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Banquet cook Carlos Modesto, 42, beats on a drum outside the Palmer House in Chicago as housekeepers, cooks and various staff march in unison demanding better treatment of hotel staff.

Hotel workers beat the drum for healthcare as others return to work

By Daniel Schirmer Copy Editor

On the evening of Sept. 21, hundreds rallied in front of the Hilton Hotel at 720 S. Michigan Ave. to show solidarity with the Chicago hotel workers who have been on strike for over two weeks. Among the public officials who made appearances to show their support for the strikers were U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois treasurer Mike Frerichs, Illinois Rep. Theresa Mah and others.

The strike began Sept. 7 when approximately 6,000 employees at 26 hotels throughout the city initiated a work stoppage. The contracts for most of these workers expired on Aug. 31, which is not uncommon. Hotel occupancy is significantly lower during the winter,

which makes downsizing a necessity for hotels.

Before the strike, however, employees at these hotels could be classified as fulltime workers but still lose benefits during the winter if they got laid off, leaving them without year-round health care. This discrepancy has been the focal point of the strike.

Chris Roberts, a professor and the director of graduate programs at the School of Hospitality Leadership, said that the college is “remaining neutral on this matter and not commenting.”

DePaul’s own School of Hospitality Leadership features a Hospitality Advisory Council, whose members represent organizations both international and from the Chicago hospitality community.

The school encompasses the J. Willard

and Alice S. Marriott Center for Student Development and Engagement, a center formed after a donation from the founders of the Marriott hotel chain.

Jimmy Tyrone Lewis, who has been an employee at the Palmer House Hilton for 33 years, was among the strikers at the Hilton on Michigan Ave. “A lot of the hotels would hire people on, but wouldn’t specify that the position was really only temporary,” said Lewis. “So when the off-season came around—the winter months—they’d lay off a lot of employees and leave them without health care. That was the biggest thing that inspired the strike. Another thing was pensions, higher wages, increased job security.”

Many walk-outs and demonstrations have taken place in previous years, but Lewis said that “we haven’t seen this big of

a strike from hotel workers in probably a hundred years.”

Most of the hotels where workers have gone on strike also function as convention centers throughout the year for a variety of organizations. The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) was scheduled to hold a forum at the Palmer House Hilton on Sept.

29, but the strike resulted in the LSAC deciding to move the event’s location.

In an email to those planning to attend the forum, the LSAC wrote, “The forum location is moving to the Marriott Marquis Chicago. The move is necessary due to a strike by union workers involving nearly 30 Chicago hotels, including the Palmer House Hilton.”

The email continued, “The Marriott

See STRIKE, page 8

With fresh leadership, SGA sets ambitious goals

By Evan Sully Staff Writer

Nahal Hashemian, the first Muslim president of DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA), is seeking to revitalize the organization’s image this school year through connecting with students and promoting diversity on campus.

SGA has three main initiatives to achieve over the next school year: sustainability, elevating resources for mental health and sexual assault and making sure all colleges get open course evaluations.

“SGA advocates on behalf of students primarily,” Hashemian said. “SGA is a part of DePaul’s Joint Council, meaning that the thoughts and wants of students are incredibly important and vital to the governance process of DePaul. DePaul students should pay attention because as

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SGA President Nahal Hashemian.

with anything else, we can always improve. The university can always improve, and that comes with hearing what students truly care about.”

In terms of the sustainability initiative, SGA has

partnered with facility operations and Chartwells to no longer hand out plastic straws on campus with the exception of student requests. On the other hand, SGA has a Sexual Assault and Mental Awareness committee that is working with the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness to strategize plans to get the word out on resources that are offered through that specific office such as the Survivor Support Advocates and University Counseling Services.

Furthermore, Hashemian indicated that it will be important to ensure that all colleges within DePaul have open course evaluations that are available upon registration when the course cart opens each quarter. Not all colleges currently allow open course evaluations; for example, the Driehaus College of Business has open evaluations while the college of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences does not.

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Braylen Stevens, above, is the founder of MBRACED Culture, an e-commerce brand that hopes to promote acceptance of others and create a sense of community.

Student creates a new business to promote acceptance

By Emma Oxnevad Assistant News Editor

While most DePaul students scramble to find an internship and try tirelessly to build a resume before graduation, sophomore Braylen Stevens is one step ahead, already running a business of his own.

Originally from Milwaukee, Stevens is a 19-year-old accounting major who founded MBRACED Culture, which specializes in social outreach and the selling of branded apparel.

“We really focus on three things: outreach, promotion, and apparel,” Stevens said. “We do a lot of workshops on career skills and communication skills, team building and other stuff like that. We also focus on promotion, so collaborating and networking with artists. We try to serve as a resource to them by promoting them, their events and their work.”

Fueled by a desire to help his community, Stevens had the idea for the company upon graduating high school.

“In the summer of 2017, I was thinking: ‘What can I do, how can I serve my community and others and what impact can I make?,’ Stevens said. “That’s how MBRACED Culture came about, it was about doing research to find out what the community needed and how I could contribute.”

Stevens said he began to make concrete plans in April 2018, the company then launched on June 24, 2018.

Stevens discussed the importance behind the company name and how it represents the overall message of selfacceptance and positivity proposed by the brand.

“I knew I wanted a name that not only popped but was unique in a way but still relatable for everyone,” Stevens said. “‘Embrace it’ is really what we follow, but I wanted to create that cultural aspect in the community, so putting ‘embrace it’ together with culture created MBRACED Culture.”

Stevens said the message of the company was inspired by his own struggles with self-acceptance while growing up. In a statement on the company’s official website, Stevens details his initial embarrassment at not having interest in sports like the rest of

his male peers. Stevens later discovered his passion for the performing arts and grappled with frustration and shame because of his alternative interests.

Eventually coming to accept and appreciate his passion, Stevens hopes to inspire others to do the same.

Stevens says that the creation and selling of branded materials, like hats and T-shirts, is very important for the promotion of the company.

“Because MBRACED Culture has such a bold name for itself, we throw our logo on to apparel so we can market ourselves and be seen,” Stevens said.

Since MBRACED Culture is an e-commerce brand, Stevens recognizes the importance of in person-promotion and fostering strong customer relationships.

“We don’t have a storefront, but we do set up at different community events, like music festivals,” Stevens said. “We’re kind of building more of a community in being present with our audience as well.”

Stevens said that he hopes to gain traction for the company at DePaul, mainly through word-of-mouth promotion and wide-spread brand recognition through their self-referential apparel.

In terms of dealing with the challenges brought on by school and managing a business, Stevens says that balance is key.

“Right now I’m still learning, just because it’s so early in the school year and classes have just started,” Stevens said “Overall, finding what I need and the necessities for myself with my everyday routine is something that I really strive to do, but overall I wouldn’t say it’s too much of a challenge. It’s definitely taken time but I’m enjoying the process.”

Even though the company and its founder are young, Stevens has high hopes for the future of MBRACED Culture and the power of its message.

“The goal for MBRACED Culture is to be known on a global scale,” Stevens said. “We want to have those who know what MBRACED Culture is apply it to who they are and what they stand for and what they believe in and also being accepting of those who may differ from them.”

Stevens hopes that, with the brand’s increased popularity, their message will spread as well through DePaul and larger

communities.

“I think what I really want to see ideally is everyone with an MBRACED Culture shirt on because it doesn’t target, and it doesn’t exclude certain demographics or any kind of backgrounds,” Stevens said.

“Building that sense of collaboration is something that I really want to do within

the next few months.”

More information regarding MBRACED Culture can be found on their website www.mbracedcu.wixsite. com/embraceit and Instagram account, @mbracedcu.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MBRACED CULTURE, LLC AND JUSTIN RUTLEDGE

MBRACED Culture sells a number of different items on the online shop, including a variety of different tees and hats.

4| News. The DePaulia. Sept. 24, 2018 SGA continued from front “We’re building on things we’ve already started last year and just kind of like spearheading those in terms of like ‘we are here for academics’ and making those better and making it an equitable solution across all colleges,” she said.

SGA is seeking to promote the school’s diversity by feeding off DePaul’s strategic six-year plan. The plan is the first of its kind to address DePaul students of color, students from lowincome upbringings and students who have been marginalized.

“Different groups of different students have different ideologies and different ideas and things that they want to bring to campus, and we want to elevate those voices,” Hashemian said.

As a result of DePaul’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees in May, SGA created a new position in the Executive Vice President of Institutional Diversity and Equity. The first SGA member to serve in that role is Gisselle Cervantes.

“That’s a real substantive policy change that we made that really highlights the focus that we’re placing on students,” Cervantes said.

Since assuming the role in the spring, Cervantes has been working with professional staff members in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity to plan events such as the Delores Huerta Prayer Breakfast on Sept. 26 at the Student Center, which is one of DePaul’s 15 events to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month.

With DePaul’s tuition increasing annually, Hashemian mentioned that fighting for stagnant tuition rates is going to be another one of SGA’s goals moving forward. According to College Factual, a website that provides data on university

PHOTO COURTESY OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Student Government Association creates new initiatives for the 2018-19 school year.

costs nationwide, tuition and fees at the university have risen 3.7 percent in the past five years. During the 2017-18 academic year, tuition and fees for fulltime students stood at $39,010 before financial need. Per the website’s forecasts, tuition and fees by 2022 will total an estimated $46,736.

“As a lower-middle class, first generation, Iranian-American woman, I can address first-hand that DePaul is

quite expensive,” Hashemian said. “I plan on fighting on behalf of DePaul students and parents who can’t afford an increase in tuition because I understand it.”

SGA’s emphasis on prioritizing the needs of students stems from a somewhat controversial spring election cycle. As previously reported by The DePaulia, in April SGA’s Elections Operations Board (EOB) held a hearing in which the Jack Evans-Katy Bozich presidential campaign

accused the Josh Kaufman-Nick Darlington campaign of paying student canvassers. That accusation eventually led to the EOB issuing a warning to the Kaufman-Darlington campaign for lying to the SGA board, causing the KaufmanDarlington campaign to withdraw from the election less than 24 hours after the polls opened.

Because last year’s election was not a smooth ride, SGA’s executive team seeks to revive its reputation among other DePaul students. SGA created a new position, the Elections and Community Engagement Coordinator, specifically for elections due to previous conflicts.

“I think that any leadership position, any leadership organization, there’s always going to be people who disagree or who want something really really badly. But when we’re able to take a step back and look at it and say ‘you know what, the reason why we’re doing this is for the students,’ that really helps make an organization successful,” Cervantes said. “Moving forward, instead of getting like wrapped up in maybe like the (…) position part of SGA, we are focusing more on what can we do better, what can we do to serve students.”

Katy Bozich, SGA’s public relations coordinator, stated that SGA will try to engage with students on the digital platform as well by creating events on Facebook and other social media outlets.

“I think in big decision making and all these conversations that staff and faculty and the administration are having, students need to be a part of the conversation and there’s no better person to have that conversation than students,” Bozich said.

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The debate stage at NBC. From left to right: Democrat J.B. Pritzker, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Libertarian Kash Jackson and conservative state Sen. Sam McCann.

In first debate, titans clash, backmarkers make their case

By Shane René Managing Editor

All four candidates vying to be the next governor of Illinois hit the stage Thursday night to field questions from DePaul journalism professor and Chicago broadcaster Carol Marin in what quickly became a vicious debate between front-running Democrat JB Pritzker and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.

In an August NBC/Marist poll, Pritzker led with 46 percent support, Rauner with 30 percent, Libertarian Grayson “Kash” Jackson with 6 percent and downstate senator Sam McCann with 4 percent.

Jackson and state McCann joined their high profile counterparts on the stage looking make a bigger name for themselves with one obvious, albeit historically likable, pitch between them: we aren’t billionaires.

“So far [Jackson and I] have spent less than $1 million,” McCann said.

“These guys will each spend more on paper clips than we will on our whole campaigns.”

Jackson, who continued to recite his total campaign expenditure of a modest $25,000, accused Pritzker and Rauner of pretending as though he and McCann do not exist and buying their way onto the stage.

