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SGA rolls out candidates for first-year positions

By Evan Sully Staff Writer

Hats off to the Cubs

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Elena Wallace (left), a freshman communications major, and Lily Spiegel, a freshman communications major, await on their friends before entering Wrigely Field on Wednesday to see the Cubs clinch a playoff spot with a 7-6 win in 10 innngs over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs held a community night partnering with DePaul, offering a limited edition Cubs/DePaul hat for students. Story and more photos in Sports, Page 26.

As DePaul’s national ranking slips, do students even care?

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DePaul was ranked 257th overall in a Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education study, down 27 spots since 2016 but up 24 spots from last year.

By Mackenzie Born Contributing Writer

Cars, sports teams, apps, neighborhoods, travel destinations — people love to rank things. There’s something we can’t resist about a good list, or a headline that promises to let us in on the top 10 best or worst of something. And colleges aren’t safe from our obsession with numerical rankings, either. Just as we rate the hottest cities to live in or the very best ways to eat kale, we order up colleges and universities around the country to decide who’s winning.

The problem is: how do you really rank a college, institutions that are so much more complex than food or an

app? Especially when two universities are completely different; harder even to judge is when schools are very similar.

“They are trying to put a number on something we don’t think of as being hierarchical,” said Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president of enrollment management and marketing at DePaul.

“Take DePaul versus Loyola. Very similar intuitions, same city, similar alumni, but there would be DePaul students who would be happier at Loyola and Loyola students who would be happier at DePaul.”

While some think it’s impossible to measure schools against one another, the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE) have taken a shot at it in their recently published 2019 college rankings report. The comprehensive

report looks at almost 1,000 colleges and universities across the country, and ranks them based on a selection of criteria, focusing heavily on outcomes, value, and resources that a school provides a student.

DePaul came in at 257 in this year’s rankings, up from its previous spot at 281 in 2018. The rankings included a figure for average student debt after graduation from DePaul ($23,332), and for the first time asked students whether or not they felt DePaul was worth the cost that the students and their families were paying.

On a 10-point scale, zero being not worth the cost at all and 10 being completely worth the cost, students responded with an average of 6.4.

In terms of individual categories, where

See RANKINGS, page 8

Five freshmen emerged as candidates for the 11 senate seats at Student Government Association’s (SGA) “Meet the Candidates” even on Thursday.

Three candidates, Lenin M. Plazas, Ankit Pal and Maya Tesigni are on the ballot for Senator for First Year Students.

The other two candidates in attendance were Misael Alejandro, who is running for Senator for the College of Education, and Samuel Rahman, who is running for Senator for Commuter Students. Both Alejandro and Rahman are running unopposed in the elections.

Out of all 11 open positions, just six have students vying for candidacy. Aside from the three open positions for which students gave speeches, there are only candidates running for Senator for Second Year Students, Senator for Transfer Students and Senator for the Theatre School. Every candidate whose name is on the ballot had to gather 100 signatures from DePaul students on the Petition Candidacy Form.

The five seats that will remain unfilled are Senator for Graduate Students, Senator for Fourth and Fifth Year Students, Senator for Veteran Students, Senator for the School of Music, and Senator for the College of Law. Voting will take place online beginning today until 5 p.m. on Friday.

The event was optional for candidates running and was moderated by SGA’s Vice President, Emily Hoey, in a lecture hall at the Levan Center on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. After each candidate gave his or her speech at the front of the classroom, students in the audience were allowed to question them on their campaign initiatives.

Being a first-year student is a big transition for some DePaul students, so it is now time to introduce the candidates who are running for the Senator for First Year Students.

Lenin M. Plazas Plazas is a commuter student running his campaign on three platforms. Those platforms are safety, bridging the social gap between students who have a meal plan and those who don’t, and making events on campus more time-friendly for commuters.

“I firmly believe that no one should be scared,” Plazas said when asked about his safety platform that entails proposing the creation of a self-defense club. “No woman has to be scared of being sexually assaulted.

No man has to be scared of being jumped in front of his own college.”

Plazas said he feels marginalized as a student without a meal plan and wants to fight for first-year students who are in his same position.

“DePaul has marginalized the students, separated those who are on the meal plan and those who aren’t, and I believe that’s a little hypocritical of DePaul,” he said. “I don’t need the meal plan cause I’m a commuter, but I don’t think that’s fair enough to deny

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West Loop flourishes from millennial boom PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood was found to have the highest population of millennials in the country in a recent study by residential rental website RENTCafe.com

By Ella Lee Contributing Writer

Reading the news these days, one might come to the conclusion that millennials are destroying industry after industry. But locals say that such a trend is not so in Chicago’s West Loop.

“West Loop’s population has grown significantly over the last five to 10 years,” said Matt Letourneau, president of the Neighbors of West Loop (NOWL), a non-profit community organization comprised of volunteering West Loop residents. “New residents always bring new energy to an area, but millennial residents have brought even more energy than expected.”

West Loop has been named the country’s “top millennial hot-spot” in a recent report by residential rental website RENTCafe.com, which says 73 percent of the urban neighborhood’s residents are Millennials. According to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS) the neighborhood saw an 11.5 percent increase in population between 2015-2016. The Millenial presence has led to significant changes in the area.

“You rarely see condos anymore,” said David Clark, a millennial West Loop resident and NOWL board member.

“Everyone rents. It’s a part of the shift from owning things that hold you down, and speaks to the more flexible and fluid nature of living these days.”

The design of these buildings has also seen a shift as millennial population continues to rise.

“City plans have begun to reflect millennial lifestyles,” Letourneau said. “I don’t want to generalize, but Millennials seem to be driving fewer cars. With this transportation transformation in mind, planners are catering to this concept

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Three Chicago neighborhoods have the highest national percentage of millennials.

by designing new buildings to have less indoor parking space and more places for Ubers to drop people off.”

The high density of millennial residents in West Loop has also brought an influx of business to the area.

Major companies including Google and McDonalds have moved their headquarters to the quickly-growing neighborhood. The Companies Pinterest, CareerBuilder, and Ferrara Candy have also announced moves this summer.

Millennials have done more than draw big business, however - local businesses are thriving in the area too. Formerly home to factories and warehouses, the West Loop has been transformed into a pinnacle of boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants.

“Retail and restaurants have been around in the area since the early 90s, but didn’t catch hold until later,” Clark said.

“From a millennial standpoint, shopping and going out to eat is higher up on the list of things to do, so we’re seeing new types of businesses bringing in younger crowds.”

But Millennials have not been the only demographic to benefit from the surge in West Loop interest. The other 27 percent of West Loop residents, comprised of primarily Baby Boomers and Generation X, say they’ve benefitted from their increase in millennial neighbors.

“There’s nothing I love more than riding a bicycle,” said Jack Zimmerman, West Loop resident since 1999 and nonMillennial. “Because young people are moving in, many of whom do not have a car, the city wants to take care of them.

There’s now an incredible support for biking, and if it wasn’t for young people, we wouldn’t have this, because old people don’t like to bike—except me.”

On another end of the spectrum, the rapid millennial-aged population growth spurt has led to improvements in West Loop’s schools, specifically Mark T. Skinner West Elementary School.

Rated the number one public elementary school in Chicago by Chicago Magazine, Skinner Elementary is in the process of being expanded. The new annex is expected to be opened in 2019.

“Now that a lot of millennials are starting families or have kids close to grade school age, Skinner is being significantlyexpanded,” Letourneau said.

“And if these kids stay on the West Side, we could have a chance to bring a brand new high school to the area. This could help their educational experience to significantly improve.”

Chicago as a whole may already be reaping the benefits of the West Loop’s millennial inundation. New and familiar businesses are bringing jobs; McDonalds recently-opened headquarters alone was projected to bring roughly 960 new jobs to the area, according to the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

But West Loopers say they are more focused on the neighborhood they call home.

“I see the city reinventing itself from the center core, and I’m sure these changes will eventually reach the neighborhoods,” Zimmerman said.“But for now, West Loop is just a place young people want to live. My building alone is a good mix of people, and it’s kinda wonderful not having to always deal with people your own age. Millennials bring a lot of desired energy.”

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Possible JUUL ban could affect students across the country

By Jack Breslin Contributing Writer

In less than two years, JUUL and other electronic cigarettes have become a viral sensation among college and high school students across the nation, but the trend might be leaving just as quickly as it arrived. On Sept. 12, the Food and Drug Administration gave JUUL and other electronic cigarette distributors 60 days to prove that they can prevent minors from accessing their products.

If they fail, the products may become unavailable.

The FDA took the stance out of a growing concern with teens becoming addicted to electronic cigarettes. Federal law prohibits selling e-cigarettes to anyone under 18, but FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is concerned that manufacturers are knowingly allowing the widespread sale of e-cigs to minors to flourish.

“E-cigs have become an almost ubiquitous ‒ and dangerous ‒ trend among teens,” Gottlieb said in a written statement. “The disturbing and accelerating trajectory of use we’re seeing in youth, and the resulting path to addiction, must end. It’s simply not tolerable. I’ll be clear. The FDA won’t tolerate a whole generation of young people becoming addicted to nicotine as a tradeoff for enabling adults to have unfettered access to these same products.”

Though the FDA’s concern is with minors, college students would likely be greatly affected if JUUL and other e-cigs are banned. With their ease of use, e-cigarettes and vape devices have become a regular sighting across college campuses. According to a 2015 CNBC study, the rate of high school students, now current college students, vaping or using e-cigarettes was up 16 percent from 2011, and the creation of JUUL by PAX labs in 2017 has only made the problem worse. A ban could mean that many students are potentially going to be faced with a decision of whether they continue to find other methods of nicotine, or if they will need to quit forever.

“If you haven’t smoked cigarettes before, you shouldn’t start JUULing”

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E-cigarettes facing a possible ban if they cannot prove to prevent minors from accessing them.

said DePaul student Harsheil Arora, who unlike cigarettes or even more advanced started smoking at age 12. Arora said vaporizers. This allows students to use he would turn back to other nicotine them pretty much anywhere, a luxury forms if e-cigarettes are unavailable. “If they will not be afforded if they choose they ban it, I would just start smoking to graduate to cigarettes. cigarettes again; it would just be more of “I’ll pretty much hit my JUUL an inconvenience to have to go outside anywhere I go” said Joe DiPofi, a firstevery time.” year transfer student at DePaul. “It’s DePaul is almost too easy to technically a hit anywhere, which non-smoking makes it super university, but addicting, so it would students are definitely be an regularly seen adjustment if it gets smoking or banned.” vaping in both the Though some Lincoln Park and believe JUUL is Loop campuses. healthier than If JUUL is banned cigarettes, the longmore students term health effects of may be forced to JUUL are still widely smoke outside unknown.

The as opposed to FDA and multiple using e-cigarettes, health professionals which can caution that it is typically be not a harmless DePaul student product, with each used discreetly indoors which has pod containing the contributed to its popularity. A JUUL nicotine equivalent to a pack of cigarettes. is about the size of a USB and comes With that equivalent, many college-aged with small “pods” containing flavored adults are already hooked and will pay for nicotine and it gives off very little smell nicotine whether JUUL is around or not.

“I’ll pretty much hit my JUUL anywhere I go. It’s almost too easy to hit anywhere, which makes it super addicting(...)”

Joe DiPofi

However, some JUUL users still believe it is healthier than cigarettes.

“If JUUL gets banned, I’d probably just quit” said Katelyn Moser, a senior at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. “I’ve been trying to quit cigarettes and JUUL felt a lot healthier, so if that’s gone I would be done.”

Unfortunately, this might not be the case for everyone. A large concern over this potential ban is that big tobacco and other cigarette distributors are likely to see an increase in profit. For every student like Moser who finds a benefit from JUUL and would call it quits if banned, there’s others like Arora or DiPofi who will either go back to or start smoking cigarettes.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel also wants to capitalize on the e-cigarette craze.

