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Faculty seek affirmation of SNL tenure rights, move to unionize

By Mackenzie Murtaugh & Laycie Dressler Opinions Editor & Contributing Writer

Faculty and staff of the School of New Learning (SNL) were left in limbo after a meeting of the Council of the Whole didn’t meet a quorum to vote on issues that have arisen from the school’s impending restructuring and other issues on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Merle Reskin Theater.

Members of the faculty also sought to form a faculty union if at least 30 percent of

the faculty demonstrates an interest.

The council only drew 156 faculty and staff, falling short of the 230 needed to meet a quorum. Instead, it became a town hall meeting to discuss the issues with an open dialogue but no issues could be voted on. Some faculty members criticized their colleagues for not attending.

The first motion was “to reaffirm tenure-line status and the Faculty Handbook for School for New Learning faculty,” according to an email sent out to all faculty. Its purpose was to ensure the university follows the rules set forth in the

Faculty Handbook when dealing with the downsizing of SNL. Last month, The DePaulia reported that the university offered buyouts to tenured faculty after the decision was made to rename and reconstruct SNL as the School of Continuing and Professional Studies in July 2019. With this reorganization comes a reconstruction of faculty that calls for either buyout offers for tenured faculty or allow them to join another school within DePaul, according to the handbook.

The council claims that the Provost Marten denBoer, who has since taken

a medical leave from the university, attempted to “circumvent the requirements [of the Faculty Handbook] by not committing to allow SNL faculty to move to other units that may agree to accept SNL faculty.” The council further claims that the provost attempted to coerce SNL faculty to “forego their Faculty Handbook protections and procedures by offering a ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ voluntary buyout offer.”

The final motion was a call to action for the university to address their alleged racial profiling in regards to the buyouts,

See COUNCIL, page 7

Heirman linked to convicted agent’s phone records

By Shane Rene Managing Editor

What is beautiful does not last

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Buddhist monks visited the Student Center last week to construct a mandala, a geometric sand sculpture. After painstakingly crafting the piece over five days, they swept it up and poured it into the reflection pond in the Vincentian Residence courtyard to demonstrate the impermanence of joy. The monks will return to their monastery after their yearlong tour of the U.S. and never leave again for the rest of their lives.

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Following civil rights suit, law professor leaves DePaul

By Benjamin Conboy Editor-in-Chief

Distinguished Professor of Law Terry Smith agreed to part ways with the university following an agreement with the university’s lawyers to end his civil rights lawsuit.

Smith had been a professor at the College of Law [COL] since 2010. Before he left, he was one of only two tenured black male professors. The only one remaining is the law librarian.

“I have no regrets. What I look back on are my achievements at DePaul,” Smith said.

“I look back on my leadership of DPUBLC [DePaul University Black Leadership Coalition] and my advocacy for people of color and other marginalized groups.”

“His voice and his advocacy for students of color, faculty of color and staff of color

has been very valuable at DePaul,” said Quinetta Shelby, a chemistry professor and a leader of DPUBLC. Smith said he doesn’t harbor any hard feelings toward the university. “That’s because I leave DePaul as a much better advocate, a much stronger person and a much better lawyer,” he said.

Smith said his journey from poverty to being a distinguished lawyer was reason enough for him to be proud after leaving his post.

Smith’s departure comes as the university is seeking to increase the diversity of the faculty, staff and students. Valerie Johnson, a political science professor and frequent critic of the university’s handling of racial matters, said there is a disconnect between DePaul’s goals and its actions.

“The university indicates that it is interested in recruiting and retaining

See SMITH, page 4

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DePaul assistant men’s basketball coach Shane Heirman was accused of paying former five-star recruit Brian Bowen II’s father to attend La Lumiere High School during testimony in the trial of sports agent Christian Dawkins and two Adidas executives last month.

Now, phone records link Heirman to Dawkins, who handled Bowen II’s recruitment, after he was hired by the Blue Demons.

Dawkins’ phone records show a series of calls linked to Heirman’s phone number beginning May 10, 2017, according to an Outside the Lines analysis of the convicted sports agent’s phone records. Heirman joined DePaul’s coaching staff eight days earlier.

Testimony during the trial revealed that Heirman paid Brian Bowen II’s father to play for La Lumiere High School in La Porte, Indiana, before Heirman joined DePaul’s staff. Dawkins phone records now show he and Heirman were in contact after Heirman started working in Lincoln Park.

“DePaul University takes seriously the high standards of conduct expected in our athletics department,” a university spokesperson said in a statement. “To date, federal prosecutors have not contacted us about the investigation into college basketball recruiting or statements included in testimony in recent weeks in federal court in the Southern District of New York. We will fully cooperate if contacted in the future by federal law enforcement, the Department of Justice or the NCAA.” The university has responded to a request for comment with identical statements every time the program or DePaul coaches were mentioned during the trial. The athletic department told The DePaulia last week that no changes

See HEIRMAN, page 26

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Colleges make effort to reduce food waste across campus

By Ella Lee Contributing Writer

Chicago-area colleges tout new programs that are saving their dininghall food from going to waste. DePaul University students can now take food to-go in boxes that can be composted, and University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) students will soon get bargains on convenience store food that’s getting old.

That’s important because colleges nationwide are throwing away 22 million pounds of food each year — as much weight as almost 1,700 elephants.

But Chicago schools fail to get much notice in national surveys that judge their programs’ effectiveness.

In fact, no Chicago colleges even ranked in the Princeton Review’s “Top 50 Green Colleges” survey or in BestColleges.com’s survey of the United States’ greenest universities.

They also failed to rank in a survey created by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Loyola University Chicago ranked gold for its efforts, despite not ranking among the top sustainable universities within any specific categories. Northwestern University and UIC ranked silver.

“We may not be widely ranked because people don’t know what we’re doing,” said Mark Matijevich, executive chef within DePaul University’s dining services. “It’s not a DePaul initiative. If someone asks the school, ‘What are you doing to reduce waste?’ they might not know what we’re doing back here.”

The university divides its compost stations into four categories: Soup/Salad, Kitchen/Comfort, Bakery and Catering.

Those food bins are then further divided into over-production waste, production waste, and unused/out of date inventory.

DePaul also has a computer program called WasteNot that tracks the amount of food waste being produced weekly in order to reduce waste and decrease food cost.

At UIC, representatives say Chicago colleges may rank so poorly because of a city-wide lack of interest in composting, charitable donations and other practices that save food from being thrown away.

“Here at UIC, I don’t feel that students care that much about our sustainability initiatives within the dining center,” said Tracy Dykstra Janecek, wellness and sustainability coordinator. “If the population in the university is more or less apathetic about something, I think

that it’s hard to make improvements on that.”

One-third of all food intended for human consumption is wasted worldwide, as estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Food waste is food that is not used for its intended purpose, like an unfinished meal that been tossed in the trash.

“The amount of waste we have [at DePaul] depends on the category,” Matijevich said.

That’s because students like macaroni and cheese far more than fruits and vegetables.

“For soup and salad bar, the production waste is super high. I mean, we’re like hundreds of quarts [of waste] during the week just because of the sheer volume of fruit we’re processing,” Matijevich said. “They’re probably doing 150 to 200 quarts a day just to the salad bar, whereas for the kitchen/comfort (food) side, we’re not doing as much cause we’re really using most of the product that we’re getting.”

DePaul’s program aims to predict how much food students will eat.

“We use these programs to forecast, because this helps our food cost, which is our bottom line, too,” Matijevich said.

M e n u planning at DePaul might look like this: Matijevich will choose a dish for the day, like pork tenderloin.

Executive chef He then forecasts that 600 students will come to eat that day, and only 200 of them will have pork tenderloin. The cooks will then make 200 servings of pork tenderloin and write down if they ran out or had too much left to make next week’s prediction more accurate.

After dining center staff divides and calculates the weekly waste, they drag compost bins behind the dining center to be picked up by Republic Services, a local waste disposal and trash pick-up service.

Columbia College Chicago says they use similar techniques.

“Columbia College Chicago has implemented a composting program in all of its 14 buildings to help reduce food waste and to encourage a more environmentally conscious campus,” said Anjali Julka, senior manager and editor of Columbia’s News Office, in an email. “This effort includes composting bins in all café areas and composting coffee cup sites in each lobby. Additionally, approximately 12 departments have composting bins in their offices.”

Northwestern says they’ve succeeded at reducing waste because they donate so much of their leftovers and make new meals with unused food.

Leftover food goes to Campus Kitchens, a national student led organization with a chapter at Northwestern, said Georgene Sardis, Compass’ marketing director at Northwestern University.

“Campus Kitchens collects the food, then packages it into individual meals to be distributed to the greater E v a n s t o n c o m m u n i t y ,” she said. “For production waste—food scraps/cuttings created during the cooking process—this is often used by our chefs in creative ways such as making soup broths or as garnishes. If it cannot be used for cooking, it is for DePaul’s dining composted.” services The Ozzi reusable togo container program will also soon be implemented, said Sarah Levesque, dining sustainability manager at Northwestern.

Dining center representatives said that considering the amount of food processed yearly, they believe their colleges are doing pretty well.

“Our recycling coordinator said that last year there was 52 tons of compost collected through 2017,” Dykstra Janecek said. “We go through a lot of food here—

“[The food waste program is] not a DePaul initiative. If someone asks the school, ‘what are you doing to reduce waste?’ they might not know what we’re doing back here.”

Mark Matijevich

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we feed a lot of mouths. So I feel like that’s actually pretty good. We really try to reduce waste by trimming as little off of the ends of vegetables as we can, you know, we try to save as much of the food as possible.”

“It’s internal and we don’t really publish it,” said Laura Henning, Chartwells Higher Education Food Services’ marketing manager at DePaul.

“I think we actually do pretty good, but people just don’t know about it.”

But they also say they recognize that Chicago colleges have a long way to go before they can consider themselves in the running of most-sustainable colleges in the country.

“Until people that are actually working and managing the situations can improve sustainability, I don’t know if it will spread city-wide,” Dykstra Janecek said.

“I can say all day until I’m blue in the face that I really would like to have compostable greenware, but sometimes if the dollar signs don’t line up with the goals of the program, it just won’t happen because it’s a top down kind of thing. If no one is leading and setting the way, how is it actually going to spread and become effective?”

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4| News. The DePaulia. Nov. 5, 2018 SMITH continued from front faculty of color,” she said. “Well, it is colleagues, that is a very substantive a contradiction of terms if they are charge,” Johnson said. “What the hell simultaneously buying out or pushing does that even mean? What’s extreme to out faculty of color.” you may not be extreme to me. (…) Black Smith said in his lawsuit that he men in particular and people of color in had “suffered significant abuses” in general are always pegged as threatening, retaliation for his outspokenness on racial intimidating, aggressive, just because of issues within our appearance.” the law school.

Sumi Cho, The university a law professor defended itself and ally of by saying Smith Smith’s, was also had acted brought up on aggressively and this misconduct inappropriately charge. toward other “It’s no faculty members. coincidence that Joh ns on a black man said that the and Korean latest edition woman were the of the Faculty first targets of Handbook was a misconduct used against charge involving Smith, and could a pattern be used similarly of extreme against other aggression and faculty of color, intimidation citing a new of colleagues,” rule that says a Johnson said.

Former law professor professor could Smith’s final be charged with day at DePaul misconduct for displaying a “pattern of was Sept. 30. extreme aggression and intimidation “We have very different views and have towards colleagues.” mutually agreed to part ways pursuant “As a person of color, I feel that to an agreement,” a spokesperson for section of the handbook makes faculty DePaul said in a statement. of color especially vulnerable,” Shelby A request by The DePaulia to said. “Sometimes the way that we interview law dean Jennifer Rosato Perea communicate is seen as outside of the was forwarded to and denied by a DePaul norm, but it’s very normal for us.” spokesperson “because this is a personnel “If you get charged with extreme matter.” aggression and intimidation against

“I have no regrets.

What I look back on are my achievements at DePaul. I look back on my leadership of DPUBLC and my advocacy for people of color and other marginalized groups.”

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A Tibetan monk carefully draws out designs with sand at the Student Center on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The monks worked on this sand mandala throughout the week 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tibetan monks practice unique meditation

By Xavier Ortega & Jonathan Ballew

Photo Editor and Contributing Writer

While students and professors rushed through the Student Center to grab food and make it to their next class, a group of Tibetan monks calmly occupied part of the first floor to create a sand mandala as part of a meditation last week.

Eight monks worked on the mandala from Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Students were welcomed to sit nearby and watch the creation of the mandala. This process is viewed by the monks as a form of meditation and offering to the Dalai Lama and the Buddha.

The monks who visited were selected among the 2,500 monks who take refugee in the Drepung Gomang Monastery in Southern India. The monks are in the United States for a year-long trip. During their time in America, they will visit other universities and create sand mandalas to visualize impermanence. They will also be promoting their monastery and promoting their message with their sand creation and deconstruction.

“We are all Tibetan and have escaped China by crossing the Himalayas into India. In the Drepung monastery, we have more than 2,500 refugees from all over Europe and Asia,” said Jinpa, a Tibetan monk. “We also sell traditional artifacts that are all handcrafted by monks from the monastery and the money we get helps with education, clothing and food for the monastery.”

David Wellman, a professor in religious studies, housed the monks in his home while they stayed in Chicago for the week.

“This is the fourth group of monks we have hosted and I consider it an honor and privilege to have them spend a week with our University community,” Wellman said. “I believe their commitment to building bridges across boundaries of difference exemplifies exactly what Vincentianism and the ethos of our University stand for.”

During the closing ceremony, the monks deconstructed their sand

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mandala, sweeping the sand from the mandala into little bags for students and other visitors. The majority of the sand was then deposited into the reflection pond outside of the Vincentian Residence building.

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TOP: The monks walk to the reflection pond by the Vincentian residence building and deposit the sand in the water. This completes the cycle of creating the mandala and destroying it.

BOTTOM LEFT: A Tibetan monk carefully draws out designs for the mandala with sand by using metal funnels.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Monks sweep the sand in spiral motions with a daisy in the center of the mandala, visualizing impermanence and how life is constantly changing and evolving.

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Illinois races to watch during the 2018 midterms Illinois 5th District Illinois 6th District Illinois 14th District Govenor’s Race

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(R) Peter Roskam

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Incumbent Illinois 5th district Rep. (D) Mike Quigley

(D) Mike Quigley (incumbent) v.

(R) Tom Hanson Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District, home to DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, won’t have much of a contest to observe this Tuesday.

Incumbent Congressman Mike Quigley is a heavy favorite to keep his seat over Republican challenger Tom Hanson. The 60-year-old Democrat has served Illinois’ fifth district since winning a special election in 2009.

(D) Sean Casten

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(R) Bruce Rauner

(D) Sean Casten v.

(R) Peter J. Roskam (incumbent)

(D) Lauren Underwood v.

(R) Randy Hultgren (incumbent)

(D) J.B. Pritzker v.

(R) Bruce Rauner (incumbent)

In the 2016 election, Illinois’ sixth district turned out in support of Democrat Hillary Clinton, but reelected Republican Peter Roskam to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Roskam’s frequent support of the Trump administration in Washington has Democratic challenger Sean Casten looking to be part of national “blue wave” and turn out Clinton voters from twoyears ago. The race is being viewed as a barometer to the national political climate, where Democrats are looking to take back the House of Representatives in a customary midterm swing. The most recent polling data promises an ultra tight race.

Another competitive race featuring a Democratic challenger looking to help dispense a “Blue Wave” in the U.S. House is in the 14th District. Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren currently holds a slight edge in most polls over Democrat Lauren Underwood.

Underwood has focused her campaign around healthcare, saying she was motivated to run after Republican efforts to dismantle protections for patients with pre-existing conditions. A win for Underwood would make her both the first woman and the first African-American to represent Illinois’ 14th District in Washington D.C.

Money, money, money has been the motto of the 2018 Illinois governor’s race. As of Nov. 4, the two front runners have spent over $230 million on the 2018 campaign, making it the most expensive statewide election in U.S. history.

A billionaire by birth, Democrat J.B. Pritzker has slowly pulled away in the polls over multi-millionaire incumbent governor Bruce Rauner and third party challengers William “Sam” McCann (Conservative Party) and Grayson “Kash” Jackson (Libertarian). Rauner is under fire for a first term that showed little progress, which he blames on House Speaker Mike Madigan and the Democratic machine.

COUNCIL continued from front according to the same email. The Faculty Council claims an administrative “indifference to concerns of faculty and staff of color,” according to the email.

SNL faculty and staff of color expressed concerns of forced buyouts as opposed to losing their job entirely, which would violate the Faculty Handbook that states faculty must be given the option of buyout or absorption from another college.

“The university at the same time has closed the School for New Learning and morphed it into another college, and a part of that process, you’re losing a lot of your minority faculty,” said Nancy Davis, associate professor in SNL. “A lot of faculty of color were in the School for New Learning—it was disproportionate.

It was historic that way.”

People of color represented 7.3 percent of the university’s faculty in 2017.

