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The politics of pizza Papa John’s sales take a hit in the midst of NFL controversy

By Benjamin Conboy News Editor

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When people order a pizza, they don’t often think about what that pizza’s position on First Amendment rights might be.

But that’s all changed this week after Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter (aka ‘Papa John’) ripped the NFL over their poor handling of the kneeling protests, blaming it on the delivery service’s decline in sales.

“We are certainly disappointed that the NFL’s leadership did not resolve the ongoing situation to the satisfaction of all parties,” Schnatter said on a conference call with investors. “This should have been nipped in the bud a year ago. (…) This controversy is polarizing the customer and polarizing the country.”

Since then, other pizza delivery companies like Pizza Hut and Domino’s have come out and said their sales haven’t taken such a hit.

Papa John’s share price has dropped by 19 percent since the beginning of the NFL season in September, compared to Domino’s 4 percent drop over the same period.

The important thing to remember is that while Papa John’s is the official pizza delivery sponsor of the NFL, both Domino’s and Pizza Hut also advertise during their games. If a decrease in viewership over the protests were responsible for slow sales, it would have effected both of them as well.

There also has not been a significant viewership decrease to back up Schnatter’s claims. NFL games have been averaging a viewership of 14.8 million viewers per game, compared to 15.6 million at this time last year.

Schnatter’s criticism of the NFL has raised the question of whether or not businesses See PIZZA, page 4 should be involving

Official report: Sexual violence on campus As front pages across the nation arAs front pages across the nation Editor-in-Chief are ripe with accusations of sexual violence, the topic of sexual assault is still a hot topic on campuses across the country. In 2015, the Illinois state legislature passed the “Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act,” or 110 ILCS 205.

The law went into effect in August 2016 requiring that colleges and universities share information on their conduct process, sanctions and programming in relation to sexual assault. Over the summer, DePaul administrators began piecing together a 71-page report that offers university numbers on sexual and relationship violence, domestic or dating violence and stalking.

By Amber Colón

In 2016, DePaul received 44 reports of sexual violence. Of that number, only 5 students decided not to proceed or seek support from the university.

17 of those reports led to investigations, which are handled by the Title IX Coordinator.

Those who helped put the report together included the Dean of Students, Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) and the Title IX Coordinator.

Because U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obamaera Dear Colleague letter, some states are now missing a piece of legislation that has been referred to as a “significant guidance document.”

In the interest of transparency, the report has been made available online for the entire DePaul community See REPORT, page 5 to access, according to university spokesperson Carol Hughes.

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Refuse Fascism protests off to a slow start

By Jonathan Ballew & Skyler Stallings Asst. News Editor & Contributing Writer

Despite cold and rainy weather conditions, a crowd of over one hundred activists gathered at Federal Plaza on Nov. 4. The protest was the first in a series of demonstrations scheduled to last until the 18th.

Stickers advertising the protest popped up in the Student Center but were quickly removed by Public Safety officers. Organizers of the event also tried to organize a student walk-out at DePaul, but not many students participated.

The group called Refuse Fascism organized rallies in over twenty cities, demonstrating opposition to President Trump’s administration.

At the Nov. 4 kick-off, Chicago Police were more than ready to handle the crowd, with well over 100 officers deployed to the plaza. There were officers on foot, on bicycle, and some with bomb-sniffing canine units.

Commander Robert Klich said that the police department “didn’t really know what to expect” in terms of crowd size.

While many were directly affiliated with Refuse Fascism, others showed up to vocally oppose President Trump.

TJ Jendres of Oak Lawn, expressed his dissatisfaction with the Trump administration.

“It’s the ultimate irony,” Jendres said. “My dad used to fight fascists in World War II, and now we have one in the White House” Jendres went on to blame the baby boomers for electing President Trump, saying that he hoped the millennials would make things right.

DePaul student Gwen Upchurch was at the protest. When asked why she was in attendance, she said, “it’s one thing to say you’re against fascism and another thing to actually take action.”

The rally began at approximately 11:30 a.m., with emcee Ted Sirota calling the

crowd to attention. Sirota kept the crowd energized with multiple calls to action — he even played the drums with a band saying that Chicago’s rally would be “the one that brought the funk.”

DePaul alumnus Edward Ward was in attendance on Saturday. Ward gained notoriety during the Milo Yiannopoulos protests of 2016 — when he and other Black Lives Matter advocates disrupted the event citing hate speech.

Ward is in the process of launching a political campaign for Illinois’ 10th District State Representative seat.

Though Ward is not affiliated with Refuse Fascism, he did address the crowd.

“We must do what must be done,” he said, loosely quoting St. Vincent DePaul.

“It is important for all of us to get involved and make our voices heard.”

Across the street from the Federal Plaza, approximately 20 counter-protesters gathered to denounce Antifa and support President Trump.

Initially, the group stood behind the protest — underneath the Flamingo sculpture in the heart of the plaza. But once they were identified as counter-protesters police officers politely ushered them across the street.

Insults and accusations were briefly exchanged, but they were tame and didn’t amount to any violence.

Their leader asked to be identified only as J.P. Heathen. He wore a mask and a sweatshirt that read “Anti-Antifa.” Heathen says that the mask is for his own protection, and he has been threatened by Antifa for protesting their events.

“I was concerned this was supposed to be a civil war and an attempt to overthrow the Trump/Pence regime,” Heathen said.

“Nothing happened, just a rally that can easily be ignored. We all know whatever they say is not going to get Trump out of office.”

There was a group of five masked individuals, dressed in black, that were seen being led away by police officers. Heathen later claimed that this group had attempted to attack him but were quickly thwarted by

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A crowd of protestors over 100 strong march through DePaul’s Loop Campus on Nov. 4. the police.

“We are launching a movement and today it begins,” Sirota exclaimed towards the end of the rally. He continued with a promise to “protest every day until our numbers grow.”

And protest they did, although with considerably smaller numbers.

Protesters have been present throughout the week at the Barnes & Noble at the corner of State and Jackson. For a couple of hours each day, a group of no more than 20 were seen engaging pedestrians and passing out literature.

Lina Thorne is one of the organizers with the movement.

“We’re in the streets, across the country today, saying that we, the people of this country in our millions, need to protest and keep coming out until we drive out this

regime. They’re fascists,” Thorne said during a protest held on Wednesday night, the anniversary of Trump’s election.

“This isn’t a ‘wait-and-see’ kind of moment.” she added.

Evan Moore, an adjunct professor at DePaul with expertise in activism and social movements, offered his take.

“I think people are seeing where activism can go. It can transition from civil disobedience, to enacting policies and electing officials.” Moore said.

When asked what he thought of the Refuse Fascism movement, Moore said, “it’s too early to see if it’s going to work, or if it isn’t going to work.”

According to the event page on Facebook, the demonstrations will continue day-by-day through Nov. 18. The scope or length of the protests remains unclear.

PIZZA continued from front page themselves in polarizing national issues.

It’s not unusual for public companies to blame their own problems on external societal factors. Daryl Koehn, Wicklander Chair in Professional Ethics at DePaul, said that we’ve seen this before.

“We’ve had cases where companies who have problems in their own market blame it on other external factors,” Koehn said. “We saw companies blame (poor revenue) on things like the Y2K bug. A lot of companies will blame things on geopolitical events.”

As for Papa John’s, Koehn said that this whole issue could have been avoided had they followed several basic keys to managing a business.

“First, they have to know their partners,” Koehn said. “They should have known the NFL and its leadership. (Schnatter) could have partnered with the NBA or a soccer league. When they chose the NFL, that was their choice alone.”

“The second thing is that they have a fiduciary duty to their stakeholders to diversify their marketing,” Koehn continued.

“If Papa John’s put all their eggs in one basket, the basket being the NFL, then that was not a good idea.”

Essentially, even if the kneeling protests were causing a decline in Papa John’s sales,

then it would be their fault for putting so much energy into advertising during NFL games.

This is not the first time that big pizza has forayed into the political realm.

Tom Monaghan, the original owner of Domino’s, faced criticism from the National Organization for Women because of his vocal opposition Medicaid-funded abortion.

The group organized a boycott of Domino’s in 1989.

Freshman Amy Carrol said that Papa John’s should have been more careful about what they were saying because it is a publicly traded company.

“If they want to take a side on a particular issue, they should make sure the side they’re taking is the same one that their shareholders,” Carrol said, who is studying finance. “Shareholders own a portion of their brand, so they should all be on the same page.”

Some students were torn over how they should react to Schnatter’s claims. Alicia Sinclair said it would be hard for her to stop ordering from Papa John’s just because of what Schnatter said.

“From what I understand, (Schnatter) just blamed the NFL for the handling of the kneeling,” Sinclair said. “He didn’t say that he

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The decline in Papa John’s share prices are much steeper than their competitor Domino’s. thinks that the players shouldn’t be allowed more than other pizza delivery chains. to kneel or anything like that.

Papa John’s has made no mention that “Plus (DePaul students) get that they might discontinue their relationship discount,” Sinclair joked. with the NFL. Sinclair is referring to the fact that Papa John’s gives a 30 percent discount to DePaul students with a special coupon code, so DePaul students tend to order Papa John’s

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Graduate student puts Lyme disease in the limelight

By Amber ColÓn Editor-in-Chief

In February, graduate student Alex Moresco got a diagnosis that would change the course of her life. Since then, Moresco has dedicated a large portion of her time to raising awareness of Lyme disease.

In August, Moresco held the first ever SubLyme Soiree in Chicago with the help of Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) and her background in public relations. The event raised over $60,000 — all of which will directly benefit improvements in diagnostic testing and finding a cure.

At 22 years old, Moresco first became infected with Lyme when she visited her husband’s family in Michigan. Now 24, Moresco is working towards finding her new normal. It typically takes Lyme patients one to four years to learn how to manage the disease.

Lyme disease is complicated. Most patients suffer from co-infections like autoimmune disease or in Moresco’s case, babesia, which is similar to malaria.

Lyme is carried by ticks, which also carry over 175 different diseases and infections.

A large misconception about the disease, Moresco said, is that a patient has to develop a bullseye rash to be considered infected.

There are patients who contract Lyme disease and are able to take care of it right away. Others, like Moresco, will have flu-like symptoms for months, be unable to get out of bed because of extreme pain and even suffer from memory loss for a long time before getting an official diagnosis.

The Center for Disease Control reported that there were 350,000 new cases of Lyme in the past year, but many of the doctors who Moresco saw before getting an official diagnosis were unwilling to take her seriously.

Moresco’s primary care doctor refused to test her for Lyme. Moresco said that her doctor does not “believe in Lyme,” which is something that is not uncommon.

Most Lyme patients also do not receive the treatment that they need. According to the GLA, 63 percent of Lyme patients go misdiagnosed, which is similar to Moresco’s own experience with Lyme.

“If we had caught (the Lyme) earlier, I wouldn’t be going through this,” Moresco said. “I just find it so unacceptable.”

For a year, symptoms were rampant since Moresco had visited her husband DJ McKerr’s family during her senior year at DePaul. Moresco said that she began experiencing memory loss and was facing intense, painful days that made it difficult to get out of bed.

Most health insurance companies do not cover Lyme. Moresco speculates that the stigma exists because it’s so difficult to treat, and much of it has to do with the diagnostic testing that exists in the Western Hemisphere. Both women find themselves seeing a doctor qualified to treat their illness in Wisconsin.

Moresco said that her treatment ends up being anywhere between $1,500 and $3,000 per month. She takes antibiotics, a variety of supplements.

Heckman said that she pays about $100 each month for probiotics. In addition, she needs other kinds of medications or treatments that include antibiotics and supplements. She estimated that she pays around $500 each month just on medications but still needs chiropractic care and lymph drainage and massage.

McKerr said that his wife’s illness hasn’t change the course of their lives so much as it has encouraged them both to slow down. About two weeks ago, Moresco was struggling to remember the date that she and McKerr were married.

Neurological problems like this are common for Lyme patients. At Moresco’s last visit with her Lyme doctor, she discovered that her brain is not sending signals to her throat to swallow.

“It became a life or death situation and realizing I have to see these doctors get these

treatments,” Moresco said. “It’s the only way I’m eventually going to get better.”

Lyme patient Kerry Heckman, who works as a clinician at DePaul’s Center for Students with Disabilities said that many survivors are “type A”: people who need to constantly be doing something.

Moresco, for example, has cut back on work quite a bit. As a sophomore in college, she began working with Nike and eventually went on to start her own public relations company, A Moresco PR + Content Creation.

Currently enrolled in a Master’s program at DePaul, she stays in class to give her something to do. She juggles spreading awareness, being enrolled in classes and managing her company quite gracefully.

“She’s very thoughtful. She doesn’t like to talk unless she has something that she thinks can add value,” said her professor of public relations and advertising Marshall Goldman.

“I think the fact that (Moresco) is actually in this industry gives her a unique perspective for how to think about it, as well as how to connect other people to it in a way that’s positive and authentic,” Goldman said.

Heckman wrote about that experience on a blog post for The Mighty, and soon after, GLA reached out to her to begin writing a blog post for them once a month.

“I shared that experience because I know it’s not uncommon,” Heckman said. “It’s actually very common. Many Lyme patients will tell you that doctors have laughed or tell them that that’s not what they have.”

Like Moresco, Heckman said she does the work that she does so that others will not go through the same things that she has.

“My philosophy in life is that you make sure that (people) are seen,” Heckman said.

“If someone’s in pain, you have to make sure that they’re seen and that they’re validated. It was kind of the ultimate invalidation of my illness, my pain and everything I had been through. It was kind of the image of what Lyme patients go through on a regular basis is being invalidated.”

Moresco’s bimonthly podcast, “In The Lymelight,” has been created especially for people who are dealing with Lyme disease and those who want to learn more about it.

A live recording of the podcast will happen at Zanies on Nov. 30. Tickets are $20 and the money collected will benefit GLA.

“My philosophy in life is that you make sure that (people are seen).

If someone’s in pain, you have to make sure that they’re seen and they’re validated.”

Kerry Heckman Clinician at DePaul’s Center for Students with Disabilities

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX MORESCO

Some of the top chefs in Chicago offered up their culinary skills for the SubLyme Soiree.

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Rwandan genocide survivor speaks of hope and forgiveness

By Sarah Julien Contributing Writer

As part of DePaul’s President’s Signature Series and the inauguration of President A. Gabriel Esteban, Rwandan author and motivational speaker Immaculée Ilibagiza came to DePaul University to share her experience as a survivor of the Rwandan genocide on Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Esteban asked Ilibagiza to share her story after hearing Ilibagiza speak during his previous position as president of Seton Hall University in 2009. Seton Hall subsequently made Ilibagiza’s book, “Left to Tell,” required reading for all freshmen.

“Her story is even more appropriate today as we, as a nation, turn our backs on the least among us.” Esteban said. “Her story of forgiveness in light of unspeakable horrors is something we can all learn from during these difficult times.”

President Esteban introduced Ilibagiza to over 50 DePaul students and faculty.

Standing in the room on the third floor of the Student Center in a royal purple dress, she began to tell her story.

Ilibagiza was born and raised in a small village in Rwanda. She had a peaceful childhood with her parents and three brothers until she came home from the National University of Rwanda on Easter break in 1994. Political turmoil broke out when the Hutu president of Rwanda’s plane was shot down on April 6, 1994. The division between the two tribes of Tutsi and Hutu has a long history of pain, but the casual propaganda that filtered through radio broadcastings soon emerged as an outright cry from the Rwandan government to kill and slaughter every Tutsi tribe member.

“The reason behind the genocide is the fear to share the power,” Ilibagiza said. “If the (Tutsis) ever took the power then they would have to share. So, the plan began to kill the Tutsis so they wouldn’t have to deal with them.”

Over one million Rwandan citizens were slaughtered within the span of three months.

In fear of men raping and harming Ilibagiza, her father sent her to hide in the village pastor’s house. The pastor happened to have been a Hutu, the sworn enemy of the Tutsi.

“This was a big lesson for me that was stamped into my heart,” Ilibagiza said. “My father always used to tell us to not judge people and put them in boxes. Don’t judge people because they come from the other tribe. Always judge people as they present

themselves to you. If you do judge, you will miss out on many angels in your life. You don’t know who God is going to send to you when you need it the most.”

With only a rosary in hand, the pastor agreed to hide Ilibagiza and seven other Tutsi women, between the ages of 7 and 55, in one 3-foot by 4-foot bathroom.

“We were not allowed to speak, we were not allowed to turn on the water and if we had to flush the toilet we had to do it at the same time as the other bathroom,” Ilibagiza said. “I only found out the women’s names 10 years after the genocide. When you go through something serious, names become just fancy — you don’t need them. We only need to know that it is another human like you.”

From the time Ilibagiza went into hiding, Hutus began running wild across the small country bombing churches and stadiums where people gathered to find refuge. When that wasn’t enough, the order came over the radios to go from home to home searching every village for Tutsis — an order from the government to purify and cleanse the country.

