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Sage spent some time talking with the crowd and joking around. As a young 24-year-old, it’s no surprise he can relate to college students.

“Sage was nice enough to take a tour of the Student Center and even take pictures with students,”Peera said. “Overall, he put on an amazing show and could not have been more kind. Also, he took a video for the DAB social media pages that gave us an extra boost in attendance, so I am beyond grateful for that.”

This was the first year Polarpalooza took place inside the Student Center’s 120AB rooms instead of Lincoln Hall.

Milo Yiannopoulos, the conservative provocateur whose appearance at DePaul led to upheaval last May, resigned from Breitbart News last week following the release of video in which he appears to condone pedophilia.

“I’ve reviewed the tapes that appeared last night in their proper full context and I don’t believe they say what is being reported,” Yiannopoulos said. “Nonetheless I do say some things on the tapes that I do not mean and which do not reflect my views.”

Yiannopoulos, while apologetic for his words, was defiant in saying that he does not condone pedophilia and will not shy away from being provocative in the future.

“I started my career as a technology reporter who wrote about politics, but I have since become something else,” Yiannopoulos said. “I am a performer with millions of fans in America and beyond (…) I look forward to making you all laugh, cry and think for many decades to come.”

Yiannopoulos’ resignation comes at the height of his notoriety.

In early February, violent protests of his appearance at the University of California, Berkeley caught national headlines. More would follow when a panelist scheduled to appear on “Real Time with Bill Maher” canceled upon hearing

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Students crowd around the stage to see Sage the Gemini perform at the Lincoln Park student center.

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Sage the Gemini rocks annual Polarpalooza

By Taylor Ashmore Staff Writer

As part of Blue Demon Week, DePaul brings a performer to campus to entertain students.

This year, the university welcomed rapper Sage the Gemini to the Student Center last Thursday for DePaul Activities Board (DAB)’s annual event Polarpalooza.

Sage the Gemini is a rapper, songwriter and record producer best known for his songs “Gas Pedal” and “Red Nose,” which the crowd knew well.

Sage’s second studio album, “Bachelor Party” is planned to be released later this

year. His fast raps and dance music lend well to college students. It’s no surprise that he was a prime option to visit DePaul. Olivia Peera, the lead organizer of Polarpalooza, began working on the project in September and enjoyed working with Sage’s team.

“He was interacting with the crowd and pulled a bunch of people up on stage, which the crowd responded to,” Peera said.

During the concert, Sage invited students onstage to dance with him.

About ten students hopped over the guardrail separating the stage from the crowd and Sage let them dance for one song. Afterwards, he asked for a new group of people and the same thing

Seton Hall responds to president’s departure

By Gary Phillips The Setonian

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President-elect A. Gabriel Esteban shakes President Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M.’s hand at the announcement of the new president. Esteban is currently the president of Seton Hall University.

It was only a few months ago that a DePaul University search committee reached out to Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban.

The committee’s goal was simple: persuade the Seton Hall president to take on the same role in Chicago. On Feb. 6, DePaul’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved Esteban to be the University’s 12th president, according to a press release. Four days later, Esteban accepted DePaul’s offer to become its first lay

president, according to Seton Hall Board of Regents Chairman Patrick Murray.

Then, on Feb. 16, both the Seton Hall and DePaul communities were told of the presidential transition, with Esteban set to stay in South Orange until July 1. Esteban attended a press conference at his soonto-be new campus, while those at SHU received an email blast alerting them of the news roughly an hour later.

Esteban sat down with The Setonian in his President’s Hall office to discuss his decision to leave for “The Windy City.”

Donning an apropos red and blue tie, the outgoing president said that it was time

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t was once upon a time that the studying of tales ran deep in the hearts and minds of students at DePaul. “ T h e Psychology of Fairy Tales,” an LAS reading and writing intensive class offered at Lincoln Park, studies fairy tales from a psychoanalytic perspective.

“A seminar is all about (participation),” Professor Guillemette Johnston, the instructor of this seminar style class said. “I want them to have their own opinion, and then read someone else’s point of view.” Johnston said that the class is more about comparing cultures, and the types of tales told from within certain regions of the world.

One tale, “Bluebeard,” is an argued French folk tale, which means it carried on in earlier times by word of mouth.

Bruno Bettelheim, a psychoanalyst who studied in the Freudian theory, was one such man who argued the difference between a fairy tale and other tales. “For Bettelheim, fairy tales are not cautionary tales,” Johnston said.

“A cautionary tale gives you a very explicit moral, a fairy tale is open to the mind of the listener or the reader.”

A cautionary tale seems to fit the premise for the story of Bluebeard. This tale, is in fact a story about a man with a blue beard, but that’s just the surface.

“He meets a family, and has a lot of money,” Johnston said. “The

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father wants one of his daughters to (Bluebeard).”

The story goes on to find Bluebeard testing his new wife for a spell. While leaving one day, Bluebeard gives his wife a set of keys. This keyset can open any door in his household, but one area is off limits to his newly wedded spouse.

“But of course, she’s going to open that door and the key is going to become bloody. And he’s going to want kill her,” Johnston said. “Except that the brothers of the sister come rescue her.” Johnston went on to say, per Bettelheim, no character development is what makes this a folktale.

Cinderella however, is one such story that fits the fairy tale category.

“Cinderella, she goes from ashes to being a princess, but she had to face different things,” Johnston said. “The same thing with Snow White.”

Other tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, have multiple versions.

The earlier telling of this story was a tad bloodier than Walt Disney himself could handle.

“It can be gross, but the oral culture was a way of educating people,” Johnston said. As far as the wolf in little red riding hood, he didn’t end up on the good side of the story. At the end of this tale, a woodsman comes to rescue Little Red Riding Hood by opening the wolf ’s stomach to find the young girl.

According to Johnston, when we look at it in a symbolic way, this tale serves as a lesson in sex and death, and the notion that sometimes there will be blood.

“It sounds extraordinary,” Johnston said. “But when you read the history, violence and sexuality appear very much.”

Discussion of these types of stories fill the class in a variety of ways, “What is evil?” Johnston asked the fairy tale class. Evil is a topic introduced by Marie-Louis Von Franz, who was

a Swiss scholar and an analytical psychologist. In her lifetime, she wrote many works, including the book the students were studying in class, “Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales.”

A chapter from this book of tales, “Possession,” touches on the spirit.

“Franz talks about many types of ghosts,” Jadin Urban, a student in the course, said. “But the worst ones are the ones that hang themselves.” Ghosts have long found their way in fairy tales, but does that mean that we as people believe in them?

“I kind of believe in everything,” Joel Luciano, another student in Johnston’s class, said. “I feel like you can’t not believe until it has been disproven.” And while sometimes not seeing is believing, Luciano is waiting on tale in the class.

“My favorite story is Sinbad,” Luciano said. Luciano also said that he has read a lot, and stories from the Grimm Tales stood out to him.

Whether its ghosts or many levels of evil, the stories told abroad, and throughout the many centuries, find their way for discussion in this class.

“Universal principles,” Johnston said.

“Imagination is great, but imagination can also give you a misperception.”

Johnston also thinks her class is more important in today’s time than it was 15 years ago when she first started teaching about fairy tales told round the world.

“Now more than ever these classes are important,” Johnston said. “I am teaching about the concept of truth, of identity, the concept of difference.

What is permanent? What’s the soul?

What is ethics?”

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CHANGING MINDS Campaign spreads awareness, combats stigma on mental illness

By Emily Rutherford Contributing Writer

A new campaign called We Are DePaul Blue has hit DePaul’s campus, and its message is one that is often not talked about on college campuses - spreading awareness and knowledge around mental health.

As part of a Public Relations Campaign class, students Mia Hinkebein, Kate Hohenstatt, Alexa Ohm and Meghan Thesing are working behind this project as they participate in a national competition where schools are teamed up with a national nonprofit client.

Their assigned organization is Campaign to Change Direction, a group with the philosophy, “If everyone is more open and honest about mental health, we can prevent pain and suffering, and those in need will get the help they deserve”.

“Their mission is essentially what we’re localizing to DePaul, so it’s about mental health, self-care, and most importantly for them, knowing the five signs of emotional suffering,” Ohm said.

These five signs are feeling hopeless, poor self-care, feeling agitated, feeling withdrawn, and personality changes. We Are DePaul Blue is aiming to teach these five signs to the DePaul community.

“Their big thing with the five signs is that we have to start with a common language in order to normalize it,” Hinkebein said.

Thus, the four girls are encouraging individuals and groups to take the pledge to learn them and are also presenting them to student organizations on campus.

Since their launch midFebruary, they have received a lot of positive feedback from students, and hope to turn this into a student organization at DePaul in the future.

We Are DePaul Blue’s launch also comes at a fitting time with finals just around the corner. They recently had a “Decompress Your Stress” event, as well as “Positivity Pop Up” where Post-It notes with positive sayings were put up on campus for students to take.

In addition, a lot of events are coming up to encourage self-care and positive wellbeing before the quarter comes to a close, such as a self-care workshop on Feb. 28 and a mindfulness meditation on March 8.

Their aim is to reach out to everybody and get the communication flowing about mental health.

“Even if the people coming to our events are people who are having a great day that day and just want to know this, they have a network of people who at one point are probably going to need them to know what these five signs are or know what that self-care tip is to help them,” Ohm said.

According to We Are DePaul Blue’s website, 57 percent of DePaul students reported feeling overwhelming anxiety, compared to 51 percent from nationally reported data.

They are also teamed up with the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness whose goal, similarly, is promoting a healthy campus and providing students with resources.

Nationally, one in four Americans experience a serious mental illness in any given year.

Mental health rates on college campuses are rising, but a lack of resources often gets in the way.

“A big component of our campaign is the friend aspect because people are more likely to reach out to a friend to talk about their mental health than go into a counselor, so it’s about building that community on campus,” Hohenstatt said.

This effort to decrease the stigma around mental health is also happening on a more global level right now. Feb. 26 through March 4 marks National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA) week, and their slogan this year is “It’s Time to Talk about It”.

“There’s such a stigma around mental health, people don’t want to say ‘So I was at my therapist’s’ because a lot of people would be embarrassed by that, but it’s normal. Everyone has mental health.” Hinkebein said.

Shame researcher and author Brene Brown said the best way to combat the shame attached to mental illness is by openly discussing it.

“Shame needs three things to grow exponentially in our lives: secrecy, silence, and judgment,” Brown said. Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot survive empathy.”

This is exactly what organizations like Campaign to Change Direction and now We Are DePaul Blue aim to do – to talk about it.

