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SHANE RENE | THE DEPAULIA

The student sections were largely empty at DePaul’s first home game of the season against Bethune-Cookman at Wintrust Arena. The turnstile attendance for the home opener was just 1,018.

Non-conference attendance drops in Wintrust’s 2nd year

By Shane Rene Managing Editor

As the Blue Demons settle into their second season at DePaul’s new 10,000-seat Wintrust arena, men’s basketball fans showed little interest in attending the Blue Demons’ 2018-19 non-conference slate, according to documents obtained by The DePaulia via Freedom of Information Act. Through DePaul’s final and most well-attended non-conference game of the season — a crushing last-minute loss to Boston College — Wintrust saw an average of 1,274 fans scan their tickets for each game. Out of the Blue Demons’ nine home games over that time, five saw fewer than 1,000 spectators.

The Blue Demons averaged 2,615 in real attendance in 201718, bolstered by a home opener against Notre Dame — a top-25 opponent with a huge Chicago fan base — which saw over 7,000. If you omit Notre Dame as an outlier from the rest of DePaul’s nonconference home games, Wintrust saw an average attendance of

just 1,820 in its first year.

“Traditionally men’s basketball attendance in BIG EAST [sic] games has trended higher than non-conference games,” DePaul’s athletic department said in a statement. “All indications we have looking ahead are showing similar trends and we’re looking forward to some great games at Wintrust Arena. Reporting paid attendance is the industry standard in both collegiate and professional sports.”

Wintrust seemed poised to improve attendance at men’s basketball games with closer proximity to the city and campus, but it looks like the hype generated by the new arena did the heavy lifting in an underwhelming debut season. Even paid attendance figures — the number of tickets sold, printed and distributed regardless of whether or not the holder attends the game — have fallen off.

Compared to an average paid attendance of 5,765 (5,027 when

See WINTRUST, page 25

Task force to explore potential switch from quarter system to semesters

By Evan Sully Staff Writer

DePaul has appointed the Quarter to Semester Exploratory Task Force to examine academic calendar systems and identify academic implications of the school’s quarter-based system.

Members of the faculty-led task force, which includes staff and some students, will examine the higher education landscape and relevant data and identify specific factors to be considered in a potential transition from quarters to semesters.

Additionally, the committee will analyze the impact of this transition on learning

One student defends the quarter system in Opinions, page 13. outcomes, pedagogy, alignment with other universities across the country and other pertinent factors.

Once all of these steps are completed, the task force will then produce a report that describes collegiate pros and cons of a transition for further consideration. The task force will first meet on Tuesday, Jan. 22 before establishing its meeting schedule for the next two quarters. They are expected to

finish by June 7.

This topic arose as a part of DePaul’s strategic six-year plan, “Grounded in Mission: The Plan for DePaul 2024.” The plan recommended that DePaul look into moving away from a quarter-based to a semester-based academic calendar since the majority of universities in America run on semesters.

After the strategic plan was announced, the university president’s office established multiple task forces such as this one to address the relevant aspects of the strategic plan.

The two chairs of the task force are Caryn Chaden, associate provost for

Student Success and Accreditation, and Mary Ann Papanek-Miller, an art professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

“If DePaul were to move to semesters, preparations for that move would likely take a number of years. Hence most current students would likely feel no direct impact,” Chaden said. “Moreover, provisions would be made for any students who were in the process of completing their degrees during such a transition.”

One of the biggest draws to DePaul is its longer than average winter break that is six weeks in length. The fall quarter is

See SEMESTERS, page 4

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Students take part in a letter-writing workshop on Friday, Jan. 18, voicing their disagreement to the Department of Education regarding the controversial proposed changes to Title IX.

Students speak out against proposed Title IX reforms

By Emma Oxnevad Asst. News Editor

DePaul students voiced their discontent against proposed Title IX changes made by the Department of Education by holding a letter-writing campaign in Arts & Letters on Friday, Jan. 18.

On Nov. 16, 2018, the DOE proposed controversial changes to Title IX, particularly as it relates to reporting sexual assault and misconduct on college campuses. Some of the proposed reforms include, but are not limited to, reducing the number of school employees responsible for addressing or reporting sexual misconduct, making survivors of assault provide “clear and convincing” evidence that they were assaulted and allowing schools to ignore instances of assault that occur off-campus, according to Equal Rights Advocates.

In order to combat the legislation before it is approved, DePaul students wrote public comments to DOE in an event hosted by women’s support groups based in Chicago. The goal of the workshop was to have students challenge the proposals during the comment period, in which the government set aside time for public comments.

“The Department of Education is required to respond on every single comment they recieve,” said Shalini Mirpuri, prevention manager at the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE). “That is why the comment period is so amazing, because they have to answer you.”

Students listened in disbelief at the proposed reforms, with one student asking, “Why Title IX?” Many believe that the proposals are an act of blatant misogyny and continues the pattern of bigoted behavior within

the Trump Administration.

“I think [the proposals] says exactly what we think it says. I think there is no hiding, I think the devil is certainly in the details with these,” Mirpuri said. “It is a direct manifestation and creation of how this administration feels about women.”

While Secretary of Education Betsey DeVos claimed the revisions were crafted to “condemn sexual violence and punish those who perpetuate it, while ensuring a fair grievance process,” some believe that they were crafted in order to reduce the accountability of schools in case of sexual misconduct.

“It benefits institutions,” said Sasha Solov, the project coordinator of Violence of Illinois Campuses Elimination Strategies for Life Span. “Because they’re narrowing the definition of sexual harassment, the narrowing of who has to report anything of the institution, [it] makes it so schools are much less likely to get in trouble if they were to mishandle a case or if they ignore misconduct occurring within their reach.”

The issue of sexual misconduct has increasingly become more politicized in recent years. When Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of rape by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in September 2018, there was an intense political divide between liberals and conservatives.

“Anytime there is a radical proposal in which women are championing for something that benefits them, its being perceived as, in turn, threatening the rights of the opposite sex,” Mirpuri said. “I think that men have historically been in this position of power, and that anytime that position is threatened, its seen as a partisan issue.”

While sexual misconduct is commonly associated with being a woman’s issue, men are similarly susceptible to sexual assault and harassment, with one out

of every 10 rape victims being male, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

Despite the risk presented to men, some believe that men are afraid to condemn acts of sexual violence out of fear of betraying their gender.

“I think men care. I don’t think enough men care, and if they do, they’re not speaking out,” said junior Alex Valdivia. “Nobody is above the law, and I think that’s why men are afraid to

speak out, because they’re afraid they are turning against other men.”

Despite the threat posed by the policy reforms, Mirpuri has faith in individuals and advises people to recognize the personal ramifications of politics.

“Politics are certainly personal, they are the most personal,” Mirpuri said. “They dictate how people have livelihoods and how they navigate the rest of the world.”

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4| News. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2019 SEMESTERS continued from front completed right before Thanksgiving, and students do not return to school until after New Year’s Day. This allows students to have plenty of time to spend with their families and gives them additional time to complete short-term study abroad trips, take December intersession classes or work a short internship. At the moment, the only degree programs that are offered on a semester-based academic calendar come from the College of Law. Every other degree program at DePaul is taught on the quarter system.

Comparably, winter breaks at universities that function on a semesterbased calendar typically range from three to four weeks. Semesters typically run about 15 to 16 weeks in total, as most colleges that run on semesters have a fall term from August through December and a spring term ranging from January through May. Ahji Guyn, a sophomore studying biological sciences, thinks that it is important to continually check the effectiveness and progress of the quarter system due to the stress it puts on students having to complete generally four courses per quarter in just 10 weeks.

“Since the quarters are so short, it is very easy to fall behind, which is not the best environment for all students,” Guyn said. “This creates a high level of stress, as many people know the reality of how easy it is to fall behind in the quarter

system.”

Concerning the stress that quarters might create for students, Guyn noted that semesters might be beneficial by giving students even more time. One positive thing about quarters that Guyn likes is the fact that students don’t have to be stuck in a course for too long if they do not particularly like it. On the other hand, one deterring factor about quarters has to do with studying abroad, as DePaul’s quarter schedule can conflict with matching up to the calendars that international universities might have.

Daniel Makagon, professor of communication studies in the College of Communication, volunteered for the task force because he has some previous experience with this type of change. Makagon taught at Michigan Technological University before joining the DePaul faculty in 2005. Two years before arriving at Michigan Tech, the university shifted from quarters to semesters due to the school primarily being an engineering school that was geographically isolated from large cities, which made travel difficult during the holidays and played to students’ disadvantage for co-ops and internships.

“In the thirteen years that I have been teaching at DePaul, I have only had one student tell me she was leaving DePaul because she didn’t like the quarter system,” Makagon said. “The

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biggest complaint I hear from students is that they feel burnt out by the end of spring quarter, but then that tends to be balanced out with a lot of praise for the long break at the end of autumn quarter.”

Makagon did mention, however, that Michigan Tech’s transition to semesters reduced offerings for non-engineering majors. Among other institutions that use the quarter system are nearby Northwestern University alongside the University of Chicago, Stanford University and Dartmouth College.

“The biggest pro is that students take

more classes, so we are able to create a rich curriculum that offers students multiple learning experiences,” Makagon said. “It seems like a more thorough investigation of the pros and cons leading to a conclusive report could put the conversation to bed, so to speak, or lead to a change.”

The two students on the task force are Johnny Milas, an undergraduate, and Kaitlyn Pike, a graduate student and former undergraduate transfer at DePaul.

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Teunissen added that he would like to see greater initiative taken from DePaul’s administration to educate students on the mayoral race.

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Some students said that absence of informed on the candidates and what they bipartisan candidates makes the election bring to the table of Chicago politics. For less interesting, as all of the candidates DePaul students, staying updated in local are Democrats. elections is easier said than done.

“There are around 15 candidates Unlike the 2018 gubernatorial for mayor and not one of them is a elections where there was constant Republican,” said Ankit Pal, a freshman coverage and promotion of the candidates health sciences major. “I cannot say that and their policies, the mayoral race has I support any of these candidates and I kept a much lower profile in comparison. would hope that, in future elections, Some cite the larger number of candidates we see a true diversity of candidates and lack of public knowledge surrounding including Democrats, Republicans and Chicago politics as a potential detractor independents.” for students to follow the election.

Others with conservative viewpoints “I think there’s a lot of rhetoric do not mind the lack of Republican surrounding the race that’s difficult to candidates, choosing to ignore the sort through without an understanding political parties of the candidates. of Chicago politics and the policies of “I am not shy to say that the student every candidate. In a media race like this body will garner particular admiration one, those policies often don’t get the to more liberal leaning candidates. Do I attention they deserve, with more time have a particular problem with that? No,” devoted to scandals and personal news,” Pike said.

“More importantly, I care more said Hadiya Afzal, about a mayor communications that genuinely director for the cares for our DePaul College city than the Democrats.

“In concern of what an arena with so party that they many candidates, are affiliated it’s difficult to with.” sift through the A f z a l chaff to get the advises students information many to take a students need in closer look order to make at individual informed votes.” c a n d i d a t e’s The lack of policies rather involvement in than relying on local elections the Democratic is not an issue label. specific to DePaul “There are or Chicago. From definitely some 2001 to 2011, candidates who the average voter have branded turnout in local elections dropped DePaul senior and operations intern themselves as “progressives” from 26.6 percent in the race, but for Lori Lightfoot to 20.9 percent, in a Democratic according to city like a report from Chicago, it’s Governing.com. tempting to slap a distinguishing label “I do not think that more than 50 percent of DePaul’s student population on yourself without having anything in is informed about the race considering your past to actually speak to the truth major declarations and the fact that the of it,” Afzal said. “I think DePaul students race isn’t as popular in the news as it was have the clarity to see through any fronts a couple months ago,” said Kaitlyn Pike, and will be able to ultimately choose a president of DePaul’s chapter of Turning candidate who cleaves to their ideology.”

For DePaul students looking to Point USA. “However, I do think that it become more informed about the will get coverage in the media again and election, the consensus is to familiarize gain traction from DePaul students. themselves with both the candidates and The lack of available information for the subtleties of Chicago politics. students is another potential factor to “I think that once students realize the overall unenthusiastic response from how the city of Chicago and its political DePaul students.

“I think the fact that no political system works, they can become more advertisements are allowed on campus informed on the purpose,” Pal said. makes it nearly impossible to capture “Students should look at the major power those people who don’t have a professional given to alderman in this city and how or personal interest in politics,” said much money is put into judicial elections Ian Teunissen, a DePaul senior and in this city by special interest groups. operations intern for Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago has a rich political history and campaign. “I don’t think it is productive mayoral elections in this city have the to insulate the DePaul community from feeling of major presidential election.”

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Gov. Pritzker plans ahead for Illinois and college students

By Luc Fougere Contributing Writer

Newly sworn-in Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker sees the state as one of possibility and promise, and outlined how he plans to fix a variety of issues during his inauguration speech last Monday.

“No. Everything is not broken,” he said in his speech.

Pritzker, who beat out the former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner 54 percent to 39 percent in November, touched on many of his priorities and ambitions during his inaugural ceremony. The governor was also clear in mentioning his prospects of bettering higher education, reassigning the minimum wage to $15 an hour, joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, creating measures to improve the criminal justice system as well as legalizing recreational marijuana in the state.