“We have to begin to elect people that come from our neighborhoods and understand what it is to struggle day in and day out,” Jackson said.

“These two guys are just different sides of the same coin,” McCann said, referring to Rauner and Pritzker.

“They’re trying to buy their way into office. I hope the people see through it and don’t allow them to do so.”

Pritzker and Rauner certainly acknowledged the presence of Jackson and McCann but they did little more than that. At one point, Rauner called McCann a “phony” candidate, pointing to funding by an organization that endorsed Pritzker and donated half a million dollars to House Speaker Mike Madigan.

The majority of the time the billionaire and multi-millionaire spent talking was directed at each other, rehashing lines from their campaign ads in front of a live, primetime audience at NBC Tower.

With no public service record to attack, Rauner focused on three things to take Pritzker off his feet: toilets, bank accounts and corruption. After Marin kicked off the action with a question for Pritzker about skirking over $200,000 in taxes after he removed toilets from his Gold Coast mansion before a tax assessment, Rauner continued to dragged that thread through the entire debate.

Rauner repeatedly mentioned the fact the Pritzker was born into a billiondollar family and using his personal, inherited fortune to buy the highest political office in the state. A venture capitalist himself who has also spent millions of his own money running for governor, Rauner paused to numerous times to note that there is nothing inherently wrong with inheriting massive wealth, so long as you don’t leverage it for political gain.

All of this, he says, shows that Pritzker will simply be a continuation of

“Everyone in Illinois knows that our state has been under the stranglehold of Mike Madigan and his dominant political machine for decades. It has buried our state in deficit spending, higher taxes, and self-dealing corruption.”

Gov. Bruce Rauner Republican candidate

the same corrupt practices of Madigan and the democratic machine.

On the topic of the candidates’ massive warchests, Marin asked both candidates, starting with Pritzker, if they were at all embarrassed by the fortunes spent on their campaigns.

“No,” Pritzker said. “I think this race is about values, not about money.”

Rauner laughed. “[Is $126 million] a reasonable amount of money to put into a campaign?” Marin asked.

“I really believe that shouldn’t be the question,” Pritzker said. “I also believe in campaign finance reform, which the governor does not believe in.”

Pritzker, having the benefit of being able to pick apart a sitting governor’s record, took Rauner to task for being a “failed governor” and a “liar”. The Democrat continued to bring up the state’s credit score — the worst in the nation — and “unfair” tax code numerous times, and pinned the blame

squarely on Rauner.

Rauner deflected blame, pointing to Madigan and his allies for preventing his administration from making progress on some of the state’s many issues.

“Everyone in Illinois knows that our state has been under the stranglehold of Mike Madigan and his dominant political machine for decades,” Rauner said. “It has buried our state in deficit spending, higher taxes, and self-dealing corruption.”

To close the forum, Jackson and McCann made calls for political unity and electing trustworthy representatives, while Pritzker and Rauner took their closing comments to rehash their beefs about toilets, corruption and taxes.

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Bill Daley joins race to become Chicago’s next mayor Bill Daley announced his decisionto

By Emma Oxnevad

deal to sell Chicago’s parking meters

Daley’s age and potential lack of

Chicago that resonates? Can a 70-year-old

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run for mayor of Chicago, continuing a Daley family dynasty in the city.

Daley is the son of Richard J. Daley and the brother of Richard M. Daley, who remain Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors, 21 and 22 years, respectively.

“Daley’s last name, by itself, boosts him into the circle of six-to-eight candidates who likely will gather sufficient petition signatures to get on the February ballot,” communications instructor John McCarron said. “Don’t forget that the Southwest Side Irish/white-ethnic machine-within-the-Machine essentially ran politics hereabouts for almost 50 years.”

Aside from family ties to local government, Daley is no stranger to politics, having served as White House chief of staff to former president Barack Obama from January 2011 to January 2012. Daley additionally served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under former president Bill Clinton.

“I think he is certainly very passionate about Chicago and public service,” said professor Nick Kachiroubas. “He always struck me as being willing to talk in those situations about reflecting about what he’s done and looking at it as a multifaceted point of view.”

Daley previously ran for the state’s top officer in 2013 against then-governor Pat Quinn in the Democratic primary. Daley subsequently left the race, stating that he was not prepared for the magnitude of the campaign. Daley said he would never run for office again.

Daley explained the motivation behind his campaign in a Sept. 18 radio interview with WBEZ on their show “Morning Shift.”

“When I flirted with the idea of running for governor, it was a little foreign to me quite frankly” Daley told WBEZ. “You had an incumbent governor, a Democrat, somebody who had lots of difficulties and I thought was damaged and probably couldn’t win, and didn’t.

And we ended up with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who’s had a dismal record for four years.”

Daley went on to say that while he felt he could not make a significant difference during his campaign for governor leading to him eventually dropping from the campaign, he is confident in his mayoral campaign.

While the Daley legacy is certainly important to Chicago politics, some worry that it could be a potential deterrent to Daley’s campaign.

The legacy of Richard J. Daley is especially complicated, particularly his handling of the 1968 Chicago riots. The former mayor had infamously ordered “shoot to kill arsonists” and “shoot to maim looters,” creating a controversy throughout the city.

Despite the controversy surrounding his remarks during the riots, Richard J. Daley was the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee for 23 years after the riots and continues to remain an icon within Chicago and its political sphere.

“Daley brings instant name recognition but the family dynasty is a mixed legacy,” said Chris Bury, senior journalist in residence at DePaul.

“Richard M. Daley served 22 years and was a popular mayor, but he left the city in terrible financial shape and his

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In this Sept. 17, 2013 file photo, former White House chief of staff Bill Daley meets with media after making the decision to drop out of Illinois’ 2014 gubernatorial race.

was a disaster. Daley’s father dominated Chicago politics in a different era of machine politics.”

Bury believes that the road will be hard for Daley to break away from his family’s political legacy and create a name for himself in the upcoming elections.

“Bill Daley will have to show what sets him apart in a city that is very different from the one his brother and father led,” Bury said. “Chicago is now much more diverse and racially and ethnically divided than it was even a few years ago.”

In the interview with WBEZ, Daley expressed interest in not having his campaign conflated with the legacy of his father and brother.

“Some people liked [Richard M. Daley] and thought his tenure was great.

Others said it was terrible,” Daley said.

“So I’ll let the voters decide—hopefully not about Richard M. or Richard J., but about Bill Daley. Because we are different.”

Aside from being a big name within Chicago, the Daley family also holds ties to DePaul. Both Richard J. and Richard M. Daley graduated from the College of Law. The Daley Building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd. is even named after the younger mayor and his wife, Maggie.

“I think DePaul had a very important place in both [Richard J. Daley’s and Richard M. Daley’s] educational careers.”

Kachiroubas said. “I think Bill Daley would have a closer tie to Loyola, but he’s certainly been good to DePaul as he’s been willing at speak to DePaul in years past.”

While Daley is an experienced politician, his ability to run his own campaign has been questioned, especially following his failed campaign run in 2013.

“Just about everyone in the media knows Bill Daley from his longtime career as a corporate executive, his service in the Clinton and Obama administrations, and his on-again/off-again runs for the governor’s office,” McCarron said. “Those first two gigs are biographical assets. His cancelled feints toward the governor’s office leave some thinking he’s not in this one for the long haul.”

a connection with voters are another potential obstacle he will face during his campaign.

“Can he connect on a personal level with voters? Does he have a vision for

white business guy appeal to a younger and more diverse city population?” Bury said. “These are questions that can only be answered as the campaign unfolds.”

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STRIKE continued from front Marquis is a Fair Hotel, and is not affected by the strike. LSAC is committed to promoting fairness and equity in all aspects of our work and we did not want you to be placed in the difficult position of having to decide whether or not to cross a picket line in order to pursue a career in law and justice.”

Unite Here Local 1, the union which represents the striking workers, has been facilitating contract negotiations with the hotels where employees have gone strike. In addition to Local 1’s efforts to organize and mobilize the affected hotel workers, non-union groups like the International Socialist Organization (ISO) have also provided vital support to the strikers. DePaul junior Quinn Mulroy, a member of DePaul’s ISO chapter, was another one of the strikers at the Hilton on Michigan.

“We’ve just been talking to the striking workers and trying to work with them to organize solidarity campaigns, like Facebook events where they invite people from the public to come,” said Mulroy. “We’ve also worked with them to set up a GoFundMe and a strike fund … But for the most part, our involvement is just showing up to support and trying to get other people to come support them.”

The efforts of Local 1 and ISO to draw public support seem to have proven effective. According to Mulroy, the number of strikers has only increased since the strike began two weeks ago. The demonstration in front of the Hilton on Michigan was one of the largest thus far.

“The Seattle Seahawks were supposed to stay at one of the hotels and

they changed hotels because they didn’t want to cross the line,” said Mulroy.

“And, of course, a bunch of different unions around the city are all refusing to work with the hotels … UPS are refusing to deliver to the hotels. When the Wi-Fi broke down in one of the hotels, AT&T workers refused to come fix it … That’s the kind of solidarity that you feel when you have such a militant and public strike like this.”

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who recently announced her decision to run for mayor of Chicago in 2019, made an appearance at the strike as well. She addressed the crowd with a megaphone later in the evening.

“I’m proud of all of you here today fighting for health care,” said Preckwinkle. “It’s one of the most important benefits, most important rights, that all of us should have. And the hospitality industry is cyclical and seasonal, and the idea that the owners of our hotels are not prepared to support their workers with health care when they lay them off is disgraceful.”

Also in attendance was the controversial Rev. Jesse Jackson, who followed Preckwinkle’s speech with a brief one of his own.

“We fight today for decent wages and health care,” Jackson said to the crowd. “We all deserve health care …

Brown, black and white, we all precious in God’s sight. Everybody deserves health care … Keep holding the line.

Don’t surrender.”

As of Sept. 22, nine of the 26 hotels with labor disputes have reached contract agreements with their employees, leaving 17 hotels with workers still on strike.

TOP LEFT: Various staff within the Hilton Hotel in Chicago walk in unison protesting unfair treatment of the hotel staff. They have signs for people to wave and other noisemakers to get people’s attention.

TOP RIGHT: Carlos Modesto, a 42 year-old Banquet cook for the Palmer House Hilton, bangs on the drums with his coworkers outside of the Palmer House in protest to earn higher wages, better healthcare options and more benefits.

MIDDLE LEFT: Cooks, housekeepers and various staff march outside of the Hilton Hotel in Chicago in protest demanding affordable healthcare options, higher wages and other benefits.

They will continue to march until the Hotel signs on a contract granting the wishes of the protestors.

BOTTOM: 30-year-old hotel worker Debra H. blows on a whistle and bangs on a metal gong protesting outside of the Hilton Hotel in Chicago protesting unfair treatment of hotel staff.

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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: September 12, 2018- September 18, 2018 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS Seton Hall 7

3

Richardson Library 1

McGowan South 10

5

CDM Building

2

Schmitt Acadmeic Center 3 8

DePaul Center

Student Center

11

4

6 4

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS SEPTEMBER 13 1) A theft was

report was filed regarding items taken from the Richardson Library.

2) A theft was report was filed regarding items taken from a room in the Schmitt Academic Center.

Assault & Theft

Drug & Alcohol

SEPTEMBER 17 5) A criminal defacement

of property report was filed for damage in the men’s restroom at McGowan South. Chicago Police issued a citation.

SEPTEMBER 18 SEPTEMBER 15 3) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor 6) A criminal defacement of property report was report was filed for a person found at Fullerton and Seminary. The person was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment.

4) A theft was report was filed for an item taken from the Student Center.

filed regarding a subject who was previously instructed not to return to university property.

7) A domestic dispute was reported in Seton Hall.

8) A criminal damage to property report was filed for graffiti discovered on the HPC building.

Other

LOOP CAMPUS

SEPTEMBER 16 11) A criminal damage to property report was filed for writing on the DePaul Center exterior.

SEPTEMBER 12 9) An aggravated battery was reported in front

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SEPTEMBER 13 10) A criminal tresspass report was filed for a

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Nation &World Caged children are still a reality in the U.S.