“It was the worst day that I had known,” Ilibagiza said. “I saw them through the window of the bathroom — men dressed in banana leaves with long spears, machetes and grenades — men who had come to search the pastor’s house. These people were my neighbors, my friends, and I remember hearing one who was sitting outside say he had killed 399 people. He mentioned my name as the 400th person he wanted to kill.

I knew then in my heart that nothing good comes out of evil and hate.”

They were hiding in a four-bedroom home with no basement or upstairs. Ilibagiza said that “to wait to be killed was so painful, you wish to die.”

“One voice was telling me to open the door, it was too painful, and end the torture,” Ilibagiza said. “But there was also another voice that was telling me to ask God to help me and to remember that God is almighty — he can do anything.”

She began praying so fervently that she passed out. Five hours later when she awoke, the pastor had returned to tell them that they were saved — for now. Three to four hundred Hutu tribe members had ransacked the home searching for hidden Tutsis — they even cut open the ceiling and luggage to look for hidden babies. There is not a logical explanation for why the Hutus did not find their hiding spot after multiple raids of the pastor’s home.

“I remember thinking God was real,”

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Ilibagiza addressed a crowd of about 50 and gave a first-hand account of the Rwandan genocide.

Ilibagiza said. “If he heard me from the bathroom — (God) can hear anything.”

This was a gift to Ilibagiza because now she could find refuge in speaking with the Lord. In that overcrowded bathroom, she found strength in the Bible and God. The largest struggle that she wrestled with was forgiveness.

“How do you forgive in a situation where you are hurt so badly and those who hurt you have not stopped?” Ilibagiza said. “I kept praying until one day the words Jesus spoke on the cross struck me.”

In the New Testament, Luke 23:34 states, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they do.”

“I remember thinking oh, they are blinded,” Ilibagiza said. “But blinded by what? By hatred and selfishness. The hatred is so strong that it blinded their sense of self.

I asked how someone could kill a child and say I get it? They did not understand what they did. A huge luggage was lifted from my shoulder, and the heaviness, anger and hatred left me even before the killings had stopped. “ When the war killings ended, Ilibagiza had been in hiding for 91 days and weighed only 65 pounds. She learned that her parents, grandparents, two brothers, classmates and friends had all been killed during the Hutu killing sprees. Later, she stood in front of the man who killed her family and offered him

forgiveness.

“To express my forgiveness to him wasn’t hard, what was hard was to actually understand and accept forgiveness,” Ilibagiza said. “I pray that the same grace can touch you. Each one of us has our own sufferings, in some ways our own bathrooms. From my heart to yours I just want to tell you, please, no matter what you are facing that there is always hope.”

Ilibagiza concluded her speech by saying, “Don’t give up God, don’t give up goodness and don’t give up love. If I can forgive, anyone can forgive.”

“There are distinct times in my life when something forces me to look up and causes me to reflect on who I am in the world,” said Lawrence Hamer from DePaul’s Academic Affairs. “This afternoon was one of those moments for me. I was quite taken by today’s message, but mostly by Ilibagiza’s challenge to choose kindness.”

Esteban said, “When I first read the book and listened to her, I think how can one forgive?”

“For me, it is a message of love, hope, resilience and faith. It doesn’t matter what faith you are, but as long as you have faith, it is a powerful, powerful way to keep hope alive. I thought the message in this day and age would hopefully resonate with our campus.”

REPORT continued from front page The report comes out on an annual basis and follows the 2016 calendar year, not the academic year. It includes information on all reports made, programming and investigations that took place between Jan. 1 to Dec. 31.

Because the law was not enacted until late 2015, there are no numbers available from 2015 or earlier.

According to Section G of the report, once the Title IX coordinator Karen Tamburro decides to investigate a case, it will be presented to the Dean of Students office. Then, the case will be presented to a panel of three people for a board hearing.

Each person — one student, one faculty member and one staff member — is trained in responding to sexual and relationship violence. They review all the information in the case and both students are provided the opportunity to speak to that panel and share their perspective. Then, the panel decides on the sanction.

Sanctions can vary based on the severity of the offense, according to Ashley Knight, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for students and Dean of Students. In 2016, 8 of the 17 investigations were referred to law enforcement. Additionally, 8 of those investigations went through the Student Conduct process. Two students were dismissed, three were suspended and one other received a miscellaneous sanction.

Hannah Retzkin said that she thinks about how HPW

44 reports of sexual violence 17 led to investigations 5 decided not to pursue support 8 referrals to law enforcement 2 students dismissed 3 students suspended

and the university can always improve how they are reaching out to students, and more importantly, which students.

“There’s certain sub-segments of the student population who really may not have any idea that the resources exist and we’re here to serve all students,” Retzkin said. “We wanna make sure that we gather all the information from the report.”

Retzkin is not alone in thinking about how to improve not only the report, but efforts around providing education.

“The shortcoming of the report is that it (only) requests a slice of our info. (...) It’s frustrating putting it together because it doesn’t show the scope of what the university does when we get a report,” Tamburro said.

Tamburro said that she wishes there was a section on the report that detailed sexual misconduct, such as when students share intimate photos with others without consent.

“It asks for certain information and when you’re looking at the data and reports we’re categorizing the reports according to what the state statute is requesting,” Tamburro said. “I don’t think it paints a full picture of everything that (the Title IX office) does.”

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DePaul remembers the good and bad of the Russian Revolution

By Hector Cervantes Contributing Writer

DePaul students and staff came together to remember the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Humanities center.

In November of 1917, Bolshevik workers and soldiers successfully overthrew the provisional government that had been established in Russia and dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and established a communist government under the Soviet Union.

The Russian Revolution was brutally violent. Over the course of the uprising and the instability that followed, nine million people died from violence and famine.

Images of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov and Karl Marx greeted people in the entrance where people took selfies with their portraits.

“The Russian Revolution is a big anniversary,” director of the DePaul Humanities Center Howard Peter Steeves said. “It is also an important moment in history and I think we have a lot to learn from it right now.”

Russian music, a live orchestra quartet and guest speakers were present to honor the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

Helena Goscilo, the chair of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University spoke about new women’s identity.

Also, artist, writer and curator at the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry Zachary Cahill spoke about the status of The Parapsychology Initiative.

“I am happy since this day marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

There was good spirit in the room, and I liked how in the foyer we had our exhibition of posters that really come together,” Steeves said.

Steeves noted how numerous people asked questions at this event, and he was pleased that many students came out.

“I hope it is impacting DePaul students,” Steeves said. “They are the future and that was what Russia was all about on who was going to take charge in the future and not just give us a better version of what we already have but think radically.”

The Humanities Center has been planning this over the last year. The first person Steeves contacted was William Nickell from the University of Chicago who is a cultural historian specializing in midnineteenth to mid-twentieth century Russia.

Nickell has been working on a new project relating to Sochi Olympics from 2013-2014, documenting its transformation from a model Soviet city into an elite resort and Olympic site.

Nickell also published a few books called “The Death of Tolstoy. Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station, 1910” as well as “A Companion to Tolstoy’s War and Peace”.

Steeves and Nickell invited speakers and took months to coordinate this event.

“Planning was very collaborative,” Nickell said. “We had several meetings where we sat all around a table and tried to think about what would be the best way where we commemorate the revolution.”

Freshman Kay Smith attended this event for an extra credit assignment for her philosophy class and enjoyed listening to the orchestra quartet.

“I would highly recommend that people

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Communist party supporters marched in Moscow on the 100th anniversary of the revolution.

should have came to this event because it was an informational session and I feel a lot of students can learn something new. I walked out of the presentations knowing more about why the Russian Revolution is important to celebrate,” Smith said.

Steeves wanted to make people in this event participate. At the end of each presentation, people were allowed to ask questions.

Near the end of the event, a toast was given for the special occasion.

“I wanted students to participate in the event by partaking in the toast and have students enjoy some of the candy,” Steeves

said.

Nickell wanted people to be aware that the revolution is a celebration.

“I think the problem of how to remember the revolution is an interesting one. People tend to only think about the bad in a revolution and we wanted to take the moment to think about the amazing things that happened after the revolution,” Nickell said.

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DePaul Institute of Housing Studies finds neighborhood rent topping off

By Zainab Ikram Contributing Writer

The Institute of Housing Studies at DePaul University’s report on Cook County’s housing prices found some of the county’s most expensive areas’ housing prices of single-family homes flatten off. This phenomenon is occurring after the prices have been increasing steadily for many years.

There was a 2.4 percent decline in housing prices for Chicago’s Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods. In the Uptown and Rogers Park neighborhoods, there was a 1.1 percent decline. Some Cook Country suburbs experienced the decline of housing prices as well. The Winnetka and Northbrook suburbs saw a 0.4 percent decline.

The first quarter decline for the Lincoln

Park and Lakeview areas was followed by a second quarter decline. There was an increase in housing prices in the previous two quarters. Prices are up in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park area since 2000 by 75.5 percent.

Geoff Smith, the executive director of the Institute of Housing Studies, speculated on why prices may be flattening.

“Housing price trends are a product of changing supply and demand dynamics,” Smith said. “In high-cost neighborhoods, my guess is that a combination of an increasing supply of expensive homes going on the market and flat demand from very high income households in these areas is leading to a slowdown in price growth.”

Although this is the case, Smith argues, “for the last five years, most Chicago neighborhoods have experienced price gains.

In general, I would expect this to continue,

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A higher percentage means that housing in that neighborhood is highly sought after. f

but you may see certain market cool down a bit.”

Smith said Chicago’s housing market is unique in terms of the dispersion of its housing prices.

“Relative to many large cities, Chicago is a very affordable housing market,” Smith said. “That being said, there are still a number of very expensive neighborhoods and neighborhoods where rents and prices are increasing.”

The decline in prices in more desireable neighborhoods could mean a higher level of accessibility for students.

“For me personally, I think it’s awesome that prices in Lincoln Park have been decreasing,” said junior Sarah Chismorie.

“It’s a dream of mine to live there. It’s so pretty and there’s great restaurants there.”

Sarah Acklen, a junior majoring in international studies and French wondered

why prices are plateauing.

“I think it’s interesting that prices are leveling off, and I am curious as to why?”

Acklen wondered. “And if these areas are becoming less expensive, which areas are becoming more popular and more expensive in Chicago? I’m also interested in what it means that they are flattening out because I think they would still be too high for most college students. I think it is good for incoming students who would like to live close to campus.”

Overall, prices of single family homes in Cook County increased 3.2 percent in the second quarter from the previous year.

Prices in single-family homes in Chicago increased an average of 5 percent, compared to the 6.5 percent average increase last year.

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The change in rent prices in Lincoln Park/Lakeview and Logan Square/Avondale.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: November 1- November 7, 2017 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS

University Hall 1

5 7

Corcoran Hall

Theatre School

Daily Building

3

11 5

Belden-Racine Hall

DePaul Center 8

Student Center 3 8

3

9

6

10

6 4

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Assault & Theft

Drug & Alcohol

NOVEMBER 2 4) A threat by phone report was filed individual being harassed for money.

1) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed in

University Hall. No drugs were found

NOVEMBER 3 2) Public Safety

was made aware of a sex offence that occurred at the Theatre School.

The incident involved inappropriate touching.

NOVEMBER 4 3) A criminal damage

to property report was filed for stickers put up at the Student Center.

for an

NOVEMBER 5 5) A Disturbance

report was filed for an individual threatening a Guardian Security Officer at Belden-Racine Hall. Individual was taken into custody by Chicago Police.

6) A Theft report was filed for a wallet taken from the Student Center.

Other

7)

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

LOOP CAMPUS NOVEMBER 3 8) A theft report was filed for a purse taken from

the DePaul Center.

NOVEMBER 5 9) A Disturbance report was filed for a person throwing items Dunkin Donuts at DePaul Center.

NOVEMBER 7 10) A theft report was filed for a purse taken from the DePaul Center.

11) A theft report was filed for a grey bag taken from the Daley Building.

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Online community takes DePaul students on an odyssey

By Erica Carbajal Contributing Writer

A viral article titled “I Am A Female And I Am So Over Feminists” by Gina Davis at the University of South Florida took off with thousands of shares after the Women’s Marches last year. It gained traction on a student run-website called The Odyssey.

The Odyssey platform, aimed at millennials, was founded in June 2009 by Indiana University students Evan Burns and Adrian France. Their mission, listed on the site, aims to “democratize content, giving people the opportunity to share what’s most important to them and their communities.”

What started as a weekly platform for on-campus issues has transformed into an impactful, social platform that now has over 15,000 content creators.

Writers can create essentially anything they want with the possibility of reaching massive audiences, much like Davis did with her feminism piece.

Jenna Collins, editor-in-chief of DePaul University’s Odyssey community (one of 12,000), said Odyssey articles always popped up on her social media pages, but she didn’t know it was something she could join.

“I honestly didn’t even really know it was a thing I could be a part of until I found out that one of the founders posted in our university’s class page about it,” Collins said.

“It’s something so awesome and yet almost anyone can be a part of it.”

Since becoming editor-in-chief, she’s been able to communicate with content creators, content strategists and even creators from communities across the country.

“I think the most unique thing about it is because The Odyssey is such an open platform, I’ve been able to work with so many different people from different backgrounds and levels of expertise,” Collins said.

Patrick Elliot, a DePaul student and weekly Odyssey creator, said he continues to write for them because The Odyssey helps him build a voice.

“People from across the country build this platform with so many intellectually diverse views,” Elliot said. “It’s the most accessible way for students to genuinely expose their voice.”

Tyler Lyman, content strategist based out of The Odyssey’s New York City headquarters, said content creators and readers are drawn to the platform because it gives them an opportunity to write and read content that is relevant to them.

“It’s just young kids that are really telling their stories and their truths,” Lyman said.

“We don’t fool ourselves in trying to believe that we are a New York Times or The Atlantic or anything that’s trying to have political weight. However, these stories matter and the ability to actually speak them and be really front-facing about them and have them out in the world is huge.”

The flexibility the platform allows means stories aren’t always serious, and often gain a bad rep, but that’s part of what The Odyssey

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The Odyssey produces content geared towards niche interests that people may have. is. Lyman said it’s a social platform and typed in and that’s like a fun game that we doesn’t claim to be journalism. Some of the like to play,” Lyman said. critique the articles receive are pointing out Lyman said in an era where media that the content is not “news,” which stems companies are monopolized, it’s important from a misunderstanding that the site is for the younger generations to express what’s actually a social platform. important to them.

The platform generates content from “It’s cool for us to kind of be able to inject various categories from politics and our own opinions and be able to say, ‘hey relationships to astrology. Since the site there are more than just the major media generates so much content, Lyman said players out there,’” Lyman said. “There are visitors can usually find any specific thing actual people experiencing the world.” they’re looking for.

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Drama in the DNC WIN MCNAMEE | POOL GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA In this January 2017 file photo, former Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton arrived on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.

By Evelyn Baker Nation & World Editor

Is it all part of politics as usual, some voters may find themselves asking at the end of a few weeks that included an unusual burst of political drama on both sides of party lines. Some revelations of which may affect the active Millennial Democrat’s future vote.

When former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Donna Brazile released an excerpt from her book "Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that put Donald Trump in the White House" on Politico Magazine on Nov. 2, she asserted Hillary Clinton had premature control over the committee before being elected the party’s presidential nominee.

After the Obama administration, the DNC was in a debt that Clinton helped it escape from. Clinton made a financial agreement with the committee in the summer of 2015 that allowed some of Clinton’s campaign donations to funnel into the committee’s.

The Joint Fundraising Agreement between the DNC, the Hillary Victory Fund and Hillary for America that kept the institute financially afloat was legal, but “compromised the party’s integrity,” Brazile said because Clinton maintained control of the party before she was allowed to. Once a party’s candidate wins the votes to be the presidential nominee, that candidate can take control; however, because of Clinton’s financial hold over the DNC, she could have had an unfair advantage over fellow candidates like Bernie Sanders.

“What matters there is whether or not Clinton was able to use her fundraising leverage over the DNC,” instructor of political science at DePaul Zachary Cook said. Leverage, for instance, to be nominated over Sanders.

In the 48 hours after Politico Magazine published the excerpt, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, agreed the DNC rigged the nomination in favor of Clinton. Brazile, however, began to backtrack on her own statements to clarify that she did not use the word rigged or find evidence of biased behavior of the DNC toward Clinton.

Without that evidence, Brazile’s findings carry little weight, Cook says.

“It’s a mechanism, but it doesn’t yet show what the DNC actually did or how (Clinton) used it to pressure control over the primary process or elections,” he said.

However, the DNC and Clinton are likely to face blowback from public relations, Cook said, especially among active Millennial voters who were one of the

PAUL SANCYA | AP This July 2016 file photo shows former head of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile speaking during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

dominant supporters of Sanders.

Of the roughly 3.6 million estimated young voters who participated in the 2016 Primaries and Caucuses, more than 2 million voted for Sanders, followed by Trump, then Clinton, according to a report by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University.

Among those voters is Adriana Kille, a DePaul alum who studied economics and graduated in June 2016. Kille voted for Sanders in the primaries and for Clinton in the general elections.