Currently a pack of JUUL pods is about $15, a great value considering one pod equals a pack of cigarettes while a pack of cigarettes currently cost an average of $11.50 in Chicago. However, according to an article by Vape 360 Emanuel’s plan calls for an extra $1.50 tax per ml of e-liquid, which could raise the price of a pack of JUUL pods from around $15 to $25 or more, and e-liquid going from $10 a bottle to almost $50 a bottle. If enacted, cigarettes will become the cheapest form of smoking within city limits.

Gottlieb insists that the widespread use of e-cigarettes among teens is too big of a problem to dismiss, and called on tobacco industry leaders – as well as manufacturers of electronic cigarettes – to take responsibility for a health crisis.

“They (the tobacco industry) say they’ve changed from the days of Joe Camel. But look at what’s happening right now, on our watch and on their watch,” Gottlieb said in his prepared statements announcing the new policy. “They must demonstrate that they’re truly committed to keeping these new products out of the hands of kids and they must find a way to reverse this trend.”

SGA continued from front me of service to go into the cafeteria with my friend if I want to talk to them.”

Plazas also wants events on campus to start earlier in the day as opposed to late at night. When asked about the burden of events predominantly being catered to freshmen living in the dorms, Plazas called that a “huge deterrent.”

Ankit Pal: Pal is running on three main themes: free speech, budget reform and proposing an initiative to reform oversight and accountability. Ensuring that every DePaul student can openly and fairly express their political viewpoints is what hit home for Pal the most.

“Last year the Huffington Post rated DePaul as the worst school for free speech. We want to change that,” Pal said. “We want to get that done where everybody feels at home, everybody has a voice.”

Pal stated that he wants to be known to his freshmen class as a leader who is willing to speak with colleagues all across campus whether it be at the Student Center, the Schmitt Academic Center or going into different classrooms.

“I hope to put my personal views aside cause that’s not what’s important

here,” he said. “I want to be able to talk to people and no matter what they believe, or if they disagree or agree with me, I want to be able to talk with them and take their suggestions and put that into the way I do things.”

Not to mention, Pal believes that if elected, he will do his best to “have transparency” with the school’s administration as a means to see where DePaul can make some budget cuts and reduce costs for students.

Maya Tersigni: As a Bay Area native whose family is of Filipino-Chamorro ancestry, Tersigni did not shy away from speaking about promoting diversity on campus.

Above all, Tersigni said that she aspires to begin an annual International Cultural Celebration Event for international and multicultural students by working with DePaul’s Office of Multicultural Student Success. If implemented, this event would likely feature those particular students sharing cultural food while dressing in multicultural attire.

Aside from bringing light to DePaul’s diverse student population, Tersigni expressed concern regarding sexual assault and sexual crime committed

to DePaul students. Tersigni wants to make an immediate impact by making self-defense classes at DePaul’s gym for students, the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, free of charge through alumni donations. Instructional self-defense classes the facility are $10 according to its website.

“I believe our alumni network at DePaul is extremely strong, and we should use that to our advantage,” Tesigni said. “If we see an issue that needs to be rectified like sexual assault, finding out how to defend ourselves, this is really how to do it.”

Misael Alejandro: Without hesitation, Alejandro dove right into scholarship awareness for students enrolled in the College of Education. As the Senator for the College of Education, he wants to make his classmates’ education affordable.

“I feel that it would be so much more helpful for the students in the College of Education to be aware of these scholarships, to know that they have some options financially to be able to support themselves and to not be constantly stressed about money,” Alejandro said.

Furthermore, Alejandro stressed

how competitive the education field is, so he seeks to build community within the college by getting students to build relationships with educators both on campus and in the public school setting.

“In order to be seen as a good educator, it’s all about the impact that you have on your students. So in order to have a good impact on your students, you need to have practice beforehand in order to ensure that you’re doing the correct methods and the correct processes to be able to work with your students.”

Samuel Rahman: As a student commuting from the western Chicagoland suburbs, Rahman finds Metra costs to be somewhat pricey. To resolve this, as the Senator for Commuter Students he wants to propose some sort of student discount to make the commuting experience less of a financial burden.

Rahman will push for on-campus events and activities to be earlier in the day so that commuters will not have to worry about taking the Metra home late at night.

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Van Dyke trial approaches a verdict as prosecution rests

By Emma Oxnevad Assistant News Editor

The prosecution rested last week in Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial for the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black teenager.

Van Dyke and other officers encountered McDonald after responding to a report that he was breaking into vehicles while carrying a knife. After multiple verbal warnings from the police to drop the weapon, McDonald walked away from the officers, according to official reports.

The video from a dash cam on one of the officer’s car shows that after having turned his back to the officers, McDonald was shot by Van Dyke and fell to the ground. The video shows McDonald being repeatedly hit with bullets before an officer comes over and kicks the knife out of his hand. McDonald was shot a total of 16 times by Van Dyke, who was alleged to have began firing his weapon after being at the scene for less than 30 seconds, police said.

“To many people, the 16 shots were a clear sign of a police officer, and perhaps an entire police department out of control,” said associate professor in the School of Public Service Bob Stokes.

“The fact that protestors and activists have chosen to focus on the number of shots fired in their broader police abuse messaging is instructive, as to most reasonable people that number of shots was excessive.”

The case was revisited in 2015, when Chicago officials released the police dashboard-camera video from the night McDonald was shot. The video clearly

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Officer Jason Van Dyke stands trial for the 2014 shooting that killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, which has generated public outcry.

shows McDonald being shot while his back was turned, contradicting the official police report description of McDonald as a violent assailant.

“We’ve all heard of the ‘blue wall

of silence’,” said associate professor of political science Christina Rivers.

“Taking all of this into consideration, it does not surprise me at all that members of CPD, and other city officials, would engage in further misconduct to conceal what Van Dyke did.”

The release of the video created a media frenzy, with Chicago protests of McDonald’s death lasting five months.

The Chicago Police Department and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were accused by many of deliberately withholding the video in order to serve Van Dyke’s account of the shooting.

“I agree that such shootings are epidemic, increasingly so in the last 5 or so years,” Rivers said. “They are also episodic, as there is a long history of police brutality in black communities.”

Van Dyke was initially charged with first degree murder on Nov. 24, 2015 and was later indicted the following December. Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to all charges.

If found guilty, Van Dyke will serve 20 years to life in prison. The case marks the first time since 1980 that a Chicago police officer has been charged for an onduty fatality.

The defense team is attempting to curb the evidence against Van Dyke by portraying McDonald as a violent drug abuser.

Toxicology reports from the night of the shooting proved that McDonald had likely been using PCP the day he was shot

by Van Dyke. James Thomas O’Donnell, the defense’s pharmacology expert, testified on Thursday that PCP provokes “rage, violence and aggression” in users.

Van Dyke’s legal team also alleged that the quick force used the night of the

shooting is consistent with the training received by Chicago police officers.

Former Chicago Police Department firearms instructor Nicholas Pappas testified on Thursday saying, “[Van Dyke] was taught to shoot rapidly. He was taught to neutralize the threat.”

“I’m not sure how persuasive this testimony will be for the jury,” said law professor Monu Bedi. “What I can say is that this is exactly the kind of case that should go to trial so a jury can decide whether this was appropriate police behavior or whether the defendant used excessive force.”

The mostly white jury has left DePaul professor some worried that ultimately the jury will clear Van Dyke of the charges.

“More often than not, juries or judges find that such shootings are justified, and police are able to walk away and keep their jobs, or get a similar job elsewhere,” Rivers said. “While the publicity around Van Dyke’s case is far greater and while his actions were more severe, the jury is not very diverse and what the judge has allowed/not allowed could bias the trial towards him. So despite the dashcam evidence and autopsy report, I would not be surprised if he were acquitted.”

“My sincere hope is that whatever the outcome, that city leaders can negotiate a new social contract between the city’s police department and the citizens of Chicago,” Stokes said. “This will not be easy work, as there are advocates on both sides, each with vested political interests, as well as strongly held personal beliefs and social values to negotiate.”

“To many people, the 16 shots were a clear sign of a police officer, and perhaps an entire police department, out of control.”

Bob Stokes

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‘Kava-nof@#king way:’ Women protest outside Durbin’s office

Photos by: Alexis Fletcher Story by: Benjamin Conboy Last week’s intense and widelywatched battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spurred a lot of calls from constituents to their congressmen. A group of protestors decided to make a house call at Sen. Dick Durbin’s office at 230 S. Dearborn St. Protesters showed up at Durbin’s office on Thursday, Sept. 27 to show their support for Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexaully assaulting her at a party when they were in high school together.

Durbin, who is a senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged as one of the staunchest opponents to Kavanaugh’s nomination after Ford’s testimony on Thursday. He was one of the first to press for an FBI investigation into Ford’s allegations, which the committee agreed to on Friday.

Durbin has announced he will oppose Kavanaugh’s nomination, saying in a

press release it is because the “scales have been tipped in favor of the one sworn witness who is willing to take her case before the FBI.” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Illinois’ other senator, is likely to vote against Kavanaugh’s nomination. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner also told WBEZ that Blasey Ford’s allegations “deserve to be investigated and I believe a vote should be postponed until they are fully investigated.”

Kavanaugh’s nomination hangs in the balance of just two Republican female senators: Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Collins and Murkowski were both instrumental in preventing the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. An FBI investigation has been opened into the allegations, though it is limited in scope and will not last over a week.

8| News. The DePaulia. Oct. 1, 2018 RANKINGS continued from front a lower number means a better score, DePaul ranked at 252 in outcomes, 170 in engagement, 180 in environment, and 465 in resources.

Given the numbers and the amount of time and research that is put into college rankings each year, we asked DePaul students whether or not they even paid attention to annual college rankings;WSJ/ THE rankings included.

“It’s not largely important to me anymore because I feel like I’ve made my choice,” said DePaul undergraduate student Meredith Melland. “But I might click on them out of curiosity.”

“I was really interested in them in high school, but not anymore,” agreed DePaul graduate student Josh Ejnes. “I think it’s because when you get to college, you see it’s so much more about what you make of it individually.”

Similarly, Boeckenstedt doesn’t believe that rankings accurately reflect the effect DePaul has on its students, especially considering the difficulty of attempting to measure what happens to a student over the course of four years, especially when comparing that from one institution to another.

“There is a small segment of the market that is highly focused on rankings and ratings,” added Boeckenstedt. “It tends to be wealthy east and west coast parents and students, as well as students coming from other countries.”

Unsurprisingly, Harvard came in at number one on the WSJ/THE rankings for the second year in a row, followed by MIT, Yale, Columbia, and the California Institute of Technology; the top five on a longer list of elite schools that occupy the highest spots each year.

Still, the WSJ/THE rankings have

started to place a greater emphasis on categories like value and resources, making things slightly more interesting for non-ivy league students. Berea College, a smaller liberal arts college in Kentucky, ranked No. 1 in the value category. Even with an overall school ranking of 231, Berea topped the value category due to a substantial endowment and the fact that most students are expected to work on campus, allowing the university to maintain a smaller fulltime staff and spend most of its budget on students. The school is able to offer an average net price of only $2,862.

DePaul, on the other hand, has a much higher price tag with an average net price of $32,084 according to the WSJ/ THE report. And if students are paying a substantial amount in tuition, DePaul’s resources score of 465, relatively poor compared to the DePaul’s other scores, doesn’t seem to match up.

While higher tuition dollars would seemingly equal more resources per student, Boeckenstedt believes that efficient universities like DePaul are penalized in ranking evaluations like this one.

“DePaul has a substantial financial aid budget. We don’t have a big endowment — our expenditures are lower because we are efficient,” he said, adding that if the university was able to somehow charge only half of previous tuitions, it would be penalized in rankings that look at expenditures.

As for the greater focus placed on college outcomes, we asked Karyn McCoy, assistant vice president of the DePaul Career Center, how much weight is actually put on a school name and reputation versus what’s on a resume.