SUSAN WALSH| AP Protesters at Families Belong Together March in Chicago on June 30 hold a crate with the photos of detained children taped to the front while chanting "Free our children!"

Chicagoans react to horrific conditions of life in immigrant detention centers

By Marin Scott Nation & World Editor

Despite the Trump Administration reducing the coverage of the detention of thousands of immigrant children, there is still so much to learn about what they endured while in custody.

Just this month, ProPublica Illinois was able to attain records of the 99 children separated from their families and sent to Chicago for holding; the youngest of them was 10-months-old.

Forcibly separated from his parents, records showed that he was bitten by an older child while in detention and then later hospitalized for falling out of a highchair.

Even in the liberal, sanctuary city of Chicago there are records of hunger strikes, injuries and emotional trauma amongst the children. Many escaped from Guatemala, as well as Brazil, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Romania and India. The reasons varied, but violent states of many of these countries is a strong factor.

“It’s extremely hard, people have to put a lot of thought into this. Especially if they’re going to bring a child with them,” said Susana Martínez, a Modern Language professor at DePaul University. Martinez has worked with women and children throughout Central America, predominantly in Guatemala. She also oversees DePaul’s Merida study abroad trip, which works to better understand family life in Mexico.

“But for many, it’s not an to come to the U.S. and risk option. They’re actually fleeing separation. “The U.S. did so much conditions… People are really to create this situation... and then going through a lot in their we get what we have today, which home countries, not just central has historically been happening America but overtime.” other countries Historically at war and other the U.S. has refugees all over played a the world.” major role in The current establishing idea of an illegal changes in immigrant is governments, one of falsities. b o t h Those fleeing to participating in the U.S. without guerrilla warfare papers are Kathleen Arnold and threatening leaving countries civilian lives. The ravaged by war, Political Science Professor at U.S. continues gang violence DePaul University to participate in and corruption. these matters, all “Very often while rejecting each person who comes up here those who seek asylum from said has witnessed violence and or actions. been threatened themselves,” As Martinez said, “Their said Kathleen Arnold, a Political elite and our elite are creating a Science professor at DePaul condition where only the elites University, when describing the are profiting from this.” severity of conditions in Central Those who are poor continue America. “[Drug cartels] are to suffer the consequences, such recruiting children as young as as being caught at the border seven years old.” and being separated from your Arnold has been tracking children. This political strategy the inhumane treatment of the by the Trump administration is children from both a political meant to deter immigrants from and social stance. She stated that coming to the U.S. in countries such as Guatemala However, people will not stop and Honduras, law enforcement fleeing to the United States when is either too scared to keep their homes are in danger and their people safe or they are they have no other options. collaborating with powerful drug “The governments in Central cartels.

America… there is just such “Another piece of the puzzle a history of corruption, and that doesn’t get told is the of dictatorships and supposed U.S.’s complicity in all of this,” socialists that just don’t turn out to said Martinez while thinking be what the people expected them about the corruption in various to be,” said Jessie Rosato-Wyan, countries that cause families a DePaul junior studying public

"... we would not tolerate if it were a more privileged set of people."

health. Rosato-Wyan touched on her work with Global Brigades, which brings infrastructure to countries in Central America in order to promote community health where there is very little of it.

“We were in homes which had dirt floors and had metal roofs — just a sheet of metal as their roof — and I remember somebody saying, yes that’s what the government gives you,” said Rosato-Wyan as she recounted her time helping families in Nicaragua. “As long as you have your tin roof and a dirt floor, that’s enough for the government.

But clearly people need more than that to be healthy.”

The conditions that many are escaping from-- lack of children’s healthcare, unstable living environments, are all reasons that so many families have fled to the U.S. in search of safety.

“Most people who know about this would say that [the children] were first traumatized in their home country then traumatized while their fleeing,” Arnold said when reflecting on the immense ordeals the detained children have experienced. “Then you have this third stage of trauma of being detained and then the fourth is being forcibly separated from your primary caretaker.”

“It does incredible amounts of damage, and the government says they’re doing it as a deterrence rather than respecting the fact that they’re fleeing for their lives.”

Furthermore, the Trump administration wants to make matters worse for detained immigrants.

The Flores Settlement, which was established

in 1997, ensures that the U.S. cannot detain a minor for more than 20 days maximum. It says that if there is any way to return the child to their parents, legal guardians or other child-care services those arrangements should be put in place as soon as possible. The Settlement also requires the government to provide detained minors with clean food and water, medical assistance, well-kept facilities such as restrooms and finally supervision at all times.

The Trump Administration has already infringed upon this law. Amongst the detained children sent to Chicago, one boy from Honduras was kept in custody for 598 days.

If congress were to agree to lessening the requirements set by the Flores Settlement, the situation would become much worse.

“To even detain people who aren’t criminals is against international law,” said Arnold.

“You’re not supposed to detain asylum seekers. To forcibly separate the families adds to our own illegality… how we’re breaking the laws. Which we would not tolerate if it were a more privileged set of people.”

Still, the continuing stance on immigrants are that they are dangerous.

Martinez comments on how the poor of Central American countries are continually blamed for the decisions of the wealth. She said, “It looks like the migrants are the problem. Why don’t we look on top and see the problems there?”

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BEHRAD GHASEMI | AP

A Revolutionary Guard member carries a wounded boy after a shooting during a military parade marking the 38th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Gunmen attacked the military parade, killing at least eight members of the elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 others, state media said.

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S.C. Highway 22 is flooded between SC-90 and SC-905 on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in Conway, S.C. An officer with the South Carolina State Highway Patrol marks the water level to compare against previous days. The blocked road has traffic snarled around Conway and the Waccamaw River continues to rise past record levels.

Over 600 prisoners abandoned following flood

Iran's president blames US after attack on military parade

By Marin Scott Nation & World Editor

Imagine being trapped in a cell, watching the water rise around you and having no way out. After being left behind to suffer during a hurricane, this was the reality of many of South Carolina’s inmates.

In the wake of Hurricane Florence in South Carolina, 651 inmates were abandoned in MacDougall Correctional Institution while citizens were asked to evacuate by Gov. Henry McMaster. Another 1,165 inmates still remain at in Lieber Correctional Institution, just outside of the mandatory evacuation zone.

“It is an act of further dehumanization. It perpetuates the notion that not only are incarcerated people subhuman, but that they deserve to be treated as subhuman,” said KRISTEN ZEIS|AP Sarah Hamilton, a DePaul University senior that has taken Dozens of homes are surrounded by floodwaters brought to the area by part in the university’s Inside-Out program, which brings Hurricane Florence in Pender County, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. incarcerated peoples and DePaul students together in a The floodwaters have swallowed an estimated 25 percent of Pender common learning environment. county.

“Despite the fact that the governor of South Carolina thinking about the urgency of changing the judicial system. told all people to evacuate, those in prison were somehow “It's guys like them who are literally trapped inside a system exempt from this warning as if they deserved to endure a of injustice, who hold so many of the solutions our justice hurricane.” [system] desperately needs to hear During Hurricane Harvey, prisoners but so rarely does.” in Texas were left for weeks without “It’s a devastating and working toilets, showers and safe food illuminating action on behalf of and water. In New Orleans thousands the prison system,” said Gabrielle of prisoners were left standing in flood Francis, a DePaul senior and water with no food, water or electricity president of DePaul’s Amnesty for days after Hurricane Katrina. South International chapter. For Francis, Carolina is not the first to refuse to move prison reform is one of her top their prisoners due to expenses. priorities. “Not only does it reveal After taking classes at Stateville the disposable perspective the Correctional Center, Hamilton sees system holds towards the inmates’ the value in each inmates opinions, beings and bodies, but it spells out personalities and experiences. “Their the dehumanizing decisions that are willingness to speak about their personal made within the prison industrial experiences with the rest of the class was complex each and every day.” an inspirational act of vulnerability, and Francis also stated that Amnesty hopefully the start of a healing process International is taking a stance for many of them.” against mass incarceration and the Inside-Out classes have been dehumanization of prisoners in organized by the Stein Center at DePaul Sarah Hamilton the U.S. On campus, Amnesty is for the past six years. Students go to establishing pen pals with those on either Stateville Correctional Center DePaul University Student the inside through nonprofit Black or the Cook County Department of and Pink, as well as partnering with Corrections. By having half of the class Students Against Incarceration, comprise of DePaul students and the other half be inmates, another DePaul club, as to “help divest funds DePaul the goal is to create conversations and understanding currently invests into private prisons.” amongst two different groups.

Through these efforts, Francis hopes to eliminate the “The idea is that they are learning about their own idea that prisoners are “disposable” members of society. identity and the identity of the group that they wouldn’t “Prisoners, like any of the rest of us, have assets, and we normally work with,” said Helen Damon-Moore, the see that in all of these classes where the minute you start Associate Director of the Steins Center at DePaul University. talking with people you learn that they are artists or they are Being able to pursue a social justice course with those who writers or they were beautiful woodworkers,” said Damorehave been personally affected by the justice system helps Moore. “These 650 prisoners who were going to be left to be outside students to better understand how the prison system water-rotted in the prison… to put people aside and let them works. vegatate or make them vegatate is just sick.”

“Getting to know the guys from Stateville... has made me realize the urgency of prison reform,” Hamilton said when

"It is an act of further dehumanization.

It perpetuates the notion that not only are incarcerated people subhuman, but that they deserve to be treated as subhuman."

By Associated Press Iran's president on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a terror attack on a military parade that killed 25 people and wounded 60.

Hassan Rouhani's comments came as Iran's Foreign Ministry also summoned Western diplomats over them allegedly providing havens for the Arab separatists who claimed Saturday's attacks in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

The attack in Ahvaz, which saw women and children flee with uniformed soldiers bloodied, has further shaken the country.

Rouhani's remarks could refer to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates or Bahrain — close U.S. military allies that view Iran as a regional menace over its support for militant groups across the Middle East.

"All of those small mercenary countries that we see in this region are backed by America. It is Americans who instigate them and provide them with necessary means to commit these crimes," Rouhani said before leaving for the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Saturday's attack, in which militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on an annual Iranian military parade in Ahvaz, was the deadliest attack in the country in nearly a decade. Women and children scattered along with once-marching Revolutionary Guard soldiers as heavy gunfire rang out, the chaos captured live on state television.

The region's Arab separatists, once only known for nighttime attacks on unguarded oil pipelines, claimed responsibility for the assault, and Iranian officials appeared to believe the claim. The Guard responded to the attack on Sunday, warning it would seek "deadly and unforgiving revenge in the near future."

The U.S. government strongly condemned Saturday's attack and expressed its sympathy, saying it "condemns all acts of terrorism and the loss of any innocent lives."

Overnight, an impromptu candle-light vigil in Ahvaz honored the dead and wounded. Iran planned a day of mourning Monday and funerals for those killed.

Among them is 4-year-old Mohammad Taha, who was captured by a photographer being carried away from the attack by a Guardsman in full dress uniform and sash. The photograph, showing the boy bloodied and helpless, shocked Iran.

"He was wearing a black shirt when he was martyred," a doctor said, standing next to the boy's tiny corpse, now wrapped in a blue body bag.

12 | Opinions. The DePaulia. Sept. 24, 2018

Opinions

By Mackenzie Murtaugh Opinions Editor

With Cynthia Nixon’s gubernatorial campaign and subsequent loss in New York over the course of this year, the most educational and efficient use of my time was to binge-watch “Sex and the City.”

The Emmy-winning and politically incorrect romantic comedy series stars Nixon as one of the four single 30-somethings who navigate Manhattan at the turn of the millenium. It’s a series I had yet to watch, and frankly, it was not one I had much desire to. How could these women—sexually superficial and career-oriented—align with the life of a college student who hasn’t had a date in literally years.

Once I collected myself after days of digesting the show’s six seasons and first movie (I refused to succumb to its disastrous sequel), it turns out that my doubt couldn’t have been more valid.

These characters are hardly relatable to the average college student, with the prevailing difference being their dating lives; they frequently date multiple people (almost exclusively men) at the same time.