In contrast, people of color represented 34 percent of the student body in that same year, according to DePaul’s enrollment summary. To remedy this, President A. Gabriel Esteban promised in his State of the University Address to create a fund that would increase racial diversity by way of a recruitment program, and faculty agrees that this could be the first step in the right direction, but it should regard faculty specifically, not the administration.

“I am definitely in favor of a recruit and retention program, but I believe that first and foremost such a program must come with faculty leadership,

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(D) Lauren Underwood (R) Randy Hultgren

not administrative leadership,” Jay Baglia, professor of communications and attendee of the Council. “The administration should take part in it, but this is about recruiting faculty. This is not about appeasing members of the community who are unhappy or uncertain about the state of representation. Faculty governance, over and above anything else is the thing that is most the issue with this Council of the Whole.”

Students interact most with their professors, not the administration. Baglia said that while it is important to have people of color in positions of power, the administration must ensure their faculty represents their students if they wish to keep retention rates up. Students say they desire to see themselves in their instructors, but at 7.3 percent, it is likely that many of them do not.

A movement was created because of this Council of the Whole, although the fate of SNL faculty still isn’t cemented.

Members of the Faculty Council are working to ensure the university obeys their interpretation of the Faculty Handbook.

“I can promise that if we do nothing, then nothing is likely to change,” said Sumi Cho, professor of law and member of the Faculty Council. “But if faculty speak truth to power and support one another and staff and students, anything is possible.”

(D) J.B. Pritzker

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Recent robberies around campus have left students on high alert

By Carina Smith News Editor

A recent string of robberies that have taken place on and around DePaul’s campus has many students on edge about their safety.

According to Public Safety alerts that are sent out to students, faculty and staff, there have been multiple separate robbery incidents since Oct. 16.

The first strong arm robbery on Oct. 16 took place right next to the Student Center at 971 W. Belden around 1:20 p.m. According to the Public Safety alert, a student was walking when two subjects approached her, grabbed her cell phone and then took off in opposite directions.

Another strong arm robbery occurred just four days later on Oct. 20. The victim was walking near the Art Gallery in Lincoln Park at approximately 1:15 a.m. when a group took his cell phone that was on the ground and fled the area by taking the Fullerton Red Line, according to reports.

There was also a number of attacks believed to have been perpetrated by the same man on Oct. 24. At least four individuals were approached on Fullerton Avenue between Halsted Avenue and Sheffield Avenue. The suspect demanded that the individuals hand over their personal items before fleeing, police said.

In the alerts sent out by DePaul, Public Safety said there was one robbery and two attempted robberies between 2:20 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on the 900 block of Fullerton Avenue. However, the Chicago Police Department has said that they only have one official report in that area during that time period.

The Chicago Police also said that one of the four Oct. 24 incidences was classified as a criminal sexual assault

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because the offender, after attempting to grab the bag from the victim and spilling its contents on the ground, grabbed the woman on her lower back side as she bent over to pick her things up before stealing some of her things.

The first reported armed robbery of the month took place on Nov. 1 near the Cortelyou Commons around 11:30 p.m.

The student reported that three males came up to him, displayed a gun and demanded his personal belongs.

The last robbery attempt was

reported on Nov. 2 around 7:10 a.m. in front of the Al’s Beef near DePaul’s Loop campus. A man approached the victim and demanded a cigarette, then attempted to take it away by pulling out a knife and grabbing her, police said. The victim pushed away and fled the scene, police said.

None of the incidents are believed to be related, besides the four reported robberies that took place on Oct. 24.

Public Safety has stated that CPD is handling the investigation, though

DePaul is cooperating.

Public Safety has advised students to stay on high alert following the recent robberies.

“Be aware of your surroundings,” said Public Safety Director Robert Wachowski. “Do not use cell phones when walking down the street or riding on public transportation. Report suspicious activity to Public Safety or the Chicago Police. Walk in groups when possible.”

In each Public Safety alert, students, faculty and staff are urged to report any information to either DePaul’s Public Safety or the CPD. However, the lack of information has left many confused on how they are to report anything to do with open investigations.

Students have complained about the lack of information given to them by Public Safety officials when alerts are sent out, stating the vague details do not help them. Typically, the email alerts contain two or three sentences explaining what incident occurred, but there is never any information about the perpetrator that would help students to identify them.

“I want them to improve on their crime reports,” student Tenzin Saldon said in a Facebook post on a DePaul class page. “I noticed that they rarely describe the perpetrators in details and expect us to hit them up if we know anything about them. The public safety alerts in general are vague and don’t really help besides saying ‘hey, be careful out there.’”

Regardless, many students have said that the Public Safety alerts have reminded them that despite being on campus, they still need to stay aware of their surroundings.

“I try to keep my head up wherever I go,” said student Anna Wolf. “I don’t want someone to think I am an easy target.”

Kash Jackson hopes voters can ignore his past and vote Libertarian

By Ella Lee Contributing Writer

The Illinois Libertarian Party’s gubernatorial candidate says past allegations of wife-beating and threatening a family-court judge have no bearing on who he is today.

Grayson “Kash” Jackson says he wants to be recognized as an honorable Navy veteran, a former drill instructor and a strict Constructionist-turned-dad’s rights activist who did not know his own father for much of his life.

He said growing up in Shreveport, La., raised by his grandparents, gave him the discipline to work for himself and the determination to fight for his own family.

“After four years of expensive litigation fighting to be the father of my own children, I was led down the rabbit hole of seeing how many people were being afflicted by the family law court system,” Jackson said. “I know I’m capable of being more than an activist.”

His fiance, Marina Bella Phoenix, said that her first impression of him has lasted throughout their four-year relationship.

“What first intrigued me about him was his Southern charm,” she said. “He’s an outgoing ‘people person,’ always making people laugh and feel comfortable. He’s always the funny one in a group.”

Despite claims of personal growth from Jackson and his loved ones, Illinois voters say they worry that not much has actually changed.

“I can’t believe he’s on the ballot still after everything I’ve read about him,” said DePaul sophomore Emily Burnett.

But Jackson’s supporters say they believe he’s turned his life around.

“I met Kash in 2016, and I wasn’t in a great place,” said Ira Scott, member of Jackson’s parental rights group named Restoring Freedom, whose daughter was kidnapped by Scott’s girlfriend two years ago. “What he did for me was restore my faith that we can be a voice for the voiceless. He immediately struck me as the real deal.”

Jackson says he is a Libertarian who believes Americans do not need legislation that infringes on people’s right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

“We can choose to live how we want to and not ask the government to pass legislation forcing that [strictly two-party] belief system on the rest of society,” he said.

Core Libertarian ideas include natural rights, government by the people, and the Non-Aggression Principle, which says that everyone has a God-given right to live one’s life freely and according to personal values until violence is initiated, according to Jackson’s website.

If elected governor, he said he hopes to show people what his philosophy looks like and how a hyper-partisan society, which forces Americans to choose “red team or blue team,” is not the best way to run a government.

“People have been conditioned to believe their voice doesn’t matter,”

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Grayson “Kash” Jackson is running under the Libertarian ticket for the Illinois governor race.

Jackson said. “They’ve been led to believe one vote doesn’t matter, and as a result, we see tons of people who did not come out to vote, because they feel disenfranchised and don’t feel represented. Many of them have a self-fulfilling prophecy: ‘A third party candidate, though great in theory, can’t happen. If I vote for Kash, that’s really a vote for JB or for Rauner.’

Overcoming that is really, I think, the hardest thing.”

His platforms include balancing the Illinois budget and cutting wasteful spending, reducing excessive state regulations, reforming the criminal justice system, finding common ground

on abortion while recognizing both the right to life and bodily autonomy, and reforming family court.

“Once people hear and see my message, they think, ‘Wow, that’s common sense! We haven’t heard that before!’ but still, they have to overcome their own fears and ingrained way of thinking,” he said. “It requires people to be brave, and step out on their own, and be willing to challenge the status quo. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for so many people letting go of what they’d held onto for so long and taking a chance on me.”

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Many of the models in ‘Here, We Do’ campaign aren’t students

By Adam Webb Contributing Writer

In April, DePaul University launched its ‘Here, We Do’ campaign in an effort to highlight the accomplishments and talents of the student body. On the enormous banner right outside of the DePaul Center, two people are posed in DePaul gear with the words “Where work meets ethic” plastered next to their faces.

The man, Joey Heyworth, however, was never a student at the university and is just one example of the plethora of outside talent used to pose as the students DePaul claims to be proud of.

Heyworth attended Boston University. Having moved to Chicago to pursue a career in modeling, he had joined BMG Talent just a few weeks prior to being offered a job portraying a student in the campaign. “The whole job is representing people and companies that you have little to no affiliation with,” said Heyworth.

According to Heyworth, he was given virtually no information about the purpose of the campaign or the mission of DePaul. “They just told us certain words to try to embody during the shoot.

Mine were confidence and power.”

In regards to whether or not it is standard practice to hire outside talent for university campaigns, David Kalsbeek, the senior vice president for Management and Marketing at DePaul, said, “It varies by the university and the kind of resources they have and how extensive they’re trying to mount a campaign and how quickly. With this, we were moving pretty quickly.”

Sarah Partin is the associate vice president of University Marketing at DePaul and the ‘Here, We Do’

ADAM WEBB | THE DEPAULIA

Joey Heyworth appears in an ad wearing a DePaul shirt, but he went to Boston University.

campaign was her brainchild. “The goal was really to increase awareness and visibility within the Chicago market to complement the recruitment efforts that we do continuously,” said Partin. She did not shy away from admitting that the talent used in the campaign was a mixture of students and outside hires, but rationalized the external ‘talent’ as a necessity because of the extensive times

of the shoots. Heyworth detailed, on the other hand, that “the whole ordeal was very brief.”

While it makes sense to have wanted professional models for the massive campaign, some DePaul students who also have modeling experience felt cheated. “I feel like no one knew about (the casting). I would’ve loved the opportunity,” said Devin Garcia, a junior

at DePaul with previous modeling jobs under his belt. “It would have been more genuine.” Partin, however, said that the marketing department did their due diligence to recruit as many students as possible and even held open-calls on Facebook.

“I don’t see it as any kind of deliberate misrepresentation of anything. It’s an ad campaign,” said Kalbeek. Todd Pinta was a student who acted in one of the commercials for the campaign and agrees with Kalbeek’s sentiment. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with hiring nonstudents. They wanted it to look the best it could and they did get a lot of students to participate in it,” said Pinta.

While the campaign is seen by students mostly on campus, it was extensive in its reach and scope. It is a professional ad campaign done in collaboration with an external agency. Deadlines need to be met and professionalism is a must in order to get it to market within a condensed timeframe.

The campaign, overall, has been well received and has given a generation of DePaul students a fun motto to identify themselves with. Recent years have not been kind to DePaul’s public image, and the campaign came at a wonderful time.

“Creating positive buzz was definitely a nice payoff, but it wasn’t what drove us to do it,” said Kalsbeek.

Ultimately, the mission of the DePaul student body is presented clearly and in a visually appearing manner, even if it is done using people who have no idea what that mission is.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: October 17, 2018- October 30, 2018 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS

900 W Fullerton 1

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Clifton-Fullerton Hall 4

DePaul Center Student Center 3

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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS OCTOBER 24 1) Two attempted

robberies, one strong armed robbery, and a criminal sexual assault were reported to Public Safety on the 900 W block of Fullerton Ave. All incidents involved the same offender and a safety alert regarding these incidents were issued to the campus community.

Assault & Theft

Drug & Alcohol

OCTOBER 26 3) A theft report was filed for an item taken from Cortelyou Commons.

4)

An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT.

OCTOBER 25 OCTOBER 29 2) A theft report was filed for a student whose 5) A harrassment by electronic means report Ventra card was taken and used by an unknown subject.

was filed for a person receiving unwanted e-mails.

Other

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A battery report was filed for two students who were assaulted at Jackson and State.

OCTOBER 25 OCTOBER 27 6) A criminal trespass warning was issued to a 9) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person in the DePaul Center

person in the Barnes and Noble.

OCTOBER 26 7) A criminal damage and theft report was filed

OCTOBER 29 10) An assault report was filed for a person

for a person who locked themselves in one of the retail spaces. Person was stealing chips and broke a window. Chicago Police took the person into custody.

who was attacked in the Sbarro restaurant.

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"United Against Hate"

SETH WENIG| AP Children from the Park East Day School help light 11 memorial candles, representing the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting, during an inter-faith service in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018.

Jewish communities cope after anti-Semitic rhetoric leads to synagogue shooting together in support for those affected. Within the Jewish community, Craig has noted the Nation & World Editor immense strength that has come The nation has been in from this loss.

“I would say that the tragic event recovery this past week after has caused people to draw closer a violent shooting at Tree of together in our faith,” Craig said.

Life Synagogue/Or L’Simcha, “The principles of compassion, in Pittsburgh that left 11 dead. love, justice, and peace are While so many are left shaken and certainly on display throughout disturbed by this tragedy, this act was not uncalled for. So much of the faith community.”

The hateful speech from the political rhetoric of our time nationalist groups are what is laced with blatant anti-Semitic motivated Robert D. Bowers, 46, language, thus “condoning” to open fire in the synagogue with heartbreaking acts such as this. an AR-15-style rifle, taking the “It’s no secret that throughout lives of those peacefully practicing its history America has had its share of issues with racism and their faith. According to police, discrimination against minority Bowers shot indiscriminately groups,” said Jamaal L. Craig, into the crowd of worshippers, the Executive Director of the shouting “kill Jews”.

“I've always Pe n n s y l v a n i a been worried Interfaith a b o u t I m p a c t something like N e t w o r k that happening (PIIN).

“We but I still wasn't cannot ignore ready for the the antinews,” said Semitic and Michael Adato, racist rhetoric DePaul Hillel dog whistling President, about that is out the shooting. there.”

“I was also As a member angry because of the the fact is that Pittsburgh Jewish people c o m m u n i t y, Jamaal J. Craig shouldn't have Craig has to deal with noticed the Executive Director of the these sorts of tension that has things on a Pennsylvania Interfaith set throughout the city after Impact Network s e m i - r e g u l a r basis.” the shooting.

“The Jewish “There is not c o m m u nity a place you can go where people at DePaul felt a collective are not in disbelief about the trajectory incident that took outpouring of sadness over the few days afterwards. We rallied place.”

Yet, Craig said that this event, together and made sure that we no matter how devastating, had student leaders and staff and has brought Pittsburgh natives Jewish leaders from around the

By Marin Scott

“We cannot ignore the antiSemitic and racist rhetoric dog whistling that is out there.”

community come to our DePaul Jewish Life room throughout the week.”

Since the shooting it has been reported that Bowers was compelled by the false notion that Jewish people were helping to bring refugees into the U.S. Similar inciteful messages have come from Trump’s Twitter account, ranging from caravans filled with gang members to dismissing the actions of nationalist protesters in Charlottesville.

Similarly, some of the few comments Trump tweeted after visiting Pittsburgh in loo of the shooting where about the kindness of the city, the “small” size of the protests and a show of support for Republican Representative Keith Rothfus who is running for reelection on Nov. 6.

Those in Squirrel Hill have not been impressed with the actions of Trump’s response to this and other shootings. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers reportedly blames Trump’s speech for empowering people who, like Bowers, continue to commit devastating crimes out of hate.

While the shooting has been devastating for so many across the nation, it has become a reason to unite against hatred. Globally, the hashtag #ShowUpForShabbat was used around the world to condemn the violent act and show solidarity with the members of Tree of Life Synagogue. In the U.S., two prominent Muslim groups, CelebrateMercy and MPower Change, were able to raise over $200,000 to help victims and their families after the shooting.

Despite the divisive language that is being used in today’s political scene, the communities that have

GENE J. PUSKAR| AP A Shabbat morning service led by former Tree of Life rabbi Chuck Diamond,center, is held outside the Tree of Life Synagogue Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 in Pittsburgh.

KEITH SRAKOCIC| AP This photo made with a fisheye lens shows people standing beside hundreds of bouquets of flowers stacked in front of the memorials for victims of the deadly shooting a week ago at the Tree of Life Synagogue after an outdoor service on Saturday,Nov. 3, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Eleven people were killed and six others injured in a shooting during services last Saturday.

come together out of love has proven to be more powerful. For Adato, these actions have helped him cope with the tragedy.

“The biggest help to me has been the response in the non Jewish community here. DePaul Muslim and Christian Life showed up to support us and it means a lot.”

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PHOTO COURTSEY OF LENNY GALL The Gall family. “I am the guy in the center, back row. My son Russell to the left of me and my son-in-law Paul to the right . Front row left to right: grandson Colten, then my wife Cindy, then grandson Barrett, our daughter Audra, dog Rayland.”

China's soybean tariffs affect Illinois farmers soybeans are not only important for the Gall family farm, but also are hugely important for Illinois Heather Stone and the United States as a whole.

