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The School of Choice in Saint-Domingue serves children born into poverty through the Vincentian family’s Haiti Initiative. DePaul professor Laura Hartman founded the the school in 2010.

Haitians shrug off “shithole” comment; DePaul’s Haitian community sees country moving forward every day Story by Benjamin Conboy News Editor In 1779, in the midst of the Revolutionary War, Haitian immigrants, and Trump said they “all have AIDS.” American revolutionaries descended upon Savannah, What is it about Haiti that is so undesirable to Trump?

Georgia to lay siege to the British-held city. Although the Is it because two out of three Haitians live on less than $2 Americans were at a great tactical disadvantage, they had a day, or because 100,000 children under the age of five a trick up their sleeves, which came in the form of some are malnourished? Could it be because less than half of 550 “gens de couleur” – free men of color from Saint- Haitian households have access to safe water, or because 1 Domingue, Haiti who volunteered to fight alongside the in every 285 births results in the mother’s death? revolutionaries in their quest for freedom.

Laura Hartman is the Vincent de Paul professor of Today, a monument to the freed slaves of Haiti who business ethics who started a nonprofit, the School of helped the U.S. free itself stands in a Savannah square; Choice, which administers a primary school near Port four Haitian soldiers aim their rifles toward the enemy, au Prince (Hartman is currently on leave to focus her and one lies defeated, clutching a wound over where his efforts full-time on her work in Haiti and will return to heart would be. her position at DePaul on July 10).

239 years later, the President of the United States does Hartman began her work with the Caribbean island not seem as keen on accepting Haitians as the Founding when DePaul got involved in the Vincentian Family’s Fathers were.

Haiti Initiative in 2010 to create opportunities for In a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11 in the Oval Office, Haitians through microfinancing.

President Trump sat down with lawmakers to discuss The School of Choice was established in 2010 in protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and Mirebalais by Hartman to help forge leadership skills in some African countries. According to The Washington children that were born into poverty.

Post, he asked the bipartisan group, “Why are we having “My first thought (when I heard of Trump’s all these people from shithole countries come here?” remarks) was, ‘Why does he keep singling out Haiti?”

Then, singling out Haiti, the president asked, “Why do Hartman said. “Haitians do not make up a large group we need more Haitians? Take them out.” of immigrants in this country, so why does he keep Now, a week and a half after his original comments, focusing so much on Haiti? I’m confused by it.”

Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has banned When Hartman travels to Haiti, she sees a people Haitians and people from more than 80 other developing who are resilient, much the same as they were when they, countries from applying for visas for low-skilled workers. as a country, lifted themselves out of slavery during the The president has since denied the fact that he made Haitian Revolution. the disparaging remarks, but senators who were in “Haiti is the only republic in the world of people of the room from both sides of the aisle have come out to color who overcame their own slavery and oppression confirm his remarks, despite Trump’s protestations that by themselves, and they have remained free ever since,” he is the “least racist person.”

Hartman said. “Haiti is unique in that particular way, This isn’t the first time Haitian people have been in and we need to respect and honor it.”

Trump’s crosshairs. The New York Times reported on Not only are the See HAITI, page 6 Dec. 23, 2017 about how America had accepted 15,000 president’s comments

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News. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2018 | 3

Where are all the Catholics at the nation’s largest Catholic school?

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Masses in the Student Center Chapel gather crowds of about 10 to 15 everyday. Some students still don’t know that DePaul is the largest Catholic school in the country.

By Jonathan Ballew Asst. News Editor

When Selena Miller, a practicing Catholic, applied to DePaul, she had no idea it was a Catholic university.

Damita Meneves, another practicing Catholic, said she has met only one other Catholic student in her first year at DePaul.

DePaul is the largest Catholic University in the country. But the inauguration of President A. Gabriel Esteban marks the first time in history that DePaul has had a president that is not a Catholic priest. With many Catholic events on campus drawing modest-sized crowds, it begs the question, where are all the Catholics?

According to enrollment statistics provided by DePaul, the number of Catholic students is declining. In 2007, 57 percent of incoming DePaul freshmen who chose to report a religious affiliation identified as Catholic. In 2017 that number has dwindled to 38 percent.

By comparison, the University of Notre Dame has 81 percent of its incoming freshmen identifying as Catholic. Boston College reports 70 percent, and Loyola University reports 59 percent.

At a school of nearly 23,000 students where at least a third are reporting as Catholic, it would stand to reason that thousands of Catholic students should be roaming the halls. Yet most weekly events put on by Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) draw between 10 to 25 students.

Katelyn Polich is one of the many students to stray away from her Catholic faith while at DePaul. She was raised Catholic, baptized as a baby and attended Catholic school for eight years.

“I was really into (being Catholic) in high school,” she said.

Polich said that having a gay brother was one of the biggest reasons that she no longer identifies as Catholic.

“Once you call yourself a Catholic, then you associate yourself with all the things that the Vatican and Catholic Church believes,” she said.

Although she may not be Catholic anymore, Polich acknowledged that Catholicism at DePaul looks different from other Catholic universities.

“DePaul doesn’t feel like a Catholic school at all,” she said.

Head over to CCM and you will find some of the nicest people on campus. They will likely offer you food or invite you to attend one of their many weekly events.

With signs welcoming LGBTQ+ youth, it doesn’t feel like the Catholic faith of yesterday. People don’t seem pushy; they just seem happy to see you.

Amanda Thompson, the director of CCM, said that being Catholic at DePaul isn’t quite the same as being Catholic elsewhere.

“DePaul has more of a progressive, liberal Catholicism,” she said.

Thompson said that you don’t have to be “staunchly Catholic” to fit in at DePaul.

She said that just because afternoon mass isn’t overflowing doesn’t mean that there isn’t a significant number of Catholics. There

are larger events that bring in hundreds of students, like Sunday Mass and Ash Wednesday.

“A lot of our Catholics are commuter students,” she said.

Thompson said that a large majority of the Catholic population in Chicago is Latinx.

For them, it can often be important to stay close to their home parish.

Thompson agreed that in today’s world it can be a challenge to make Catholicism attractive to college students. Thompson said that students are increasingly feeling that they don’t need organized faith.

But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, said Thompson. When asked to respond to DePaul’s dwindling number of Catholics, Thompson said, “This is a place of dialogue.”

Although Thompson’s answers may not seem on par with traditional Catholicism, Stan Ilo, professor in the Department of Catholic Studies, agreed with Thompson.

“People shouldn’t mourn,” Ilo said in response to the decline in reporting

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The number of students that identify as Catholic has fallen drastically in the last 10 years.

Catholics. “Being a Catholic University doesn’t mean being a Catholic silo.”

Rev. Jeremy Dixon is a pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, located on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. He said that the decline in Catholics at DePaul may have something to do with a larger trend.

“The Catholic Church has seen a decline in the Chicago area by about 25 percent,” he said.

Many Catholics believe that for the Catholic Church to stay relevant, it will need to redefine some of its values, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ and women’s reproductive rights. DePaul may be liberal, but the university still won’t sanction condom distribution on campus.

Without hesitation, Dixon said that anybody can be gay and still be Catholic.

Dixon acknowledged that the Catholic Church may potentially need to reexamine some of its stances that have alienated many from the church.

“It’s not something that can just change overnight,” he said. “(The Catholic Church) doesn’t take a popularity poll.”

DePaul has come under fire for its liberal approach to Catholicism. In 2011, First Things Magazine named DePaul “The Least Catholic Catholic School in America.”

The Cardinal Newman Society, a conservative Catholic outlet, has attacked DePaul several times over the years. It blasted DePaul for allowing Planned Parenthood on campus and a quick search of DePaul on its website brings up numerous articles attacking DePaul for not aligning with traditional Catholic values.

Dixon said it is important that DePaul doesn’t forget its Catholic identity, but that doesn’t mean it can’t minister to nonCatholics.

“Just because you aren’t Catholic doesn’t mean you can’t work in the soup kitchen,” he said. “It’s about practicing Catholic values.”

In his inaugural address, President Esteban said that DePaul will continue its commitment to serve the marginalized.

“We choose to serve these communities because we simply believe it must be done,” he said. “This is what it means to be a Catholic university.”

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Protestors, carrying large sings and wearing pink hats, file down Jackson Boulevard on Saturday morning in front of the DePaul Center building. Chants could be heard echoing throughout the streets.

300,000 flood the Loop for 2nd annual Women’s March

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The #TimesUp movement, first appearing at the Golden Globes, is a warning to sexual predators.

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Mary Carvlin, candidate for Illinois’ 28th district, hopes to unseat a longtime male incumbent.

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Hundreds of thousands of women and allies took to the streets to advocate for women’s rights.

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Activists hope momentum carries over to voting booth

By Jonathan Ballew & Yazmin Dominguez Asst. News Editor & Online Editor

Pink hats and catchy, political posters paraded down Chicago’s Loop streets for the second annual Women’s March. An estimated 300,000 attendees were recorded, approximately 50,000 more than at the march’s inception.

The momentum carries on exactly a year after President Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. This year, organizers of the Women’s March have a strategic agenda: get more women into office.

While various marches took place across the country Saturday, the Women’s March took place in Las Vegas on Jan. 21. Although the Women’s March weekend is over, the feminist organization has hit the road on a national voter registration tour with the intention to register new voters in swing states and communities impacted most by the Trump administration.

The march’s inception in 2017 was a national, unified response meant to show women’s disapproval of the then newly elected president. His infamous line “grab her by the pussy” and “nasty women” comments awakened a resistance among women across America.

The Women’s March attempts to take an intersectional approach toward all social issues under attack by the Trump administration. Their mission is based on the idea that women’s rights are human rights.

Marchers like Ellen Cohen, who traveled from Palo Alto, California to participate in the march may have only bought one plane ticket, but she didn’t come alone.

The laminated face of a young girl named Hannah dangled from a homemade paperclip necklace.

“I’m marching for her,” she said.

Cohen said that Hannah is from Oklahoma City and can’t march herself because she is disabled. Cohen symbolically brought Hannah to Chicago so that she could have her voice heard.

“This march is for everyone, and we can’t forget the disabled,” she said.

This year’s theme, “Power to the Polls,” hopes to turn the marcher’s activism and energy into the voting booth to ensure more female and progressive candidates get

elected into office.

Candidates such as Bushra Amiwala, a Muslim DePaul student, who is currently running for a seat on the Cook County Board, 13th district, against incumbent Larry Suffredin, who has held the position since 2002.

Amiwala was in attendance at the march, and just last week was on the Time magazine cover titled “The Avengers,” which highlighted female politicians who have run for office in the past year.

Speaking from her experience of running since March of 2017, she thought there was hypocrisy behind the encouragement of getting women like her run for office due to the lack of support she has experienced in her running so far.

“Everyone is preaching and saying how we should pay attention to these women and younger generation,” Amiwala said. “(They are) saying we should give them all a chance and we should vote for them and don’t vote for these older, white, upper-class men, but these women who are saying that hold office themselves. Guess who they are lending their support to?”

While she thinks the march was better organized this year, noting even that there was less chanting and more listening, she couldn’t fully agree with speakers at the march like Cook County Board president and former 4th Ward alderman, Toni Preckwinkle.

“What I thought was almost hypocritical was, for example, Toni Preckwinkle went up and she mentioned the Time magazine cover and how we should all support young women running for office,” Amiwala said.

“But, I’m a young woman running for office but I’m running against a 16 year incumbent.

I know she would never offer her support to me because she’s friends with him. So to me that sounds almost hypocritical (...)It really bothers me that this is what they’re preaching, but this is how they’re acting.”

Ann Russo is a professor of women and gender studies and director of DePaul’s Women’s Center. She has supported the Women’s March since its inception, but also recognizes the validity behind the critics who claimed the 2017 march was segregated and mostly led by a white majority.

“You’re going to have those divisions because this is the world we live in,” Russo said. “Unless there’s building across

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The march ended at Federal Plaza beneath Alexander Calder’s “Flamingo” sculpture. organizations, across groups, across where 28th District.