In my best Carrie Bradshaw impersonation, I began to wonder if these women, complicated and flawed, easily found an abundance of dates with horribly beautiful and interesting people two decades ago, why can’t my peers and I? Have we killed the culture of dating in our lifetime? And if it is truly gone, are we the murderers, or could we be the martyrs who let dating die off for our own benefit?

To clarify, a person who is dating is someone who goes on first dates, with few ending in second and third dates and others with a text to a friend asking them to call with an emergency, or more sinister, exiting through the bathroom window of the restaurant without saying goodbye or paying the bill. But because this older idea of dating is so foreign to college students, I began to wonder further: did dating like this ever actually exist? Could it have really been commonplace to date multiple people at a time? To imagine my primary plan for a Saturday night as going on a first date to dinner and a movie with someone I’m romantically interested in is, to say the least, unimaginable. I questioned my mother—a woman I imagined had dated regularly before my father based on stories she’s told me.

“I went on a decent amount of dates,” my mother said. “They were kind of the traditional dates you see on TV. They would straight-up ask me out, and we would go see a movie or get dinner. Usual date stuff, probably not what you guys do today.”

My mother was right: most of the “dates” I have been on recently have been casual hang-outs with a smidge of romance. I don’t even clearly remember when I have been asked on an actual date; suitors’ exact words are always “Want to meet up?” or even “Let’s link.” It feels almost crude and cheeky, as if they’re playing a ridiculous prank on my tender heart.

After becoming frustrated that my mother had more game at my age than me, I began my search for the seemingly never-ending pool of dating hotspots at the nightclubs and restaurants frequented

by Carrie and the gang here in Chicago, and I have come up short.

Unsurprisingly, the dating scenes we see on “Sex and the City” and various other visual media are, in fact, now inhabiting cyberspace.

Chicago has the third highest number of Tinder users, just behind New York and Los Angeles, according to data they released to Business Insider. Today, when cyber-dating takes precedence over organically meeting someone, the search for a date is just a swipe away. But it’s almost impossible to believe this because some users, including myself, keep the app on their phone without using it frequently or seriously (I tend to swipe right on each person to see how many strange and humorous messages I can get). I’m not the only one who doesn’t use it as intended.

“Most people use [Tinder] for hookups,” said Taylor Haynes, a student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “That’s where it should stay. It makes more sense for people to use it as a hookup app instead of its actual way as a dating app because the first interactions with people you meet off it are so awkward. Trying to make a real date out of it would be strange.”

It’s hard to tell how many young adults are using Tinder in its intended way. Regardless, after interviewing my way into the dating lives of many collegiate Chicago singles, Tinder seems to be the safest bet when searching for a “real” date. But there’s something about dating that gets lost in cyberspace, and it causes some unpleasant tension during the date.

“I’ve noticed that people I meet in real life, I’m more likely to be in a relationship with, and interacting (with them) is less awkward,” said Nick Swanson, 21. “But when you meet someone online, there’s this weird social barrier you have to overcome, and a lot of times, you never do.”

In this case, what’s lost is the one necessity of a good date: a tangible connection. Without the ability to interact face-to-face with the person on the other side of the screen, we can’t predict the lack of connection. Swanson said this can be due to the ease of online interactions.

“There’s people I got along with really well via texting, then you meet them in person, and you don’t even dislike them—you just don’t click,” he said, laughing and sighing simultaneously. “The conversation goes nowhere, and it’s just weird.”

Online dating provides comfort and ease for those with social anxieties who can’t approach someone in bar and ask them out, yet it’s created something of a dating monster. Dates are inevitably awkward if the person isn’t who you expected them to be. But hasn’t this always rang true? You meet someone in a bar, you spark up a conversation, you go on a date the following week, but you find out that they aren’t nearly as charming or entertaining without some dim lights or a drunken haze. It happened to Carrie and the gang hundreds of times.

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Young Lord militants

Story & Photos by Xavier Ortega Photo Editor

A Chicago-based group of formergang-members-turned-political-activists marched back into DePaul University on Sept. 21 to speak out against inequality and oppression happening to Puerto Ricans and other people of color. This protest came nearly 50 years after their first mass occupance at DePaul in 1969 where the group brought these similar ideas to the community.

The Young Lords ties with DePaul University go back as far as 1969, where the group held forums at DePaul discussing how the school was depriving lower income residents of housing from the Lincoln Park area and driving them out.

The Young Lords first started out as a street gang fighting other local gangs to control blocks of neighborhoods near the Lincoln Park. The group chose to announce their transformation to a street gang to a political organization during the 100th anniversary of El Grito de Lares, or the Lares Rebellion, which was the Puerto Ricans’ the first major revolt against Spanish colonial rule in 1868. The group, being influenced by and collaborating with the Black Panther Party, focused on the empowerment of Puerto Rican people within Chicago.

Jacqueline Lazú, an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages, moderated and organized a dialogue between founding member and current President José “Cha Cha” Jiménez and Óscar López Rivera, a former political prisoner and Puerto Rican activist.

“As much as this humbles me to be

seated next to two great people, I did not want to be the one to moderate this discussion,” Lazú said. “I did not want to do it, because I feel that at some point, I will get emotional with the questions I have for each of you and the impact you both have done for the Puerto Rican community here in Chicago.”

While much of the conversation was about the original foundations and history of the Young Lords, Jiménez speaks about the present day and how it is important to continue this revolution of civil rights not only for Puerto Ricans, but many other oppressed people.

“Right now, certain parts of Chicago are being gentrified, which is just a nice term for this modern-day segregation,” Jiménez said. “We are being forced out of these communities into suburbs enmasse and being replaced by personas ricas (wealthy people).” Jiménez and Rivera were both given a standing ovation by the audience.

“I came to this event on one level to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Young Lords and their impact on the fight for the liberation of Puerto Rican people,” says Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, a graduate student working on his masters in IT Project Management at DePaul. “I also wanted to meet [Jiménez] and Óscar Rivera who are two very influential people, not only to Puerto Rican people, but of people of color as well.” DeLeon later approached Jiménez and Rivera to get their autograph on a Puerto Rican flag as a keepsake.

The second day started off with a speech by Elaine Brown, the former

chairman and minister of information for the Black Panther Party. She gave insight into the Panther ideology at the time of collaboration between the Panthers and the Young Lords.

“We had our differences here and there, but we both knew we were being oppressed in similar ways,” Brown said.

“We started to revolutionize and strived for solidarity within our communities to achieve change.”

Brown was followed with a series of panels that discussed topics like the Puerto Rican history and social change in Chicago, legacies and memory in movements done by the Young Lords past and present, and the art of protesting and activism among other things. In the evening, the Orquesta Charangueo Jazz Quartet performed in the John T. Richardson Library, along with a small wine reception.

On the last day of the Young Lords anniversary symposium, guests gathered in the Student Center to celebrate El Grito de Lares with a discussion led by.

Wilson Valentín, an associate professor of sociology and American studies at Hampshire College. Spectators were then treated to a play named: “Young Lords 50th Anniversary: What We’ve Learned,” written by Sammy Publes and produced by Ebony Road Players, as well as a recognition ceremony for the Young Lords’ founders and allies. The three-day event finishes with the “Young Lords Documentary” directed by Médar Serrata.

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50 years young

s return to DePaul, peacefully this time

FAR TOP LEFT: The Young Lords logo painted above an entranceway. In English, it says: “I have Puerto Rico in my heart.”

TOP MIDDLE: Founding member and current President Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez (middle) stands proud with members of the Black Panther Party at the Student Athletic Center on Sept. 21.

TOP RIGHT: Jimenez (left), a founding member and President of the Young Lords, signs a Puerto Rican flag for Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, a DePaul alumnus.

BOTTOM LEFT: Students and other guests listen as current president and founding member Jimenez speaks on the current climate of Puerto Ricans and other people of color in the Chicagoland area on Sept. 21 at the Student Athletic Center.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Former political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera speaks to the audience at the Student Athletic Center on his collaboration with the Young Lords as well as his past and current work as a Puerto Rican activist.

16 | Arts & Life. The DePaulia. Sept. 24, 2018

Arts & Life Sex, drugs, rock and roll

The unchecked abuse of the music industry

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Performer Chris Brown, the Chicago-based band The Orwells, and rapper R. Kelly have all been the subjects of misconduct reports yet have faced little consequences.

By Adam Webb Contributing Writer

After a year of national attention on sexual abuse in the film industry, major music artists continue to sustain successful careers even in the wake of allegations of their own.

When the New York Times published their exposé of the crimes of Harvey Weinstein in late 2017, bringing the #MeToo movement into the national spotlight, the idyllic façade of Tinsel Town was tainted by the harsh truths of reality.

In the months that followed, with stories emerging that incriminated major players in Hollywood, studios have taken action against the accused. While the careers of many actors, directors and producers have ended in response to public outcry, abusers in the music industry still fly under the radar, just as they have for decades.

Since the boom of the film industry in the 1930s, movies have been viewed as a reflection of culture, while music, after the birth of rock, has been criticized as a deviant alteration of culture. Parents have been concerned about their children’s morality being lost ever since Elvis shook his hips on live television.

However, it’s Hollywood that is feeling the pressure to restructure, while R. Kelly sells out shows and Chris Brown gets featured on “Freaky Friday,” Lil Dicky’s summer hit that has been streamed nearly 300 million times on Spotify since its release in March. Without the accountability that is being forced on Hollywood, the systemic culture of abuse within music continues to fester.

Where is the disconnect between these

“We romanticize the music and we choose to ignore everything else.”

Nina Goodhue DePaul Senior

two entertainment behemoths, and why do musicians seem to be immune to the career ending ramifications of abuse allegations?

“Hollywood is all about the personality.

You’re watching people. Music is about the art,” said Deena Weinstein, a sociology professor at DePaul and author of “Rock’n America: A Social and Cultural History.”

“We’ve known what happens behind the scenes for years. We just don’t want to admit it, but we’ve decided that if it’s really good music, it’s really good music.”

The separation of art from artist is central to the pervasion of abuse in music.

Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler, Jimmy Page, James Brown, Michael Jackson, and David Bowie are just some of the long list of music legends with severe allegations against them. All are still idolized.

Some believe the reason for the lack of accountability is the nature of the industry itself. “Music is just so personal. When you connect with a song, you connect with the artist,” said Nina Goodhue, a senior at DePaul. “We romanticize the music and we choose to ignore everything else.”

The sexual nature of the music industry

has been widely documented, especially within rock music, but the subsequent abuse lacks clarity. “These rock stars are treated like gods as soon as they start making music. After a while, they start to believe they’re invincible,” said Weinstein.

“If God was real, could he handle the fame?”

While major changes are needed to alter the fabric of an industry so ingrained with abuse, small steps are being made.

Two weeks ago, the DePaulia published an article about the documents incriminating The Orwells, an up-and-coming rock band from Chicago, that contained allegations of years of sexual abuse. This has led to the band separating. Additionally, emo group Brand New’s front man Jesse Lacey was accused of sexual exploitation last year.

He apologized and the band faced some criticism, but is back on tour and will be in Chicago in October.

In May, two women, both young artists trying to make it in the industry, accused producer Noel Fisher, also known as “Detail,” of physical and sexual abuse. In the wake of the allegations, the only legal actions taken against Fisher have been

restraining orders between him and the women, further alienating them from the industry they desired to make it in.

What happens next?

While the mainstream culture hasn’t called for much change, some people are taking the moral issue into their own hands.

Jared Gooding has been a DJ since he was 15 years old. He currently works for DJ Chicago, a company active in the Chicago bar scene. Gooding says he has recently removed R. Kelly from his sets.

Kelly is one of the high-profile predators in the industry. Since the 90s, he has been the subject of numerous scandals alleging abuse. In 2017, BuzzFeed’s Jim DeRogatis published a lengthy investigation into the allegations of Kelly operating a sex cult. On October 26, Kelly will be performing at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. The cheapest ticket available is $97.

“I think we’re witnessing the beginning of a movement in music,” said Gooding.

He is still hesitant, however, about the traction it can have in the industry. “There’s a more supportive climate right now in Hollywood. But people that speak up in music, they’re blacklisted.”