To get involved with We Are DePaul Blue, follow them on social media and use the hashtag #WeAreDePaulBlue.

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News. Feb. 27, 2017. The DePaulia | 5 SETON HALL continued from front page for a new chapter, both for him and Seton Hall.

“This is my 10th year at Seton Hall and sometimes people forget I’ve been here for 10 years – three years I was chief academic officer and this is my seventh year as president – and I don’t believe in lifelong presidencies,” Esteban explained. “I think it’s not healthy for the institution. It’s not healthy, I think, intellectually or professionally for the individual. Seton Hall is the longest I’ve been in one place.”

He went on to say that while both institutions have similar values – DePaul is the nation’s largest Catholic school – it was the specific mission of DePaul that enticed him.

“You never think you’re going to leave.

What attracted me was the mission, the Vincentian mission of DePaul,” he said.

“Saint Vincent DePaul is the patron saint of charity, so their mission is to serve immigrant, poor populations and use higher education as a vehicle to transform the lives of these different groups.”

In addition, Esteban, a Filipino immigrant, will have the “added bonus” of being close to his daughter, Ysabella, a SHU graduate. A medical resident at the University of Chicago, she was unable to attend her father’s press conference. Still, he said one of the advantages of the new job will be having her close by.

On top of that, records suggest Esteban will get a bump in salary at DePaul, though he insists money had nothing to do with his decision.

“I’ve never taken a job because of the money involved. I’ve taken jobs for less money, which doesn’t say a whole lot since I’m a former businessman,” he said laughing.

“It’s about whether or not you think you’re going to be happy in the position.”

As of 2014, Esteban’s “reportable compensation” was $644,031 in addition to $103,112 worth of “other compensation,” according to a Form 990 filed by Seton Hall. His predecessor at DePaul, the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, made $809,934 in “reportable compensation” plus another $65,875 in “other compensation” in 2014.

As Esteban prepares for a new life in the Midwest, he recognizes that there is still work to be done here. He said he will do what is asked of him in regards to helping Seton Hall find his replacement. Murray, who will select Regents members for a search committee, said that there is no list of candidates at this time and that the option of an interim president will be considered.

Esteban, when asked if Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, had offered any input over whether SHU’s new president should be ordained or not, said the two have not spoken in-depth on the matter.

Esteban did however, clarify that, contrary to multiple reports, he served as a layman president as an exception to Seton Hall’s bylaws, not because the laws were rewritten.

Murray said that the SHU community will be updated as progress is made.

“The selection process will include a search committee comprised of Trustees, Regents, faculty members, and possibly others,” Murray wrote in an email interview, detailing the process. “The search committee will identify the skill-set and experience that the next president should have and prepare a detailed description of these requirements.

An executive search firm will be engaged to look for candidates. Candidates may also be proposed to the search firm by interested parties. The search committee will interview the top candidates and present the three or four most qualified to the Board of Regents for final interview and selection.”

Esteban is not the only recent shakeup in Seton Hall’s hierarchy.

On Wednesday, Feb. 15 it was

announced that David Bohan, vice president for University Advancement, will step down on Feb. 28. Additionally, Dr. Karen Boroff was recently appointed Interim Provost and Executive Vice President after Dr. Larry Robinson retired in December. Murray said that the condensed timing of the departures is “coincidental.”

Esteban, when asked why prospective college students would want to come to a University lacking definitive leadership at such critical positions, said that it is not he or other higher-ups that make Seton Hall.

Rather, he said, it is the faculty and students.

Just last weekend, Esteban appeared at the largest open house in campus history.

“I learned early on that administrators come and go,” he said. “It’s the faculty and staff who are here to stay. They’re the ones that embody the culture of the institution.

They’re the ones who are the soul of the University, particularly the faculty. Students attend institutions because of academic programs – overwhelmingly it’s going to be because of your academic programs. None of that has changed.”

Esteban said he has heard that “the sky is falling,” but he remembers things being much worse when he first came to Seton Hall.

He said that when he took over as provost in 2007 he was the fourth chief academic officer in five years. He added that SHU dealt with unfulfilled enrollment goals, budget cuts, layoffs, an off-campus student murder, oncampus rape allegations, an armed robbery carried out by basketball players and $36 million in deferred maintenance in his first few years here.

“People have very short-term memories,” he said.

Since then, Esteban has led the charge on many changes. During his presidency, Seton Hall created a new medical school and a new College of Communication and the Arts.

The University reached all-time highs in fundraising, bringing in roughly $40 million

over the last year and a half. Esteban also collaborated with other university presidents to help reform the Big East conference in 2013. The first of several on-going construction projects, the new University Welcome Center, is expected to open in January 2018. He said that the University currently has zero deferred maintenance and that $150 million has been invested on campus in the last five years.

In August, speaking in front of faculty and administrators, Esteban outlined a vision for Seton Hall to become one of the top five Catholic schools in the country and an overall top 75 institution by 2025.

Now, however, such aspirations will have to progress without him. Furthermore, he will be heading the competition.

“The University has a whole lot of momentum,” Esteban said, highlighting some of the aforementioned accomplishments.

“First of all, it wasn’t Gabe doing all of that.

It’s always about the people around you.

I learned a long time ago you surround yourself with people who are smarter than you, who know more about something than you. That’s the only way you’re able to move forward.”

As Esteban moves forward to DePaul, he said that he will always appreciate his time at Seton Hall. With the bells in front of Jubilee Hall ringing loud and clear, he did not hesitate when asked what he will miss most.

“That’s easy. It’s going to be the people,” he said smiling. “We’ve been able to forge relationships with members of the priest community, with the faculty, our alumni.”

Esteban also mentioned staff and students. He continued, “As you reflect on the people and relationships you’ve built, that’s what we’re going to miss the most.

People talk, ‘Gabriel, your legacy is going to be Dunkin’ Donuts or the parking deck or the med school’ – I really don’t care about that. What I care about are the people.”

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Yiannopoulos’ followers on social media.

The university was criticized on many fronts for its response to the situation, from the breakdown in the prior-established security protocol to students feeling unsupported in the aftermath.

The former Breitbart editor was scheduled for his highest profile appearance yet as the keynote speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend, but organizers rescinded their invitation following the revelations.

Minster, who was on stage with Yiannopoulos when protesters shut down his appearance at DePaul last May and attended CPAC last weekend, believes organizers made the right call to not invite him.

“I think CPAC was right to rescind the invitation, but I also think that Milo should not be dead in the water forever,” Minster said. “I think that if he

of Yiannopoulos’ scheduled appearance on the program.

“Milo has been a force of nature, especially among younger people over the last six months or so,” said John Minster, vice president of DePaul College Republicans. “I would argue DePaul was the one that first really gave him some national spotlight, and what happened with Leslie Jones over Twitter and Berkeley and so on and so forth. He really grew exponentially.”

Yiannopoulos was met with fierce protest when he came to DePaul in May 2016. His event ended in chaos as protesters inside the venue stormed the stage and effectively shut it down.

It also led to the reopening of wounds as several students of color reported being attacked verbally and physically with racial slurs and threats by non-DePaul students attending the event and

takes the proper attitude to this and goes with humility and really continues to try and apologize for what he did and make it clear that he does not support any of that, I don’t think he should be burned by the movement. I still think he can be something valuable who can I think can bring awareness at the very least to important issues.”

DePaul Democrats president Jack McNeil, however, criticized conservatives for following Yiannopoulos in the first place.

“They followed the wrong leader here,” McNeil said. “I mean they spent a year - college Republicans across the nation and DePaul Republicans - touting this guy who they could throw in the face of the liberal ‘snowflakes’ and all these people they just wanted to offend and provoke without really double-checking to see what this guy stands for and what are his values.”

But conservatives have a different take on Yiannopoulos.

While Minster said the DePaul

Republicans would probably not host Yiannopoulos — at least right away. Had they known about the video, he said the British provocateur brings awareness to issues like free speech and has a way of mobilizing people.

Following Yiannopoulos’ visit, DePaul college Republicans saw a jump in meeting attendance from around 25 to around 50, Minster said.

“I think he’s a tool that can be used, but as a figurehead, Milo’s not the kind of person you’d want to lead your movement,” Minster said.

Both Minster and McNeil agreed that the rise of Yiannopoulos was somewhat tied to the rise of “Trumpism,” a political philosophy that does not entirely align with traditional conservatism.

“Milo is very similar to Trump and (Steve) Bannon in that sense,” Minster said. “There are priorities that conservatives can get behind him on. But there are also things

that we don’t agree on. So you want to judge based on the policy.”

For Minster and other conservatives, this means following Yiannopoulos when discusses free speech or approving Trump based upon his Supreme Court pick, Judge Neil Gorsuch. But for McNeil, inviting Yiannopoulos, a voice of the altright, to such a conference was a bridge too far.

“I’m not saying that conservatives need to (have) the same ideology forever,” McNeil said. “But, they’ve crossed into promotion of someone who edges into the alt-right at times and helps mainstream the alt-right.”

But, being brought into the mainstream apparently includes the scrutiny of the mainstream.

These videos were out there, it just took time for someone to dig them up.

Yiannopoulos flew dangerously close to the sun. It should not come as a surprise that his fabulous wings melted.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: Feb. 15 - Feb. 21, 2017 LOOP CAMPUS

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

Clifton Fullerton Hall

7

Richardson Library

University Hall 12

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6

4

The Quad 8

BeldenRacine Hall

5

Sanctuary Hall

Richard M. and Magge C. Daley Building

15

Munroe Hall

20

Pazzo

10

DePaul Center

2

19

16 18 17 21

Ray Meyer Fitness Center

6 4

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Assault & Theft

22

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Drug & Alcohol

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS FEB. 15 1) A smell

of marijuana was reported in University Hall. No drugs were found.

2) A smell of marijuana was reported in BeldenRacine Hall. No drugs were found.

FEB.16 3) A theft

report was filed for a registration sticker taken from a vehicle parked on Clifton Avenue.

4) A theft report was filed for a phone taken from the Richardson Library. Offender was apprehended in front of Whole Foods.

5) A stalking report was filed for a person stalking a student on the Lincoln Park Campus.

Chicago police were called to the scene.

FEB. 17 6) A criminal trespass to real property report was filed for a person in Kelly Hall. Subject was asked to leave the building.

FEB. 18 7) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor

report was filed for a person in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. Person was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital by Chicago EMT.

8)

An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person in the Quad.

Person was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital

by Chicago EMT.

FEB. 19 9) A graffiti report was filed for writing on the

back door of the Ray Meyer Fitness Center.