Contributing Writers Illinois produced more soybeans than any other U.S. state and soybeans were the top U.S. “The American farmer is always agricultural export, according to the pawn,” said Lenny Gall, of the United States Department of Highland, Illinois. “Every time Agriculture in 2017. The U.S. is there’s a negation or conflict with also the world’s leading producer a foreign country, the American of soybeans, while China is the farmer gets put right in the world’s biggest importer. middle.”

In response to tariffs imposed The Gall family farm sits on 180 by the U.S on Chinese imports, acres of land in Highland, IL, China levied tariffs this summer mainly producing soybeans and on major U.S. exports, including corn. Gall started farming as a kid a 25 percent tariff on soy. The with his father and brother.

United States’ soybean industry “My grandfather had the farm is an economic casualty of the before us,” Gall said. “He bought trade war with China which the farm in 1914. We have the could potentially lead to negative notoriety of long-term having what effects. China is called a imported 294.3 centennial farm; million bushels it means we’ve in September, had the farm in down by the family for 12.4 percent over 100 years.” from August, Gall and according to a his brother Farm Futures inherited the report. land from their “Tariffs on parents about 25 soybeans will years ago. After impact its price his brother died, negatively in Lenny became long run Lenny Gall the the farm’s sole because foreign owner. will Illinois Soybean Farmer consumers He no longer reduce demand farms the land due to the himself at 67 increased price years old. A tenant farmer seeds, while producers will experience fertilizes, and harvests, while decreased price due to reduced Lenny handles the farm’s upkeep, export market,” said Dr. Jin Choi, mowing the land and repairing a DePaul University professor of farm buildings. He describes economics. himself as “the maintenance guy.”

Brazil and Argentina are the Gall receives a third of the profits two other major producers of from the corn and soybean crop soybeans. By limiting trade ties in exchange for the tenant’s use with China, the U.S. has effectively of his land. Studies show that helped to strengthen China’s

By Stacey Sheridan and

“If you think we have turmoil now, take away food from people and see what happens."

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE U.S. Soybean sales between the U.S. and China as reported by the Chicago Board of Trade.

trade relations with Brazil and Argentina. The United States risks losing its competitive advantage, if China can get soybean products elsewhere for cheaper.

“What is Trump trying to protect? Is he trying to protect the U.S. manufacturing industry? If so, he is not protecting them but weakening them,” Dr. Choi said.

“Because in a global economy, efficiency will trump protection.”

Soybean prices have dropped to near decade lows of $8.6750 per bushel, less than the $9-perbushel estimated to produce the crop. Supply of beans is up due to good weather during the growing season, but demand is low due to higher prices brought on by the tariff.

The effects of the soybean tariff are already being felt by those in the soy industry here in Illinois.

“In my opinion, price moves are exaggerated in times of uncertainty,” said Greg Papas, who trades soy commodities out of the Chicago Board of Trade.

“My business is arbitrage, so in theory I should do much better

in times of uncertainty; however, in practice, I reduce position sizes and risks taken to accommodate for the exaggerated moves.”

Papas has only traded about half of the volume this year than he says he would normally trade, due to price uncertainty caused by the tariff.

“I have sat out weeks at a time this year simply because I think the risk far outweighs the rewards,” he said.

The Agriculture Department does plan to help, announcing a $12 billion short-term aid package in July. Of that, $3.6 billion will be made available to soybean farmers, according to the Department.

“This is a short-term solution that will give President Trump and his administration the time to work on long-term trade deals,” said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

Secretary Perdue also noted the aid package began on Sept.

4, 2018, as farmers headed into harvest season.

Doug Schroeder, Illinois Soybean Growers vice chairman and

soybean farmer from Mahomet, IL, said the package has not been enough and “producers need trade, not aid.”

“As soybean producers head into harvest, we need access to markets from trade deals and a stable Farm Bill, not short-term aid packages,” Schroeder said in a statement. “More U.S. soy gets exported to China than all other American agricultural products combined. Market access and trade certainty support our families, our businesses and our communities.”

Gall has also noticed the changes in the soybean market, prompting him to try to forward-price part of his crop shares this past July in an unsuccessful effort to assuage the effects of the tariff. He lost 20 percent of his income this year due to the tariff.

“We are at the mercy of the market,” Gall said. “I just want to see fair and equitable contracts negotiated with foreign countries.

When tariffs like these are imposed, the entire food supply of the world is in jeopardy; if the product is priced fairly and equitably for all, countries can feed their people.”

Gall said he hopes to warn people of what the future might look like if the tariff is not absolved.

“If you think we have turmoil now, take away food from people and see what happens.”

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Our staff 's hottest (and tastiest) takes

The end of the quarter crept up on us, and now we only have a few weeks left until break. Dreams of the hot Thanksgiving dinners that await some of us are inescapable, and they won't rest for these next three-and-a-half weeks until Thanksgiving Day. To remedy some of these end-of-the-quarter jitters, our staff came up with some hot takes to distract and infuriate us until the sweet release of break.

"Bradley Cooper made 'A Star is Born' so he could make up for that fake baby in 'American Sniper.'"

Mackenzie Murtaugh, Opinions Editor

"Ice cream is terrible."

Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor

"I smoke cigarettes to see how long I can beat cancer."

Shane Rene, Managing Editor

"The United States needs communism."

Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor

“Chick-Fil-A is the bottom-of-the-barrel when it comes to fast-food poultry.”

Lacey Latch, Arts & Life Editor

"PRAD majors are the Econ majors of the College of Communication."

Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor

"Pandas should go extinct."

Benjamin Conboy, Editor-in-Chief "Rose killed Jack."

Yamini Bangarusamy, Focus Editor

"'Venom' has the same plot line as 'Ratatouille,' but the mouse version is better."

Carina Smith, News Editor

“Christmas music is acceptable the day after Halloween” Annalisa Baranowski, Design Editor

“Pandas should not go extinct, no matter how much Ben complains about it.”

Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor

"DePaul Men's Basketball will win the Big East Regular Season Conference."

Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor

GRAPHICS BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | THE DEPAULIA

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Nigerian election presents pressing issues for Buhari

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The Nigerian presidential election will occur on Feb. 16, 2019. Current president Muhammadu Buhari might not be elected for a second term because of some recurring controversies.

By Emmanuel Okirie Contributing Writer

Opposition parties in Nigeria have met up to shape a political alliance aimed at keeping President Muhammadu Buhari from winning a second consecutive term in next year's elections.

Clement Adibe, a professor in DePaul’s political science department, said forming coalitions has been an ongoing issue in Nigerian politics. He said something similar happened in 2014 prior to the last presidential election. The ruling party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), was led by President Goodluck Jonathan, and the opposition parties ganged up to form an opposition party to field Buhari as their party’s candidate.

In March 2015, Buhari secured 53.9 percent of the votes to become the first opposition candidate in Nigeria to defeat an incumbent at the ballot box. His victory over former president Jonathan prompted celebrations across the country.

However, the need for this opposition party arises from the citizens' fears of Buhari’s incompetent leadership thus far. Under his administration; the economic value of the country has diminished drastically. In September 2015, he appointed himself as the Minister of Petroleum resources with zero qualifications. Petroleum is the natural resource that brings in the most revenue to Nigeria’s economy. He is not educated in this area and has refused to show his academic certificate despite ongoing pressure from the public.

Consequently, 39 enlisted political powers, including the principal opposition PDP and a fragmented group from inside the ruling party, consented to an arrangement late last Monday to form the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP).

Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP spokesperson, described the parties' teaming up as a bold statement to demonstrate the "feelings of Nigerians" about Buhari's government.

"More parties will still join the coalition, and we will bring up a candidate whose capacity will trounce Buhari's incompetence in governance," Ologbondiyan told Al Jazeera."We are a nation of 185 million people. No alliance can be 'so many.' Nigerians have already reached a consensus to source for a new president on the platform of the rebranded and repositioned PDP." But the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dismissed the move, saying the efforts to unseat Buhari would fail.

APC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi insisted the party remains united.

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"We once again reiterate the commitment of our party to address real grievances of our genuine members. We call on them to take advantage of this opportunity while the windows for reconciliation are still open," Abdullahi said in a statement."We are confident that no level of gang-up can make our government under President Buhari to waver in its promises to Nigerians to rid our country of corruption and improve the quality of lives for our people."

His supporters are biased and blinded by his “all talk” and “no actions.” The president lacks transparency and overrides human rights. In his administration, you have limited speech. You cannot speak against his government, or you face the risk of going to jail or getting killed. A former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has raised the alarm that the Buhari administration has put his name on its security watchlist. Obasanjo said security agencies are plotting to arrest him and put him in detention.

The formation of the new coalition comes as Nigeria witnesses one of its most significant political realignments in recent years.

The president has enormous grassroots support. He is also known as one of the few leaders in the country's history who has been tough on corruption. Although his fight against corruption is one-sided, many people simply focus on his oppositions when people in his cabinet work free after committing crimes. If you want to avoid being probed, just switch over to APC.

In April, 75-year old Buhari announced his plan to seek a second four-year term, despite concerns about his age and health. Last year, he spent several months in the U.K. where he received treatment for an "undisclosed health challenge."

However, he is the president who has traveled the most in the history of the country. The majority of these travels were not for diplomatic reasons.

While his health is an issue, the federal government has not revealed any groundbreaking project to help the economy, like developing our old refineries.

But Buhari's intention to run again did not go down well with some of his political allies, including Obasanjo who joined the opposition alliance against his candidacy.

The CUPP is expected over the next few months to present a typical candidate to run against Buhari.

Atiku Abubakar, 71, a former vice president and former Buhari ally, is the most prominent figure so far to have announced his intention to run in 2019 on an opposition platform.

Buhari is the oldest person to lead Nigeria since the transition to civilian government in 1999.

“So, there is an issue,” Adibe said.” Now you have Atiku, 74, running against Buhari who is 75, or 76, or maybe more. Nobody knows anybody’s age. I know there is a significant segment of the Nigerian population that would want a younger candidate.”

In May, he signed a new bill into law that reduced the minimum age for political offices to encourage youth to run for public office. For the presidency, the minimum age was brought down from 40 to 35.

“Obasanjo who is 80-years-old now and was maybe 76-years old when he was in office,” Adibe said. “But most importantly they are the same names. So, for a change, let’s get somebody young. It didn’t happen at least for the PDP. They tried to get somebody younger, a governor from Sokoto state. Ayodele Fayose wanted to be a candidate, but they settled on Atiku.”

The country needs somebody else to be president because Buhari is a selfish leader who is more interested in his own welfare than that of his citizens. While Nigerians are suffering from rising inflation rates, Buhari is comfortably traveling around the world.

Buhari is campaigning with “I will do” instead of “I have done” because he has not done anything for three years. Someone else should be given the opportunity to rule. If Buhari wins the forthcoming elections, then Nigeria will sink.

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

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You be t

You don’t you don’t but you h

Illinois Supreme Court The Illinois Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Illinois. The seven justices are elected to 10-year terms. Four Democrats and three Republicans currently sit on the court. The only Supreme Court justice up for retention is Anne M. Burke, a Democrat.

Illinois Court of Appeals The Illinois Court of Appeals is second in power only to the Supreme Court. The court is broken up into five districts with 42 total judges. Two judges are up for retention and three candidates are running in the general election.

Chancery Division This court has jurisdiction of wills and trusts, class action suits and foreclosures.

Domestic Violence Division

Criminal Division

This court hears cases relating to domestic violence and and restraining orders.

Criminal judges hear cases of serious criminal acts like murder, sexual assault and armed robbery.

Probate Division Probate courts hear matters of wills.

Cook County Circuit Court There are 383 judges in Cook County handling varying cases, making it one of the largest court systems in the country. Circuit court judges represent the majority of all judges appearing on a ballot pulled in Cook County.

Matthew Coghlan

Domestic Relations Division All cases relating to children and parents, like divorce, child support and custody disputes.

Law Division The law division hears civil suits of up to $100,000 in damages, including fraud, personal injury and labor disputes.

County Division County judges hear cases relating to elections, mental health proceedings and adoption.

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the judge

t know who they are, know what they do, hire them

By Benjamin Conboy Editor-in-Chief

The focus in midterm elections is often on national trends, and congressional and state races. But way down the ballot are elected officials who have a surprising amount of power, but who few voters actually vote for.

If you are pulling a ballot in Lincoln Park, for example, there are 59 judges up for election, ranging from seats on the Illinois Supreme Court to bankruptcy judges. Unlike federal judges who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, judges in Illinois are elected by voters. This means that if you don’t like a judge’s politics or you think they do a bad job, you can vote to fire them. But this rarely happens. Voters haven’t removed a sitting judge since 1990, according to the Chicago Tribune.

“I usually just skip over the judges,” said voter Jackie Reese as he just left early voting in Hodgkins, Illinois. “I know it’s not good, but I don’t know enough about any of them to justify voting for them. (...) I wonder how many people actually vote for them.”

Judicial candidates don’t create laws or regularly seek media attention like other politicians do. But the way judges vote has far-reaching impacts. Are you concerned about mass incarceration? Check to see which judges hand down harsh sentences for petty crimes, and which ones lean toward probation. Worried about gentrification in your neighborhood? Check a judge’s record

on zoning matters.

Luckily, legal groups and state and local bar associations do all the dirty work for voters. For sitting judges, they will sit in on their courtrooms for a few days to observe how they carry themselves. They interview all the judges up for election and review their past rulings. The input of lawyers who have argued cases in front of the judges is also taken into consideration.

There is a local bar association for almost every demographic; there’s one for black women, one for Puerto Ricans and lesbian and gay bar association, all serving just Chicagoland. You can see all of their ratings at voteforjudges.org.

The bar associations don’t factor political affiliations into their recommendations, but the political affiliations of most judges in Chicago reflect the city’s unwavering allegiance to the Democratic party. From 1980 to 2010, there were 1,596 Democratic judicial candidates and just 320 Republicans.

“Before elections come up I read the voting guides in the Sun-Times,” said voter Mary March, 86. “If I ever go before a judge, I want to know they’re a good one!”

Illinois is also one of 38 states who votes for state Supreme Court judges for their 10year terms. Only one Supreme Court justice is up for reelection this year: Anne M. Burke, the wife of powerful alderman Ed Burke.

None of the state bar associations responded to The DePaulia.

Matthew Coghlan

Maura Slattery Boyle

Maura Slattery Boyle is one of only six criminal judges seeking retention this year.

Injustice Watch, a nonprofit journalism organization that exposes wrongdoing in the courts, analyzed Slattery Boyle’s case history and found that of the 23

criminal judges in Cook County, she regularly issues the harshest sentences.

34 of her decisions have been reversed by a higher court, nearly three times more than Matthew Coghlan, who had the second most amount with 12.

The unqualified judges Shannon O’Malley

Matthew Coghlan first found his behind on a bench in 2000. But it is what happened in 1993, when he was still a prosecutor that earned him the lowest overall approval rate of any judge up for reelection this year.

Coghlan was a gang prosecutor at the time. A lawsuit filed by two men who were exonerated after 23 years in prison allege Coghlan stood idly by as a detective convinced an informant to falsely accuse them of the crime.

Injustice Watch also found that the cops who find themselves on the wrong side of the law tend to get off easy in

After he lost a 2010 judicial election in Will County, Phillip Spiwak needed to find a new way to win. So he legally changed his name to Shannon P. O’Malley for his upcoming battle in the reliably-Republican 13th Sub-Circuit Court election.

“The advantage of an Irish-sounding name in Cook County has long been accepted as gospel truth,” wrote researcher Albert J. Klumpp in a 2011 study for the DePaul Law Review.

Judicial elections of Cook County past

Coghlan’s courtroom.

One Chicago police officer had hit and killed a 13-year-old boy on a bike while he was drunk and fled the scene. Coghlan gave him only three years.

But if you’re a black man before Coghlan’s bench for marijuana possession, it wouln’t be unlikely if you got one year in jail.

Now, even his own party is dumping him.

Jacob Kaplan, the executive director of the Cook County Democrats, told the Chicago Tribune that this was the first time the party has recommended to vote “no” on a member of their party in the last 40 years.

have tended to favor female candidates more than males.

Having both an Irish and female-sounding carries a 24.7 percent advantage, a much greater advantage than political affiliation, according to the study.

So Spiwak, seeking an edge over his male competition, decided to dump his Polish surname and masculine-sounding given name for one more pleasing to Chicago voters’ instincts, and dubbed himself Shannon P. O’Malley.

2018-2019 BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Last dance Eli Cain, Max Strus have sights set on returning DePaul to relevancy in 2019

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DePaul Men’s ‘18-19 Schedule

Full Court Coverage

Dave Leitao

Seventh season at DePaul 1 NCAA Tournament Appearence

ROSTER PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS

Eli Cain: Sr, 6’6”, G GP/GS: 31/31 11.7 PPG, 4.7APG, 3.7 RPG

Devin Gage: So, 6’2”, G GP/GS: 8/8 5.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.8

Femi Olujobi: Sr, 6’7”, F Transfer from North Carolina A&T 16.3 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.2 APG Max Strus: Sr, 6’6”, G GP/GS : 31/31 16.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.7 APG *= transfer, not elligable to play this season

Lyrik Shreiner Jaylen Butz JR-G, #0 SO-F, #2

Paul Reed SO-F, #4

Jalen Coleman-Lands Jr, 6’4”, G Transfer from Illinois 8.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.0 APG

11/1/18 vs. Rockhurst (Ex.) 7 p.m.