“I’m pissed that Hillary basically had the primary election rigged against Bernie,” Kille said.

Had the opposition been anyone other than Trump, Kille said she would have considered voting Republican and that the DNC “underestimated how unpopular Hillary would be.”

Furthermore, Brazile’s revelation “completely impacted (her) trust in the Democratic Party,” she said, and that the ideals behind the party “are so progressive, but then they end up showing voters that it’s all just politics and money talks.”

Another young voter is DePaul College Democrats’ president Mikaela Ziegler who also sees how important money plays into politics.

“Unfortunately because money is such a big huge deal in our electoral process, it’s really hard to win an election without the endorsement of a party,” she said.

Ziegler, like Kille, voted for Sanders in the primaries and then defaulted to Clinton. She attributes Sanders’ lack of a strong affiliation with the Democratic Party to his loss, unlike Clinton who “had raised money for the Democratic

“I do see the fundamental difference between what’s going on with the Democrats and what’s going on with the Republicans is criminal conduct,” Zachary Cook Instructor of political science at DePaul University

Party since she was first lady,” and was “very inseparable from the Democratic Party.”

Sanders officially identified as a Democrat in November 2015 when he declared his candidacy, but continues to oscillate between party classifications, and on Oct. 24 announced his intent to run as an Independent in the 2020 presidential elections.

The end of October also saw further information into both parties’ opposition research into the other during the campaign that have some teetering on the line between unethical and illegal. Cook emphasizes the importance of that line when dealing with the polarized politics of today.

“The question is whether people broke the law,” he said, “and that’s an important line(...) to try and respect and look at there, which is outright criminal conduct versus non criminal conduct.”

The conduct in question is the comparison of the Clinton campaign and DNC’s funding of research into potential collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential elections and the guilty plea

by Trump’s former foreign policy adviser and DePaul alum George Papadopoulos of eliciting Russia for damaging information on Clinton. Both represent common-enough practices, that of opposition research, but one important factor divides them, according to Cook.

“I do see the fundamental difference between what’s going on with the Democrats and what’s going on with the Republicans is criminal conduct,” he said.

The key factor, to Cook, is Papadopoulos’ likely knowledge of illegal activity before contacting Russia. He prefaces by saying, “we don’t know all the facts yet,” but asks how Papadopoulos thinks the Russians got whatever information they had on Clinton.

“There you have a man who actively knows the Russians committed a crime and his response is, ‘hey, can you share that with me?’” Cook said.

In regards to Clinton and the DNC, Cook said it doesn’t represent anything illegal, but he holds onto the caveat that more information could be revealed.

That seems to be a theme in today’s political climate, waiting and seeing. In the meantime, Democratic voters are looking forward. Kille wants to see fresh faces in the party, and Ziegler stresses the importance of candidates as individuals.

“What the Democratic Party says or does doesn’t actually have a lot of bearing on the issues politicians campaign on or the way people vote,” Ziegler said. “The candidate matters way more than the party’s institution.”

While Cook says there is always room for improvement, and “we should think seriously about how we can change or adapt the way we nominate candidates in the future.”

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After storms, economies struggle

U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico's unseen damages

By Evan Sully Contributing Writer

A recent stretch of hurricanes in August and September left destruction in physical property as well as the U.S. economy. What resulted in extensive damage on capital and swallowed up jobs impacted different economic markets throughout the affected regions and entire nation.

Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas on Aug. 25 and proceeded to cause widespread flooding in the city of Houston, the fourth largest city in the country. The second storm, Hurricane Irma, made its way to parts of Florida and Georgia on Sept. 10, causing rampant property damage and putting a halt to small businesses.

Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, which specializes in business and financial services, concluded that the storms led to many small businesses and properties suffering an insurmountable cost of damage.

Between both hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Moody’s preliminary estimate for property damage in hurricane affected regions ranges from $150 billion to $200 billion. The estimated cost for Hurricane Harvey ranges from $86 billion to $108 billion, and for Hurricane Irma the estimate ranges from $64 billion to $92 billion.

While the hurricanes resulted in 33,000 jobs lost in September for the entire country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in October actually fell to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent in September. This is a good sign for the economy because it indicates that the storms didn’t holistically put a halt to overall job growth.

Michael Miller, a professor of economics at DePaul and long-time economist, said that despite the job losses, the employment

sector of the economy should recover soon “because the behavior will not change.”

Given this prediction, Miller still expects citizens to consume at the same levels they did before the hurricanes hit.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released data regarding GDP, which is the dollar market value of all finished goods, services and structure currently produced by labor and property.

GDP increased just 3 percent in the third quarter, which is the span of July through September when the hurricanes first made landfall. This is a slight decline from 3.1 percent in the second quarter that spans from April through June.

The hurricanes lead to a decline in GDP because a scarcity of workers means that fewer goods will be produced.

The housing market also took a hit due to the hurricanes.

According to the Monthly New Residential Construction statistical report that was released on Oct. 18 by The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing starts, which is the number of new houses begun during a particular period, fell 4.7 percent in September from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.127 million. The seasonal adjusted rate takes into account the fluctuations of values in data that occur due to seasonality. For the US, this is analyzed on a quarterly basis.

Residential building permits, authorizations that must be granted by government or another regulatory body before construction can legally occur, declined 4.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.215 million in September.

Miller mentioned that the housing market will take a hit after any natural disaster because “workers will be gone.”

Along with a decrease in available workers,

“fewer people might have to be paid more.”

With many construction workers having left the affected regions, Miller said that it affects real estate in the short-run.

While the housing market is stalled in the short-run, Miller believes that “it’ll take a while for the market to act”, as hurricanes “can be disruptive” to the housing market.

Americans did catch a break though, as the hurricanes didn’t influence the Federal Open Market Committee to raise the federal funds rate from 1.15 percent at their Oct. 31 – Nov. 1 meeting. Ingunn Lonning, an economics professor at DePaul, said the two are likely unrelated.

“I don’t think the decision to not raise rates was affected by the hurricanes,” Lonning said.

In addition to regions in the mainland being impacted, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, was hit by Hurricane Maria in mid-September. The natural disaster caused catastrophic damage across the island as well as a widespread humanitarian crisis for the island’s residents.

Unlike the mainland U.S., talks of an economic recovery for Puerto Rico are slim to none. Despite the island only having an approximate population of 3.4 million, the damage costs are high and the economy was already struggling.

Puerto Rico is “not a vibrant economy, the island is broke,” Miller said. And an anticipated recovery for Puerto Rico’s economy “may not happen for years,” he continued. “What was destroyed is all gone, which is a cost (of the hurricane).”

Moody Analytics’ predictions for Hurricane Maria indicate that the hurricane could cost Puerto Rico around $45 billion to $95 billion in damages. It projects that almost $40 billion could be lost in economic output, and property damage itself could total up to $55 billion.

This level of damage will take a hefty toll on Puerto Rico’s $103 billion economy, which represents 30 percent of the territory’s GDP according to another report from CNN Money.

Miller believes that it will be tough for the island to make a recovery in a timely manner and said they “will have to be rebuilding, which will increase GDP, but it doesn’t mean that they’re better off.” He elaborated on the outlook of Puerto Rico’s GDP, which “will fall because production will fall in small businesses.”

William Sander, an economics professor at DePaul with expertise in urban economics, agrees with Miller that recovery for Puerto Rico will take some time. Sander said, “the big problem is Puerto Rico,” and it needs more international attention to begin to recover.

Sander said it will take longer for Puerto Rico to recover than other areas affected by hurricanes because, it “has less capacity relative to Houston and Florida to recover, so they need more help.”

Sander concluded that “undoubtedly, many households will struggle for some time to come, especially low-income households without many resources.”

Overall, it’s going to take a while for Puerto Rico to recover.

There are many people in Puerto Rico who don’t have basic necessities like clean water, which is troublesome for an island looking to rebuild.

Along with the human suffering, the destruction in the affected regions represent a colossal loss of national wealth.

The technical variations of economic losses mean that rebuilding could result in a potential recovery, but that’s different from real improvement. Perhaps there is now one universal saying, hurricanes are bad for the economy.

Civilian unemployment rates in U.S.

THE CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FROM FRED (THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS) This graph shows the national unemployment rate percentage on a monthly basis since October 2016, seasonally adjusted, portrays the .1 percent decrease from September to October 2017.

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DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban and his wife, Josephine, meet and talk with students at the Loop Block

Dear Editor,

Letter to the Editor: President Esteban goes above and beyond

Yesterday, one of my friends shared a DePaulia Letter to the Editor on Facebook entitled “President Esteban lacks connection with students.” I was deeply concerned at how this student worker experienced the president’s visit and portrayed him and his wife, and would like to share my experiences as a fellow student worker in the Student Center on the visit day mentioned. I’m not sure that the writer of this letter understands what the purpose of that day was, looked into anything about the president beforehand, or has done much reaching out in the university.

On Oct. 20, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban and his wife Josephine were going around to the different offices of Student Affairs in order to better understand who they are, what they do, and why they are important to the mission of the university. This was not primarily a visit to talk one-on-one with students. I was present when the pair came into the office that I work in on that Friday, and had a very different experience than the person who wrote this article. I talked with Josephine about my major, career aspirations and what led me to working in that office. This was beyond their purpose for the visit (which both were very intent in and asked good questions to the fulltime faculty in the office), but they took the time to be personable anyways. I can only imagine that the author of the article did not attempt to talk with Esteban or Josephine, and were instead sitting behind a desk or something similar, waiting for the president to come to them.

When Esteban was announced as president, I did my research on his background, especially in how he and his wife contributed to Seton Hall during their time there. One thing that was very evident from the beginning was the role that Josephine played at Seton Hall, having a major role in the public-facing image of the university. Like there is in the United States government, she was the First Lady of the university, essentially. The author of this article was obviously oblivious to her role, considering the comment about the presence of Josephine, making a crude joke about ’Bring Your Spouse to Work Day.' Maybe this is because we've never had a president who was

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married before (and yes, married men can technically become priests, just not the other way around, so it was technically possible), but I sure as heck know that if I heard that President Barack Obama was coming to visit, I would not have made anywhere near the same comments if Michelle were to be there as well.

I have had direct conversations with Esteban three times this year so far, and will almost assuredly have at least one more by the end of the quarter. Outside of these, I have seen him walking around campus (including yes, the aforementioned Student Center), been in the same elevator with him in the Loop, and have even seen him and his wife taking their two little gray dogs on a walk. On average, I've probably seen him once a week or so. To say that he is not being a visible presence at the university is completely inaccurate. The suggestion of him having lunch with students? Take a look at the gigantic posters plastered around the Student Center for the Midnight Breakfast from 9 p.m.-midnight the Tuesday before finals, where Esteban and Jo will be doing just that. But in order to talk with them, you have to, you know, be there. You can’t just sit around and expect the president to send you an Outlook calendar invite to meet up for coffee.

And as a reminder, Esteban is the president of the university, meaning he's got a lot of things he's got to do and deal with, which means a lot of meetings, traveling between DePaul’s three current campuses and other locations (including several DePaul operations at other places, such as at Rosalind Franklin), and yes, even doing work in his offices. He does step out of his office, but the bulk of his work involves being in offices, just like how a bulk of a student’s work involves being in classes and studying.

Just because he isn't always greeting students at the door walking to class doesn't mean he isn't working for the students.

I wish to welcome Esteban and Josephine to DePaul University, and look forward to how DePaul will flourish throughout the course of his presidency.

With great love, Matthew Verive Soon-to-be-grad and Student Affairs student employee

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How do we respond to Hollywood sexual assault allegations?

By Emily Goldstein Contributing Writer

An intro to screenwriting class had finished viewing and analyzing “Inglorious Bastards”, and the credits began to roll. The professor, Steve Zacharias, pointed to the screen as “THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY” appeared, and there was a large, communal groan from the class.

One of the best movies of the past 10 years had just been ruined for the students by the actions of one man: Harvey Weinstein, a famous Hollywood producer.

Over the past few months, there has been a slew of sexual assault allegations in Hollywood, the most notable being Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.

The allegations against Weinstein are numerous, horrendous, and terrifying. Several women, including Angelina Jolie, spoke out about Weinstein’s attempt to blackmail them into sex. So far three women have accused him of rape.

His response, like so many others in Hollywood, has been to confess his “sex addiction.” The science here is weird- experts disagree as to whether or not sex addiction is really a thing. In an NBC news article, “Whatever Harvey Weinstein Is, He Is No Sex Addict, Experts Say,” author Maggie Fox interviews David Ley, a clinical psychologist, and author of "The Myth of Sex Addiction.”

“I am not sure when being a selfish, misogynistic jerk became a medical disorder,” Ley said. He also stated that sex addiction “is a concept that has been used to explain selfish, powerful, wealthy men engaging in irresponsible impulsive sexual behavior for a long time.”

Spacey used his apology to come out as a gay man, however. Sarah Kate Ellis, president and chief executive of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD),

a gay rights organization, issued a statement condemning Spacey’s choice. In the statement, Ellis says that “coming out stories should not be used to deflect from allegations of sexual assault.” His use of his sexuality unfortunately distracted from his problems, and adds fire to the flame that associates homosexuality with pedophilia.

What’s left after the allegations come out is the gray area about what to do next. Is the correct response to protest movies that sex offenders have contributed to?

Do we, as viewers, stop enjoying movies such as “Silver Linings Playbook” or shows like “House of Cards?” Or, in light of allegations against Dustin Hoffman, should we stop watching the magical childhood tear-jerker that is “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium?”

What many people forget is that one person is only a fraction of the effort required to put something on screen. While Spacey may be the face of “House of Cards”, his job is nowhere near the most important.

Without the laundry list of people behind the scenes, the hit show wouldn’t be anywhere near as fantastic as it is.

Big budget movies such as “Captain America: The First Avenger” employ upwards of 400 people in total. All in all, the film and television industry provides 2 million jobs to Americans, generating $121 million in revenue per year. In reality, boycotting movies hurts the innocent men and women who dedicated months of their lives to the production, and the offenders get paid anyway.

“Honestly, it’s concerning,” said Gina Ciolli, a freshman film major. “Especially because it’s the field I want to go into.”

Ciolli believes that there should be more women in executive positions in Hollywood, but also believes that there will always be people who abuse their power. On the topic of movie boycott, Ciolli thinks that “protesting should be more specific to the person, not the project…

It just gives the abuser another platform for fame.”

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Protest and punishment should come from the topdown, not the bottom-up. While the sex offenders in Hollywood may seem unstoppable, there are always people who hold more power than them, and therein lies the proper response.

Weinstein, the known repeat offender, remained in the shadow of his power for years, successfully evading any sort of punishment since the 70s. The Weinstein Company has attempted to deal with Weinstein internally, which does nothing but draw out his string of abuse.

The producer of “House of Cards” announced that season 6 will be their final season within a week of Spacey’s allegations. This response was fast, effective and hit Spacey where it hurts.

When sexual assault is even brought into the conversation, the board of directors, the producer, the director -- whoever holds the keys to the castle -- should cut the cord immediately. Swiftly, effectively and without dramatization of the issue.

Weinstein was fired from his company this month, and expelled from the Oscar board. This man should never work in Hollywood again (fingers crossed). But unfortunately, it’s too little too late. But it’s a step in the right direction. Hollywood giants are slowly learning that sexual assault has no place in the glittering world of film, and offenders deserve the same treatment no matter their industry.

That being said, viewers should remain aware. We need to be aware of the actions of our heroes on the silver screen. Just because you liked Casey Affleck in “Manchester by the Sea” doesn’t mean you should ignore his actions in the real world. The artist is a part of the art, for better or for worse.

Eating with celiac disease isn't easy

By Sabrina Miresse Contributing Writer

What is gluten? Many people hear and even use this word daily without the true knowledge of what the noun means. Gluten is a microscopic protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Gluten is a severe problem for individuals with a “newer” condition known as celiac disease.

Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that creates inflammation on the inner lining of the small intestine. When gluten gets into a CD patient’s body it scrapes down on the villi fibers on the inner lining of the small intestine.

The villi fibers in a normal small intestine stick up so that nutrients can be absorbed. So, when these are rubbed down by gluten it creates a situation of malnourishment, according to James Censky, a family physician based in New Berlin, Wisconsin.

CD is a chronic disorder, meaning there is no cure and it will not likely go away over time; there is also no known cause of CD. Although the symptoms of CD can include malnourishment, they vary widely depending on case by case severity. According to a New York Times CD guide, symptoms include, but are not limited to, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, nausea, unexplained weight loss, fatigue and many more symptoms.

Being diagnosed with CD can be a difficult transition for some people. For Cat Cameron, a student at the University of Cincinnati, CD has been a part of her whole life. Cameron was diagnosed when she was only four years old.

“My personal experience with celiac is more on the severe side,” Cameron said. “If I eat gluten, I have excruciating stomach pains, horrible hair loss, bad fatigue, bloated abdomen and mouth sores.”

