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In the presence of an active shooter, your instincts may be your only line of defense. Some students and faculty say DePaul isn’t doing enough to stay safe.

By Brian Pearlman, Brittney Bray, Mikel Vrooman Arroniz & Stephanie Nguyen

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Nation & World Editor & Contributing Writers

ince the mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida one year ago, schools across the country have been staging drills and training students, faculty and staff to prepare for such rare, but deadly events. Fifty-two of the nation’s mass shootings since 2000 have taken place at schools, including college campuses. And at DePaul, some are wondering if a written plan, doorstops and Powerpoint presentations are enough to prepare for an emergency or active shooter incident.

In the “active shooter” section of DePaul’s emergency plan website, a familiar series of recommended actions are laid out for students and faculty to follow: run, hide, fight.

This advice recommends running from the threat, if it’s safe to do so; hiding in place if a path of escape is not available; and fighting as a last resort, which involves throwing items like “chairs, fire extinguishers, coffee mugs, etc.” to incapacitate the attacker. A video on DePaul’s website produced by the Center for Personal Protection and Safety, which is not mandatory for students or faculty to view, further illustrates this strategy.

Metal doorstops are also available for faculty to use in various classrooms. In the event of an active

shooter or lockdown situation, in which the school campus is made to be one large “safe room,” the metal wedges, or locking handles, are to be inserted into metal slots in the floor and door. When in place, the door is unable to be opened from the outside.

Before any of this, though, DePaul’s guidelines tell students and staff to call 9-1-1 — not the university’s own Public Safety office.

That call, the website says, should be made second, perhaps because DePaul’s security staff members don’t carry guns or hold police arrest powers.

DePaul’s public safety officers are not sworn, armed officers. The Public Safety Office is staffed with some 75 full-time officers along with some part-time officers, according to Public Safety Director Robert Wachowski. He says that in the event of an emergency or active shooter situation, their role is to work with local law enforcement and first responders.

“Public Safety officers know the campus, the buildings, faculty and staff,” he said via email. “If there is an emergency on campus, or a crime, they work with first responders — whether CPD or the fire department or federal officers — to gain access into buildings See SAFETY, page 6

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A ‘loss to the DePaul community:’ Lincoln Park mourns Kelly’s Pub owner’s death

By Emma Oxnevad Assistant News Editor

DePaul students and the larger Lincoln Park community are mourning the loss of neighborhood icon John P. Kelly.

Kelly, the owner of Kelly’s Pub, died of esophageal cancer on Feb. 14 at the age of 82. Kelly is survived by his wife Polly, children Kevin and Megan, siblings William, Dennis, Mary, Frances and Kathleen, as well as four grandchildren.

Kelly is preceded in death by his son John.

Kelly’s Pub at 949 W. Webster Ave. opened in Lincoln Park in 1933 following prohibition being repealed and is one of Chicago’s oldest family-owned pubs, according to the pub’s website. The pub is a staple of Lincoln Park, and was even featured in the 1986 film “About Last Night,” starring Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Jim Belushi.

John P. Kelly was a Chicago native, having attended DePaul schools throughout his education.

“He grew up here,” said Megan Kelly, manager of the pub and John P. Kelly’s daughter. “He went to DePaul for grade school, high school, college, and one year of law school.”

Megan stated that her father’s outgoing and friendly personality made him very well-known within the community.

“He certainly was a personality,” Megan said. “Everyone knows him, he’s known all over the place. He got around, too.”

Patrons of the bar stated that Kelly’s warm, welcoming nature was palpable even to those who did not know him well.

“I never had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kelly one on one but he was almost always there when I am around. He and Mrs. Kelly would always come in

through the back and park at their same familial nature of the pub, stating that it spot at the end of the bar,” said Brigid contributes to a welcoming environment.

Creamer, a DePaul senior. “They are “Every time I walk in there with both such friendly and loving people my friends it feels like home. I know who truly appreciated seeing their bar that’s so cheesy, but we say it all the full of smiling faces. Losing Mr. Kelly is time. I’ve made some of my absolute a true loss to the DePaul community.” favorite memories there,” said Ally Kelly’s has been family-owned since Sledz, a DePaul senior. “I’ve spent a lot its inception, with John P. Kelly taking of my time during college at Kelly’s and ownership of the bar following the have become friends with some of the death of his father Frank Kelly in 1957. people who work there. There’s nothing According to Megan Kelly, her father like walking into Kelly’s and seeing the took great pride in the bar’s roots in people you know and love.” family.

Kelly additionally served as a The familial ideology is reflected firefighter, balancing his obligations at even in the pub’s the bar during his decor, with pictures off time. lining the walls.

“Fireman work “I think [being 24 [hours] on, 48 family owned] [hours] off,” Megan makes it a bit said. “Almost every unique because fireman has another there’s just not that career that they do, many left,” Megan and this was his said. “It hasn’t other career.” really changed Kelly’s Pub is much in the last 30 often considered years.” a quintessential “The family DePaul bar, photos lining the being located walls make it seem approximately a as if I were apart block away from PHOTO COURTESTY OF KELLY’S PUB DePaul’s of the family and Lincoln John P. Kelly. this was my living Park campus. room. In fact, it is “It’s a 90-year a running joke that one day I am going relationship with DePaul students. to put my own photo up on that wall,” They’re always customers and even when Creamer said. “But even more than just they’re alumni, they come back to visit the photos, it’s the bond that Kelly’s too,” Megan said. “Its college memories, creates for so many people. Regardless of everyone has them. You’re here with when I go in there, I am likely to see at your friends, you kind of coming of age least one familiar face.” with your friends and it’s good memories The pub was undoubtedly a staple and you come back to revisit them.” of both John P. Kelly’s professional and This theory is represented within personal life. He met his wife Polly at current DePaul students, with many Kelly’s Pub in 1962, and the two were revisiting the pub to remember good married the following year, according to experiences made there. the bar’s website, “I owe so much to Kelly’s because Customers similarly value the that is where I met the majority of my

friend group. In fact, I met most of those people during my very first week of college. It is the place where my friend group’s bonds began and continued to grow,” Creamer said. “Regardless of how our days or weeks were, going Kelly’s was, and still is, a spot we can count on to be there for us. Long stressful days can always be put at ease by the familiar faces smiling at us from behind the bar, the slightly sticky tables and the minor smell of beer wafting through the air. For most, this may not seem appealing, but for us, this is our home.”

Students who frequent the bar appreciate the casual atmosphere and friendly staff, stating that it is a welcome change from other bars in the area.

“Of course there’s value in family businesses. I think it makes a business unique unlike a chain or corporate run place,” Sledz said. “Big developers don’t really care about the community, but with a family business, they’re most likely active members in the community which I think is important.”

The front window of the pub has been adorned with a photo and written tribute to John P. Kelly. According to Megan Kelly, there are no current plans for a further tribute from the establishment.

While Kelly’s Pub and the larger community will continue to lament the loss of John P. Kelly, his legacy and effervescent personality will continue through the connections and community existing within Kelly’s Pub. “Kelly’s isn’t your fancy club with bottle service and laser lights. Kelly’s is your local watering hole where people are welcome to come as they are and be who they want,” Creamer said. “It is rare to find a place so fun but also mellow when you need it to to be. That is one of the best things about Kelly’s. It is whatever you want it to be.”

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Jenny Pajova (left), a freshman business administration major, draws with her friend Lily Merryman, a freshman biology major. The Self-Care club held its first meeting on Tuesday at the Student Center with and welcomes students to stop by and distress with group activities and an open discussion about student life at DePaul.

New Self-Care club started to offer students a stress-free space

By Amanda Sallmann Contributing Writer

With midterms behind us and finals fast approaching, it’s common to feel overwhelmed, stressed and hopeless.

It feels as though the work never stops coming. We may be tempted to fall back onto unhealthy coping mechanisms such as overeating, undereating, procrastination, isolation and so on.

Now, thanks to freshman Jessica Maya Guzman, there’s a new organization on campus to help students manage their stress more effectively.

The Self-Care Club is a studentled organization with a specific focus on taking care of yourself—whether it be your mental, physical or emotional health. Guzman formed the club after she noticed that she wasn’t checking in with herself and her interests as much as she used to.

“I wanted students to have a place where they could be less stressed, because a lot of students are caught up in homework and [they] don’t take the time to do what they like anymore once they start college,” Guzman said. “For example, I stopped running once I came to college because I lacked motivation. I didn’t have a support group like I did in high school in my cross-country team. I wanted to have a support group where we can do things we enjoy and find friends who have similar interests.”

The Self-Care Club offers soothing activities to help students unwind and release some tension. Last week it was coloring and “Get-To-Know-You” activities, but Guzman has a full list of potential things to feature in meetings, such as cooking, planting, exercising and reading. She even has a long-term plan

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Freshman vice president, Melanie Bordon (left), sets up snacks with freshman president Jessica Guzman for the first meeting of Self-Care club.

for the organization.

“I’d like to host events,” she said.

“I’d like to have a [5k] race for the club eventually. I don’t know if I’ll get there but that’s one of my goals.”

The Self-Care Club just had its first meeting this past Tuesday, and students are definitely expressing interest.

“Being in college is a stressful time for everyone, and it’s easy to forget to take care of your mental health,” said junior Katie Rosich. “Having a group of people that would keep you healthy and accountable for yourself is very important but often overlooked, so it

would be a great idea [to have a self-care organization].”

It’s comforting to know that you’re not alone in your stress, and a club focused on taking care of yourself mentally, emotionally and physically is inviting to students who can relate to your struggles and help you work through them in a healthy way.

For DePaul students, this club is long overdue. Many would agree that too many college students are overrun with suffocating stress. Like Guzman, they lose interest in things that were once so important to them. Friendships

are constantly tested and put on the backburner because school becomes a priority. Because of this, many students find themselves anxious or depressed with no positive outlet to express themselves.

According to the 2018 National College Health Assessment, 41.9 percent of college students report being so depressed it was difficult to function, and 87.4% felt overwhelmed by all they had to do. This is a national issue, and it is still relevant here.

The Princeton Review ranked DePaul the happiest national university three times up until 2014. In recent years, DePaul has failed to rank.

Studies have shown that when students work too hard with no relief, they tend to become burnt out. This can lead to a vicious cycle of feeling depressed or anxious, falling behind in work and then beginning to feel even more depressed or anxious, according to Healthline.

The Self-Care Club could be a step in the right direction for students who find themselves overwhelmed and anxious. Guzman wants this to not only be a place to relax, but an opportunity to form bonds and develop healthy coping mechanisms with other students who may be stressed themselves.

The Self Care Club meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Student Center, in room 316. However, Guzman said she wants the club to meet more often.

“I’d like for us to meet [unofficially] outside of Tuesdays. I’d like to just hang out outside of meeting time and go running, explore [and] just hang out.”

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DePaul and Rush University shed light on nonfatal gun violence

By Bianca Cseke Copy Editor

With so much attention paid to those who have died from shootings, whether it is mass shootings like last week’s in Aurora, Illinois or the day-to-day violence in Chicago, it can be easy to forget about the victims who survive. That’s one of the issues the Center for Community Health Equity, an organization co-founded by DePaul and Rush universities in 2015, works to address.

A monthly gathering co-hosted by DePaul and Rush University last week sought to ensure these individuals are remembered.

“The center is based on the idea that we can change the world with good data,” said DePaul sociology and public health professor Fernando De Maio, who is also one of the directors of the center. “We wanted to see what could happen if we linked together sociologists and medical doctors, anthropologists, geographers and others from DePaul with health care professionals at Rush.”

One result of this mission is a series of monthly meetings that each addresses a different community health topic that goes beyond just addressing medicine.

This month, the center met to hear the findings of two researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago’s West Side and the Sinai Urban Health Institute, which are part of the same health network in the city.

Jackie Jacobs, a program manager in evaluation at Mount Sinai, and Myles Castro, a research specialist at Sinai Urban Health Institute, presented the findings of a study they recently conducted and emphasized the importance of getting involved in the community to truly address gun violence.

They observed 3,962 patients who

had been treated for gun-related injuries provide care for patients regardless of and survived, choosing to focus on this their insurance status or ability to pay, particular population because non-fatal according to the Illinois Health and injuries are actually twice as common but Hospital Association. don’t typically receive as much attention Mount Sinai’s network, which also among the public, they said. includes a rehabilitation hospital and The study’s findings showed that the Sinai Urban Health Institute, among individuals between the ages of 16 and other clinics and locations, also focuses 24 are more likely to receive a shooting- on community engagement in its goal to related injury than any other age group, help reduce gun violence. that the likelihood of these kinds of The hospital currently has one injuries decreases with age and that social worker, Jacobs said, as well as a threats of violence are being increasingly peer mentor program and an outpatient commonplace on social media versus caseworker. These individuals follow other forms of communication. up with patients once they’re ready to In addition, Mount Sinai’s 1.8 percent leave the hospital and provide services mortality like setting up rate among transportation gun violence for the shooting patients is survivors. lower than Unfortunately, the national not having more average, which social workers is significant means that many because of both patients leave Chicago’s crime the hospital rate and the before they can hospital’s safety get screened net status. for additional “ W h i l e services, and C h i c a g o as of right now has a higher there isn’t enough rate of gun funding to hire violence than more. the national In addition, average, at Sustainble urban development patients’ specific Mount Sinai the professor insurance policies, mortality rate if they have is much lower insurance at all, than the national average,” Jacobs said. determine what services they’re able to Sinai serves a particularly important afford and receive. role on the West Side of Chicago, where “There needs to be policy changes, many patients cannot afford to get especially with insurance,” Castro said of treatment elsewhere. the health insurance system as a whole.

“I think people at Sinai know it’s a Similar to Mount Sinai’s approach to safety net hospital,” Castro said. addressing shooting survivors’ challenges A safety net hospital is one that will beyond just their immediate medical

“Illegally obtained guns – and they number in the millions – are a virus. They move from person to person. They are unaccounted for and untraceable.”

Alec Brownlow

care, the root causes of gun violence need to be addressed, DePaul professors who aren’t part of the Center for Community Health Equity told the DePaulia.

Alec Brownlow, a professor of sustainable urban development, said most gun violence involves domestic and gang disputes, and the prevalence of gun ownership and the ease of acquiring guns causes these arguments to get violent.