A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room at Munroe Hall. No drugs were found.

10)

FEB. 20 11) A criminal damage to property report was filed for a person whose personal item was damaged in the Richardson Library.

Other

LOOP CAMPUS FEB. 15 16) A disturbance report was filed for a person

harassing people and asking for money in the food court at the DePaul Center.

17) A deceptive practice report was filed for a person asking people for money at the DePaul Center.

FEB. 16 18) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person asking people for money in the DePaul Center.

FEB. 17 19) A graffiti report was filed for writing on an alley door of Pazzo.

FEB. 21 12) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed FEB. 18 for a room in University Hall. No drugs were 20) A criminal found.

13) A graffiti report was filed for damage to a transformer behind the Ray Meyer Fitness Center.

14) A harassment by electronic means report was filed for unwanted texts received by the complainant.

15) A theft report was filed for a student who lost their wallet behind Sanctuary Hall.

damage report was filed for damage on ceiling tiles in an elevator at the Daley building.

FEB. 20 21) A

panhandling report was filed for a person asking people for money in the plaza of the DePaul Center.

22) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person sleeping on the 7th floor of the DePaul

Center.

FEB. 21 23) A criminal trespass warning was given to

a person who took food from Dunkin Donuts.

24) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person who was bothering students for cigarettes in the plaza.

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Students clap along to the “Cha-Cha Slide” by Mr. C The Slide Man Feb. 25 at the Chicago Sports Museum.

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A student dances at the Blue Demon Dance downtown on Feb. 25.

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A student dances at the Blue Demon Dance downtown on Feb. 25.

The DePaul Activities Board (DAB) hosted the annual Blue Demon Dance Feb. 25 at the Chicago Sports Museum. The dance serves as a celebration for the end of Blue Demon Week .

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Students celebrate the end of Blue Demon Week at the Blue Demon Dance Feb. 25.

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

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

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

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

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Nation &World

Three DePaul professors on watchlist

By Jack Chelsky Contributing Writer

Over the past year, academic freedom has been heavily debated. Controversial speakers such as Milo Yiannopoulos, Ben Shapiro and others have gained a considerable following because of their critiques of the “overly-liberalized academia.”

With the growing tensions between universities and conservative students who do not feel represented, the Professor Watchlist site emerged.

Professor Watchlist, created in November of 2016, is a website that has over 200 professors listed for advancing “leftist propaganda in the classroom.”

The site exists to expose and document college professors who discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom so conservative students can avoid taking their class.

It is a project of Turning Point USA-a conservative group whose mission is to

“identify, train, educate and promote the fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government specifically with college students.”

There are currently three DePaul professors listed on the site: Valerie Johnson, Abdul Malik Ryan and Eugene Zdziarski.

On the site, each professor’s department of teaching and reasons why are listed.

Ryan is accused of “publicly criticized supporters of Israel, writing sympathetically about Islamic terrorists and for signing petitions for a terrorist conspirator.”

The site also suggests Ryan “supports the idea of a caliphate before the rise of ISIS.” The page then provides a link to a Breitbart article that identifies him as a “radical” and displays controversial tweets from the assistant director of Religious Diversity.

One of the listed tweets says “I have bad news for all the GOPers who want

to ban Muslims from entering the US… already a few million of us here… and we love to have kids.”

Another was a response made in December 2013 to controversial rap lyrics.

Ryan tweeted, “I agree a big part of what bothers me is young Muslims who have grown up with white suburban attitudes.”

Zdziarski, Vice President of Student Affairs at DePaul University is also listed on the watchlist after banning students from using chalk for political messages.

The site lists Zdziarski’s statements after pro-Trump and pro-police messages were found.

“The university has been addressing campus climate issues in an effort to provide an inclusive and supportive educational environment. In this context, many students, faculty and staff found the chalk messages offensive, hurtful and divisive.”

Johnson, an associate professor of urban politics is listed on the site for “encouraging and assisting students in

disrupting a campus event featuring Milo Yiannopoulos.”

A link to a Breitbart article titled, “Meet Valerie Johnson, The Radical Professor Indoctrinating DePaul’s Black Students,” is provided.

The article describes Professor Johnson as a “Black Lives Matter activist who argues that a fully democratic society is impossible in the context of ‘white privilege.’”

Like many professors across the country, Johnson found the watchlist troubling.

“Here they’re talking about free speech, but they’re silencing me,” she said.

They talk about their free speech rights, but what about mine?”

DePaul freshman Christopher Shrikian also feels the site does more harm than good.

“It hurts academic freedom because it allows students to purposely avoid professors that would challenge their set way of thinking,” he said.

School seminar near Chicago sparks civil rights, race debate

By Sophia Tareen Associated Press

When a largely white public school nestled in Chicago's wealthiest suburbs planned a daylong civil rights seminar, it drafted two National Book Award winners as keynote speakers and crafted a syllabus that would be the envy of most liberal arts colleges.

But New Trier, a highachieving, 4,000-student high school regularly ranked among the nation's best, found itself stepping into the minefield of the national dialogue on race and civil rights. Some parents and conservative groups have deemed the event during Black History Month "radical" and "divisive."

Dueling petitions circulated, heated emails were exchanged and hundreds of people packed a school board meeting beyond capacity.

While New Trier's demographics and resources aren't reflective of many public schools, the debate highlights the complications of teaching civil rights when much of the country struggles to discuss race. Some educators worry their work will become more difficult after a polarizing election that's fueled divisions, even in homogenous and largely Democratic areas like the upscale Lake Michigan suburbs making up New Trier.

For educators the goal is simple.

"One of the things we most

hope happens is for the kids to be able to see the world through someone else's eyes," said Superintendent Linda Yonke.

Dozens of workshops Tuesday will cover such topics as voter suppression, affordable housing and police brutality. Colson Whitehead, whose historical fiction "The Underground Railroad" has won literary accolades, will speak.

Organizers want students to think about how race might affect daily life and be moved to action, if necessary. Administrators and many parents say it's particularly important because of the school's population: Roughly 85 percent of the students are white with similar demographics among the teachers. In Winnetka, home to the main campus, the median household income is more than $200,000 and stately brick mansions are common.

New Trier began all-school seminar days in the early 1990s, though it's not an annual event.

Students and teachers write the curriculum and regular attendance rules apply. Topics vary. In previous years, the school has addressed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The first hint of a pushback started last year, when the event coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and one workshop included ways to explore white guilt.

As this year's Seminar Day approached, opposition spread.

Breitbart News — once led

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In this Feb. 20, 2017 photo, Iliana Mora and Amanda Nugent hand out signs and buttons in support of an upcoming all-school seminar on civil rights at New Trier High School before a school board meeting at the school's Northfield campus in Northfield, Illinois.

by White House chief strategist Steve Bannon — deemed the event "a major left-wing indoctrination project." The National Review weighed in, as did the Illinois Family Institute, calling it a "smorgasbord of ideologically non-diverse seminars." A local publication backed by a conservative activist and businessman dug up school administrators' voting records.

A Wall Street Journal opinion piece proclaimed it a "racial indoctrination day."

Parents, some linked to conservative organizations, formed a small but vocal opposition group.

"The school went about this in a way that ensures it will be

narrow and divisive," said Betsy Hart, who has two children enrolled. Hart, a senior writer at the conservative Heritage Foundation who says her school activism is separate from her day job, expects the parent group to continue pushing for more conservative voices at New Trier High.

Among its numerous and nuanced requests, the group wants to add research supporting voter identification laws to a session on voter suppression and ensure a panel on affirmative action includes contrasting views such as the suggestion that it's detrimental for minorities. The group has presented the district with a three-ring binder full

of research and an annotated schedule for the day: yellow highlights for language the parents find objectionable and green for suggested alternatives.

Still, most students and their parents have expressed support for the day. About 450 people signed a petition seeking different speakers versus roughly 5,000 signatures for keeping the lineup as is.

School administrators said parents had opportunities to air concerns, and adding lastminute speakers doesn't boost the seminar's quality.

"Critical thinking is about more than having two opposing views," said Tim Hayes, an assistant superintendent.

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Law enforcement enters the Oceti Sakowin camp to begin arresting Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters in Morton County, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.

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A woman holds up a sign in support of her daughter during a rally supporting transgender youth at the Stonewall National Monument, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in New York.

Trump administration lifts transgender guidelines WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the transgender teen who sued to use a boys' bathroom and the Virginia school board that won't let him still want the Supreme Court to issue a definitive ruling in their ongoing dispute, even after the Trump administration retreated from an Obama-era policy on bathroom use.

The big issue for both sides is whether the main federal law barring sex discrimination in education protects high school senior Gavin Grimm and other transgender students.

Grimm was born a girl but identifies as a boy. The Virginia teen has been issued an amended birth certificate identifying him as a male, received hormone treatments and underwent chest reconstruction surgery.

His lawyers said in court papers filed Thursday that prohibiting him from using the boys' restroom is discrimination "on the basis of sex."

The Gloucester County school board said the law known as Title IX was "intended to erase discrimination against women in classrooms, faculties and athletics." It does not include gender identity, the board said.

But the withdrawal on Wednesday of joint Education and Justice Department guidance to school systems gives the high court an easy out if it is seeking to avoid a major ruling on transgender rights. The appeals court that sided with Grimm relied on the Obama administration's reading of the anti-discrimination law and an Education Department regulation to hold that Grimm should be allowed to use a restroom that conforms to his chosen gender.

The Trump administration's decision to abandon Obama's restroom

guidance set off tensions within the Cabinet. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos expressed reluctance to rescind protections for transgender students and clashed with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who supported it, according to a person familiar with the conversations but not authorized to speak publicly about internal discussions and so requested anonymity.

After Wednesday's the announcement, DeVos released her own statement, stressing that the administration had a "moral obligation" to protect LGBT students, which she said was "not only a key priority for the department, but for every school in America." Speaking Thursday to the Conservative Political Action Conference, however, she framed it as a legal matter, "a very huge example of the Obama administration's overreach."

The court on Thursday asked both sides to say what they think it should do following the administration's action.

Now that the basis for the appellate ruling has disappeared, the justices could return the case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, and direct it to decide for itself what the law and regulation require. No appeals court has yet to do so and the high court typically won't take up a major legal issue until after several courts around the country have weighed in.

Similar cases are making their way through other courts of appeal.

The temptation to wait may be even stronger because the court has been one justice short for more than a year, since Justice Antonin Scalia's death. President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch, but there is no chance Gorsuch could join the court in time for the March 28 argument in the Virginia case.