It’s not only the survivors of abuse who are hesitant to speak out; it’s the journalists as well. Weinstein, who had previously worked as a songwriter, claims that the reporters who know about the systemic abuse within the industry, but are often unwilling to sacrifice their jobs to attack it. “If you get the access, you know what’s happening, but as soon as you write about it, the access is taken away. People don’t want to take that risk.”

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FALL TV PREVIEW

By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

"The Cool Kids," FOX Premiere: Fri. Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. CT "The Cool Kids" is centered on a group of friends in a retirement community that are thrown off their game when a rebellious woman decides to join them.

"A Million Little Things," ABC Premiere: Wed. Sept. 26, 9:00 p.m. CT The newest reinvention of the classic ensemble drama follows a group of friends dealing with the fallout of a suicide. Similar to"This is Us"on NBC, "A Million Little Things" focuses on aspects of life that everyone can relate to whether it be family or friends.

"Manifest," NBC Premiere: Mon. Sept. 24, 9:00 p.m. CT The story of "Manifest" follows a group of people that embark on a flight only to land and learn that they have all been missing for the past five years.

"New Amsterdam," NBC Premiere: Tues. Sept. 25, 9:00 p.m. CT Set in the nation's oldest hospital, "New Amsterdam" follows a new medical director as he tries to revamp what he sees as a broken system.

"Rel," FOX Premiere: Sun. Sept. 30, 8:30 p.m. CT Shows based solely on the tone and humor of a specific comedian have become rare but Lil Rel Howery is joining the group with "Rel." The show follows a successful comedian after his marriage collapses.

18 | Arts & Life. The DePaulia. Sept. 24, 2018

“The Land of Steady Habits” is sobering, sad win for Netflix

By Michael Brzezinski Contributing Writer

This Fall movie season sees a big change in pace for the world’s biggest streaming service. After garnering a justified reputation of throwing money at just about any bad genre film it can sell its binging audience, Netflix now wants to be in the industry of being a prestige Awards Season heavyweight studio.

The next three months will see the release of a Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn Sundance smash hit in “Private Life,” a Coen Brothers western with “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” a personal visual epic with Alfonso Cuaron’s Best Foreign Language Film submission “Roma,” and a resurrection of a long-lost passion project from the 70’s with Orson Welles’ “The Other Side of the Wind.”

Their stacked Awards Season line-up kicks off with Nicole Holofcener’s subtle and authentic follow-up to her 2013 gem “Enough Said,” aptly named “The Land of Steady Habits,” a title that refers to the state of Connecticut.

“Steady Habits” stars Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Connie Britton and Charlie Tahan. The film follows a middle-aged retiree Anders Hill as he desperately tries to create a new, fulfilling, happier life for himself after he leaves his wife and son in pursuit of a more dignifying purpose.

If your first thought was that that sounds like a horrible thing to do, you are correctand Holofcener agrees. She always makes sure to put Anders in a conflicting light with the audience; though he is depressed and sympathetic, she never lets him off the hook (nor does anyone else in film) for his selfish and destructive behavior. He does things that at first strike as humorous, only to be later revealed to have tragic consequences. It’s a tonal tightrope that is hard to pull off yet Holofcener does it quite well.

The cluttered ensemble cast of characters include Anders’ newly-out-ofrehab twenty-something son Preston, his resilient ex-wife Helene, her overbearing and oblivious neighborhood friends Mitch and Sophie and their rebellious and troubled son Charlie. Though the characters are strong and interesting, the film’s short running time of 98 minutes proves too short to fully develop them.

Among all of the relationships that Holofcener explores here, by far the most interesting is the unlikely friendship that sparks between Anders and Charlie. While they only share three scenes, they are the most poignant and confrontational moments in the film where they explore the monotony of suburban life and the seemingly never-ending loop of human desire.

Some might view those moments

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Ben Mendelsohn and Connie Britton star in Netflix's "The Land of Steady Habits." as didactic but the dialogue is rich and the performances are lived-in enough for those moments to hit their intended impact without beating the audience over the head.

While “The Land of Steady Habits” likely won’t win any big awards for Netflix, it is a massive step in the right direction for them as a film distributor. It is a step

away from the vapid genre fair into more an auteur-based world of genuine human stories. The climax of this film is gutwrenching and dark but it uses such a strong moment to capitalize on its themes of fear and social stasis. One can only hope that a project this bold and real will be the new standard for Netflix.

Revenge of the punks

By Adam Webb Contributing Writer

With no flower crowns or henna tattoos in sight, Riot Fest’s 14th installment concluded last weekend in Douglas Park, marking the end of the festival season in Chicago.

Riot Fest, Chicago’s annual carnival of punk music, has taken many forms since its inception in 2005. Through the years, however, it has provided one consistency: a sanctuary of absurdity in a Chicago festival scene that is becoming increasingly ordinary.

While Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Spring Awakening and North Coast are all supposed to specialize in their specific genres and atmospheres, the overall experiences of each have become repetitive.

Droves of teenagers intoxicated by a multitude of substances stumble through the concerts with their CamelBaks and '90s basketball jerseys listening to a lineup so carefully crafted to present a palatable diversity that it lacks any originality.

Riot Fest hasn’t been immune to this phenomenon, but it has weathered the storm. This year’s edition featured some artists that would have been booed off the stage at the inaugural year. Beck, Elvis Costello, Young the Giant, and Father John Misty are more widely accepted shades of alternative music than the punk acts on which the festival was founded, and Run the Jewels filled the annual hip hop quota. Even with a compromised lineup, the culture of the weekend at large is still unique.

It was Emma Michel’s first year at Riot Fest. A senior at DePaul, she had been to other festivals this summer and saw a stark difference. “People seemed to really come

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Father John Misty on stage during his set at this year's Riot Fest. for the music,” said Michel. “[Lollapalooza] is all about the hype.”

Attending a punk show is like viewing a strange microcosm of humanity. Attendees can go from moshing into random strangers with blood, sweat, and dirt flying through the air to complete civility in a matter of minutes. There’s an acceptance in the collective consciousness that life is weird, yet still beautiful in all forms.

Embracing all aspects of the weirdness is

central to the atmosphere so beloved by perennial fest-goers.

One of these returning customers is Melissa Pratt, also a student at DePaul.

Pratt enjoys the diverse age range of the audiences. “They have a nice mix of artists.

It makes the crowd way more diverse,” said Pratt. The festival has a tendency of booking current artists as well as nostalgic legends of the genre making 40-year age gaps between guests nothing out of the

ordinary.

While the weekend ended up being a success, speculation surfaced for weeks about whether or not the event would even take place. A delayed lineup release was followed by a cyber attack on the official ticket website, TicketFly. Immediately following the hack, however, Riot Fest offered special discounted prices to make it up to the fans. This is when Pratt bought her ticket.

Then, just a week before the festival was supposed to start, and still without a daily lineup released, it was revealed that headliner Blink-182 would not be performing due to the health of drummer Travis Barker. Many fans were devastated until it was announced that three acts would be replacing the legendary pop punk group: Taking Back Sunday, Run the Jewels and, most similar in style to the group themselves, Weezer.

Just hours before Weezer was set to take the stage in place of Blink, Blink’s bassist, Mark Hoppus, tweeted “Wish we were there with you tonight @RiotFest.

Thanks very much @Weezer for stepping in. Have a great weekend.” This was retweeted by the band’s official page.

Paying homage to the poster boys of a decade of pop punk, Weezer played a cover of “All the Small Things” to a roaring crowd during the Friday evening set.

The atmosphere of this strange collection of music, culture, and humanity is nothing short of extraordinary and deserving of at least one trip within a lifetime. A statement released on the official festival website, states, “…there wouldn’t be a Riot Fest without the fans. So from all of us at Riot Fest, we want to say thank you.

We couldn’t do it without you.”

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Henry Rollins on young people and self-destruction

By Daniel Schirmer Contributing Writer

Henry Rollins is a Grammy Awardwinning musician, writer, public speaker, actor, publisher and punk rock icon.

Though he initially rose to prominence in the 1980s as the frontman for the band Black Flag, Rollins has had a long and successful career in many sectors of the entertainment industry. In addition to having authored and self-published more than 25 books, he has also toured as a solo spoken word artist since the mid 1980s.

On Sept. 18 of this year, Rollins kicked off his “Travel Slideshow” tour in Cleveland, Ohio. At each show, Rollins showcases photographs he has taken while traveling the world and tells the stories behind them. According to his Facebook page, some of the destinations featured in his photographs are North Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Uganda, Haiti, Antarctica, and many more. He is scheduled to perform in Chicago at Thalia Hall on Mon., Sept. 24 and Tues., Sept. 25.

Though the U.S. leg of his tour is comprised of 42 shows in 43 days, Rollins took time out of his schedule to answer some questions for The DePaulia. The following interview was conducted via email.

Q: How are you? Really.

A: I’m as good as I get. I have shows coming up, which is always a good thing.

It’s something to look forward to, an obligation I have to the audience every night that I truly enjoy doing all I can not to screw up. I live for work for the most part, so all is well.

Q: What is one of your fondest (or not so fond) memories of Chicago?

A: I can’t think of a single thing but having played there many times since 1981, I can say without hesitation that it’s one of the best stops on any tour and the audience has been fantastic to me over the decades. I can’t thank them enough.

Q: You’ve probably gained a lot of unique wisdom from living much of your life on the road. What insights have you gotten out of your recent travels?

A: That human arc skews towards respect and dignity. No matter how patient you are, you must be more so. Everything matters. Every word, every action. The more responsible you can be for yourself the better. The more considerate of the plight of others, the better.

Q: What percentage of your audience would you say is made up of college-age people? What about your work do you think resonates with them?

A: Honestly, I can’t tell. I see an audience in front of me night to night. I’m so busy trying to keep the thing on the road that I’m not able to clock who’s out there as far as a demographic. If anything I do resonates with a college age person, perhaps it’s that their curiosity is activated when I tell stories about traveling and seeing what I see out there. Perhaps they understand that if someone like me can get around, then they would be able to and more. I think that age is tough. You’re looking at your future.

You’ve been going to class, hopefully to improve your chances out in the world and at best, you have a good chance to get a

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Henry Rollins has had a lengthy career. Above, Rollins in the 2015 thriller "He Never Died." good job but it’s not a guarantee, so there’s perhaps some uncertainty. Maybe it’s good to listen to a high school graduate who with tenacity and attitude, has been able to do some interesting things. I’m about 40+ years older than a person in college and not burned out, maybe that’s an attraction?

I don’t know for sure.

Q: I think we live in a world where it is becoming perpetually easier for young people to fall prey to apathy, cynicism, and despair. Having read and listened to much of your work, I’d imagine you’re no stranger to these feelings and ideas. How do you think a young person in 2018 can avoid a path of self-destruction?

A: By realizing that there are so many other options. I understand self destructive tendencies in young people. For a short period of your life, you have so much energy, so much life ahead, it's almost all you can do to get your head around the idea that you have 60 or some years yet to go.

Sometimes it makes you almost hate life or in some way want to neutralize it in order to control it. This is where one can engage in bad behavior. It's easy to get a feeling of invincibility when you're young. It doesn't last. Life for anyone is a pretty tough go but it's never worth abusing yourself over.

It's hard to tell a person anything. Not just a young person, any person. We are a frustrating species. High functioning and primitive at the same time.

Q: What do you think the future of the United States looks like?

A: Very tough for awhile but I think the future will be tense but better.

Demographics are changing, hence the PHOTO COURTESY OF IMDB loud protestations of some. They know it's changing and it's not going to go their way. Now, Rollins is touring presenting fans with his "Touring Slideshow."

They can't stop it and they know it. In order can do to keep our world from falling liked the old ways better. A lot of the past is to really fix things, you would have to rip it apart? to be assessed and then rejected. The acts of all up, forget the past totally and start again.

A: Do not fall for the failures of your countless others got us here for better and Since that won't happen, we'll have to get predecessors. They got a lot right but they for worse. Take the good stuff, add your things together going forward. That's more also got a lot wrong. A lot of how America own good stuff and keep moving. up to people your age than mine. My job is is, is predicated on racism, homophobia Q: If you could give your younger to clear the lane. I'm happy to get bruised and misogyny. America was built on self one piece of advice, what would but you really need to score. slavery and genocide. Every attempt to you say?