“Illegally obtained guns – and they number in the millions – are a virus,” he said. “They move from person to person. They are unaccounted for and untraceable, and thus the method of choice for anyone with deadly intentions.”

Brownlow says the police alone won’t be able to solve the issue of gun violence.

“It has to involve communities, families, churches and other social institutions whose presence and trust in these communities is likely greater and more insightful than the police alone can offer,” Brownlow said.

These disputes that can lead to gun violence also have deeper issues that may go beyond criminal justice issues.

“Those neighborhoods with more crime are often areas where economic and educational opportunities are greatly restricted,” said Noam Ostrander, a professor of social work at DePaul.

“Chicago’s urban development has intentionally isolated those communities, which contributes to their history of crime and gun violence.”

Ostrander also spoke to the importance of Chicago politicians getting at these structural issues that are causing gun violence if the city is to effectively combat this issue.

“With the upcoming mayoral and aldermanic elections, they must commit to actions that will address the structural violence in Chicago,” he said. “If they won’t commit to action, don’t vote for them.”

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: February 13, 2019- February 19, 2019 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

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of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a room in Munroe Hall. No drugs were found.

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SAFETY continued from front and to familiarize them with the campus.

Our Public Safety officers are the eyes and ears of the campus to assist first responders.”

Among big private universities, DePaul is a clear outlier in not arming its security force or requiring employees to be sworn police officers. According to the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, 74 percent of private colleges with an enrollment of 15,000 students or more use sworn officers and most of them are armed. DePaul is the nation’s largest Catholic school and has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students yet does not employ sworn officers authorized to carry guns. Other area private universities, including Northwestern and the University of Chicago, do provide armed university police.

While noting that public safety officers at DePaul are “conduits” to other emergency responders and “support networks,” Wachowski also pointed out that officers’ patrols of both the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses may act as a deterrent to crime.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency encourages universities and colleges to have a plan in the event of an emergency. Colleges and universities that have joined the state’s voluntary information-sharing program include the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Elgin Community College and Richland Community College.

The National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCP), an organization established in 2013, has connected with universities and colleges as well as other similar organizations to coordinate communication on improving the state of campus public safety.

According to Kim Richmond, the director for the NCCP, the campus safety procedures are reflective of the individual college or university campus.

“Every campus is unique in its culture, resources and geography. Therefore, the mission and role of public safety on each campus is going to be different,” she said.

Additionally, the response of campus safety for individual college and university campuses partly depends on what types of emergencies or crimes they commonly encounter.

“Some campus populations are very receptive and some are not. It also depends on what type of situations they are asked to respond to,” Richmond said.

“If they are responding to incidents that police officers respond to, they should have the necessary tools to enforce the law. If their duty is to observe and report, then weapons would not be necessary.”

Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, for instance, has sworn officers who can investigate crimes and, according the university’s 2018 “Annual Safety and Security Report,” are or will be certified as Emergency Medical Technicians — a fact that “was an important factor during the immediate response to Cole Hall” according to a 2009 NIU document reviewing the university’s response to the Feb. 14, 2008 shooting that killed five people and wounded 14 others. The same document states that while “a need has not been identified for wholesale or sweeping reforms,” the university would seek to implement a Crisis Response Team, a new campus-wide alert system, additional emergency hotlines and more

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These small metal doorstops are to be used as a first line of defense “if available.” Professors are instructed to insert the doorstop in an emergency, but in classrooms with glass windows, like those on the 11th floor of the Daley Building, they might not be enough to save lives.

“[Public safety officers] take way too long to respond to incidents, sometimes as much as 20 minutes. And working here [at the Ray], we can’t be waiting around that long if we have an injured patron who needs medical help.”

Maggie Corcoran

Sophomore and employee at the Ray Meyer Fitness Center mental and psychological health services.

DePaul does have some similar security alert measures in place, including university counseling services, message boards in classrooms, PA speakers inside and outside of buildings and “DPU Alerts” that go out via text, voice and email, according to Wachowski.

“We do test alerts several times a year and remind students, faculty and staff to use Campus Connect to update, if necessary, their email address and phone numbers,” he said. “We also have the capability to activate messages on social media and on the home page of the university website.”

Still, some students at other Chicagoarea college campuses said they feel safer with armed police.

“I did feel a little bit safer knowing that there is a police department close by to the school,” said Justin Hang, a junior at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

“The officers at that department are always around campus and are easily available when help is needed.”

The UIC police department has a section on its website regarding any “shots fired” incident. Hang said he finds the website and other resources on campus “very useful.”

“Not a lot of people know what to do in those type of situations,” he said.

“Having officers around on campus at different locations can give off that safety that students needs.”

At DePaul, sophomore Maggie Corcoran also said she’d feel safer if Public Safety officers were armed. In 2018, Corcoran’s apartment, near the Ray Meyer fitness center, was broken

into while her roommate was still home.

The perpetrator has not been caught.

She dealt with both Chicago police and DePaul Public Safety, and she said she is not satisfied with the amount of time it takes for Public Safety to arrive.

“They take way too long to respond to incidents, sometimes as much as 20 minutes,” she said. “And working here [at the Ray] we can’t be waiting around that long if we have an injured patron who needs medical help.”

Brenna Barry, a 21-year-old junior at DePaul, disagrees. She said improved training on the part of public safety officers would make her feel safer instead. “I don’t think that having armed security would solve any issues,” she said.

“I think in order to improve they can work on their reaction time in coming to situations sooner or do better with checking in on students walking late at night instead of just driving past.”

Magdalene Halikias, a DePaul sophomore, said she currently feels safe with unarmed campus security but would like to see more information regarding emergency procedures disseminated to students. She also said she’d feel “more safe if campus security was armed, in case there was a life threatening emergency.”

“I think DePaul does a good job of keeping the student body informed of what’s going on when an emergency occurs near or around campus, but I am not really aware of what procedure to follow if I did find myself in an emergency,” she said. “So I think it would be helpful if DePaul was more informative regarding procedural issues.”

According to university spokesperson

Carol Hughes, the university’s public safety officers receive training for a “for a variety of scenarios to handle emergency situations on campus, including active shooter, bomb threat, civil disturbance, criminal activity, lockdown, sexual and relationship violence, suspicious mail or packages, and threats of violence.”

Ultimately, Wachowski says having unarmed officers who work closely with local responders like the Chicago Police Department is a model that works for DePaul’s open campus, big city environment.

“Our buildings are no more dangerous than other locations throughout the city,” he said. “That is why we often remind students, faculty and staff to stay on alert when walking, biking, driving and commuting.”

“Each of us needs to have a plan.

Most children in the U.S. start learning about having a plan to hide, run, fight, when they are in elementary school.

The importance of knowing your surroundings – whether on the train, in a bus, walking in Lincoln Park or studying on campus – is critical in today’s world.”

Rick Brown, a DePaul journalism professor believes that while the precautions the university has in place are a good start, there is more that could be done (Brown is also the faculty advisor to the student-produced online news show Good Day DePaul, which did a segment on DePaul safety procedures last year). Like other faculty in the College of Communication, Brown attended a Department of Public Safety presentation on active shooters in April 2018.

“I have no problem with how they provide this instruction about what you should do when they’re already in the building,” he said. “But once they’re in the building, even though all the precautions they talk about are good, in many cases they’re not going to work if a guy’s got a gun and he’s in the building.”

Brown mentioned metal detectors, ID checks at school entrances and removing glass walls and windows — on the 11th floor in particular — as areas the university should look into. While acknowledging that some changes, like metal detectors, might be expensive, Brown said they’re at least worth thinking about.

“I think everything they do now for the most part is what you do if the guy is already there. And some if it has some value, like try to get to an entrance and get out, get under a table, but I mean we saw at the shooting at the newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland last summer … the guy shot his way through a glass door into the newsroom.”

When asked about whether bullet resistant glass had ever been considered for DePaul classrooms or buildings, as it has been recently at high schools in Glenview and St. Charles, Hughes responded that Wachowski was too busy to answer any more questions for this story.

Ultimately, Brown said the Public Safety presentation was helpful, but did not answer his doubts about better security to keep outsiders from gaining easy access to buildings on campus.

“It was useful, but it to me is only one half of the puzzle. The other half of the puzzle is how do we keep the shooters out, and that’s what I would like to see addressed more.”

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Susana Mendoza strives to help underrepresented communities

By Mikayla Price Contributing Writer

create an Illinois Truth-O-Meter. With only four statements checked, it appears overall Mendoza is in the clear.

The truth-o-meter does correct her recent Jeopardy ad where she claims that Bill Daley, one of her opponents, “wrote the blueprint for Rauner’s record Springfield gridlock.” This was determined to be guilt by association.

On the other hand, candidate Toni Preckwinkle put out an ad that completely misrepresented Mendoza’s stance on the death penalty. Politifact rated Preckwinkle’s ad “pants on fire,” which is the worst rating someone can get. With selective editing, the ad made Mendoza look like she said she was in favor of keeping the death penalty in place rather than her explaining how she is not okay with an innocent person being executed.

Last month, an old video of Mendoza resurfaced where she is hugging Ed Burke, who was recently federally charged with attempted extortion. After the charges against Ed Burke were made public, Mendoza released the statement saying “it is time for him to fully focus on the charge against him and resign his chairmanship of the Committee on Finance.” Although being close to the alderman in the past, she has tried to make it clear in the public that that is no longer the case.

With the mayoral race drawing to a close, Mendoza’s supporters remain confident that she will transform the position and bring prosperity to the city.

“We are 100 percent confident Susana will be in the runoff,” Slater said. “We need a mayor who is concerned about the next generation and not just the next four years.”

Susana Mendoza’s political career is already historical, and becoming mayor would just add to her list of firsts as a Hispanic woman. With a total of 14 candidates who made it to the ballot, there has been quite the competition, with Mendoza as one of the leading candidates.

If elected, she will be the first Hispanic woman to independently elected as mayor. This would not be her first time making history, as she was also the first Hispanic woman elected as comptroller to statewide office.

While simultaneously making history, her story is also conventional as she climbed the political ladder. Along this endeavor, she made alliances with old-school Democratic leaders.

“I think Susana goes where the power is,” said retired City Clerk Miguel del Valle in a Chicago Tribune interview.

It goes both ways, however, and political powers seek her for her diligence and hard work ethic. Mendoza began her political career in 1995 when she became press secretary for a state representative running for the 12th Ward at the time, after seeing many errors in a bilingual brochure critical of him.

In 2001, Mendoza joined the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 1 for nearly a decade. During her time as a representative, Mendoza served on a handful of committees such as biotechnologies, international trade and commerce, public utilities and labor.

As a state representative, she also cofounded the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus. DePaul’s Alliance for Latinx Empowerment (DALE) is hopeful as to what she could bring to the community

RICH HEIN | CHICAGO SUN-TIMES VIA AP

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks to the City Club of Chicago on March 20, 2017.

as mayor.

“If Mendoza got elected, it would mean a lot in terms of substantive and descriptive representation in Chicago,” said Robbie Merkel, the vice president of DALE. As a first generation MexicanAmerican, she would represent a population of the city that has not had a mayor reflective of them before.

“Mendoza supports improvements in public education which is a topic that mostly affects the Latinx and Black populations,” Merkel said. “An issue that is important to Latinx students at DePaul students is the affordability to live in the city or commute to a university that is taking up the majority of our expenses.”

Her press secretary, Christian Slater, told The DePaulia that Mendoza has

plans to create fair lending programs for student loans for Chicago college students.

In 2016 she made history again as she was the first Hispanic woman to be hired as a comptroller -- a government position that oversees and handles finances.

Over the governor’s veto, she fought for the Debt Transparency Act which enforced state agencies to no longer report annually, but monthly the amount of unpaid bills they have. This was a “a historic first unanimous veto override of a sitting governor in that chamber,” according to her website.

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Preckwinkle brings ambition, experience to mayoral race

By Bianca Cseke

Preckwinkle doesn’t consider herself an insider to Chicago politics or part of the Copy Editor political machine.

“In fact, I beat the machine to become When Toni Preckwinkle was a teacher alderman in 1991 after two unsuccessful with Chicago Public Schools, one of her campaigns in 1983 and 1987,” she said. students was killed in a drive-by shooting “I was a co-founder of City Council’s while standing on their front porch. progressive caucus and was one of just five It’s moments like these that aldermen to vote against Mayor Daley’s Preckwinkle says have influenced her parking meter deal. I have remained true decision to go into public service, to my progressive values as Cook County including alderman of the 4th Ward, Board president, championing criminal Cook County Board president and, now, justice reform measures and expanding candidate for mayor of Chicago. the CountyCare program to more than In fact, Preckwinkle says she 350,000 residents.” considers education and public safety John McCarron, an instructor in two of the most important aspects of her DePaul’s College of Communication who platform. focuses partly on Chicago politics, said “As a mother and grandmother, I Preckwinkle’s past political experience envision a city where all of our children actually makes her “nicely positioned” in can get a great public education at the mayoral race. their neighborhood school and can feel “She wasn’t invited in,” he said. “But safe in their homes and communities,” I think she learned quickly that in order Preckwinkle told to get things done, the DePaulia in an you kind of have to email. become an insider.”

The Hyde Park Not everyone resident began her thinks Preckwinkle political career can afford to by running for entirely treat alderman in 1983 her previous and 1987 before experience with finally winning Chicago politics in 1991. Before as completely that, while she was beneficial to her still a teacher, she campaign, however. became involved “I think she’s in with the Illinois big trouble,” said Council Against Bruce Newman, a Handgun Violence professor at DePaul in reaction to the who specializes in student she lost in a political marketing.

College of Communication “We live in an era of shooting. She went on to get elected to instructor constant suspicion. the Cook County Anyone who is Board as president tainted will get in 2010, becoming the first African- skewered.”

American woman elected to the role, Both McCarron and Newman said according to her website. that Preckwinkle’s biggest concern now Preckwinkle declined to comment on should be if any last-minute revelations why she did not enter the mayoral race about her show up in the news right until after current mayor Rahm Emanual before the election. Otherwise, they announced in September that he would do not think her connections to other not be seeking a third term. politicians will be her downfall.