“It varies by industry, but especially as things become more electronic and digital, employers can recruit from anywhere and they don’t have to limit the number of universities in the way they

used to,” said McCoy. “The playing field is becoming more level. Internships, jobs, shadowing, all of those things take on a greater weight than just where you went to school.”

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10 | Nation & World. The DePaulia. October 1, 2018

Nation &World

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

SAUL LOEB | AP

What brought Kavanaugh and Ford in front of the Senate and what will come of it

By Marin Scott

“The default position is to take it with a grain of salt, either write it off as boys The hearings of Supreme Court will be boys or look at it as this was a long Nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. time ago and it has nothing to do with Christine Blasey Ford have solidified [Kavanaugh’s] judicial temperament today.”

The hearing itself was a moment partisan lines. With both Democrats and that will be remembered alongside the Republicans refusing to break ranks on the testimony of Anita Hill just decades controversial nominee, the vetting process before.

Like Hill, Ford was placed before a has included addressing everything from committee of Democrats and Republicans, him under oath to sexual assault allegations. each with their own agendas, to have her On Sept. 28, Ford testified in front allegations picked apart. of a Senate Committee about the alleged “When someone comes forward to trauma inflicted upon her by nominee testify their [sexual assault] experience, Kavanaugh. The hearing lasted about eight they’re essentially performing their hours, which included accounts from both pain and trauma for a public who is not Ford and Kavanaugh. guaranteed to believe them and for which While this is a hearing to go down in history, there have continually been justice may not follow,” Charlotte Byrd, a public allegations against those holding or DePaul University senior and co-founder of Students for Reproductive Justice on running for office not just campus, said. in this political cycle but in When thinking about dozens before it. the criticisms so many of the “Congress historically Republican senators aimed has never dealt well with at Ford during the hearing, this stuff,” Scott Hubbard, a Byrd discusses how difficult professor of Political Science it is for survivors of sexual at DePaul University and a assault to tell their stories Washington, D.C. political sooner. veteran, said. “At the end of “When someone, the day, the Senate is an old especially a woman, comes boys club.” forward accusing a man Hubbard explained the of sexual abuse, it’s a complexities of merging direct threat to patriarchal politics and sexual assault authority, and any threat allegations, in which to patriarchal authority is Scott Hubbard there are often little to no punishable.” witnesses other than the Political Science Despite allegations accused and the accuser.

Professor at DePaul against Kavanaugh from “It gets down to a ‘he two other women who said/she said’ conversation, knew him in college, Republicans remain and when you get into that point, then it grounded in their support for him while really does break down into ‘well who do Democrats demand further investigation you really believe’?” Hubbard said. “Then into the allegations. you get the tribalism coming out again…

However, in the final moments of Democrats are going to support one camp, the Senate Committee vote on Sept.

Republicans in another camp. And that’s 29, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake made a bold where the whole system breaks down.”

Nation & World Editor

"The default position is to take it with a grain of salt (...) write it off as boys will be boys (...)"

SAUL LOEB | AP A woman holds a sign outside Los Angeles City Hall during a protest against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Los Angeles.

bipartisan move by requesting a weeklong FBI investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh before sending the vote to the senate floor.

Despite Sen. Flake’s actions, groups such as the DePaul College Democrats remain critical of the senate’s next steps.

“By calling for an FBI investigation and delay on the Senate floor vote, Sen. Flake did the bare minimum,” Julia Golden, a member of the DePaul College Democrats, said. “Even so, Sen. Flake worked across the aisle with Sen. Coons, which is an important step toward bipartisanship in Congress.”

While the DePaul College Republicans were contacted multiple times to discuss the hearing, they did not respond.

With the exceptions of a few swing votes, Republicans and Democrats continue to be divided on the nominee.

Recounting the similarities between both the Thomas and Kavanaugh hearings Hubbard said, “It really polarized the D.C. policy community. There were those who believed in Anita Hill, and there were those who believed in Clarence Thomas. It really boiled down to which camp where you in?”

“The DePaul Democrats hope that Senators will think outside party lines in this vote,” Golden said. In explaining her hopes for the party’s next steps, she referenced what California Sen. Dianne

Feinstein stated in the hearing.

“This is not a trial of Dr. Ford, it’s a job interview for Judge Kavanaugh,” Feinstein said. “Is Brett Kavanaugh who we want on the most prestigious court in our country?

Is he the best we can do?”

With the FBI investigating the multiple allegations against Kavanaugh and an 1110 vote from the Senate Committee, the future of the nominee is hanging in the balance. However, Hubbard feels that the investigation will not change Republican opinion on the nominee.

“I don’t have a lot of faith within the Republican leadership in the Senate,” Hubbard said after deliberating what might come of the investigation. “The only reason they would allow for a delay for the investigation is only because they absolutely have to. If they fear losing a vote by pushing a vote too quickly, then they’ll delay. But they have no interest in prolonging this.”

“I’m mad, and I have a right to be,” Byrd said. She explained that her, Students for Reproductive Justice and so many others who watched the hearings are frustrated and ready to protest.

“Whenever he speaks in that nasty tone of outrage, all I can hear is, ‘How dare you threaten my power?’ Well, Brett Kavanaugh, I do. And I will not stop.”

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JASON LEE| AP

A resident stands on the roof of her house amidst flooding brought about by Typhoon Mangkhut which barreled into northeastern Philippines during the weekend and inundated low-lying areas in its 900-kilometer wide cloud band, in Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. With global temperatures rising, superstorms taking their deadly toll and a year-end deadline to firm up the Paris climate deal, leaders at this year’s U.N. General Assembly are feeling a sense of urgency to keep up the momentum on combating climate change.

Typhoons and hurricanes set to increase due to climate change, experts say

By Katelyn Henslin Contributing Writer

In the beginning of this month, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas flooded. At the same time, “superstorm” Typhoon Mangkhut, a Category 5 hurricane, made its way through the Philippines to Hong Kong, China. With powerful winds getting up to 550 miles per hour, Mangkhut has become one of the most deadly storms in the region’s history.

Each storm is causing large amounts of rainfall, leaving behind flooding, destruction and an rising death toll.

While the Carolinas are left in standing water, rainfall in the Philippines has caused large landslides that have buried over 60 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

Flooding and power outages have left over 5.7 million people affected by the typhoon. The last update of the death toll in the Philippines was reported by the Japan Times to be 80 and growing, as searchers continue to dig through the damage.

All news reports show these storms leaving damage to the cities they pass. The storms called typhoons in the Pacific, hurricanes in the Atlantic, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean are all the same-- tropical cyclones.

“There is no doubt that global warming is making tropical cyclones, including typhoons, larger, longer-lasting and wetter,” Rick Knight, a research coordinator at Citizens’ Climate Education in Chicago, said.

Warming of oceans by greenhouse gasses adds to moisture available for storms.

When paired with rising sea levels, these higher sea surface temperature can increase size and duration of the storm as well as how much rain it produces. When these storms are accompanied by such high moisture build up, large amounts of flooding are produced, as seen with Hurricane Florence, Knight explained.

However, there is also a natural phenomenon caused by climate change known as wind shear that suppresses cyclone formation in some regions.

“The link between tropical cyclones and climate change is complicated,” Mark Potosnak, an Environmental Science professor at DePaul University, said. “The consensus is that there may be fewer tropical cyclones with a warming planet, but that ones that do form will be more intense.”

Typhoon Mangkhut is the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan, the most powerful storm to have ever Mark Potosnak formed in the world, which touched down in the Philippines in 2013.

Professor of Environmental “Forecasts predict that continued warming Science at DePaul University will heighten the risk of the most destructive typhoons,” Knight said. “The resulting damage will harm both human life and property.”

“Extreme weather events like tropical cyclones demonstrate how vulnerable human society is,” Potosnak said. “In particular, it is often poor and vulnerable that suffer most.”

Countries like the Philippines that may have less access to resources are projected to see more tropical cyclones like the ones forming now.

“The climate is changing and human activity is responsible,” Flannery Winchester, the communications coordinator at Citizens’ Climate Lobby, said. For Flannery, it is important that we try to make changes in the way we respond to climate change as a nation and “reduce our carbon dioxide emissions which are driving climate change.”

Potosnak spoke of the difficulty in predicting these storms and their direct correlation to climate change. However, Knight and Winchester both agree that future storms will be stronger due to the drastic change in weather patterns.

For now, the Philippines is continuing rescue efforts, including evacuating over 1,200 residents in communities affected by landslides. The government of the island nation is

"There may be fewer tropical cyclones with a warming planet, but that ones that do form will be more intense."

VINCENT YU| AP Broken windows damaged by strong wind caused by Typhoon Mangkhut are seen on a high-rise building in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Typhoon Mangkhut, the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines this year, left dozens of people dead.

currently facing up to $116 million in damages to agriculture alone.

Superstorms such as Mangkhut have prompted the United Nations to have more discussions on how climate change leads to more intense storms and what can be done to lessen the damages done by them.

“Tropical cyclones like the one in China are projected to be more likely with climate change,” Knight said.

However, with greater divide amongst the world’s leaders over how climate change should be handled, it will take time to come to a compromise on the matter.

12 | Opinions. The DePaulia. Oct. 1, 2018

Opinions

The depressing nature of news Recent downturns in the news industry have perpetuated the use of grim language

By Daniel Schirmer Copy Editor

If you know a bit about journalism, perhaps you’re familiar with the old saying, “If it bleeds, it leads.” For those who are out of the loop, this saying refers to the idea that, basically, bad news—death, catastrophe, misfortune— commands the attention of readers more than good news.

If that sounds at all inaccurate, just look at the top stories of any circulated publication.

This year, headlines have irrefutably been dominated by violent crime, drug abuse, political scandal and sexual assault. I am not positing that such issues are undeserving of the coverage they currently receive. I am, however, posing a difficult question: Why do these topics comprise the overwhelming majority of news material?

Could it be because we’re primal beings who become excited by acts of aggression? Or because the world is overwhelmed with hostility and malevolence? Both are undoubtedly true to some extent, but Harvard psychology professor and bestselling author Steven Pinker makes a more comprehensive case on the subject in his most recent book, “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress.”

In his book, Pinker refers to a study conducted in 2011 by Dr. Kalev Leetaru, a renowned entrepreneur and data scientist. In the study, Leetaru applied a technique called “sentiment mining” to every article published in The New York Times between 1945 and 2005, and to an archive of translated articles and broadcasts from 130 countries between 1979 and 2010. Sentiment mining assesses the emotional tone of a text by recording the number and contexts of words with positive and negative connotations, such as good, bad, horrible and excellent. In 2016, Leetaru wrote an article for Forbes magazine containing the results of the study.

“Global news media has become steadily more negative over the last quarter century,” Leetaru writes. “The timeline below shows the standardized (Z-score) average monthly tone of global media collected by BBC Monitoring from January 1979 to July 2010, showing a nearly linear descent towards ever-greater negativity year over year.”

The results of the study are puzzling, especially when one considers the wealth of underreported good news that has come to light over the past few years. For instance, the Pew Research Center reported that property crime and violent crime in the U.S. have been falling steadily since the early 1990s; the World Bank reported that the global rate of extreme poverty dropped from 35.9 percent (1.9 billion people) in 1990 to 10 percent (736 million people) in 2015 (the most significant GRAPHICS BY ANNALISA BARANOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA decline in recorded human history); the UN’s annual human development index found that from 1990 to 2017 the average life expectancy

in sub-Saharan Africa rose from 49.7 years to 60.7 years due to improved nutrition and reduced child mortality rates; and the Lancet, a renowned medical journal funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, published a study revealing that obesity now poses a greater threat to humanity than starvation.

“As we care about more of humanity, we’re apt to mistake the harms around us for signs of how low the world sunk rather than how high our standards have risen,” Pinker writes.