Throughout his campaign, Pritzker has made college students a top priority.

His plans for higher education in Illinois include a 50 percent increase, or $200 million in financial aid, for low-income college students through the Monetary Award Program. However, an increase in MAP grant funding to $200 million isn’t that impactful. The University of Illinois school system has an annual budget of $6.5 billion. This would mean the MAP grant would add only an additional 3 percent towards that budget.

The MAP grants could in turn reduce the cost of student loan payments. To continue to deliver on his promises from the election, Pritzker also hopes to materialize a state-run student loan refinancing program to further aid lowincome students debt.

It didn’t take Pritzker too long during his inaugural speech to address one of his most heavily supported campaign issues of legalizing recreational marijuana. “In the interests of keeping the public safe from harm, expanding true justice in our criminal justice system, and advancing economic inclusion, I will work with the legislature to legalize, tax and regulate the sale of recreational cannabis in Illinois,” he said.

Pritzker during the general election vowed to end marijuana prohibition in the state “right away” and is focused on the tax revenue the state so desperately needs. Analysis from the Illinois economic Policy Institute shows the state would rake in more than $500 million in tax revenue. Subsequently, this would inject about $1 billion into the state’s economy by 2020. Not only will the state have another area of revenue, but the creation of an additional 24,000 jobs are also projected. For the individuals who were convicted of marijuana related crimes previously, Pritzker said he will look at vacating those arrest records.

Much to the despair of the American people and rest of the world, early in his tenure President Trump announced his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. Much to the excitement of Pritzker and environmental supporters, Pritzker said, “As one of my first acts as Governor, Illinois will become a member of the U.S. Climate Alliance, upholding the goals and ideals of the Paris Climate Accord.

“It speaks volumes that almost all the nations in the world were able to reach a consensus on a single topic. Even though our president doesn’t see the extremity of the situation, at least our governor is trying to better future generations,” said

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker acknowledges the crowd after being sworn in as the state’s 43rd governor during the Illinois inaugural ceremony Monday.

DePaul environmental studies major Carolyn Brinckwirth.

One issue that wasn’t as extensively advertised during Pritzker’s election includes his demand of net neutrality on internet service providers with state contracts. In April 2018, Pritzker wanted to “make it clear to internet service providers that they can’t dictate the rules as our families pay the price.”

With Rauner in the audience, the new governor was keen to portray himself as the antithesis of Rauner during his term. Pritzker vowed for productiveness and cooperation with the state Republicans. Willingness to enter discussions on the state’s budget and tax system are welcomed by the new governor. However, “if you lead with partisanship and scare tactics you will be met with considerable political will,” he said.

Some of his most notable calls to action came throughout the campaign and was highlighted again during his speech. The implementation of a fair and progressive tax plan and creating a balanced budget is an issue he will be heavily focused on in his tenure.

Pritzker was adamant on doing away with the state’s regressive tax system which has been hurting the middle class for some time now. “It’s time to start the earnest work of creating a fair tax system here in Illinois,” he said. “Today, our state’s fiscal instability affects every single person who lives and works in Illinois, whether you earn millions or the minimum wage.”

The graduated tax plan that Pritzker proposed during the elections still has not been further revealed. His plan would replace Illinois’ current flat income tax rate of 4.95 percent. Instead, individuals with higher incomes will have higher rates and those with lower taxable incomes will have lower rates, a strategy used by 33 states and the federal government.

Chicago politics expert and DePaul lecturer John McCarron said he is less concerned with “the good stuff ” and more focused on “all the red ink and unfunded pension liabilities.” McCarron

said he would rather see the graduated income tax, which would then require a constitutional amendment.

The ‘Blue Wave’ that swept through the 2018 general elections hit home for Illinois, with Pritzker and House Speaker Mike Madigan now having full Democratic control of Illinois.

“The Speaker and the new governor can indeed push their agendas freely, having secured veto-proof majorities and the governor’s mansion,” McCarron said. general assembly, Pritzker should have no trouble working hand in hand with his fellow DNC members.

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March for Life protestors face off with counter-protests

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TOP: The white supremacist group Patriot Front joined in on the March for Life, carrying a sign supporting the pro-life regulations.

LEFT: Standing with counter-protestors, a woman displays a sign boasting her part in the “resistance� against pro-life policies.

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A woman participating in the March for Life faces off with a man in the pro-choice counter-protest on Sunday, Jan. 13 at the Federal Plaza. The March for Life is an annual event on the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade. The March for Life is aimed to stop legal abortions within the United States.

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TOP: A woman stands with counter-protestors, holding a sign urging those in the March for Life to stay away from reproductive rights.

RIGHT: With a cross in one hand, a woman joins alongside fellow protestors during the March for Life in an effort to make abortions illegal.

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News. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2019 | 9

Chicago ranks as one of America’s most stressed out cities

By Ella Lee Staff Writer

Chicagoans may have a lot more on their plate than deep dish pizza, a new study suggests.

In a recent survey by Zippia, Chicago was ranked number eight on the list of the most stressed out cities in America. There were 306 cities scored, each with populations over 100,000 people. Chicago’s fate was determined by six criteria: average commute times, unemployment rate, average hours worked per week, population density, home price to income ratio and percent of population without insurance. It follows in rank behind Miami, Florida and New York City, New York, among others.

It’s no secret that Americans are stressed out. Eight in 10 Americans say they sometimes (35 percent) or frequently (44 percent) are stressed, according to a 2017 Gallup study. More often than not, this stress is negative.

Negative stress can be defined as feeling overwhelmed to the point of being unable to cope with situations, according to DePaul’s Health Promotion Coordinator, Alyssa Rickman.

“The fast pace nature of a life in the city could contribute to people experiencing stress,” she said.

Students say that they see these levels of stress in Chicago, too.

“It makes sense to me that Chicago is a top city for stress,” said sophomore Elizabeth Jacobs. “Here, I always feel a big sense of urgency, and I feel that the need to live in that urgency all the time could really affect a person’s stress levels.”

“Stress can affect people in different ways, and obviously personality plays

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a big role in it, but I think that the general pace of the city is the main source of the problem,” said sophomore Haedy Gorostieta. “I think that we’re subconsciously influenced by the CTA, the pace of the people walking down the street, the horns of the workers that are running late. It’s a lot of stimuli and it’s definitely incorporated in our lives.”

The reach goes farther than just Chicago. Even smaller communities like that of DePaul’s are impacted by stress—perhaps even more so than other residents throughout the city.

“At DePaul, we are encouraged to really integrate in the community, to go out and get internships, to volunteer, to take advantage of the city in general,” Jacobs said. “So I feel that people at

DePaul might be more stressed because we feel the need to be doing the most with our time here in the city and with fitting everything we need to do into the schedule.”

The stress that college students and Chicago citizens outside of academia experience is usually not the same, though, according to Rickman.

“For the typical college student, stress is often associated with managing change (e.g. transitioning to college, managing a class schedule, organizing and prioritizing tasks),” she said. “However, once negative stress is present and a person feels unable to perform or cope with such change, it may be time to seek help or assistance.”

But stress might not always be

negative.

“While most people think of stress as being a bad thing, there is such a thing as positive stress,” Rickman said. “This type of stress is what people need in order to get things done and move projects forward. I like to think of positive stress as a pressure or urgency to complete projects that contributes to one’s personal success.”

That isn’t to say that most don’t want to avoid stress at all costs. There are several ways to cope with stress on a daily basis.

“Sometimes taking a day or even a few hours off is needed to decrease stress,” Jacobs said. “Also, I make lists all the time so I can visually see everything I need to do; crossing the tasks off helps with my stress so I can know that I’m on track.

“There are multiple ways people can manage stress, but it varies by person and no one way is the absolute best choice,” Rickman said. “People can manage stress in the moment by using a grounding technique that focuses on bringing the person from their wandering mind of “what ifs” to the present and what is happening in the moment. Taking deep breaths is always a favorite stress management technique of mine. To reduce tension, decrease the heart rate and relax a person can begin by taking a few deep breaths. Counting to three on the inhale and the exhale really helps me relax in any moment of negative stress.”

Short-term fixes may help most individuals, but they can’t fix the citywide problem.

“We’re human ‘beings’ not human ‘doings,’” Gorostieta said. “And we’d be far better off if we started acting like it.”

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room in Centennial Hall. No drugs were found.

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A Theft report was filed for ear phones taken from the lobby of Arts and Letters.

JANUARY 11 3) A Theft report was filed for items taken from a Sanctuary Townhome.

4) A Theft of an animal report was filed for a dog taken from the front of Whole Foods.

report was filed for an intoxicated person in the DePaul Center.

JANUARY 14 5) A Theft of Bicycle report was filed for a bike JANUARY 14 taken from the rack on the quad side of 8) A Theft report was filed for a phone taken Richardson Library.

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JANUARY 15 9) A Criminal Trespass

A Smell of Marijuana report was filed for a room in Seton Hall. No drugs were found.

report was filed for a person told not to be in the Barnes and

Noble at the DePaul Center.

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Nation &World

Brexit uncertainty hits students

By Doug Klain Contributing Writer

The British parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan in a historically brutal vote last Tuesday. With MPs voting 432 to 202 to reject the deal, British prospects for a Brexit deal were thrown into doubt.

This was huge news for DePaul senior Glenn Johnston, who currently interns in the Irish Parliament as part of a study abroad program. “Since they have to have a deal by March, I’ll be here when that happens — so that’ll be huge to see,” said Johnston.

“If we aren’t able to work something out here, putting British soldiers on the ground could lead to genuine conflict and violence in Ireland,” he added.

Updates on whether or not Britain will secure terms for itself before leaving the European Union on March 29 have been followed closely in Ireland because of the effects Brexit will have on the border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, the latter of which is a part of the United Kingdom.

A key goal of Brexit is for the U.K. to FRANK AUGSTEIN | AP obtain greater control over its borders, An anti-Brexit demonstrator cries as he gathers outside Parliament square in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. The U.K. Parliament held a historic vote which are open for internal travel within Tuesday as British Prime Minister Theresa May lobbied for support but suffered a huge defeat on the U.K.'s divorce deal with the European Union. the European Union. The Good Friday Agreement, a diplomatic triumph from U.K. looks like when it finally happens 1998, created an easy-to-cross soft border in March, university students will likely between North Ireland and the Irish be hit by a new lack of mobility. “What Republic. Without a specific deal, Brexit Americans don’t think about is, imagine if could ruin this agreement and force the you got your degree in Illinois, but you had U.K. to station soldiers on the Northern to get permission to work in California, or Wisconsin,” said DePaul political science Irish border.

For Sam Strachan, a British student professor Dick Farkas. “Think about how at the University of Birmingham, the debilitating that would be. The long-term uncertainty around Brexit is concerning. effects are dampening, maybe damning “We have no idea where we're going to be even.

“It’s almost inevitable that DePaul in a year's time, or even a week's time,” he said. “We could be leaving the EU with no students can be asked to work overseas. deal on the 29th of March. We could end So if you get a job at one of the 150 largest up remaining. We could wake up to a snap corporations in Chicago, every single one election tomorrow; it's that unpredictable.” of those has foreign operations. Getting According to DePaul professor Erik you permission to work in England is Tillman, who specializes in European going to be a real pain, but if [they] get you politics, this might be an overblown permission to work in the EU, [they] can concern. “All parties are committed to put you in Vienna, Stockholm, Amsterdam, maintaining the open border for people, so and move you around.”

Living in the U.K., Strachan is it's unlikely that a ‘hard border’ will come BRIAN LAWLESS| AP particularly affected by this. “I can't stay in into being,” Tillman said.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar speaks to the media outside the Government Buildings in Dublin But to Ellen Delilah, a British university Britain if Brexit goes through. I'd have to Wednesday Jan. 16, 2019, after Britain's Parliament discarded Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit student from Oxford, the Irish border move to Europe, which would obviously be deal in a historic defeat for the government late Tuesday. issue is particularly worrisome. “The Irish a lot harder,” he said.

For the next 10 weeks, Johnston and border took 1,200 years to sort out, and the Good Friday agreement is a fragile peace at the other students in his Dublin-based program will be immersed in the intricacies best,” Delilah said.

“Whatever they decide with the Irish of Irish economics and border politics. border, they've got to contend with a lot While it can sometimes feel fairly removed of history and potential violence,” said from the world of DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, Johnston believes the experience Strachan.

Johnston sees the concerns over a hard will be invaluable to him going forward.

“Obviously it’s a completely different Irish border firsthand in his internship work for Colm Brophy, a representative who playing field here, but I think a lot of what chairs the Irish Parliament’s Committee on I’m learning are things I can bring home,” he said. “Comparing what works and European Union Affairs.

“I really knew nothing going into this, doesn’t work here to the American political and it’s pretty much the talk of the town,” system would be hugely beneficial to our said Johnston. “It’s talked about every day country of understanding how to improve here, so I’ve gotten a crash course in every ourselves.” part of it.”

Regardless of what a post-Brexit FRANK AUGSTEIN | AP British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to speak outside 10 Downing street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. May's government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday.

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RICHARD DREW | AP In this Dec. 7, 2018 file photo, Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building in New York. A report by BuzzFeed News, citing two unnamed law enforcement officials, says that Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress and that Cohen regularly briefed Trump on the project.