Not every person with CD has the same symptoms, but all of Cameron’s symptoms are very severe on the CD symptom spectrum.

Aside from all of these saddening repercussions, Cameron says that “the hardest part about having celiac is the constant need to know what has gluten in it,” because it is so easy to be unsure.

Although easy to be unsure, she has never felt ashamed to ask for gluten-free options when eating out, but it is an inconvenience to her because they’re usually more expensive. This can be hard on a college student when trying to maintain a healthy diet on a budget.

For college students in Chicago, CD may be easier to manage. Andrea Rudser-Rusin, a registered dietician working through DePaul University, says that at the university there is always a gluten-free option in the dining area.

In addition to this, she recommends consulting with herself or the University of Chicago for their impressive CD clinic.

“When you start to eliminate a food group, you start to eliminate nutrients,” Rusin said. “Because there is a restriction in your diet, you would need to focus on balancing your nutrients.”

“Where you get in trouble is people who think gluten-free is healthy and that’s not necessarily a healthier lifestyle by any means of the imagination,” Rusin said.

This is on the rise due to gluten-free fad dieting and its presence in the media. A prime example of this in the

media is the very unintelligent Kardashians.

Cameron, a life-long CD patient gets irritated when her friends ask her about trying out a gluten-free diet.

“I come across people trying to be gluten-free by choice all the time,” Cameron said. “With being in a sorority, I constantly have girls asking me if they should go glutenfree to try and lose weight or to feel better. This really bugs me that people think they can go gluten-free to stay skinny or lose weight because that isn’t true. If you want to lose weight you should switch to eating more vegetables, fruits and protein and monitor carb intake— not go gluten-free.”

This concept is likely a result of association. This meaning when people go gluten-free they find that it is hard to find gluten-free options of the foods they usually like to eat; sandwiches, granola bars, cereals, soups, salad dressings, pastas and things of that nature are all off the table.

However, substituting rice or corn pasta because it’s gluten-free is not healthier than buying the normal whole grain pasta since whole grain pasta is less expensive and has more essential vitamins and minerals.

People who follow a gluten-free diet because they believe it’s healthier are wrong and should discontinue following this fad diet because it results in lack of vitamins and minerals in those without CD. In addition to this, it’s offensive to those with CD who have severe reactions to gluten and wish they could eat regular foods.

“I don’t understand why people [without CD] don’t enjoy all the good glutinous foods of the world,” Cameron said.

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

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By David p. Stein Contributing Writer

As frigid weather conditions take over Chicago just in time for the holiday season, there are several measures that people commonly take in order to brave the cold and survive the winter months. We’ve learned to embrace the cold temperatures by eating warm and hearty meals, including ramen.

Ramen is considered to be a Japanese dish with Chinese-style wheat noodles and is traditionally served in beef broth. It is common for ramen eaters to flavor their broth with soy sauce or miso, and sliced pork or chicken is normally used in conjunction with various vegetables.

Although its exact origin is unclear, the word “ramen” itself is a Japanese borrowing of the Chinese word “lamian,” that describes a noodle that is made by twisting and folding the dough into smaller strands.

Whether ramen was invented in China or Japan is where much of the confusion lies, however, ramen historian Hiroshi Osaki claims that the first specialized ramen shop opened its doors in Yokohama, Japan in 1910. There has also been a ramen museum in Yokohama since 1994.

In 1958, instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando, who was the founder and chairman of Nissin Foods. This set the stage for grocery stores to carry the instant packages of ramen that are so prevalent today.

After recently exploring the ramen food market, I’ve come to the conclusion that these meals will not only fill you up, but they will warm you up as well. I visited four different ramen restaurants in Chicago and decided to offer reviews of each place that I tried. Hopefully this will inspire you to make ramen a part of your winter survival plan, just like it will be for me.

Oiistar

1385 N Milwaukee Ave, Wicker Park Oiistar is undoubtedly my favorite ramen restaurant of all the ones I’ve tried in Chicago. Located on Milwaukee Avenue Oiistar is as trendy as it is classy .

While they offer plenty of dishes to order that are not ramen, I go there primarily for the Umami Ramen bowl. This dish is a little bit spicy, but will not burn your tongue off. For $13.50, the contents in the Umami include chicken, sliced pork, a soft boiled egg, and of course, noodles. And if you’re really opposed to anything spicy, you can order the Classic instead.

Not only do I thoroughly enjoy the quality of the ramen at Oiistar, but I like the fact that their portions are so big. I also think it’s worth noting that the noodles used by Oiistar always taste fresh, because the chef makes them from scratch every day.

Oiistar is usually full in the evenings, which suggests that I’m not the only one who adores their product.

Furious Spoon 1571 N Milwaukee Ave, Wicker Park

Also located in the heart of Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park, just across from the Blue Line’s Damen stop, the environment at Furious Spoon is less formal and more hip than that of Oiistar. Due to its smaller size, there is less seating available, but there is definitely a certain charm attached to sitting at their counter adjacent to the kitchen.

Although the prices at Furious Spoon are slightly less expensive than they are at Oiistar, the portions are certainly not as large either. Additionally, their most popular dishes include additional charges. For instance, I typically order the Chicken Shio ramen bowl, and I’ll pay an extra dollar for them to include a soft boiled egg.

I very much enjoy the ramen I get at furious spoon, and apart from the smaller portions, it really is the next best thing to Oiistar. Something unique about the ramen bowls at Furious Spoon is their inclusion of corn inside the broth.

I should also warn you that they like to play loud upbeat music at Furious Spoon, which doesn’t bother me, but might not be the most ideal if you’re trying to relax.

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Ramen Takeya 819 W Fulton Market, West Loop

Of the ramen restaurants I’ve tried, Ramen Takeya has the greatest Japanese influence. From the restaurant’s decor to its servers, I get the authentic Japanese experience.

It was really busy when I went there for lunch, but I was pleasantly surprised with how excellent the service was. They were kind, quick, and frequently returned to my table for water refills. I ordered the Tokyo Classic Shoyu, and the ingredients were reminiscent of something I would order at a sushi restaurant. The inclusion of seaweed, spinach, and marinated bamboo shoots, definitely produced a flavor that was distinguishable from the ramen at Oiistar and Furious Spoon.

Given that the price was on par with Oiistar, I did notice that the size of my portion wasn’t very large. I also felt the pieces of chicken in my ramen were on the small side, in comparison to the other restaurants. While I enjoyed the ramen meal at Ramen Takeya and would go back if I happen to be nearby, I certainly wasn’t blown away. I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to eat there this winter.

JINYA Ramen Bar If you’re looking for a good spot not too far from DePaul’s main campus in Lincoln Park, I would definitely recommend JINYA Ramen Bar. Although I was only there once, I was impressed with the Spicy Chicken ramen. From someone who enjoys a bit of spice, I felt this ramen had the formula down to a tee.

The broth and chicken both had excellent flavor, and I was also dazzled by the presentation of the ramen. More so than all the other restaurants, JINYA Ramen Bar seems to pay close attention to the organization of the food in the bowl.

My meal came to $13.80, which is similar to other restaurants reviewed. The portion was fairly standard, and once again, Oiistar is clearly the most generous in terms of quantity.

553 W Diversey Pkwy, Lincoln Park

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2017-2018 BASKETBALL PREVIEW

With Wintrust complete, it’s time for the team to earn it on the floor

INSIDE

Strus on the loose Page 3

Grandstaff ’s journey Page 3

What to know about Wintrust Page 4-5

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MEN’S Full Court Coverage

Dave Leitao

Sixth season at DePaul 1 NCAA Tournament Appearence

ROSTER PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS

Max Strus: Jr, 6’6”, G Transfer from Lewis University 20.2 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 3.5 APG

Marin Maric: GS, 6’11”, C Transfer from Northern Illinois 14.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG, .53 BPG

Eli Cain: Jr, 6’6”, G GP/GS: 32/32 15.6 PPG, 2.6 APG, 4.5 RPG

Tre’Darius McCallum: Sr, 6’7”, F GP/GS: 32/32 9.7 PPG, 1.5 SPG, 6.8 RPG

Devin Gage: So, 6’2”, G GP/GS: 31/0 3.7 PPG, .7 SPG, .85 APG GARRET NEAL | DEPAULIA DESIGN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON AND ALLIE ZACEK |

DePaul Men’s ‘17-18 Schedule

Brandon Cyrus SO-G, #4

Jaylen Butz FR-F, #2

Justin Roberts FR-G, #0

Villanova Wildcats

31-3 (15-3)

Seton Hall Pirates

21-11 (10-8)

Xavier Musketeers Providence Friars Joe Hanel SR-F, #33

Austin Grandstaff SO-G, #1

Peter Ryckbosch GS-F, #30

Creighton Bluejays

St. John’s Red Storm Marquette Golden Eagles Butler Bulldogs Paul Reed FR-F, #15

Tobias Dwumaah SR-F, #22

21-13 (9-9)

20-12 (10-8)

25-9 (10-8)

14-19 (7-11)

19-12 (10-8)

23-8 (12-6)

Jason Malonga FR-G

Georgetown Hoyas DePaul Blue Demons

14-18 (5-13)

9-23 (2-16)

Conference records in parentheses. Teams listed in order of preseason coaches’ poll.

Pantelis Xidias FR-G

James Anderson FR-G

Jalen ColemanLands*, JR-G, #5

*= transfer, not elligable to play this season

11/11/17 vs Notre Dame 3 p.m.

11/13/17 vs Delaware St. 7 p.m.

11/17/17 @ U of Illinois 7:30 p.m.

11/23/17 vs Michigan St.* 10:30 p.m.

11/24/17 vs TBA* TBA 11/26/17 vs TBA* TBA 12/02/17 vs Youngstown St 1 p.m.

12/06/17 vs. Central Connecticut 8 p.m.

12/09/17 @ UIC

3 p.m.

12/11/17 @ Alabama A&M 8 p.m.

12/16/17 vs Northwestern 1 p.m.

12/21/17 vs Miami (Ohio) 8 p.m.

12/27/17 vs Villanova 6:30 p.m.

12/30/17 @ Xavier 1 p.m.

01/02/18 vs Georgetown 8 p.m.

01/06/18 @ St. Johns 1 p.m.

01/12/18 vs Providence 7:30 p.m.

01/15/18 @ Marquette 8 p.m.

01/20/18 vs Butler 1 p.m.

01/24/18 @ Georgetown 7:30 p.m.

01/28/18 vs Seton Hall 3 p.m.

02/03/18 @ Butler 11 a.m.

02/07/18 vs Creighton 8 p.m.

02/10/18 @ Providence 3 p.m.

02/14/18 vs St. John’s 8 p.m.

02/18/18 @ Seton Hall 12 p.m.

02/21/18 @ Villanova 7:30 p.m.

02/24/18 vs Marquette 11 p.m.

02/27/18 @ Creighton 8 p.m.

03/03/18 vs. Xavier 11 a.m BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 3/07/15—3/10/15 * All games to be played in

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Transfer Strus gets his chance to break loose

By Paul Steeno Staff Writer

Hanging prominently on the north side of the O’Malley Lewis Place Center on East Jackson Boulevard in Chicago is a billboard promoting the 20172018 DePaul Blue Demon men’s basketball team.

With a red and black-hued Chicago skyline and ominous red sky lingering in the background, the billboard features a Blue Demon basketball player dunking on an imaginary basket in the left foreground. Large white block letters spelling out the words “Sweet Home Court Chicago” hang out in the right foreground.

The facial features of the player are dark and unfocused, but you can still just make out the identity of the high-flying dunker if you concentrate hard enough. It’s Blue Demon guard Max Strus, a Division II transfer who has played just one game in a Blue Demon uniform and is still coming to terms with the idea of being one of the poster children for this newlook Blue Demon team.

“It’s pretty cool,” Strus said when asked what it’s like to see himself on a Chicago billboard. “It’s unreal just seeing all these billboards of all of us, and everything that has been put into the stadium (Wintrust Arena). It was just really nice of our school to do that for us, and we’re really looking forward to the season.”

KONRAD MARKOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA Coming out of high school, the thought of seeing himself on a Chicago billboard was incompre- Max Strus scored just over 20 points per game his final year at Lewis University. hensible and seemingly unattainable. So was traveling to Madison Square Garden in New York to represent “Along with Eli [Cain], Max is going to be a the ball gently off the backboard and effortlessly corDePaul basketball at Big East Media Day like he did very integral part of what we do,” DePaul head bas- ralled it mid-air for an emphatic alley-oop. But for on Oct. 18. But now the kid from Hickory Hills, Ill. is ketball coach David Leitao said at the DePaul Tip-Off all the hype he has generated amongst the Chicago poised to become one of the key pieces on a DePaul Luncheon at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday. “I think he basketball community, that excitement hasn’t spread basketball team probing for relevance after 10 straight has the makings of somebody who can put his fin- to the national audience just yet. seasons with a losing record and without a postseason gerprints on this program short term and long term The Big East coaches picked DePaul to finish tournament appearance. because of the kind of person he is, his work ethic, last in the conference for the second season in a row.

Coaches, teammates, DePaul affiliated media his talent level and his desire to be good. I think we Neither Strus nor any of his teammates were predictand fans have drooled over what Strus’ presence on are going to be mentioning his name a whole lot all ed to win any of the Big East individual awards such this roster could mean for the Blue Demons this sea- season long.” as Player or Freshman of the Year. The annual preson. The 6-foot-6-inch guard is a sniper from 3-point In DePaul’s open practice at Wintrust Arena season predictions from renowned college basketball land, but his game isn’t as one-dimensional as the ste- on Oct. 14, Strus turned a simple-drill; start drib- analyst Ken Pomeroy projected the Blue Demons to reotypical catch and shoot shooter. He can also spot bling at half court, make a move around a cone at the finish the season with 10 wins. up over defenders, splash mid-range jumpers, and is 3-point line then finish at the rim into his own perStrus isn’t worried about any of these portensneaky athletic and adept at cutting to the basket. sonal dunk contest. On one occasion, he even lobbed tous predictions from the so-called experts. He’s used

to flying under the radar.

Despite a standout career at Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Ill. where he averaged 19 points and nine rebounds per game and earned an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Third Team designation his senior year, Strus earned just one Division I scholarship offer from Chicago State. Not enamored with the idea of committing there, he instead chose Lewis University which is a Division II school in Romeoville, Ill. In his first season at Lewis, Strus immediately made the starting lineup, averaging 13.3 points per game his freshman year. In his sophomore season, Strus averaged 20.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game earning Division II All-American Honors and a spot on the watch list for the Bevo Francis Award presented annually to the top player in small school college basketball. Also during his sophomore season, he broke the single-season scoring record at Lewis by pouring in 666 points.

Now Strus, a highly decorated Division II athlete, must show that he can replicate this success at the Division I level.

“I’ve always had that chip on my shoulder since coming out of high school,” Strus said when asked if there’s extra incentive for him to play well at the Division I level since he comes from a Division II program. “No Division I schools ever recruited me [except Chicago State as previously mentioned].

So, going Division II really put that extra chip on my shoulder, and I carry that with me wherever I go.”

Internally, the Blue Demons are confident in themselves. Spurred on by the palpable energy the new Wintrust Arena environment has created, Strus and his teammates believe they will turn heads in a good way with the quality of their play this season.

“I don’t think anybody really expects anything from us, but they should, and I think we are going to surprise some people,” Strus said. “Our expectation is just to win overall, but I think our end goal is to make the NCAA tournament this year.”

Now entering year three of the current rebuild under Leitao, a restless Blue Demon fanbase expects substantive improvement after years of watching their team dwell in the cellar of the Big East Conference. Can Leitao, Strus, and the rest of his teammates deliver? Stay tuned this season to find out.

Grandstaff hoping third time is the charm ByAndrew Hattersley Asst. Sports Editor

Over 600 basketball players transferred during 2016, according to an NCAA report, very few of those transfer a second time especially prior to stepping on the court of their new team.

It hasn’t been an easy couple of years for sophomore Austin Grandstaff, who sat out the 2016-2017 after transferring from Ohio State and then again from Oklahoma before landing at DePaul.

After transferring to DePaul on June 29,2016, the coaching staff emphasized allowing Grandstaff to feel at home and subsequently develop as a player.

“What I think we wanted to do with Austin is allow him to find a home, and by that everybody’s home base makes them more comfortable so I think he is in a very comfortable place,” DePaul head coach Dave Leitao said, “Now the process of growing, growing as a player obviously, but growing as a person and as a student is something that he is in the process of doing.”

Over a year into his time with the Blue Demons, the sophomore guard feels more comfortable with coach Leitao and this staff than he has at his previous two stops.

“I’m starting to get a lot more comfortable with coach Leitao I have trouble with that often, I’ve transferred two times so I struggle with that,” Grandstaff said, “But I feel closer to coach Leitao than any of my other coaches by far so that makes it easier to play for him.”

The Rockwall, Texas native has made some adjustments of his own at DePaul preaching patience and staying focused as things he’s learned from his stops with Oklahoma and Ohio State.