11/7/18 vs. Bethune-Cookman 6:30 p.m.

11/12/18 vs Morgan Stat 7:30 p.m.

11/15/18 vs Penn St. 8 p.m.

11/24/18 @ Notre Dame 11 a.m.

11/28/18 vs Cleveland St. 7 p.m.

12/3/18 vs Florida A&M 7:30 p.m.

12/8/18 @ Northwestern 11 a.m.

12/12/18 vs Chicago St. 7 p.m.

12/14/18 vs UIC 6 p.m.

12/19/18 vs Incarnate Word 7:30p.m.

12/22/18 vs Boston College 2:30 p.m.

12/29/18 vs Xavier 1 p.m.

01/02/19 @ Villanova 7:30 p.m.

01/06/19 vs Seton Hall Noon or 4 p.m.

01/12/19 @ St. John’s 5 p.m.

01/16/19 vs Butler 7:30 p.m.

01/19/19 @ Seton Hall 7 p.m.

01/23/19 @ Marquette 7:30 p.m.

01/27/19 @ Providence 11a.m.

01/30/19 vs Villanova 7 p.m.

02/02/19 vs Providence 1:30 p.m.

02/09/19 @ Xavier 7 p.m.

02/12/19 vs Marquette 7 p.m.

02/16/19 @ Butler 7 p.m.

02/20/19 vs Creighton 8 p.m.

02/27/19 @ Georgetown 6 p.m.

03/03/19 vs St John’s 11 a.m 03/06/19 vs Georgetown 03/09/19 @ Creighton

7:30 p.m TBA

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Jason Malonga Darious Hall Flynn Cameron George Maslennikov Mick Sullivan Josh Ozanne John Diener SR-F, #22 SO-G #12 FR-F #23 SO-F* #13 FR-G, #21 FR-G #32 FR-G #33

Pantelis Xidias SO-G, #35

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DePaul embarks on pivotal season

By Andrew HAttersley Sports Editor

COMMENTARY The wait has been long and forgettable for DePaul fans who have been longing to witness a winning season since 2007.

Once again the Blue Demons enter a pivotal season with head coach Dave Leitao moving into his fourth year back with the program, accompanied by a trio of talented seniors in Eli Cain, Max Strus and Femi Olujobi.

While there are only five players still on the roster who played meaningful minutes last season, the additions of Jalen ColemanLands and Lyrik Shreiner, and others, the roster is deeper than previous years. “[We have]a few older guys that have been around college basketball for a long time,” Leitao said.

“We've added some pieces whether they were redshirts, or things of that nature, that allows you to be a lot more optimistic than we have been.”

That’s great, but with a coach in his fourth year and two elite scorers entering their final season, 2018 should be a make-or-break season for the program. With a winning season, everything Leitao and DePaul Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto have preached could come to fruition with improved attendance, recruiting and the opportunity for DePaul to build on the foundation set in 2018. However, another season at the bottom of the Big East standings will make it next to impossible for Lenti Ponsetto to justify Leitao’s place on the sidelines in 2019 — or her own.

Positive reports have emerged about the mindset DePaul players during practice, with Cain acknowledging there has been a new

focus and attention to detail not present in previous years.

“I think talent has been through this program for previous years but the mindset wasn't there,” Cain said. “I think the mindset of the guys we have now and the staff that we have now is really going to push us and this culture forward.”

Talent has come through the program before in the form of Myke Henry, Tre'Darius McCallum, Marin Maric and Billy Garrett, all of whom have played professionally after DePaul, with Henry being the only one to find himself on an NBA roster As talent has rolled through the program, however, so have the losses. The narrative began to shift, however, with five-star commit Romeo Weems potentially signing with the school later this month, the Blue Demons need to establish a culture of winning with not much of a veteran presence waiting in the wings.

The players are well aware of where DePaul has been the past decade, namely their nightmarish experience in the Big East where they’ve amassed a 31-167 record in the conference since their last winning season in 2007. That is also their only winning season since making the jump from Conference-USA. “Our main goal is to win and win as much as possible,” Strus said. “Everybody on our team has their mind focused on that.”

Strus added nobody on the team is focused on themselves, which is a key source of the optimism.

As a whole DePaul has all the talent they need to compete in the Big East especially with Xavier losing head coach Chris Mack to Louisville and senior leader J.P Macura while Villanova is reloading after saying goodbye to a historic senior class led by Kris Jenkins and Jalen

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DePaul senior Eli Cain squares off against Rockhurst defender Auston Rushing.

Brunson.

Not that players weren’t expecting it, but DePaul received a harsh reminder at Big East Media Day that their perception is still not where it needs to be. Not that preseason rankings are the be-all and end-all of a season, but it certainly isn’t the best way to start.

“Coach has been on us the whole preseason about having a sense of urgency,” Strus said. “Nobody is going to give us anything —we've been ranked 10th in the Big East already, nobody respects [us] so we don't really have time to not have a sense of urgency.”

With the senior leadership of Cain and Strus, DePaul has a great opportunity to take advantage of the experiences they have been through.

Leitao admitted the team, while filled with players who have experience, have not played in this system or on this stage, which is

where they need to rely on Strus and Cain to step forward.

“I said this early on that we're not and won't be where we need to be until we continue to grow that way so it is still going to take us a little bit of time,” Leitao said.

Things have been rocky at best for DePaul this offseason and leading into the year. The DePaulia reported last year that the NCAA was investigating DePaul, however details are still unknown. Two assistant coaches Shane Heirman and Tim Anderson were also accused of paying former five-star recruit Brian Bowen II prior to being hired at DePaul during the recent trial of Christian Dawkins, James Gatto and Merl Code in the NCAA corruption scandal.

Despite some of this turmoil that has surrounded the program, DePaul still possesses a tremendous opportunity to be part of a turnaround that Cain admitted

would mean the world to the players to be a part of that turnaround.

“I think we have a really good chance to make it happen but I think we just have to seize the moment and live day by day,” Cain said. “It's not going to be easy there are going to be bumps in the road just like it was previously, we're going to take our hits but this is the team that can change the program for years to come.”

After close to decade of waiting, DePaul has the opportunity to begin a new chapter — one they hoped would begin a year ago with the unveiling of Wintrust Arena, one reminiscent of the Ray Meyer era when the Blue Demons were perennial contenders and not basement dwellers.

If that chapter doesn’t begin this year, it may have to happen with a new coach and athletic director.

Jalen Coleman-Lands eager to make difference on court

By William Hopper Contributing Writer

Basketball has always been a part of junior guard Jalen ColemanLands’ life. Growing up, many of his family members played the sport, and by high school he was nationally recognized as a star player. As a freshman at the University of Illinois, he set a school record with 87 3-pointers during the 2015-2016 season.

This made it all the more difficult for Coleman-Lands last year when he transferred to DePaul and was required to sit out a whole year due to the NCAA transfer rule.

“That was my first time being away from the game and not being on a team, or really being on a team but not being able to play,” Coleman-Lands said. That strange state of being on the team, but unable to contribute made last year a long and arduous one for the Illinois transfer.

Likewise, the Blue Demons also had a difficult year, losing to Marquette in the first round of the Big East Tournament. Seeing his teammates struggle was hard for Coleman-Lands. “It was a struggle

for sure,” he said. “I just wanted to help lead the team.”

Coleman-Lands also was rehabbing an injury, which meant he couldn’t participate in practice either. DePaul head coach Dave Leitao says that for most players this would create a disconnect between the player and the team.

“Jalen’s a different individual,” Leitao said. “He handled that as well as he’s handled anything that has come his way since we first met, and got through as well as anybody could. Sure, he had his tough days where he wished that he was on the court and all that. But I think that knowing he would get here eventually allowed him to get through those days.”

Despite being unable to play, Coleman-Lands still made the game a priority in his life last year.

Coleman-Lands was still able to provide valuable feedback to the team from his spot on the sidelines.

“The time off also allowed me to watch and learn some stuff too,” Coleman-Lands said. “Now I’m just making that transition of using stuff I learned while sitting out, now transitioning into me actually playing is a completely different thing.”

That struggle of returning to basketball after such a long layoff was echoed by Leitao, who says Coleman-Lands’ maturity helped him get through last year.

“I know he’s hungry to get better and to show the world just how good he can be,” Leitao said. “Like anything else, it’s just getting back up and down the court, and getting a feel for the game again— especially with an audience now, so I think that’s the next step for him. But I don’t think he’ll have any problems because he’s a very, very unique guy.”

One of the biggest things that Coleman-Lands says helped him him through last year was the connections he formed with his fellow teammates. Senior guard Max Strus, who also had to sit out a year after transferring from Lewis University, said he was able to relate to what Coleman-Lands was going through.

“I’ve been through what he went through,” Strus said, “So that was what I think I really tried to focus on with him last year. Because it’s hard. It’s hard when you’re sitting out and watching games, especially when we aren’t winning because he

knows he could help.”

Strus says for transfers students like him and Coleman-Lands, the only thing you can do during your year out is to keep your mind on the future.

“I just reminded him every day ‘just keep practicing, keep going to the gym, and you’ll make it all work this year,’” Strus said.

Junior guard Eli Cain says it’s partially because of ColemanLands maintaining that energy last year that has allowed him to be a player to watch now.

“He put a lot of pressure on himself, as he should, and did what he had to do to get back,” Cain said.

“I think when we see him on the court you’re going to see how that work paid off.”

While Coleman-Lands didn’t appear on the court with his teammates, they say he helped them get through hard times last year.

“J. Cole was very good,” said Strus. “He started and maintained relationships last year. I think that, ultimately, helped us out last year, a lot.”

That close bond between the Blue Demons is part of the reason many of the players are excited

about this year.

“I think that one of the biggest differences between this year and previous years is that this is a true family,” Cain said.

For Leitao, there’s more to the year’s lineup than just the natural talent of his players.

“When you look at Jalen, you have to respect somebody who can make this many shots, particularly from behind the three-point line,” Leitao said. “But the biggest point of optimism for me is that we’ve got a very clean locker room: all of our athletes want the same thing and there’s nobody fighting. It’s just about learning how to play with each other and getting better every time we get on the court.”

Coleman-Lands said it was surreal to finally to be back on the court with his teammates.

“I’m still trying to get used to it,but I’m just appreciative being able to be out here with the rest of these guys,” Coleman Lands said.

“There was times last year when I felt like I just had to be out there, so I’m looking forward to being able to help my team as best I can.”

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In preparation for their season opener against the BethuneCookman University Wildcats, head coach Dave Leitao and his Blue Demons are looking to turn their luck around. It’s no secret that the team has been in a bit of a slump for quite some time, having experience their last winning season in ’06-’07 when they finished 20-14 overall under head coach Jerry Wainwright. The ’06-’07 season also marks the last time the team saw postseason play, when they made it to the NIT Quarterfinals.

In the grand scheme of things, 11 years may not seem like a long time. To give you a better understanding of just how long ago that ’06-’07 season was, here are 50 things that have happened in the world since then.

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DePaul’s quarterback returns for junior year Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

In most team sports there is usually one specific position that is most imperative for a successful future. In football it’s the quarterback, considered the most important position in all of sports; in hockey it’s the goalie and in basketball it’s the point guard, also known as the floor general.

The point guard not only brings the ball up the court and calls a play for the team to run, but they are also an extension of the head coach.

Luckily for DePaul’s women’s basketball team they have one of the best point guards in the country in junior Kelly Campbell. Last year Campbell led the Big East in assists and assist-turnover ratio, and was No. 2 in the nation in assist-turnover ratio and 18th in assists. Campbell also recorded the only triple-double in the Big East last season and came one assist shy of recording the first ever back-toback triple doubles in the Big East.

It was her phenomenal play last season that earned her a spot on the 2018-19 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award Top 20 Watch List, given to the best point guards in the country.

“It’s a great honor to be placed on that list, it’s always a goal of mine to make those kinds of lists,” Campbell said. “That only gives me more motivation to play better

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DePaul junior guard Kelly Campbell dribbles past St. Louis defender Jordyn Frantz. this season and win that award.”

Campbell’s numbers speak for themselves as to why she is one the more vital players on the roster, and why she is gaining national attention. She has also played a large part in DePaul’s successful season last year and is a huge reason why ESPN ranked DePaul 15th in its first women’s college basketball poll.

“She (Campbell) prides herself on being a good facilitator and getting a lot of assists as well,” Head Coach Doug Bruno said. “She also

prides herself on assist-turnover ratio, so she values the concept of taking care of the ball. She’s not a flashy distributor, instead she understands where the ball needs to go. Being second in the nation in assist-turnover ratio is very important to her.”

Her play last season has not only garnered respect from the outside world, but her coaches and teammates are excited for her because of how well she played last season. They talk about that her role is much bigger than the num-

bers might suggest.

“Kelly (Campbell) is one of the hardest working players and one of the most competitive players I’ve ever coached,” Head Coach Doug Bruno said. “What makes her special as a player is that she does the dirty work, but she does so much of the dirty work that it has emerged her as one of the most important players on the team.”

As well as Campbell being near the top most passing and rebounding statistics, she is also one the of the best rebounders of the ball in

the Big East, finishing third in defensive rebounds and fourth in total rebounds in the conference.

Besides posting tremendous numbers and helping DePaul to their fifth straight Big East regularseason title, and their third Big East Tournament title in five year, she is also an important leader according to her teammates.

“She (Campbell) is a great leader,” freshman Jolene Daninger said,” Her work ethic leads for itself, and she is willing to step up and take charge for the team. On the court she is always working hard, getting rebounds, making the little plays we need for the team. She can lead without her words as well, and lead with her actions and play on the court.”

Like most great players, Campbell is looking to get even better this season and improve her play and numbers. She wants to keep getting stronger in the areas that she’s already good at, like rebounds and assists, and improve in other areas as well, like defense.

“Last year I feel like I started picking up my last towards the end of the season, and this season to continue off that,” Campbell said.

“This season I can improve my defense, always get better at rebounding and consistency offensive.

Campbell and the rest of the Blue Demons team will get a chance to start their season off with a win on Nov. 9 when they host Green Bay.

Dahlman, Daninger back on court after lost year Evan Sully Staff Writer

Injuries can be one of the most excruciating things about sports, especially for student-athletes who just want a chance to prove themselves at the collegiate level. DePaul guards Rebekah Dahlman and Jolene Daninger have both lived through that story and are making a comeback this season after being sidelined with injuries all of last year.

Dahlman, a five-foot-nine-inch sixth-year senior, played 17 minutes in last year’s season opener against Northern Colorado before sustaining a broken left hand. She recorded just two baskets and a pair of rebounds before suffering the injury. Five days later, Dahlman had surgery to repair her hand.

Injuries have followed Dahlman throughout her college basketball career beginning at Vanderbilt in 2013. After missing the final 22 games as a freshman because of a blood clot that required numerous medical procedures, Dahlman took a redshirt. Dahlman came back the next season and was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team after averaging over 10 points per game in 29 starts as a redshirt freshman.

She came back the following season and also played in 31 games.

It was Dahlman’s redshirt junior season, however, when the injuries returned. From a sprained ankle to a hamstring injury and a concussion, Dahlman’s game averages slightly fell. She transferred to DePaul in 2017.

“To be honest, my whole career had been some type of adversity or injuries, so I’ve dealt with adversity and injuries very well, but obviously I’ve bounced back every time,” Dahlman said. “It was hard sitting out last year, but I think that was good for me because I didn’t know his style of play, I didn’t know how the team played.”

As a high school basketball player in Braham, Minnesota, Dahlman was considered one of the best in her state. The McDonald’s All-American was the first player in Minnesota history to score over 5,000 career points, which was good enough for her to be awarded as a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota en route to earning the title of Minnesota’s Miss Basketball in 2013. Dahlman averaged over 35 points per game her senior year and led Braham Area High School to the Class 2-A championship game, earning her AP Minnesota Player of the Year.

This season, Dahlman hopes to be a leader by providing mentorship to the younger players and pushing the other guards on her team to be better.

“Yeah, absolutely,” Dahlman said when asked if she sees herself becoming a more versatile and well-rounded athlete. “I think coach (Bruno) has developed me as a player so much already.”

Doug Bruno, head coach of the women’s basketball team, had high praise for Dahlman and hopes that she stays healthy in her final year of eligibility.

“Our goal for her is just first

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Rebekah Dahlman and her teammates listen to assistant coach Jill Pizzotti at DePaul’s open practice. of all to have one great ‘ShangriLa’ healthy season so she can walk away from her college experience having one great year where her body has stayed healthy, top to bottom, from first game to last game,” Bruno said. “If she is able to stay healthy, she brings great scoring ability. She’s another very effective facilitator and she brings that great energy and gusto to the game.”