Some of her other priorities that Although he’s concerned for her she lists on her website include raising because of some of her ties, Newman also the city’s minimum wage to $15 per said that every candidate has issues of hour, environmental justice, economic their own. opportunities and more justice and “It’s Chicago politics – we expect this inclusion for transgender Chicagoans. kind of thing,” Newman said. “It’s about “I am committed to being a mayor for figuring out who’s the least tainted.” all of Chicago,” Preckwinkle said. I have Now, the race is largely about who proposed ideas and policies that would can collect the most endorsements and to bridge and reduce inequity across donations, Newman said. neighborhoods in terms of economic Preckwinkle currently has opportunity. While we made great endorsements from the Chicago Teachers progress this week as Governor [J.B.] Union, SEIU Local 73 (a union primarily Pritzker signed a bill to implement a for public service professionals), the statewide $15 minimum wage, I believe Daily Herald and the Chicago Maroon. we can do this in Chicago much sooner Newman said that in such a crowded than the statewide plan.” field of mayoral candidates, Preckwinkle Preckwinkle’s proposal would will need to differentiate herself by increase Chicago’s minimum wage to focusing her advertising more on herself $15 per hour by July 2021. She has also versus her opponents and what’s wrong proposed having the city invest in small with them. business microloans.

She’ll also need to connect emotionally Like most of the 14 candidates with her voters, have a positive view of running for major, Preckwinkle has also the future for Chicago and a plan for how seen her share of controversy. to get there, Newman said.

She recently came under fire for her As of publication, polls show previous ties to Ald. Ed Burke, who is Preckwinkle among the top five under federal investigation for alleged candidates in the race. Her biggest extortion. Burke had donated about competitors are candidates Bill Daley, $116,000 to Preckwinkle at a fundraiser Susana Mendoza, Lori Lightfoot and held in his home, according to the Gery Chico. The largest group of voters Chicago Tribune. is still undecided, however, according to Despite being tied to Burke and NBC. her past political experience, however, If none of the candidates receives

“[Preckwinkle] wasn’t invited in.

But I think she learned quickly that in order to get things done, you kind of have to become an insider.”

John McCarron

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In this Dec. 9. 2018 file photo, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks during a news conference at the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters in Chicago.

more than 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, which appears likely given the small percentages each candidate has been polling, a runoff election will be held April 2 between the two candidates who received the most votes.

Some say Preckwinkle would win if the race ending up being between her and Daley, who is polling a close second to her. Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass recently wrote that in a runoff between the two, Preckwinkle would emerge the winner.

McCarron agrees with that prediction, saying that Preckwinkle is well-positioned to win the election.

“In a runoff against an old white guy like Bill Daley, she’d probably get those votes,” he said.

McCarron expects a lot of “white, lakefront progressive types will like up behind Toni.”

Chicagoans will see if that’s true on Tuesday night, when results will show if Preckwinkle will move on to the runoff in April.

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Nation &World

Australia cyber hack raises privacy concerns

By Brian Pearlman Nation & World Editor

Australia’s Parliament House computer network suffered a “malicious intrusion” on Feb. 8, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison; on Feb. 18, he revealed before the House of Representatives that a number of specific political parties were hacked as part of that intrusion, among them his own Liberal party, the opposition Labor party and the National party. The attack, he said, was perpetrated by a “sophisticated state actor,” though he added that there was no electoral interference.

He did not provide details on what information was stolen in the breach.

Speculation began almost immediately that China may have been responsible, with senior intelligence sources telling the Sydney Morning Herald that the malware used in the attack suggests the work of China or Russia. China is believed to be responsible for previous hacks against Australia’s government networks in 2011 and 2015.

At a Feb. 18 media briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang warned that, “Irresponsible AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION VIA AP reporting, accusation, pressure and In this image made from video, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks in Parliament, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Canberra, Australia about a sanctions will only aggravate the tension cyber breach in the country earlier in the month. He said a "sophisticated state actor" was behind the cyber attack on the Parliament House network. and confrontation in cyberspace and poison the environment of cooperation.”

Bruce Baer Arnold, the Juris Doctor He made similar comments later in the program director at the University of week, stressing that “a sound and stable Canberra’s School of Law and Justice, as China-Australia relationship serves the well as vice president of the nonprofit common interests of both countries and Australian Privacy Foundation. peoples.”

“A certain degree of openness is That relationship was strained last the price we pay for democracy. The week when China abruptly stopped salience of that unauthorized access accepting coal imports at a key port depends very much on what data has in Dalian, in northern China. Reports been accessed — typically it won’t noted that other countries’ coal exports include health or financial data — and to China were not affected. how it might be misused.”

The hack raises a number of privacy Arnold said Australians could concerns, ranging from Australian demand better cybersecurity protections citizens’ personal information and voting and a national Bill of Rights enshrining records being hacked to the possibility of privacy, something he said is not present private emails being leaked. “Political in Australia’s constitution. parties are small organizations with only Steve Ledzian, vice president a few full-time staff, yet they collect, store and Chief Technology Officer of COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS and use large amounts of information cybersecurity firm FireEye’s Asia about voters and communities,” said Pacific division, said the fact that the In this March 9, 2017 photo taken from video, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuan opposition leader Bill Shorten. “These hack occurred mere months before the addresses the media. On Feb. 18, 2019 he warned against "irresponsible reporting, accusation, institutions can be a soft target, and our upcoming federal election in May should pressure and sanctions" in regards to the hack of the Australian Parliament House network. national approach to cybersecurity needs not be overlooked. to pay more attention to non-government So is the theft of citizens' supposedly “Significant elections nearly always DePaul’s School of Computing. organizations.”

“It happens all the time,” he said. private data by malicious actors the "new draw the interest of advanced attackers,”he When asked about some of these said. “Other nation-states are interested “And only in fairly rare cases does it normal" going forward? concerns, a spokesman for the Australian "It is absolutely the new normal. This to learn what’s happening behind the reach this scale and success.

Cyber Security Center, the government “The interesting thing about a state is what the cybersecurity landscape looks scenes, who is talking with whom, how agency in charge of investigating the policies are formed, and so on. This actor potentially being behind this is like right now," Furst said. "Organized breach, said the ACSC “is not in a information is increasingly collected that identity fraud is probably not a very crime and nation states perpetuating position to provide further information through cyber espionage because it’s likely outcome. The Russian government hacks either to get money or to, probably, at this time” and “does not comment on incredibly effective, economical, low risk is not interested, probably, in filing false influence diplomacy in some kind or ongoing investigations or operations.”

Australian tax returns.” another and gain advantage for the and offers plausible deniability.

The spokesman did link to a Sky News Furst said blackmail or vote rigging nation."

“A big question for Australian interview with ACSC chief Alastair Arnold, of the Australian Privacy leadership is when will they start publicly might be possible motives for the hack, MacGibbon, in which MacGibbon attributing targeted cyberattacks. though he said the true motive might Foundation, said that in Australia the stresses the preliminary nature of the government should implement "greater Disclosure alone helps raise awareness ultimately be more benign. investigation and notes, “I don’t even “If it is a state agent, they’re just monitoring, tougher sanctions, better but offers little deterrence for attackers.” know the extent of their activity in those While many Americans are familiar trying to gather information about the network design and a coherent national last three [Liberal, Labor and National] with Russia’s interference in the 2016 Australians that might be helpful or data protection — i­ncluding privacy — networks.” presidential election, in which over useful in international negotiations — regime through systemic reform of law So what can ordinary Australians do 150,000 private Democratic emails the kind of spying that’s been done for at the national and state-territory level." to protect themselves from state actors "We assume, of course," he added, were released, state actors hacking into as long as there have been states, but stealing their data as part of a global each others’ systems is commonplace, enabled in a new technological way,” he "that the NSA is having fun mining our game of cyber spycraft? telecommunications." according to Jacob Furst, director of said.

“In practice, very little,” said Dr.

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Measles outbreaks preventable, experts say

By Richie Requena Contributing Writer

While the CDC declared measles eliminated in the U.S. in the year 2000 thanks to increased vaccination rates, recent outbreaks of measles have been hitting the country once again. In the Northwest region of the U.S., states like Washington and Oregon have reported a combined 69 cases of measles since the beginning of the year, according to the Washington State Department of Health and Oregon Health Authority; on the east coast, New York City has reported 90 confirmed cases of measles, according to the New York State Department of Public Health and Mental Hygiene.

Because measles is eliminated in the U.S., the disease has to be brought into the country by travelers for an outbreak to occur.

Such is the case in New York City, where officials say the outbreak began with an unvaccinated child picking up the disease on a trip to Israel, where another outbreak is already underway.

So far, the closest the disease has gotten to Chicago is two

individuals at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, whose cases were confirmed by the university earlier this month.

In order to fight the disease, health officials strongly encourage parents to have their children get the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR vaccine. The CDC recommends two doses, once at 12 to 15 months and once from four to six years of age.

At DePaul, students are required to submit documentation showing they’ve received the vaccine in order to attend the university and enroll in classes. Public schools in Illinois allow families to cite medical and religious exemptions, allowing children to attend school unvaccinated.

Melaney Arnold, an information officer with the Illinois Department of Public Health, said that the more people vaccinated within a population, the less likely measles outbreaks are to occur.

Dr. Craig Klugman, a professor in health sciences at DePaul, agreed.

“In order to avoid a measles outbreak, 93 to 95 percent of the population must be vaccinated,”

he said. “In Illinois, 91.9 percent of people are vaccinated and in Chicago, 94 percent of people are vaccinated.”

He added that in Washington state, just 88.5 percent of the population is vaccinated.

Klugman also emphasized that vaccinating a local population as much as possible protects not only unvaccinated travelers, but also vulnerable people within the population who cannot be vaccinated for legitimate medical reasons. “We can require people demonstrate they have been vaccinated before entering large public spaces [such as] schools, arenas, entertainment parks and anywhere that large numbers of people gather,” he said.

While Illinois only has two exemptions for vaccines, 17 other states have a third “philosophical” or “personal belief ” exemption.

This means that parents, and in some states children over 12, are not required to be vaccinated in order to go to school.

Washington and Oregon are two of the states that allow philosophical exemptions.

Among the reasons parents may not want to vaccinate their kids is their consumption of

anti-vaccine propaganda. In 1998, British doctor Andrew Wakefield published a paper in the medical journal The Lancet that described eight children who had supposedly shown signs of autism after receiving the MMR vaccination.

After significant scientific scrutiny and the inability of subsequent studies to reproduce similar results, The Lancet retracted the paper, and Wakefield’s medical license was revoked in 2010. Despite this, some continue to believe that vaccines cause harm, among them a number of celebrities like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy.

According to a 2017 survey

by Pew Research, 73 percent of U.S. adults “believe that medical scientists should have a major role in policy decisions related to childhood vaccines.” The same survey reported that 82 percent of Americans believe healthy people should receive the MMR vaccine in order to remove public health risks.

“We [have] reach[ed] a point in society in which we end up believing more the opinion of an influencer than actual science, research and data,” said DePaul

sophomore Jessica Camacho, who is majoring in health sciences.

She added that instead of looking at the benefits of vaccines, people too often trust individuals who themselves are not armed with accurate information.

And while measles outbreaks have been making headlines, Klugman said there are real consequences when people don’t get vaccinated against other preventable diseases too. “More than 80,000 people died of the flu last year,” he said. “While the vaccine is not 100 percent effective, it does help prevent the disease in many and slows down its spread dramatically.”

He cautioned that other vaccine-preventable diseases might re-appear because of low vaccination rates, including whooping cough and mumps.

Washington state is now looking to remove the philosophical exemption with House Bill 1638, according to the Seattle Times. The bill passed the Health and Wellness Committee on Feb. 15 and is also expected to pass the House Rules Committee, at which point it will be voted on by the full House chamber.

Yellow Vest protestors stir conversations, controversy

By Angelina Korniyenko Contributing Writer

When French President Emmanuel Macron announced a green tax on fuel as part of his environmental policy strategy in November, it caused people to start protesting around France. What started in French provinces far from the capital quickly spread to Paris, and the protestors — who wear the fluorescent safety vests that all French motorists have been required to keep in their vehicles since 2008 — the “gilets jaunes,” or “yellow vests” movement, was born.

While the protestors’ original focus was on fuel price rises, it soon became a broader movement against Macron, whose critics had long called him a “president of the rich,” and his government policies. While the movement is mostly mobilized through social media and has no official leaders, a January post on a Facebook page cofounded by protestors Priscillia Ludosky and Eric Drouet, detailed a list of demands including direct talks with the government, lower taxes and the introduction of a citizens’ initiative referendum. Others have also called for raising the minimum wage and reforming the country’s pension system.

“The protests began against a proposed gas tax but have now become a movement against the current French government,” said Clara Orban, a professor in the French language department at DePaul University.

“The protesters have brought attention to not only the tax but also to dissatisfaction with the Macron government.”

The movement saw as many as 282,000 people protesting during its early weeks, and it drew international headlines in December when thousands marched down the Champs Élysées and vandalized the Arc de Triomphe. It soon became a magnet for violence, with some protesters throwing objects at security forces, setting vehicles on fire and smashing shop windows. On Saturday, though, protests in

Paris were mostly peaceful, with France's interior ministry reporting 5,800 people at five different demonstrations in the capital. Nationwide there were roughly 46,000 protestors, with dozens of arrests, including near the Eiffel Tower where 28 were arrested as the protestors began to dissipate.

“The violence, anti-semitism, and the extremisms in general are not really the core of the movement, but as the movement shrank, these elements are more and more apparent,” said Allan Potofsky, professor of history at Université Paris-Diderot in Paris.

“So, you’re getting anti-semites, getting some nationalists, and the ones who attack the police, they’re anarchists.”

On Saturday Feb. 16, Jewish philosopher and writer Alain Finkielkraut was targeted with threats and anti-semitic remarks by a group of protestors in central Paris. It reflected badly on the movement as a whole, and signaled something of a turn in public support for the protestors.

According to a recent poll conducted by IFOP, 52 percent of French people now want the weekly protests to end.

“The gilets jaunes movement and its short and long-term ramifications for France are far more complex than many non-French media sources are leading people to believe, and it remains an unfolding story,” said David Wellman, an associate professor at DePaul University, who is currently working on a book about religion in Paris. “While the press in the United States has often focused on violence associated with some of the demonstrations in larger French cities such as Paris, the demonstrations which have taken place in many of France's smaller towns have been largely peaceful and have provided a great opportunity for many people to not only express their very legitimate grievances but also to reach out to their neighbors to discuss the future of their country.”