“Patience I feel and trusting the process, I feel like at those two places I was rushing things and I wasn’t patient and didn’t

really let things fall into place,” Grandstaff said, “Then also staying more focused and that’s what I’ve tried to carry over at DePaul.”

After having a year to adjust to the system and get settled, the Blue Demon’s head coach has been pleased with his day to day habits and ability to take these negative moments and help bring his teammates along this season.

“We have a lot of guys that can speak through their experiences and help us from a leadership standpoint,” Leitao said, “Austin primarily through stops at Oklahoma and Ohio State that weren’t positive all the time can speak to those negative circumstances to kind of help bring others along so when there’s a level of frustration things that you don’t understand he can help guys get through that.”

On the court, the sophomore guard has found a role as a knock down shooter off the bench to help a Blue Demons squad that shot just 32 percent from behind the arc a year ago.

Junior guard Eli Cain believes Grandstaff is one of the best shooters in the country and might surprise some people this season.

“One of the best shooters I’ve ever played with, open gym when there is not really a lot of defense you want to have Austin on your team because you’re going to win, so give Austin the ball and let him do his thing,” Cain said.

Although he is a good three pointer shooter, Grandstaff is mindful of not simply settling for threes, but attacking the basket as well, something coach Leitao and the staff have encouraged him to do.

“He likes when I make plays off the dribble too, he always tells me not to settle for threes because of my playmaking ability and my basketball IQ, but he’s definitely comfortable with me shooting threes,” Grandstaff said.

Settled into a new arena and new team, Grandstaff and PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS the Blue Demons both hope to begin a new chapter with a turnaround of the basketball program.

Grandstaff attended Ohio St. and Oklahoma before transferring to DePaul.

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Demons’ guide to

21st Street Express: The food is pretty traditional for stadium food with Demon Dogs, Chicago Dogs, and Bratwurst available.

Demon Dog- $8 Chicago Dog- $8 Sausage- $6.50 Bratwurst- $6.50 Hot Dog- $5.00

DES

Cermack Grill: In the mood for a burger, Cermak Grill offers two different burger options along with tenders and pizza.

South Loop Burger- $8.50 Chedda Burger- $8.50 Chicken Tender Basket- $8.50 Pizza Slice- $6

Motor Row BBQ: Alongside Cermak Grill, fans also have the option of a beef brisket, pulled pork or smoked sausage.

Beef Brisket Sandwich- $11 Pulled Pork Sandwich- $11 Smoked Sausage- $11 ALL COPY BY ANDREW HATERSLEY | DEPAULIA

Wintrust Arena

SIGN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | DEPAULIA

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Students react from the Demon Deck: Arena Atmosphere: Matt Maher: “The team looks a lot better, they are getting into it and I think they’re feeding off the student section, just the atmosphere is a lot better for everyone.”

Maher: “It is a lot better than Allstate Arena, lot more fans here in the student section is pretty nice.”

Senior Joe Laurendi: “It’s amazing here honestly for the first time in a while, actually I feel like almost proud to be a student here there was a sense of pride going around today,” Laurendi said, “This is the most excited I’ve seen the DePaul campus for a basketball game.”

Commuting: Commuting to the game is now simpler than it has been in the past. Students have the option to purchase parking for $23 or take the Red or Green line to the arena.

Laurendi: “It was pretty easy, I would say 30 minutes just on the red line then hop over to the green line so maybe like 30 minutes, not too bad.”

The Demon Deck: Laurendi: “If there is one thing I think if it was down closer to the court and a little more together it would be a much better student section. It’s a little too much distance apart, you can’t see all the students all together like you see in other college arenas.”

Concourse: Sean Leahy: “It’s kind of jammed right here it’s hard to get around with all these people in line, maybe downstairs is different. It would be nice if it was a bit wider.”

Drinks /Beer: 32 oz Fountain Soda- $6.50 21 oz. Fountain Soda- $4.25 Bottled Beverage $4.50 Bottled Water $4.00 16 oz Blue Moon- $8.00 20 oz Coors Light or Miller Lite- $8.00

Misc. Food: Supreme Nachos (Chili, Cheese and Jalapenos)- $7 Nachos (Cheese and Jalapeno Slices)- $5.50 French Fries- $4.50 Freshly Popped Popcorn- $6.50 Pretzel- $6.00 Chili or Cheese Dog- $1.50 Eli’s Cheesecake Dippers- $6.50

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How to replace all the lost talent Garret Neal Asst. Sports Editor

Not enough can be said about the level of success the women’s basketball program has seen under the guidance of head coach Doug Bruno. Last year marked the 22nd consecutive NCAA tournament appearance by the Blue Demons and they added a Big East regular season title, ending the year ranked number 17 after being unranked in the preseason. This year after losing Big East player of the year Brooke Shulte, Big East co-defensive player of the year Jacqui Grant and WNBA draftee Jessica January, the Demons are ranked 25 overall in the preseason polls.

Bruno sees the ranking as a sign of the respect the program has earned after the season of success, but knows each year it must be reinforced.

“Our goal is to be ranked throughout the season as we tackle one of the most difficult nonconference schedules in the PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS country and live up to our ranking on a game-by-game basis,” said Bruno in an DePaul will look to fill the wholes left by Jessica January (top left), Jacqui Grant (bottom left), and Brooke Shulte (right) interview with DePaul Athletics. “That Coleman started in 34 of 35 games The team may miss Grant’s 6-foot-3- freshman. I believe that we all know we is the kind of challenge we embrace at last year and Campbell started 19. Tonita inch size that helped her grab 8.5 rebounds play an important role on this basketball DePaul.”

Allen lead the bench unit with 9.2 points per game and block 57 shots on her way to team and if we all want to achieve the same It initially seems that DePaul would per game and added 18 blocks on her way a Big East co-defensive player of the year goal then leadership is a common goal we have two returning starters after losing to Big East sixth woman of the year. title. It will be hard to make up for the rim need to have.” the three seniors, Bruno says it doesn’t feel Rebekah Dahlman, a graduate transfer protection Grant brought, but Bruno says Dahlman would add that everyone like it. Ashton Millender started the first from Vanderbilt, could be featured in that these are the adjustments you must make brings their own part to the leadership of nine games of last season before being lost role this season. She said she is very as a coach. the team. She said what she brings is her for the remaining 26 with a stress injury. excited to be part of the DePaul program “When you coach college basketball experience. She saw two different coaches Mart’e Greys was expected to have a big and now in her fifth year, she is ready to do you have to just mentally ready yourself at Vanderbilt and now with Bruno she has role before injuring her Achilles tendon whatever the team asks of her. Right now, for every year is a retool, and you’re never seen the game through different lenses. before the season. They will join Amarah the team is asking her to play at their fast going to exactly replicate what you lost,” She said that one of her main goals going Coleman, Kelly Campbell and Tonita Allen pace. She said she’s always wanted to play said Bruno. “So, we’re going to have to into her final season is to pass on what she in the projected starting lineup. fast, but it may take some getting used to. make ourselves a strong defensive team in has learned.

“There’s some really solid component “It’s definitely been hitting me the last different ways.”

“I’ve been playing college basketball parts here,” Bruno said. “Tanita Allen and couple of weeks,” Dahlman said. “I know Outside of putting up numbers on for five years and just to give back (…)

Amarah Coleman both were All-Big East Purdue, we were just running and running the court, losing them might affect the and teach the freshman all the mistakes players for a reason. Having Mart’e Greys and running. And obviously Saint Xavier, leadership. Allen says it’s not one player, I’ve made,” Dahlman said. “I’ve had three and Ashton Millender back, those are two I know I only played 20 minutes, but I was but everyone, that makes up the leadership different head coaches now (...)They’re talented people that would have started for dead tired.” of the team. all very different in their styles, but I’ve us a year ago, but we didn’t have a year ago.

That did not stop her from putting in a “I don’t think we have one leader on learned so much from them and I can’t So that means we really kind of have four game high 22 points off the bench against the team,” Allen said. “I think all of us thank them enough for where I am today.” people back even though on paper it looks the Saint Xavier Cougars. are leaders from the seniors down to the like we only have two people back.”

Women dominate in exhibition match against Saint Xavier Garret Neal

Asst. Sports Editor

Following a thwomping of IU Northwest from DePaul’s men’s team, the women’s team followed suit with a 12877 win over the Saint Xavier Cougars on Nov. 5. After the starters for the Cougars were announced to Star Wars empire theme, DePaul’s starters came running out as red and blue circles flew around the arena floor: Kelly Campbell, Mart’e Greys, Ashton Millender and Tonita Allen made the start. After the game, head coach Doug Bruno said this will probably be the starting lineup for the first game, but nothing is guaranteed.

Early in the game, a DePaul miscommunication on how to cover a screen lead to wide open layup for Saint Xavier’s Brittany Collins. She hit the ball too hard off the backboard, and it rolled out. After grabbing the rebound, DePaul pushed the ball up court to an open Campbell behind the arc on the right wing. She swished the three-pointer to give DePaul the 3-0 lead and officially opened the scoring for women’s basketball in Wintrust Arena.

“Never, when you are coaching a basketball game, does it matter who gets the first basket, but it was really important Xavier didn’t,” Bruno said. “I told them I don’t care which one of you scores the first basket for DePaul, but DePaul has to score the first basket.”

The scoring would be as slow as it would get for the first three minutes, as Xavier broke DePaul’s full court press for an easy two, making it 6-6. DePaul then began forcing turnovers and turning them into easy transition points. DePaul would outscore the Cougars 22-10 for the final seven minutes, ending with a pull-up elbow jumper from Amarah Coleman as the buzzer sounded to give the Demons a 28-16 lead.

“I feel like we just outran them, our pressure kicked in (…) they got tired,” said Rebekah Dahlman, who lead the Blue Demons with 21 points.

The Demons’ pressure forced a whopping 38 turnovers from Xavier, including 27 steals. DePaul would never look back, outscoring Xavier by nine in PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS quarter two and taking a 61-36 lead to halftime. Tanita Allen, last year’s Big Tanita Allen will start this year after coming off the bench every game last season East sixth-woman of the year, has made After the game, despite the large will play six of its home games. He said the jump to the starting line-up. She margin of victory, Bruno noted some he will always enjoy playing in McGrath, took advantage of her minutes against things to work on. As a small team he but now he can have two homecourt the Cougars, amassing 20 points on 7-10 said they always need rebounding to be a advantages rather than one. shooting and 4-7 from three. Always a focal point and that the team chemistry, “The fact that we are playing in two stout defender, she added five steals, tied while present, is still molding with four places, we can look at it as a negative or for second most on the team. Now that players in the rotation that did not play look at it as a positive and we are choosing Jessica January, Jacqui Grant and Brooke last season. Dahlman, who played 20 to look at it as a positive,” Bruno said. “It’s Shulte are gone, Allen was asked if she minutes said she was feeling tired and old a great opportunity for us to showcase thought there was an increased scoring at the end; as a graduate transfer, she is the game of women’s basketball in a great burden on her. old by college standards. location here in the South Loop. And “I feel like it’s more than just me,” Bruno could not end the post-game we will still bring vibrancy on campus in Allen said. “It’s more of a team effort. We press conference without mentioning how McGrath-Phillips Arena.” end up getting each other better.” much he loved Wintrust, where the team

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Women’s Full Court Coverage ROSTER PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS

Kelly Campbell: So, 5’10”, G GP/GS: 34/19 7.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.9 APG

Ashton Millender: Jr, 5’8”, G GP/GS: 9/9 12.8 PPG, 1.7 APG, 2.6 RPG

Amarah Coleman: Sr, 5’11”, G GP/GS: 35/34 11.2 PPG, 1.3 SPG, 3.0 RPG

Tanita Allen: Jr, 5’10”, G GP/GS: 35/0 9.2 PPG, .71 SPG, 5.0 RPG

Mart’e Grays: Jr, 6’2”, F GP/GS: 0/0 Torn achillese-missed season GARRET NEAL | DEPAULIA DESIGN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | DEPAULIA

DePaul Women’s ‘17-18 Schedule Marquette Golden Eagles

Rebekah Dahlman Chante Stonewall GS-G, #11 SO-F, #22

Lauren Prochaska GS-G, #5

DePaul Blue Demons

Villanova Wildcats

Deja Cage SO-G, #31

Claire McMahon SO-F, #33

Vinisha Sherrod FR-G, #3

26-7(16-2)

16-14 (11-7)

Creighton Bluejays

23-7 (16-2)

Georgetown Bulldogs

17-12 (9-9)

Seton Hall

12-19 (4-14)

Dee Bekelja FR-G, #23

St.John’s Red Storm

Rachel McLimore FR-G/F, #14

25-7 (13-5)

20-11(11-7)

Butler Bulldogs

6-25 (2-16)

Providence Friars

12-18 (4-14)

Jolene Daninger FR-G, #15

Doug Bruno 32nd season at DePaul 22 NCAA Tournaments

Xavier Musketeers

LAST SEASON’S TEAM AVERAGES

80.6

Points Per Game

12-18 (4-14)

Conference records in parentheses. Teams listed in order of preseason coaches’ poll.

67.7

Opp. Points Per Game

11/10/17 vs Northern Colorado 7:00 p.m.

11/13/17 vs Oklahoma 7:00 p.m.

11/17/17 vs Delaware State* 6:30 p.m.

11/18/17 vs Mississippi/St. Louis* 4:00 p.m.

11/23/17 vs Florida Gulf Coast 2:30 p.m.

11/24/17 vs Ohio State/Memphis TBA 11/25/17 vs TPD TBA 12/04/17 vs Loyola* 11:00 a.m.

12/08/17 vs Connecticut* 6:00 p.m.

12/13/17 @ Northwestern 7:00 p.m.

12/17/17 @ Notre Dame 12:00 p.m.

12/20/17 vs IUPUI 7:00 p.m.

12/28/17 vs Seton Hall 7:00 p.m.

12/30/17 vs St. John’s 7:00 p.m.

01/04/18 @ Marquette 7:00 p.m.

01/07/18 @ Providence 12:00 p.m.

01/10/18 @ Creighton 7:00 p.m.

01/12/18 vs Xavier* 5:00 p.m.

01/14/18 vs Butler* 3:30 p.m.

01/19/18 @ Villanova 6:00 p.m.

01/21/18 @ Georgetown 1:00 p.m.

01/29/18 vs Marquette 8:00 p.m.

02/02/18 vs Creighton 7:00 p.m.

02/04/18 vs Providence 2:00 p.m.

02/09/18 @ Butler 6:00 p.m.

02/11/18 @ Xavier 1:00 p.m.

02/16/18 vs Georgetown 7:00 p.m.

02/28/18 vs Villanova 2:00 p.m.

02/23/18 @ St. John’s 6:00 p.m.

02/25/18 vs Seton Hall 12:00 p.m.

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 3/03/18-3/06/18 * = At Wintrust Arena

44%

Field Goal Percentage

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Arts & Life

DePaul alumni Chicago rocks Wintrust

PHOTO BY KONRAD MARKOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA

Chicago performing at the new Wintrust Arena on Nov. 9. Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Walter Parazaider of Chicago formed in the 1960's on the Lincoln Park

By Sabrina Miresse Staff Writer

Only a few weeks after Bob Dylan hit the Wintrust Arena stage, the band Chicago gave the crowd a performance including all their best hits. The American rock band performed at the new Wintrust Arena Thursday Nov. 9 as apart of a DePaul University benefit concert.

The all-male group, which started in the late 1960s on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus is one of the world’s most popular bands and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame just last year. There were nine performers on stage, three of whom are DePaul alumni including Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, and Walter Parazaider.

Chicago and DePaul hosted the benefit concert not only to celebrate the opening of the Wintrust Arena but to also help fund DePaul’s School of Music and Athletics Department.

The brand new Blue Demon arena is pristine, and founding member and keyboardist of Chicago, Robert Lamm, agrees. “What a beautiful facility,” the south side native stated after the second song. Lamm moved from Brooklyn to Chicago when he was 15.

“We have been relearning these songs that we wrote and recorded over 40 years ago,” Lamm explained before he promised the crowd that they would hear all the songs they came to the show for; all the greatest hits.

The show was a clear representation of the band's '70s roots. The swanky rockblues songs were being matched with big band flares per usual. There were also colorful, psychedelic images being displayed behind them that added a level of '70s youth to their set. Among these images were swirling flowers and rays of light that moved across the giant screens, always leading back to the display of their logo.

There were many instruments on stage, creating the perfect mixture of woodwind and string melodies. One prominent

PHOTO BY KONRAD MARKOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA

Chicago performed many of their greatest hits, including songs that they wrote and recorded over 40 years ago. woodwind musician on stage being alumni Pankow on the trombone. Pankow performed solos during the set that were matched with cheers and dancing in the half-filled Wintrust Arena.

Pankow was visibly excited to be on the Wintrust stage and in his hometown. He was the most active, moving around and grooving with the music and reminiscing on the old days. At one point, Pankow even addressed the audience asking them to imagine that it was 1970 again. Pankow stated that the band at that time was “bona fide gypsies,” writing songs and living on the road.