Content written by the ASSOCIATED PRESS Compiled by Brian Pearlman | THE DEPAULIA

BRYAN WOOLSTON | AP Fog covers Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., Saturday, Jan 19, 2019. A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from the Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial on Friday after a rally in Washington.

NIALL CARSON | AP Forensic investigators at the scene of a car bomb blast on Bishop Street in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. The device was placed inside a hijacked delivery vehicle and exploded Saturday night as police, who had received a warning, were evacuating the area. There were no reports of injuries.

Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony

IRA dissidents suspected in Northern Ireland car bomb

Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen's congressional testimony.

But, he added, "so what" if he did?

Giuliani appeared Sunday on CNN, where he said he did not know if Trump had discussed with Cohen a 2017 congressional interview at which Cohen has admitted lying about a Trump Tower real estate project in Moscow. He also acknowledged in a separate interview with NBC News that conversations about that project stretched throughout 2016, including possibly up until October or November of that year.

The question arose in light of a Buzzfeed News report from last week that said Trump had instructed Cohen to lie to Congress and that Cohen relayed that to special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators.

Mueller's office took the unusual step of issuing a statement disputing the story.

Giuliani said on interviews with CNN and NBC News that Trump never directed Cohen to lie. But on CNN he acknowledged the possibility that Trump and Cohen might have discussed Cohen's testimony, saying that while he had no knowledge of such a conversation, he wasn't ruling it out.

"I don't know if it happened or didn't happen," Giuliani said, later adding, "And so what if he talked to him about it?"

Giuliani's suggestion to NBC that dialogue about the Trump Tower project could have stretched into the fall of 2016 extends the timeline beyond what the president has publicly acknowledged. Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress by saying that he had abandoned the project in January 2016 even though prosecutors say he actually continued pursuing it into that June.

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Students seen mocking Native Americans could face expulsion Frankfort, kentucky FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video showing them mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a Washington rally could potentially face expulsion, according to the diocese.

In a joint statement , the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School apologized and said they are investigating and will take "appropriate action, up to and including expulsion."

The Indigenous Peoples March in Washington on Friday coincided with the March for Life, which drew thousands of anti-abortion protesters, including a group from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky.

Videos circulating online show a youth staring at and standing extremely close to Nathan Phillips, a 64-year-old Native American man singing and playing a drum. Other students, some wearing Covington clothing and many wearing "Make America Great Again" hats and sweat shirts, surrounded them, chanting, laughing and jeering.

"We extend our deepest apologies to Mr. Phillips," the diocese statement read.

"This behavior is opposed to the Church's teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person."

According to the "Indian Country Today" website, Phillips is an Omaha elder and Vietnam veteran who holds an annual ceremony honoring Native American veterans at Arlington National Cemetery.

Marcus Frejo, a member of the Pawnee and Seminole tribes who is also known as Chief Quese Imc, said he had been a part of

the march and was among a small group of people remaining after the rally when the boisterous students began chanting slogans such as "make America great" and then began doing the haka, a traditional Maori dance. In a phone interview, Frejo told The Associated Press he felt they were mocking the dance.

One 11-minute video of the confrontation shows the Haka dance and students loudly chanting before Phillips and Frejo approached them.

Frejo said he joined Phillips to defuse the situation, singing the anthem from the American Indian Movement with both men beating out the tempo on hand drums.

Although he feared a mob mentality that could turn ugly, Frejo said he was at peace singing despite the scorn. He briefly felt something special happen as they repeatedly sang the tune.

"They went from mocking us and laughing at us to singing with us. I heard it three times," Frejo said. "That spirit moved through us, that drum, and it slowly started to move through some of those youths."

Eventually a calm fell over the group of students and they broke up and walked away.

The videos prompted a torrent of outrage online. Actress and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that the footage "brought me to tears," while actor Chris Evans tweeted that the students' actions were "appalling" and "shameful."

As of Sunday morning, Covington Catholic High School's Facebook page was not available and its Twitter feed was set to private.

LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland said Sunday they suspect Irish Republican Army dissidents were behind a car bombing outside a courthouse in the city of Londonderry. Two men in their 20s have been arrested over the attack, which caused no injuries.

Attackers hijacked a pizza delivery vehicle, loaded it with explosives and left it outside the city-center courthouse on Saturday evening, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. The device exploded as police, who had spotted the suspicious vehicle, were evacuating the area.

The force said a warning call was made to a charity in England and passed on to police minutes before the explosion.

Police released surveillance camera footage of the car being parked in front of the courthouse, and of the driver sprinting away. Images also showed a group of young people walking past the car shortly before it blew up.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the bomb had been a "crude" and unstable device, and called the attack "incredibly reckless."

"The people responsible for this attack have shown no regard for the community or local businesses," he said.

Hamilton said the "main line of inquiry" was that the bomb had been planted by a group known as the New IRA. More than 3,700 people died during decades of violence before Northern Ireland's 1998 peace accord. Most militants have renounced violence, but small groups of IRA dissidents have carried out occasional bombings and shootings.

Northern Ireland's power-sharing government has been suspended for two years because of a dispute between the main Protestant and Catholic political parties. Uncertainty about the future of the Irish border after Brexit is adding to tensions.

12 | Opinions. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2019

Opinions Letter to the Editor

DePaul Must Examine Its Position on Institutional Racism

By Terrie Sullivan College of Law Class of 2017

This letter is in response to the shocking article

by Benjamin Conboy, “Second law professor files discrimination suit,” outlining the College of Law’s disciplinary actions against Professor Sumi Cho and her subsequent federal civil rights lawsuit against the university.

What is shocking is not that Cho would accuse her employer of retaliation, nor even the fact that this is the second professor to accuse the College of Law, and Dean Jennifer Rosato personally, of discrimination. The shocking, and frankly appalling, aspect of this whole scenario is that Dean Rosato has been allowed to manipulate Cho’s advocacy on behalf of racial minority students into a nebulous claim of “bullying,” to such a degree that the College of Law would actually contemplate suspending a dedicated, qualified and effective educator.

DePaul and Rosato’s actions to discredit Cho smacks of targeted viewpoint discrimination. It appears that Cho was well within established procedures when she voiced concerns against the professional qualifications of two faculty seeking tenure.

Cho was one of four faculty members to vote against Lawton and Morales, yet was singled out and accused of seeking to “destroy” their careers. Such histrionics aside, Cho at least had the decency to provide clarity on why she chose to cast her vote as she did.

On the other hand, DePaul and Rosato have sealed critical documents that would illuminate the university’s decision making and dispensed with their own established procedures for disciplining faculty. Instead of operating with transparency, DePaul and Rosato have chosen to continually attack Cho’s character on seemingly murky accusations, even after a report by an independent investigation and by the OIDE exonerated Cho. Furthermore, Rosato’s accusation that Cho is a “bully” is in sharp contrast to the professor that students know her to be.

As a testament to her impact on the student body, Cho was the recipient of the 2017 University Excellence in Teaching Award, having been jointly nominated by fifteen of her students who promoted her positive influence on their educational experience.

In the spirit of transparency, I must disclose that I am one of the students who nominated Cho. Specifically, students credited Cho’s effective mentoring and emphasis on writing skills as a critical aspect of their educational and professional growth while at DePaul. It is also true that Cho did not shy away from engaging students in difficult subject matter through courses in civil rights, education law, critical race theory and employment discrimination law—subjects that were always handled with intellectual honesty and mutual respect.

Now, contrast Cho’s track record with Dean Rosato’s own performance since coming to DePaul little more than four years ago, including among others: declining black student enrollment, the mishandling of student complaints in racially sensitive matters, a drop in the College of Law’s overall rankings, a decrease in funding support for the Black Law Student Association and Latino Law Student Association, one racially insensitive episode after another that has led to negative media coverage—including student protests against racially insensitive comments from faculty and the misguided approval to hold an official university event at Trump Tower and the loss of one black tenured professor and one black dean. Dean Rosato may not have been the final decision maker or instigated all of these incidents, but they are part of a disturbing pattern that has happened “on her watch.”

Dean Rosato is inflicting irreparable harm to both the law school and possibly to the careers of professors Smith and Cho with these petty accusations of "bullying." Dean Rosato in my opinion, lacks the intellectual vigor and experience necessary to engage in dialog and debate with Professors Cho and Smith on issues of structural racism at DePaul. The actions taken against Cho and Smith will only further erode the standing of the law school and make the censorship of minority students and professors the norm. It is disheartening and all together unacceptable that in 2019, those who raise their voice against institutional racism continue to be silenced and their reputations tarnished by those who lack a spirit of inquiry and who would keep the Chos and Smiths of society ANNALISA BARANOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA under the thumb of this power structure. That this is happening at a law school is all the more despicable.

DePaul has the power to stop these harmful actions in their tracks, beginning with the immediate cessation of disciplinary actions against Cho and the dismissal of Dean Rosato. If Dean Jennifer Rosato is unable to differentiate between a passionate advocate for minority students and professional integrity in the tenure process, and truly “bullying” behavior, then it is long past time for her to look for another job. DePaul will not begin to heal, let alone thrive, until she is gone.

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

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Colleges cannot censor faculty Chicago State faculty took administration head on; DePaul should follow suit

By Carolyn Bradley Copy Editor

Chicago State University settled a lawsuit Jan. 7 over two professors creating a blog that criticized the administration.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the four-year lawsuit resulted in Chicago State agreeing to pay $650,000 in damages. The professors, Phillip Beverly and Robert Bionaz, alleged that the university shut down their blog.

The blog served as a platform to voice concerns and criticisms of administrative salaries and revolving door of hiring.

These concerns are not new—colleges and universities have experienced these administrative issues in the past.

Especially with Chicago State’s enrollment below 2000 as of Fall 2017, as addressed in the blog, faculty are rightfully concerned about the university’s well-being.

The issues that faculty speak of in the blog are valid. Though the words the blog uses may be unkind, including calling administrators “cronies” and demanding firings, they are well within their rights.

The First Amendment protects them from silencing. The lawsuit forced the university to face the consequences of its unconstitutional suppression.

Marieke Beck-Coon, director of litigation at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, said professors have a first amendment right to engage in criticism.

“As a democracy, we want to encourage robust public discussion about public figures,” Beck-Coon said.

The university was actually hindering a possible repair when it shut down the blog. Instead of ignoring the posts and shutting them down, Chicago State could have paid closer attention to the posts.

Faculty members want the best for their colleges and universities. Though they may present frustrations and voice negative views, the concerns are ultimately beneficial. They want to be in a successful environment.

The expression of concerns on the blog may in the form of criticism, but they have also offered possible solutions, including ways rapper Kanye West could partner with the university.

Before looking at the blog as criticism, it could have further reviewed the posts as opportunities of potential solutions.

If the faculty uses the blog as a tool to voice concerns, members must also be mindful of what they post. Administrators may make libel claims, but the burden of proof that the claims are valid is on them.

“The administrator would have to prove that the speech is false and harms the individual’s reputation or [the individual] receives hate or disrespect of the general public,” Beck-Coon explained.

Because DePaul University is a private university, it does not have the same guidelines as public institutions. It does not have the same first amendment obligation, Beck-Coon said. Regardless, DePaul should take the Chicago State professors’ lawsuit as a lesson to ensure freedom of speech for its faculty.

SGA: A turn for the better

By Nahal Hashemian & Emily Hoey SGA President & Vice President

We stepped into our positions in May because the school needed leaders. There was little precedent to follow, but we do not shy away from challenges.

In June, we made a game plan.

Emphasizing collaboration, trust and transparency, we mapped out a new trajectory for DePaul’s Student Government Association and the university at large.

Fast forward six months later, and we’ve made some incredible progress.

From the creation of a Senator for First Generation Students to represent a third of our student population, to the riddance of handing out harmful plastic straws on our campus (though keeping them available for those who may need them) and offering metal alternatives by creating partnerships and facilitating discussions of the importance of sustainability, DePaul SGA is taking a turn for the better.

Often, the student voice goes unheard in the cacophony of higher education.

Administrative bureaucracy can get in the way of positive change, but our partnership and teamwork actively reform how change happens at the university level. When choosing to step into these roles, my one quip to Emily remains true today: “If I’m going to do this job, I’m going to do it as well as I possibly can.” Her response is ingrained in my brain as clearly as the DePaul advertising campaign: “Let’s do it.”

A key tenet of our success is followthrough. We have nurtured relationships both internally in our organization and externally with the student body and university administration. We maintain a commitment to transparency by publishing quarterly transparency

reports edited by our four executive vice presidents, which detail the successes, connections, events and tireless work of their respective senators. Our platform was more than a tool to gain an election.

From interviews with student media to consistently rearranging our Google calendars to be available to meet with and hear out students, transparency is key to successfully running DePaul’s Student Government Association. We want to hear students’ thoughts and discuss solid, actionable solutions. We are solutionsfocused people with big goals and the power to see them through to completion.

This past fall quarter, our General Body exploded with energy and a desire to advocate for those underserved populations here at DePaul. We saw the formation of committees for students with disabilities, sexual wellness on campus, mental health resources, drug policy, Earth Week, diversity training and LGBTQ+ students. Two of our senators collaborate with local universities to build greater community among those striving for higher education reform.