Language plays a fundamental role in how the news shapes our perception of the world.

If news coverage is becoming increasingly rife with morose language, then it’s perfectly understandable why more encouraging findings seem to go largely unnoticed.

“It is critically important to recognize that the world’s news media is not an unbiased and complete record of society, nor does it provide a uniform and standardized view across nations,” Leetaru continues. “The presses of each city around the world reflect and internalize global and local events and narratives for their respective audiences … The tone of news coverage (and social media) does not necessarily reflect the emotional state of those within an area, nor is computerized sentiment mining without its limitations.”

DePaul senior Ollie Kahveci thinks that advancements in technology have played a vital role in promoting sensationalized news coverage.

“Technology has increased the amount of media that we’re exposed to to the point that we’re becoming numb to it,” Kahveci said. “In order to get the same stimulation the stories have to be more disturbing and violent than ever before.”

Findings from the Pew Research Center show that while the number of people who get news from online sources, social media, apps and podcasts is rising steadily, newspaper circulation and viewership of cable news continue to plummet. Moreover, advertising and circulation revenue of the newspaper industry has dropped by about 66 percent over the last 12 years.

If an industry is in danger, it must necessitate itself to consumers in order to stay afloat. But for the news industry, earning a profit through online readership is a far more complex process than selling a single, tangible product like a newspaper. This means that catching the attention of readers and viewers by any means necessary becomes the top priority.

However, this is not a sustainable tactic in the long-run. Sooner or later, the consumers will realize the game that is being played.

As the statistics clearly show, more and more people are turning away from traditional mainstream news outlets and toward more alternative, independent and unconventional sources. If the news industry wants to survive, it must ditch its futile, opportunistic strategies and figure out a way to rebirth itself during an age when online content has become the new normal.

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

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Getting to the roo When it comes to kratom, the legal opioid substitute, the benefits outweigh the costs GRAPHICS BY ANNALISA BARANOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA

PHOTO COURTESY OF MACKENZIE MURTAUGH

Kratom looks similar, the finely ground green tea. The strains of kratom include red vein, calming; white vein, known as a mood enhancer; and green vein, somewhere in between the two.

By Molly O'Mera Contributing Writer

In 2018, America finds itself in the unique position of a state-by-state cannabis prohibition while also fighting one of the largest drug crises in the country's history - the opioid epidemic. A new, breakout drug in the market could become a key player in both sides of the conversation for drug reform.

Kratom, the legal and sometimes over-thecounter herb, is native to Southeast Asia and found on trees in the coffee family, where its medicinal use has been documented for centuries.

It is from these countries, primarily Vietnam, that kratom is imported to the United States to end up on store shelves. The substance is usually shipped in powdered form to be consumed through capsules, food or tea. Users report an earthy taste of matcha or green tea.

The past two years have brought an increase in the popularity and accessibility of kratom, which offers users a safer and healthier alternative to more harmful, addictive substances. Kratom has been used in different parts of the world for a long time, but its recent trendiness in the United States amidst a national opioid crisis has sparked fresh debates on the drug’s possible benefits, effects and risks consumers might not be aware of.

Although the drug has been available for decades, consumption and sales of kratom in the United States have grown greatly in the past two years. This was, in part, due to the backlash against a 2016 DEA proposal to classify kratom with opioids like heroin. Those who use kratom for medicinal purposes responded swiftly, forming a National Kratom Association and drawing media attention to their cause. In an unprecedented move, the DEA reversed their decision, sparking interest in the possible benefits of the previously little-known drug.

Relative to other opioids, kratom is far less likely to create a dependency, which makes it a possible alternative for opiate addicts and those who seek pain relief but do not want to rely on prescription medication. “People use it to wean off of other drugs,” said Gisele Ortiz, a 4-year sales associate at Diffused Galleria, where kratom is sold in raw form and with CBD additives. “It is not addictive, and you can’t overdose. But you can build up a tolerance very quickly.”

Ortiz is correct that a fatal overdose of kratom is virtually impossible, but an overdose in the form of overconsumption gives users effects of dehydration, nausea and fatigue. When a user begins to build a tolerance, these side effects grow stronger with higher dosage.

Although it’s possible to develop an addiction to anything, are some drugs truly worse than others? Or in seeking a less harmful substance to abuse, are we just trading out one problem for a different one?

It’s impossible to group addicts together and say whether a solution can or can’t work for everyone. What is important is to give people options for different scenarios, make them as safe as possible and educate, allowing them to make the best decision for themselves and their own bodies.

Kratom is no miracle drug. Its side effects are numerous, users build a tolerance quickly, and the lack of government oversight in kratom production and imports means the product can be very different depending on where or who you buy it from. But compared to other drugs that have picked up popularity in the past few years, such as K2, Spice and other synthetic cannabinoids, kratom is a far safer option for addicts. It is natural, and its use has been observed and documented outside of the Western world for centuries. As long as we stay educated as users, there's no reason the drug should be

taken off of shelves when thousands of people rely on kratom to lead healthier, fuller lives.

Ortiz says her clientele at their sleek Wicker Park location are seeking kratom more often for medicinal purposes and as an alternative to “a variety of drugs” from Adderall to heroin. What can confuse first-time users of the drug is how it can behave as both a stimulant and a sedative depending on dosage and strain. Diffused offers different strains of Kratom assigned by a color scale which specifies the type of high that can be expected. Ortiz still admits, “How someone will feel, that depends on the person, and their tolerance, and the original source of the kratom powder.”

“We had to do a lot of our own research,” Ortiz said. “Not every kratom supplier is trustworthy, not all the research is accurate, and we don’t want to give people the wrong information.”

“I don’t think it’s an inherently dangerous thing. It’s just a slippery slope.” said Angie, a DePaul senior who tried kratom recreationally for the first time this summer. “The effects are pretty mild right away, so you start to feel okay taking more and more. I started off with one gram, which felt fine for me. After a few times, I was taking three grams to feel the same as when I first started. I noticed the effects start to change, and it went from awake and euphoric to more foggy and sedated.”

Like Angie, many Chicagoans may not have heard of kratom until shiny, new start-up stores started popping up on the city’s north and west sides. As kratom becomes more accessible, its medicinal uses could bring a safer alternative into the lives of many addicts. The novelty, trendiness and accessibility of kratom, though, might make it harder for recreational consumers to see any adverse effects.

14 | Focus. The DePaulia. Oct. 1, 2018

Focus

Death of the cashier The AmazonGo store ushers in the era of cashierless stores Story by Yamini Bangarusamy Photos by Jonathan Aguilar Focus Editor & Photographer

Consumers in 2018 have a vastly different retail experience than consumers from a mere ten years ago. Affordable taxis arrive within seconds, packages are delivered to your doorstep in less than 48 hours, and food from virtually any restaurant can be personally delivered into your hands.

The latest in this trend to satisfy the modern consumer’s need for instant gratification is cashierless stores. There are different tiers to the concept of cashierless stores.

Stores like Walmart are testing processes that allow consumers to skip the checkout line by scanning and paying for their purchases via a mobile application. A more elaborate idea is being pioneered by retail giant Amazon, the creator of the AmazonGo store, the latest of which has just opened its doors in Chicago.

AmazonGo stores utilize “just walk out” technology that allows consumers to walk in, pick up what they need and walk out.

Although the process seems simple, there’s a lot of technology working behind the scenes to ensure a seamless experience for consumers. Each customer is assigned a QR code once they sign up for an account via a smartphone. Consumers scan the code to enter the store. The store utilizes computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning algorithms to track when a consumer picks up an item or replaces it on the shelf. Payment for their purchase is automatically deducted from their Amazon account. The employees at the AmazonGo store note that consumers are enamored with how easily and quickly they can shop for groceries or pick up a meal.

Jaime Ruvalcaba, a manger at the Chicago location, said “the AmazonGo app even tracks how long consumers spend in the store.

After work yesterday, I rushed back into the store to grab some groceries before heading home. My trip time was just 11 seconds, much quicker than if I had to stand in line like at a traditional store.”

He goes on further to debunk the notion that cashierless stores spell job loss for retail workers.

“Employees will still be present on-site to help consumers navigate the store and make the best shopping choices,” Ruvalcaba said.

Ashlyne Wilson, former DePaul student who works in the building that houses the AmazonGo store, said “employees have more

time to help me out with shopping because they don’t need to be at a cash register.”

Speaking to this emerging trend in consumer convenience, Jim Mourey, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing at DePaul, said “the idea of walking into a store, grabbing what you want, and then walking out is Jetsons-level futurism. Consumers love experiencing that sort of novelty and innovation.”

“Given that consumers have grown accustomed to convenience in just about every area of life, it only makes sense that we will start seeing innovative ways to make life easier for people in just about every domain,” Mourey said. “This makes grocery shopping a tad bit easier, and that’s the direction in which we will continue to move. A natural extension of this technology could be into clothing stores or more diverse stores like what you would expect of Target.”

“The technology exists to make shopping easier in a variety of retail contexts, so it’s probably just a matter of time until we see comparable conveniences in other retail settings, as well,” Mourey said.

For all the novelty and conveniences that cashierless stores promise, it is unequivocally accompanied by certain disadvantages. Shifting greater power into the hands of technology comes at the cost of increased security risks and likelihood of technological failures.

The primary security concern with cashierless technology is vulnerability to hackers. When the entire billing and payments process is controlled via technology, and without any manual error-checking, it immediately becomes an attractive target for hackers looking to compromise the system for sheer novelty or actually malicious intentions.

Theft is another concern that has the potential to mar the reputation of cashierless stores. Although machine learning technology at cashierless stores is cutting edge and expected to make remarkable strides in the coming years, a certain margin of error exists (e.g. out of n number of shoppers at a cashierless store, at least one shopper runs the risk of being billed incorrectly or not being billed at all). According to Amazon’s PR department, the probability of this occurrence is quite low, but the existence of this vulnerability is more

reason for hackers to track and exploit it.

Even the noblest of consumers are reticent to shop at the AmazonGo store fearing that a technological snafu could brand them as a shoplifter. This sentiment is reminiscent of a case in 2012 when an 18-year-old Apple customer was jailed for improperly using the mobile application to pay for his purchase at the Apple store. The customer forgot to click the final “complete transaction” button, and he had to spend the night in jail. Certain shoppers exit cautiously so as not to seem like a shoplifter while others ask employees for permission to leave the store.

Until “just walk out” technology is more widely accepted by consumers, a certain sense of restraint and reluctance prevails among shoppers.

Lastly, no clear cut solution exists for the case of consuming products in-store and replacing them on the shelf. Cashierless stores operate on the honor system and employees will patrol the premises. However, a sly shopper may be able to get away scot free by consuming a product and putting it back on the shelf. He would not be billed for the product since the sensors calculate that the item was put back. This undoubtedly presents a problem for the other shoppers as well, since they might pick up a half-consumed bottle of kombucha tea.

Regardless of the various pros and cons attached to the concept of cashierless stores, these developments are in direct response to the modern customer’s need to preserve their time and maximize convenience. It will be interesting to see what other domains adopt “just walk out” technology and how they will transform the retail landscape as we know it.

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16 | Arts & Life. The DePaulia. Oct. 1, 2018

Arts & Life Courier 12 Screenwriting conference sees biggest year yet

PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIE BURJEK

Brad Riddell, an event organizer and screenwriting professor, leads a discussion with Allison Raskin, a multi-talented artist with a successful YouTube channel and book.

By Michael Brzezinski Contributing Writer

Saturday saw what director and DePaul professor Wendy Roderweiss has described as “the biggest and most challenging event in the CDM.” That event was Courier 12, a five-panel conference tailored specifically for screenwriting majors and other CDM students to connect with industry professionals and other entrepreneurs in entertainment.

This marks the third annual Courier 12 conference, which Brad Riddell, an event organizer and screenwriting professor, says is the “most exciting.”