Moving forward with the show, the band continuously switched up who was performing vocals and smoothly

transitioned from one song to the next.

This aspect is a clear reminder that practice makes perfect in the music industry, and Chicago has definitely been performing for a long time. The band member’s individual skills provided perfectly timed and tuned instrumentals and fast tempo changes.

It was truly a treat hearing a band perform that is known for altering the traditional sound of rock and roll due to the added horns on stage. Although the music was strong, their performance style was outdated and did take away from the songs.

The displays in the background eventually took a turn when the band began to play in front of couples walking through fields and people spinning in the

sunlight. The set displayed behind Chicago featured flowers and other different forms of color schemes that sometimes distanced the visuals from the music. In addition to the design, the echoic sound quality in the very new Wintrust Arena showed that it was definitely built for basketball games and not live music.

However, the performance was one that meant a lot to the band and the DePaul community. The long-term performing career of Chicago has engrained the rock star lifestyle into them. It’s amazing to see that through the years the band still recognizes DePaul University as a part of their musical roots.

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Gary Oldman surrenders himself to Winston Churchill The British actor is unrecognizable in Joe Wright's biopic "Darkest Hour"

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Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour." Oldman spent 200 hours in makeup to transform into the British Prime Minister. The film opens on Nov. 22.

By Matt Koske Arts & Life Editor

Winston Churchill is a man who has not only been played by many, but written on by many too. The British Prime Minister was quite the busy man in his heyday, but it is the keen attention to detail during the month of May in 1940 that director Joe Wright (“Atonement” and “Pride and Prejudice”) focuses on that is projected loudly.

It’s Gary Oldman (“Dark Knight” trilogy, “Léon: The Professional” and a handful of “Harry Potter” films) that dares to portray one of the most influential figures in history books. But Oldman surrenders himself to this man so greatly large in his own voice (and body, as Oldman looks nothing like his normal self underneath 100 pounds of jowls).

Wright works closely with Anthony McCarten’s script, McCarten previously secured an Oscar nomination for “The Theory of Everything.” Churchill cherished COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES his voice profoundly and McCarten never Gary Oldman (right) and Kristin Scott Thomas in Joe Wright's "Darkest Hour." shies away from a daring speech or an "How do you even have the time to do it Churchill was and I think that could be abrupt shout from the 66-year-old cigar all? You’re asking to step into the shoes of, contaminated by the fact that we remember not only a very iconic character that many other actors playing him," Oldman said. sucking Prime Minister.

After Neville Chamberlain (Ronald actors played before you, but just the man "I avoided all of that and put that to one Pickup) is no longer confidently fit for himself.” side. I went straight to the source material.

“Darkest Hour” very much portrays There’s a ton of pathé footage of Churchill the role, the government overthrows him in search for an individual that can be Churchill as the man he was. We first meet at the front with the soldiers giving various heard in Parliament. It’s 1940, Hitler and Churchill in his bed tucked away with his speeches. I would get lost in a vast sea of his regiment are closing in, the beaches of pajamas while lighting his signature cigar. opinion and speculation on the man.”

Dunkirk have thousands upon thousands A young typist (Lily James) examines Late this summer, Christopher Nolan’s of stranded soldiers waiting for rescue and the future Prime Minister as she tries to “Dunkirk” was a harrowing look at the the clock is ticking. Welcome to your first retrieve a quote from the bellowing man, military operation that took place in days in office, Prime Minister Winston which soon enough, frightens her to the Dunkirk, France during World War II. point of leaving.

Churchill.

These intersecting films complement each In favor of Oldman, the film only took other so greatly that it couldn’t work better The DePaulia sat down with Gary Oldman who embodies Churchill in place for a short period of time. This kind even if they were the same productions.

“Darkest Hour” which opens in theaters of biopic didn’t call for Oldman to show an While Churchill is discussing escape plans aging Churchill. It was a set time frame that for his stranded soldiers, all that can be on Nov. 22.

“He (Churchill) painted 544 paintings, Oldman couldn’t help but appreciate. With imagined is Hans Zimmer’s score and had 16 exhibitions in the Royal Academy, countless books and films on Churchill those horrifying airstrikes. occupied almost every political position and the 50 or so that he wrote himself, “Did you see “Dunkirk”? No one was that there was, flopped parties twice, lead there’s no beginning or end to researching planning it. It’s just the way that these us through arguably the greatest war, just the man. things work out,” Oldman said. “You got “We think we have an idea of who the men in the smoky rooms, discussing remarkable achievements," Oldman said.

all of the politics and trying to work the jigsaw puzzle out, and then you got the other film, “Dunkirk” which is very sparse in dialogue and shows what was going on.

They could go together as a box set.”

Oldman, the 59-year-old actor, is known for his on-screen diversity. He’s acted in film, television and theater. It was the latter that accompanied him in the role; he, along with Wright, learned their own separate process, engraining it into their heads like a theater play. The tone is patient, but escalates only when it needs to. Everyone needed to be patient on set because Oldman had upwards of 200 hours of costume and makeup to transform him into Churchill.

“You have to say this is the next year and a half of my life. I had a really, really bad stomach partly due to dehydration from the costume, nicotine and the hours, really. I did get nicotine poisoning,” Oldman said.

Wright pulls together a great ensemble of actors, all extremely flexible. When there’s such a tightly confined story over a short period of time, it becomes a character piece. Whether it’s King George (Ben Mendelsohn) sharing a lunch with the Prime Minister or Churchill’s wife Clementine (Kristin Scott Thomas) trying to slow his roll, Churchill never lost his wit or ability to string together a strain of words that simply brought everyone together as one.

“I’m not complaining," Oldman said.

"I spent 48 days consecutively in the make up. By the end of it, I carried over half of my body weight in prosthetics. Joe (the director) didn’t even see me for 3 months as Gary. He always met me in the morning as Winston. My average day was about 18 hours. I did a trick on myself. If this man at 65 can take on Hitler, then I can sit in a makeup chair for hours. It was a big mountain to climb. I enjoyed every minute of it.”

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Networks at war

Popularity of military TV shows rise as quality falls

By Lacey Latch Contributing Writer

A montage of bullets flying through the air, military members barking commands, all done through the haze created by the sandy terrain of the Middle East. The scene closes with the narrator loudly announcing, “‘The Brave’ Mondays on NBC.” A quick flip of the channel would offer you a similar preview, but this time focusing on a team of Navy SEALs in “SEAL Team” on CBS. Another channel change could lead you to yet another show, “Valor” on the CW, that focuses on a team of Army helicopter pilots with a mystery surrounding their last mission.

All three of these military shows premiered on broadcast networks in the fall of this year to varying degrees of critical success. These three shows, in addition to History Channel’s “Six” that premiered earlier this year, have solidified the military drama as a trend in American television this year.

DePaul professor Nathan DeWitt, whose specific research area is rooted in Television and Media Studies, offers some insight into why these networks have produced military shows this year.

“Military movies like ‘American Sniper’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ were hits," he said.

"Networks tend to look at what ideas are making other people money and then they do the same type of thing. Last year it was time travel; this year it’s the military."

In network television, shows are put into production nearly two years before they make it to air, which means that this trend of military dramas has been seen as part of the American zeitgeist for at least that long. One could even argue that militarism has been a facet of the American identity for much longer than that.

“Since 9/11, the specter of war is omnipresent in America," DeWitt said.

"Whether it’s the War on Terror, North Korea or Russia, there seems to be a pervasive feeling (that) we are embattled…

I see these shows as reflecting America’s addiction to militarism.”

This is not the first time that the military has been at the forefront of American television. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, military comedies were a staple of the television landscape, allowing the military to find its way into the everyday lives of American viewers.

Professor Alex Thimons earned his master's and doctorate degrees from the Screen Cultures program in Northwestern University's Department of Radio, Television, and Film and now teaches the history of television and radio at DePaul.

When looking at this trend through a historical lens, a show like “M*A*S*H” comes to mind as one of the most successful shows of all time, but often the time in history that a show airs is just as important as the show itself.

“A better comparison [to today’s trend] might be the early 1980s and ‘The A-Team,’" Thimons said. "That show was about Vietnam War veterans wrongly accused of a crime, and working as mercenaries. In the conservative 1980s, during the Reagan administration, this show was seen as an attempt to recuperate the reputation of the American military after the Vietnam War.” Just as that show attempted to skew the general opinion about the military in

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Walter Goggins in History Channel's military show "Six" centered around the Navy SEAL Team Six. a certain direction, the same could be said “It’s what I did for so long that it grand scheme of television history. for this year’s trend in highlighting the intrigues me, and it’s relatable," Chamberlin “With so many scripted shows being most elite members of the armed forces. said. "Talking to regular people and trying made, it's difficult to say that a group of “(This trend) might say something to explain [the military] is hard to do, but them has any particular importance this about what network decision makers think if you see it on TV, it validates it." soon after their premieres," Thimons said. is the American mindset," Thimons said.

At the same time, while any "My impression is that none of these shows "And that seems to be a desire for moral representation might bring with it some are all that successful in the ratings so far." clarity, and clear heroes and villains." validation, the actual content of the According to TV by the Numbers, Although the specific mission of these shows can be misleading to the general “SEAL Team” is performing well for CBS programs is up for debate, the symbiotic population. with about 8.72 million viewers on the relationship between Hollywood and the “If it’s a documentary from National night it airs, making it the network's Pentagon that makes these shows possible Geographic, it’s more beneficial because second highest rated drama this year. is more clear than ever before. they have a learning aspect to it," However, they also report that “The Brave” “The Pentagon and Hollywood have Chamberlin said. "But if it’s the shows and “Valor” are struggling to connect with a long-standing relationship in which on regular channels, it glamorizes it. In a NBC and the CW’s younger audiences the former grants the latter access to way it makes you feel angry because you with the two shows drawing in about six information and state-of-the-art gear know it wouldn’t be like that, it’s kind of million viewers combined. while the latter glamorizes the work of a frustrating.”

One of the largest influences on each soldier, violence and the theater of war,” In addition to that, as DeWitt stated, shows success is the network it’s on, that DeWitt said. military programs are often used as a tool consequently dictates the audience it is Based on that, it becomes clear that to inspire people to enlist in the military. going to reach. shows and movies glamorizing the armed But the misleading nature of the content of “‘SEAL Team’ is a hit for CBS with forces can be used as a tactic to control the these shows complicates that notion. mostly older viewers, while ‘The Brave’ is public perception of the military.

“I think it gives some people a false struggling at NBC because the younger “In my opinion, these shows are a image of what it’s going to be like, and they viewers of that network have less interest huge part of the propaganda machine at don’t realize it until after they enlisted," in the subject matter," DeWitt said. "I don’t the heart of the U.S.’s military industrial said Chamberlin. "With the glamorization, think ‘Valor’ is a good fit for the CW’s complex, seeking to emphasize the glory it looks all great, but they don’t show you audience and I’d be surprised if it lasts of war and minimize its ugliness," DeWitt walking 25 miles up a mountain and stuff longer than one season." said. "They also serve to inspire enrollment like that.”

DePaul sophomore Michala Leber, in the armed forces."

While these shows depict the heroic 19, offers some insight as to why younger However, not only civilians who are actions on the field of duty, they rarely give viewers aren’t tuning in. unfamiliar with the real life trials of military the full picture of the toll war takes on a “It’s a lot easier to watch Netflix in your action are part of the viewing population. soldier, further misleading the public. bed, on your own time and a lot of people Specialist John Chamberlin, a 40-year“If they throw ‘military’ on anything, don’t want to pay for cable,” she said. old veteran from New Jersey, served in they know they’ll get ratings, that’s why Perhaps the ratings performance of the United States Army from 1992-1999 you see all these shows right now," he said. these shows points to this fleeting moment as America faced the end of the Gulf War "They’re just commercializing it which in television. As a result of the networks’ and left to relocate the Turkish refugees really doesn’t do anything for the armed perception of the views and opinions of coming from Iraq. In his eyes, shows and forces. They’re commercializing service the public, only time will tell if these shows movies depicting the military can be both but aren’t looking at the back end of it, for and the heavy militarism they portray good and bad. As a viewer, Chamberlin instance when the veterans get home.” have accomplished their mission or simply is able to relive his experiences and find These military dramas are most missed the mark. some familiarity with the characters and definitely a trend this year on TV but are situations. unlikely to have any lasting impact in the

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Vinyl revival sparks Record Store Day Staff Writer

Corporate holiday, Black Friday, has showed to be no foe to the independent record store scene. Instead, indie scene supporters such as Record Store Day are hopping on the Black Friday band wagon due to the recent vinyl revival.

The vinyl revival refers to the renewed interest and increased sales of vinyl records, or gramophone records, that has been taking place in the Western world since about 2007. Since, vinyl sales are growing at a fast pace.

A main vehicle for pop music since the 1950s, vinyl lost popularity to CDs in the '80s and '90s. Since the 2000s, digital downloads and streaming have been all the rage. Ten years into the vinyl revival today, it’s clear that the millennial generation are streamers as well as collectors.

The growing sales in the recent years have been so dramatic that Sony Music even announced that by March 2018 they will be producing vinyl records in-house for the first time since ceasing production in 1989, according to a press statement released by Sony.

Along with the prevalent interest in vinyl comes the renewed interest in record shops. This interest has come about through the help of the annual worldwide event, Record Store Day. Record Store Day is a yearly event that began in 2007, right as the vinyl revival was gaining speed. Record Store Day is an event where independent record store owners across the country and world celebrate and spread the word about the unique indie record culture. Every year there are exclusive releases that are distributed among these indie shops. But the festivities don’t stop there. Record Store Day includes performances, cookouts, body painting, meet and greets with artists, parades, DJ sets, and more based on location. In Chicago alone, there are 35 listed participating stores.

Record Store Day created a more recent event, Record Store Day Black Friday in 2010, three years after Record Store Day was established. This year on Nov. 24, the Record Store Day Black Friday event will occur for its seventh year. This Black Friday event attempts to redirect the focus of the biggest shopping day of the year to the special things found at local stores.

“We see our Black Friday efforts to promote these places in the face of a shopping frenzy as part of our overall mission to bring record stores to the spotlight,” the press statement said.

Celebrating art is the main goal for this event.

Record store owners in the Chicago area seemingly agree with this Black Friday initiative. The event is reminding music fans about the gift of music around the gift-giving season.

There are five record stores within close proximity to the DePaul campus that are participating in Record Store Day Black Friday: Dave’s Records on Clark Street between Fullerton and Diversey in Lincoln Park, Reckless Records on Broadway Street in Lake View East, The Exchange and Groovin’ High Inc. off of the Belmont Brown Line stop and the Reckless Records in the Loop near Millennium Park.

Reckless Records, one of the most widely known indie record shops in Chicago, is fully participating in Record Store Day Black Friday. The indie shop that opened in 1989 is on board with the Black Friday celebration.

“Record Store Day Black Friday is a good thing because it brings people to the store and hopefully they shop around a bit and don’t just come in for the exclusive

releases,” said Tom Walczyk, floor manager of six years at the Broadway location.

Walczyk states that there’s a diverse group of buyers since the vinyl revival began. For the new, younger crowd, there’s a 10 percent student discount that Reckless offers.

“Records are a neat format. They’re collectible and include a lot of artwork you wouldn’t get through streaming,” Walczyk said.

However, Walczyk brings up his concern about “record flippers.” According to him, record flippers will wait in line for hours during events to get the exclusive releases and then they’ll leave and sell the items online for more. He hopes this won’t be an issue this upcoming Record Store Day Black Friday.

Aside from the issues that may arise with the popularity of vinyl, Reckless Records “brings a community feel because there are a lot of loyal shoppers,” Walczyk said.

The Exchange off of the Belmont stop is also participating in Record Store Day Black Friday even though vinyl is number three when it comes to retail at this media exchange store.

Bernardo Ocegueda, the assistant manager of the store, states that the store is even opening an hour earlier than they usually do for Record Store Day Black Friday.

“I’m happy that Record Store Day is around for vinyl collectors,” Ocegueda said, “Record Store Day gets the artist’s names out there and is good publicity for musicians.”

Ocegueda explains that through his own experience touring with a band, he would recommend buying merch and going to shows because “that’s their main revenue.”

Dave’s Records in Lincoln Park is a true supporter of the vinyl revival. The store has a wide variety of vinyl available and is one indie shop that does not even sell CDs in stores. The sign on the door says it all,“No CDs. Never had ‘em, never will.”

The owner and operator, Dave Crain, has been running Dave’s Records for the past 15 years. Crain states that he ordered as many exclusives as he could off of the Record Store Day Black Friday list and tried to base what he ordered off of what he thinks buyers will want.

“Record Store Day Black Friday isn’t as busy as Record Store Day itself, but anything that brings people in I’m all for,” Crain said. “Before Record Store Day Black Friday, Black Friday wasn’t a big deal for us.

We used to be more of an after-Christmas business, people would save up their money from the holidays and then come in and buy records. Now, there’s more people buying records as gifts.”