We have representation on the Sexual and Relationship Violence Committee, TEDxDePaul speaker selection, commencement speaker selection, Student Organization Speaker Review Board, SAF-B, Career Center, Dean reviews and several other groups on campus, through which we are better able to advocate for our students.

Our election cycle this fall was successful in engaging a multitude of the students at DePaul in civic responsibility and resulted in the election and appointment of a total of 11 new organization members in our General Body. We initiated a new presentation opportunity this winter, Quarterly Senatorial Reports, in which our senators

present their initiatives, ideas and current status updates. Bouncing these ideas of off each other in such a supportive, connective environment boosted our internal morale and expedited plans across committees. This kind of internal collaboration is a microcosm of the kind of vital relationships we are actively working to foster here at DePaul.

Over the summer, Emily and I met with multiple members of senior administration for an introduction, explaining our initiatives and how they tie into the strategic plan. We identified retention as a key point to making the DePaul experience a great one. Citing both of our Chicago Quarter Mentor experience, we stressed the importance of a continuous mentorship program, not just a quarter long one. A sustainable program would help to address students’ needs more holistically and extends our commitment to St. Vincent’s mission to serve those most in need. Administration listened: Beginning this quarter, every first year student is matched with one of 21 Student Success Coaches who will help guide what success means for these new Blue Demons. As two of those Success Coaches, Nahal and I are eager to see the difference this program will make here at DePaul.

We're just getting started. As Nahal shared in her speech at New Student Service Day in September, “Being Vincentian means being kind. It means serving. Whether that be in community service or your daily life, being Vincentian means embodying the characteristics of helping others.” As official representatives of DePaul, we are guided by the Vincentian mission and seek to have at the core of all of our initiatives a commitment to living out a Vincentian legacy.

If I had a quarter for every time

Switching from quarters to semesters will create, not alleviate, problems

By Kevin Donahue Contributing writer

Only about 14.7 percent of colleges in the United States currently use the quarter system for their academic calendar.

DePaul University is one of those few that can say it uses the better of the systems. Semesters give students long and grueling classes that can last up to fifteen weeks. However, the quarter system has many different benefits that allow DePaul students to have a unique college experience.

DePaul isn’t the only school in Chicago to use the quarter system. In fact, outside of the West Coast states, Illinois has the most colleges that use the quarter system. These include Northwestern University, Rush University and The University of Chicago. So DePaul isn’t rare in the area; nevertheless, it can still be noticeable for students who have friends who go to other schools on the semester system. This is the major argument against quarter systems. Talking to DePaul students, I heard a lot of people bring up the fact that we get out later than other schools. Students see friends already enjoying their summer break while we are hunkered down in the library preparing for finals.

However, the downsides of the quarter system don’t match the upside that it brings to so many students at DePaul.

If we can think back to just a few weeks ago, we were all enjoying our sevenweek break. Schools on the seminar system don’t get this luxury. Senior Grace Carmona explained, “the December break

let me go back home and find a job. My other friends who came back later didn’t want to find a job for their three-week break. Who would want a job for that short period of time.” When DePaul students go home for Thanksgiving they don’t need to be bothered by the idea that finals are a few weeks away. In its place, students use the time to find a job or internship that will help for life after DePaul.

Jobs aren’t the only thing that students can take advantage of during the long winter break. December intersession classes can get students back on track to graduate on time. There are study abroad trips that use the time for students to get the chance to experience new cultures around the world. Furthermore, the long break just gives DePaul students that breath of fresh air before starting a new quarter.

The long winter break is a great feature of the quarter system, but the benefits don’t stop there. The 10-week quarters gives students the flexibility to do more in their time at DePaul. Sally Baker, the associate director of undergraduate admission explained, “when our tour guides come out, we like to make a point of how many of them have double majors and minors. The flexibility of having more classes is one of the things that makes it possible for so many students.” Students take around 12 classes a year. With so many classes, the opportunity is there for students to pursue an interest in topics that have no connection to their major.

The long winter break and the class opportunity, both are great features that

stem from the quarter system. However, there is another huge component of the quarter system that all students can be thankful for. The 10-week quarters allow for quick classes. All students have had classes that they weren’t particularly fond of. Classes where they dread going in each and every week. Thankfully, the quarter system allows these classes to move by fast. As soon as you start dreading the class, it’s already over. Lots of students told me that this was one of the reasons they liked the quarter system. You can get through those dull classes and move on to classes that really matter to you.

The 10-week quarters don’t just get there value for the fact that they go quick.

There are many more benefits that come from this system. Baker stated, “In ten weeks, students will really engage in the materials in a different way. They will also tap into their professors in a different way because there is a shorter amount of time to do that deep dive.” Students need to connect with their professor early on so that they don’t fall behind. When the students connect with their professor, they can build that relationship to help in the future.

All of the benefits of the quarter system add up to a far better system than the seminar system. From what I heard from students, they enjoy the quarter system because of these benefits.

However, DePaul could be among the growing wave of schools that switch over to semesters. Let’s hope DePaul listens to its students and keep the calendar the way it is.

ANNALISA BARANOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA

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Focus

Made in Amer

That Honda you just passed might be more Am

By Matthew Zaiff Contributing Writer

Americans spend the majority of their earnings on two main purchases: housing and transportation. Besides buying a home, the automobile you pick out will likely be the second largest financial decision you make. For DePaul students that are nearing graduation and entering the workforce, purchasing a car is something they will have to consider in the near future.

Americans love cars. The automotive industry helped bolster the economy as well as cement the U.S. as a manufacturing powerhouse. For decades, driving American meant having pride in your country. Once a symbol of innovation and value, American cars have struggled to keep up with their foreign counterparts.

During the most recent recession, the big three U.S. auto manufacturers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — collectively turned their pockets inside out which lead to the government paying $80.7 billion to bailout the American auto industry. With promises made and their debts repaid, what is the state of the American car in 2019? Not so easy to define.

“Which cars are American is clearly in the eyes of the beholder,” said DePaul business professor Daniel Heiser. “Brands with headquarters in the U.S. seem like logical contenders, but Toyota and Honda also score high on the percentage of domestic content.”

What does it really mean for a car to be American? Does it need to be made in America? Should the company be based in America? Should the product have a majority of American parts?

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“American cars have for the most part realized that the imports aren’t really going away,” said Motor Trend writer Jonny Lieberman. “To succeed, especially globally, they need to compete on the world stage.”

This means that domestic manufacturers must consider foreign markets if they wish to thrive. This shift in target consumers comes largely from Asia, more specifically China. China has the world’s largest auto market, it usurped the title from the United States in 2016 at $28 million in sales versus $17.5 million at home.

“Living in a global economy where each manufacturer is integrating parts from different locations around the world, the concept of an ‘American Automobile’ doesn’t exist anymore,” said DePaul management and entrepreneurship professor Mona Pearl. “With globally joint R&D teams, employees spread around the world, technology, suppliers and company acquisitions from a wide range of countries, this phrase is losing its meaning and originality. We may need to undergo a mindset shift, get used to the ‘new normal’ and to the idea that products are designed and manufactured with a global distribution intent, as well as with the idea that they can be adapted to local markets.”

When General Motors ended some underperforming brands a few years back they kept Buick over Pontiac because of how well Buicks perform in China.

“Whether its U.S. companies doing business in China or European or Asian companies doing business in the United States, they like to have manufacturing in the country where they’re doing business,” said Dave Sloan, president of the Chicago Auto Trade Association.

Manufacturers that wish to build cars to work with a Chinese partner to do bus like General Motors, this means massive e and lots of revenue for the brand.

China isn’t the end-all-be-all for autom opened its seventh plant in China in 2017 investment. The company built the facto sales in China to a goal of 1.6 million unit nese sales hit a record high of 1.27 million i steadily ever since. Ford employees who ar sure agreements are still saying that the co too rapidly.

Thanks to strong results in the Chinese Market, General Motors on the other hand percent in pre-tax profits in the third qua income of $2.5 billion.

Despite high sales, GM recently close North America which cost thousands o The plants to be closed include Detroit an Lordstown Ohio and Baltimore. Seven m discontinued. General Motors is working company for the future. This means more ed into research and development for aut vehicles. General Motors announced that new electric vehicles between now and 202 Cruise, GM’s autonomous subsidiary, r ment from SoftBank Group. In this new au is really competing with Apple and Google Chrysler.

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For those of us who actually enjoy driving, we thankfully have some great options. While American automakers are shifting the majority of brand focus on crossovers and SUVs, there are a number of performance cars that can compete with the Germans, British and Italians. The Mustang, Challenger, Corvette and Camaro all are available in hot versions that up the power and driver engagement to world class territory.

All of those performance cars were designed with global markets in mind. So what cars can we claim as fully American?

“Trucks, which are largely only consumed in the U.S., are purely American,” said Lieberman. “Gigantic, powerful — size as a substitute for luxury. That’s why you’re getting trucks that can haul 35,000 pounds.”

Pickup trucks belong to us, existing as possibly the most American expression of utility and self-assertion. With more American companies straying away from conventional passenger sedans and compact cars, trucks and SUVs are taking over.

What’s interesting is that these same red-blooded trucks are helping fund the electric and autonomous future of the American automobile.

So again, what are American cars? According to Pearl, perhaps it no longer is significant.

“Why does it matter in a global economy where an automobile can be manufactured just about anywhere, with parts from a variety of locations, and with the idea to be sold locally?”

Driving American is much more nebulous today than it was in the 1960’s. If you want to own a purely American car I’d suggest a 1968 Shelby GT500.

ANNALISA BARANOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA

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Arts & Life

THE CLOSED CAPTION CRAZE [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

Why more people are turning on subtitles to enjoy their favorite programs

By Carolyn Bradley Copy Editor

Subtitles have become more popular among television and movie fans, even amongst those who are not hard of hearing.

People not only see them as useful, but also say subtitles even bolster their televisionwatching experience.

Paul Booth, an associate professor of media and cinema studies, said he uses closed captions as often as they are available.

He uses subtitles as a chance to experience and understand what characters are saying.

Sometimes music may be loud or people’s dialogue overlaps, he said. “[Closed captioning] has become a way to understand the media text better,” he said. “When you read what people are saying at the same time you are hearing it, you have a deeper appreciation for the language and the deeper meaning that the media text is communicating.”

Booth said subtitles are also helpful for people who speak other languages to understand English because reading is often easier than listening.

Isa Aljassmi, a sophomore computer science major, also said he uses subtitles most of the time because English is not his first language. He says some shows need subtitles because he cannot always understand what they are saying.

“I learned most of my English from subtitles on movies,” he said.

In addition to subtitles helping people

"“[Closed captioning] has become a way to understand the media text better. When you read what people are saying at the same time you are hearing it, you have a deeper appreciation for the language and the deeper meaning that the media text is communicating.”

Paul Booth

Professor, Media & Cinema Studies better understand English, Booth said people who are learning a new language will watch international shows, listening to the language and using English subtitles or vice versa.

David Fernandez, a city worker, uses subtitles sometimes to get a better grasp of what characters are talking about. He said it does, however, take away from watching television because he misses what is actually happening on the show.

Fernandez said subtitles tend to be helpful for him when watching

international films.

But subtitles can create a negative experience. In comedy, where timing is paramount, Aljassmi said subtitles could ruin a joke if the audience reads the punchline of the joke before the comedian gets to say it.

Noah Gutierrez, a Chicago comedian, said via a Facebook message that he relies on closed captioning because he has hearing loss.

However, Gutierrez said the timing of the closed captioning ruins the surprise of

the punchline.

“Closed captioning on jokes are the equivalent of ‘person B’ shouting the punchline out when ‘person A’ was the one telling the joke,” Gutierrez said. “It’s funnier if person A gets to tell the joke without having the surprise ruined.”

He suggested it would be better to delay the caption for two or three seconds.

Booth said he could see the issue of a subtitle interfering with the timing of a joke. But he also said a good comedy writer is able to compensate for the issue.

“We still laugh when we read funny things as much as we laugh when we watch funny things,” he said. “There’s no reason you would not laugh when you read something comedic just because you were reading it before you see it.”

Booth also said the solution would be for the media producers to work the subtitles into their show.

While it may be distracting from the show to concentrate on subtitles the first couple of times, Booth said it is possible to get used to both glancing at them and watching the show.

“It has increased my enjoyment of good comedy or horror to know precisely what people are saying,” Booth said. “It augments what I am watching.”

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The Academy's host holdup

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For the past few years, the Academy Awards have been plagued by controversy. This year, offensive tweets from Kevin Hart have overshadowed the hosting gig's prestige.

By Erick Zepeda Contributing Writer

The 91st Academy Awards, set to air Feb. 24 on ABC, still doesn’t have a host five weeks out. Soon after comedian Kevin Hart took to Instagram on Dec. 4 to announce he was going to be this year’s host of the Oscars, a series of homophobic tweets from his Twitter account began to surface.

The academy gave Hart an ultimatum: apologize for the tweets or they’d have to find a new host. Just three days after announcing he would be the host, Kevin Hart took to Twitter on Dec. 7 to announce he was stepping down.

“This is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists,” he tweeted. “I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”

Hart has remained in the spotlight while promoting his new movie, “The Upside,” appearing on talk shows such as “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Good Morning America” and “Ellen.”

During an interview with Michael Strahan, Kevin Hart said, “I’m done with it, it gets no more energy from me.” I was taken aback by his lack of energy to address his homophobic comments, and others seem to agree.