“He has $900,000 for his campaign,” she your intentionally building a community that recognizes how those power lines are said. Carvlin recognized that defeating Rita dividing you, you can’t expect a day of protest will be difficult. She said that Rita has been to all of a sudden be different than the way able to amass a sizable war-chest because he has ran unopposed the last four elections. they are 364 days of the year.”

Carvlin said that women bring a fresh Like Amiwala, she is also critical of this year’s theme to motivate more progressive perspective that is necessary to facilitate women for office. She questions what innovative ideas. She also said that African Americans were not being properly ‘progressive’ means.

“I think the idea of going to the polls, represented in her district.

“I think everybody should stand up for yeah that would be great, but I want to know what their politics are,” Russo said. “Like are who they are,” she said. “I happen to be a they going to feed more into incarceration, woman, so I stand up for women.”

To Russo, the Women’s March is a are they going to feed a situation where people have less access to housing? There’s political and social representation of the a lot of conflicts (…) Does progressive country. Like any other movement in also mean anti-racist or does it mean pro- American history, the Women’s March will immigrants? I think those are the difficult continue to shift and transform.

“It’s a recognition of where we are and questions.”

But for others, the Women’s March has what needs to change,” she said. “We also had its intended effect. Chicago resident, need to change the government right now.

Mary Carvlin, decided that it was time to We also need to change ourselves. We have take action. Beginning last year, she has to do things differently. Movements are a launched a grassroots campaign to unseat struggle so it’s not static.” long-time incumbent Robert Rita in Illinois’

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A representative for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss rallies supporters near Grant Park. Political operative seized the moment to rally support for candidates.

6| News. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2018 HAITI continued from front page damaging to the dignity of Haitians, Hartman said, but also could be damaging to massive NGO operations to stabilize the country and create a self-sustaining economy.

“When one of the most powerful individuals in the world dismisses (a country) with a flippant comment that is so uninformed, it makes it difficult for our nation (to see the progress in Haiti),” Hartman said.

The Haiti that Hartman sees is very different from the one that Trump apparently sees.

“No way do I look at Haiti and think of it as a ‘shithole’,” Hartman said. “When people ask me how Haiti is, I tell them that it is a sign of progress, that it’s resilient, that it’s beautiful and that it represents a strong nation that continues to move forward everyday.”

Haiti has been ravaged by natural disasters over the last decade, like the earthquake in 2010 that killed more than 200,000 people and Hurricane Matthew in 2016 that left 1.4 million people in need of humanitarian aid.

Nadia André, a professor of French at DePaul who emigrated to the U.S. from Haiti at the age of 22, sees a lot of the negative stereotypes that people project on Haiti right here in Chicago.

“I was in Haiti a couple weeks ago for the holidays, and I never saw anyone in tents,” André said. “However, I live in Uptown, and every single day I see homeless people in below-zero weather in tents in the wealthiest country in the Americas.”

André finds it “astounding” that a country of immigrants can turn its back on them, particularly those from a country whom the U.S. has always had a close relationship with. Once a “melting pot,” André sees it now as just “melting.”

“Apart from my African brothers who were brought here involuntarily, and my Mexican brothers who found themselves in California after (the Mexican-American War), everyone in this country voluntarily left their countries to come to the U.S.,” André said. “People come from anywhere in the world, and if they have the willpower, they can make a living (in the U.S.). This is the land of immigrants, period.”

The daughter of two Haitian immigrants who came to Chicago in the mid-1990s, DePaul student Johanna Dezil spoke to how hard it can be for some Americans to fully grasp the desire that immigrants have to come to the U.S.

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A proud young Haitian girl looks admiringly at her father on the day of her graduation from the School of Choice.

“In America, people are raised to think that the person next to them is their competition,” Dezil said. “Us Haitians take pride in being communal and relying on each other, everybody, not just other Haitian people.”

In the same meeting where the president called Haiti a “shithole country,” he also questioned lawmakers on why the U.S. doesn’t bring more people from countries like Norway.

“I don’t see how anyone can sit there and pick and choose who is the ‘good’ and ‘desirable’ immigrant,” Dezil said.

“People want to come (to the U.S.) to work and look for a better life.

Mariah Myrtil, a public relations and advertising major of Haitian descent, is troubled by the Trump administration’s new immigration policy for low-skilled Haitian workers. Her father, who had dreams of becoming a chef in the U.S., used those same H2-A and H2-B visas that Haitians were just barred from applying for to fulfill his dream. He subsequently gained citizenship.

“Even when my dad was going through with his citizenship, it was a very scary situation of living in fear and unknowing,” Myrtil said.

Chicago has a sizable community of Haitians, estimated at around 30,000, including undocumented residents, according to the Encyclopedia of Chicago. The founder of Chicago, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, was a Haitian immigrant. The World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 hosted Frederick Douglass at the Haitian Pavilion.

“The Haitian community in Chicago, any Haitian that I’ve ever met, are all smart, resilient people,” Myrtil said.

“They have the same dreams and goals that any American has. They’re hardworking people, no matter what job they do.

If you focus on only the bad parts of certain places, you miss the rich history and culture of the people.”

André is frustrated with the stereotypes of Haiti being an impoverished slum. When she visits, which she does frequently, she sees a people who are eager to help their neighbor, eager to work hard and enjoy the freedom their slave ancestors fought for them to enjoy.

“There are people who left looking for a better life,” André said. “I was lucky, because I was not looking for a better life, because I could not have had a better life in Haiti.”

“There are people who left looking for a better life. I was lucky, because I was not looking for a better life, because I could not have had a better life in Haiti.”

Nadia André Haitian French Professor

News. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2018| 7

Graduate students fight university for health insurance

By Benjamin Conboy News Editor

Ph.D. students are fighting the university administration over access to health care, claiming the workload of teaching classes should warrant providing them equal benefits as other professors.

Ph.D. students at University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Loyola University all provide full health coverage for their Ph.D. students. DePaul offers a $1,500 stipend (after taxes, it’s more like $1,100) that is to be used for health insurance, but students say that isn’t enough for a decent plan. Also, a lot of Ph.D. students are over the age of 26, making them ineligible to stay on their parents’ plans.

Philosophy Ph.D. candidate Eric Aldieri said the coalition of students did the math, and it would only take 6 credit hours of their 100-plus students’ tuitions to pay for a basic health insurance plan for the whole year. “$1,500 is just not enough to get any decent plan on the health insurance marketplace,” Aldieri said. “A good plan is about $3,000.”

The university maintains that budgetary issues such as health care are to be taken up with each individual college’s dean.

The coalition of students requested a joint meeting with all three deans of the colleges that house Ph.D. programs and were denied, with no reason given for the denial, according to Aldieri. The deans of colleges that three Ph.D. programs at DePaul – philosophy, psychology and computer science – then allowed individual meetings with each of the deans, which are yet to take place.

The students’ group says the fight for Ph.D. health care dates back to 2010, but this is the first time students from all three colleges have banded together.

Graduate student Jennifer Gammage said that DePaul’s was the only Ph.D. program she was admitted to that doesn’t provide full health coverage.

“I don’t know of any other program in my field that doesn’t provide full health care from the time you are enrolled (in the Ph.D. program), even if you aren’t teaching classes right away,” Gammage said.

Last year, Gammage had a cancer scare.

With no health insurance, she had to take time off of teaching and her studies because she made just above the threshold to qualify for Medicaid so she could get treatment.

“It was very difficult,” Gammage said. “I had to live without income. Right now, I’m teaching three classes, and sometimes we’re only teaching one. That makes it hard to figure out what you qualify for, and it’s a lot of paperwork. There will be lapses in your coverage.”

Bilgesu Sisman, another philosophy Ph.D. candidate, was also hampered by her lack of medical coverage when she tore a ligament in her knee and now could face lasting damage from her injury because she treated it herself.

“Since I don’t have health care or the financial means to see a doctor on my own,” Sisman said. “It’s been five months and I still have pain in my knee. I don’t know what else to do but (look it up on the internet) and try to heal myself, which is not good.”

The students are wanting full coverage health insurance for the full duration of the time that they are teaching at the university, but they’ve been discouraged by the

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DePaul’s low population of Ph.D. students means a lot of issues facing them are invisible.

university’s response to their claims so far.

“I don’t know if it will ever happen,” Gammage said. “I’d like to see health care stipends that can actually pay for our care.”

“I just want the administration to take us seriously,” Sisman said. “This issue is not just going to drop.”

“The university is continuing to review this issue,” said university spokeswoman Carol Hughes.

“I just want the administration to take us seriously. This issue is not just going to drop.”

Bilgesu Sisman Ph.D. student

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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: January 10- January 16, 2018 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

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Belden-Racine Hall.

electronic means report was filed for an individual receiving unwanted texts.

JANUARY 13 2) A suspicion of marijuana and illegal possesion

JANUARY 15 5) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed 8) A burglary report was filed for a heater taken

three people soliciting money in the DePaul Center lobby.

of alcohol by a minor report was filed in Corcoran Hall.

in Clifton-Fullerton Hall. No drugs were found.

from the DePaul Center.

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6) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed in Sanctuary Hall. No drugs were found.

JANUARY 12 9) A criminal trespass report was filed against

A smell of marijuana report was filed in Munroe Hall. No drugs were found.

an indivdual in The Barnes and Noble bookstore.

JANUARY 15 10) A retail theft

report was filed against an individual for not paying for a soda at Dunkin Donuts

11) A criminal trespass report was filed against an individual using a bathroom in DePaul Center.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, DePaul community honor MLK’s legacy

By Yazmin Dominguez & April Lane Online Editor & Asst. Online Editor

DePaul hosted activist, politician and local organizer, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on Tuesday, Jan. 16 with a prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As part of the President’s Signature Series, the 21st annual breakfast was organized by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity (OIDE) in conjunction with the Student Government Association (SGA) and Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Rev. Jackson’s nonprofit focusing on multi-issue, progressive social change.

April will mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. His historical work during the civil rights movement continues to be recognized by the country with a federal holiday. Since 2016, DePaul has honored the holiday by officially closing the university.

Michael Lynch, president of SGA, opened the event, making remarks about King’s life and legacy within the civil rights movement.

He took a moment to acknowledge the activism and leadership of Coretta Scott King, who took the reins on the civil rights movement after his assassination in 1968, saying, “Women are not just the present and the future, and it is on all if us to make sure that the history books puts them in the storybooks as well.”

Kendall Sprinkle, member of Black Student Union spoke to the audience about how King’s legacy aligns with DePaul’s Vincentian mission.

“On paper, we’re here today because

part of the mission of this university is to pursue the preservation, enrichment and transmission of knowledge and culture across a broad space of academic disciplines,” Sprinkle said. “In actuality, we are here because there is always more to be done in the name of civil rights.”

With a photo of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. projected behind him, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., talks about the civil rights movement.

Before breakfast was served, Darryl Arrington, the assistant vice president for the Center for Access and Attainment, asked the 425 attendees to remember the legacy of Dr. King, while also reflecting on what can be continued to be done in the fight for peace, justice and equality.

“Our current political environment reminds us that we have never made it to the Promised Land,” said Arrington. “Although we’ve made some progress, there are many miles to go on our journey.”

After breakfast was served, chair of the political science department Valeri Johnson introduced the morning’s featured guest, Rev. Jackson Having spent four years working with him at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, she expressed her devotion to his work by saying, “We are in the presence of a living legend. Rev. Jesse Jackson is truly a giant… He has informed my teaching and my politics.”

Jackson suggested that marginalized groups form a coalition to combat discriminatory immigration policies.

“The refugees, Muslims and the DACA (recipients) must form a coalition. You can’t just do it by yourself. They’re trying to make this a white superior nationalist country

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Jackson spoke about the modern racial climate in the age of Trump at the MLK prayer breakfast.

and we want to make it a globally inclusive country.”

The conversation continued by touching on topics ranging from capitalism and race relations, to education and economics, with questions and prompts from members of the audience who were interested in Jackson’s responses.