“We’re covering a lot of ground this year,” Riddell said. “Through the years we’ve had a number of Emmy winners and Academy Award winners. This year, we have a very diverse set of panelists that range from writers from sketch comedy, hit TV shows and big blockbuster movies.

It’s just a really great way to bring Chicago writers together.”

Riddell kicked off the conference with an introductory anecdote about legendary filmmaker Frank Capra and his crew of writers and concluded with, “Without our work, nobody works.”

The first panel for the conference was titled “An Improvised Life Through Hollywood” and it featured Trevor Albert and Dick Blasucci discussing their own unconventional success stories in the business.

Albert discussed how he charted a complex path through becoming an assistant to Barbara Streisand's poodle to assisting her then-boyfriend Jon Peters at Warner Brothers, which then landed him a gig on the set of “Caddyshack” as the assistant of the film’s director, Harold Ramis. Albert stressed how Ramis demonstrated “The Second City Way” in always being open and accepting of collaboration on his sets.

Blasucci talked about how his friendship with John Belushi ended him up with a gig at The Second City and how that gig snowballed into writing work on acclaimed sketch shows like “SCTV,” “MADtv” and “Muppets Tonight.”

Albert and Blasucci concluded that “there is no two stories that are the same when it comes to making it in the industry.”

While the panel was full of one-liners and funny banter, Albert and Blasucci hit solid, poignant notes frequently. Notes

such as to be open to the unexpected, to always work for the good of the show, to write what you think is funny, to play down to your audience and to seek out mentor figures like they had with Ramis and Belushi.

“It’s not about being funny or smart,” Albert said. “It’s about doing it.”

The second panel was titled “The YouTube Launchpad.” This panel was a discussion between Riddell and popular YouTuber/podcaster/author Allison Raskin on the evolving platforms for creators in the entertainment industry. The panel started with a video from Raskin’s YouTube channel with her partner Gaby Dunn called “Just Between Us.” The channel focuses on couch discussion and sketches created by Dunn and Raskin.

Raskin discussed how her experience in film school and building her YouTube channel helped her realize she was a commodity. She used this to spread out her creative inputs into writing her book “I Hate Everyone But You” (in the panel Raskin also let it slip that she’s working on a sequel titled “Please Send Help”) and creating her own comedic soap opera podcast titled “Gossip,” which Raskin stated is the one thing people should turn to to best understand her as an artist.

When I asked Raskin after the panel what she hopes a student’s main takeaway from her panel would be, she said, “I think that you just need to have a lot of projects and also it’s a numbers game so the more you have it’s okay the more that fail. Cause you’ll have some that make it through.”

The strong thread connecting the panels was simply doing the work, and it was no different with Raskin.

“Know your voice, believe your voice, and get the work done,” she said.

The third panel was titled “The Culture of the Writers Room” - a discussion with television writing and production professor Jose Soto and “Jane the Virgin” writer Rafael Agustin.

The panel was mostly focused on Agustin’s complex and emotional journey to getting into the business. Agustin said “I was the All-American high school student, except one thing.” This “thing” is the fact that when he was 17-years-old, Agustin discovered he was an undocumented immigrant. Because of this, he had to attend Mt. San Antonio College while he waited for his citizenship papers.

It was at Mt. SAC that Agustin said

he discovered theater and his love for entertainment. After maxing out his credits, Agustin finally received his green card and his acceptance into UCLA. Agustin talked further about his work, such as his play NWC, something that he described as “a social justice comedy piece telling the personal stories of race in America.”

The most emotional moment of the panel came when Agustin talked about being the Alumnus of the Year for Mt. SAC. After giving a long heartfelt speech, he was welcomed off-stage by a large group of undocumented students. It was that moment that Agustin says he realized he had “to write us into existence,” a phrase he repeated a few more time throughout the panel.

Agustin’s way of writing them into existence is his newest project indevelopment tentatively titled “Illegal,” a show he describes as “‘The Wonder Years’ for undocumented immigrants.”

He workshopped the show for a full year with the Sundance Institute and garnered support from “Jane the Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez.

After the panel, Agustin said, “Everyone has a story. It’s about just like who is empowered enough to tell their story. Who has taken the time to develop and to craft and to tell their story,” he continued. “I once heard from a professor that you don’t become a good writer until you’re like in your 40s because you either have a lot to say but you don’t know the craft or you know the craft but you have nothing to say.”

The fourth panel was “How to Win an Emmy” with Anna Marie Hozion and Megan Amram. Amram was a writer on the popular sitcom “Parks and Recreation” and currently writes for “The Good Place.”

She has garnered a lot of fame for her Twitter page and her recent grassroots campaign to win an Emmy for her web series “An Emmy for Megan.”

In the panel, Amram came out wearing an Emmys T-Shirt as a memento of her successful FYC campaign. Amram discussed with Hozion her career in comedy writing from the 2011 Oscars to “The Simpsons” and now “The Good Place.” In my brief interview with her, Amram discussed how her popular Twitter presence brought her to DePaul, saying that it was because of a shoutout from a random user named “Ellie.”

A big thing Amram focused on was looking at what you are personally obsessed with and making comedy or entertainment out of it. “I think that my piece of advice is to write about something that you care about and that makes you feel something,” she said. “You know, a lot of people can write funny jokes but writing something that connects with people is what’s gonna make you stand out.”

The fifth and final panel was “Finding A Quiet Place” featuring the screenwriters Bryan Woods and Scott Beck with Scott Meyers of the 2018 blockbuster hit “A Quiet Place.” Woods and Beck have been best friends since childhood and together they embarked on what they referred to as a “grassroots film education,” making their own creative and distinct short films.

Both Woods and Beck went on to attend the University of Iowa where they developed the idea of a silent film centered on a grieving family in a world of monsters.

That script was only fifteen pages long and went on to become “A Quiet Place” as an unconventional, sixty-seven paged script that sold to Platinum Dunes and Paramount in a quick green light process.

Now Woods and Beck are developing projects with the likes of Stephen King and Eli Roth and focusing on trying to bring more filmmaking back to the Midwest.

When I asked Beck what advice he might have for other Midwestern people looking to get into the industry he said, “Follow what you’re passionate about and make sure that’s at the forefront of kinda every decision you make. And know that you’re gonna fall on your face but that doesn’t mean anything other than like that’s part of the process. You can keep on going and you’re going to find some sort of success.”

This year’s Courier 12 ended up being an anthem for unconventional paths to success in the industry shared with a few diverse, creative and unique voices. After the event, I asked Riddell how he thought it went. “I think every year I think it can’t get better and it always does. And I think that’s a testament to our faculty who work hard to bring relevant artists to the school that people want to hear from and to the student workers who give up days and days of time to make this happen and then just to the amazing people who come out to hear,” he said. “We have plans to continue with Courier 12 and make it even bigger and better.”

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Dick Blasucci, a producer and writer known largely for his work on "MADtv," takes the stage at the Courier 12 conference to discuss his journey to success in a notoriously harsh industry.

Blasucci was joined onstage

by Trevor Albert, one of the producers of "Groundhog Day." They discussed their unconventional journeys to success in Hollywood, emphasizing that hard work, friends and mentors are key.

Perhaps most importantly they acknowledged that everyone's story of success in the industry is different and there is no clear path to follow.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIE BURJEK

PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIE BURJEK

Not only do many CDM students attend the event, some also work hard to make sure that it runs smoothly. Left: a student operates a camera filming the conference. Furthermore, not only is the conference valuable for prospective screenwriters, it also provides hands-on experience for students organizing and running the event. Right: A student mingles with his peers during a break between speakers.

Many of the students in attendance took notes throughout the conference, hoping to apply the advice and recommendations from these professionals to their own lives and careers. The annual conference allows students to get valuable information and real-world guidance as they embark on their own careers postgraduation.

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"The House with a Clock in its Walls" is fun but forgettable

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Left to right, Cate Blanchett, Sunny Soljic and Jack Black star in the new fantasy film "The House with a clockin its Walls."

By Garret Neal Staff Writer

The problem with having a six-foot tall poster of an unreleased movie on your wall, is that if the movie stinks, you have to take it down. Luckily, “The House with a Clock in its Walls” was enjoyable enough for me to leave that giant poster up for at least a little while longer.

The film begins with our main character, Lewis (Owen Vaccaro, from the “Daddy’s Home” franchise), taking a bus to New Zebedee, Michigan. Following his parents death via car crash, Lewis reads over a letter from his Uncle Jonathan (Jack Black), who he’ll now be staying with. Once in New Zebedee, Lewis meets his uncle and his friend, Florence Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett). It becomes immediately clear that something in the house is not quite right, though, perhaps it was the hundreds of clocks everywhere that tipped him off.

Eventually, Lewis discovers that Jonathan and Florence are wizards. And the reason for all the clocks? The previous owner of the house, also a wizard, left a clock in the wall that ticks really loudly. The extra clocks are meant to drown it out. The giant clock is counting down to somethingto what Florence and Jonathan aren’t sure, but they know it can’t be good.

The film was intriguing because the trailers immediately gave me a similar vibe to the enjoyable 2015 “Goosebumps” film.

Both have Jack Black (one of my favorites), both are based off a classic children’s book series and they seemed to share that eerie, yet humorous tone (there’s got to be a word for that). It didn’t break any boundaries and is easy family fun. I was hoping for something similar here.

“House” delivered far more on the scares than expected; directed by Eli Roth, whose trademark is gorefest horror flicks, the extra creepiness should come as no surprise. The horror is established early on when Lewis first walks up to his uncle’s house, which looks like it jumped

Soljic plays an orhpan who is taken in by his eccentric uncle, played by Jack Black. off the page of a Haunted Mansion concept drawing. When Lewis starts exploring the house at night, the clocks echo eerily off the walls and where once birds chirped, devilish faces jump out at the audience.

Later in the film, Lewis travels to a graveyard, and while the jump scares are lighter here, Roth does a great job injecting a harrowing atmosphere. Though the extra scares added to the appeal it seemed on the harsher side of something advertised as fun for all ages.

Some whimsical moments do try to balance the scares. After facing the Haunted Mansion façade and entering the building, Lewis is greeted with a cavernous space filled with all sorts of magnificent odds and ends (and many clocks). This moment was accompanied by the one piece of score that stood out- drawing the audience back to the moment of wonderful discovery when Harry Potter first travels to Diagon Alley.

Though the feeling lasted much longer and was much stronger in “Harry Potter”, it was a great moment nonetheless. There are a

handful of similar moments throughout the film, such as when Lewis discovers magic or when he gets to walk amongst the stars. These moments help to attain the “Goosebumps” scary-funny zone to moderate success.

My most anticipated part of the film was Jack Black, who shines as he does in his other roles in similar family films. In one scene, Jonathan’s neighbor complains to him about his early morning saxophone sessions. Jonathan responds with, “I’ll try to keep it down around 3 a.m., but thems my best jammin’ hours!” It had me chuckling, visualizing a saxaphone-playing version of his character in “School of Rock.”

Admittedly, the interactions between Black and Blanchett were the best parts of the film. The two friends are generally found providing the humor, bouncing semi-clever insults off each other. They also, however, provided the one scene in the film that hit home emotionally. Both actors smoothly transition from their playful spats to full-on arguments that

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leave one steamed and one stamped-out.

It never meshes into any sort of masterpiece, but that wasn’t expected.

The plot gets needlessly convoluted as the film progresses. There are a few side plots that felt extremely shoe-horned in and the characters as a whole were forgettable.

Jack Black and Cate Blanchett never fully shirk their celebrity status to disappear into the roles of Jonathan and Florence. The humor was nice, but I was never overcome with laughter. And the whimsy/scary combo never meshes as it does so well in “Goosebumps.”

In the end, I did like “Goosebumps” better, but still enjoyed this. And if anyone expected this to be a masterpiece, I’d like to know why. “The House with a Clock in its Walls” delivers a satisfactory, if mostly forgettable family experience that can hold folks over until awards season later in the year. And if you love Jack Black like me, “House” might be a little more than that.

