first time since 1999-2000. “Their record won’t say it, but they’re a good team and they can score the ball,” Grant said. Brandon Young added 20 and Donavan Kirk added 16 as DePaul lost its ninth straight. DePaul coach Oliver Purnell was encouraged the Blue Demons gave the Irish a better challenge than it did on Feb. 2, when they lost 79-71. “I’m not happy with it. I’m encouraged our guys continue fight and continue to get ready,” he said. Jack Cooley, who had 11 points for the Irish, said the Irish learned something with the victory. “We have learned that we are in great shape and that we can play through being tired,” he said.
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Feeling small in the Big East
By MATTHEW PARAS Senior Writer
Once again, the Blue Demons are near the bottom of the Big East standings. Before the season started, the men’s squad was encouraged that the leadership of Cleveland Melvin, Brandon Young and Moses Morgan would propel the Blue Demons to at least the middle of the Big East. Just recently snapping a nine-game losing streak, those days seem far, far away. Their latest loss came at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with another overtime letdown. Once again, the Blue Demons lived and died by the jump shot. After an explosive 11-1 run to take the lead late in the game, DePaul failed to slow the game down and work the ball inside the paint. Instead, a series of wasted possessions allowed the Irish to claw their way out in overtime. The lack of an inside presence was alarming. In the final six minutes of regulation, the Blue Demons settled for six jump shots and only made one of them. The only layup attempted was on the fast break when Young got fouled to send the game to overtime. Norte Dame, on the other hand, was able to rely on the size of 6-foot-
9-inch, 246-pound Jack Cooley and the speed and hustle of Jerian Grant to grab rebounds and get to the free throw line. The tough loss raises the question: Does DePaul simply lack the big men to compete in the Big East? “Well we could always use another big guy,” said head coach Oliver Purnell. “We aren’t collectively getting the job done. Everybody needs improvement, particularly our bigs. Our bigs haven’t been consistent.” Facing size has always been a problem for DePaul. According to the college basketball analysis site Nropp.com, the Blue Demons are 0-20 under Purnell when facing a team that is in the Top 50 in average height in the Big East. The size disadvantage goes beyond not being able to score late in games. In their loss to Marquette on Feb. 9, the Blue Demons were outscored in the paint 50-30. All but one Big East opponent have outrebounded the Blue Demons in their losses as well. Despite the losing streak, the 6-foot-8-inch Melvin said that the team was still confident in itself. “We’ve got to keep our aggression and be strong,” said Melvin. “We have got to do a better job of matching up against these
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Donnavan Kirk (left) is DePaul's leading shot-blocker with 45 in 23 games played. Cleveland Melvin (right) is the Blue Demons' leading rebounder at 7.4 per game. bigger guys.” The two players who are primarily facing those bigger guys are Melvin and 6-foot-9-inch center Donnavan Kirk. Together they have averaged 23.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Purnell said that DePaul’s bigs have been improving recently. “They are now starting to play better, led by Donnavan Kirk. We’re hoping that continues,” said Purnell. “They’re blocking shots and communicating. They’re better on the defensive end of the floor and
Don is scoring the ball better.” Kirk, standing at 6-foot-9inches, has reached double figures three times in his last four games while shooting 55 percent from the field. During that stretch, he also has recorded 19 rebounds and 10 blocks. On his improvement, Kirk said that he knows how the defender wants to play him better and utilizing his movement more has made him more effective. “It’s not that we’re undersized. There are other small teams in the conference who are able to win in
this league,” said Kirk. “We just have to battle through it. We have to box out. We have to rotate, get rebounds, and that helps you out.” Despite understanding what must be done on the court, Kirk and the rest of the Blue Demons are mired in a slump. “It sucks. You don’t like dealing with that. It’s not a good feeling at all,” said Kirk. “What you just have to do is forget about it and learn from it by the next game and get better.”