It is clear that the yellow vest movement has had a huge impact on France’s political structures and its people, as president

MANU FERNANDEZ | AP Yellow vest protesters walk near the famed Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Feb. 23, 2019.

"The violence, anti-semitism and the extremisms in general are not really the core of the movement, but as the movement shrank these elements became more and more apparent."

Allan Potofsky

Professor of history at Université Paris-Diderot in Paris Macron pulled back on his gas tax and launched a series of debates around the country. The months-long effort is an attempt by the president to speak with ordinary citizens and local officials about what should be changed and what the French people want.

“It accomplished moral victory, where the victims of neoliberalism — meaning

economic deregulation and economic reforms that are generally favorable to the rich — and austerity measures of closing down public services,” said Potofsky. “I think the gilets jaunes movement has shed light on [the fact] that we can’t continue this way.”

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Opinions Feel the Bernie Bros After Senator Bernie Sanders confirmed his 2020 candidacy, Bernie Bros, the online vigilantes who haunted his 2016 campaign, rejoiced. Should we fear their comeback?

By Mackenzie Murtaugh Opinions Editor

With the long-winded Mueller investigation’s completion on the horizon, the potential political interference of the 2016 presidential election is still fresh in our heads. But before we will find out the reality of Russian interference in President Donald Trump’s campaign, we need to address the reality, and fiction, surrounding Bernie Bros, the group of die-hard Senator Bernie Sanders supporters who plagued his 2016 campaign.

The group was at first a tour de force that ignited young voters’ interest in the progressive candidate and the election in general. Their passion for the Vermont politician was first inspiring and then ugly as they began to harshly berate anyone who defied their stance, especially women who supported Hillary Clinton. What came from Sanders’ grassroots campaign were white, middle-to-uppermiddle-class, cisgendered men who so desperately aligned themselves with campaign promises of legal recreational marijuana, $15 minimum wage and free college tuition that they hardly researched or cared for any other promise, like progressive environmental policies and free health care.

While Sanders hasn’t announced many of his campaign promises after his candidacy announcement on Tuesday, Feb. 16, we can expect he’s running a similar show. Both recreational marijuana and a higher minimum wage have become more popular since his first run, and his outspoken fight against Trump is sure to populate the discussions of young, male supporters. Bernie Bros are sure to make a comeback this time around, but do we need to fear them?

Before the 2016 Democratic nominee was confirmed as Clinton, Bernie Bros mansplained their way into political discussions online. With vengeance for something they couldn’t put a name to, they took to Twitter and other internet threads to harass anyone who stood in their way. Their attacks followed a simple formula: search for Sanders on social media, find a single comment that questions his policies, explain his most eyecatching policies and repeat, calling more Bros into action.

But since the potential for Russian interference in the election, critics have come to find that Bernie Bros did not the numbers previously assumed. Most of the conversation around bots spreading false information in 2015 and 2016 surrounded Trump and the multiple counts of abhorrent misinformation about Clinton, her emails and even her “involvement” in the PizzaGate scandal. Sanders saw similar but less reported bot activity. In an investigation from The New York Times, Twitter found that 2,752 accounts were controlled by Russian intelligence that orchestrated over 1.4 million tweets from 36,000 bots during the 2016 election.

The bots only signify the actual activity of Bernie Bros. There were privileged men who used their misunderstanding of feminism to weaponize their commitment to a Sanders America. By repeatedly

in. We’re more equipped to recognize bots and their games. If an account looks suspicious and inauthentic, then it probably is. Bot accounts often repeat the same comments to multiple threads, their profiles are generic and their usernames are almost always nonsense. More importantly, for the real Bernie Bros, the uninformed sexism they participated in will be much harder without a specific target with six female Democratic candidates already locked in. In the 2016 primaries, Clinton was the lone wolf.

“The sexism that is associated with them, and the fact they idealize [Sanders] mostly because he’s a white cis straight man was deeply upsetting,” McNally said. “He can do no wrong in their eyes, but if [Sanders] wants to do well this time around, he will have to acknowledge his past mistakes in his campaign and try to disassociate from those who put their trust in him because of his identity.”

Sanders denounced the group in an interview with CNN’s talk show “State of the Union” with a simple but punching statement: “Anybody who is supporting me and who is doing sexist things, we don't want them.

I don't want them. That is not what this campaign is about.”

For Sanders’ supporters who wish to distance themselves from the online vigilantes and their shortcomings, avoiding frivolous online political discussions is the first step. The art of debate begins with understanding the other side’s ideas and challenging them, not with petty criticisms and unnecessary repetition of facts. For those who think they are engaging with a new-age Bernie Bro, critically engage with their profile to determine their legitimacy because the chances that they’re a bot are unsurprisingly high.

“Sanders gave us what we wanted to hear,” MARLEE CHLYSTEK | THE DEPAULIA said Cal Poverich, 23-year-old former selfproclaimed Bernie Bro. “The free college tuition mansplaining Sanders’ campaign and minimum wage hike were so attractive to us, promises and bullying any and every woman who especially since I was going into college as a broke supported Clinton, they lumped every other Sanders’ student that year. There were too many issues though, supporter into their malicious group. and if his supporters who still align with those views “There was ‘Obama Boys,’ like there’s always a don’t get their debating issues in order, his campaign subset of men who are only for a candidate because will not succeed.” of their manhood, which is damaging,” said Holly Former Bernie Bros can still root for the McNally, DePaul graduate. “Bernie will need to call progressive Vermonter but take privilege into account them out, in my opinion. It takes away from the real before engaging in fiery debates. The abhorrent online issues that are out there.” bullying and repetitive stances won't be as threatening It will be hard for Bernie Bros to thrive in the in 2020. post-Mueller and post-MeToo era we find ourselves

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

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The media continues to whip up a storm about team owners, but fans will likely stick to sports

When politics become a contact sport

MARLEE CHLYSTEK | THE DEPAULIA

By Marty O'Connell Contributing Writer

It’s been a hard offseason for Chicago Cubs fans. Instead of signing big name players like Bryce Harper or adding depth to the bullpen, the team has been plagued by a series of PR controversies.

The Cubs signed shortstop Addison Russell on Jan. 11, who will start the 2019 season serving a 40-game suspension for domestic abuse allegations. Todd Ricketts, co-owner of the team, was named the finance chair of the Trump Victory Committee on Feb. 1. The committee fund raises for the Republican National Convention and Trump’s re-election campaign. Joe Ricketts,the patriarch of the family of owners, had several emails that included racist and Islamophobic content leaked to the public on Feb. 4. The team announced the launch of a new exclusive television network for the Cubs that partners with the conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group on Feb. 13. All of these moves have brought negative press the Cubs’ way and left a bad taste in the mouths of some fans.

As the Cubs wade through this bad press, the situation can make fans wonder: What do they do when the politics of their teams do not line up with their own? This happens often throughout professional sports, not just in the MLB. In 2014, the NBA banned former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after audio of him asking his mistress not to bring black people to his games was leaked. The

"All this stuff is concerning, but I don't root for the owners. Most owners end up being rich, old, white men, so I'm not surprised they have these views, but I'm not going to stop supporting the players."

Abbas Dahodwala

Cubs fan

Cleveland Browns signed NFL running back Kareem Hunt on Feb. 11, less than three months after TMZ released a video showing him assaulting a woman in a hotel hallway. The reigning NFL champions, the New England Patriots, are a team whose owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady are all friends of Donald Trump.

Kraft’s shortcomings don’t end with Trump — on Feb. 22, he was charged with two counts of sex solicitation at a Florida spa.

So what do you do when the owners of your favorite team support causes that you don’t? For Ryan Witry, a 21-yearold DePaul student and Cubs fan, it’s a bit harder to root for the team when he knows what’s going on behind the scenes.

“I’m not saying I necessarily need teams and organizations to agree with me 100 percent,” Witry said. “But it’s hard to root for an organization that is so closely connected with politicians and causes that are categorically opposed to my own beliefs.”

Meanwhile, Abbas Dahodwala, a 21-year-old Muslim Cubs fan, believes you can still root for the team while not supporting the decisions of the owners.

“All this stuff is concerning, but I don’t root for the owners,” Dahodwala said. “Most owners end up being rich, old, white men, so I’m not surprised they have these views, but I’m not going to stop supporting the players.”

Sean Anderson, a 21-year-old Patriots fan, tends to think of his fandom as

cheering on the team for their work on the field, rather than what they do off of it.

“I’m not admiring them as people,” Anderson said. Rather, he admires the work ethic and skill that Brady and the team have. He also mentions the fact that Kraft, Belichick and Brady tend not to talk much about their relationship with Trump; their relationships with the president are framed more so as old friendships rather than political connections, so it’s easier to ignore.

So what is the right thing to do in this situation? It’s hard to say that there’s a 100 percent right decision. It all depends on the individual. It’s one thing just to root for a team you’ve cheered on for your whole life. If you’re spending money on the team, however, and now that that money could be going to causes you are politically against, that could be a more difficult cost to pay.

The majority of fan bases may not care about this either; attendance for Patriots home games over the past 12 years has remained around a range of 550,000 total attendees, and Clippers attendance didn’t change much after Sterling was banned.

Since the Cubs won it all in 2016, their home attendance numbers have actually been decreased by a very small margin each year. But based on those teams’ records, this offseason of controversy may not do much damage to attendance when the MLB season begins on March 28. After all, as Dahodwala said, “in the end, you root for the players.” The game is what’s important.

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Focus

The air of How AirPods invaded the eardrums

By Luc Fougere Contributing Writer

There has been a new wave sweeping over young music listeners: Apple Airpods.

Airpods have been the subject of many internet memes which imply, jokingly, that by wearing a pair of AirPods, you’re social and economic status instantly skyrockets.

AirPods inspired a a trend of knockoff lookalikes and expensive luxury versions, like the $995 pair of Louis Vuitton pods that have celebrities like Lil Yachty literally burying their AirPods in favor of the wireless headphones with the iconic Louis print.

On the other hand, rapper Soulja Boy debuted his own pair of low-cost SouljaPods, essentially a pair of AirPods that cost $29.95.

Headphones have come a long way since their inception in 1910. The first headphones were created using telephone receiver earpieces to listen to electrical audio signals for the U.S. Navy. However, it wasn’t until 1958 where the first stereo headphones were created. Since then, audio technology has improved exponentially allowing headphones to take all kinds of shapes and sizes.

With different designs and audio quality, headphones have adapted

into three primary products: on-ear headphones, over-ear headphones and earbuds. Each has had its time in the limelight, but the current trend is wireless.

The movement for technology to become smaller and sleeker has seen a recent rise in earbud wearers. Notable fashion designers like Louis Vuitton have even entered the headphone game by releasing nearly $1000 earbuds. In terms of popularity though, no earbud compares to the Apple AirPods, where more people want to cut the cord.

“I was tired of the cord, especially when I work out, the old [Apple] headphones used to always get snagged on something and they would be ripped out of my ear.” DePaul student Tim Iscra said. “But I got the AirPods as a Christmas gift and they stay in your ear surprisingly well. Also, with Find My iPhone accessible for them, if I misplace them, I can find them again quickly.”

Earbuds are best heard when they are inserted directly into the ear canal so that background noise has no room to come into the ears. The common occurrence of turning up your earbud volume in relation to louder background noise can cause damaging effects on your ears.

“The use of bulkier on-ear or overear headphones on public transport and in other everyday environments now seems to become much more

common,” said assistant professor in the Department of Audio, Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College Florian Hollerweger.

Before the AirPod hysteria came the more noticeable and bulkier overear headphones. Companies like Beats

by Dr. Dre come to mind immediately for both their wired and wireless overear headphones. LeBron James and the rest of the 2008 U.S. Olympic basketball team in Shanghai wearing the overear Beats created a trend similar at the time to what we are seeing with Apple AirPods. In a broad definition of overall sound quality Hollerweger said over-ear headphones create the highest “sound quality.”

While trends come and go, DePaul student and Beats owner Brayden Callipari thinks some headphones extend the trend.

“I got the wireless Beats as a gift at the start of high school and have used them almost daily ever since,” Callipari said.”They’re such high quality that I don’t think products like these can ever go out of style. They’re comfy, they sound great and they look good, plus they block out a lot of the outside noise, so all I can hear is just the music.”

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Arts & Life Swatches

Perfecting the band-creation formula

By Jessica Rish Contributing Writer

According to Merriam-Webster.com, a swatch is a small sample piece intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece.

That is precisely what the band Swatches is: a small piece of the music scene in Chicago and an unconventional threepiece that juxtaposes indie and emo-pop with classical jazz elements to create the newest DePaul band that students are listening to.

DePaul sophomore Gavin Schultz sits with his long legs crossed in the noisy Student Center. His head rests in his hands, showing off his index fingers, which are painted a light blue color that matches the T-shirt that is layered over a highlighteryellow turtleneck, as he reminisces on the origins of the band he started during his freshman year of college.

Being in a band has always been one of Schultz’s dreams, as he was surrounded by music as a young child. Unlike most guitarists, Schultz started off playing bass when he was in the fourth grade. It wasn’t until he was 12 that he started to play guitar.

“I have always had family members that play music, and I was around it, so it felt natural to pick it up and learn how to play and sing and do all that stuff,” Schultz said.

Just as learning how to play music felt natural, so did starting a band in college when he realized it was a possibility.

Schultz had a fantasy in his head about what Chicago would be like after moved away from his hometown in Michigan, and it didn’t include music until Schultz realized that music did fit into his ideal college experience. Before Schultz started his freshman year at DePaul, he was involved in the “emo pop” scene in Michigan, where he and his friend, John O’Brien, created their first band.

“I used to hang out at a frat house – well, okay, it wasn’t a frat house, but it was,” Schultz said, laughing. “The University of Michigan has this one frat called Sigma Pi, and they were called the metal frat and they would throw shows, so I started listening to that and hanging out with people there.”

It wasn’t an easy process to create the first band, which was called Silent Films.