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Law enforcement enters the Oceti Sakowin camp to begin arresting Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters in Morton County, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 .

Oil pipeline protesters cleared from North Dakota protest camp CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Authorities this week cleared the last holdouts from a large Dakota Access pipeline protest camp on federal land in North Dakota, but it will be a while before the region returns to normal.

The Army Corps of Engineers ordered the Oceti Sakowin camp closed Wednesday in advance of spring flooding. About 200 protesters left peacefully, with another 56 being arrested over two days for defying the order to leave. Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs officers at the same time cleared the much smaller Rosebud camp just to the south, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Many who left those planned to go to one of three nearby camps, all of which are on the reservation.

"They can get us out of Oceti, but they can't stop what we started here," protester Kate Silvertooth, of Loveland, Colorado, said Friday while shopping at a convenience store near the reservation town of Cannon Ball.

The status of the remaining protest camps is uncertain.

The longstanding Sacred Stone Camp has swelled to about 550 people with the influx of about 150 people this week, according to Joye Braun, a protest leader.

But whether that camp and another known as Seventh Generation Rising are on private land or tribal land is in dispute.

Protesters haven't been able to get into another camp established on private land by the Cheyenne River Sioux because of an Indian affairs bureau roadblock. The Standing Rock Tribal Council also has made it clear it wants all of the camps to shut down.

"We are working with the tribe and the

Bureau of Indian Affairs" on an agreement to resolve the situation, Braun said.

Oil could be flowing through the pipeline as soon as March 6, according to William Scherman, an attorney for the pipeline operator.

The company has finished drilling the main hole under Lake Oahe and will soon be laying pipe under the Missouri River reservoir — the last stretch of the 1,200mile pipeline.

The company got permission for the lake work last month from the pro-energy Trump administration, but American Indian tribes continue fighting in court. The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River tribes have asked U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to overturn permission for the river crossing. Law enforcement officers and first-responders were on hand from several states.

Charles Whalen, 50, an alcohol and drug counselor from Mille Lacs, Minnesota, said he and a group of about 20 people were not going to leave on their own and were willing to get arrested to prove their point.

"Passive resistance," Whalen said. "We are not going to do anything negative. It's about prayer."

Some campers said they were leaving with mixed feelings, both energized by the long protest and saddened to leave new friends. Some people set off fireworks.

The cleanup could cost federal taxpayers as much as $1.2 million, according to Corps Col. John Henderson.

Crews hope to complete the work in about a month.

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The fall of Yiannopoulos MARY ALTAFTER | AP

Controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart when his comments regarding pedophilia resurfaced causing his book deal to be dropped by publisher Simon & Schuster.

After the demise of the GOP's poster child, where does the Republican party stand?

By jack mcneil Contributing Writer

Dear College Republicans: you got trolled. You chose provocation over substance by standing by Milo Yiannopoulos, and did everything you could to stand by the, in his own words, “virtuous troll” rather than attempting to start a real dialogue about your ideas. You blamed "snowflake" liberals to justify Yiannopoulos’ bullying so much that your party invited him to speak at the largest annual conservative conference, CPAC. Of course, that was when the party of “family values” promoted a provocateur disguised as a political commentator, up until year-old comments he made surfaced.

Yiannopoulos promoted older men having sex with young boys, as well advanced myths about the gay community.

A few years ago, I couldn’t imagine the Republican Party wanting to be associated with a bully like Yiannopoulos to spread his non-conservative viewpoints and call President Trump, “daddy,” but the party has changed quite a bit.

The Republican Party is no longer just inspired by talk radio, it's governed by it.

Talk radio often times blames immigrants for job loss, foreigners for personal strife and Muslims for every violent attack in America. In actuality white extremists have killed more Americans in the U.S. than Jihadists since 9/11. The fringe is now the mainstream.

Don’t believe me?

Ask Donald Trump where he got the claim about three to five million “illegal” voters. Alex Jones might be able to answer that. Just look at Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, who hired Yiannopoulos at Breitbart, causing conservative Ben Shapiro to quit because of Breitbart’s edging into the alt-right universe.

College Republicans have been a necessary part of all campuses and I’m glad we have diversity in thought that can challenge presumed bubbles and ways of thinking. I stood with John Minster of Young Americans for Freedom against DePaul’s disallowing Ben Shapiro to speak on campus.

We need diversity of thought, but for as much as conservatives love to attack the concept of what they see as “victim culture” happening on the left, they sure love to play up their own victim hood on campus. So much so that the only reasonable defense in their mind is to bring a speaker associated with the mainstreaming of the alt-right and someone who makes a living provoking, targeting and bullying individuals, including a DePaul student on Twitter the day of his speech at DePaul University organized by the College Republicans.

To some conservatives, it’s all fun and games and lots of free media from the friendly conservative blogs. But politics isn’t just fun and games — it affects people.

A recent study by from Johns Hopkins and Harvard University showed that the suicide rate among gay youth dropped after the legalization of same sex marriage.

Policy and societal treatment of people have a real impact on people’s mental health and safety. Yiannopoulos' attacks on the transgender community have been damaging to say the least. I need not remind readers of the high rates of suicide in the trans community. The rolling back of transgender protections in schools across the United States by the new administration will hurt their community as well.

This stuff matters.

How we talk to each other also matters, and I was saddened when College Republicans across this country chose to ignore that to hear from a bully in order to expose us “snowflakes.” Yiannopoulos considers himself a “virtuous troll,” but he is anything but virtuous. He fat shames, he says America has a Muslim problem, he believes feminism is a cancer, he denies campus rape culture, he targets individual transgender students, called Leslie Jones “barely literate”, was banned from Twitter due to the online harassment that he incited and he calls Black Lives Matter a hate group — just to name a few of his beliefs.

If you want to use his shock value to prepare liberal students for the “real world,” how about you join the real world first?

Work on real issues you care about, because when you leave college no one will care whether you fought against “snow-

flakes” by bringing a troll to campus. They will ask you what you stand for and what drives you. And if your answer is “pissing off snowflakes” and “proving those feminists wrong,” then my guess is that you are further removed from society than those you seek to provoke.

We need to aim high with our speech and never waver on values of decency. Instead, pushing Yiannopoulos only spreads misleading information about marginalized groups of people and hurts our neighbors in the process. I’ve talked to too many friends who had Yiannopoulos trolls flood their inbox with death threats, the n-word, calls for black genocides and anti-Semitic remarks. This sort of ugliness comes from a dark place and has to be internalized and addressed.

This would all be surprising if not for the dramatic turn by conservatives to embrace some of the darkness in their party in exchange for winning elections. President George W. Bush visited a mosque after 9/11 and said Islam was a religion of peace. Sen. John McCain made sure to put a lid on the town hall questions about then candidate Barack Obama regarding claims that he was a Muslim or a terrorist. Now the party’s leader and our President is a man who ran on fallacies and dark rhetoric about the black community, Latinos and Muslims, called for a Muslim ban, and didn’t condemn any troubling or violent behavior from his supporters. It took him until last week to condemn the huge rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes across the country.

Conservatives traded quality of character and value sets they may have been able to tout before inviting Milo for racist trolling and ratings. It’s now up to the Republican party and College Republicans to reexamine their motives and ask what can lead to productive dialogue on campus.

I will stand with you when liberals aren’t fair to you for your beliefs, but I will not be silent when you promote, endorse and normalize corrosive rhetoric that causes serious distress and damages our ability to have a free exchange of ideas.

Jack McNeil is the president of the DePaul College Democrats and president of the College Democrats of Illinois.

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Letter: Responding to on-campus tension

To make grievances heard, administration urges students to take survey By elizabeth ortiz Vice President of Diversity and Equity DePaul students have been open about sharing with me their views about their experiences on campus. Whether they are excited about a new program or suggesting ways we can improve, I appreciate every piece of feedback that I have received.

Soon, thousands more students will have an opportunity to provide feedback and give administrators their honest — and anonymous — assessment of the campus climate at DePaul. On Feb. 23, DePaul launched the Diverse Learning Environments Survey, one of the most comprehensive ways the university can collect information about its campus climate and student sentiments.

If you received a survey, it is important that you take the time to complete it and share your thoughts. Search your inboxes for Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) and follow the survey link. By telling us about your student experience, you will make your voice heard.

The information collected in the climate survey is more important than ever. Developed by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, the survey

captures student perceptions about their experiences with discrimination, interracial interactions, validation and sense of belonging. The survey also assesses the pervasiveness of sexual assault.

In the last two years, issues of race and diversity have risen to the forefront at campuses across the country, including our own. DePaul will use the aggregated DLE Survey results on these topics to take action around issues of respect, social diversity and cultural inclusion on campus. The survey will also help create programming, resource allocation and other decisions.

The results related to sexual assault will be vital to our prevention and response efforts.

Because other universities across the country also conduct the DLE Survey, we will be able to see how we measure up others in a comparison group.

DePaul first fielded the survey early last spring. We sent it to 8,000 randomly selected students, the same number who will receive it this year. (Whenever the university fields a survey, we randomly select a sample group of students; this prevents your inboxes from overflowing with survey after survey.)

While we are still analyzing the data

from 2016, here are some highlights of what we learned from the students who responded: Two-thirds of students with diverse characteristics reported feeling more likely to experience issues related to their race or difference versus students without diverse characteristics who reported experiencing these incidents seldom or sometimes. This data supports the anecdotal information gathered by the president’s diversity council in meetings with students in the 2015-16 academic year where students expressed concerns about micro-aggressions in and outside the classroom. The university’s "Action Plan on Race and Speech" worked on actively addressing these issues. In addition, DePaul has a number of resources and programs available on campus (i.e., the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change, the Office of Multicultural Student Success, the president’s speaker series) to assist students in learning more regarding these issues.

More than half of the respondents feel positive about the extent to which faculty actions in class reflect concern for their academic success. On this measure, DePaul did better than the universities in our comparison group. This finding

is a testament to DePaul’s faculty who demonstrate daily that they are invested and engaged in students' learning and success.

Students said they are much more likely to tell a friend about a sexual assault than to report it to campus authorities. Based on survey results, we are changing the way we educate the DePaul campus community about sexual assault. We are creating new ways to help our community learn to support a friend, including encouraging bystander intervention training.

While the results of last year’s survey provided the university a good starting point, we want to hear from more of you this year. We are giving students more than two months to complete the survey – and we will send reminders — in hopes that many respond.

As an added bonus, those who complete the survey have the chance to enter a raffle to win an iPad mini 2 or a gift certificate from Whole Foods.

Please search your inbox for Diverse Learning Environments or DLE Survey. If you see the survey, please complete it. The best way for DePaul to improve the student experience — for you and all of your fellow classmates — is to hear from you.