“He’s a public figure, who put himself in the public arena, and social media follows you everywhere,” DePaul alumna Olivia Bradley said. “I think the backlash was warranted and the anger toward the tweets were valid.” When asked if Hart’s comments changed her opinion on him, she said she wasn’t much of a fan anymore. “I don’t find him as entertaining as I used to,” she said.

“He claims he’s evolved and matured, but I don’t think his comedy routine has changed or evolved. So, moving forward I won’t be following him as a comedian or actor."

In a recent Instagram post Hart said, “When did we get to the point where we

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Hart says he won’t be hosting the Oscars, due largely to the lack of preperation time. forgot that we all learn, that we all have the ability to grow and with that growth comes a wealth of knowledge. You can’t change without a understanding of what GROWTH means.” Hart seems to be addressing the situation, stating that through his mistakes he has learned.

Long time Kevin Hart fan Anthony

James believes that Hart has grown since his tweets in 2009.

“You can see that over the years Kevin has changed, the way he uses social media today is very different than 10 years ago,” James said. “Anyone who follows him on Instagram gets a firsthand look at this.

He usually posts a video in the morning

during his workout. Some days he tries to motivate people to get up and attack the day, others he pushes positivity and being a good person.”

It’s clear that Hart has an effect on people, whether it’s a positive or negative message, the ball is entirely in his court.

With Kevin Hart out of the picture and still no replacement announced, the academy plans to move forward without a host, which would be the first time since 1989.

The Oscars have struggled to keep the live event under three hours, and not having a host could help accomplish this goal.

“They’ve tried something like that in the past, having multiple hosts for example,” SAG-AFTRA member and DePaul professor Daniel Azzaro said.

They have been limiting the amount of time the host gets on their own. So if they want to save time, it will have to come from somewhere else. What they should focus on is making the show as entertaining as possible; certainly the so called “funny” parts could either be culled or actually made funny.”

How would the academy promote the Oscars without a host? “[The Academy is] probably trying to build suspense of what is going to happen next,” Azzaro said.

“Kind of like a reality show, what surprise will happen next?”

Without a traditional host, the Oscars will continue to use Hollywood stars to announce awards, for example it has been rumored the “Avengers” cast will make an appearance to help the telecast move along, largely using the opportunity to promote their upcoming movie “Avengers: Endgame” coming out April 26. The Academy’s silence has built suspense, which is why I will be tuning in on Feb. 24 prepared to sit through the Oscar’s, however long it turns out to be.

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Femifest gears up for fifth anniversary

By Cailey Gleeson Staff Writer

Nestled in a quaint, unassuming Ravenswood apartment, Zoey Wagner, Elma Husetovic and Archie Budzar work tirelessly in preparation for their latest celebration of queer and femme liberation in music and arts, known as Femifest.

Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Femifest began in 2015 as a benefit for the young feminist club at Wagner’s high school.

“The DIY scene in Des Moines had just started booting up again,” Wagner said.

“I was really fascinated with the idea that you could create a space for art and music literally anywhere.”

What began at a dive bar in downtown Des Moines eventually made its way to Chicago when Wagner—now at Columbia College—began studying at DePaul in 2017. Wagner met the members of pop group Drama Moth, Michael Brandt, Budzar and Husetovic, while they were also studying at Columbia.

“Music was always our main ‘thing’ as a friend group and I think that’s what really brought us together,” Budzar said. “We wrote and produced our first EP entirely in our dorm and I completely fell in love with it.”

Coming from different musical backgrounds, the trio came together to form this experimental pop group to create spacey tunes while also advocating for LGBTQ+ representation.

“It’s been great to step into the place of the artists that I didn’t really have growing up,” Budzar said. “When I was a teenager just getting into music, there weren’t many people that I could say ‘they’re like me,’ so I hope that other people can kind of see themselves in us.”

Wagner held the fourth edition of the festival at Caliwaukee—a popular DIY

venue in Logan Square—last February.

Per its mission, the lineup was comprised of queer and femme artists and the event featured an art gallery, crafts and tarot card readings.

“My first DIY show was actually Femifest,” Husetovic said. “I used to go to bigger shows to see artists that everyone wanted to see, but once I started going to DIY shows with queer artists I realized this is how it should be.”

After the successful show, Wagner booked a summer tour for Drama Moth but wanted to build a new brand for themselves.

Thus, Bad Witch Club was formed.

“We were all at this park in Archie’s hometown and they were talking about a band that they were performing with called HXXS,” Wagner said. “They have this song with this line, ‘you can’t keep a bad witch down’ and I thought it was so cool. They let us use the lyric as the name of our new project.”

After toying around with some names, the project came together almost magically.

“As soon as she said Bad Witch Club we knew it was what we wanted to be called,” Husetovic said.

Aiming to empower marginalized individuals within arts and music, the trio now utilizes Bad Witch Club for all its creative endeavors.

To support the increased expenses for the upcoming festival, Bad Witch Club held two fundraisers—a “goth prom” in November and a benefit show this past Saturday. The benefit, held at Charm School DIY, featured Drama Moth, Ex Okays, Liska Steele and Uma Bloo.

“It basically was a preview to Femifest,” Budzar said. “While it was only one night and there wasn’t a gallery, it gave everyone an idea of what to expect. And some of the bands will be playing Femifest.”

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A stand of Bad Witch Club memorabilia at the goth prom fundraiser.

Femifest will take place on Feb. 15 and 16 at DIY venues Auxiliary Arts and Hostel Earphoria in Logan Square. Beach Bunny, Drama Moth, Glitter Moneyyy and String Figures are just some of the acts slated to perform. In addition to the live music, the festival will once again have an art gallery featuring up and coming LGBTQ+ artists along with interactive booths and craft vendors.

Amidst the intense preparation for this year’s festival, the trio is already planning the future of Femifest.

“I never thought that it would become what it is becoming,” Wagner said. “I think our next event after the festival will be a block party. What I would really love is to get our neighborhood involved because I think it would be really cool to feature queer, female and non-binary artists from around the Chicago community and make it like a family event, not just something college kids can have a good time at.”

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In the Lifetime documentary "Surviving R. Kelly," dozens of women alleged abuse and manipulation by the singer stretching back decades.

To be black and not believed

By Ebony Ellis Contributing Writer

Many conversations have surfaced around R&B artist R. Kelly over the past few weeks following “Surviving R. Kelly,” a six-part documentary series that ran on Lifetime Jan. 3 through Jan. 5. The docuseries goes into explicit details about the past and recent allegations made against the Chicago native involving underaged women of color. Seemingly constant misconduct allegations about Kelly, and others in the music and entertainment industry, are making women of color and particularly black women fear for their safety and their lives. This conversation has been taking place everywhere, including DePaul.

Breya Jones, a double major in journalism and political science, has seen four out of the six parts of the docuseries.

She has not listened to much of Kelly’s extensive discography, but her favorite song of his is “Ignition (Remix).” After she heard about the allegations of Kelly being involved in a sex cult, she decided that she would discontinue supporting the small amount of Kelly’s music she listened to.

“The disbelief in black women is embedded in ourselves,” Jones said. “I don’t know what it’s going to take.”

What can be done for people to believe black and brown women when these women are speaking up about and against the sexual violence that they endure?

Dream Hampton, executive producer of the docuseries, stated in a tweet that none of the survivors that appeared in the series received any type of compensation for their appearances.

Anne Mitchell, a professor in the Women and Gender Studies department, provides insight on why black and brown women are not taken seriously. She mentions the strong community bonds that black people keep and wanting to believe that people are good. Mitchell also highlights that the majority of mainstream music targeted to black audiences is

"We’re taught to believe that men are right, they are beacons of truth; this gets doubled in the black community because we have witnessed and seen black men being falsely accused of all of kinds of things, particularly sexual crimes, when they are innocent.”

Anne Mitchell

Professor, Women and Gender Studies misogynistic and objectifies black women.

Also, she brought up the idea that during the late ‘80s and ‘90s, white mainstream media was not interested in reporting stories about people of color, so rumors and allegations were not fully addressed.

“I didn’t understand that [R. Kelly] was so systematic about this,” said Mitchell. “I had no idea that so many people were so fully aware of what was happening and not thinking that anything was wrong.”

According to DePaul’s 2017 annual report for the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act, there were 72 reports of sexual violence made by and about students in 2016. In contrast, there were 33 confidential and anonymous reports in the same year.

The sexulization of young women of color was also repeatedly referred to throughout the series. All of Kelly’s victims featured were black and brown women.

Francesca Royster, a professor in the English department, provides insight as to why the sexualization of young black women is so prevalent. She links this to slavery with the idea that black women’s sole purposes are

to be sexual and reproductive. That idea continues to shape the experiences of black women today.

“I think the exploitation of young black women and just the sexualization of them really is about power,” Royster said. “And control.”

Christina Mixon, a graduate student in human resources management, does not feel safe. She purposely enrolls in online classes to avoid being on campus as much as she possibly can.

“It's scary some of the things we have to face as human beings,” Mixon said. “Then try to face those same adversities as a black woman.”

Mitchell has been teaching at DePaul for two and a half years and throughout that time, “at least five” students have come to her about their experiences with sexual violence. Those students have spoken with Mitchell about wanting to report experiences that have happened prior to their enrollment at DePaul, she said.

Despite all of the accusations against Kelly, there are still many people who are supporting his career.

“This is really sad,” Mitchell said. “In patriarchy, women will often go hard for patriarchs for misogyny because we’re raised in a misogynistic culture. We’re taught to believe that men are right, they are beacons of truth; this gets doubled in the black community because we have witnessed and seen black men being falsely accused of all of kinds of things, particularly sexual crimes, when they are innocent. Sometimes I think that discourse about protecting the community becomes about protecting black men.”

Mixon described the experience of watching the docuseries with close friends as “chilling.” She was “disheartened” by hearing and seeing comments about people not believing the assault victims mentioned throughout the series. However, she feels that “everyone is entitled to their own opinion and support.” Mixon also mentions not having an issue with skipping a song by the artist despite singing along to Kelly’s “12 Play” as a kid.

Jones said that DePaul can do a better job of supporting women of color simply by believing them. She has heard stories from other students about sexual assault taking place at parties. She has heard these stories from five women of color, and three of those students were black.

DePaul offers many resources for students who have experienced sexual assault. The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness has a specialist in sexual and relationship violence prevention. The Division of Student Affairs offers contact information for reporting sexual violence.

Lastly, DePaul offers counseling services specifically for talking about sexual violence.

It will take much more than the necessary conversation about what it may take to keep women of color safe. As Jones mentioned, believing women when they speak out can be a start. As for R. Kelly, the future holds his fate in the aftermath of the pain and harm that he has allegedly caused for so many young black women.

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Shymalan returns to form in 'Glass'

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Samuel L. Jasckson, James McAvoy and Bruce Willis star in M. Night Shymalan's newest film "Glass."

By Garett Neal Staff Writer

The anticipation for an M. Night Shyamalan movie has likely not been so palpable since the release of “ Glass’s” predecessor, “Unbreakable.”

“Unbreakable” greeted theatergoers in 2000, the follow-up to his 1999 hit “The Sixth Sense.” The following 19 years proved, let’s say, challenging for Shyamalan both critically and commercially. His films seemed to get worse with each release, bottoming out with either “The Last Airbender” (2010) or “After Earth” (2013), take your pick. However, in 2015, “The Visit” marked Shyamalan’s first film in more than a decade that wasn’t panned by all parties. It didn’t get stellar reviews, but it was hope. His next film, “Split” (2016), did what I thought would never happen for Shyamalan again. It got generally positive reviews. And for the first time in a long, long while, the “Shyamalan Twist™“ got folks excited. The final scene of “Split” revealing that it took place in the same universe as “Unbreakable.” “Glass” brings the main characters of two of Shyamalan’s most well received films together to conclude the trilogy. And to quote star Samuel L. Jackson from one of his other films, “it could have been worse, John. A lot worse.”

“Glass” begins three weeks after the events of “Split,” where ‘The Horde,’ a.k.a Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), has been taking more victims. David Dunn (Bruce Willis), or ‘The Overseer’, has been using his supernatural talents to attempt to track ‘The Horde’ down and bring an end to his killings. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should watch the other two films. Despite the odd naming of the films and the space between them, I don’t feel as though this is a stand-alone sequel.

Without them, you’ll be missing the huge journeys these characters went through to get to “Glass” and all the development that accompanies such a journey.

Having seen those films, seeing Dunn, Kevin and Elijah Glass (Samuel L. Jackson) together was a treat. Willis has to be the one actor who is actually better when in a Shyamalan film. I thought he stood out in several moments. Dunn is forced to question who he believes he is, and I really bought into his internal struggle to find the confidence necessary to defeat ‘The

Horde.’ Jackson, despite playing the titular character, has not received much to do in this film. For most of the first two acts, he is sedated in a wheelchair, but when he wakes up, his character feels every bit as engaging as he did 19 years ago. McAvoy, however, really stole the show. He is given center stage and the audience gets to witness even more of Kevin’s personalities than in “Split.” In several moments, he switches quickly between three or four different ‘altars’ without a cut. Some say this is just McAvoy doing different voices, which I disagree with. I don’t know that I’d give him 20 different credits, as the film does, but each not only sounds different, but has differing speech patterns entirely. It was quite interesting to watch.