Schultz and O’Brien first tried to make music in the sixth grade because they had bonded over their love of Nirvana, and eventually they officially became a twoman band, which taught Schultz how to brand and market himself as a musician.

“I think having the experience of being in Silent Films before Swatches helped ease Gavin into the process and workload of being in a band,” O’Brien said. “We were oftentimes playing with other college-aged bands while we were in high school, showing us the ropes while simultaneously allowing us to catch ourselves up to speed with our peers despite the age gap.”

Schultz realized that music was a part of his life that he wasn’t ready to let go of yet when he visited O’Brien at school.

“All of John’s friends are in this band

IMAGE COURTESY OF SWATCHES/BANDCAMP

Above: Swatches. Below: Schultz performing in early January.

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called Early Eyes, and I was like, this is super cool, like you can be in a band in college, I didn’t know you could do that,” Schultz said. “I was like, that seems like a really cool obstacle to overcome – starting a band with people you don’t know and just figure it out, and that is what we did.”

In Swatches short time as a band, the group has had to overcome obstacles like finding the right members who would soon make up the band. Schultz wanted to create this band and started with a simple Facebook post in the official DePaul University Class of 2021 Facebook group

to see what would happen. People replied, but they weren’t into the same indie music and aesthetic that Schultz had in mind.

That was until he met Nick DeLaurentis, now the current bassist of Swatches.

Schultz and DeLaurentis started talking on Facebook about the possibility of creating a band, but it wasn’t anything serious until they met face-to-face at orientation. “[I didn’t know] if I should even say hi or not, but we ended up approaching each other and really hit it off, and we’re just kind of instantly close friends,”

DeLaurentis said. “Within the first few days at DePaul, we were already jamming out ideas.”

The next challenge that the new band would face would be finding a drummer.

The two members began to play with a bunch of different people until they met Joe Torres through a friend.

“I got his number and asked him if he wanted to make music with us,” Schultz said. “We went to Columbia [College] and we played the few songs that we had started to sculpt and it just fit.”

Soon after the group found its members it was time to start not only creating music, but also their branding so that they could reach their target market: DePaul students. Schultz was sitting in his advertising class when he realized what he had to do to get his peers’ attention.

“I realized that we had to get on Instagram because that's what everyone our age is using,” Schultz said.

Since becoming present on social media, more students have been able to enjoy the relatable and honest music that the band puts out, not only for themselves, but for everyone who might be going through what typical college students go through.

Swatches’ song, “Summer Songs,” hits on the emotions of missing hometown friends after moving away to go to college. A common phenomenon that most college students will endure stems from a place of desire to be genuine even if that means being vulnerable in the songwriting process.

“When you know what you want to say but don’t have the specific words, then the right melodies and guitar parts start to come out,” Schultz said.

While Schultz and the rest of Swatches continue to make music, they have two goals in mind: generate a more significant following and continue to do what they do best – be honest.

Schultz finds himself drawing a lot of inspiration from his friends, who are also a part of their own respective local music scenes, and how they have generated followings.

“I mean it would be cool to be like Beach Bunny,” Schultz said, comparing Swatches to another popular DePaul band.

While becoming the next big thing is on Schultz’s mind, continuing to grow and honesty are more so on the agenda for him. With his experimental songwriting style, it is almost hard for him not to be honest with not only his audience, but also himself.

“I want to be more honest and straightforward and not hide behind a layer of bullshit of impressionism metaphors in lyrics,” Schultz said. “The more honest we [Swatches] are with ourselves, the more honest we are with the audience.”

Readers can listen to Swatches’ EP, “Youth Can If Youth Wanna,” on Spotify.

Readers can also see Swatches live in concert on Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Cobra Lounge (235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607) where they will be performing with Elvis Depressedly.

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Pete Holmes on comedy, commitment and the third season of 'Crashing'

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Stand-up comedian Pete Holmes stars in "Crashing" as a struggling stand-up comedian also named Pete Holmes. Now in it's third season, the show has finally hit its stride.

By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

“I always make the joke that we call the show ‘Crashing’ not ‘Flourishing’ for a reason,” said comedian Pete Holmes, the creator and star of HBO’s “Crashing,” now in its third season.

In the new season, Pete sees his career and life in general, finally turning around for the better but he’s still far from having it all figured out. And the newfound lack of turmoil in no way diminishes the sheer amount of comedy packed into each episode. With a revolving-door cast of brilliant comedians both old and new, “Crashing” has found itself in the unique position of a premise wherein comedy is a given. For Holmes, this is a unique benefit.

“I think that ‘Crashing’ is sort of about following your dream and when you make that dream comedy all the characters have an excuse to be really funny,” Holmes said.

“It doesn’t matter what the dream is but because its a comedian and all the people hanging out with Pete are comedians, it's kind of more believable that people speak in jokes and are constantly riffing around.”

Compared to other sitcoms that might be funny but focus on completely different characters Holmes said, “We sort of enjoy the luxury of feeling real and also having everyone be really funny.”

In typical “Crashing” fashion, each episode is littered with famous faces of comedians, either as a major role or just a brief cameo including an unscripted scene featuring Amy Schumer. While shooting the show at a club near her house, Holmes said that Schumer simply stopped in and was automatically invited into the scene.

“Amy popped in and that is not only a good moment on crafting, that is sort of what crafting is about,” Holmes said.

“Comedians helping each other and also unexpected pop-ins so it was really like an art imitating life type of moment.”

Through “Crashing,” Holmes has also cultivated a jumping-off point for many comedians just getting their start. For example, former DePaul student Jaboukie Young-White was featured in the season premiere titled “Jaboukie.” He starred as himself, a young and talented comedian who is new to the game but good beyond his years. It’s in this young comedians

success that Holmes is able to shine a light on an often overlooked but all-encompassing and toxic aspect of the standup scene: jealousy.

“There’s always going to be these comedians where it feels unfair that they’re so talented and that they’re so young and special,” Holmes said, referencing Bo Burnham as an example. “I think it’s super important, and that’s another thing I want to show on “Crashing.” That it’s really really stupid to hate these people and it will fester inside of you and eventually take you down.”

Holmes spoke of Jaboukie Young-White in the season premiere of "Crashing" titled "Jaboukie." countless times when people he knew became so engulfed by in the audience as possible.

“It sucks. Comedy sucks so much. the jealousy and rage aimed at others that This eventually leads to the season It’s so hard,” Holmes said laughing. “And they quit comedy altogether. For many premiere and Pete’s audition at the Cellar, that’s why I wanted to make a TV show of these comedians, Holmes said, their where he has a good show, but not a great about it and if people watch it and go ‘that hearts and minds were set on fame and one. This was an important moment for doesn’t look like it sucks too much for me success rather than on comedy itself.

Pete and an important one for Holmes to to not do it’ then that’s probably a good “I wanted to put that stuff in the show convey about stand-up comedy in general. sign that they should do it.” because that’s what it’s like,” he said. “You “There’s something that clicks in a This notion of continuously doing have to take those sort of ego hits and comedian when they realize that it's not comedy, perfecting that craft through realize that you got into comedy because really about the words, it's about sharing practice and dedication has been at the you love being funny and it called to you. your presence and sharing your ‘there- core of “Crashing” since its inception.

It has to be in you.” ness’ with the audience and being funny,” The idea of quitting is never brought up Throughout the season, Pete has his Holmes said. “At a certain point maybe even as we watch Pete lose his wife and sights set on auditioning and making five or six years in, you start to realize that life as he knew it in the series premiere. the cut at the legendary Comedy Cellar. it’s not really about the jokes it's about Throwing in the towel is never pondered The stage has launched the careers of using the jokes to communicate your even after we cringe when Pete bombs countless comedy icons and Pete intends natural humor. And that’s a hard lesson to on stage for the tenth time. No matter to follow in their footsteps. The only issue learn and it's a lesson you can only learn what, Pete believes in himself prompting is that he has to not only be funny, but be by doing it over and over. the audience to believe in him just the funny in the right way.

Most importantly, “Crashing” aims to same. And when they don’t, Pete believes In what Holmes referred to as show and organic and honest depiction enough for all of us. an “interesting experiment with the of what the process of becoming a “The main message that I’m wanted subjectivity of comedy,” Pete is forced to stand-up comedian is like. This includes to share with other comedians but also realize that good comedy isn’t as easy as highlighting some of the less attractive just anybody that’s trying to pursue any making people laugh. After performing in features of comedy including the dream is a message of solidarity,” he said.

New York comedy clubs for a long time, inevitability of bombing on stage and “If it’s really difficult and you’re scared Pete shifted to a college tour performing feeling unqualified in the position. While and uncomfortable and you want to quit, for young students and sometimes their not necessarily what we usually see, that actually means you’re doing it right.” parents across the country. Because of these aspects of comedy are crucial to this, he was forced to change his material determining if the career is really right for to reach, and not offend, as many people you.

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Category cutting controversy

By Holyn Thigpen Contributing Writer

Earlier this month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its decision to present the awards for four major categories during the Oscars’ commercial breaks: makeup/hairstyling, live action short, cinematography and editing. In an email to Academy members, Academy president John Bailey emphasized his hope to still give equal attention to all awards categories. The plan, as Bailey explained, was to livestream the awards presented during commercial breaks on online platforms and showcase the winners’ speeches later in the night as a part of the regular Oscars broadcast.

Not surprisingly, this decision was subject to immediate backlash from the public and prominent members of the Academy, many of whom were especially shocked to see editing and cinematography so blatantly sidelined.

“If I may: I would not presume to suggest what categories to cut during the Oscars show but — Cinematography and Editing are at the very heart of our craft,” Guillermo Del Toro, last year’s Best Director winner, stated on Twitter. Others echoed this sentiment: why demote the two elements that arguably make a film a film more than any others?

The Academy implemented this decision as a means of ensuring a threehour run time for the Oscars and attracting higher ratings, but this may have been an unnecessary precaution.

“Everyone, of course, likes to gripe about the Oscars,” says Owen Gleiberman, film critic for NPR and Variety. “The truth, though, is that in an age of fragmented viewership and niche audiences…the Oscars, despite their ratings slippage, have actually hung in there.”

Indeed, over the past 15 years, Oscar viewership has had its peaks and dips but has remained surprisingly consistent around the 30-million-viewer mark.

“Last-ditch, what-were-they-thinking? ideas like refusing to live-broadcast the cinematography and editing awards show a raw desperation that may not be warranted,” Gleiberman continues. “There’s now a powerful industry counterweight to the Academy’s frantic moves to make the Oscars over into something more palatable to a mainstream audience.”

But could the Academy have actually fulfilled its goal of higher ratings through this misstep? With so much bad blood circling over categories cut from the broadcast, the Oscars are in the news more than ever and could potentially draw its highest ratings in years thanks to the drama that has followed the Academy’s various alterations.

The controversy of this decision ultimately prompted the Academy to change its mind last week and reintroduce these four respective categories into the regular Oscars lineup. Notably, John Bailey met with a number of top cinematographers, including Hoyte van Hoytema and Emmanuel Lubezki, before deciding upon the reversal. An online petition that garnered over 14,000 signatures in a matter of days, as well as a letter from a slew of today’s top directors including Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese, undoubtedly put additional pressure on the Academy to alter its decision.

“The Academy itself is largely made up of past winners, many of whom I assume are cinematographers and editors, so it really is a puzzling decision to have come to in the first place,” said Joseph Lyons,

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Leading up to the ceremony, the Academy has fueled further debate over their decision to cut the presentation of certain awards. associate director at Cinespace Studios.

Unfortunately, the lack of appreciation for those working in these more technical aspects of film is not a new development but rather a “given” accepted by many in the industry and even in the Academy.

“Within the industry, editing and cinematography are important creative roles, but general audiences don’t always understand how important those roles are when they go to the movies for fun,” says Shayna Connelly, Chicago filmmaker and associate professor in DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts. “The people working as cinematographers and editors are not celebrities, so they appear underappreciated when in fact without their contributions to the art there would be no cinema at all.”

Simply put, a director is nothing without the talents of the cinematographers and editors they work with. In bathing in the celebrity and auteur culture of actors, writers and directors— the creative bigwigs—we forget the contributions of those denied the star treatment. “Citizen Kane,” revered for its technological innovation and unconventional aesthetics, would have never boosted director Orson Welles to godlike status without the pioneering lighting and camera techniques of cinematographer Gregg Toland. And how much of “The Godfather’s” reputation would remain without the continuous action and hard cuts employed by editors Peter Zinner and William H. Reynolds?

Cinematographers and editors are the unsung heroes of our most beloved works of cinema.

This lack of visibility extends even further for women working in these areas.

In 2016, a mere 5% of cinematographers for the top 250 highest grossing films were women, and it was not until Rachel Morrison’s 2018 nomination for “Mudbound” that a woman had ever been nominated for Best Cinematography at the Oscars. In the early 20th century, women were the primary editors of film, splicing and taping film reel only to slowly become displaced by men who eyed editing as a financially promising new field. Since then, it too has remained a male-dominated sphere.

However, the film landscape today is finally undergoing a rapid upheaval in female representation. As Dana Kupper, a documentary cinematographer and DePaul professor, explains it, “There are more and more women cinematographers, even though it’s hard to tell when looking

at award shows. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), one of the most prominent guilds in the industry, is actively working to promote, develop, and recognize camerawomen.”

But for female cinematographers and editors, greater acceptance in the industry will not come overnight.

“It is a slow process, because to become top-level in these areas takes time and experience, and the fruits of this may not be apparent for years,” Kupper explains.

In professions already being sidelined, it certainly doesn’t help to be a woman.

As aggravating as this indecisiveness and incessant need for mass approval from the Academy has become, perhaps some good could come from this thus-far chaotic road to the Oscars’ Feb. 24 broadcast. In being relegated to “commercial break” awards and then reaffirmed as broadcastworthy, a new light has been shed on all four of these Oscars categories, cinematography and editing especially. Film production relies on a vast network of talents and backgrounds, and to pretend otherwise does a massive disservice to thousands of hard-working people in the film industry.

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Jordan Peele takes reins of new reboot

By Michael Brzezinski Staff Writer

While this year’s Super Bowl may have been proved as a disappointment on several rather large accounts, at least one thing left a positive impact on social media platforms and entertainment buffs. It came in the form of a faux-glitch on the TV and a man in a black suit walking about in an empty stadium. This was the first official teaser for Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated re-vamp of “The Twilight Zone.”