Daninger’s injury was also a blow to the team. The five-footseven-inch redshirt freshman from Andover, Minnesota sat out last season due to a systemic disorder.

This was a tough emotional barrier for Daninger to overcome.

“That was really hard, especially not knowing what was going on where I went through so many tests, so many doctor’s appointments and I just couldn’t figure it out,” Daninger said. “I think the

hardest part for me is because I’ve never really dealt with anything like that in my whole life.”

Daninger was a highly touted perimeter shooter in high school.

As a senior she was a finalist for Miss Basketball Minnesota after averaging over 19 points, six rebounds and four assists per game.

“She’s just a premiere shooter, just a premium shooter,” Bruno said. “She’s still young and doesn’t have a lot of court time yet, she’s still feeling her way through the process.

But I really see her as a great outside shooter and I think she’s gonna have a great impact on the program for sure before her career’s up.”

Now that Daninger is healthy, she has a new appreciation for being able to do the little things from practicing on her jump shot to working on cardio. With that elevated sense of appreciation, Dan-

inger said that she hopes to contribute to everything from assists to shooting this season.

“It makes me appreciate every practice and every time I can step on the court, every time I can run,” Daninger said. “Kind of bringing any type of energy I can bring is kind of how I see myself playing into it.”

The road to recovery for both players was a long one, and Bruno gave lots of credit to DePaul’s Sports Medicine Department for helping bring his players back.

“We have a coaching theory about practicing within your mind, with or without your body,” Bruno said. “God takes your body, God doesn’t take your mind. Practice within your mind while you’re without your body, and that’s what we do as coaches.”

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Kelly Campbell: Jr, 5’10”, G GP/GS: 35/35 10.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 5.7 APG

Ashton Millender: Sr, 5’8”, G GP/GS: 35/34 13.6 PPG, 1.7 APG, 3.2 RPG

Chante Stonewall: Jr, 5’11”, F GP/GS: 35/21 10.7 PPG, 1.5 SPG, 5.5 RPG

Tanita Allen: Sr, 5’10”, G GP/GS: 34/12 9.3 PPG, 1.5APG, 4.6 RPG

Mart’e Grays: Sr, 6’2”, F GP/GS: 35/34 14.4 PPG, 1.6APG, 4.7 RPG ANDREW HATTERSLEY | DEPAULIA DESIGN BY ANNALISA BARANOWSKI| DEPAULIA

DePaul Women’s ‘18-19 Schedule Marquette Golden Eagles

Rebekah Dahlman Maya Stovall SR-G, #0 FR-G, #2

Sonya Morris FR-G, #11

Dee Bekelja JR-F, #23

Courtney Krol FR-G, #13

Lexi Held FR-G #10

24-10 (15-3)

DePaul Blue Demons

27-8 (15-3)

Villanova Wildcats

23-9 (12-6)

Creighton Bluejays

19-13 (11-7)

St John’s Red Storm

19-15 (9-9)

Jolene Daninger FR-G, #15

Georgetown Hoyas

16-16 (9-9)

Seton Hall Pirates

16-16 (7-11)

Butler Bulldogs

15-17 (6-12)

Providence Friars

10-21 (3-15)

Dege Jean FR-F, #32

Doug Bruno 33rd season at DePaul 23 NCAA Tournaments

Xavier Musketeers

LAST SEASON’S TEAM AVERAGES

82.9

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10-12 (3-15)

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70.8

Opp. Points Per Game

11/05/18 vs. Saint Xavier (Exhibition) 7 p.m.

11/09/18 vs. UW-Green Bay 7 p.m.

11/17/18 vs. Notre Dame * 1 p.m.

11/22/18 vs. Princeton ** 11 a.m.

11/23/18 vs. Kansas St. ** 11 a.m.

11/24/18 vs. Syracuse ** 1:30 p.m.

11/26/18 vs. Savannah St. 7 p.m.

11/28/18 @ Connecticut 6 p.m 12/03/18 vs. Temple 11 a.m.

12/05/18 vs. Northwestern 7 p.m.

12/09/18 @ Oklahoma

2 p.m.

12/17/18 vs. Tennessee St. 7 p.m.

12/20/18 vs. Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.

12/29/18 vs. Creighton 7 p.m.

12/31/18 vs. Providence 2 p.m 01/04/19 @ Marquette 7 p.m.

01/11/19 @ Georgetown 6 p.m.

01/13/19 @ Villanova Noon 01/18/19 vs. St John’s 7 p.m.

01/20/19 vs. Seton Hall 2 p.m 01/25/19 @ Butler 6 p.m 01/27/19 @ Xavier 1 p.m.

02/03/19 vs. Marquette 1 p.m.

02/08/19 vs. Villanova 7 p.m 02/10/19 vs. Georgetown 6 p.m.

02/15/19 @ Seton Hall 6 p.m.

02/17/19 @ St. John’s Noon 02/22/19 vs Xavier 2 p.m.

02/24/19 vs. Butler 6 p.m.

03/01/19 @ Providence 6 p.m 03/03/19 @ Creighton 1 p.m BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 3/09/19-3/12/19 * = At Wintrust Arena **= Cancun Challenge

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Quarterback back for junior year Page 6

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Women scream for art and strength ANNALISA BARANOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA

By Mackenzie Born Contributing Writer

The women arrive at Whitney Bradshaw’s studio in Logan Square. They usually don’t know one another, but they mingle and chat over food and drinks.

After about an hour or so, Bradshaw explains her project and what the women are there to do, followed by a few examples and a couple rounds of practice. And then, they scream.

Bradshaw has photographed more than 160 women for her project called “Outcry,” which now lines the walls of the DePaul Art Museum and captures the frustration, anger and strength of women from around the country as they scream while being photographed.

“I wanted to deal with the silencing that women have experienced over the course of their lifetimes,” Bradshaw said.

“Not only in regards to sexual harassment and rape, but also just living in a world that is underpinned by sexism everywhere you go.”

“Outcry” started in 2016, when Bradshaw decided to take on a project that would not only empower women but would be fun to put together. After discarding a few ideas that seemed too dark and difficult, Bradshaw was inspired by Grace Jones screaming on the album cover of “Slave to the Rhythm” and asked a couple of her neighbors if they’d be willing to try out a project idea she had. On the night of the 2018 Women’s March, Bradshaw, her neighbors and a few more women who had heard about the project gathered in Bradshaw’s studio to trial the first round of “Outcry.”

One hundred sixty photographs later, the project has become a space for women to discuss feelings that have been silenced and dismissed, and also provides women with a place to connect with one another and expand their communities. Citing the divisive atmosphere of the country, Bradshaw places an emphasis on getting women who don’t know each other into the same room to gather, talk and support one another.

“In my group, everyone wanted to scream with everyone else, so we all screamed together,” “Outcry” participant Carla Bruni said. “It was really supportive and you feel bonded to those people as the night goes on.”

“It’s easy to feel self-conscious because you don’t know how your face is going to contort when you are photographed,” Bruni added. “But I didn't want to hold back during the photos and I don't think anyone else did. You just don't care at that

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"Outcry," a deeply intimate photo project from Whitney Bradshaw, is now on display at the DePaul Art Museum. point. You just want to scream.”

The act of screaming itself is empowering and expressive, but is also a fundamental mechanism of self-defense that women don’t often practice but should.

“Screaming can save you if someone is trying to rape you or accost you,” Bradshaw said. “It has saved me on a number of occasions in my life.”

“It’s hard when you are socialized to always be nice and friendly and always be pretty and smiling,” Bradshaw added.

“Those are the things that women are celebrated for, so it’s hard to embrace this idea of changing that and feeling comfortable with it.”

Women of all ages, races and backgrounds line the walls of the exhibition, and women from around the country and across the world have reached out to Bradshaw to get involved in the project. Whether they come to talk about traumatic experiences, share their feelings on political and social events or just scream, the “Outcry” photography sessions offer a place where women can support and listen to one another in an era marked by the #MeToo movement and heated political rhetoric.

“I want people to walk into the space and see someone who looks like them,” Bradshaw said of the exhibition. “I want

everyone, men included, to walk in and be able to see their sisters and daughters and mothers and hopefully, in that moment, make a connection and take the time to think about what they have gone through.”

Art focused on women’s expression, sexual harassment and sexual assault have been around for centuries, but Joanna Gardner-Huggett, associate professor and chair of the department of history of art and architecture at DePaul, believes more attention has been focused on this kind of art in recent years.

“It has escalated and also brought more attention to what is already being done,” Gardner-Huggett said. “The history of feminist art is always there and always being addressed but not always visible.”

Attention has certainly been drawn to the culture of rape along with sexual harassment and assault in the art industry as a result of the #MeToo movement. In 2017, female artists penned a letter titled “We Are Not Surprised,” speaking out about sexual assault in the art industry that had long been kept quiet. The Shiva Gallery in New York is currently featuring the “UnHeroic Act” exhibition, which graphically examines the historical representation and current culture of rape through the work of 25 artists. And here in Chicago, the Awakenings gallery in Ravenswood

will open its “Our Bodies Remember” exhibit in November, featuring art from sexual assault survivors that is focused on reclaiming the body.

“It gets at the place where words no longer can help us,” Awakenings program director Jeri Frederickson said of the upcoming Our Bodies Remember exhibit.

“There is a reclaiming of trust in your own self that I think art really gets at, while allowing someone on the outside to have compassion and see what the unseeable is.”

As Bradshaw prepares for upcoming “Outcry” photography sessions on the night of the election, Nov. 6, and on Nov. 10, she notes that while many women are angry and upset about the current political situation, they are also interested in becoming more active because of it.

“There is a lot to be said about the fact that women are recently speaking out in larger numbers, and there is actual change that we are seeing with men having to deal with the ramifications of their actions,” Bradshaw said. “I think knowing that you aren’t alone and there are people out there that support you makes a difference.”

The Awakenings “Our Bodies Remember” exhibit will open in Ravenswood on Nov. 8. More information can be found at awakeningsart.org

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'The Front Runner'

Director Jason Reitman on true story's relevance

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Hugh Jackman stars as politician Gary Hart, a man who became entrenched in scandal in the 1988 presidential race after reports of his affair were published.

By Michael Brzezinski Staff Writer

Gary Hart was destined to be President.

His campaign for the Oval Office in 1988 was hot with a solid double-digit lead over the Democratic field. He was well-liked, focused, charismatic, an all-American family man, and a visionary. He just had one major issue that lead to his downfall: he was a bit of a womanizer. This is what lead to a media circus around his alleged affair with a woman named Donna Rice that would then set the stage for how we view the media around politics.

Hart’s presidential-size scandal is the focus of the new film “The Front Runner,” starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Molly Ephraim, and Kevin Pollack among many many others.

It is the eighth film from three-time IMAGE COURTESY OF IMDB Academy Award nominated filmmaker Jackman as Hart in "The Front Runner," directed by Jason Reitman.

Jason Reitman. Funnily enough though, Reitman had no idea about the story of Gary Hart until just three years ago when he heard it on an episode of the podcast Radiolab.

“I really wasn’t familiar with the story and then when I heard that episode [of Radiolab], I just couldn’t believe it that there was this moment in our recent history where the next president of the United States was in an alleyway in the middle of the night with these journalists and then less than a week later, he would walk away from politics forever,” said Reitman. “And I knew right away I wanted Director of "The Front Runner" to make this movie.”

After Reitman heard Hart’s story, he discovered that political adviser and strategist Jay Carson and “All the Truth newspaper floor or the campaign bus. The and Michael Richie (whose film “The is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid” idea was for it to be hyperreal.”

Candidate” he describes as “The Front author Matt Bai were working on penning This hyperreality is captured with a Runners” north star). And their inspiration the script to the game changing story. grainy lense that feels straight out of the something that is abundantly present from “This is a script that was written on the 1970’s. This was wholly Reitman’s intention the very opening sequence. backs of their experience,” said Reitman. from the get go. Reitman sought to “Right from the top, we wanted to set “It was meant to put you right there on capture the essence of acclaimed maverick this feeling over a two-and-a-half minute the campaign trail, whether you’re on the directors from the time like Robert Altman sprawling shot that there was going to be

"[The script] was meant to put you right there on the campaign trail, whether you’re on the newspaper floor or the campaign bus. The idea was for it to be hyperreal.”

Jason Reitman

more conversation than one could follow at one time,” said Reitman. “The idea is that if this is a movie about what is important, what is relevant versus what is entertaining, we want the audience to make those kind of decisions right from the get go so we hit them with three different conversations happening at once, all these different visual, things happening off-screen so much so that you have to start making decisions as an audience to ‘okay this is what I want to listen to of all the things that are happening off-screen.’”

The big overwhelming level of characters and conversations is the main driving force behind the film. With this, Reitman is all about giving the audience a unique way to approach a morally and emotionally complex story. Again, this was his intention from the get go.

“I would tell people what it was about, everyone had a different response.

Everyone kind of aligned themselves with a different character and that’s why we made a movie with 20 main characters so you can kinda hook your line with anybody,” said Reitman. “There are so many ways to watch this movie through and we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to have a different way in.”

This is Reitman’s way of bringing out the aching humanity at the core of the story. That even though we are witnessing the conception of tabloid politics, he never eases off of the fact that it’s a film about the mess of connections between personal relationships, tough choices, and what we choose to listen to and believe.

Now more than ever, this is a brutally relevant narrative.

“It’s funny because we wrote this movie in 2015...We thought it was relevant then and it’s now too relevant, I could do with less relevancy, I would be totally fine with me,” joked Reitman.

“The Front Runner” opens in NY/ LA on Election Day, Nov. 6 and opens in Chicago on Nov. 16.

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Orson Welles cements legacy with final film 40 years in the making

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Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich and Oja Kodar on set of Welles' final film "The Other Side of the Wind." The film was finally released by Netlfix on Nov. 2.

By Michael Brzezinski Staff Writer

Orson Welles died in 1985, but his final film “The Other Side of the Wind” was just released on Nov. 2. This release is courtesy of Netflix, which is also releasing an accompanying documentary by Morgan Neville “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” that details the film’s troubled production.

The irony of a streaming service completing the lengthy post-production and release of a lost masterwork is not lost on anyone.

But as producer Filip Jan Rymsza stressed in his introduction of the film at the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), this could not have possibly happened if not for Netflix stepping in. So now, we have the concluding chapter to one of Hollywood’s most defining films.

Welles’ final film was initially intended to be his big comeback masterpiece after a long period of Hollywood exile in Europe.

Welles is now notorious for being ahead of his time and because of that, he went unappreciated in his time by audiences and studios alike, making it difficult for people to financially back his art.

His final hurrah was self-funded and it faced a long and troubled production from 1969 to 1976. In this production, somewhere around 96 hours of footage was shot. As you probably already guessed, this production was totally chaotic and plagued with troubles from actors leaving, to funding stalling, an unfinished postproduction process due troubles with its Iranian producer and the film being locked away by the French judiciary.

Because of this, Welles never got the chance to finish his film. This busy and heartbreaking journey to make the film is detailed fully by first-hand account in Neville’s brilliant documentary and I would not want to rob you of the rewarding viewing experience by breaking it down.

Ever since Welles’ death, filmmakers and film historians have worked effortlessly to finish “The Other Side of the Wind” and to bring closure to one of the greatest artists to ever exist in Hollywood. After decades upon decades of lengthy post-production work and failed deals with producers and

distributors, Netflix reached a deal to finish the film and release a documentary alongside. A full post-production crew was hired, consultants were brought on board to make a full film out of the massive amounts of footage and 350-plus pages of script and in due time, the film was finished.

It’s a genuine miracle that we now have this film to view, appreciate, dissect, analyze and cherish. I myself have been lucky enough to see this film twice in theaters (the first at CIFF, the second projected on 35 mm film at the Music Box Theater) and I can confidently say that it is in itself, a profound portrait of cinema history. But it’s also one that is remarkably difficult to pin down and properly discuss.

“The Other Side of the Wind” stars John Huston as Jake Hannaford, a legendary and controversial filmmaker who finds himself in the middle of a production shut down whilst trying to finish his new bizarre erotic experimental film (also titled “The Other Side of the Wind”). The whole narrative is centered around collected faux-documentary footage of his last day alive - his 70th birthday. It culminates into a climactic birthday party thrown by all his bourgeoisie Hollywood friends where they drink to their hearts desire, berate each other and view what there is of Hannaford’s new film.

It’s incredibly meta and a fast-paced erratically edited vision of cinematic anarchy. This is Welles’ view of the changing tide of Hollywood that he felt in the 1970s and 1980s. There are 2,500-plus cuts in this film as it shifts between different aspect ratios, different color schemes, different film stocks and as the narrative shifts from the documentary of Hannaford to his film.

It’s a fast, fun, frightening and frequently intimidating experience.

When introducing the film, Rymsza described it as “a bumpy ride.” It’s fitting for this film, which is part of what makes it so weird when put into the context of Welles’ filmography. Welles was a notoriously well-regarded formalist. His work stands as groundbreaking achievements in visual storytelling with displayed and trendsetting mastery over expressive lighting,

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Filip Jan Rymsza inventorying materials for "The Other Side of the Wind." image depth and powerful camera angles.