However, the story is where things got a little choppy for me. The first two acts are solid. There are certainly some moments in dialogue when bad Shyamalan comes out, but I didn’t mind too much. The first act has Dunn trying to find Kevin, resulting in one of the film’s two big fights. This is again where seeing the first two films, especially “Unbreakable,” will come in handy. While this is a superhero film, this is not what we have grown accustomed to in that genre.

Remember that “Unbreakable” came out when comic book movies where a joke. The action in both that and “Glass” is sparse and low-key. No explosions. No buildings being destroyed. We get a table or two thrown, that’s it.

Things slow down in act two, when all three characters arrive at a mental institution. Some poignant questions from Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) have each character questioning who they thought they were. This act is very drawn out, but I relished every minute, finding myself also questioning if these characters where indeed who I thought they were.

The final act introduces a few aspects that I thought messed things up. One character pulls a turn that felt completely out of left field and was way too late in the film to justify. Anya Taylor-Joy reprises her role as Casey Cooke, who find herself in a close relationship with Kevin. Part of me thought this was sweet, while another part thought it was an unfortunate way to handle a person who was sexually abused as a child and was also recently kidnapped.

Finally, there is, of course, a twist at the

end, though a subdued one, and it felt like an okay idea executed poorly.

It’s a shame that the film couldn’t have stuck the landing a little better. But I guess it's fitting. Like Shyamalan’s career, the film has a promising start that seems to lose its way the longer it goes on. Unlike

Shyamalan’s career, though, I had an overall positive feeling on this film. Shyamalan needs a few more solid films before I can say that for his filmography. So, the only way to end this review is with this totally original pun: This “Glass” is half full.

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Five reasons to see 'Destroyer'

By Michael Brzezinski Staff Writer

The moviegoing scene is pretty cluttered as of late with all of the holdovers from the holiday season, the award’s race and the new wave of thrillers and romances that January and February usually deliver.

Smaller movies can have trouble and fall through the cracks, but there’s one movie that this should not happen to: Karyn Kusama’s gritty police thriller “Destroyer.” Nicole Kidman stars as aged and disgraced Detective Erin Bell, who falls back into an unsolved case involving a cult that ruined her life decades before. It’s now playing in theaters everywhere. Here’s five reasons you should give this film a chance.

1. It’s a blend of arthouse styles and mainstream crime drama sensibilities.

With every passing year, I feel that we see the line between mainstream and arthouse blur a bit. With “Destroyer,” it might seem that on the surface it’s a “CSI”-esque procedural with all the police jargon, shootouts and stern one-liners but thanks to the form at hand, it becomes so much more than that.

Director Karyn Kusama’s stylistic flourishes are used intelligently and create a noirish mood of grunge, regret and meditation. It’s a visceral journey of sight and sound.

2. Nicole Kidman gives the performance of a lifetime.

Nicole Kidman has been in one of the most mind-blowing career renaissances as of late, turning out sublime work in films and TV shows like “Big Little Lies,” “Aquaman” and “The Beguiled.” However, her turn as hardboiled detective Erin Bell stands above them and may even go on to be the highlight of her entire career. She plays deeply against type for a role that is unbelievably subtle, layered and extraordinary. It is far and away the best lead performance I saw in 2018.

3. It’s a film about a woman by women.

“Destroyer” ranks among films like “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, “Leave No Trace,” “The Tale,” and “Shirkers” for the best films that promoted deep and emotional stories that are about women and created by women. Karyn Kusama has been one of Hollywood’s most important female auteurs since her raw and rich debut feature “Girlfight,” and “Destroyer” is a confident reminder of her powerful status in not painting female characters into a corner. Erin Bell is a complex, intriguing and unique character to follow and Kusama fleshes her out completely. Cinematographer Julie Kirkwood also lends some of the most stunning sun-soaked cinematography I’ve ever seen.

4. It may soon be a part of the awards race.

If you are like me, you like to stay on top of all of the awards season picks and “Destroyer” looks to be a included in the pile for the race for gold. While not a major player in the race, Kidman has earned tons of praise and awards hype for her performance, and so has the makeup and hair departments that helped transform her. On top of that, the technical aspects like editing, cinematography and sound design rank among some of the most prestigious of the year. Annapurna Pictures is putting in work for this campaign and there’s a good chance it could pay off.

5. It destroys!

Simply put, “Destroyer” is one of the best films to come out of 2018. It doesn’t have the widespread appeal of something like “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse”; nor does it have the provocative marketability of something like “Vice.” However, it’s a deeply compelling and uniquely executed character study that is intense and poignant in equal measures. If that sounds like the kind of thing you might enjoy, dive off the deep end, go for it and embrace this exhilarating beast of a film.

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Kidman stars as a disgraced police detective in "Destroyer."

A performance plagued by politics, pressure

By Holyn Thigpen Contributing Writer

Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, The Who, Usher: These musical artists are among a handful to have performed at the Super Bowl halftime show over the past decade, often to uproarious upset on social media platforms and in living rooms across America. Just last year, Justin Timberlake was berated on Twitter after an attempt to fashion his Super Bowl halftime into a heartfelt Prince tribute, whereas Katy Perry’s 2015 performance was widely mocked for its outlandish shark costumes and choreography.

The NFL, it seems, has yet to perfect that magic formula for mass appeal, but can DANNY KARNIK/ASSOCIATED PRESS we expect it to? The idea that all Americans Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be the site of Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, Feb. 3. will raise their collective glass to one artist is long-gone, wishful thinking, especially appeal in selecting a Super Bowl performer.

“Even if his latest video didn’t depict a in an age that has proven more polarized For one thing, the NFL has made a Melania Trump look-alike stripping in the than ever on everything from White House conscious effort to avoid controversy in the Oval Office, Tip’s intentions to boycott the politics to rap music. performers it ultimately shortlists.

NFL seem rock-solid,” Washington said.

“I’m guessing at least half the [Super “It would be highly unlikely for an artist Indeed, in recent years tables seem Bowl] audience only watches for the embroiled in controversy or with a poor to have been flipped, with musical commercials and music,” said Scott reputation to be chosen,” said Samantha heavyweights now rejecting the NFL and its Vyverman, senior lecturer in DePaul’s Close, a professor of Communication and controversies as opposed to vice versa. Just College of Communication and faculty Media Studies at DePaul who at present last year, Rihanna turned down her shot adviser of Radio DePaul. “Based on this teaches a course on sports fandom. “Think at the halftime seat in protest over Colin hypothesis, I think at least half the audience R.Kelly now that evidence is piling up Kaepernick’s expulsion from the NFL. will complain about the artist(s) no matter about his sexual assaults.”

The NFL’s halftime act pairings also who they feature.”

With this year’s game hosted in Atlanta, have a history of cross-generational appeal, With this in mind, it’s time to cut the the NFL had a golden opportunity to the most striking case being Madonna’s NFL some slack as it continues to attempt recruit local success stories. Rapper T.I. 2012 headline performance alongside the impossible: pleasing over 100 million arose as a worthy contender in this pool of Nicki Minaj and Cirque du Soleil. Did annual viewers. homegrown talent but was ultimately cut this check all the generational boxes?

Though past halftime artists have varied from the list. Sports writer Jesse Washington No. Needless to say, there were older drastically in age and musical genre, there’s of “The Undefeated” pins this decision on viewers left dissatisfied with these choices; no contesting the NFL’s reliance on mass the rapper’s recent controversies. however, it’s still no easy feat to successfully

corral an 80s pop darling, flourishing rap artist and family-fun French circus into one jam packed half-hour performance. In recent years, the Super Bowl has upped its minority viewership, and this too has not gone unnoticed by the NFL in its halftime show decisions. Over the past five years, half of the main performing artists at the Super Bowl have been people of color, a proportion projected to only increase.

But what about the “real” fans of football? The avid game-betters who track their teams’ progress all season and, more importantly, represent the primary demographic for NFL viewership: white men ages 55 and up? Some believe this demographic should have a stranglehold on the selection of artists showcased at halftime, and for any other game in the NFL season, I would agree with that sentiment. However, to me, the Super Bowl represents something different entirely: the one NFL game with the power to attract a heterogenous slew of viewers in addition to its typical demographic. Rather than cater to the average Sunday night viewership, why not use halftime to celebrate the Super Bowl’s unparalleled status as a unifying American sporting event?

As Close puts it, the ability to “catch the cultural zeitgeist” of the Super Bowl and the variety of people tuning into it should be the primary selling point of a halftime performer. There’s no doubt the NFL will continue to endure missteps as it wades through potential halftime artists, but so far, it’s stayed on the right track by appealing to the stunning diversity of viewership it has for one night, and one night only, each year.

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what’s FRESH on TV

Sex Education (Netflix)

True Detective (HBO)

High school can be hard for most students. However, for Otis (Asa Butterfield) it is an even bigger struggle. The socially awkward virgin lives with his mother (Gillian Anderson) who is a world-renowned sex therapist.

However, he uses his knowledge and makes an arrangement with Maeve (Emma Mackey), the bad-ass loner, to help fellow students with their sexual troubles.

After almost four years since season two, “True Detective” is back on HBO. It is a brand new story that follows Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali), who is tasked with investigating the disappearance of a brother and sister in rural Arkansas.

The show rides the line of comedy and drama that is similar to other British comedies like “Skins” and “Shameless.” The writers aren’t scared to dive into some serious topics while still keeping a clear comedic approach to each episode. The sexual tension that all high school students experience is played for laughs in this well-written show.

Netflix partnered with British production company Eleven Film to bring a funny idea to life. With each episode you become closer to the characters and story. All eight episodes are available now to stream with the running time being around 45 minutes each. The easily bingeable show is the perfect thing to turn on and cozy up with while staying out of the cold Chicago winter.

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The story intertwines three different points of Hays’ life. Starting in 1970 when the original crime took place. Then, 10 years later, he is brought in to discuss the case in a deposition. The final timeline is in 2015 when he is being interviewed for a story about the unsolved case.

Nic Pizzolatto, the creator of the “True Detective” series has clearly heard the criticism of season two. All of season three is written by Pizzolatto, who hopes to bring back the magic of season one. This story has a similar mystery that season one used to become an instant classic. After two episodes, hopes are high that the magic is still there.

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In theaters & upcoming films Dec. 14 "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Miles Morales, an exuberant teen, transforms into the Spider-Man of his reality.

Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld

Jan. 11 “The Upside” A wealthy quadriplegic enlists an ex-convict to help him with daily tasks and an unlikely bond is formed.

Stars: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston

Dec. 14 “Mortal Engines” Two people team up in post-apocalyptic London to stop a conspiracy in a world where cities are on wheels.

Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving

Jan. 18 "Glass" A security guard with supernaturalpowers recruits a disturbed man who has 24 different personalities.

Stars: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson

Jan. 11 “A Dog's Way Home” A lost dog travels hundreds of miles to reunite with her owners and makes unlikely friends along the way.

Stars: Kimi Alexander, Farrah Aviva, Chris Bauer

Jan. 25 “Serenity” A desperate plea from his ex-wife ensnares a fishing boat captain into a new, mysterious reality.

Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway

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As we navigate the current fashion and music trends, it’s hard to argue that much of it is inspired by the 90s. Chokers are somehow still in style, platform shoes are all-the-rage and, as if they read our minds, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, two of the biggest LGBTQ+ pop icons right now, literally gave tribute to our obsession with nineties nostalgia in their song “1999.” The 90s brought us some of the weirdest, most repetitive, annoyingly catchy songs that are still serious bangers today. Make way for some of the best (to some, worst) songs that came out of the 90s.

1. “Think of You” Whigfield This underground dance hit isn’t much known nowadays, but back in the 1995 Swedish club scene, Whigfield’s “Think of You” was the dirty, catchy and silly presence they deserved.

In retrospect, it should be recognized as our new nostalgic, thirsty anthem. While I can’t divulge into the lyrics, just know Whigfield wants one thing, and whenever she thinks of the ominous you, she needs you to know. The infectious melody of the song makes it the perfect prenight-out song, even when you separate the dirty message from the repetitive but undeniable sound.

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2. “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!” - The Vengaboys In middle school, I was told that the moment this song played at our classmate’s Bar Mitzvah, it created the most unforgettable, irreplaceable moment in our middle school experience. If I was invited to said Bar Mitzvah, would my life’s trajectory changed? It’s possible, but I won’t dwell on it.

The Vengaboys say they represent a different type of nostalgia that transcends generations. Our parents remember their buzzing, repetitive and impossibly catchy songs but we bring a bit of irony into it. The transcendence they speak of comes out in the listener’s hedonism. Call me a hedonist because I’ve been playing this on repeat since that Bar Mitzvah.

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3. “Tragedy” - Steps Originally by The Bee-Gees, Steps keeps the disco flair, mixes in a little bit of femininity akin to Abba, and somehow remains the same 90s-future-pop it sought out to be. It’s essentially a breakup song—but it must be one of the happiest break-up songs out there.

The singer details her heartbreak with such contentment that if you didn’t listen to the lyrics, you might think it’s just a simple dance song. The verses and bridge are so chipper that you might even think you’re listening to something a church youth group came up with, but once you hit that chorus, it’s exactly what you can hope for from a cover of the guys who brought us the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack.