This is something this writer has been anxiously anticipating for quite some time.

Full disclosure: there is not a single show in the world that I find to be as perfect as Rod Serling’s original 1959-1964 run of “The Twilight Zone.” Nothing, and I mean nothing, floats my boat more than eerie black-and-white cinematography, a chillingly stern voiceover, mindblowing twist endings and broad-stroke metaphysical concepts. It’s a show that is simultaneously of its time and totally timeless in its content. It has inspired so much of where storytelling is now,including a few light rip-offs like “The Outer Limits” and “Night Gallery,” but what made “Zone” so singular was its unsuspected humanism.

Serling, a humanist enigma all of his own, used “Zone” as a means of exploring the deepest, darkest pockets of the human condition in the nuclear ’50s and ’60s where rules simply don’t apply. It was a personal venture for Serling; he sometimes utilized his own personal experiences in storytelling and ideals he strongly valued, such as anti-war activism and racial equality

while also tackling very existential, ideas such as interpretations of physical ap p e a r a n c e , acceptance of death and crippling anxiety.

T h e s h ow also

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launched bravura performances from William Shatner, Robert Redford and Burgess Meredith.

It was and still is a personal manifesto veiled as thrilling and technologically vital anthology genre television.

Since then, we have gotten an incredibly lackluster 1983 film and two TV reboots in 1985 and 2002 that failed to take off or remain in the cultural zeitgeist in the same way. You might be wondering why exactly we

should b e excited for another go. Part of me agrees, but I also can’t help but think that this will be the time we get it right again. This go at “Zone” has the voice of a bonafide idiosyncratic auteur behind it with Peele, something that “Zone” has sorely lacked since the days of Serling.

It’s quite hard to imagine a meaningful iteration of “Zone” without the low-budget black-and-white look with big theatrical performances, it is ingrained in its DNA as a vital part of the tone and charm of how it works but it can be done. Television is

peaking now, and the tools at the disposal of filmmakers for short form television like this are unparalleled.

The talent that has been rounded up for this iteration is exciting, too. The pilot, titled “Rewind,” will be helmed by Gerard McMurray, who recently made a name for himself with his deeply overlooked and disarmingly great “The First Purge.”

The cast also include A-listers and exciting up-and-coming talent along the lines of Kumail Nanjiani, Steven Yeun, John Cho, Jessica Williams, Greg Kinnear and Allison Tolman.

All this and the most recent trailer actually displayed some intriguing flashy imagery points to this actually being the reboot fans have always wanted. I’m personally apprehensive, as anyone who worships such a series should be. I do not expect or want this to be the same as the original series. I do, however, want this to maintain the core of what Serling sought out to accomplish with the “Twilight Zone” brand. It’s an exploration of humanity and the places we go through to realize things about ourselves that always veers on but never fully dives into being totally disturbed.

No one will ever really be able to say exactly what it was that didn’t work with past reboots. It could have been the lack of an true author, or the absence of a reason to exist or maybe they just weren’t good enough. Whatever the case was, I hope that this new iteration cracks the code. Speaking for myself, I’ll be using a free-trial of CBS All-Access to gleefully dive back into the fifth dimension.

'Alita:' Why you should be watching

By Michael Edicola Contributing Writer

Ever since I saw the first trailer with a girl with huge eyes and robot body I knew that I was going to fall in love with “Alita: Battle Angel” one way or another.

Many had their reservations, and rightfully so, but I genuinely believe that this film delivered exactly the experience it aimed to craft. “Alita” is a cyberpunk, sci-fi fans dream put to live on the big screen. The world of Iron city is one of the most visually distinct I’ve seen in some time. It draws clear inspiration from the likes of “Blade Runner” and “Akira” but it does enough to keep itself unique. This is helped in large part by the fair amount of real, physical sets used to help bring the world of “Alita” to life rather than using a blank green soundstage that would later be filled in by VFX artists.

It helps ground the characters in a world that feels as if you could visit it, and it helps the motion-captured protagonist feel more like they’re actually in a scene.

The titular character is a true testament to the state of current animation capabilities because Alita looks incredibly life-like. Yes, the eyes can be a bit off putting at first but you completely forget about that within the first five minutes of the film. With a relatively good performance from leading woman Rosa Salazar you have an animated character on screen who feels just as real as anyone else in the world of “Alita.” It also helps that she’s acting alongside acting juggernaut Christoph Waltz, who I would absolutely pay to just hear talk for hours on

end. Sadly, his character gets sidetracked by being the mouthpiece for most of the exposition of the world but he manages to still maintain a great performance nonetheless.

That does bring up the one main gripe I have with “Alita” though, and that’s the writing. I fully expected that the writing wouldn’t be incredible in this film and sure enough I wasn’t surprised when characters would be doing either one of two things when they spoke: spouting exposition or saying the most basic character dialogue imaginable. That being said, I did find the exposition on display to be rather interesting and I found myself wanting to learn more about the world and the movie holds a good pace so it never lingers on these scenes for too long. When we finally get to the action, that’s when things pick up. The action in this film is absolutely stunning. Since the movie was rated PG13 I expected the action to be a bit watered down to prevent an R rating. I was very wrong. Due to the characters fighting being mainly cyborgs made of metal, the film gets away with a lot of wild visuals and rather brutal kills. The entire Motorball sequence in the film made me want to just watch a film centered around Motorball and just how visceral it is.

What was most surprising about “Alita” and it’s reception was just how beloved it’s been to fans of the original manga and short run anime series. While the film is not perfect as I just mentioned, it appears to be quite faithful to the source material and shows a clear passion and affection for

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Rosa Salazar starts as Alita in "Alita: Battle Angel." the world of “Alita.” That would make sense since James Cameron has been trying to get this movie made for years, patiently waiting for the day that the technology was right to bring this manga to life. This is the best live-action anime film without a shred of doubt, although there wasn’t really steep competition in that department.

Just looking at the “Ghost in the Shell” live-action film from a few years back that looked visually great, it didn’t have the same level of reverence for the source material and really ended up messing up the themes the original aimed to create.

That’s why I believe the anime community has heralded this film as the one that got it

right, with anime YouTubers like “Mother’s Basement” calling on fans to vote with their wallets and give this film the success it deserves. I’m inclined to agree with him.

Overall, “Alita” is a surprising delight to watch with a great pace, great action, and a fantastic score to match. While the writing is often lacking and the romantic subplot drags the film down from being wonderful, it isn’t enough to stop this movie from being a good time. Also, please go see this movie so there can be a sequel that gives me the Motorball scenes I crave. Not every movie needs to be Shakespeare, but every movie should have more cyberpunk aesthetics.

Maybe that last part is just for me.

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The man who cried hate crime

Smollett case has far-reaching consequences

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Jussie Smollett leaving Cook County jail on Thurs. Feb. 21 following his release from custody after being charged with disorderly conduct and filing a false police report.

By Carolyn Bradley Copy Editor

Now that actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with falsifying a hate crime as of Feb. 21, the question stands with how this incident impacts public reputations as well as news coverage.

Smollett alleged a Jan. 29 hate crime attack occurred near his Chicago apartment; he said two masked attackers shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him, placed a noose around his neck and poured an unknown chemical on him, several news outlets report.

Smollett and his lawyers maintain his innocence, while police stand by the charge.

The question of the attack’s validity has created political division and skepticism across the country. A matter of objectivity and finding the facts of the story surrounds the issue.

Alec Brownlow, director of the master’s program in Sustainable Urban Development at DePaul, said the case is complicated and that the public has been pretty divided about the validity of the story. Brownlow said he is attuned to the case and is awaiting information.

“The political right is pretty much taking the stand that this is a stunt to embarrass the president in the ‘Make America Great Again’ calls,” Brownlow said. “But even on the left, there seems to be growing doubt or suspicion about the validity of the claim.”

Brownlow said Smollett’s credibility is taking a blow, and the report has affected people’s perception of Smollett.

This story could also affect Chicago’s reputation, Brownlow said. He said Chicago already is known to be a dangerous place where gun violence is rampant and the city is understood as both violent and segregated.

“I think Chicago already has the

reputation within the wider American public as a fundamentally dangerous place,” Brownlow said. “When this story first came out, it took both of those realities, both of those perceptions, ‘Chicago is violent, Chicago is racist’ and just amplified the relationship between the two.”

Brownlow said that he would not be surprised if there were powers actively feeding the opposite story; that the incident was made up. He said he has no doubt the city, its businesses and political leaders were hoping the story is false, because if it were true, it would be a black eye on Chicago.

“The fact that Jussie is young, the fact that Jussie is gay; those are two demographics that cities market themselves to,” Brownlow said. “They want young people to come to their cities.”

John Brehm, a professor of political science at University of Chicago, said political candidates such as Sen. Kamala Harris have been speaking out in support of Smollett, which may damage their credibility if the statement is false.

“If presidential candidates [prejudge] events before the facts were out, then that’s not a positive report on their own candidacies,” Brehm said.

Harris has since released a statement expressing her disappointment with the charge of Smollett falsifying the hate crime, news outlets report.

“You have a political divide already, and then you become attentive to the facts that you use to justify your own beliefs,” Brehm said, describing it as motivated cognition.

Brehm said people selectively pay attention to facts in order to reinforce their public statements about their beliefs.

Jeremy Gorner, a crime reporter for the Chicago Tribune who has been covering the incident, said reporters have to follow the facts that are present, such as police reports and statements from lawyers.

Gorner said as reporters, it is important

for news outlets to be careful to report what is factual, in order to get the story fully correct. It seems like a rat race for news outlets to be the first ones to report the story, he said.

“Despite all the skepticism that’s out there, I think as reporters, we are at the mercy of reporting what we know instead of what a lot of people think,” Gorner said.

Gorner said police investigations can change.

“What may appear to be one thing early on in the investigation may not appear to be the same thing as the investigation progresses,” Gorner said.

It is clear that there has been a change in the investigation now that Smollett has been charged.

Brehm said the incident will probably be a controversy for some period of time, but it won’t last long.

Prior to the police announcing the charge against Smollett, Brehm said it would be an unfortunate situation either way because of the connotations from both sides.

“If it turns out that it was a hoax, then it’s unfortunate that this individual feel the need that he needs to provoke public attention to him,” Brehm said. “If it turns out not to be a hoax, then it’s a pretty awful statement about how African-Americans or gay individuals are being by the public or by total strangers. Either way, that’s not a happy outcome.”

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Wahlbergs' set sights on Chicago The famous brothers announce plans for location in River North joining already crowded scene

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The Wahlberg family on set of the A&E show with the same name as the restaurant chain. The show follows the family as they run their burger business.

By Matthew Zaiff Contributing Writer

Chicago is often regarded as the food capital of the United States. The Windy City is known for its; pizza, hot dogs, beef sandwiches and, most recently, burgers.

Everyone has their preferences.

However, a newcomer hopes to disrupt the market. Wahlburgers, the burger chain founded by chef Paul and brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg is opening its first location in Chicago.

The restaurant is located at 2 E. Ontario St., among a multitude of other food options in the area. Does the city really need another burger spot?

DePaul alumnus Chris Patel believes in the Wahlburgers brand so much that he owns the first Chicago franchise.

“As someone who lives and works in Chicago, we are beyond excited to bring this amazing restaurant to our city,” Patel said. “Each Wahlburgers restaurant around the country makes giving back to its community a priority, and we are excited to follow that philanthropic lead in our city.”

The fight for burger supremacy is alive and well in Chicago. Some students are eager to try the new offering.

“I think they will put up a big fight against Shake Shack,” said DePaul senior Rueben Blackman. “I’m a big fan of Mark Wahlberg, and so I think it would be cool to potentially have him in the city more often.”

“Other than his work in “Ted” and “Daddy’s Home,” I had no idea that he had a burger restaurant,” DePaul junior Stella Khaimova said. “I personally never get excited about restaurants unless they offer something new. I think his name will give him an edge over some of the competition

in Chicago, and I expect for the burger to be good quality, so hopefully they will be able to last in Chicago. I don’t think they will fail, but with so many amazing options in Chicago, I don’t think it will become a go-to burger spot in River North.”

While Wahlburgers has its sights set on Shake Shack and Five Guys, the city has plenty of premium burger establishments to contend with. Chicagoans are already spoiled with quality offerings like Kuma’s Corner, Au Cheval, DMK Burger and Burger Bar. Is the arrival of a celebrity backed competitor causing existing burger barons to lose sleep?

“Kuma’s Corner is definitely not afraid of competition,” Kuma’s Corner President Ron Cain said. “We are confident that we serve the best burgers on the planet. Also, Kuma’s Corner, from what we are told, is the pioneer in the gourmet burger industry.

We introduced pretzel buns and made putting an egg on a burger a thing. They say imitation is the best form of flattery. I am consistently finding restaurants all over the country who have copied our burger combinations.”

The most expensive burger on the Wahlburgers menu is a reasonable $10.50, cheaper than the average burger from Kuma’s or the other restaurants mentioned.

Perhaps this city is big enough for another cheeseburger spot. At its price point, Wahlburgers can certainly coexist with its classic and gourmet contemporaries.

“As a brand, we are thrilled to be joining the community,” said Wahlburgers Director of Communications Katie Piepiora. “We look forward to bringing some of our favorite dishes to Chicago and also be inspired by the food scene there for special Chicago-only Wahlburgers recipes in the future.”

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Above and below: Burgers and sides available at Wahlburgers locations.

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what’s FRESH in Podcasts

Public Official A (WBEZ Chicago)

Believed (NPR and Michigan Radio)

Rod Blagojevich is one of the most notorious figures in Illinois history.

As he sits in federal prison for corruption charges related to his time as governor, WBEZ Chicago’s newest podcast, “Public Official A,” takes an inside look at how he got there –from his rise to the governorship and his fall soon after. When former President Barack Obama skyrocketed to political stardom and left Illinois, Blagojevich was left in his wake with limited future prospects.

In the wake of Larry Nassar’s conviction and sentence of more than a century in prison, NPR and Michigan Radio’s podcast, “Believed,” takes a look into exactly how Nassar got away with sexually abusing over 250 girls over the course of nearly two decades.