This Record Store Day event definitely pumped things up for Dave’s Records and the indie shop scene across the board.

“In the late '80s and '90s, young kids didn’t like to buy records," Crain said. They would walk into record stores and say, ‘Aw, it’s just records’ and walk back out. I’ve also noticed more girls and women coming in and collecting music. I feel like it used to be a more male-dominated thing to collect. It’s good that the pool of people is growing.”

Record Store Day has a list of titles that are being released exclusively for the Black Friday event. The exclusives contain releases from artists such as Fleet Foxes, Tori Amos, Grateful Dead, Run the Jewels, Angel Olsen and many more. The releases range from limited edition EPs, exclusive colored vinyl, live recordings and box sets.

PHOTO BY SABRINA MIRESSE

Dave's Records on Clark Street between Fullterton and Diversey in Lincoln Park.

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The Walking Dead episode 3: "Monsters" recap

By Cailey Gleeson Contributing Writer

“They’re coming for us,” says King Ezekiel (Khary Payton). “And yet I smile.

And yet Carol (Melissa McBride) smiles.”

The refreshing optimism from Ezekiel opens up this week’s installment of “The Walking Dead,” as he and his army quickly gain the upper-hand against their Savior attackers and proceed to their targeted destination. Unfortunately, this aura of positivity and defiance is short-lived—like all things remotely positive in this show— because the rest of the episode is marked by disagreement and death.

Still held at gunpoint by Morales (Juan Gabriel Pareja), Rick (Andrew Lincoln) attempts to appeal to his friendturned-foe by asking about his family— who unfortunately didn’t survive their attempt to make it to Birmingham in the first season. After this emotional appeal doesn’t work, Rick lays out all of the crimes of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and asks Morales if he’s Negan too. Morales unsurprisingly answers “Yeah, I’m Negan,” after explaining that the Saviors saved him—no pun intended.

Yet another account of the Saviors being beacons of hope for individuals struggling to survive in the walker-infested world makes you wonder just how right Rick is in pursuing this war. Yes, Negan has done unspeakable things to these survivors, but these actions were in retaliation against Rick for killing dozens of his own men.

Who’s really the villain here?

Before Morales can say anything else, Daryl (Norman Reedus) appears behind him—crossbow in hand—and executes

him. Rick begins to tell him who he just killed, but Daryl is unphased and tells him the guns they’re looking for aren’t there.

Meanwhile, the attack outside the outpost rages on—with the Saviors quickly losing momentum—as Aaron (Ross Marquand) tends to Eric (Jordan WoodsRobinson) after he was shot in the stomach at the end of the last episode. The tearful lovers say their goodbyes as the wound proves fatal. The tenderness between the duo was heartbreaking yet frustrating, as the show barely touched on their relationship since the introduction of the characters in season five.

Morgan (Lennie James), Jesus (Tom Payne) and Tara (Alanna Masterson) are still at odds concerning what to do with their Savior captors following their successful conquest of an outpost.

Following a walker attack, Morgan is once again tempted to kill Benjamin’s (Logan Miller) murderer and is stopped by Jesus.

Instead of capitulating to his moral compass this time, Morgan attacks him—and loses.

He exclaims that he can’t be a part of it any longer and saunters off.

At the Hilltop, Enid (Katelyn Nacon) spots Gregory (Xander Berkley) in Father Gabriel’s (Seth Gilliam) car. After lying to Maggie (Lauren Cohan) about where he acquired his new whip, Gregory attempts to plead to her sense of mercy and is let back into the community.

Shortly after, Jesus and Tara arrive with their prisoners. Maggie—more willing to let Gregory in than the captured Saviors— eventually agrees to keep them locked up with a constant guard.

Aaron returns to the spot where he said his tearful goodbyes to Eric, but his lover is

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By Evelyn Baker Nation & World Editor

It’s cold, either snowing or raining and DePaul students are (hopefully) confidently wrapping up fall quarter finals and heading into the holiday season. This week’s cheap wine selection should carry you through any occasion whether that is drowning your grade-related sorrows or using your aunt’s annual Thanksgiving dinner to impress your cousins who go to state schools with your high-falutin taste in wine. All of these wines were found at the Lincoln Park Trader Joe’s on Diversey between Clark and Halsted, which is easily accessible from DePaul’s Lincoln Park and Loop campuses via the Brown line.

Terre Magre Sauvignon Blanc from Italy

What’s in it: Sauvignon Blanc Why I picked it: This was another choice based on aesthetics. When there are so many different wines to choose from and the information on the label can only tell you so much, I like to pick the bottle best suited for Pinterest-inspired DIY creations (that will never actually happen.)

My notes: This medium-bodied, hay-colored white wine has predominantly green flavors, which is not uncommon for a sauvignon blanc: green apple, green pear and grass are present. However, unlike higher quality wines of the same varietal that are distinctively bright, the flavors in this wine come off as muted and underdeveloped along with a brief taste of something weird like mustiness or wet forest floor. It’s definitely tastier right out of the refrigerator when it’s most chilled.

Basically: You can definitely do worse than this $6.99 Italian sauvignon blanc, but you could also luck out by another blind pick and do better.

What to drink it with: A Thai or Indian dish with some light spice would go great with this wine. Bring a bottle to Noodles in the Pot on Halsted or Hema’s Kitchen on Clark, but as Trader Joe’s doesn’t keep their wines cold, you’ll have to bring it from home.

ABV: 13%

Trader Joe's Blanc de Blancs from France

What’s in it: Chardonnay Why I picked it: Trader Joe’s has a pretty sizeable selection of sparkling wines ranging from sparkling rose, prosecco and even a sparkling almond flavored wine. I decided to keep my first review in the territory simple, and what could be more simple than a Trader Joe’s name brand French brut?

My notes: As a brut, it’s on the drier side of French sparkling wines, but still has a slight touch of residual sugar that rounds it out. Overall, the wine has a somewhat sour flavor with traces of yeast and floral notes, but there’s also some citrus in there that brightens it up a bit.

Basically: While the flavor isn’t my favorite, it compares better than other popular sparkling wines at the same price point (Andre, for instance.)

What to drink it with: Bubbles can be drunk with almost anything, including on their own. Pop some bottles at a Friendsgiving or top it off with OJ at a BYOB brunch spot like Batter & Berries in DePaul’s own neighborhood.

ABV: 11%

Lazy Bones Cabernet Franc from California

What’s in it: Cabernet Franc Why I picked it: After having already dropped a bottle of red in my basket, I was moving on to look at the sparkling when I made an abrupt halt: there it was, the perfect bottle of wine (aesthetically at least). The label shows a drawing of a naked girl lying in bed and petting a cat. The back of the bottle even says: “the best part of wasting the whole day is that it’s wholly yours to waste.”

Nothing speaks truer.

My notes: This medium-bodied red is tart and immediately dries out your tongue (hello, tannins), but the richness and flavors of ripe red fruit and black pepper round it out nicely. Because of the fruits and spices present, it’s similar to a French malbec (less earthy than its Argentine counterpart) and the alcohol is definitely present.

Basically: It’s a pretty tasty bottle of something a little different than the usual go-to single varietals like pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon. An ideal wine to hibernate with this winter.

What to drink it with: Cab francs go well with somewhat heavier dishes. Pour a glass to drink with the cold-weather staple, lentil soup, while cocooned in your warmest, fuzziest blanket.

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Given that students are given an Amazon Prime membership, often these movies and shows are overlooked and get drowned out by Netflix. Check out these with your free Prime membership on the Amazon streaming service.

The 10-episode Amazon Original "Sneaky Pete" recently released its first season on the streaming service. "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston cocreates the series with David Shore, a producer from "House" and "Law & Order."

Last year, Viggo Mortensen was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Matt Ross' "Captain Fantastic." If he wasn't nominated, this little gem would have severely went unseen. As it slipped slightly through the eyes of average film goers, those who did see it immensely enjoyed the film.

"Captain Fantastic" plays a friendly jab at the superhero franchise being Marvel and DC, as Mortensen is a father, in a superhero-like way, that raises his children deep off the grid in the wilderness. Vigorous reading schedules, extensive workouts and lessons are required for his children to survive, prosperously, away from any civilization. That is, until they are abruptly informed about the passing of their mother. The tightly-nit family must seek out their mother's funeral that is guarded by her lucrative parents that simply do not accept their way of living - and possibly why she passed away in the first place.

Giovanni Ribisi stars as Marius, a ex-criminal recently released from prison. Once out, his ambiguous ties to his dark past resurface and he must avoid a group of vicious gangsters that are still demanding money.

Marius' cell mate, Pete, has a daring resemblance to Marius. Marius is released and while on the run, he covers up by assuming the identity of his still-sentenced mate, Pete. The new Pete visits the real Pete's family and is dragged into the family's bail bond business. Essentially, he's a criminal taking down other criminals with the family's eldest daughter, Julia (Marin Ireland). It doesn't take long for us to be introduced to Cranston's character, Vince, who leads the pack of gangsters. The series takes a little patience to really get going, but Cranston's eye for thrilling entertainment doesn't go anywhere after his extremely successful run as Heisenberg.

It's definitely a drama, but it has feel-good themes that are supplemented with a beautiful sound track and some of the best child actors in recent film.

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Season two is slated for 2018, so you have some time to through the first season. It's not a binge-worthy show, but it works in its own way that will definitely keep you for an episode here and there.

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In theaters and upcoming film releases Nov. 10 “Lady Bird” The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year that goes by the name Lady Bird.

Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush, Kathryn

Nov. 10 “Last Flag Flying” 30 years after serving in Vietnam, a former veteran re-unites with his old buddies to bury one of their sons.

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell

Nov. 17 "Mudbound” Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism.

Stars: Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke

Nov. 17 “The Star” A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas.

Stars: Steven Yeun, Kristin Chenoweth, Zachary Levi

Nov. 17 “Justice League” Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.

Nov. 17 "Roman J. Israel, Exq." Roman Israel is a driven, idealistic defense attorney who finds himself in a crisis that leads to extreme action.

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By Matt Koske Arts & Life Editor

The basement of U-Hall has provided me with many late weekend nights. As my final issue draws to a close, it's my pleasure to offer one last DeJamz.

It's been a busy, but somber last week in the office. Rightfully so, I've been seeking out tunes that resemble the tone I've felt here in this window-less pit of a campus dormitory. I moved out of U-Hall four years ago, hoping that I'd never be back, but I'm actually leaving this time for good.

1. "Light Upon the Lake" (Demos) - Whitney I'm coming full circle here, I wrote about "Light Upon the Lake" in the first issue this year.

Although the Chicago band released the demos of "Light Upon the Lake" which includes a beautiful song (that they never, ever play live, no matter how loud you scream at them to do so) "You and Me." Their show at the Metro last week put an end to their debut album. Sometime next year, their sophomore album will hopefully be released.

It's sure time.

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2."Hotel California" - Eagles Just throwing this out there: "Hotel California" is one of the best albums ever. Not that I think I wasted time at the DePaulia, but Wasted Time hits in the feels while spending numerous busy hours in the office. Then of course, The Last Resort ends the album with a heart sucking punch. Forming in Los Angeles in 1971, it's unbelievable how this widely accepted this album its. It'll never go away, it's simply timeless. Shout out to my father for passing this album along to me.

Across 1. Surname of two presidents 2. Kind of battery, familiarly 11. Car-grille covering 14. Flower or color 15. Battery pole 16. A floor vote 17. How some win 19. Car speed (abbr.)

20. Noah’s count 21. Bobby of rink fame 22. Rock that’s worth something 23. Ideally 26. Type of restaurant 28. “___ who?”

29. Altar vow 32. Check out groceries 33. ___qua non 34. Dividing point in a road 36. Dusting powders 39. “__ before beauty” 40. How some make singles’ bar pickups?

42. Promissory note, of sort 43. Former Portuguese territory in China

3. "Harmless Melodies" Yellow Days I came across Yellow Days only a few weeks ago. Ever since, it's been pretty non-stop.

The song A Little While on "Harmless Melodies" reminds me of the title sequence to "Big Little Lies" but that's an obscure reference. Nonetheless, Yellow Days is on a quick rise, just having released his next album "Is Everything Okay in Your World?" after his 2016 release of "Harmless Melodies." He's got a unique voice but be sure to check him out, it's some feel-good stuff.

45. Eye provocatively 46. Avidly eager 47. Commits a faux pas 49. Festive neckwear 50. Emmy winner Perlman 51. Poison in classic mysteries 54. Small wheel 56. Starts of many park signs 57. Blood system letters 58. Curly cabbage 59. Word before “chi” or after “mai” 60. How some become popular 65. How some become popular 66. Treeless plain below the equator 67. Something to fight for 68. Pig’s place 69. County of England 70. Fall in winter Down 1. Priest’s robe 2. Home improvement letters

4. "Sunken" - Twin Peaks Ending with yet another Chicago band, Twin Peaks, the Elmhurst born garage rock band, has given me life down in this basement. "Sunken" comes from the band's high school days, but please don't let that stop you. The song Fast Eddie is a banger and it will lead nicely into the perfect trifecta that ends the album, Irene into Boomers into Ocean Blue. If it wasn't for Chicago music, I don't know how I'd get through this quarter. I had to end on a high note, because, well, this is DeJamz.

3. “King” or “carte” lead-in 4. Like Hammett’s falcon 5. Flat bottomed boats 6. Inferior horses 7. Write-__ (some nominees) 8. Pacific salmon varieties 9. Anagram for “soared” 10. Takes away from 11. How some have romantic dinners 12. Copy, briefly 13. Expressed wonder verbally 18. Send word 23. Black tea from India 24. North American evergreen forest 25. Why some do what they do 27. Air traffic control agency 30. Toy person 31. Bay window 35. Bouncer’s joint?

37. Aborigine’s call

38. Cotton candy, essentially 40. Conbustible 41. Jong, Kane and others 44. “Roses__red” 46. Arms depot 48. Female fortunetellers 51. Makes the pot grow 52. Cook over an open fire 53. Drug-yielding plants 55. Actors Guinness and Baldwin 58. Fort with many bars 61. Word before “Happy New Year!”

62. “Peggy __ Got Married” (movie) 63. Function 64. Having everything one needs

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Clemente Award honors Rizzo for charity work

By Andrew Hattersley Asst. Sports Editor

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is a three-time All-Star and a World Series Champion, but one of his most prestigious accomplishments came late last month when he was named the recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award for 2017.

For all the work he has done for his foundation in a short amount of time, Cubs beat writer for MLB.com Carrie Muskat was happy to see the foundation recognized for their efforts.

“This award is really important to them because this is the top award in terms of honoring and recognizing a player’s humanitarian efforts,” Muskat said. “Anthony has been doing this now since 2012 this foundation and to have it recognized in this way is really a great accomplishment for him and his foundation.”

The award was founded in 1971 as the Commissioners Award, and in 1973 was renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente who died in 1972 in a plane crash in Puerto Rico during a mission to assist victims in Nicaragua.

The Roberto Clemente Award was founded to recognize a player who best represents the game of baseball through sportsmanship, community involvement and positive contributions both on and off the field.

The Rizzo Foundation, founded in 2012, was organized to benefit cancer research and families fighting the disease.

Rizzo was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2008. Through six months of chemotherapy, Rizzo was given the news he was in remission in September of that year and fully cleared in early November.

“I think Anthony has told this story many times where he remembered how his family reacted when he received the news that he had cancer and how he felt it was harder on the family than it was on him, so he’s always looked out for the families,” Muskat said.

As part of the award, Rizzo received $25,000 that he donated to Puerto Rico hurricane relief efforts.

“I thought it was a tremendous symbolic gesture on the part of Rizzo to make that it was well done, it was wellthought-out,” Muskat said. “I’m told the

Anthony Rizzo's and his charity, The Rizzo Foundation, was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award.

Clemente family was really appreciative that they did something like that.”

DePaul student Andrew Garcia was also pleased to see the money donated to Puerto Rico, and noted once again this sort of gesture speaks to Rizzo's character and is something everyone can learn from.

“I think that speaks even more to his character that if he sees someone in need, that’s the kind of thing this world needs,” Garcia said. “If they see something, they do something, and in this case he not only sees sick patients in a hospital but people devastated by a hurricane.”

Rizzo was named as the Cubs finalist for the award for three straight years between 2013 and 2015, a top-three finalist in 2016, before being recognized after this season for his work with with hospitals in the area.

“It’s nice to see Anthony recognized,” Muskat said. “Usually this Clemente award goes to a player who might be older so like a Curtis Granderson, or somebody that is a little more established, and been doing charitable work for a longer period of time.

Anthony is only 28 for him to receive the award now is kind of special.”

Muskat also sees similarities between the charitable nature of Rizzo and stories that have been told about Clemente’s same charitable nature.

“I think both Anthony and Clemente they have big hearts, and they want to give back, and they want to do more,” Muskat said.

Garcia also thought it was a neat synergy to see Rizzo helping out an area that Clemente himself spent a lot of time helping those who needed it.