Public relations and advertising major Victoria Williams said the event helped to raise awareness for everything students, faculty and staff can do in order to improve race relations, diversity and inclusion.

“It was a motivator for us to do better and see how we can grow as a community,” she

said.

Elizabeth Ortiz, vice president of OIDE was excited about the event’s success, and that it reminded us that the fight toward equality is far from over and that we need to work together in order to achieve this goal.

“I think we not only have to believe in ourselves but support others,” Ortiz said.

“One of Rev. Jackson’s messages was that we are of the world. We live in the world, we are of the world and our neighbor’s problem is our problem and we can no longer to defer to someone else or another time. The time is now.”

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Students for Justice in Palestine protest US policies, Israeli detentions

By Timothy Duke Contributing Writer

Despite frigid, blustery conditions, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) marched and held a rally at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus on Jan. 18, 2018. Protesters stood in solidarity with prisoners and detainees such as Ahed Tamimi and held signs saying, “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine,” and “End the siege on Gaza now.”

SJP organized a silent protest and rally in response to President Donald Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. President Trump’s official stance on Jerusalem reverses decades of United States foreign policy and may disrupt the possibility for America to orchestrate peace between the long feuding countries of Israel and Palestine.

SJP marched from the John T. Richardson Library to the DePaul Student Center, where they chanted “Free, Free, Palestine!” and “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! The occupation’s got to go!” Representatives from various organizations such as SJP and the U.S. Palestinian Community Network gave speeches in support of Palestinian efforts in the conflict over Jerusalem.

SJP president Rifqa Ali began organizing SJP and the protest once President Trump declared Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

“As soon as he said that, we began to mobilize because we all wanted to make hold a silent march and rally,” Ali said. “We walked from the library to SAC and from there we went to Arts and Letters and then came to the Student Center to rally. We also came here to honor Ahed Tamimi, a 16-yearold Palestinian girl who was detained by

Israeli soldiers from her home at five in the morning. It is almost her 17th birthday, but she is still in jail.”

Ali says that people often tell her protesting does not accomplish anything, but she disputes that claim.

“Through history, we see that protests are a stepping stone to getting where you want to go,” Ali said. “Protesting also brings awareness to causes, and if people are not aware, how are we going to get anything done?”

Muslim Chaplain and Assistant Director of the Office of Religious Diversity at DePaul Abdul-Malik Ryan also spoke at the rally.

“I felt that it was important to share from the perspective of the Muslim community here at DePaul,” Ryan said. “Jerusalem is important to Muslims everywhere and especially to Palestinian Muslims; it’s also important to stand for justice and solidarity for the oppressed and all people of faith and goodwill.”

Ryan believes having regular discussions and spreading awareness is vital to the efforts of Palestinians.

“The first step, which is always a continuous step, is spreading word and awareness to people,” Ryan said. “I’m sure the vast majority of students at DePaul are not aware of what is going on and are unsure of what to make of something like this and do not know what side to be on. The most important thing for people to do on a college campus is to continue to educate people and have discussions.”

Ryan also noted that while this is a Palestinian cause, people from differing ethnicities and religions were present at the rally.

“This is more of a justice and human

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Students marched from the library to the Student Center to protest Trump’s Middle Eastern.

rights issue than anything else,” Ryan said.

Junior Zaid Akel is glad that SJP held a rally to bring awareness to issues surrounding Palestinian conflicts and President Trump’s recent comments.

“Our media often does not talk about these kinds of issues,” Akel said. “Our media is always focused on the current administration and it’s always ‘breaking news’ when there are other topics which need to be covered.”

While Akel supports bringing awareness to the issues surrounding the Israeli and

Palestinian conflicts, he disagrees that Jerusalem should be the capital of Palestine or Israel.

“I think it should be a neutral city-state,” Akel said. “I do not think anyone should lay claim to it. Jerusalem is a holy place for Christians, Muslims and Jews, but Israelis close off Christian and Muslim holy sites. I just think it should just be neutral.”

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Nation &World Mass layoffs affect the country

By Connor Kennedy Contributing Writer

A fresh round of layoffs was announced by Carrier and Walmart last week, occurring at a time when the economy seems to be doing well by most other metrics.

Carrier, a corporation that primarily manufactures air conditioners, laid off 215 workers on Jan. 11 at an Indiana plant.

These layoffs are the most recent, following 600 that came last year. The Indiana factory made national headlines in 2016 when it was planning to move its factory operations to Mexico. It expected that 2,100 people were going to be unemployed. After winning the election, then President-elect Donald Trump and Mike Pence declared its jobs were protected from moving to Mexico.

“But I will tell you that United Technologies and Carrier stepped it up, and now they're keeping — actually the number's over 1,100 people, which is so great," Trump said in a speech at the plant on Dec. 1, 2016.

The global economic forces that lead to manufacturing job loss in the United States is still in place, and some people feel that the president’s actions haven’t lived up to his words. Chuck Jones, the former president of United Steelworkers, the

union that represents Carrier employees, feels disappointed in the president.

“A year after his election, Trump continues to lie about his commitment to saving jobs at Carrier or anywhere else,” Jones wrote in an editorial for The Washington Post.

On the same day that the Carrier workers were laid off,

reform creates for us to invest in our customers and associates and to further strengthen our business, all of which should benefit our shareholders,” Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillan said in a statement.

Walmart is a large source of employment in many communities across the country.

In the United States, it employs

economy.”

Layoffs of these numbers can remind some people of when the Great Recession hit in 2009, especially those in the communities affected. To many, it flies in the face all the reports of an expanding stock market and declining unemployment. Experts think that these occurrences are normal in a dynamic economy.

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Walmart, announced a round of store closings and layoffs.

Sam’s Club, a subsidiary of Walmart, is having 63 of its locations shutdown, likely leaving thousands of workers across the country unemployed in the coming weeks. On the same day, the company announced it was raising its starting wage to $11 an hour, attributing its ability to do so to the recently passed tax bill.

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over 1.5 million workers. It has plans in place to automate many of its jobs in the near future, likely leading to more job loss as well.

Brian Phelan, a DePaul professor of economics, thinks layoffs from both companies can have many negative ramifications.

“Layoffs have real effects on the communities where they occur,” Phelan said. ”When someone loses their job, they have a lot less money to spend, which has multiplier effects on the local

According to Phelan, the two companies are both facing the same issue: increased competition. The companies are working to benefit consumers by keeping prices low, at the expense of their workers. When it comes to Carrier, their competition appears to comes from abroad.

“With respect to Carrier, it is difficult for manufacturing firms to produce goods domestically because domestic workers are much more expensive than

foreign workers,” Phelan said.

Walmart, on the other hand, has its greatest competitor at home: Amazon. As Amazon has been receiving a larger percentage of sales at a time when more and more people are buying their everyday goods online, Walmart has been searching for ways to adapt. Phelan thinks that Walmart faces a near identical dilemma as Carrier, with the same solution of low prices. “It is likely Amazon that is forcing it to figure out cheaper ways to sell the same goods and keep customers coming to its stores.”

Besides the economic effects that these decisions have on people all over the U.S., there are significant psychological ones as well.

“Losing a job due to layoffs is extremely stressful for a number of reasons, including losing the source of income and losses to self-esteem that are caused by no longer being employed,” said Leonard Jason, a professor of psychology at DePaul, with a specialty in community psychology.

The effects of these layoffs, both economic and emotional, will exacerbate for years to come.

Though many are reaping the benefits of the current economy, its ever-changing nature is sure to continue to leave some people feeling left behind.

Hawaii's false alarms create panic

By Robert Young Contributing Writer

Most of Hawaii's 1.4 million residents woke up to an alert that a missile was heading towards them in the early morning on Saturday, Jan. 13. The state's emergency management agency, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), sent signal via the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to phones, televisions and radios at 8:07 a.m.

The error occurred during a routine internal test during shift change.

An employee at the HIEMA confused two options on a menu, leading to the error and subsequent false alarm; instead of clicking the 'DRILL - PACOM (CDW) - STATE ONLY' option, the employee clicked 'PACOM (CDW) - STATE ONLY'. This sent the false alarm message across the state.

"It was a mistake made during a standard procedure at the changeover of a shift, and an employee pushed the wrong button," Governor David Ige said

in a statement on Jan. 13.

A message was sent out saying that a ballistic missile threat was coming towards Hawaii, and warning residents to seek shelter.

While officials at HIEMA, the governor's office, the Honolulu Police Department and U.S. Pacific Command knew shortly after the alarm went off that there was no threat to the island, residents of the island had to wait anywhere from 13 to 38 minutes to be notified of the false alarm, depending on how actively they follow state agencies and officials on social media. "(HI-EMA) has confirmed that there was no ballistic missile and that there were no computer hacks to the HI-EMA system,” HIEMA said in an official statement.

“The cause of the false alarm was human error."

The alert came at a time when tensions between the U.S. and North Korea are high, and Hawaii is the state closest to North Korea.

"I think that the current political climate made the alarm that much more frightening for everybody,” political science student Neil Sengupta said. “I saw

texts online with parents saying goodbye to their kids. I don’t think that would happen in a more stable time."

Light was shed on how unprepared the state and the general public were if something like a missile strike were to actually occur. People didn't know where to go and they didn't know how long they had. The false alarm could be looked at as an opportunity to learn how to better prepare for situations like this.

In response to the incident, the HI-EMA is working to make sure that a false alarm like this does not happen again.

Ige has suspended all future drills until HI-EMA has completed a full analysis of what happened. HI-EMA has also instituted two-step activation/ verification for its notifications, both for tests as well as an actual incoming missile. They have also installed a cancellation command on site, so that authorization from FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System is no longer required.

The false alarm was first sent out across the state.

Just three minutes after the initial alert, State Adjutant Major General Joe Logan, sent word to U.S. Pacific Command that there was no missile.

The Honolulu Police Department was notified soon after.

A cancellation of the Civil Danger Warning message was issued, which would have prevented the alert from being rebroadcasted.

13 minutes after the false alarm went out, HI-EMA notified the public of cancellation of the alarm via Facebook and Twitter.

38 minutes after the alarm went off, after getting authorization from FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, HI-EMA issued a “Civil Emergency Message” remotely.

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MARK LENNIHAN | AP A clerk picks up items for customer orders at the Amazon Prime warehouse in New York in this Dec. 20, 2017 photo. Amazon announced it has narrowed down the list for potential sites for a second headquarters in 20 U.S. and Canadian cities.

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ALESSANDRA TARANTINO | AP Bishop Juan Barros, second from right, joins Pope Francis' Mass in Temuco, Chile on Jan. 17. Francis appointed Barros in 2015 to the dismay of many Chileans, who think he knew of sexual abuse claims taking place by Rev. Fernando Karadima.

CAROLYN MCCABE | THE DEPAULIA In this Jan. 14 photo, abortion opponents took to the streets of Chicago in the annual March for Life rally. Less than a week later, the Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to protect medical providers who refuse to perform procedures like abortions.

Amazon announces short list for next headquarters location

U.S. announces doctor protections for refusal to perform abortions

New York City, New York Amazon's second home could be in an already tech-heavy city, such as Boston, New York or Austin, Texas.

Or it could be in the Midwest, say, Indianapolis or Columbus, Ohio. Or the company could go outside the U.S. altogether and set up shop in Toronto.

Those six locations, as well as 14 others, made it onto Amazon's notso-short shortlist Thursday of places under consideration for the online retailing giant's second headquarters.

The 20 picks, narrowed down from 238 proposals, are concentrated mostly in the East and the Midwest and include several of the biggest metro areas in the country, such as Chicago, Washington and Los Angeles, the only West Coast city on the list.

The Seattle-based company set off fierce competition last fall when it announced that it was looking for a second home, promising 50,000 jobs and construction spending of more than $5 billion. Many cities drew up elaborate presentations that included rich financial incentives.

