TIME FOR TEA
Arts & Life, page 14-15
Vol. # 97, Issue # 11
Coaches react to Big East departure By JEREMY MIKULA Senior Writer With all the talk of the so-called “Catholic Seven” leaving the Big East, the focus has largely been on the newly forming conference as a basketball one. But what effect, if any, will there be on some of DePaul’s other team sports? Each of DePaul’s softball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer programs have had varying degrees of success in the Big East since transitioning from Conference USA for the 2005-2006 seasons. But for the coaches of each respective program, leaving the Big East – and the prospective issues with it – are seen as a positive step despite the Big East’s standing as one of the NCAA’s top conferences.
Leaving the Big East For some of DePaul’s nonrevenue team sports, the burden of leaving one of the biggest and most competitive conferences in the country – based on Rating Percentage Index (RPI) and NCAA tournament appearances by its members – is eased by the presence of Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova in forming the new conference. The initial move into the Big East brought significant change to a few of DePaul’s programs. See COACHES, page 27
| January 21, 2013
BUDGET BLUES
MAX KLEINER | The DePaulia
Cuts to combat falling graduate school enrollment By MICHAEL CORIO Managing Editor As students begin classes and hunker down for winter quarter, a potential fight is brewing over cuts outlined in DePaul’s annual 2013-14 budget proposal. Citing a reduction in federal subsidies for graduate loans, falling graduate school enrollment, cuts in state and federal sources for student funds, rising costs of doing business and “challenging market dynamics”, DePaul President Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., highlighted several areas for potential
change in an email to faculty last week. Some of the possible initiatives proposed for staff include delaying eligible salary raises six months from July 2013 to January 2014, limiting paid vacation carryover starting in 2013 from one week to two weeks, offering voluntary unpaid leave (up to 15 days) for those interested and a general slowdown in hiring. “At this point, the Driehaus College of Business is deferring the hiring of two faculty members,” said Ray Whittington, dean of the Driehaus College of Business. In addition to proposed cuts, the university’s plan includes raising undergraduate tuition 2.5 percent, the
same as last year’s adjustment, “in keeping, we believe, with inflation and rising costs,” according to Fr. Holtschneider’s email. Other projected increases include graduate tuition, which is predicted to rise between 1.7 percent and 4.8 percent, depending on market and financial conditions. Cynthia Lawson, vice president of DePaul’s Office of Public Relations and Communications, commented on the proposed cost-saving measures. “The most significant reductions are occurring at the departmental level. Each administrative area or college has been See BUDGET, page 4
Students still dissatisfied with Sage Medical By MEAGAN DEPPEN Contributing Writer
In a Chicago winter, coughing, sneezing, a runny nose and a sore throat is expected. But when home is far away and it’s time to consult a doctor, students must find a new solution. For DePaul students, SAGE Medical is the obvious, but not always best, choice. In the case of minor illness, students who pay $60 a quarter for
the DePaul Health Services Plan are referred to SAGE Medical Group, located in a shared-use building in the Lincoln Park Campus. Additional fees to the plan apply to physical exams and HIV testing, and services requiring referral to a specialist and “care of ongoing illness beyond the covered conditions described” are not offered, as outlined in the DePaul Health Services brochure. DePaul senior Katie Hutches visited SAGE during her freshman year because she had a
bumps in the back of my throat, making it hard for her to swallow. Despite the coverage from her parents’ private insurance, Hutches went to nearby SAGE Medical because she felt too ill to travel any further. “(My doctor said) nothing was wrong with me and sent me on my way,” Hutches said. “Then I went to (my normal doctor) … and finally ended up on antibiotics that were almost impossible to swallow because See SAGE, page 6
GRANT MYATT| The DePaulia
DePaul Student Health Service is offered through Sage Medical Group despite consistent criticism of services.