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Michael Kors to buy Versace

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Donatella Versace on stage during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy on Sept. 21. The sale comes nearly a year and a half after Kors bought high-end shoemaker Jimmy Choo.

By Hailey Hinton Contributing Writer

Michael Kors is expected to buy Versace for $2.1 billion as stated last week, but questions arise of whether this news will help or hurt the company due to the drastic difference in overall design and target audience of both brands.

Irene Pavlidis, a sophomore at DePaul and follower of all things fashion, thinks this news will have little to no impact on Versace’s brand stylistically. “I do think clients will be lost, but I don’t think people understand what buying a company means,” she said. “Michael Kors bought Jimmy Choo only a year ago, and the Jimmy Choo classic heel hasn’t changed.”

Tiffany Stack, a senior at DePaul who has worked in the fashion industry for two years, took a different angle. “I don’t think that Versace will necessarily lose clients,

but there is a lot of pressure on Michael Kors. People have come to expect a certain style and quality from Versace. MK has to keep that up, otherwise they can expect a drop in sales,” Stack said.

Donatella Versace has been running the company since her brother Gianni Versace’s death in 1997. Donatella posted about the news via Instagram on Sept. 27, “I also wanted to reassure you that Versace will remain ITALIAN, made in Italy and that it will keep its GLAMOUR, DARING and INCLUSIVE attitude that have made you all love it.”

Joel Whalen, a marketing professor at DePaul, talked about talent in regard to Michael Kors. “I think one of the problems that many organizations have, is that they don’t appreciate that they are talent-driven organizations,” he said. “And the people without talent tend to form a bureaucracy

in large organizations. They don’t trust talent because they don’t understand talent, they don’t have talent, they only know how to follow rules.”

Another concern about the brand being bought, is that Versace will “cheapen” due to the way it is marketed compared to the way Michael Kors is marketed. “I’m sure the creative departments of Versace will stay. I doubt Donatella would allow for Kors to implement his middle-class influence on someone as reputable as Versace,” Pavlidis said.

Stack has a different perspective. “Right when I heard the news, I thought less of Versace–I have always thought of Michael Kors as tacky. Not to be dramatic, but Gianni Versace didn’t die for his beautiful, iconic, and elegant brand to be sold to some gaudy fallen designer,” she said.

However, Whalen acknowledges

that historically, brands merging doesn’t necessarily translate to brand changes. “I think as long as they realize each brand is unique and it deals with different customers who have different expectations for what the product delivers, it can deliver a different experience for Versace vs.

Michael Kors,” Whalen said. “I think in the fashion industry, they have such a strong tradition of understanding the importance of talent, and talent prevails.”

Stack and Pavlidis expressed some final thoughts about the news. “The best thing MK could do in my opinion, is to let Versace operate as a separate entity, with a few collaborative pieces thrown in,” Stack said. Pavlidis added, “Michael Kors is attempting to become a parent company.

It isn’t trying to bring the name [Versace] down to the middle class.”

Now, Now join St. Lucia at Concord Music Hall

By Sabrina Miresse Contributing Writer

Indie-rock duo Now, Now will hit the Concord Music Hall stage Oct. 3 as the opening act for 80’s pop group St. Lucia.

What makes indie-rock band Now, Now’s 2018 album “Saved” stand out from the others? Simply put, artists Cacie Dalager and Brad Hale are all about being themselves.

Formed in Minnesota in the mid2000’s, Now, Now pairs acoustic guitar and synths with ‘90’s alt-rock inspiration to create a unique emo-pop sound. The pair has clearly moved forward from their previous anxious and dim sounding material to open up and release a more pop-infused sound. “[The album] is more straightforward and more honest lyrically. There’s less hiding behind metaphorical phrasing and stuff like that… I’m, in general, way happier with it,” Dalager states.

Now, Now’s latest, “Saved” is the band’s first album in 6 years. “We learned a lot over the years in a technical way… We produced

almost the whole thing by ourselves,” Hale said regarding the development of “Saved.”

The band is more exposed in this album and the project was approached in a completely different light than the past records the band released. Dalager explained it as the band asking themselves, “What do we like?” and, “What gets us excited about music?”

This new attitude and overall sound will pair them well with indie-pop band St. Lucia.

NPR stated that the band’s song “SGL” from “Saved” “marks a grand re-entrance for Now, Now — it's going to be an instant classic.”

Songs of Now, Now’s past may have felt closed off, but the band’s latest album provides sounds of true lyrical and musical freedom and experimentation.

Fans should expect lots of crowd interaction during Now, Now’s performance at Concord Music Hall.

This all ages show is set for 8 p.m. with tickets priced at roughly $32.00.

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Cacie Dalager and Brad Hale comprise the indie-rock duo Now, Now.

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Michael Moore’s impassioned battle cry

By Michael Brzezinski Contributing Writer

Election Night 2016 remains one of the most shocking moments in contemporary American history almost two years later.

One is still able to vividly recall watching TV that night and seeing the Hillary supporters tearfully look upon the election results as Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” plays among them. The outcome of the 2016 election was a shock to just about everyone in the world except for one man, Michael Moore.

Having made a high-profile career out of documentaries that confront many political pressure points ranging from gun control to healthcare to the economy, Moore has always come out as a true champion of the people. This quality has never been more prevalent than in his latest ambitious endeavor, “Fahrenheit 11/9.”

Moore kicks off this film with a recap of that fateful election night, cutting between clips of horrified Clinton supporters and overjoyed Trump supporters with an operatic composition blasting over it. It’s a fittingly tongue-in-cheek way of portraying an event that is often reflected upon as a tragedy.

After that point in the film, Moore goes for the throat of everyone who leads the American political system. This is not the simple, vapid hit piece that the posters and trailers may lead you to believe. It’s an elaborate, messy look at the elites who keep us in the same cycle of political distrust.

The structure of the film, though, is messy. Moore not so seamlessly goes from topics in a jarring fashion. While his analyses can be eye-opening and valuable, it’s impossible to not think about how much more impactful it would be had the film had a bit more of a steady pace and flow.

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Michael Moore has made a career from creating provocative documentaries looking at the biggest social problems today.

One moment, Moore half-jokingly hints at an incestuous relationship between President Trump and his daughter, Ivanka.

The next, he is placing the audience right in the heart of the Flint water crisis. Having the ambition to paint a portrait of all of the political injustices in a certain era can be a double-edged sword, and a lack of structure is almost always on the bad side of that sword.

Surprisingly, the Trump commentary here is the weakest aspect. It comes across as a rehash of points and jokes that people like Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher already make on a regular basis.

Thankfully Moore seems aware of this and doesn’t spend a ton of energy on this.

Moore’s angry energy is stored almost entirely for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

The most enraging and emotional moments of the film come when Moore

explores, in stark detail, the injustice and negligence surrounding the Flint water crisis. One of the most unsettling lines in the film comes from when Moore refers to the crisis as a “slow-moving ethnic cleansing.”

The water crisis is revealed to just be the tip of the iceberg for Flint’s troubles. Moore uses raw cell phone and home video footage to reveal to the audience that the U.S. Army used Flint as a military training ground for urban warfare without any warning to the residents of the city.

It is genuinely difficult to not let these things keep you down while watching the film but the doom and gloom of the Trump era is not Moore’s main thesis, it’s that democracy can only exist as long as we all participate in the change we want to see.

The majority of “Fahrenheit 11/9” is spent analyzing those who set out to make positive change in our nation. Moore

interviews maverick political figures like New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, West Virginia's Richard Ojeda, Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and the Parkland students, namely Emma Gonzalez. The moments where Moore actively encourages his audience to go out there and make change is where you can feel his energy and disarming optimism.

Moore did not make this film to try to convince or convert any people who share opposing views. He knows there is no point in that. Moore made this film as a plea to his followers to be inspired and to make the world what they want it to be. Messy and overstuffed as the film may be, it is impossible not to be swept up in Moore’s battle cry for improvement. This is old school angry Michael Moore and we need him now more than ever.

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what’s FRESH on HBO

The Shape of Water

Pitch Perfect 3

One of the most popular films this award season, “The Shape of Water” has finally landed on HBO. Set in Baltimore in the1960s, a top secret research facility is holding in captivity a strange amphibious creature with whom a young lonely janitor forms a very unique bond.

A movie that couldn’t be more different than the Awards Season movies that have flooded onto HBO this month, “Pitch Perfect 3” is the final installment in the family-friendly and wildly popular “Pitch Perfect” franchise led by Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow.

Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Michael Shannon comprise the incredible cast. Fittingly, Guillermo del Toro won the Academy Award for directing in January and Hawkins and Spencer drew nominations for their performances. Most notably, the music sets a backdrop for the film and stands out, specifically during the romantic moments.

Starring the same ladies who comprised the Barden Bellas in the past two movies, the group left off with most of the girls graduating and moving on with their lives. Three years later, they reunite to perform at a competition on an overseas USO tour, setting the scene for “Pitch Perfect 3.” The only thing in their way are other performers on the tour using instruments to take their vocals to another level, a problem they had yet to face.

In the case of many of my colleagues here at The DePaulia who have seen “The Shape of Water,” multiple viewings are encouraged and somewhat inevitable given just how great this film is.

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Infused with the same balance of music and comedic absurdity as the first two films, “Pitch Perfect 3” is sure to fill the Fat Amy sized hole in your heart.

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In theaters & upcoming films Sept. 21 "The House with a Clock in Its Wall" An orphan joins his magical uncle as they locate a magical clock that can bring about the end of the world.

Stars: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett

Sept. 28 "Smallfoot" A yeti becomes conviced that creatures known as "humans" really do exist.

Stars: Channing Tatum, Zendaya, James Corden

Sept. 21 “Life Itself” The unexpected twists in the lives of a young couple causes ripples across the world.

Stars: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening

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“Venom” After merging with the alien Venom, Eddie Brock must learn to control his new superhuman strength and power.

Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams

Sept. 28 “Night School” A man goes to night school and must overcome unforseen obstacles to get his GED.

Oct. 5 “A Star is Born” A musician in a downward spiral helps a young singer and actress find fame.

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By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

It’s officially the month of spook and, fittingly, the first week is forecast to be dark and rainy. However, that doesn’t make that weather any more pleasant as you carry on with your daily tasks. There’s really nothing quite like the smell of a humid ‘L’ car to humble you and have you reminiscing about the summertime when the train cars were suffocatingly hot but dry nonetheless. To accompany the dreary week ahead, I have compiled a few songs that fit with the weather like fine wine and cheese - mildly sad but good enough to listen to in any mood.

1. “Pretty Little Fears (ft. J. Cole)" - 6LACK Fresh off his new album “East Atlanta Love Letter,” 6LACK teams up with J. Cole, the master of emotional rap, for the first time. In the slow and smooth song, 6LACK discusses a past relationship and Cole raps about the relationship he has with his wife. While these artists each have distinct sounds to their music, they come together to masterfully create “Pretty Little Fears,” arguably the best song on 6LACK’s album. Melodic humming and subdued vocals make this song perfect for a rainy day.

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2. “Tequila” - Dan + Shay Country duo Dan + Shay released this powerhouse piano ballad in January and it has been on virtually every country radio station since. The guys sing about a lost love and the one thing that brings all those feelings back to the surface - tequila. Effortlessly relatable and impossibly catchy, “Tequila” has taken Dan + Shay’s career to new heights. Something about cloudy days also serve to bring all those feelings back to the surface, making this song a perfect match.

Across 1. Luxurious health retreats 5. Rubber tube 9. City near Great Salt Lake 14. Walesa of Poland 15. Great Lake 16. 66, for one 17. Geometry calculation 18. 100 dinars 19. Athletic shoe department 20. Stuffed things 23. Head out to sea 24. Line up the crosshairs 25. Abscam investigator 28. Well-chilled 31. Banned bug-killer 34. Permitted by law 36. “___ for the money ...”