“Even though he’s not from that area, but he’s still aware and conscious and sees something that needs to be done,” Garcia said. “Just like Roberto Clemente, if you have the power to help and you have the resources to help, you ought to help somebody.”

Recently, Rizzo also received the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award for his on-field performance and contributions in the community.

“To get both of those at the same

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time really shows his dedication to what he’s done with his foundation ever since he founded it,” Garcia said. “He really puts it out there he has a lot of social media accounts that he uses to promote them and what they are trying to do, I think it shows even in the middle of a baseball season throughout 162 games, the fact he remains really dedicated to it.”

Since 2013, Rizzo has been DePaul student’s Andrew Summers favorite player in large part because of not only his leadership qualities but also what he has been able to do off the field.

“I think it’s really cool to see athletes use their platform off the field to help,” Summers said. “He’s just a leader for the team. He’s just the one person who’s been the constant over the last couple of years and he’s really come into his own leading the players on and off the field.”

The Rizzo Foundation is scheduled to host the sixth Annual Walk Off for Cancer on Dec. 3 with all proceeds going towards cancer research.

Wintrust to host some NBA All-Star events

By Paul Steeno Staff Writer

Wintrust Arena will host the Celebrity and Rising Stars games when Chicago hosts NBA All-Star weekend in 2020 Chicago Sports Commission Executive Director Kara Bachman announced at a press conference at the United Center on Friday afternoon.

“We do have some planning to do, but it will set the stage for an incredible visitor and fan experience come 2020,” Bachman said. “The United Center will of course host the game, the primary event. But we are very fortunate that we have the brand new Wintrust Arena and of course our very celebrated and iconic Navy Pier which will host a number of the events throughout the days.”

NBA commissioner Adam Silver,

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Bulls President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Reinsdorf, Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. of the 27th ward, and Bachman all spoke at the press conference.

This is the third time that Chicago will host an NBA All-Star game, and the first time since 1988 when Chicago hosted the event at the old Chicago Stadium. That year, Chicago icon Michael Jordan beat Dominique Wilkins in a memorable dunk contest and then dropped 40 points in the All-Star game to help guide the Eastern Conference team to a 138-133 victory and earn MVP honors for his performance.

Chicago also hosted the All-Star game in 1973.

“I have to say one more thing about our venues, that it’s become more and more

such a key component when we are seeking new business,” Bachman said. “So, we are very fortunate to have these world-class venues that are really our primary selling point with clients coming in.”

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf wasn’t keen about hosting an All-Star game when broached about the topic in 2012.

“They’d have to force me to take the All-Star game,” Reinsdorf said. “They take over the building. Your season-ticket holders have to be in a lottery to see if they get tickets. Then they don’t get a good ticket. No good can come out of it. All it can do is upset your fans" Although he acknowledged that AllStar games do infringe on season ticket holders because the NBA takes all but one or two thousand of the available tickets, Reinsdorf ’s son Michael Reinsdorf said his son Joey and Emanuel eventually

convinced Jerry otherwise.

“We look forward to welcoming the world to the most American of America’s cities, Chicago,” Emanuel said. “Our goal is that in 2021 the NBA is planning on when next to come back to Chicago as soon as possible.”

The 10,000-seat Wintrust Arena near McCormick Place in the South Loop cost $173 million and took just under two years to build. It opened on Oct. 14. The DePaul Blue Demon men’s basketball team will play all their home games at the arena, while the women’s team will play eight home games there. The Chicago Sky of the WNBA will also play their home games at Wintrust starting in 2018.

The DePaul Blue Demon men’s team played their first-ever regular season game at Wintrust Arena on Saturday when they hosted No. 14 Notre Dame.

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Women's basketball stunned in opener

By Garret Neal Asst. Sports Editor

On the day that happened to be the first snowfall of the year, the women’s basketball team tipped-off their season with a matchup against the University of Northern Colorado Bears who defeated the Demons 94-88. The starters announced to the crowd at McGrath-Phillips Arena matched the starters brought out in the exhibition against Saint Xavier: Ashton Millender, Amarah Coleman, Mart’e Greys, Kelly Campbell and Tanita Allen.

DePaul won the tip and pushed up court to Greys who took a three 14 seconds into the game. The shot was off, but Coleman grabbed the offensive board, missed a shot of her own then got the third one to go to open the scoring in the Blue Demons' favor.

The first quarter would go back and forth, featuring five lead changes through the first five minutes. With one minute and 45 seconds left in the first quarter, Tanita Allen hit a free-throw to complete a four-point play after banking in a pull up three, putting DePaul up 18-14. Northern Colorado would get the last bucket of the quarter, with Bridget Hintz getting three points the old-fashioned way, to go into the second frame down just one.

Rebekah Dahlman opened quarter two with a pair of layups, Kelly Campbell would then finish an ‘and one’ to put DePaul up 25-17 two minutes into the quarter. DePaul’s early run would end with fouls and turnovers that continued to interrupt DePaul’s offense through much of the game. DePaul would rack up nine fouls in the quarter and had four players foul out by the end of the game.

“We just have to play clean,” Coleman said. “We can’t be worried about how the refs are calling the game, we just have to play our game and take it from there.”

The Bears would crawl back, gaining the lead with four minutes left, stretching it to 38-32 with two free throws from UNC’s Samantha Scott. UNC carried that lead through the next three minutes until backto-back threes from Ashton Millender and Kelly Campbell gave DePaul the 43-41 lead at the half.

Going into the third quarter, Scott caught fire for the Bears. Scott opened the quarter with a three two minutes in to give UNC the lead momentary. At 5:19, she would hit another three and got a threepoint play shortly after to put the Bears up

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Junior forward Mart'e Greys scored 12 points and corralled six rebounds and steal.

59-49. Two free throws would be added to cap off an 11-0 before Coleman hit some free throws for DePaul. Scott would have 27 points through three quarters with UNC leading 61-49.

Three minutes into the final frame, DePaul took a blow when graduate transfer Rebekah Dahlman went down with an injury after a foul from UNC’s Savanah Smith. Dahlman would be escorted off the court and did not return to the game.

DePaul did not lose fight and began double-teaming off every pass, forcing eight turnovers in the quarter.

The Demons' converted on some of these and pulled back to within three when Ashton Millender canned one from outside with two minutes and 30 seconds left, 77-80.

UNC clung on to the lead, but with oneminute left Mart’e Grays got an open look to make it a one-point game, but the threepoint shot came up empty. DePaul would foul to extend the game but would never complete the comeback.

Scott set the game high for points with 35, her career high. She shot 9-13 overall and added 13-13 from the stripe. Allen would finish with the high for DePaul with 17 on 6-9 shooting. After the game, Allen said that the best thing to take away from the game was everything they had to work on.

“The take away from the game is that

there is always room for improvement,” Allen said. “Right now, we are in a place where we need to practice our offense and our defense, how to stay clean and how to execute a play together.”

Head coach Doug Bruno saw the flaws in the game but took much of it on himself, saying he still needs to figure out how to best utilize his players.

“The job (UNC) did defensively was a good job, although I don’t know that we

were in a very sharp place offensively all night,” Bruno said. “They outplayed us when we were on offense and they were on defense. A big part of that is still me figuring out this basketball team and I think I’ve still got a lot of working figuring out how we are going to best score.”

DePaul will look to get their first win when they play the no. 22 Oklahoma Sooners on Monday in McGrath-Phillips Arena.

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Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey said he was impressed by Gage and “Strus just had a bad night,” but expects him to be a force throughout the season. “(Gage) gave Matt Ferrell a tough time until about the last ten minutes of the game,” Brey said. “I think he’s a really good young guard and he’s only going to get better.”

DePaul narrowed the margin to one, but the team's inexperience put a quick stop to momentum.

Strus continued to be active but unsuccessful for most of the his night, which was highlighted by two missed allyoop dunks. The first of which came on a breakaway off of a block from Gage, who tossed the ball up to Strus, who smashed the ball violently into the back of the rim for no score.

“I thought we came out strong, but slacked in the second half,” Gage said after the game.

Strus ended his Division 1 debut going 3-13 from the field(3-12 from behind the arc) for 11 points, adding five rebound, two assists and a block.

“That play was a microcosm of a mentality that we had all night,” Leitao said. “We were this much off in our understanding in our belief in each other.”

Notre Dame took their next possession down the court and capitalized

with a three-pointer from Temple Gibbs, who led the Irish with 21 points on the game. Then, no more than a minute after Strus’s blow dunk, he missed another, this time on an ally oop pass from the baseline on the inbound.

The Irish took the rebound and converted another three-pointer, this time from Matt Ferrell, who went 5-9 from three-point land (5-11 FG) for 15 points on the game.

Cain started to take control in the second half, adding ten to his four first-half points, but he couldn’t lift his team past a veteran and disciplined Notre Dame. The sophomore finished the day with 14 points, five rebounds and a team-high three assists.

From that point on the Irish continued to prove themselves as one of the top teams in the nation and let the Blue Demons make their own mistakes by forcing shots as time ticked off the clock.

"I think an older group that has won together (in the past) kind of showed up for us in the last ten minutes of the game" Brey said.

The game ended with a commanding victory for the Irish, but the night's story line goes beyond basketball.

Wintrust was the real show — the multi-million dollar and mulit-institutional project that took over four years of planning and execution to complete.

"You can go as far back as anyone can possibly remember and DePaul has had its place in this city basketball wise," Leitao said. "We made this commitment on all fronts (...) so we could give ourselves the best chance to get back to that place."

Leitao recognized DePaul's Athletic

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Sophomore point guard Devin Gage made his first college start Saturday.

Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto in his post game comments, giving her credit for getting the project off the groud and pushing it along to completion.

Notre Dame's head coach responded enthusiastically to questions about the atmosphere in the arena.

"It was a great atmosphere," Brey said.

"This is a beautiful facitilty — probably 20

years overdue (...) but this is what DePaul needs."

Brey says coaches traditionally don't like to open the season on the road and challenge themselves, but this was a different situation.

"It's bigger than that," Brey said.

"DePaul and Notre Dame go way back and DePaul has a real feel-good vibe right now."

Campbell takes official visit, DePaul signs two recruits

By Paul Steeno Staff Writer

With Lincoln Park Zoo planning to relocate their tigers, the tiger population in Chicago could soon be zero.

But will the Tyger population in Chicago increase by one after this weekend?

Former DePaul Blue Demon commit Tyger Campbell was in town this weekend on an official visit, attending the Blue Demon’s 72-58 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first-ever regularseason game at Wintrust Arena.

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Tyger has taken official visits to Purdue and DePaul this year.

He sat in a section behind DePaul’s bench with some of his current La Lumiere School teammates and made an appearance on the “hug cam” with his mother. At one point, a lone fan in the student section even began a “We Want Tyger” chant, although his efforts to enlist the help of his

teammates were futile.

The 6-foot point guard originally from Des Moines, Iowa is a four-star recruit that ESPN.com rated as the 72nd-best prospect in the class of 2018.

He has three former high school teammates on DePaul’s current roster, Brandon Cyrus, Pantelis Xidias, and James Anderson. His head coach at La Lumiere Shane Heirman is now an assistant coach for the Blue Demons. He also played on the AAU circuit for the Spiece Indy Heat with current Blue Demon freshmen Jaylen Butz and Justin Roberts.

After verbally committing to DePaul last spring, Campbell reopened his recruitment on Sept. 1.

“First off, I would like to thank DePaul University and the city of Chicago for their show of love and belief in me,” Campbell wrote in a screenshotted message that he posted on Twitter on Sept. 1. “After great consideration and with the full support of my family, I have decided to open my college recruitment effective September 1st.

I am thankful to all the coaches, colleges, friends, and family that have stood by me during this journey. I am ready to embark fully into this process and make a well informed decision on where I will attend college.”

Campbell attended the Blue Demon’s open practice at Wintrust Arena on Oct. 14, but was coy when asked what schools are on his radar for the second round of his recruitment. He also took an official visit to Purdue on Oct. 21.

He’s received offers from Michigan State, Illinois, Tennessee, and Alabama among other schools, but Purdue and DePaul are widely regarded as the most likely destinations for the prized recruit.

The early signing period for high schoolers to ink a national letter of intent to the school of their choice ends on Nov. 15.

Other DPU Recruiting News:

Two recruits, both of whom had already verbally committed to DePaul, signed national letters of intent today officializing their commitment to play for the DePaul basketball team next season.

Cedarburg, Wis. shooting guard John Diener verbally committed to the Blue Demons in May of 2016 and made this verbal commitment official by signing his national letter of intent on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-3-inch guard is a three-star recruit according to 24/7 Sports and considered offers from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before ultimately picking DePaul.

In his junior season of high school, Diener broke the all-time career scoring record at Cedarburg High School with 1,529 points. He averaged 21.6 points per game during that regular season.

Ukrainian-born power forward George Maslennikov also signed with the Blue Demons on Wednesday. The two-star recruit announced his decision to become a Blue Demon in a screenshotted message on his Twitter account on Oct. 9.

“First of all I want to thank my family that gave me a chance to play basketball in U.S. and supporting my every year since I was born,” wrote Maslennikov on Twitter. “I want to thank all of my high school coaches that helped me to get better through all of these years, especially I want to thank Coach G that helped me to come here and become a better player and a person. Going to my senior year God blessed me by giving me opportunity to earn offers from certain colleges and gave me a chance to decide where I want to go.

I want to thank everyone who supported and still supporting me. I want to thank every coach who recruited me and came to watch my games/workouts. And last but not least I want to thank my teammates

who were like my second family all of those years. I made my decision and I’m happy to announce my commitment to DePaul University.”

The 6-foot-9-inch power forward played for the Atlanta Express which is an Under Armour sponsored travel team based in Atlanta. He goes to school at Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta and helped the school capture its first state championship in basketball in March.

Both Diener and Maslennikov are on scholarship for DePaul.

Former commit Tyger Campbell was in town this weekend on an official visit.

The four-star point guard from La Lumiere High School in Indiana has three former high school teammates on DePaul’s current roster in Brandon Cyrus, Pantelis Xidias, and James Anderson. Former La Lumiere assistant coach Shane Heirman is also now an assistant coach for the Blue Demons.

Campbell also played AAU ball with the Spiece Indy Heat with current DePaul freshmen Jaylen Butz and Justin Roberts.

After verbally committing to DePaul last spring, Campbell reopened his recruitment on Sept. 1. Since then, he has taken an official visit to Purdue.

DePaul will have to remain in suspense as four-star born big man Bryan Penn-Johnson continues to mull his college decision. According to Rivals. com writer Eric Bossi, the Las Vegas born Penn-Johnson won’t make a college decision during the early signing period as he continues to decide between DePaul, University of Washington, and University of California, Los Angeles. Penn-Johnson made an official visit to DePaul on Oct. 14 on the same day of the open practice and intersquad scrimmage.

Wednesday marked the beginning of the early signing period for college basketball recruits. This period ends on Nov. 15.

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A New Era

DePaul men’s basketball dropped their first ever home opener at Wintrust Arena to No. 14 Notre Dame, but a near-sellout crowd of 10,194, a packed student section and a “feel-good vibe” made the Wintrust debut more than just another Blue Demon basketball game.

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“This is how we envisioned it.”

That’s how DePaul’s head coach David Leitao described the atmosphere at Wintrust Arena on the most anticipated opening night in the history of Blue Demon basketball.

The game itself, however, did not conform to Leitao’s vision.

In front of a packed student section and a near sellout crowd of 10,194, DePaul’s men’s basketball team fell 72-58 to No. 14 Notre Dame in one of the toughest matchups slated for the Blue Demons this year.

“To begin a new season and play in this arena that represents a new era is an amazing challenge,” Leitao said. “One of the reasons you play Notre Dame as opposed to somebody you think you can beat is because you want to give your fan base and those interested an opportunity you see who you are and who you can be.”

Leitao says he was disappointed with the outcome of the game considering how many people dedicated countless hours to building Wintrust Arena and hoped to give those people an opportunity to see a victory.

The story on the court was poor shooting from DePaul. The Blue Demons

failed to reach 30 percent from the field in the first half, blowing a number of high percentage looks from under the basket.

As the preseason hype predicted, DePaul seemed eager to get the ball in the hands of Max Strus, who took all of his first-half shots from behind the arc, going 1-7 from the field and 2-3 at the foul line.

DePaul’s deficit grew to 8 points as

they neared the midpoint of the first half, but battled back to even the score at 22 with under five minutes to play.

Winturst saw its loudest moment in response to a Eli Cain to Tre’Darius McCallum ally-oop dunk with 8:22 to play in the first half as the crowd — particularly the student section — erupted, pushing the momentum in favor of the home team.

“[We learned that] nobody is going to take us lightly,” McCallum said. “Everybody is going to give us their best shot even though we didn’t do so well last year.”

The Blue Demons ended the first 20 minutes trailing 29-25, led by McCallum and Devin Gage with eight-points-apiece.

Wintrust saw 10,194 fans on opening day, which included a full student section — a rare sight in recent years.

See GAME DAY, page 27

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