Q: What do you think are some move forward, while sometimes successful, A: Be less afraid. simple things that the youth of today has always met resistance by those who

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"The Dragon Prince" needs time to grow

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Netflix's new series "The Dragon Prince" comes from the same team that created the animated show "Avatar: The Last Airbender" in 2005.

By Garret Neal Staff Writer

“The Dragon Prince” is a new animated show on Netflix taking place in a fantasy world where elves and humans, who once lived in harmony, are locked in a seemingly endless struggle. Elven hatred for humans is at an all-time high after a group of human soldiers killed the king dragon-protector of the elven border, and destroyed his only egg. The show primarily follows a young prince named Ezren and his half-brother Callum who discover that the dragon egg was merely hidden and seek to return it to the elves, bringing peace to the land.

Before I go into deep-dive mode, I’ll say that I very much enjoyed what this show has to offer and am crossing my fingers for more seasons. It is geared toward a younger audience, but I believe it has appeal beyond that and I highly recommend this to anyone interested in light-hearted fantasy tales.

I’ll also mention that the animation is -- strange. I’m not going to try to interpret how it works, but it seems like some frames have been cut out, and as a result some characters feel like they’re floating. As a result the animation feels choppy. For some this will be a deal-breaker. I urge you to stick with it for at least three episodes, as I found it didn’t bother me as much as I thought it might. Still, I would hope in future seasons, the stutter could be altered a bit.

Okay, deep-dive mode --- engaged.

I was interested in “The Dragon Prince” because it is co-created and cowritten by the head writer of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” Aaron Ehasz (the other creator/writer of “The Dragon Prince” is Justin Richmond, director of “Uncharted 3”).

As amazing as the world and story of “Avatar” is, the incredible characters are perhaps my favorite part, feeling fleshed out and real. Ehasz was a big part in that. To expect that level of mastery again is unfair.

Perhaps it’s because I watched “Avatar” twice this summer, but I couldn’t help but continually compare the two shows.

I see “Avatar” in the world “Dragon Prince” is trying to build. The Asian

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"The Dragon Prince" takes plae in tha magical land of Xadia where magic comes from the sun, moon, stars, sky, earth and ocean. inspired world of “Avatar” is now a more familiar fantasy setting, featuring dragons, elves, humans and more. While certainly not quite as intriguing as discovering, bending or uncovering how each elemental culture lived in “Avatar,” this world clearly has interesting stories as well. Every elf and animal in the world is connected by a uniting magic energy. That comes in six different elemental forms: sun, moon, stars, sky, ocean and earth. Sound familiar? We get glimpses of several of the elven groups (one for each source), yet only explore the Moonshadow elves. What are the other groups like? What do the magical elven realms look like in general?

I see similarities in the story each tells. In “Dragon Prince,” we have a oncepeaceful land that is now divided by war.

The formerly united continent has been split into two realms: Xadia, home to the elves, and the Human Kingdoms. Years pass and two princes, Callum and Ezren, find the egg located in the basement of their castle. Now they are searching for a

way to bring peace back to the world.

The set up is eerily familiar. But in a way, that’s a good thing. The stakes are high and the story has many places it can go before the end is reached. Who knows what will happen and what strange characters may be met to shape their journey.

The characters are not quite as memorable as “Avatar’s” but that is to be expected. Prince Zuko was a pretty two-dimensional villain for the first 11 episodes. In “Dragon Prince” we get a well-developed villain who already has an established relationship with the heroes.

The protagonists are faced with many difficult choices, with some bringing out dark results. We get some quirky side characters with loads of diversity as well (the creators have stressed this as a point of emphasis).

It all moved a little too quickly for me; the plot pushed forward at a breakneck pace. The emotional moments passed a bit too quickly and not as much time was spent learning about the characters as I would

have liked. Not as much time exploring the world either. This is all completely understandable considering they were given only nine episodes to tell their story.

If you watch “Avatar” again, you’d find that the second and third seasons were more enjoyable than the first, and it isn’t until we really know the world and the characters that things get going. With what I have seen, “The Dragon Prince” team can provide similar improvement with a few more seasons.

Given time, I believe we will discover an amazing world. Given time, I believe the story has the potential to go incredible places. And given time the already intriguing characters can become as memorable as those in “Avatar.” I believe “The Dragon Prince” will be great, but it has a ways to go before it gets there. But I believe, however, that Callum and Ezran can save the world.

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Noname claims her Chicago title

By Josh Tikka Contributing Writer

What is a rapper with no name? Is saying, “All I am is everything and nothing at all,” a call back to Lauryn Hill? Whether she’s the new Hill or not, she’s the only Noname. Everything and nothing at all?

She is an assemblage of all her experience, relationships, and environments-everything, yet nothing at all. Would a noname rapper rap about herself, the Self, or something else? She’d prove to you she can really rap, though. “And you thought a b*** couldn’t rap, huh? Maybe this your answer for that…”

South Side Chicago rapper, Noname (Fateema Warner) opens her poetic, jazzy, blues-infused, sophomore album, “Room 25,” with the track, “Self,” where she sets the tone for the album. An album exploring, revealing, contradicting and making peace with itself, where Noname makes peace with herself. Noname places her identity on display with a series of open ended questions that are answered in their asking, assuring us that she is questioning everything right along with us. She feels the soul in the questions, the uncertainty that comes with poetic vulnerability. The album is not for the late night hot-box, or to prove a point about her ability to rap; the album, as “Self ” tells us, is for her.

A sample from the blaxploitation film, “Dolemite,” begins the track, “Blaxploitation,” which explores political centrism and the narcissism of being apolitical in our current moment creating the fastest, funkiest beat on the album.

Hers is point exemplified by the sampled quote, “Revolution was never meant to be easy… It’s not a matter of color | Freedom is everybody’s business.”

At the end of the track she samples the character Pretty Willie from the 1973 film “The Spook Who Sat By The Door,” who rails against allegations of his racial “passing,” insisting that he will likely die because he is black. This sample on passing is from a film about revolution and espionage in

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Chicago artist Noname released her newest album "Room 25"on Sept. 14.

Chicago and leads into “Prayer Song,” a track that flows like if Kendrick Lamar’s “Sherane” was a political poem. A biting anthem of Chicago’s notorious violence, corruption and the fears of black mothers have of seeing their children on the local news. The anger and fear in “Prayer Song” then leads to “Window”, a track with dreamy, old-Hollywood love story strings and muted piano keys that crescendo into Noname’s trademark soft-rhyming.She quickly processes through a relationship, coming to terms with hurt, betrayal and the endurance of love. Noname wrestles with how love exists alongside pain, and concludes with the Chicago artist Pheolix encouraging her to “quit looking out the window, go find yourself.”

“Don’t Forget About Me,” “Part of Me,”

“With You,” and “no name” make up my favorite tracks from the middle and end of the album. In the first, she pleads her mother to not forget about her when she dies. But what causes her death? Police violence (being black), male violence (being a woman), mental illness (lack of access to adequate medical care and hospitals), or something else entirely? Noname does not say, but she knows her body is fragile, and calls out to her mother, whispering for her not to forget her when she’s gone. “Part of Me” again features a guest appearance by Phoelix, who speaks for Noname when he sings of her need to focus on herself, the parts of her she wants to focus on, and how to avoid becoming someone who is not her.

The conversation of identity wrapped up in relationships continues in her smooth

rhymes, pseudo-scats, soft rapping over jazz instrumentals and symphonic, ethereal sounds. “With You” is the love letter to the listener, her former lover, future lover, lonely self, and the apathetic acceptance of all that surrounds her and abides within her. Finally, “no name” concludes the album with a reminder of all the nonames that are forgotten to history. This short track reminds us of the people whose identities are lost to history, while acting as an exhortation for us to cherish the mundanity and importance of our fleeting and temporary moments, both together and alone. Noname tells us on this track that she is changing, she remembers her upbringing in Englewood, her fame in LA, her rising star and falling body. Noname’s album is a rare gem of truth and honesty over sounds that genuinely complement her vocals.

“Room 25” is one of the most obvious arguments against separating the art from the artist in recent memory. This album deals with questions of living a private life in the public eye. It examines life as a series of interactions with a world always encroaching, from the violence of the streets, the pain of memories, to the projections of future traumas and memories of former traumas, all along with the dings of social media.

Is she Noname or the South Side? Is she the violence or victim binary the news tells us the South Side is? Noname’s album brings us closer to her, and we learn that she is confidently uncertain. She is the poet in possession of her mother’s future memory of her own absence. The follow up to her critically acclaimed 2016 album, “Telephone,” has had time to grow in our imagination, and yet those first lyrics on the early track keeps letting me know that this album is for her. About her, and more honestly, vulnerably, proudly and more confusing than on her first album. Noname is the best of the present state of Chicago hip-hop and rap at its most excellent.

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what’s FRESH on Netflix: Sophomore Seasons

American Vandal

Ozark

“American Vandal” has returned after a first season filled with dick jokes to tackle a new topic: poop. Following the same mystery documentary template used in season one, “American Vandal” finds the same two amateur filmmakers/investigators at a new school with a new “crime.”

If you’ve missed the first season of this Netflix crime-drama, you now have time to binge watch the first two seasons. Jason Bateman stars as financial planner Marty Byrde, a man who suddenly relocates his family from Naperville to a summer resort community in the Ozarks in Missouri after a money laundering scheme goes awry.

Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) and Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck) get a call from St. Bernardine, a private Catholic school in Washington after someone tainted the lemonade at lunch with an extra-strength laxative, giving a majority of students violent diarrhea. The season then follows the unravelling mystery of the “Turd Burglar.”

Season one committed fully to making a foolish concept seem deathly serious, managing to get the audience truly invested in the story. Season two begins the same way, only replacing dick jokes with poop jokes, with stakes as high as ever.

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

Stars: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett Sept. 21 “Life Itself” The unexpected twists in the lives of a young couple causes ripples across the world.

Stars: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening Sept. 28 “Night School” A man goes to night school and must overcome unforseen obstacles to get his GED.

The move to the Ozarks quickly turns into Marty creating an even larger laundering scheme to make amends with a Mexican cartel. He tangles with local criminals in the Ozarks, bringing the family even deeper into trouble.

“Ozark” is an incredibly dark turn for Bateman who is best known for his consistently strong comedic roles but he handles the genre change with grace. This adds even more intrigue to an already interesting story.

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By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

Every so often I get hit with a hearty serving of nostalgia, resulting in a wistful longing for what once was. This week, I decided to take it back to the good old days when times were simpler. The best part is that music transcends geographical location and has a reach like no other medium. That means that during that time, as many of us were navigating the halls of different schools across the country and the world, it’s a safe bet that at least one of these songs was playing.

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“Glamorous (ft.

Ludacris)" - Fergie Fergie is gravely underrated and has been consistently producing great music over the past decade. In third grade, “Glamourous” was on an endless rope as the soundtrack to my life, whether it be the bus ride to school or the CD I put on in the car. And what a truly glamorous nine-year-old I was with Fergie behind me. Most importantly, Fergie took a tip from Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl”: Any song can be remembered, but if your song teaches a generation how to spell something, the song will never die.

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2. “Airplanes (ft.Hayley Williams)” - B.o.B Today Hayley Williams is kicking butt with her band Paramore and B.o.B hasn’t surfaced much as a performer, though he has established himself as a proud and vocal flat-earther.

But just eight short years ago, the two teamed up for one of the most timeless songs of the era.

“Airplanes” combines a catchy chorus with easy-to-mimic rap lines making, it the perfect song for a herd of middle-schoolers to listen to at a sleepover.

Across 1. Pressly of “My Name Is Earl” 6. Successful, in Variety 11. Puppy’s tail movement 14. City near Salt Lake 15. Less available 16. “___ the ramparts...”

17. Attractive 19. Miner’s profit 20. Cologne water 21. Collection of sayings 22. Do alternative 23. Small racing vehicles 27. Extended a subscription 29. Foreman striker?