Testing the president

Trump's actions lead to questions surrounding health By madeline happold Contributing Writer

At 70, Trump is the oldest president to hold office. Given his age and his family's medical history — his father Frank suffered from Alzheimer’s in his 80s — concern over the health of the president has led to concerns. In a recent report by NPR, cognitive testing on presidents for illnesses such as dementia are being discussed in the medical field.

But, a consistent conversation among anti-Trump supporters continually points fingers to Trump's mental stability as a reason for his unpresidential mannerisms, calling into question why psychiatric as well as medical information on the president have not been released to the public.

The American people have reason to know the health, whether mental or physical, of those holding such a positions of power, but the diagnosis is wary.

It can be seen with past leaders like Woodrow Wilson, who in 1919 suffered from a severe stroke which left him incapacitated until the end of his presidency.

Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six years after his presidency, but a family dispute questions whether he was showing early signs of the disease while he was in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to be in office while having a major physical disability, infantile paralysis, otherwise regarded as polio.

Many speculate about Donald Trump’s odd behavior. His latest policies and harsh rulings on already marginalized people are considered inhumane by some. Previous speculation of Trump’s mental stability have gone back since summer when reports released by the Guardian, Atlantic and

Huffington Post questioned him as a psychopath, sociopath even a narcissist. “President Trump’s atypical campaign style and communication behaviors are quite different from the norms established by other presidents,” Gerry Koocher, a psychology professor and Dean of the College of Science and Health, said.

“When someone behaves in ways that differ from what others regard as ‘normal’ or ‘politically acceptable’ some people infer mental health problems. Just because we do not like someone or their political views, no matter how intensely, does not translate into diagnosable mental illness.”

To question someone’s mental health takes time and an extensive psychological background, and cannot be judged by an outsider's perspective. A true psychological evaluation can only take place under a professional in contact and communication with the president, not outsider viewpoints, no matter how educated.

“Psychologists’ ethical code discourages offering diagnoses of a person one has not interviewed or assessed,” Koocher said. “If

someone had done a psychological evaluation of the president, the president would have a right of confidentiality and would bar disclosure of any re su lt s .”

T h i s thought is reinforced by law under t h e Americ a n Psyc h i atric As s o ciation 's Goldwater rule of 1973. When running for office in 1964, Senator Goldwater sued for defamation charges after Fact, a magazine in circulation between 1964 and 1967, reported that 1,189 out of 2,417 psychologists questioned claimed Goldwater was not psychologically fit to run for president.

The case, which even reached the level of the Supreme Court, ruled to prohibit the psychological evaluation of a public figure.

To disregard Trump’s actions as consequences of his mental health is to validate his actions, rather impetuously. Viewing his actions as an outsider, though, does not deem onlookers worthy of commenting on the state of his health. But, others are still

left questioning the health of our current president.

“This man is not stable and that's so incredibly obvious in his outward behaviors,” psychology student Amanda Weinper said.

“Psychologists are really divided on this issue. On the one hand, if he's not competent to run the U.S., he should be treated and taken out of office. However, we also only know his public persona so it's nearly impossible to confirm or deny whether he is suffering from mental illness. It takes time and one-on-one experience to make such a diagnosis.”

Diagnosis can offer explanation, not excuses. If regarded as mentally ill, Trump still is accountable for his actions, which serve to ostentatiously vilify others without recognition of their own lives. As stated by the New York Times, judging Trump as mentally ill would let him “off the moral hook.”

“His age definitely plays a factor in his mental health, with public speculation of dementia. As a society we think that the elderly lacks competence,” psychology major Kara Steiskal said. “As a citizen, I would only be interested in knowing the president's state of health if it was one that would inhibit or prohibit the president from doing his job. For example, I don't really need to know if the president is overcoming a cold, but I would like to know if he is battling cancer. If the illness affects his ability to do the job efficiently maybe people should know.”

Mentally ill does not equal self-aggrandizing at the expense of others. Mental illness does not equal insincerity. Mentally ill does not equal destructive, but questioning his physical health is a legit question. Even history has proven this question to be valid.

JACQUELINE LIN | THE DEPAULIA

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

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Focus Many students are on a tight budget. We don’t have the money to fly across the states to attend a hot beach party Contributing Writer in Miami. This becomes a challenge when trying to plan an affordable spring break with friends. However, spring break can be spent in various different ways, depending on how you would like to enjoy the ‘break,’ and what your interests are.

Instead of purchasing plane tickets, road tripping offers a much more reasonable affect on the wallet. Plus, road tripping lets us see more things while getting to a destination. The Midwest has plenty to offer—it may not have a tropical sun, but it has many different things to accommodate a cheap college student on a budget.

By Matt Koske

We have to start locally. Chicago is a great city for the arts.

To begin this journey, catch a flick at the Music Box Theatre.

This is Chicago’s prime venue for independent, foreign, cult and classic films. The Music Box opened in 1929, just two months before the Great Depression. The main theater has 800 seats, one of the most famous organs in the city and there's not a bad seat in the house. Grab a drink at the full bar and enjoy it in their garden while playing a board game or talking to a fellow moviegoer.

Connor Iseberg, a political science major at DePaul reminisced about his first visit to the Music Box, “I remember the first time I walked in I felt nostalgic even though I have never been in a theater like the Music Box,” Iseberg said. “The old-fashioned interior reminded me of the 1950s. We crammed into the seats in the back to see a Beatles documentary while all sharing a bag of popcorn.”

Not too far from Chicago about two and a half hours—is Urbana-Champaign. Home of Ebertfest, which is named after the late movie critic Roger Ebert, is a great spot for film buffs. Even though the festival isn’t until mid-April, moviegoers can still get a great experience at the Virginia Theatre. During mid-March, the theatre is showing “Life of Pi” for $5.

Less than two hours away from Urbana-Champaign, head to Indianapolis, Indiana. The city once had up to 18 drive-in movie theaters. Now, there’s only one. Tibbs Drive-in opens for the season just in time for DePaul’s spring break. Just $10 will get your car a spot in the 1600 lot capacity, a double feature and a night under the stars.

With many successful Chicago teams Chicago has much to offer for any die-ha The Chicago Sports Museum is loca Recently opened, is the 2016 World Ser exhibit. Player-worn jerseys, Addison R David Ross’ catcher’s gear are all in at is only $6 and the museum features games.

JohnFranco Joyce, a senior at DePau at Radio DePaul, puts the musuem at the I haven’t been to the Chicago Sports M CEO) is widely known for his sports me this something I need to check off my list Bears are losing and the Bulls are doing stagnant offense, I might as well spend and teams that did in fact succeed in Chi If you're looking for a more adventu break, Starved Rock is a short two-hour of the trip may not be a place for sports, trails utilizes your endurance. Starved R the opportunity to go fishing and boat interesting amenities: Starved Rock has t in Illinois.

Head north to Milwaukee, Wisconsin drive, Milwaukee is a great place to end the way home. This last leg is up to the Milwaukee Bucks game (they have a st break) or hit up the golfing links at one o Don’t be alarmed if you’re not a fan of th at $12 for some good basketball.

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ul and host of a NFL talk show e top of his bucket list. “While Museum, (Grant) DePorter (the emorabilia collection, making t,” Joyce said. “Plus, when the g rocket science to ignite their d my time focusing on players icago.” urous getaway for your spring r drive from Chicago. This leg but the 13 miles of hiking and Rock State Park also includes ting. But, it also offers other the largest two-sided fireplace

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Chicago's music scene is booming and it's the perfect place for those who don't have enough coins to venture out. Shows take place in all different neighborhoods around the city.

Tyler Krawcyzk believes that the local music scene here in Chicago is flourishing.

“I think that the Chicago music scene right now is at its peak. It’s cool that you could go see a show anywhere in the city, whether it be a show at a DIY venue or at your local dive bar,” Krawcyzk said.

“It’s cool to see that many Chicago bands have gotten their start playing shows in someone’s crammed apartment. Shows like that offer a more intimate environment that couldn’t be experienced at bigger venues.”

To kick off spring break in a musical way, the Museum of Contemporary Art welcomes the Spektral Quartet Morton Feldman: String Quartet No. 2. The event is only $10 for students. Located in River North, the event would be a great way to begin a musically infused spring break on Sat. March 11.

On the drive east, about three hours away is Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The city features many amenities that would spark the interest of any music lover. For one jazz bar, Club Soda, the stage is always full and the drinks are flowing. The prices aren’t too steep, and the music is free if you have a table.

It may be the furthest leg of the options, but Cleveland, Ohio is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets aren’t as bad as you think: the student discount will get you in for under $20.

Also, during DePaul’s break the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has “Pink Floyd: The Wall” playing on stage.

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(Left) Crowds pack into the Student Center to see Sage the Gemini perform for this year’s Polarpalooza concert, hosted by DePaul Activities Board.

GEMINI, continued from front page And while having a concert in the Student Center may seem off putting for some, with a quality light show and large stage, DAB effectively put together a unique show for this year’s concert.

“This year, we had Polarpalooza on campus instead of Lincoln Hall, so a large component of planning was determining how we would be able to transform the space we had to a proper concert venue,” Peera said.

Beginning in 2011, DAB’s annual events started boasting a vast repertoire of well-known artists: New Politics, Walk the Moon, Fun., Matt and Kim, We The Kings and Chicago native Chance the Rapper.

This year’s performer Sage the Gemini was a surprise for many students but a nice throwback to songs many students haven’t heard in a few years.

“It was a good time,” DePaul student Kim McEvilly said. “I was in the back so everyone was kind of hanging out in the back, but different sections were more lit depending on where you were.”

Sage’s song “Gas Pedal” garnered the most attention and was the literal showstopper. After playing “Gas Pedal” the lights came up and, after a few minutes, Sage made his way down to the crowd.

Relatively new to the rapper, McEvilly tried to study up to the best of her ability in order to know the songs before the concert.

“I heard ‘Gas Pedal’ and a week before (the concert) I listened to his other songs, but I mainly come for Gas Pedal,” McEvilly said.

Different from the past performer’s exits after the show, Sage the Gemini shook DePaul students’ hands as he made his way out of 120AB to the coat check area, and a line quickly formed to meet him. As students crowded around the rapper, many students thanked him for his performance and asked if they could take a photo with him.

M.C. Corey and Julia Callahan were two students who were able to meet the rapper and get a picture with him.

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Sage the Gemini leans towards the crowd as he begins his set for the night.

“He’s very nice,” Callahan said.