37. Callas number 38. Stuffed things 42. Insect feeler 43. “Are we there __?”

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“Unsteady” X Ambassadors Undoubtedly the saddest in the bunch, “Unsteady” tells the story of a child witnessing his parents’ relationship struggles that may result in a divorce. The song sees the child battle fear and uncertainty in the face of these changes but remain strong for his parents. Considering the divorce rate in the U.S. is about 50 percent, this song is prime to resonate with at least a few people reading this. So, if you’re like me and want to choose a rainy day to remember your parents’ divorce, this song's for you.

45. Crafty, like a fox 46. Become extinct 49. How-__ (indstructional books) 50. Cafeteria dispenser 51. “If all ___ fails” 53. Stuffed things 61. Lacking human warmth 62. Early bird’s breakfast 63. Pesky insect 64. European ermine 65. Garden with a snake 66. Volcanic discharge 67. Wrongful acts, in law 68. Hindu outfit 69. Picture pitcher Down 1. Noisy closing 2. Andean land 3. “Bullets,” to a poker player 4. Persian pooh-bahs 5. Medal-worthy

4. “Hold Back the River” James Bay On his meteoric rise to stardom, English artist James Bay quickly felt isolated by the fame. As a result of missing his family and friends, Bay wrote “Hold Back the River,” a slow but powerful ballad, after his first headlining gig in London.

Following the show, after everyone had left, Bay realized he was once again alone. What came next became his biggest song to date, with “Hold Back the River” going platinum before his album was even released. If loneliness and anxiety aren't perfect for clouds and rain, I don't know what is.

6. Baltimore pro 7. “The King and I” kingdom 8. Sea wrigglers 9. Prom dress ornament, often 10. Robot of Jewish folklore 11. Hamilton vs. Burr, for one 12. And others, for short 13. Shows a profit of 21. Indian yogurt dish 22. City of witch hunts 25. Pilots let them down 26. Twofold 27. Without compassion 29. Terra-___ (fired clay) 30. Lennon’s wife 31. French right 32. San ___, Calif.

33. Uses a stun gun on 35. Sitter’s handful 37. Donned the

feedbag 39. Flunking a polygraph 40. “Amazing Grace” verse ender 41. Deep gulf 46. Pub servings 47. One donning something 48. Homecoming game attendee 50. Subsurface war vessel 52. Apollo 11 moon lander 53. It protects a break 54. Choir voice 55. Ill-mannered lout 56. Mother sheep 57. Bar mixer 58. Work on a bone, dog-style 59. Roofer’s repair site 60. Five-pointed figure

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Woods inspires youth again with win

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

COMMENTARY After five grueling years since his last win at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Tiger Woods got back in the winners circle with his triumph at the Tour Championship last week.

For many golf fans, like me, watching Woods win for the first time in five years was a moment we will never forget. We thought we would never see Woods win again, and when Woods finally won last week, all of us fans experienced a historic moment in the sport.

“Joy, excitement, awe all the words that describe the spectacle he has become,” junior club golfer Joey Fremgen said.

When I began watching golf in 2011 I only heard stories about Woods incredible talent and results, I was too young to watch Woods in his heyday. After hearing people talk about how great Woods was in his prime, I became interested in golf and started watching Woods. However, even though there were moments of the “old Tiger,” he didn’t dominate golf like he once did.

“The way he was able to dominate the competition in the late 90s, every time he stepped onto the golf course and basically win every time because of the mental edge he held over everyone else,” Fremgen said.

I remember watching Woods when I was younger and the crowds he drew were out of this world, even if he wasn’t the same player and couldn’t dominate like he once did. Eventually I grew a fondness for Woods and started watching golf because I wanted to see him replicate his success from the past, but injuries and personal problems held him back from winning again - until last week.

A year ago Woods was arrested for a DUI and the video and pictures that were released the days following the arrest were startling. At that point the only thing on Woods’ mind was to get help and be healthy. Golf was an afterthought at that point.

Finally Woods gave all of us hope on August 31, 2017 when he tweeted a video of him being allowed to chip again. That started the talk that Woods might be able to come back again. When Woods made his first official start in December at the Hero World Challenge, you could say that’s when Woods completed his comeback.

However, the following 10 months Woods took me and the rest of his fans through a journey none of us will ever forget, ending it with his 80th PGA tour win.

“I was just really hoping Tiger would pull it off,” senior golfer Ronnie Griggs said.

“I grew up watching Tiger at a very young age and I think a lot of people my age grew up watching Tiger be so dominate. To see him struggle the past five years and then to see him come back after all he’s been through, everyone my age was just pulling for him to win again.”

When Woods was dominating golf in the late 90s and early 2000s, people would turn out in droves to watch Woods on Sunday because of the show he would put on. It wasn’t just about his raw athleticism on the course, it was also that he was an intimidating force that could never be taken lightly. He brought the enthusiasm and excitement out of the crowds with his fist pumps and celebrations.

What he did on the golf course inspired many other golfers to start playing the game, so many players on the PGA Tour now have talked about the impact Woods had on them when they were kids.

“I was interested in golf more than any other sport, but watching someone so dominant and lasered focused the whole round was eye-opening,” Griggs said.

In 2000 during the final round of the US Open, which Woods won, a young Justin Thomas was waiting in the clubhouse to meet his childhood idol. 18 years later, Thomas was waiting to congratulate Woods again after his win. Rory Mcilroy, who played with Woods during the final round, also gave Woods a big hug after the round to congratulate him on the win.

Woods hasn’t only inspired players on the PGA tour to start playing

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Tiger Woods won his 80th tournament on Sunday with a two-shot victory at the Tour Championship and first tour win in five years. golf, but DePaul head coach Mark Schiene has also noticed lately the impact Woods has had on his players at DePaul.

“I couldn’t believe how big of an effect Tiger has had on them, all these guys grew up watching and idolizing him,” Schiene said. “I think he inspired a lot of then to be golfers and I didn’t realize what a big effect it had on this generation.”

Woods has gone through his share of personal problems that saw his marriage fall apart and his image being shattered into pieces only to before forgiven by many of his fans. Woods put himself in those positions and even for his die-hard fans, it’s something we can’t defend.

“I thought more people would be hating on him because of his past, but it’s seemingly forgotten and its fantastic that people can forgive him and embrace him for who he is,” Schiene said.

Up until last week there wasn’t anything that I’ve seen Woods do in my lifetime that I said I will never forget . However, when he was walking up to the 72nd hole, the thousands of people walking behind

Woods put into perspective for me how much Woods has meant for those people and golf. Woods has meant so much to the game of golf that him winning again was much more than just another win on the PGA Tour.

As a Woods fan even I didn’t think this was possible. After his back problems it didn’t look like Woods would ever stay healthy enough to come back and compete on Tour again. However, he persevered through the tough times and completed one of the most improbable comebacks of all time.

Woods might never win again. He might never catch Jack Nicklaus’s major record, 18 wins, or Sam Snead’s all time PGA Tour wins, 82, however at age 42 Woods is still the main attraction in golf. When he plays ratings and viewership skyrocket. Without him golf is nowhere near as popular. Like him or not Woods has taken golf to another level and his impact on the game will never be forgotten.

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After 10 straight losses to open the month of September, the women’s volleyball team snapped that streak with a 3-1 victory over Georgetown Saturday night.

Saturday night’s win was the first for new DePaul head coach Marie Zidek after she took took over the program just before Christmas. Facing a Hoya team that had won six of their last eight games, the Blue Demons were intent on stopping a talent attacking unit led by Symone Speech, who was recently named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.

After winning only four of their past 30 games during a 10-match losing streak, the the Blue Demons dropped the first set Saturday before rallying back to win the next three sets.

As the team continues to adjust to a new offensive and defensive system, Zidek was happy with with how the team played as a unit and to see many of her players play well within their roles.

The Blue Demons continue their five-match homestand on Wednesday night when they take on Butler.

In a battle of two teams both looking for their first Big East win of the season, DePaul men’s soccer suffered their third straight defeat, falling to Villanova 1-0 Wednesday afternoon at Higgins Soccer Complex in Philadelphia.

Despite outshooting Villanova 12-9, Zian Kapata gave the Wildcats the lead in the 75th minute that would stand as the only goal of the contest.

Senior Harry Hilling and sophomore Zach El-Shafei each tallied two shots on goal, while freshman Matthew Brickman made his first career appearance as a Blue Demon off the bench.

Sophomore goalkeeper Drew Nuelle only had two saves on the afternoon, as the Blue Demons defense continued to be solid allowing just four goals over the past three games. Offensively, however, DePaul has struggled scoring just one goal in the last the games.

The Blue Demons return home to take on Seton Hall next Saturday at 1 p.m. Central Time.

In their only meet of the season in Chicago, DePaul men’s and women’s cross country finished 21st and 24th respectively in a meet that featured over 30 teams and 200 runners that set foot along Montrose Beach Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Maret Elgren was the standout of the afternoon leading the women’s squad clocking in a time of 19 minutes and three seconds in the 5K course.

Senior Caroline Kurdej finished just behind her with a time of 19 minutes and 11 seconds.

On the men’s side, senior Noah Deck entered with back-to-back top three finishes and finished 52nd in a group of 349 racers. Deck finished with a time of 25 minutes and 20 seconds to pace the Blue Demons.

Just behind him was fellow senior Jeremy Lozano who finished with a time of 26 minutes and 15 seconds.

The Blue Demons are back in action Friday in the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois.

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Cubs clinch playoff spot on DePaul night Story and Photo by Xavier Ortega DePaul students were given the opportunity to watch a successful team win an important game. Also, they received a limited edition Cubs DePaul hat for Wednesday's night home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This was one of 25 community events the Cubs host each year, with many of the proceeds going to various charities.

“I actually really like how these hats look,” says Jessica Hooper, a transfer sophomore film and t.v. major. “This would be my first Cubs game ever, so it is cool that we as DePaul students get the chance to walk away with some cool merch.”

Students mainly heard about this event via the DPUInvolvement Instagram page. “I saw on the DPUInvolvement Instagram that we could buy Cubs tickets, which were about $26, and also get a cool limited edition hat,” Brittany Sullivan, a freshman accounting major, said. “I told other friends of mine and a lot of them didn’t even know about [the community night]. I guess it wasn’t really advertised a lot.”

Students were given a link to purchase Cubs tickets for Wednesday’s game against the Pirates and were given special tickets to pick up their free hat before the game.

The night got better for fans as later on in the evening they witnessed the Cubs clinch a playoff berth for a franchise record fourth straight season.

Top Right: (Left to Right) Mandy Janis, a freshman communication major, Brittany Sullivan, a freshman accounting major, Victoria Toppel, a freshman criminology major and Olivia Toppel, a freshman psychology major, all grab a Cubs x DePaul hat part of a DePaul Community night with the Cubs. Students were able to purchase Cubs tickets for Wednesday's game and were eligible for a free, limited edition Cubs x DePaul hat.

Middle Left: (from left to right) Caitlin Greene, a freshman LAS international studies, Harper McClellan, a freshman communication and Public Relations and Advertising major and Alyssa Shrodes, a freshman elementary education major all stand with a limited edition Cubs x DePaul hat. They all heard about this community event via their friend who was told about the opportunity to get a limited edition hat in their Discover Chicago class.

Bottom Left: (from right to left) Mandy Janis, a freshman communication major, Brittany Sullivan, a freshman accounting major, Victoria Toppel, a freshman criminology major and Olivia Toppel, a freshman psychology major, all grab a Cubs x DePaul hat part of a DePaul Community night with the Cubs. Students were able to purchase Cubs tickets for Wednesday's game and were eligible for a free, limited edition Cubs x DePaul hat.

Right: DePaul student shows off his Blue Demons athletic apparel, given away by the Cubs during their giveaway night on Wednesday.