His narratives are tightly controlled, cohesive and very focused. “The Other Side of the Wind” is none of those things, but it is still groundbreaking.

In Neville’s documentary, there is footage of Welles discussing the film with some of his peers and how it will truly be unlike anything he or anyone else has ever done before. Put in the context of 1969, mockumentaries and found footage films were basically non-existent. It’s a striking example of how Welles always remained a visionary ahead of the curve.

For myself, I saw this as a film about Welles himself. Using the uber-macho Hannaford as a representation of himself wrestling with masculinity. But most broadly it’s a film of Welles dealing with the

changing times. A sardonic and nihilistic look at the furious and maniacal end of an era captured with an anxiety-inducing frenzy of the 1970s. I love it and it’s so dense and fast that I can’t wait to keep revisiting it to discover the truths and rewards buried within Welles’ complex images.

I can confidently say that audiences and cinephiles might not have been ready for this when Welles initially intended to release and even still now, I’m not sure we’re ready for it. It’s a radical and paralyzing piece of work and thanks to Netflix, it’s widely available to us now. So see it for yourself and experience a landmark moment in film history.

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An inked generation

By Molly O'Mera Contributing Writer

Millenials are turning more and more to tattoos as a way to build personal and social identity. It’s affecting how our employers see us, how we see each other, and how we view ourselves. Body modification and adornment is a part of the identity-building experience, and today’s youth and counterculture are using tattoos in more visible places as a way to do this.

According to the Pew Research Center, 40 percent of millennials have tattoos, compared to 15 percent of the Baby Boomer population (and 20 percent of total Americans). Thirty percent of these millennials say their tattoos are still visible when fully clothed.

However, tattoos are not a new trend. Body markings have been practiced in many cultures for religious and social purposes since antiquity. Otzi, the world’s oldest mummy found in 1991 in the Italian alps and estimated to have lived around 3200 BCE, is no exception to the tattoo craze – he had 61 of them, to be exact.

In most modern societies, tattoos serve as a way for fringe groups or ideologies to mark themselves as independent – from sailors to Russian prisoners to gang members to neo-Nazis.

Even the millions of girls with infinity signs inked on their wrists are in some way trying to disassociate themselves from one group and publicly identify with another.

As tattoos become more mainstream and the taboo

decreases, the truly rogue has to creep their marking outward, into more visible places – specifically the face, neck, and hands. Anna Felicity Friedman, a scholar who curates the site Tattoo Historian, believes the face is “the last frontier” of the tattooed. Brian Gutenkast, artist at Bucktown’s Insight Tattoo in Chicago for 20 years, agrees.

“Usually when people come in wanting something in a really visible spot, they’re older and already have a lot of tattoos, usually the fingers and neck are the thing they wait to get the last, because it’s so visible,” Gutenkast said. However, this trend has taken a turn in the younger customers at Insight Tattoo. “Nowadays, I see a lot of young people wanting their first or second tattoo and it’s on their wrist or neck. I would have never seen that in the ‘90s.”

The genersl consensus continues to be that tattoos on the face or fingers won’t result in anything better than a job in retail or food service. But kids today can see stars like Justin Bieber and Post Malone or models like Kat Von D enjoying success while promoting facial ink.

Face tattoos have become popular with rappers, especially within online communities on the platform SoundCloud.

The rapper 6ix9ine has proved you can go multi-platinum with “69” tattooed across your forehead, inspiring many copycats looking for success in the hiphop underground. Soundcloud musician Arnoldisdead recently got a portrait of Anne Frank tattooed on his cheek.

"A large amount of our clients want their tattoos removed for employment reasons. It depends on the industry they’re in - the military has rules against hand and neck tattoos.” said Dr. Howard Bennett, owner and medical director of Vamoose Tattoo Removal’s two Chicagoland locations.

When it comes to getting a job with a visible tattoo, “Yes, it matters,” Gutenkanst said. “I’m not gonna lie to anyone and tell them it doesn’t” “I wanted it to be somewhere that would show,” Emily Kuperman, 21, said about the star on right hand. Her first tattoo, a gun on her ribcage, “isn’t really visible with clothes on.”

“It’s just a simple small star so I don’t think it’s anything I could ever, like, really regret.” Kuperman said. “I think it’s cute still. But I wish I’d taken the time to have [the artist] really perfect it and sharpen the edges. But I felt bad and thought I was being too picky or something so I didn’t say

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Courtney McClain's black and gray heart tattoo.

anything.”

Gutenkast discussed the moment when someone has tattoo regret while still sitting in the chair. “I’ll be doing an outline, and show them the outline before I move on to fill it in, and they’ll look at it for a while, and with this high pitched voice, ‘Um… you know, I think I actually like it like that.

I think it looks great like that,’ and end the session right there.”

“For those who grow to dislike their tattoos, they have the options of cover-up and laser removal,” Gutenkast said. Insight offers both services, although customers tend to choose coverup, which is faster and cheaper.

The business of tattoo removal is huge, and is expected to double in value to over $20 billion by 2025. But the same 2016 study from Harris Interactive also shows that most people don’t regret their tattoos – less than a third say they’ve grown to dislike their ink. In fact, people with tattoos say that they give them a sense of confidence, and help establish their sense of self and identity.

“We have all kinds of people coming in wanting all kinds of tattoos removed for very different reasons,” said Bennett, who has been operating Vamoose Tattoo Removal for five years. “We don’t try and dig too deep or ask them 'why?' because it’s really not our business and tattoos and tattoo removal is really personal for a lot of people. Of course we have some classic cases we see a lot, like the tribal symbols or the band of flames around the arm which were both popular in the nineties but haven’t aged so well. And the names of ex-boyfriends or ex-wives. The really messed up ones that were clearly done by someone’s friend and not a tattoo artist.”

Madelyn Colvin got her first tattoo on the back of her neck when she was 18, a week before she moved from a small town in Michigan to Chicago to attend DePaul.

The tattoo represents the spiritual law of karma and was modeled after a tattoo artist Corvin liked who had the symbol on her hand. “I knew that I always wanted a tattoo and when I finally came of legal age to get one, it was just the one I decided to go with.”

“I do regret the tattoo on my neck a bit.

It feels appropriate to me now and I always cringe whenever someone asks me what it means - which understandably happens a lot,” Colvin said. Given the tattoo’s size and Corvin’s short hair that doesn’t go past her neck, it’s easy to notice.

“My first tattoo I got when I was 19

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Emily Kuperman's upper back tattoo.

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was two letters on the back of my neck, the initials of someone close to me who passed away,” said Clyde Munroe, a former DePaul student and videographer for Interscope Records. She now has six tattoos in total, five of which are on her arms. “I chose them to be in places that were semi-visible, where I could show them off if I wanted but also cover the up if the time ever came for that.”

Munroe struggles to think of a situation for which she would want to cover her tattoos. “Dinner with my grandma, maybe.

But that’s pretty much it,” Munroe said.

“Working in the film and music industry I’ve never worried that it would affect my career or job prospects.” Munroe dropped out of DePaul during her junior year to accept a full-time job offer at Interscope Records in Los Angeles.

Munroe brings up a good point. Whether your tattoos might affect your social or career prospects depends on your lifestyle and field of work.

Many other millenials with visible tattoos confirmed this feeling to me, such as Zane Taylor, a 21-year-old college student whose first tattoo was a large patch of flowers on his forearm.

“For the longest time I hesitated to get this tattoo because I was worried I would regret it later for a job or something.”

Taylor said.

“But then I had this realization that any office environment that looked down on an arm tattoo of flowers is not a place I want to be working in the first place. So it’s almost like a cool little way to weed out who you even want to be around.

If you don’t f*ck with my tats I don’t f*ck with you either.”

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Clyde Munroe displaying the "57" on their inner arm.

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The lasting legacy of 'Hocus Pocus'

By Jacqueline Brennan Contributing Writer

125 years ago the Sanderson sisters first bewitched people, stealing the lives of children to give them eternal life. On Oct. 31, 1993, the witches returned from the grave after a virgin lit the black flame candle, a curse Winifred Sanderson cast before she and her sisters were hung. On its 25th anniversary, we celebrate the spell the Sanderson sisters put on us that cursed our wretched little lives into falling in love with the cult classic.

Come little children, I’ll take thee away into a land of enchantment. Come little children, the time’s come to see what Hocus Pocus is all about.

The plot of the film involves three witches, the Sanderson sisters, who were hung by the Salem town folk for stealing the lives of children. Before being hung, a young boy, Thackery Binx, is turned into a black cat for trying to save his younger sister from the witches’ spell, and the witches place a curse on their bodies that will bring them back to life. 300 years later on Halloween night, a young teenager, Max Dennison, lit the black flame candle that allowed the witches to return from the grave.

Now Max, his younger sister Dani and classmate, Allison, must find a way to kill the witches before they can steal the lives of children. With the help of Binx, the kids spend their night running around Salem trying to save the town from the witches’ curse. As a last resort, the kids decide to ask their parents for help, crashing the adultonly party at town hall. Despite their best effort to lose the witches, they show up at the party and cast a spell over the entire room that forces them to “dance, dance until you die!”

The children then lead the witches into a kiln inside their high school, in hopes of ending their reign of terror. Unfortunately,

the witches survive the kiln and the children make the mistake of opening the spell book of Winifred Sanderson. While trying to find a way to help Binx, they give themselves away to the witches who come and kidnap Dani. To rescue Dani, Max and Allison trick the witches into thinking the sun has come up, and they escape to a graveyard where the witches cannot step foot. To keep Dani safe, Max drinks Winifred’s potion and forces her to take his life instead. Before she can completely do so, the sun comes up, killing she and her sisters and setting Binx free, ending the curse of the Sanderson sisters.

Hocus Pocus was originally a bedtime story told by David Kirschner, the writer and producer of the film, to his daughters.

Kirschner brought the idea to Disney when he realized that the Halloween market was very successful and that there was a lack of Halloween family films. The first title given to the movie was “Disney’s Halloween House,” a much darker film that director Kenny Ortega turned into what is now known as Hocus Pocus.

Hocus Pocus was released on July 16, 1993, the same weekend as Jurassic Park.

Opening weekend was something no one expected; the film tanked in theaters, coming in fourth in the box office with a gross of $8,125,471. Pulitzer Prize winning movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert, gave the film one star out of five. Once out of the theaters, it disappeared for awhile.

“It was like an ugly duckling,” said Bette Midler to PEOPLE. “A little creature that nobody thought could do anything and now it’s a swan. Its found its wings and it's just flown away. I think it’s fantastic.”

It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus, right?

Wrong.

Ten years after its release, Hocus Pocus became what it is known as today. There is merchandise of all kinds, costumes for

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Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker in 1993's "Hocus Pocus." children and adults alike to dress up as the Sanderson sisters, reenactments, monthlong showings in theaters across the nation, a live Sanderson Sisters show at Disney World every fall and so much more. Hocus Pocus found its place among Millennials and Generation Z kids; this is our Rocky Horror Picture Show.

“Nothing compares to Hocus Pocus,” said DePaul student Megan Davis. “I grew up watching Hocus Pocus; it’s my favorite Halloween movie. It’s witty and quotable-everything a family film should be.”

To celebrate the film, the family television network Freeform aired a 25th anniversary special called the “Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash.”

The special was a way for fans to celebrate the film with their favorite characters in a fun and interactive way. The special was filmed in Los Angeles and offered fans the opportunity to participate in a costume contest, watch musical performances and learn more about the behind the scene secrets of the film.

Fun fact from the 25th anniversary special: Did you know that Binx the cat was one of the first CGI special effects

ever made? CGI was first used as a twodimensional effect in the early 1970s, followed by three-dimensional effects in the late 1970s.

Here in Chicago, Hocus Pocus returned to theaters in time for Halloween. AMC theaters throughout the Chicagoland area brought back the cult classic from Oct. 26 through the end of the month.

“I was so excited when I heard on the news they were bringing Hocus Pocus back to the theaters,” said DePaul student Makayla Carney. “It’s a story about witches, and who doesn’t love witches on Halloween?”

On opening night, the AMC theater in River East was full for the only showing of the film. The audience had a blast reliving the timeless classic. You could hear people quoting the film; at any memorable line, the entire theater collectively repeated the words back at the screen.

Dost thou comprehend why Hocus Pocus is a beloved cult classic? Yes? Perfect!

Come, we fly! One more thing: Are your children running amuck? Because I smell children...

'Nutcracker' falls short of high expectations

By Garret Neal Staff Writer

In Disney’s “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” the main character is given a locked Fabergé egg and a note saying, “All that you need is inside”. Later in the film, she finds the key and opens the egg to find that it is, in fact, empty, save for a small music box. While the film turns this into one of those “you had the magic in yourself all along” moments. it stands as a great metaphor for the film itself. The outside is bedazzled with excess extravagance, but the inside holds little, if any, substance.

In this retelling of the classic ballet, Clara Stahlbaum (Mackenzie Foy) is an inventive young girl who is celebrating her first Christmas since her mother’s passing. She travels with her family to her Godfather’s extravagant party, where she receives a strange gift. The gift Narnia’s her away to the strange world of the four realms, where it seems the realm of amusement is at war with the other three realms. Clara needs to resolve the struggle and get back home to repair her semi-fractured relationship with her father.

Engaging with a well-trodden story can still be entertaining if the story is delivered in a unique way (yes, I’m an “Avatar” apologist). “Nutcracker”, though, dances its way across story tropes, doing little to set its story apart from similar ones--the primary example being the aforementioned egg. Clara is surprised to find only a mirror minutes later and discover that she really has been the chosen one all along. This moment of discovery lacks a meaningful

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Mackenzie Foy stars in this modern adaptation of the classic ballet performance. punch, as Clara’s self-doubt is established within the same scene that it is resolved.

I couldn’t help but think of Po in “Kung Fu Panda” having a similarly tropey moment (“there is no secret ingredient”), however there is a sense of catharsis in that film because Po’s constant struggle with believing himself is deeply explored.

In “Nutcracker,” the realization is surface level.

The film tries to wow you with its appearance, throwing extravagantly costumed characters at the screen faster than you can count. Once we get into the godfather’s ballroom, we have a hoard of fancy colonial English folks waltzing about the place like the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” is the sickest beat of the century (it kind of is). This also marks one of the

unfortunately few times the film uses the ballet’s iconic score. If that wasn’t enough wigs and baby powder for you, things really get bonkers once Clara enters the realms.

We meet the leaders of the three good realms of flowers, sweets and snowflakes.

Each leader is decked from head to toe in remnants of their theme. Sugar Plum (Keira Knightley) boasts a large pink dress and cotton candy hair, Hawthorne (Eugenia Derbez) has a bouquet crown and flowers leaping from between his lapels, and Shiver (Richard E. Grant) looks like an old man who stood outside too long on a December night in Chicago. Yet the title of the film probably should have been “Clara and Sugarplum Struggle for the Realm of Amusement” because we spend hardly any time in the other realms, and Shiver

and Hawthorne become two of the many characters lost in the shuffle.

“Nutcracker” boasts an impressive cast, with Knightley and Derbez alongside Helen Mirren (Mother Ginger), Morgan Freeman (Godfather Drosselmeye) and legendary ballet dancer Misty Copeland who makes a cameo appearance as the Ballerina Princess. The film’s frequent use of seemingly faceless mobs leaves very little time for any of these accomplished performers to stand out. I almost forgot there is an actual Nutcracker character in this film, played by Jayden Fowora-Knight, who seems to disappear for sections of the narrative. Knightley is the one who gets the most time in the spotlight. Her performance is comically cartoonish, which fits the mood of the film in some ways but is ultimately unmemorable.

When “Nutcracker” is released this November, it is either another sign that it is never too early to push Christmas or that someone saw this and realized it would stand no chance against the holiday competition so they released it over a month early. (I’d put my money on the latter).

The film seems to have a huge scope, traversing four realms and two realities while showing all the visual flair one could ask for. Yet the film never feels like a spectacle. The crowds are meaningless, the realms are scarcely seen, and the visuals try so hard to be interesting but ultimately fail. It’s all a façade, failing to hide the film’s shallow core.

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'The White Album' 50 years later

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George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney's headshots that were included with the 1968 self-titled album that became known as the "White Album."

By Daniel Schirmer Copy Editor

There are many reasons why 1968 is often considered one of the most historic years in modern history—the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert Kennedy, and the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to name a few. The U.S., a country that was once an international symbol of hope and prosperity, was engulfed in turmoil both at home and overseas. The sense of unity that defined 1967’s “Summer of Love” was gone.

However, 1968 was not without its silver linings. In a stroke of serendipity, this period of great confusion fostered some of the decade’s most celebrated albums, including Johnny Cash’s “At Folsom Prison,” Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland” and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bookends.” This month, though, perhaps the most enduring album of 1968 turns 50 years old.