“He shook everyone’s hand after the performance, which was weird, but it was nice.”

Corey and Callahan were not Sage fans before the concert, and only knew

the infamous song “Gas Pedal,” but still enjoyed the lively crowd.

“I only knew two of his songs, but either way I just like live music,” Callahan said.

For Corey, the concert couldn’t have

come at a better time because it served as a nice break in the middle of a homework congested quarter.

“It was a nice debriefer after midterms week,” Corey said. “‘Gas Pedal’ was a song that everyone knew and everyone could rally behind, so there was a lot of energy.”

For others, the biggest enjoyment of the concert was not only the fact it was on campus but that it was free as well. In a city that is filled with concert venues, prices can be a little steep depending on the artists.

“It was nice that DePaul could do this for free,” Callahan said. “A lot of times concerts in Chicago are not that cheap.”

Peera, along with the rest of the DAB team thought the entire event went as planned. From the looks on the faces of the crowd to Sage the Gemini’s performance itself, Polarpalooza was not only a success for Peera but also a reminder as to why DAB hosts such an event every winter.

“The best part of Polarpalooza for me was to see students having a good time,” Peera said. “There is a very long run-up to the main event so it is extremely satisfying to see all of your hard work culminate into a fun night for students.”

With midterms over and finals approaching fast, Peera thought it was satisfying to give students a little enjoyment and reminder of the fun opportunities DePaul can bring.

“With DAB, our main goal is to brighten a student’s day and give them the opportunity to make a memory of their time in college,” Peera said. “I hope that Polarpalooza did just that.”

“I am really happy with how the concert turned out,” Peera added. “The crowd was really lively and they seemed to really enjoy our artist. I had an awesome team supporting me and they were the key to the show’s success.”

And as for what Sage the Gemini thought of the concert?

“It was amazing, there’s a lot of beautiful women,” Sage said. “There was lots of energy out there, I’d definitely come back again.”

Going green

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Vegetarian, vegan students look forward to spring’s fresh produce

By April Lane Contributing Writer

As we approach the tail end of a seemingly anticlimactic Chicago winter, ants are slowly beginning to show their backs, the sun is warming up the concrete and soon, farmer’s markets will return to Chicago’s streets to provide fresh, locally grown produce.

Spring is a great time for many vegetarians and vegans in the city, especially those in college, who get to enjoy affordable, in-season organic produce for their diets.

Vegetarians, while not to be confused with vegans, abstain wholly from meat, poultry and seafood. Vegans, on the other hand, refrain from using and consuming all animal products.

This includes abstaining from food or products that contain ingredients such as milk, honey and beeswax.

It’s no secret that having certain dietary restrictions can be difficult to work with while managing a tight college budget, especially when it comes to finding accommodating restaurants.

But as vegetarianism and veganism are becoming increasingly common, many restaurants and grocery stores are beginning to offer a number of plantbased alternatives that change seasonally

and honor specialty requests made by more vegetable-based items and basing the customers, which makes eating and menu around the side dishes,” Williams shopping while vegan or vegetarian said. manageable.

According to Williams, dining services Range, a restaurant located at 1119 W. is offering more vegetarian options as well, Webster Ave., near DePaul’s Lincoln Park with one of the more recent improvements campus, offers a variety being the adjustment of vegetarian-friendly of the buffet – which items on their menu, but “It’s really about making allows items to be is always open to customer sure you’re eating enough customizable – and modifications. increasing salad bar “If there is something and getting the right options from 15 items else we can accommodate, nutrition as for any diet.” ­­­­­­ to 24. we always do it. But there Though for those are a number of items Danielle Ramos, sophomore who want to shop on on our dinner menu that at DePaul University. their own for fresh, are already vegetarian or nutritious vegetarian gluten free,” said Megan and vegan-friendly Klein, the general manager items but are worried at Range. about the cost, according to sophomore On campus, DePaul’s dining services Danielle Ramos, who has been vegan for have altered their menu in order to a little over two years, when it comes to accommodate vegetarian and vegan shopping for groceries affordably “you can students’ needs. This winter quarter, make it as expensive or inexpensive as you additional veggie options were added to want.” the menu and the amount of plant-based “You’ve got to learn food hacks, kind options offered increased, which is a of like taking a bunch of veggies from the significant improvement when compared salad bar home to turn into a different meal to past quarters, explained DePaul Dining instead of just making salads,” Ramos said.

Services Director Matt Williams.

Ramos explained that when she shops “One of the things we’ve been doing, at Whole Foods for groceries, she heads this (quarter) specifically, is working with towards the cheap produce or buys in bulk, what is a plant-forward menu – offering only spending around $15-30 per week.

“I’m definitely spending less on groceries than I did before I went vegan, so it’s very possible if you want it to be,” Ramos said.

ETC, a convenience store located in the Student Center, also offers some veganfriendly frozen meals, salad dressings and dairy products. This is great for vegans and vegetarians like freshman Maggie Timboe, who purchases most of her groceries at ETC. That’s where she gets “the basics,” but she heads to the local Whole Foods for any specialty items.

“That’s where I go if I want treats like meatless chicken nuggets or coconut milk yogurt,” Timboe said.

The cheapest option, which offers the most variety, is gathering ingredients in the store and making meals at home. Whether someone is vegetarian, vegan or just wants to adopt healthier, more affordable practices while grocery shopping, meal planning is essential.

“Start with basics,” said sophomore Maeve Sheridan, who has been vegan for two years. “Make a list of things you like to eat – rice, beans, vegetables, tofu, pasta, etc.,” Sheridan said. “Then, work your way through your grocery store or campus and find these staples so that you always have an option.”

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Chicago developer talks Kickstarting new football video game

By Garret Neal Contributing Writer

It appears the NFL is moving towards a delicate and fluffy league where contact is frowned upon and destructive hits get players slapped right in the wallet with fines bigger than many people’s yearly paycheck. Enough is enough. It is time to flip the script and bring back the bone-crushing hits the sport has been missing. Chicago based game developer Digital Dreams has brought this burden upon itself with the “Mutant Football League.”

This game is a rebranded version of the 1993 Sega Genesis classic “Mutant League Football,” which featured several mutant species facing off in a game of football where players either used skill or strategy to outplay and outscore their opponent.

Alternatively, they used brute force and killed so many opponents that they won by default. The game became so popular throughout the ’90s that it spawned its own toy line and even a T.V. series, yet a sequel failed to get released, until now.

“The reborn and modernized ‘Mutant Football League’ is a 7-on-7 arcade-style, fully 3D sports video game where creatures of all kinds take to the gridiron to battle it out in the most violent game ever played,” Project leader Michael Mendheim said in an email. “We’re keeping the spirit of the original alive — its sense of humor and outrageousness. However, in terms of play and graphics, it’s a whole new ball game.”

Mendheim and his team were even capable of bringing in performers from past sports video games.

“This is a next generation game with killer graphics and audio. We’ve got Tim Kitzrow from ‘NBA Jam’ doing all of our announcer voiceover work,” Mendheim said. “Tim is a super talented guy with a tremendous creative energy and MFL is a perfect place for him to unleash it.”

Things were not always so grand for the folks over at Digital Dreams. The game was originally put on Kickstarter in a campaign to reach $750,000. The campaign would end on Oct. 16, 2013 with just $141,821 pledged.

“The campaign failed for a number of different reasons, but the community rejected the idea we presented,” Mendheim said. “The community feedback was blunt and clear. They wanted a new MFL game which maintained the spirit of the original with high end graphics and plenty of gore.”

Though the team faced a few setbacks in the first years of production, the group was not deterred and pushed through with the project with raw determination and money out of their own pockets.

“We had a burning desire to make this game and not let our community down,” Mendheim said. “We hope the game will resonate with die-hard fans of the original game and a new generation of game players who have never even heard of ‘Mutant League Football.’”

Four years later, Digital Dreams has powered through and brought this game back from the brink of destruction. On Feb. 2, the game was launched on Kickstarter for a second time. This time the price goal was a much more manageable,

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set at $60,000. Learning from their mistakes, the company knew it would still need to do something to convince its customers that it meant business, so they released a barely tested and incomplete version of the game as a sneak preview for all backers.

“Our company was running low on funds and we needed to do something to keep the doors open to finish this game. We made a really tough and ballsy call and that was to put the unfinished game out there into people’s hands, let them play it and see how fun it is,” Mendhiem said. “It was a risky move, but we were out of options. It was our Hail Mary play and one of the scariest things I’ve ever done in my career, but it paid off for us. Of course, it could’ve just as easily blown up in our face and that would’ve been the end of that.”

This time around, the goal was met in just four days. With a manageable budget, Mendheim and his team are now working on new goals to keep both the funding and the game alive. As the Kickstarter campaign continues until March 6, Mendheim and Digital Dreams are taking this mutant football dream and turning it into a reality.

This time they have a solid starting point and are eyeing a release for PC towards the end of 2017 and an early 2018 release for PS4 and X-Box One. Mendheim had one more pitch to those unsure of his upcoming video games.

“If you like to compete, enjoy mayhem, and like to laugh and scream — this game is for you.”

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(Left) The Purple Velvet Cake and Scarlette cupcake are just one of the many bakery desserts to pick up at the new Jennivee’s Bakery, located in Lakeview.

Flour power: Lakeview bakery hopes to welcome diversity

By Brian Pearlman Contributing Writer

Red velvet, whether in cake or cupcake form, is a familiar staple at many a Chicago bakery. But what about purple velvet — its pleasing violet interior derived from ube (commonly known in English as a purple yam), with a light, sweet lavender ube mousse and young coconut string filling for a slightly nutty finish?

It’s just one of the cakes, cookies and other sweet treats that await the patrons of Jennivee’s Bakery at 3301 N Sheffield Ave, which had its grand opening a few weeks ago.

“I wanted to bring in a part of my heritage, which is Filipino, and also pay homage to classic American pastries, which I am a huge fan of,” owner Jenne Vailoces

said.

Inspired by late-night hangout-style pastry shops in New York City, as well as stories of LGBTQ customers being refused service by some Christian-owned bakeries, Vailoces — who is a member of the LGBTQ community herself — set out to create a fun, relaxed atmosphere that is welcoming to all. (For those of drinking age, the spot is also BYOB.) “I want this to be a place where people can come in after dinner or a show to hang out and have dessert or coffee,” Vailoces said.

On a recent Wednesday evening, purple velvet cake sat in the bakery display alongside a decadent-looking Ferrero mousse version — dark chocolate cake frosted with a Nutella mousse, crushed hazelnuts, and of course, Ferrero Rocher

pieces in both the filling and the garnish.