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“Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann What there is to say about this spoken-word “song” by, yes, Baz Luhrmann has already been said hundreds of times over. The lyrics come from a hypothetical commencement speech written by columnist Mary Schmich and was published in the Chicago Tribune in 1997. The speaker details what the listeners should do to make the most of their life. It’s really just him speaking with a catchy guitar and beat in the background. Apparently, this song was very popular on MTV when the channel was still concerned with music. But really, give this song a listen if you’re looking for some guidance.

Maybe it will help, maybe it won’t; it’s still a crazy ride.

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Sports. Jan. 22, 2019. The DePaulia | 25 ATTENDANCE, continued from front page you omit Notre Dame) in non-conference games last season, the 2018-19 slate saw just under 4,000 per game.

“We were really able to leverage last year’s home opener to beef up our ticket sales last year,” Associate Athletics Director for Ticket Sales and Operations Marty Murphy said.

The slip in paid attendance in Wintrust’s second year can be attributed in part to the loss of season ticket holders who gave up their seats after another 20-loss season for the Blue Demons. Murphy said the athletic department won’t reveal the exact number of season ticket holders, but the number is improving over the long run.

“It is a larger number than it used to be over at the Allstate Arena in our final few years,” Murphy said. “So we are still encouraged the uptick on season ticket sales.”

That growth in season ticket holders did, however, slip this season. Murphy said season ticket sales declined in year two partly as a result of fans purchasing season tickets to ensure themselves a spot at DePaul’s first ever home game at Wintrust arena.

Logan Simios is a season ticket holder who stayed aboard for the 2018-19 season and says the decision to keep his tickets was difficult and somewhat personal.

Simios, who says he grew up watching the Blue Demons at the old Alumni Hall in Lincoln Park, where his father, a 1958 DePaul graduate, was a season ticket holder. Simios says he has attended roughly 95 percent of DePaul men’s games since he started watching in the late 60s, when he was just 5 years old. After a single season at Wintrust, he thought long and hard about abandoning the tickets his family has held for half a century. Ultimately, he stayed loyal to his Blue Demons.

“The last 15 years have really been tough [as a season ticket holder],” Simios said.

“Going to the games where there isn’t a big crowd like there used to be is difficult because there is no energy in the arena like there used to be in the glory days of the team.”

Simios says he has some gripes with the management of the program and doesn’t feel like the the men’s program is being treated like the Big East program they are trying to be.

“This is a big boy league … and I don’t think the program has been managed the way it should have been managed through

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this process,” he said. “I think they are hoping to win, but they aren’t putting the pieces in place to win.”

Those pieces may start to fall into place in the near future. Recruiting experts place DePaul’s 2019 recruiting class in the top 20 nation-wide with big names like Chicago native Markese Jacobs and five-star power forward Romeo Weems, both of whom signed their National Letter of Intent this fall. Recruits with a national profile will help draw attention by themselves, especially if the program can convert elite recruits into wins.

Student attendance has been an elusive demographic for the men’s basketball program. The commute across town from Lincoln Park to the South Loop doesn’t help, but non-conference attendance really takes a hit over winter break when most students don’t see campus for more than a month of the college basketball season.

“I’d certainly say the last couple of home games [student attendance has improved],” Murphy said. “We all know that the winter break hurts the student attendance a little bit with being a commuter school and everyone kinda going off campus.”

The program has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Catholic Schools to offer their students free tickets in DePaul’s student section while students return home to their families for the holidays.

With students back from the holidays, the athletic department is attempting to drive

student turnout with promotions like $2 beer vouchers for adult students and a new program called “30 for the win,” which gives special treatment to large groups of students attending games together.

Karen Uhler, DePaul’s associate athletics director for brand strategy and integrated marketing, says she and her team have focused on how to turn out DePaul’s adult population, and beer seems to be the answer.

“It’s really for the adult students so we are not screaming it from the mountain tops,” Uhler said. “And we have an incredible uptick I think also for the Butler game, relative to that particular audience. Over 150 adult students took advantage of the vouchers.”

Uhler says Wintust Arena is responsible for checking IDs inside the arena, but members of the athletic department do check student IDs before handing out vouchers.

Student attendance at DePaul’s $2 beer games against UIC, Penn State, Boston College and Butler was visibly improved.

Simios says he thinks $2 beer nights are a great idea and says he’s noticed student attendance improve as the Blue Demons move into their conference slate.

“30 for the win” invites students to round up a group of at least 30 friends from DePaul to receive special privileges at the game. Each group of 30 or more will be given a private bus or trolly to the game and a free slice of pizza at half time. Uhler says three seperate “30 for the win” groups attended DePaul’s

game against Butler Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Uhler says she and her colleagues at other Big East schools are encouraged by how competitive the conference has been this season, saying close games that keep fans watching down to the final buzzer promise to help attendance.

DePaul’s schedule will be kinder to Blue Demon attendance, with just one game scheduled to start at 8 p.m. or later. Last season, the majority of home games tipped off at 8 p.m. or later.

Murphy says he’s happy to see more start times between seven and 7:30 p.m. because Chicagoans are comfortable with that time slot. 7:15 p.m. is standard for most of Chicago’s professional sporting events.

“That atmosphere the other day [for Butler] was a lot more buzz and energy in the building,” Murphy said. “And we gotta keep building on that because you know we’re not stopping just because we got a decent crowd, it’s all about keeping the buzz going.

An improved record for men’s squad also promises to improve attendance down the stretch. Simios says while promotions are great, you can only drive consistent attendance with a winning program. But for the remainder of the 2018-19 season, only time will tell if a handful more wins can help surpass the hype from year one at Wintrust arena.

Carte’Are Gordon transfers to DePaul

By Paul Steeno

Senior Basketball Writer

DePaul Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao and his staff have landed another one.

Saint Louis Billikens freshman forward Carte’Are Gordon announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that he is to play for DePaul. The 6-foot-9inch forward played in 13 games for the Billikens this season, averaging 8.9 points per game on 54.2 percent from the field while grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game.

Gordon visited DePaul on Monday before committing Tuesday.

“Carte’Are [Gordon] was a top-75 recruit out of high school and has won championships at many levels, including two state titles and a gold medal with USA Basketball,” Leitao said. “He’s an inside-out player with great hands that provides us a high-level scorer and defender under the basket next season.”

Per NCAA transfer rules, players must “be enrolled in and successfully complete a full-time program of studies for two-full semesters or three-full quarters” before they can become eligible to play at their new institution. ESPN

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DePaul's newest addition Carte'Are Gordon was in attendace for DePaul's game against Butler Wednesday night. Gordon announced his commitment Tuesday. college basketball insider Jeff Borzello reports that Gordon is already enrolled at DePaul, meaning he’d become eligible to play games after the 2019 fall quarter.

Gordon was the No. 75 recruit in the country in 2018 per ESPN. He chose Saint Louis University over

offers from Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Texas, Purdue, Notre Dame and several others.

On Jan. 3 he announced via Twitter that he was leaving the program, writing “due to personal issues with my family and focusing on what’s best for me and

furthering my career, I have decided to ask for my release from the St. Louis men’s basketball program. This was a tough decision for me but is one that I have to make to reach my goal and become the player I’m going to be.”

The newest Blue Demon began his high school career at St. John Vianney, but was forced to transfer because of financial reasons and religious beliefs — Gordon is a Jehovah Witness and there was some conflict within the church and family that he attended Vianney, according to a report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gordon, who grew up at Webster Groves High School in Missouri led the Statesman to two state championships but had some disciplinary issues at Webster Groves High School, including a suspension from the team during his senior year.

Gordon joins a formidable 2019 incoming class for the Blue Demons.

Romeo Weems [No. 47] and Markese Jacobs [No. 84] are both top 100 recruits per ESPN. Arkansas transfer Darious Hall becomes eligible to play for the Blue Demons next year.

26 | Sports. Jan. 22, 2019. The DePaulia BRUNO, continued from back page one season before ultimately transferring to DePaul. While at DePaul, he was a practice player for the women’s basketball team and graduated with a degree in sociology in 2014. After graduating, he took a gap year to enjoy Chicago with friends. “[St. Mary’s)] was a great school with great people and I had great friends there, but there was just something about Chicago that I missed and it was the closest to my family,” Bradley Bruno said.

“Being in a small, rural town like Winona [Minnesota], it just wasn’t the same as the city. I decided to come back home and just enjoy the city and my family.”

Bradley Bruno previously spent time as a practice player for the women’s team — a position that he said a lot of people take for granted— but for him it was to fun play a part in helping the team prepare for the next opponent by playing against them.

The rise to becoming the video coordinator, though, was not a process that happened overnight Katherine Harry, the previous video coordinator for the team who also played basketball at DePaul for coach Doug Bruno, mentored Bradley Bruno for a few months and taught him the different job functions. Once Harry left, that job vacancy seamlessly fell into Bradley’s hands. “[Bradley] makes the whole thing fun because he’s not that much different in age with us, so that’s our brother,” senior forward Mart’e Grays said. “That’s how we treat him. Coach Bruno is like our dad, Bradley is like our brother. It’s fun.”

Bruno’s other five sons coach youth basketball, but Bradley Bruno aspires to become a women’s basketball coach in Chicago one day just like his father. Bradley Bruno would like to stick to the women’s side of things primarily due to the fact that women’s basketball is what he has known his entire life.

“Bradley had to come to me and said to me, ‘I want to do this,’” Doug Bruno said.

“And I said ‘well, if you wanna do it you’re

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Bradley Bruno (center) looks on during DePaul's 73-64 victory over St. John's Friday night at McGrath-Phillips Arena. gonna start at the bottom. You’re not gonna start at the top. You’re gonna have to start at the lowest levels and volunteer.’”

Now that Bradley Bruno has made it to the coaching staff level, he appreciates the work that his dad does even more than he did while growing up. In particular, Bradley admires his father’s grind in an industry that often requires 60 to 80 hour work weeks.

“I just have the utmost respect for him, seeing what he does day-to-day and how hard it is to win one game and how hard it is to get one recruit,” Bradley Bruno said.

“Learning from my father, it’s learning from one of the best too. I know it sounds cliché, but he’s a great leader and mentor and I think I’m learning from a great staff. Eventually I’m gonna put all of this

knowledge to my own profession.”

Doug Bruno never imagined that any of his sons would be coaching on the same sideline as him.

“I was blessed to play here at DePaul for Ray Meyer,” Doug Bruno said. “I would have nothing without coach Ray Meyer.

And I was also blessed to play with Joey Meyer. Joey was my teammate, and then Joey became my coach. I got to see what it was like for a dad to coach his son. I saw what is was like for a dad to work with his son.”

Bradley Bruno gains a lot of basketball insider knowledge from his boss, associate head coach Jill Pizzotti, as well.

“What he’s gonna do with this is really gonna be up to him,” Doug Bruno said.

“He’s not gonna be a good coach, an average

SWEEP, continued from back page and once again controlled the glass outrebounding Seton Hall 42-19 on the night and 16-6 on the offensive glass. Those 16 offensive rebounds led to 28 second-chance points. The Pirates, on the other, hand finished with just eight second-chance points.

“That’s part of our makeup,” Leitao said about feeding Reed and Olujobi. “They tried to double us early and if we spread the ball around out of the double teams we can get perimeter players [good looks]. We got to continue to do that. Paul was huge on offense, but also huge on the backboards.

Femi has been great the last two weeks for us. And when JB [Jaylen Butz] gets more healthy, he’ll do what those guys are doing as well.”

In the first half both teams looked like everything was going to go in for them, especially from three where both DePaul and Seton Hall shot over 50 percent from behind the arc and for the game. That was a mild surprise, given both teams entered the contest tied for eighth in the Big East, shooting just 31 percent from 3-point territory.

That didn’t seem to deter Seton Hall, who put up 24 3-point shots in the game and 11 in the first half. They entered attempting just 20 threes per game.

Throughout the first half each team seemed to go on a run that made it look like they were poised to break the game open for one team. Keeping with the theme of

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DePaul guard Max Strus faces off against Seton Hall guard Myles Cale on Saturday night at the Prudential Center. Strus finished with 22 points and six rebounds. the Big East so far, both teams responded with a run of their own that would keep the game close. At the end of the first half DePaul went on a 6-0 run that was spearheaded by senior guard Max Strus, who battled foul trouble most of the first half, but in the final six minutes came alive with 10 points on three 3-pointers, which also included a four-point play.

After Seton Hall responded with a 7-0 run to take a halftime lead, it was the Blue Demons who were able to start building momentum and confidence with a 7-0 run early on in the half.

The Blue Demons also received a scare when senior guard Eli Cain went to the locker room after he was limping,

but returned minutes later to finish the half. Cain finished with 13 points, while attempting six shots but was picked up by his teammates, who were able to carry the load in the second half. Cain became the first player in program history to have at least 1,400 points, 350 assists and 150 three-pointers.

That included Strus, Reed and Olujobi, who combined for 65 points and 21 rebounds. All three made big shots and important defensive stops late in the second half to close out the win. Reed recorded his third straight double-double and had a career high in points with 21. Olujobi also continued his hot streak in the second half, where he added 12 points and finished the

coach, a great coach, a bad coach because he’s my son. He’s gonna have to carve his own way, and pave his own way and learn.”