30. It’s between black and white 32. Stretch auto 33. “___ in Black” (1997 film) 34. Consumer 36. Ringlets

3. “Follow Me” - Uncle Kracker Much different than these other songs, “Follow Me” is an easy-going tune sure to remind you of summer nights and picturesque sunsets. Uncle Kracker is essentially a cousin of Kid Rock and has been out of the game for nearly a decade, but his biggest hit has lived on in our minds and hearts. If you find yourself wanting to think about better times but with a calmer point of view, “Follow Me” is for you.

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59. Computer “brain” 60. John’s “Blues Brothers” co-star 61. Sigma successor 62. The hereafter 68. Hangman request?

69. Cause of many yawns 70. “The King” of music 71. Decimal-system base 72. Horse instructors 73. Apportioned, as

4. “Fire Burning” - Sean Kingston Sean Kingston seemingly appeared at some point during my middle school career and disappeared just as mysteriously soon after. Luckily for all of us though, his short tenure in the limelight produced one of the most overplayed songs on the radio that summer, “Fire Burning.” A hit meant for the dance floors of the early 2000s, “Fire Burning” is a perfect example of Kingston’s unique style, a mix of contemporary reggae and hip hop with some pop influences.

cards Down 1. One way to run 2. In the past 3. “Don’t mind if ___” 4. Jason’s wife, in myth 5. Get bigger 6. Bart, to Maggie, slangily 7. Mighty hardwood 8. Tuck, for one 9. Aromatic herb 10. All-natural 11. Carpentry 12. Eaglet nursery 13. Midas’ undoing 18. Defeated, in a way 23. Viola da ___ 24. Toast spreads 25. Creature near the Antarctic Circle 26. Evil angel 28. Grounded Australians 31. “Bigfoot” relatives 35. Car built for speed 37. River’s border,

sometimes 38. One from Malmo 40. Word with “bay” or “pay” 42. Rio Grande city 45. One of two that makes a king?

47. Slung mud at 50. Live-forever plant 53. ___ ease (relieve one’s mind) 54. Pointlessly silly 55. Islam branch 57. Brother of your father 63. Beretta, for one 64. “Prove” prefix 65. Macrogametes 66. Cool number?

67. NYC winter clock setting

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DePaul faulters in consecutive losses

By Lawrence Kreymer Asst. Sports Editor

In their penultimate non-conference game, DePaul (4-5; 1-1 Big East) lost 1-0 in overtime to their intra-city rival, LoyolaChicago (3-3).

Both Loyola and DePaul struggled to create many goal scoring opportunities in the first half, with the Blue Demons not registering one shot. With both teams visibly frustrated with the lack of chances they created in the first half, the alternative option was to be more physical in the second half. In the second half and overtime alone DePaul and Loyola combined for seven yellow cards.

Ultimately with the game being tied after 90 minutes, the game went into overtime with the golden goal rule in effect. It didn’t take long to find a winner in overtime, where in the 93rd minute Loyola scored the winner off a corner from Fabian Lifka - Grant Stoneman headed past sophomore goalie Drew Nulle.

“Lack of discipline on the last play, it was late in the game and we were a little bit tired, we were turned off a for a second and we got punished for that,” sophomore defender Brayden Callipari said. “It’s unfortunate to lose like that, but we can learn from the mistake.”

In the end, DePaul lost the shots battle 13-4 to Loyola, with their lack of chances to score ultimately costing them in the end. This is the sixth time DePaul has been outshot this season, and in four of those occasions DePaul has gone onto lose the game.

Even though DePaul ended up dropping the game, Nulle shone brightly as he made four key saves in the game. Nulle transferred over from Indiana this season and has fit in perfectly with the Blue Demons. His sixfoot-five frame has worked well for him and has helped him make 25 saves this season.

Head Coach Mark Plotkin had nothing but praise and respect for his new goalie.

“All we ever ask him to do is give us a chance to win the game, and he came up with some big saves for us in moments where our defense got broken down and

DePaul junior defender Max de Bruijne clears the ball away from Loyola freshman forward Fabian Becerra. that’s what he’s here to do,” Plotkin said.

“Having him in-net gives us a ton of confidence. Just understanding you have a guy behind you - if you do make a mistake - he’s got your back. Drew is a great leader, has a great attitude, great work ethic and challenges the guys in front of him.”

Throughout the season DePaul has struggled to keep its momentum following impressive wins. Coming off the dramatic win over Providence on Friday to kick off Big East play, DePaul was riding high heading into Tuesday, but couldn’t keep that energy going against the Ramblers’.

“After the match against Providence we wanted to find a bit more consistency, there were a lot of great moments that we had [against them] but it wasn’t our best game,” Plotkin said. “Today we tried to focus on putting together a more consistent performance and unfortunately we didn’t do that.”

Tuesday’s loss was the third time DePaul has lost a game coming off a win in the previous game. The longest win streak the team has had this season was winning two games in a row against Loyola Marymount

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“Lack of discipline on the last play, it was late in the game and we were a little bit tired, we turned off for a second and we got punished for that."

Brayden Callipari

DePaul Blue Demon defender and Drake.

“It’s what we’ve been doing all year, you win a game, you lose a game,” Plotkin said.

“I think our guys have shown that we do respond when we’ve put in moments like this when we don’t win. So, we are going to go back to drawing board tomorrow morning and we’ve got an awesome team we are going to play on Friday, Georgetown - one of the best teams in the country, and it’s back to Big East play so I know our guys

will be ready for that.”

On Friday DePaul traveled to the nation's capital to take on Georgetown. For the third time in a week the Blue Demons played in an overtime game; however, for the second game in a row DePaul lost 2-1 in overtime. Nuelle was once again a busy keeper, facing 14 shots on his net and managed to save all but two, Nuelle leads the Big East in saves, 35, after two games into the season.

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On Saturday DePaul (5-3-2; 1-0 Big East) won its first Big East game of the season over Seton Hall, 3-0. The win broke a three-game winless streak where DePaul lost one and tied the other two games.

The Blue Demons took a 1-0 lead into halftime after senior forward Franny Cerny scored her first of two goals in the game during the 39th minute. The assist went to Kentucky transfer Jessica Lazo who saw her first minutes of action in a Blue Demon uniform.

In the 73rd minute Cerny would grab her second goal of the game off a ball from freshman midfielder Mary Tierney.

The Blue Demons added another goal in the 83rd minute from senior midfielder Madeline Frick to close out the Pirates.

Freshman goalie Mollie Eriksen made three saves in the game, and recording her fifth clean sheet of the season.

DePaul will continue play on Thursday when they travel to the nation’s capital to take on Georgetown at 2 p.m. The Blue Demons will return home for their Big East home opener next Sunday against Creighton at 1 p.m.

In their first Big East game of the season, DePaul (2-10; 0-1 Big East) dropped all three sets to No. 10 Creighton.

The Blue Demons got off to a poor start falling behind 5-0 early on in the first set. DePaul got its first point in the set because of a service error by Creighton.

The Bluejays went to win the first set 25-13, as DePaul could not get much momentum going.

The second set didn’t get much better for DePaul, as they lost the set by a score of 25-12. The Blue Demons won the first point in the set thanks to a kill by sophomore Emma Price. However, Creighton responded by winning nine straight points later in the set and ended any chance DePaul had in that set. The third set also started in a similar way, DePaul won the first point, but Creighton was able to respond and eventually close out the Blue Demons.

The lone bright spot for DePaul was the play of sophomore Isabelle Banez, who led both teams in digs with 14.

Both the men’s and women’s teams were in action last week. The women’s team participated in the Bradley invitational and the men’s team played in the Milwaukee Classic, as well as, the WMU/VREDEVELT invitational.

On the women’s side, freshman Maddie Yergler won her singles and doubles game on Friday and then knocked of Bozana Lojpur of Bradley 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday. Yergler and freshman Hristina Djokic lost in the doubles semi-finals 8-5 on Saturday.

The men’s team had stellar performances in doubles matches from freshman Vito Tonejc and junior Fran Tonejc on Friday. The brothers won three consecutive doubles matches on their way to the Flight C title.

In the other doubles tandem, junior Tripp Tuff and junior Tamas Zador won their first match 6-3. However, they couldn’t advance past the Flight B semi-final. They fell 6-1 and went on to play in the third place match.

Tuff and Zador were able to win the third place 6-1.

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Nov. 9 vs. Green Bay Nov. 17 vs. Notre Dame Nov. 22 vs. Princeton Nov. 23 vs. Kansas State Nov. 24 vs. Syracuse Nov. 26 vs. Savannah State Nov. 28 at Connecticut Dec. 3 vs. Temple Dec. 5 vs. Northwestern Dec. 9 at Oklahoma Dec. 17 vs. Tennessee State Dec. 20 at Loyola Chicago Dec. 29 vs. Creighton Dec. 31 vs. Providence Jan. 4 at Marquette Jan. 11 at Georgetown Jan. 13 at Villanova Jan. 18 vs. St John's Jan. 20 vs. Seton Hall Jan. 25 at Butler Jan. 27 at Xavier Feb. 3 vs. Marquette Feb. 8 vs. Villanova Feb. 10 vs. Georgetown Feb. 15 at Seton Hall Feb. 17 at St. John's Feb. 22 vs. Xavier Feb. 24 vs. Butler March 1 at Providence March 3 at Creighton

conference-tournament titles.

In just the third game of their nonconference schedule on Nov. 17, DePaul will play Notre Dame at Wintrust Arena.

The Blue Demons defeated the No. 7 Notre Dame at home in 2011, but since then the Irish have won the last 10 meeting.

In the Final Four last season, Notre Dame star Arike Ogunbowale hit two game-winners in the semi-final and the National Championship game. After the final, Ogunbowale was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, averaging 20.8 points and 5.4 assists last season. The Fighting Irish return six players from the season prior, and hope to make another deep run in the tournament this season.

“They make you focus on the little details,” said senior guard Ashton Millender. “Whether it’s being strong with the ball or rebounding, since we are small those are important keys for us.”

After the Notre Dame game, the Blue Demons will go through one of its toughest stretches of the season, playing five games in a week, including appearing in the Cancun Challenge from Nov. 2224. The Blue Demons will face three challenging games against Princeton, Kansas State and Syracuse. Both Syracuse and Princeton made it to the big dance last season, however, both were one-anddone, losing their first round matchups against teams seeded lower than them.

DePaul will come back home on Nov. 26 to face Savannah State before going on PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS the road on Nov. 28 to play Connecticut.

The Huskies are one of the premiere Ashton Millender dribbles past Saint Louis defender Jenny Vliet during DePaul's 86-78 win over the Billikens. team in women’s college basketball, winning a record 11 Division I National even blink, closing out the quarter with Championships and winning four straight a 28-13 lead. Ultimately that slow start titles from 2013-2016. UConn also holds cost the Blue Demons a chance to win, as the record for the longest winning streak Marquette proved victorious with a final in college basketball history winning 111 score of 93-81.

“Coach Bruno would say if we are straight games from Nov. 23, 2014 to going to shoot fast, we need to rebound March 31, 2017, when Mississippi State and defend well,” Millender said. “They hit a buzzer-beater in overtime during are individually skilled, so when we the final four. match up against “Playing Marquette we them early on need to do a and getting the better job with experience under one-on-one our belt, will help defense.” us out through The DePaul the season to w o m e n ’ s know how to basketball team finish games,” will play their senior forward final two games Mart’e Grays said. at Wintrust DePaul will Arena when they begin Big East host Xavier on play with two Feb. 22 and Butler home games on Feb. 24, where against Creighton the Blue Demons and Providence will honor on Dec. 29 and 31 seniors Rebekah before embarking Dahlman, Tanita on their first Allen, as well road trip of the DePaul Blue Demon guard as, Grays and season beginning Millender. on Jan 4 against They will Marquette. conclude the Last season regular season with two road games these two teams met three times, twice in the regular season and in the Big East against Providence on March 1 and tournament final, the Blue Demons lost against Creighton on March 3. The Blue the first meeting against the Golden Demons swept both of those matchups Eagles’ but won the final two meetings last season.

For the second straight season the later in the season.