Jennivee’s also does classic, nonspecialty cakes like coconut, chocolate, raspberry and her own spin on red velvet.

The cupcake version (labeled “Scarlette”) includes mascarpone frosting and a dusting of cake crumbs around the edges of an edible frosting “rose.”

Spongy and hearty, it embodies a concept that seems to be present in a lot of the offerings at Jennivee’s: well-balanced flavors that are sweet but not overly so, lest the sugar rush overpower the sophisticated spin Vailoces is putting on old favorites.

The mango cupcake is a great example of this, which unsurprisingly is one of Jennivee’s top sellers. Here, sugary sweet meets fruity sweet as citrusy mango mousse finds its way atop soft vanilla cake, which in turn covers a golden mango filling. Subtly

tart and unbelievably light, it’s as refreshing as mango agua fresca and way more fun to eat.

Vailoces, for her part, is thrilled with the reception she’s received so far.

“I love this neighborhood, and I’ve just been so grateful that everyone in this neighborhood has been so enthusiastic and supportive of this bakery,” Vailoces said.

Vailoces is also a physical therapist at a nearby hospital and admits that it can be “exhausting” juggling her two professions, but she concedes that being “super busy” is probably a good problem to have.

“We just want to give people that feeling of, ‘you’re welcome and we don’t discriminate,’” Vailoces said. “I feel like everybody deserves acceptance, everybody deserves good cake and everybody deserves happiness.”

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Game of Thrones: Live Concert Experience - Review While we find ourselves in a “Game of Thrones” drought until season seven premieres this summer, there are many opportunities to fill that void. Whether it’s rewatching past seasons, reading the “A Song of Ice and Fire” books or going to parody theatre plays, it’s undeniable that even when the show isn’t on air, “Game of Thrones” remains quite prevalent and alive. But no experience can come as close to capturing the scale and awe of Westeros more than the “Game of Thrones: Live Concert Experience.” While every fan of the show may not care to watch a concert performance by the show’s orchestra and lead conductor Ramin Djawadi, there are surely devoted followers that would line up to experience the thunderous and booming sound of “Game of Thrones.”

Placed in the middle ground of the United Center, stands three enormous stages all lit up with changing colors, firing flashing lights and blustering smoke. On the stage sits the orchestra, in the midst of all the chaos, as they flourish through every theme from the sorrowful strings of House Stark’s family theme to the fire breathing accelerated tune of Daenerys Targaryen.

While sitting around watching an orchestra concert may sound boring for some, HBO and Live Nation produced “Game of Thrones: Live Concert Experience” to be as far away from that notion as possible. From a moving stage that spits out fire and smoke, to the large LED screens hanging above showcase scenes from the television series, this concert experience is truly like no other. Only the United Center could’ve held such a massive and immersive experience coupled with seating hundreds on hundreds of fans eager to hear Ramin Djawadi’s iconic score played with a full orchestra and choir.

While it shouldn’t have to be said, it’s safe to note that if you’re not a fan of “Game of Thrones” or your significant other isn’t, do not bring them along to see this because they will surely not only not enjoy, but also have no idea what’s going on.

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It’s no illusion, touring magic show visits Chicago

By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

From hilarious magic tricks to death defying escape stunts, the world’s best-selling touring magic show “The Illusionists” stopped in Chicago last week to showcase their breathtaking magic at the Chicago Oriental Theatre. With seven performers — all a master of their own field and own style — the stage was filled with unearthly and aweing acts of illusions.

The DePaulia had a chance to speak with Kevin James, known in the show as “The Inventor,” and talk not only about his innovative illusions that he created solely for these shows but how he was introduced to magic in the first place.

The DePaulia: How’d you get involved in performing magic?

Kevin James: Well you know, it’s the classic story that a lot of magicians have.

A magician came to my elementary school when I was a kid and I just fell in love with all of it — the performance, the tricks, all of it. I came from this small little town in Michigan and when I saw that magic at school, it really made me think that I could do this. That’s what’s cool about magic. It just takes one glance at someone’s performance and a kid. Anyone in the audience can be so intrigued that they want to try themselves.

The DePaulia: What was the process of turning that love for magic into a job rather than just a hobby?

KJ: Well it was certainly a long slow process — I mean it’ll take you years to become a professional magician and even then you have to be practicing every single day. I started off performing at birthday parties and Boy Scout events and then in high school I would perform at local festivals. When I went to college I was performing at our local college bars, which was always fun. So that was that, and then after college I thought I’d move to L.A. and try and swim with the big fishes.

The DePaulia: How’d that work out?

KJ: You learn quickly that in order to succeed in this industry, you have to have a unique product. Which is what I did with most of my time in L.A.; I studied other magicians and learned new tricks but always threw a twist on it in order to make it original and more my own.

The DePaulia: How would you describe your unique product?

KJ: To start, I invent all my own magic but even more than that, I like to tell a story that affects and reflects with the audience in an emotional way. Whether it is something visual or some form of nostalgia that I throw in my act, I want the viewer to really feel something.

The DePaulia: Are you practicing your tricks and illusions every single day? What’s the process like?

KJ: Well, for the show itself, we are doing eight shows a week, so I’ve had those tricks down for quite a while. I’m always practicing new tricks that I want to incorporate in my later shows. That’s something a lot of people don’t know; a new trick for a magician is a long process. You may learn 80 percent of a trick in a year and it might take you 20 years to learn the other 20 percent. It’s all has to do with attention management and being able to master the most difficult tricks. Magic takes time and even once you have a trick down, you also have to learn your performance that goes with it. Mastering all of this is what gets the audience’s attention because you have to make it flawless.

The DePaulia: What’s your favorite trick you do in this show?

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Kevin James, The Inventor, stands on stage with confetti falling after performing one of his tricks in “The Illusionists.”

KJ: I have a terrible accident with a chainsaw and I might accidentally cut someone in half. That’s a trick that’s been done forever, but here we do it with no box, and with both cut off halves of the body moving around. I eventually use a staple gun to put him back together. It’s a trick that’s been around forever now. It’s cool to put a little twist on it and see how the audience first reacts. We make it seem unplanned, and that’s again where the performance of the magician goes in with the tricks itself.

The DePaulia: What’s the biggest difference between being one magician and putting on your own show versus doing this in a traveling magic group? All your magic and illusions are distinctly different, correct?

KJ: Well, it’s awesome because I knew some of these magicians before the tour and some I had never met, so it’s cool to meet new magicians and see their magic.

Everyone has their own style here, so the audience is getting seven different points of view of magic and illusions. Even if you don’t like one act, there are still an array of different styles to see. These magicians come from all over the globe; we have a performer from Italy, we have some from the States. It’s awesome because the show itself shows that magic can bring people together and that’s what we want to do.

The DePaulia: What is something people don’t necessarily understand about magic or practicing magic?

KJ: Well, the big thing for me is just how much magic has become an unbelievable art form — it always has been.

Magic can transcend language, race, any socioeconomic backgrounds. It can be for adults only or it can be for kids, everyone can truly enjoy magic and that’s an amazing aspect of it. Magic is a wonderful thing and I think, when it’s done well, that everyone can agree on that point.

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Performing one of his favorite tricks, James rolls half of an alive body across stage.

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Jones standing along side his assistant during one of his magic acts in “The Ilusionists.”

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By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

As we find ourselves on the brink of the month of March, we’re just weeks closer to having our great Chicago River dyed green in celebration for Ireland’s biggest holiday. From hot dogs to pizza and baseball to hockey, there are many things Chicago does best, but one of the most unquestionable would be St. Patrick’s Day. Even if you haven’t tasted a pint of Guinness or know how to dance the Irish jig, everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Here are just a few of the many songs to celebrate with this March 17.

1. “Whiskey in the Jar” — The Dubliners Kicking off the playlist with a more traditional Irish song, “Whiskey in the Jar” has not only become one of the most popular songs to come out of Ireland in the past 50 years, but also one of the most covered songs by bands and artists all over the country.

Originally released in 1968 by the Irish folk band The Dubliners, it has become covered by bands like The Pogues, Thin Lizzy and even Metallica (earning the metal band a Grammy for the song for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2000). Whether you prefer the rock version, folk or metal,

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“Whiskey in the Jar” is easily the go-to song for St. Patrick’s Day. 2. “Galway Girl” — Steve Earle Possibly covered more than “Whiskey in the Jar” is Steve Earle’s “Galway Girl,” which was released in 2000. In the song, Earle tells the tale of a beautiful black-haired blue-eyed girl he meets in Galway, Ireland, a city off the west coast of the island.

Whether it was because it was featured in the 2007 film “P.S. I Love You,” or perhaps just overtime because of St. Patrick’s Day, “Galway Girl” has quickly become one of the catchiest songs to play on this Irish holiday. And while there are dozens on dozens

Across 1. “Demo” anagram 5. Portended 10. Legendary Ripken 14. Electric bill listing 15. “Two Mules for Sister ___” (Clint Eastwood film) 16. One place for musicians 19. Make a goof 20. Suggestion box fillers 21. Capitol Hill workers 22. Cork in a bottle, e.g, 24. Justice Dept. employees 25. Provide with sustenance 26. Home on the plains, once 28. Recipe direction 30. Allen Iverson was one, briefly 31. Diamond or ruby 34. Way to reveal

of covers, you’re safe with either the version by Earle or The High Kings.

3. “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” — Dropkick Murphy’s More contemporary and less folk sounding than the others, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” effectively put Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphy’s on the map.

While the band has yet to find a hit this popular ever since, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” has been featured frequently in Notre Dame football and Boston Red Sox games along with notably being used in Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed.” It can surely be used as a pump up song for St.

secrets at night 38. “Dee-lish!”

39. Narrative stories 40. Foot division 41. “But of course!”

42. Like a comfortable pillow 44. Bagel purveyors 46. One of a horse’s limbs 49. “Shroud” city 50. Australian “bear” 52. First family member 53. Saying a lot 56. Iron-pumper’s pride, for short 57. Two-dot mark 58. Summer breeze sources 59. Air France plane, once 60. Carafe relatives 61. Catch ___ (start to get) Down

Patrick’s Day. 4. “Irish Celebration” — Macklemore This is easily my least recommended song of the list for St. Patrick’s Day, but it is still worth a listen. The song mostly entails a celebration of Irish American heritage, of which Macklemore obviously has. The song has a nice anthem feel to it ,but it’s far from a tune that can be played more than once on this Irish holiday. So if you’re looking for some mix between hip-hop and Irish folklore, Macklemore’s “Irish Celebration” will be your go-to.