The list of finalists highlights a key challenge facing the U.S. economy: Jobs and economic growth are increasingly concentrated in a few large metro areas, mostly on the East and West Coasts and a few places in between, such as Texas.

Nearly all the cities on Amazon's list already have growing economies, low unemployment and highly educated populations.

Among those that didn't make the cut were Detroit, a disappointment for those excited about progress since the city came out of bankruptcy, and Memphis, Tennessee, where the mayor said the city gave it its "best shot." San Diego also failed to advance.

Amazon said it will make a final selection sometime this year.

Besides Austin, another Texas city made the cut: Dallas. In the South, Miami and Atlanta are being considered.

Pope accuses Chile sexual assault survivors of slander Santiago, Chile Pope Francis accused victims of Chile's most notorious pedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.

Francis said that until he sees proof that Bishop Juan Barros was complicit in covering up the sex crimes of the Rev. Fernando Karadima, such accusations against Barros are "all calumny."

The pope's remarks drew shock from Chileans and immediate rebuke from victims and their advocates. They noted the accusers were deemed credible enough by the Vatican that it sentenced Karadima to a lifetime of "penance and prayer" for his crimes in 2011. A Chilean judge also found the victims to be credible, saying that while she had to drop criminal charges against Karadima because too much time had passed, proof of his crimes wasn't lacking.

"As if I could have taken a selfie or a photo while Karadima abused me and others and Juan Barros stood by watching it all," tweeted Barros' most vocal accuser, Juan Carlos Cruz. "These people are truly crazy, and the pontiff talks about atonement to the victims. Nothing has changed, and his plea for forgiveness is empty."

The Karadima scandal dominated Francis' visit to Chile and the overall issue of sex abuse and church cover-up was likely to factor into his three-day trip to Peru that began late Thursday.

Karadima's victims reported to church authorities as early as 2002 that he would kiss and fondle them in the swank Santiago parish he ran, but officials refused to believe them. Only when the victims went public with their accusations in 2010 did the Vatican launch an investigation that led to Karadima being removed from ministry.

Francis reopened the wounds of the scandal

in 2015 when he named Barros, a protege of Karadima, as bishop of the southern diocese of Osorno. Karadima's victims say Barros knew of the abuse, having seen it, but did nothing. Barros has denied the allegations.

His appointment outraged Chileans, badly divided the Osorno diocese and further undermined the church's already shaky credibility in the country.

Francis had sought to heal the wounds by meeting this week with abuse victims and begging forgiveness for the crimes of church pastors. But on Thursday, he struck a defiant tone when asked by a Chilean journalist about Barros.

"The day they bring me proof against Bishop Barros, I'll speak," Francis said.

"There is not one shred of proof against him. It's all calumny. Is that clear?"

Francis had defended the appointment before, calling the Osorno controversy "stupid" and the result of a campaign mounted by leftists. But The Associated Press reported last week that the Vatican was so worried about the fallout from the Karadima affair that it was prepared in 2014 to ask Barros and two other Karadima-trained bishops to resign and go on a yearlong sabbatical.

According to a Jan. 31, 2015, letter obtained by AP from Francis to the executive committee of the Chilean bishops' conference, the plan fell apart and Barros was sent to Osorno.

Catholic officials for years accused victims of slandering and attacking the church with their claims. But up until Francis' words Thursday, many in the church and Vatican had come to reluctantly acknowledge that victims usually told the truth and that the church for decades had wrongly sought to protect its own.

Washington D.C. With abortion opponents marching in the streets of the capital, President Donald Trump's administration on Friday announced actions in line with long-standing demands from social and religious conservatives.

The Department of Health and Human Services spelled out plans to protect medical providers who refuse to perform procedures such as abortions because of moral or religious scruples.

HHS also pulled back an Obama-era policy that posed a legal roadblock to conservative states trying to cut Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood.

HHS said it is proposing a new regulation that details how existing federal conscience protections will be enforced in real-world situations. That follows an announcement Thursday of a new division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights devoted to protecting the conscience rights of clinicians.

The new rule is "meant to ensure full compliance with laws that have been under-enforced," said Roger Severino, a conservative lawyer who heads the rights office under Trump. "These provisions are standard stuff when it comes to civil rights enforcement."

Under the regulation, hospitals, universities, clinics and other entities that receive funding from HHS programs like Medicare and Medicaid will have to certify that they comply with some 25 federal laws protecting conscience and religious rights. Most of these laws address medical procedures such as abortion, sterilization and assisted suicide. Violations could result in loss of federal funding.

Also Friday, HHS took action that may help conservative states cut or eliminate Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. The department rescinded guidance to states from President Barack Obama's administration that narrowed the circumstances in which they can exclude a medical provider to cases involving fraud, criminal activity or being unfit to provide care.

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Opinions

Hot takes

Editors discuss their unpopular opinions

By Editorial Staff Here at The DePaulia, we have a lot of opinions about a lot of things. As journalists, we know that there is a time and place for sharing our own thoughts. The movies might have you believing that journalists are unbiased in all of our reporting, but these are some of the opinions that we hold near and dear to our hearts.

Unfortunately, as we’re running dangerously low on contributing and staff writers, we decided to make up for empty space in this week’s issue by sharing some of our own hot takes with the DePaul community. We hope that by sharing our unpopular opinions that readers will be inclined to share their own opinions, regardless of popularity, with us.

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Student group refuses to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel's capital

By Students for Justice in Palestine DePaul’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) would like to strongly condemn the recent announcement made

by President Trump on Dec. 6, 2017, declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Under the 1947 Partition Plan, the United Nations has given Jerusalem a special status, recognizing it under international sovereignty and control. Since 1967, Israel has illegally annexed East Jerusalem and is deliberately disregarding and breaking international law. There in no other country in the world that has its embassy located in Jerusalem.

SJP DePaul also offers their unwavering support for Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian student and activist. On Dec. 19, the Tamimi household was raided in the middle of the, night and shortly after, her parents were informed that she was being arrested, without reason for her arrest. Since then, Ahed has been detained, interrogated, and is facing charges of assault with prosecutors trying to force her into a confession.

According to Amnesty International, “Israeli authorities must release a 16-yearold Palestinian activist who could face up to 10 years in prison over an altercation with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.”

Ahed’s situation is no different than those of the countless Palestinian children who face persecution in Israeli courts daily. Her arrest took place just one week after her 15-year-old cousin, Mohammed Tamimi, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers causing a partially broken skull and leaving him in a coma for several days.

The Tamimi family is just one example of the endless list of the systematic violence which Palestinians face every single day under occupation.

Each year between 500 and 700 Palestinian children are prosecuted. This year alone, over 300 Palestinian children have been detained by Israeli forces. Under arrest, these children face brutal treatment including long interrogations, solitary confinement, and forced confessions. Due

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to this severe and unjustified repression Israel has a 99.7 percent conviction rate of Palestinians. No child should have to live under such harsh conditions of occupation, policing and persecution. Palestinians face this struggle day after day as they have for over 70 years.

In response Trump’s declaration as well as Ahed’s unjust detention, we decided to hold a silent protest and rally on Thursday, Jan. 18. A group of 25 people silently marched through DePaul’s campus and then gathered for a rally in front of the Student Center to assert that Jerusalem will always be the capital of Palestine. DePaul student organizations and other local Chicago organizations voiced their support and solidarity for the cause. In conclusion, SJP at DePaul stands in solidarity with Ahed Tamimi and all Palestinian political prisoners. We denounce Trump’s declaration and refuse to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

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Thrift stores from Armitage to Addison

igging through bins and scouting through racks of clothes can be an extremely arduous process to find one piece of clothing you like. But the benefits can outweigh the costs of thrift shopping. Living in a world through an eco-friendly lens, thrift shopping is one huge way to help the environment by not supporting corporations and reusing barely worn clothes. Thrift shopping also has budget benefits for broke college students. One could go into the Salvation Army Thrift Store, and leave with a bag filled for only $20. Sometimes,

you can even make money thrift shopping when you sell your old clothes at consignment stores like Elliott Consignment or E-Drop Off Luxury Consignment. Many thrift stores, like Nearly New, Brown Elephant and Mount Sinai Resale, donate all proceeds to organizations around Chicago. There are eight thrift shops that are all less than 1.5 miles from campus.

From a short 10 minute walk to a short Brown Line ride to Wellington, one can sift through the thrift stores to find great deals of all kind.

“I like getting unique items that are one of a kind, that have a history to them,” said Victoria Primisch. “My favorite item was a windbreaker that had a really cool Chinese-esque design on it” Primisch styles her favorite thrift shop find in the photo below.

“It’s a closed loop cycle where you don’t contribute extra waste the the environment,” said Brigit West, environmental science major.

“It’s very conscious fashion. You’re choosing to go somewhere that doesn’t necessarily have new clothes but better clothes. It’s way better to find multiple categories of clothes than going to an overpriced store. All my clothes are thrifted, so I really love my whole closet.”

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The Brown Elephant Located near the Wellington Brown Line L stop, this store uses their funds to support the Howard Elliott Consignment Brown Health Center, which focuses This family-owned store buys on health services for the people in the upscale clothing for resale. FeaturLGBTQ+ community with little to ing popular brands like Gucci, Chanel no health insurance. The store is and Prada, customers can find designer stocked full of books, music, items at half the price.

It’s about 17 clothes, furniture and minutes from the Lincoln Park camknick-knacks. pus making it the farthest travel, but Elliott Consignment offers great deals.

Mount Sinai

This shop located on Clark Street focuses on raising funds for Sinai Health System. The store welcomes donations of all sorts, selling anything from artwork to designer clothing. The store offers sales and deals throughout the month with already bargain prices.

Crossroads Trading Company This store located near the Diversey Brown Line L stop buys and sells clothes to customers. While not as high-end as E-Drop Off Luxury Consignment, the store still focuses on eco-friendly, up-to-date and gently-worn clothes.

New Elephant Resale Shop This recently relocated store offers classic thrift store items and a wide selection of vintage and antique items.

The nonprofit reasale shop donates to local charities and offers students and professors a 10 percent discount with valid ID.

The Salvation Army Located a few blocks past the DePaul Theater School, you can always find something at the Salvation Army.

The store itself offers students a 10 percent discount with student ID and has a new sale happening every week.

Nearly New Thrift Store This store works closely with the mission of St. Vincent de Paul by donating 100 percent of their proceeds towards the Mariellic St. Vincent Community Outreach Facility. Just a seven minute walk from campus, Nearly New offers students a 20 percent discount with an ID. eDrop-Off Luxury Consignment This store specializes in buying and selling luxury and designer clothes for a bargain price. Located adjacent to Oz Park, the shop works closely with customers to not only receive resale designer clothes but to also buy gently used clothes.

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16 | Arts & Life. The DePaulia. Jan. 22, 2018

Arts & Life

Museum Week

By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

Alas, Museum Week 2018 is upon us. Every year, the top museums across the city come together and offer deals and discounts as well as introducing new exhibits to entice Chicagoans to expand their horizons. This is your chance to experience some of the greatest things the city has to offer while at the same time not breaking the bank. Below is a short list of a few museums worth checking out and what exactly they’re offering from Jan. 18-26.

Museum of Science and Industry Whether you want to run in a human-sized hamster wheel, step inside the only World War II German submarine in the U.S., or navigate your way through a mirror maze, the Museum of Science and Industry has it all. You can also interact with a collection of robots from around the world in the Robot Revolution exhibit. The Black Creativity Innovation Studio allows you to experience the process of design thinking and learn about African American contributions to the STEM industry. The museum is offering 20 percent off museum entry for adults and children Jan. 22 to 26.

Adler Planetarium At the Adler Planetarium, you have the chance to meet real scientists and see some of the most recent discoveries in the Space Visualization Lab. You are also able to see a sky show such as Cosmic Wonder or Skywatch Live in their newly renovated theater. The daily design challenges are the perfect way to think and act like a scientist. The Adler Planetarium is offering 25 percent off any admission package for Illinois residents with a valid ID.