On Nov. 22, 1968 the Beatles released their eponymous album—now known simply as “The White Album.” This jarring, avant-garde masterpiece was a product not only of the tensions amongst the band members themselves, but of the international conflicts that had been boiling for years. The album conveyed to the world a vital and timeless message— that even in times of chaos and uncertainty, music is the great uniter.

Following the monumental success of their seminal 1967 album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” the Beatles underwent a great deal of distress. Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ manager with whom they had a close relationship, died from an accidental overdose on Aug. 27, 1967. John Lennon later said of Epstein’s death, “I knew that we were in trouble then. I didn’t really have any misconceptions about our ability to do anything other than play music. I was scared. I thought, ‘We’ve f****g had it.’”

The Beatles tried to manage themselves in the wake of Epstein’s death, but the collaborative momentum that had driven them for years began to dissipate. Tensions within the group rose, and creative disagreements became commonplace.

"Their message was one of universal peace and love."

Cathy Elias

Professor of history, musicology of The Beatles The band also experienced their first critical failure with their self-directed film “Magical Mystery Tour.”

In an attempt to rediscover their artistic cohesion, the Beatles traveled to India for a two-month transcendental meditation retreat from February to April led by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whom the group had met three days before Epstein’s death. The band used this time to ground themselves after having spent several years in the limelight.

At the retreat, the Beatles experienced a creative rebirth and collectively wrote a slew of new songs, most of which would end up on The White Album. As per usual, Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote most of the tracks, but George Harrison, who had previously held a junior status in the group, began to develop immensely as a songwriter and contributed four of his own. Even Ringo Starr contributed his first solo composition. However, the Beatles’ songwriting process gradually became less of a group effort. Most of the new songs were written individually and without much input from the other band members.

“There was not a lot of group collaboration among them at this time,” said Cathy Elias, a DePaul professor who teaches an entire class on the history and musicology of the Beatles. “I do not think there was a big inspiration for the album, but rather the opposite—the band members were going their own way with new people in their lives.”

The band soon returned to London and began a five-month recording process from May to October with their longtime producer, George Martin. Despite the sense of peace the Beatles seemed to

have achieved while in India, their studio sessions quickly became marred by heated arguments. One of the most notable points of contention was the constant presence of Lennon’s new partner, Yoko Ono, whose attendance in the studio broke the Beatles’ previously established policy barring wives and girlfriends from the studio.

Additionally, the couple’s increasing use of heroin resulted in Lennon becoming prone to fits of anger and inactivity.

Lennon and McCartney also became relentlessly critical of each other’s new compositions and often recorded in different studios at the same time. The two of them, along with Harrison, began pursuing individual musical projects outside the band for the first time.

Meanwhile, Starr, having grown frustrated with his increasingly peripheral role in the recording process, temporarily quit the band in August. After the three remaining members implored him to reconsider his decision, Starr returned two weeks later.

By the time The White Album was finished, only 16 of the album’s 30 tracks featured all four band members. But, although the Beatles’ music had become noticeably less collaborative, The White Album showed that each member was capable of producing immortal hits on his own.

In direct contrast to the tightly constructed "Sgt. Pepper" album, The White Album is noticeably disjointed. It contains a vast array of musical stylings — ska, blues, folk, country and more — with no thematic through line. The album’s cover art, which is completely white save for a small imprint of the band’s name, was also a dramatic shift from the extravagant,

colorful cover art of "Sgt. Pepper."

“It was a showcase of songs, and to be honest, only critics and George Martin wanted to eliminate songs and make it more cohesive,” said Elias. “There was something on that album for everyone. Beautiful, gentle songs by John (‘Julia’) and Paul (‘I Will’), and gold old raucous party songs to dance to (‘Helter Skelter,’ ‘Birthday,’ ‘Back In The U.S.S.R.’ to name a few). Then there were the favorite sing-along ones like ‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?’”

However, The White Album was criticized by some for being too apolitical amid racial conflicts and the Vietnam War. “In general, the Beatles were not a political band and were not directly involved in U.S. politics the way other groups were,” said Elias. “Their message was one of universal peace and love … On the other hand, ‘Blackbird’ was composed

by Paul in India. Many have suggested that the lyrics are about both the call of a bird and references to the civil rights movement in the U.S.” Aside from criticisms of its fragmentary structure and political indifference, The White Album was lauded as a monumental achievement. Moreover, it features some of the Beatles’ most beloved tunes. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” which is regarded by many as the album’s finest track, earned Harrison a great deal of praise that was long overdue; “Helter Skelter” served as the most noteworthy precursor to heavy metal, a genre that became immensely popular in the 1970s thanks to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin; and songs like “Blackbird” and “Revolution 1” defined the latter half of the 1960s. Though its tumultuous production seemed to indicate that the Beatles were nearing a breaking point, The White Album remains a postmodern classic and one of the greatest albums of all-time.

In celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary, a deluxe box set will be released Nov. 9. The reissue will include new stereo mixes of all 30 tracks, 27 demo recordings and an assortment of artwork and memorabilia. It is currently available for pre-order on thebeatlesstore.com.

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what’s FRESH in Late-Night

Busy Tonight

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

In a cozy California-style set, actress Busy Philipps takes on an entirely new role as host of her own show on E!, “Busy Tonight.” Philipps attempts to stand apart from her fellow late-night hosts by straying away from topical discussions and instead creating relaxed and informal interviews with her guests.

Joining the already crowded late-night landscape on Netflix, Hasan Minhaj attempts to carve out his own spot when it comes to politically relevant comedy today. Fresh off a very successful run as a “Daily Show” correspondent and his hugely successful stand up special “Homecoming King,” Minhaj combines the two things he’s known for into one show.

That’s where “Patriot Act” comes in.

Instead of focusing on Trump, politics or any of the other topics that seem to dominate discourse today, Philipps essentially presents the exact opposite: a show that’s about nothing in particular. Instead, she attempts to create a show that ends the day on a high note, an increasingly rare characteristic in today’s media. Perhaps setting her apart the most, though, is that each episode ends with Philipps in a nightgown singing a lullaby to her audience. An interesting production decision, to say the least.

Most importantly, “Busy Tonight” attempts to break up the repetition that plagues late-night talk shows. While far from perfect, the show at least attempts to bring something new to the table. If you’ve grown tired of tuning into a white man in a suit and tie to make you laugh before bed, “Busy Tonight” might just be the show you’re looking for.

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Minhaj's candor and humility make him stand out amongst his peers.

"Homecoming King" was deeply personal and was performed in a more informal manner, different from the traditional "one man, one microphone" stand up performance style. This continues with the "Patriot Act," placing Minhaj in his on-stage comfort zone immediately. Minhaj is also considerably younger than his late-night peers, infusing his show with a youthfulness and energy that is hard for his counterparts to match.

Netflix has struggled to find a foothold in the late-night arena with failed shows over the last few years coming from Chelsea Handler, Joel McHale and Michelle Wolf. Perhaps Netflix has finally found a host in Minhaj that fits into the perfect late-night show equation.

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In theaters & upcoming films Nov. 2 “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” A young girl is transported to a magcal world of gingerbread soldiers, an army of mice and more.

Stars: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren

Nov. 2 “Boy Erased” A son of a baptist preacher is outed by his parents and is then forced to participate in a gay-conversion program.

Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton

Nov. 2 "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen's rise is detailed in depth as they make their way to performing at the Live Aid concert in 1985.

Stars: Rami Malek

Nov. 9 "The Grinch (2018)" A new animated version of the classic Christmas tale about a grumpy Grinch plotting to ruin the holiday for Whoville.

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson

Nov. 2 “Nobody's Fool” A woman is released from prison and when reunited with her sister, realizes that she might be getting catfished.

Stars: Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter

Nov. 16 “Instant Family” A couple adopts three foster children and quickly realize that they are in over their heads.

Stars: Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg

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St.Vincent’s

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By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

Daylight saving time is finally here, gifting us an extra hour of sleep and the delusions surrounding that hour’s actual impact that come with it. Autumn is coming to its official close as we brace for the unpredictable winter ahead. Now, sunsets are scheduled just in time for the early bird special at most restaurants. It’s exactly times like these that we reflect on all that has happened since we last forgot to change our clocks. This week, I have compiled four songs that are the perfect mix of both happy and heartbreaking nostalgia.

1. “Landslide" - Fleetwood Mac One of the most easily recognizable songs to come from the era, “Landslide” tells the story of life and love with the backdrop of an avalanche, or landslide. Stevie Nicks references growing older and feeling the overwhelming feeling of time continuing on relentlessly.

The gentle guitar strums accompanying Nicks’ soft voice make “Landslide” perfect for easy-listening as you reminisce about better days. Because as Nicks says, “Time makes you bolder / Even children get older / And I'm getting older too.”

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2. “7 Years” - Lukas Graham Danish band Lukas Graham became stars in the U.S. after the release of their wildly popular song “7 Years” in 2015. Told from the perspective of one person as they age, reflections upon their life, where they’ve been and what they’ve done transform midsong into predictions about what is to come. From ages 7, 11, 20, 25, and beyond, Lukas Graham takes listeners on a lyrical journey through one life that feels universal. With a chorus as catchy as can be, “7 Years” is primed to be on repeat.

Across 1. Valuable possession 6. Radar image 10. Deep wound 14. Prefix meaning “large” 15. “Peanuts” expletive 16. Bris or confirmation, e.g.

17. Annual Baltimore event 20. Biblical no-no 21. Trees for archers’ bows 22. Prosecutors 23. Gnawed to a farethee-well 25. Diarist Frank 26. Toxin fighters 28. Hooky-playing 32. Seance board 34. Petty quarrel 35. Poem that honors 38. Emulate T.D. Jakes 42. Coast Guard alert 43. Ancient inscription 44. Drive away 45. Like some air

3. “Time in a Bottle” - Jim Croce Released posthumously after Jim Croce’s tragic death in a plane crash in 1973, “Time in a Bottle” is an eerily poignant song about the fleeting nature of life and the neverending pressure of time’s limitations. A short and slow song, coming in at just under two minutes, 30 seconds, “Time in a Bottle” is surely one of the greatest songs to come from a career cut much too short.

Perhaps Croce said it best when he sang, “But there never seems to be enough time / To do the things you want to do, once you find them.”

conditioning 48. Provides weaponry 49. Thrown ___ loop 51. “I want it!”

53. Untamed one 55. Game similar to Bingo 56. Undercover agent 59. Ignore, in a way 62. Adolescent’s facial bane 63. Sword battle 64. Hard to miss 65. Untidy one’s creation 66. Garden starter 67. They meet in the middle Down 1. Current units 2. Dress in India 3. Movie sets 4. It’s low for great pitchers 5. City trashed by Godzilla 6. Beer maker

4. “Time" - Pink Floyd Pink Floyd’s “Time” focuses on how time can easily slip by with many people not realizing until it’s too late. Pink Floyd’s bassist and vocalist Roger Waters has said that he first got the inspiration for “Time” after realizing that at 29 years old, he was no longer preparing for the thing but was in fact already in the middle of it. It can be easy to lose track of time but use these lyrics as a reminder not to: “You are young and life is long / And there is time to kill today / And then, one day, you find / Ten years have got behind you / No one told you when to run / You missed the starting gun.”

7. Young woman in Scotland 8. “___ not my fault!”

9. Secretive call for attention 10. Like some bad photos 11. “American Idol” contestant Clay 12. Cubic meter 13. Exxon competitor 18. Bird’s home 19. Trailer hauler 24. Bangalore bigwig 26. Bribes 27. International money 29. Leading man in the theater?

30. Large primate 31. Carp 33. Land measurement 35. Downtrodden 37. Some architectural wings 39. Member of a hoarde 40. Stick in a Road Runner cartoon

41. Baseball feature 45. Warehouse boxes 46. From way back when 47. Dryer debris 49. Satiric comedy 50. Bake-off appliances 52. Diesel’s invention 53. Canned meat brand 54. Drops the curtain on 55. Arthoscopy site 57. Gilpin of TV’s “Frasier” 58. Tibetan cryptid 60. Invoice word 61. Eggs in bio labs

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DePaul defeats Rockhurst in exhibition game

By Paul Steeno Senior Basketball Writer

The Rockhurst University Hawks, a Division II program from Missouri, weren’t messing around when they arrived at Wintrust Arena Thursday night for a date with the DePaul Blue Demons.

The final score, 72-65, doesn’t indicate how competitive the game was.

“We couldn’t string together any continual positive things,” DePaul head coach Dave Leitao said. “We’re playing pretty good on defense, then we foul. Ball bounces off somebody’s hands and things that come with [being a young team]. When you do that and play a team that has the kind of energy and motivation that they came with, things don’t end up being as easy. Credit goes to them for being extremely ready and well prepared.”

Down seven points with 2:41 to go, Hawks senior forward Auston Rushing hit a 3-point field goal to cut the Blue Demon advantage to four points. It was the closest the Hawks would get the rest of the game, as the two teams traded baskets and then the Blue Demons hit free throws to escape with a victory.

“It’s really our first time playing against somebody else,” DePaul senior forward Eli Cain said. “Like I said earlier, this is a new team. Me and Max [Strus] are really the only two guys who put in significant minutes last year.

We have a new class, new guys, transfers, and freshmen so we just have some things that we need to work on.”

The Hawks were competitive from the get-go. The first 10 minutes of the game, chalk it up to a small program making the most of its opportunity against the big boys, Rockhurst’s NBA Finals, if you will. But as the game ticked on and the disparity in the score didn’t change, it went from a cute story to this team might pull off an upset.

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DePaul sophomore guard Devin Gage dives for the loose ball during the DePaul's exhibition games against Rockhurst on Thursday. team chemistry we need.”

Rockhurst sophomore big man Quinton Curry hit two free-throw attempts to knot the game at 47 with 12:37 left in the game. It was made possible by four turnovers in a lousy five-minute stretch by DePaul. Out of the timeout with 12 minutes to play, DePaul’s defensive intensity amped up and the Blue Demons went on an 8-2 run. However, they still couldn’t shake the pesky Hawks who were in the game the entire second half.

After a bad first half, Cain finished with a game-high 19 points. Reed added 12 more on 6-for-9 shooting as the bigger Blue Demons unsurprisingly

enjoyed a 42-26 advantage in points in the paint.

“We don’t have a lot of oncourt-by-minutes-experience,” Leitao said. “Today, Eli really was the only one who played significant minutes [in previous seasons] other than Max who was just coming back. So there’s an uneasiness about exactly what to do on any given trip down the court. The flip side of that is there’s a season ahead and there’s difficult games starting next week. So we need to have a sense of urgency on a dayto-day basis. Trying to balance patience with a sense of urgency is a challenge for all of us.”

ONUS, continued from back get people in the stands, but to get people to games this year,” and support the Blue Demons. people in the stands can be the Leber said.

“The history and tradition of page

this could finally be the year for the program to get back on track.

This sentiment was reiterated

by Murphy, Hursh and Leber.

Preseason optimism has become a DePaul basketball trademark, but consistently poor play has left the fan base and student body dissatisfied year after year. There is no point in predicting how the team will perform anymore.

Results are what is needed to prove to the students that they have something to be proud of and something to unite them.

“A lot of people don’t go to watch.

It’s hard to perform for 10 fans,” Hursh said.

She believes higher attendance could contribute to better performance by the team.

“When a lot of people go to the games, it’s exciting,” Hursh said.” The team likes to have that hype and support and I definitely think they would play better.”

The catch often, of course, is that better play is needed to

A layup from Hawks sophomore guard Chris Hamil cut the Blue Demon advantage to three points with 3:54 left in the first half. The basket was set up by a gritty defensive play by Hawks forward senior Connor Evans where he poked away the ball from Cain then dove to the floor to retain possession.

But then Blue Demon sophomore big men Jaylen Butz and Paul Reed realized they were the two biggest guys on the floor, and started taking advantage of their height in the paint. Butz scored on twostraight possessions, then wiped out a transition opportunity for the Hawks with an emphatic block. On the next possession,

producers of better play.

Apart from paid individuals in the athletic department, some students have taken on the responsibility to cultivate some school spirit, and they do it for free. Michala Leber is the president of Blue Crew, DePaul’s fan organization whose mission is to spread school spirit and pack games as much as possible.

“I would definitely say that having a strong basketball team increases student mood. We have some cool tricks up our sleeves

Reed grabbed a Strus miss midair and smoothly put it back with one hand to extend the lead to six points. The next possession, Reed discarded two Hawk defenders for an offensive rebound that led to an easy layup.

“Paul and Jaylen have done a really good job at being consistent with some of the non-statistical things,” Leitao said. “Paul has a great ability to bother shots, offensive rebound, run the floor, finish and play defense. Jaylen can be a really good anchor on the defensive end and can hedge ball screens.

So we have to define those things clearer for those two and everybody to create the kind of

While she stated that she couldn’t share exactly what those tricks were, she did admit that execution has been an issue in the past. She is making it her mission to ensure they are all enacted this year.

“It’s my job to get people to games and overall, spread school affinity,” Leber said. “I know it’s out there.”