In typical Chicago-style politics, things got very corrupt very quickly. He began shaking people down for money and attempting to use his position of power to get rich, eventually trying to sell the vacated Senate seat left behind by Obama.

They speak with the survivors to find out why these girls were silenced for so long and what eventually led to to hundreds of survivors standing together to testify against their abuser. Through interviews with parents and the police, “Believed” also poses the question as to how so many well-meaning adults failed to see what was right in front of them for so long.

“Public Official A” not only provides the history of the Blagojevich story, it highlights the recent highly publicized comparisons between this investigation and conviction and the current investigation of President Donald Trump for collusion.

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The Nassar case has been a staple of national headlines since 2015, when the first accusations of abuse emerged, but this podcast looks deeper.

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In theaters & upcoming films Feb. 13 “Isn't It Romantic” A women wakes up after an accident to learn that she is the star of a romantic comedy in an alternate universe.

Stars: Rebel Wilson

March 1 “Saint Judy” The true story of Judy Wood, an immigration attorney that changed the U.S. law of asylum to help women Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Common

Feb. 14 “Fighting With My Family” Two people who grew up in a wrestling family attempt to become World Wrestling Entertainment superstars.

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Heady

March 8 “Captain Marvel” Carol Danvers transforms into one of the most powerful heroes in the universe when Earth is caught in an intergalactic war.

Stars: Brie Larson

Feb. 22 “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Hiccup searches for "The Hidden World," a secret dragon utopia, before a hired tyrant finds it first.

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Kit Harington

March 15 “Five Feet Apart” Two crtically teenagers meet in the hospital and fall in love but their life-trheatening illnesses get in the way.

Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse

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By Matthew Zaiff Contributing Writer

While the choices this week may vary drastically from each other, they are all selections from concept albums. With concept albums, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The collective songs on a conceptual album contribute to an overall theme or message. When people think of concept albums, Pink Floyd often is the first name to come up. However, this list features songs from hip-hop, rock and progressive metal.

Check out these jams that range from dreamy to heavy.

1. “Yellow Eyes”- Between the Buried and Me North Carolina-based Between the Buried and Me released their eighth studio album, “Automata I,” in early 2018. Despite not taking home the Grammy for Best Metal Performance last week, the band remains a juggernaut in the progressive metal scene. The song flows from heavy riffs and screams to a beautiful section where bassist Dan Briggs has room to breathe and lay down some pleasing bass lines. Between the Buried and Me remains one of the most consistent bands at delivering incredible album after album, which is one of the reasons I’ve seen them live over 15 times.

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2. “3030” – Del the Funky Homosapien Nineteen years ago, rapper Del the Funky Homosapien collaborated with producer Dan the Automator and DJ Kid Koala to create one of the greatest hip-hop concept albums ever.

“Deltron 3030” follows Del as he rebels against a 31st-century new world order. In this dystopian future, evil oligarchs fight to suppress hip-hop music as well as human rights. Del demonstrates his abilities as a social critic without falling into selfrighteousness. At 7:29, “3030” is on the lengthier side for rap music; that said, Del’s rhyming, combined with a brilliant instrumental, makes this a mustlisten.

Across 1. Wooden carpentry pin 6. Easy way to draw 11. “Gotcha!”

14. Editorialize verbally 15. Not inner 16. Be light, in a poker game 17. Airplane’s undercarriage 19. April payment 20. “May I get you anything ___?”

21. Desert delight 22. “Buona ___” (Italian greeting) 23. Bother, in a title of the Bard 25. Like a cozy infant 27. “Arabia” man 32. Architect’s detail 33. Chicken-king tie 34. Changes course suddenly 36. One who’s attained nirvana 39. Concealed, informally

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“Whitewash” – Buckethead Virtuosic guitarist Buckethead is shrouded in mystery. For decades, his identity and appearance were the subjects of major scrutiny as he remains an enigma. Sporting an expressionless white mask and a KFC bucket on his head, Buckethead resembles a horror villain more than a musician.

Buckethead’s fourth studio album, “Colma,” refers to the town of Colma, California, where the dead population outnumber the living by thousands to one.

The all-instrumental album starts with “Whitewash,” which allows Buckethead to build a calming ambiance. This is one of my favorite songs to play on guitar as well as listen to on repeat endlessly.

41. Drysdale or Johnson 42. Instruct 43. Capital of South Korea 44. Fiat 46. Things for savers 47. Basilica area 49. Computer cable 51. Uncooked condition 54. Important time in history 55. Sound bounceback 56. Best-seller list entry 59. Beliefs, for short 63. Expert fighter pilot 64. Advantageous situation 66. “Before,” when before 67. Varsity starters 68. Chill-inducing 69. The Erie mule 70. Director Almovodar 71. Sports

4. “The Gutter”- Coheed and Cambria New York-based rock outfit Coheed and Cambria released their ninth studio album, “The Unheavenly Creatures” in 2018.

This album continues the band’s Amory Wars concept, which has encompassed all but one of their discographies. “The Gutter” is a captivating listen that features a catchy chorus, which is unconventional for the band given their prog-rock roots.

Complete with a great blend of creative guitar riffs, crushing percussion and the vocal range of frontman Claudio Sanchez, Coheed and Cambria cement themselves as one of the most idiosyncratic bands today.

commentator Musburger Down 1. Big name in pineapples 2. Certain birthstone 3. Comes in first 4. Make desirable 5. Hawaiian souvenir 6. Augustan attire 7. Floor coverings 8. Dined wearing pajamas 9. Brings to a stop 10. “To ___ is human ...”

11. Marriott, for one 12. Open-eyed 13. Group of six 18. “There’s ___ here but us ...”

22. Cubic meter 24. Pass on to another 26. Splash, as grease 27. Scottish guys 28. Common lotion ingredient 29. Wild West coach

support 30. Turn over, as land 31. Wear away 35. Peeved mood 37. Piece of farmland 38. Just one of those things?

40. Eco-friendly fertilizer 45. Joyfulness 48. Assets, collectively 50. Poker player who takes risks 51. Gathers, as crops 52. Capital of Ghana 53. Positioned, as artillery 57. Ski lift 58. Classy wheels 60. Arid 61. Important street 62. “Don’t expunge that!”

64. Salary limit 65. Cotillion star, informally

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Senior day triumph clinches top two seed in Big East tournament

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

With second place on the line, DePaul (20-7; 11-4 Big East) were able to put aside the emotion of Senior Day and take down a tough Butler team at Wintrust Arena 76-62.

The win clinches DePaul the No. 2 seed for the Big East tournament.

Seniors Rebekah Dahlman, Mart’e Grays, Tanita Allen and Ashton Millender were all honored after the game for their time at DePaul. After the game, DePaul played a video of each player on the jumbotron and having their parents and close family members on the floor with them sharing this special moment with their family’s.

“What I felt when I walked onto the court was like it was a regular game,” Grays said after the game. “Of course it was Senior [Day], but at the same time we have to get the job done.”

With this being the last home game before the Big East tournament, DePaul head coach Doug Bruno gave all four of his seniors the start. Milledner and Grays have been starting all season long, but Allen and Dahlman, who haven’t been constant starters this season, got to start the game.

“I don’t think starting was on my mind, I’ve been here for a while so it was just good to finally be back to be playing with my team again,” Allen said. “This week was the first two games that I actually got going, so I just didn’t think about starting the game I want to execute and do what I can do.”

Nonetheless, the four seniors and the rest of the DePaul squad had to take care of business before all the festivities could take place.

And that’s what they did.

The Blue Demons knew they were going to have a challenging game on their hands with Butler because on Friday the Bulldogs went into Marquette and took down the No. 11 ranked Golden Eagles 60-57, handing

SENIORS, continued from back page the lines as a result of practicing within their mind.

“I was really impressed with the leadership they showed their team during that year when they couldn’t practice physically,” Bruno said. “When an athlete is injured, there’s so many emotions that go into the psyche of the athlete. And you don’t know, for instance, if you’re ever going to play again, you don’t know if you’re going to walk again. You don’t know if your body’s ever going to recover to be able to just do normal, able to just do normal, daily activities again, so there’s this fear of the unknown.”

Both players did not let the best of their emotions bring their attitudes down.

Instead, Millender and Grays made the most of their time sidelined by doing their best to think positively and remain upbeat. As a matter of fact, they made their own dances for when their teammates drilled 3-point field goals for fun.

“I feel like it was tough at first,” Millender said. “But then once I realized that I wouldn’t be able to play an actual game anymore, I didn’t take it for granted because my injury wasn’t as bad as [Grays']. After a while I came back as a practice player. So once I realized that I wasn’t going to step on the court, I just became a positive motivator.”

Off the court, Millender and Grays complement each other very well.

“I just feel like we click well,” Grays said.

“We count on each other. We have the same

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DePaul senior guard Ashton Millender stares down a 3-pointer with Butler forward Shae Bray looking on Sunday afternoon at Wintrust Arena. DePaul won the game 76-62. them their second conference loss of the season.

DePaul came in ready to go toe-to-toe with Butler and came out in the first half dominating on both ends of the court. On offense the Blue Demons were able to create easy scoring opportunities for themselves because of their full-court press and trap defense being really effective.

“Just talking in transition and sprinting back on defense,” Millender said on DePaul’s full-court press.

Butler, came into this game allowing only 56.5 points per game in the Big East – the best in the conference – but DePaul were able

taste buds, same almost personality. But I feel like we’re opposites as well. Like she’s more outgoing. I’m more to myself.”

Ever since returning from injury, Millender has emerged as DePaul’s leading long-distance threat. Last season as a redshirt junior, Millender ranked No. 16 in the nation in 3-point field goals. Starting 34 games and averaging nearly 32 minutes, Millender shot 41.4 percent from beyond the arc.

Not to mention, Millender has garnered a handful of awards for her comeback efforts and earned DePaul’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Millender tied her career-high in points earlier this season with a 27-point outing versus Notre Dame on Nov. 17.

“When I came back after my injury, I just took the time getting better,” Millender said. “I just shot a lot of shots [and] put in a lot of work to get to where I was then.”

Millender recorded 700 minutes of playing time in 31 games as a freshman during the 2014-2015 season and scored a season-high 12 points against Georgetown in January. 2015.

Following Millender’s solid performance in 2015-2016, she was named DePaul’s Most Improved Player. Millender appeared in all 36 of DePaul’s games off the bench and averaged 7.6 points per game while putting up double-digit scoring figures 13 times.

Likewise, Grays has also been thriving since recovering from her injury and rebounded nicely in 2017-2018, leading DePaul in scoring with averaging 14.4 points per game and 15.2 points against conference

to play around that and still score 39 points in the first half and 76 points in the game.

Millender and Allen led DePaul in that first half with 17 combined points on 8-for-14 shooting.

“Last week we played St. John’s – who beat Marquette – and this week we played Butler – who just beat Marquette,” Bruno said. “So, it’s really trying to get your team focused on what we want to achieve and not what the opponent wants to achieve. Butler was playing for second place today, if they beat us they had a real legitimate shot to finish in that second seed. With Marquette losing I totally changed the direction with

our players, we aren’t playing for second for anymore we are playing for first.”

Defensively, DePaul did a fantastic job of getting right up on Butler players and not allowing them to have any time or space on the ball, forcing five turnovers and limiting them to only 23 points in the first 20 minutes.

The Bulldogs only shot 7-for-24 from the field and 1-for-7 from behind the arc.

With DePaul looking like they were going to run away with the game after the first half, the Bulldogs responded in the third quarter with their most impressive quarter of the game. Butler, only allowed DePaul to score 12 points in the third while scoring 21 points themselves.

However, DePaul and their seniors were able to restore order in the final 10 minutes by keeping Butler at bay. The closest the Bulldogs got in the fourth quarter was six points.

Even though this was a special game for a couple of players, Grays only scored four points in the game, Dahlman only had two points, other players for DePaul had to step up with the normal leaders struggling. The bench for the Blue Demons really helped against Butler, they scored 34 points while Butler were only able to get 10 points out of their bench.

“I just think that this team has really good players, any night anyone can step up and play,” Bruno said. “I just think everyone is going have to be ready to play every single night. You have to understand what group is playing best for us, I think tonight was a classic example of me figuring out … the right combination.”

DePaul have now won six straight games and beat Xavier on Friday at Wintrust before taking down Butler on Sunday. The Blue Demons only have two games left against Providence and Creighton on the road next week before the Big East tournament.

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DePaul seniors Tanita Allen (left), Ashton Millender (center) and Mart'e Grays (right) chat during a Friday night game against Xavier at Wintrust Arena. opponents. For these reasons, Grays was named to the All-Big East First Team and also earned her way to making the 2018 Big East All-Tournament season.

Furthermore, Grays has surpassed her previous career-high in points scored, 25, twice this season. Grays recorded 26 points in a road win against Oklahoma on Dec. 9 and then went on to score 31 points on Feb. 8 versus Villanova.

“It was definitely a hard road to recovery for me,” Grays said. “A lot of mental breakdowns and just feeling like I wasn’t good enough. But, just staying with the course, keep pursuing, just having the faith and then our teammates. They kept our heads high, always encouraging us, and

I just feel like that was a major part of us doing as well as we did from coming back.”

Before getting hurt, Grays played in 67 games split over two seasons. In 31 games played as a freshman, Grays was named to the Big East All-Freshman team. Grays averaged 13.5 minutes per game and had eight double-digit scoring affairs.

As a sophomore, Grays played in all 36 of DePaul’s games and went on to have even more success during the NCAA Tournament, averaging 11.7 points per game through DePaul’s Sweet 16 appearance.

These efforts led to Grays being named DePaul’s 2015-2016 Sixth Man of the Year.

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The twirling never stops

By Keira Wingate Contrbuting Staff Writer

As a young girl growing up in Newport, New Hampshire, Danielle Cherry began her baton twirling career at the age of 10 after watching the Red Star Twirlers do their annual Christmas show.

Even though she was younger than the other girls, she was determined to join the team.

"They do a Christmas performance in my town and I was like that's really cool.

Wow I wanna try that," Cherry said.

Now an energetic, blonde, bubbly, 5’4, 19-year-old freshman studying film at DePaul University, Cherry brings her nine years of baton twirling experience to campus in hopes of starting a new program for students.