Shedd Aquarium The Shedd Aquarium has a daily schedule of their animal experiences where you can watch feedings and learn about a number of different aquatic species. If you have money to spend, you can take part in some experiences at the Shedd including touching a penguin or feeding sharks. The Shedd Aquarium is offering free general admission for Illinois residents Jan. 22 to 26.

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture A historic landmark located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, the museum highlights the rich history and culture of Chicago's Puerto Rican community. The Humboldt Park Stables: A Transition into the Future exhibit details the transition of the Stables into the architectural jewel that is the present day museum. A traveling art exhibit, La Diaspora, features 12 emerging and established artists who represent Puerto Rico through their art.

The museum is offering free admission to everyone throughout the week.

National Museum of Mexican Art This underrated gem in the heart of the Pilsen neighborhood is always free and open to the public. In addition to the permanent galleries at the museum, The Placemaking & Landmarks: The Creation of Mexican Spaces in La Dieciocho (Pilsen) Gallery runs until April 29, 2018 and documents how Pilsen has secured its place as a cultural landmark in the city. As a discount as for Museum Week, the museum is offering a 15 percent discount at the museum gift shop for Illinois residents.

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By Rachel Fernandez Managing Editor

If you are looking for a new date location or if your parents are in town and are willing to take you out to dinner, Chicago Restaurant Week is starting on Jan. 26 and going through Feb. 8. Over 370 restaurants participating in the city-wide event are offering a prix fixe menu ranging in price from $22 to $33 to $44 for brunch, lunch and dinner. Many of the restaurants are typically out of the price range for college students, so this is the time to get a taste of the high life at a lower price than normal. Several of the restaurants are also located in Lincoln Park, making them great places to "treat yo'self " as midterms approach.

Stella Barra Pizzeria Café Ba-Ba-Reeba!

Spanish tapas are the ultimate sign of sophistication for a modern college student since they’re basically overpriced snacks. During restaurant week, $22 at this Lincoln Park Spanish restaurant will get you a full three-course brunch that will undoubtedly fill you up for the entire day. The menu includes your choice of two brunch plates including bacon mac n’ cheese, citrus french toast, Spanish “shrimp and grits” and jamon serrano eggs benedict. Satisfy your sweet tooth with chocolate truffle cake or natilla, flan which are also included in the price.

There’s nothing more millennial than overdrafting your bank account for a fancy Sunday brunch with your friends. Luckily, an overdraft at Stella Barra Pizzeria will be well worth it. The $22 weekend brunch menu gets customers a specialty coffee or brunch cocktail and access to an entire buffet with dishes including roasted corn egg enchiladas, warm brioche cinnamon roll bread pudding and bacon (obviously).

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Stella Barra's brunch offering includes either a coffee or a cocktail.

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The bruch offereing at Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba.

Sapori Trattoria A little more on the fancy (and pricey) side, $33 at Sapori Trattoria gets customers a three-course meal and a chef-inspired drink.

Appetizers include bruschetta, grilled calamari and brussel sprout salad that you can pair with an entree including lobster ravioli, vegetarian lasagna and pumpkin ravioli. Finish off the meal with tiramisu or a hazelnut chocolate panna cotta, and you have yourself an outing you can convince your parents or significant other to pay for.

Oyster Bah

For the seafood lovers, Oyster Bah’s $22 menu can get you New England clam chowder and crispy fish and chips that would normally run about $26 under the normal menu price. Although the choices on this menu are more sparse than others, Restaurant week is a great opportunity to save a few bucks on the featured menu items. Some of the other options include the little gem wedge salad and blackened shrimp tacos.

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Fish and Chips, comprised of white Alaskan cod and tartar sauce at the Oyster Bah.

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Roasted tomato bruscetta, an appetizer included in the Restaurant Week deal.

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"The Chi" A love letter to the South Side

By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor

“The Chi” depicts life on the South Side of Chicago as a tragic event intertwines the lives of the main characters. The show airs on Showtime on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. and follows an ensemble cast as they live every different lives that are connected in some way.

In the premiere episode, nothing is shied away from. Within the first five minutes, there is a death as a direct result of gun violence, a topic frequently discussed regarding Chicago’s South Side. The creative forces behind this show made the conscious decision to provide an accurate depiction of life on the South Side rather than a picturesque one. Throughout the first episode, the ways in which each main character is connected slowly and masterfully weaves together and by the end, the world within “The Chi” is established.

The influence of the city and all that COURTESY IMDB it offers is felt throughout the entire first Alex Hibbert and Jason Mitchell in the premiere episode of Showtime's "The Chi". episode as it opens with a song from hometown favorite Chance the Rapper and seen. She draws from her own personal a Comedy Series for her work on “Master music from Chicago natives Noname and experiences as someone born and raised of None”. Specifically, her contributions to Chance’s younger brother Taylor Bennett. on the South Side. Waithe broke records at an episode titled "Thanksgiving" that she Series creator Lena Waithe set out to the 2017 Emmy Awards as the first black based partially on her coming out to her portray Chicago in a way that it is rarely woman to win for Outstanding Writing for mother gained praise from viewers and

critics alike. A graduate from Columbia College Chicago, she is the voice behind "The Chi" and her influence shines through.

The cast consists of almost all black actors which is a stark contrast to the other Showtime show set in the city, “Shameless,”which revolves around a poor white family. This aspect alone sets “The Chi” apart and paints a more complete picture of what the South Side actually looks like. Alex Hibbert, the young actor that gained praise for his work in last year’s Best Picture winner “Moonlight” plays Kevin, the youngest and quite possibly the most integral member of the ensemble cast. He is supported by a slew of other immensely talented and relatively unknown actors.

There are more than five shows on television right now that are set in Chicago and all attempt to depict a different version of the reality of the city. “The Chi” stands apart from the bunch as the most truthful and dynamic portrayal of the lives of the people that live and die in Chicago.

Although it is rather unfortunate that you have to have a Showtime subscription to watch the show, it is well worth the money. On all fronts, “The Chi” is both a reflection of life in the city and an homage to the South Side.

Netflix comedy puts dark twist on rom-com tropes

By Allie Odell Contributibg Writer

"End of the F***ing World" is a British dark-comedy television series based on the book "End of the Fucking World" by Charles S. Forsman. It originally aired in the United Kingdom in 2017 but recently aired internationally on Netflix this month. The plot follows two discontented teenagers, James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden). There’s no two ways about it- James is a psychopath. At just nine years old, he stuck his hand into a deep fryer, so he could, as he claimed, “feel something” and ever since he was fifteen, he’s killed random animals for fun. By the time he meets his rebellious classmate Alyssa, he is ready to move on to people.

Alyssa seems to be the perfect victim: she’s loudmouthed, crude, and not well liked at school or home. She takes his sudden interest as romantic, when in reality, he is plotting her murder. They end up running away together, after James punches his father in the face and steals his car.

From there, everything that can go wrong, seems to; from a simple car crash to the murdering of a serial killer. If any are sensitive to things like sexual harassment or abuse, rape, or graphic gore, I wouldn’t recommend it. Yes, this series is comedic, but more than anything, it’s a commentary on foolish young love stories are. Make no mistake, this series is incredibly dark, the humor coming mostly from shock or how incredibly dense the two main characters can be. There is an ongoing theme of Alyssa being sexually harassed by her step father while her mother turns a blind eye.

In just the second episode, James is forced to touch an older man’s penis but is quickly interrupted by Alyssa. Instead of first asking him if he was okay, she asked him if he was gay.

This series was a truly a ride from start to finish. To start off, the aesthetic is absolutely gorgeous. I would not go as far as to say it’s unique, but the lack of originality is why it works. It was like a mixture between "Heathers," "(500) Days of Summer" and "Bonnie & Clyde;" it really gives off that “demented summer of love” vibe that I believe it was trying to achieve.

Not only that, but one could tell the team put a lot of effort into the set design, the clothing, and the casting. Alex Lawther, for "Black Mirror" fans, you might recognize him as the main character in the episode of "Shut up and Dance." For those that don’t know, he was a character who, at first glance, looked to be an innocent young man. The audience member was supposed to pity him because of all the heinous crimes he was forced to commit. By the episode, however, you learn that he’s a pedophile and that possibly he might have deserved everything that happened to him.

At times, you are inclined to feel that same pity for James, particularly when Alyssa treats him badly, even though two episodes prior he was intent on killing her.

The story, however, I found lacking. I personally really enjoy dark comedies,and have watched a lot of British television when I was younger. I usually love the kind of dry humor that UK creators have seemed to perfect. I don’t know if the show is at all different from Charles S. Forsman’s comics, but the self-suffering, angry-at-the-

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Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden in "End of the F***ing World", currently streaming. world teenage trope is a horse that has been beaten to death many times before. The characters were overly angsty, which I know was mostly the point of the series, to make fun of teenage love and obsession. There’s something just so uninspired about a room full of adults making fun of teenagers using stereotypes that I don’t believe have ever been accurate to how teens actually act.

When you’re thirty-something and your young adult life is decades behind you, I think it’s common for you to lose sight of what being a teenager is actually like. At the same time, they did deal with a lot of uncomfortable but very real traumas that young adults have had to live through, like sexual assault. Alyssa’s unjustified anger was clearly from her rough childhood, i.e.

her deadbeat father, her creepy step father and her neglectful mother. James believed he was a sociopath because he watched his mother die and suppressed his emotions to cope with that reality.

Despite all the good qualities this show had, I would still give it a six out of 10. I think it’s worth watching, but being able to laugh over the unnecessary dramatics is a must. If you go into watching this, looking for something life-changing and deep, you will not find it here. I don’t think the creators even would want you to. It’s a story about two teenagers that go from hating themselves, to loving each other to the point of sacrificing themselves. Though it is just an overzealous summer romance, it was an enjoyable watch.

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Beach Bunny

DePaul-based rock band releases new single, “Sports”

By Nicole Roberts Contributing Writer

I was first introduced to Beach Bunny, or should I say DePaul junior, Lili Trifilio, at a mutual friend’s house in the spring of 2017. Our friend Alicia Maciel, also a DePaul junior and now the manager and promoter at Fifty50 Shows, had opened her apartment to her friends who were interested in playing acoustic sets in front of a casual audience. I was immediately captivated by Beach Bunny’s smooth, dreamy vocals and the way her lyrics boldly exposed her personal experiences with heartbreak, insecurity and boys.

“As a solo artist, she has always captivated the audience with her voice, composition, cuteness and sincerity,” said Maciel.

The next time I saw Beach Bunny was a few months later in June of 2017 when the group held a release show at the Elbo Room in Lakeview for their latest EP, Crybaby.

By this time, Beach Bunny had expanded from just Trifilio on vocals and guitar to include DePaul junior and lead guitarist Matt Henkels, drummer Jon Alvarado, and bassist Aidan Cada. The three songs on the EP were the first Beach Bunny songs to be written and performed by the full band, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the addition of more instrumentalists had given a both new depth and a new energy to Trifilio’s catchy tunes. “[A] full band has definitely changed Beach Bunny's sound," said Trifilio. "Although the vocals and melodies are consistent with the old sound, now we’re able to rock out. Live, Beach Bunny went from a bittersweet solo artist to a loud, full sounding project, and I couldn't be happier playing beside the boys.”

On Jan. 1, 2018, Beach Bunny released their latest single, “Sports.” The song features Beach Bunny’s signature danceable grooves paired with unapologetically

honest lyrics about waiting for commitment in a developing romantic relationship. The single has already accumulated nearly 20,000 plays on Spotify alone. After I heard it, and then played it on a loop for what seemed like hours, I knew I had to get to the next Beach Bunny show.