1. Starts of some pranks 2. Blatant 3. Certain storage method 4. Tokyo, formerly 5. Ready to bloom 6. Purple willow, e.g.

7. Comedian Carvey 8. Faberge collectibles 9. ___ Plaines River 10. Ace of clubs?

11. Taurus preceder 12. Myanmar neighbor 15. Hotel upgrade 17. Perfect for picking 18. Four-baggers 23. Corporate freebie 24. Gorillas, for instance 26. Antler parts 27. Spouses no more 28. Where pigs wallow 29. Cross-shaped Greek character 30. Loafer’s bottom

31. Lady’s escort 32. Common Market initials 33. Dashboard reading, for short 35. “Cogito” 36. Thumbs-down votes 37. Type of insurance 41. It may be assumed 42. Wise lawmakers 43. Kind of hygiene 44. Plays for a fool 45. Having good posture 46. Party handout 47. Word with “main” or “blessed” 48. Artist’s paste 49. Vanilla extract amts.

50. Have memorized 51. Eye impolitely 54. Rocks in the freezer 55. Area 51 craft, supposedly

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2017 WOMEN'S BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

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Women's basketball heads to Milwaukee for the Big East Tournament

DePaul women's basketball looks to win their third Big East tournament in four years and boost their NCAA tournament resume.

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• After falling short of their third consecutive Big East title last year, DePaul heads to Milwaukee with a target on their back as they look to reclaim their crown.

• The Blue Demons have been next to unbeatable in conference this year, but two losses to Marquette will add pressure to DePaul's pursuit of another conference title.

• Jessica January has been absent from DePaul's lineup since late December. Now the senior looks to rejoin her team in the postseason.

• Creighton sits tied with DePaul at the top of the Big East, eager to overcome last year's championship loss to St. John.

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26 | Sports. Feb. 27, 2017. The DePaulia SETON HALL, continued from back page this year where we’ve had a positive ebb and flow to taking care of our business and today was another in a long line of those,” head coach Dave Leitao said. “One of my challenges is to figure out how to minimize that and continue to do that. We have to do a better job.”

Senior guard for DePaul Billy Garrett Jr. led the game with 26 points. Khadeen Carrington led the game for the Pirates with 18 points as Seton Hall kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive.

“We keep fighting, we don’t give up,” Garrett said. “It also shows we’re not playing consistently enough to keep it close throughout the entire game or to give us an advantage. We started off well today but didn’t play well consistently to give ourselves a chance to win.”

The two teams stayed close throughout the majority of the first half as DePaul and Seton Hall traded the lead a couple of times.

Tre’Darius McCallum was a catalyst behind this as he scored 13 points in the first half.

Myles Powell had 13 points for the Pirates.

It wasn’t until the last few minutes of the half that the Pirates took advantage.

They hit six of their last seven field goals as they opened up a ten-point lead. Seton Hall would settle for a eight-point advantage at the half as they led 35-27.

In the second half, Seton Hall exploded from their first half momentum to open the period. The Pirates went on a 14-4 run before the first media timeout to take a substantial lead. They were up by 20 at one point. The Pirates looked firmly in control.

“I thought our defense slipped enough in our coverages in the second half,” Leitao said. “We came and took a really good punch from (Seton Hall) and responded to getting down twenty by getting within one

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Tre'Darius McCallum (right) scored 13 first half points for DePaul but the Blue Demons could not overcome Seton Hall. point at the end.”

DePaul started to come back. They started to hit shots, create turnovers and the Pirates started to miss shots. DePaul was able to get within five points with ten minutes to go before Seton Hall took the lead back to double digits going into the final minutes of the half.

DePaul kept it interesting, however, and made one final push. They cameback once

again and got as close as possible when they were within one within the final minute.

Garrett had hit a catch-and-shoot three in the corner to make it 77-76 when just 15 seconds ago Seton Hall had led 77-70.

Seton Hall still held on to win 82-79.

The Pirates started hitting their free throws and then, down three with eight seconds to go, Garrett turned the ball over in the paint and DePaul lost their chance to tie it up.

“We have to grow from it” Leitao said.

“We have to realize the good aspects of what that can bring to a young group and hopefully continue to fight so that these close games can come out in our favor more.”

Next up for DePaul is at Providence on Wednesday, then the final game at Allstate Arena next Saturday when they take on Xavier.

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Doug Bruno deserves Big East coach of the year COMMENTARY

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

DePaul women’s basketball seemed like their season would take a big hit before the year even began.

They lost one of their starters, junior forward Mart’e Grays, to a torn Achilles. With the injury, they lost their best rebounder and one of their few forwards. DePaul had to move to a four-guard starting lineup.

Throughout the year they’ve lost junior guard Ashton Millender, one of their best three-point shooters, for three months and counting, and they were without preseason Big East Player of the Year senior guard Jessica January for the majority of Big East play.

And yet, DePaul is having one of their best seasons ever.

They won their fourth straight Big East title and matched their best-ever Big East record, are in a position to host an NCAA tournament weekend and are going to be the no. 1 seed in next week’s Big East tournament.

For all of these accomplishments under adversity, Doug Bruno deserves

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Big East Coach of the Year.

Bruno will be the first one to say that all the credit goes to the players, and that’s true. Senior guard Brooke Schulte has played out of her mind, averaging 21.4 points in conference play.

She’ll be a favorite for Big East player of the year. Freshman guard Kelly Campbell has emerged as a solid starting option and junior guard Lauren Prochaska became a huge piece in DePaul’s offense when she got the opportunity to start.

The key, however, is a coaching culture that allows for players to step in and perform under these circumstances.

Bruno and his coaching staff deserve credit for recruiting players to create a strong bench that can step in and start.

Bruno also deserves credit for getting the team ready to move to a four-guard starting lineup before the season started.

They lost their best rebounder but still led the conference in rebounding margin. They had the best offense in the league and held their own against teams with a bigger back court.

Not to mention, DePaul only has six losses throughout the entire year, and only two in Big East play. Their two losses in Big East play were to Marquette,

who has the 36th best RPI in the country. That’s by far the lowest of DePaul’s losses.

An argument can be made for Carolyn Kieger at Marquette, whose Golden Eagles finished third in the conference. Another, stronger argument can be made for Jim Flanery at Creighton, whose Blue Jays went 16-2 in the conference to share the Big East title with DePaul, their first since Creighton moved to the conference.

Still, at the beginning of the year, DePaul and Creighton were picked to share the Big East title, which ended up being the result. Bruno deserves Coach of the Year is because DePaul had a tougher road to go through when they were down three starters at one point and still tore through the Big East en route to match their best conference record since they joined the Big East, set last year.

DePaul exceeded renewed expectations when three of their starters were injured. Success under those circumstances comes from a stable coaching staff who knows how to make their bench rise up to the starters and perform at the same level.

Because of this, Doug Bruno and his staff should be recognized as the best in the conference.

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TITLE, continued from back page Coleman couldn’t miss if you paid her, and January was oozing with excellence in the early goings of Sunday’s senior day showdown.

Through the first quarter, Amarah Coleman was perfect from the floor with 10 points, going 2-2 from beyond the arch for the largest contribution to the Blue Demons monstrous 31-point opening quarter. By the half, the sophomore had 14 points with only one missed shot on a rushed and contested layup in transition.

January did it all in the first half, logging six rebounds, seven assists, 12 points, and a flawless showing at the free throwline. The preseason Big East Player of the Year dazzled the DePaul’s home crowd with a Steph Curry-range three-pointer in the tail end of the first half.

DePaul dropped an efficient 64.3 percent of their field goal attempts, including 50 percent from three-point range. A combination of staunch defense and poor shooting held the Hoyas to 34.3 percent from the floor, and they failed to convert on any of their four attempts from behind the arch.

“The Big East is a really good league, and Georgetown is a really good team,” Bruno said. “(Our) players did a great job of coming out ready to play.”

After 31 points in the first quarter – on pace for a 120-point game — the Demons only managed 17 in the second quarter and walked into the half ahead 48-34.

Senior guard Brooke Schulte had a quiet first half, scoring four points during her brief four minutes on the court, but found an increase in both minutes and production in the second half to become the third Blue Demon with double-digit points.

“Because we're up 20 points, I was able to sit Schulte (and other players with multiple fouls),” Bruno said after the game. “Maybe if I put her back in the game we would have gone into the half up 21 instead of 14, but we have to learn to play without her.”

It would not be all smooth sailing for

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Brooke Schulte lays the ball in.

Schulte in the second half. The 5-foot9 senior had trouble creating space for herself, and saw multiple shots smothered

by Georgetown’s fleet of 6-foot-plus centers and forwards. She ended her night with 12 points, shooting less than 50 percent from the field.

DePaul’s play grew sloppy in the second half, shrinking their lead to five points by the mid-point of the fourth quarter. Schulte and Jacqui Grant were the only players to match or improve upon their first half production.

Just over a minute into the fourth quarter, January grabbed her tenth rebound and logged her tenth assist for her second career triple-double (16 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists).

January is part of the first class to win four consecutive Big East regular season championships since University of Connecticut in 2011.

“Obviously it’s awesome, but we still have the Big East Tournament and the NCAA (Tournament) … so we’re not done yet,” January said after the game. “I think when the season is completely over we will have more time to reflect on it.”

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Big East titles in a row Women’s basketball wins the conference again

By Shane Rene Asst. Sports Editor

Jessica January and Amarah Coleman starred as DePaul clinched the no. 1 seed in next week’s Big East Tournament and a fourth consecutive regular season conference championship (2017 title shared with Creighton) in Sunday afternoon’s 7970 win against the Georgetown Hoyas.

“We have a philosophy here

that every game has a life of its own (and) every season has a life of its own,” head coach Doug Bruno said. “Next to winning the national championship, the hardest thing to do is win the regular season conference championship, because it’s a marathon and not a sprint.”

After trading baskets in the opening 30 seconds, the Blue Demons

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Men’s basketball falls short against Seton Hall

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

Coming off only their second conference win of the season on Wednesday, DePaul men’s basketball found themselves down by 20 in the second half. As they have in multiple games this season including Wednesday, DePaul came back. Sometimes they win, most time they get close.

On Saturday, they got close.

Within one point in the final minute close. They couldn’t finish the job.

Another moral victory as they notched their 20th overall loss.

The Blue Demons (9-20, 2-14 Big East) fell to Seton Hall (1810, 8-8) 82-79 on Saturday.

“There were a lot of games

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Freshman guard Brandon Cyrus (left) fights with Khadeen Carrington (right) for the ball in Saturday’s game.

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