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"WOMEN'S TENNIS" continued from back page The team has a very tough schedule ahead, starting with a rivalry matchup with Marquette. “DePaul and Marquette, a lot of people will come,” said Ardizzone. “At their courts they will have a really great crowd.” “They look forward to playing us,” said Ardizzone. “They really come after us.” The players see the extra intensity during rivalry games as well. “They always come out wanting to beat us,” said Lawson. “We know each other’s players,” said Ardizzone. “They don’t do anything special, but they really compete.” The team will continue to be challenged all season as their early success has made DePaul a target for other teams. “Every team is going to come after us,” said Lawson. “You’ve got to be ready for everyone.” Ardizzone echoed those thoughts. “They have to know that everyone wants to beat us,” he said. DePaul has a very young roster, currently starting three freshman players. Even though they lack experience, their youth does have some advantages in the big matches. “We’re a pretty young team,” said Ardizzone.
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Kelsey Lawson (left), junior and team captain, and freshman Matea Cutura boast a 5-0 record in doubles play together this season. “It’s all new for them. They don’t know what to expect.” Freshman Matea Cutura has proven that she is not shaken up when playing against higher-ranked teams, starting the season 15-4 in singles and 12-6 in doubles. She has played in the No. 1 spot in singles all season.
“Matea is a big-time player,” said Ardizzone. Jarret Fisher is another freshman playing very well. She has managed a 16-3 record in singles thus far, playing primarily No. 5. Ardizzone thinks this team has the potential to have a very successful season. “We are a team capable of beating
anyone,” he said. The team will need to avoid any more injuries in order to maintain consistent success. Three players have yet to play this season due to a variety of injuries. With only six players available for action, Ardizzone does not have much flexibility with his roster. “We can’t survive
if two or three of them are having a bad match,” said Ardizzone. Ardizzone made the NCAA Tournament with the program once in 2010. Returning to the tournament this season is not a task out of reach. “The number one goal is to get there again,” said Ardizzone.
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way of contesting shots and monitoring the perimeter passing lanes well. Wally Judge took advantage of his size inside, finishing with eight first half points, shooting 4-4 from the free throw line. The two teams headed to the locker room at halftime tied at 32, neither team able to find a lead because of poor shooting, though DePaul did have a 21-14 rebounding edge. Regardless of the inconsistencies in the first half, DePaul got the proverbial monkey off its back, earning just its second Big East win to snap a ninegame losing streak. “It feels great to break the losing streak,” said Brandon Young, who was one of three other Blue Demons to finish in double-figure scoring with 16. “After those overtime games, we’re usually standing her looking sad and feeling bad. This was key for us moving forward.” The Blue Demons look to go for their second straight conference win when they travel to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown, Feb. 20.
9-3
19-4
9-3
18-6
8-3
20-4
8-4
20-5
8-5
20-6
8-5
20-6
7-5
17-7
7-6
19-7
7-6
16-10
7-6
15-10
6-7
14-11
4-9
13-11
2-10 13-12 2-10 11-14 1-11 10-14 Big East Women’s Basketball Standings
11-0 23-1 11-1 24-1 9-2
21-3
8-3
20-5
7-4
18-7
6-4
12-10
7-5
18-7
5-5
16-7
5-6
14-10
4-7
12-12
4-8
13-12
3-8
8-16
2-9
7-17
1-10 9-15 0-11 9-15 Standings accurate as of Feb. 16
SPORTS
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Clahar, Demons earn 2nd Big East win By JULIAN ZENG Sports Editor
In a game that favors height, the two shortest guys on the court ironically ended up having the best all-around games, Feb. 16. DePaul’s Worrel Clahar and Rutgers’ Myles Mack, both listed at 5-feet-9-inches, led their respective teams in scoring -- Clahar finished with a career high 19 points, while Mack poured in 28. Ultimately, the game went the Blue Demons’ way, as they defeated the Scarlet Knights 75-69 for their second Big East win of the season. “It was so affirming for our guys to get that win,” said head coach Oliver Purnell. “I think today we probably played as well as we’ve played this streak of games,” a stretch dating back to Jan. 30 during which DePaul has lost in overtime three times. “We rebounded the ball pretty well, and our turnover total is going down. Probably most importantly, we made plays down the stretch when we had to.” Many of those big plays came at the hands of Clahar, who came up with key rebounds and loose balls poked away