I saw Beach Bunny again last weekend on Saturday, Jan. 13, at a garage show in Humboldt Park. The composition of the crowd was something I was expecting: collegeaged kids looking like your average indie rock fans with tacky sweaters, fullrimmed glasses and cuffed jeans, packed the small garage. However, what I did not anticipate was how well Beach Bunny, and “Sports” in particular, PHOTO BY ALICIA MACIEL would be received. Fans in the back of the garage Lili Trifulio went from a solo artist to part of a successful band with Beach Bunny. were swept off their feet DePaul junior Zac Mascarenas, who was in attendance by a frantic garage rock mosh pit. People swung from the at last Saturday’s show. “That’s based on the number of Christmas light-adorned rafters, hoping to get a better people screaming and singing along, myself included, as view of Beach Bunny. Fans nearest the band screamed well as the size of the mosh pit.”

Trifilio’s lyrics back at her, urging her to “leave the games You can catch Beach Bunny’s next gig with Minor Poet for the girls on the tennis court.” and Daymaker on Jan. 27 at Uncommon Ground. “ ‘Sports’ was received very well in my opinion,” said

Festival highlights local indie bands

By Zoey Barnes Focus Editor

A local bar and concert hall decorated with poinsettias and garland, turns January into a month of showcasing local and rising indie bands. Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK), a five-day music festival hosted by Schubas Tavern and Lincoln Hall, kicked off this weekend.

Since 2004, Schubas and Lincoln Hall have put on this festival, which has featured classic acts from Bon Iver to Sharon Van Etten. This year, TNK saw headline acts from Typhoon, Destroyer, Hinds and many more. Both Lincoln Hall and Schubas had a concert each night from Jan. 17 to 21, featuring 3 to 4 bands.

Not only does TNK feature indie bands, but the venues have headlining comedians each night at partnering comedy clubs.

Wham City, a Chicago comedy troupe joined the ranks of comedians who have performed on TNK stage.

On Thursday, Jan. 18, only the second night of the festival, TNK hosted a full house show at Schubas Tavern. Sonny Smith headlined the night, following Cafe Racer, Okey Dokey and Cut Worms. All four artists encompass strong guitar sounds with nostalgic lyrics, while using pink and blue silhouetted lights to set the mood.

Cafe Racer is a local Logan Squarebased band that has been making indie rock music since 2015. With only a few songs to stream the band has a new album, “Famous Dust” coming out this winter. The five-member band held the small stage at Schubas well. While only playing a short set, the band enjoyed themselves, swaying to the tune of their own reverberating

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Artist Cut Worm plays his set to a small crowd as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival in Schubas Tavern on Thursday night. songs.

Okey Dokey, a small two-man band from Tennessee, had psychedelic undertones with a Kings of Leon-esque vibe. The frontmen, Aaron Martin and Johnny Fisher, played in another band, until their demise. Eventually Martin and Fisher returned to the stage together in 2016 to form Okey Dokey. Their set at TNK was the most upbeat of the four bands, with lots of response from the crowd. It did not seem to bother the men that it was small crowd.

They just seemed ecstatic to be playing.

Cut Worms took to the stage right after Okey Dokey, playing a shorter, quieter set

than the previous band. Frontman Max Clarke wore a red top that looked as if it had come straight from the ‘70s, while his music sounded like it should be playing at a concert in the ‘50S. He had few members with him on the stage and closed his set with only his voice and his guitar. Clarke had little to say except thank yous after a song and introductions of the other guys on stage with him. His 30-minute set featured songs from his newest EP, “Alien Sunset”.

Finally, to close out the night, Sonny Smith took to the stage. Smith sang laidback songs that were influenced with heavy guitar undertones and romantic

lyrics. He closed out the show to a small crowd, singing and swaying along to the mesmerizing songs and synchronized lights. Silhouetted in pinks and reds, Sonny Smith gave a great performance with lots of thank yous and smiles.

Tomorrow Never Knows is a great way to get out into the Chicago cold to explore Chicago’s music scene, learning about all the local bands that are soon to rise in popularity. TNK has been hosting more than 40 acts over five days for more than a decade. With no stop in sight, this is an accountable January music festival for years to come.

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Anderson delivers with "Phantom Thread"

By Ross Greer Contributing Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ninth film, "Phantom Thread," once again pairs the director with acclaimed actor Daniel DayLewis. In what is slated to be Day-Lewis’s final film he portrays Reynolds Woodcock, a renowned couture dressmaker in 1950s London.

With the help of his sister Cyril, portrayed by Lesley Manville, dresses from the House of Woodcock are worn by celebrities and royalty alike.

Woodcock exudes style and posie, inspiring confidence in those who wear his garments.

While driving to the countryside, Woodcock meets Alma, a stunning waitress portrayed by Vicky Krieps. Her performance inspired second-hand blushing and goosebumps throughout the film. As Alma serves him breakfast, the two connect instantly, and she agrees to his invitation to have dinner with him.

They quickly grow closer and Woodcock designs dresses for Alma. Soon enough Alma back from the countryside staying

in London with the Woodcocks helping with dressmaking and modeling.

Woodcock’s obsession with his work and reluctance to commit to their relationship on a deeper level causes strife between him and Alma. At times, Woodcock acts resentful to Alma though she has done nothing but love him. Seemingly trying to push her away, Alma stands her ground and consistently challenges Woodcock who acts much tougher than he really is.

Krieps more than holds her own opposite of Day-Lewis, acting with furocity as Alma fights against Woodcock who is quite the curmudgeon regarding disruption to his way of life. Alma’s character brings a joy into the movie that isn't fully recognized when it focuses on Woodcock. In multiple scenes, the two exchange silent stares that seemingly last forever, the tension palpable.

Aesthetically, the film is beautiful from start to finish. Anderson captures the beauty of Woodcock’s garments with extreme close-ups focusing on the intricate details of the dresses. The designs are beautiful, not gaudy but

meticulously crafted.

Further closeups emphasize dialogue essential to portraying the nuances of the relationship.

The few scenes taking place outdoors had pristine backdrops of English coastline and countryside while the more intimate indoor scenes were perfectly candle lit.

Scenes in which Woodcock is driving are lively, as they are shot looking into the front windshield and the camera shakes along to the bumps in the road.

Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead fame, who has worked with Anderson previously on "There Will Be Blood," "The Master" and "Inherent Vice," scored the film with elegant but distinct orchestral sounds fitting for the period drama.

Although Oscar nomination have not yet been released, "Phantom Thread" is expected to make a run for Best Picture, and Day-Lewis could potentially win his fourth Academy Award for Best Actor. If you have enjoyed Day-Lewis' past roles his performance as Reynolds Woodcock is a must see as well as Krieps portrayal of Alma. Anderson delivers yet again, and hopefully this will not be his last collaboration with Day-Lewis.

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Daniel Day-Lewis in "Phantom Thread".

DePaul has high hopes for new media space

By Garret Neal Contributing Writer

When Janice Scurio graduated from DePaul 10 years ago, the third and fourth floors of the John T. Richardson Library looked exactly as they do now. When she came back 18 months ago as the Information Technology Librarian, the university had begun a renovation project and already completed the first floor to what we see now.

Scurio is helping to finish off the second-floor remodel with the completion of the 1581 Media Studios.

Right next door to the Maker Hub are five new rooms that will be part of the Studios. There are three recording booths, a usability studio and a green screen room. When in the planning phase, the staff working on the renovation were noticing that more libraries were offering things like the Maker Hub, recording booths and/or high-powered computer labs, so the decision was made to transform the second floor into the technology hub of the library. Taking some feedback from staff and students, they found that even though people from the School of Music had practice rooms and the CDM building had powerful labs, they wanted a central Lincoln Park area open to all students to allow them to stretch their creativity.

“There really was no central place on campus for people from all sorts of disciplines to come together and work on stuff, so that’s how these spaces came to be,” Scurio said. “If you’re a budding musician or a YouTuber or a podcaster, that’s what these rooms are for- to exercise your interests outside of your curriculum.”

Of the three recording booths, two are single-seat rooms with a computer, microphone and speakers. Each computer is loaded with the Adobe suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, etc.), and for music specifically they have Sibelius and are working to get ProTools at the request of faculty and students. The third room is a bit bigger and has an extra monitor for group projects. For those looking to learn how to use the software, Scurio students should go to Lynda.com for training videos, which all DePaul students have access to.

The usability studio is for someone who wants to test out an app, website or game. It has three computers set up for test subjects, and they are loaded with Silverback that records the actions on the computer screen as well the faces of the testers using the Mac's webcam. If they so choose, the ones running the test can look in from a two-way mirror in the observation room, which also has its own computer.

“Essentially if you have a website and you want some feedback on it (…), then you can kind of test where they click first, where their eyes go to, and then you can take that data and use it to rebuild your website,” Scurio said.

The final room is a green screen room. From the ceiling hangs light fixtures that are connected to a light board next to the double-monitored computer on the

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The recording studios in the John T. Richardson Library are a part of the University's renovation efforts. other side of the room. To turn on the lights, you must tab up the right sliders and they will dim or brighten according to how high they are set. Scurio says they were very conscious of the accessibility when putting in the lights.

“When we were developing what that room was going to be like, we were like, the user experience needs to be as simple and easy to jump into as possible,” Scurio said. “I want something that I can just flip a couple of switches and, boom, I’m going to have a fantastic lighting set up, and that’s what we got.”

While Scurio said she sees the room being used for photo and video shoots, students will need to provide their own camera.

The rooms are about finished, but since some are still missing things like microphones or speakers, it has only been opened to some faculty members and students on a case-by-case basis. Physics professor Eric Lindahl took students from his sound recording and technology program into booths to record sounds from various instruments (accordions and theremins were some of the more exceptional ones) to study their sound waves. He said his students have experience with fancy recording booths and he got good reports from the ones used in the

library.

“They were very happy with them, actually,” Lindahl said. “The acoustics were really good, and they enjoyed the software. Although they’d like to see eventually the same software they use in the School of Music like Pro Tools.”

One of his students, Grace, said it was certainly better than one of the buildings they had to use before when they just had to ask everyone to be quite during recording.

Another thing Lindahl said he appreciates in how they are set up is the studios location next to a large classroom. The classroom has a computer hooked up to an 87-inch television to use for demonstrations and a cart of MacBooks for students. He says that many professors will probably use the room to do one big training session and then let the students book the studios on their own time. He also mentioned he plans to set up an electronic music night.

For the rooms themselves, once they are finished, they will be booked through the library website like how study rooms are booked now. Scurio said she hopes the final pieces will be delivered in the coming week and the rooms can then open.

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The Good Doctor

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We live in a time where the concept of a medical-drama is by no means new. However, "The Good Doctor" stands apart from the bunch as the main protagonist, surgical resident Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) has both severe autism and savant syndrome, a condition that makes him highly intelligent with a photographic memory.

One of the breakout comedies from this fall's premiere season, "Speechless" is a typical family sitcom with one distinct difference that sets it apart from the rest. One of the sons, J.J. (Micah Fowler), has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak.

Freddie Highmore is brilliantly skilled as he realistically portrays autism on mainstream television for the first time. Shaun Murphy's character is complicated and nuanced, with a troubled backstory that effects his actions and attitudes to the present day. The character dynamics revolving Murphy, his coworkers and patients within the hospital are complex and intriguing and keep the show fresh at every turn.

The family is led by a domineering Britsh mother, played hilariously by Minnie Driver, who will do anything for her kids. She also stresses the importance of speaking for her son who is unable to speak for himself. He communicates with headgear and a laser pointer and has a quick wit and unique sense of humor, which brings a sense of ease to a subject matter as serious as disability. The ensemble cast has impeccable chemistry All three of the child actors are incredibly talented and fit right in with the more experienced actors who play their parents.

Based on the award-winning South Korean show of the same name, "The Good Doctor" was the No. 1 drama this television season. The rest of the actors who compile the ensemble cast are all talented in their own right and work together to create a powerhouse hospital staff that rivals that of ABC mainstay "Grey's Anatomy."

If you're looking for a fresh take on a tired genre, "The Good Doctor" fits the bill.

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"Speechless" has been praised for its represenation of the disabled community and its tasteful comedic approach to the topic.

At its core, the show is about the trials and tribulations of a family but with a unique and fresh take on what a family looks like in America today.