A sharp shooter, Bradley Bruno likes to compete against the team on game days in a game called “Racks,” a 3-point version of knockout. It originated when a few DePaul players worked at Dwyane Wade’s basketball camp, where the game was played and brought it back to campus.

“Would I be top 2? I don’t think they even want to challenge me to that because I will get in their head so fast,” Bradley Bruno said with a subtle smile. “I can shoot from the NBA 3-point line.”

game with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

“The backboards and the free-throw line really took care of us tonight,” Leitao said.

The free-throw line especially helped DePaul on the night, as they shot 32 freethrows and made 29 of them. Olujobi really helped out in that department as he went 10-10 from the line and Reed also contributed from that spot, going 5-5 from the charity stripe also.

Even junior guard Lyrik Shreiner got in on the fun when he scored five straight points in response to Seton Hall’s Myles Powell knocking down multiple threepointers during the game.

DePaul knew they had to do their best job on Powell and Quincy McKnight if they wanted to win the game, but the duo still combined for 49 points and were knocking three-pointers in the second half that kept the Pirates in the game. However, the Blue Demons responded with their own big shots towards the end of the game and an important block by Olujobi with less than a minute to play.

“Keep doing what we’ve been doing,” Strus said about building on that momentum. “Keep practicing every day.

Obviously, we have a tough one coming up against Marquette. We’ll get to the scouting report, know what we have to do and keep grinding out and doing what we’ve been doing.”

The Blue Demons will be back in action when they take on Marquette on Wednesday in Milwaukee. For now, DePaul is 11-5 on the season and 3-3 in the Big East.

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DePaul splits weekend homestand

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

After DePaul (13-6, 4-3 Big East) won two straight road games last weekend, the Blue Demons returned to Lincoln Park for their only two home games in the month of January against St. John’s and Seton Hall.

However, the two games were polar opposites of each other as DePaul went 1-1 in its homestand.

The Blue Demons opened the weekend fending off an underrated St John’s team, 7364, and had one of their most balanced games of the season. Both the defense and offense were in sync for DePaul as they were able to lock down on defense and had one of their best offensive performances of the season.

“Tonight's game is what the Big East is all about,” head coach Doug Bruno said. “This is what it is going to be all about this entire season. That's a St. John's team that's about 10-12 points, maybe 10-12 possessions away from being 5-1 instead of 1-5 and that's how good this league is. I just really am proud of our team for their ability to take St. John's really, really tough hard punch in the second half and then answer it.”

On offense DePaul was much better in the second half of that game, especially from three. The Blue Demons shot 3-8 in the second half from behind the arc and 12-28 on the game. Stonewall and senior guard Ashton Millender were the team’s most effective players from the field, the duo combined to go 11-23 from the field and 8-12 from the 3-point line.

“Everybody knows that we are a 3-point shooting team so we try to get to the basket and 21 attempts is very good for us,” Millender said. “I don't know if we've had that before but when we get to the basket it opens up our 3’s. So when we shoot the 3 we can get to the basket as well so I believe that's

where that came from.”

DePaul followed that impressive performance up with one of their worst shooting day’s of the season against Seton Hall on Sunday. The Blue Demons were 2473 from the field and 11-44 from behind the arc.

“At halftime we have taken 26 threes out of the 39 shots, that's 67 percent of our shots from three,” Bruno said. “Look I love the 3-point shot, we employ the 3-point shot, but not 67 percent of your shots from 3. You have to get paint touches, you have to understand what inside-outside basketball means. I just thought there was no understanding at all about what inside-outside basketball is all about here.”

The Blue Demons got off to a good start offensively as they jumped out to a 16-6 lead early on in the first quarter. However, except for the first couple minutes of the second quarter where DePaul knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers, the offense never regained that same rhythm and flow it had in the St. John’s game and early on against Seton Hall.

“We had some tough, uncharacteristic things happen,” Bruno said. “The Ashton Millender put-back and missed free throw we should have come out with three points, but we came out with nothing, breakaway layup we come up with nothing, those are situations we really really have to convert on those situations. In the second half we got to the free throw line and didn’t convert free throws, this is characteristically a good free throw shooting team. So, you put all that together and you get the result you deserve.”

DePaul tried to get back into the game numerous times in the second half. Stonewall had a productive third quarter where she scored five straight points to cut the Pirates’ lead to two, however, the visitors kept responding with three-point shots that kept

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DePaul junior forward Chante Stonewall shoots over St. John's forward Kayla Charles Friday night at McGrath-Phillips Arena.

DePaul at bay. In the fourth quarter, both teams traded baskets to begin the final 10 minutes, but Seton Hall were able to go on a 9-0 run in the middle of the quarter that virtually sank the Blue Demons.

DePaul will have until Friday to figure out how to get back on track when they go down south to take on Butler in Indianapolis.

“Everything is fixable,” Bruno said.

“When I say to people every single game is

CONFERENCE, continued from back page game, whether late in the second half or at halftime. Players on DePaul and around the conference have taken notice of the parity present across the league with every team feeling as if they have a shot at winning the conference.

“I think it’s pretty exciting for the Big East,” senior guard Max Strus said in advance of their game against Butler.

“There’s no front-runners, there’s no one team that can’t be beat; everybody is pretty even so I think it opens it up for everybody and everybody has a chance.

I wouldn’t be surprised whoever wins it.

I think we’ve got a good chance, I think everybody has a good chance and just whoever has it on any night is going to win.”

Just how quickly can things change?

DePaul rose to fifth in the conference after their two straight wins only to drop a few spots after its loss to Butler and now sit in a tie for third after toppling Seton Hall.

Having spent four years in the league, senior guard Eli Cain said he could sense this year was going to be a little more open than most, with five players getting drafted in the most recent NBA draft. That doesn’t take into account Xavier senior J.P Macura, who is now seeing significant minutes for the Charlotte Hornets or even the departure of Musketeer head coach Chris Mack for Louisville.

“I could see it coming before the season started,” Cain said. “A lot of guys went to the NBA, lot of guys graduated so I had a sense that the league would be like this. It’s still early, no teams have really separated

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DePaul senior guard Eli Cain drives to the basket against Butler defenders Joey Brunk and Aaron Thompson. Cain finished with eight points and four assists. their arena having the Wildcats down as themselves yet, but I think it just shows many as 14 points gave DePaul confidence how competitive this league is.” heading home to play Seton Hall and then He was spot on. Villanova and Xavier back out on the road despite yet another have both experienced growing pains, and are by no means the dominating force they close loss. The result was two straight wins that created a buzz around the program have been for the last number of seasons. that hadn’t been felt in a while.

Last season, DePaul fell by an average of “To play with them in their arena [and] 24.5 points to the Wildcats in their two bring it down to the wire gave us some losses. This season, in their first matchup confidence,” Strus said. “You know getting against the Wildcats, the Blue Demons let the win at St. John’s, getting the win against as much as a 14-point lead slip away.

Seton Hall here who’s beat a lot of good Nonetheless, playing against the teams, every game we’re building more and defending national champions and in

going to be a game that can be won or lost.

I don’t want to concede that Marquette is running away with things, but by the way they are beating people Marquette is running away with things. So, who’s going to have the head, the heart and the guts of the other nine teams to put themselves in position to either give Marquette a shot or finish as high as possible.”

more confidence. Obviously, the wins are starting to pile up now, so hopefully we keep on going.”

Escaping with wins has been nothing new for Villanova so far. The Wildcats also escaped with a late win against St. John’s, another team on the rise that joined DePaul at the bottom of the standings last season.

Villanova head coach Jay Wright wasn’t surprised to see the strides DePaul and St John’s have made, while noting that many coaches around the Big East knew that some of the teams at the top of the league last year were younger, while those at the bottom had significantly improved. “[Because they played] St. John’s and DePaul obviously they can beat anybody in the country,” Wright said. “They both came into our place and could’ve won the games easily, so I think this year in the Big East is going to be probably the wildest race ever because everyone is capable of getting beat at home.”

Wright later pointed out that Creighton at home nearly upset Marquette, and his own team edging two close wins at home are two prime examples of why coaches this season will be extra satisfied with any win.

“It’s going to be difficult to win any Big East game,” Wright said. “I think all of us coaches to get a conference win we are going to be psyched.”

DePaul began arguably one of their toughest stretches of the season with another tight win over Seton Hall on Saturday and will continue with two more road games at Marquette on Wednesday, followed by Providence the following Sunday.

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Paving his own path

Sports Editor

COMMENTARY While the names near the top of the standings — Villanova and Xavier — look similar to that of years past, the Big East conference has a different feel this year.

DePaul now sitting in a tie for third place is just one of the many examples how different things are from years past.

Only two teams are ranked in the top 25 entering week 11 with Marquette sitting at No. 15, while the Wildcats, despite being the only unbeaten team entering the week are, No. 22. At the same point last season, the conference boasted No. 1 Villanova, No. 11 Xavier and No. 19 Seton Hall.

The changing view of the conference can also be felt in the brackets that bracketologist Joe Lunardi produced. Currently, Lunardi projects Villanova and Marquette as five seeds as the highest seeding in the conference, which is a stark contrast to last season when both Xavier and Villanova were selected as No. 1 seeds.

Just like last season, DePaul opened with games against Xavier and Villanova, taking both down to the wire before losing in heartbreaking fashion. The Blue Demons responded with a two-game winning streak over Seton Hall and St. John’s, two teams rolling at the time, only to lose to a Butler team entering on a three-game losing streak.

Go figure.

But as DePaul head coach Dave Leitao pointed out after his team fell to the Bulldogs, the only predictable outcome is that teams are going to face a test every night.

“Look at it this way, two weeks ago at the very beginning of the season we were plotting teams at the forefront: wow, St. John’s — Seton Hall, wow.” Leitao said before pointing out how things have changed. “Seton Hall is trying to find their way right now, conversely, Providence started out 0-3 and had a really good win [Tuesday] against Seton Hall.”

Leitao, who was trying to help his group secure a three-game conference winning streak for the first time since the 2014-15 season, stressed that maintaining a level of focus will be imperative heading into every game.

“There are no assumptions,” Leitao said. “You’ve got to take every possession in this league extremely serious. The minute you don’t, [whether it] is either execution, hunger or aggression, that’s going to bite you in the rear end. It was our turn tonight to get bit and to be able to respond as quick as we can.”

So far, DePaul has absolutely had a chance to win every game so far because they’ve led in every

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Doug Bruno (right) paces the sideline with assistants Lauren Prochaska, Bradley Bruno, Candis Blankson looking on.

By Evan Sully Staff Writer

Being the child of a Hall of Fame coach who has recorded more than 700 wins might sound daunting to some, but that is not the case for Bradley Bruno, the youngest of six sons by DePaul women’s basketball head coach Doug Bruno and his wife Patty.

Serving in his fourth year as the video coordinator for the women’s basketball team, the 28-year-old is one of the youngest people on staff. He has a hefty role with the team, from producing scouting videos and highlight reels for recruits to gathering practice film for his dad to watch on a daily basis. Aside from doing work in video production, Bradley Bruno is also in charge of basketball recruiting mailouts

that provide information about the school and creatively reaching recruits on social media platforms.

In addition to assisting the team with the recruiting and video aspects of the sport, Bradley Bruno does a lot of work on the analytical side of things. This entails finetuning statistics before games by tracking down the percentage opposing players go off a ball screen, what they do off a ball screen and calculating the percentages that opponents shoot from a particular spot on the court. Not to mention, Bradley Bruno also does smaller stuff too, helping unload the team bus with their equipment and bags. Furthermore, Bradley Bruno is in charge of the managerial staff, keeping them in line and making sure the day-today operations get done efficiently.

One of Bradley Bruno’s most valuable contributions is his insight into his dad because he knows him better than anyone on the team. If anything pops up, Bradley is the guy who players can go to for advice or consult with.

“We can sit back in that office and talk about basketball and X’s and O’s for hours,” Bradley Bruno said. “Unfortunately, we don’t get to do that because of the day-today stuff that goes on with our team and practices and stuff.”

Growing up in a basketball family, Bradley Bruno first took his passion for basketball to St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in the fall of 2008 where he played on the varsity team as a guard for

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Clean sweep: DePaul edges Seton Hall

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

DePaul took another step toward being respected in the Big East with a season sweep over Seton Hall on Saturday. The Blue Demons accomplished a couple milestones with a 97-93 win over the Pirates at the Prudential Center on Saturday night, including winning back-to-back road games for the first time since 2007 and finishing off their first sweep of a Big East opponent since the 2014-15 season, when they also swept Seton Hall.

Coming off a disappointing loss to Butler on Wednesday night, which halted DePaul’s two-game winning streak, the Blue Demons responded by early shooting over 51.6 percent in the first half. Seton Hall was even better, shooting 56.7 percent as they took a 49-48 lead after finishing the half on a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from Sandro Mamukelashvili with three seconds left in the half.

“It’s really hard to win on the road against a good team,” Leitao said after the game. “Our second half was really good and obviously we spread the ball around

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DePaul sophomore forward Jaylen Butz attempts a layup against Seton Hall forward Sandro Mamukelashvili. The Blue Demons won the game 97-93 Saturday night. and when we do that, we become a much better team.”

For DePaul, it was the usual suspects leading them early on and late in the game; sophomore forward Paul Reed and senior

Femi Olujobi picked up where they left off after their impressive last two games. The duo started for the third straight game

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