Sports. Oct.1, 2018. The DePaulia | 27 RULES, continued from back page going to cause some adjustments, visits for guys that are younger now for high school juniors earlier are an adjustment.”

Leitao added that as they wait for those adjustments to come, the staff has talked about the importance of relationships with players and their families, but like many coaches they are going to be adjusting on the fly.

Under the new rules players will have five visits allotted to them between Aug. 1 and the end of their junior year of high school, five more between the end of their junior year and Oct. 15 after high school graduation, as well as five more after that date and the remainder of their college eligibility.

One rule that has been raised, but will remain up in the air likely until Association’s contract runs out in 2020, is whether players will again have the opportunity to enter the draft right out of high school.

Lenti Ponsetto said while that will likely be the first opportunity to address this, she wouldn’t have a problem with players having the opportunity to pursue their opportunity, rather than force them to stay in school for a year if that’s not what they want to do.

“There have been too many opportunities, too many times where we've seen somebody's only been in school for a semester and then they're gone and that's not really what the collegiate model of playing sports is all about,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “I don't think there is anybody at the NCAA level who would want to do deny anybody the opportunity to go to the NBA right out of high school if that's what they would like to do.”

She added there is a benefit to students staying in school even for a year or two but can now take advantage of the Degree Completion assistance where schools will be required to pay for tuition, books and fees for players who return to receive their degree.

Robert Kallen, a NCAA expert and visiting professor in DePaul’s economics department, was pleased to see this added, but said there is more work still to be done with both basketball and football being big businesses that still have work to providing athletes the “compensation” in terms of meals, living expenses and education they

signed up for.

“I think that is a positive step,” Kallen said. “I want every athletic student to have the opportunity after their four years of eligibility are done to have the opportunity to go back for an additional four years to get a real education.”

Kallen cited North Carolina’s academic scandal, where UNC was accused of placing students in fake classes that enabled dozens of athletes to gain and maintain their eligibility, as one-example students being pressed to focus more on the athletic end than academic side. UNC was ultimately assessed no punishment after the committee concluded it lacked the power to punish the university under the rules of the NCAA, but Kallen stressed more needed to be done.

“A majority of these kids are not getting a very adequate education,” Kallen said.

“The time constraints are ridiculous, at which point in time trying to balance 'amateur athletics' and schools is almost an impossible task.”

In addition to examining the calendar, was the NCAA’s stated goal to more closely monitor agreements with apparel companies. This rule has not yet been finalized, as Lenti Ponsetto said an apparel company working group led by Ivy League Representative Grace Calhoun, continues to work towards a resolution after previous concerns were raised about the range of staff that would be covered including, part-time employees or coaches, in addition, to the committee hoping to receive clarity on who would be required to report income of over $600. The goal would be to provide clarity into what these details entail and ensure a fair-playing field for everyone involved. “(An agreement) to have more collaboration and transparency institutionally on the agreements between the institutions and coaches,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “(To) try and create as much transparency so that everybody knows what those apparel deals are like and then to really mitigate any risk of their being any sort of a competitive advantage and so from everything that I gathered from those conversations with the apparel companies I think we came to a really good conclusion as to best practices in that particular area so there are still some things that are being discussed and worked out.”

Lenti Ponsetto added she sees the apparel companies having more of a participatory

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role with the NCAA in some summer events, but more working with the national office to reduce the perception of favoritism for institutions that were sponsored by an apparel company if they were to hold an event.

As a deterrent the NCAA also strengthened the penalties including longer postseason bans of up to five years, longer head coach suspensions, and longer limitations for coaches and staff who violate rules, including potential show-cause orders.

University presidents and chancellors will also be held personally accountable for their athletics programs following the rules.

Lenti Ponsetto said throughout her time as AD, each president has always met with the coaches and students separately to outline their expectations.

“One of their main themes of emphasis with our coaches and our student athletes in separate meetings is about rules compliance so I think one of the important themes in Division 1 is to make sure the presidents make their expectations of rules compliance to the athletics department, coaches and staff and certainly to the student-athletes.

With over 500 pages in the rules, however, it has always been a priority for them to keep up with rule changes that can sometimes be difficult to track, but noted under the new guidelines if violations do occur DePaul will deal with them accordingly.

SOCCER, continued from back page opening goal, Cerny had a great chance to equalize the game after a bad giveaway from Creighton. Cerny was through on goal, but her shot deflected off the hands of Creighton freshman goalie Katie Sullivan and hit the post. Afterward, Blue Jays were able to clear the ball.

Then during the 38th minute Cerny had another chance to tie the game when sophomore defender Jessica Lazo played a long ball into the box, but Cerny had her shot saved again.

“It's kind of been a common theme this season,” Cerny said. “I think sometimes I can’t find the back of the net, and I tell myself that it’s okay and that the game is long and to always stay focused.”

DePaul kept pressing in the first 45 minutes and ended up having 11 shots but weren’t clinical enough in the box to score a goal. They went into overtime with a 16-7 advantage in shots. This season he Blue Demons have become accustomed to having a lot of shots but not always being able to convert on those chances.

Against Georgetown on Thursday, the Blue Demons outshot Georgetown 10-8 and 8-5 in shots on goal, but they weren’t able to score and lost the game 3-0.

Both teams had plenty of chances to win the game in 90 minutes, but good

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Franny Cerny, senior forward, takes a shot at Creighton goalkeeper Katie Sullivan on Sunday at Wish Field. The Demons won 2-1 in overtime against the Bluejays. saves by each goalie kept the game even, forcing overtime.

DePaul already played in two overtime games this season, both of which ended

in draws. However, on Sunday the Blue Demons only needed six minutes to find the winner. Sophomore forward Morgan Turner received the ball on the right

“But that said, there are still going to be times when people make mistakes and there are secondary violations that get reported,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “Again it's not the easiest of sets of circumstances, but when you have an atmosphere of compliance within the department those inadvertent moments when you have a secondary violation you work through those and we report them and then we educate and learn and grow from there.”

Although the NCAA is investigating DePaul for violations of NCAA rules and regulations, Lenti Ponsetto noted compliance is a important part of intercollegiate athletics and has always been a high priority for them at DePaul.

Moving forward, Lenti Ponsetto hopes many fans have kept their eye on the rules changes made, but admitted some might just focus on the on-court performances of teams.

“If people have stayed dialed into that process then I think the general public would feel really confident that there has been change,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “But for most people the only place they care about change is what transpires on the court, is my team winning, does my team need to win more, and then for some folks the rules and regulations piece are lost on some fans but I do think that the general public I'm hopeful has really stayed a tune to all that the NCAA has attempted to make in this last year. ” flank, and with time to deliver the ball into the box she found her teammate senior midfielder Madeline Frick waiting at the back post. Once the ball finally got to Frick, she slammed the ball past Sullivan and three other defenders to find the back of the net.

“I saw [Morgan] about to cross the ball and I was like I really wanted the game to be over, so I knew I had to get there for the goal,” Frick said.

While DePaul managed to win their second Big East game of the season, head coach Erin Chastain said it wasn’t her team’s best performance. Creighton did a good job of frustrating the home team with their five in the back system and being aggressive with the Blue Demons.

“I think it was an ugly game,” Chastain said. “I think our group was frustrated and they played frustrated. The positive is we were able to win the game in overtime and creating a dangerous play to capitalize on. We have another game and a chance to be better, our team is in full agreement that we must be better against Marquette.”

On Thursday DePaul will travel up North to take on Marquette who are ninth in the standings after three games.

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DePaul bounces back with win in overtime

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

In their third Big East conference game of the season and home conference opener, DePaul (6-4-2; 2-1 Big East) hosted the Creighton Blue Jays on Sunday. In an exciting back-and-forth game that saw great scoring scoring opportunities for each team, the Blue Demons prevailed in overtime with a 2-1 victory.

DePaul kept its perfect record against Creighton with Sunday’s win, improving to 6-0 all time and 2-0 in overtime.

Both teams came into the game looking to rebound after tough losses on Thursday in conference play.

Prior to this game both teams were in a six-way tie for third at 1-1 in the conference.

Winning this game was vital for each squad.

“We definitely wanted to get a win, it’s our home conference opener, and

coming off a bad loss at Georgetown we wanted to get a win again,” senior forward Frannie Cerny said. “It’s always good to get ourselves going again and I think this is the start of more wins in the future.”

With that in mind, neither team held back after scoring just one point. The first half saw each team combine for 15 shots with both goalkeepers asked to make important saves.

Creighton finally broke through in the 33rd minute after the Blue Demons couldn’t clear the ball and freshman goalie Mollie Eriksen saved a header off a corner. The Blue Jays kept the ball in the final third and a well timed cross connected with the head of junior forward Kylin Grubb who headed it past Eriksen.

It didn’t take long for the Blue Demons to respond and create their own scoring opportunities. Two minutes after Creighton’s

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Avery Hay, redshirt sophomore defender, travels with the ball down the field looking for an opening against Creighton defense. The Demons won against the Bluejays in overtime

Changes coming to the NCAA rules

By Andrew Hattersley Sports Editor

While college basketball fans were focused on the beginning of organized practices for the upcoming season, last week also marked an event college basketball hoped to downplay.

The NCAA was turned on its head on Sept. 26, 2017 when the Southern District of New York and Justice Department announced the arrests of 10 individuals, including four Division 1 Assistant Coaches and Adidas executive Jim Gatto in connection with the FBI’s investigation into bribery and corruption college basketball.

The NCAA swiftly organized the Commission on College Basketball, led by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. That report was released in April and from there the NCAA announced their first set of official changes on Aug. 8, 2018. The changes focused on three areas: basketball, enforcement and “outside voices.”

DePaul athletic director and Division 1 Council Vice President Jean Lenti Ponsetto oversaw many of the working groups evaluating different areas of the rules changes such as apparel companies, the involvement of changes, as well as the recruiting calendar. The top priority on their list was the recruiting calendar and

Lenti Ponsetto L e n t i pointed to the Ponsetto added work done by having these between the conversations Men’s Basketball at the coaching Oversight, association level, the National by the time it Basketball came to a point C o a c h e s where the council Association was ready to vote, (NBCA) and there was already the recruiting a consensus in committee as place. a key reason, Among the despite over changes agreed 40 conferences upon was a change b e i n g in the recruiting represented, they calendar was a found common new four-day ground with recruiting period coaches as to added from DePaul Athletics Director Monday through what events were important to Thursday during them.

April, as well as “(They) coaches now able spent a lot of time really drilling down to evaluate recruits at the NBA Players on what were the things about the men's Association Top 100-camp in mid-June, as basketball recruiting calendar that we well as attend events the last two weekends should preserve,” Lenti Ponsetto said, in June. “and what are the things that we should Lenti Ponsetto said this change was look at to really create a better balance of made with the idea of evaluating an athlete the recruiting periods and the evaluation more during the academic year to get periods.” a better sense of what they will get as a

“(They) spent a lot of time really drilling down on what were the things about the men’s basketball recruiting calendar that we should preserve.”

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college player.

“I do think to provide more of an opportunity to see student-athletes and recruit them during the academic calendar year when they're in school gives you a much better idea of how that studentathlete can manage both the academic and the athletic responsibilities they have when they transition to college,” Lenti Ponsetto said.

DePaul’s athletic director added while AAU circuits still hold plenty of value because of the collection of elite high school prospects all facing each other sometime, the opportunity to attend high school games allows coaches to see players in a more natural environment during the school year where academics are involved as well.

As DePaul head coach Dave Leitao looks ahead to next year when many of these changes take effect as early as Jan. 29, 2019, he said many coaches will be in waitand-see mode as to how these changes will ultimately affect their ability to recruit.

“You have to adjust with the times and so not having a full grasp on everything yet it's hard to figure out exactly,” Leitao said. “But the one thing we’ve seen with some of the recruiting rules obviously relative to when we can go out next spring and summer is

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