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In theaters and upcoming film releases Jan. 12 “Proud Mary” After trying to save a 12-year-old-boy from the streets, a professional assassin causes a turf war.

Stars: Taraji P. Henson

Jan. 19 “Forever My Girl” A country music star returns home for the first time in a decade and tries to rekindle the love he left behind.

Stars: Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe

Jan. 12 “Acts of Violence” After his fiancee is kidnapped, a man and his ex-military brothers must save her from human traffickers.

Stars: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Sophia Bush

Jan. 26 “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the "Flare".

Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Rosa Salazar

Jan. 19 "12 Strong" In the days following 9/11, a Special Forces team is sent into Afghanistan for a dangerous mission.

Jan. 19 "Hostiles" In 1892, a legendary Army captain escorts a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.

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By Sabrina Miresse Staff Writer

Week three of winter quarter is down, only seven more to go! Did you read that with enthusiasm? I thought not.

Winter quarter can leave students feeling drab and ready to curl into bed to take a nap. It’s hard to find motivation or inspiration in this weather when things start to take on a gray color and salt from the street keeps finding its way into your house. Here’s some songs to keep you going this winter quarter:

1. "Movement" - LCD Soundsystem “It’s like a movement from a small place to a bigger city,” the opening line of this track is inspiring in itself. Like many of us here at DePaul, we moved from a small town to the bigger city to follow our passions. Winter quarter can leave students feeling a lack of inspiration. There’s no better song to get you up and moving than this one. As a band known for their electronic rock music, anything from them will get you ready to conquer the school week.

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2. "Bad Girls" - M.I.A British rapper Mathangi Arulpragasam (M.I.A.) released this track in 2013 on her album “Matangi.” The song is very high energy and does a great job in showcasing her Sri Lankan roots while also incorporating modern hip hop beats. Known mostly for her song “Paper Planes,” M.I.A. doesn’t disappoint with this empowering song. A great song to do your makeup to in the morning or workout to after a long day of classes.

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32. Screenwriters creation 37. Make accustomed 38. Move into the limelight 41. Chubby plus 42. Viola effects 43. “I’ve got a secret to tell you” 44. Grammar book topic 46. Suffix with “claim” or “cool” 47. Pinched pennies

3. "May I Have This Dance (Remix)" - Francis and the Lights ft. Chance the Rapper Francis and the Lights is an extremely bright, charismatic soul. He produces and performs his music with a jump in his step and motion throughout his body. This remixed single was released in May 2017, about a year after the original song was released. The louder tunes and solo from Chance the Rapper on this version really amp the song up. Listening to this on the way to class will keep your attitude positive—even in this weather.

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4. "Everything Now" Arcade Fire From the band’s latest album, “Everything Now” is the intro track that captures the overall message. Lead singer Win Butler told Spotify that the track is about “trying to capture some of the experiences of being alive now in all its flaws and all its glory.” This mentality speaks to the beauty and light of being in the present. This song is a good reminder to be mindful and thankful for being in Chicago, chasing your dreams.

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19. World’s Fair word 23. Dreaded character 24. Curb (with “in”) 27. Terra-____ (clay) 28. Fascinated by, as a hobby 29. Two-handed 30. Cognito,___ sum” 31. Matches, in a way 32. “Now hold on there!”

33. Some airport arrivals 34. Supplements (with “out”) 35. Twig construction 36. Big curb 37. Real ending 39. Units of work 40. Offend a sense 44. Bring to ruin 45. Vast Eurasian plain 46. Pot starters 48. Nobel-winning U.N. agency 49. “Excelsior,” to New York 50. Climbing spike

51. Make smaller, in a way 52. Self-produced CDs, maybe 53. Churchill’s “____ Country” 54. “Shoe” setting 55. “The Larry Sanders Show” actor 56. Give off 57. Abbr. at the end of a list 60. Nero’s breakfast, perhaps 61. “___ Hur”

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Blue Demon hurdler rewriting records

By Brenden Welper Contributing Writer

In the NCAA, a women’s regulation hurdle stands at 33 inches. Five of them appear in the 60 meter dash, each staggered 8.5 meters apart on a polyurethane surface.

The race usually lasts under 10 seconds.

But one measurement is incalculable: what is required for a hurdler to succeed.

Whatever that requirement may be, DePaul junior Alexia Brooks has it – and then some.

Earlier this month, the health science major etched her name into the DePaul record books. She ran an 8.51 in the women’s 60 meter hurdles back on Jan 13.

It’s the fastest time a Blue Demon has ever run in that event.

Or at least, it was, until Brooks broke her own record one week later on Jan. 20.

The Evanston, Illinois native finished with a time of 8.49 seconds.

“It means a lot to me,” Brooks said. “I’ve worked extremely hard, and the work is paying off.”

This humble sprint hurdler has come a long way in the last two years.

As a freshman, she finished the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.45 seconds. Her historic mark of 8.49 is a considerable leap forward. Milliseconds can separate the best from the rest in track and field.

“Honestly, it’s been a true pleasure just seeing how much she’s blossomed since her freshman year,” Stephanie Townsend said, an assistant coach at DePaul. “The biggest thing that I’ve noticed is the mind set change. Having that aggressiveness from the start, putting yourself in the race from the beginning— that has made all the difference.”

The eldest of three girls, Brooks’ parents both ran collegiate track at Louisiana State University. Her own career began when she was a sophomore in high school. But back then, competing in college was the last thing on her mind.

“My coach was trying to find out what I was going to be good in,” Brooks said. “So one day, she’s like, ‘OK, Lexi, we’re going to try you in the hurdles’ and I was like, ‘The hurdles? No.’” “She was hesitant at first,” Tameeka McFarlane said, Brooks’ hurdles coach at Evanston Township High School. “But she

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DePaul junior hurdler Alexia Brooks set a record two weeks ago — then she broke her own record a week later. was a natural almost instantly.”

McFarlane said she became more comfortable in her junior year. It was that season when Brooks quickly dropped her time, became a conference champion in the 100 meter hurdles and never lost a single indoor race. All of this occurred while she was a member of the National Honors Society. McFarlane spoke highly of her former pupil, not only as an athlete, but as a person too. “(Brooks) was always an ‘A’ student, very kind, and dedicated to track and school,” McFarlane said , who set records of her own at Evanston Township High.

And it’s not hard to see why. In a sport where individual achievements reign supreme, Brooks doesn’t seem too interested in the limelight. She’d rather be cheering on her teammates, bingewatching Netflix or spending time with the ones she loves.

“I have no idea what I’d do without my support system,” Brooks said. “They are my rocks. My mom and my dad are my best friends. I tell them everything. They’re right here,” pointing toward her heart.

Even amidst her current success at DePaul, Brooks’ demeanor serves as an example of how to carry oneself. Just ask

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Brooks racing for Evanston Township High School in the Lawrence Central Invite. those around her.

“She was also recently named a captain on the team,” Townsend said, “So again, it’s just another layer to how much she’s grown.”

Speaking of growth, Townsend is looking ahead to the next stage of Brooks’ career. The 2017-18 season is still in its infancy. Yet she has already broken two school records in the span of a single week.

What could possibly be next? “(Brooks) is someone that I can see going to nationals,” Townsend said, “First

the regional meets and then to nationals.

But you just have to stay into it, stay disciplined, stay committed, stay healthy— there’s a lot that goes into it.”

When asked about any potential goals that she had for the junior, Townsend smiled.

“Time wise, I have times in my head,” Townsend said. “But I won’t share them with her.”

Judging by Brooks’ track record (both literally and figuratively), she probably won’t have to.

BLUE DEMON RUNDOWN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

TENNIS

SOFTBALL

A four-game winning for the women’s basketball team came to a sudden halt with an 84-58 loss at the hands of Villanova.

As was the case in previous losses to Marquette, Northern Colorado and others, the Blue Demons were not able to overcome a slow start falling behind 21-5 early, and trailed by 17 at halftime.

Amarah Coleman led the way with 13 points, while Kelly Campbell finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.

The five first-quarter points were the lowest total all season, and the Blue Demons 58 points were also a season low.

The Blue Demons bounced back on Sunday, however, with a 78-62 win over Georgetown. Mart’e Grays came out firing with 16 first-half points and finished with 22 points.

Coleman also got off to a fast starting hitting three-of-three from behind the arc in the opening quarter to finish with nine first-half points. The senior guard finished with 16 points on the afternoon.

The women’s tennis team continued their strong start to the spring campaign with a 5-2 victory Friday night in the team’s home opener at Lake Shore Fitness.

What was a weakness during the fall was a strength again Friday as the Blue Demons picked up four singles victories, while Marija Jovicic and Patricia Lancranjan followed that up with a double victory to round out a dominant night.

After opening the fall season with an upset victory over Purdue, it was a different story against Wisconsin, another formidable Big Ten team.

Christopher Casati was the only player to pick up a victory in No. 4 singles match to pick up the only point of the day for the Blue Demons as the Blue Demons fell to Wisconsin 6-1.

Both teams were in action Sunday afternoon, with the women taking on University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, while the men’s side looked to rebound against UWGreen Bay.

With the season just over two weeks away, the DePaul softball team was picked to finish second in the Big East Preseason coaches poll after winning the Big East Championship a year ago.

The Blue Demons received four first-place votes and were chosen to be the runner-up with 45 points, just behind St. Johns who finished with 46 points. The Red Storm fell to DePaul in the Big East Championship, 8-3.

Despite the loss of four seniors, including All-Big East first team selections Nicole Pihl and Micah Fitzgerald and Big East Most Outstanding Player Dylan Christensen, the Blue Demons return a strong team including First Team selections Jessica Cothern and Missy Zoch.

The Blue Demons face six teams this season that participated in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, including two defending champion Oklahoma.

DePaul opens the 2018 season Feb. 9 to 11 at the Total Control Invitational in Rosemont, Illinois, before beginning Big East play on March 24.

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Slow start cripples DePaul against Butler

By Evan Sully Contributing Writer

A sluggish offensive performance Saturday from the DePaul Blue Demons’ played an integral part in their 79-67 loss to the Butler Bulldogs (14-7; 4-4 Big East) at Wintrust Arena.

The Blue Demons (8-11; 1-6 Big East) shot just 35 percent from the field and the shooting woes began fairly early.

There was essentially a lid on the basket for the Blue Demons, as they scored only 19 points in the first half on 27.6 percent from the field and failed to convert on a handful of their free throw attempts. Late in the half, both Eli Cain and Peter Ryckbosch, as they each missed pairs of free throws along with a missed free throw from the streaky shooter Max Strus.

Unfortunately for the Blue Demons throughout the entire game, the offense looked rather confused without much ball movement and a lack of aggression of getting to the free throw line for easy opportunities to put points on the board.

Coming into the game with having converted only 73 percent of free throws as a team, they shot a less than impressive 71.4 percent from the free throw line during the game.

While Strus had a hiccup at the free throw line early on, he concluded the game as the Blue Demons’ only glimpse of success, utilizing his 6-foot-6 shooting guard frame to lead the team with 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting overall including a solid 5-of-11 shooting behind the arc.

Even though Strus’ offensive performance was stellar, it didn’t matter to him once the game was over.

“At the end of the day, it wasn’t enough,” Strus said. “We still lost the game, so it really doesn’t matter.”

Other players for the Blue Demons struggled mightily.

Eli Cain, starting point guard, lacked an offensive rhythm and shot 5-of-13 from the field. In other words, fluidity on offense was nonexistent for Cain. He found himself taking numerous low-percentage perimeter jump shots and forcing up wild drives to the rim that were heavily contested by the Bulldogs.

Equally woeful, starters Tre’Darius McCallum and Brandon Cyrus combined to shoot an underwhelming 4-of-18. Peter Ryckbosch, a sixth year non-scholarship player, and freshman guard Justin Roberts, missed both of their shot attempts.

No matter the opponent and especially in the Big East conference, poor shooting isn’t going to leave any head coach content.

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao now in his third season in the role, discussed that his team needs to continue practicing to improve on the offensive end.