"I just started the club, you could say,” Cherry said. “It's new this year because of me. I came in and said, ‘this is what I do.' Can I come and do it?’ And they said yeah," Cherry began twirling in her hometown with her nationally-recognized team, the Red Star Twirlers. Her fastdeveloped skills caused her coach to lower the age limit on the team so that Cherry can join. Twirling has brought Cherry out of her shell. Her coach, Gina Hutchinson, has watched her grow since the age of 5.

Hutchinson says it has been a complete joy watching her grow up over the years.

"She was a little girl when she started, and she has made her mark at her high school where they had never had a twirler," Hutchinson said.

Cherry has brought twirling into her life wherever she goes. In high school, she was a championship-winning twirler in Twirl Mania at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. She represented DePaul at a college-level championship at Disney World earlier this month. She was a part of the college division level at the ESPN Wide World of Sports, also at Disney World.

“It went well for my first collegiate competition with the top twirlers. I placed 6th in three baton and top 12 overall for my college performance,” Cherry said.

The Red Star Twirlers has been so successful that it has even left the country to compete in championships, giving Cherry the opportunity to travel to Paris.

"Because we did so well a few years back they actually invited us to be the first twirl team to go to Disney Paris and perform there," Cherry said.

Cherry has become nationallyrecognized for her twirling. She has five national titles, numerous New Hampshire state and New England regional titles.

Her team has five international titles and Cherry won the High School Classic Championship of 2018, which gave her the title as Best High School Twirler in the country. Her best friend and fellow Red Star Twirler, Madelyn Moedebeck, has been by her side during every win.

"Danielle is a vital part of our team for countless reasons," Moedebeck said. "Her God-given leadership abilities have led the team to numerous big wins and led us through some of our more difficult times."

Back home, Cherry works as a server at the Salt Hill Irish Pub, the only one in her small town of Newport. She has to bring in $10,000 each year to help pay her tuition. On top of serving, Cherry volunteers every year by helping put on her town’s annual Christmas show, where all proceeds go to the Willey-Perra

organization, which works to make sure every child in Newport gets presents for Christmas. Cherry has put in over 100 hours of community service to this organization.

"Also, what makes the program special is that the families get five gifts per child and they only need to sign them up, no proof of economic issues required, " Cherry said.

Cherry is bright and has a sparkle in her eye when you talk to her. She is passionate about twirling, school, charity work and being involved in her hometown.

Twirling specifically has given her new doors leading to opportunity. Cherry competed in her hometown’s annual Winter Carnival Pageant. She twirled during the talent part of the competition and won the contest, becoming the 101st Winter Carnival Queen.

"I actually was a princess when I was little, so when I saw the pageant I was like ‘I'm going to do that – I'm going to be that girl'," Cherry said.

Her coach runs the annual pageant and was able to see her twirling performance at the carnival.

"I got to see her become our town’s 101st Winter Carnival Queen in large part because she brought the house down with her twirling," Hutchinson said. "My mom was the carnival queen in 1946, so it was really wonderful to see Danielle join the sorority of queens," Hutchinson said.

Cherry has worked hard to be where she is today. She has used all of the experience she’s gained to help further her dreams. Before Cherry, DePaul had not had a twirler on campus, much like at her high school. She is now able to perform with the dance team at all of the school’s basketball games during halftime shows and 30-second timeouts.

“The dance and cheer teams are excited about the variety and talent the baton twirlers bring to the in-game experience,” said Shanon Lersch, DePaul’s cheer and dance coach. “Together they entertain the crowd, bring up the excitement level of the game, and encourage fans to cheer on their teams.”

Cherry was recognized, along with the rest of the female athletes at DePaul, during National Girls and Women in Sports Day. "She is selfless, charismatic, kindhearted and has so, so much love to give," Moedebeck said. "She knows what she wants for herself, and nothing is going to get in her way of reaching those goals."

Cherry plans on expanding the DePaul twirlers and focusing on her degree in film.

After college, she has every intention to continue twirling and coaching children in the sport she has excelled in.

"She is humble, motivated," Hutchinson said. "She goes for opportunities as opposed to letting them pass her by."

Hutchinson said she fully believes that all these great qualities about Cherry will make her bigger than ever, even landing her a spot at the Oscars someday.

Twirling at DePaul could become as big as cheer and dance one day,adding another wow factor to halftime shows and giving students another program to join.

“We encourage it to grow and increase numbers of participation,” Lersch said.

“Just as the dance and cheer programs have grown and developed, I see the twirling program doing the same. More features, community performances and competitions are all in the works for this program.”

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DePaul freshman Danielle Cherry performs during a DePaul women's basketball game against Marquette at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Feb. 3.

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Opponents zero in on Blue Demon frontcourt By andrew hattersley Sports Editor

DePaul lost their third straight game Wednesday night, this time coming to Creighton 79-67 at Wintrust Arena. While DePaul has controlled opponents inside much of the season, it was Creighton that outscored DePaul 36-16 in points in the paint, while DePaul struggled to get anything going against the Bluejays’ defense, which was intent on keeping DePaul’s big men out of the paint.

The trio entered Wednesday’s game combining for 37.5 points per game and 19.6 rebounds per contest. On Wednesday night, however, the Bluejays were intent on doubleteaming Femi Olujobi, Paul Reed and Jaylen Butz and forcing others to beat them. The plan worked to perfection as Butz, Reed and Olujobi combined for just 14 points and 10 rebounds.

“They had a good game plan; they doubled off a couple of our guys,” DePaul senior Max Strus said. “They doubled the post on the first dribble so we had a tough adjustment to that, but we will go in, watch the film and learn from it and try to get better.”

It didn’t help that the Blue Demons big men were in foul trouble inside the first five minutes after both Reed and Olujobi picked up two fouls in that span. The foul trouble got more problematic for the Blue Demons as Olujobi picked up his third foul with 5:11 remaining in the first half, prompting DePaul head coach Dave Leitao to turn back to Reed.

It was clear that the Bluejays were intent on slowing down Strus, Reed, Olujobi and senior guard Eli Cain and living with the results outside of that. DePaul did make them pay at times with freshman Flynn Cameron — who hadn’t scored since Jan. 16 against Butler — scoring a career-high 11 points in the first half.

“We lived with some shots from a couple of their players,” Creighton head coach Craig McDermott said. “To Flynn's credit he really made us pay. We had a chance to really get

some separation in the first half and I don't know that he's scored in a month and he has 11 on us at halftime. So they made us pay for that but we were active in the fact that they had nine offensive rebounds at halftime and only two the second half, and that's a big reason we were able to win the game.”

The Bluejays were also content to give sophomore Devin Gage space to shoot, and as a result the 6-foot-2-inch guard struggled finishing 0-8 in the first half and 4-16 for the game. Gage did take advantage of the space given to him at times though, as he opened with a quick 10 points while going 4-of-5 from the field to open the second half as DePaul closed within three with 9:55 to play, although he would miss his three shots as Creighton once again opened up the game.

Leitao anticipated his big men would get double teamed after Butler employed a similar strategy just a few days earlier.

“This is the second game in a row and we anticipated it,” Leitao said. “I think Greg [McDermott] does a terrific job of game planning and he slumped off some of the perimeter guys that they played percentages with. They doubled our size guys and we've been working on it for two days on how you play out of a double team. We moved it around a little bit but you've got to get it out quick, you've got to move it quick and you got to attack quick and I don't know that all three of those happened enough for us to really make them pay a price for doubling.”

There is a risk to double teaming and, as Leitao pointed out, if the Blue Demons are able to get the ball out of the double team and move the ball, they can make teams pay for doing it.

“If you get the ball out of the double team quick you're playing 4-on-3,” Leitao said.

“Most people would like those odds but you got to do it crisply, you got to do it quickly and you got to do it decisively. Sometimes when it came out, the ball got stuck on one side of the floor. Other times, when it changed sides of the floor, it didn't get attacked real well.

Sometimes, when we got in the paint, we didn't finish the play with a good paint shot,

MANAGERS, continued from back page vary anywhere from setting up food after practice to paperwork and beyond.

“Our guys have to go to check ups at the doctor sometimes and that is something we help out with with the trainers. We will drive them to and from those appointments,” Scanlon-Kimura said.

Scanlon-Kimura also mentioned that a manager has to be ready to go whenever they are needed.

“Sometimes, you’ll get a call in the middle of the night,” ScanlonKimura said. “They’ll ask if you can go to the airport to go pick someone up; you have to be ready for anything.”

When it comes to the coaching staff, not all student managers interact with the staff on the same level. Similar to the business world, in order to develop a trustworthy relationship with the person in

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DePaul sophomore forward Paul Reed backs down Creighton guard Ty-Shon Alexander Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons lost the game 79-67. so when we look at the film it will show some things and I'm sure there are things we could do better, but I anticipate that might even continue because that's something we've been good at all year long.”

DePaul now has a week off before playing three games in the span of a week and will have a chance to develop a plan

charge, you must earn it.

“Guys that are new this year aren’t really going to be interacting with the coaches as much as someone who is a senior or someone who has been with the program a little bit longer,” ScanlonKimura said. “They have a million things to worry about at this level of basketball and managers can’t really be one of them.”

One more role student managers are involved in is assisting the team’s video coordinator, Lucas Shapiro.

The video coordinator helps with scouting opponents and DePaul’s own team. The role also involves film; analysis, scouting reports and helping coaches evaluate players.

“The student managers help me out a lot with cutting up film,” Shapiro said.

Shapiro is also a former graduate student manager, so he understands the value of determined student managers.

“They are there for you whenever you need something. The

of attack, knowing that teams are likely to employ a similar strategy in coming weeks.

The Bluejays and Blue Demons will meet again in just three weeks when DePaul will have another chance to improve on the 67 points they scored against the Bluejays on Wednesday.

managers are an asset to what we do here,” Shapiro said.

In any role, people have a favorite thing about their job. In the cases of Scanlon-Kimura and Shapiro, they share the same opinion as to what the best part of being a student manager for DePaul men’s basketball is.

“Getting to work one-on-one with these guys and building that sense of trust makes you realize how much it is worth it,” ScanlonKimura said.

“Building relationships with the players is the best part,” Shapiro said. “You’re taking part in their development, so whether you are rebounding or making sure they are in class on time, it is cool to see yourself having a positive influence on someone else.”

The team of 12 managers is passionate about a job that gets overlooked and fans of DePaul basketball should be proud of them, too.

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Basketball buddies

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DePaul senior guard Ashton Millender jokingly hands the ball over to fellow senior Mart’e Grays during warmups of DePaul’s Feb. 22 game against Xavier at Wintrust Arena.

A lost season creates dynamic fifth-year duo

By Evan Sully Staff Writer

Sports can do its job of building relationships between people. It is not every day, though, that folks will hear competitive athletes mention that they grew closer while being injured together.

That was the case, however, for Ashton Millender and Mart’e Grays. The bond between the pair of fifth-year seniors on the women’s basketball team transpired during the 2016-2017 regular season when both players suffered season-ending injuries and took a medical redshirt.

Millender, a 5-foot-8-inch guard from nearby Glenwood, Illinois., started the first nine games before a stress reaction injury caused her season to come to an end.

Before Millender suffered her injury, she averaged 12.8 points per game throughout those contests.

On the other hand, Grays, a 6-foot2-inch forward from Detroit, Michigan did not even play a single minute. In the 2016 preseason, Grays ruptured her left Achilles tendon, causing her to miss the entire season. The Achilles, is a posterior leg tendon that joins the muscle in the back of the leg.

Fortunately, Millender and Grays were

good friends before they lost extended playing time for a full season, which made matters easier on their end.

“Ashton’s been my best friend since I got here,” Grays said. “She had my back the whole time, always helping me. We were roommates and stuff, so she had helped me out and stuff.”

Once Grays saw her best friend go down shortly into the season, she expressed sadness given that Millender was quietly working her way up to becoming DePaul’s top shooting guard.

“It was just crazy because we were already best friends,” Millender said in response to what emotions were running

through her mind after going down. “But then it’s like we both got hurt [and] now we both got an extra year.”

Head coach Doug Bruno admired the way in which Millender and Grays persevered under the difficult circumstances of being injured as competitive athletes and noted that the dynamic of an injured athlete is a tough dynamic.

Bruno teaches that an individual athlete can still practice within their mind when they can’t practice with their body. His coaching philosophy continues on that a player can better visualize and see between

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Behind the unsung heroes in men’s basketball

By Brian O’Connell Contributing Writer

Water bottles, laundry and carrying equipment are all stereotypical images that come to mind when you think of what a team’s student manager does.

These duties come to mind because they are essential responsibilities of a student manager. However, the role does not solely consist of completing these tasks. The student manager is actually the backbone to a team.

Their role behind-the-scenes plays an integral role to a team’s development.

Maya Scanlon-Kimura, a senior majoring in computer science, is one of 12 student managers with the men’s basketball team. Scanlon-Kimura began her journey as a student manager with the men’s team at the end of her freshman year after seeing an ad on a Facebook page for DePaul students.

“I saw an ad on my class’ Facebook page from a past head student manager,” ScanlonKimura said. “I’ve been involved in a lot of sports in my life and basketball was one that

I had not been in. I landed an interview and did not know what I was getting into really.

I thought I was going to be an equipment manager.”

After landing the role, Scanlon-Kimura learned that handling laundry and water runs are not the only tasks managers are responsible for. There are jobs that fans see managers carry out at live games, but many can overlook what happens behind-thescenes at practices.

“That is where you are going to be running around a lot,” Scanlon-Kimura said.

“We set up cones for drills and we are the people that push the energy, so when it is lagging a little bit, or if the team is not having the best day, we are the ones who make up for it with our voices.”

Mick Sullivan, a freshman forward for the Blue Demons, highlighted the energy that student managers carry with them day-in and day-out.

“Anytime you want to get into the gym, they are willing to help you with anything,” Sullivan said. “They always have a great

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DePaul senior Maya Scanlon-Kimura asks for the basketball from sophomore forward Darious Hall during warmups prior to a Nov. 7 game against Bethune-Cookman. attitude about them. They are there for you.

You see yourself improve because of them.

The student managers bring the most energy.

The managers and [Pantelis Xidias] rival each other for the highest energy level.”

Off-the-court duties are just as important to the team as the ones that are taken care of on the court. The array of tasks that student managers are responsible for can

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