The hope is that if/when the team starts winning constantly again then that will translate to more students to come to games

DePaul men’s basketball is so big that you have people all across the country that remember Ray Meyer and Mark Aguirre and Dave Corzine,” Murphy said.

“We get the men’s program back to where they want to be, it could be a very big sense of pride for the university. Students waiting in line for student section tickets, that’s my dream.”

After the $82.5 million move from Allstate Arena to Wintrust last year and the arrival of a slew of new talent, many are saying that

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Hector Lozano: The voice for Univision Chicago Sports

By Carlos Rodriguez Contributing Writer

Univision Chicago sports anchor Hector Lozano says even after celebrating his 24th year on the air he’s not ready to retire yet. As the longest-tenured on-air talent on Spanish newscasts in Chicago, Lozano says he is enjoying his profession more as time goes on.

“From the first moment in front of a mic, I knew,” said Lozano of his career.

He started with Univision Chicago (WGBO Channel 66) in 1995, but his career in news media spans back to the early 1990s.”

The Guanajuato native knew as a teenager that he wanted to be in front of a microphone.

“I played soccer all my life,” said Lozano. “But I became involved in my high school’s broadcasting classes after suffering an injury.”

That unexpected turn of events turned into a full-time passion: Lozano would dedicate the rest of his high school years to broadcasting, and would continue to hone his skills at the Little Village Boys & Girls Club even after graduation. Despite receiving offers to play college soccer, Lozano decided to give up a promising soccer career and attend Columbia College for its radio and television program.

Attending Columbia College was not easy, Lozano said.

“I had to take time off after high school to work and pay for Columbia,” said Lozano. “I worked the graveyard shift at a color matching plant and made good money, but between that full-time job and my work at the Boys & Girls Club, I was only getting four hours of sleep a day.”

That hard-working attitude is something that continues to this day, says Ericka Pino, meteorologist at Univision Chicago and a colleague of Lozano.

“As we speak, he has his headphones on and is listening to a baseball game

while writing his script for tonight,” Pino said. “He’s also hitting down schedules for a different sport that he must tune into, watch and report on.”

His work at Columbia and at the Boys & Girls Club grabbed the attention of higher-ups at the now defunct La Tremenda 1200 AM, where Lozano received part-time broadcasting offers that he eagerly accepted. In 1991, with only a few semesters left to graduate, Lozano left Columbia College to accept a full-time position at La Tremenda.

“I’m doing what I went to school for,” he said. “It wasn’t a hard decision to make.”

A quickly growing Spanish-speaking community in the 1990s created a need for a 24-hour Spanish station in Chicago.

Univision held auditions in 1994 for its on-air news team. With his experience as a show host and play-byplay announcer at La Tremenda, Lozano prepared as seasoned an audition as there could be.

“My first day was Dec. 4, 1994,” said Lozano. “I was there for our first broadcast on Jan. 1, 1995. The rest is history.”

Lots of faces have come and gone at Univision Chicago since that day.

Lozano became the longest-tenured onair talent at Univision Chicago earlier this year when Jorge Barbosa, the lead anchor at the station, retired after being at the station since the first day. That fact doesn’t seem to faze Lozano.

“I think I have 10 more years left, at least,” said Lozano. “I have a six-year-old that I want to put through college before I consider retiring.”

Despite holding the same position at Univision Chicago for 23 years, Lozano says he keeps it fresh with new projects, such as being the Spanish play-by-play announcer for Chicago Fire soccer and Chicago Bears football, and as the color analyst for Chicago Cubs baseball.

“This week is a seven-day week for me,” he said. “I have five days of

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Hector Lozano is celebrating his 24th year on the air as Univison Chicago sports anchor. newscasts, the Fire on Saturday, and Bears on Sunday. But I love it. I love what I do.”

Lozano’s professionalism and love of his craft sets him apart, says Raquel Ortiz, Lozano’s partner on Chicago Fire broadcasts.

“He’s not only knowledgeable, he also has the ability to inform while truly engaging the audience,” Ortiz said. “This being the second season that I get to work with him, I can say that working with him is a pleasure and privilege. His experience is put at our disposal and

he is always looking for ways to remain relevant in an ever-changing industry.”

Pino can confirm Lozano’s love for his craft.

“He is fun,” Pino said. “He will sing along if I start a song during a commercial break,” Overall, he’s a great guy’s guy.”

Lozano does not think remaining relevant in this industry is hard.

“I feel lucky to be where I am,” said Lozano. “You know the expression, ‘if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life?’ That’s how I’ve felt all this time.”

DePaul students take advantage of Wintrust shuttle

By Cristhain Plasenica Contributing Writer

DePaul students say they find the gameday shuttle bus to the Wintrust Arena to be convenient and safe when crime happens on the streets of Chicago at night.

“I [will] probably give the shuttle a try, DePaul junior Brandon Dilallo said.

"Because with the shuttle you’re at least with other students. It would be fun on the way there, but otherwise, I will probably go on the train.”

Some DePaul students are new to the city and haven’t gotten acquainted to the stops yet. So, having the opportunity with being driven to and from Wintrust Arena is something some students prefer. It takes roughly 30 minutes to drive from McGrath -Phillips Arena to Wintrust depending on traffic. On the Red line, it will take students 20 minutes.

“The stop isn’t right there,” Dilallo said.

“You do have to walk a few blocks from Wintrust Arena to get to the Red line stop.

So when you’re walking by yourself or with a small group, that's when the shuttle can be useful.”

The bus will depart 60 or 90 minutes prior to tipoff. Students will have the

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A shuttle bus offered by DePaul takes students to and from Wintrust Arena. opportunity to take the shuttle throughout the men’s basketball season.

Although the DePaul women’s basketball team’s home games are usually played at McGrath, they will play three games at Wintrust this season.

DePaul will take on the women’s collegiate basketball reigning champions Notre Dame, on Saturday, Nov. 17. Shuttles will depart at 11:30 a.m., and the game will officially start at 1 p.m.

They will play back-to-back games at

Wintrust: Xavier on Friday, Nov. 22 and Butler on Sunday, Nov 24.

Many students recently learned that they have the option to take the shuttle bus on gameday. For freshman the shuttle serves as an opportunity to enhance the community feeling among Blue Demon fans.

“I honestly didn’t know DePaul had shuttle buses for students, let alone one that goes to Wintrust Arena,” DePaul freshman Darshan Pradhan said. “Being around

other students in the bus heading to the game will build a tradition of our school’s spirit. It was something that I enjoyed when I was in high school.”

DePaul freshman Jason Lee said he feels comfortable taking the shuttle knowing that it drops him off directly at Wintrust Arena.

“I haven’t been to a sporting event at DePaul, but I’m looking forward to taking the shuttle all season,” Lee said. “I’ve gone on the shuttle once early in the quarter for the Blue Man Group event, and it seemed nice to have an alternative option to public transportation.”

DePaul students had the opportunity to use the shuttle bus on Thursday night when the men’s basketball team played an exhibition game against Rockhurst at Wintrust Arena.

The Blue Demons will tip off the regular season at home against BethuneCookman at 6:30 p.m. Wedensday Nov. 7.

The shuttle will depart at 5 p.m.

The bus drop-off and pick-up location at Wintrust will be by McCormick Place Gate 41, located at the Southeast corner of Indiana Aveune and Cermak Road across the street from the arena. Students must make a reservation in advance.

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HEIRMAN continued from front page have been made to the coaching staff, backing up comments from head coach Dave Leitao earlier this fall that Heirman would “absolutely” be on staff this season despite testimony from Bowen II’s father.

Outside the Lines obtained phone records spanning May 3, 2017 to July 2, 2017. The records show contact with a number of coaches at a handful of schools — including Creighton, Arizona, Louisville, Oregon and DePaul — all looking to recruit Bowen II. In August, court records showed a text message from Louisville head coach Rick Pitino to a former assistant coach alleging that DePaul offered $200,000 to Bowen Sr. for his son’s services.

“Coach DePaul [sic] trying to pay Bowen 200 k to come here. Crazy world!”

Pitino wrote.

Just hours after the text found its way into the news cycle, Pitino said the text was a joke stemming from a baseless rumor. Rick Carter, a former associate head coach at DePaul, tweeted that no money was ever offered by DePaul and that the Blue Demons tried to hire coaches familiar to Bowen II in order to draw him to DePaul.

“I said to [Pitino’s former assistant coach] Kenny Johnson on the phone, ‘I don’t believe a word of it,’” Pitino told the Louisville Courier-Journal. “Where would DePaul get $200,000 to pay Brian Bowen? There’s no truth to what this guy said. He’s a nobody in the business. He hates DePaul, this guy.”

Pitino was fired from the University of Louisville shortly after news broke that Bowen Sr. accepted $100,000 to have his son enroll there.

“DePaul conducted a thorough review of its men’s basketball program after the

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Shane Heirman has been accused of paying Brian Bowen II to play for his high school team prior to coming to DePaul.

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Former sports agent Christian Dawkins walks into the courthouse on Oct. 25.

federal investigation into corruption and bribery in college basketball was made public in September 2017,” a university spokesperson said in a statement to The DePaulia after Leitao spoke to the media last month. “We will continue to monitor the legal proceedings and review any further developments and of course will fully cooperate if contacted in the future by federal law enforcement, the Department of Justice or the NCAA.” Bowen II was one of DePaul’s top targets in the 2017 recruiting class, alongside his former high school teammate Tyger Campbell. Over Leitao’s second term with the Blue Demons, his program has developed something of a rapport with the La Lumiere, rostering

SOCCER continued from back page Harry Hilling,” Plotkin said. “We have been playing three or four freshmen in every single game, the development and confidence of this group is awesome.

I think there’s no question that we are moving in the right direction.”

Among those freshman are Jack Richards, Matthew Brickman, Matt Solem and Jake Fuderer. Both Brickman and Richards have made significant contributions in their first season, with Richards having scored two goals this season.

“My first season was great,” Richards said. My teammates and the coaching staff have confidence in me to go out and play well. It didn’t start out to well, I’ve had to work myself up and build my reputation.

Hopefully I can keep improving and keep the job (as starter).”

While these freshmen are the future of DePaul men’s soccer, seniors have also helped the team improve and better throughout the season. They been be mentors to the younger players, but have also made significant contributions on the field.

“It’s been a good and memorable season,” Hilling said. “We have had some really good moments and some tough moments, overall all the guys have had a blast. There have been big changes from the prior seasons, and I’m looking forward to reading about DePaul soccer in the years to come.”

Other seniors say they are excited to see the direction the program is heading,

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DePaul sophomore midfielder Istvan Wilhelms dribbles the ball up the field on senior day on Oct. 27 against Creighton. and that the team will be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come.

“I think going forward for the years to follow the program is going in the right direction,” senior Anton Sell said.

“All the players coming back next season

have a good framework to build off, so I’m optimistic for the future.”

Sell also talks about the experience about playing on the road and how exciting that is for him and the younger players.

five players over the last two years.

Ultimately, Leitao gave the school’s head coach, Heirman, a job on his own staff — a move that was widely viewed as a means of courting Bowen II and Campbell.

In early spring of 2017, Bowen II toured DePaul’s campus on an unofficial visit, but ultimately made an out-ofthe-blue commitment to The University of Louisville after they entered the fold late in his recruiting process. Bowen II left Louisville shortly after the scandal went public, made a brief stop at The University of South Carolina and now plays professionally in Australia.

“Travelling with the whole team to places like New York, Philadelphia and Milwaukee is exciting and certainly an honor to represent DePaul,” Sell said. “It’s tough when you lose, but it’s also really electrifying when you get a win on the road. It’s an awesome experience playing on the road.”

In terms of on the field performances this season both Plotkin and his players say they feel there have been times when the team has played well, but that they still have areas in which to improve. For Plotkin, that starts with the defensive side of the ball.

“To put ourselves in a position to win more games it starts with the defensive side,” Plotkin said. “Your defense is your culture; that shows the character of your players and the type of student-athletes you are working with. I think we have some phenomenal student-athletes on our team, they are great kids who really care about each other. They have been willing to buy-in and do a lot of the hard working stuff that keep you in games, and give you a chance to win.”

Even though DePaul failed to qualify for the Big East tournament after losing to Marquette on Wednesday, the team has shown they are getting better and growing every single day. Some of the wins they had this season, like beating Western Michigan, show that the future is bright for Plotkin and his team.

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Terrence Shannon recruitment continues

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

Terrence Shannon’s decision is still up in the air after he didn’t announce his college plans on Thursday. The Lincoln Park native announced a new top six that he is considering instead.

The six teams still in the running for his signature are DePaul, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Florida State, Texas Tech, Georgetown and North Carolina.

Shannon reopened his recruitment on Aug. 19 after previously announcing that he would be joining DePaul. He decommitted from the Blue Demons after a change of heart..

Shannon is a top 100 player in the 2019 class, and it looked like the Blue Demons had landed their second verbal commitment from the top 100 class at the time.

Shannon said he wanted to reopen his recruitment to see all the options he has on the table.

“I just wanted to open my recruitment backup,” Shannon said. “It was nothing against DePaul. I just feel like I rushed my decision and didn’t see all of the options that I had on the table with my prior offers.”

When it seemed that Shannon was coming to DePaul he said he was “on a mission to put Chicago and DePaul back on the map.”

Student-athletes having a change of heart isn’t new to the Blue Demons. In 2017, Tyger Campbell, who verbally committed to DePaul, later decommitted and ended up going to UCLA instead.

Shannon reclassified into the 2019 class when he finished high school in Lincoln Park. He currently attends IMG Academy Bradenton, Fla. Even though Shannon decommitting wasn’t what DePaul wanted to hear, the Blue Demons have another four-star small forward coming in next year: Romeo Weems. Weems who attends New Haven HS in New Haven, Michigan. Weems chose DePaul over Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Oregon.

Markese Jacobs, another four-star recruit committed to DePaul in October as well. Jacobs previously committed to Kansas, but later changed his mind and reopened his recruitment.

Shannon hasn’t said when his second decision will come.

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The student turnout was sparse at Wintrust Arena for DePaul’s exhibition game against Rockhurst on Thursday.

The onus is on DePaul to attract fans

By Adam Webb Contributing Writer

COMMENTARY Last spring, basketball fever infected the North Side of Chicago. A city-dwelling team was catapulted into the national limelight during their miraculous March Madness run, Lincoln Park bars were packed with college-aged students cheering on the underdogs. The men of DePaul’s basketball team joined them as it was the Ramblers of Loyola University that caught the city by storm while the Blue Demons missed the tournament for the 13th straight year.

Sports have a beautiful way of uniting communities, and with the onslaught of negative press surrounding DePaul in recent years, a return to success by the former powerhouse of a program could be just what the student body needs to be

proud of the Blue Demons once again.

Marty Murphy, who works for DePaul as the Associate Athletics Director of Ticket Sales and Operations, graduated from DePaul in 2006. His affinity for Blue Demon basketball, which he speaks about with unparalleled passion, started during his undergraduate experience back when the program was thriving. Now, Murphy has the challenging job of encouraging a community to care about a perennial disappointment.

“The pressure was there to get as many people to come to games as possible and to make the ticket revenue numbers that we needed to do and the team needed to turn around and started getting more W’s,” Murphy said.

In an unscientific survey of 100 students conducted by the DePaulia, 85 percent of students reported that the basketball program played no factor in attending the university and 65 percent stated they don’t

care about Blue Demon basketball. For a storied program, and one of the most successful in history, it’s time to get back on track. The school needs it. The students deserve it.

The team’s first season at Wintrust Arena drastically underperformed in terms of attendance projections. To be fair, there were increases from the record low average attendance during the AllState Arena’s final season hosting the team.

“I’m not gonna lie, we’re not where we need to be. We need to keep growing that trend, but it’s a good start,” Murphy said.

As the empty arena hemorrhaged money last season, school spirit wasn’t the athletic department’s biggest concern, but maybe it should have been.

Ally Hursh, a junior at DePaul, has been on the dance team for three years and performs at all the home basketball games.

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Men’s soccer looks forward to brighter future

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

After big losses and minimal tournament appearances since 2011, the Blue Demons brought back in former DePaul player to get the team back on track. Since Mark Plotkin has taken over he has been trying to lead a resurgent group of players to more conference victories.

However, the process of getting back to their glory days in the early 2000s will take a little bit longer than possibly hoped for.

The team has beaten some tough opposition this season, including, at the time, 14th ranked Western Michigan 1-0 at Wish Field. Plotkin believes these type of games will help the team in the long run because playing tougher opposition will test his side and make them better.

“My entire goal coming into this season was help the program move forward, and to put us on in a position to compete in each game,” Plotkin said. “Our team has done a good job of growing and developing within our system and culture.”

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Senior captain Harry Hilling played his last game at Wish Field last week. DePaul failed to qualify for the Big East tournament for the second straight season.

Plotkin says he is excited to see where the program is heading and how it will improve in the near future.

“I’m excited where the future of this

program is going because next year we return 10 of 11 starters, losing senior captain

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