“We’ve got to keep working at it, especially makeable shots,” Leitao said.

The Blue Demons had multiple opportunities to capitalize on the offensive glass, grabbing a team-high 13 offensive rebounds compared to the Bulldogs’ 5 offensive rebounds.

On the contrary of the Blue Demons’ struggles to put up points, the Bulldogs had a strong shooting performance and saw 51.1 percent of their shots go through the net. With the Bulldogs having the top two leading scorers in Big East conference play in Kelan Martin and Kamar Baldwin, scoring came a lot easier for an energetic Bulldogs squad.

Aside from Martin and Baldwin being the leading scorers in conference play, they were also the leading scorers for the

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The frustration in the Blue Demon locker room is becoming palpable as offenseive struggles continue.

Bulldogs during the game and posed as an offensive threat for the Blue Demons’ defense.

Martin, a 6-foot-7 senior who led the Bulldogs in both scoring and rebounding last season, was very efficient to say the least. Ignoring a handful of obscenities being yelled at him from the Blue Demons’ student section, Martin put up 24 points on 7-of-15 shooting and five of his seven made shots were three-pointers to go alongside with four rebounds and four assists.

Leitao was also impressed with Martin’s offensive performance, describing Martin as an “extremely accomplished scorer in a lot of different ways.” Specifically, Leitao pointed out Martin’s “ability to score behind the three-point line” and “his ability to put the ball on the floor.”

“I think he is a thin line between being aggressive or overaggressive and being patient,” Leitao said. “I think he figures that out pretty well.”

Likewise, Baldwin was also efficient, as he scored 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting, knocked down all eight of his free throw attempts and led the Bulldogs in the rebound category by way of grabbing nine of them.

Given that Baldwin is the second shortest player on the team at 6-foot1, Butler head coach LaVall Jordan had nothing but high praise for his sophomore guard’s all-around contributions.

“Offensively, he was just very, very measured in what he was doing,” Jordan said.

The Blue Demons definitely wish they had the firepower that the Bulldogs possess, but the injuries to Devin Gage and Marin Maric could keep their offense sidelined for some time to come.

DePaul will be back in action Jan. 24 when they travel to Washington D.C. for their second match up with the Georgetown Hoyas.

Sports. Jan. 22, 2018. The DePaulia | 27 BEN, continued from back page ability and mentality give her a wonderful chance to compete at this level.”

Ben thanked Chastain, associate head coach Michele O’Brien and assistant coaches Sarah Stanczyk and Sian Bagshawe for giving her an opportunity to play at the Division I level and grooming her soccer skills to a professional level. She also credited her teammates and family for their constant support.

Ben joined Julianne Sitch and Sarah Gorden as the three Blue Demon women’s soccer athletes to hear their names on draft day. Gorden and Ben were teammates in 2014 and 2015. They helped lead the Blue Demons to Big East regular-season and tournament titles in 2014 and an NCAA tournament bid that same year.

“Knowing Sarah and knowing some of the other girls on the team will lighten the mood up a little,” Ben said. “We actually talked a little last week, and she texted me today. She’s a wonderful human being, and I’m really happy to be on the field with her and having friendship off the field with her because I didn’t get to see her often. Now I’m going to get to see her everyday. She brings a spark in my life that truly goes unmatched.”

Edwards says Gorden and Ben’s adoption into the professional ranks shows how well Chastain develops players at DePaul and how committed she is in the future of her athletes.

With the 2018 NWSL schedule set to kick off in the not so distant month of March, Ben will begin preseason practices with the Red Stars as she continues to

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Ben is the third Blue Demon in the history of DePaul's women's soccer program to be drafted into the NWSL. pursue her double major in public relations and advertising. It’ll be a busy spring, but she has tempered her expectations in her first professional season and will just focus on improvement and learning.

“I just want to get better and get used to the dynamic and style that they play with,” Ben said. “Just overall getting to know the league better my first year. I don’t really expect to start— I expect to come in and get

to know how they work and play together and hopefully make an impact in training.

Hopefully my hard work will get me a spot on the team, and maybe into some games.

Overall, I think the first year will be more of a learning process.”

Teams in the NWSL can have up to 20 available players under contract on their roster at any given time. The Red Stars drafted six college players this year, so cuts

will have to be made between now and the start of the season. “(The Red Stars are getting) one of the most competitive people I know,” Edwards said. “You can totally tell that (Ben) just loves the game.”

The Red Stars finished the 2017 season in fourth place in the NWSL standings last season with an 11-7-6 record, according to the NWSL's website.

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Cameron's addition would take pressure off DePaul's rocky point guard situation.

CAMERON, continued from back page suitcase on the way to Chicago after a coach warned him on his official visit on Dec. 16 that the weather would only get worse.

“I like DePaul a lot,” Cameron said. “It took me a couple days to get comfortable, but since I’ve been here everyone has been friendly, and there’s been a lot of communication amongst the team trying to get me to my classes.”

Cameron was a three-star recruit out of Hillcrest Christian College, a kindergarten through 12th grade school, in Queensland, Australia. Last season, he averaged 27.6 points per game in the Under-20 Australian School Division 1 Championships and helped his team finish in fourth place in that tournament.

In addition to his high school accolades, Cameron has a flurry of international experience. Competing for New Zealand, Cameron averaged 7.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in four games at the 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championships.

In the 2017 Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, he averaged 4.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists also while competing for New Zealand.

“High school in Australia is a lot different than high school ball here, so playing international has definitely helped me transition,” Cameron said. “You have all the best stars in the United States and back there you ain't got that on your team.

It’s still competitive. Everybody is hustling, but the talent isn’t there. The hustle is there.

The grit is there. The dirtiness is there (but not the talent). Competition wise, the international experience, has kind of made me more prepared, made me a smarter player, and it’s helped me confidence-wise being such a young player on that team.”

Billed as a pass-first point guard with a knack for knowing where his teammates are on the floor, Cameron’s passing instincts could immediately help out a Blue Demon team that checks in at seventh in the Big East Conference with 15.1 assists per game.

The Blue Demons have averaged 17.75 assists per game in wins this season, and just 13 assists per game in losses. Right on cue, the Blue Demons dished out 13 assists in a 79-67 loss against Butler on Saturday.

“I like to create, and most importantly, I like to win,” Cameron said when asked to give a self-scouting report. “Maybe not now, but I reckon I can make an impact in a couple years time, maybe junior (or) senior year. I’m just trying to get as comfortable

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For now, Cameron must wait to trade in his walk-on sweats for a game jersey. as I can with the team and fit in during practice” Depending on how Leitao approaches it when the time comes, Cameron’s insertion into the lineup would shake up the Blue Demon’s point guard situation. But while Cameron’s status remains in limbo, junior guard Eli Cain will continue to embrace his role as the starting point guard.

“Devin (Gage) went down; there’s nothing we can really do about it,” Cain said. “I’m the point guard now, so it is what it is. The team needs me to be the point guard, I just try to do what I can.”

Freshman point guard Justin Roberts has struggled to find the floor consistently even after Gage’s injury shortened the depth chart at this position. He played three minutes in the Blue Demons 79-67 loss

against Butler on Saturday and recorded no points and no assists in that time.

If he plays this season, the Blue Demons could have Cameron assume the point guard duties, pushing Cain to his more natural shooting guard position. This would displace Brandon Cyrus back to a reserve role, and Roberts would continue as backup point guard.

However, Leitao could take the opposite approach and continue to defer to Cain’s experience, in his third year as a productive collegiate player, even with Cameron in the fold which is consistent with what he has been doing since Gage’s injury.

But it’s all a wait and see game as the Blue Demon basketball program remains tight-lipped about Cameron’s status moving forward.

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Go pro, stay home

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Senior midfielder and Schaumburg, Illinois resident Alexa Ben was taken by the Chicago Red Stars with the No. 37 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL college draft.

Senior midfielder Ben drafted by Chicago Red Stars

By Paul Steeno Staff Writer

On Wednesday, she was a senior DePaul Blue Demon student athlete with doubts about whether her soccer career would continue. By Thursday, she was a professional athlete.

The Chicago Red Stars of the 10-team National Women’s Soccer League selected Blue Demon midfielder Alexa Ben with the 37th overall pick in the 2018 draft on Thursday. The Schaumburg, Illinois resident claims she didn’t scream when she heard her name called; instead, she let her friends do all the screaming for her.

“It was kind of surreal,” Ben said.

“Watching the draft this morning, I was with a couple of my close friends that I

had played with, and it was getting down to the wire and, I was like ‘I don’t know guys, I don’t know.’ When they called my name, I was the only one out of my friend group who didn’t scream. My mouth just dropped, and I was like ‘wow my dream is actually becoming a reality.’”

Lucy Edwards, Ben’s close friend and fellow Blue Demon midfielder, hosted a small gathering of friends and teammates to watch the draft. She said everyone was getting nervous as the draft started winding down.

“We knew her best chance was to go to the Red Stars, so when their last pick came, we were all just dead quiet,” Edwards said. “When they announced her name, I honestly felt like I got drafted.”

Ben had an illustrious career at DePaul after arriving in Lincoln Park in

2014 as a four-star recruit in high school.

She finished her DePaul career fourth in program history in goals (27), second in assists (22) and third in points (76) while racking up the Big East Freshman of the Year award in 2014, Big East Midfielder of the Year award in 2016, as well as first-team All-Conference accolades in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

“I forgot how many awards she won, but I know it was a lot,” Edwards said. “With all the recognition she got last year, I just knew she was going to get drafted.”

Despite all this collegiate success, the Red Stars made Ben sweat it out through the draft process, picking her 37th in a 40pick draft.

“Going into the draft, I was kind of 5050 (on my odds of getting drafted),” Ben said. “I played under (Red Stars head coach)

Rory Dames before in my youth years. He’s a wonderful coach I really like his coaching style, and I think he’s just a really smart coach. There were points where he hinted toward (drafting me), but honestly I was really 50-50 and (thought that) it could go either way.”

Blue Demon women’s soccer head coach Erin Chastain was around to witness all 76 of Ben’s career points as well as her laundry list of academic and athletic awards and accolades she earned during her time at DePaul. Chastain felt that Ben’s body of work in college made her deserving of a chance to compete at the next level.

“I am very proud of Alexa,” Chastain said. “She’s very deserving of this opportunity. Her soccer IQ, technical

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Cameron’s on campus, but talk of debut is cloudy Cameron is a 6-foot-3-inch point guard born in New Zealand who played his high school ball in Australia.

Both Cameron and Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao confirmed that he’s been practicing with the team, and the practices have gone well. However, Leitao said that the Blue Demons will view his status as day-to-day, and a redshirt year for the 17-year-old is still on the table now that the Blue Demons are 19 games into the season.

“Before he even came here, we put all options on the table, (redshirting) being one of them,” Leitao said.

“It’s an option, but I’m not willing to take it yet,” Cameron added.

Wait and see remains the public approach to the Flynn Cameron situation as the freshman adjusts to his new circumstances. He’s navigating a new class schedule, a new set of teammates and the icy Chicago winter after leaving Australia during the summer season (the temperature in Queensland, Australia is currently in the 80s).

Don’t worry though— he packed a thick coat in his

By Paul Steeno Staff Writer

Someday, new arrival Flynn Cameron will trade his gray, walk-on warmup sweats for the shiny white DePaul Blue Demon home uniform with the blue tint and blended blue and red lettering.

But when? He signed with the Blue Demons on Dec. 21, 2017 and enrolled at the semester break but didn’t arrive on campus until Jan. 10 because the NCAA Clearinghouse was closed during the holiday season, the difficulty of saying goodbye to his parents around Christmas delayed his move to the United States. But now that he’s been in Chicago for ten days; is his debut imminent?

“We’ve been talking about it,” Cameron said. “You can’t really play if you don’t know the plays, so I‘m trying to get my head wrapped around that as quick as possible.

The practices have been good. I’m trying to get my head wrapped around the plays. Just trying to get that down pat.”

Flynn Cameron.

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