from Mack, whom Clahar was assigned to guard. In the second half, Mack’s 28 points on an impressive 11of-19 shooting, 3-of-7 from three almost single-handedly kept Rutgers (13-11, 4-9 Big East) in the game. The sophomore scored in a variety of ways, hitting pull-up threepointers in transition and using his blurring speed to take missed shots coast to coast to finish at the rim. With DePaul (11-14, 2-10) leading 60-50 at the eightminute mark of the game, Mack went on a scoring tear. He scored 16 straight points for Rutgers, peaking with a coast-to-coast layup with the right hand to give the Knights their first lead of the half. With just 2:42 remaining in the game and Rutgers leading 66-64, it appeared as if DePaul was in danger of letting yet another close contest slip away. But spurred by the effort of Clahar, the Demons were able to fight right back and regain the lead for good. DePaul ended the game on an 11-3 run, capped with an authoritative alley-oop from Clahar to Cleveland Melvin with under three seconds to play. “It’s not about size, it’s about determination,” said Clahar, who came up with
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Worrel Clahar led DePaul with a career high 19 points in the win over Rutgers, snapping a nine-game losing streak. a crucial offensive rebound off a Charles McKinney miss with 28 seconds left. “I knew that rebound was so important for our team. Being a senior leader, I just had to do it.”
Clahar rounded out his statline with seven assists, four rebounds and three steals. “I think it’s the best [Worrel] has played since he’s been here,” said Purnell.
“Clearly, Mack got it going, in a way that not many guys in the Big East can. You’re just trying to figure out a way to stop him. “I thought Worrel bulldogged him -- he did turn him over once at a critical time, which was big for us,” said Purnell. Clahar also made a difficult driving hoop against a zone that earned him an and1, putting DePaul ahead 70-66 with 1:36 to play. “How big was that layup to stunt the momentum? To say to our players, as well as our crowd, that we’re in decent shape here.” DePaul got out to a quick start, taking a 13-5 lead sparked in particular by the play of Clahar. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native played aggressively on both ends of the floor, swatting a 1-on-1 fastbreak layup try, which led to a Melvin pull-up three. Clahar stole a pass on Rutgers’ ensuing possession and converted the layup. As the first half wore on, however, the Demons’ legacy halfcourt offensive struggles returned to plague them. Rutgers’ defense did little to alleviate the situation, allowing them to force their way back into the game by See MEN'S BASKETBALL, page 27
Women's tennis builds hot streak By JAKUB RUDNIK Contributing Writer
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INSIDE
Jarret Fisher finished the fall season with a 12-0 record in singles play.
Despite a 0-2 start and three early season injuries, DePaul women’s tennis has won six straight matches to start the month of February. The team opened the season with two losses in North Carolina in the ITA Kick-Off, but that experience has proven vital to the team’s current success.
“That was a tough hang out all the time, we’re weekend,” said junior really good friends,” she Kelsey Lawson, the team’s said. “We’ve really started captain. “We didn’t want to to click, to work as a team.” feel that way anymore.” Lawson’s play has been The team benefited from one of the biggest keys to the playing four of its next five team’s success. She has gone matches in Chicago. “It’s 16-5 in singles and 10-6 in different playing at home,” doubles. Her experience has said Lawson. “One of our helped to set an example for goals is to win every game the young team. “She knows at home.” the routine a little more than Lawson believes that the freshmen,” said head excellent team chemistry coach Mark Ardizzone. has played a large role in their success as well. “We See WOMEN'S TENNIS, page 27
Men lose third OT game of season, second to Notre Dame
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Hrynko hits big three to beat Rutgers at home
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