Big East tournament will also be held at “Marquette is similar to us, a smaller Wintrust Arena. team that likes to play with pace. It’s Last season DePaul took advantage always a physical game against them,” with the tournament being played Grays said. in Chicago, and went on to win the The first time DePaul faced tournament over Marquette in the finals Marquette last season the Blue Demons 98-63.

The Blue Demons dominated the got off to a really slow start, going 5-22 tournament, winning all three games from the field in the first 10 minutes.

The Golden Eagles got off to a hot start, by double-figures against Seton Hall, grabbing a 10-0 lead before DePaul could Georgetown and Marquette.

“Playing them early on and getting the experience under our belt will help us out through the season to know how to finish games"

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Sports. Sept 24, 2018. The DePaulia | 27 MEN'S SCHEDULE, continued from back Eli Cain said both these games, along with Notre Dame, are an opportunity to build confidence and put their name on the map early on.

“It's an opportunity for us to show the league, show the world, show ourselves most importantly what we can do, what we can be as a team,” Cain said. “Penn State being from the Big Ten, Boston College last year had a really good year in the ACC so I think it's two teams we can really make a mark on.”

The Blue Demons’ conference season begins in familiar fashion with matchups against the top two teams from last season, Xavier and Villanova. Junior guard Jalen Coleman-Lands is looking forward to opening with these two opponents.

“Tremendous challenge and benefit at the end of the day they give us something to look forward to,” Coleman-Lands said.

“It gives us a great start to set the tone for our season, there's a lot of benefits to it. Then again knowing that these are two seasoned teams so we know that we've got to be as prepared as possible, there's no better motivation for us than to have those two caliber teams in front for the first two games.”

With over the half roster new from last season either through transfers or as freshman, Cain said while he will have to talk to the younger players about what to expect in those 18 games, playing in those games will provide the best experience for the new players to learn what playing in the Big East is all about.

"You just got to tell them just prepare for it every day, day in and day out."

Cain said. "Mentally, physically, that's one of those things that you just have to go through to really understand. Words don't really do it justice you have to go through it to understand."

For Cain, his trips back to the east coast are going to come early on with Villanova and St. John's marking two of their first four games in Big East play.

The senior guard said players usually do pay attention at the schedule, eying key dates such as when they may make a trip home if they are from out-of-town, as is the case with Cain.

“I would say you look at those games

Nov. 1 vs. Rockhurst Nov. 7 vs. Bethune Cookman Nov. 12 vs. Morgan State Nov. 15 vs Penn State Nov. 24 at Notre Dame Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland State Dec. 3 vs. Florida A&M Dec. 8 at Northwestern Dec. 12 vs. Chicago State Dec. 14 vs. UIC Dec. 19 vs. Incarnate Word Dec. 22 vs. Boston College Dec. 29 vs. Xavier Jan. 2 at Villanova Jan. 6 vs. Seton Hall Jan. 12 at St. Johns Jan. 16 vs Butler Jan. 19 at Seton Hall Jan. 23 at Marquette Jan. 27 at Providence Jan. 30 vs. Villanova Feb. 2 vs Providence Feb. 9 at Xavier Feb .12 vs Marquette Feb. 16 at Butler Feb. 20 vs. Creighton Feb. 27 at Georgetown March 3 vs. St John's March 6 vs. Georgetown March 9 at Creighton KONRAD MARKOWSKI | THE DEPAULIS

This past summer, senior guard Eli Cain helped the U.S national team win a gold medal at the FISU America Games in Brazil. that you want to circle,” Cain said. “Like for me those games going back home to Seton Hall, Villanova, St. John's but like I said being competitors especially in the Big East we all want to play against each other and I know we're all feeling the same way just excited to get the season start.”

One of the tougher stretches of the season comes in mid-January with

three straight road games to Seton Hall, Marquette and Providence. ColemanLands said handling that tough stretch starts with their mindset in practice.

“Honestly right now we've just been taking it one day at a time,” said ColemanLands. “A lot of guys have been doing stuff out of their comfort zone working out afterwards, hanging out more off the court, which transfers on the court. Just

TRANSFERS, continued from back page the guys in front of him. I think our defense does a great job of not giving up great opportunities for teams and making sure we get in front, we block a lot of shots for him and we help him out as much as we can, we play angles for him.”

Nuelle’s transition to DePaul was made easier when, his roommate of the past two years, also decided to transfer to the Blue Demons. While the five-foot-eight inch midfielder has missed some time due to injury, he has still tried to make an impact in his first season in Lincoln Park, and so far has enjoyed the experience.

“Everyone has a voice on this team,” Friendt said. “So I’ve just tried to be as helpful as possible, being a leader, being helpful to guys out on the field. Injured by trying to help still.”

Coming from the Hoosiers, the sophomore from Andover, Minnesota has tried to bring a couple of lessons he learned over the course of his two seasons at Indiana.

“Definitely a sense of discipline,” Friendt said. “There are a whole bunch of little things that go into this game and what’s going to make-or-break a win, a game, a season is that if you can lock in on doing the small things correct and you’ll

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Sophomore Brayden Callipari fends off Loyola freshman forward Fabian Becerra for a ball during the first half of DePaul's 1-0 loss to the Ramblers. sway a game or season entirely.”= Flanked by his roommate, Friendt has enjoyed his time in the city and bonding with a new set of teammates and coaches.

Further strengthening the back line was the addition of Callipari, who grew up in Batavia, Illinois and played for the

Chicago Fire Academy for seven years.

After appearing in nine games for the Badgers last season, Callipari decided it was time to come home.

“It’s been awesome - I love the city,” Callipari said. “That was one of the main reasons I came back here. I always made

got to do our part on the court so when we go play away games we are prepared mentally, physically, spiritually so we're all just one.”

Adding another wrinkle to the schedule, the Blue Demons will play four of their last five games against Georgetown and Creighton. Last season, the Blue Demons went 1-3 against those opponents.

my way downtown growing up, I just love being here and everyone has made the transition pretty easy for me to get settled in to Lincoln Park. So it’s been a good experience to come back home.”

After winning a Big 10 championship, Callipari said he learned from the team’s winning mindset and is looking to bring that to DePaul where his confidence has risen with more playing time.

“I think it’s really about building up your confidence,” Callipari said. “You come from a place where you are really not getting as much playing time as you would have liked, and then you come in here with a whole new coaching staff who believe in you and you want to put out your best for them; so it’s helps you grow as a player, build your confidence and you just put out your best performance.”

Callipari has been a steadying force along the backline, appearing in all eight games so far this season.

The Blue Demons are off to a good start sitting at 4-4, including 1-1 in the Big East.

With all three now seeing extensive action and with three years of eligibility left, their time in Lincoln Park is only just beginning.

They now hope to help DePaul return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008, when their coach was a player with the Blue Demons.

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Men’s basketball announces 20182019 schedule

By Andrew Hattersley Sports Editor

With just over a month left until DePaul opens its season against Bethune Cookman on Nov. 7, the players are set to return to the court for organized practice this coming week. The full Big East schedule was released as a reminder the season is fast approaching.

At first glance, the non-conference schedule looks quite different from last year’s when Notre Dame, Illinois, Michigan State and Oregon marked four of the first five games on DePaul’s schedule. This season, with a veteran but new group, that features three seniors, two fifth-year players and a couple other players coming off redshirt seasons, DePaul head coach Dave Leitao opted to space out the non-conference opponents in hopes of allowing his team to find a rhythm early in the season.

“We haven't played together as a group with the roles that they have,” Leitao said. “So in lieu of going out to the PK80 or one of those tournaments I thought it was better to kind of set the schedule up that would still be challenging but yet kind of establish some chemistry and some rhythm and ultimately some confidence as we go through November and December.”

After opening Wintrust Arena against Notre Dame last season, the Blue Demons will travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on Mike Brey’s squad on Nov. 24. The Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half last season for a 72-58 win. Notre Dame is coming off a disappointing 21-15 season in which they failed to receive an NCAA Tournament bid, but Leitao said having the opportunity to play a consistent power like Notre Dame is an opportunity they can learn from.

“Any time you play a program that is as established as they are you don't necessarily play that team, you play that program,” Leitao said. “Coach (Mike) Brey has done a wonderful job over a long period of time of yearin-and-year-out developing his guys as high level, competitive, executing and winning team as anybody in the country so again going on the road and playing a team that knows what they're about and are not going to be intimidated by anything, is a really difficult challenge but that's what we want to do with Penn State, Notre Dame, Northwestern, these teams like that.”

DePaul’s home portion of the schedule is bookended with two teams on the rise. Penn State, who won the NIT last season, and Boston College, who made one of the biggest jumps in college basketball when they won 19 games after winning just nine the year before. Senior guard Eli Cain said both these games, along with

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DePaul sophomore goalkeeper Drew Nuelle dives for a shot during DePaul’s 2-1 overtime win over Providence.

Transfers make an early impact

By Andrew Hattersley Sports Editor

An opportunity. That’s what a trio of athletes were searching for when they started exploring their transfer options this summer after experiencing successful seasons in the Big Ten and NCAA Tournament.

It coincided with the arrival of new DePaul head coach Mark Plotkin, who was looking for opportunities to find immediate impact players that would bring leadership as well.

He accomplished that goal bringing in former Indiana goalkeeper Drew Nuelle and midfielder Isaac Friendt, who were fresh off a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament as well as former Wisconsin defender Brayden Callipari, who helped the Badgers finish the season with a record

of 12-5-5. Already midway through the season, Plotkin has been pleased with what the trio has added to the culture, as well as their play on the field.

“They've really helped us out just culture wise, competitive wise and confidence wise,” Plotkin said. “Having them out there and understanding the teams that they've played against and the situations they've been in, they really instill the confidence in our guys that we can compete and play with anybody. That we can beat anybody.”

Plotkin added that Callipari and Nuelle have especially helped out on the defensive side of things and have given the team more confidence. The Blue Demons entered the summer having to replace former goalie Quentin Low, who had started all 18 matches the previous season. Nuelle said he knew the opportunity was there to play early, and so far it has helped him improve as a goalkeeper.

“Seeing the field after I haven’t played in two years, so seeing the field again has definitely helped,” Nuelle said.

The sophomore goalie has had a solid season, saving over 75 percent of the shots taken against him and allowing less than one goal per game. Plotkin said all the team ever asks of Nuelle is to give them a chance to win. He has already come up with some big saves already this season. The first-year head coach also praised his defense for not allowing a lot of shots on goal and doing what they can to prevent direct attempts on Nuelle.

“It gives you a ton of confidence,” Plotkin said. “Just understanding that you have a guy behind you that if you make a mistake he's got your back; Drew's a great leader on this team, has a great attitude, a great work ethic and really challenges the

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Another challenging schedule awaits women’s basketball

By Cristhian Plasencia Staff Writer

When the DePaul women’s basketball schedule came out last week it was no surprise that the Blue Demons once again have another grueling schedule ahead of them. DePaul will face some of the best teams in college basketball this season, especially in the non-conference slate where they will host defending National Champions Notre Dame and also travel to face Connecticut.

Last season was no different for DePaul in terms schedule strength. They played Oklahoma twice, once in the regular season winning 111-108 in overtime and then again faced the Sooners in the first round of the NCAA Women’s College Basketball tournament, defeating Oklahoma 90-79.

“What a tough schedule teaches you is

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DePaul junior guard Kelly Campbell tries to slow down Marquette senior guard Allazia Blockton. what the level of competition needs to be, in order to be the best team in the country,” head coach Doug Bruno said.

The Blue Demons will begin their regular season on Nov. 9 at McGrathPhillips Arena against the Green Bay Phoenix. The last home meeting for the Blue Demons took place in 2008, where DePaul defeated Green Bay 76-68. DePaul leads the all-time series, 11-6.

“It will be interesting to see how they will adjust to our three-making inside of their pack-line defense,” said Bruno.

“Green Bay is a really difficult opening game. If we can win it, it would be a great RPI win, because of the amount of games they are going to win, and they should win their league.”

Consistency has been the brand of basketball for the Phoenix, winning 20 straight Horizon League conference regular-season titles and eight straight

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